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BY LEE ATCHISON And the winners are … now that would be telling! If you want to know who won this year’s 2006 Eisner Awards, click the link to find out! Be sure to let us know your thoughts on these winners.
As previously announced at THE PULSE, Alvin Schwartz and Harvey Kurtzman were selected to receive the 2006 Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing.
And the rest of the winners are … [in blue]
MASTER NOMINEE AND WINNER LIST, 2006 Eisner Awards
Best Short Story
“Blood Son,” by Richard Matheson, adapted by Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood, in Doomed #1 (IDW) “Monster Slayers,” by Khang Le, in Flight, vol. 2 (Image) “Nameless,” by Eric Powell, in The Goon #14 (Dark Horse) “Operation” (story #5), by Zak Sally, in The Recidivist #3 (La Mano) “Teenage Sidekick,” by Paul Pope, in Solo #3 (DC)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
The Bakers, by Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing) Ex Machina #11: “Fortune Favors” by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Feister (WildStorm/DC) The Innocents, by Gipi (Fantagraphics/Coconino Press) Promethea #32: “Wrap Party” by Alan Moore and J. H. Williams III (ABC) Solo #5, by Darwyn Cooke (DC)
Best Serialized Story
Desolation Jones #1-5: “Made in England,” by Warren Ellis and J. H. Williams III (WildStorm/DC) Fables #36-38, 40-41: “Return to the Homelands,” by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, and Steve Leialoha (Vertigo/DC) Ex Machina #12–14: “Fact v. Fiction,” by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Feister (WildStorm/DC) Y: The Last Man #37-39: “Paper Dolls,” by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, Goran Sudzuka, and Jose Marzan Jr. (Vertigo/DC)
Best Continuing Series
Age of Bronze, by Eric Shanower (Image) Astonishing X-Men, by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday (Marvel) Ex Machina, by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Feister (WildStorm/DC) Fell, by Warren Ellis and Ben Templesmith (Image) Rocketo, by Frank Espinosa (Speakeasy) True Story, Swear to God, by Tom Beland (Clib’s Boy Comics)
Best Limited Series
Nat Turner, by Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing) Ocean, by Warren Ellis, Chris Sprouse, and Karl Story (WildStorm/DC) Seven Soldiers, by Grant Morrison and various artists (DC) Smoke, by Alex de Campi and Igor Kordey (IDW)
Best New Series
All Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC) Desolation Jones, by Warren Ellis and J. H. Williams III (WildStorm/DC) Fell, by Warren Ellis and Ben Templesmith (Image) Rocketo, by Frank Espinosa (Speakeasy) Young Avengers, by Alan Heinberg, Jim Cheung, and John Dell (Marvel)
Best Writer
Warren Ellis, Fell (Image); Down (Top Cow/Image); Desolation Jones, Ocean, Planetary (WildStorm/DC) Alan Heinberg, Young Avengers (Marvel) Alan Moore, Promethea, Top Ten: The Forty-Niners (ABC) Grant Morrison, Seven Soldiers, All Star Superman (DC) Brian K. Vaughan, Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC); Y: The Last Man (Vertigo/DC); Runaways (Marvel)
Best Writer/Artist
Geof Darrow, Shaolin Cowboy (Burlyman) Guy Delisle, Pyongyang (Drawn & Quarterly) Eric Shanower, Age of Bronze (Image) Adrian Tomine, Optic Nerve #10 (Drawn & Quarterly) Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #16 (ACME Novelty)
Best Writer/Artist—Humor
Kyle Baker, Plastic Man (DC); The Bakers (Kyle Baker Publishing) Paige Braddock, Jane’s World (Girl Twirl) Bryan Lee O’Malley, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Oni) Eric Powell, The Goon (Dark Horse) Seth, Wimbledon Green (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Publication for a Younger Audience
Amelia Rules! by Jimmy Gownley (Renaissance Press) The Clouds Above, by Jordan Crane (Fantagraphics) Franklin Richards, Son of a Genius, by Chris Eliopoulous and Mark Sumerak (Marvel) Owly: Flying Lessons, by Andy Runton (Top Shelf) Spiral-Bound, by Aaron Renier (Top Shelf)
Best Anthology
