Russ Manning Award

The Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award is an American award presented to a comic book artist whose first professional work appeared within the previous two years. It was named after comic book artist Russ Manning. The winner is chosen from a list of nominees picked by judges from the West Coast Comics Club and Comic-Con International, and is given at the Eisner Award ceremony.

Winners

1982 Dave Stevens
1983 Jan Duursema
1984 Steve Rude
1985 Scott McCloud^[1]^[2]
1986 Art Adams^[2]
1987 Eric Shanower
1988 Kevin Maguire
1989 Richard Piers Rayner
1990 Dan Brereton
1991 Dærick Gröss
1992 Mike Okamoto
1993 Jeff Smith
1994 Gene Ha
1995 Edvin Biukovic
1996 Alexander Maleev
1997 Walt Holcomb
1998 Matt VanderPol
1999 Jay Anacleto
2000 Alan Bunce
2001 Goran Sudzuka
2002 Tan Eng Huat
2003 Jerome Opeña
2004 Eric Wight
2005 Chris Bailey
2006 R. Kikuo Johnson
2007 David Petersen
2008 Cathy Malkasian
2009 Eleanor Davis
2010 Marian Churchland for Beast (Image Comics)^[3]
2011 Nate Simpson, Nonplayer

References

^ Kees Kousemaker. "Scott McCloud". Kees Kousemaker's Lambiek Comiclopedia. http://lambiek.net/artists/m/mccloud.htm. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "The Russ ManningMost Promising Newcomer Award". San Diego Comic-Con International. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
^ "2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Winners". San Diego Comic-Con International. Retrieved November 16, 2011.