ovog petka biće dodjeljene nagrade Will Eisnera za najbolje strip autore u raznim kategorijama. Nominacije za radove objavljene su između 1. januara i 31. decembra 2022.
Ovogodišnji nominovani u 32 kategorije odražavaju širok raspon materijala koji se danas objavljuju u SAD-u u obliku stripova i grafičkih romana, predstavljajući oko 150 štampanih i online naslova od preko 50 izdavača, koje su proizveli kreatori iz cijelog svijeta.
Image i DC dobili su najviše nominacija: Image 20 (plus 6 zajedničkih) i DC 11 (plus 5 zajedničkih). Imageovi nominovani obuhvataju širok spektar naslova, sa više nominacija za Clementine, The Department of Truth, It’s Lonely at the Center of the Earth, Killadelphia, Love Everlasting, Monstress i Rain.
Glavni DC-jevi aduti su Human Target i Nightwing, sa po 3 nominacije.
Fantagraphics ima 9 nominacija, uključujući u kategoriji Arhivske zbirke, a Marvel Comics dobio je 9 nominacija (plus 3 zajedničke). Dark Horse ima 9 (plus 2 zajedničke), predvođen sa 2 za Mazebook Dark Horse Direct Edition Jeffa Lemirea.
Ostali izdavači s više nominacija uključuju Abrams, Drawn & Quarterly, Z2, IDW, First Second, Penn State University/Graphic Mundi, Ablaze, Humanoids, Andrews McMeel, TwoMorrows, VIZ Media i BOOM!
Kad je riječ o autorima, Zoe Thorogood vodi sa 5 nominacija: 3 za Rain plus 2 za njene memoare It’s Lonely at the Center of the Earth. Ova autorka je već najavila posjetu ovogodišnjem Hercegnovskom strip festivalu. Slijedi je Tom King sa 4 dok šest autora ima 3 nominacije.
Nakon prve objave nominacija, Eisnersovi organizatori su uklonili četiri nominacije koje je dobio Tom Woodruff na zahtjev autora nakon negodovanja njegovih bivših učenika i zabrinutih ljubitelja stripa. To se desilo nakon što je nekoliko studenata izašlo u javnost sa ličnim pričama o emotivnom zlostavljanju od strane autora i predavača.
Nagrada nazvana po hvaljenom autoru stripova Willu Eisneru ove godine proslavlja 35. godišnjicu.
Žiri za dodjelu ovogodišnjih nagrada sastoji se od bibliotekarke Moni Barrette, edukatora/kolekcionara Petera Jonesa, retailera Jen King, novinara Seana Kleefelda, učenjaka/autora stripova A. Davida Lewisa i strip kustosa TJ Shevlina.
Nominovani po kategorijama su:
Best Short Story
- “The Beekeeper’s Due,” by Jimmy Stamp and Débora Santos, in Scott Snyder Presents: Tales from the Cloakroom (Cloakroom Comics)
- “Finding Batman” by Kevin Conroy and J. Bone in DC Pride 2022 (DC)
- “Good Morning,” by Christopher Cantwell and Alex Lins, in Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood #4 (Marvel)
- “Silent All These Years,” by Margaret Atwood and David Mack, in Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes (Z2)
- “You Get It,” by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto, in Amazing Fantasy #1000 (Marvel)
Best Single Issue/One-Shot
- Batman: One Bad Day: The Riddler, by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC)
- Mary Jane & Black Cat Beyond, by Jed Mackay and C. F. Villa (Marvel)
- Moon Knight: Black, White, and Blood #3, edited by Tom Brevoort (Marvel)
- Star Trek #400, edited by Heather Antos (IDW)
- A Vicious Circle Book 1, by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo (BOOM! Studios)
Best Continuing Series
- Daredevil, by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto and Rafael de Latorre (Marvel)
- The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)
- Killadelphia, by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander (Image)
- The Nice House on the Lake, by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno (DC)
- Nightwing, by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC)
- She-Hulk, by Rainbow Rowell, Rogê Antônio, Luca Maresca, and Takeshi Miyazawa (Marvel)
Best Limited Series
- Animal Castle, by Xavier Dorison and Felix Delep (Ablaze)
- Batman: One Bad Day, edited by Dave Wielgosz and Jessica Berbey (DC)
- The Human Target, by Tom King and Greg Smallwood (DC)
- Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age, by Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham (Marvel)
- Superman: Space Age, by Mark Russell, Michael Allred, and Laura Allred (DC)
Best New Series
- The Atonement Bell, by Jim Ousley and Tyler B. Ruff (Red 5)
- Love Everlasting, by Tom King and Elsa Charretier (Image)
- Public Domain, by Chip Zdarsky (Image)
- Star Trek, by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Ramon Rosanas (IDW)
- Traveling to Mars, by Mark Russell and Roberto Meli (Ablaze)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)
