Le nomination per gli Eisner Awards 2022

Sono state rese note le nomination agli Eisner Award per il 2022. DC Comics e Image hanno ottenuto il maggior numero di candidature in assoluto, rispettivamente 15 e 14. La serie Nightwing vanta il maggior numero di nomination per la DC (cinque in totale) mentre il titolo Image con più candidature è Destroy All Monsters (tre in totale). In 32 categorie nomination sono rappresentati oltre 150 titoli e 65 editori. James Tynion IV è il fumettista con maggior candidature quest'anno, ben 5. Infine, segnaliamo i tre italiani presenti in lizza: Federico Bertolucci, Valentina Brancati e Werther Dell’Edera.

Di seguito trovate tutte le nomination.

Best Short Story 

•  “Funeral in Foam,” by Casey Gilly and Raina Telgemeier, in You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife (Iron Circus)
• "Generations," by Daniel Warren Johnson, in Superman: Red & Blue #5 (DC)
• "I Wanna Be a Slob," by Michael Kamison and Steven Arnold, in Too Tough to Die (Birdcage Bottom Books)
• “Tap, Tap, Tap,” by Larry O’Neil and Jorge Fornés, in Green Arrow 80th Anniversary (DC)
• “Trickster, Traitor, Dummy, Doll," by Triple Dream (Mel Hilario, Katie Longua, and Lauren Davis), in The Nib Vol 9: Secrets (The Nib) 

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

• Marvel's Voices: Identity #1, edited by Darren Shan (Marvel)
• Mouse Guard: The Owlhen Caregiver and Other Tales, by David Petersen (BOOM!/Archaia)
• Nightwing #87: "Get Grayson," by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC)
• Wolvendaughter, by Ver (Quindrie Press)
• Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Jimenez (DC)

Best Continuing Series 

• Bitter Root, by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene (Image)
• The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)
• Immortal Hulk, by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, et al. (Marvel)
• Nightwing, by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC)
• Something Is Killing the Children, by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera (BOOM! Studios)

Best Limited Series 

• Beta Ray Bill: Argent Star, by Daniel Warren Johnson (Marvel)
• The Good Asian, by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi (Image)
• Hocus Pocus, by Rik Worth and Jordan Collver, hocuspocuscomic.squarespace.com
• The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, by Ram V and Filipe Andrade (BOOM! Studios)
• Stray Dogs, by Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner (Image)
• Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, by Tom King and Bilquis Evely (DC)

Best New Series 

• The Human Target, by Tom King and Greg Smallwood (DC)
• The Nice House on the Lake, by James Tynion IV and Álvaro Martínez Bueno (DC Black Label)
• Not All Robots, by Mark Russell and Mike Deodato Jr. (AWA Upshot)
• Radiant Black, by Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa (Image)
• Ultramega, by James Harren (Image Skybound) 

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8) 

• Arlo & Pips #2: Join the Crow Crowd!, by Elise Gravel (HarperAlley)
• Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis, by Julie and Stan Sakai (IDW)
• I Am Oprah Winfrey, by Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos (Dial Books for Young Readers)
• Monster Friends, by Kaeti Vandorn (Random House Graphic)
• Tiny Tales: Shell Quest, by Steph Waldo (HarperAlley)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12) 

• Allergic, by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter (Scholastic)
• Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat, by Ben Towle (Dead Reckoning)
• Rainbow Bridge, by Steve Orlando, Steve Foxe, and Valentina Brancati (AfterShock)
• Salt Magic, by Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock (Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House)
• Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear, by Trang Nguyen and Jeet Zdung (Dial Books for Young Readers)
• The Science of Surfing: A Surfside Girls Guide to the Ocean, by Kim Dwinell (Top Shelf)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17) 

• Adora and the Distance, by Marc Bernardin and Ariela Kristantina (Comixology Originals)
• Clockwork Curandera, vol. 1: The Witch Owl Parliament, by David Bowles and Raul the Third (Tu Books/Lee & Low Books)
• The Legend of Auntie Po, by Shing Yin Khor (Kokila/Penguin Random House)
• Strange Academy, by Skottie Young and Humberto Ramos (Marvel)
• Wynd, by James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas (BOOM! Box)

