From Baltimore last night, the winners — ASTERIOS POLYP, David Mazzucchelli and The Rocketeer took home three, CHEW, and THE WALKING DEAD two each in various combinations. Despite ongoing controversy over the nominations, the winners were strong selections, very close to this year’s Eisner winners, at least on first glance.

BEST WRITER — Robert Kirkman, “THE WALKING DEAD”, Image Comics

BEST ARTIST — Robert Crumb, “BOOK OF GENESIS”, W.W. Norton

BEST CARTOONIST — Darwyn Cooke, “RICHARD STARK’S PARKER: THE HUNTER”, IDW

BEST LETTERER– David Mazzucchelli, “ASTERIOS POLYP”, Pantheon


BEST INKER — Klaus Janson, “AMAZING SPIDER-MAN”, Marvel Comics

BEST COLORIST — Laura Martin, “THE ROCKETEER: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES”, IDW

BEST COVER ARTIST — Mike Mignola, “HELLBOY: THE BRIDE OF HELL”, Dark Horse Comics

BEST NEW TALENT — Rob Guillory, “CHEW”, Image Comics

BEST NEW SERIES — CHEW, Image Comics

BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES — “THE WALKING DEAD”, Image Comics

BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS — “THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK”, BOOM! Studios

BEST ANTHOLOGY “WEDNESDAY COMICS”, DC Comics

BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC ALBUM — “ASTERIOS POLYP”, by David Mazzucchelli, Pantheon

BEST PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED GRAPHIC ALBUM — “MICE TEMPLAR VOLUME 1″, by Bryan J.L. Glass and Michael Avon Oeming, Image Comics

BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL “MUTTS”, by Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate

BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT — “THE ROCKETEER: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES”, by Dave Stevens; edited by Scott Dunbier,

BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL — “THE ART OF OSAMU TEZUKA: GOD OF MANGA”, by Helen McCarthy, Abrams ComicArts

BEST ON-LINE COMICS WORK — “PVP”, by Scott Kurtz, http://www.pvponline.com

SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS — Bryan Lee O’Malley, “SCOTT PILGRIM #5″, Oni Press

SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION — “THE ROCKETEER: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES”, by Dave Stevens, edited by Scott Dunbier, IDW

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION — “ART OF HARVEY KURTZMAN: THE MAD GENIUS OF COMICS”, by Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle, Abrams ComicArts

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY — “ASTERIOS POLYP”, by David Mazzucchelli, Pantheon