Photos: Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards

Wayne Brady tells the crowd at the 29th annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront’s Indigo Ballroom that he’s working on an upcoming comics imprint to be called Level Next.

Jill Thompson leaps and hugs Wayne Brady as she accepts the Eisner for painter/multimedia artist for her work on “Wonder Woman: The True Amazon” (DC) and “Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In” (Dark Horse).

In a comedy bit, Thomas Lennon, left, and Gail Simone bring Wayne Brady, center, onstage via the Comic-Con app’s hail-a-celebrity feature.

Each year, the Bill Finger Excellence in Comics Writing Award goes to one living and one dead recipient. Here, William Messner-Loebs celebrates getting the same award as late comics legend Jack Kirby.

A detail at a table display features an image of the comics great Will Eisner, after whom the awards are named.

The crowd applauds during the ceremony.

Sonny Liew accepts the award for U.S. edition of international material (Asia) for “The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye.”

The crowd applauds during the ceremony.

Erica Henderson accepts the humor publication award for “Jughead.” She thanked her late father, who died just before she started making comics; he had written for Archie. Henderson also shared in “The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl’s” win for teen publication.

Thomas Lennon jokingly reminds nominees that their spouses and children are asleep in the hotel, so there is no need to thank them from the stage.