Im Rahmen der San Diego Comic-Con wurden die Gewinner der diesjährigen Eisner Wards bekannt gegeben:
Beste Kurzgeschichte
- “Killing and Dying” von Adrian Tomine inOptic Nerve #14 (Drawn & Quarterly)
- “Black Death in America” von Tom King und John Paul Leon in Vertigo Quarterly: Black(Vertigo/DC)
- “Hand Me Down” von Kristyna Baczynski in 24 x 7(Fanfare Presents)
- “It’s Going to Be Okay” von Matthew Inman in The Oatmeal,http://theoatmeal.com/comics/plane
- “Lion and Mouse” von R. Sikoryak in Fable Comics(First Second)
Beste Einzelausgabe
- Silver Surfer#11: “Never After” von Dan Slott und Michael Allred (Marvel)
- A Blanket of Butterfliesvon Richard Van Camp und Scott B. Henderson (HighWater Press)
- I Love This Partvon Tillie Walden (Avery Hill)
- Mowgli’s Mirrorvon Olivier Schrauwen (Retrofit/Big Planet)
- Pope Hats#4 von Ethan Rilly (AdHouse)
Beste fortlaufende Serie
- Southern Bastardsvon Jason Aaron und Jason Latour (Image)
- Bandettevon Paul Tobin und Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain)
- Giant Days von John Allison, Lissa Treiman und Max Serin (BOOM! Studios/BOOM! Box)
- Invinciblevon Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley und Cliff Rathburn (Image/Skybound)
- Silver Surfervon Dan Slott und Michael Allred (Marvel)
Beste Miniserie
- The Fade Out von Ed Brubaker und Sean Phillips (Image)
- Chrononauts von Mark Millar und Sean Murphy (Image)
- Lady Killervon Joëlle Jones und Jamie S. Rich (Dark Horse)
- Minimum Wage: So Many Bad Decisionsvon Bob Fingerman (Image)
- The Spirevon Simon Spurrier und Jeff Stokely (BOOM! Studios)
Beste neue Serie
- Paper Girlsvon Brian K. Vaughan und Cliff Chiang (Image)
- Bitch Planetvon Kelly Sue DeConnick und Valentine De Landro (Image)
- Harrow County von Cullen Bunn und Tyler Crook (Dark Horse)
- Kaijumaxvon Zander Cannon (Oni)
- Monstress von Marjorie Liu und Sana Takeda (Image)
- The Unbeatable Squirrel Girlvon Ryan North und Erica Henderson (Marvel)
Beste Publikation für junge Leser (bis acht Jahre)
- Little Robotvon Ben Hatke (First Second)
- Anna Banana and the Chocolate Explosionvon Dominque Roques und Alexis Dormal (First Second)
- The Only Childvon Guojing (Schwartz & Wade)
- SheHeWevon Lee Nordling und Meritxell Bosch (Lerner Graphic Universe)
- Written and Drawn by Henriettavon Liniers (TOON Books)
Beste Publikation für Kinder (neun bis zwölf Jahre)
- Over the Garden Wallvon Pat McHale und Jim Campbell (BOOM! Studios/KaBOOM!)
