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