Last night, the Eisner Awards – one of comic’s most celebrated endeavors – was held at San Diego Comic-Con at the annual ceremony. Featuring a bevy of fantastic creators and titles winning the awards, it’s in no short terms that I say it’s a fantastic time to be a fan of comics.
The winners are as follows:
Best Short Story: “Post Mortem,” by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark, in I Am an Avenger #2 (Marvel)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot): Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil, by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben (Dark Horse)
Best Continuing Series: Chew, by John Layman and Rob Guillory (Image)
Best Limited Series: Daytripper, by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá (Vertigo/DC)
Best New Series: American Vampire, by Scott Snyder, Stephen King, and Rafael Albuquerque (Vertigo/DC)
Best Publication for Kids: Tiny Titans, by Art Baltazar and Franco (DC Comics)
Best Publication for Teens: Smile, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix)
Best Humor Publication: I Thought You Would Be Funnier, by Shannon Wheeler (BOOM! Studios)
Best Anthology: Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, edited by Paul Morrissey and David Petersen (Archaia)
Best Digital Comic: Abominable Charles Christopher, by Karl Kerschl
Best Reality-Based Work: It Was the War of the Trenches, by Jacques Tardi (Fantagraphics)
Best Graphic Album – New: Return of the Dapper Men, by Jim McCann and Janet Lee (Archaia), and Wilson, by Daniel Clowes (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Graphic Album – Reprint: Wednesday Comics, edited by Mark Chiarello (DC Comics)
Best Adaptation from Another Work: The Marvelous Land of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, adapted by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel)
Best Archival Collection/Project–Strips: Archie: The Complete Daily Newspaper Strips, 1946—1948, by Bob Montana, edited by Greg Goldstein (IDW Publishing)
Best Archival Collection/Project – Comic Books: Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW Publishing)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material: It Was the War of the Trenches, by Jacques Tardi (Fantagraphics)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Asia: Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Media)
Best Writer: Joe Hill, Lock & Key (IDW Publishing)
Best Writer/Artist: Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit (IDW Publishing)
Best Penciler/Inker or Penciler/Inker Team: Skottie Young, The Marvelous Land of Oz (Marvel)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art): Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad (Dark Horse)
Best Cover Artist: Mike Mignola, Hellboy, Baltimore: The Plague Ships (Dark Horse)
Best Coloring: Dave Stewart, Hellboy, BPRD, Baltimore, Let Me In (Dark Horse); Detective Comics (DC); Neil Young’s Greendale, Daytripper, Joe the Barbarian (Vertigo/DC)
Best Lettering: Todd Klein, Fables, The Unwritten, Joe the Barbarian, iZombie (Vertigo/DC); Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom (WildStorm/DC); SHIELD (Marvel); Driver for the Dead (Radical)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: Comic Book Resources, produced by Jonah Weiland
Best Comics-Related Book: 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking, by Paul Levitz (TASCHEN)
Best Publication Design: Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer Artist’s Edition, designed by Randall Dahlk (IDW Publishing)
HALL OF FAME
Judges’ Choices: Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Jackson, Martin Nodell, Lynd Ward
Elected: Mort Drucker, Harvey Pekar, Roy Thomas, Marv WolfmanRuss Manning Promising Newcomer Award: Nate Simpson
Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award: Patrick McDonnell
Bill Finger Excellence in Comic Book Writing Award: Del Connell, Bob Haney
Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award: Comics and Vegetables, Tel Aviv
Congratulations to all the 2011 Eisner Award Winners, as well as to all the nominees!
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