Annunciate le candidature agli Oscar del fumetto, gli Eisner Award.
L’evento si celebrerà il 25 Luglio 2014 al Comic-Con International di San Diego nello stato di California.
I professionisti del settore potranno votare (previa registrazione) sul sito ufficiale www.eisnervote.com entro il 13Luglio.
Ecco tutte le nomination divise per settore.
Best Short Story
- “Go Owls,” by Adrian Tomine, in Optic Nerve #13 (Drawn & Quarterly)
- “Mars to Stay,” by Brett Lewis and Cliff Chiang, in Witching Hour (DC)
- “Seaside Home,” by Josh Simmons, in Habit #1 (Oily)
- “Untitled,” by Gilbert Hernandez, in Love and Rockets: New Stories #6 (Fantagraphics)
- “When Your House Is Burning Down, You Should Brush Your Teeth,” by Matthew Inman, theoatmeal.com/comics/house
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
- Demeter, by Becky Cloonan (self-published)
- Hawkeye #11: “Pizza Is My Business,” by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel)
- Love and Rockets: New Stories #6, by Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
- Viewotron #2, by Sam Sharpe (self-published)
- Watson and Holmes #6, by Brandon Easton, and N. Steven Harris (New Paradigm Studios)
Best Continuing Series
- East of West, by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta (Image)
- Hawkeye, by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel)
- Nowhere Men, by Eric Stephenson and Nate Bellegarde (Image)
- Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)
- Sex Criminals, by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky (Image)
Best Limited Series
- The Black Beetle: No Way Out, by Francesco Francavilla (Dark Horse)
- Colder, by Paul Tobin and Juan Ferreyra (Dark Horse)
- 47 Ronin, by Mike Richardson and Stan Sakai (Dark Horse)
- Trillium, by Jeff Lemire (Vertigo/DC)
- The Wake, by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy (Vertigo/DC)
Best New Series
- High Crimes, by Christopher Sebela and Ibrahim Moustafa (Monkeybrain)
- Lazarus, by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark (Image)
- Rat Queens, by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch (Image/Shadowline)
- Sex Criminals, by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky (Image)
- Watson and Holmes, by Karl Bollers, Rick Leonardi, Paul Mendoza et al. (New Paradigm Studios)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7)
- Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas, by Philippe Coudray (TOON Books)
- The Big Wet Balloon, by Liniers (TOON Books)
- Itty Bitty Hellboy, by Art Baltazar and Franco (Dark Horse)
- Odd Duck, by Cecil Castellucci and Sara Varon (First Second)
- Otto’s Backwards Day, by Frank Cammuso (with Jay Lynch) (TOON Books)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 8-12)
- The Adventures of Superhero Girl, by Faith Erin Hicks (Dark Horse)
- Hilda and the Bird Parade, by Luke Pearson (Nobrow)
- Jane, the Fox, and Me, by Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault (Groundwood)
- The Lost Boy, by Greg Ruth (Graphix/Scholastic)
- Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, vol. 2, edited by David Petersen, Paul Morrissey, and Rebecca Taylor (Archaia/BOOM!)
- Star Wars: Jedi Academy, by Jeffrey Brown (Scholastic)
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
- Battling Boy, by Paul Pope (First Second)
- Bluffton: My Summers with Buster, by Matt Phelan (Candlewick)
- Boxers and Saints, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)
- Dogs of War, by Sheila Keenan and Nathan Fox (Graphix/Scholastic)
- March (Book One), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf)
- Templar, by Jordan Mechner, LeUyen Pham, and Alex Puviland (First Second)
Best Humor Publication
- The Adventures of Superhero Girl, by Faith Erin Hicks (Dark Horse)
- The Complete Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes and Rob Davis (SelfMadeHero)
- The (True!) History of Art, by Sylvain Coissard and Alexis Lemoine (SelfMadeHero)
- Vader’s Little Princess, by Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle)
- You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Anthology
- Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)
- Nobrow #8: Hysteria, edited by Sam Arthur and Alex Spiro (Nobrow)
- Outlaw Territory, edited by Michael Woods (Image)
- Smoke Signal, edited by Gabe Fowler (Desert Island)
- Thrilling Adventure Hour, by Ben Acker, Ben Blacker et al. (Archaia/BOOM!)
