Όπως κάθε χρόνο, έτσι και φέτος το Comic-Con του Σαν Ντιέγκο φιλοξένησε τις απονομή των βραβείων Will Eisner Comic Industry.
Μεγάλος νικητής της τελετής αναδείχτηκε η DC, με τους τίτλους “Nightwing”, “Batman: One Bad Day – The Riddler” και “The Human Target” να κερδίζουν στις μεγάλες κατηγορίες.
Βραβείο έλαβε και ο εκλιπών Kevin Conroy για την Καλύτερη Σύντομη Ιστορία του “Finding Batman”, ενώ άλλοι νικητές ήταν οι James Tynion IV, Chip Zdarsky και Kate Beaton.
Δείτε όλους τους νικητές παρακάτω:
Καλύτερη Σύντομη Ιστορία
- “The Beekeeper’s Due” – Jimmy Stamp και Débora Santos, στο Scott Snyder Presents: Tales from the Cloakroom (Cloakroom Comics)
- “Finding Batman” – Kevin Conroy και J. Bone στο DC Pride 2022 (DC)
- “Good Morning” – Christopher Cantwell και Alex Lins, στο Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood #4 (Marvel)
- “Silent All These Years” – Margaret Atwood και David Mack, στο Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes (Z2)
- “You Get It” – Jonathan Hickman και Marco Checchetto, στο Amazing Fantasy #1000 (Marvel)
Καλύτερο τεύχος ή One-Shot
- Batman: One Bad Day: The Riddler – Tom King και Mitch Gerads (DC)
- Mary Jane & Black Cat Beyond – Jed Mackay και C. F. Villa (Marvel)
- Moon Knight: Black, White, and Blood #3, επιμέλεια από Tom Brevoort (Marvel)
- Star Trek #400, επιμέλεια από Heather Antos (IDW)
- A Vicious Circle Book 1 – Mattson Tomlin και Lee Bermejo (BOOM! Studios)
Καλύτερη Συνεχιζόμενη Σειρά
- Daredevil – Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto και Rafael de Latorre (Marvel)
- The Department of Truth – James Tynion IV και Martin Simmonds (Image)
- Killadelphia – Rodney Barnes και Jason Shawn Alexander (Image)
- The Nice House on the Lake – James Tynion IV και Alvaro Martinez Bueno (DC)
- Nightwing – Tom Taylor και Bruno Redondo (DC)
- She-Hulk – Rainbow Rowell, Rogê Antônio, Luca Maresca και Takeshi Miyazawa (Marvel)
Καλύτερη Μίνι-Σειρά
- Animal Castle – Xavier Dorison και Felix Delep (Ablaze)
- Batman: One Bad Day, επιμέλεια από Dave Wielgosz και Jessica Berbey (DC)
- The Human Target – Tom King και Greg Smallwood (DC)
- Miracleman – Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age – Neil Gaiman και Mark Buckingham (Marvel)
- Superman: Space Age – Mark Russell, Michael Allred και Laura Allred (DC)
Καλύτερη Νέα Σειρά
- The Atonement Bell – Jim Ousley και Tyler B. Ruff (Red 5)
- Love Everlasting – Tom King και Elsa Charretier (Image)
- Public Domain – Chip Zdarsky (Image)
- Star Trek – Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing και Ramon Rosanas (IDW)
- Traveling to Mars – Mark Russell και Roberto Meli (Ablaze)
Καλύτερη Κυκλοφορία για Μικρούς Αναγνώστες (έως 8 ετών)
- Beneath The Trees: A Fine Summer – Dav (Magnetic Press)
- Fox + Chick: Up and Down: and Other Stories – Sergio Ruzzier (Chronicle Books)
- Grumpy Monkey Who Threw That? – Suzanne Lang και Max Lang (Random House Studio)
- Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book – Ryan Higgins (Disney/Hyperion)
- The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! -Mo Willems (Union Square Kids)
Καλύτερη Κυκλοφορία για Παιδιά (ηλικίες 9-12)
- Adventuregame Comics: Leviathan – Jason Shiga (Amulet/Abrams)
- Frizzy – Claribel A. Ortega και Rose Bousamra (First Second/Macmillan)
- Isla To Island – Alexis Castellanos (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)
- Little Monarchs – Jonathan Case (Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House)
- Swim Team – Johnnie Christmas (HarperAlley)
Καλύτερη Κυκλοφορία για Έφηβους (ηλικίες 13-17)
- Chef’s Kiss – Jarrett Melendez και Danica Brine (Oni)
- Clementine Book One – Tillie Walden (Image Skybound)
- Do A Powerbomb! – Daniel Warren Johnson (Image)
- Heartstopper Volume 4 – Alice Oseman (Scholastic Graphix)
- Wash Day Diaries – Jamila Rowser και Robyn Smith (Chronicle Books)
Καλύτερη Κωμική Κυκλοφορία
- Cryptid Club – Sarah Andersen (Andrews McMeel)
- I Hate This Place – Kyle Starks και Artyom Topilin (Image Skybound)
- Killer Queens – David Booher and Claudia Balboni (Dark Horse)
- Mr. Lovenstein Presents: Failure – J. L. Westover (Image Skybound)
- Revenge of the Librarians – Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
Καλύτερη Ανθολογία
- Creepshow, επιμέλεια από Alex Antone και Jon Moisan (Image Skybound)
- The Illustrated Al: The Songs of “Weird Al” Yankovic επιμέλεια από Josh Bernstein (Z2)
- The Nib Magazine επιμέλεια από Matt Bors (Nib)
- Sensory: Life on the Spectrum επιμέλεια από Bex Ollerton (Andrews McMeel)
- Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album επιμέλεια από Rantz Hoseley (Z2)
