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The 2025 Final Ballot for the Ringo Awards Revealed

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The 2025 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards are to be presented on the evening of Saturday, October 18, 2025 as part of the fan- and pro-favorite convention, The Baltimore Comic-Con.

The Ringo Awards are thrilled to announce the 2025 nominees. The nomination process was completed with the participation of our esteemed 2025 jury as well as the voting public. Fans and comic book professionals alike showed strong support in promoting the voting process on their websites and social media feeds.

Voting on the 2025 Final Ballot is restricted to comic book industry creative community — anyone involved in and credited with creating comics professionally.

We now present the 2025 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards Final Ballot. Congrats to all of the nominees and good luck!

Fan and Pro Nomination Categories

Best Cartoonist (Writer and Artist)

  • Arechan
  • Megan Grey
  • Patrick Horvath
  • Mikaël
  • Eric Powell

Best Writer

  • Jason Douglas
  • Tom King
  • Oscar Osorio
  • Scott Snyder
  • Kelly Thompson
  • James Tynion IV
  • David F. Walker

Best Artist or Penciller/Inker Team

  • Bilquis Evely
  • Kate Flynn
  • Daniel HDR
  • Eduardo Risso
  • Chris Samnee

Best Letterer

  • Aditya Bidikar
  • Clayton Cowles
  • Amal Desai
  • DC Hopkins
  • Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
  • Richard Starkings

Best Colorist

  • Michael Adams
  • Jordie Bellaire
  • Lee Loughridge
  • Sabine Rich
  • Dave Stewart

Best Cover Artist

  • Oliver Barrett
  • Evan Cagle
  • Francine Delgado
  • Bilquis Evely
  • Francesca Fantini
  • Greg Smallwood

Best Series

  • Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, IDW Publishing
  • The Blood Brothers Mother, DSTLRY
  • Helen of Wyndhorn, Dark Horse Comics
  • Masters of the Universe: Revolution, Dark Horse Comics
  • The Pedestrian, Magma Comix

Best Single Issue or Story

  • Batman and Robin Year One #1, DC Comics
  • “A Blue Flame” in Second Hand Love, Drawn & Quarterly
  • The Crying Boy, Keenspot Entertainment
  • Death Ratio’d, AWA Studios
  • FML #1, Dark Horse Comics
  • Helen of Wyndhorn, Dark Horse Comics
  • Navigating with You, Maverick
  • A Never-Ending Adventure, Oscar Osorio
  • Trinity Special: World’s Finest #1, DC Comics

Best Original Graphic Novel

  • Big Jim and the White Boy, Ten Speed Graphic
  • The Deep Dark, Scholastic/Graphix
  • ERASED: An Actor of Color’s Journey Through the Heyday of Hollywood, NBM Grpahic Novels
  • Homestead, Source Point Press
  • Jane American, self-published

Best Anthology

  • DC Power 2024, DC Comics
  • EC Cruel Universe, Oni Press
  • Hello Darkness, BOOM! Studios
  • The Savage Sword of Conan, Titan Comics
  • Tales from the New World, Oscar Osorio
  • Transphoria, Lifeline Comics

Best Humor Comic

  • Action Philosophers: Omnipotence for Dummies, Rocketship Entertainment
  • Archie: The Decision, Archie Comics
  • Forces of Nature, Drawn & Quarterly
  • Kids Are Still Weird: And More Observations from Parenthood, NBM Graphic Novels
  • Smut #1, self-published
  • Space Circus, Dark Horse Comics

Best Webcomic

  • The Croaking, WEBTOON Entertainment
  • Daughter of a Thousand Faces, Tapas Entertainment
  • The Mafia Nanny, WEBTOON Entertainment
  • Novae, WEBTOON Entertainment
  • Renaissance of Raven, DC Go!/DC Comics
  • Under the Oak Tree, Manta
  • Vampire Family, WEBTOON Entertainment

Best Humor Webcomic

  • Dealing with Demons, Manta
  • Harley Quinn in Paradise, DC Go!/DC Comics
  • High Class Homos, WEBTOON Entertainment
  • Nothing Butt Nightwing, DC Go!/DC Comics
  • Rosebuds, Comics Kingdom
  • Wanna Be Friends?, WEBTOON Entertainment

Best Non-fiction Comic Work

  • Adrift on a Painted Sea, Avery Hill
  • Brittle Joints, Street Noise Books
  • Djuna, Street Noise Books
  • Feeding Ghosts, MCD
  • In the Shadows of Stalin: The Story of Mr. Jones, Oni Press

Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel

  • Double Booking, Papercutz/Mad Cave Studios
  • Dudley Datson and the Forever Machine, Dark Horse Comics
  • Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain, Flying Eye Books
  • The Legend of Tiger and Tail-Flower, Levine Querido
  • The New Girl, Scholastic/Graphix
  • Night Stories, Astra Books for Young Readers
  • ZOR, Keenspot Entertainment

Best Presentation in Design

  • Coins of Judas, Orange Cone Productions/Band of Bards
  • David Mazzucchelli’s Batman Year One Artist’s Edition, IDW Publishing
  • Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff and Bram Stoker’s Dracula starring Bela Lugosi Casket Edition, Rocketship Entertainment
  • One Bite at a Time: The First 20 Years of Elephant Eater Comics, Elephant Eater Comics
  • Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Hardcover Box Set, Oni Press
  • Warm Fusion, DSTLRY

In addition to Final Ballot categories, both Fan-Only Favorites from the nomination ballot and Hero Initiative Awards (The Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award and The Dick Giordano Humanitarian Award) will be presented at the Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards ceremony the evening of October 18, 2025.

The Harvey Awards Unveils its 2025 Nominees

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The Harvey Awards today announced the nominations and opened voting for the 2025 awards across the following categories: Book of the Year, Digital Book of the Year, Best Children’s Book, Best Young Adult Book, Best Manga, Best International Book, and Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel. The nominees for the 2025 Harvey Awards are:

Book of the Year 

  • Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath (IDW Publishing)
  • Final Cut by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
  • Helen of Wyndhorn by Tom King & Bilquis Evely (Dark Horse)
  • Precious Metal: From the World of Little Bird by Darcy Van Poelgeest & Ian Bertram (Image Comics)
  • Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1 by Jonathan Hickman & Marco Checchetto (Marvel Comics)

Digital Book of the Year

  • Castle Swimmer by Wendy Lian Martin (Webtoon)
  • Morgana and Oz by Miyuli (Webtoon)
  • The Mafia Nanny by SH00 & Violet Matter (Webtoon)
  • Resenter by Gigi Murakami (VIZ Manga)
  • Sarah’s Scribbles by Sarah Anderson (Go Comics)

Best Children’s Book

  • The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud (Graphix)
  • Chickenpox by Remy Lai (Allen & Unwin)
  • Free Piano (Not Haunted) by Whitney Gardner (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
  • Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia & Brittney Williams (First Second)
  • Song for You and I by Kay O’Neil (RH Graphic)
  • Weirdo by Tony Weaver Jr, Jess Wibowo, & Cin Wibowo (First Second)

Best Young Adult Book

  • Ash’s Cabin by Jen Wang (First Second)
  • How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger (Greenwillow Books)
  • Navigating with You by Jeremy Whitley, Cassio Ribeiro & Nikki Foxrobot (Maverick/Mad Cave)
  • Raised by Ghosts by Briana Loewinsohn (Fantagraphics)
  • Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamet Ries (HarperAlley)

