2018 Eisner Award Nominees
San Diego Comic-Con 2018, July 19-22
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| Credit Comic-Con International |
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| Photo: Jackie Estrada. Pictured are Nhora Serrano, Tate Ottati, Candice Mack, Graeme McMillan, Alex Simmons and William Wilson |
- Candice Mack- a Librarian for the Los Angeles Public Library
- Graeme McMillan- a Journalist and Comics Reviewer
- Tate Ottati- Owner of Tates Comics in Lauderhill, Fl
- Nhora Serrano- Comics Scholar, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
- Alex Simmons- Comics writer and artist, educator
- William F. Wilson- Long-time Comic-Con volunteer
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| Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards |
Best Short Story
- “Ethel Byrne,” by Cecil Castelluci and Scott Chantler, in Mine: A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefiting Planned Parenthood (ComicMix)
- “Forgotten Princess,” by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Antonio Sandoval, in Adventure Time Comics #13 (kaboom!)
- ”A Life in Comics: The Graphic Adventures of Karen Green,” by Nick Sousanis, in Columbia Magazine (Summer 2017), http://magazine.columbia.edu/features/summer-2017/life-comics?page=0,0
- “Small Mistakes Make Big Problems,” by Sophia Foster-Dimino, in Comics for Choice (Hazel Newlevant)
- “Trans Plant,” by Megan Rose Gedris, in Enough Space for Everyone Else (Bedside Press)
Best Single Issue/One-Shot
- Barbara, by Nicole Miles (ShortBox)
- Hellboy: Krampusnacht, by Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes (Dark Horse)
- Pope Hats #5, by Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books)
- The Spotted Stone, by Rick Veitch (Sun Comics)
- What Is Left, by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (ShortBox)
Best Continuing Series
- Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, and David Rubín (Dark Horse)
- Giant Days, by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Liz Fleming (BOOM! Box)
- Hawkeye, by Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero, and Mike Walsh (Marvel)
- Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)
- The Wicked + The Divine, by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie (Image)
Best Limited Series
- Black Panther: World of Wakanda, by Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Alitha E. Martinez (Marvel)
- Extremity, by Daniel Warren Johnson (Image/Skybound)
- The Flintstones, by Mark Russell, Steve Pugh, Rick Leonardi, and Scott Hanna (DC)
- Mister Miracle, by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC)
- X-Men: Grand Design, by Ed Piskor (Marvel)
Best New Series
- Black Bolt, by Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward (Marvel)
- Grass Kings, by Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins (BOOM! Studios)
- Maestros, by Steve Skroce (Image)
- Redlands, by Jordie Belaire and Vanesa Del Rey (Image)
- Royal City, by Jeff Lemire (Image)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)
- Adele in Sand Land, by Claude Ponti, translated by Skeeter Grant and Françoise Mouly (Toon Books)
- Arthur and the Golden Rope, by Joe Todd-Stanton (Flying Eye/Nobrow)
- Egg, by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books)
- Good Night, Planet, by Liniers (Toon Books)
- Little Tails in the Savannah, by Frederic Brrémaud and Federico Bertolucci, translated by Mike Kennedy (Lion Forge/Magnetic)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12)
- Bolivar, by Sean Rubin (Archaia)
- Home Time (Book One): Under the River, by Campbell Whyte (Top Shelf)
- Nightlights, by Lorena Alvarez (Nobrow)
- The Tea Dragon Society, by Katie O’Neill (Oni)
- Wallace the Brave, by Will Henry (Andrews McMeel)
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
- The Dam Keeper, by Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi (First Second/Tonko House)
- Jane, by Aline Brosh McKenna and Ramón K. Pérez (Archaia)
- Louis Undercover, by Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault, translated by Christelle Morelli and Susan Ouriou (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi)
- Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)
- Spinning, by Tillie Walden (First Second)
Best Humor Publication
- Baking with Kafka, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1, by Tom King, Lee Weeks, and Byron Vaughn (DC)
- The Flintstones, by Mark Russell, Steve Pugh, Rick Leonardi, and Scott Hanna (DC)
- Rock Candy Mountain, by Kyle Starks (Image)
- Wallace the Brave, by Will Henry (Andrews McMeel)
Best Anthology
- A Bunch of Jews (and Other Stuff): A Minyen Yidn, by Max B. Perlson, Trina Robbins et al. (Bedside Press)
- A Castle in England, by Jamie Rhodes et al. (Nobrow)
- Elements: Fire, A Comic Anthology by Creators of Color, edited by Taneka Stotts (Beyond Press)
- Now #1, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
- The Spirit Anthology, edited by Sean Phillips (Lakes International Comic Art Festival)
Best Reality-Based Work
- Audubon: On the Wings of the World, by Fabien Grolleau and Jerémie Royer, translated by Etienne Gilfillan (Nobrow)
