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these are the Eisner awards, which will be announced at the comic-con in San Diego July 16, if you want to know what the Eisner awards are click here
edit: link to the comic con website with the full list plus Extras
Best Short Story
* “Eve O’ Twins,” by Craig Thompson, in Rosetta 2 (Alternative)
* “Glenn Ganges: Jeepers Jacobs,” by Kevin Huizenga, in Kramer’s Ergot 5 (Gingko Press)
* “God” (story on wrap-around dust jacket) by Chris Ware, in McSweeney’s Quarterly #13 (McSweeney’s)
* “The Price,” by Neil Gaiman and Michael Zulli, in Creatures of the Night (Dark Horse Books)
* “Unfamiliar,” by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson, in The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft (Dark Horse Books)
* “Where Monsters Dine,” by Troy Hickman, Angel Medina, and Jon Holdredge, in Common Grounds #5 (Top Cow/Image)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
* Demo #7: “One Shot, Don’t Miss,” by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan (AiT/Planet Lar)
* Eightball #23: “The Death Ray,” by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)
* Ex Machina #1: “The Pilot,” by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Feister (WildStorm/DC)
* Global Frequency #12: “Harpoon,” by Warren Ellis and Gene Ha (WildStorm/DC)
* The Goon #6: “Ilagarto Hombre!,” by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
Best Serialized Story
* Astonishing X-Men #1-6: “Gifted,” by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday (Marvel)
* Ex Machina #2-5: “State of Emergency,” by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Feister (WildStorm/DC)
* Fables #19-27: “March of the Wooden Soldiers,” by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, and Steve Leialoha (Vertigo/DC)
* Planetary #19-20: “Mystery in Space/Rendezvous,” by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday (WildStorm/DC)
* Y: The Last Man #18-20: “Safeword,” by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and José Marzan Jr. (Vertigo/DC)
Best Continuing Series
* Astonishing X-Men, by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday (Marvel)
* Ex Machina, by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Fesiter (WildStorm/DC)
* The Goon, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
* Stray Bullets, by David Lapham (El Capitan)
* Y: The Last Man, by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and José Marzan Jr. (Vertigo/DC)
Best Limited Series
* DC: The New Frontier, by Darwyn Cooke (DC)
* Demo, by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan (AiT/Planet Lar)
* 30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow, by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith (IDW)
* WE3, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (Vertigo/DC)
* Wanted, by Mark Millar and J. G. Jones (Top Cow/Image)
Best New Series
* Astonishing X-Men, by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday (Marvel)
* Doc Frankenstein, by the Wachowski Brothers and Steve Scroce (Burlyman)
* Ex Machina, by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Fesiter (WildStorm/DC)
* The Shaolin Cowboy, by Geof Darrow (Burlyman)
Best Publication for a Younger Audience
* Amelia Rules!, (Renaissance Press) and Amelia Rules! What Makes You Happy (iBooks) by Jimmy Gownley
* Courtney Crumrin in the Twilight Kingdom, by Ted Naifeh (Oni)
* Owly, by Andy Runton (Top Shelf)
* Plastic Man, by Kyle Baker and Scott Morse (DC)
* Tommysaurus Rex, by Doug TenNapel (Image)
Best Humor Publication
* Angry Youth Comix, by Johnny Ryan (Fantagraphics)
* Birth of a Nation, by Aaron McGruder, Reginald Hudlin, and Kyle Baker (Crown)
* The Goon, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
* Kyle Baker, Cartoonist, by Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing)
* Plastic Man, by Kyle Baker and Scott Morse (DC)
Best Anthology
* Common Grounds, by Troy Hickman and others, edited by Jim McLauchlin (Top Cow/Image)
* The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft, edited by Scott Allie (Dark Horse Books)
