At this 12 months’s San Diego Comedian-Con, the 2022 Eisner Awards winners have been introduced, and DC’s Nightwing misplaced each class it was nominated for.
Author Tom Taylor and artist Bruno Redondo’s ongoing Nightwing collection was nominated for 5 classes, together with Finest Persevering with Collection and Finest Single Subject/One-Shot, with Redondo scoring nominations for Finest Penciller/Inker and Finest Cowl Artist whereas collection letterer Wes Abbott acquired one for Finest Lettering. Although Nightwing did not safe any wins, DC Comics nonetheless earned its fair proportion of accolades due to Wonder Woman Historia and James Tynion IV’s The Good Home on the Lake horror comedian, which received Finest New Collection. After writing Good Home, Batman and different titles, Tynion additionally scored the Finest Author award for the second 12 months in a row, together with his One thing Is Killing the Kids BOOM! Studios title beating out Nightwing for Finest Persevering with Collection.
In the meantime, Barry Windsor-Smith’s Monsters graphic novel racked up three of Fantagraphics’ 4 award wins, together with Finest New Graphic Album. Windsor-Smith himself received each Finest Author/Artist and Finest Lettering, the latter being one other class Nightwing was nominated for.
Monsters might personal the distinction of being 2022’s Finest New Graphic Album, however as for the Finest Reprinted Album class, The Full American Gods by Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell and Scott Hampton introduced that award dwelling. Different notable mentions for 2022 embrace Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Jimenez’s Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons incomes the award for Finest Single Subject/One-Shot over Nightwing #87, Jimenez himself beating Nightwing’s Redondo for Finest Penciller/Inker, and Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi’s The Good Asian profitable Finest Restricted Collection over titles like Marvel’s Beta Ray Invoice: Argent Star and DC’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.
The complete listing of the 2022 Eisner Awards’ winners will be discovered beneath:
Finest Brief Story
- “Funeral in Foam,” by Casey Gilly and Raina Telgemeier, in You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife (Iron Circus)
- “Generations,” by Daniel Warren Johnson, in Superman: Red & Blue #5 (DC)
- “I Wanna Be a Slob,” by Michael Kamison and Steven Arnold, in Too Robust to Die (Birdcage Backside Books)
- “Faucet, Faucet, Faucet,” by Larry O’Neil and Jorge Fornés, in Inexperienced Arrow eightieth Anniversary (DC)
- “Trickster, Traitor, Dummy, Doll,” by Triple Dream (Mel Hilario, Katie Longua, and Lauren Davis), in The Nib Vol 9: Secrets and techniques (The Nib)
Finest Single Subject/One-Shot (should be capable to stand alone)
- Marvel’s Voices: Id #1, edited by Darren Shan (Marvel)
- Mouse Guard: The Owlhen Caregiver and Different Tales, by David Petersen (BOOM!/Archaia)
- Nightwing #87: “Get Grayson,” by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC)
- Wolvendaughter, by Ver (Quindrie Press)
- Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Jimenez (DC)
Finest Persevering with Collection (Tied)
- Bitter Root, by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene (Picture)
- The Division of Fact, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Picture)
- Immortal Hulk, by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, et al. (Marvel)
- Nightwing, by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC)
- One thing Is Killing the Kids, by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera (BOOM! Studios)
Finest Restricted Collection
- Beta Ray Invoice: Argent Star, by Daniel Warren Johnson (Marvel)
- The Good Asian, by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi (Picture)
- Hocus Pocus, by Rik Value and Jordan Collver, hocuspocuscomic.squarespace.com
- The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, by Ram V and Filipe Andrade (BOOM! Studios)
- Stray Canines, by Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner (Picture)
- Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, by Tom King and Bilquis Evely (DC)
Finest New Collection
- The Human Goal, by Tom King and Greg Smallwood (DC)
- The Good Home on the Lake, by James Tynion IV and Álvaro Martínez Bueno (DC Black Label)
- Not All Robots, by Mark Russell and Mike Deodato Jr. (AWA Upshot)
- Radiant Black, by Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa (Picture)
- Ultramega, by James Harren (Picture Skybound)
Finest Publication for Early Readers (as much as age 8)
- Arlo & Pips #2: Be a part of the Crow Crowd!, by Elise Gravel (HarperAlley)
- Chibi Usagi: Assault of the Heebie Chibis, by Julie and Stan Sakai (IDW)
