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WHAT ARE THE EISNER AWARDS? |
 The
Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is given for creative
achievement in comic books and is generally referred to
as the “Oscars” of the comic book industry. It is named
in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner
(creator of "The Spirit" and several award-winning
graphic novels), and they are handed out each year in a
ceremony at the San Diego Comic-Con International, the
largest and oldest comics convention in the United
States. Eisner was a regular participant and presenter
in the award ceremony until his death in 2004. The
Eisner Award was created in 1988 response to the
discontinuation of it’s predecessor the Kirby Awards
which ceased in the previous year.
The Awards are given out in more than two dozen
categories covering the best publications or outstanding
works (ie: Best Short Story, Best Graphic Album, etc.)
best creators or individual achievement (ie: Best Writer,
Best Artist, etc.) as well as awards for journalism,
design and reporting from the previous year. Each category is
comprised of nominees chosen by a five-member blue-ribbon panel
chosen for that year from through out the comics
industry. That panel
considers thousands of entries submitted by publishers
and creators and narrows the field down to a handful of
nominees in each category. Ballots with these nominees are then sent
out in the early Spring to comic-book professionals from
all parts of the comic industry including: writers,
artists, and other creators; publishers; editors; and
retailers and distributors (a downloadable pdf of the
ballot is also be available online).
The six Hall of Fame inductees each year are picked by
the judges (who chose 2 inductees before ballots are
sent out) and by the voters themselves (top 4
vote-getters form the nominee list). The results are
announced at a gala awards ceremony at the San Diego
Comic-Con International. |
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THE 2009 EISNER
AWARDS |
JUDGES
FOR THIS YEAR...
The 2009 Eisner Awards
judging panel consists of...
-Amanda Emmert (owner of Muse Comics & Games
in Missoula, MT)
-Mike Pawuk (teen services public
librarian for the Cuyahoga, Ohio County Public Library)
-John Shableski (Diamond Book Distributors sales manager)
-Ben Towle (graphic novelist and comics arts educator)
-Andrew Wheeler (comics and manga reviewer at ComixMix.com) |
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AWARD
CHANGES FOR THIS YEAR...
This year's judges choose to change the balloting,
resulting in the elimination of the Best Single Issue
category and the Special Recognition category. They also combined
the Best
Writer/Artist–Humor category into the Best Writer/Artist
category. Conversely they chose to expand the content
for the Best
Publication for Teens category to now be the Best Publication for Teens/Tweens
category.
These changes brought the number of award categories
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THIS
YEAR'S CEREMONY...
Ballots will be going out in mid-April to comics
creators, editors, publishers, and retailers. A
downloadable pdf of the ballot will also be available
online, and a special website has been set up for online
voting. The results in all categories will be announced
in a gala awards ceremony on the evening of Friday, July
24 at Comic-Con International. |
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OUTSTANDING
WORKS-2009 |
BEST SHORT STORY NOMINEES:
"Actual Size" by Chris Ware, in Kramers Ergot 7
(Buenaventura Press)
"Chechen War, Chechen Women," by Joe Sacco, in I Live Here (Pantheon)
"Freaks," by Laura Park, in Superior Showcase #3 (AdHouse)
"Glenn Ganges in 'Pulverize,'" by Kevin Huizenga, in Ganges #2 (Fantagraphics)
"Murder He Wrote," by Ian Boothby, Nina Matsumoto, and Andrew Pepoy, in The
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BEST CONTINUING SERIES NOMINEES:
All Star Superman. by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)
Fables, by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Niko Henrichon,
Andrew Pepoy, and Peter Gross (Vertigo/DC)
Naoki Urasawa's Monster, by Naoki Urasawa (Viz)
Thor, by J. Michael Straczynski, Olivier Coipel, Mark Morales, and various
(Marvel)
Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse)
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BEST LIMITED SERIES NOMINEES:
Groo: Hell on Earth, by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier (Dark Horse)
Hellboy: The Crooked Man, by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben (Dark Horse)
Locke & Key, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
Omega the Unknown, by Jonathan Lethem, Karl Rusnak, and Farel Dalrymple (Marvel)
The Twelve, by J. Michael Straczynski and Chris Weston (Marvel)
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BEST NEW SERIES NOMINEES:
Air, by. G. Willow Wilson and M. K. Perker (Vertigo/DC)
Echo, by Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)
Invincible Iron Man, by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larocca (Marvel)
Madame Xanadu, by Matt Wagner, Amy Reeder Hadley, and Richard Friend
(Vertigo/DC)
Unknown Soldier, by Joshua Dysart and Alberto Ponticelli (Vertigo/DC)
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BEST PUBLICATION FOR KIDS NOMINEES:
Amulet, Book 1: The Stonekeeper, by Kazu Kabuishi (Scholastic Graphix)
Cowa! by Akira Toriyama (Viz)
Princess at Midnight, by Andi Watson (Image)
Stinky, by Eleanor Davis (RAW Junior)
Tiny Titans, by Art Baltazar and Franco (DC) |
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CHANGED CATEGORY THIS YEAR!