Best Digital/Webcomic
- As the Crow Flies, by Melanie Gillman, www.melaniegillman.com
- Failing Sky, by Dax Tran-Caffee, failingsky.com
- High Crimes, by Christopher Sebela and Ibrahim Moustafa (Monkeybrain), www.monkeybraincomics.com/titles/high-crimes/
- The Last Mechanical Monster, by Brian Fies, lastmechanicalmonster.blogspot.com
- The Oatmeal by Matthew Inman, theoatmeal.com
Best Reality-Based Work
- A Bag of Marbles, by Joseph Joffo, Kris, and Vincent Bailly (Graphic Universe/Lerner)
- The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story, by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson, and Kyle Baker (M Press/Dark Horse)
- Hip Hop Family Tree, vol. 1, by Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics)
- March (Book One), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf)
- Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life, by Ulli Lust (Fantagraphics)
- Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story, by Peter Bagge (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Graphic Album—New
- Bluffton: My Summers with Buster, by Matt Phelan (Candlewick)
- The Encyclopedia of Early Earth, by Isabel Greenberg (Little, Brown)
- Good Dog, by Graham Chaffee (Fantagraphics)
- Homesick by Jason Walz (Tinto Press)
- The Property, by Rutu Modan (Drawn & Quarterly)
- War Brothers, by Sharon McKay and Daniel LaFrance (Annick Press)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium
- The Castle, by Franz Kafka, adapted by David Zane Mairowitz and Jaromír 99 (SelfMadeHero)
- The Complete Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes, adapted by by Rob Davis (SelfMadeHero)
- Django Unchained, adapted by Quentin Tarantino, Reginald Hudlin, R. M. Guéra et al. (DC/Vertigo)
- Richard Stark’s Parker: Slayground, by Donald Westlake, adapted by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
- The Strange Tale of Panorama Island, by Edogawa Rampo, adapted by Suehiro Maruo (Last Gasp)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
- The Creep, by John Arcudi and Jonathan Case (Dark Horse)
- Hand-Drying in America and Other Stories, by Ben Katchor (Pantheon)
- Heck, by Zander Cannon (Top Shelf)
- Julio’s Day, by Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
- RASL, by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
- Solo: The Deluxe Edition, edited by Mark Chiarello (DC)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips
- Barnaby, vol. 1, by Crockett Johnson, edited by Philip Nel and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
- Percy Crosby’s Skippy Daily Comics, vol. 2: 1928–1930, edited by Jared Gardner and Dean Mullaney (LOAC/IDW)
- Prince Valiant vols. 6-7, by Hal Foster, edited by Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics)
- Society Is Nix: Gleeful Anarchy at the Dawn of the American Comic Strip, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)
- Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips, vol. 1, edited by Dean Mullaney (LOAC/IDW)
- VIP: The Mad World of Virgil Partch, edited by Jonathan Barli (Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books
- Best of EC Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
- Canteen Kate, by Matt Baker (Canton Street Press)
- In the Days of the Mob, by Jack Kirby (DC)
- MAD Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
- Will Eisner’s The Spirit Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
- Adventures of a Japanese Businessman, by Jose Domingo (Nobrow)
- Goddam This War! by Jacques Tardi and Jean-Pierre Verney (Fantagraphics)
- Incidents in the Night, Book One, by David B. (Uncivilized Books)
- Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life, by Ulli Lust (Fantagraphics)
- When David Lost His Voice, by Judith Vanistendael (SelfMadeHero)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
- The Heart of Thomas, by Moto Hagio (Fantagraphics)
- The Mysterious Underground Men, by Osamu Tezuka (PictureBox)
- Showa: A History of Japan, 1926–1939, by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Summit of the Gods, vol. 4, by Yemmakura Baku and Jiro Taniguchi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
- Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist, by Asumiko Nakamura (Vertical)
Best Writer
- Kelly Sue DeConnick, Pretty Deadly (Image); Captain Marvel (Marvel)
- Matt Fraction, Sex Criminals (Image); Hawkeye, Fantastic Four, FF (Marvel)