Best Manga

  • The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All by Sumiko Arai; translated by Ajani Oloye (Yen Press)
  • The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren; translated by Ajani Oloye (Yen Press)
  • Tokyo These Days by Taiyo Matsumoto; translated by Michael Arias (Viz Media)
  • Wind Breaker by Satoru Nii; translated by Jacqueline Fung (Kodansha Comics)
  • Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama; translated by Stephen Kohler (Kodansha Comics)

Best International Book

  • Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 2 by Juan Díaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido; translated by Diana Schutz & Brandon Kaner (Dark Horse Books)
  • Mothballs by Sole Otero; translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
  • Muybridge by Guy Delisle; translated by Helge Dascher & Rob Aspinall (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Sunday by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics)
  • The Road: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Manu Larcenet; from the novel by Cormac McCarthy (Abrams)

Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel

  • Agatha All Along (Disney+), showrun by Jac Schaeffer. Based on Agatha Harkness (Marvel Comics), created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
  • Berlin: The Play (Court Theatre), adapted by Mickle Maher & directed by Charles Newell. Based on Berlin by Jason Lutes (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Boop! The Musical with music by David Foster, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, and book by Bob Martin. Based on Betty Boop created by Max Fleischer & Grim Natwick
  • Cat Kid Comic Club!: The Musical with music by Brad Alexander, book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila. Based on Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey (Graphix)
  • Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+), showrun by Dario Scardapane. Inspired by Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli. Daredevil created by Stan Lee & Bill Everett
  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios), directed by Matt Shakman. Based on The Fantastic Four (Marvel Comics), created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
  • Paying For It, directed by Sook-Yin Lee. Based on Paying For It by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • The Penguin (Max Original), showrun by Lauren LeFranc. Based on The Penguin (DC Comics), created by Bob Kane & Bill Finger
  • Superman (DC Studios), directed by James Gunn. Based on Superman (DC Comics), created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Schuster
  • Thunderbolts (Marvel Studios), directed by Jake Schreier. Based on Thunderbolts (Marvel Comics), created by Kurt Busiek & Mark Bagley

Nominees were selected by a curated committee of industry voices including creators, publishers, retailers, educators, and librarians. Creator and industry professionals who have been previously approved for a Professional or Artist Alley badge at any ReedPop comic convention between 2016 and 2025 are eligible to vote.

Select professionals have already received invitations to vote. If you would like to apply to participate in the voting process, please visit the Harvey Awards Apply to Vote page. Voting will close on September 2, 2025.

The Harvey Awards honors books and creators working in sequential art across a variety of categories and represents one of the industry’s longest-running annual events. The awards are named after Harvey Kurtzman, the legendary creator who is best remembered for creating MAD.

The annual gala celebrating the Harvey Awards will be livestreamed during New York Comic Con. More information about this year’s Harvey Awards ceremony event and an announcement regarding this year’s Harvey Awards Hall of Fame class will be released at a later date.

The 2025 Eisner Winners are…

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Friday night during San Diego Comic-Con, the winners for the 2025 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Eisners, were announced. The nominations cover works published between January 1 and December 31, 2024 and chosen by a panel of judges.

The awards cover 32 categories presenting 150 print and online titles from 70 publishers.

Fantagraphics topped the nominations with 24 and 1 shared, DC was next with 10 nominations and 9 shared. First Second/Macmillan received 7 nominations, Abrams 7 nominations and 2 shared, and Pantheon received 6 nominations and 1 shared.

For creators, Tom King had the most with 4 nominations and those with three include Leela Corman, Bilquis Evely, Emil Ferris, LeUyen Pham, Ram V, Javier Rodriguez, Olivier Schrauwen, James Tynion IV, Gene Luen Yang, and Quentin Zuttion. Nine creators had 2 nominations.

Congrats to to everyone. The winners of each category are marked in bold.

Best Short Story

  • “Anything Sinister,” by Ross Murray, in NOW #13 (Fantagraphics)
  • “Day 1703,” by Chris Ware, in Smoke Signal #43 (Desert Island)
  • “Pig” by Stacy Gougoulis, in NOW #13 (Fantagraphics)
  • “Spaces,” by Phil Jimenez, in DC Pride 2024 #1 (DC)
  • “Water I’ve Loved: Moving Day” by Pam Wye, in MUTHA magazine, https://www.muthamagazine.com/2024/05/water-ive-loved-moving-day/
  • “You Cannot Live on Bread Alone” by Kayla E., in NOW #13 (Fantagraphics)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

  • Abortion Pill Zine: A Community Guide to Misoprostol and Mifepristone by Isabella Rotman, Marnie Galloway, and Sage Coffey (Silver Sprocket)
  • Ice Cream Man #39: “”Decompression in a Wreck, Part One,” by W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo (Image Comics)
  • PeePee PooPoo #1, by Caroline Cash (Silver Sprocket)
  • Sunflowers, by Keezy Young (Silver Sprocket)
  • Unwholesome Love, by Charles Burns (co-published with Partners and Son)
  • The War on Gaza, by Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics)

Best Continuing Series

  • The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)
  • Detective Comics: Detective Comics, by Ram V, Tom Taylor, Riccardo Federici, Stefano Raffaele, Javier Fernandez, Christian Duce, March, and Mikel Janín (DC)
  • Fantastic Four, by Ryan North, Carlos Gomez, Ivan Fiorelli, and others (Marvel)
  • Santos Sisters, by Greg & Fake, Graham Smith, Dave Landsberger, and Marc Koprinarov (Floating World)
  • Ultimate Spider-Man, by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto (Marvel)
  • Wonder Woman, by Tom King and Daniel Sampere (DC)

Best Limited Series

  • Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, by Tim Sheridan and Cian Tormey (DC)
  • Animal Pound, by Tom King and Peter Gross (BOOM! Studios)
  • The Deviant, by James Tynion IV and Joshua Hixson (Image)
  • Helen of Wyndhorn. by Tom King and Bilquis Evely (Dark Horse)
  • Rare Flavours, by Ram V and Filipe Andrade (BOOM! Studios)
  • Zatanna: Bring Down the House, by Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodriguez (DC)

Best New Series

  • Absolute Batman, by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta (DC)
  • Absolute Wonder Woman, by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman (DC)
  • Minor Arcana, by Jeff Lemire (BOOM! Studios)
  • The Pedestrian, by Joey Esposito and Sean Von Gorman (Magma Comix)
  • The Power Fantasy, by Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard (Image)
  • Uncanny Valley, by Tony Fleecs and Dave Wachter (BOOM! Studios)

Best Publication for Early Readers

  • Bog Myrtle, by Sid Sharp (Annick Press)
  • Club Microbe, by Elise Gravel, translated by Montana Kane (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain, by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye)
  • Night Stories, by Liniers (Astra Books)
  • Poetry Comics, by Grant Snider (Chronicle Books)

Best Publication for Kids

  • How It All Ends, by Emma Hunsinger (Greenwillow/HarperCollins Early Readers)
  • Next Stop, by Debbie Fong (Random House Graphic/Random House Children’s Books)
  • Plain Jane and the Mermaid, by Vera Brosgol (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Weirdo, by Tony Weaver Jr. and Jes & Cin Wibowo (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Young Hag and the Witches’ Quest, by Isabel Greenberg (Abrams Fanfare)

Best Publication for Teens

  • Ash’s Cabin, by Jen Wang (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Big Jim and the White Boy, by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Ten Speed Graphic)
  • The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag (Scholastic)
  • The Gulf, by Adam de Souza (Tundra)
  • Lunar New Year Love Story, by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Out of Left Field, by Jonah Newman (Andrews McMeel)

