It’s that time of the year again, San Diego Comic-Con’s Eisner Award Nominees have been announced for this year, and it looks to be quite a spectacular event, in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material — Asia category is full of manga talent, Tatsuya Endo’s Spy X Family Volumes One Through Three is on the list, Junji Ito making it on the list again with two nominations this time, with Remina and for Best Artist and Writer for both Remina and Venus in the Blind Spot. If you recall in 2019, Junji Ito won in the “Best Adaption from Another Medium” category for his adaption of the classic horror story written by Mary Shelly called Frankenstein.
Also, another Manga that made it on the list for Best Graphic Memoir was I Don’t Know How to Give Birth! By Ayami Kazama. Let’s take a look at the nominees for this year’s Eisner Awards!
Best Short Story
- “Garden Boys” by Henry McCausland, in Now #8 (Fantagraphics)
- “I Needed the Discounts” by Connor Willumsen, in The New York Times (January 3, 2020)
- “Parts of Us,” by Chan Chau, in Elements: Earth, A Comic Anthology by Creators of Color (Ascend Press)
- “Rookie,” by Greg Rucka and Eduardo Risso, in Detective Comics #1027 (DC)
- “Soft Lead,” by Chan Chau, https://chanchauart.com/comics#/soft-lead/
- “When the Menopausal Carnival Comes to Town,” by Mimi Pond, in Menopause: A Comic Treatment (Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press)
Best Single Issue
- The Burning Hotels, by Thomas Lampion (Birdcage Bottom Books)
- Hedra, by Jesse Lonergan (Image)
- The Other History of the DC Universe #1, by John Ridley and Giuseppe Camuncoli (DC)
- Sports Is Hell, by Ben Passmore (Koyama Press)
- Stanley’s Ghost: A Halloween Adventure, by Jeff Balke, Paul Storrie, and Dave Alvarez (Storm Kids)
Best Continuing Series
- Bitter Root, by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene (Image)
- Daredevil, by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto (Marvel)
- The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)
- Gideon Falls, by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino (Image)
- Stillwater, by Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K Pérez (Image/Skybound)
- Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai (IDW)
Best Limited Series
- Barbalien: Red Planet, by Jeff Lemire, Tate Brombal, and Gabriel Hernandez Walta (Dark Horse)
- Decorum, by Jonathan Hickman and Mike Huddleston (Image)
- Far Sector, by N. K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell (DC)
- Strange Adventures, by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Evan “Doc” Shaner (DC Black Label)
- Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber (DC)
- We Live, by Inaki Miranda and Roy Miranda (AfterShock)
Best New Series
- Black Widow, by Kelly Thompson and Elena Casagrande (Marvel)
- Crossover, by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw (Image)
- The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)
- Killadelphia, by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander (Image)
- We Only Find Them When They’re Dead, by Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo (BOOM! Studios)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)
- Bear, by Ben Queen and Joe Todd-Stanton (Archaia/BOOM!)
- Cat Kid Comic Club, by Dav Pilkey (Scholastic Graphix)
- Donut Feed the Squirrels, by Mika Song (RH Graphic/RH Children’s Books)
- Kodi, by Jared Cullum (Top Shelf)
- Lift, by Minh Lê and Dan Santat (Little, Brown Young Readers)
- Our Little Kitchen, by Jillian Tamaki (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
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