Women Enter History and Receive Late Recognition at the 2018 Eisner Awards

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There was Tillie Walden, receiving the best work-based honor for her "Spinning" graphic memory (first second). Walden became one of the youngest Eisner winners at the age of 22.

And from the other end of the story of the cartoon rose Joye Murchison Kelly. At age 90, Kelly received a decades-worthy recognition after her contributions to Wonder Woman were not credited – for comics written by WWII creator William Moulton Marston.

Kelly, who was on site Friday night at the San Diego-based Comic-Con International Ceremony, received the Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Bookwriting – an honor that was also awarded Dorothy Roubicek Woolfolk, Editor and Editor-in-Chief of DC Comics / All-American Publications. They are the first two women to receive the Finger Award in the 13-year history of honor.

The legendary manga artist, Rumiko Takahashi, was honored on Friday at the age of 60 and was inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame – a quarter century after receiving the Comic-Con Inkpot Prize. Karen Berger, the legendary former editor of DC / Vertigo, was also inducted into the Hall of Fame. Carol Kalish, pioneer in the direct comic book market; and the late Jackie Ormes ("Torchy Brown," "Patty-Jo" n 'Ginger ", the first African-American woman to create a comic book published in a journal.

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Among the works of 39 other color creators, Jillian Tamaki graphic album / reprint for her stories in "Boundless" (Drawn & Quarterly), the best limited series went to Marvel's "Black Panther: World of Wakanda" by Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Alitha E. Martinez The best anthology went to "The Elements: Fire, a comic anthology" by Beyond Press by Taneka Stotts

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Gay and Walden will be the speakers on September 1 at the National Library of the National Congress Book Festival, as part of the graphic novel presentation moderated by the Washington Post's Comedy Riffs

"There was an energy in the room that kept growing with each victory for a woman, a person of color or a strange person. ", who was on hand at the event I"

The tribute to Abrams ComicArts "Kindred" of the legend of science fiction Octavia Butler, adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, is the honor of the best adaptation of another medium. And the trophy for best academic / scholarly work went to "Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics" from the University of Arizona Press by Frederick Luis Aldama

As previously reported, New York-based philanthropist Frederick Joseph was one of two recipients of the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award, for his GoFund Me campaign, which was transformed into a national movement called "Black Panther Challenge", to help minority and disadvantaged children see the Marvel movie of this event. year in cinemas

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its writing prize with writer Tom King of DC Comics based in Washington.

Among the multiple winners were Katie O Neill's On The Press's "The Tea Dragon Society" and Kodansha's "Akira 35th Anniversary Edition".

Here is a complete list of the 2018 winners of the Eisner Award, who – nominated for pioneering creator Will Eisner – honors outstanding achievements in comics:

Best Writer: Marjorie Liu, "Monstress" (Image ); and Tom King, "Batman", "Batman Annual # 2", "Batman / Elmer Fudd Special # 1", "Mister Miracle" (DC),

Best Writer / Artist: Emil Ferris, "My Favorite Thing Is Monsters "(Fantagraphics)

Best Penciller / Inker or Penciller / Inker Team: Mitch Gerads," Mister Miracle "(DC)

Best Painter / Multimedia Artist (Interior Art): Sana Takeda, "Monstress" (Image)

Best Cover Artist: Sana Takeda, "Monstress" (Image)

Best Coloring Book: Emil Ferris, "My Favorite Stuff is Monsters" (Fantagraphics) [19659023] Best Lettering: Stan Sakai, "Usagi Yojimbo", "Groo: The Massacre of the Gods" (Black Horse)

Best Graphic Album-New: "My favorite thing is monsters ", by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)

Best Graphic Album Reproducer: " Boundless, "by Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Q uarterly)

Best adaptation of another medium: "Kindred", By Octavia Butler, adaptation of Damian Duffy and John Jennings (Abrams ComicArts)

Best Continuous Series: "Monstress" , by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)

Best News: "A Life in the Comics: The Graphic Adventures of Karen Green", by Nick Sousanis, in Columbia Magazine (Summer 2017)

Best Single Number / One-Shot: "Hellboy: Krampusnacht", by Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes (Black Horse)

Best Limited Series: "Black Panther: The World of Wakanda", by Roxane Gay , Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Alitha E. Martinez (Marvel)

Best New Series: " Black Bolt," by Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward (Marvel)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to the age of 8): "Good Night, Planet" of Liniers (Toon Books) [19659033] No. 1 Publication for children (9-12 years): "The Tea Dragon Society", by Katie O'Neill (Oni)

Best Publication for Adolescents (13-17 years): Monstress, "by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)

Best Humor Publication: " Cooking Kafka ", by Tom Gauld (Drawn and Quarterly)

Best Anthology: " Elements : Fire, A Comic Anthology, "by Creators of Color, edited by Taneka Stotts (Beyond Press)

Best Work Based on Reality: " Spinning ", by Tillie Walden (First Second)

Best Edition American International Equipment: "Running for it: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for Freedom", by Marcelo D & # 39; Salete, translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)

Best American Edition of International Material-Asia: "My Brother Mari, Vol. 1, "by Gengoroh Tagame, translated by Anne Ishii (Pantheon)

Best Collection of Archives / Project-Strips: " Celebrate Snoopy ", by Charles M. Schulz, edited by Alexis E. Fajardo and Dorothy O 'Brien (Andrews McMeel) [Disclosure: The Post’s Comic Riffs wrote the foreword for “Celebrating Snoopy.”]

Best Collection of Archives / Project-Comics: "Akira 35th Anniversary Edition", by Katsuhiro Otomo, edited by Haruko Hashimoto, Ajani Oloye, and Lauren Scanlan (Kodansha)

Best Comics – Periodical / Journalism Related: The Comics Journal, edited by Dan Nadel, Timothy Hodler, and Tucker Stone, tcj.com (Fantagraphics)

Best Comic Books: "How to Read Nancy: The Elements of Comics in Three Easy Panels," by Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden (Fantagraphics)

Best Academic / Scholarly Work: "The Super Heroes of Latinx in Comics of Mainstream, "by Frederick Luis Aldama (University Arizona Press)

Best Design of Publication: "Akira 35th Anniversary Edition", designed by Phil Balsman, Akira Saito (Veia), NORMA Editorial, and MASH • ROOM (Kodansha)

] Best Digital Comics: "Marley's Harvey Kurtzman's Ghost," by Harvey Kurtzman, Josh O'Neill, Shannon Wheeler, and Gideon Kendall (ComiXology Originals / Kitchen, Lind & Associates). [Disclosure: comiXology is owned by Amazon, whose founder, Jeffrey P. Bezos, owns The Post.]

Best Webcomic: "The Tea Dragon Company", by Katie O'Neill, teadragonsociety.com (Oni Press)

Eisners Hall of Fame: The Judges' Choice Carol Kalish, Jackie Ormes; Electors' Choice: Charles Addams, Karen Berger, Dave Gibbons, Rumiko Takahashi

Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award: Frederick Joseph; Comics4Kids

Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Cartoon Writing: Joe Murchison Kelly; Dorothy Woolfolk

Promising Newcomer Award Russ Manning: Hamish Steele (Writer / Artist, Pantheon), Pablo Tunica (Artist, Universe TMNT)

Eisner Prize Spirit of Comics: ] Norma Comics, Barcelona, ​​Spain

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