Best Humor Publication

  • Adulthood is a Gift! by Sarah Andersen (Andrews McMeel)
  • Forces of Nature, by Edward Steed (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Kids Are Still Weird: And More Observations from Parenthood, by Jeffrey Brown (NBM)
  • A Pillbug Story, by Allison Conway (Black Panel Press)
  • Processing: 100 Comics That Got Me Through It, by Tara Booth (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Anthology

  • EC Cruel Universe, edited by Sierra Hahn and Matt Dryer (Oni Press)
  • Godzilla’s 70th Anniversary, edited by Jake Williams and others (IDW)
  • Now: The New Comics Anthology #13, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
  • Peep #1, edited by Sammy Harkham and Steve Weissman (Brain Dead/Kyle Ng)
  • So Buttons #14: “Life and Death,” by Jonathan Baylis and various artists (So Buttons Comix)

Best Reality-Based Work

  • Djuna, by Jon Macy (Street Noise Books)
  • The Heart That Fed: A Father, a Son, and the Long Shadow of War, by Carl Sciacchitano (Gallery 13/S&S)
  • The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C. S. Lewis & J. R. R. Tolkien, by John Hendrix (Abrams Fanfare)
  • The Puerto Rican War: A Graphic History, by John Vasquez Mejias (Union Square)
  • Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race, and Voting Rights in the U.S., by Caitlin Cass (Fantagraphics)

Best Graphic Memoir

  • Degrees of Separation: A Decade North of 60, by Alison McCreesh (Conundrum)
  • Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir, by Tessa Hulls (MCD/Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
  • The Field, by David Lapp (Conundrum)
  • I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir, by Maurice Vellekoop (Pantheon)
  • Something, Not Nothing: A Story of Grief and Love, by Sarah Leavitt (Arsenal Pulp Press)

Best Graphic Album—New

  • Final Cut, by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
  • Lunar New Year Love Story, by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (First Second/Macmillan)
  • My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two, by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
  • Sunday, by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics)
  • Victory Parade, by Leela Corman (Pantheon)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint

  • Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story, by Patrick McDonnell (Abrams ComicArts)
  • Lackadaisy, vols. 1–2, by Tracy J. Butler (Iron Circus)
  • The One Hand and The Six Fingers, by Ram V, Dan Watters, Laurence Campbell, and Sumit Kumar (Image)
  • Rescue Party: A Graphic Anthology of COVID Lockdown, edited by Gabe Fowler (Pantheon)
  • Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist’s Perspective of the Japanese American Experience, by Kelly Goto and Sam Goto (Chin Music Press)
  • UM Volume One, by buttercup (Radiator Comics)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium

  • Thomas Piketty’s Capital & Ideology: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, by Clare Alot and Benjamin Adam (Abrams ComicArts)
  • The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben, adapted by Benjamin Flao and Fred Bernard (Greystone)
  • The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, adapted by Manu Larcenet (Abrams)
  • Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, adapted by Travis Dandro (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • The Worst Journey in the World, Volume 1: Making Our Easting Down, by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, adapted by Sarah Airriess (Iron Circus)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

  • All Princesses Die Before Dawn, by Quentin Zuttion (Abrams ComicArts)
  • The Jellyfish, by Boum, translated by Robin Lang and Helge Dascher (Pow Pow Press)
  • Mothballs, by Sole Otero; translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
  • Return to Eden, by Paco Roca; translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
  • Sunday, by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia

  • Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow, by Asao Takamori and Tetsuya Chiba, translated by Asa Yonola (Kodansha)
  • Hereditary Triangle, by Fumiya Hayashi, translated by Alethea and Athena Nibley (Yen Press)
  • Kagurabachi, vol. 1, by Takeru Hokazono, translated by Camellia Nieh (VIZ Media)
  • Last Quarter, vol. 1, by Ai Yazawa, translated by Max Greenway (VIZ Media)
  • Search and Destroy vol. 1, by Atsushi Kaneko, based on the work of Osamu Tezuka; translated by Ben Applegate (Fantagraphics)
  • Tokyo These Days, vols. 1–3, by Taiyo Matsumoto, translated by Michael Arias (VIZ Media)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips

  • All In Line, by Saul Steinberg (New York Review Books)
  • Frank Johnson, Secret Pioneer of American Comics, vol. 1, edited by Chris Byrne and Keith Mayerson (Fantagraphics)
  • Stan Mack’s Real-Life Funnies: The Collected Conceits, Delusions, and Hijinks of New Yorkers from 1974 to 1995, by Stan Mack, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
  • Thorn: The Complete Proto-BONE Strips 1982–1986, and Other Early Drawings, by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books

  • The Complete Web of Horror, edited by Dana Marie Andra (Fantagraphics)
  • David Mazzucchelli’s Batman Year One Artist’s Edition, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
  • DC Comics Style Guide (Standards Manual)
  • The Farewell Song of Marcel LaBrume, by Attilio Micheluzzi, edited by Gary Groth and Conrad Groth (Fantagraphics)
  • Wally Wood from Witzend: Complete Collection, commentary by J. David Spurlock (Vanguard)
  • X-Men: The Manga Remastered, vol. 1, edited by Glenn Greenberg and others (VIZ Media)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

  • The Beat, edited by Heidi MacDonald and others,, https://www.comicsbeat.com
  • ICv2: The Business of Pop Culture, edited by Milton Griepp, icv2.com
  • INKS, The Journal of the Comics Studies Society, edited by Susan Kirtley (Ohio State University Press)
  • SOLRAD: The Online Literary Magazine for Comics, edited by Daniel Elkin, http://www.solrad.co (Fieldmouse Press)
  • Zdarsky Comics News, edited by Allison O’Toole (Chip Zdarsky)

Best Comics-Related Book

  • American Comic Book Chronicles: 1945-49, by Keith Dallas, John Wells, Richard Arndt, and Kurt Mitchell (TwoMorrows)
  • Kate Carew: America’s First Great Woman Cartoonist, by Eddie Campbell with Christine Chambers (Fantagraphics)
  • Q&A, by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Reading Love and Rockets, by Marc Sobel (Fantagraphics)
  • Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund, by Caitlin McGurk (Fantagraphics)
  • Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: The Ultimate History, edited by Daniel Kothen Schulte with text by David Gerstein and J. B. Kaufman (TASCHEN)

Best Academic/Scholarly Work

  • Comics and Modernism: History, Form, and Culture, edited by Jonathan Najarian (University Press of Mississippi)
  • Drawing (in) the Feminine: Bande Dessinée and Women, edited by Margaret C. Flinn (Ohio State University Press)
  • From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics, by Neale Barnholden (University Press of Mississippi)
  • Petrochemical Fantasies: The Art and Energy of American Comics, by Daniel Worden (Ohio State University Press)
  • Singular Sensations: A Cultural History of One-Panel Comics in the United States, by Michelle Ann Abate (Rutgers University Press)

Best Publication Design

  • Bill Ward: The Fantagraphics Studio Edition, designed by Kayla E. (Fantagraphics)
  • Brian Bolland: Batman The Killing Joke and Other Stories & Art, Gallery Edition, designed by Josh Beatman (Graphitti Designs)
  • David Mazzucchelli’s Batman Year One Artist’s Edition, designed by Chip Kidd (IDW)
  • One Bite at a Time, designed by Ryan Claytor (Elephant Eater Comics)
  • Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Color Hardcover Box Set, designed by Patrick Crotty (Oni Press)
  • Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: The Ultimate History, designed by Anna-Tina Kessler (TASCHEN)

