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Premios Eisner 2012
Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Winners 2012
The following awards were given out at the 24th annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, Friday night July 13, at the Indigo Ballroom in the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, as part of Comic-Con International: San Diego.
Best Short Story
"The Seventh," by Darwyn Cooke, in Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition (IDW)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Daredevil #7, by Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
Best Continuing Series
Daredevil, by Mark Waid, Marcos Martin, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
Best Limited Series
Criminal: The Last of the Innocent, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7)
Dragon Puncher Island, by James Kochalka (Top Shelf)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 8–12)
Snarked, by Roger Langridge (kaboom!)
Best Publication for Young Adults (Ages 12–17)
Anya's Ghost, by Vera Brosgol (First Second)
Best Anthology
Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)
Best Humor Publication
Milk & Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad, by Evan Dorkin (Dark Horse Books)
Best Digital Comic
Battlepug, by Mike Norton, www.battlepug.com
Best Reality-Based Work
Green River Killer: A True Detective Story, by Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case (Dark Horse Books)
Best Graphic Album - New
Jim Hensons Tale of Sand, adapted by Ramón K. Pérez (Archaia)
Best Graphic Album - Reprint
Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition, by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Strips
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse vols. 1-2, by Floyd Gottfredson, edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books
Walt Simonson's The Mighty Thor Artist's Edition (IDW)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
The Manara Library, vol. 1: Indian Summer and Other Stories, by Milo Manara with Hugo Pratt (Dark Horse Books)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Writer
Mark Waid, Irredeemable, Incorruptible (BOOM!); Daredevil (Marvel)
Best Writer/Artist
Craig Thompson, Habibi (Pantheon)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Ramón K. Pérez, Jim Henson's Tale of Sand (Archaia)
Best Cover Artist
Francesco Francavilla, Black Panther (Marvel); Lone Ranger, Lone Ranger/Zorro, Dark Shadows, Warlord of Mars (Dynamite); Archie Meets Kiss (Archie)
Best Coloring
Laura Allred, iZombie (Vertigo/DC); Madman All-New Giant-Size Super-Ginchy Special (Image)
Best Lettering
Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)
Best Comics-Related Journalism
The Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon, www.comicsreporter.com
Best Educational/Academic Work (tie)
Cartooning: Philosophy & Practice, by Ivan Brunetti (Yale University Press)
Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby, by Charles Hatfield (University Press of Mississippi)
Best Comics-Related Book
MetaMaus, by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon)
Best Publication Design
Jim Henson's Tale of Sand, designed by Eric Skillman (Archaia)
Hall of Fame
Judges' Choices: Rudolf Dirks, Harry Lucey
Bill Blackbeard, Richard Corben, Katsuhiro Otomo, Gilbert Shelton
Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award:
Tyler Crook
Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award:
Morrie Turner
Bill Finger Excellence in Comic Book Writing Award:
Frank Doyle, Steve Skeates
Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award:
Akira Comics, Madrid, Spain - Jesus Marugan Escobar and
The Dragon, Guelph, ON, Canada - Jennifer Haines
The Eisner Awards are part of, and underwritten by, Comic-Con International, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contributions of comics to art and culture.
INVITADOS ESPECIALES
JUST ADDED! Dan Piraro, Gilbert Shelton!
Photo: Olivier Roller Charlie Adlard
artist, The Walking DeadCharlie Adlard has been roaming with the zombies of The Walking Dead since issue #7 in 2004. Born in Shrewsbury, England in 1966, Charlie began working in the industry as an artist on series such as "Judge Dredd" and "Armitage" for 2000AD. In the U.S., his work includes a long run on The X-Files for Topps Comics, art on Astronauts in Trouble for AiT/Planet Lar, and work for DC, Marvel, and Image. He is best known for his art on The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman's groundbreaking zombie apocalypse series, which is also a smash hit TV show on AMC.
Bill Amend
cartoonist, FoxTrotBill Amend is the creator of the comic strip FoxTrot, syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate. He earned a BA in physics from Amherst College in 1984. FoxTrot began syndication in 1988 and built a client list of more than 1,000 daily and Sunday newspapers before Amend switched the strip to a Sunday-only format at the end of 2006. In 2007 Bill received the Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year from the National Cartoonists Society. There are currently 39 FoxTrot book collections in print. FoxTrot can be seen online at http://www.foxtrot.com/.
Sergio Aragonés
cartoonist, Groo, MAD, Sergio Aragonés FunniesOne of MAD magazine's longest-running cartoonists (only Al Jaffee has been around longer) and the creator of dim-witted barbarian Groo the Wanderer, Sergio Aragonés is one of comics' most popular creators. Most recently, the man some call the world's fastest cartoonist launched his own monthly comic book series at Bongo Comics, Sergio Aragonés Funnies.
Tom Batiuk
cartoonist, Funky Winkerbean, CrankshaftTom Batiuk is the creator of the syndicated comic strips Funky Winkerbean (which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year) and Crankshaft. Tom started Funky in 1972, and since his first groundbreaking story in 1986 about the teenage pregnancy of his character Lisa, he has been hailed as an originator of a new genre in comic strip art. His unique style of "narrative humor" allows him to explore major social issues. Tom employs a gentle humor found in mining the common experiences of everyday life to push the envelope in his exploration of all that the comic art medium can express.
Kate Beaton
cartoonist, Hark! A Vagrant!Kate Beaton is a Canadian cartoonist who first appeared on the comics scene in 2007 with her online series Hark! A Vagrant!, which has been collected into book form by Drawn and Quarterly. Since then she has become a fan favorite, with illustrations appearing in places like The New Yorker, Harper's, and Marvel's Strange Tales anthology. Praised for their expression, intelligence, and comic timing, her cartoons often display a wonderfully light touch on historical and literary topics. The jokes are a knowing look at history through a modern perspective and a campaign against anyone who thinks that history is boring.
Photo: Ellen Seibert Alison Bechdel
writer/artist, Fun Home, Are You My MotherAlison Bechdel is the author of the graphic memoirs Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (2006) and Are You My Mother: A Comic Drama (2012),both published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Fun Home won an Eisner award in 2007 for Best Reality-Based Work and was named by Time magazine as the best book of 2006. Bechdel created the self-syndicated comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, which ran for 25 years.She was the guest editor of Best American Comics 2011. Her work has appeared in Granta, Slate, The New York Times Book Review, and McSweeney's, among lots of other places. She lives in Vermont.
Tim Bradstreet
artist, Punisher, HellblazerEisner Award–nominated artist Tim Bradstreet is a self-taught illustrator whose career spans role-playing/video games, comic books, book publishing, and film. Bradstreet is mainly known for his long tenures as cover artist for The Punisher and John Constantine: Hellblazer. He continues to be a "go-to" cover artist and is currently the series regular on Clive Barker's Hellraiser (Boom!), Jennifer Blood (Dynamite), Star Trek, and True Blood (IDW). Tim partnered with actor Thomas Jane in 2004 to form RAW Studios. Together they create and develop projects for comics and film.