- Beneath The Trees: A Fine Summer, by Dav (Magnetic Press)
- Fox + Chick: Up and Down: and Other Stories, by Sergio Ruzzier (Chronicle Books)
- Grumpy Monkey Who Threw That? by Suzanne Lang and Max Lang (Random House Studio)
- Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book, by Ryan Higgins (Disney/Hyperion)
- The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! by Mo Willems (Union Square Kids)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)
- Adventuregame Comics: Leviathan, by Jason Shiga (Amulet/Abrams)
- Frizzy, by Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra (First Second/Macmillan)
- Isla To Island, by Alexis Castellanos (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)
- Little Monarchs, by Jonathan Case (Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House)
- Swim Team, by Johnnie Christmas (HarperAlley)
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
- Chef’s Kiss, by Jarrett Melendez and Danica Brine (Oni)
- Clementine Book One, by Tillie Walden (Image Skybound)
- Do A Powerbomb! by Daniel Warren Johnson (Image)
- Heartstopper Volume 4, by Alice Oseman (Scholastic Graphix)
- Wash Day Diaries, by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith (Chronicle Books)
Best Humor Publication
- Cryptid Club, by Sarah Andersen (Andrews McMeel)
- I Hate This Place, by Kyle Starks and Artyom Topilin (Image Skybound)
- Killer Queens, by David Booher and Claudia Balboni (Dark Horse)
- Mr. Lovenstein Presents: Failure, by J. L. Westover (Image Skybound)
- Revenge of the Librarians, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Anthology
- Creepshow, edited by Alex Antone and Jon Moisan (Image Skybound)
- The Illustrated Al: The Songs of “Weird Al” Yankovic, edited by Josh Bernstein (Z2)
- The Nib Magazine, edited by Matt Bors (Nib)
- Sensory: Life on the Spectrum, edited by Bex Ollerton (Andrews McMeel)
- Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Z2)
Best Reality-Based Work
- Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense, by Noël Simsolo and Dominique Hé, translation by Montana Kane (NBM)
- Alice Guy: First Lady of Film, by José-Louis Bocquet and Catel Muller, translation by Edward Gauvin (SelfMadeHero)
- But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust, edited by Charlotte Schallié (University of Toronto Press)
- Flung Out of Space, by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer (Abrams ComicArts)
- Invisible Wounds: Graphic Journalism, by Jess Ruliffson (Fantagraphics)
- Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball, by Jon Chad (First Second/Macmillan)
Best Graphic Memoir
- Down to the Bone: A Leukemia Story, by Catherine Pioli, translated by J. T. Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)
- Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, by Kate Beaton (Drawn & Quarterly)
- It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth: An Auto-Bio-Graphic-Novel, by Zoe Thorogood (Image)
- So Much for Love: How I Survived a Toxic Relationship, by Sophie Lambda (First Second/Macmillan)
- Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure, by Lewis Hancox (Scholastic Graphix)
Best Graphic Album—New
- The Book of Niall, by Barry Jones (Ellie & Beatty)
- Crushing, by Sophie Burrows (Algonquin Young Readers)
- The Night Eaters, Book 1: She Eats the Night, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Abrams ComicArts)
- Ultrasound, by Conor Stechschulte (Fantagraphics)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
- Days of Sand, by Aimée de Jongh, translation by Christopher Bradley (SelfMadeHero)
- Geneviève Castrée: Complete Works, by Geneviève Castrée, translation by Phil Elverum and Aleshia Jensen (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Mazebook Dark Horse Direct Edition, by Jeff Lemire (Dark Horse)
- One Beautiful Spring Day, by Jim Woodring (Fantagraphics)
- Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call, by Richard Stark, Darwyn Cooke, Ed Brubaker, and Sean Phillips (IDW)
- Super Spy Deluxe Edition, by Matt Kindt (Dark Horse)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium
- Chivalry by Neil Gaiman, adapted by Colleen Doran (Dark Horse)
- Rain by Joe Hill, adapted by David M. Booher and Zoe Thorogood (Syzygy/Image)
- Ten Days in a Madhouse, by Nellie Bly, adapted by Brad Ricca and Courtney Sieh (Gallery 13/Simon $ Schuster)
- Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Z2)