- The Best We Could Do, by Thi Bui (Abrams ComicArts)
- Calamity Jane: The Calamitous Life of Martha Jane Cannary, 1852–1903, by Christian Perrissin and Matthieu Blanchin, translated by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (IDW)
- Lennon: The New York Years, by David Foenkinos, Corbeyran, and Horne, translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger (IDW)
- Spinning, by Tillie Walden (First Second)
Best Graphic Album—New
- Crawl Space, by Jesse Jacobs (Koyama Press)
- Eartha, by Cathy Malkasian (Fantagraphics)
- My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
- Stages of Rot, by Linnea Sterte (Peow)
- The Story of Jezebel, by Elijah Brubaker (Uncivilized Books)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
- Boundless, by Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Fantagraphics Studio Edition: Black Hole by Charles Burns, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
- Small Favors: The Definitive Girly Porno Collection, by Colleen Coover (Oni/Limerence)
- Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero, by Michael DeForge (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Unreal City, by D. J. Bryant (Fantagraphics)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium
- Beowulf, adapted by Santiago García and David Rubín (Image)
- H. P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories, adapted by Gou Tanabe, translated by Zack Davisson (Dark Horse)
- Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, adapted by Christophe Chabouté, translated by Laure Dupont (Dark Horse)
- Kindred, by Octavia Butler, adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings (Abrams ComicArts)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
- Audubon: On the Wings of the World, by Fabien Grolleau and Jerémie Royer, translated by Etienne Gilfillan (Nobrow)
- Flight of the Raven, by Jean-Pierre Gibrat, translated by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (EuroComics/IDW)
- FUN, by Paolo Bacilieri, translated by Jamie Richards (SelfMadeHero)
- Ghost of Gaudi, by El Torres and Jesús Alonso Iglesias, translated by Esther Villardón Grande (Lion Forge/Magnetic)
- The Ladies-in-Waiting, by Santiago García and Javier Olivares, translated by Erica Mena (Fantagraphics)
- Run for It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for the Freedom, by Marcelo D’Salete, translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
- Furari, by Jiro Taniguchi, translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
- Golden Kamuy, by Satoru Noda, translated by Eiji Yasuda (VIZ Media)
- My Brother’s Husband, vol. 1, by Gengoroh Tagame, translated by Anne Ishii (Pantheon)
- Otherworld Barbara, vol. 2, by Moto Hagio, translated by Rachel Matt Thorn (Fantagraphics)
- Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories, by Junji Ito translated by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips
- Celebrating Snoopy, by Charles M. Schulz, edited by Alexis E. Fajardo and Dorothy O’Brien (Andrews McMeel)
- Crazy Quilt: Scraps and Panels on the Way to Gasoline Alley, by Frank King, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)
- Foolish Questions and Other Odd Observations, by Rube Goldberg, edited by Peter Maresca and Paul C. Tumey (Sunday Press Books)
- Sky Masters of the Space Force: The Complete Dailies, by Jack Kirby, Wally Wood et al., edited by Daniel Herman (Hermes Press)
- Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Strips, vol. 1, by Russ Manning et al., edited by Dean Mullaney (LOAC/IDW)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books
- Akira 35th Anniversary Edition, by Katsuhiro Otomo, edited by Haruko Hashimoto, Ajani Oloye, and Lauren Scanlan (Kodansha)
- Behaving MADly, written and compiled by Ger Alpeldoorn and Craig Yoe (Yoe Books/IDW)
- The Collected Neil the Horse, by Arn Saba/Katherine Collins, edited by Andy Brown (Conundrum)
- Fantagraphics Studio Edition: Jaime Hernandez, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
- Will Eisner: The Centennial Celebration, 1917-2017, by Paul Gravett, Denis Kitchen, and John Lind (Kitchen Sink/Dark Horse)
Best Writer
- Tom King, Batman, Batman Annual #2, Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1, Mister Miracle (DC)
- Matt Kindt, Grass Kings (BOOM! Studios); Ether (Dark Horse); Eternity, X-O Manowar (Valiant)
- Jeff Lemire, Black Hammer (Dark Horse); Descender (Image)
- Marjorie Liu, Monstress (Image)
- Mark Russell, The Flintstones (DC)
Best Writer/Artist
- Lorena Alvarez, Night Lights (Nobrow)
- Chabouté, Moby Dick (Dark Horse); Alone, Park Bench (Gallery 13/Simon & Schuster)
- Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters (Fantagraphics)
- Cathy Malkasian, Eartha (Fantagraphics)
- Jiro Taniguchi, Furari, Louis Vuitton Travel Guide: Venice (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
- Isabelle Arsenault, Louis Undercover (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi)
- Mitch Gerads, Mister Miracle (DC)
- Gary Gianni, Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea (Dark Horse)
- Ramón K. Perez, Jane (Archaia)
- David Rubín, Black Hammer #9 & #12, Ether, Sherlock Frankenstein #1–3 (Dark Horse); Beowulf (Image)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
