1993 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners (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 1992.
(Winners in bold and marked with *)

Best Single Issue (Self-Contained Story)

• Bloodlines: A Tale from the Heart of Africa by Cindy Goff, Rafael Nieves, and Seitu Hayden (Epic)
• "Diary of Danny Drake," Hellblazer #56 by Garth Ennis and David Lloyd (DC)
• Nexus: The Origin by Mike Baron and Steve Rude (Dark Horse) *
• Peep Show #1 by Joe Matt (Drawn & Quarterly)
• "The Parliament of Rooks," Sandman #40 by Neil Gaiman and Jill Thompson (DC)
• "Soft Places," Sandman #39 by Neil Gaiman and John Watkiss (DC)

Best Short Story

• "The Artist's Life," Eightball #9 by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)
• "Hippie Bitch Gets Laid," Naughty Bits #6 by Roberta Gregory (Fantagraphics)
• "The Nemesis of Neglect," chapter of "From Hell " by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, Taboo #6 (SpiderBaby Graphix/Tundra)
• "Escape #2: The Dry Creek Bed," chapter of "Through the Habitrails" by Jeff Nicholson, Taboo #7 (SpiderBaby Graphix/Tundra)
• "Frank in the River," Tantalizing Stores Presents Frank in The River by Jim Woodring (Tundra)
• "Two Cities," Xenozoic Tales #12 by Mark Schultz (Kitchen Sink) *

Best Serialized Story

• "Mothers and Daughters," Cerebus #154-#165 by Dave Sim and Gerhard (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
• "Follow That Dream," Hate #8-#9 by Peter Bagge (Fantagraphics)
• "Guys and Dolls," Hellblazer #59-#60 by Garth Ennis and William Simpson (DC)
• "Faces," Legends of the Dark Knight #28-#30 by Matt Wagner (DC)
• "A Game of You, "Sandman #32-#37 by Neil Gaiman and Shawn McManus (with Colleen Doran) (DC)
• "Brief Lives," Sandman #41+ by Neil Gaiman and Jill Thompson (DC)
• "Sin City" by Frank Miller in Dark Horse Presents #58-#62 (Dark Horse)
• "From Hell" by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell in Taboo (SpiderBaby Graphix/Tundra) *

<font=size+1>Best Continuing Series</font=size+1>

• Cerebus by Dave Sim and Gerhard (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
• Hate by Peter Bagge (Fantagraphics)
• Hellblazer by Garth Ennis and various artists (DC)
• Love and Rockets by Gilbert Hernander and Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
• Real Stuff by Dennis Eichhorn and others (Fantagraphics)
• Sandman by Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC) *
• Shade, the Changing Man by Peter Milligan and various artists (DC)

Best Finite Series

• Cages by Dave McKean (Tundra)
• Cereal Killings by James Sturm (Fantagraphics)
• Deadface: Earth, Water, Air, and Fire by Eddie Campbell (Dark Horse)
• Grendel: War Child by Matt Wagner and Patrick McEown (Dark Horse) *
• Madman by Michael D. Allred (Tundra)
• The Maximortal by Rick Veitch (King Hell/Tundra)

Best Anthology

• Drawn & Quarterly, edited by Chris Oliveros (Drawn & Quarterly)
• The Ray Bradbury Chronicles. edited by Byron Preiss (Bantam Books)
• Real Stuff, edited by Dennis Eichhorn (Fantagraphics)
• The Residents: Freak Show, edited by Jerry Prosser and Rich Shupe (Dark Horse)
• Rubber Blanket, edited by David Mazzucchelli and Richmond Lewis (Rubber Blanket Press)
• Taboo, edited by Steve Bissette (SpiderBaby Graphix/Tundra) *

Best Graphic Album: New

• Bloodlines: A Tale from the Heart of Africa by Cindy Goff, Rafael Nieves, and Seitu Hayden (Epic)
• Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, vol. 1 illustrated by P. Craig Russell (NBM)
• The Mythology of an Abandoned City by Jon J. Muth (Tundra)
• Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (VG Graphics/Dark Horse) *
• Sinking by James Hudnall and Robert P. Ortaleza (Epic)
• Skin by Peter Milligan and Brendan McCarthy (Tundra)

Best Graphic Album: Reprint (Modern Material)

• Bratpack by Rick Veitch (King Hell/Tundra)
• Jaka's Story by Dave Sim and Gerhard (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
• Peep Show! by Joe Matt (Kitchen Sink)
• Sandman: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC)
• Sin City by Frank Miller (Dark Horse) *