- I Am Oprah Winfrey, by Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos (Dial Books for Young Readers)
- Monster Buddies, by Kaeti Vandorn (Random Home Graphic)
- Tiny Tales: Shell Quest, by Steph Waldo (HarperAlley)
Finest Publication for Children (ages 9-12)
- Allergic, by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter (Scholastic)
- 4-Fisted Tales: Animals in Fight, by Ben Towle (Lifeless Reckoning)
- Rainbow Bridge, by Steve Orlando, Steve Foxe, and Valentina Brancati (AfterShock)
- Salt Magic, by Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock (Margaret Ferguson Books/Vacation Home)
- Saving Sorya: Chang and the Solar Bear, by Trang Nguyen and Jeet Zdung (Dial Books for Young Readers)
- The Science of Browsing: A Surfside Women Information to the Ocean, by Kim Dwinell (High Shelf)
Finest Publication for Teenagers (ages 13-17)
- Adora and the Distance, by Marc Bernardin and Ariela Kristantina (Comixology Originals)
- Clockwork Curandera, vol. 1: The Witch Owl Parliament, by David Bowles and Raul the Third (Tu Books/Lee & Low Books)
- The Legend of Auntie Po, by Shing Yin Khor (Kokila/Penguin Random Home)
- Unusual Academy, by Skottie Young and Humberto Ramos (Marvel)
- Wynd, by James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas (BOOM! Field)
Finest Humor Publication
- Bubble, by Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan, and Tony Cliff (First Second/Macmillan)
- Cyclopedia Exotica, by Aminder Dhaliwal (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Not All Robots, by Mark Russell and Mike Deodato Jr. (AWA Upshot)
- The Scumbag, by Rick Remender and numerous (Picture)
- Thirsty Mermaids, by Kat Leyh (Gallery 13/Simon and Schuster)
- Zom 100: Bucket Listing of the Lifeless, by Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata, translation by Nova Skipper (VIZ Media)
Finest Anthology
- Flash Ahead: An Illustrated Information to Doable (And Not So Doable) Tomorrows, by Rose Eveleth and numerous, edited by Laura Dozier (Abrams ComicArts)
- My Solely Baby, by Wang Ning and numerous, edited by Wang Saili, translation by Emma Massara (LICAF/Fanfare Presents)
- The Silver Coin, by Michael Walsh and numerous (Picture)
- Superman: Red & Blue, edited by Jamie S. Wealthy, Brittany Holzherr, and Diegs Lopez (DC)
- You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife, edited by Kel McDonald and Andrea Purcell (Iron Circus)
Finest Actuality-Primarily based Work
- The Black Panther Social gathering: A Graphic Historical past, by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Ten Velocity Press)
- Hakim’s Odyssey, E-book 1: From Syria to Turkey, by Fabien Toulmé, translation by Hannah Chute (Graphic Mundi/Penn State College Press)
- Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood’s Dracula, by Koren Shadmi (Humanoids)
- Orwell, by Pierre Christin and Sébastien Verdier, translation by Edward Gauvin (SelfMadeHero)
- Search You: A Journey Via American Loneliness, by Kristen Radtke (Pantheon/Penguin Random Home)
- The Unusual Demise of Alex Raymond, by Dave Sim and Carson Grubaugh (Residing the Line)
Finest Graphic Memoir
- Manufacturing facility Summers, by Man Delisle, translated by Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Parenthesis, by Élodie Durand, translation by Edward Gauvin (High Shelf)
- Run: E-book One, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, and Nate Powell (Abrams ComicArts)
- Save It for Later: Guarantees, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest, by Nate Powell (Abrams ComicArts)
- The Secret to Superhuman Energy, by Alison Bechdel (Mariner Books)
Finest Graphic Album—New
- Ballad For Sophie, by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia, translation by Gabriela Soares (High Shelf)
- Destroy All Monsters (A Reckless E-book), by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Picture)
- In., by Will McPhail (Mariner Books)
- Meadowlark: A Coming-of-Age Crime Story, by Ethan Hawke and Greg Ruth (Grand Central Publishing)
- Monsters, by Barry Windsor-Smith (Fantagraphics)
Finest Graphic Album—Reprint
- The Full American Gods, by Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell, and Scott Hampton (Dark Horse)
- Locke & Key: Keyhouse Compendium, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez (IDW)
- Middlewest: The Full Story, by Skottie Young and Jorge Corona (Picture)
- Rick and Morty vs Dungeons and Dragons Deluxe Version, by Patrick Rothfuss, Jim Zub, and Troy Little (Oni)
- The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: California Deluxe Version, by Gerard Approach, Shaun Simon, and Becky Cloonan (Dark Horse)
Finest Adaptation from One other Medium
- After the Rain, by Nnedi Okorafor, tailored by John Jennings and David Brame (Megascope/Abrams ComicArts)