* The Matrix Comics, vol. 2, edited by Spencer Lamm (Burlyman)
* McSweeney’s Quarterly #13, edited by Chris Ware (McSweeney’s)
* Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, edited by Diana Schutz and David Land (Dark Horse)
Best Digital Comic
* Athena Voltaire, by Steve Bryant Link
* Copper, by Kazu Link
* Jonny Crossbones, by Les McClaine Link
* Mom's Cancer, by Brian Fies Link
* ojingogo, by matt forsythe Link
Best Graphic Album—New
* Blacksad Book 2: Arctic Nation, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (iBooks)
* It’s a Bird . . ., by Steven T. Seagle and Teddy Kristiansen (Vertigo/DC)
* The Originals, by Dave Gibbons (Vertigo/DC)
* Suspended in Language, by Jim Ottaviani and Leland Purvis (GT Labs)
* Tommysaurus Rex, by Doug TenNapel (Image)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
* Age of Bronze: Sacrifice, by Eric Shanower (Image)
* Bone One Volume Edition, by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
* The Book of Ballads, by Charles Vess and others (Tor)
* Clyde Fans, by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
* In the Shadow of No Towers, by art spiegelman (Pantheon)
* Locas, by Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project
* The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker, edited by Robert Mankoff (Black Dog & Leventhal)
* The Complete Peanuts, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
* DC Comics Rarities Archives, vol. 1, edited by Dale Crain (DC)
* Krazy and Ignatz, edited by Bill Blackbeard and Derya Ataker (Fantagraphics)
* Russ Manning’s Magnus, Robot Fighter, vol. 1, edited by Katie Moody, Mike Carriglitto, and David Land (Dark Horse Books)
Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material
* Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima, vols. 1-2, by Keiji Nahazawa (Last Gasp)
* Blacksad Book 2: Arctic Nation, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (iBooks)
* Buddha, vols. 3-4 by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
* Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return, by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon)
* Tokyo Tribes, by Santa Inoue (TOKYOPOP)
Best Writer
* Steve Niles, 30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow; 30Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales; Aleister Arcane (IDW); Freaks of the Heartland; Last Train to Deadsville (Dark Horse)
* Greg Rucka, Queen & Country (Oni); Gotham Central (DC)
* Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man (Vertigo/DC); Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC); Runaways (Marvel)
* Joss Whedon, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel)
* Bill Willingham, Fables (Vertigo/DC)
Best Writer/Artist
* Paul Chadwick, Concrete: The Human Dilemma (Dark Horse)
* Dan Clowes, Eightball #23 (Fantagraphics)
* David Lapham, Stray Bullets (El Capitan)
* Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)
* Adrian Tomine, Optic Nerve #9 (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Writer/Artist—Humor
* Kyle Baker, Plastic Man (DC); Kyle Baker, Cartoonist (Kyle Baker Publishing)
* Phil Foglio, Girl Genius (Airship Entertainment)
* Scott Kurtz, PvP (Image)
* Eric Powell, The Goon (Dark Horse)
* Johnny Ryan, Angry Youth Comix (Fantagraphics)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
* Charles Adlard, The Walking Dead (Image)
* John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Planetary (WildStorm/DC); I Am Legion: The Dancing Faun (Humanoids/DC)
* Geof Darrow, Shaolin Cowboy (Burlyman)
* Cary Nord/Thomas Yeates, Conan (Dark Horse)
* Frank Quitely, WE3 (Vertigo/DC)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
* Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad, Book 2: Arctic Nation (iBooks)
* Teddy Kristiansen, It’s a Bird . . . (Vertigo/DC)
* David Mack, Kabuki (Marvel)
* Ben Templesmith, 30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow (IDW)
* Michael Zulli, Creatures of the Night (Dark Horse Books)
Best Coloring
* Peter Doherty, Shaolin Cowboy (Burlyman)
* Steven Griffen, Hawaiian ****: The Last Resort (Image)
