April 22, 2015
Your 2015 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominations
I'll write something that's like a respectable news story when I get the rest of this formatted, but there's no reason you should wait. Congratulations to all nominees. You can see their PR
here.
Best Short Story
* Beginning's End, Rina Ayuyang, muthamagazine.com
* Corpse on the Imjin! by Peter Kuper, in
Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World (Simon & Schuster)
* Rule Number One, Lee Bermejo, in
Batman Black And White #3 (DC)
* The Sound of One Hand Clapping, Max Landis & Jock, in
Adventures of Superman #14 (DC)
* When the Darkness Presses, Emily Carroll, self-published http://emcarroll.com/comics/darkness/
*****
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
*
Astro City #16: Wish I May by Kurt Busiek & Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC)
*
Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers, Evan Dorkin & Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)
*
Madman in Your Face 3D Special, Mike Allred (Image)
*
Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration #1 (Marvel)
*
The Multiversity: Pax Americana #1, Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely (DC)
*****
Best Continuing Series
*
Astro City, Kurt Busiek & Brent Anderson (Vertigo)
*
Bandette, Paul Tobin & Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain)
*
Hawkeye, Matt Fraction & David Aja (Marvel)
*
Saga, Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (Image)
*
Southern Bastards, Jason Aaron & Jason Latour (Image)
*
The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, & Stefano Gaudiano (Image/Skybound)
*****
Best Limited Series
*
Daredevil: Road Warrior, Mark Waid & Peter Krause (Marvel Infinite Comics)
*
Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, Eric Shanower & Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
*
The Multiversity, Grant Morrison et al. (DC)
*
The Private Eye, Brian K. Vaughan & Marcos Martin (Panel Syndicate)
*
The Sandman: Overture, Neil Gaiman & J. H. Williams III (Vertigo/DC)
Best New Series
*
The Fade Out, Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips (Image)
*
Lumberjanes, Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, & Brooke A. Allen (BOOM! Box)
*
Ms. Marvel, G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona (Marvel)
*
Rocket Raccoon, Skottie Young (Marvel)
*
The Wicked + The Divine, Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie (Image)
*****
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7)
*
BirdCatDog, Lee Nordling & Meritxell Bosch (Lerner/Graphic Universe)
*
A Cat Named Tim And Other Stories, John Martz (Koyama Press)
*
Hello Kitty, Hello 40: A Celebration in 40 Stories, edited by Traci N. Todd & Elizabeth Kawasaki (VIZ)
*
Mermin, Book Three: Deep Dives, Joey Weiser (Oni)
*
The Zoo Box, Ariel Cohn & Aron Nels Steinke (First Second)
*****
Best Publication for Kids (ages 8-12)
*
Batman Li'l Gotham, vol. 2, Derek Fridolfs & Dustin Nguyen (DC)
*
El Deafo, Cece Bell (Amulet/Abrams)
*
I Was the Cat, Paul Tobin & Benjamin Dewey (Oni)
*
Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, Eric Shanower & Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
*
Tiny Titans: Return to the Treehouse, Art Baltazar & Franco (DC)
*****
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
*
Doomboy, Tony Sandoval (Magnetic Press)
*
The Dumbest Idea Ever, Jimmy Gownley (Graphix/Scholastic)
*
Lumberjanes, Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, & Brooke A. Allen (BOOM! Box)
*
Meteor Men, Jeff Parker & Sandy Jarrell (Oni)
*
The Shadow Hero, Gene Luen Yang & Sonny Liew (First Second)
*
The Wrenchies, Farel Dalrymple (First Second)
*****
Best Humor Publication
*
The Complete Cul de Sac, Richard Thompson (Andrews McMeel)
*
Dog Butts and Love. And Stuff Like That. And Cats. by Jim Benton (NBM)
*
Groo vs. Conan, Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier, & Tom Yeates (Dark Horse)
*
Rocket Raccoon, Skottie Young (Marvel)
*
Superior Foes of Spider-Man, Nick Spencer & Steve Lieber (Marvel)
*****
Best Digital/Web Comic
*
Bandette, Paul Tobin & Colleen Coover, Monkeybrain/comiXology.com
*
Failing Sky by Dax Tran-Caffee, http://failingsky.com
*
The Last Mechanical Monster, Brian Fies, http://lastmechanicalmonster.blogspot.com
*
Nimona, Noelle Stephenson, http://gingerhaze.com/nimona/comic
*
The Private Eye by Brian Vaughan & Marcos Martin http://panelsyndicate.com/Â
*****
Best Anthology
*
In the Dark: A Horror Anthology, edited by Rachel Deering (Tiny Behemoth Press/IDW)
*
Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, edited by Josh O'Neill, Andrew Carl, & Chris Stevens (Locust Moon)
*
Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It, edited by Anne Ishii, Chip Kidd, & Graham Kolbeins (Fantagraphics)
*
Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World, edited by Monte Beauchamp (Simon & Schuster)
*
To End All Wars: The Graphic Anthology of The First World War, edited by Jonathan Clode & John Stuart Clark (Soaring Penguin)
*****
Best Reality-Based Work
*
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast (Bloomsbury)
*
Dragon's Breath and Other True Stories, MariNaomi (2d Cloud/Uncivilized Books)
*
El Deafo by Cece Bell (Amulet/Abrams)
*
Hip Hop Family Tree, vol. 2, Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics)
*
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood, Nathan Hale (Abrams)
*
To End All Wars: The Graphic Anthology of The First World War, edited by Jonathan Clode & John Stuart Clark (Soaring Penguin)
*****
Best Graphic Album -- New
*
The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil, Stephen Collins (Picador)
*
Here, Richard McGuire (Pantheon)
*
Kill My Mother, Jules Feiffer (Liveright)
*
The Motherless Oven, Rob Davis (SelfMadeHero)
*
Seconds, Bryan Lee O'Malley (Ballantine Books)
*
This One Summer, Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki (First Second)
*****
Best Graphic Album -- Reprint
*
Dave Dorman's Wasted Lands Omnibus (Magnetic Press)
*
How to Be Happy, Eleanor Davis (Fantagraphics)
*
Jim, Jim Woodring (Fantagraphics)
*
Sock Monkey Treasury, Tony Millionaire (Fantagraphics)
*
Through the Woods, Emily Carroll (McElderry Books)
*****
Best Archival Collection/Project -- Strips (at least 20 years old)
*
Winsor McCay's Complete Little Nemo, edited by Alexander Braun (TASCHEN)
*
Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan: The Sunday Comics, 1933-1935, Hal Foster, edited by Brendan Wright (Dark Horse)
*
Moomin: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition, Tove Jansson, edited by Tom Devlin (Drawn & Quarterly)
*
Pogo, vol. 3: Evidence to the Contrary, Walt Kelly, edited by Carolyn Kelly & Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
*
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, vols. 5-6, Floyd Gottfredson, edited by David Gerstein & Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
*****
Best Archival Collection/Project -- Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)
*
The Complete ZAP Comix Box Set, edited by Gary Groth, with Mike Catron (Fantagraphics)
*
Steranko Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artist's Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
*
Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Trail of the Unicorn, Carl Barks, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
*
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Son of the Son, Don Rosa, edited by David Gerstein (Fantagraphics)
*
Walt Kelly's Pogo: The Complete Dell Comics, vols. 1-2, edited by Daniel Herman (Hermes)
*
Witzend by Wallace Wood et al., edited by Gary Groth, with Mike Catron (Fantagraphics)
*****
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
*
Beautiful Darkness, Fabien Vehlmann & Kerascoet (Drawn & Quarterly)
*
Blacksad: Amarillo, Juan Diaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido (Dark Horse)
*
Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn, Hugo Pratt (IDW/Euro Comics)
*
Jaybird, Lauri & Jaakko Ahonen (Dark Horse/SAF)
*
The Leaning Girl, Benoit Peeters & Francois Schuiten (Alaxis Press)
*****
Best U.S. Edition of International Material -- Asia
*
All You Need Is Kill, Hiroshi Sakurazaka, Ryosuke Takeuchi, Takeshi Obata & Yoshitoshi Abe (VIZ)
*
In Clothes Called Fat, Moyoco Anno (Vertical)
*
Master Keaton, vol 1, Naoki Urasawa, Hokusei Katsushika, & Takashi Nagasaki (VIZ)
*
One-Punch Man, One & Yusuke Murata (VIZ)
*
Showa 1939-1944 and Showa 1944-1953: A History of Japan, Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
*
Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki by Mamoru Hosoda & Yu (Yen Press)
*****
Best Writer
* Jason Aaron,
Original Sin,
Thor,
Men of Wrath (Marvel);
Southern Bastards (Image)
* Kelly Sue DeConnick,
Captain Marvel (Marvel);
Pretty Deadly (Image)
* Grant Morrison,
The Multiversity (DC);
Annihilator (Legendary Comics)
* Brian K. Vaughan,
Saga (Image);
Private Eye (Panel Syndicate)
* G. Willow Wilson,
Ms. Marvel (Marvel)
* Gene Luen Yang,
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Dark Horse);
The Shadow Hero (First Second)
*****
Best Writer/Artist
* Sergio Aragonés,
Sergio Aragonés Funnies (Bongo);
