"Two Generals" Nominated for Two Eisner Awards

Late last week, the nominations were announced for the 2011 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. There a lot of different awards in the industry, but these are the big ones, "the Oscars of comics." And I'm proud to say that Two Generals has been nominated in two categories.

A lot of people suggested to me that they thought I would get a nomination, but I wasn't willing to bet on it since the book isn't as well known in the US as it is here in Canada. This is one of those cases in which I was happy to be wrong, though, as the book was nominated for Best Reality-Based Work, and designer Jennifer Lum was also recognized for Best Publication Design.

Very flattered to be recognized by the Eisner judges, especially since Will Eisner (after whom the award is named) was my favourite cartoonist of all time, as well as a personal hero and role model. Congratulations to all of the other nominees, and may the best book win this July at Comic-Con International!