The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, considered the “Oscars” of the comic book industry, are handed out each year in a gala ceremony at Comic-Con International: San Diego. Named for renowned cartoonist Will Eisner (creator of “The Spirit” and pioneer of the graphic novels), the Awards are given out in more than two-dozen categories covering the best publications and creators of the previous year.
The Eisner Awards were not always the Eisner Awards. At one point they were the Kirby Awards—sort of.
Back in 1984, Fantagraphics Books instituted the Jack Kirby Awards to honor the best works and creators in comics. The administrator of the awards was Dave Olbrich, a Fantagraphics employee. The awards were given out beginning in 1985 in programs at Comic-Con, with Jack Kirby himself on hand to congratulate the winners.
When Olbrich left Fantagraphics for other pursuits in 1987, the Kirby Awards came to an end, and two new awards programs were born: Fantagraphics started the Harvey Awards (named after Harvey Kurtzman), and Olbrich started the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. Set up as a nonprofit organization, the Eisners were given out at Comic-Con like the Kirbys had been, only now with Will Eisner on stage to hand out the awards.
- Taken from The Official Comic Con Website
Best Adaptation of Another Medium Nominee
Best Continuing Series Winner
Best Reality-Based Work Winner
Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia) Nominee
Best Continuing Series Nominee
Best Writer Winner - James Tynion IV
Best Limited Series Winner
Best Reality-Based Work Nominee
Best Continuing Series Nominee
Best Cover Artist Nominee - Alex Ross
Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia) Nominee
Best Publication for Teens Winner
Best Webcomic Winner
Best Reality-Based Work Nominee
Best Limited Series Nominee
Best Penciler/Inker Nominee - Filipe Andrade
Best Coloring Nominee - Filipe Andrade/Inês Amaro
Best Single Issue Nominee - Marvel Voices: Identity #1 edited by Darren Shan
Best Adaptation of Another Medium Winner
Best New Series Nominee
Best Graphic Memoir Winner
Best Graphic Memoir Nominee
Best Graphic Memoir Nominee
Best Writer/Artist Nominee - Alison Bechdel
Best Reality-Based Work Nominee
Best Anthology Nominee
Best Continuing Series Winner
Best Writer Winner - James Tynion IV
Best Limited Series Nominee
Best Humor Publication Nominee
Best New Series Nominee
Best Writer Winner - James Tynion IV
Best Short Story Winner - "Funeral in Foam" by Casey Gilley & Raina Telgemeier
Best Anthology Winner
Best Humor Publication Nominee
Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia) Nominee