Καλύτερη Κυκλοφορία Βασισμένη σε Αληθινή Ιστορία
- Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense – Noël Simsolo και Dominique Hé, μετάφραση από Montana Kane (NBM)
- Alice Guy: First Lady of Film – José-Louis Bocquet και Catel Muller, μετάφραση από Edward Gauvin (SelfMadeHero)
- But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust, επιμέλεια από Charlotte Schallié (University of Toronto Press)
- Flung Out of Space – Grace Ellis και Hannah Templer (Abrams ComicArts)
- Invisible Wounds: Graphic Journalism – Jess Ruliffson (Fantagraphics)
- Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball – Jon Chad (First Second/Macmillan)
Best Graphic Memoir
- Down to the Bone: A Leukemia Story – Catherine Pioli, μετάφραση από J. T. Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)
- Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands – Kate Beaton (Drawn & Quarterly)
- It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth: An Auto-Bio-Graphic-Novel – Zoe Thorogood (Image)
- So Much for Love: How I Survived a Toxic Relationship – Sophie Lambda (First Second/Macmillan)
- Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure – Lewis Hancox (Scholastic Graphix)
Καλύτερο Νέο Graphic Novel
- The Book of Niall – Barry Jones (Ellie & Beatty)
- Crushing – Sophie Burrows (Algonquin Young Readers)
- Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral – Thomas Woodruff (Fantagraphics)
- The Night Eaters, Book 1: She Eats the Night – Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Abrams ComicArts)
- Ultrasound – Conor Stechschulte (Fantagraphics)
Καλύτερη Επανέκδοση Graphic Novel
- Days of Sand – Aimée de Jongh, μετάφραση από Christopher Bradley (SelfMadeHero)
- Geneviève Castrée: Complete Works – Geneviève Castrée, μετάφραση από Phil Elverum και Aleshia Jensen (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Mazebook Dark Horse Direct Edition – Jeff Lemire (Dark Horse)
- One Beautiful Spring Day – Jim Woodring (Fantagraphics)
- Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call – Richard Stark, Darwyn Cooke, Ed Brubaker, και Sean Phillips (IDW)
- Super Spy Deluxe Edition – Matt Kindt (Dark Horse)
Καλύτερη Μεταφορά από Άλλο Μέσο
- Chivalry by Neil Gaiman, μεταφορά από Colleen Doran (Dark Horse)
- Rain by Joe Hill, μεταφορά από David M. Booher and Zoe Thorogood (Syzygy/Image)
- Ten Days in a Madhouse – Nellie Bly, μεταφορά από Brad Ricca and Courtney Sieh (Gallery 13/Simon $ Schuster)
- Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album, επιμέλεια από Rantz Hoseley (Z2)
- A Visit to Moscow – Rabbi Rafael Grossman, μεταφορά από Anna Olswanger and Yevgenia Nayberg (Turner)
Καλύτερη Αμερικάνικη Έκδοση Διεθνούς Κυκλοφορίας
- Always Never – Jordi Lafebre, μετάφραση από Montana Kane (Dark Horse)
- Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 1 – Juan Díaz Canales και Juanjo Guarnido, μετάφραση από Diana Schutz και Brandon Kander (Dark Horse)
- Down to the Bone: A Leukemia Story – Catherine Pioli, μετάφραση από J. T. Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)
- The Pass – Espé, μετάφραση από J.T. Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)
- Tiki: A Very Ruff Year – David Azencot και Fred Leclerc, μετάφραση από Nanette McGuinness (Life Drawn/Humanoids)
Καλύτερη Αμερικάνικη Έκδοση Διεθνούς Κυκλοφορίας – Ασία
- Black Paradox – Junji Ito, μετάφραση από Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
- The Hellbound vols. 1-2 – Yeon Sang-ho και Choi Gyu-seok, μετάφραση από Danny Lim (Dark Horse)
- Look Back – Tatsuki Fujimoto, μετάφραση από Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)
- PTSD Radio vol. 1 – Masaaki Nakayama, μετάφραση από Adam Hirsch (Kodansha)
- Shuna’s Journey – Hayao Miyazaki, μετάφραση από Alex Dudok de Wit (First Second/Macmillan)
- Talk to My Back – Yamada Murasaki, μετάφραση από Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly)
Καλύτερη Συλλογή/Αlbum—Strips (τουλάχιστον 20 ετών)
- Bungleton Green and the Mystic Commandos – Jay Jackson (New York Review Comics)
- Come Over Come Over, It’s So Magic, and My Perfect Life – Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
- The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1922-1924 – George Herriman, edited by J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)
- Macanudo: Welcome to Elsewhere – Liniers, επιμέλεια από Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
- Pogo The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips: Volume 8: Hijinks from the Horn of Plenty – Walt Kelly, επιμέλεια από Mark Evanier και Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
