2005 Eisner Award Nominations

Fysh

Best Short Story:
"Eve O' Twins" by Craig Thompson in Rosetta 2
"Glenn Ganges : Jeepers Jacobs" by Kevin Huzenga in Kramer's Ergot 5
"God" by Chris Ware (story on wraparound jacket) in McSweeney's Quarterly #13
"The Price" by Neil Gaima & Michael Zulli in Creatures Of The Night
"Unfamiliar" by Evan Dorkin & Jill Thompson in The Dark Horse Book Of Witchcraft
"Where Monsters Dine" by Troy Hickman, Angel Medina & Jon Holdredge in Common Grounds #5


Best Single Issue/One-shot
Demo #7: "One Shot, Don't Miss" by Brian Wood & Becky Cloonan
Eightball #23 : "The Death Ray" by Dan Clowes"
Ex Machina #1 : "The Pilot" by Brian K Vaughan, Tony Harris & Tom Feister
Global Frequency #12 : "Harpoon" by Warren Ellis & Gene Ha
The Goon #6 : "Llagarto Hombre!" by Eric Powell


Best Serialized Story
Astonishing X-Men #1-6 : "Gifted" by Joss Whedon & John Cassaday
Ex Machina #2-5 : "State Of Emergency" by Brian K Vaughan, Tony Harris & Tom Feister
Fables #19-27 : "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha
Planetary #19-20 : "Mystery In Space/Rendezvous" by Warren Ellis & John Cassaday
Y : The Last Man #18-20 : "Safeword" by Brian K Vaughan, Pia Guerra & José Marzan Jr


Best Continuing Series
Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon & John Cassaday
Ex Machina by Brian K Vaughan, Tony Harris & Tom Feister
The Goon by Eric Powell
Stray Bullets by David Lapham
Y: The Last Man by Brian K Vaughan, Pia Guerra & José Marzan Jr


Best Limited Series
DC : The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke
Demo by Brian Wood & Becky cloonan
30 Days Of Night : Return to Barrow by Steve Niles & Ben Templesmith
WE3 by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely
Wanted by Mark Millar & J G Jones


Best New Series
Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon & John Cassaday
Doc Frankenstein by the Wachowski Brothers & Steve Scroce
Ex Machina by Brian K Vaughan, Tony Harris & Tom Feister
The Shaolin Cowboy by Geof Darrow


Best Publication for a Younger Audience
Amelia Rules! & Amelia Rules! What Makes You Happy by Jimmy Gownley
Courtney Crumrin in the Twilight Kingdom by Ted Naifeh
Owly by &y Runton
Plastic Man by Kyle Baker & Scott Morse
Tommysaurus Rex Doug TenNapel


Best Humour Publication
Angry Youth comix by Johnny Ryan
Birth Of A Nation by Aaron Mcgruder, Reginald Hudlin & Kyle Baker
The Goon by Eric Powell
Kyle Baker, Cartoonist by Kyle Baker
Plastic Man by Kyle Baker & Scott Morse


Best Anthology
Common Grounds by Troy Hickman & others
The Dark Horse Book Of Witchcraft edited by Scott Allie
The Matrix Comics vol 2 edited by Spencer Lamm
McSweeney's Quarterly #13 edited by Chris Ware
Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures Of The Escapist edited by Diana Schutz & David L&


Best Digital Comic
Athena Voltaire by Steve Bryant
Copper by Kazu
Jonny Crossbones by Les McClaine
Mom's Cancer by Brian Fies
Ojingogo by Matt Forsythe


Best Graphic Album - New
Blacksad Book 2 : Arctic Nation by Juan Diaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido
It's A Bird... by Steven T Seagle & Teddy Kristiansen
The Originals by Dave Gibbons
Suspended In Language by Jim Ottaviani & Lel& Purvis
Tommysaurus Rex by Doug TenNapel


