The artistic talents of David Aja and Chris Samnee where hard to ignore at the prestigious comics industry event known as the 2013 Eisner Awards where both illustrators were honoured for their contributions to the Marvel Universe. David Aja was lauded twice with Best Penciller/Inker and Best Cover Artist for Hawkeye while Chris Samnee was rewarded Best Penciller/Inker for his work on Daredevil as well as for The Rocketeer published by IDW.
Replacing the Kirby Awards in 1988, The Eisner Awards are named after writer and artist Will Eisner of The Spirit fame; a five member panel selects the nominees which are then voted on by comic book professionals at the annual ceremony held as part of Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.