This is a change from previous years, when the Hall of Fame was part of the Friday night Eisner Awards ceremony. The Eisner Hall of Fame trophies will be presented in a special program during Comic-Con on the morning of July 21. David Lewis, and instructor/curator TJ Shevlin. The 2023 Eisner Awards judging panel consists of librarian Moni Barrett, educator/collector Peter Jones, retailer Jen King, journalist Sean Kleefeld, scholar/comics creator A. More information on the inductees and nominees can be found below. These nominees are Gus Arriola, Brian Bolland, Gerry Conway, Edwina Dumm, Mark Evanier, Creig Flessel, Bob Fujitani, Warren Kremer, Todd McFarlane, Keiji Nakazawa, Ann Nocenti, Paul Norris, Bud Plant, Tim Sale, Diana Schutz, and Phil Seuling. The judges have also chosen 16 nominees from whom eligible voters will select 4 to be inducted into the Hall of Fame this summer. The judges’ living choices are Bill Griffith, Jack Katz, Garry Trudeau, and Tatjana Wood.

The deceased greats are: Jerry Bails, Tony DeZuniga, Justin Green, Jay Jackson, Jeffrey Catherine Jones, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Win Mortimer, Diane Noomin, Gaspar Saladino, Kim Thompson, and Mort Walker. These inductees include 11 deceased comics pioneers and 4 living creators. Comic-Con International has announced fifteen individuals who will automatically be inducted to the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame Nominees for 2023.

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