- Baba Yaga’s Assistantvon Marika McCoola und Emily Carroll (Candlewick)
- Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in Warvon Jessica Dee Humphreys, Michel Chikwanine und Claudia Devila (Kids Can Press)
- Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: The Underground Abductorvon Nathan Hale (Abrams Amulet)
- Roller Girlvon Victoria Jamieson (Dial Books)
- Sunny Side Upvon Jennifer Holm und Matthew Holm (Scholastic Graphix)
Beste Publikation für Teenager (13 bis 17 Jahre)
- Super Mutant Magic Academyvon Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Awkwardvon Svetlana Chmakova (Yen Press)
- Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleansvon Don Brown (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
- March: Book Twovon John Lewis Andrew Aydin und Nate Powell (Top Shelf/IDW)
- Moosevon Max de Radiguès (Conundrum)
- Oyster Warvon Ben Towle (Oni)
Beste Humor-Publikation
- Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collectionvon Kate Beaton (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Cyanide & Happiness: Stab Factoryvon Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker und Dave McElfatrick (BOOM! Studios/BOOM! Box)
- Deep Dark Fearsvon Fran Krause (Ten Speed Press)
- Sexcastlevon Kyle Starks (Image)
- URvon Eric Haven (AdHouse)
Bester Digital/Webcomic
- Bandette von Paul Tobin und Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/comiXology)
- Fresh Romancebetreut von Janelle Asselin (Rosy Press)
- The Legend of Wonder Woman von Renae De Liz (DC Digital)
- Lighten Up von Ronald Wimberly (The Nib) thenib.com/lighten-up-4f7f96ca8a7e#.u45ffr3l1
- These Memories Won’t Last von Stu Campbell http://memories.sutueatsflies.com/
Beste Anthologie
- Drawn & Quarterly, Twenty-Five Years of Contemporary, Cartooning, Comics, and Graphic Novelsbetreut von Tom Devlin (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Eat More Comics: The Best of the Nibbetreut von Matt Bors (The Nib)
- 24 x 7betreut von Dan Berry (Fanfare Presents)
- Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard 3 betreut von David Petersen (BOOM! Studios/Archaia)
- Peanuts: A Tribute to Charles M. Schulzbetreut von Shannon Watters (BOOM! Studios/KaBOOM!)
Beste Arbeit, die auf der Realität basiert
- March: Book Twovon John Lewis, Andrew Aydin und Nate Powell (Top Shelf/IDW)
- The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East 1978–1984von Riad Sattouf (Metropolitan Books)
- Displacement: A Traveloguevon Lucy Knisley (Fantagraphics)
- Hip Hop Family Tree Book 3: 1983–1984von Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics)
- Invisible Ink: My Mother’s Secret Love Affair with a Famous Cartoonistvon Bill Griffith (Fantagraphics)
- The Story of My Titsvon Jennifer Hayden (Top Shelf/IDW)
Bestes neues Graphic Album
- Ruins von Peter Kuper (SelfMadeHero)
- Long Walk to Valhallavon Adam Smith und Matthew Fox (BOOM!/Archaia)
- Nanjing: The Burning Cityvon Ethan Young (Dark Horse)
- Sam Zabel and the Magic Penvon Dylan Horrocks (Fantagraphics)
- The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbagevon Sydney Padua (Pantheon)
Bestes nachgedrucktes Graphic Album
- Nimonavon Noelle Stevenson (Harper Teen)
- Angry Youth Comicsvon Johnny Ryan (Fantagraphics)
- Roses in December: A Story of Love and Alzheimer’svon Tom Batiuk und Chuck Ayers (Kent State University Press)
- The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal Omnibusvon E. K. Weaver (Iron Circus Comics)
- Soldier’s Heart: The Campaign to Understand My WWII Veteran Father von Carol Tyler (Fantagraphics)
