Eisner Award Nominations

The nominees for the Eisner Awards, to recognize excellence in comics, have been announced. The winners will be announced at Comic-Con International in San Diego during the weekend of July 23.

Best Short Story

• Actual Size, by Chris Ware, in Kramers Ergot 7

• Chechen War, Chechen Women, by Joe Sacco, in I Live Here
• Freaks, by Laura Park, in Superior Showcase #3
• Glenn Ganges in Pulverize, by Kevin Huizenga, in Ganges #2
• Murder He Wrote, by Ian Boothby, Nina Matsumoto, and Andrew Pepoy, in The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror #14

Best Continuing Series

• All Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
• Fables, by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Niko Henrichon, Andrew Pepoy, and Peter Gross
• Naoki Urasawa’s Monster, by Naoki Urasawa
• Thor, by J. Michael Straczynski, Olivier Coipel, Mark Morales, and various
• Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai

Best Limited Series

• Groo: Hell on Earth, by Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier
• Hellboy: The Crooked Man, by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben
• Locke & Key, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
• Omega the Unknown, by Jonathan Lethem, Karl Rusnak, and Farel Dalrymple
• The Twelve, by J. Michael Straczynski and Chris Weston

Best New Series

• Air, by G. Willow Wilson and M. K. Perker
• Echo, by Terry Moore
• Invincible Iron Man, by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larocca
• Madame Xanadu, by Matt Wagner, Amy Reeder Hadley, and Richard Friend
• Unknown Soldier, by Joshua Dysart and Alberto Ponticelli

Best Publication for Kids

• Amulet, Book 1: The Stonekeeper, by Kazu Kabuishi
• Cowa! , by Akira Toriyama
• Princess at Midnight, by Andi Watson
• Stinky, by Eleanor Davis
• Tiny Titans, by Art Baltazar and Franco

Best Publication for Teens/Tweens

• Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, adapted by P. Craig Russell
• Crogan’s Vengeance, by Chris Schweizer
• The Good Neighbors, Book 1: Kin, by Holly Black and Ted Naifeh
• Rapunzel’s Revenge, by Shannon and Dean Hale and Nathan Hale
• Skim, by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki

Best Humor Publication

• Arsenic Lullaby Pulp Edition No. Zero, by Douglas Paszkiewicz
• Chumble Spuzz, by Ethan Nicolle
• Herbie Archives, by “Sean O’Shea” (Richard E. Hughes) and Ogden Whitney
• Petey and Pussy, by John Kerschbaum
• Wondermark: Beards of Our Forefathers, by David Malki

Best Anthology

• An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories, Vol. 2, edited by Ivan Brunetti
• Best American Comics 2008, edited by Lynda Barry
• Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori Amos, edited by Rantz Hoseley
• Kramers Ergot 7, edited by Sammy Harkham
• MySpace Dark Horse Presents, edited by Scott Allie and Sierra Hahn

Best Digital Comic

• Bodyworld, by Dash Shaw
• Finder, by Carla Speed McNeil
• The Lady’s Murder, by Eliza Frye
• Speak No Evil: Melancholy of a Space Mexican, by Elan Trinidad
• Vs. , by Alexis Sottile & Joe Infurnari

Best Reality-Based Work

• Alan’s War, by Emmanuel Guibert
• Blue Pills: A Positive Love Story, by Frederik Peeters
• Fishtown, by Kevin Colden
• A Treasury of XXth Century Murder: The Lindbergh Child, by Rick Geary
• What It Is, by Lynda Barry

Best Graphic Album — New

• Alan’s War, by Emmanuel Guibert
• Paul Goes Fishing, by Michel Rabagliati
• Skim, by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
• Swallow Me Whole, by Nate Powell
• Three Shadows, by Cyril Pedrosa

Best Graphic Album — Reprint

• Berlin Book 2: City of Smoke, by Jason Lutes
• Hellboy Library Edition, Vols. 1-2, by Mike Mignola
• Sam & Max Surfin’ the Highway Anniversary Edition HC, by Steve Purcell
• Skyscrapers of the Midwest, by Joshua W. Cotter
• The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite, deluxe edition, by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba

