Maupin House is proud to announce that author Katie Monnin
is one of six comics experts selected to judge the 2013 Eisner Awards,
which take place at Comic-Con International in San Diego. Katie is the
author of Teaching Graphic Novels (2010, a finalist for ForeWord's Educational Book of the Year Award), Teaching Early Reader Comics and Graphic Novels (2011), Using Content-Area Graphic Texts for Learning (2012), and Teaching Reading Comprehension with Graphic Texts (2013).
According to the Comic-Con website, "The Will Eisner Comic Industry
Awards, considered the 'Oscars' of
comics, turn 25 in 2013. The most prestigious of the industry’s awards,
the Eisners are given out at a gala ceremony on the Friday night of
Comic-Con International: San Diego." There are more than two dozen
awards categories for both creators and works, and the judges choose the
nominees to appear on the 2013 Eisner Awards ballot.
Comic-Con International is "a nonprofit educational organization dedicated
to creating awareness of and appreciation for comics and related
popular artforms. primarily through the presentation of conventions and
events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contributions of comics
to art and culture."
To read more and browse bios for all six judges, click here.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
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