- Jonathan Hickman, East of West, The Manhattan Projects (Image); Avengers, Infinity (Marvel)
- Scott Snyder, Batman (DC); American Vampire, The Wake (DC/Vertigo)
- Eric Stephenson, Nowhere Men (Image)
- Brian K. Vaughan, Saga (Image)
Best Writer/Artist
- Isabel Greenberg, The Encyclopedia of Early Earth (Little, Brown)
- Jaime Hernandez, Love and Rockets New Stories #6 (Fantagraphics)
- Terry Moore, Rachel Rising (Abstract Studio)
- Luke Pearson, Hilda and the Bird Parade (Nobrow)
- Matt Phelan, Bluffton: My Summers with Buster (Candlewick)
- Judith Vanistendael, When David Lost His Voice (SelfMadeHero)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
- Nate Bellegarde, Nowhere Men (Image)
- Nick Dragotta, East of West (Image)
- Sean Murphy, The Wake (DC/Vertigo)
- Nate Powell, March (Book One) (Top Shelf)
- Emma Ríos, Pretty Deadly (Image)
- Thomas Yeates, Law of the Desert Born: A Graphic Novel (Bantam)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
- Andrew C. Robinson, The Fifth Beatle (Dark Horse)
- Sonia Sanchéz, Here I Am (Capstone)
- Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)
- Ive Svorcina, Thor (Marvel)
- Marguerite Van Cook, 7 Miles a Second (Fantagraphics)
- Judith Vanistendael, When David Lost His Voice (SelfMadeHero)
Best Cover Artist
- David Aja, Hawkeye (Marvel)
- Mike Del Mundo, X-Men Legacy (Marvel)
- Sean Murphy/Jordie Belaire, The Wake (DC/Vertigo)
- Emma Ríos, Pretty Deadly (Image)
- Chris Samnee, Daredevil (Marvel)
- Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)
Best Coloring
- Jordie Bellaire, The Manhattan Projects, Nowhere Men, Pretty Deadly, Zero (Image); The Massive (Dark Horse); Tom Strong (DC); X-Files Season 10 (IDW); Captain Marvel, Journey into Mystery (Marvel); Numbercruncher (Titan); Quantum and Woody (Valiant)
- Steve Hamaker, Mylo Xyloto (Bongo), Strangers in Paradise 20th Anniversary Issue 1 (Abstract Studio), RASL (Cartoon Books)
- Matt Hollingsworth, Hawkeye, Daredevil: End of Days (Marvel); The Wake (DC/Vertigo)
- Frank Martin, East of West (Image)
- Dave Stewart, Abe Sapien, Baltimore: The Infernal Train, BPRD: Hell on Earth, Conan the Barbarian, Hellboy in Hell, The Massive, The Shaolin Cowboy, Sledgehammer 44 (Dark Horse)
Best Lettering
- Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: Slayground (IDW)
- Carla Speed McNeil, Bad Houses; “Finder” in Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse)
- Terry Moore, Rachel Rising (Abstract Studio)
- Ed Piskor, Hip Hop Family Tree (Fantagraphics)
- Britt Wilson, Adventure Time with Fiona and Cake (kaBOOM!)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
- Comic Book Resources, produced by Jonah Weiland, www.comicbookresources.com
- The Comics Journal #302, edited by Gary Groth and Kristy Valenti (Fantagraphics)
- Comics and Cola, by Zainab Akhtar, www.comicsandcola.com
- Multiversity Comics, edited by Matthew Meylikhov, www.multiversitycomics.com
- tcj.com, edited by Dan Nadel and Timothy Hodler (Fantagrapahics), www.tcj.com
Best Comics-Related Book
- Al Capp: A Life to the Contrary, by Michael Schumacher and Denis Kitchen (Bloomsbury)
- The Art of Rube Goldberg, selected by Jennifer George (Abrams ComicArts)
- Co-Mix: A Retrospective of Comics, Graphics, and Scraps, by Art Spiegelman (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth, by Dean Mullaney and Bruce Canwell (LOAC/IDW)
- The Love and Rockets Companion, edited by Marc Sobel and Kristy Valenti (Fantagraphics)
Best Scholarly/Academic Work
- Anti-Foreign Imagery in American Pulps and Comic Books, 1920–1960, by Nathan Vernon Madison (McFarland)
- Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation, edited by Sheena C. Howard and Ronald L. Jackson II (Bloomsbury)
- Drawing from Life: Memory and Subjectivity in Comic Art, edited by Jane Tolmie (University Press of Mississippi)
- International Journal of Comic Art, edited by John A. Lent
- The Superhero Reader, edited by Charles Hatfield, Jeet Heer, and Kent Worcester (University Press of Mississippi)
Best Publication Design
- The Art of Rube Goldberg, designed by Chad W. Beckerman (Abrams ComicArts)
- Beta Testing the Apocalypse, designed by Tom Kaczynski (Fantagraphics)
- Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth, designed by Dean Mullaney (LOAC/IDW)
- The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme: A Panorama, by Joe Sacco, designed by Chin-Yee Lai (Norton)
- Little Tommy Lost, Book 1, designed by Cole Closser (Koyama)