wonder might be leading the mirthful book manufacture at the boxwood federal agency but it ’s bringing up the rear onthe awards lap . The campaigner for thebiggest prizes in the funny book industry , the Will Eisner Comic Awards , have just been announced for 2022and DC Comics and Image Comics have the most nominations with 15 ( plus seven shared ) and 14 ( plus four shared ) , severally .
The biggest candidate of the yr isDC’sNightwing , with five full nominations ( Best Continuing Series , Best Single Issue , Best Lettering — West Abbott , Best Penciller / Inker and Cover Artist , both for Bruno Redondo ) . Image ’s with child nominee is Destroy All Monsters with three nomination ( Best Graphic Album — New , Best Writer — Ed Brubaker , Best Coloring — Jacob Phillips ) . Marvel , on the other hand , has seven nomination ( five apportion ) which place it behind Fantagraphics and IDW , both of which got 11 nominations , and VIZ Media with eight nominations . Overall the nominees in 32 class make up about 150 deed of conveyance both in print and online from 65 entire publishers .
So who and what was name ? See the full list below . Winners will be announced July 22 during San Diego Comic - Con .
Nightwing leads all comics at the 2022 Eisner Awards.Image: DC Comics/Bruno Redondo
Best Short Story
“ Funeral in Foam , ” by Casey Gilly and Raina Telgemeier , in You Died : An Anthology of the Afterlife ( Iron Circus )
“ Generations , ” by Daniel Warren Johnson , in Superman : Red & Blue # 5 ( DC )
“ I Wanna Be a Slob , ” by Michael Kamison and Steven Arnold , in Too baffling to Die ( Birdcage Bottom Books )
“ Tap , Tap , hydrant , ” by Larry O’Neil and Jorge Fornés , in Green Arrow eightieth Anniversary ( DC )
“ Trickster , Traitor , Dummy , Doll , ” by Triple Dream ( Mel Hilario , Katie Longua , and Lauren Davis ) , in The Nib Vol 9 : Secrets ( The Nib )
Best Single Issue / One - Shot ( must be able to tolerate alone )
Marvel ’s Voices : Identity # 1 , edited by Darren Shan ( Marvel )
Mouse Guard : The Owlhen Caregiver and Other Tales , by David Petersen ( Boom / Archaia )
Nightwing # 87 : “ Get Grayson , ” by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo ( DC )
Wolvendaughter , by Ver ( Quindrie Press )
Wonder Woman Historia : The Amazon , by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Jimenez ( DC )
Best Continuing Series
Bitter Root , by David F. Walker , Chuck Brown , and Sanford Greene ( Image )
The Department of Truth , by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds ( Image )
Immortal Hulk , by Al Ewing , Joe Bennett , et al . ( Marvel )
Nightwing , by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo ( DC )
Something Is pour down the child , by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera ( Boom Studios )
Best Limited Series
Beta Ray Bill : Argent Star , by Daniel Warren Johnson ( Marvel )
The Good Asian , by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi ( icon )
Hocus Pocus , by Rik Worth and Jordan Collver , hocuspocuscomic.squarespace.com
The Many decease of Laila Starr , by Ram V and Filipe Andrade ( BOOM ! studio )
Stray Dogs , by Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner ( Image )
Supergirl : Woman of Tomorrow , by Tom King and Bilquis Evely ( DC )
Best New Series
The Human Target , by Tom King and Greg Smallwood ( DC )
The Nice House on the Lake , by James Tynion IV and Álvaro Martínez Bueno ( DC Black Label )
Not All Robots , by Mark Russell and Mike Deodato Jr. ( AWA Upshot )
Radiant Black , by Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa ( figure )
Ultramega , by James Harren ( Image Skybound )
Best Publication for Early Readers ( up to historic period 8)
Arlo & Pips # 2 : link up the Crow Crowd ! , by Elise Gravel ( HarperAlley )
Chibi Usagi : Attack of the Heebie Chibis , by Julie and Stan Sakai ( IDW )
I Am Oprah Winfrey , by Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos ( Dial Books for Young Readers )
Monster Friends , by Kaeti Vandorn ( Random House Graphic )
Tiny tarradiddle : Shell Quest , by Steph Waldo ( HarperAlley )
Best Publication for Kids ( ages 9 - 12 )
supersensitive , by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter ( Scholastic )
Four - Fisted Tales : creature in Combat , by Ben Towle ( Dead Reckoning )
