Richard Graham, Media Librarian,
associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and managing editor
of SANE Journal (Sequential Art Narratives in Education), an academic e-journal
dedicated to using comics in classrooms, has been appointed one of six judges
for the 2015 Eisner Awards.
The Will Eisner Comic Industry
Awards, commonly known as Eisner Awards, is perceived as
the “Oscars” of the Comics
Industry. The Eisner Awards honor
creative achievement in American comic
books and are named for acclaimed comics creator Will Eisner. To learn more about the other judges visit: http://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards-current-info
Graham will review materials in 25 categories and travel
to San Diego in April to meet with the other judges to finalize the nominations
that will appear on ballots. The results in all categories will be announced during a gala
awards ceremony at Comic-Con International: San Diego on July 10, 2015.
In 2012 Graham was nominated for an
Eisner Award for editing Government Issue: Comics for the People (2012),
a collection of comics produced for the U.S. Federal and State
governments. He currently maintains online collections of government and
educational comic books (comics.unl.edu) as well as writes graphic novel/comics
reviews for the website No Flying, No Tights.
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