- A Visit to Moscow by Rabbi Rafael Grossman, adapted by Anna Olswanger and Yevgenia Nayberg (Turner)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
- Always Never, by Jordi Lafebre, translation by Montana Kane (Dark Horse)
- Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 1, by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, translation by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (Dark Horse)
- Down to the Bone: A Leukemia Story, by Catherine Pioli, translation by J. T. Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)
- The Pass, by Espé, translation by J.T. Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)
- Tiki: A Very Ruff Year, by David Azencot and Fred Leclerc, translation by Nanette McGuinness (Life Drawn/Humanoids)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
- Black Paradox, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
- The Hellbound vols. 1-2, by Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok, translation by Danny Lim (Dark Horse)
- Look Back, by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translation by Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)
- PTSD Radio vol. 1, by Masaaki Nakayama, translation by Adam Hirsch (Kodansha)
- Shuna’s Journey, by Hayao Miyazaki; translation by Alex Dudok de Wit (First Second/Macmillan)
- Talk to My Back, by Yamada Murasaki, translation by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 Years Old)
- Bungleton Green and the Mystic Commandos, by Jay Jackson (New York Review Comics)
- Come Over Come Over, It’s So Magic, and My Perfect Life, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
- The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1922-1924, by George Herriman, edited by J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)
- Macanudo: Welcome to Elsewhere, by Liniers, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
- Pogo The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips: Volume 8: Hijinks from the Horn of Plenty, by Walt Kelly, edited by Mark Evanier and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)
- The Deluxe Gimenez: The Fourth Power & The Starr Conspiracy, by Juan Gimenez, edited by Alex Donoghue and Bruno Lesigne (Humanoids)
- The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta, edited by Dian Hansen (TASCHEN)
- Home to Stay! The Complete Ray Bradbury EC Stories, by Ray Bradbury and various; edited by J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)
- The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus 1 (Abrams ComicArts)
- Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge: The Diamond Jubilee Collection, by Carl Barks; edited by David Gerstein (Fantagraphics)
Best Writer
- Grace Ellis, Flung Out of Space (Abrams ComicArts)
- Tom King, Batman: Killing Time, Batman: One Bad Day, Gotham City: Year One, The Human Target, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (DC); Love Everlasting (Image)
- Mark Russell, Traveling to Mars (Ablaze), One-Star Squadron, Superman: Space Age (DC); The Incal: Psychoverse (Humanoids)
- James Tynion IV, House of Slaughter, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); The Nice House on the Lake, The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country (DC), The Closet, The Department of Truth (Image)
- Chip Zdarsky, Stillwater (Image Skybound); Daredevil (Marvel)
Best Writer/Artist
- Sarah Andersen, Cryptid Club (Andrews McMeel)
- Kate Beaton, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Espé, The Pass (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University)
- Junji Ito, Black Paradox, The Liminal Zone (VIZ Media)
- Zoe Thorogood, It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth (Image)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
- Jason Shawn Alexander, Killadelphia, Nita Hawes’ Nightmare Blog (Image)
- Alvaro Martínez Bueno, The Nice House on the Lake (DC)
- Sean Phillips, Follow Me Down, The Ghost in You (Image)
- Bruno Redondo, Nightwing (DC)
- Greg Smallwood, The Human Target (DC)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
- Lee Bermejo, A Vicious Circle (BOOM! Studios)
- Felix Delep, Animal Castle (Ablaze)
- Daria Schmitt, The Monstrous Dreams of Mr. Providence (Europe Comics)
- Sana Takeda, The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night (Abrams ComicArts); Monstress (Image)
- Zoe Thorogood, Rain (Syzygy/Image)
Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)
- Jen Bartel, She-Hulk (Marvel)