The Dark Horse Book of the Dead, edited by Scott Allie (Dark Horse Books) Flight, vol. 2, edited by Kazu Kibuishi (Image) Mome. edited by Gary Groth and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics) Solo, edited by Mark Chiarello (DC) 24 Hour Comics Day Highlights 2005, edited by Nat Gertler (About Comics)
Embroideries, by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon) Epileptic, by David B. (Pantheon) Nat Turner, by Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing) Pyongyang, by Guy Delisle (Drawn & Quarterly) True Story, Swear to God (Clib’s Boy Comics), True Story, Swear to God: This One Goes to Eleven (AiT/Planet Lar), by Tom Beland
Best Graphic Album—New
Acme Novelty Library #16, by Chris Ware (ACME Novelty) The Rabbi’s Cat, by Joann Sfar (Pantheon) Top Ten: The Forty-Niners, by Alan Moore and Gene Ha (ABC) Tricked, by Alex Robinson (Top Shelf) Wilmbledon Green, by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
Acme Novelty Library Annual Report to Shareholders, by Chris Ware (Pantheon) Black Hole, by Charles Burns (Pantheon) Feast of the Seven Fishes, by Robert Tinnell, Ed Piskor, and Alex Saviuk (Allegheny Image Factory) Ice Haven, by Dan Clowes (Pantheon) War’s End, by Joe Sacco (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Strips
The Complete Calvin & Hobbes, by Bill Watterson (Andrews McMeel) The Complete Peanuts, 1955–1956, 1957–1958, by Charles Schulz (Fantagraphics) Krazy and Ignatz: The Komplete Kat Komics. by George Herriman (Fantagraphics) Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays, by Winsor McCay (Sunday Press Books) Walt and Skeezix, by Frank King (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books
Absolute Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC) Buddha, vols. 5-8, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical) The Contract with God Trilogy, by Will Eisner (Norton) DC Comics Rarities Archives, vol. 1 (DC) Fantastic Four Omnibus, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (Marvel)
Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material
Cromartie High School, by Eiji Nonaka (ADV) Dungeon: The Early Years, vol. 1, by Joann Sfar, Lewis Trondheim, and Christophe Blaine (NBM) Ordinary Victories, by Manu Larcenet (NBM) The Rabbi’s Cat, by Joann Sfar (Pantheon) Six Hundred Seventy-Six Apparitions of Killoffer, by Killoffer (Typocrat)
Best Penciller/Inker
John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Planetary (WildStorm/DC) Gene Ha, Top Ten: TheForty-Niners (ABC) J. G. Jones, Wanted (Top Cow/Image) Frank Quitely, All Star Superman (DC) J. H. Williams III, Promethea, Desolation Jones (WildStorm/DC)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Paul Guinan, Heartbreakers Meet Boilerplate (IDW) Ladronn, Hip Flask: Mystery City (Active Images) Ben Templesmith, Fell (Image) Kent Williams, The Fountain (Vertigo/DC)
Best Cover Artist
Frank Espinosa, Rocketo (Speakeasy) Tony Harris, Ex Machina (Wildstorm/DC) James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); Runaways (Marvel) Jock, The Losers (Vertigo/DC) Eric Powell, The Goon; Universal Monsters: Cavalcade of Horror (Dark Horse)
Best Coloring
Jeromy Cox, Teen Titans (DC); Otherworld (Vertigo/DC) Steven Griffen, Hawaiian Dick: The Last Resort (Image) Steve Hamaker, Bone: The Great Cow Race (Scholastic Graphix) Jose Villarrubia, Desolation Jones (WildStorm/DC) Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #16 (ACME Novelty)
Best Lettering
Chris Eliopolis, Ultimate Iron Man, Astonishing X-Men, Ultimates 2, House of M, Franklin Richards (Marvel); Fell (Image) Todd Klein, Wonder Woman, Justice, Seven Soldiers #0 (DC); Desolation Jones (WildStorm/DC); Promethea, Top Ten: The Forty-Niners, Tomorrow Stories Special (ABC); Fables (Vertigo); 1602: New World (Marvel) Best Lettering: Richard Starkings, Conan, Revelations (Dark Horse); Godland (Image); Gunpowder Girl and the Outlaw Squaw, Hip Flask: Mystery City (Active Images) Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #16 (ACME Novelty)
Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition
Dawn Brown (Ravenous, Little Red Hot) Aaron Renier (Spiral-Bound) Zak Sally (Recidivist) Ursula Vernon (Digger)
Best Comics-Related Periodical
