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PRESENTS The 33rd Annual Comic Industry Awards FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2021

33rd Annual Comic Industry Awards 2021 NOMINEES

YOUR HOST: Phil LaMarr

WELCOME: Administrator, Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards

Best Short Story Best Anthology “Garden Boys” by McCausland, in Now #8 Ex Mag, vols. 1–2, edited by Wren McDonald (PEOW) () Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World’s “I Needed the Discounts” by Connor Willumsen, in The Most Infamous Prison, edited by Sarah Mirk (Abrams) New York Times (January 3, 2020) [https://www.nytimes.com/ Hey, Amateur! Go From Novice to Nailing It in 9 Panels, interactive/2020/01/03/opinion/connor-willumsen-privacy- edited and curated by Shelly Bond (IDW Black Crown) comic.html] Times, edited by Sammy Harkham (NTWRK) “Parts of Us,” by Chan Chau, in Elements: Earth, A Comic Anthology by Creators of Color (Ascend Press) Menopause: A Comic Treatment, edited by MK Czerwiec (Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press) “Rookie,” by and Eduardo Risso, in Detective #1027 (DC) Now, edited by (Fantagraphics) “Soft Lead,” by Chan Chau, https://chanchauart.com/ comics#/soft-lead/ Best U.S. Edition of International “When the Menopausal Carnival Comes to Town,” by Material , in Menopause: A Comic Treatment (Graphic Altitude, by Olivier Bocquet and Jean-Marc Rochette, Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press) translation by Edward Gauvin (SelfMadeHero) Gamayun Tales I: An Anthology of Modern Russian Folk Best Single Issue/-Shot Tales, by Alexander Utkin, translation by Lada Morozova The Burning Hotels, by Thomas Lampion (Birdcage (Nobrow) Bottom Books) Goblin Girl, by Moa Romanova, translation by Melissa Hedra, by Jesse Lonergan (Image) Bowers (Fantagraphics) The Other History of the DC Universe #1, by John Ridley Irena Books 2-3, by Jean-David Morvan, Severine Tréfouël, and (DC) and David Evrard, translation by Dan Christensen (Magnetic Press) Sports Is Hell, by Passmore () When You Look Up, by Decur, translation by Chloe Garcia Stanley’s Ghost: A Adventure, by Jeff Balke, Roberts (Enchanted Books) Paul Storrie, and Dave Alvarez ( Kids) The Winter of the , by , translation by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)

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Best U.S. Edition of International Best / or Penciller/Inker Team Material—Asia Michael Allred, Bowie: , Rayguns & Moonage I Had That Same Dream Again, by Yoru Sumino and Idumi Daydreams (Insight Editions) Kirihara, translation by Beni Axia Conrad (Seven Seas) Marco Chechetto, Daredevil (Marvel) I I Could Say “Thank You,” by Yukari Takinami, Jorge Corona, Middlewest (Image) translation by Yukari Takeuchi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon) Bertrand Gatignol, Pistouvi (Magnetic Press) A Journal Of My Father, by Jiro Taniguchi, translation by Kumar Sivasubramanian (Fanfare/Ponent Mon) Mitch Gerads/Evan “Doc” Shaner, (DC Black Label) , vols. 1–2, by Taiyo Matsumoto, translation by () Sanford Greene, Bitter Root (Image) , by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media) Best Painter/Multimedia Artist Spy Family, vols. 1–3, by Tatsuya Endo, translation by Casey Loe (VIZ Media) Benjamin Adam, Soon (Europe Comics) Alice Chemama, The Zolas (Europe Comics) Best Writer Jared Cullum, Kodi (Top Shelf) , Pulp, Reckless (Image); Friday (Panel Syndicate) Decur, When You Look Up (Enchanted Lion Books) , ’s Pal Jimmy Olsen (DC); Antonio Lapone, Gentlemind (Europe Comics) Adventureman, November vols. 2–3, Sex Criminals (Image) Anand RK/John Pearson, Blue in Green (Image) , Decorum (Image); Giant-Size X-Men, X-Men (Marvel) ,Barbalien, , Colonel Weird: Best Cover Artist Cosmagog (Dark Horse); The Question: The Deaths of Vic Jamal Campbell, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (BOOM! (DC Black Label); Family Tree, Gideon Falls (Image) Studios); Far Sector (DC) James Tynion IV, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd Simone Di Meo, We Only Find Them When They’re Dead (BOOM! Studios); (DC); The Department of Truth (BOOM! Studio) (Image); Razorblades (Tiny Onion) , Decorum (Image) , Stillwater (Image/Skybound), Daredevil, Dave Johnson, Butcher of (Dark Horse) Four/X-Men (Marvel) Peach Momoko, Buffy the Slayer #19, Mighty Morphin #2, Something Is Killing the Children #12, Power Rangers #1 Best Writer/Artist (BOOM! Studios); DIE!namite, (Dynamite); The Junji Ito, Remina, Venus in the Blind Spot (VIZ Media) Crow: Lethe (IDW); Marvel Variants (Marvel) Pascal Jousselin, Mister Invincible: Local Hero (Magnetic Press) Ramón K. Pérez, Stillwater (Image/Skybound) Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish (RH Graphic/RH Children’s Books) Best Coloring Craig Thompson, Ginseng Roots (Uncivilized) , X-Ray Robot (Dark Horse); Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams (Insight Editions) Adrian Tomine, The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist (Drawn & Quarterly) Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Middlewest (Image) , Hoops (First Second/Macmillan) , One Story (Fantagraphics)