Best Digital Comic

  • The Beauty Salon, based on the novella by Mario Bellatin, adapted by Quentin Zuttion; translated by M. B. Valente (Europe Comics)
  • Beyond the Sea, by Anaïs Flogny; translated by Dan Christensen (Europe Comics)
  • Gonzo: Fear and Loathing in America, by Morgan Navarro; translated by Tom Imber (Europe Comics)
  • My Journey to Her, by Yuna Hirasawa (Kodansha)
  • The Spider and the Ivy, by Grégoire Carle; translated by M. B. Valente (Europe Comics)

Best Webcomic

Best Writer

  • Tom King, Archie: The Decision (Archie); Animal Pound (BOOM! Studios); Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse); Jenny Sparks, The Penguin, Wonder Woman (DC)
  • Ram V, Rare Flavours (BOOM! Studios); Dawnrunner (Dark Horse); The One Hand (Image); Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! (Image Skybound)
  • Kelly Thompson, Absolute Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey (DC); Scarlett (Image Skybound); Venom War: It’s Jeff #1 (Marvel)
  • Best Writer: James Tynion IV, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); Blue Book, The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos (Dark Horse); Spectregraph (DSTLRY); The Department of Truth, The Deviant, WORLDTR33 (Image)
  • Gene Luen Yang, Lunar New Year Love Story (First Second/Macmillan)

Best Writer/Artist

  • Charles Burns, Kommix (Fantagraphics); Final Cut (Pantheon); Unwholesome Love (co-published with Partners & Son)
  • Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two (Fantagraphics)
  • Jon Macy, Djuna (Street Noise Books)
  • Paco Roca, Return to Eden (Fantagraphics)
  • Olivier Schrauwen, Sunday (Fantagraphics)
  • Maria Sweeney, Brittle Joints (Street Noise Books)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

  • Filipe Andrade, Rare Flavours (BOOM! Studios)
  • Nick Dragotta, Absolute Batman (DC)
  • Bilquis Evely, Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse)
  • Manu Larcenet, The Road (Abrams ComicArts)
  • Javier Rodriguez, Zatanna: Bring Down the House (DC)
  • LeUyen Pham, Lunar New Year Love Story (First Second/Macmillan)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist

  • Frederic Bremaud and Federico Bertolucci, Donald Duck: Vacation Parade (Fantagraphics)
  • Leela Corman, Victory Parade (Pantheon)
  • Benjamin Flao The Hidden Life of Trees (Greystone)
  • Merwan, Aster of Pan (Magnetic Press)
  • Eduardo Risso, The Blood Brothers Mother (DSTLRY)
  • Maria Sweeney, Brittle Joints (Street Noise Books)

Best Cover Artist

  • Juni Ba, The Boy Wonder (DC); Godzilla Skate or Die, TMNT Nightwatcher and others (IDW)
  • Evan Cagle, Dawnrunner (Dark Horse), New Gods, Detective Comics
  • Bilquis Evely, Animal Pound (BOOM!); Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse)
  • Tula Lotay, Helen of Wyndhorn #1, Count Crowley: Mediocre Midnight Monster Hunter #3, Dawnrunner #1, Barnstormers TPB (Dark Horse); Somna and other titles (DSTLRY); The Horizon Experiment (Image)
  • Hayden Sherman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Batman: Dark Patterns, Superman, Ape-ril, Batman: The Brave and the Bold) (DC)

Best Coloring

  • Jordie Bellaire, Absolute Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey, John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America, The Nice House by the Sea (DC); The City Beneath Her Feet (DSTLRY); The Exorcism at 1600 Penn (IDW; W0rldtr33 (Image); G.I. Joe, Duke (Image Skybound)
  • Matheus Lopes, Batman & Robin: Year One (DC); Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse)
  • Justin Prokowich, Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze (Titan Comics)
  • Javier Rodriguez, Zatanna: Bring Down the House) (DC)
  • Dave Stewart, Dawnrunner, Free Comic Book Day Comic 2024 [general], The Serpent in the Garden, Hellboy, Hellboy and the BPRD, Paranoid Gardens, Shaolin Cowboy Cruel to Be Kin Silent but Deadly Edition (Dark Horse); Ultramega, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! (Image Skybound)
  • Quentin Zuttion, All Princesses Die Before Dawn (Abrams ComicArts); Beauty Salon (Europe Comics)

Best Lettering

  • Becca Carey, Absolute Superman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Plastic Man No More! (DC); Radiant Black, Rogue Sun (Image); When the Blood Has Dried, Murder Kingdom (Mad Cave Studios)
  • Leela Corman, Victory Parade (Pantheon)
  • Clayton Cowles, Animal Pound (BOOM! Studios); FML, Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse); Absolute Batman, Batman, Batman & Robin: Year One, Birds of Prey, Jenny Sparks, Wonder Woman (DC); Strange Academy, Venom (Marvel)
  • Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book Two (Fantagraphics)
  • Nate Powell, Fall Through (Abrams ComicArts); Lies My Teacher Told Me (New Press)

Gail Simone, Dan Panosian, and Bill Morrison are named Inkwell Awards Ambassadors

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The Sweetest Comic Con on Earth, the Hershey Comic Con, will host the annual Inkwell Awards ceremony, set to take place today July 19th, 2025. This will be their second hosted show for the non-profit organization following the pandemic. In advance of that, Inkwell founder and director Bob Almond is announcing three new ambassadors as the 17th season comes to a close: fan-favorite writer Gail Simone, modern master Dan Panosian, and the multi-talented Bill Morrison.

In the announcement, Almond stated:

We try to invite the high profile, all around great talents in our community to join our prestigious roster. Many think this role would include all ink artists or artists in general when in fact that’s not the case. We want to display solidarity for the mission of promoting and educating about the artform and its artists, from all talents and skill sets, not just the converted. Their recognition, reputation and endorsement help the Inkwell with exposure, credibility and, ultimately, fundraising, their lifeblood.

Gail Simone is a writer best known for her work in comics on DC’s Birds of Prey, Batgirl, Dynamite Entertainment’s Red Sonja, and for being the longest running female writer on Wonder Woman to date. She enjoyed a long-running stint on The Simpsons comics and has also written for television and video games. Orbit Books published her debut novel Red Sonja: Consumed in 2024. That same year, Simone was announced as the first solo female writer for Uncanny X-Men. In April 2025, it was announced that she will write a Rebel Moon prequel series for Titan Comics, featuring the film’s cyborg sword master, Nemesis. Her work has been nominated for numerous awards, including the GLAAD Media Award, and she is the recipient of an Inkpot Award in 2017.

Dan Panosian is a comic book artist with extensive credits as both a penciller and an inker as well as additional credits as an advertising and storyboard artist. Circa 1990, he was working for Continuity Studios and Marvel Comics and became a prolific inker on the X-Men line of titles, among others. He was offered and took on work from Image Comics after they established themselves. Since then, he has focused on more solo interior rendering with his pencils, inks and colors, including as a cover artist and has expanded to more concept developing and writing. Panosian has also done work for Dark Horse Comics, Boom! Studios, and Dynamite Entertainment. He illustrated a series of graphic novels for Le Lombard called John Tiffany. For the Inkwells, he designed their treasured logo in late 2007 and has acted as Keynote Speaker for their first live awards ceremony at Heroes Con 2011 and was brought back to act as Presenter for their last hosted ceremony there in 2018.

