July 19, 2019
Your 2019 Eisner Awards Winners
Lot of
Tom King, a modicum of
Jen Wang, and a lengthy ceremony. Congratulations to everyone. Winners in Bold.
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BEST SHORT STORY
* "Get Naked in Barcelona," by Steven T. Seagle and Emei Olivia Burrell, inÂ
Get Naked (Image)
* "The Ghastlygun Tinies," by Matt Cohen and Marc Palm, inÂ
MADÂ magazine #4 (DC)
* "Here I Am," by Shaun Tan, inÂ
I Feel Machine (SelfMadeHero)
* "
Life During Interesting Times," by Mike Dawson (
The Nib)
* "Supply Chains," by Peter and Maria Hoey, inÂ
Coin-Op #7 (Coin-Op Books>
* "The Talk of the Saints," by Tom King and Jason Fabok, in Swamp Thing Winter Special(DC)
*****
BEST SINGLE ISSUE/ONE-SHOT
*
Beneath the Dead Oak Tree, Emily Carroll (ShortBox)
*
Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise, Jeff Lemire and Emi Lenox (Dark Horse)
*
No Better Words, Carolyn Nowak (Silver Sprocket)
* Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #310, by Chip Zdarsky (Marvel)
*
The Terrible Elisabeth Dumn Against the Devils In Suits, Arabson, translated by James Robinson (IHQ Studio/ Image)
*****
BEST CONTINUING SERIES
*
Batman, Tom King
et al. (DC)
*
Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, and Rich Tommaso (Dark Horse)
*
Gasolina, Sean Mackiewicz and Niko Walter (Skybound/Image)
*
Giant Days, John Allison, Max Sarin, and Julaa Madrigal (BOOM! Box)
*
The Immortal Hulk, Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, and Ruy José (Marvel)
*
Runaways, Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka (Marvel)
*****
BEST LIMITED SERIES
*
Batman: White Knight, Sean Murphy (DC)
*
Eternity Girl, Magdalene Visaggio and Sonny Liew (Vertigo/DC)
*
Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, Mark Russell, Mike Feehan, and Mark Morales (DC)
* Mister Miracle, Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC)
*
X-Men: Grand Design: Second Genesis, Ed Piskor (Marvel)
*****
BEST NEW SERIES
*
Bitter Root, David Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Green (Image)
*
Crowded, Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein, and Ted Brandt (Image)
* Gideon Falls, Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino (Image)
*
Isola, Brenden Fletcher and Karl Kerschl (Image)
*
Man-Eaters, Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemczyk (Image)
*
Skyward, Joe Henderson and Lee Garbett (Image)
*****
BEST PUBLICATION FOR EARLY READERS (UP TO AGE 8)
* Johnny Boo and the Ice Cream Computer, James Kochalka (Top Shelf/IDW)
*
Petals, by Gustavo Borges (KaBOOM!)
*
Peter & Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths, Graham Annable (First Second)
*
This Is a Taco! By Andrew Cangelose and Josh Shipley (CubHouse/Lion Forge)
*
Tiger Vs. Nightmare, Emily Tetri (First Second)
*****
BEST PUBLICATION FOR KIDS AGES 9-12
*
Aquicorn Cove, Katie O'Neill (Oni)
*
Be Prepared, Vera Brosgol (First Second)
*
The Cardboard Kingdom, Chad Sell (Knopf/Random House Children's Books)
*
Crush, Svetlana Chmakova (JY/Yen Press)
* The Divided Earth, Faith Erin Hicks (First Second)
*****
BEST PUBLICATION FOR TENS (AGES 13-17)
*
All Summer Long, Hope Larson (Farrar Straus Giroux)
*
Gumballs, by Erin Nations (Top Shelf/IDW)
*
Middlewest, Skottie Young and Jorge Corona (Image)
*
Norroway, Book One: The Black Bull of Norroway, Cat Seaton and Kit Seaton (Image)
* The Prince and the Dressmaker, Jen Wang (First Second)
*
Watersnakes, Tony Sandoval, translated by Lucas Marangon (Magnetic/Lion Forge)
*****
BEST HUMOR PUBLICATION
*
Get Naked, Steven T. Seagle et al. (Image)
* Giant Days, John Allison, Max Sarin, and Julia Madrigal (BOOM! Box)
*
MADÂ magazine, edited by Bill Morrison (DC)
*
A Perfect Failure: Fanta Bukowski 3, Noah Van Sciver (Fantagraphics)