Beste Adaptation von einem anderen Medium
- Two Brothersvon Fábio Moon und Gabriel Bá (Dark Horse)
- Captive of Friendly Cove: Based on the Secret Journals of John Jewittvon Rebecca Goldfield, Mike Short und Matt Dembicki (Fulcrum)
- City of Clownsvon Daniel Alarcón und Sheila Alvarado (Riverhead Books)
- Ghetto Clownvon John Leguizamo, Christa Cassano und Shamus Beyale (Abrams ComicArts)
- Lafcadio Hearn’s “The Faceless Ghost” und Other Macabre Tales from Japanadapted von Sean Michael Wilson und Michiru Morikawa (Shambhala)
Beste US-Version von internationalem Material
- The Realistvon Asaf Hanuka (BOOM! Studios/Archaia)
- Alpha . . . Directionsvon Jens Harder (Knockabout/Fanfare)
- The Eternautvon Héctor Germán Oesterheld und Francisco Solano Lòpez (Fantagraphics)
- A Glance Backwardvon Pierre Paquet und Tony Sandoval (Magnetic Press)
- The March of the Crabsvon Arthur de Pins (BOOM! Studios/Archaia)
Beste US-Version von internationalem Material (Asien)
- Showa, 1953–1989: A History of Japan von Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Assassination Classroom 2–7 von Yusei Matsui (VIZ)
- A Bride’s Storyvon Kaoru Mori (Yen Press)
- Master Keaton 2–4 von Naoki Urasawa, Hokusei Katsushika und Takashi Nagasaki (VIZ)
- A Silent Voicevon Yoshitoki Oima (Kodansha)
- Sunny von Taiyo Matsumoto (VIZ)
Beste Archiv-Sammlung Strips
- The Eternautvon Héctor Germán Oesterheld und Francisco Solano Lòpez, betreut von Gary Groth und Kristy Valenti (Fantagraphics)
- Beyond Marsvon Jack Williamson und Lee Elias, betreut von Dean Mullaney (IDW/LOAC)
- Cartoons for Victoryvon Warren Bernard (Fantagraphics)
- The Complete Funky Winkerbean 4 von Tom Batiuk, betreut von Mary Young (Black Squirrel Books)
- Kremos: The Lost Art of Niso Ramponi 1 und 2, betreut von Joseph P. Procopio (Picture This/Lost Art Books)
- White Boy in Skull Valleyvon Garrett Price, betreut von Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)
Beste Archiv-Sammlung Strips Comics
- Walt Kelly’s Fairy Tales,betreut von Craig Yoe (IDW)
- Frank Miller’s Ronin Gallery Edition,betreut von Bob Chapman (Graphitti Designs/DC)
- Craig Russell’s Murder Mystery and Other Stories Gallery Edition,betreut von Daniel Chabon (Dark Horse)
- The Puma Blues: The Complete Sagavon Stephen Murphy, Alan Moore, Michael Zulli, Stephen R. Bissette und Dave Sim (Dover)
- Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Don Rosa Library 3–4 betreut von David Gerstein (Fantagraphics)
Bester Autor
- Jason Aaron,Southern Bastards (Image), Men of Wrath (Marvel Icon), Doctor Strange, Star Wars, Thor (Marvel)
- John Allison, Giant Days(BOOM! Studios)
- Ed Brubaker, The Fade Out, Velvet,Criminal Special Edition (Image)
- Marjorie Liu, Monstress(Image)
- Willow Wilson, Marvel(Marvel)
Bester Autor/Zeichner
- Bill Griffith,Invisible Ink: My Mother’s Secret Love Affair with a Famous Cartoonist (Fantagraphics)
- Nathan Hale, Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: The Underground Abductor(Abrams)
- Sydney Padua, The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage(Pantheon)
- Ed Piskor, Hip-Hop Family Tree, 3 (Fantagraphics)
- Noah Van Sciver, Fante Bukowski, Saint Cole(Fantagraphics)
Bester Zeichner/Tuscher
- Cliff Chiang,Paper Girls (Image)
- Michael Allred, Silver Surfer(Marvel); Art Ops (Vertigo/DC)
- Erica Henderson, Jughead(Archie), Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Marvel)
- Joëlle Jones, Lady Killer(Dark Horse), Brides of Helheim (Oni)
- Nate Powell, March, Book Two(Top Shelf/IDW)
Bester Maler/Multimedia-Künstler
