| 2010 Eisner Nominees announced, on sale | |
| Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Trina Robbins, Tony Millionaire, The Comics Journal, Richard Sala, Prince Valiant, Peter Bagge, Nell Brinkley, Maakies, Jacques Tardi, Humbug, Hal Foster, Gahan Wilson, From Wonderland with Love, Carol Tyler, Blazing Combat, awards, Abstract Comics | 8 Apr 2010 11:42 AM |
We are exceedingly pleased to report that Fantagraphics publications and artists received a record 18 nominations for the 2010 Eisner Awards. To celebrate, we're offering these titles at 18% off for a limited time! Click here for the full sale selection. (Sale is valid for online and phone orders only.) Winners will be announced at a ceremony on Friday, July 23, 2010 at Comic-Con International in San Diego. Congratulations to all the nominees! Fantagraphics' nominations are as follows:
• Best Short Story: "Because I Love You So Much," by Nikoline Werdelin, in From Wonderland with Love: Danish Comics in the Third Millennium
• Best Single Issue: Ganges #3, by Kevin Huizenga
• Best Humor Publication: Drinky Crow's Maakies Treasury, by Tony Millionaire
• Best Humor Publication: Everybody Is Stupid Except for Me and Other Astute Observations, by Peter Bagge
• Best Anthology: Abstract Comics, edited by Andrei Molotiu
• Best Adaptation from Another Work: West Coast Blues, by Jean-Patrick Manchette, adapted by Jacques Tardi
• Best U.S. Edition of International Material: West Coast Blues, by Jean-Patrick Manchette, adapted by Jacques Tardi
• Best Archival Collection — Strips: The Brinkley Girls: The Best of Nell Brinkley's Cartoons 1913-1940, edited by Trina Robbins
• Best Publication Design: The Brinkley Girls, designed by Adam Grano
• Best Archival Collection — Strips: Gahan Wilson: Fifty Years of Playboy Cartoons, by Gahan Wilson, edited by Gary Groth
• Best Publication Design: Gahan Wilson: Fifty Years of Playboy Cartoons, designed by Jacob Covey
• Best Archival Collection — Strips: Prince Valiant, Vol. 1: 1937-1938, by Hal Foster, edited by Kim Thompson
• Best Archival Collection — Comic Books: Blazing Combat, by Archie Goodwin et al., edited by Gary Groth
• Best Archival Collection — Comic Books: Humbug, by Harvey Kurtzman et al., edited by Gary Groth
• Best Writer/Artist — Nonfiction: Carol Tyler, You'll Never Know: A Good and Decent Man
• Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: Carol Tyler, You'll Never Know: A Good and Decent Man
• Best Comics-Related Periodical: The Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth, Michael Dean, and Kristy Valenti
• Best Lettering: Richard Sala, Delphine (Fantagraphics), Cat Burglar Black (First Second)