Bill Morrison has spent his career as an artist and writer working with the most iconic characters in popular culture, including Mickey Mouse, The Simpsons, Alfred E. Neuman, and The Beatles. Morrison began his career painting movie posters, including many for Walt Disney, such as The Little Mermaid, Bambi, Cinderella, and The Jungle Book. Bill has also spent several years drawing The Simpsons for all kinds of merchandise, and writing, drawing and editing The Simpsons and Futurama comics and books for Bongo Entertainment. He was also Art Director on the Futurama TV series and character artist on the Netflix series Disenchantment. In recent years, Morrison wrote and drew a graphic novel adaptation of The Beatles Yellow Submarine, and was Editor-in-Chief of MAD Magazine. Morrison currently operates a bustling freelance studio and teaches classes in various aspects of animation and comic book art at his alma mater, the College for Creative Studies in Detroit.

These new ambassador creators are the first to be added to the lineup since Dan DiDio in 2022. Their full full statements can be found at the Inkwell Awards site’s Ambassadors page. Public voting took place last spring March 23 until April 6. The awards ceremony at Hershey Comic Con will take place Saturday, July 19 from 6-8pm at the Great American Grill with various show guests in attendance. Hosted by promoter Joe Figured, it will be MC’d by Almond with the multi-award-winning artist/teacher Scott Hanna acting as Presenter of the ballot award categories and Mark Sinnott acting as Presenter of the Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame Awards after his late father, Joltin’ Joe Sinnott. There will also be a live, surprise guest to speak on one of the Hall of Fame recipients and a surprise, honorary award announced for a living legend as well as a 15th anniversary celebration of the non-profit’s spokesmodel character, Ms. Inkwell, with all three active spokesmodels in attendance. 

The Inkwell Awards is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and educate regarding the art form of comic-book inking, as well as annually recognize the best ink artists and their work. Established in 2008, the Inkwells are overseen by a volunteer committee of industry professionals and assisted by various professional ambassadors and contributors. They sponsor the Dave Simons Inkwell Memorial Scholarship Fund for the Kubert School and host the Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame Award. Their annual awards ceremony host is the Hershey Comic Con since 2024.

Warhammer 40,000 is Emmy Nominated

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The 2025 Emmy nominations have been announced and one inclusion was a surprise to us, the Warhammer 40,000 episode of Secret Level. Secret Level is an animated anthology series with episodes based on numerous popular properties, one being (and in our opinion the best episode) based on Warhammer 40,000. The episode was nominated for “Outstanding Sound Editing For An Animated Program.” It’s the only episode of Secret Level to be nominated.

The show has some stiff competition which you can see below. Check out all of this year’s nominations.

  • Arcane • The Dirt Under Your Nails • Netflix • A Riot Games and Fortiche production for Netflix
    Brad Beaumont, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
    Eliot Connors, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
    Stephen P. Robinson, Sound Editor
    Janet “PJ” Pascual, Foley Editor
    Dan O’Connell, Foley Artist
    John Cucci, Foley Artist
  • Love, Death + Robots • 400 Boys • Netflix • Blur Studio for Netflix
    Bradley North, MPSE, Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer
    Craig Henighan, Sound Effects Editor
    Matt Manselle, Foley Editor
    Matt Telsey, Foley Editor
    Brian Straub, MPSE, Foley Artist
  • Secret Level • Warhammer 40,000: They Shall Know No Fear • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio
    Matt Yocum, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
    Bradley North, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
    Nolan McNaughton, MPSE, Sound Designer
    Ryan Sullivan, MPSE, Sound Designer
    Joseph Fraioli, MPSE, Sound Designer
    Christopher Battaglia, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor
    Harry Cohen, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor
    Matt Manselle, Foley Editor
    Matt Tesley, Foley Editor
    Brian Straub, MPSE, Foley Artist
  • Star Trek: Lower Decks • The New Next Generation • Paramount+ • CBS’s Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse, Secret Hideout, and Roddenberry Entertainment
    James Lucero, Supervising Sound Editor
    Drew Guy, Dialogue Editor
    Konrad Piñon, Dialogue Editor
    James Singleton, Sound Editor
    John Wynn, Sound Editor
    Amber Funk, Music Editor
    Michael Britt, Foley Artist
  • What If…? • What If…1872? • Disney+ • Marvel Animation
    Mac Smith, Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer
    Vanessa Lapato, Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor
    Alyssa Nevarez, Sound Effects Editor
    Steve Bissinger, Sound Effects Editor
    Derek McGinley, Foley Editor
    Anele Onyekwere, Supervising Music Editor
    Carl Sealove, Music Editor
    Andrea Stelter Gard, Foley Artist
    Sean England, Foley Artist

The Penguin, Andor, and The Last of Us rack up over a dozen 2025 Emmy Nominations each

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The 2025 Emmy Nominations were announced today and it was a good year for “geek” shows with The Penguin, Andor, and The Last of Us each received double digit nominations.

Severance received the most nominations with 27 total nominations. The Penguin had the second most with 24 nominations. The Last of Us received 16 nominations and Andor received 14 nominations.

Also nominated, some with multiple nominations are: Dune: Prophecy, The Boys, Agatha All Along, House Of The Dragon, Anne Rice’s Interview With The Vampire, The Acolyte, Star Trek: Section 31, The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, The Umbrella Academy, Doctor Who, Secret Level, What If…?, Invincible, and Arcane.

Check out the list of nominations below and we’ve highlighted our relevant shows below.

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SDCC 2025: 10th Annual Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics Finalists Announced

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The 10th Annual Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics has announced its five finalists. The winner will be honored during SDCC 2025. The master of ceremonies will be Phil LaMarr and keynote speaker is Brandon Easton.

Congrats to everyone nominated and good luck to all! The nominees are:

Akogun: Brutalizer of Gods
Written by Murewa Ayodele
Illustrated by Dotun Akande

Alan Scott: Green Lantern
Written by Tim Sheridan
Illustrated by Cian Tormey

Call Me Iggy
Written by Jorge Auirre
Illustrated by Rafael Rosado

The Graphic History of Hip Hop
Written by Walter Greason
Illustrated by Tim Fielder

Recognized
Various Writers
Various Artists

The 2025 American Manga Awards Nominees Have Been Announced

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Anime NYC and Japan Society have announced the nominees for the second annual American Manga Awards. 2025 features 35 nominees and the award ceremony is set to take place August 21, 2025 at the Japan Society in New York City in conjunction with Anime NYC which takes place August 21-24.

The 2025 recipients of the Manga Publishing Hall of Fame Award have also been announced. Studio Proteus, the San Francisco–based manga translation and publishing team that helped introduce such manga series as Blade of the Immortal, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and Ghost in the Shell to English-language readers, will be inducted into the Manga Publishing Hall of Fame. Comprising the Studio Proteus team are founder and editor Toren Smith; translators Dana Lewis, Alan Gleason, and Frederik Schodt; along with manga artist and letterer Tomoko Saito, comics creator Adam Warren, and comics letterers Tom Orzechowski and L. Lois Buhalis.

The winners of the American Manga Awards is determined by votes from professionals working in an editorial capacity with North American manga publishers. Voter registration for the American Manga Awards is open through July 21 and is voting open until July 24.