Mike Carey
writer, Lucifer, The Unwritten, X-Men LegacyBest known for his runs on Vertigo's Lucifer and Marvel's X-Men Legacy, as well as the multiple New York Times bestseller The Unwritten, Mike Carey also writes prose fiction; his Felix Castor novels have run to five titles, and he is co-writing a novel, The Steel Seraglio, with his wife Linda and daughter Louise. He is also a screenwriter and is currently working on a movie screenplay, Silent War, for Slingshot and Intrepid Pictures. His games credits include the recent X-Men Destiny game for Activision.
Gail Carriger
author, Parasol Protectorate seriesNew York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger writes to cope with being raised in obscurity by an expatriate Brit and an incurable curmudgeon. She escaped small-town life and inadvertently acquired several degrees in higher learning and a fondness for teeny tiny hats and tropical fruit. Her Parasol Protectorate books are urban fantasies mixed with comedies of manners and steampunk. Soulless won the ALA's Alex Award. The final book in the series, Timeless, releases in spring 2012, along with the first in her Finishing School series for young adults, Etiquette & Espionage, and Yen Press's manga edition of Soulless.
Becky Cloonan
cartoonist/illustrator, Demo, East Coast Rising, ConanBecky Cloonan is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator who started self-publishing minicomics in 1999. Since then she has gone on to work with Vertigo, Dark Horse, Harper Collins, and Marvel, with editions of her work published in several countries around the world. Standout works include American Virgin with writer Steve Seagle, Eisner Award–nominated Demo with Brian Wood, and her solo graphic novel East Coast Rising. She is also drawing a new Conan series from Dark Horse, with writer Brian Wood. She lives and works in Brooklyn and still tries to self-publish a new minicomic every year.
Geof Darrow
artist, Shaolin Cowboy, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy RobotBorn in Cedar Rapids, IA, artist Geof Darrow went through 12 years of Catholic schooling, which left him permanently scarred. He attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts for four years, and from there he worked in advertising, audio-visual, animation, and comics and at the Quaker Oats company in their maintenance department. Darrow's comics work has won him some awards over the years and lost him some. He likes to draw and is fortunate enough to get paid for it . . . most of the time. His current work includes drawing Shaolin Cowboy for Dark Horse Comics.
Ben Edlund
writer/artist/producer/director, The Tick, Angel, SupernaturalBen Edlund grew up semi-feral in an artistic household next to a cranberry bog. One symptom of his particularly severe form of virginity was the creation of The Tick comic book series, which he began writing and drawing in his late teens. The Tick begat a cartoon, a small merchandising empire, and a prime-time live-action TV series. Edlund wrote and produced shows such as Firefly, Angel, and Supernatural. With these and his phantom contributions to other genre highlights such as Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and The Venture Bros., he's drizzled his middle-brow absurdism across three decades of high-end cult obscurity.
Steve Englehart
writer, Avengers, Dr. Strange, BatmanIt was once said that Steve Englehart had "more hits with more characters at more companies than any other writer." Steve is now writing the Max August series at Tor (Long Man, Plain Man, and the upcoming Arena Man), and his comics work is still being published: the Batman film franchise is still going strong, Kilowog's everywhere, Avengers vs. Defenders just got republished again, battling Dr. Strange and Batman for the top spot, and Coyote, Scorpio Rose, and Lorelei live on with Max. So only the Ultraverse seems gone for good.
Mark Evanier
writer, producer, comics historianMark Evanier has worked with Jack Kirby; written hundreds of comic books, including Blackhawk, New Gods, Bugs Bunny, The DNAgents, Crossfire, Scooby Doo, and Tarzan; and written dozens of TV shows, both live-action and animated, the latter including most of the animated Garfield shows for the last 20 years. He is the author of several books on comics, including Kirby: King of Comics, which won two Harvey Awards and one Eisner. He has several other Eisners for his work with Sergio Aragonés on Groo the Wanderer and other silly comics. And he's hosted countless panels at both Comic-Con and WonderCon.
Greg Evans
cartoonist, LuannGreg Evans is the creator of the nationally syndicated comic strip Luann, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2010. Greg has been noted for tackling tough teen-related issues and in 2004 was awarded the National Cartoonists Society's highest honor, the Reuben for Cartoonist of the Year.
Brecht Evens
cartoonist/musician, The Wrong Place, Night Animals, The Making OfBrecht Evens is a Belgian cartoonist, visual artist, and musician. He studied illustration in Ghent. His first graphic novel in English, The Wrong Place, received widespread acclaim and was published across Europe and North America. Itwas awarded the Prix de l'Audace at the Angoulême International Comics Festival and the Haarlem Comic Festival's Willy Vandersteen Award for best Dutch-language graphic novel. He lives in Brussels. His newest book is The Making Of.
Gary Gianni
artist/illustrator, Prince Valiant, The MonstermenGary Gianni began his art career as an newspaper illustrator and courtroom artist for television, where he covered the trial of murderer John Wayne Gacy. He has received the Eisner and Spectrum awards and he illustrated books by authors ranging from Melville and Stevenson to Robert E. Howard and Michael Chabon. His comics include The Shadow, Batman, Indiana Jones, and Tom Strong. For 8 years he has drawn the newspaper Sunday strip Prince Valiant. Recently, Dark Horse published Gianni's occult detective adventures, The Monstermen and Other Scary Stories, and Ras Press released The Nefertiti–Tut Express written by Ray Bradbury and illustrated by Gianni.
Stan Goldberg
artist/colorist, Archie Comics, Marvel ComicsStan Goldberg is best known for his work as an artist at Archie Comics for over 45 years and as a Marvel Comics colorist in the 1960s, where he helped design the original color schemes of Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and other major characters. Throughout the 1960s, Stan also drew Millie the Model for Marvel and Debbie, Scooter, and Binky for DC. Most recently, Stan has illustrated a Simpsons comic book and is currently working on two graphic novels, The 3 Stooges and Nancy Drew for PaperCutz. In May of 2012 Stan will receive the National Cartoonists Society's prestigious Gold Key Award, and in 1994 he won Comic-Con's Inkpot Award.
Rob Guillory
artist/co-creator, ChewRob Guillory is a multiple Eisner and Harvey Award–winning comic book artist. Born, raised, and currently based in Lafayette, Louisiana, Guillory is most known for his art on the New York Times bestselling series Chew, published by Image Comics. The book has won two Harvey Awards (including Best New Talent), was nominated for two Eagle Awards, and won Eisner Awards for Best New Series in 2010 and Best Continuing Series in 2011.
