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
“THE ART OF OSAMU TEZUKA: GOD OF MANGA”
It’s an awesome book and deserving of the award.
YEA FOR THE ROCKETEER! Well deserved!
Lance Roger Axt
The AudioComics Company
Thank you Heidi for turning me on to Asterios Polyp. Great book!
I like the Special Awards.
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