The nominations for the Eisner Awards, given for excellence in comic books, have been announced. The awards will be presented at Comic-Con International in San Diego.
Best Short Story
- “The Comics Wedding of the Century,” by Simon Hanselmann, in We Told You So: Comics as Art
- “The Dark Nothing,” by Jordan Crane, in Uptight #5
- “Good Boy,” by Tom King and David Finch, in Batman Annual #1
- “Monday,” by W. Maxwell Prince and John Amor, in One Week in the Library
- “Mostly Saturn,” by Michael DeForge, in Island Magazine #8
- “Shrine of the Monkey God!” by Kim Deitch, in Kramers Ergot 9
Best Single Issue/One-Shot
- Babybel Wax Bodysuit, by Eric Kostiuk Williams
- Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson
- Blammo #9, by Noah Van Sciver
- Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
- Sir Alfred #3, by Tim Hensley
- Your Black Friend, by Ben Passmore
Best Continuing Series
- Astro City, by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson
- Kill or Be Killed, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
- The Mighty Thor, by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman
- Paper Girls, by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang
- Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Best Limited Series
- Archangel, by William Gibson, Michael St. John Smith, Butch Guice, and Tom Palmer
- Briggs Land, by Brian Wood and Mack Chater
- Han Solo, by Marjorie Liu and Mark Brooks
- Kim and Kim, by Magdalene Visaggio and Eva Cabrera
- The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta
- We Stand on Guard, by Brian K. Vaughan and Steve Skroce
Best New Series
- Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston
- Clean Room, by Gail Simone and Jon Davis-Hunt
- Deathstroke: Rebirth, by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, et al.
- Faith, by Jody Houser, Pere Pérez, and Marguerite Sauvage
- Mockingbird, by Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemczyk
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)
- Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World, by James Sturm
- Burt’s Way Home, by John Martz
- The Creeps, Book 2: The Trolls Will Feast!, by Chris Schweizer
- I’m Grumpy (My First Comics), by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
- Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton
Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)
- The Drawing Lesson, by Mark Crilley
- Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier
- Hilda and the Stone Forest, by Luke Pearson
- Rikki, adapted by Norm Harper and Matthew Foltz-Gray
- Science Comics: Dinosaurs, by MK Reed and Joe Flood
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
- Bad Machinery, vol. 5: The Case of the Fire Inside, by John Allison
- Batgirl, by Hope Larson and Rafael Albuquerque
- Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm
- Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
- Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars, by Jessica Abel
- The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson
Best Humor Publication
- The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp, by Lee Marrs
- Hot Dog Taste Test, by Lisa Hanawalt
- Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm
- Man, I Hate Cursive, by Jim Benton
- Yuge! 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump, by G. B. Trudeau
Best Anthology
- Baltic Comics Anthology š! #26: dADa, edited by David Schilter and Sanita Muizniece
- Island Magazine, edited by Brandon Graham and Emma Rios
- Kramers Ergot 9, edited by Sammy Harkham
- Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists, edited by Santiago Garcia
Best Reality-Based Work
- Dark Night: A True Batman Story, by Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso
- Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo, by Sandrine Revel
- March (Book Three), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
- Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir, by Tom Hart
- Tetris: The Games People Play, by Box Brown
Best Graphic Album—New
- The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew
- Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash, by Dave McKean
- Exits, by Daryl Seitchik
- Mooncop, by Tom Gauld
- Patience, by Daniel Clowes
- Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, by Jill Thompson
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
- Demon, by Jason Shiga
- Incomplete Works, by Dylan Horrocks
- Last Look, by Charles Burns
- Meat Cake Bible, by Dame Darcy
- Megg and Mog in Amsterdam and Other Stories, by Simon Hanselmann
- She’s Not into Poetry, by Tom Hart
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
- Equinoxes, by Cyril Pedrosa, translated by Joe Johnson
- Irmina, by Barbara Yelin, translated by Michael Waaler
- Love: The Lion, by Frédéric Brémaud and Federico Bertolucci
- Moebius Library: The World of Edena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al.
