VIZ Media nominated for six Eisner Awards.

VIZ Media nominated for 6 – count ‘em – 6 coveted Eisner Awards!

Eisner Awards are in honor of the late, great comic book artist Will Eisner, and is awarded for creative achievement in the comic book industry. Winners will be announced at San Diego Comic-Con, during a gala ceremony on the evening of July 23rd.

VIZ Media Nominations include:

Best U.S. Edition of International Material / Asia —-OISHINBO by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki

Best Limited Series or Story Arc and
Best U.S. Edition of International Material / Asia —- PLUTO: URASAWA × TEZUKA, by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki

Best Continuing Series and
Best U.S. Edition of International Material / Asia—-

NAOKI URASAWA’S 20TH CENTURY BOYS, by Naoki Urasawa
and
NAOKI URASAWA for Best Writer/Artist, for his work on NAOKI URASAWA’S 20TH CENTURY BOYS and PLUTO: URASAWA × TEZUKA

Check out http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_main.shtml or VIZmedia.com for more info!