- Bubble by Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan, and Tony Cliff (First Second/Macmillan)
- Disney Cruella, tailored by Hachi Ishie (VIZ Media)
- George Orwell’s 1984: The Graphic Novel, tailored by Fido Nesti (Mariner Books)
- The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, by Robert Tressell, tailored by Sophie and Scarlett Rickard (SelfMadeHero)
Finest U.S. Version of Worldwide Materials
- Ballad For Sophie, by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia, translation by Gabriela Soares (High Shelf)
- Between Snow and Wolf, by Agnes Domergue and Helene Canac, translation by Maria Vahrenhorst (Magnetic)
- Love: The Mastiff, by Frederic Brrémaud and Federico Bertolucci (Magnetic)
- The Parakeet, by Espé, translation by Hannah Chute ((Graphic Mundi/Penn State College Press)
- The Shadow of a Man, by Benoît Peeters and François Schuiten, translation by Stephen D. Smith (IDW)
Finest U.S. Version of Worldwide Materials—Asia
- Chainsaw Man, by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translation by Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)
- Kaiju No. 8, by Naoya Matsumoto, translation by David Evelyn (VIZ Media)
- Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Assortment, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
- Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow (Omnibus), by Toranosuke Shimada, translation by Adrienne Beck (Seven Seas)
- Spy x Household, by Tatsuya Endo, translation by Casey Loe (VIZ Media)
- Zom 100: Bucket Listing of the Lifeless, by Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata, translation by Nova Skipper (VIZ Media)
Finest Archival Assortment/Challenge—Strips (not less than 20 years outdated)
- Friday Foster: The Sunday Strips, by Jim Lawrence and Jorge Longarón, edited by Christopher Marlon, Wealthy Young, and Kevin Ketner (Ablaze)
- Popeye: The E.C. Segar Sundays, vol. 1 by E.C. Segar, edited by Gary Groth and Conrad Groth (Fantagraphics)
- Trots and Bonnie, by Shary Flenniken, edited by Norman Hathaway (New York Assessment Comics)
- The Approach of Zen, tailored and illustrated by C. C. Tsai, translated by Brian Bruya (Princeton College Press)
Finest Archival Assortment/Challenge—Comedian Books (not less than 20 Years Outdated)
- EC Covers Artist’s Version, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
- Farewell, Brindavoine, by Tardi, translation by Jenna Allen, edited by Conrad Groth (Fantagraphics)
- Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man vol. 1: 1962–1964, by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, edited by Steve Korté (TASCHEN)
- Spain Rodriguez: My Life and Instances, vol. 3, edited by Patrick Rosenkranz (Fantagraphics)
- Steranko Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artisan Version, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
- Uncle Scrooge: “Island within the Sky,” by Carl Barks, edited by J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)
Finest Author
- Ed Brubaker, Destroy All Monsters, Pal of the Satan (Picture)
- Kelly Sue DeConnick, Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons E-book One (DC)
- Filipe Melo, Ballad for Sophie (High Shelf)
- Ram V, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (BOOM! Studios); The Swamp Factor (DC); Carnage: Black, White & Blood, Venom (Marvel)
- James Tynion IV, Home of Slaughter, One thing Is Killing the Kids, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); The Good Home on the Lake, The Joker, Batman, DC Pleasure 2021 (DC); The Division of Fact (Picture); Blue E-book, Razorblades (Tiny Onion Studios)
Finest Author/Artist
- Alison Bechdel, The Secret to Superhuman Energy (Mariner Books)
- Junji Ito, Deserter: Junji Ito Story Assortment, Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Assortment, Sensor (VIZ Media)
- Daniel Warren Johnson, Superman: Red & Blue (DC); Beta Ray Invoice (Marvel)
- Will McPhail, In: A Graphic Novel (Mariner Books)
- Barry Windsor-Smith, Monsters (Fantagraphics)
Finest Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Group
- Filipe Andrade, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (BOOM! Studios)
- Phil Jimenez, Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (DC)
- Bruno Redondo, Nightwing (DC)
- Esad Ribic, Eternals (Marvel)
- P. Craig Russell, Norse Mythology (Dark Horse)
- Federico Bertolucci, Brindille, Love: The Mastiff (Magnetic)
- John Bolton, Hell’s Flaw (Renegade Arts Leisure)
- Juan Cavia, Ballad for Sophie (High Shelf)
- Frank Pe, Little Nemo (Magnetic)
- Ileana Surducan, The Misplaced Sunday (Pronoia AB)
- Sana Takeda, Monstress (Picture)
Finest Cowl Artist
- Jen Bartel, Future State Immortal Wonder Woman #1 & 2, Wonder Woman Black & Gold #1, Wonder Woman eightieth Anniversary (DC); Ladies’s Historical past Month variant covers (Marvel)
