Eisner Awards

Vencedores 2017

Os vencedores dos prémios Eisner de 2017 foram anunciados na Sexta-Feira na Comic-Con de San Diego, reconhecendo as melhores publicações de banda desenhada ao longo do ano de 2016 nos Estados Unidos da América. Entre as obras com mais prémios encontramos Saga da Image Comics e The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye de Sonny Liew.

Best New Series

Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston

Best Limited Series

The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta

Best Continuing Series

Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Best Graphic Album—Reprint

Demon, by Jason Shiga (First Second)

Best Reality-Based Work

March, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell

Best Graphic Album—New

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, by Jill Thompson

Best Writer

Brian K. Vaughan (Paper Girls, Saga)

Best Writer/Artist

Sonny Liew (The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye)

Best Penciller/Inker—Individual or Team

Fiona Staples (Saga)

Best Coloring

Matt Wilson (Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine; Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist

Jill Thompson (Wonder Woman: The True Amazon; Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In)

Best Lettering

Todd Klein (Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer; Black Hammer)

Best Digital Comic

Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover

Best Webcomic

Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla

Best Cover Artist

Fiona Staples (Saga)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

Moebius Library: The World of Elena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al.

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew

Best Humor Publication

Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm

Bill Finger Award

William Messner-Loebs and Jack Kirby

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

The AV Club

Best Comics-Related Book

Krazy: George Herriman: A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand

Best Academic/Scholarly Work

Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocoa

Best Publication Design

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew

Best Short Story

“Good Boy,” by Tom King and David Finch, in Batman Annual #1

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson

Best Anthology

Love Is Love, edited by Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich

Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award

Anne Szabla, writer/artist of Bird-Boy

Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award

Joe Ferrara, for work in prostate cancer awareness, and 

Mark Andreyko, for the Love Is Love anthology.

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clinton

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)

Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson

Hall of Fame: Judges’ Choices

Milt Gross, H.G. Peter, Antonio Prohias, Dori Seda Voters’ Choices: Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, George Perez, Walter Simonson, James Starlin

Will Eisner Spirit of Retailer Award

Comicazi, Somerville, MA

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips

Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books

The Complete Wimmin’s Comix, edited by Trina Robbins, Gary Groth, and J. Michael Catron