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The Blog of Gene Luen Yang - We Won An Eisner!
We Won An Eisner! 
Just got back from the crush of humanity that is Comic-Con International. It was fun, it was tiring, it was geeky. Not that I minded -- those are my people. I have to say, though, comics' presence seems to be diminishing. Movies and video games and television were drawing big crowds. There were definitely a good number of folks walking through the comics aisles, but it just didn't seem as lively as it used to be.

On Friday night, Derek and I got a Will Eisner Comics Industry Award! (Who is Will Eisner, you ask? Let the Internet learn ya a thing or two.) "Urgent Request," the last story in The Eternal Smile, was named Best Short Story. It was an amazing night for both of us.



The Eisner has got to be one of the most awesome-looking awards ever. It's like a miniature Daily Planet building. You half-expect a miniature Superman to fly out from the back. Good job, Gentle Giant!

I mentioned my editor Mark Siegel during our acceptance speech, but he really deserves more than just a mention. Mark is a visionary-- First Second started off as a small group of synapses firing at each other in his brain. Now it's a true home for cartoonists. Comics from around the world converge in its halls. Storytellers from a variety of media mingle in its parlor. Book culture and comics culture swap ideas in the kitchen. There's nowhere else quite like it, and I can't tell you how lucky I am to be a part of Mark's dream. Beyond this, I can boast about having an editor who is a better cartoonist than me. I can also boast about having an editor who's a friend. Thanks, Mark!

Administrator (Gene Yang) 
Thanks, QueenB and Nick!

Great to hear from you, Nick! What are you working on these days?

Nick Mullins 
Wow! Congratulations!

QueenB 
Congratulations on the Eisner!! ^=^

Administrator (Gene Yang) 
Thanks, Jon and Bora! I'm sorry I missed you at Comic-Con, Jon! It does seem harder and harder to find people there, doesn't it?

Jon 
Congrats! I was looking for you at Comic Con but alas the crush of humanity was too much.

Bora 
A huge congrats to you both!

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