Image Comics is pleased to congratulate the Eisner award winners

Image Comics creators of SAGA and GONERS honored with awards

Image Comics is pleased to congratulate all the winners of last night’s Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.

Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ New York Times bestselling SAGA won Best Continuing series for the third consecutive year while Fiona Staples was awarded Best Penciler/Inker for her work on the series.

Brian K. Vaughan was also recognized with an Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic with PRIVATE EYE, a comic that is currently available exclusively on PanelSyndicate.com, with a print edition announced last week at Image Expo as coming to print from Image Comics.

Jorge Corona of the new paranormal adventure series GONERS took home the prestigious Russ Manning Award for Best Newcomer artist to the industry.

The Will Eisner Comic Industry awards are voted on by comics industry members and the awards ceremony is held in conjunction with San Diego Comic-Con International every year.