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 22.
Best Short Story

• “Bart on the Fourth of July,” by Peter Kuper
• “Batman, in Trick for the Scarecrow,” by Billy Tucci
• “Cinderella,” by Nick Spencer and Rodin Esquejo
• “Hamburgers for One,” by Frank Stockton
• “Little Red Riding Hood,” by Bryan Talbot and Camilla d’Errico
• “Post Mortem,” by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)

• The Cape, by Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramella, and Zack Howard
• Fables #100, by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, and others
• Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil, by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben
• Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom #1: “Sparrow,” by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
• Unknown Soldier #21: “A Gun in Africa,” by Joshua Dysart and Rick Veitch

Best Continuing Series

• Chew, by John Layman and Rob Guillory
• Echo, by Terry Moore
• Locke & Key, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
• Morning Glories, by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma
• Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa
• Scalped, by Jason Aaron and R. M. Guéra

Best Limited Series

• Baltimore: The Plague Ships, by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, and Ben Stenbeck
• Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love, by Chris Roberson and Shawn McManus
• Daytripper, by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá
• Joe the Barbarian, by Grant Morrison and Sean Murphy
• Stumptown, by Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth

Best New Series

• American Vampire, by Scott Snyder, Stephen King, and Rafael Albuquerque
• iZombie, by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred
• Marineman, by Ian Churchill
• Morning Glories, by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma
• Superboy, by Jeff Lemire and Pier Gallo

Best Publication for Kids

• Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean, by Sara Stewart Taylor and Ben Towle
• Amelia Rules!: True Things (Adults Don’t Want Kids to Know), by Jimmy Gownley
• Binky to the Rescue, by Ashley Spires
• Scratch9, by Rob M. Worley and Jason T. Kruse
• Tiny Titans, by Art Baltazar and Franco
• The Unsinkable Walker Bean, by Aaron Renier

Best Publication for Teens

• Ghostopolis, by Doug TenNapel
• Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, by Barry Deutsch
• Return of the Dapper Men, by Jim McCann and Janet Lee
• Smile, by Raina Telgemeier
• Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty, by G. Neri and Randy DuBurke

Best Humor Publication

• Afrodisiac, by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca
• Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book, by Ian Boothby, John Delaney, and Dan Davis
• Drinking at the Movies, by Julia Wertz
• I Thought You Would Be Funnier, by Shannon Wheeler
• Literature: Unsuccessfully Competing Against TV Since 1953, by Dave Kellett
• Prime Baby, by Gene Luen Yang

Best Anthology

• The Anthology Project, edited by Joy Ang and Nick Thornborrow
• Korea as Viewed by 12 Creators, edited by Nicolas Finet
• Liquid City, vol. 2, edited by Sonny Liew and Lim Cheng Tju
• Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, edited by Paul Morrissey and David Petersen
• Trickster: Native American Tales, edited by Matt Dembicki

Best Digital Comic

• Abominable Charles Christopher, by Karl Kerschl
• The Bean, by Travis Hanson
• Lackadaisy, by Tracy Butler
• Max Overacts, by Caanan Grall
• Zahra’s Paradise, by Amir and Khalil

Best Reality-Based Work

• It Was the War of the Trenches, by Jacques Tardi
• Picture This: The Nearsighted Monkey Book, by Lynda Barry
• Special Exits: A Graphic Memoir, by Joyce Farmer
• Treasury of XXth Century Murder: The Terrible Axe Man of New Orleans, by Rick Geary
• Two Generals, by Scott Chantler
• You’ll Never Know Book 2: Collateral Damage, by Carol Tyler

Best Graphic Album-New

• Elmer, by Gerry Alanguilan
• Finding Frank and His Friend: Previously Unpublished Work by Clarence ‘Otis’ Dooley, by Melvin Goodge
• Market Day, by James Sturm
• Return of the Dapper Men, by Jim McCann and Janet Lee
• Wilson, by Daniel Clowe

Best Graphic Album-Reprint

• The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects, by Mike Mignola
• Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites, by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson
• Motel Art Improvement Service, by Jason Little
• The Simpsons/Futurama Crossover Crisis, by Ian Boothby, James Lloyd, and Steve Steere Jr.
• Tumor, by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Noel Tuazon
• Wednesday Comics, edited by Mark Chiarello

Best Adaptation from Another Work

• Dante’s Divine Comedy, adapted by Seymour Chwast
• The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, adapted by Joann Sfar
• The Marvelous Land of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, adapted by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young
• 7 Billion Needles, vols. 1 and 2, adapted from Hal Clement’s Needle by Nobuaki Tadano
• Silverfin: A James Bond Adventure, adapted by Charlie Higson and Kev Walker

