We are thrilled to congratulate Magnetic Press mainstays Federico Bertolluci, Tony Sandoval, and Pierre Paquet who were all nominated in this year’s Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards!

Tony Sandoval and Pierre Paquet’s fantastic and utterly moving graphic novel A GLANCE BACKWARD was nominated in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material category, while Federico Bertolucci (Love: The Tiger, Love: The Fox) and Tony Sandoval (A Glance Backward) were both nominated for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist. 

Magnetic Press will return to the San Diego Comic Con to celebrate its third anniversary and Tony Sandoval & Pierre Paquet will be in attendance.

For a full list of the nominees, visit http://www.comic-con.org/awards/2016-eisner-award-nominees

About the Eisner Awards:

(From Comic-Con.org) The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are considered the “Oscars” of the comics world. Named for the pioneering comics creator and graphic novelist Will Eisner, the awards are given out in more than two dozen categories during a ceremony each year at Comic-Con International: San Diego.

The nominees in each category are chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges who meet in San Diego in the spring of each year.

The judging panel, which changes each year, consists of five or six people representing various aspects of the comics industry. Usually included are a comics creator, a critic/reviewer, a graphic novel librarian, a comics retailer, a scholar, and a member of the Comic-Con organizing committee. The judges are selected by a special awards committee within Comic-Con International. This committee is open to input from a variety of sources.

The judging panel, which changes each year, consists of five or six people representing various aspects of the comics industry. Usually included are a comics creator, a critic/reviewer, a graphic novel librarian, a comics retailer, a scholar, and a member of the Comic-Con organizing committee. The judges are selected by a special awards committee within Comic-Con International. This committee is open to input from a variety of sources.