2022 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards

  • Posted on: 4 August 2022
  • By: Jon Schafle

As summer rolls around once more it's time again to look at that Oscars of comics, the Will Eisner Awards which are presented each year at San Diego Comic Con. You can view a full listing of past winners available for borrowing on our graphic novel libguide. Take a look at the nominees and winners available in our collection and online through Hoopla:

 

Best Short Story Winner -

Best Anthology Winner - 

"Funeral in Foam" by Casey Gilley & Raina Telgemeier

You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife edited by Andrea Purcell & Kel McDonald

Best Short Story Nominee -

Best Anthology Nominee -

Best Writer Nominee - Daniel Warren Johnson

"Generations," by Daniel Warren Johnson, in Superman: Red & Blue #5

Superman: Red & Blue by various

Available on Hoopla

 

Best Single Issue Nominee -

Marvel Voices: Identity #1 edited by Darren Shan

Marvel Voices: Identity edited by Darren Shan

Also available on Hoopla

Best Continuing Series Winner (Tie) -

Bitter Root by David Walker, Chuck Brown, & Sanford Greene

Also available on Hoopla

Best Continuing Series Nominee -

Best Writer Winner - James Tynion IV

Department of Truth by James Tynion IV & Martin Simmonds

Also available on Hoopla

Best Continuing Series Nominee -

Best Cover Artist Nominee - Alex Ross

Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, & various

Also available on Hoopla

Best Continuing Series Nominee - 

Best Penciler/Inker Nominee - Bruno Redondo

Best Cover Artist Nominee - Bruno Redondo

Best Lettering Nominee - Wes Abbott

Nightwing by Tom Taylor & Bruno Redondo

Available on Hoopla

Best Continuing Series Winner (Tie) - 

Best Writer Winner - James Tynion IV

Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV & Werther Dell’Edera

Also available on Hoopla

Best Limited Series Nominee - 

Best Writer Nominee - Daniel Warren Johnson

Beta Ray Bill: Argent Star by Daniel Warren Johnson

Available on Hoopla

Best Limited Series Winner -

The Good Asian by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi

Also available on Hoopla

Best Limited Series Nominee - 

Best Penciler/Inker Nominee - Filipe Andrade

Best Coloring Nominee - Filipe Andrade/Inês Amaro

The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V & Filipe Andrade

Also available on Hoopla

Best Limited Series Nominee - 

Stray Dogs by Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner

Also available on Hoopla

Best Limited Series Nominee -

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King & Bilquis Evely

Best New Series Winner -

Best Writer Nominee - James Tynion IV

Nice House on the Lake by James Tynion IV & Álvaro Martínez Bueno

Also available on Hoopla

Best New Series Nominee -

Radiant Black by Kyle Higgins & Marcelo Costa

Also available on Hoopla

Best New Series Nominee - 

Ultramega by James Harren

Also available on Hoopla

Best Publication for Early Readers Nominee -

Arlo & Pips Vol. 2: Join The Crow Crowd by Elise Gravel

Best Publication for Early Readers Winner -

Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis by Julie & Stan Sakai

Available on Hoopla

Best Publication for Early Readers Nominee -

I Am Oprah Winfrey by Bred Metzler & Christopher Eliopoulos

Best Publication for Early Readers Nominee -

Monster Friends by Kaeti Vandorn 

 

Best Publication for Early Readers Nominee - 

Tiny Tales: Shell Quest by Steph Waldo

Best Publication for Kids Nominee - 

Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd & Michelle Mee Nutter

Also available on audio on Hoopla

Best Publication for Kids Nominee -

Rainbow Bridge by Steve Orlando, Steve Foxe, & Valentina Brancati

Best Publication for Kids Winner - 

Salt Magic by Hope Larson & Rebecca Mock

 

Best Publication for Kids Nominee - 

Saving Sorya: Chang & The Sun Bear by Trang Nguyen & Jeet Zdung

Best Publication for Kids Nominee -

The Science of Surfing by Kim Dwinell

Also available on Hoopla

Best Publication for Teens Nominee - 

Adora and the Distance by Marc Bernardin & Ariela Kristantina

Best Publication for Teens Nominee - 

Clockwork Curandera by David Bowles & Raúl the Third

Best Publication for Teens Winner - 

The Legend of Aunie Po by Shing Yin Khor

 