Photo by Seth Kushner Larry Hama
writer/cartoonist, G.I. Joe, WolverineLarry Hama is a writer / cartoonist / illustrator / actor / musician who has worked in comics, television, and film. He is best known as the writer of Marvel's G.I. Joe comics in the '80s and Wolverine in the '90s. More recently, he has scripted G.I. Joe Origins and G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero for IDW as well as various animation and video game projects. His illustrations have appeared in National Lampoon, Esquire, New York, and Rolling Stone. As an actor, he has appeared on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures and on TV in M*A*S*H*, SNL, and Another World.
Peter F. Hamilton
author, Night’s Dawn trilogy, Great North RoadPeter F. Hamilton is a Sunday Times bestselling science fiction author of 15 books, including the acclaimed Night's Dawn trilogy. Born in Rutland, England, he still lives there with his wife and two young children. His last series of five books set in his Commonwealth universe featured the genetically designed detective Paula Myo. After that came the standalone novel Great North Road, published by Del Rey, which he describes as his "monster in the dark" story. Peter is taking a break from adult novels to write the Books of the Realms, a trilogy aimed at 8- to 12-year-olds.
Gilbert Hernandez
writer/artist, Love and RocketsGilbert Hernandez, the co-creator of Love and Rockets with his two brothers, was born in Oxnard, CA, seemingly with a comic book in his hand. His mother allowed him and his siblings to read comics because she loved comics as a child herself. He learned to draw his own minimalist comics at age 5, which eventually evolved into the comics he does now. He's produced comics for almost every major comics company but prefers to do more personal work, as he believes that comics are a great place for self-expression. His career spans 30 years, and he plans to go as far as he can with our beloved medium.
Jaime Hernandez
writer/artist, Love and RocketsAs a young aimless Latino punk rocker, Jaime Hernandez, along with his brothers Gilbert and Mario, self-published the first issue of Love and Rockets in 1981. It was picked up by Fantagraphics Books in 1982 and ran 50 issues before the brothers took a break to pursue solo projects. Jaime's titles included Whoa, Nellie!, Maggie and Hopey Color Fun, and Penny Century. Love And Rockets was revived in 2000 and still continues today. Outside of L&R, Jaime has also done other comic work, magazine illustration, and album covers. He lives in Altadena, CA with his wife and daughter.
Mario Hernandez
writer/artist, Love and RocketsComics histories, newspaper strips, cartoon collections, paperbacks, trading cards, monster magazines and movies, rock and roll, cheesy TV shows and cartoons, and a whole bunch of funny books - all contributed to the launch of Mario Hernandez and his brothers Gilbert and Jaime's self-published fanzine Love and Rockets. In addition to contributing some stories to L&R, Mario has produced a plethora of freelance work for various underground and alternative anthologies - Rip-off Comics, Buzzard, Real Girl, and Measles - culminating in a one-shot collection, Brain Capers. His latest project was Citizen Rex for Dark Horse with brother Gilbert. It was included in The Best Comics of 2010 anthology.
Jennifer and Matthew Holm
writers/artists, Babymouse, SquishJennifer and Matthew Holm are the sibling team behind the Babymouse graphic novels for young readers, which have sold more than 1.4 million copies and won numerous awards, including the 2006 Gryphon award, 2006 New York Book Show awards, and seven IRA/CBC Children's Choice awards. Babymouse: Queen of the World was the first graphic novel ever to be named an ALA/ALSC Notable Children's Book. The latest volume in the series is #15, A Very Babymouse Christmas. The Holms are also the creators of the IndieBound-bestselling graphic novel series Squish. The latest book is Squish #3: The Power of the Parasite.
Klaus Janson
artist/inker, Daredevil, The Dark Knight ReturnsAfter apprenticing with Dick Giordano, Klaus Janson entered comics in the early '70s, inking an issue of Marvel's Black Panther. He has inked just about every penciler working within the last 40 years. In the 1980s, he inked Frank Miller on Daredevil and The Dark Knight Returns. His penciling work includes Gambit, Gothic, Spawn/Batman, and Death and the Maidens. Currently, he is inking Amazing Spider-Man over Giuseppe Camoncoli and penciling Daredevil: The End of Days, written by Brian Michael Bendis and David Mack and inked by Bill Sienkiewicz. He is most proud of the students he has taught at the School of Visual Arts.
N.K. Jemisin
author, The Inheritance TrilogyN. K. Jemisin is the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award–nominated author of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, The Broken Kingdoms, and The Kingdom Of Gods (The Inheritance Trilogy), out now from Orbit Books. She's also a counseling psychologist, a biker, and a feminist/anti-racist blogger. She lives in Brooklyn, New York and is currently hard at work on two more books that will be forthcoming from Orbit in 2012. For more info, visit nkjemisin.com.
Lynn Johnston
cartoonist, For Better or For WorseCanadian cartoonist Lynn Johnston is best known for her comic strip For Better or For Worse. Her cartooning career started with a series of humorous books on parenting. In 1978, she sent off 20 examples of a daily comic strip, The Johnstons-based on her own family-to Universal Press Syndicate. She received and signed a 20-year contract, and For Better or For Worse began. The strip ended in 2010 but still appears (in reprint form) in over 2,000 papers in Canada, the United States, and 20 other countries, translated into eight languages. It's been collected into close to 40 books.
Joe Jusko
artist/illustrator, Marvel Masterpieces, Warlord of MarsJoe Jusko's career has spanned 35 years, starting with the sale of his very first cover to Heavy Metal in 1977 at the age of 17. Joe has worked for almost every major comic book publisher, producing covers and interiors for iconic characters such as Conan the Barbarian, Vampirella, and Tarzan of the Apes. His work has appeared on paperback book covers, calendars, posters, T-shirts, packaging, and most memorably the multi-award-winning 1992 Marvel Masterpieces Trading Cards. His current work includes monthly covers for Warlord of Mars from Dynamite Entertainment and Outcast from BOOM!, as well as many other projects.
Karl Kerschl
writer/artist, The Abominable Charles ChristopherKarl Kerschl has been drawing comics professionally for over 15 years. He has worked on Superman, The Flash, and Teen Titans, among other heroic things, and recently self-published a collection of his weekly webcomic, The Abominable Charles Christopher. He currently resides in Montréal, Canada, where he continues to write and draw his own stories. The Abominable Charles Christopher has been nominated for several awards and has won the Shuster Award for Best Canadian Webcomic in 2010 and the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic in 2011. The strip updates weekly at http://www.abominable.cc/.
Photo: Megan Mack Robert Kirkman
writer/co-creator, The Walking Dead, InvincibleRobert Kirkman is a New York Times bestselling author known for being the cultural zeitgeist of the comic book industry. It is Kirkman's belief that good people who produce good writing and good ideas make comics people love. Kirkman is a partner and chief operating officer at Image Comics. He is the executive producer of AMC's The Walking Dead (season two just ended with record-breaking ratings).His Skybound is an all-new imprint of Image Comics that provides a new generation of comic book creators with the opportunity to publish their original works; it includes his own Thief of Thieves, Invincible, and The Walking Dead.
