This past Friday, Dark Horse Comics, the number-one independent publisher in the industry, took home an impressive number of awards at this year’s Eisner Awards ceremony.
Below is a list of the company’s wins.
Congratulations to all winners and nominees!
Named for acclaimed comics creator Will Eisner, the Eisner Awards are in their twenty-sixth year of highlighting the best publications and creators in comics and graphic novels.
Image Comics creators honored with awards, congratulates fellow creator-owned publishers for winsClick heLast night’s Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2014 marked a clear victory for creator-owned comics in the industry with creator-owned work—published by Image Comics, as well as Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly, Vertigo, First Second, Cartoon Books, and Image Comics creators Scott Snyder, Jeff Smith, Matt Fraction, Paul Pope, and Sean Murphy for their projects with various other publishers—sweeping the awards. And the nominees are… On sale, 50% off all digital editions for a limited timeBrian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ SAGA, a winner of previous Eisner awards, was nominated in four categories. The hit series was nominated for Best Continuing Series, writer Brian K. Vaughan was nominated for Best Writer, and artist Fiona Staples was nominated in the Best Painter/Multimedia Artist and Best Cover Artist categories. FULL LIST OF IMAGE COMICS EISNER 2014 NOMINATIONS:
Best Continuing Series: East of West, by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta Sex Criminals, by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky Nowhere Men, by Eric Stephenson and Nate Bellegarde Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples Best New Series: Lazarus, by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark Rat Queens, by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch (Image/Shadowline) Sex Criminals, by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky Best Anthology: Outlaw Territory, edited by Michael Woods Best Writer: Eric Stephenson, Nowhere Men Brian K. Vaughan, Saga Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Nate Bellegarde, Nowhere Men Nick Dragotta, East of West Emma Ríos, Pretty Deadly Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art): Fiona Staples, Saga Best Cover Artist: Emma Rios, Pretty Deadly Fiona Staples, Saga Best Coloring: Frank Martin, East of West SHARED NOMINATIONS: Best Writer: Kelly Sue DeConnick, Pretty Deadly Matt Fraction, Sex Criminals Best Coloring: Jordie Bellaire, The Manhattan Projects, Nowhere Men, Pretty Deadly, Zero ABOUT THE EISNER AWARDS Named for acclaimed comics creator the Will Eisner, the awards are celebrating their 26th year of highlighting the best publications and creators in comics and graphic novels. Twelve nominations in ten categories!
Best Anthology
Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson Best Limited Series The Black Beetle: No Way Out, by Francesco Francavilla Colder, by Paul Tobin and Juan Ferreyra 47 Ronin, by Mike Richardson and Stan Sakai Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7) Itty Bitty Hellboy, by Art Baltazar and Franco Best Publication for Kids (ages 8-12) The Adventures of Superhero Girl, by Faith Erin Hicks Best Humor Publication The Adventures of Superhero Girl, by Faith Erin Hicks Best Reality-Based Work The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story, by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson, and Kyle Baker Best Graphic Album—Reprint The Creep, by John Arcudi and Jonathan Case Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art) Andrew C. Robinson, The Fifth Beatle Best Coloring Jordie Bellaire, The Massive Dave Stewart, Abe Sapien, Baltimore: The Infernal Train, B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, Conan the Barbarian, Hellboy in Hell, The Massive, The Shaolin Cowboy, Sledgehammer 44 Best Lettering Carla Speed McNeil, Bad Houses, “Finder” in Dark Horse Presents |
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