Rainbow Bridge , by Steve Orlando , Steve Foxe , and Valentina Brancati ( AfterShock )
Salt Magic , by Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock ( Margaret Ferguson Books / Holiday House )
Saving Sorya : Chang and the Sun Bear , by Trang Nguyen and Jeet Zdung ( Dial Books for Young Readers )
The Science of Surfing : A Surfside Girls Guide to the Ocean , by Kim Dwinell ( Top Shelf )
Best Publication for adolescent ( eld 13 - 17 )
Adora and the Distance , by Marc Bernardin and Ariela Kristantina ( Comixology Originals )
Clockwork Curandera , vol . 1 : The Witch Owl Parliament , by David Bowles and Raul the Third ( Tu Books / Lee & Low Books )
The Legend of Auntie Po , by Shing Yin Khor ( Kokila / Penguin Random House )
Strange Academy , by Skottie Young and Humberto Ramos ( Marvel )
Wynd , by James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas ( Boom Box )
Best Humor Publication
house of cards , by Jordan Morris , Sarah Morgan , and Tony Cliff ( First Second / Macmillan )
Cyclopedia Exotica , by Aminder Dhaliwal ( Drawn & Quarterly )
The Scumbag , by Rick Remender and various ( Image )
Thirsty Mermaids , by Kat Leyh ( Gallery 13 / Simon and Schuster )
Zom 100 : Bucket List of the Dead , by Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata , translation by Nova Skipper ( Viz Media )
Best Anthology
Flash Forward : An Illustrated Guide to Possible ( And Not So potential ) tomorrow , by Rose Eveleth and various , blue-pencil by Laura Dozier ( Abrams ComicArts )
My Only Child , by Wang Ning and various , edited by Wang Saili , version by Emma Massara ( LICAF / Fanfare Presents )
The Silver Coin , by Michael Walsh and various ( Image )
Superman : Red & Blue , edit by Jamie S. Rich , Brittany Holzherr , and Diegs Lopez ( DC )
You Died : An Anthology of the Afterlife , redact by Kel McDonald and Andrea Purcell ( Iron Circus )
Best world - Based Work
The Black Panther Party : A Graphic story , by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson ( Ten Speed Press )
Hakim ’s Odyssey , Book 1 : From Syria to Turkey , by Fabien Toulmé , translation by Hannah Chute ( Graphic Mundi / Penn State University Press )
Lugosi : The Rise and Fall of Hollywood ’s Dracula , by Koren Shadmi ( Humanoids )
Orwell , by Pierre Christin and Sébastien Verdier , translation by Edward Gauvin ( SelfMadeHero )
Seek You : A Journey Through American Loneliness , by Kristen Radtke ( Pantheon / Penguin Random House )
The Strange Death of Alex Raymond , by Dave Sim and Carson Grubaugh ( survive the Line )
Best Graphic Memoir
manufacturing plant Summers , by Guy Delisle , read by Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall ( Drawn & Quarterly )
excursus , by Élodie Durand , translation by Edward Gauvin ( Top Shelf )
be given : Book One , by John Lewis , Andrew Aydin , L. Fury , and Nate Powell ( Abrams ComicArts )
salve It for Later : promise , Parenthood , and the Urgency of Protest , by Nate Powell ( Abrams ComicArts )
The Secret to Superhuman Strength , by Alison Bechdel ( Mariner Books )
Best Graphic Album — New
Ballad For Sophie , by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia , translation by Gabriela Soares ( Top Shelf )
Destroy All Monsters ( A Reckless Book ) , by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips ( Image )
In . , by Will McPhail ( Mariner Books )
lark : A Coming - of - Age Crime Story , by Ethan Hawke and Greg Ruth ( Grand Central Publishing )
monster , by Barry Windsor - Smith ( Fantagraphics )
Best Graphic Album — Reprint
The Complete American Gods , by Neil Gaiman , P. Craig Russell , and Scott Hampton ( Dark Horse )
Locke & Key : Keyhouse Compendium , by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez ( IDW )
Middlewest : The Complete Tale , by Skottie Young and Jorge Corona ( Image )
Rick and Morty vs Dungeons and Dragons Deluxe Edition , by Patrick Rothfuss , Jim Zub , and Troy Little ( Oni )
The True Lives of the Fabulous spoilsport : California Deluxe Edition , by Gerard Way , Shaun Simon , and Becky Cloonan ( Dark Horse )
honest Adaptation from Another Medium
After the Rain , by Nnedi Okorafor , conform by John Jennings and David Brame ( Megascope / Abrams ComicArts )
house of cards by Jordan Morris , Sarah Morgan , and Tony Cliff ( First Second / Macmillan )