Best Humor Publication 

• Bubble, by Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan, and Tony Cliff (First Second/Macmillan)
• Cyclopedia Exotica, by Aminder Dhaliwal (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Not All Robots, by Mark Russell and Mike Deodato Jr. (AWA Upshot)
• The Scumbag, by Rick Remender and various (Image)
• Thirsty Mermaids, by Kat Leyh (Gallery 13/Simon and Schuster)
• Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, by Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata, translation by Nova Skipper (VIZ Media)

Best Anthology 

• Flash Forward: An Illustrated Guide to Possible (And Not So Possible) Tomorrows, by Rose Eveleth and various, edited by Laura Dozier (Abrams ComicArts)
• My Only Child, by Wang Ning and various, edited by Wang Saili, translation by Emma Massara (LICAF/Fanfare Presents)
• The Silver Coin, by Michael Walsh and various (Image)
• Superman: Red & Blue, edited by Jamie S. Rich, Brittany Holzherr, and Diegs Lopez (DC)
• You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife, edited by Kel McDonald and Andrea Purcell (Iron Circus)

Best Reality-Based Work 

• The Black Panther Party: A Graphic History, by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Ten Speed Press)
• Hakim’s Odyssey, Book 1: From Syria to Turkey, by Fabien Toulmé, translation by Hannah Chute (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)
• Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood’s Dracula, by Koren Shadmi (Humanoids)
• Orwell, by Pierre Christin and Sébastien Verdier, translation by Edward Gauvin (SelfMadeHero)
• Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness, by Kristen Radtke (Pantheon/Penguin Random House)
• The Strange Death of Alex Raymond, by Dave Sim and Carson Grubaugh (Living the Line)

Best Graphic Memoir 

• Factory Summers, by Guy Delisle, translated by Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Parenthesis, by Élodie Durand, translation by Edward Gauvin (Top Shelf)
• Run: Book One, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, and Nate Powell (Abrams ComicArts)
• Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest, by Nate Powell (Abrams ComicArts)
• The Secret to Superhuman Strength, by Alison Bechdel (Mariner Books)

Best Graphic Album—New 

• Ballad For Sophie, by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia, translation by Gabriela Soares (Top Shelf)
• Destroy All Monsters (A Reckless Book), by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
• In., by Will McPhail (Mariner Books)
• Meadowlark: A Coming-of-Age Crime Story, by Ethan Hawke and Greg Ruth (Grand Central Publishing)
• Monsters, by Barry Windsor-Smith (Fantagraphics)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint 

• The Complete American Gods, by Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell, and Scott Hampton (Dark Horse)
• Locke & Key: Keyhouse Compendium, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez (IDW)
• Middlewest: The Complete Tale, by Skottie Young and Jorge Corona (Image)
• Rick and Morty vs Dungeons and Dragons Deluxe Edition, by Patrick Rothfuss, Jim Zub, and Troy Little (Oni)
• The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: California Deluxe Edition, by Gerard Way, Shaun Simon, and Becky Cloonan (Dark Horse)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium 

• After the Rain, by Nnedi Okorafor, adapted by John Jennings and David Brame (Megascope/Abrams ComicArts)
• Bubble by Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan, and Tony Cliff (First Second/Macmillan)
• Disney Cruella, adapted by Hachi Ishie (VIZ Media)
• George Orwell’s 1984: The Graphic Novel, adapted by Fido Nesti (Mariner Books)
• The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, by Robert Tressell, adapted by Sophie and Scarlett Rickard (SelfMadeHero)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material 

• Ballad For Sophie, by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia, translation by Gabriela Soares (Top Shelf)
• Between Snow and Wolf, by Agnes Domergue and Helene Canac, translation by Maria Vahrenhorst (Magnetic)
• Love: The Mastiff, by Frederic Brrémaud and Federico Bertolucci (Magnetic)
• The Parakeet, by Espé, translation by Hannah Chute ((Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)
• The Shadow of a Man, by Benoît Peeters and François Schuiten, translation by Stephen D. Smith (IDW)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia 

