18 inductees announced for the Will Eisner Hall of Fame class of 2026

Don Heck, Denys Cowan, Carol Tyler and more will be inducted this summer.

Comic-Con International has announced 18 inductees for the Will Eisner Hall of Fame for this year.

The list ranges from legendary pros like Don Heck (who, like me, may have you wondering “Is he not already in the Hall of Fame?) to longtime pros who are still producing new work, like Denys Cowan, Carol Tyler and Rick Veitch. One that no doubt will prove controversial is Cerebus the Aardvark creator Dave Sim, a longtime lightning rod for controversy in the comics field.

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Nominees announced for the Eisner Awards Hall of Fame class of 2024

The final inductees will be announced during a ceremony at Comic-Con International in July.

Comic-Con International has announced  16 nominees for this year’s Eisner Awards Hall of Fame, from which voters will choose the final four inductees.

The 16 nominees are Gus Arriola, Eddie Campbell, Mike Friedrich, Don Heck, Klaus Janson, Abe Kanegson, Jim Lee, Mike Mignola, Tom Palmer, Bob Powell, Mike Royer, Ira Schnapp, Phil Seuling, Leonard Starr, Jill Thompson and Angelo Torres.

Voting will be conducted online among comic book creators, retailers and other industry personnel. You can find more details on the CCI website.

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