Best Archival Collection/Project — Strips

• The Complete Little Orphan Annie, by Harold Gray
• Explainers, by Jules Feiffer
• Little Nemo in Slumberland, Many More Splendid Sundays, by Winsor McCay
• Scorchy Smith and the Art of Noel Sickles
• Willie & Joe, by Bill Mauldin

Best Archival Collection/Project — Comic Books

• Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*!, by Art Spiegelman
• Creepy Archives, by Various
• Elektra Omnibus, by Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz
• Good-Bye, by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
• Herbie Archives, by “Sean O’Shea” (Richard E. Hughes) and Ogden Whitney

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

• Alan’s War, by Emmanuel Guibert
• Gus and His Gang, by Chris Blain
• The Last Musketeer, by Jason
• The Rabbi’s Cat 2, by Joann Sfar
• Tamara Drewe, by Posy Simmonds (Mariner/Houghton Mifflin)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material — Japan

• Cat Eyed Boy, by Kazuo Umezu
• Dororo, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
• Naoki Urasawa’s Monster, by Naoki Urasawa
• The Quest for the Missing Girl, by Jiro Taniguchi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
• Solanin, by Inio Asano

Best Writer

• Joe Hill, Lock & Key
• J. Michael Straczynski, Thor, The Twelve
• Mariko Tamaki, Skim
• Matt Wagner, Zorro; Madame Xanadu
• Bill Willingham, Fables, House of Mystery

Best Writer/Artist

• Rick Geary, A Treasury of XXth Century Murder: The Lindbergh Child; J. Edgar Hoover
• Emmanuel Guibert, Alan’s War
• Jason Lutes, Berlin
• Cyril Pedrosa, Three Shadows
• Nate Powell, Swallow Me Whole
• Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

• Gabriel Ba, The Umbrella Academy
• Mark Buckingham/Steve Leialoha, Fables
• Olivier Coipel/Mark Morales, Thor
• Guy Davis, BPRD
• Amy Reeder Hadley/Richard Friend, Madame Xanadu
• Jillian Tamaki, Skim

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist

• Lynda Barry, What It Is
• Eddie Campbell, The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard
• Enrico Casarosa, The Venice Chronicles
• Scott Morse, Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!
• Jill Thompson, Magic Trixie, Magic Trixie Sleeps Over

Best Cover Artist

• Gabriel Ba, Casanova; The Umbrella Academy
• Jo Chen, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Serenity; Runaways
• Amy Reeder Hadley, Madame Xanadu
• James Jean, Fables; The Umbrella Academy
• Matt Wagner, Zorro; Grendel: Behold the Devil

Best Coloring

• Steve Hamaker, Bone: Ghost Circles, Bone: Treasure Hunters
• Trish Mulvihill, Joker, 100 Bullets
• Val Staples, Criminal, Incognito
• Dave Stewart, Abe Sapien: The Drowning, BPRD, The Goon, Hellboy, Solomon Kane, The Umbrella Academy; Body Bags; Captain America: White
• Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #19

Best Lettering

• Faryl Dalrymple, Omega: The Unknown
• Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules!
• Scott Morse, Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!
• Nate Powell, Swallow Me Whole
• Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #19

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

• Comic Book Resources, produced by Jonah Weiland
• The Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth, Michael Dean, and Kristy Valenti
• The Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon and Jordan Raphael
• Comics Comics, edited by Timothy Hodler and Dan Nadel

Best Comics-Related Book

• Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front, by Todd DePastino
• Brush with Passion: The Art and Life of Dave Stevens, edited by Arnie and Cathy Fenner
• Drawing Words and Writing Pictures, by Jessica Abel and Matt Madden
• Kirby: King of Comics, by Mark Evanier
• The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America, by David Hajdu

Best Publication Design

• Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*!, designed by Art Spiegelman
• Comic Book Tattoo, designed by Tom Muller, art direction by Rantz Hoseley
• Hellboy Library Editions, designed by Cary Grazzini and Mike Mignola
• What It Is, designed by Lynda Barry
• Willie and Joe, designed by Jacob Covey

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