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Marte Gracia, , X of Swords (Marvel) Best Dave Stewart, Promethee 13:13 (comiXology); Black Hammer Friday, by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin (Panel Syndicate) (Dark Horse); Gideon Falls (Image); Spider-Man #4-#5 (Marvel) Genius Animals? by Vali Chandrasekaran and Jun-Pierre Matt Wilson, Undiscovered Country (Image); Fire Power Shiozawa, geniusanimals.net (Image/Skybound); (Marvel) Gentlemind, by Juan Díaz Canales, Teresa Valero, and Antonio Lapone, translation by Jeremy Melloul (Europe Comics) Best Lettering Promethee 13:13, by and , Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage (comiXology Originals/Delcourt) Daydreams (Insight Editions) Olive, by Véro Cazot and Lucy Mazel, translation by Jessie Deron Bennett, Bear, The Sacrifice of Darkness (Archaia); Aufiery (Europe Comics) King of Nowhere, Something Is Killing the Children, We Only Soon, by Thomas Cadène and Benjamin Adam, translation by Find Them When They’re Dead (BOOM! Studios); Far Sector, Margaret Besser (Europe Comics) : Black + White + Red, (DC); Excellence (Image/Skybound); A Dark Interlude, Dark One, Relics of Youth, Resonant, Shadow Service, Vampire: The Best Masquerade: Winter’s Teeth (Vault); Ping Pong (VIZ Media) BFF, by Clément C. Fabre, Joseph Saffiedine, and Thomas Aditya Bidikar, Barbalien: Red Planet, Grafity’s Wall Cadène, translation by Wilson, https://www. Expanded Edition (Dark Horse); , webtoonfactory.com/en/webtoons/114-bff-saison-1/ (DC); A Map to the Sun (First Second); The Department of Truth, Zone, by Simon Hanselmann, https://www.instagram. Lost Soldiers (Image); Giga, The Picture of Everything Else (Vault) com/simon.hanselmann/ Clayton Cowles, , Batman, Batman DPS Only!, by Vel, https://tapas.io/series/dpsonly/info and the Outsiders, Strange Adventures, Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen Isle of Elsi, by Alec Longstreth, https://www.isleofelsi.com/ (DC); Adventureman, Bitter Root, Bog Bodies, Die (Image); comics/ioe4/page-208/ Reaver (Image/Skybound); Morbius, X Of Swords (Marvel) The Bet, by Ingrid Ochoa, https://www.webtoons.com/ , Usagi (IDW) en/romance/the-kiss-bet/ep-1-the-kiss-bet/viewer?title_ no=1617&episode_no=1 Rus Wooton, : Dead Earth (DC); Decorum, Monstress (Image); Die!Die!Die!, Fire Power, Oblivion Song, The Middle Age, by Steve Conley, middleagecomic.com Outcast, Stillwater (Image/Skybound) Best Publication for Early Readers Best Publication Design Bear, by Ben Queen and Joe Todd-Stanton (Archaia/BOOM!) Chasin’ the Bird: Charlie Parker in deluxe edition, designed by David Chisholm and Tyler Boss Kid Comic Club, by Dav Pilkey (Scholastic Graphix) (Z2 Comics) Donut Feed the Squirrels, by Mika Song (RH Graphic/RH Dbury@50: The Complete Digital , by Children’s Books) G.B. Trudeau, designed by George Corsillo and Susan Kodi, by Jared Cullum (Top Shelf) McCaslin (Andrews McMeel) Lift, by Minh Lê and Dan Santat (Little, Brown Young J & K, designed by John Pham (Fantagraphics) Readers) The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, designed Our Little Kitchen, by Jillian Tamaki ( for by Adrian Tomine and Tracy Huron (Drawn & Quarterly) Young Readers) Original Art: The Dan Clowes Studio Edition, designed by (Fantagraphics)

