2002 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards (original) (raw)

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The nominated creators have been recognized by their peers for having produced some of the outstanding achievements in comics in 2001.
(Winners are in bold and marked with *)

Best Short Story

• "The Adventures of Hergé," by Boquet, Fromental, and Stanislas, in Drawn & Quarterly, vol. 4 (Drawn & Quarterly)
• "The Eltingville Club in 'The Intervention,'" by Evan Dorkin, in Dork #9 (Slave Labor) *
• "His Story," by Dave McKean, in Bento #1 and Pictures That [Tick] (Hourglass/Allen Spiegel Fine Arts)
• "Me and Edith Head," by Sara Ryan and Steve Lieber, in Cicada, vol. 4 no. 1 (Carus Publishing)
• "Oh, To Celebrate," by Miriam Katin in Drawn & Quarterly, vol. 4 (Drawn & Quarterly)
• "The Willful Death of a Stereotype," by Chris Staros and Bo Hampton, in Expo 2001 (The EXPO)

Best Single Issue

• Eightball #22, by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics) *
• The Fall, by Ed Brubaker and Jason Lutes (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Finder #22: "Fight Scene," by Carla Speed McNeil (Lightspeed)
• 100 Bullets #27: "Idol Chatter," by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (DC/Vertigo)
• Optic Nerve #8: Bomb Scare," by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Serialized Story

• Amazing Spider-Man #30-35: "Coming Home," by J. Michael Straczynski, John Romita Jr., and Scott Hanna (Marvel) *
• Hellblazer #164-167: "Highwater," by Brian Azzarello and Marcelo Frusin (DC/Vertigo)
• Finder #19-21: "Talisman," by Carla Speed McNeil (Lightspeed)
• New X-Men #114-117: "E Is for Extinction," by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Ethan Van Sciver, and Tim Townsend (Marvel)
• Queen and Country #1-4: "Operation: Broken Ground," by Greg Rucka and Steve Rolston (Oni)

Best Continuing Series

• Finder, by Carla Speed McNeil (Lightspeed)
• 100 Bullets, by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (DC/Vertigo) *
• Planetary, by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday (DC/Wildstorm)
• Queen & Country, by Greg Rucka and Steve Rolston (Oni)
• Ruse, by Mark Waid, Butch Guice, and Michael Perkins (CrossGen)

Best Limited Series

• Enemy Ace: War in Heaven, by Garth Ennis, Chris Weston, Christian Alamy, and Russ Heath (DC)
• Hellboy: Conqueror Worm, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse/Maverick) *
• Hopeless Savages, by Jen Van Meter, Christine Norrie, and Chynna Clugston-Major (Oni)
• Rose, by Jeff Smith and Charles Vess (Cartoon Books)
• Scary Godmother: Ghouls Out for Summer, by Jill Thompson (Sirius)

Best New Series

• Private Beach, by David Hahn (Slave Labor)
• Queen & Country, by Greg Rucka and Steve Rolston (Oni) *
• Ruse by Mark Waid, Butch Guice, and Michael Perkins (CrossGen)
• The Sandwalk Adventures, by Jay Hosler (Active Synapse)
• True Story, Swear to God, by Tom Beland (Clib's Boy Comics)

Best Title for a Younger Audience

• Courageous Princess: The Quest for Home, by Rod Espinosa (Antarctic)
• Herobear and the Kid, by Mike Kunkel (Astonish) *
• Little Lit: Strange Stories for Strange Kids, edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly (HarperCollins)
• Patty Cake & Friends, by Scott Roberts (Amaze Ink/Slave Labor)
• The Return of Alison Dare, Little Miss Adventures, by J. Torres and J. Bone (Oni)

Best Humor Publication

• The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius: Monkey Tales, by Judd Winick (Oni)
• Bizarro Comics, edited by Joey Cavalieri (DC)
• Dork #9, by Evan Dorkin (Slave Labor)
• Hey, Mister: Dial "M" for Mister, by Pete Sickman-Garner (Top Shelf)
• Jingle Belle: The Mighty Elves, by Paul Dini and J. Bone (Oni)
• Radioactive Man, by Batton Lash, Abel Laxamana, Dan De Carlo, Mike DeCarlo, and Bob Smith (Bongo) *

