The 2009 Eisner Award winners were announced last night. BSC posted the nominee list in April. No matter who the judges are it’s hard to mess up a Hall of Fame list in such a talent rich and historic field, but I especially love this group.
Best Short Story
Murder He Wrote,” by Ian Booth by, Nina Matsumoto, and Andrew Pepoy, in The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror #14 (Bongo)
Best Continuing Series
All Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)
Best Limited Series
Hellboy: The Crooked Man, by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben (Dark Horse)
Best New Series
Invincible Iron Man, by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larocca (Marvel)
Best Publication for Kids
Tiny Titans, by Art Baltazar and Franco (DC)
Best Publication for Teens/Tweens
Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, adapted by P. Craig Russell (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
Best Humor Publication
Herbie Archives, by “Sean O’Shea” (Richard E. Hughes) and Ogden Whitney (Dark Horse)
Best Anthology
Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori Amos, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Image)
Best Digital Comic
Finder, by Carla Speed McNeil
Best Reality-Based Work
What It Is, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Graphic Album
Swallow Me Whole, by Nate Powell (Top Shelf)
Best Graphic Album
Hellboy Library Edition, vols. 1 and 2, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
Best Archival Collection/Project
Little Nemo in Slumberland, Many More Splendid Sundays, by Winsor McCay (Sunday Press Books)
Best Archival Collection/Project
Creepy Archives, by various (Dark Horse)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
The Last Musketeer, by Jason (Fantagraphics)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
Dororo, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
Best Writer
Bill Willingham, Fables, House of Mystery (Vertigo/DC)
Best Writer/Artist
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Acme)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Guy Davis, BPRD (Dark Horse)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist
Jill Thompson, Magic Trixie, Magic Trixie Sleeps Over (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
Best Cover Artist
James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse)
Best Coloring
Dave Stewart, Abe Sapien: The Drowning, BPRD, The Goon, Hellboy, Solomon Kane, The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse); Body Bags (Image); Captain America: White (Marvel)
Best Lettering
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #19 (Acme)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
Comic Book Resources, produced by Jonah Weiland
Best Comics-Related Book
Kirby: King of Comics, by Mark Evanier (Abrams)
Best Publication Design
Hellboy Library Editions, designed by Cary Grazzini and Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
Hall of Fame
Harold Gray, Graham Ingalls, Matt Baker, Reed Crandall, Russ Heath.
BSC would like to congratulate all the winners.