Καλύτερη Συλλογή/Αlbum—Comics (τουλάχιστον 20 ετών)
- The Deluxe Gimenez: The Fourth Power & The Starr Conspiracy – Juan Gimenez, επιμέλεια από Alex Donoghue and Bruno Lesigne (Humanoids)
- The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta, επιμέλεια από Dian Hansen (TASCHEN)
- Home to Stay! The Complete Ray Bradbury EC Stories – Ray Bradbury και άλλων καλλιτεχνών, επιμέλεια από J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)
- The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus 1 (Abrams ComicArts)
- Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge: The Diamond Jubilee Collection – Carl Barks, επιμέλεια από David Gerstein (Fantagraphics)
Καλύτερος Σεναριογράφος
- 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)
Καλύτερος Σεναριογράφος/Καλλιτέχνης
- 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)
Καλύτερος Σκιτσογράφος ή Σκιτσογραφική Ομάδα
- 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)
Καλύτερος 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)
- Thomas Woodruff – Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral (Fantagraphics)
Καλύτερος Σχεδιαστής Εξωφύλλων (για διάφορα εξώφυλλα)
- 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)
Καλύτερος Χρωματισμός
- 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 και 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)
Καλύτερος Σχεδιασμός Γραφής
- 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)
- Thomas Woodruff – Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral (Fantagraphics)
Καλύτερο δημοσιογραφικό πρακτορείο με θέμα τα comics
- Alter Ego – Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
- Comic Book Creator – Jon B. Cooke (TwoMorrows)
- The Comics Journal #308 – Gary Groth, Kristy Valenti και Rachel Miller (Fantagraphics)
- PanelXPanel magazine – Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou και Tiffany Babb (panelxpanel.com)
- Rob Salkowitz – Forbes, ICv2, Publishers Weekly
Καλύτερο βιβλίο με θέμα τα comics
- The Art of the News: Comics Journalism – Katherine Kelp-Stebbins και Ben Saunders (Oregon State University Press)
- Charles M. Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects – Benjamin L. Clark και Nat Gertler (Schulz Museum)
- The Charlton Companion – Jon B. Cooke (TwoMorrows)
- Gladys Parker: A Life in Comics, A Passion for Fashion – Trina Robbins (Hermes Press)
- Resurrection: Comics in Post-Soviet Russia – José Alaniz (Ohio State University Press)
Καλύτερη Ακαδημαϊκή Κυκλοφορία
- Bandits, Misfits, and Superheroes: Whiteness and Its Borderlands in American Comics and Graphic Novels – Josef Benson και Doug Singsen (University Press of Mississippi)
- Graphic Medicine – Erin La Cour και Anna Poletti (University of Hawai’i’ Press)
- How Comics Travel: Publication, Translation, Radical Literacies – Katherine Kelp-Stebbins (Ohio State University Press)
- The LGBTQ+ Comics Studies Reader: Critical Openings, Future Directions – Alison Halsall και Jonathan Warren (University Press of Mississippi)
- Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels – Tim Smyth (Routledge)
Καλύτερος Σχεδιασμός Κυκλοφορίας
- Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral – Thomas Woodruff, Jacob Covey και Ryan Dinnick (Fantagraphics)
- A Frog in the Fall (and later on) – Linnea Sterte, Olle Forsslöf και Patrick Crotty (PEOW)
- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 40X40: Bad Reputation/I Love Rock-n-Roll – Josh Bernstein και Jason Ullmeyer (Z2)
- Mazebook Dark Horse Direct Edition – Tom Muller (Dark Horse)
- Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call – Sean Phillips (IDW)
- Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album – Lauryn Ipsum (Z2)
Καλύτερο Διαδικτυακό Κόμικ (Webcomic)
- Deeply Dave – Grover, http://www.deeplydave.com/
- Delilah Dirk: Practical Defence Against Piracy – Tony Cliff, https://www.delilahdirk.com/dd4/dd4-p46.html
- Lore Olympus – Rachel Smythe (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=5
- The Mannamong – Michael Adam Lengyel, https://mannamong.com/episode-1/
- Spores – Joshua Barkman, https://falseknees.com/22ink1.html
Καλύτερο Ψηφιακό Κόμικ
- All Princesses Die Before Dawn – Quentin Zuttion, μετάφραση από M. B. Valente (Europe Comics)
- Barnstormers – Scott Snyder και Tula Lotay (Comixology Originals)
- Behind the Curtain – Sara del Giudice, μετάφραση από M. B. Valente (Europe Comics)
- Ripple Effects – Jordan Hart, Bruno Chiroleu, Justin Harder και Shane Kadlecik (Fanbase Press)
- Sixty Years in Winter – Ingrid Chabbert και Aimée de Jongh, μετάφραση από Matt Madden (Europe Comics)
