Russ Manning Award
Encyclopedia
The Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award is an American award presented to a comic book artist
whose first professional work appeared within the previous two years. It was named after comic book artist Russ Manning
. The winner is chosen from a list of nominees picked by judges from the West Coast Comics Club and Comic-Con International
, and is given at the Eisner Award
ceremony.
Comic Book Artist
Comic Book Artist was an American magazine founded by Jon B. Cooke devoted to anecdotal histories of American comic books, with emphasis on comics published since the 1960s...
whose first professional work appeared within the previous two years. It was named after comic book artist Russ Manning
Russ Manning
Russell Manning was an American comic book artist who created the series Magnus, Robot Fighter and illustrated such newspaper comic strips as Tarzan and Star Wars...
. The winner is chosen from a list of nominees picked by judges from the West Coast Comics Club and Comic-Con International
Comic-Con International
San Diego Comic-Con International, also known as Comic-Con International: San Diego , and commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention and later the San Diego Comic Book Convention in 1970 by Shel Dorf and a group of San Diegans...
, and is given at the Eisner Award
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
ceremony.
Winners
- 1982 Dave StevensDave StevensDave Stevens was an American illustrator and comics artist. He is most famous for creating The Rocketeer comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" illustrations, especially of model Bettie Page...
- 1983 Jan DuursemaJan DuursemaJan Duursema is an American comic book artist known for her work on the Star Wars comics franchise. She was the creator of Denin and Vila from Naldar, the Twi'lek Jedi Aayla Secura and the Kiffar Jedi Quinlan Vos....
- 1984 Steve RudeSteve Rude-Career:In 1981, Rude became widely known in the comics world when he and writer Mike Baron created Nexus, an independent science fiction comic book with a large supporting cast. For the series, Rude designed a dozen or so distinctive alien races, including the Thunes, the Amphibs, the Quattros,...
- 1985 Scott McCloudScott McCloudScott McCloud is an American cartoonist and theorist on comics as a distinct literary and artistic medium...
- 1986 Art AdamsArt AdamsArthur "Art" Adams is an American comic book artist and writer. He first broke into the American comic book industry with the 1985 Marvel Comics miniseries Longshot...
- 1987 Eric ShanowerEric ShanowerEric James Shanower is an American comics artist and writer, best known for his Oz novels and comics and the on-going retelling of the Trojan War as Age of Bronze.-Biography:...
- 1988 Kevin Maguire
- 1989 Richard Piers RaynerRichard Piers RaynerRichard Piers Rayner is an English comic book artist. He is best known for his work on Road to Perdition.-Biography:Richard Piers Rayner began his professional comic career in 1988, illustrating for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. His works include Hellblazer, Swamp Thing, L.E.G.I.O.N., Doctor Fate,...
- 1990 Dan BreretonDan BreretonDan Brereton is an American professional writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the comic book field.-Biography:...
- 1991 Dærick Gröss
- 1992 Mike OkamotoMike OkamotoMike Okamoto is an American comic book artist and commercial illustrator best known for co-creating Marvel Comics' Atomic Age; as a "good girl art" cartoonist; and as the five-time International Network of Golf Illustrator of the Year.-Early life and career:Born and raised in Detroit Michigan,...
- 1993 Jeff SmithJeff Smith (cartoonist)Jeff Smith is an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the self-published comic book series Bone. His current series, RASL, focuses on an art thief who hops through dimensional barriers, hiding out on various parallel worlds.-Early life and education:Jeff Smith was born in McKees...
- 1994 Gene HaGene HaGene Ha is an American comics artist and writer best known for his work on books such as Top 10 and Top 10: The Forty-Niners, with Alan Moore and Zander Cannon, for America's Best Comics, the Batman graphic novel Fortunate Son, with Gerard Jones, and The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix, among...
- 1995 Edvin BiukovicEdvin BiukovicEdvin Biuković was a Croatian comics artist. He made his debut in 1987 with the strip Dokaz. He spent several more years working on comic projects in Croatia....
- 1996 Alexander MaleevAlex MaleevAlex Maleev is a Bulgarian-born comic book illustrator, best known for the Marvel Comics' series Daredevil , collaborating with writer Brian Michael Bendis.-Career:...
- 1997 Walt Holcomb
- 1998 Matt VanderPol
- 1999 Jay Anacleto
- 2000 Alan BunceAlan BunceAlan Bunce is a Canadian animator working at Nelvana Limited, who directed the 1989 film, Babar: The Movie.-External links:...
- 2001 Goran SudzukaGoran Sudzuka-Biography:Sudžuka who began his work in animation and later began to publish with Darko Macan in Croatia and Germany.His works include Outlaw Nation, Y: The Last Man, and Hellblazer: Lady Constantine with Andy Diggle....
- 2002 Tan Eng Huat
- 2003 Jerome Opeña
- 2004 Eric WightEric WightEric Wight is a professional artist, illustrator and animator. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts and currently lives in Eastern Pennsylvania.-Overview:Wight is the author of the manga, My Dead Girlfriend...
- 2005 Chris Bailey
- 2006 R. Kikuo Johnson
- 2007 David PetersenDavid PetersenDavid E. Petersen is an American comic book creator best known for the series Mouse Guard. He was born, raised, and currently resides in Michigan.- Education :...
- 2008 Cathy Malkasian
- 2009 Eleanor DavisEleanor DavisEleanor Davis is an American cartoonist and illustrator who creates comic works and other art for both adolescent and adult audiences.-Biography:...
- 2010 Marian Churchland for Beast (Image ComicsImage ComicsImage Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
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