Friday the 13th proves to be lucky for Mike Norton and “Battlepug”!

Yesterday, Friday the 13th proved to be a very lucky day for former Memphian and MSCA member Mike Norton!

Mike won an Eisner award for his webcomic “Battlepug” at the 24th annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. The “Eisners” (considered to be the Oscars of the comic biz and named after comics legend Will Eisner) were held last night at the Indigo Ballroom in the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, as part of the annual San Diego Comic-Con.

You can see the full list of the 2012 Eisner winners here on the Comic-Con International site.

Mike is from Jackson, TN and went to college at the University of Memphis. He was a member of the MSCA while working here in Memphis in advertising and comics (like “The Waiting Place“) before moving to Chicago, IL to become the art director for Devil’s Due Publishing in 2001.

He’s since worked for many other comics companies including Marvel Comics (where he co-created “Gravity” with Sean McKeever) and DC Comics. He is currently one of four members of Four Star Studios in Chicago with fellow Chi-towners Tim Seeley, Josh Emmons, and Sean Dove.

Check out www.ihatemike.com to find out more about Mike, follow him on Twitter- @themikenorton, or go to tfaw.com to pick up a printed copy of “Battlepug”.

Congrats, Norton- we’re proud of you, and you’re little dogs, too!

Lin