Best Anthology

• Bizarro Comics, edited by Joey Cavalieri (DC) *
• Comics Journal Winter Special 2002, edited by Gary Groth and Anne Elizabeth Moore (Fantagraphics)
• Drawn & Quarterly, vol. 4, edited by Chris Oliveros (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Little Lit: Strange Stories for Strange Kids, edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly (HarperCollins)
• Oni Press Summer Color Special 2001, edited by Jamie Rich (Oni)

Best Graphic Album: New

• The Book of Leviathan, by Peter Blegvad (Overlook Press)
• Fallout, by Jim Ottaviani, Janine Johnston, Steve Lieber, Vince Locke, Bernie Mireault, and Jeff Parker (GT Labs)
• The Golem's Mighty Swing, by James Sturm (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Hey, Wait... by Jason (Fantagraphics)
• Mail Order Bride, by Mark Kalesniko (Fantagraphics)
• The Name of the Game, by Will Eisner (DC) *
• Pictures That [Tick] by Dave McKean (Hourglass/Allen Spiegel Fine Arts)

Best Graphic Album: Reprint

• Batman: Dark Victory, by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (DC) *
• Berlin: City of Stones, by Jason Lutes (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Box Office Poison, by Alex Robinson (Top Shelf)
• Scatterbrain, edited by Phil Amara and Scott Allie (Dark Horse Maverick)
• Stray Bullets: Other People, by David Lapham (El Capitan)

Best Archival Collection/Project

• Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo (Dark Horse) *
• Plastic Man Archives, vol. 3, by Jack Cole (DC)
• Spy vs. Spy: The Complete Casebook, by Antonio Prohias (Watson Guptill)
• Wendell All Together, by Howard Cruse (Olmstead Press)
• The Complete Classic Adventures of Zorro, by Alex Toth (Image)

Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material

• Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo (Dark Horse) *
• Eagle, by Kaiji Kawaguchi (Viz)
• Hey, Wait... by Jason (Fantagraphics)
• Nogegon, by Luc and Francois Schuiten (Humanoids)
• Uzumaki, by Junji Ito (Viz)

Best Writer

• Brian Azzarello, 100 Bullets, Hellblazer (DC/Vertigo)
• Brian Michael Bendis, Powers (Image); Alias, Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel) *
• Grant Morrison, FF 1234, New X-Men (Marvel)
• Greg Rucka, Queen & Country (Oni); Detective Comics (DC)
• Mark Waid, Ruse (CrossGen)

Best Writer/Artist

• Jessica Abel, La Perdida (Fantagraphics)
• Dan Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics) *
• Carla Speed McNeil, Finder (Lightspeed)
• James Sturm, The Golem's Mighty Swing (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Adrian Tomine, Optic Nerve (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Writer/Artist: Humor

• Tom Beland, True Story, Swear to God (Clib's Boy Comics)
• Chynna Clugston-Major, Blue Monday: Absolute Beginners (Oni)
• Evan Dorkin, Dork (Slave Labor) *
• Makoto Kobayashi, "What's Michael?" in Super Manga Blast (Dark Horse)
• Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)
• Judd Winick, The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius (Oni)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

• John Cassaday, Planetary (DC/Wildstorm)
• Butch Guice, Ruse (CrossGen)
• Gene Ha/Zander Cannon, Top 10 (ABC)
• Humberto Ramos/Sandra Hope, Out There (DC/Wildstorm)
• Eduardo Risso, 100 Bullets (DC/Vertigo) *
• Francois Schuitten, Brusel (NBM); Nogegon (Humanoids)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Art)

• Allen Coulter and Snakebite, The Red Star (Image)
• Dave McKean, Pictures That [Tick] (Hourglass/Allen Spiegel Fine Arts)
• David Mack, Daredevil #16-19 (Marvel)
• John Van Fleet, Batman: The Ankh (DC)
• Charles Vess, Rose (Cartoon Books) *