Best Graphic Album - Reprint
Age Of Bronze : Sacrifice by Eric Shanower
Bone One Volume Edition by Jeff Smith
The Book Of Ballads by Charles Vess & others
Clyde Fans by Seth
In The Shadow Of No Towers [i[by Art Spiegelman[/i]


Best Archival Collection/Project
The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker edited by Robert Mankoff
The Complete Peanuts edited by Gary Groth
DC Comics Rarities Archives vol 1 edited by Dale Crain
Krazy & Ignatz edited by Bill Blackbeard & Derya Ataker
Russ Manning's Magnus, Robot Fighter, vol 1edited by Katie Moody, Mike Garriglitto & David L&


Best US Edition Of Foreign Material
Barefoot Gen : A Cartoon Story Of Hiroshima vols 1-2 by Keiji Nahazawa
Blacksad Book 2 : Arctic Nation by Juan Diaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido
Buddha vols 3-4 by Osamu Tezuka
Persepolis 2 : The Story Of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
Tokyo Tribes by Santa Inoue


Best Writer
Steve Niles :
30 Days Of Night : Return To Barrow; 30 Days Of Night : Bloodsucker Tales; Aleister Arcane (IDW) Freaks Of The Heartl&; Last Train To Deadsville (Dark Horse)
Greg Rucka :
Queen & country (Oni); Gotham Central (DC)
Brian K Vaughan :
Y : The Last Man (Vertigo/DC); Ex Machina (Wildstorm/DC); Runaways (Marvel)
Joss Whedon :
Astonishing X-men (Marvel)
Bill Willingham :
Fables (Vertigo/DC)


Best Writer/Artist
Paul Chadwick :
Concrete : The Human Dilemma (Dark Horse)
Dan Clowes :
Eightball #23 (Fantagraphics)
David Lapham :
Stray Bullets (El Capitan)
Stan Sakai :
Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)
Adrian Tomine :
Optic Nerve #9 (Drawn & Quarterly)


Best Writer/Artist - Humour
Kyle Baker :
Plastic Man (DC); Kyle Baker, Cartoonist (Kyle Baker Publishing)
Phil Foglio :
Girl Genius (Airship Entertainment)
Scott Kurtz :
PvP (Image)
Eric Powell :
The Goon (Dark Horse)
Johnny Ryan :
Angry Youth Comix (Fantagraphics)


Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Charles Adlard:
The Walking Dead (Image)
John Cassaday :
Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Planetary (Wildstorm/DC); I Am Legion : The Dancing Faun (Humanoids/DC)
Geof Darrow :
Shaolin Cowboy (Burlyman)
Cary Nord/Thomas Yeates :
Conan (Dark Horse)
Frank Quitely :
WE3 (Vertigo/DC)


Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Juanjo Guarnido:
Blacksad Book 2 : Arctic Nation (iBooks)
Teddy Kristiansen:
It's A Bird (Vertigo/DC)
David Mack:
Kabuki(Marvel)
Ben Templesmith:
30 Days Of Night:Return To Barrow (IDW)
Michael Zulli:
Creatures Of The Night (Dark Horse)


Best Colouring
Peter Doherty:
Shaolin Cowboy (Burlyman)
Steven Griffen:
Hawaiian Dick : The Last Resort (Image)
Laura Martin:
Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Ministry Of Space (Image); Planetary (Wildstorm/DC); I Am Legion : The Dancing Faun (Humanoids/DC)
J D Mettler:
Ex Machina (Wildstorm/DC)
Dave Stewart:
Daredevil, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Six, Captain America (Marvel); Conan, BPRD (Dark Horse); DC : The New Frontier (DC)


Best Lettering
Todd Klein:
Promethea, Tom Strong, Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (ABC); Wonder Woman (DC); Books Of Magic : Life During Wartime, Fables, WE3 (Vertigo/DC); Creatures Of The Night (Dark Horse)
Stan Sakai:
Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)
Dave Sim:
Cerebus (Aardvark Vanaheim)
Craig Thompson:
Carnet De Voyage (Top Shelf); "Eve O' Twins", Rosetta 2 (Alternative)