• Chainsaw Man, by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translation by Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)
• Kaiju No. 8, by Naoya Matsumoto, translation by David Evelyn (VIZ Media)
• Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
• Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow (Omnibus), by Toranosuke Shimada, translation by Adrienne Beck (Seven Seas)
• Spy x Family, by Tatsuya Endo, translation by Casey Loe (VIZ Media)
• Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, by Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata, translation by Nova Skipper (VIZ Media)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old) 

• Friday Foster: The Sunday Strips, by Jim Lawrence and Jorge Longarón, edited by Christopher Marlon, Rich Young, and Kevin Ketner (Ablaze)
• Popeye: The E.C. Segar Sundays, vol. 1 by E.C. Segar, edited by Gary Groth and Conrad Groth (Fantagraphics)
• Trots and Bonnie, by Shary Flenniken, edited by Norman Hathaway (New York Review Comics)
• The Way of Zen, adapted and illustrated by C. C. Tsai, translated by Brian Bruya (Princeton University Press)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old) 

• EC Covers Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
• Farewell, Brindavoine, by Tardi, translation by Jenna Allen, edited by Conrad Groth (Fantagraphics)
• Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man vol. 1: 1962–1964, by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, edidted by Steve Korté (TASCHEN)
• Spain Rodriguez: My Life and Times, vol. 3, edited by Patrick Rosenkranz (Fantagraphics)
• Steranko Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artisan Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
• Uncle Scrooge: “Island in the Sky,” by Carl Barks, edited by J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)

Best Writer 

• Ed Brubaker, Destroy All Monsters, Friend of the Devil (Image)
• Kelly Sue DeConnick, Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons Book One (DC)
• Filipe Melo, Ballad for Sophie (Top Shelf)
• Ram V, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (BOOM! Studios); The Swamp Thing (DC); Carnage: Black, White & Blood, Venom (Marvel)
• James Tynion IV, House of Slaughter, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); The Nice House on the Lake, The Joker, Batman, DC Pride 2021 (DC); The Department of Truth (Image); Blue Book, Razorblades (Tiny Onion Studios)

Best Writer/Artist 

• Alison Bechdel, The Secret to Superhuman Strength (Mariner Books)
• Junji Ito, Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection, Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection, Sensor (VIZ Media)
• Daniel Warren Johnson, Superman: Red & Blue (DC); Beta Ray Bill (Marvel)
• Will McPhail, In: A Graphic Novel (Mariner Books)
• Barry Windsor-Smith, Monsters (Fantagraphics)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team 

• Filipe Andrade, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (BOOM! Studios)
• Phil Jimenez, Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (DC)
• Bruno Redondo, Nightwing (DC)
• Esad Ribic, Eternals (Marvel)
• P. Craig Russell, Norse Mythology (Dark Horse)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art) 

• Federico Bertolucci, Brindille, Love: The Mastiff (Magnetic)
• John Bolton, Hell’s Flaw (Renegade Arts Entertainment)
• Juan Cavia, Ballad for Sophie (Top Shelf)
• Frank Pe, Little Nemo (Magnetic)
• Ileana Surducan, The Lost Sunday (Pronoia AB)
• Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)

Best Cover Artist 

• Jen Bartel, Future State Immortal Wonder Woman #1 & 2, Wonder Woman Black & Gold #1, Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary (DC); Women’s History Month variant covers (Marvel)
• David Mack, Norse Mythology (Dark Horse)
• Bruno Redondo, Nightwing (DC)
• Alex Ross, Black Panther, Captain America, Captain America/Iron Man #2, Immortal Hulk, Iron Man, The U.S. of The Marvels (Marvel)
• Julian Totino Tedesco, Just Beyond: Monstrosity (BOOM!/KaBoom!); Dune: House Atreides (BOOM! Studios); Action Comics (DC); The Walking Dead Deluxe (Image Skybound)
• Yoshi Yoshitani, I Am Not Starfire (DC); The Blue Flame, Giga, Witchblood (Vault)