Best Archival Collection/Project-Strips

• Archie: The Complete Daily Newspaper Strips, 1946–1948, by Bob Montana, edited by Greg Goldstein
• 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective, by G. B. Trudeau
• George Heriman’s Krazy Kat: A Celebration of Sundays, edited by Patrick McDonnell and Peter Maresca
• Polly and Her Pals Complete Sunday Comics, vol. 1, by Cliff Sterrett, edited by Dean Mullaney
• Roy Crane’s Captain Easy, vol. 1, edited by Rick Norwood

Best Archival Collection/Project-Comic Books

• Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier
• The Horror! The Horror! Comic Books the Government Didn’t Want You to Read!, edited by Jim Trombetta
• The Incal Classic Collection, by Alexandro Jodorowsky and Moebius
• Lynd Ward: Six Novels in Woodcuts, edited by Art Spiegelman
• Thirteen “Going on Eighteen”, by John Stanley

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

• It Was the War of the Trenches, by Jacques Tardi
• The Killer: Modus Vivendi, by Matz and Luc Jacamon
• King of the Flies, Book One: Hallorave, by Mezzo and Pirus
• The Littlest Pirate King, by David B. and Pierre Mac Orlan
• Salvatore, by Nicolas De Crécy

Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia

• Ayako, by Osamu Tezuka
• Bunny Drop, by Yumi Unita
• A Drunken Dream and Other Stories, by Moto Hagio
• House of Five Leaves, by Natsume Ono
• Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa

Best Writer

• Ian Boothby, Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book; Futurama Comics #47–50; Simpsons Comics #162, 168; Simpsons Super Spectacular #11–12
• Joe Hill, Locke & Key
• John Layman, Chew
• Jim McCann, Return of the Dapper Men
• Nick Spencer, Morning Glories, Shuddertown, Forgetless, Existence 3.0

Best Writer/Artist

• Dan Clowes, Wilson
• Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit
• Joe Kubert, Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965
• Terry Moore, Echo
• James Sturm, Market Day
• Naoki Urasawa, Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

• Richard Corben, Hellboy
• Stephen DeStefano, Lucky in Love Book One: A Poor Man’s Story
• Rob Guillory, Chew
• Gabriel Rodriguez, Locke & Key
• Skottie Young, The Marvelous Land of Oz

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)

• Lynda Barry, Picture This: The Nearsighted Monkey Book
• Brecht Evens, The Wrong Place
• Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad
• Janet Lee, Return of the Dapper Men
• Eric Liberge, On the Odd Hours
• Carol Tyler, You’ll Never Know Book 2: Collateral Damage

Best Cover Artist

• Rodin Esquejo, Morning Glories
• Dave Johnson, Abe Sapien: The Abyssal Plain, Unknown Soldier, Punisher/Max, Deadpool
• Mike Mignola, Hellboy, Baltimore: The Plague Ships
• David Petersen, Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard
• Yuko Shimizu, The Unwritten

Best Coloring

• Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules!: True Things (Adults Don’t Want Kids to Know), Amelia Rules!: The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular, by Jimmy Gownley
• Metaphrog (Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers), Louis: Night Salad
• Dave Stewart, Hellboy, BPRD, Baltimore, Let Me In, Detective Comics, Neil Young’s Greendale, Daytripper, Joe the Barbarian
• Hilary Sycamore, City of Spies, Resistance, Booth, Brain Camp, Solomon’s Thieves
• Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library 20: Lint

Best Lettering

• Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit
• Dan Clowes, Wilson
• Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules!: True Things (Adults Don’t Want Kids to Know), Amelia Rules!: The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular, by Jimmy Gownley
• Todd Klein, Fables, The Unwritten, Joe the Barbarian, iZombie, Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom, SHIELD, Driver for the Dead
• Doug TenNapel, Ghostopolis
• Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library 20: Lint

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

• Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas
• The Beat, produced by Heidi MacDonald
• ComicBookResources, produced by Jonah Weiland
• ComicsAlliance, produced by Laura Hudson
• The Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon
• USA Today Comics Section, by Life Section Entertainment Editor Dennis Moore; Comics Section Lead, John Geddes

Best Comics-Related Book

• Doonesbury and the Art of G. B. Trudeau, by Brian Walker
• Fire and Water: Bill Everett, the Sub-Mariner, and the Birth of Marvel Comics, by Blake Bell
• The Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen, by Denis Kitchen and Charles Brownstein, edited by John Lind and Diana Schutz
• Shazam! The Golden Age of the World’s Mightiest Mortal, by Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear
• 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking, by Paul Levitz

Best Publication Design

• Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer Artist’s Edition, designed by Randall Dahlk
• Polly and Her Pals Complete Sunday Comics, vol. 1, designed by Lorraine Turner and Dean Mullaney
• Return of the Dapper Men, designed by Todd Klein
• 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking, designed by Josh Baker
• Two Generals, designed by Jennifer Lum

Hall of Fame
Judges’ Choices:

• Ernie Bushmiller
• Jack Jackson
• Martin Nodell
• Lynd Ward

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