A Guide to the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Collection, 1988-Present M 350 A Collection in Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, M 350

A Guide to the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Collection, 1988-Present M 350

A Collection in Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, M 350


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Repository
VCU James Branch Cabell Library
Identification
M 350
Title
Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Collection 1988-
Quantity
1.5 Linear Feet, 1.5 linear feet
Creator
San Diego Comic-Con
Creator
Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Collection (VCU)
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

Ownership and Custodial History

Received the original archives from the awards administrator, Jackie Estrada. Yearly donations thereafter given as part of the on-going repository designation.

Preferred Citation

Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Collection, Collection Number M 350, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.


Historical Information

"The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are considered the "Oscars" of the comic book industry. They are handed out each year in a gala ceremony at Comic-Con International: San Diego, the largest and oldest comics convention in the United States. The Eisner Awards are named for renowned cartoonist Will Eisner (creator of "The Spirit" and several award-winning graphic novels), who, until his death in 2005, always attended the ceremony to personally congratulate the winners. The Awards are given out in more than two dozen categories covering the best publications and creators of the previous year (such as Best Short Story, Best Graphic Album, Best Writer, and so on). The finalists on the ballot are selected by a blue-ribbon committee that considers thousands of entries submitted by publishers and creators. The nominees are then voted on by all parts of the comic book industry: writers, artists, and other creators; publishers; editors; and retailers and distributors. The Eisner Awards, established in 1987, came under the auspices of the San Diego Comic Convention, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, in 1990." www.comic-con.org

Scope and Contents

The collection contains awards programs, ballots, calls for entries and comic books, graphic novels, journals, and comics-related books that were nominated for awards.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically, then chronologically. Comic books, journals, graphic novels, etc. have been incorporated into other collections better suited to house them.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Comic books, strips, etc. -- Archives -- Awards -- United States
  • San Diego Comic-Con -- Awards

Container List

Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:1
Awards Programs
1992-1999
Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:2
Awards Programs
2000-2005, 2009
Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:3
Ballots
1992-1999
Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:4
Ballots
2000-2005
Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:5
Call for Entries
1988, 1990-1999
Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:6
Call for Entries
2000-2005
Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1:7
Correspondence
2006
Mixed Materials box: 2
Eisner Award Plaque [Hall of Fame - C. C. Beck]
1993
Mixed Materials box: 2
Eisner Award Statue [Best Limited Series - DC: The New Frontier]
2005