Groo vs. Conan (Dark Horse)
* Charles Burns,
Sugar Skull (Pantheon)
* Stephen Collins,
The Giant Beard That Was Evil (Picador)
* Richard McGuire,
Here (Pantheon)
* Stan Sakai,
Usagi Yojimbo: Senso,
Usagi Yojimbo Color Special: The Artist (Dark Horse)
* Raina Telgemeier,
Sisters (Graphix/Scholastic)
Best Penciller/Inker
* Adrian Alphona,
Ms. Marvel (Marvel)
* Mike Allred,
Silver Surfer (Marvel);
Madman in Your Face 3D Special (Image)
* Frank Quitely,
Multiversity (DC)
* François Schuiten,
The Leaning Girl (Alaxis Press)
* Fiona Staples,
Saga (Image)
* Babs Tarr,
Batgirl (DC)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
* Lauri & Jaakko Ahonen,
Jaybird (Dark Horse)
* Colleen Coover,
Bandette (Monkeybrain)
* Mike Del Mundo,
Elektra (Marvel)
* Juanjo Guarnido,
Blacksad: Amarillo (Dark Horse)
* J. H. Williams III,
The Sandman: Overture (Vertigo/DC)
*****
Best Cover Artist
* Darwyn Cooke, DC Comics Darwyn Cooke Month Variant Covers (DC)
* Mike Del Mundo,
Elektra,
X-Men: Legacy,
A+X,
Dexter,
Dexter Down Under (Marvel)
* Francesco Francavilla,
Afterlife with Archie (Archie);
Grindhouse: Doors Open at Midnight (Dark Horse);
The Twilight Zone,
Django/Zorro (Dynamite);
X-Files (IDW)
* Jamie McKelvie/Matthew Wilson,
The Wicked + The Divine (Image);
Ms. Marvel (Marvel)
* Phil Noto,
Black Widow (Marvel)
* Alex Ross,
Astro City (Vertigo/DC);
Batman 66: The Lost Episode,
Batman 66 Meets Green Hornet (DC/Dynamite)
*****
Best Coloring
* Laura Allred,
Silver Surfer (Marvel);
Madman in Your Face 3D Special (Image)
* Nelson Daniel,
Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland,
Judge Dredd,
Wild Blue Yonder (IDW)
* Lovern Kindzierski,
The Graveyard Book, vols. 1-2 (Harper)
* Matthew Petz,
The Leg (Top Shelf)
* Dave Stewart,
Hellboy in Hell,
BPRD,
Abe Sapien,
Baltimore,
Lobster Johnson,
Witchfinder,
Shaolin Cowboy,
Aliens: Fire and Stone,
DHP (Dark Horse)
* Matthew Wilson,
Adventures of Superman (DC);
The Wicked + The Divine (Image),
Daredevil,
Thor (Marvel)
*****
Best Lettering
* Joe Caramagna,
Ms. Marvel,
Daredevil (Marvel)
* Todd Klein,
Fables,
The Sandman: Overture,
The Unwritten (Vertigo/DC);
Nemo: The Roses of Berlin (Top Shelf)
* Max,
Vapor (Fantagraphics)
* Jack Morelli,
Afterlife with Archie,
Archie Betty and Veronica, etc. (Archie)
* Stan Sakai,
Usagi Yojimbo: Senso,
Usagi Yojimbo Color Special: The Artist (Dark Horse)
*****
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
*
Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
*
Comic Book Creator, edited by Jon B. Cooke (TwoMorrows)
*
Comic Book Resources, edited by Jonah Weiland, www.comicbookresources.com
*
Comics Alliance, edited by Andy Khouri, Caleb Goellner, Andrew Wheeler, & Joe Hughes, www.comicsalliance.com
* tcj.com, edited by Dan Nadel & Timothy Hodler (Fantagraphics)
*****
Best Comics-Related Book
*
Comics Through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas (4 vols.), edited by M. Keith Booker (ABC-CLIO)
*
Creeping Death from Neptune: The Life and Comics of Basil Wolverton, Greg Sadowski (Fantagraphics)
*
Genius Animated: The Cartoon Art of Alex Toth, vol. 3, Dean Mullaney & Bruce Canwell (IDW/LOAC)
*
What Fools These Mortals Be: The Story of Puck, Michael Alexander Kahn & Richard Samuel West (IDW/LOAC)
*
75 Years of Marvel Comics: From the Golden Age to the Silver Screen, Roy Thomas & Josh Baker (TASCHEN)
*****
Best Scholarly/Academic Work
*
American Comics, Literary Theory, and Religion: The Superhero Afterlife, A. David Lewis (Palgrave Macmillan)
*
Considering Watchmen: Poetics, Property, Politics, Andrew Hoberek (Rutgers University Press)
*
Funnybooks: The Improbable Glories of the Best American Comic Books, Michael Barrier (University of California Press)
*
Graphic Details: Jewish Women's Confessional Comics in Essays and Interviews, edited by Sarah Lightman (McFarland)
*
The Origins of Comics: From William Hogarth to Winsor McCay, Thierry Smolderen, tr. by Bart Beaty & Nick Nguyen (University Press of Mississippi)
*
Wide Awake in Slumberland: Fantasy, Mass Culture, and Modernism in the Art of Winsor McCay, Katherine Roeder (University Press of Mississippi)
*****
Best Publication Design
*
Batman: Kelley Jones Gallery Edition, designed by Josh Beatman/Brainchild Studios (Graphitti/DC)
*
The Complete ZAP Comix Box Set, designed by Tony Ong (Fantagraphics)
*
Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, designed by Jim Rugg (Locust Moon)
*
Street View, designed by Pascal Rabate (NBM/Comics Lit)
*
Winsor McCay's Complete Little Nemo, designed by Anna Tina Kessler (TASCHEN)
*****
*****
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