Disney Cruella , adapted by Hachi Ishie ( Viz Media )
George Orwell ’s 1984 : The Graphic Novel , adapted by Fido Nesti ( Mariner Books )
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists , by Robert Tressell , adapt by Sophie and Scarlett Rickard ( SelfMadeHero )
proficient U.S. Edition of International Material
Between Snow and Wolf , by Agnes Domergue and Helene Canac , translation by Maria Vahrenhorst ( Magnetic )
lovemaking : The Mastiff , by Frederic Brrémaud and Federico Bertolucci ( Magnetic )
The Parakeet , by Espé , translation by Hannah Chute ( ( Graphic Mundi / Penn State University Press )
The Shadow of a Man , by Benoît Peeters and François Schuiten , translation by Stephen D. Smith ( IDW )
good U.S. Edition of International Material — Asia
Chainsaw Man , by Tatsuki Fujimoto , displacement by Amanda Haley ( Viz Media )
Kaiju No . 8 , by Naoya Matsumoto , translation by David Evelyn ( Viz Media )
Lovesickness : Junji Ito Story Collection , by Junji Ito , translation by Jocelyne Allen ( Viz Media )
Robo Sapiens : Tales of Tomorrow ( Omnibus ) , by Toranosuke Shimada , displacement by Adrienne Beck ( Seven Seas )
Spy x Family , by Tatsuya Endo , displacement by Casey Loe ( Viz Media )
Best Archival Collection / Project — Strips ( at least 20 years old )
Friday Foster : The Sunday Strips , by Jim Lawrence and Jorge Longarón , cut by Christopher Marlon , Rich Young , and Kevin Ketner ( Ablaze )
Popeye : The E.C. Segar Sundays , vol . 1 by E.C. Segar , edited by Gary Groth and Conrad Groth ( Fantagraphics )
Trots and Bonnie , by Shary Flenniken , edit by Norman Hathaway ( New York Review Comics )
The Way of Zen , adapt and illustrated by C. C. Tsai , translated by Brian Bruya ( Princeton University Press )
Best Archival Collection / Project — Comic Books ( at least 20 year Old )
EC Covers Artist ’s Edition , edited by Scott Dunbier ( IDW )
Farewell , Brindavoine , by Tardi , translation by Jenna Allen , edited by Conrad Groth ( Fantagraphics )
Marvel Comics Library : Spider - Man vol . 1 : 1962–1964 , by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko , edidted by Steve Korté ( Taschen )
Spain Rodriguez : My Life and Times , vol . 3 , edited by Patrick Rosenkranz ( Fantagraphics )
Steranko Nick Fury : Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artisan Edition , edited by Scott Dunbier ( IDW )
Uncle Scrooge : “ Island in the Sky , ” by Carl Barks , edit by J. Michael Catron ( Fantagraphics )
Best Writer
Ed Brubaker , put down All Monsters , Friend of the Devil ( Image )
Kelly Sue DeConnick , Wonder Woman Historia : The Amazons Book One ( DC )
Filipe Melo , Ballad for Sophie ( Top Shelf )
Ram V , The Many Deaths of Laila Starr ( BOOM ! Studios ) ; The Swamp Thing ( DC ) ; slaughter : Black , White & Blood , Venom ( Marvel )
James Tynion IV , House of Slaughter , Something Is Killing the Children , Wynd ( Boom Studios ) ; The Nice House on the Lake , The Joker , Batman , DC Pride 2021 ( DC ) ; The Department of Truth ( Image ) ; Blue Book , Razorblades ( Tiny Onion Studios )
Best Writer / Artist
Alison Bechdel , The Secret to Superhuman Strength ( Mariner Books )
Junji Ito , Deserter : Junji Ito Story Collection , Lovesickness : Junji Ito Story Collection , Sensor ( Viz Media )
Daniel Warren Johnson , Superman : Red & Blue ( DC ) ; Beta Ray Bill ( Marvel )
Will McPhail , In : A Graphic Novel ( Mariner Books )
Barry Windsor - Smith , Monsters ( Fantagraphics )
Best Penciller / Inker or Penciller / Inker Team
Filipe Andrade , The Many Deaths of Laila Starr ( Boom Studios )
Phil Jimenez , Wonder Woman Historia : The Amazons ( DC )
Bruno Redondo , Nightwing ( DC )
Esad Ribic , Eternals ( Marvel )
P. Craig Russell , Norse Mythology ( Dark Horse )
Best Painter / Multimedia Artist ( interior artistry )
Federico Bertolucci , Brindille , Love : The Mastiff ( Magnetic )
John Bolton , Hell ’s Flaw ( Renegade Arts Entertainment )
Juan Cavia , Ballad for Sophie ( Top Shelf )
Frank Pe , Little Nemo ( Magnetic )
Ileana Surducan , The Lost Sunday ( Pronoia AB )
Sana Takeda , Monstress ( Image )
Best Cover Artist
Jen Bartel , Future State Immortal Wonder Woman # 1 & 2 , Wonder Woman Black & Gold # 1 , Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary ( DC ) ; Women ’s History Month variance cover ( Marvel )