Best Archival Collection

• Carl Barks Library album series (Gladstone)
• Complete Crumb Comics #8 by Robert Crumb (Fantagraphics)
• Batman: Dark Knight Archives, vol. 1 (DC)
• Hey Look! by Harvey Kurtzman (Kitchen Sink)
• The MAD Softcover by Harvey Kurtzman and others (Russ Cochran)
• The SHAZAM! Archives, vol. 1 by C. C. Beck (DC)

Best Humor Publication

• Bone by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Press) *
• Eightball by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)
• Groo the Wanderer by Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier (Marvel Epic)
• Hate by Peter Bagge (Fantagraphics)
• Legends of the Dark Knight #38: "Legends of the Dark Mite" by Alan Grant and Kevin O'Neill (DC)
• Milk & Cheese by Evan Dorkin (Slave Labor)
• Nina's All-Time Greats Collector's Items Classics #1 by Nina Paley (Dark Horse)
• Peep Show by Joe Matt (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Comic Strip Collection

• Calvin and Hobbes: Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons by Bill Watterson (Andrews and McMeel) *
• Flash Gordon, vols. 3-4 by Alex Raymond (Kitchen Sink)
• Prince Valiant, vols. 14-16 by Hal Foster (Fantagraphics)
• Tarzan in Color, vol. 1 by Hal Foster (NBM)

Best Writer

• Peter Bagge, Hate (Fantagraphics)
• Dennis Eichhorn, Real Stuff (Fantagraphics)
• Garth Ennis, Hellblazer (DC)
• Neil Gaiman, Miracleman (Eclipse); Sandman (DC) *
• Roberta Gregory, Naughty Bits (Fantagraphics)
• Frank Miller, "Sin City," Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse)
• Alan Moore, "From Hell" and "Lost Girls," Taboo (SpiderBaby Graphix/Tundra)
• Dave Sim, Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)

Best Painter (Interior)

• Simon Bisley, "Lair of the Lizard Ladies," Mr. Monster Attacks #3 (Tundra)
• John Bolton, Army of Darkness (Dark Horse)
• Dan Brereton, Dread (Eclipse)
• Dave Dorman, Aliens: Tribes (Dark Horse) *
• Teddy Kristiansen, Tarzan: Love, Lies, and the Lost City (Malibu)
• Dave McKean, Signal to Noise (VG Graphics/Dark Horse)
• Jim Woodring, Frank in the River (Tundra); "Frank," Pictopia #2 (Fantagraphics)

Best Penciller

• Chris Bachalo, Shade, The Changing Man (DC)
• Jim Lee, X-Men (Marvel); WildC.A.T.S. (lmage)
• Patrick McEown, Grendel: War Child (Dark Horse)
• Mike Mignola, Bram Stoker's Dracula (Topps)
• Joe Quesada, Batman: Sword of Azrael (DC)
• Steve Rude, Nexus: The Origin (Dark Horse) *

Best Penciller/Inker, Black & White Publication

• Michael D. Allred, Madman (Tundra)
• Dan Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
• Jaime Hernandez, Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics)
• Frank Miller, "Sin City," Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse) *
• Jon J. Muth, The Mythology of an Abandoned City (Tundra)
• Mark Schultz, Xenozoic Tales (Kitchen Sink)
• Eric Shanower, "An Accidental Death," Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse)
• Dave Sim and Gerhard, Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)

Best Penciller/Inker, Color Publication

• Kelley Jones, Deadman: Exorcism (DC)
• P. Craig Russell, Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde (NBM); Robin 3000; Legends of the Dark Knight: "Hothouse" (DC) *
• Steve Pugh, Animal Man (DC)
• Bryan Talbot, Legends of the Dark Knight: "Mask" (DC)
• Matt Wagner, Legends of the Dark Knight: "Faces" (DC)

Best Inker

• Kevin Nowlan, Batman: Sword of Azrael (DC) *
• John Nyberg, Bram Stoker's Dracula (Topps)
• Mark Pennington, Shade, the Changing Man (DC)
• P. Craig Russell, Ironwolf: Fires of the Revolution (DC)
• Matt Wagner, Grendel; War Child (Dark Horse)
• Scott Williams, X-Men (Marvel); WildC.A.T.S. (Image)