- Dustin Nguyen,Descender (Image)
- Federico Bertolucci, Love: The Tigerund Love: The Fox (Magnetic Press)
- Colleen Coover, Bandette(Monkeybrain)
- Carita Lupattelli, Izuna(Humanoids)
- Tony Sandoval, A Glance Backward(Magnetic Press)
Bester Cover-Künstler
- David Aja,Hawkeye, Karnak, Scarlet Witch (Marvel)
- Rafael Albuquerque, Ei8ht(Dark Horse), Huck (Image)
- Amanda Conner, Harley Quinn(DC)
- Joëlle Jones, Lady Killer(Dark Horse), Brides of Helheim (Oni)
- Ed Piskor, Hip-Hop Family Tree(Fantagraphics)
Beste Kolorierung
- Jordie Bellaire,The Autumnlands, Injection, Plutona, Pretty Deadly, The Surface, They’re Not Like Us, Zero (Image); The X-Files (IDW); The Massive (Dark Horse); Magneto, Vision (Marvel)
- Laura Allred, Lady Killer(Dark Horse); Silver Surfer (Marvel); Art OPS (Vertigo/DC)
- Elizabeth Breitwiser, The Fade Out,Criminal Magazine, Outcast, Velvet (Image)
- John Rauch, The Beauty(Image); Batman: Arkham Knight, Earth 2: Society (DC); Runaways (Marvel)
- Dave Stewart, Abe Sapien, BPRD Hell on Earth, Fight Club 2,Frankenstein Underground, Hellboy in Hell, Hellboy and the BPRD, (Dark Horse); Sandman: Overture, Twilight Children (Vertigo/DC), Captain America: White (Marvel), Space Dumplins (Scholastic Graphix)
Bestes Lettering
- Derf Backderf,Trashed (Abrams)
- Steve Dutro, Blood-C, Midnight Society, Plants vs Zombies(Dark Horse)
- Lucy Knisley, Displacement(Fantagraphics)
- Troy Little, Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas(Top Shelf/IDW)
- Kevin McCloskey, We Dig Worms!(TOON Books)
Bester comicbezogener Journalismus/Periodikum
- Hogan’s Alley,betreut von Tom Heintjes (Hogan’s Alley)
- Alter Ego,betreut von Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
- Back Issue,betreut von Michael Eury (TwoMorrows)
- Comic Riffsblog von Michael Cavna, washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/
- Jack Kirby Collector,betreut von John Morrow (TwoMorrows)
Bestes Buch mit Comicbezug
- Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor in Americavon Bill Schelly (Fantagraphics)
- King of the Comics: One Hundred Years of King Features Syndicate,betreut von Dean Mullaney (IDW/LOAC)
- Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanutsvon Chip Kidd und Geoff Spear (Abrams ComicArts)
- Out of Line: The Art of Jules Feiffervon Martha Fay (Abrams ComicArts)
- Will Eisner: Champion of the Graphic Novelvon Paul Levitz (Abrams ComicArts)
Bestes akademisches Werk
- The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art, betreut von Frances Gateward und John Jennings (Rutgers)
- Boys Love Manga and Beyond: History, Culture, and Community in Japan, betreut von Mark McLelland et al. (University Press of Mississippi)
- Graphic Medicine Manifesto von M. K. Czerwiec et al. (Penn State University Press)
- Superheroes on World Screens, betreut von Rayna Denison und Rachel Mizsei-Ward (University Press of Mississippi)
- Unflattening von Nick Sousanis (Harvard University Press)
Bestes Publikationsdesign
- Sandman Gallery Edition,gestaltet von Graphitti Designs und Josh Beatman/Brainchild Studios (Graphitti Designs/DC)
- Beyond the Surface,gestaltet von Nicolas André, Sam Arthur, Alex Spiro und Camille Pichon (Nobrow)
- The Eternaut,gestaltet von Tony Ong (Fantagraphics)
- Eventually Everything Connects,gestaltet von Loris Lora, Sam Arthur, Alex Spiro und Camille Pichon (Nobrow)
- King of the Comics: One Hundred Years of King Features Syndicate,gestaltet von Dean Mullaney (IDW/LOAC)
- Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts,gestaltet von Chip Kidd (Abrams ComicArts)
