In a bit of switch from years past the Eisner Awards were held on Saturday night, but this year the award ceremony was held on Friday. A large number were in attendance, and here is your list of winners for 2012.
- Best Short Story
- “The Seventh,” by Darwyn Cooke, inRichard 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 Hensons 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 vols. 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 - Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award:
Morrie Turner - Bill Finger Excellence in Comic Book Writing Award:
Frank Doyle, Steve Skeates - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award (tie):
Akira Comics, Madrid, Spain – Jesus Marugan Escobar and
The Dragon, Guelph, ON, Canada – Jennifer Haines
Open publication – Free publishing
Congratulations to everyone who won an award this year!