Photo by Luigi Novi Erik Larsen
writer/artist/creator, Image Comics co-founder, Savage DragonErik Larsen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He didn't live there long. He currently lives in San Francisco, California. He's written and drawn a mess of comics over the years, among them Spider-Man, Thor, Defenders, Punisher, Nova, Aquaman, Doom Patrol, and Wolverine. In 1992 he and a group of upstarts left Marvel in the lurch and formed the greatest comic book company in the history of the universe-Image Comics, where he's written and drawn the adventures of Savage Dragon for the last 20 years. It kicks serious ass.
Photo by Eddie Choi John Layman
writer/letterer/co-creator, ChewJohn Layman is the co-creator, writer, and letterer of Chew, the New York Times bestselling, Harvey Award, and multi-Eisner Award–winning cannibal cop comedy series from Image Comics. Layman was an editor for WildStorm Productions and has written or lettered for nearly every major publisher in comics for the last decade and a half. Other comics he's written include Puffed, Gambit, Godzilla, Army of Darkness vs. Marvel Zombies, Scarface, Thundercats, and Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen. Chew is currently in development to be a TV series on Showtime.
Photo by Victor Ha Jim Lee
artist, Justlce League, Batman: Hush; DC Comics co-publisherJim Lee is a renowned comic book artist and the co-publisher of DC Entertainment. Prior to his current post, he served as editorial director, where he oversaw WildStorm Studios and was also the artist for many of DC Comics' bestselling comic books and graphic novels, including All Star Batman And Robin, The Boy Wonder, Batman: Hush, and Superman: For Tomorrow. He also serves as the executive creative director for the DC Universe Online (DCUO) massively multiplayer action game from Sony Online Entertainment (SOE). As part of DC Comics' The New 52, Lee is drawing Justice League.
Jeff Lemire
writer, Animal Man, Frankenstein; writer/artist, Sweet ToothJeff Lemire is the award-winning Canadian cartoonist of the acclaimed graphic novel Essex County (Top Shelf) and the comic book series Sweet Tooth from DC/Vertigo. He is also the current writer of Animal Man and Frankenstein for DC Comics and has written the monthly adventures of Superboy as well. In 2010 Essex County was named one of the five "Essential Canadian Novels" of the decade in the prestigious Canada Reads program, becoming the first graphic novel to ever be included in the national competition. Lemire's next original graphic novel, The Underwater Welder, from Top Shelf Productions, will debut at Comic-Con 2012.
Paul Levitz
writer, Legion of Super-Heroes, HuntressPaul Levitz has been a comics fan (The Comic Reader, winner of two Best Fanzine Comic Art Fan Awards), editor (Batman), writer (Legion of Super-Heroes), and executive (38 years at DC, ending as president and publisher). He has received the Inkpot, Clampett Humanitarian, and ComicsPro Industry Appreciation awards, and he serves on the board of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. His Eisner Award–winning book, 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking, was published by TASCHEN, and his recent comics writing includes Legion of Super-Heroes and The Huntress.
Photo by Albert L. Ortega Rob Liefeld
writer/artist/creator, Image Comics co-founder, YoungbloodRob Liefeld's comics career began in the late 1980s at DC and was jump-started by his work at Marvel on New Mutants and X-Force in the early 1990s; while at Marvel he co-created the characters Cable with writer Louise Simonson and Deadpool with Fabian Nicieza. In 1992 he and six other popular young comics artists left Marvel and co-founded Image Comics. His work at Image has included Youngblood and the recent series The Infinite, written by Robert Kirkman. He is currently drawing Hawk and Dove for DC Comics, a title he also worked on very early in his career.
Andy Mangels
author, Star Trek and Star Wars novels, Iron Man: Beneath the ArmorAndy Mangels is a USA Today bestselling author and co-author of over 20 books, including Star Trek and Star Wars tomes; his newest is Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generation. Since 1985, his tales have been published by DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, Microsoft, and others. He regularly contributes to international entertainment magazines and has scripted, directed, and produced over 40 DVD documentaries and special features projects. A national award-winning social activist, he has raised over $135,000 for domestic violence programs at the yearly "Women of Wonder Day" event. He has moderated the Gays in Comics panel at Comic-Con for 25 years!
Rudy Nebres
artist, Conan, John Carter of MarsPhilippine-born comics artist Rudy Nebres began work with DC Comics when fellow comic artist Tony DeZuniga introduced him to publisher Carmine Infantino and editor Joe Orlando. He was given assignments drawing short stories for the DC mystery titles, including House of Secrets, Ghosts, and The Unexpected. Rudy moved to the U.S. in 1975 and was hired by Marvel Comics to work on titles such as Avengers, King Kull, Conan, Red Sonja, Hulk, John Carter of Mars, and Deadly Hands of Kung Fu. Nebres has also produced work for Warren, CrossGen, and Harris and worked with Neal Adams at Continuity Studios.
Katsuhiro Otomo
creator, Akira, Domu, Steam BoyJapanese cartoonist and animator Katsuhiro Otomo, who made his professional debut in 1973, is best known in the U.S. for his manga series Akira, which he made into an animated film in 1988. His other manga include the award-winning Domu, along with such other series as Sayonara Nippon, Visitors, and SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers. He has directed two other animated films, Steam Boy and Memories, along with the live-action Jiyu Wo Warerani and Mushishi. Mr. Otomo has published several books in relation to his films and is currently preparing a new illustration book, Kaba 2
Courtesy Last Gasp Dan Piraro
cartoonist, BizarroCartoonist Dan Piraro's Bizarro was first syndicated in 1985 and has built a steady and loyal following in the United States, Canada, as well as in parts of Europe, Asia and South America. The daily cartoon has won an unprecedented three consecutive "Best Cartoon Panel of the Year" awards from the National Cartoonists Society and in 2010 won the NCS's highest award, "Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year." Piraro has published 16 collections of Bizarro cartoons and three books of prose. He has also performed comedy across the nation and has appeared on NPR, CNN, and HBO, and is currently negotiating a half-hour, animated comedy show for television.
Whilce Portacio
artist, Image Comics co-founder, Uncanny X-Men, WetworksWhilce Portacio started in comics as an inker before launching his career as a penciler. Marvel editor Carl Potts offered him an inking job on Alien Legion after seeing his portfolio at Comic-Con in 1984. Whilce was soon recognized for his work on Marvel's Punisher, X-Factor, and Uncanny X-Men (for which he created Bishop), DC's Batman Confidential and Stormwatch, and his original creation Wetworks. He is one of the founding fathers of Image. Currently working on Hulk, Whilce will launch Non-Humans-his collaboration with film writer/creator Glen Brunswick from Image- at Comic-Con. Whilce will also resume his art school. More info: http://www.whilceportacio.net/.