BEST PUBLICATION FOR TEENS/TWEENS NOMINEES:
Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, adapted by P. Craig Russell (HarperCollins Children's
Books)
Crogan's Vengeance, by Chris Schweizer (Oni)
The Good Neighbors, Book 1: Kin, by Holly Black and Ted Naifeh (Scholastic
Graphix)
Rapunzel's Revenge, by Shannon and Dean Hale and Nathan Hale (Bloomsbury
Children's Books)
Skim, by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (Groundwood Books) |
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BEST HUMOR PUBLICATION NOMINEES:
Arsenic Lullaby Pulp Edition No. Zero, by Douglas Paszkiewicz (Arsenic Lullaby)
Chumble Spuzz, by Ethan Nicolle (SLG)
Herbie Archives, by "Sean O'Shea" (Richard E. Hughes) and Ogden Whitney (Dark
Horse)
Petey and Pussy, by John Kerschbaum (Fantagraphics)
Wondermark: Beards of Our Forefathers, by David Malki (Dark Horse) |
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BEST ANTHOLOGY NOMINEES:
An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories, vol. 2, edited by
Ivan Brunetti (Yale University Press)
Best American Comics 2008, edited by Lynda Barry (Houghton Mifflin)
Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori Amos,
edited by Rantz Hoseley (Image)
Kramers Ergot 7, edited by Sammy Harkham (Buenaventura Press)
MySpace Dark Horse Presents, edited by Scott Allie and Sierra Hahn (Dark Horse) |
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BEST DIGITAL COMIC NOMINEES:
Bodyworld, by Dash Shaw,
www.dashshaw.com
Finder, by Carla Speed McNeil,
www.shadowlinecomics.com/webcomics/#/finder/
The Lady's Murder, by Eliza Frye,
theladysmurder.elizafrye.com
Speak No Evil, by Elan Trinidad,
www.theoryofeverythingcomics.com/SNE/ |
Mirror Site
Vs. by Alexis Sottile & Joe Infurnari,
www.smithmag.net/nextdoorneighbor/2008/12/08/story-18/ |
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BEST REALITY BASED WORK NOMINEES:
Alan's War, by Emmanuel Guibert (First Second)
Blue Pills: A Positive Love Story, by Frederik Peeters (Houghton Mifflin)
Fishtown, by Kevin Colden (IDW)
A Treasury of XXth Century Murder: The Lindbergh Child, by Rick Geary (NBM)
What It Is, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
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BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM-NEW NOMINEES:
Alan's War, by Emmanuel Guibert (First Second)
Paul Goes Fishing, by Michel Rabagliati (Drawn & Quarterly)
Skim, by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (Groundwood Books)
Swallow Me Whole, by Nate Powell (Top Shelf)
Three Shadows, by Cyril Pedrosa (First Second)
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BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM-REPRINT NOMINEES:
Berlin Book 2: City of Smoke, by Jason Lutes (Drawn & Quarterly)
Hellboy Library Edition, vols. 1 and 2, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
Sam & Max Surfin' the Highway anniversary edition HC, by Steve Purcell (Telltale
Games)
Skyscrapers of the Midwest, by Joshua W. Cotter (AdHouse)
The Umbrella Academy, vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite deluxe edition, by Gerard Way and
Gabriel Bá (Dark Horse)
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BEST ARCHIVAL COLLECTION/PROJECT-STRIPS
NOMINEES:
The Complete Little Orphan Annie, by Harold Gray (IDW)
Explainers, by Jules Feiffer (Fantagraphics)
Little Nemo in Slumberland, Many More Splendid Sundays, by Winsor McCay (Sunday
Press Books)
Scorchy Smith and the Art of Noel Sickles, (IDW)
Willie & Joe, by Bill Mauldin (Fantagraphics) |
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BEST ARCHIVAL COLLECTION/PROJECT-COMIC BOOKS
NOMINEES:
Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon)
Creepy Archives, by various (Dark Horse)
Elektra Omnibus, by Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz (Marvel)
Good-Bye, by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Drawn & Quarterly)
Herbie Archives, by "Sean O'Shea" (Richard E. Hughes) and Ogden Whitney (Dark
Horse)
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BEST U.S. EDITION OF
INTERNATIONAL MATERIAL NOMINEES:
Alan's War, by Emmanuel Guibert (First Second)
Gus and His Gang, by Chris Blain (First Second)
The Last Musketeer, by Jason (Fantagraphics)
The Rabbi's Cat 2, by Joann Sfar (Pantheon)
Tamara Drewe, by Posy Simmonds (Mariner/Houghton Mifflin)
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BEST
U.S. EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL MATERIAL-JAPAN NOMINEES:
Cat Eyed Boy, by Kazuo Umezu (Viz)
Dororo, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
Naoki Urasawa's Monster, by Naoki Urasawa (Viz)
The Quest for the Missing Girl, by Jiro Taniguchi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
Solanin, by Inio Asano (Viz)
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INDIVIDUAL
ACHIEVEMENT-2009 |
BEST WRITER NOMINEES:
Joe Hill, Lock & Key (IDW)
J. Michael Straczynski, Thor, The Twelve (Marvel)
Mariko Tamaki, Skim (Groundwood Books)
Matt Wagner, Zorro (Dynamite); Madame Xanadu (Vertigo/DC)
Bill Willingham, Fables, House of Mystery (Vertigo/DC)
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BEST WRITER/ARTIST NOMINEES:
Ricky Geary, A Treasury of XXth Century Murder: The Lindbergh Child (NBM); J.
