Cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki took a hat trick at the Eisners: Their graphic novel Roaming was named Best Graphic Album—New, Mariko won the Best Writer award, and Jillian got the nod for Best Penciller/Inker. Publisher Drawn & Quarterly picked up a fourth Eisner for Fujiwara Maki’s My Picture Diary.
The only other multiple winner was Daniel Warren Johnson, who took the honors for Best Continuing Series and Best Writer/Artist for Transformers. Rachel Smythe’s Lore Olympus, a best-seller in print, won the Best Webcomic award for the third year in a row.
The awards were presented in a live ceremony on Friday, July 26, during Comic-Con International in San Diego. Here is the full list of winners.
Best Short Story
“The Kelpie,” by Becky Cloonan, in Four Gathered on Christmas Eve (Dark Horse)
Best Single Issue/One-Shot
Nightwing #105, by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC)
Best Continuing Series
Transformers, by Daniel Warren Johnson (Image Skybound)
Best Limited Series
PeePee PooPoo, by Caroline Cash (Silver Sprocket)
Best New Series
Somna: A Bedtime Story, by Becky Cloonan and Tula Lotay (DSTLRY)
Best Publication for Early Readers
Bigfoot and Nessie: The Art of Getting Noticed, by Chelsea M. Campbell and Laura Knetzger (Penguin Workshop/Penguin Random House)
Best Publication for Kids
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir, by Pedro Martín (Dial Books for Young Readers/Penguin Young Readers)
Best Publication for Teens
Danger and Other Unknown Risks, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Penguin Workshop/Penguin Random House)
Best Humor Publication
It’s Jeff: The Jeff-Verse #1, by Kelly Thompson and Gurihiru (Marvel)
Best Anthology
Comics for Ukraine, edited by Scott Dunbier (Zoop)
Best Reality-Based Work
Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy, by Bill Griffith (Abrams ComicArts)
Best Graphic Memoir
Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam, by Thien Pham (First Second/Macmillan)
Best Graphic Album—New
Roaming, by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint (tie)
Hip Hop Family Tree: The Omnibus, by Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics)
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha, and Nicola Scott (DC)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium
Watership Down, by Richard Adams, adapted by James Sturm and Joe Sutphin (Ten Speed Graphic)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
Blacksad, Vol 7: They All Fall Down, Part 2, by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, translation by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (Europe Comics)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
My Picture Diary, by Fujiwara Maki, translation by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips
Dauntless Dames: High-Heeled Heroes of the Comic Strips, edited by Peter Maresca and Trina Robbins (Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books
All-Negro Comics 75th Anniversary Edition, edited by Chris Robinson (Very GOOD Books)
Best Writer
Mariko Tamaki, Roaming (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Writer/Artist
Daniel Warren Johnson, Transformers (Image Skybound)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Jillian Tamaki, Roaming (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist
Sana Takeda, The Night Eaters: Her Little Reapers (Abrams ComicArts); Monstress (Image)
Best Cover Artist
Peach Momoko, Demon Wars: Scarlet Sin, various alternate covers (Marvel)
Best Coloring
Jordie Bellaire, Batman, Birds of Prey (DC); Dark Spaces: Hollywood Special (IDW)
Best Lettering
Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber, The Witcher: Wild Animals, and others (Dark Horse); Batman: City of Madness, The Flash, Poison Ivy, and others (DC); Black Cat Social Club (Humanoids); Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees (IDW); The Cull, What’s the Furthest Place from Here? (Image); and others
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
The Comics Journal #309; edited by Gary Groth, Kristy Valenti, and Austin English (Fantagraphics)
Best Comics-Related Book
I Am the Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future, by Michael Molcher (Rebellion)
Best Academic/Scholarly Work
The Claremont Run: Subverting Gender in the X- Men, by J. Andrew Deman (University of Texas Press)
Best Publication Design
Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein boxed set, designed by Mike Kennedy (Magnetic Press)
Best Webcomic
Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe (Webtoon)
Best Digital Comic
Friday, vols. 7–8, by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin, (Panel Syndicate)
Hall of Fame
Judges’ Choices (previously announced, see “Gary Groth, Ron Turner, James Warren Named to Eisner Hall of Fame”).
Kim Deitch
Creig Flessel
A. B. Frost
Billy Graham
Gary Groth
Albert Kanter
Warren Kremer
Oscar Lebeck
Frans Masereel
Don McGregor
Keiji Nakaszawa
Noel Sickles
Cliff Sterrett
Elmer C. Stoner
Bryan Talbot
Ron Turner
George Tuska
Lynn Varley
James Warren
Voters’ Choices
Klaus Janson
Jim Lee
Mike Mignola
Jill Thompson
Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award
Women in Comics Collective International
Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award
Oliver Bly
Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing
Jo Duffy and Ralph Newman
Source: ICV2
