Following the announcement last month of the 18 judge’s picks for the Will Eisner Hall of Fame, the nomination committee has announced the 16 creators who will go on the 2026 ballot. Four of them will be chosen by voters to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The 16 nominees are Kate Carew, Colleen Doran, George Evans, Crockett Johnson, Peter Kuper, George McManus, Kevin Nowlan, Mimi Pond, Posy Simmonds, Jeff Smith, Paul Smith, Leonard Starr, Akira Toriyama, Mark Waid, Chris Ware and S. Clay Wilson.
They were chosen by a committee that includes Michael T. Gilbert, Karen Green, Alonso Nuñez, Diana Schutz, Jim Thompson and Maggie Thompson. Votes will be cast as part of the Eisner Awards by eligible voters, with the winners being announced during this summer’s Comic-Con International in San Diego.
You can find more information on each of the nominees, provided by CCI, below.