Edited by Peggy Burns and Tracy Hurren and published by Drawn & Quarterly, Where I’m Coming From, by Barbara Brandon-Croft, is up for Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips !!!
Named for the pioneering comics creator and graphic novelist Will Eisner, the Eisner Awards are considered the “Oscars” of the comic book industry. Awards will presented in 32 categories for works published in 2023. Hosting the ceremony this year are voice actor Phil LaMarr (Futurama, Samurai Jack, Justice League) and screenwriter/actor Thomas Lennon (Reno 911, Balls of Fury). Among presenters are actor/comedian/comics writer Patton Oswalt; producer/writer Jordan Blum (Community, American Dad, M.O.D.O.K.); actress/stuntwoman Janeshia Adams-Ginyard (Black Panther, Falcon and the Winter Soldier); actor/voice actor Keone Young (Deadwood, Ultraman Rising, Avatar: The Last Airbender); actors Gigi Edgley (Farscape), Jackie Dallas (Stranger Things), and Christian Geniere (Stranger Things); voice actors Maurice LaMarche (Brain in Pinky and the Brain) and Sarah Natochenny (Ash Ketchum and other characters, Pokémon); filmmaker/comics writer David Avallone (Batwheels, Elvira Meets HP Lovecraft, Drawing Blood); and comics creators Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Mike Mignola (Hellboy, Gotham by Gaslight), Bill Morrison (Simpsons Comics, Yellow Submarine), and Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother, The Sandman, Beasts of Burden).