The
nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, reflect the wide range of
material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from crime
noir to autobiographical works to cartoon adventures.
Drawing from Life: Memory and Subjectivity in Comic Art is collection of essays about autobiography, semi-autobiography,
fictionalized autobiography, memory, and self-narration in sequential art, or
comics. The book engages with well-known figures such as Art Spiegelman,
Marjane Satrapi, and Alison Bechdel; with cult-status figures such as Martin
Vaughn James; and with lesser-known works by artists such as Frédéric Boilet.
The Superhero Reader is a groundbreaking
collection that brings together essays and book excerpts by major writers on
comics and popular culture that explore the history, politics, and aesthetics
of the superhero genre. The volume offers readers a rather large sampling of the most sophisticated commentary on superheroes.
Also nominated in the educational/academic category is John A. Lent for editing the International Journal of Comic Art. UPM is pleased to be publishing a forthcoming volume from Lent -- Asian Comics. Available in January 2015, this book will be a comprehensive overview of Asian comic books and magazines, graphic novels, newspaper comic strips and gag panels, plus cartoon/humor magazines.
This is the third straight year UPM has seen multiple nominees in the Educational/Academic category. Last year, Susan Kirtley’s Lynda Barry: Girlhood Through the Looking Glass (now available in paperback) received the award. And in 2012, Hand of Fire: The Comic Art of Jack Kirby by Charles Hatfield
shared the award with Cartooning: Philosophy & Practice, by Ivan Brunetti
(Yale University Press).
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are considered the
“Oscars” of the comics world. Named
for acclaimed comics creator the Will Eisner, the awards are celebrating their
25th year of highlighting the best publications and creators in comics and
graphic novels.
The
results of the voting will be announced in a gala ceremony
on Friday, July 25 during Comic-Con International: San Diego. A full
list of nominees can be seen here.
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