Eisner Awards Seals Available to Publishers
Gold and silver Eisner Award seals are now available for publishers
to purchase and place on their nominated and winning books. These seals are
similar to those used in other such book awards programs.
“Being nominated for an Eisner Award, let alone winning, is a prestigious
accolade,” said Jackie Estrada, Eisner Awards administrator. “Many publishers
have been asking whether such seals are available to help booksellers and
librarians choose award-quality graphic novels, it is for this reason we are
making these seals available.”
The seals come in both gold (for winning works) and silver (for nominated
works). Publishers can purchase the seals to place on books that have been
nominated in prior years as well as for 2008 books. The seals can be placed on
existing books or on books that are going back to press for reprinting.
Publishers wanting to purchase the seals should contact Estrada via e-mail
(mailto:Jackie@comic-con.org)
or phone (619-414-1020).
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards,
considered the “Oscars” of the comic book industry, have been administered
under the auspices of Comic-Con International: San Diego since 1990.
More information on the awards can be found by
clicking here.
Eisner Award seals are the sole property of Comic-Con International. Publishers
or any other organizations are prohibited from reproducing seals. Seals may be
placed only on the book that originally won the award. A complete list of seal
worthy publications is available from Comic-Con.
The award seals were designed by Danica Novgorodoff.