Congrats and good luck to all of the nominees. This year’s nominees are:

BEST NEW MANGA

  • Hikaru in the Light! Volume 1 by Mai Matsuda (Scholastic Graphix/Azuki)
  • Dragon and Chameleon Volume 1 by Ryo Ishiyama (Square/Enix Manga & Books)
  • The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All Volume 1 by Sumiko Arai (Yen Press)
  • Spacewalking With You Volume 1 by Inuhiko Doronoda (Kodansha USA)
  • A Witch’s Life in Mongol Volume 1 by Tomato Soup (Yen Press)

BEST CONTINUING SERIES

  • The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren (Yen Press)
  • Innocent Omnibus Volume 3 by Shin’ichi Sakamoto (Dark Horse)
  • Search and Destroy Volume 2 by Atsushi Kaneko (Fantagraphics / MSX)
  • The Apothecary Diaries by author Natsu Hyuuga, illustrator Nekokurage, and compiler Itsuki Nanao (Square Enix Manga & Books)
  • Hirayasumi, Volumes 3–5 by Keigo Shinzo (VIZ Media)

BEST ONE-SHOT MANGA

  • H.P. Lovecraft’s The Colour Out of Space by Gou Tanabe (Dark Horse)
  • Brain Damage by Shintaro Kago (Fantagraphics)
  • A Smart and Courageous Child by Miki Yamamoto (TokyoPop)
  • Tamaki and Amane by Fumi Yoshinaga (Yen Press)
  • Stardust Family by Aki Poroyama (Yen Press)

BEST NEW EDITION OF CLASSIC MANGA

  • They Were 11! By Moto Hagio (Denpa Books)
  • Short Game by Mitsuru Adachi (Denpa Books)
  • Mansect by Koga Shinichi (Living the Line/Smudge)
  • The Legend of Kamui, Volume 1 by Sanpei Shirato (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow, Volumes 1–2 by Asao Takamori, Tetsuya Chiba (Kodansha USA)

BEST LETTERING

  • Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow, Volumes 1–2 by Asao Takamori and Tetsuya Chiba; lettering by Evan Hayden (Kodansha USA)
  • Cat Man by Parari, lettering by Rebecca Sze (Seven Seas Entertainment)
  • Love Laid Bare by Ouchi Kaeru, lettering by Robert Harkins (FAKKU)
  • My Tiny Senpai by Saisou, lettering by Joven Voon (J-Novel Club)
  • Search and Destroy Volume 2 by Atsushi Kaneko, lettering by Phil Christie (Fantagraphics/MSX)

BEST TRANSLATION

  • Otaku Love Connection by Chu Amairo, translated by minami (Square Enix Manga & Books)
  • Face Meat by Bonten Taro translated by Ryan Holmberg (Living the Line/Smudge)
  • Search and Destroy, Volume 2 by Atsushi Kaneko, translated by Ben Applegate (Fantagraphics/MSX)
  • Ultra Heaven, Volume 1 by Keiichi Koike, translated by Ajani Oloye (Last Gasp)
  • The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant: Volume 1 by Mizugaki Egao, et al; translated by Andreas Kronborg Danielsen (Blue Feathered Quill Publishing)

BEST PUBLICATION DESIGN

  • The Legend of Kamui, Volume 1 by Sanpei Shirato, designed by Lucia Gargiulo and Tom Devlin (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Planetes Deluxe Edition Book 1 by Makoto Yukimura, designed by Riley VanDyke and Carl Gustav Horn (Dark Horse)
  • Seaside Beta by ohuton, designed by emuh ruh (Glacier Bay Books)
  • Veil, Volume 1 by Kotteri, designed by Kohei Nawada Design Office with lettering by Kevin Druelle and Oshino Studio (Udon Entertainment/MSXJoJo’s)
  • Bizarre Adventure—Part 7: Steel Ball Run, Volume 1 by Hirohiko Araki, designed by Adam Grano (VIZ Media)

The 2025 Eisner Nominees Have Been Announced

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Comic-Con has announced the nominees for the 2025 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Eisners. The nominations cover works published between January 1 and December 31, 2024 and chosen by a panel of judges.

The awards cover 32 categories presenting 150 print and online titles from 70 publishers.

Fantagraphics topped the nominations with 24 and 1 shared, DC was next with 10 nominations and 9 shared. First Second/Macmillan received 7 nominations, Abrams 7 nominations and 2 shared, and Pantheon received 6 nominations and 1 shared.

For creators, Tom King had the most with 4 nominations and those with three include Leela Corman, Bilquis Evely, Emil Ferris, LeUyen Pham, Ram V, Javier Rodriguez, Olivier Schrauwen, James Tynion IV, Gene Luen Yang, and Quentin Zuttion. Nine creators had 2 nominations.

The Eisner Awards will be presented during Comic-Con on July 25.

Congrats to all and good luck!

Best Short Story

  • “Anything Sinister,” by Ross Murray, in NOW #13 (Fantagraphics)
  • “Day 1703,” by Chris Ware, in Smoke Signal #43 (Desert Island)
  • “Pig” by Stacy Gougoulis, in NOW #13 (Fantagraphics)
  • “Spaces,” by Phil Jimenez, in DC Pride 2024 #1 (DC)
  • “Water I’ve Loved: Moving Day” by Pam Wye, in MUTHA magazine, https://www.muthamagazine.com/2024/05/water-ive-loved-moving-day/
  • “You Cannot Live on Bread Alone” by Kayla E., in NOW #13 (Fantagraphics)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

  • Abortion Pill Zine: A Community Guide to Misoprostol and Mifepristone by Isabella Rotman, Marnie Galloway, and Sage Coffey (Silver Sprocket)
  • Ice Cream Man #39: “”Decompression in a Wreck, Part One,” by W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo (Image Comics)
  • PeePee PooPoo #1, by Caroline Cash (Silver Sprocket)
  • Sunflowers, by Keezy Young (Silver Sprocket)
  • Unwholesome Love, by Charles Burns (co-published with Partners and Son)
  • The War on Gaza, by Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics)

Best Continuing Series

  • The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)
  • Detective Comics: Detective Comics, by Ram V, Tom Taylor, Riccardo Federici, Stefano Raffaele, Javier Fernandez, Christian Duce, March, and Mikel Janín (DC)
  • Fantastic Four, by Ryan North, Carlos Gomez, Ivan Fiorelli, and others (Marvel)
  • Santos Sisters, by Greg & Fake, Graham Smith, Dave Landsberger, and Marc Koprinarov (Floating World)
  • Ultimate Spider-Man, by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto (Marvel)
  • Wonder Woman, by Tom King and Daniel Sampere (DC)

Best Limited Series

  • Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, by Tim Sheridan and Cian Tormey (DC)
  • Animal Pound, by Tom King and Peter Gross (BOOM! Studios)
  • The Deviant, by James Tynion IV and Joshua Hixson (Image)
  • Helen of Wyndhorn. by Tom King and Bilquis Evely (Dark Horse)
  • Rare Flavours, by Ram V and Filipe Andrade (BOOM! Studios)
  • Zatanna: Bring Down the House, by Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodriguez (DC)

Best New Series

  • Absolute Batman, by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta (DC)
  • Absolute Wonder Woman, by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman (DC)
  • Minor Arcana, by Jeff Lemire (BOOM! Studios)
  • The Pedestrian, by Joey Esposito and Sean Von Gorman (Magma Comix)
  • The Power Fantasy, by Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard (Image)
  • Uncanny Valley, by Tony Fleecs and Dave Wachter (BOOM! Studios)

Best Publication for Early Readers

  • Bog Myrtle, by Sid Sharp (Annick Press)
  • Club Microbe, by Elise Gravel, translated by Montana Kane (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain, by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye)
  • Night Stories, by Liniers (Astra Books)
  • Poetry Comics, by Grant Snider (Chronicle Books)