- Bruno Redondo, Nightwing (DC)
- Alex Ross, Astro City: That Was Then . . . (Image); Fantastic Four, Black Panther (Marvel)
- Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)
- Zoe Thorogood, Joe Hill’s Rain (Syzygy/Image)
Best Coloring
- Jordie Bellaire, The Nice House on the Lake, Suicide Squad: Blaze (DC); Antman, Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age (Marvel)
- Jean-Francois Beaulieu, I Hate Fairyland 2022, Twig (Image)
- Dave McCaig, The Incal: Psychoverse (Humanoids)
- Jacob Phillips, Follow Me Down, The Ghost in You, That Texas Blood (Image)
- Alex Ross and Josh Johnson, The Fantastic Four: Full Circle (Abrams ComicArts)
- Diana Sousa, Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins; The Mighty Nein Origins: Yasha Nydoorin; The Mighty Nein Origins: Fjord Stone; The Mighty Nein Origins: Caleb Widogast (Dark Horse)
Best Lettering
- Pat Brosseau, Batman: The Knight, Wonder Woman: The Villainy of Our Fears (DC): Creepshow, Dark Ride, I Hate This Place, Skybound Presents: Afterschool (Image Skybound)
- Chris Dickey, The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night (Abrams ComicArts)
- Todd Klein, Chivalry (Dark Horse); Fables (DC); Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age (Marvel)
- Nate Piekos, Black Hammer Reborn, Minor Threats, Shaolin Cowboy, Stranger Things: Kamchatka (Dark Horse), I Hate Fairyland, Twig (Image)
- Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (IDW)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
- Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
- Comic Book Creator, edited by Jon B. Cooke (TwoMorrows)
- The Comics Journal #308, edited by Gary Groth, Kristy Valenti, and Rachel Miller (Fantagraphics)
- PanelXPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and Tiffany Babb (panelxpanel.com)
- Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, ICv2, Publishers Weekly
Best Comics-Related Book
- The Art of the News: Comics Journalism, edited by Katherine Kelp-Stebbins and Ben Saunders (Oregon State University Press)
- Charles M. Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects, by Benjamin L. Clark and Nat Gertler (Schulz Museum)
- The Charlton Companion, by Jon B. Cooke (TwoMorrows)
- Gladys Parker: A Life in Comics, A Passion for Fashion, by Trina Robbins (Hermes Press)
- Resurrection: Comics in Post-Soviet Russia, by José Alaniz (Ohio State University Press)
Best Academic/Scholarly Work
- Bandits, Misfits, and Superheroes: Whiteness and Its Borderlands in American Comics and Graphic Novels, by Josef Benson and Doug Singsen (University Press of Mississippi)
- Graphic Medicine, edited by Erin La Cour and Anna Poletti (University of Hawai’i’ Press)
- How Comics Travel: Publication, Translation, Radical Literacies, by Katherine Kelp-Stebbins (Ohio State University Press)
- The LGBTQ+ Comics Studies Reader: Critical Openings, Future Directions, edited by Alison Halsall and Jonathan Warren (University Press of Mississippi)
- Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels, By Tim Smyth (Routledge)
Best Publication Design
- A Frog in the Fall (and later on), designed by Linnea Sterte, Olle Forsslöf, and Patrick Crotty (PEOW)
- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 40X40: Bad Reputation/I Love Rock-n-Roll, designed by Josh Bernstein and Jason Ullmeyer (Z2)
- Mazebook Dark Horse Direct Edition, designed by Tom Muller (Dark Horse)
- Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call, designed by Sean Phillips (IDW)
- Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album, designed by Lauryn Ipsum (Z2)
Best Webcomic
- Deeply Dave, by Grover, http://www.deeplydave.com/
- Delilah Dirk: Practical Defence Against Piracy, by Tony Cliff, https://www.delilahdirk.com/dd4/dd4-p46.html
- Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=5
- The Mannamong, by Michael Adam Lengyel, https://mannamong.com/episode-1/
- Spores, by Joshua Barkman, https://falseknees.com/22ink1.html
Best Digital Comic
- All Princesses Die Before Dawn, by Quentin Zuttion, translation by M. B. Valente (Europe Comics)
- Barnstormers, by Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay (Comixology Originals)
- Behind the Curtain, by Sara del Giudice, translation by M. B. Valente (Europe Comics)
- Ripple Effects, by Jordan Hart, Bruno Chiroleu, Justin Harder, and Shane Kadlecik (Fanbase Press)
- Sixty Years in Winter, by Ingrid Chabbert and Aimée de Jongh, translation by Matt Madden (Europe Comics)