(Originally published on July 17, 2012)
The 2012 Eisner Award Winners
The Eisner Awards were held this past weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, honoring many deserving writers, artists, publications and more in the comics industry. We have a list of the winners for you to check out here. What do you think? Did the Eisner\'s get it right? Were you surprised by any of their selections?
Best Short Story The Seventh by Darwyn Cooke, in Richard Stark\'s Parker: The Martini Edition (IDW)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot) Daredevil #7 by Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel) Best Continuing Series Daredevil by Mark Waid, Marcos Martin, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel) Best Limited Series Criminal: The Last of the Innocent by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon) Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7) Dragon Puncher Island by James Kochalka (Top Shelf) Best Publication for Kids (ages 8 - 12) Snarked by Roger Langridge (kaboom!) Best Publication for Young Adults (Ages 12 - 17) Anya\'s Ghost by Vera Brosgol (First Second) Best Anthology Dark Horse Presents edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse) Best Humor Publication Milk & Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad by Evan Dorkin (Dark Horse Books) Best Digital Comic Battlepug by Mike Norton, www.battlepug.com Best Reality-Based Work Green River Killer: A True Detective Story by Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case (Dark Horse Books) Best Graphic Album - New Jim Henson\'s Tale of Sand adapted by Ramon K. Perez (Archaia) Best Graphic Album - Reprint Richard Stark\'s Parker: The Martini Edition by Darwyn Cooke (IDW) Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Strips Walt Disney\'s Mickey Mouse Volumes 1-2 by Floyd Gottfredson, edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth (Fantagraphics) Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books Walt Simonson\'s The Mighty Thor Artist\'s Edition (IDW) Best U.S. Edition of International Material The Manara Library, vol. 1: Indian Summer and Other Stories by Milo Manara with Hugo Pratt (Dark Horse Books) Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly) Best Writer Mark Waid, Irredeemable, Incorruptible (BOOM!); Daredevil (Marvel) Best Writer/Artist Craig Thompson, Habibi (Pantheon) Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team Ramón K. Pérez, Jim Henson\'s Tale of Sand (Archaia) Best Cover Artist Francesco Francavilla, Black Panther (Marvel); Lone Ranger, Lone Ranger/Zorro, Dark Shadows, Warlord of Mars (Dynamite); Archie Meets Kiss (Archie) Best Coloring Laura Allred, iZombie (Vertigo/DC); Madman All-New Giant-Size Super-Ginchy Special (Image) Best Lettering Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse) Best Comics-Related Journalism The Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon, www.comicsreporter.com Best Educational/Academic Work (tie) Cartooning: Philosophy & Practice by Ivan Brunetti (Yale University Press) Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby by Charles Hatfield (University Press of Mississippi) Best Comics-Related Book MetaMaus by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon) Best Publication Design Jim Henson\'s Tale of Sand designed by Eric Skillman (Archaia) Hall of Fame Judges\' Choices: Rudolf Dirks, Harry Lucey Bill Blackbeard, Richard Corben, Katsuhiro Otomo, Gilbert Shelton Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award Tyler Crook, artist of Petrograd (Oni Press) and B.P.R.D. (Dark Horse) Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award Morrie Turner, creator of the comic strip Wee Pals Bill Finger Excellence in Comic Book Writing Award Frank Doyle, writer, Archie, Betty and Veronica, Jughead Steve Skeates, writer, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Sarge Steel, Aquaman, Supergirl
Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award Akira Comics in Madrid, Spain - Jesus Marugan Escobar, and The Dragon in Guelph, ON, Canada - Jennifer Haines