Best Publication for Kids

  • How It All Ends, by Emma Hunsinger (Greenwillow/HarperCollins Early Readers)
  • Next Stop, by Debbie Fong (Random House Graphic/Random House Children’s Books)
  • Plain Jane and the Mermaid, by Vera Brosgol (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Weirdo, by Tony Weaver Jr. and Jes & Cin Wibowo (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Young Hag and the Witches’ Quest, by Isabel Greenberg (Abrams Fanfare)

Best Publication for Teens

  • Ash’s Cabin, by Jen Wang (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Big Jim and the White Boy, by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Ten Speed Graphic)
  • The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag (Scholastic)
  • The Gulf, by Adam de Souza (Tundra)
  • Lunar New Year Love Story, by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Out of Left Field, by Jonah Newman (Andrews McMeel)

Best Humor Publication

  • Adulthood is a Gift! by Sarah Andersen (Andrews McMeel)
  • Forces of Nature, by Edward Steed (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Kids Are Still Weird: And More Observations from Parenthood, by Jeffrey Brown (NBM)
  • A Pillbug Story, by Allison Conway (Black Panel Press)
  • Processing: 100 Comics That Got Me Through It, by Tara Booth (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Anthology

  • EC Cruel Universe, edited by Sierra Hahn and Matt Dryer (Oni Press)
  • Godzilla’s 70th Anniversary, edited by Jake Williams and others (IDW)
  • Now: The New Comics Anthology #13, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
  • Peep #1, edited by Sammy Harkham and Steve Weissman (Brain Dead/Kyle Ng)
  • So Buttons #14: “Life and Death,” by Jonathan Baylis and various artists (So Buttons Comix)

Best Reality-Based Work

  • Djuna, by Jon Macy (Street Noise Books)
  • The Heart That Fed: A Father, a Son, and the Long Shadow of War, by Carl Sciacchitano (Gallery 13/S&S)
  • The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C. S. Lewis & J. R. R. Tolkien, by John Hendrix (Abrams Fanfare)
  • The Puerto Rican War: A Graphic History, by John Vasquez Mejias (Union Square)
  • Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race, and Voting Rights in the U.S., by Caitlin Cass (Fantagraphics)

Best Graphic Memoir

  • Degrees of Separation: A Decade North of 60, by Alison McCreesh (Conundrum)
  • Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir, by Tessa Hulls (MCD/Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
  • The Field, by David Lapp (Conundrum)
  • I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir, by Maurice Vellekoop (Pantheon)
  • Something, Not Nothing: A Story of Grief and Love, by Sarah Leavitt (Arsenal Pulp Press)

Best Graphic Album—New

  • Final Cut, by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
  • Lunar New Year Love Story, by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (First Second/Macmillan)
  • My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two, by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
  • Sunday, by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics)
  • Victory Parade, by Leela Corman (Pantheon)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint

  • Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story, by Patrick McDonnell (Abrams ComicArts)
  • Lackadaisy, vols. 1–2, by Tracy J. Butler (Iron Circus)
  • The One Hand and The Six Fingers, by Ram V, Dan Watters, Laurence Campbell, and Sumit Kumar (Image)
  • Rescue Party: A Graphic Anthology of COVID Lockdown, edited by Gabe Fowler (Pantheon)
  • Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist’s Perspective of the Japanese American Experience, by Kelly Goto and Sam Goto (Chin Music Press)
  • UM Volume One, by buttercup (Radiator Comics)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium

  • Thomas Piketty’s Capital & Ideology: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, by Clare Alot and Benjamin Adam (Abrams ComicArts)
  • The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben, adapted by Benjamin Flao and Fred Bernard (Greystone)
  • The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, adapted by Manu Larcenet (Abrams)
  • Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, adapted by Travis Dandro (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • The Worst Journey in the World, Volume 1: Making Our Easting Down, by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, adapted by Sarah Airriess (Iron Circus)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

  • All Princesses Die Before Dawn, by Quentin Zuttion (Abrams ComicArts)
  • The Jellyfish, by Boum, translated by Robin Lang and Helge Dascher (Pow Pow Press)
  • Mothballs, by Sole Otero; translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
  • Return to Eden, by Paco Roca; translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
  • Sunday, by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia

  • Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow, by Asao Takamori and Tetsuya Chiba, translated by Asa Yonola (Kodansha)
  • Hereditary Triangle, by Fumiya Hayashi, translated by Alethea and Athena Nibley (Yen Press)
  • Kagurabachi, vol. 1, by Takeru Hokazono, translated by Camellia Nieh (VIZ Media)
  • Last Quarter, vol. 1, by Ai Yazawa, translated by Max Greenway (VIZ Media)
  • Search and Destroy vol. 1, by Atsushi Kaneko, based on the work of Osamu Tezuka; translated by Ben Applegate (Fantagraphics)
  • Tokyo These Days, vols. 1–3, by Taiyo Matsumoto, translated by Michael Arias (VIZ Media)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips

  • All In Line, by Saul Steinberg (New York Review Books)
  • Frank Johnson, Secret Pioneer of American Comics, vol. 1, edited by Chris Byrne and Keith Mayerson (Fantagraphics)
  • Stan Mack’s Real-Life Funnies: The Collected Conceits, Delusions, and Hijinks of New Yorkers from 1974 to 1995, by Stan Mack, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
  • Thorn: The Complete Proto-BONE Strips 1982–1986, and Other Early Drawings, by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books

  • The Complete Web of Horror, edited by Dana Marie Andra (Fantagraphics)
  • David Mazzucchelli’s Batman Year One Artist’s Edition, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
  • DC Comics Style Guide (Standards Manual)
  • The Farewell Song of Marcel LaBrume, by Attilio Micheluzzi, edited by Gary Groth and Conrad Groth (Fantagraphics)
  • Wally Wood from Witzend: Complete Collection, commentary by J. David Spurlock (Vanguard)
  • X-Men: The Manga Remastered, vol. 1, edited by Glenn Greenberg and others (VIZ Media)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

  • The Beat, edited by Heidi MacDonald and others,, https://www.comicsbeat.com
  • ICv2: The Business of Pop Culture, edited by Milton Griepp, icv2.com
  • INKS, The Journal of the Comics Studies Society, edited by Susan Kirtley (Ohio State University Press)
  • SOLRAD: The Online Literary Magazine for Comics, edited by Daniel Elkin, http://www.solrad.co (Fieldmouse Press)
  • Zdarsky Comics News, edited by Allison O’Toole (Chip Zdarsky)

Best Comics-Related Book

  • American Comic Book Chronicles: 1945-49, by Keith Dallas, John Wells, Richard Arndt, and Kurt Mitchell (TwoMorrows)
  • Kate Carew: America’s First Great Woman Cartoonist, by Eddie Campbell with Christine Chambers (Fantagraphics)
  • Q&A, by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Reading Love and Rockets, by Marc Sobel (Fantagraphics)
  • Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund, by Caitlin McGurk (Fantagraphics)
  • Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: The Ultimate History, edited by Daniel Kothen Schulte with text by David Gerstein and J. B. Kaufman (TASCHEN)

Best Academic/Scholarly Work

  • Comics and Modernism: History, Form, and Culture, edited by Jonathan Najarian (University Press of Mississippi)
  • Drawing (in) the Feminine: Bande Dessinée and Women, edited by Margaret C. Flinn (Ohio State University Press)
  • From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics, by Neale Barnholden (University Press of Mississippi)
  • Petrochemical Fantasies: The Art and Energy of American Comics, by Daniel Worden (Ohio State University Press)
  • Singular Sensations: A Cultural History of One-Panel Comics in the United States, by Michelle Ann Abate (Rutgers University Press)