* Laura Martin, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Ministry of Space (Image); Planetary (WildStorm/DC); I Am Legion: The Dancing Faun (Humanoids/DC)
* J. D. Mettler, Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC)
* 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)
* Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)
* Dave Sim, Cerebus (Aardvark Vanaheim)
* Craig Thompson, Carnet de Voyage (Top Shelf); “Eve O’ Twins” in Rosetta 2 (Alternative)
Best Cover Artist
* Kieron Dwyer, Remains (IDW)
* James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); Green Arrow, Batgirl (DC)
* Tony Moore, The Walking Dead (Image)
* Frank Quitely, Bite Club; WE3 (Vertigo/DC)
* Michael Turner, Identity Crisis (DC)
Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition
* Frank Cammuso (Max Hamm, Fairy Tale Detective)
* Bosch Fawstin (Table for One)
* Matt Kindt (Two Sisters; Pistolwhip)
* Sean McKeever (A Waiting Place; Mary Jane; Inhumans; Sentinels)
* Raina Telgemeier (“Smile,” Takeout)
Best Comics-Related Periodical
* Comic Art, edited by M. Todd Hignite (Comic Art)
* Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf)
* Draw!, edited by Mike Manley (TwoMorrows)
* Indy Magazine online (www.indyworld.com), edited by Bill Kartalopoulos (Alternative)
Best Comics-Related Book
* The Art of Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse Books)
* Chris Ware, by Daniel Raeburn (Monographics/Yale University Press)
* Give Our Regards to the Atom Smashers, edited by Sean Howe (Pantheon)
* Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book, by Gerard Jones (Basic Books)
* Strangers in Paradise Treasury Edition, by Terry Moore (HarperCollins Perennial)
Best Publication Design
* The Art of Usagi Yojimbo, designed by Cary Grazzini (Dark Horse Books)
* Clyde’s Fans, designed by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
* The Complete Peanuts, designed by Seth (Fantagraphics)
* In the Shadow of No Towers, designed by art spiegelman (Pantheon)
* McSweeney’s Quarterly #13, designed by Chris Ware (McSweeney’s)
* Hall of Fame
what are your picks?
edit: link to the comic con website with the full list plus Extras
Best Short Story
* “Eve O’ Twins,” by Craig Thompson, in Rosetta 2 (Alternative)
* “Glenn Ganges: Jeepers Jacobs,” by Kevin Huizenga, in Kramer’s Ergot 5 (Gingko Press)
* “God” (story on wrap-around dust jacket) by Chris Ware, in McSweeney’s Quarterly #13 (McSweeney’s)
* “The Price,” by Neil Gaiman and Michael Zulli, in Creatures of the Night (Dark Horse Books)
* “Unfamiliar,” by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson, in The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft (Dark Horse Books)
* “Where Monsters Dine,” by Troy Hickman, Angel Medina, and Jon Holdredge, in Common Grounds #5 (Top Cow/Image)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
* Demo #7: “One Shot, Don’t Miss,” by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan (AiT/Planet Lar)
* Eightball #23: “The Death Ray,” by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)
* Ex Machina #1: “The Pilot,” by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Feister (WildStorm/DC)
* Global Frequency #12: “Harpoon,” by Warren Ellis and Gene Ha (WildStorm/DC)
* The Goon #6: “Ilagarto Hombre!,” by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
Best Serialized Story
* Astonishing X-Men #1-6: “Gifted,” by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday (Marvel)
* Ex Machina #2-5: “State of Emergency,” by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Feister (WildStorm/DC)
* Fables #19-27: “March of the Wooden Soldiers,” by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, and Steve Leialoha (Vertigo/DC)
* Planetary #19-20: “Mystery in Space/Rendezvous,” by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday (WildStorm/DC)
* Y: The Last Man #18-20: “Safeword,” by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and José Marzan Jr. (Vertigo/DC)
Best Continuing Series
* Astonishing X-Men, by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday (Marvel)