David Mack , Norse Mythology ( Dark Horse )
Alex Ross , Black Panther , Captain America , Captain America / Iron Man # 2 , Immortal Hulk , Iron Man , The U.S. of The Marvels ( Marvel )
Julian Totino Tedesco , Just Beyond : Monstrosity ( Boom / KaBoom ) ; Dune : House Atreides ( Boom Studios ) ; Action Comics ( DC ) ; The Walking Dead Deluxe ( Image Skybound )
Yoshi Yoshitani , I Am Not Starfire ( DC ) ; The Blue Flame , Giga , Witchblood ( Vault )
Best Coloring
Filipe Andrade / Inês Amaro , The Many Deaths of Laila Starr ( Boom Studios )
Terry Dodson , Adventureman ( Image Comics )
K. O’Neill , The Tea Dragon Tapestry ( Oni )
Jacob Phillips , Destroy All Monsters , Friend of the Devil ( Image )
Matt Wilson , Undiscovered Country ( Image ) ; Fire Power ( Image Skybound ) ; Eternals , Thor , Wolverine ( Marvel ) ; Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters ( Oni )
adept Lettering
Wes Abbott , Future State , Nightwing , Suicide Squad , Wonder Woman Black & Gold ( DC )
Clayton Cowles , The Amazons , Batman , Batman / Catwoman , Strange Adventures , Wonder Woman Historia ( DC ) ; Adventureman ( Image ) ; Daredevil , Eternals , King in Black , Strange Academy , Venom , X - Men Hickman , X - Men Duggan ( Marvel )
Crank ! , Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters , The Tea Dragon Tapestry ( Oni ) ; Money Shot ( Vault )
Ed Dukeshire , Once & Future , Seven Secrets ( BOOM Studios )
Best Comics - relate Periodical / Journalism
Alter Ego , edited by Roy Thomas ( TwoMorrows )
The Columbus Scribbler , edit by Brian Canini , Jack Wallace , and Steve Steiner , columbusscribbler.com
Fanbase Press , edited by Barbra Dillon , fanbasepress.com
tcj.com , edit by Tucker Stone and Joe McCulloch ( Fantagraphics )
WomenWriteAboutComics.com , edited by Wendy Browne and Nola Pfau ( WWAC )
Best Comics - relate Book
All of the Marvels , by Douglas Wolk ( Penguin Press )
The Art of Thai Comics : A Century of Strips and Stripes , by Nicolas Verstappen ( River Books )
Fantastic Four No . 1 : Panel by Panel , by Stan Lee , Jack Kirby , Chip Kidd , and Geoff Spear ( Abrams ComicArts )
Old Gods & New : A Companion to Jack Kirby ’s Fourth World , by John Morrow , with Jon B. Cooke ( TwoMorrows )
dead on target Believer : The Rise and evenfall of Stan Lee , by Abraham Riesman ( Crown )
Best Academic / Scholarly study
Comics and the Origins of Manga : A Revisionist story , by Eike Exner ( Rutgers University Press )
The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse : Taking Risks in the Service of Truth , by Andrew J. Kunka ( Rutgers University Press )
Mysterious traveler : Steve Ditko and the Search for a New Liberal Identity , by Zack Kruse ( University Press of Mississippi )
Pulp Empire : The privy History of Comics Imperialism , by Paul S. Hirsch ( University of Chicao Press )
Rebirth of the English Comic Strip : A Kaleidoscope , 1847–1870 , by David Kunzle ( University Press of Mississippi )
Best Publication Design
The Complete American Gods , designed by Ethan Kimberling ( Dark Horse )
The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Deluxe Edition , design by Justin Allan - Spencer ( Fantagraphics )
Crashpad , design by Gary Panter and Justin Allan - Spencer ( Fantagraphics )
Machine Gun Kelly ’s Hotel Diablo , design by Tyler Boss ( Z2 )
Marvel Comics Library : Spider - Man vol . 1 : 1962–1964 ( Taschen )
Popeye Vol . 1 by E.C. Segar , designed by Jacob Covey ( Fantagraphics )
Best Webcomic
Batman : Wayne Family Adventures , by CRC Payne and Starbite ( DC / Webtoon ) ,
Isle of Elsi , by Alec Longstreth ,
Lore Olympus , by Rachel Smythe ( Webtoon ) ,
Navillera : Like a Butterfly , by Hun and Jimmy , transformation by Kristianna Lee ( Tapas Medie / Kakao Entertainment ) ,
Unmasked , by Breri and Nuitt ( WebToon Factory / Europe Comics ) ,
Best Digital ComicDays of Sand , by Aimée de Jongh , translation by Christopher Bradley ( Europe Comics )
Everyone Is Tulip , by Dave Baker and Nicole Goux , everyoneistulip.com
It ’s Jeff , by Kelly Thompson and Gurihiru ( Marvel )
Love After World Domination 1 - 3 , by Hiroshi Noda and Takahiro Wakamatsu , displacement by Steven LeCroy ( Kodansha )
Snow Angels , by Jeff Lemire and Jock ( Comixology Originals )
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