Best Publication Design

  • Bill Ward: The Fantagraphics Studio Edition, designed by Kayla E. (Fantagraphics)
  • Brian Bolland: Batman The Killing Joke and Other Stories & Art, Gallery Edition, designed by Josh Beatman (Graphitti Designs)
  • David Mazzucchelli’s Batman Year One Artist’s Edition, designed by Chip Kidd (IDW)
  • One Bite at a Time, designed by Ryan Claytor (Elephant Eater Comics)
  • Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Color Hardcover Box Set, designed by Patrick Crotty (Oni Press)
  • Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: The Ultimate History, designed by Anna-Tina Kessler (TASCHEN)

Best Digital Comic

  • The Beauty Salon, based on the novella by Mario Bellatin, adapted by Quentin Zuttion; translated by M. B. Valente (Europe Comics)
  • Beyond the Sea, by Anaïs Flogny; translated by Dan Christensen (Europe Comics)
  • Gonzo: Fear and Loathing in America, by Morgan Navarro; translated by Tom Imber (Europe Comics)
  • My Journey to Her, by Yuna Hirasawa (Kodansha)
  • The Spider and the Ivy, by Grégoire Carle; translated by M. B. Valente (Europe Comics)

Best Webcomic

Best Writer

  • Tom King, Archie: The Decision (Archie); Animal Pound (BOOM! Studios); Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse); Jenny Sparks, The Penguin, Wonder Woman (DC)
  • Ram V, Rare Flavours (BOOM! Studios); Dawnrunner (Dark Horse); The One Hand (Image); Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! (Image Skybound)
  • Kelly Thompson, Absolute Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey (DC); Scarlett (Image Skybound); Venom War: It’s Jeff #1 (Marvel)
  • Best Writer: James Tynion IV, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); Blue Book, The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos (Dark Horse); Spectregraph (DSTLRY); The Department of Truth, The Deviant, WORLDTR33 (Image)
  • Gene Luen Yang, Lunar New Year Love Story (First Second/Macmillan)

Best Writer/Artist

  • Charles Burns, Kommix (Fantagraphics); Final Cut (Pantheon); Unwholesome Love (co-published with Partners & Son)
  • Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two (Fantagraphics)
  • Jon Macy, Djuna (Street Noise Books)
  • Paco Roca, Return to Eden (Fantagraphics)
  • Olivier Schrauwen, Sunday (Fantagraphics)
  • Maria Sweeney, Brittle Joints (Street Noise Books)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

  • Filipe Andrade, Rare Flavours (BOOM! Studios)
  • Nick Dragotta, Absolute Batman (DC)
  • Bilquis Evely, Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse)
  • Manu Larcenet, The Road (Abrams ComicArts)
  • Javier Rodriguez, Zatanna: Bring Down the House (DC)
  • LeUyen Pham, Lunar New Year Love Story (First Second/Macmillan)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist

  • Frederic Bremaud and Federico Bertolucci, Donald Duck: Vacation Parade (Fantagraphics)
  • Leela Corman, Victory Parade (Pantheon)
  • Benjamin Flao The Hidden Life of Trees (Greystone)
  • Merwan, Aster of Pan (Magnetic Press)
  • Eduardo Risso, The Blood Brothers Mother (DSTLRY)
  • Maria Sweeney, Brittle Joints (Street Noise Books)

Best Cover Artist

  • Juni Ba, The Boy Wonder (DC); Godzilla Skate or Die, TMNT Nightwatcher and others (IDW)
  • Evan Cagle, Dawnrunner (Dark Horse), New Gods, Detective Comics
  • Bilquis Evely, Animal Pound (BOOM!); Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse)
  • Tula Lotay, Helen of Wyndhorn #1, Count Crowley: Mediocre Midnight Monster Hunter #3, Dawnrunner #1, Barnstormers TPB (Dark Horse); Somna and other titles (DSTLRY); The Horizon Experiment (Image)
  • Hayden Sherman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Batman: Dark Patterns, Superman, Ape-ril, Batman: The Brave and the Bold) (DC)

Best Coloring

  • Jordie Bellaire, Absolute Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey, John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America, The Nice House by the Sea (DC); The City Beneath Her Feet (DSTLRY); The Exorcism at 1600 Penn (IDW; W0rldtr33 (Image); G.I. Joe, Duke (Image Skybound)
  • Matheus Lopes, Batman & Robin: Year One (DC); Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse)
  • Justin Prokowich, Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze (Titan Comics)
  • Javier Rodriguez, Zatanna: Bring Down the House) (DC)
  • Dave Stewart, Dawnrunner, Free Comic Book Day Comic 2024 [general], The Serpent in the Garden, Hellboy, Hellboy and the BPRD, Paranoid Gardens, Shaolin Cowboy Cruel to Be Kin Silent but Deadly Edition (Dark Horse); Ultramega, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! (Image Skybound)
  • Quentin Zuttion, All Princesses Die Before Dawn (Abrams ComicArts); Beauty Salon (Europe Comics)

Best Lettering

  • Becca Carey, Absolute Superman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Plastic Man No More! (DC); Radiant Black, Rogue Sun (Image); When the Blood Has Dried, Murder Kingdom (Mad Cave Studios)
  • Leela Corman, Victory Parade (Pantheon)
  • Clayton Cowles, Animal Pound (BOOM! Studios); FML, Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse); Absolute Batman, Batman, Batman & Robin: Year One, Birds of Prey, Jenny Sparks, Wonder Woman (DC); Strange Academy, Venom (Marvel)
  • Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book Two (Fantagraphics)
  • Nate Powell, Fall Through (Abrams ComicArts); Lies My Teacher Told Me (New Press)

Ozge Samanci’s Graphic Novel Evil Eyes Sea Wins the CCS Cartoonist Studio Prize!

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Evil Eyes Sea

Ozge Samanci‘s much-lauded autobiographically-inspired graphic novel Evil Eyes Sea has received the prestigious Cartoonist Studio Prize, given by the Center for Cartoon Studies. The thirteenth annual prize has recognized Samanci’s graphic novel from acclaimed publisher Uncivilized Books as 2024’s best long-form comic. 

CCS says about the book:

The book’s greatest strengths lie in its originality and voice. The tone balances wit and melancholy with remarkable ease. The artwork is expressive and the cartooning inventive. At times, the story flirts with familiar tropes, but always on its own terms—eschewing highbrow convention for something more emotionally direct. Samanci has created a heartfelt, captivating work that deserves wider attention.

In Evil Eyes Sea, Samanci writes a feminist political mystery set in Istanbul during the 1995 elections telling the story of two broke students who witnessed an unusual death on a scuba diving expedition. As the case deepens, they become increasingly entangled with religious pressure, and possible murder and political corruption that echoes the events of contemporary America. They try to return to their every day, but their lives are increasingly entangled with the chaos, trauma, and economic instability that results from their experience. 

Author Ozge Samanci says:

Evil Eyes Sea is about political dread and the rise of authoritarianism, but it’s also a story of friendship, magical realism, honesty, and absurd moments of youth. Blending fiction with autobiography helped me tell a dark story in a humorous and lighthearted way. Graphic novels take years to create, and this recognition from the CCS community means the world to me.

Uncivilized Books’ publisher Tom Kaczynski said:

Evil Eyes Sea‘s propulsive and—dare I say, action-packed—comic book storytelling stood out to me when I first read it. Foreign locales, friendship, murder mystery, and political intrigue; it’s all there and then some. Ozge’s European TinTin-esque sensibility blended with American autobiographical influences is a real treat for comics readers. 

You can get it now from Bookshop, Amazon, your local comic shop and bookstore, and more.

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