Best Publication for Teens Nominee -

Strange Academy by Scottie Young & Humberto Ramos

Available on Hoopla

Best Publication for Teens Nominee -

Best Writer Winner - James Tynion IV

Wynd by James Tynion IV & Michael Dialynas

Also available on Hoopla

Best Humor Publication Nominee - 

Best Adaptation From Another Medium Nominee -

Bubble by Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan, & Tony Cliff

 

Best Humor Publication Nominee -

Scumbag by Rick Remender & various

Available on Hoopla

Best Humor Publication Nominee - 

Thirsty Meremaids by Kat Leyh

 

Best Humor Publication Nominee -

Best U.S. Edition of International Material Nominee - Asia

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead by Haro Aso & Kotaro Takata

Best Anthology Nominee -

The Silver Coin by Michael Walsh & various 

Also available on Hoopla

Best Reality-Based Work Winner -

The Black Panther Party: A Graphic History by David F. Walker & Marcus Kwame Anderson

Best Reality-Based Work Nominee - 

Hakim's Odyssey by Fabien Toulmé

Best Reality-Based Work Nominee -

Lugosi: The Rise & Fall of Hollywood's Dracula by Koren Shadmi 

Also available on Hoopla

Best Reality-Based Work Nominee - 

Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness by Kristen Radtke

Best Graphic Memoir Nominee -

Parenthesis by Élodie Durand

Available on Hoopla

Best Graphic Memoir Winner -

Run: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, and Nate Powell

Best Graphic Memior Nominee - 

Save It For Later: Promises, Parenthood, & the Urgency of Protest by Nate Powell 

Also available on Hoopla

Best Graphic Memior Nominee - 

Best Writer/Artist Nominee - Alison Bechdel

The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel

Best Graphic Album (New) Nominee -

Best U.S. Edition of International Material Nominee -

Best Writer Nominee - Filipe Melo

Ballad for Sophie  by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia, translation by Gabriela Soares

Available on Hoopla

Best Graphic Album (New) Nominee -

Best Writer Nominee - Ed Brubaker

Destroy All Monsters (A Reckless Book) by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips

Available on Hoopla

Best Graphic Album (New) Nominee -

Best Writer/Artist Nominee - Will McPhail

In. by Will McPhail

Best Graphic Album (New) Winner -

Best Writer/Artist Nominee - Barry Windsor-Smith

Monsters by Barry Windsor-Smith

Also available on Hoopla

Best Adaptation of Another Medium Nominee -

After the Rain by Nnedi Okorafor, adapted by John Jennings and David Brame

Also available on Hoopla

Best Adaptation of Another Medium Winner -

George Orwell's 1984: The Graphic Novel adapted by Fido Nesti 

Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia) Nominee - 

Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translation by Amanda Haley

Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia) Nominee - 

Kaiju No. 8 by Naoya Matsumoto, translation by David Evelyn

Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia) Nominee - 

Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo, translation by Casey Loe

Best Academic/Scholarly Work Nominee - 

Pulp Empire: A Secret History of Comic book Imperialism by Paul S. Hirsch

Best Webcomic Winner -

Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe

 

Best Writer Nominees -

Ed Brubaker - Destroy All Monsters 

Felipe Melo - Ballad for Sophie 

Ram V - Many Deaths of Laila Starr, Swamp Thing, Carnage: Black, White, & Blood 

James Tynion IV - Something is Killing the Children, Wynd, The Nice House on the Lake, The Joker, Batman, DC Pride 2021, Department of Truth

Best Writer/Artist Nominees -

Alison Bechdel - The Secret to Superhuman Strength

Junji Ito - Sensor

Daniel Warren Johnson - Superman: Red & Blue, Beta Ray Bill 

Will McPhail - In: A Graphic Novel 

Barry Windsor-Smith - Monsters

Best Penciller/Inker or Best Penciller/Inker Team Nominees - 

Flilpe Andrade - The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

Bruno Redondo - Nightwing

Esad Ribic - Eternals 

P. Craig Russell - Norse Mythology 

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interiors) Nominees - 

Juan Cavia - Ballad for Sophie 

Sana Takeda - Monstress 

Best Cover Artist Nominees -

David Mack - Norse Mythology

Bruno Redondo - Nightwing

Alex Ross - Captain America, Immortal Hulk, Iron Man

Julian Totino Tedesco - Dune: House Atreides

Yoshi Yoshitani - I Am Not Starfire