Edgar Hoover (Hill & Wang)
Emmanuel Guibert, Alan's War (First Second)
Jason Lutes, Berlin (Drawn & Quarterly)
Cyril Pedrosa, Three Shadows (First Second)
Nate Powell, Swallow Me Whole (Top Shelf)
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Acme)
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BEST PENCILLER/INKER or PENCILLER/INKER TEAM
NOMINEES:
Gabriel Bá, The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse)
Mark Buckingham/Steve Leialoha, Fables (Vertigo/DC)
Olivier Coipel/Mark Morales, Thor (Marvel)
Guy Davis, BPRD (Dark Horse)
Amy Reeder Hadley/Richard Friend, Madame Xanadu (Vertigo/DC)
Jillian Tamaki, Skim (Groundwood Books)
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BEST PAINTER/MULTIMEDIA ARTIST (Interior)
NOMINEES:
Lynda Barry, What It Is (Drawn & Quarterly)
Eddie Campbell, The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard (First Second)
Enrico Casarosa, The Venice Chronicles (Ateliér Fio/AdHouse)
Scott Morse, Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! (Red Window)
Jill Thompson, Magic Trixie, Magic Trixie Sleeps Over (HarperCollins Children's
Books)
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BEST COVER ARTIST NOMINEES:
Gabrial Bá, Casanova (Image); The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse)
Jo Chen, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Serenity (Dark Horse); Runaways (Marvel)
Amy Reeder Hadley, Madame Xanadu (Vertigo/DC)
James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse)
Matt Wagner, Zorro (Dynamite); Grendel: Behold the Devil (Dark Horse)
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BEST COLORING NOMINEES:
Steve Hamaker, Bone: Ghost Circles, Bone: Treasure Hunters (Scholastic Graphix)
Trish Mulvihill, Joker (DC), 100 Bullets (Vertigo/DC)
Val Staples, Criminal, Incognito (Marvel Icon)
Dave Stewart, Abe Sapien: The Drowning, BPRD, The Goon, Hellboy, Solomon Kane,
The Unbrella Academy (Dark Horse); Body Bags (Image); Captain America: White
(Marvel)
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #19 (Acme) |
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BEST LETTERING NOMINEES:
Farel Dalrymple, Omega: The Unknown (Marvel)
Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules! (Renaissance)
Scott Morse, Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! (Red Window)
Nate Powell, Swallow Me Whole (Top Shelf)
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #19 (Acme)
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COMICS INDUSTRY
RELATED-2009 |
BEST COMICS-RELATED PERIODICAL/JOURNALISM
NOMINEES:
Comic Book Resources, produced by Jonah Weiland (www.comicbookresources.com)
The Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth, Michael Dean, and Kristy Valenti (Fantagraphics)
The Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon and Jordan Raphael (www.comicsreporter.com)
Comics Comics, edited by Timothy Hodler and Dan Nadel (www.comicscomicsmag.com)
(PictureBox)
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BEST COMICS RELATED BOOK NOMINEES:
Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front, by Todd DePastino (Norton)
Brush with Passion: The Art and Life of Dave Stevens, edited by Arnie and Cathy
Fenner (Underwood)
Drawing Words and Writing Pictures, by Jessica Abel and Matt Madden (First
Second)
Kirby: King of Comics, by Mark Evanier (Abrams)
The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America, by
David Hajdu (Picador/Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
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BEST PUBLICATION DESIGN NOMINEES:
Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! designed by Art Spiegelman
(Pantheon)
Comic Book Tattoo, designed by Tom Muller, art direction by Rantz Hoseley
(Image)
Hellboy Library Editions, designed by Cary Grazzini and Mike Mignola (Dark
Horse)
What It Is, designed by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
Willie and Joe, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics) |
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HALL OF FAME |
2009 HALL OF FAME
JUDGE'S SELECTION: Harold Gray and Graham
"Ghastly" Ingels were chosen by the judges for immediate inclusion to this
year's Hall of Fame
NOMINEES:
Four top vote getters from below are also to be inducted
Matt Baker
Bill Blackbeard
Alberto Breccia
Reed Crandall
Rudolph Dirks
Russ Heath
Jerry Iger
Jack Jackson
Paul S. Newman
Bob Oksner
Antonio Prohías
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OTHER 2009 EISNER AWARDS |
BOB CLAMPETT HUMANITARIAN AWARD:
TBA |
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RUSS MANNING PROMISING NEWCOMER AWARD:
TBA |
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BILL FINGER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMIC
WRITING AWARD:
TBA |
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WILL EISNER SPIRIT OF COMICS RETAILING AWARD:
TBA |
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Article © 2009 Alternate Reality, Inc. |
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