* Ex Machina, by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Fesiter (WildStorm/DC)
* The Goon, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
* Stray Bullets, by David Lapham (El Capitan)
* Y: The Last Man, by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and José Marzan Jr. (Vertigo/DC)
Best Limited Series
* DC: The New Frontier, by Darwyn Cooke (DC)
* Demo, by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan (AiT/Planet Lar)
* 30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow, by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith (IDW)
* WE3, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (Vertigo/DC)
* Wanted, by Mark Millar and J. G. Jones (Top Cow/Image)
Best New Series
* Astonishing X-Men, by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday (Marvel)
* Doc Frankenstein, by the Wachowski Brothers and Steve Scroce (Burlyman)
* Ex Machina, by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Fesiter (WildStorm/DC)
* The Shaolin Cowboy, by Geof Darrow (Burlyman)
Best Publication for a Younger Audience
* Amelia Rules!, (Renaissance Press) and Amelia Rules! What Makes You Happy (iBooks) by Jimmy Gownley
* Courtney Crumrin in the Twilight Kingdom, by Ted Naifeh (Oni)
* Owly, by Andy Runton (Top Shelf)
* Plastic Man, by Kyle Baker and Scott Morse (DC)
* Tommysaurus Rex, by Doug TenNapel (Image)
Best Humor Publication
* Angry Youth Comix, by Johnny Ryan (Fantagraphics)
* Birth of a Nation, by Aaron McGruder, Reginald Hudlin, and Kyle Baker (Crown)
* The Goon, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
* Kyle Baker, Cartoonist, by Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing)
* Plastic Man, by Kyle Baker and Scott Morse (DC)
Best Anthology
* Common Grounds, by Troy Hickman and others, edited by Jim McLauchlin (Top Cow/Image)
* The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft, edited by Scott Allie (Dark Horse Books)
* The Matrix Comics, vol. 2, edited by Spencer Lamm (Burlyman)
* McSweeney’s Quarterly #13, edited by Chris Ware (McSweeney’s)
* Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, edited by Diana Schutz and David Land (Dark Horse)
Best Digital Comic
* Athena Voltaire, by Steve Bryant Link
* Copper, by Kazu Link
* Jonny Crossbones, by Les McClaine Link
* Mom's Cancer, by Brian Fies Link
* ojingogo, by matt forsythe Link
Best Graphic Album—New
* Blacksad Book 2: Arctic Nation, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (iBooks)
* It’s a Bird . . ., by Steven T. Seagle and Teddy Kristiansen (Vertigo/DC)
* The Originals, by Dave Gibbons (Vertigo/DC)
* Suspended in Language, by Jim Ottaviani and Leland Purvis (GT Labs)
* Tommysaurus Rex, by Doug TenNapel (Image)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
* Age of Bronze: Sacrifice, by Eric Shanower (Image)
* Bone One Volume Edition, by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
* The Book of Ballads, by Charles Vess and others (Tor)
* Clyde Fans, by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
* In the Shadow of No Towers, by art spiegelman (Pantheon)
* Locas, by Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project
* The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker, edited by Robert Mankoff (Black Dog & Leventhal)
* The Complete Peanuts, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
* DC Comics Rarities Archives, vol. 1, edited by Dale Crain (DC)
* Krazy and Ignatz, edited by Bill Blackbeard and Derya Ataker (Fantagraphics)
* Russ Manning’s Magnus, Robot Fighter, vol. 1, edited by Katie Moody, Mike Carriglitto, and David Land (Dark Horse Books)
Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material
* Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima, vols. 1-2, by Keiji Nahazawa (Last Gasp)
* Blacksad Book 2: Arctic Nation, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (iBooks)
* Buddha, vols. 3-4 by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
* Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return, by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon)
* Tokyo Tribes, by Santa Inoue (TOKYOPOP)