*
Woman World, Aminder Dhaliwal (Drawn & Quarterly)
*****
BEST ANTHOLOGY
*
Femme Magnifique: 50 Magnificent Women Who Changed the World, edited by Shelly Bond (Black Crown/IDW)
* Puerto Rico Strong, edited by Marco Lopez, Desiree Rodriguez, Hazel Newlevant, Derek Ruiz, and Neil Schwartz (Lion Forge)
*
Twisted Romance, edited by Alex de Campi (Image)
*
Where We Live: A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas, edited by Will Dennis, curated by J. H. Williams III and Wendy Wright-Williams (Image)
*****
BEST REALITY-BASED WORK
*
All the Answers: A Graphic Memoir, Michael Kupperman (Gallery 13)
*
All the Sad Songs, Summer Pierre (Retrofit/Big Planet)
* Is This Guy For Real? The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, Box Brown (First Second)
*
Monk! by Youssef Daoudi (First Second)
*
One Dirty Tree, Noah Van Sciver (Uncivilized Books)
*****
Best Graphic Album -- New
*
Bad Girls, Alex de Campi and Victor Santos (Gallery 13)
*
Come Again, Nate Powell (Top Shelf/IDW)
*
Green Lantern: Earth One Vol. 1, Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman (DC)
*
Homunculus, Joe Sparrow (ShortBox)
* My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies, Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
*
Sabrina, Nick Drnaso (Drawn & Quarterly)
*****
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM -- REPRINT
*
Berlin, Jason Lutes (Drawn & Quarterly)
*
Girl Town, by Carolyn Nowak (Top Shelf/IDW)
*
Upgrade Soul, Ezra Claytan Daniels (Lion Forge)
* The Vision Hardcover, Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta, and Michael Walsh (Marvel)
*
Young Frances, Hartley Lin (AdHouse Books)
*****
BEST ADAPTATION FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM
*
Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation, adapted by Ari Folman and David Polonsky (Pantheon)
* "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, in Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, adapted by Junji Ito, translated by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
*
Out in the Open by Jesus Carraso, adapted by Javi Rey, translated by Lawrence Schimel (SelfMadeHero)
*
Speak: The Graphic Novel, Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll (Farrar Straus Giroux)
*
To Build a Fire: Based on Jack London's Classic Story, Chabouté (Gallery 13)
*****
BEST US EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL MATERIAL
* About Betty's Boob, Vero Cazot and Julie Rocheleau, translated by Edward Gauvin (Archaia/BOOM!)
* Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World, Pénélope Bagieu (First Second)
* Herakles Book One, Edouard Cour, translated by Jeremy Melloul (Magnetic/Lion Forge)
* Niourk, Stefan Wul and Olivier Vatine, translated by Brandon Kander and Diana Schutz (Dark Horse)
* A Sea of Love, Wilfrid Lupano and Grégory Panaccione (Magnetic/Lion Forge)
*****
Best U.S. Edition of International Material -- Asia
* Abara: Complete Deluxe Edition, Tsutomu Nihei, translated by Sheldon Drzka (VIZ Media)
* Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, Inio Asano, translated by John Werry (VIZ Media)
* Laid-Back Camp, Afro, translated by Amber Tamosaitis (Yen Press)
* My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder, Nie Jun, translated by Edward Gauvin (Graphic Universe/Lerner)
* Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Akiko Higashimura (Kodansha)
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BEST ARCHIVAL COLLLECTION/PROJECT -- STRIPS
* Pogo, Volume Five: Out of This World At Home, Walt Kelly, edited by Mark Evanier and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
