#eisner hall of fame
After my Tweet about Rumiko Takahashi went viral, I got curious as to who all in the history of comics has been nominated for the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame. As there are many who were nominated more than once before induction, I also got curious as to how many nominated professionals to date are still absent from the HoF.
As I do when I get really curious and can’t find what I need in one tidy place, I made a tidy list for the next person who gets curious. Click here to be sure you’re seeing the most up-to-date version of this thing (it will be updating)!
ABSENT NOMINEES
These are the 60 comics professionals who have been nominated (but not yet inducted) into the Eisner Hall of Fame from 1987 - present. Of the 226 total nominees (including inductees) to date, 21 have been women(including3 women of color). Women’s names are in bold.
Gus Arriola,Bernard Baily, Peter Bagge,Brian Bolland, Alberto Breccia, Yves Chaland, Howard Chaykin, Howard Cruse, Kim Deitch, Rudolph Dirks, Philippe Druillet, Kevin Eastman, Steve Englehart, George Evans,Carlos Ezquerra, Bud Fisher, Creig Flessel, Bob Fujitani,José Luis García-López, Edward Gorey, Justin Green, Roberta Gregory, Bill Griffith, Frank Hampson,Lynn Johnston, Jenette Kahn, Jack Kamen, Fred Kida, Bernie Krigstein,Paul Levitz,Jesse Marsh, Frans Masereel, George McManus,Françoise Mouly,Thomas Nast,Paul S. Newman,Alex Niño, Dan O'Neill, Bob Oksner, Gary Panter, Lily Renée Peters Phillips,Wendy Pini & Richard Pini, Bob Powell, Frank Robbins, P. Craig Russell, Bill Sienkiewicz, Posy Simmonds,Cliff Sterrett, Yoshihiro Tatsumi,Maggie Thompson & Don Thompson, Rodolphe Töpffer,Akira Toriyama, Herb Trimpe, Garry Trudeau, George Tuska,Naoki Urasawa, John Wagner, and S. Clay Wilson.
ALL NOMINEES
Each year links to a cached webpage listing all HoF nominees from said year.
2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011 • 2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 •2004 •2003 •2002 •2001 • 2000 •1999 •1998 •1997 •1996 •1995 • 1994 •1993 • 1992 •1991 •1990* • 1989 •1988 •1987**
Andhere’s a list of all inductees organized by year and method of induction (Judges’ Choice vs Industry Vote).
*No one was inducted in 1990.
**The 1987 nominees were originally intended for the Kirby Award, which dissolved the following year.
Note: Hall of Fame inductee Vaughn Bodē (1941-1975) may have been a trans woman.