Best Writer
* Steve Niles, 30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow; 30Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales; Aleister Arcane (IDW); Freaks of the Heartland; Last Train to Deadsville (Dark Horse)
* Greg Rucka, Queen & Country (Oni); Gotham Central (DC)
* Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man (Vertigo/DC); Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC); Runaways (Marvel)
* Joss Whedon, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel)
* Bill Willingham, Fables (Vertigo/DC)
Best Writer/Artist
* Paul Chadwick, Concrete: The Human Dilemma (Dark Horse)
* Dan Clowes, Eightball #23 (Fantagraphics)
* David Lapham, Stray Bullets (El Capitan)
* Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)
* Adrian Tomine, Optic Nerve #9 (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Writer/Artist—Humor
* Kyle Baker, Plastic Man (DC); Kyle Baker, Cartoonist (Kyle Baker Publishing)
* Phil Foglio, Girl Genius (Airship Entertainment)
* Scott Kurtz, PvP (Image)
* Eric Powell, The Goon (Dark Horse)
* Johnny Ryan, Angry Youth Comix (Fantagraphics)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
* Charles Adlard, The Walking Dead (Image)
* John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Planetary (WildStorm/DC); I Am Legion: The Dancing Faun (Humanoids/DC)
* Geof Darrow, Shaolin Cowboy (Burlyman)
* Cary Nord/Thomas Yeates, Conan (Dark Horse)
* Frank Quitely, WE3 (Vertigo/DC)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
* Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad, Book 2: Arctic Nation (iBooks)
* Teddy Kristiansen, It’s a Bird . . . (Vertigo/DC)
* David Mack, Kabuki (Marvel)
* Ben Templesmith, 30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow (IDW)
* Michael Zulli, Creatures of the Night (Dark Horse Books)
Best Coloring
* Peter Doherty, Shaolin Cowboy (Burlyman)
* Steven Griffen, Hawaiian ****: The Last Resort (Image)
* Laura Martin, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Ministry of Space (Image); Planetary (WildStorm/DC); I Am Legion: The Dancing Faun (Humanoids/DC)
* J. D. Mettler, Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC)
* 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)
* Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)
* Dave Sim, Cerebus (Aardvark Vanaheim)
* Craig Thompson, Carnet de Voyage (Top Shelf); “Eve O’ Twins” in Rosetta 2 (Alternative)
Best Cover Artist
* Kieron Dwyer, Remains (IDW)
* James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); Green Arrow, Batgirl (DC)
* Tony Moore, The Walking Dead (Image)
* Frank Quitely, Bite Club; WE3 (Vertigo/DC)
* Michael Turner, Identity Crisis (DC)
Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition
* Frank Cammuso (Max Hamm, Fairy Tale Detective)
* Bosch Fawstin (Table for One)
* Matt Kindt (Two Sisters; Pistolwhip)
* Sean McKeever (A Waiting Place; Mary Jane; Inhumans; Sentinels)
* Raina Telgemeier (“Smile,” Takeout)
Best Comics-Related Periodical
* Comic Art, edited by M. Todd Hignite (Comic Art)
* Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf)
* Draw!, edited by Mike Manley (TwoMorrows)
* Indy Magazine online (www.indyworld.com), edited by Bill Kartalopoulos (Alternative)
Best Comics-Related Book
* The Art of Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse Books)
* Chris Ware, by Daniel Raeburn (Monographics/Yale University Press)
* Give Our Regards to the Atom Smashers, edited by Sean Howe (Pantheon)
* Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book, by Gerard Jones (Basic Books)
* Strangers in Paradise Treasury Edition, by Terry Moore (HarperCollins Perennial)
Best Publication Design
* The Art of Usagi Yojimbo, designed by Cary Grazzini (Dark Horse Books)
* Clyde’s Fans, designed by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
* The Complete Peanuts, designed by Seth (Fantagraphics)
* In the Shadow of No Towers, designed by art spiegelman (Pantheon)
* McSweeney’s Quarterly #13, designed by Chris Ware (McSweeney’s)
* Hall of Fame
what are your picks?
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