Best Coloring 

• Filipe Andrade/Inês Amaro, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (BOOM! Studios)
• Terry Dodson, Adventureman (Image Comics)
• K. O’Neill, The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Oni)
• Jacob Phillips, Destroy All Monsters, Friend of the Devil (Image)
• Matt Wilson, Undiscovered Country (Image); Fire Power (Image Skybound); Eternals, Thor, Wolverine (Marvel); Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters (Oni)

Best Lettering 

• Wes Abbott, Future State, Nightwing, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman Black & Gold (DC)
• Clayton Cowles, The Amazons, Batman, Batman/Catwoman, Strange Adventures, Wonder Woman Historia (DC); Adventureman (Image); Daredevil, Eternals, King in Black, Strange Academy, Venom, X-Men Hickman, X-Men Duggan (Marvel)
• Crank!, Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters, The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Oni); Money Shot (Vault)
• Ed Dukeshire, Once & Future, Seven Secrets (BOOM Studios)
• Barry Windsor-Smith, Monsters (Fantagraphics)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism 

• Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
• The Columbus Scribbler, edited by Brian Canini, Jack Wallace, and Steve Steiner, columbusscribbler.com
• Fanbase Press, edited by Barbra Dillon, fanbasepress.com
• tcj.com, edited by Tucker Stone and Joe McCulloch (Fantagraphics)
• WomenWriteAboutComics.com, edited by Wendy Browne and Nola Pfau (WWAC)

Best Comics-Related Book 

• All of the Marvels, by Douglas Wolk (Penguin Press)
• The Art of Thai Comics: A Century of Strips and Stripes, by Nicolas Verstappen (River Books)
• Fantastic Four No. 1: Panel by Panel, by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Chip Kidd, and Geoff Spear (Abrams ComicArts)
• Old Gods & New: A Companion to Jack Kirby’s Fourth World, by John Morrow, with Jon B. Cooke (TwoMorrows)
• True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee, by Abraham Riesman (Crown)

Best Academic/Scholarly Work 

• Comics and the Origins of Manga: A Revisionist History, by Eike Exner (Rutgers University Press)
• The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse: Taking Risks in the Service of Truth, by Andrew J. Kunka (Rutgers University Press)
• Mysterious Travelers: Steve Ditko and the Search for a New Liberal Identity, by Zack Kruse (University Press of Mississippi)
• Pulp Empire: The Secret History of Comics Imperialism, by Paul S. Hirsch (University of Chicao Press)
• Rebirth of the English Comic Strip: A Kaleidoscope, 1847–1870, by David Kunzle (University Press of Mississippi)

Best Publication Design 

• The Complete American Gods, designed by Ethan Kimberling (Dark Horse)
• The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Deluxe Edition, designed by Justin Allan-Spencer (Fantagraphics)
• Crashpad, designed by Gary Panter and Justin Allan-Spencer (Fantagraphics)
• Machine Gun Kelly’s Hotel Diablo, designed by Tyler Boss (Z2)
• Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man vol. 1: 1962–1964 (TASCHEN)
• Popeye Vol. 1 by E.C. Segar, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics)

Best Webcomic 

• Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, by CRC Payne and StarBite (DC/WEBTOON), 
• Isle of Elsi, by Alec Longstreth
• Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe (WEBTOON)
• Navillera: Like a Butterfly, by Hun and Jimmy, translation by Kristianna Lee (Tapas Medie/Kakao Entertainment) 
• Unmasked, by Breri and Nuitt (WebToon Factory/Europe Comics)

Best Digital Comic 

• Days of Sand, by Aimée de Jongh, translation by Christopher Bradley (Europe Comics)
• Everyone Is Tulip, by Dave Baker and Nicole Goux, everyoneistulip.com
• It’s Jeff, by Kelly Thompson and Gurihiru (Marvel)
• Love After World Domination 1-3, by Hiroshi Noda and Takahiro Wakamatsu, translation by Steven LeCroy (Kodansha)
• Snow Angels, by Jeff Lemire and Jock (Comixology Originals)