Nate Powell
writer/artist, Swallow Me Whole, Any EmpireNate Powell was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1978 and began self-publishing at age 14. His work includes The Year of the Beasts (2012, Roaring Brook), The Silence of Our Friends (2012, First Second), Any Empire (2011, Top Shelf), Swallow Me Whole (2008, Top Shelf; Eisner Award winner for Best Graphic Novel, LA Times Book Prize Finalist, and Ignatz Award winner), Please Release (2006, Top Shelf), and Sounds of Your Name (2006, Microcosm). From 1999 to 2009, Nate worked full-time supporting adults with developmental disabilities, and he has performed in DIY punk bands Universe and Soophie Nun Squad.
James Robinson
writer, Starman, Justice Society of America, The ShadeJames Robinson is a British-born comic book scribe and sometimes screenwriter with a career spanning more than two decades. He is currently writing The Shade and Justice Society of America for DC Comics. His prior works include Starman, Leave It to Chance, The Golden Age, Superman, and JLA.
John Romita Jr.
artist, Amazing Spider-Man, Kick-Ass, AvengersJohn Romita Jr. remembers watching his father draw Daredevil at home. It obviously had a great effect on him, as JRJR went to become one of the leading comics artists of his generation. His first work was for Marvel UK, followed by a story in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #11. He went on to illustrate just about every Marvel character, including Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Daredevil, Punisher, the Avengers, and X-Men. His own creations include Kick-Ass (co-created with Mark Millar) and The Gray Area.
Brandon Sanderson
author, Elantris, Warbreaker, Wheel of Time seriesBrandon Sanderson has published six solo novels with Tor Books - Elantris, the Mistborn trilogy, Warbreaker, and The Way of Kings - as well as four books in the middle-grade Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians series from Scholastic. He was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series: 2009's The Gathering Storm and 2010's Towers of Midnight will be followed by the final book, A Memory of Light, in 2012. His newest Mistborn novel, The Alloy of Law, was released in November. Currently living in Utah with his wife and children, Brandon teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University.
Ben Saunders
comics scholar, professor of English at the University of OregonBen Saunders believes that comics make people smarter. Besides serving as curator for the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art's comprehensive exhibition of original comic art from the superhero genre ("Faster Than A Speeding Bullet," 2009), Ben is author of Do The Gods Wear Capes?: Spirituality, Fantasy, and Superheroes (Continuum Press, 2011) and a founder of the undergraduate minor in Comics and Cartoon Studies at the University of Oregon, where he teaches a variety of classes drawing on the Anglo-American canon of newspaper strips, comic books, and graphic novels.
Photo by Tamea Burd Doug Savage
cartoonist, Savage ChickensWhen Doug Savage was a kid, he always wanted to be a cartoonist. But when he grew up, he found himself working in a corporation, starving for creativity and plagued by migraines. Luckily, this predicament drove him to pick up a pad of yellow sticky notes and start drawing chicken cartoons. Published online every weekday since 2005, Savage Chickens is read by millions and has been published in books and magazines worldwide. His book, Savage Chickens: A Survival Kit for Life in the Coop, was published in 2011 by Perigee Books (an imprint of Penguin USA). Learn more at http://www.savagechickens.com/.
John Scalzi
author, Old Man’s War, Fuzzy NationJohn Scalzi is the author of several science fiction novels, including the bestselling Old Man's War sequence, comprising Old Man's War, The Ghost Brigades, and the New York Times bestselling The Last Colony. He is a winner of science fiction's John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and he won the Hugo Award for Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded, a collection of essays from his popular blog "Whatever." His latest novel, Fuzzy Nation, hit the New York Times bestseller list in its first week on sale. His next book will be published in June 2012.
Mark Schultz
writer/artist, Xenozoic Tales, Prince ValiantMark Schultz loves a good story, always has. His lifelong interest in adventure fiction and science led him to create the award-winning comics series Xenozoic Tales and co-create the undersea adventure SubHuman, as well as to write such nonfiction projects as The Stuff of Life, a Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA. He has illustrated a collection of Robert E. Howard's Conan of Cimmeria and the autobiography of Charles R. Knight. Currently, he is completing the visuals for his Storms at Sea novella while continuing to script Prince Valiant, which appears in the funny pages of better newspapers everywhere.
Scott Shaw!
cartoonist/writer, Captain Carrot, Oddball ComicsScott Shaw! is an experienced professional cartoonist/writer in the fields of comic books, animation, advertising, and toy design. His first published comics story appeared in the underground comic book Gory Stories Quarterly. He co-created-with Roy Thomas-the funny animal superhero series Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! (DC). Scott was one of a handful of local comic fans who helped organize the first San Diego Comic-Con. He regularly performs his popular Oddball Comics slide show at Comic-Con, and he wows the audience along with Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier at the annual Quick Draw! event.
Photo © 2012 Lora Fountain Gilbert Shelton
cartoonist, Wonder Wart-Hog, Fabulous Furry Freak BrothersLegendary underground comix cartoonist Gilbert Shelton makes a rare U.S. appearance at Comic-Con this year. Shelton published "Wonder Wart-Hog" in the student humor magazine at the University of Texas, The Texas Ranger, from 1962 to 1964, then continued the series in Harvey Kurtzman's Help! magazine and Pete Millar's Drag Cartoons until 1967. His best-known series is The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy's Cat, which he started in 1967. He was a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco, a major underground comix publisher. After moving to Paris, France, in 1985, he started a new series, Not Quite Dead, with the French artist Pic. He continues to produce occasional adventures for all three series.
Jason Shiga
writer/artist, Bookhunter, Empire StateJason Shiga graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in pure mathematics. He is the author of over 20 comic books, including Fleep, Bookhunter, Meanwhile, and Empire State. He is the inventor of three board games, two card tricks, and the world's second largest interactive comic, spanning 25 square feet. His puzzles and mazes have appeared in McSweeny's and Nickelodeon magazine. He lives in Oakland, CA.
Photo by Greg Preston Jim Silke
artist/illustrator/designer, Rascals in Paradise, Bettie Page, Queen of the NileAfter a career as the executive art director at Capitol Records and as the creator, editor, and designer of the magazines Cinema and Movies International, as well as being a glamour photographer, historian (Here's Looking At You, Kid), novelist (the Death Dealer series), and screenwriter (Sahara, King Solomon's Mines, Revenge of the Ninja), Jim Silke turned, in 1991 at age 60, to his first love-comics. He has since completed the graphic novels Rascals in Paradise and Bettie Page, Queen of the Nile, plus a number of illustrated art books, including Bettie Page: Queen of Hearts, Pin-Up: The Illegitimate Art, and Jungle Girls.