Best cover Artist
Kieron Dwyer:
Remains (IDW)
James Jean:
Fables (Vertigo/DC); Green Arrow, Batgirl (DC)
Tony Moore:
The Walking Dead (Image)
Frank Quitely:
Bite Club, WE3 (Vertigo/DC)
Michael Turner:
Identity Crisis (DC)


Talent Deserving Of Wider Recognition
Frank Cammuso:
Max Hamm, Fairy Tale Detective
Bosch Fawstin:
Table For One
Matt Kindt:
Two Sisters; Pistolwhip
Sean McKeever:
A Waiting Place; Mary Jane; Inhumans; Sentinels
Raina Telgemeier:
"Smile", Takeout


Best Comics-Related Periodical
Comic Art edited by M Todd Hignite (Comic Art)
Comic Book Artist edited by Jon B Cooke (Top Shelf)
Draw! edited by Mike Manley (TwoMorrows)
Indy Magazine online (www.indyworld.com) edited by Bill Kartalopoulos (Alternative)


Best Comics-Related Book
The Art Of Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse Books)
Chris Ware by Daniel Raeburn (Monographics/Yale University Press)
Give Our Regards to The Atom Smashers edited by Sean Howe (Pantheon)
Men Of Tomorrow : Geeks, Gangsters & The Birth Of The Comic Book by Gerard Jones (Basic Books)
Strangers In Paradise Treasury Edition by Terry Moore (HarperCollins Perennial)


Best Publication Design
The Art Of Usagi Yojimbo design by Cary Grazzini (Dark Horse Books)
Clyde Fans design by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
The Complete Peanuts design by Seth (Fantagraphics)
In The Shadow Of No Towers design by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon)
McSweeney's Quarterly #13 design by Chris Ware (McSweeney's)


Hall Of Fame
Judge's Choices :
Lou Fine; René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo

Four will be selected from :
Matt Baker
Wayne Boring
Nick Cardy
Yves Chal&
Gene Colan
Johnny Craig
Reed Cr&all
Floyd Gottfredson
Frank Hampson
Graham Ingels
Robert Kanigher
William Moulton Marston
Hugo Pratt
Frank Robbins

Fysh

2005 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award
Chris Bailey:
Writer/artist of Major Damage (Sky Dog)
Ben Caldwell:
Artist of Dare Detectives (Dark Horse)
Scott Chantler:
Artist of Scandalous (Oni Press)
Timothy Green II:
Artist of Fraction (DC Focus line)
James Heffron:
Writer/artist of Territory 51 (Law Dog Comics)

(Character limit on the post forced me to miss this category out in the original post. All information taken verbatim from last week's CSN newsletter, so blame them for any mistakes.)

Thoughts/comments? This is the first time I've paid any attention to them so I'm not entirely sure how certain categories overlap (eg Whedon's Xmen being nominated in the best new series and best continuing series categories, when to my mind those would be mutually exclusive), but there's some interesting stuff in there. A lot of names I've either never heard or never noticed before, meaning I've got a load of stuff to look out for. As well as some new publishers to check out.

Have to admit, though - I'm surprised none of the Drawn & Quarterly anthologies made it onto the list, although from the quality of Flight Vol 2 it's nice to see Flight Vol 1 on there. The Humanoids line also seemed under-represented (ie totally unrepresented) in the "US Edition of Foreign Material" category, but since I haven't even heard of any of the titles listed I should probably check them out before saying anything for definite (I have heard complaints about the format & size of the Humanoids issue of "Hollow Grounds" for example).

(If anyone's interested, there was also a full listing of the Harvey Award nominations, but given how long it took to type up the Eisners, I think I'll wait until someone asks before posting them up)

Epitaph

Speaking of Flight, hope Copper wins the Best Online Comic.

Morrison'll walk home with Best Limited for We3, deservedly so.

Thought Ex Machina was over a year old??

Best Continuing: between Astonishing and Y, IMHO.

Laura Martina (Planetary) for Colouring, always outstanding - remember the Hark issue?
/drool