* Sky Masters of the Space Force: The Complete Sunday Strips in Color (1959–1960), Jack Kirby, Wally Wood et al., edited by Ferran Delgado (Amigo Comics)
* Star Wars: Classic Newspaper Strips, vol. 3, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson, edited by Dean Mullaney (Library of American Comics/IDW
* The Temple of Silence: Forgotten Words and Worlds of Herbert Crowley, Justin Duerr (Beehive Books
* Thimble Theatre and the Pre-Popeye Comics of E. C. Segar, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)
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BEST ARCHIVAL COLLECTION/PROJECT -- COMIC BOOKS
* Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman Deluxe Edition, edited by Paul Levitz (DC)
* Bill Sienkiewicz's Mutants and Moon Knights... And Assassins... Artifact Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
* Dirty Plotte: The Complete Julie Doucet (Drawn & Quarterly)
* Madman Quarter Century Shindig, Mike Allred, edited by Chris Ryall (IDW)
* Terry Moore's Strangers in Paradise Gallery Edition, edited by Joseph Melchior and Bob Chapman (Abstract Studio/Graphitti Designs)
* Will Eisner's A Contract with God: Curator's Collection, edited by John Lind (Kitchen Sink/Dark Horse)
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BEST WRITER
* Alex de Campi,Â
Bad Girls (Gallery 13);Â
Twisted Romance (Image)
* Tom King, Batman, Mister Miracle, Heroes in Crisis, Swamp Thing Winter Special (DC)
* Jeff Lemire,Â
Black Hammer: Age of Doom,Â
Doctor Star & the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows,
Quantum Age (Dark Horse);Â
Descender,
Gideon Falls,
Royal City (Image)
* Mark Russell,Â
Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles,
Green Lantern/
Huckleberry Hound,
Lex Luthor/
Porky Pig (DC);Â
Lone Ranger (Dynamite)
* Kelly Thompson,Â
Nancy Drew (Dynamite);Â
Hawkeye,
Jessica Jones,
Mr. & Mrs. X,
Rogue & Gambit,
Uncanny X-Men,
West Coast Avengers (Marvel)
* Chip Zdarsky,Â
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man,
Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel)
*****
BEST WRITER/ARTIST
* Sophie Campbell,Â
Wet Moon (Oni)
* Nick Drnaso,Â
Sabrina (Drawn & Quarterly)
* David Lapham,Â
Lodger (Black Crown/IDW);Â
Stray Bullets (Image)
* Nate Powell,Â
Come Again (Top Shelf/IDW)
* Tony Sandoval,Â
Watersnakes (Magnetic/Lion Forge)
* Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker (First Second)
*****
BEST PENCILLER/INKER OR PENCILLER/INKER TEAM
* Matias Bergara,Â
Coda (BOOM!)
* Mitch Gerads, Mister Miracle (DC)
* Karl Kerschl,Â
Isola (Image)
* Sonny Liew,Â
Eternity Girl (Vertigo/DC)
* Sean Phillips,Â
Kill or Be Killed,
My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies (Image)
* Yanick Paquette,Â
Wonder Woman Earth One, vol. 2 (DC)
*****
BEST PAINTER/MULTIMEDI ARTIST (INTERIOR ART)
* Lee Bermejo,
Batman: Damned (DC)
* Carita Lupatelli,Â
Izuna Book 2Â (Humanoids)
* Dustin Nguyen, Descender (Image)
* Gregory Panaccione,Â
A Sea of Love (Magnetic/Lion Forge)
* Tony Sandoval,Â
Watersnakes (Magnetic/Lion Forge)
*****
BEST COVER ARTIST (FOR MULTIPLE COVERS)
*
Jen Bartel, Blackbird (Image); Submerged (Vault)
* Nick Derington,Â
Mister Miracle (DC)
* Karl Kerschl,Â
Isola (Image)
* Joshua Middleton,
Batgirl andÂ
Aquaman variants (DC)
* Julian Tedesco,Â
Hawkeye,
Life of Captain Marvel (Marvel)
*****
BEST COLORING
* Jordie Bellaire,
Batgirl,
Batman (DC);
The Divided Earth (First Second);
Days of Hate,
Dead Hand,
Head Lopper,
Redlands (Image);
Shuri,
Doctor Strange (Marvel)
* Tamra Bonvillain,
Alien 3Â (Dark Horse);
Batman,
Doom Patrol (DC);
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,
Multiple Man (Marvel)
* Nathan Fairbairn,
Batman,
Batgirl,
Birds of Prey,
Wonder Woman Earth One, Vol. 2 (DC);
Die!Die!Die! (Image)
* Matt Hollingsworth,
Batman: White Knight (DC):