Marc Silvestri
writer/artist, Image Comics co-founder, Witchblade, The Darkness, Incredible HulkMarc Silvestri founded Top Cow in 1992 after leaving a lucrative career at Marvel. His mandate for Top Cow was specific: create the next generation of heroes and do it better than everyone else. Marc built Top Cow into an artist boutique that created iconic characters and properties such as Witchblade, Wanted, and The Darkness. Marc helped position Top Cow as a vital production company in film and television as well as acting as producer on the Witchblade TV and anime series, the Wanted and A-Team feature films, and both of The Darkness video games. Marc continues to be active as a comic artist as well, most recently in Artifacts, Image United, and the Incredible Hulk.
Scott Snyder
writer, American Vampire, Batman, Swamp ThingNew York Times bestselling author Scott Snyder is the current writer on Batman and Swamp Thing for DC Comics, creator with artist Rafael Albuquerque of the Harvey and Eisner Award–winning series American Vampire for Vertigo, and co-creator and co-writer with Scott Tuft on the historical horror comic Severed for Image Comics. He is also the author of the story collection Voodoo Heart from the Dial Press/Random House. He lives on Long island, NY with his wife and two young sons and is a very big and un-ironic fan of Elvis Presley.
J. Michael Straczynski
writer, Superman: Earth OneJ. Michael Straczynski is a writer/producer for film, television, and comics. His latest graphic novel, Superman: Earth One, made the New York Times bestseller list for 37 weeks. Five films he's worked on were produced in the last four years: Changeling, Ninja Assassin, Thor, World War Z, and Underworld: Awakening. He's also just written a TV pilot for Will Smith's company, has sold a graphic novel/webisode series to MTV.com, and finished writing the second hardcover volume of Superman: Earth One. He has received the Hugo, Eisner, Inkpot ,and Saturn Awards, and in 2009 he was nominated for a British Academy Award.
Angelo Torres
artist, MAD, Creepy, EerieBorn in Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1932, Angelo Torres began drawing at a young age. In 1946 he moved to New York City, where he studied art in high school and in 1951 went into the Army and served in Korea. He attended the Cartoonists and Illustrators School (SVA) from 1953 to 1955, when he left to work in the comic business, including collaborations with his friends Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta. The years ahead were busy with a wide variety of projects, including Jim Warren's Creepy and Eerie. In 1969, Torres joined the gang at MAD magazine.
Herb Trimpe
artist, Incredible Hulk, GI JoeHerb Trimpe is best known for his 8-year run on the Incredible Hulk for Marvel, featuring the introduction of Wolverine in Hulk 180 and 181. Trimpe is also known for his contributions to several licensed characters, including Transformers, Godzilla, and G.I. Joe, all of which were featured in major motion pictures. Other titles drawn by Trimpe include the Defenders, War Is Hell, Guardians of the Galaxy, Indiana Jones, and Fantastic Four Unlimited, a quarterly publication that became Trimpe's final effort at Marvel. Trimpe is currently drawing G.I. Joe covers for IDW publishing, as well as extensive commission work.
Morrie Turner
cartoonist, Wee PalsCartoonist Morrie Turner, a native of Oakland, CA, turned to cartooning full-time in 1964. In 1965 he created the Wee Pals comic strip. It was Turner's intention to portray a world without prejudice, a world in which differences - race, religion, gender, and physical and mental ability - are cherished, not scorned. One life-changing honor was during the Vietnam War when he was one of six cartoonists asked by the National Cartoonist Society to go to Vietnam, where he spent 27 days on the front lines and in hospitals drawing more than 3,000 caricatures of service people. Morrie also has the distinction of having been at the very first San Diego Comic-Con in 1970.
Michael Uslan
writer/historian/producer, The Dark Knight, The Boy Who Loved BatmanMichael Uslan grew up loving Batman. As a young adult, he was one of the first people in the country to teach a college-accredited course on comic book folklore. Along with business partner Benjamin Melniker, Uslan has produced all the Batman films to date, starting with the first Tim Burton film in 1989. He has also written for comics, including the Archie Gets Married storyline, was instrumental in bringing the 1960s comics fan favorite title T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents back to print, and recently published his autobiography, The Boy Who Loved Batman, with Chronicle Books.
Jim Valentino
writer/artist, Image Comics co-founder, normalman, ShadowHawkJim Valentino is the creator of such diverse series as normalman, A Touch of Silver, Vignettes, and ShadowHawk, as well as being the creative force behind the Guardians of the Galaxy for Marvel. A co-founder of Image Comics, he served as the company's publisher from 1999 to 2004, changing the face of the company to one of the most stylistically diverse in the industry. Currently he heads his own division of Image, Shadowline, which publishes Morning Glories, Green Wake, Ted McKeever and more. He serves on the board of directors of the Hero Initiative and is an alumnus of the San Diego Comic-Con committee.
Trevor Von Eeden
artist, Black Lightning, Green Arrow, ThrillerTrevor Von Eeden, born in Guyana, South America in 1959, came to the U.S. in 1970. Along with co-creating Black Lightning for DC, Von Eeden's has drawn Batman Annual #8, a Green Arrow miniseries, Thriller, Catwoman, Worlds' Finest, Legends of the DC Universe, and Black Canary, among many others. He has also produced his first self-written and drawn graphic novel, The Original Johnson, the story of Jack Johnson, "the first black heavyweight champion of the whole white world" (as the blurb goes), published by IDW.
Photo by Lori Matsumoto Mark Waid
writer/editor, Kingdom Come, Irredeemable, DaredevilComics professional Mark Waid has, at one time or another over the past 25 years, held pretty much every job the industry has to offer, from publisher to PR flack to editor to colorist. He is best known, however, as a writer/creator of the Eisner Award–winning Kingdom Come graphic novel with artist Alex Ross and of over 1,200 comics besides, including long runs on The Flash, Fantastic Four, Captain America, Irredeemable, Ruse, and Justice League of America. A well-known comics historian, Waid looks to the future - and the past - with his upcoming line of digital comics, launched in late 2011.
Tom Yeates
artist, Tarzan, Zorro, Swamp ThingTom Yeates attended the Joe Kubert School after three years of college. He has been working as an illustrator for 30 years, working for Dark Horse, DC, and Marvel, illustrating Swamp Thing, Timespirits, Tarzan, and Zorro. His book illustration work includes Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars for Barnes & Noble, and a series of books on myths by Anthony Horowitz. 2011 saw the release of The Outlaw Prince from Dark Horse, a graphic novel based on ERB's The Outlaw of Torn. He is currently working on a western graphic novel based on a Louis L'Amour story, a new Tarzan comic, and Groo vs. Conan.
