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Eisner Awards to Rerun Votes After Error
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Comic-Con International announced on Wednesday that it will throw out the existing ballots for this year's Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards and will start a new voting process, due to "an anomaly with the site hosting the Eisner's voting." Comic-Con International director of communications David Glanzer explained that the problem with the site was "not a malicious attempt but an error in the platform itself."
Voting is now open once again at a new website, and will remain open until June 30.
This year, Shin'ichi Abe's That Miyoko Asagaya Feeling is also nominated with Sakai's comic for the Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books award. Additionally, Sakai is nominated for Usagi Yojimbo in the Best Lettering category.
The Women's Manga in Asia and Beyond: Uniting Different Cultures and Identities book edited by Fusami Ogi, Rebecca Suter, Kazumi Nagaike, and John A. Lent is nominated in the Best Academic/Scholarly Work category.
Five manga titles are competing for the Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia award (the sixth nominee is Witch Hat Atelier.
Sources: Comic-Con International, The Beat (Joe Grunenwald)