Seven to Eternity,
Wytches (Image)
*
Matt Wilson, Black Cloud, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); The Mighty Thor, Runaways(Marvel)
*****
BEST LETTERING
* David Aja,
Seeds (Berger Books/Dark Horse)
* Jim Campbell,
Breathless,
Calexit,
Gravetrancers,
Snap Flash Hustle,
Survival Fetish,
The Wilds (Black Mask);
Abbott,
Alice: Dream to Dream,
Black Badge,
Clueless,
Coda,
Fence,
Firefly,
Giant Days,
Grass Kings,
Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass,
Low Road West Sparrowhawk (BOOM);
Angelic (Image);
Wasted Space (Vault)
* Alex de Campi,
Bad Girls (Gallery 13);
Twisted Romance (Image)
* Jared Fletcher,
Batman: Damned (DC);
The Gravediggers Union,
Moonshine,
Paper Girls,
Southern Bastards (Image)
* Todd Klein -- Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Neil Gaiman's A Study in Emerald (Dark Horse); Batman: White Night (DC); Eternity Girl, Books of Magic (Vertigo/DC); The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest (Top Shelf/IDW)
*****
BEST COMICS-RELATED PERIODICL/JOURNALISM
* Back Issue, edited by Michael Eury (TwoMorrows) (tie)
*
The Columbus Scribbler, edited by Brian Canini, columbusscribbler.com
*
Comicosity, edited by Aaron Long and Matt Santori,  www.comicosity.com
*
LAAB Magazine #0: Dark Matter, edited by Ronald Wimberley and Josh O'Neill (Beehive Books)
* PanelxPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, panelxpanel.com
*****
BEST COMIC-RELATED BOOK
*
Comic Book Implosion: An Oral History of DC Comics Circa 1978, Keith Dallas and John Wells (TwoMorrows)
* Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists, Martha H. Kennedy (University Press of Mississippi)
*
The League of Regrettable Sidekicks, Jon Morris (Quirk Books)
*
Mike Grell: Life Is Drawing Without an Eraser, Dewey Cassell with Jeff Messer (TwoMorrows)
*
Yoshitaka Amano: The Illustrated Biography -- Beyond the Fantasy, Florent Gorges, translated by Laure Dupont and Annie Gullion (Dark Horse)
*****
BEST ACADEMIC/SCHOLARY WORK
*
Between Pen and Pixel: Comics, Materiality, and the Book of the Future, Aaron Kashtan (Ohio State University Press)
*
Breaking the Frames: Populism and Prestige in Comics Studies, Marc Singer (University of Texas Press)
*
The Goat-Getters: Jack Johnson, the Fight of the Century, and How a Bunch of Raucous Cartoonists Reinvented Comics, Eddie Campbell (Library of American Comics/IDW/Ohio State University Press)
*
Incorrigibles and Innocents, Lara Saguisag (Rutgers Univeristy Press)
* Sweet Little Cunt: The Graphic Work of Julie Doucet, Anne Elizabeth Moore (Uncivilized Books)
*****
BEST PUBLICATION DESIGN
*
A Sea of Love, designed by Wilfrid Lupano, Grégory Panaccione, and Mike Kennedy (Magnetic/Lion Forge)
*
The Stan Lee Story Collector's Edition, designed by Josh Baker (Taschen)
*
The Temple of Silence: Forgotten Worlds of Herbert Crowley, designed by Paul Kepple and Max Vandenberg (Beehive Books)
*
Terry Moore's Strangers in Paradise Gallery Edition, designed by Josh Beatman/Brainchild Studios/NYC (Abstract Studio/Graphitti Designs)
* Will Eisner's A Contract with God: Curator's Collection, designed by John Lind (Kitchen Sink/Dark Horse)
*****
BEST DIGITAL COMIC
*
Aztec Empire, Paul Guinan, Anina Bennett, and David Hahn.
*
The Fuhrer and the Tramp, Sean McArdle, Jon Judy, and Dexter Wee.
*
The Journey, Pablo Leon (Rewire).
*
The Stone King, Kel McDonald and Tyler Crook (comiXology Originals).
* Umami, Ken Niimura (Panel Syndicate).
*****
BEST WEBCOMIC
* The Contradictions, Sophie Yanow. (WEBTOON).
*
Lavender Jack, Dan Schkade. (WEBTOON).
*
Lore Olympus, Rachel Smythe. Let's Play, Mongie. (WEBTOON).
*
Tiger, Tiger, Petra Erika Nordlund. (Hiveworks).
*****
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