08:57:43 am, by ComicList Categories: Awards, Conventions, San Diego Comic Con, Eisner Awards The 2008 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were presented at the San Diego Comic Con last night. Here is the list of winners. Tags: eisner awards, san diego comic con (TOP SHELF 05/15/08) The 2008 award season is shaping up to be The Matt & Jeff Show here at Top Shelf! Matt Kindt's critically beloved thriller SUPER SPY has been nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album--Reprint! Originally serialized on Top Shelf's web site, SUPER SPY earned accolades everywhere as soon as it was collected and published as a gorgeous full-color graphic novel. SUPER SPY fans include everyone from Attack of the Show's Blair Butler to comic super-retailer (and former Eisner judge) James Sime, as well as institutions from the Teacher Librarian Magazine to The Comics Journal. This is his third Eisner nomination! DEAR DYNAMITE FAN: Any pros or retailers, please take a moment to consider Dynamite in this year's Eisner Awards. Voting details are here: Best Continuing Series: Best Cover Artist: Fans, we ask that you encourage your local retailer to cast his Dynamite vote! As always, thanks for your support! Now, onto this week's massive list! 09:11:13 pm, by ComicList Categories: DC Comics, Awards, Conventions, San Diego Comic Con, Eisner Awards The nominees for the 2008 Eisner Awards have been announced, and DC Comics projects and creators have been honored with 17 nominations in 13 categories. Tags: dc comics, eisner awards, green lantern, justice league of america, san diego comic con, y the last man 07:46:47 pm, by ComicList Categories: Image Comics, Awards, Conventions, San Diego Comic Con, Eisner Awards Image Comics receives nine nominations in this years Eisner awards! This past Monday, the nominations were announced for the 2008 Eisner Awards, with Image Comics garnering a total of nine nominations for nine different titles. 11:20:42 am, by ComicList Categories: DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Fantagraphics Books, Viz Media LLC, Oni Press, Top Shelf Productions, Drawn and Quarterly, First Second Books, Renaissance Press, Archaia Studios Press, Awards, Conventions, San Diego Comic Con, Eisner Awards PRESS RELEASE: The nomination list for the 2008 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards represents the most diverse slate of titles and creators in the 20-year history of the awards (considered the “Oscars” of the comic book industry). The nominees range from literary Japanese graphic novels to comics based on popular TV series, from massive hardcover collections of classic comic strips and comic books to cutting-edge anthologies, from goofy humor titles to works about the Soviet space program, a Chinese vaudeville magician, and the Negro Leagues. In fact, the nominations are so varied that it is difficult to summarize any trends. Tags: archaia, dc comics, ed brubaker, eisner awards, fantagraphics, first second, fred chao, hyperion, image comics, james sturm, jimmy gownley, marvel comics, oni press, san diego comic con, top shelf, viz 07:35:52 pm, by ComicList Categories: Top Shelf Productions, Awards, Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards, Eisner Awards, Alex Awards 11 April 2008 (PR): Jeff Lemire not only won the American Library Association's "ALEX AWARD" for his phenomenal graphic novel, ESSEX COUNTY (VOL 1): TALES FROM THE FARM, but TALES FROM THE FARM and ESSEX COUNTY (VOL 2): GHOST STORIES have both just been nominated for the 2008 JOE SHUSTER AWARD for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist (Writer/Artist), and also two EISNER AWARDS for both Best New Graphic Album and Best Writer/Artist. Tag cloudaam markosia advanced solicitations archaia archie archie comics batman boom boom studios bristol international comic expo cbldf comiclist convention dark horse dc comics diamond distribution dynamite entertainment eisner awards emerald city comic con fantagraphics free comic book day geek goggle reviews hero initiative hulk idw publishing image comics iron man lulu awards manga marvel comics nbm new york comic con oni press papercutz platinum studios previews radical publishing san diego comic con secret invasion spider-man stan lee superman tokyopop top cow top shelf twomorrows viz viz media watchmen x-men zenescope |