- Wrinkles, by Paco Roca, translated by Erica Mena
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
- The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew
- Goodnight Punpun, vols. 1–4, by Inio Asano, translated by JN Productions
- orange: The Complete Collection, vols. 1–2, by Ichigo Takano, translated by Amber Tamosaitis, adaptation by Shannon Fay
- The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, by Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions, translated by Frederik L. Schodt
- Princess Jellyfish, vols. 1–3 by Akiko Higashimura, translated by Sarah Alys Lindholm
- Wandering Island, vol. 1, by Kenji Tsuruta, translated by Dana Lewis
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)
- Almost Completely Baxter: New and Selected Blurtings, by Glen Baxter
- Barnaby, vol. 3, by Crockett Johnson, edited by Philip Nel and Eric Reynolds
- Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca
- The Realist Cartoons, edited by Paul Krassner and Ethan Persoff
- Walt & Skeezix 1931–1932, by Frank King, edited by Jeet Heer and Chris Ware
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)
- The Complete Neat Stuff, by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds
- The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, edited by Trina Robbins
- Fables and Funnies, by Walt Kelly, compiled by David W. Tosh
- Trump: The Complete Collection, by Harvey Kurtzman et al., edited by Denis Kitchen and John Lind
- U.S.S. Stevens: The Collected Stories, by Sam Glanzman, edited by Drew Ford
Best Writer
- Ed Brubaker, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet
- Kurt Busiek, Astro City
- Chelsea Cain, Mockingbird
- Max Landis, Green Valley; Superman: American Alien
- Jeff Lemire, Black Hammer; Descender, Plutona; Bloodshot Reborn
- Brian K. Vaughan, Paper Girls, Saga, We Stand On Guard
Best Writer/Artist
- Jessica Abel, Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars
- Box Brown, Tetris: The Games People Play
- Tom Gauld, Mooncop
- Tom Hart, Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir
- Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
- Mark Brooks, Han Solo
- Dan Mora, Klaus
- Greg Ruth, Indeh
- Francois Schuiten, The Theory of the Grain of Sand
- Fiona Staples, Saga
- Brian Stelfreeze, Black Panther
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
- Federico Bertolucci, Love: The Lion
- Brecht Evens, Panther
- Manuele Fior, 5,000 km per Second
- Dave McKean, Black Dog
- Sana Takeda, Monstress
- Jill Thompson, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon; Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In
Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)
- Mike Del Mundo, Avengers, Carnage, Mosaic, The Vision
- David Mack, Abe Sapien, BPRD Hell on Earth, Fight Club 2, Hellboy and the BPRD 1953
- Sean Phillips, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed
- Fiona Staples, Saga
- Sana Takeda, Monstress
Best Coloring
- Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Green Valley
- Elizabeth Breitweiser, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet; Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta
- Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
- Laura Martin, Wonder Woman; Ragnorak; Black Panther
- Matt Wilson, Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine; Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord
Best Lettering
- Dan Clowes, Patience
- Brecht Evens, Panther
- Tom Gauld, Mooncop
- Nick Hayes, Woody Guthrie
- Todd Klein, Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer; Black Hammer
- Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
- The A.V. Club comics coverage, including Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by Oliver Sava et al.
- Comic Riffs blog, by Michael Cavna
- Critical Chips, edited by Zainab Akhtar
- PanelPatter.com, edited by Rob McMonigal
- WomenWriteAboutComics.com, edited by Megan Purdy and Claire Napier
Best Comics-Related Book
- blanc et noir: takeshi obata illustrations, by Takeshi Obata
- Ditko Unleashed: An American Hero, by Florentino Flórez and Frédéric Manzano
- Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand
- The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood, vol. 1, edited by Bhob Stewart and J. Michael Catron
- More Heroes of the Comics, by Drew Friedman
Best Academic/Scholarly Work
- Brighter Than You Think: Ten Short Works by Alan Moore, with essays by Marc Sobel
- Forging the Past: Set and the Art of Memory, by Daniel Marrone
- Frank Miller’s Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism, by Paul Young
- Pioneering Cartoonists of Color, by Tim Jackson
- Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocca
Best Publication Design
- The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew
- The Complete Wimmin’s Comix, designed by Keeli McCarthy
- Frank in the Third Dimension, designed by Jacob Covey, 3D conversions by Charles Barnard
- The Realist Cartoons, designed by Jacob Covey
- Si Lewen’s Parade: An Artist’s Odyssey, designed by Art Spiegelman
Best Webcomic
- Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla
- Deja Brew, by Teneka Stotts and Sarah DuVall
- Jaeger, by Ibrahim Moustafa
- The Middle Age, by Steve Conley
- On Beauty, by Christina Tran
Best Digital Comic
- Bandette,by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover
- Edison Rex, by Chris Roberson and Dennis Culver
- Helm, by Jehanzeb Hasan and Mauricio Caballero
- On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden
- Universe!,by Albert Monteys
Hall of Fame Inducteed
(all four will be inducted)
- Milt Gross
- H.G. Peters
- Antonio Prohías
- Dori Seda
For more information…