2017 Eisner Award Winners & Nominees Considered “the Oscars of the Comics Industry,” Eisners are awarded every year for the highest creative achievements in graphic novels and comics. If you’re new to the format, this list of recent and classic celebrated titles, writers, and artists is a great place to start!
2010 Best 2008 Best 2007 Best Reality- 1999 Best 1991-1994 Best Continuing Series Continuing Series Based Work Continuing Series Writer (Neil Gaiman—Sandman)
2002 Best New 2003 Best New 2015 Best New 2011 Best 2014 Best Series Series Series Publication for Publication for Teens Kids Request these and more graphic novels at: www.sdglibrary.ca/eisner-awards www.sdglibrary.ca/graphic-novels Black Hammer Clean Room Faith Mockingbird Deathstroke Jeff Lemire Gail Simone Jody Houser Chelsea Cain Christopher Priest
The Vision Archangel Briggs Land Han Solo Kim & Kim Tom King William Gibson Brian Wood Marjorie Liu Magdalene Visaggio
Saga Paper Girls The Mighty Thor Kill or Be Killed Brian K. Vaughan Brian K. Vaughan Jason Aaron Ed Brubaker Jughead Yuge! Man, I Hate Cursive Hot Dog Taste Test Chip Zdarsky G.B. Trudeau Jim Benton Lisa Hanawalt
Wonder Woman Demon Exits Mooncop Patience Jill Thompson Jason Shiga Daryl Seitchik Tom Gauld Daniel Clowes (Reprint)
The Art of Charlie X’Ed Out The Hive Sugar Skull Hock Chye Charles Burns Charles Burns Charles Burns Sonny Liew The Unbeatable Jughead Monstress Trish Trash: Batgirl Squirrel Girl Chip Zdarsky Marjorie Liu Rollergirl of Mars Hope Larson Ryan North Jessica Abel
Narwhal: Unicorn Burt’s Way Home I’m Grumpy Ape and Armadillo of the Sea John Martz Jennifer Holm Take Over the World Ben Clanton James Sturm
Ghosts The Drawing Lesson Hilda and the Science Comics: Raina Telgemeier Mark Crilley Stone Forest Dinosaurs Luke Pearson MK Reed Moebius Library: Irmina Love: The Lion Wrinkles The World of Edena Barbara Yelin Frédéric Brémaud Paco Roca Jean “Moebius” Giraud
The Art of Charlie Wandering Island Orange The Osamu Princess Jellyfish Chan Hock Chye Kenji Tsuruta Ichigo Takano Tezuka Story Akiko Higashimura Sonny Liew Toshio Ban
March: Book Glenn Gould: A Rosalie Lightning: Tetris: The Games Dark Night: A Three Life Off Tempo A Graphic Memoir People Play True Batman Story John Lewis Sandrine Revel Tom Hart Box Brown Paul Dini Brian K. Vaughan Chelsea Cain Max Landis Jeff Lemire Ed Brubaker Paper Girls, Saga Mockingbird Green Valley, Black Hammer, Kill or Be Killed, Superman: Descender, Plutona Velvet, Criminal American Alien
Sonny Liew Jessica Abel Box Brown Tom Gauld Tom Hart The Art of Charlie Trish Trash: Roller Tetris: The Games Mooncop Rosalie Lightning Chan Hock Chye Girl of Mars People Play
Fiona Staples Mark Brooks Dan Mora Saga Han Solo Klaus Fiona Staples Sean Phillips Sana Takeda Mike Del Mundo David Mack Saga Criminal, Kill or Be Monstress The Vision Fight Club 2 Killed
Bandette Paul Tobin
Love Is Love Edited by Sarah Gaydos Paper Girls The Fade Out Southern Bastards Ruins Super Mutant Brian K. Vaughan Ed Brubaker Jason Aaron Peter Kuper Magic Academy Jillian Tamaki
Little Robot Over the Garden The Realist Showa 1953-1989: March: Book Two Ben Hatke Wall Asaf Hanuka A History of Japan John Lewis Pat McHale Shigeru Mizuki
Jason Aaron Bill Griffith Cliff Chiang David Aja Bandette Southern Bastards, Invisible Ink Paper Girls Hawkeye Paul Tobin Thor
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