- Federico Bertolucci, Love: The Dinosaur, Little Tails (Lion Forge/Magnetic)
- EFA, Monet: Itinerant of Light (NBM)
- Jean-Pierre Gibrat, Flight of the Raven (EuroComics/IDW)
- Cyril Pedrosa, Portugal (NBM)
- Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)
Best Cover Artist
- Jorge Corona, No. 1 with a Bullet (Image)
- Nick Derington, Mister Miracle (DC); Doom Patrol (DC Young Animal)
- Brian Stelfreeze, Black Panther (Marvel)
- Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)
- Julian Totino Tedesco, Hawkeye (Marvel)
Best Coloring
- Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters (Fantagraphics)
- Mitch Gerads, Mister Miracle (DC)
- Ed Piskor, X-Men: Grand Design (Marvel)
- David Rubín, Ether, Black Hammer, Sherlock Frankenstein (Dark Horse); Beowulf (Image)
- Dave Stewart, Black Hammer, BPRD: Devil You Know, Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea, Sherlock Frankenstein, Shaolin Cowboy (Dark Horse); Maestros (Image)
- Rosemary Valero-O’Connell, What Is Left (ShortBox)
Best Lettering
- Isabelle Arsenault, Louis Undercover (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi)
- Clayton Cowles, Bitch Planet: Triple Feature, Redlands, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Black Bolt, Spider-Gwen, Astonishing X-Men, Star Wars (Marvel); Batman, Mister Miracle (DC Comics)
- Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters (Fantagraphics)
- Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo, Groo: Slay of the Gods (Dark Horse)
- John Workman, Mother Panic (DC Young Animal); Ragnarök (IDW)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
- Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
- The Comics Journal, edited by Dan Nadel, Timothy Hodler, and Tucker Stone, tcj.com (Fantagraphics)
- Hogan’s Alley, edited by Tom Heintjes
- Jack Kirby Collector, edited by John Morrow (TwoMorrows)
- PanelXPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, panelxpanel.com
Best Comics-Related Book
- Deconstructing the Incal by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius, by Jean Annestay and Christophe Quillien (Humanoids)
- How Comics Work, by Dave Gibbons and Tim Pilcher (Wellfleet Press/Quarto Group)
- How to Read Nancy: The Elements of Comics in Three Easy Panels, by Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden (Fantagraphics)
- Line of Beauty: The Art of Wendy Pini, by Richard Pini (Flesk)
- Monograph, by Chris Ware (Rizzoli)
- To Laugh That We May Not Weep: The Life and Times of Art Young, by Glenn Bray and Frank M. Young (Fantagraphics)
Best Academic/Scholarly Work
- The Comics of Charles Schulz: The Good Grief of Modern Life, edited by Jared Gardner and Ian Gordon (University Press of Mississippi)
- Ethics in the Gutter: Empathy and Historical Fiction in Comics, by Kate Polak (Ohio State University Press)
- Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics, by Frederick Luis Aldama (University of Arizona Press)
- Neon Visions: The Comics of Howard Chaykin, by Brannon Costello (LSU Press)
- Picturing Childhood: Youth in Transnational Comics, edited by Mark Heimermann and Brittany Tullis (University of Texas Press)
Best Publication Design
- Akira 35th Anniversary Edition, designed by Phil Balsman, Akira Saito (Veia), NORMA Editorial, and MASH•ROOM (Kodansha)
- Celebrating Snoopy, designed by Spencer Williams and Julie Phillips (Andrews McMeel)
- Monograph, designed by Chris Ware (Rizzoli)
- My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics)
- Will Eisner: The Centennial Celebration, 1917-2017, designed by John Lind (Kitchen Sink/Dark Horse)
Best Digital Comic
- Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/comiXology)
- Barrier, by Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin (Panel Syndicate)
- The Carpet Merchant of Konstaniniyya, by Reimena Yee (reimenayee.com/the-carpet-
merchant) - Contact High, by James F. Wright and Josh Eckert (gumroad.com/l/YnxSm)
- Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost, by Harvey Kurtzman, Josh O’Neill, Shannon Wheeler, and Gideon Kendall (comiXology Originals/Kitchen, Lind & Associates)
- Quince, by Sebastian Kadlecik, Kit Steinkellner, and Emma Steinkellner, translated by Valeria Tranier (Fanbase Press/comiXology)
Best Webcomic
- Awaiting a Wave, by Dale Carpenter and Nate Powell, features.weather.com/us-climate-change/arkansas (The Weather Channel Digital)
- Brothers Bond, by Kevin Grevioux and Ryan Benjamin, www.webtoons.com/en/action/brothers-bond/list?title_no=1191 (LINE Webtoon)
- Dispatch from a Sanctuary City, by Mike Dawson, https://thenib.com/dispatch-from-a-sanctuary-city (The Nib)
- The Tea Dragon Society, by Katie O’Neill, teadragonsociety.com (Oni Press)
- Welcome to the New World, by Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan, https://www.nytimes.com/
interactive/2017/10/26/ opinion/sunday/welcome-to-the- new-world.html?rref= collection% 2Fsectioncollection%2Fopinion& action=click& contentCollection=opinion& region=stream&module=stream_ unit&version=latest& contentPlacement=5&pgtype= sectionfront (New York Times Sunday Review)
Good luck to all the nominees and keep bringing great work to comics.
