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2005 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award
Chris Bailey, writer/artist of Major Damage, published by Sky Dog
2005 Eisner Award winners
Best Humor Publication
The Goon, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
Best Anthology
Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, edited by Diana Schutz and David Land (Dark Horse)
Best Short Story
"Unfamiliar," by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson, in The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft (Dark Horse Books)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Eightball #23: "The Death Ray," by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)
Best Serialized Story
Fables #19-27: "March of the Wooden Soldiers," by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, and Steve Leialoha (Vertigo/DC)
Best Publication for a Younger Audience
Plastic Man, by Kyle Baker and Scott Morse (DC)
Best Digital Comic
Mom's Cancer, by Brian Fies Link
Best Graphic Album—New
The Originals, by Dave Gibbons (Vertigo/DC)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
Bone One Volume Edition, by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
Best Archival Collection/Project
The Complete Peanuts, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material
Buddha, vols. 3-4 by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
:arrow: Best Writer
Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man (Vertigo/DC); Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC); Runaways (Marvel)
Best Writer/Artist
Paul Chadwick, Concrete: The Human Dilemma (Dark Horse)
Best Writer/Artist—Humor
Kyle Baker, Plastic Man (DC); Kyle Baker, Cartoonist (Kyle Baker Publishing)
:arrow: Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
TIE
John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Planetary (WildStorm/DC); I Am Legion: The Dancing Faun (Humanoids/DC)
Frank Quitely, WE3 (Vertigo/DC)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Teddy Kristiansen, It's a Bird . . . (Vertigo/DC)
:arrow: Best Coloring
Dave Stewart, Daredevil, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Six, Captain America (Marvel); Conan, BPRD (Dark Horse)l DC: The New Frontier (DC)
Best Lettering
Todd Klein, Promethea; Tom Strong; Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (ABC); Wonder Woman (DC); Books of Magick: Life During Wartime; Fables; WE3 (Vertigo/DC); Creatures of the Night (Dark Horse)
Best Cover Artist
James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); Green Arrow, Batgirl (DC)
:arrow: Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition
Sean McKeever (A Waiting Place; Mary Jane; Inhumans; Sentinels)
Best Comics-Related Periodical
Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf)
Best Comics-Related Book
Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book, by Gerard Jones (Basic Books)
Best Publication Design
The Complete Peanuts, designed by Seth (Fantagraphics)
Best Continuing Series
The Goon, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
Best Limited Series
DC: The New Frontier, by Darwyn Cooke (DC)
Best New Series
Ex Machina, by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Fesiter (WildStorm/DC)
Hall of Fame
Johnny Craig
Hugo Pratt
Nick Cardy
Gene Colan
Chris Bailey, writer/artist of Major Damage, published by Sky Dog
2005 Eisner Award winners
Best Humor Publication
The Goon, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
Best Anthology
Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, edited by Diana Schutz and David Land (Dark Horse)
Best Short Story
"Unfamiliar," by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson, in The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft (Dark Horse Books)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Eightball #23: "The Death Ray," by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)
Best Serialized Story
Fables #19-27: "March of the Wooden Soldiers," by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, and Steve Leialoha (Vertigo/DC)
Best Publication for a Younger Audience
Plastic Man, by Kyle Baker and Scott Morse (DC)
Best Digital Comic
Mom's Cancer, by Brian Fies Link
Best Graphic Album—New
The Originals, by Dave Gibbons (Vertigo/DC)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
Bone One Volume Edition, by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
Best Archival Collection/Project
The Complete Peanuts, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material
Buddha, vols. 3-4 by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
:arrow: Best Writer
Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man (Vertigo/DC); Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC); Runaways (Marvel)
Best Writer/Artist
Paul Chadwick, Concrete: The Human Dilemma (Dark Horse)
Best Writer/Artist—Humor
Kyle Baker, Plastic Man (DC); Kyle Baker, Cartoonist (Kyle Baker Publishing)
:arrow: Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
TIE
John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Planetary (WildStorm/DC); I Am Legion: The Dancing Faun (Humanoids/DC)
Frank Quitely, WE3 (Vertigo/DC)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Teddy Kristiansen, It's a Bird . . . (Vertigo/DC)
:arrow: Best Coloring
Dave Stewart, Daredevil, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Six, Captain America (Marvel); Conan, BPRD (Dark Horse)l DC: The New Frontier (DC)
Best Lettering
Todd Klein, Promethea; Tom Strong; Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (ABC); Wonder Woman (DC); Books of Magick: Life During Wartime; Fables; WE3 (Vertigo/DC); Creatures of the Night (Dark Horse)
Best Cover Artist
James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); Green Arrow, Batgirl (DC)
:arrow: Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition
Sean McKeever (A Waiting Place; Mary Jane; Inhumans; Sentinels)
Best Comics-Related Periodical
Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf)
Best Comics-Related Book
Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book, by Gerard Jones (Basic Books)
Best Publication Design
The Complete Peanuts, designed by Seth (Fantagraphics)
Best Continuing Series
The Goon, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
Best Limited Series
DC: The New Frontier, by Darwyn Cooke (DC)
Best New Series
Ex Machina, by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Fesiter (WildStorm/DC)
Hall of Fame
Johnny Craig
Hugo Pratt
Nick Cardy
Gene Colan