What’s on the docket in today’s videos? We’ll be watching the awards for:
• Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
• Best Painter/Multimedia Artist
• Best Cover Artist
• Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
• Best Comics-Related Book
Presenting this round of Eisners are Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant (most notably from Reno 911 fame) and Blair Butler (G4 TV). So, picking up where we left off yesterday…
Best Penciller/Inker & Best Painter/Multimedia Artist
The hosts are egging the contestants on to “lose their #%@$” in order to secure a television deal with the Bravo network (they explain why that seemingly unlikely marriage could work here as well). Initially, they don’t have much luck inciting the craziness, and then Jill Thompson wins best Painter/Multimedia Artist and plays it up for the crowd. It’s fun stuff. Check it out below.
Best Cover Artist, Periodical/Journalism, and Comics-Related Book
We lead off here with a few that, I'm pretty comfortable guessing, everyone saw coming. James Jean (Best Cover Artist) and Comic Book Resources (Best Periodical/Journalism) were virtual locks despite the incredible work done by the rest of the nominees in their field (I can't type that enough, and they'll essentially tell you the same thing at the end of this awards show, that even though there's only one winner, everyone nominated is talented beyond belief). But Best Comics-Related Book is an interesting one with a pretty good speech.
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