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The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is a prize given for creative achievement in American comic books. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner, who was a regular participant in the award ceremony until his death in 2005, and includes the comics industry's Hall of Fame. William Erwin Eisner ( March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an acclaimed American Comics Writer, Artist and The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is a prize given for creative achievement in American Comic books It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner The Eisner Award was created in response to the discontinuation of the Kirby Awards after 1987. The Jack Kirby Award for achievement in Comic books was presented from 1985-1987 by Amazing Heroes magazine and managed by Dave Olbrich

Each category is nominated by a five-member panel, voted on by comic-book professionals, and presented at the annual Comic-Con International convention held in San Diego, California, usually in July or August. Comic-Con International San Diego, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre Fan convention founded as the Golden Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Jackie Estrada has been the award administrator since 1990. Jackie Estrada is fixture of the comics world having been a convention organizer book editor co-publisher of Exhibit A Press, administrator of the Will Eisner Comic Industry

Contents

Best Single Issue/Single Story

Best Short Story

Best Serialized Story

Best Black-and-White Series

Best Continuing Series

Best Finite Series/Limited Series

Best New Series

Best Title for Younger Readers/Best Comics Publication for a Younger Audience

Best Anthology

Best Digital Comic

Best Reality-Based Work

Best Graphic Album

Best Graphic Album: New

Best Graphic Album: Reprint

Best Archival Collection/Project

Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Strips

Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books

Best Humor Publication

Best U. Flaming Carrot Comics is a Surrealist Comic book by Bob Burden originally published by Aardvark-Vanaheim, then by Renegade Bob Burden is an American comic book artist and writer, best known as the creator of Flaming Carrot Comics and the Mystery Men. S. Edition of International Material

Best U. Joann Sfar ( pronounced /ʒoan sfaʁ/ (born August 28, 1971) is a French Comics artist and Comic book creator. Jason or John Arne Sæterøy (born May 16, 1965 in Molde) is a Norwegian Cartoonist, known for his sparse drawing style S. Edition of International Material - Japan

Best Comic Strip Collection

Best Writer

Best Writer/Artist

Best Writer/Artist: Humor

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior)

Best Artist/Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

Best Art Team

Best Colorist/Coloring

Best Letterer/Lettering

Best Cover Artist

Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition

Best Editor

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Publication

Best Comics-Related Book

Best Comics-Related Publication (Periodical or Book)

Best Comics-Related Product/Item

Best Comics-Related Sculpted Figures

Best Publication Design

The Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame

See also

References

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Archie Goodwin ( September 8, 1937 &ndash March 1, 1998) was an American Comic book writer editor and artist Joe Kubert (born September 18, 1926) is a Jewish - American Comic book Artist who went on to found the Joe Kubert School Jack Ralph Cole ( December 14, 1914 - August 13, 1958) was an American Comic book Artist Leonard B Cole is a Comic book artist who worked during what is referred to as the Golden Age of Comic Books. William "Bill" Finger ( February 8, 1914 &ndash January 18, 1974) was an American Comic strip and Comic Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (Speed Saunders was initially credited to "E Emmanuel "Mac" Raboy ( April 9, 1914 - December 1967 was an American cartoonist whose comic books and strips remain collectibles Alex Schomburg (May 101905 Puerto Rico – April 71998 was a prolific American commercial and Comic book Artist and painter Murphy Anderson (b 1926 in Asheville North Carolina) is an American Comic book Penciller and Inker who has worked for companies Joseph H Simon (born October 11, 1913) is a Jewish-American Comic book Writer, Artist, editor, and publisher Art Spiegelman (born February 15, 1948) is an American Comics artist editor and advocate for the medium of comics best known for his Richard W "Dick" Sprang ( July 28, 1915 - May 10, 2000) was an American Comic book Artist and William Blake "Bill" Everett, also known as William Blake and Everett Blake ( May 18, 1917, Cambridge Massachusetts – Sheldon Mayer ( April 1, 1917 - December 21, 1991) was an American Comic book writer artist and editor George Joseph Herriman ( August 22, 1880 &ndash April 25, 1944) was an American Cartoonist, best known for his comic strip Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925) is an American Comic book Artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age Al Williamson (born March 21 1931) is an American cartoonist comic book artist and illustrator of partly Colombian descent best known for his science-fiction Basil Wolverton (July 9 1909 &ndash December 31 1978 was an American Cartoonist, comic book writer-artist, Illustrator and professed "Producer Dalia "Dale" Messick ( April 11, 1906 &ndash April 5, 2005) was the first woman syndicated Royston Campbell Crane ( November 22, 1901 - July 7, 1977) who signed his work Roy Crane, was an American cartoonist and Chester Gould ( November 20, 1900 &ndash May 11, 1985) was a U Frank King may refer to Frank King (cartoonist (1883 &ndash 1969 an American cartoonist Frank King (cricketer (1926 &ndash1990 Elzie Crisler Segar ( December 8, 1894 &ndash October 13, 1938) was an American Cartoonist, best known as the creator of Marie Severin (born 21 August, 1929, Oceanside New York) is an American Comic book Artist and Colorist best Charles Biro (May 12 1911 – March 4 1972 was an American Comic book creator and Cartoonist. was a Japanese manga artist, Animator, producer and Medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine Sergio Aragonés Domenech (born September 6, 1937, San Mateo, Castellón, Spain) is a Cartoonist and writer best known John Buscema, born Giovanni Natale Buscema (December 11 1927&ndashJanuary 10 2002 was an American Comic-book Artist and one of the mainstays Daniel S DeCarlo ( December 12, 1919, - December 19, 2001) was an American Cartoonist best known as the Artist John Romita Sr (better known as simply John Romita) (born January 24, 1930) is an Italian-American Comic-book artist best known Georges Prosper Remi ( May 22, 1907 - March 3, 1983) better known by the Pen name Hergé, was a Belgian Bernard Krigstein (aka Bernie Krigstein) ( March 22, 1919 – January 8, 1990) was an American illustrator and gallery Jack Davis (b December 2, 1924, Atlanta Georgia) is an American Cartoonist and Illustrator. William "Will" Elder ( September 22, 1921 – May 15, 2008) was an American Illustrator and Comic book artist Albert "Al" B Feldstein (born October 24, 1925) is an American painter of Western wildlife and an influential author-editor who wrote drew and John Severin (born December 26, 1921, Jersey City New Jersey) is an American Comic book artist noted for his distinctive artwork Otto Oscar Binder (1911 - 1974 was a Writer of American Science fiction, non-fiction UFO, and Comic books Biography is a prolific Japanese Manga writer novelist and entrepeneur Early in Koike's career he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and was a Japaneses manga artist. Kojima was born on the same day as Osamu Tezuka. Al Capp (September 28 1909 &ndash November 5 1979 was an American Cartoonist and Humorist, best known for the satiric Comic strip Jules Ralph Feiffer (born) is an American syndicated comic-strip Cartoonist and Author. 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