Judging time!

December 1, 2011 by

So, the Eisner Awards folks have done me the huge honor of asking me to be a judge for this year’s Eisner Awards. Like the heroine of pretty much every shoujo manga, I am nervous but shaking my fist with determination and promising to do my best. I have already accumulated a pretty big stack of manga and other graphic novels, much of which I have actually read, but please regard this post as an open thread to offer your suggestions for things I should be sure not to overlook. And thank you for reading and offering your feedback and suggestions over the past six and a half years—without you, there would be no MangaBlog, and I’d just be a crazy lady raving in the streets about screentones and decompressed storytelling.

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Comments

  1. Erica Friedman says
    December 1, 2011 at 11:22 am

    > I’d just be a crazy lady raving in the streets about screentones and decompressed storytelling.

    To be honest, your ranting is one of your charm points! I’d love to set you up in the middle of Harvard Square with a sign (“Perspective is not an Option!”) and a megaphone and set you to it.

  2. Lianne says
    December 2, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    Congratulations, Brigid!

  3. Estara says
    December 3, 2011 at 4:50 pm

    Congratulations and ganbatte! It couldn’t happen to a worthier person.

  4. Isaac says
    December 5, 2011 at 12:25 am

    Awesome. I can’t imagine a more deserving or qualified Eisner judge.

    As for titles to throw out there, I have to throw out a couple ideas, though I’m confident that you’re going to do an amazing job.

    Best Continuing Series:

    Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa (Viz)

    Black Jack, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)

    Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, by Fumi Yoshinaga

    Best New Series:

    Wandering Son, by Shimura Takako

    Best Humor Publication:

    Hark! A Vagrant, by Kate Beaton

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I’m way under qualified to do anything but shout out my pet titles. Congrats again Brigid!

  5. Nikki says
    December 5, 2011 at 11:17 pm

    Wow congratulations! Your website has been such an indispensable and informative source for us manga fans, with your dedication and knowledge, you surely deserve being a judge!