Bill Finger Award
| Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in comic book writing |
| Sponsored by | DC Comics, Heritage Auctions, Maggie Thompson |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | San Diego Comic-Con |
| First awarded | 2005 |
| Website | https://www.comic-con.org/awards/bill-finger-award-node |
The Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing is an American award for excellence in comic book writing.[1] The awards committee, chaired by Mark Evanier, is charged each year with selecting two recipients, one living and one deceased. The award, along with the Eisner Awards, is presented in July of each year at the annual San Diego Comic-Con. It was established by Bill Finger's colleague and fellow writer Jerry Robinson.
Evanier in 2003 said the premise of the award was "to recognize writers for a body of work that has not received its rightful reward and/or recognition. That was what Jerry Robinson intended as his way of remembering his friend, Bill Finger. Bill is still kind of the industry poster boy for writers not receiving proper reward or recognition."[2]
Recipients
- 2005 – Jerry Siegel (deceased), Arnold Drake[3]
- 2006 – Harvey Kurtzman (deceased), Alvin Schwartz[4]
- 2007 – Gardner Fox (deceased), George Gladir[5]
- 2008 – Archie Goodwin (deceased), Larry Lieber[6]
- 2009 – John Broome (deceased), Frank Jacobs
- 2010 – Otto Binder (deceased), Gary Friedrich[7]
- 2011 – Bob Haney (deceased) and Del Connell
- 2012 – Frank Doyle (deceased), Steve Skeates
- 2013 – Steve Gerber (deceased), Don Rosa[2]
- 2014 – Robert Kanigher (deceased), Bill Mantlo, Jack Mendelsohn[8]
- 2015 – Don McGregor, John Stanley (deceased)[9]
- 2016 – Elliot S! Maggin, Richard E. Hughes (deceased)[10]
- 2017 – William Messner-Loebs, Jack Kirby (deceased)[11]
- 2018 – Joye Hummel Murchison Kelly, Dorothy Roubicek Woolfolk (deceased)
References
- ↑ "New Writing Achievement Award to Honor Bill Finger". San Diego Comic-Con International. 2005. Archived from the original on May 9, 2005.
- 1 2 "Bill Finger Award Recipients Announced". San Diego Comic-Con International. May 17, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Siegel, Drake to Receive First Bill Finger Award". San Diego Comic-Con International. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
- ↑ "Schwartz, Kurtzman To Receive Second Bill Finger Award". San Diego Comic-Con International. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ↑ Evanier, Mark (June 5, 2007). "This Year's Bill Finger Award". NewsFromMe.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
- ↑ "Archie Goodwin, Larry Lieber to Receive Bill Finger Award". San Diego Comic-Con International. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
- ↑ "Otto Binder, Gary Friedrich to Receive 2010 Bill Finger Award". San Diego Comic-Con International. 2010. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Robert Kanigher, Bill Mantlo, Jack Mendelsohn to Receive 2014 Bill Finger Award". San Diego Comic-Con International. 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Don McGregor, John Stanley Are the 2015 Bill Finger Award Recipients". San Diego Comic-Con International. 2016. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Elliot S! Maggin, Richard E. Hughes to Receive 2016 Bill Finger Award". San Diego Comic-Con International. 2016. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Bill Messner-Loebs and Jack Kirby to Receive 2017 Bill Finger Award". San Diego Comic-Con International. 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.