Best Coloring

• Edgar Delgado/Studio F, Out There (DC/Wildstorm)
• Laura DePuy, Ruse (CrossGen), Ministry of Space (Image) *
• Patricia Mulvihill, Wonder Woman (DC), 100 Bullets (DC/Vertigo)
• Jose Villarrubia, Fantastic Four 1234 (Marvel)
• Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #15 (Fantagraphics)

Best Lettering

• Dan Clowes, Eightball #22 (Fantagraphics)
• Todd Klein, Promethea, Tom Strong's Terrific Tales, Tomorrow Stories, Top 10, Greyshirt (ABC); The Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dreams But Were Afraid to Ask (DC/Vertigo); Detective Comics, The Dark Knight Strikes Again (DC); Castle Waiting (Olio); Universe X (Marvel) *
• Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo, Groo: Death & Taxes (Dark Horse Maverick)
• Dave Sim, Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
• Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #15 (Fantagraphics)

Best Cover Artist

• Tim Bradstreet, Hellblazer (DC)
• Dave Johnson, Detective Comics (DC), 100 Bullets (DC/Vertigo) *
• J.G. Jones, Codename: Knockout, Transmetropolitan (DC/Vertigo)
• Jae Lee, "Our Worlds at War" specials (DC); Fantastic Four 1234 (Marvel)
• Mike Mignola, Hellboy: Conqueror Worm (Dark Horse Maverick)

Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition

• Jen Benka and Kris Dresen (Manya)
• Nick Bertozzi (The Masochists)
• Arthur Dela Cruz (Kissing Chaos)
• Dean Haspiel (Opposable Thumbs)
• Dylan Horrocks (Hicksville, Atlas) *

Best Comics-Related Periodical

• Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
• Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon Cooke (TwoMorrows) *
• The Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth, Michael Dean, and Anne Elizabeth Moore (Fantagraphics)

Best Comics-Related Book

• Hal Foster: Prince of Illustrators, Father of the Adventure Strip, by Brian M. Kane (Vanguard)
• Jack Cole and Plastic Man, by Art Spiegelman and Chip Kidd (Chronicle Books)
• Kimota! The Miracleman Companion, by George Khoury (TwoMorrows)
• OPUS, vol. 2, by Barry Windsor-Smith (Fantagraphics)
• Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz, edited by Chip Kidd (Pantheon) *

Best Comics-Related Item

• Dark Horse classic comic characters statuettes, sculpted by Yoe Studio (Dark Horse) *
• Hellboy PVC set (Dark Horse)
• Little Enid Doll (Press-Pop Gallery)
• R. Crumb Catholic Schoolgirl statue, sculpted by Ken Melton (Bowen designs)
• Roman Dirge's Lenore lunchbox (Slave Labor)

Best Publication Design

• Acme Novelty Library #15, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics) *
• Drawn & Quarterly, vol. 4, designed by Chris Oliveros (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Non #5, designed by Jordan Crane (Red Ink)
• OPUS, vol. 2, designed by Barry Windsor-Smith (Fantagraphics)
• Red Star vol. 1: The Battle of Kar Dathra's Gate, designed by Team Red Star (Image)
• Scatterbrain, designed by Cary Grazzini and Craig Thompson (Dark Horse Maverick)

Hall of Fame

Judges' choices: (Automatically inducted)

• Charles Biro *
• Osamu Tezuka *
  Voter's choices:
• Sergio Aragones *
• Vaughn Bode
• John Buscema *
• Al Capp
• Nick Cardy
• Gene Colan
• Dan De Carlo *
• Will Elder
• Lou Fine
• Hergé
• Bernie Krigstein
• Joe Orlando
• John Romita *
• John Severin
• John Stanley

2002 Eisner Awards Judges

• Matt Lehman (owner/operator of Comicopia in Boston, Massachusetts)
• Lee Marrs (comics writer, penciller, inker, letterer, computer colorist, cover painter, and editor; president of Lee Marrs Artwork)
• Greg McElhatton (online reviewer for iComics.com; executive director of the Small Press Expo)
• Calvin Reid (news editor and reporter for Publishers Weekly)
• Tim Stroup (co-owner and the submissions director for Cold Cut Distribution; co-founder of the Grand Comic-book Database)