Best Colorist

• Lovern Kindzierski/Digital Chameleon, Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde (NBM); Batman: Sword of Azrael, L.E.G.l.O.N. 92 (DC)
• Richmond Lewis, Ironwolf: Fires of the Revolution (DC)
• Bernie Mireault, Grendel: War Child (Dark Horse); The Jam: Urban Adventure (Tundra)
• Steve Oliff/Olyoptics, Legends of the Dark Knight #28-#30, Martian Manhunter: American Secrets (DC); James Bond 007: Serpent's Tooth (Dark Horse); Spawn (Image) *

Best Letterer

• Todd Klein, Sandman, The Demon (DC) *
• Tom Orzechowski, Spawn (Image)
• Stan Sakai, Groo the Wanderer (Marvel Epic); Usagi Yojimbo (Fantagraphics)
• Dave Sim, Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
• John Workman, The Legion of Superheroes (DC); Robocop vs. Terminator (Dark Horse)

Best Writer/Artist

• Michael D. Allred, Madman (Tundra)
• Peter Bagge, Hate (Fantagraphics)
• Eddie Campbell, Deadface; The Eyeball Kid (Dark Horse)
• Dan Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
• Roberta Gregory, Naughty Bits (Fantagraphics)
• Frank Miller, "Sin City," Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse) *
• Mark Schultz, Xenozoic Tales (Kitchen Sink)
• Jeff Smith, Bone (Cartoon Books)
• Bryan Talbot, Legends of the Dark Knight: "Mask" (DC)
• Matt Wagner, Legends of the Dark Knight: "Faces" (DC)

Best Writer/Artist Team

• Mike Baron/Steve Rude, Nexus: The Origin (Dark Horse) *
• Ed Brubaker/Eric Shanower, "An Accidental Death," Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse)
• Neil Gaiman/Dave McKean, Signal to Noise (VG Graphics/Dark Horse)
• Neil Gaiman/Shawn McManus, "A Game of You," Sandman (DC)
• Neil Gaiman/Jill Thompson, "Brief Lives," Sandman (DC)
• Alan Moore/Eddie Campbell, "From Hell," Taboo (SpiderBaby Graphix/Tundra)
• Dave Sim/Gerhard, Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
• Matt Wagner/Patrick McEown, Grendel: War Child (Dark Horse)

Best Cover Artist

• Simon Bisley, Grendel: War Child; Terminator: Enemy Within (Dark Horse); Doom Patrol (DC)
• Brian Bolland, Animal Man; Wonder Woman (DC) *
• Glenn Fabry, Hellblazer; The Spectre (DC)
• Dave Sim/Gerhard, Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
• Brendan McCarthy, Shade, the Changing Man (DC)
• Dave McKean, Cages (Tundra); Sandman (DC)
• Steve Rude, World's Finest trade paperback (DC); Nexus: The Origin (Dark Horse)
• Matt Wagner, Legends of the Dark Knight: "Faces" (DC)

Best Editor

• Karen Berger, Sandman; Shade, the Changing Man (DC)
• Steve Bissette, Taboo (SpiderBaby Graphix/Tundra)
• Archie Goodwin, Legends of the Dark Knight; Batman: Sword of Azrael; Deadman: Exorcism (DC) *
• Gary Groth, Bleeding Heart, Eightball, Love and Rockets, Pictopia, The Comics Journal, etc. (Fantagraphics)
• Chris Oliveros, Drawn & Quarterly (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Comics-Related Periodical

• Amazing Heroes (Fantagraphics)
• Comics Buyer's Guide (Krause Publications) *
• The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics)
• Comics Retailer (Krause Publications)
• Comics Scene (Starlog)

Best Publication Design

• The Mythology of an Abandoned City deluxe edition by Jon J. Muth, designed by The August Company (Graphitti)
• The Ray Bradbury Chronicles, designed by Dean Motter (Bantam Books)
• Rubber Blanket, designed by David Mazzucchelli and Richmond Lewis (Rubber Blanket Press)
• Sandman: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman and others, designed by Dave McKean (DC) *
• Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, designed by Dave McKean (VG Graphics/Dark Horse)
• Skin Deep by Charles Burns, designed by Dale Crain and Art Spiegelman (Penguin)

Hall Of Fame

• C. C. Beck *
• Jack Cole
• Bill Everett
• Gardner Fox
• William Gaines *
• Bob Kane
• Joe Simon

Each year, publishers are solicited to submit outstanding examples in each category published during the previous year (in this case 1992). A committee screens all entries. Their list of nominated publications is sent to members of the industry for voting; over 700 ballots were returned.

1993 Nominating Panel:

Brian Hibbs
Rolf Holbach
Beth Holley
Heidi MacDonald
Arlen Schumer
Awards Administrator: Jackie Estrada