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Best Publication for Kids Best Adaptation from Another Medium Doodleville, by Chad Sell (Knopf/BFYR/RH Children’s Books) Constitution Illustrated, by R. Sikoryak (Drawn & Quarterly) Go with the Flow, by Lily Williams and Karen Parable of the Sower: The Adaptation, Schneemann (First Second/Macmillan) by Octavia E. Butler, adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings (Abrams) Mister Invincible: Local Hero, by Pascal Jousselin (Magnetic Press) Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind, vol. 1, adapted by Yuval Noah Harari, David Vandermeulen, Snapdragon, by Kat Leyh (First Second/Macmillan) and Daniel Casanave (Harper Perennial) Superman Smashes the Klan, by Gene Luen Yang and Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut, adapted by Ryan Gurihiru (DC) North and (Archaia/BOOM!) Twins, by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright (Scholastic Superman Smashes the Klan, adapted by Gene Luen Yang Graphix) and Gurihiru (DC)

Best Publication for Teens Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones, by Ngozi Ukazu The Flapper Queens: Women of the Age, (First Second/Macmillan) edited by (Fantagraphics) Displacement, by Kiku Hughes (First Second/Macmillan) Gross Exaggerations: The Meshuga Comic Strips of Milt Gross, by Milt Gross, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press/IDW) Dragon Hoops, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second/ Macmillan) Krazy & Ignatz 1919-1921 by , edited by RJ Casey (Fantagraphics) Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence, by Joel Christian Gill () Little Debbie and the Second Coming of Elmo: Daily Comic Strips, August 1960–September 1961, by Cecil A Map to the Sun, by Sloane Leong (First Second/ Jensen, edited by Young (Labor of Love) Macmillan) The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips: Volume 7: When Stars Are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Pockets Full of Pie, by , edited by Mohamed (Dial Books) and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)

Best Humor Publication Best Archival Collection/Project— The Complete Fante Bukowski, by Noah Van Sciver Comic Books (Fantagraphics) Art Young’s Inferno, by Art Young, edited by Glenn Bray Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, by Tom Gauld (Fantagraphics) (Drawn & Quarterly) Atlas at War! edited by Michael J. Vassallo (Dead Reckoning) FANGS, by Sarah Andersen (Andrews McMeel) The Complete , by , edited by Eric Reynolds Wendy, Master of Art, by Walter Scott (Drawn & Quarterly) (Fantagraphics) Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, by Matt Fraction and Steve Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salty Sea, by Hugo Lieber (DC) Pratt, translation by and Simone Castaldi (EuroComics/IDW) We Were . . ., by Axelle Lenoir (Top Shelf) : The Fuzzythingus Poopi, by John Stanley, edited by Frank Young and Tom Devlin (Drawn & Quarterly) Man and Superman and Other Stories, by , edited by J. (Fantagraphics)