EISNER AWARD NOMINEES 2012
NOMINADOS A LOS PREMIOS EISNER 2012
Best Short Story
"A Brief History of the Art Form Known as Hortisculpture," by Adrian Tomine, in Optic Nerve #12 (Drawn & Quarterly)
"Harvest of Fear," by Jim Woodring, in The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror #17 (Bongo)
"The Seventh," by Darwyn Cooke, in Richard Stark’s Parker: The Martini Edition (IDW)
"The Speaker," by Brandon Graham, in Dark Horse Presents #7 (Dark Horse)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Daredevil #7, by Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
Ganges #4, by Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics)
Locke & Key: Guide to the Known Keys, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
Princeless #3, by Jeremy Whitley and M. Goodwin (Action Lab)
The Unwritten #24: "Stairway to Heaven" by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, and Al Davison (Vertigo/DC)
Best Continuing Series
Daredevil, by Mark Waid, Marcos Martin, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Media)
Rachel Rising, by Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli (Marvel)
Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse)
Best Limited Series
Atomic Robo and the Ghost of Station X, by Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener (Red 5)
Criminal: The Last of the Innocent, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)
Flashpoint: Batman - Knight of Vengeance, by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC)
The New York Five, by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly (Vertigo/DC)
Who Is Jake Ellis? by Nathan Edmondson & Tonci Zonjic (Image)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7)
Beauty and the Squat Bears, by Émile Bravo (Yen Press)
Benjamin Bear in Fuzzy Thinking, by Philippe Coudray (Candlewick/Toon Books)
Dragon Puncher Island, by James Kochalka (Top Shelf)
Nursery Rhyme Comics, edited by Chris Duffy (First Second)
Patrick in a Teddy Bear’s Picnic, by Geoffrey Hayes (Candlewick/Toon Books)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 8-12)
The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold, by Sholly Fisch, Rick Burchett, and Dan Davis (DC)
Amelia Rules: The Meaning of Life ... And Other Stuff, by Jimmy Gownley (Atheneum)
The Ferret’s a Foot, by Colleen AF Venable and Stephanie Yue (Graphic Universe/Lerner)
Princeless, by Jeremy Whitley and M. Goodwin (Action Lab)
Snarked, by Roger Langridge (kaboom!)
Zita the Space Girl, by Ben Hatke (First Second)
Best Publication for Young Adults (Ages 12-17)
Anya’s Ghost, by Vera Brosgol (First Second)
Around the World, by Matt Phelan (Candlewick)
Level Up, by Gene Yang and Thien Pham (First Second)
Life with Archie, by Paul Kupperberg, Fernando Ruiz, Pat & Tim Kennedy, Norm Breyfogle et al. (Archie)
Mystic, by G. Willow Wilson and David Lopez (Marvel)
Best Anthology
Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)
Nelson, edited by Rob Davis and Woodrow Phoenix (Blank Slate)
Nursery Rhyme Comics, edited by Chris Duffy (First Second)
The Someday Funnies, edited by Michel Choquette (Abrams ComicArts)
Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land, edited by Harvey Pekar and Paul Buhle (Abrams ComicArts)
Best Humor Publication
The Art of Doug Sneyd: A Collection of Playboy Cartoons (Dark Horse Books)
Chimichanga, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
Coffee: It’s What’s for Dinner, by Dave Kellett (Small Fish)
Kinky & Cosy, by Nix (NBM)
Milk & Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad, by Evan Dorkin (Dark Horse Books)
Best Digital Comic
Bahrain, by Josh Neufeld, www.cartoonmovement.com/comic/24
Battlepug, by Mike Norton, www.battlepug.com
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant, by Tony Cliff, www.delilahdirk.com
Outfoxed, by Dylan Meconis, www.dylanmeconis.com/outfoxed
Sarah and the Seed, by Ryan Andrews, www.ryan-a.com/comics/sarahandtheseed01.htm
Best Reality-Based Work
Around the World, by Matt Phelan (Candlewick)
Green River Killer: A True Detective Story, by Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case (Dark Horse Books)
Marzi: A Memoir, by Marzena Sowa and Sylvain Savoia (Vertigo/DC)
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
Vietnamerica, by GB Tran (Villard)
Best Graphic Album - New
Bubbles & Gondola, by Renaud Dillies (NBM)
Freeway, by Mark Kalesniko (Fantagraphics)
Habibi, by Craig Thompson (Pantheon)
Ivy, by Sarah Olekysk (Oni)
Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand, adapted by Ramón K. Pérez (Archaia)
One Soul, by Ray Fawkes (Oni)
Best Graphic Album - Reprint
Big Questions, by Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)
The Death Ray, by Dan Clowes (Drawn & Quarterly)
Richard Stark’s Parker: The Martini Edition, by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
WE3: The Deluxe Edition, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (Vertigo/DC)
Zahra’s Paradise, by Amir and Khalil (First Second)
Best Archival Collection/Project - Strips
Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim, by Alex Raymond and Don Moore, edited by Dean Mullaney (IDW/Library of American Comics)
Forgotten Fantasy: Sunday Comics 1900-1915, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)
Prince Valiant vols. 3-4, by Hal Foster, edited by Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics)
Tarpé Mills’s Miss Fury Sensational Sundays, 1944-1949, edited by Trina Robbins (IDW/Library of American Comics)
Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse vols. 1-2, by Floyd Gottfredson, edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books
Government Issue: Comics for the People: 1940s-2000s, edited by Richard L. Graham (Abrams ComicArts)
The MAD Fold-In Collection, by Al Jaffee (Chronicle)
PS Magazine: The Best of Preventive Maintenance Monthly, by Will Eisner (Abrams ComicArts)
The Sugar and Spike Archives, vol. 1, by Sheldon Mayer (DC)
Walt Simonson’s The Mighty Thor Artist’s Edition (IDW)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
Bubbles & Gondola, by Renaud Dillies (NBM)
Isle of 100,000 Graves, by Fabien Vehlmann and Jason (Fantagraphics)
Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot, by Jacques Tardi and Jean-Patrick Manchette (Fantagraphics)
The Manara Library, vol. 1: Indian Summer and Other Stories, by Milo Manara with Hugo Pratt (Dark Horse Books)
Night Animals: A Diptych About What Rushes Through the Bushes, by Brecht Evens (Top Shelf)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia
A Bride’s Story, by Kaoru Mori (Yen Press)
