2012 Eisner Award Winners

PRESENTS�

COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS�

B E S T L E T T E R I N G �

D A R K H O R S E �

Stan�Sakai�

Usagi�Yojimbo

B E S T C O L O R I N G �

V E R T I G O / D C C O M I C S �

Laura�Allred�

iZombie�

B E S T D I G I T A L C O M I C �

W W W . B A T T L E P U G . C O M �

Battlepug�

by Mike Norton�

B E S T P U B L I C A T I O N F O R E A R LY R E A D E R S �

T O P S H E L F �

Dragon �Puncher �

Island�by James Kolchalka �

B E S T P U B L I C A T I O N F O R K I D S �

K A B O O M ! �

Snarked �

by Roger Langridge�

B E S T P U B L I C A T I O N F O R Y O U N G A D U L T S �

F I R S T S E C O N D �

Anya’s �Ghost �

by Vera Brosgol�

B E S T P E N C I L L E R / I N K E R O R P E N C I L L E R / I N K E R T E A M �

A R C H A I A �

Ramón K. Pérez �

Jim Henson’s �Tale of Sand �

B E S T P U B L I C A T I O N D E S I G N �

A R C H A I A �

Jim Henson’s �Tale of Sand�

Designed by Eric Skillman�

B E S T C O V E R A R T I S T �

M A R V E L • D Y N A M I T E • A R C H I E �

Francesco�Francavilla�

Black Panther �Lone Ranger, Lone Ranger/Zorro�Dark Shadows, Warlord of Mars�

Archie Meets KISS

B E S T C O M I C S - R E L A T E D J O U R N A L I S M �

W W W . C O M I C S R E P O R T E R . C O M �

The Comics �Reporter�

Produced by �Tom Spurgeon�

B E S T C O M I C S - R E L A T E D B O O K �

P A N T H E O N �

MetaMaus �

by Art Spiegelman�

B E S T E D U C A T I O N A L / A C A D E M I C W O R K �

Y A L E U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S �

Cartooning:�Philosophy �& Practice �

by Ivan Brunetti�

B E S T E D U C A T I O N A L / A C A D E M I C W O R K �

U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S O F M I S S I S S I P P I �

Hand of Fire:�The Comics Art �

of Jack Kirby �

by Charles Hatfield�

B E S T W R I T E R �

B O O M ! S T U D I O S • M A R V E L �

Mark�Waid �

Irredeemable �Incorruptible �

Daredevil�

B E S T W R I T E R / A R T I S T �

P A N T H E O N �

Craig �Thompson�

Habibi�

B E S T S H O R T S T O R Y �

I D W �

“The Seventh”�

by Darwyn Cooke�

Richard Stark’s Parker:�The Martini Edition�

B E S T S I N G L E I S S U E ( O R O N E - S H O T ) �

M A R V E L �

Daredevil #7�

by Mark Waid,�Paolo Rivera,�

and Joe Rivera �

B E S T A N T H O L O G Y �

D A R K H O R S E �

Dark Horse �Presents �

Edited by�Mike Richardson�

B E S T L I M I T E D S E R I E S �

M A R V E L I C O N �

Criminal: �The Last of �

the Innocent �

by Ed Brubaker and �Sean Phillips�

B E S T C O N T I N U I N G S E R I E S �

M A R V E L �

Daredevil�by Mark Waid, �Marcos Martin,�

Paolo Rivera �and Joe Rivera �

B E S T H U M O R P U B L I C A T I O N �

D A R K H O R S E B O O K S �

Milk & Cheese: �Dairy Products Gone Bad�

by Evan Dorkin �

B E S T R E A L I T Y - B A S E D W O R K �

D A R K H O R S E B O O K S �

Green River �Killer�

A True Detective Story �

by Jeff Jensen and�Jonathan Case�

B E S T G R A P H I C A L B U M — R E P R I N T �

I D W �

Richard Stark’s�Parker: The �

Martini Edition�

by Darwyn Cooke�

B E S T G R A P H I C A L B U M — N E W �

A R C H A I A �

Jim Henson’s �Tale of Sand�

Adapted by�Ramón K. Pérez �

B E S T A R C H I V A L C O L L E C T I O N / P R O J E C T — C O M I C S T R I P S �

F A N T A G R A P H I C S �

Walt Disney’s �Mickey Mouse �

vols. 1–2 �

by Floyd Gottfredson�

Edited by David Gerstein�and Gary Groth �

B E S T A R C H I V A L C O L L E C T I O N / P R O J E C T — C O M I C B O O K S �

I D W �

Walt Simonson’s�The Mighty Thor �Artist’s Edition �

B E S T U . S . E D I T I O N O F I N T E R N A T I O N A L M A T E R I A L �

D A R K H O R S E B O O K S �

The Manara Library�vol. 1: Indian Summer �

and Other Stories�

by Milo Manara �with Hugo Pratt�

B E S T U . S . E D I T I O N O F I N T E R N A T I O N A L M A T E R I A L — A S I A �

D R A W N & Q U A R T E R L Y �

Onward Towards �Our Noble �

Deaths�

by Shigeru Mizuki �

HALL OF FAME�

W I L L E I S N E R C O M I C I N D U S T R Y A W A R D S �

W I L L E I S N E R H A L L O F F A M E J U D G E S ’ C H O I C E : R U D O L P H D I R K S �

W I L L E I S N E R H A L L O F F A M E J U D G E S ’ C H O I C E : H A R R Y L U C E Y �

HARRY LUCEY�

W I L L E I S N E R H A L L O F F A M E �

2012 INDUCTEE�

Bill�Blackbeard�

W I L L E I S N E R H A L L O F F A M E �

2012 INDUCTEE�

Richard�Corben�

W I L L E I S N E R H A L L O F F A M E �

2012 INDUCTEE�

Katsuhiro �Otomo �

W I L L E I S N E R H A L L O F F A M E �

2012 INDUCTEE�

Gilbert �Shelton�

W I L L E I S N E R C O M I C I N D U S T R Y A W A R D S �

BOB CLAMPETT�HUMANITARIAN�

AWARD �

B O B C L A M P E T T H U M A N I T A R I A N A W A R D �

MORRIE�TURNER �

W I L L E I S N E R C O M I C I N D U S T R Y A W A R D S �

BILL FINGER�AWARD FOR�

ACHIEVEMENT IN�COMIC BOOK WRITING�

FRANK DOYLE�

STEVE SKEATES�

W I L L E I S N E R C O M I C I N D U S T R Y A W A R D S �

RUSS MANNING�MOST PROMISING�

NEWCOMER�AWARD �

R U S S M A N N I N G M O S T P R O M I S I N G N E W C O M E R A W A R D �

O N I P R E S S • D A R K H O R S E �

Tyler Crook �

Petrograd, �B.P.R.D.�

2012 RECIPIENTS�

S P I R I T A W A R D F I N A L I S T �

AKIRA COMICS�MADRID, SPAIN�

Jesus Marugan Escobar�

THE DRAGON�GUELPH, ONTARIO, CANADA�

Jennifer Haines�

S P I R I T A W A R D F I N A L I S T �