- David Mack, Norse Mythology (Dark Horse)
- Bruno Redondo, Nightwing (DC)
- Alex Ross, Black Panther, Captain America, Captain America/Iron Man #2, Immortal Hulk, Iron Man, The U.S. of The Marvels (Marvel)
- Julian Totino Tedesco, Simply Past: Monstrosity (BOOM!/KaBoom!); Dune: Home Atreides (BOOM! Studios); Motion Comics (DC); The Strolling Lifeless Deluxe (Picture Skybound)
- Yoshi Yoshitani, I Am Not Starfire (DC); The Blue Flame, Giga, Witchblood (Vault)
Finest Coloring
- Filipe Andrade/Inês Amaro, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (BOOM! Studios)
- Terry Dodson, Adventureman (Picture Comics)
- Okay. O’Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Oni)
- Jacob Phillips, Destroy All Monsters, Pal of the Satan (Picture)
- Matt Wilson, Undiscovered Nation (Picture); Fire Energy (Picture Skybound); Eternals, Thor, Wolverine (Marvel); Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters (Oni)
Finest Lettering
- Wes Abbott, Future State, Nightwing, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman Black & Gold (DC)
- Clayton Cowles, The Amazons, Batman, Batman/Catwoman, Unusual Adventures, Wonder Woman Historia (DC); Adventureman (Picture); Daredevil, Eternals, King in Black, Unusual Academy, Venom, X-Males Hickman, X-Males Duggan (Marvel)
- Crank!, Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters, The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Oni); Cash Shot (Vault)
- Ed Dukeshire, As soon as & Future, Seven Secrets and techniques (BOOM Studios)
- Barry Windsor-Smith, Monsters (Fantagraphics)
- Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
- The Columbus Scribbler, edited by Brian Canini, Jack Wallace, and Steve Steiner, columbusscribbler.com
- Fanbase Press, edited by Barbra Dillon, fanbasepress.com
- tcj.com, edited by Tucker Stone and Joe McCulloch (Fantagraphics)
- WomenWriteAboutComics.com, edited by Wendy Browne and Nola Pfau (WWAC)
- All the Marvels, by Douglas Wolk (Penguin Press)
- The Artwork of Thai Comics: A Century of Strips and Stripes, by Nicolas Verstappen (River Books)
- Unbelievable 4 No. 1: Panel by Panel, by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Chip Kidd, and Geoff Spear (Abrams ComicArts)
- Outdated Gods & New: A Companion to Jack Kirby’s Fourth World, by John Morrow, with Jon B. Cooke (TwoMorrows)
- True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee, by Abraham Riesman (Crown)
Finest Tutorial/Scholarly Work
- Comics and the Origins of Manga: A Revisionist Historical past, by Eike Exner (Rutgers College Press)
- The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse: Taking Dangers within the Service of Fact, by Andrew J. Kunka (Rutgers College Press)
- Mysterious Vacationers: Steve Ditko and the Seek for a New Liberal Id, by Zack Kruse (College Press of Mississippi)
- Pulp Empire: The Secret Historical past of Comics Imperialism, by Paul S. Hirsch (College of Chicago Press)
- Rebirth of the English Comedian Strip: A Kaleidoscope, 1847–1870, by David Kunzle (College Press of Mississippi)
Finest Publication Design
- The Full American Gods, designed by Ethan Kimberling (Dark Horse)
- The Full Life and Instances of Scrooge McDuck Deluxe Version, designed by Justin Allan-Spencer (Fantagraphics)
- Crashpad, designed by Gary Panter and Justin Allan-Spencer (Fantagraphics)
- Machine Gun Kelly’s Lodge Diablo, designed by Tyler Boss (Z2)
- Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man vol. 1: 1962–1964 (TASCHEN)
- Popeye Vol. 1 by E.C. Segar, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics)
Finest Webcomic
- Batman: Wayne Household Adventures, by CRC Payne and StarBrite (DC/WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/slice-of-life/batman-wayne-family-adventures/listing?title_no=3180&web page=1
- Isle of Elsi, by Alec Longstreth, https://www.isleofelsi.com/comics/ioe6/page-259/
- Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/listing?title_no=1320&web page=1
- Navillera: Like a Butterfly, by Hun and Jimmy, translation by Kristianna Lee (Tapas Medie/Kakao Leisure), https://tapas.io/collection/navillera-like-a-butterfly
- Unmasked, by Breri and Nuitt (WebToon Manufacturing facility/Europe Comics), https://www.webtoonfactory.com/en/serie/unmasked/
Finest Digital Comedian
- Days of Sand, by Aimée de Jongh, translation by Christopher Bradley (Europe Comics)
- Everybody Is Tulip, by Dave Baker and Nicole Goux, everyoneistulip.com
- It’s Jeff, by Kelly Thompson and Gurihiru (Marvel)
- Love After World Domination 1-3, by Hiroshi Noda and Takahiro Wakamatsu, translation by Steven LeCroy (Kodansha)
- Snow Angels, by Jeff Lemire and Jock (Comixology Originals)
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