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Best Comics-Related Journalism/ Best New Series Periodical Black Widow, by and Elena Casagrande Alter Ego, edited by (TwoMorrows) (Marvel) Back Issue, edited by (TwoMorrows) , by and Geoff Shaw (Image) The Comics Blog, by Michael Cavna and David Betancourt, The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/comics/ Simmonds (Image) , edited by RJ Casey, Kristy Valenti, and Killadelphia, by Rodney Barnes and Shawn Alexander (Fantagraphics) (Image) PanelxPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, We Only Find Them When They’re Dead, PanelxPanel.com by and Simone Di Meo (BOOM! Studios) Women Write About Comics, edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne, www.WomenWriteAboutComics.com Best Barbalien: Red Planet, by Jeff Lemire, Tate Brombal, and Best Comics-Related Book Gabriel Hernandez Walta (Dark Horse) American Daredevil: Comics, , and the Decorum, by Jonathan Hickman and Mike Huddleston Battles of Lev Gleason, by Brett Dakin (Comic House/Lev (Image) Gleason) Far Sector, by N. K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell (DC) Ditko Shrugged: The Uncompromising Life of the Artist Strange Adventures, by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Evan Behind Spider-Man and the Rise of , “Doc” Shaner (DC Black Label) by David Currie () Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, by Matt Fraction and Steve Drawing Fire: The Editorial Cartoons of , Lieber (DC) edited by Todd DePastino (Pritzker Military Museum & Library) We Live, by Inaki Miranda and Roy Miranda (AfterShock) The History of EC Comics, by (TASCHEN) Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Best Continuing Series Books, by Ken Quattro (Yoe Books/IDW) Bitter Root, by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene (Image) Masters of British Comic Art, by David Roach (2000AD) Daredevil, by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto (Marvel) Best Academic/Scholarly Work The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Comic Art in Museums, edited by Kim A. Munson (University Simmonds (Image) Press of Mississippi) Gideon Falls, by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino (Image) Comic Studies: A Guidebook, edited by Charles Hatfield Stillwater, by Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K Pérez (Image/ and Bart Beaty (Rutgers University Press) Skybound) The Content of Our : African American Comic , by Stan Sakai (IDW) Art and Political Belonging, by Rebecca Wanzo (New York University Press) , by Sean Kleefeld (Bloomsbury) Who Understands Comics: Questioning the Universality of Visual Language Comprehension, by Neil Cohn (Bloomsbury)

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Best Reality-Based Work Herobear and the Kid: The Heritage, by Mike Kunkel (Astonish Factory) Big Black: Stand at Attica, by Frank “Big Black” Smith, Jared Reinmuth, and Améziane (Archaia/BOOM!) Seeds and Stems, by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics) Dragon Hoops, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second/ Macmillan) Best Graphic Album—New Invisible Differences: A Story of Asperger’s, Adulting, and Living a Life in Full Color, by Mme Caroline and Julie The Book Tour, by (Top Shelf) Dachez, translation by Edward Gauvin (Oni Press) Dragman, by Steven Appleby (Metropolitan) Kent State: Four Dead in , by (Abrams) Flake, by Matthew Dooley (Jonathan Cape) Paying the Land, by (Metropolitan/Henry Holt) Labyrinth, by Ben Argon (Abrams) Year of the Rabbit, by Tian Veasna, translation by Helge Paul at Home, by , translation by Helge Dascher (Drawn & Quarterly) Dascher and Rob Aspinall (Drawn & Quarterly) Pulp, by Ed Brubaker and (Image) Best Graphic Memoir Banned Book Club, by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada, and The Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Ko Hyung-Ju (Iron Circus) Retailer Award Dancing After TEN: A Graphic Memoir, by Vivian Chong The Spirit Award is out to retailers who have done an and Webber (Fantagraphics) outstanding job of supporting the comics art medium, both Ginseng Roots, by Craig Thompson (Uncivilized) in the industry at large and their community. I Don’t Know How to Give Birth! by Ayami Kazama, 2021 Finalists: translated by Julie Goniwich () The Comic , Manhattan Beach, California The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, by Adrian Kingpin Books, Lisbon, Portugal Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly) The Laughing Ogre, Columbus, Ohio Rogue City Comics, Medford, When Stars Are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Zeppelin Comics, Benicia, California Mohamed (Dial Books)

The Humanitarian Award Best Graphic Album—Reprint The Clampett Award is given in the name of famed animator Black Hammer Library Edition, vol. 2, by Jeff Lemire, Dean Bob Clampett (, Warner Bros. cartoons). Ormstom, Emi Lenox, and Rich Tommaso (Dark Horse) Presenter: Ruth Clampett Deluxe Edition, vol. 3, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image) 2021 Recipients: Mike and Christine Mignola Eight-Lane Runaways, by Henry McCausland (Fantagraphics) Fante Bukowski: The Complete Works, by Noah Van Sciver (Fantagraphics)

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The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Hall of Fame Presenter: Sergio Aragonés Judges’ Choices: Comics Pioneers: , Rodolphe Töpffer Deceased: Alberto Breccia, Living: Françoise Mouly, Lily Renée Phillips

2021 Nominees: Jeffrey Catherine Jones Scott McCloud Justin Green Alex Niño P. Craig Russell Don Heck Gaspar Saladino

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33rd Annual Comic Industry Awards