2008 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards

2008 Eisner Award nominees

The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are given for creative achievement in American comic books, considered the "Oscars" of the comic book industry.

Each category is nominated by a five-member panel, voted on by comic-book professionals, and presented in a gala ceremony at Comic-Con International: San Diego, the largest and oldest comics convention in the United States.

This lens features the 2008 nominees, for your perusal and enjoyment!

Best Short Story

Mr. Wonderful
by Dan Clowes, in New York Times Sunday Magazine

(this one's not available through Amazon, but it's FREE!)

Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms

by Fumiyo Kouno

Town of Evening Calm, by Fumiyo Kouno

Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 10/16/2008)

Yuichi Yokoyama: New Engineering

by Yuichi Yokoyama

Book, by Yuichi Yokoyama

Amazon Price: $11.61 (as of 10/16/2008)

MOME Summer 2007 (Vol. 8)

Young Americans, by Emile Bravo
At Loose Ends, by Lewis Trondheim

Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 10/16/2008)

I Shall Destroy All The Civilized Planets!

by Fletcher Hanks

Whatever Happened to Fletcher Hanks? by Paul Karasik

Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 10/16/2008)

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)

Amelia Rules! #18: Things I Cannot Change
by Jimmy Gownley
(Renaissance)

Get Amelia Rules! #18 for FREE at WOWIO.com!

Delilah Dirk and the Treasure of Constantinople
by Tony Cliff
(self-published)

Johnny Hiro #1
by Fred Chao
(AdHouse)

Justice League of America #11: Walls
by Brad Meltzer and Gene Ha
(DC)

Sensational Spider-Man Annual #1: To Have or to Hold
by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca
(Marvel)

Best Continuing Series

The Boys Volume 2: Get So...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer...

Naoki Urasawa's Monster,...

Spirit Vol. 1 (Spirit (DC...

Y: The Last Man, Volume 9...

Best Limited Series

Atomic Robo TPB Volume 1: Atomic Robo & the Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne (Atomic Robo)

by Brian Clevinger, Scott Wegener, Ronda Pattison, Jeff Powell

(Red 5 Comics)

Amazon Price: $12.89 (as of 10/16/2008)

The Gunslinger Born (The Dark Tower Graphic Novel)

by Peter David, Stephen King, Robin Furth

(Marvel)

Amazon Price: $19.59 (as of 10/16/2008)

The Nightly News

by Jonathan Hickman

(Image)

Amazon Price: $11.55 (as of 10/16/2008)

Parade (With Fireworks), No. 1 of 2, Sept. 2007

by Mike Cavallaro

(Shadowline/Image)

Amazon Price: (as of 10/16/2008)

The Umbrella Academy Volume 1 (Umbrella Academy)

by Gerard Way

(Dark Horse)

Amazon Price: $12.21 (as of 10/16/2008)

Best New Series

Johnny Hiro #1
by Fred Chao
(AdHouse)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 1: The Long Way Home

by Joss Whedon, Andy Owens

(Dark Horse)

Amazon Price: $10.85 (as of 10/16/2008)

Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 1: The Last Iron Fist Story (New Avengers)

by Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, David Aja, Travel Foreman

(Marvel)

Amazon Price: $10.19 (as of 10/16/2008)

Infinite Horizon

by Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto

(Image)

Amazon Price: $11.55 (as of 10/16/2008)

Scalped Vol. 1: Indian Country

by Jason Aaron

(Vertigo/DC)

Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 10/16/2008)

Best Publication for Kids

Amelia Rules! #18
by Jimmy Gownley
(Renaissance)

Get Amelia Rules! #18 for FREE at WOWIO.com!

Clone Wars Adventures, Vol. 1 (Star Wars)

by Haden Blackman, Ben Caldwell, Matt Fillbach, Shawn Fillbach

(Dark Horse)

Amazon Price: $6.95 (as of 10/16/2008)

Mouse Guard Volume 1: Fall 1152 (Mouse Guard Graphic Novels)

by David Petersen

(Archaia)

Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 10/16/2008)

Mouse Guard Volume 2: Winter 1152 (Mouse Guard Graphic Novels)

by David Petersen

(Archaia)

Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 10/16/2008)

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Caldecott Honor Book)

by Peter Sis

(Frank Foster Books/Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

Amazon Price: $12.24 (as of 10/16/2008)

Yotsuba&!, Volume 5

by Kiyohiko Azuma

(ADV)

Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 10/16/2008)

Best Publication for Teens

Laika

The Mighty Skullboy Army...

Northwest Passage The Ann...

PX! Book One: A Girl and...

Satchel Paige: Striking O...

Best Humor Publication

Johnny Hiro #1
by Fred Chao
(AdHouse)

The Goon: Noir (Goon (Numbered))

by Thomas Lennon, Patton Oswalt, Steve Niles, Others, Eric Powell, Mark Farmer, Ryan Sook

(Dark Horse)

Amazon Price: $10.36 (as of 10/16/2008)

Lucha Libre 1 (Introducing: The Luchadores Five) (Introducting: The Luchadores Five, 1)

by Jerry Frissen, Bill, Gobi, Fabian M. Tanquervelle, Witko

(Image)

Amazon Price: (as of 10/16/2008)

The Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories

by Nicholas Gurewitch

(Dark Horse)

Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 10/16/2008)

Wonton Soup

by James Stokoe

(Oni)

Amazon Price: $10.16 (as of 10/16/2008)

Best Anthology

5
by Gabriel Ba, Becky Cloonan, Fabio Moon, Vasilis Lolos and Rafael Grampa
(AdHouse)

The Best American Comics 2007 (The Best American Series (TM))

Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 10/16/2008)

Best Digital Comic

The Abominable Charles Christopher, by Karl Kerschl: The Abominable Charles Christopher follows the adventures of a dim-witted yeti through a forest full of colorful animal characters.
Billy Dogma, Immortal, by Dean Haspiel: WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT
The Process, by Joe Infurnari: The Process webcomic is a journey and exploration through a personal 'pleroma', an imaginary landscape populated by strange, wondrous creatures and archetypal characters.
PX! by Manny Trembley and Eric A. Anderson: A story about a girl and her Panda. Oh, and a Victorian secret agent. And also a disco-skating assassin... it's kind of hard to explain.
Sugarshock! by Joss Whedon and Fabio Moon: SugarShock! is set in a world that's part modern day, part science fiction, all rock and roll.