The nominees for the 2019 Will Eisner Hall of Fame have been announced, and Wendy and Richard Pini are among the comics professional being considered for this major honor. They have been nominated in the “voters’ choices” category. Voting is open to comics industry professionals. (The polling site is here, and the list of who can vote is here.) Four winning nominees from this category will be inducted in the Hall of Fame at Comic-Con International held in San Diego, July 17-21, 2019.
Richard’s reaction to the news:
By Two-Spear’s Shafts! We just got the news that we (Wendy and I) have been nominated for the 2019 Comic-Con International Eisner Hall of Fame. This is an astounding honor; whether or not we actually make it in, simply to be in the company of such stellar names and talents as these, is mind-bending and humbling all at once. Look over this roster! For certain, there will be more to say about this as Comic-Con draws closer, but right now, we simply have to throw off all pretense of blasé coolness and SQUEEEEE! (Followed by a very loud AYOOOAH!)
Here is the Hall of Fame nominee profile for the Pinis:
In 2018 Richard Pini was nominated for an Eisner Award for the retrospective art book Line of Beauty: The Art of Wendy Pini in the “Best Comics-Related Book” category.
