2009 Eisner Award Winners

Not to be confused with the prestigious but lesser known Dollar Bin Awards, the 2009 Eisner Awards were announced at the San Diego Comic Con in a ceremony Friday evening. For more information on that event please go to http://www.comic-con.org and for more info on the Eisner Awards please check out http://www.willeisner.com. For the full list of this year’s nominees please click here and for information on this year’s judges click here. And now, the 2009 Eisner Award winners…

Best Short Story: “Murder He Wrote,” by Ian Boothby, Nina Matsumoto, and Andrew Pepoy, in The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror #14 (Bongo)

Best Continuing Series: All Star Superman. by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)

Best Limited Series: Hellboy: The Crooked Man, by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben (Dark Horse)

Best New Series: Invincible Iron Man, by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larocca (Marvel)

Best Publication for Kids: Tiny Titans, by Art Baltazar and Franco (DC)

Best Publication for Teens/Tweens: Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, adapted by P. Craig Russell (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Best Humor Publication: Herbie Archives, by “Shane O’Shea” (Richard E. Hughes) and Ogden Whitney (Dark Horse)

Best Anthology: Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori Amos, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Image)

Best Webcomic: Finder, by Carla Speed McNeil, www.shadowlinecomics.com/webcomics/#/finder/

Best Reality-Based Work: What It Is, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Graphic Album—New: Swallow Me Whole, by Nate Powell (Top Shelf)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint: Hellboy Library Edition, vols. 1 and 2, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips: Little Nemo in Slumberland, Many More Splendid Sundays, by Winsor McCay (Sunday Press Books)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books: Creepy Archives, by various (Dark Horse)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material: The Last Musketeer, by Jason (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Japan: Dororo, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)

Best Writer: Bill Willingham, Fables, House of Mystery (Vertigo/DC)

Best Writer/Artist: Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Acme)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Guy Davis, BPRD (Dark Horse)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: Jill Thompson, Magic Trixie, Magic Trixie Sleeps Over (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Best Cover Artist: James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse)

Best Coloring: Dave Stewart, Abe Sapien: The Drowning, BPRD, The Goon, Hellboy, Solomon Kane, The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse); Body Bags (Image); Captain America: White (Marvel)

Best Lettering: Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #19 (Acme)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: Comic Book Resources, produced by Jonah Weiland (www.comicbookresources.com)

Best Comics-Related Book: Kirby: King of Comics, by Mark Evanier (Abrams)

Best Publication Design: Hellboy Library Editions, designed by Cary Grazzini and Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)

Hall of Fame: Judges’ choices: Harold Gray, Graham Ingels; Voters’ choices: Matt Baker, Reed Crandall, Russ Heath, Jerry Iger

Will Eisner “Spirit of Comics” Retailer Award: Tate’s Comics, Fort Launderdale, Florida, USA

Comments

[Adam-Bin]

Garbage! An adaptation of a children's novel has nothing on Crogan's Vengeance! and Dave Stewart's palette is flat, dark, and dull compared to (the not even nominated - you bastards!) Laura Martin!

Congratulations to Fraction, Chris Ware, and Rantz!

[brendan]

is this last year's list? seriously, im asking. all-star superman didnt even come out this year, or did it? and iron man is up to issue 15, its not a new series anymore. are we sure this is the right list? isnt that 3 years in a row for all star super and james jean? seriously, give it a fucking rest. extremely dissapointed if this is a current list.

[brendan]

yep, checked, all star super last came out in september 08, so i dont know whats goin on there. well, at least now that its over, eisner can stop sucking grant morrison's cock and get on with recognizing other talent.

[Brian Eison]

Since the ballots for the awards are handed out in early spring each year, it has always been my opinion that the Eisners are for the previous year's comics and not the year they are actually handed out.

[Cinlach]

Crogan's Vengeance got robbed.

That's ok, Crogan's March is coming for your ass Eisner Awards.