Crunchyroll writes:"Ahead of this year's edition of the San Diego Comic-Con, the committee behind the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards has announced its slate of nominees for this year, with general voting being opened up to industry and retailers in the middle of the month. Of particular relevance to many manga fans this year are nominations for work published by Viz Media, Fantagraphics, Vertical Inc., NBM and Drawn and Quarterly making the shortlist of nominees."