Drops of God, by Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto (Vertical)
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
Saturn Apartments, vols. 3-4, by Hisae Iwaoka (VIZ Media)
Stargazing Dog, by Takashi Murakami (NBM)
Wandering Son, vol. 1, by Shimura Takako (Fantagraphics)
Best Writer
Cullen Bunn, The Sixth Gun (Oni)
Mike Carey, The Unwritten (Vertigo/DC)
Jeff Jensen, Green River Killer: A True Detective Story (Dark Horse Books)
Jeff Lemire, Animal Man, Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. (DC); Sweet Tooth (Vertigo/DC)
Mark Waid, Irredeemable, Incorruptible (BOOM!); Daredevil (Marvel)
Best Writer/Artist
Rick Geary, The Lives of Sacco and Vanzetti (NBM)
Terry Moore, Rachel Rising (Abstract Studio)
Sarah Oleksyk, Ivy (Oni)
Craig Thompson, Habibi (Pantheon)
Jim Woodring, Congress of the Animals (Fantagraphics), "Harvest of Fear," in The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror #17 (Bongo)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Michael Allred, iZombie (Vertigo/DC); Madman All-New Giant-Size Super-Ginchy Special (Image)
Ramón K. Pérez, Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand (Archaia)
Chris Samnee, Captain America and Bucky, Ultimate Spider-Man #155 (Marvel)
Marcos Martin, Daredevil (Marvel)
Paolo Rivera/Joe Rivera, Daredevil (Marvel)
Best Cover Artist
Michael Allred, iZombie (Vertigo/DC)
Francesco Francavilla, Black Panther (Marvel); Lone Ranger, Lone Ranger/Zorro, Dark Shadows, Warlord of Mars (Dynamite); Archie Meets Kiss (Archie)
Victor Kalvachev, Blue Estate (Image)
Marcos Martin, Daredevil, Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel)
Sean Phillips, Criminal: The Last of the Innocent (Marvel Icon)
Yuko Shimizu, The Unwritten (Vertigo/DC)
Best Coloring
Laura Allred, iZombie (Vertigo/DC); Madman All-New Giant-Size Super-Ginchy Special (Image)
Bill Crabtree, The Sixth Gun (Oni)
Ian Herring and Ramón K. Pérez, Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand (Archaia)
Victor Kalvachev, Blue Estate (Image)
Cris Peter, Casanova: Avaritia, Casanova: Gula (Marvel Icon)
Best Lettering
Deron Bennett, Billy Fog, Jim Henson’s Dark Crystal, Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand, Mr. Murder Is Dead (Archaia); Helldorado, Puss N Boots, Richie Rich (APE Entertainment)
Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules! The Meaning of Life ... And Other Stuff (Atheneum)
Laura Lee Gulledge, Page by Paige (Amulet Books/Abrams)
Tom Orzechowski, Manara Library, with L. Lois Buholis(Dark Horse); Manga Man (Houghton Mifflin); Savage Dragon (Image)
Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)
Best Comics-Related Journalism
The AV Club Comics Panel, by Noel Murray, Oliver Sava et al., www.avclub.com/features/comics-panel/
The Beat, produced by Heidi MacDonald et al., www.comicsbeat.com
The Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth, and The Comics Journal website, www.tcj.com, edited by Timothy Hodler and Dan Nadel (Fantagraphics)
The Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon, www.comicsreporter.com
TwoMorrows Publications: Alter Ego edited by Roy Thomas, Back Issue edited by Michael Eury, Draw edited by Mike Manley, and Jack Kirby Collector edited by John Morrow
Best Educational/Academic Work
Alan Moore: Conversations, ed. by Eric Berlatsky (University Press of Mississippi)
Cartooning: Philosophy & Practice, by Ivan Brunetti (Yale University Press)
Critical Approaches to Comics: Theories and Methods, edited by Matthew J. Smith and Randy Duncan (Routledge)
Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby, by Charles Hatfield (University Press of Mississippi)
Projections: Comics and the History of 21st Century Storytelling, by Jared Gardner (Stanford University Press)
Best Comics-Related Book
Archie: A Celebration of America’s Favorite Teenagers, edited by Craig Yoe (IDW/Yoe Books)
Caniff: A Visual Biography, edited by Dean Mullaney (IDW/Library of American Comics)
Drawing Power: A Compendium of Cartoon Advertising, edited by Rick Marschall and Warren Bernard (Fantagraphics/Marschall Books)
Genius Isolated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth, designed by Dean Mullaney (IDW/Library of American Comics)
MetaMaus, by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon)
Best Publication Design
Genius Isolated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth, designed by Dean Mullaney (IDW/Library of American Comics)
Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand, designed by Eric Skillman (Archaia)
Kinky & Cosy, designed by Nix (NBM)
The MAD Fold-In Collection, designed by Michael Morris (Chronicle)
Richard Stark’s Parker: The Martini Edition, designed by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
"Spirit of Comics" Award Recipients
Premiados "Spirit of Comics" (1997-2011)
1993
Gary Colobuono
Moondog's
Chicago, IL
Sean Scoffield & Steve Solomos
The Beguiling
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Rory Root & Mike Patchen
Comic Relief
Berkeley & San Francisco, CA
1994
Bill Liebowitiz
Golden Apple
Los Angeles, CA
Leon Cowen & Michael Pandolfo
Dr. Comics & Mr. Games
Oakland, CA
1995
Joe Field
Flying Colors
Concord, CA
Kees Kousemaker
Lambiek
Amsterdam, Holland
1996
George Vlastaras
Kings Comics
Sydney, Australia
Joe & Dottie Ferrara
Atlantis Fantasyworld
Santa Cruz, CA
1997
Eric Kirsammer
Chicago Comics
Chicago, IL
Steve Snyder
Central City Comics
Columbus, OH
Paul Howley
That's Entertainment
Fitchburg & Worchester, MA
1998
Mark & Robert Hennessey
Hi De Ho Comics
Santa Monica, CA
Gaston Dominquez & Ilia Carson
Meltdown Comics & Collectibles
Los Angeles, CA
1999
Scott Thorne
Star Clipper Comics & Games
St. Louis, MO
Greg Ketter
DreamHaven
Minneapolis, MN
2000
Patrck Shaughnessy
Golden Age Collectables
Vancouver, Canada
2001
Calum Johnston
Strange Adventures
Nova Scotia, Canada
2002
Nick Postilgione
Source Comics & Games
Falcon Heights, MN
2003
Alan & Marsha Giroux
All About Books and Comics
Phoenix, AZ
2004
Fran and Kevin McGarry
ACME Comics & Collectibles
Sioux City, IA
2005
Mimi Cruz and Alan Carroll
Night Flight Comics
Salt Lake City, UT
2006
Richard Neal
Zeus Comics
Dallas, TX
» Interview with Zeus Comics
2007
Carr D’Angelo & Jud Meyers
Earth-2 Comics
Sherman Oaks, CA
» Interview with Earth-2
2008
Atom! & Portlyn Freeman
Brave New World
Newhall, CA
2009
Tate & Amanda Ottati
Tate's Comics
Fort Launderdale, FL
2010
Curtis Sullivan & Steve Fodale
Vault of Midnight
Ann Arbor, MI
2011
Yuval Sharon, Danny Amitai
Comics & Vegetables
Tel Aviv, Israel
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