You walk away with an Eisner Award, and it says something very straight-forward: you are one talented SOB. Given the lofty level of competition across virtually every category, the level at which you are performing professionally is a few strides beyond exceptional.
There were plenty of familiar names and titles walking away with awards this year, and we’ve got a full look at all winners below!
Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Winners 2017
- Best Short Story
- “Good Boy,” by Tom King and David Finch, in Batman Annual #1 (DC)
- Best Single Issue/One-Shot
- Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)
- Best Continuing Series
- Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)
- Best Limited Series
- The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta (Marvel)
- Best New Series
- Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Dark Horse)
- Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)
- Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton (Tundra)
- Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)
- Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic)
- Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
- The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel)
- Best Humor Publication
- Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie)
- Best Anthology
- Love Is Love, edited by Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich (IDW/DC)
- Best Reality-Based Work
- March (Book Three), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf)
- Best Graphic Album—New
- Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson (DC Comics)
- Best Graphic Album—Reprint
- Demon, by Jason Shiga (First Second)
- Best U.S. Edition of International Material
- Moebius Library: The World of Edena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al. (Dark Horse)
- Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
- The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)
- Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)
- Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)
- Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)
- The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, edited by Trina Robbins, Gary Groth, and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)
- Best Writer
- Brian K. Vaughan, Paper Girls, Saga (Image)
- Best Writer/Artist
- Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)
- Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
- Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)
- Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
- Jill Thompson, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (DC); Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse)
- Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)
- Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)
- Best Coloring
- Matt Wilson, Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord (Marvel)
- Best Lettering
- Todd Klein, Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer (Vertigo/DC); Black Hammer (Dark Horse)
- Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
- The A.V. Club comics coverage, including Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by Oliver Sava et al., http://www.avclub.com
- Best Comics-Related Book
- Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand (Harper)
- Best Academic/Scholarly Work
- Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocca (Bloomsbury)
- Best Publication Design
- The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)
- Best Webcomic
- Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla
- Best Digital Comic
- Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/comiXology)
- Hall of Fame
- Judges’ Choices:
- Milt Gross
- H. G. Peter
- Antonio Prohias
- Dori Seda
- Inductees:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Jaime Hernandez
- George Pérez
- Walt Simonson
- Jim Starlin
- Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award:
- Anne Szabla
- Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing:
- Jack Kirby, William Messner-Loebs
- Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award:
- Mark Andreyko, Joe Ferrara
- Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award:
- Comicazi: Robert Howard, David Lockwood, Michael Burke, Somerville, MA