Comic Art, edited by M. Todd Hignite (Comic Art) Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon Cooke (Top Shelf) The Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth and Dirk Deppey (Fantagraphics) Draw!, edited by Michael Manley (TwoMorrows) Following Cerebus, edited by Craig Miller and John Thorne (Aardvark-Vanaheim/Win-Mill Productions)
Best Comics-Related Book
The Comics Journal Library: Classic Comic Illustrators, edited by Tom Spurgeon (Fantagraphics) Eisner/Miller, interviews conducted by Charles Brownstein (Dark Horse Books) Foul Play: The Art and Artists of the Notorious 1950s EC Comics, by Grant Geissman (Harper Design) Masters of American Comics, edited by John Carlin, Paul Karasik, and Brian Walker (Hammer Museum/MOCA Los Angeles/Yale University Press) RGK: Art of Roy G. Krenkel, edited by J. David Spurlock and Barry Klugerman (Vanguard)
Best Publication Design
TIE Acme Novelty Library Annual Report to Shareholders, designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon) Little Nemo in Slumberland, designed by Philippe Ghuilemetti (Sunday Press Books) Promethea #32, designed by J. H. Williams III and Todd Klein (ABC) Walt and Skeezix, designed by Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly) Wimbledon Green, designed by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
2006 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award
Jonathan Bennett, writer/artist of short stories that have appeared in the Mome anthologies, published by Fantagraphics R. Kikuo Johnson, writer/artist of Night Fisher, graphic novel published by Fantagraphics Mark Page, writer/artist of Kana's Island, self-published series Aaron Renier, writer/artist of Spiral-Bound, graphic novel published by Top Shelf Chris Samnee, artist of Capote in Kansas, graphic novel published by Oni Press
Hall of Fame
Judges’ Choices: Floyd Gottfredson, William Moulton Marston
Voters will choose four from among: Matt Baker Vaughn Bode Wayne Boring Reed Crandall Creig Flessel Ramona Fradon Harold Gray Graham Ingels Robert Kanigher Russ Manning Mort Meskin Marty Nodell Gilbert Shelton Jim Steranko
The Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award went to Zeus Comics of Dallas Texas.
The Clampett Humanitarian Award went to Calvin Reid
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Don Rosa's "Life and Times of Uncle Scrooge" wasn't even nominated for best graphic novel-reprint? What an oversight!!!!!!!
And Alan Moore winning AGAIN over Brian Vaughn and Grant Morrison, both of whom had great runs with Ex-Machina and Seven Soldiers respectively? Moore did next to NOTHING last year.
They need new judges.
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I concur. I really loved the format of Solo and the book was always the highlight of its respective shipping week to me. Hopefully the multiple Eisner victories will convince somebody in charge to either relaunch the title or put out one that's similar to it.
I heard somebody theorizing that Solo might've sold better if it was put out as a series of one-shots rather than as an ongoing book. Maybe that would work.
But yeah, congrats to all the winners. I'm happy to say that I both read and enjoy many of the books that picked up awards.
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To "Bring Back Zot" who said "They need new judges."
The Eisner winners are chosen by a ballot that goes out to thousands of profesionals in the comic book field. Judges select the nominees, but the final vote is by industrywide ballot.
Jackie Estrada Eisner Awards Administrator
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The standard of art nowadays is so high that I can't imagine how anybody can narrow down shortlist to 5. It'd be fascinating to listen in to the discussions...bet they are lively.
Writers? Obviously all the shortlisted guys have real merit. But it seems to me that guys like Peter David and John Ostrander are under-rated. You know...the sort of person who turns out series after series of really solid entertaining stuff. Stuff that's easy to read, and follow...but with first rate plot and dialogue. I'd love to see a writer like that win next year.
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