Full List of 2012 Eisner Award Winners
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The 2012 Eisner Awards were presented Friday night at Comic-Con in San Diego, with Marvel's Daredevil and Archaia's graphic novel Jim Henson's Tale of Sand both winning multiple awards. Here's the full list of winners.
Best Short Story"The Seventh," by Darwyn Cooke, in Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition (IDW)
Daredevil #7, by Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
Best Continuing SeriesDaredevil, by Mark Waid, Marcos Martin, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
Best Limited SeriesCriminal: The Last of the Innocent, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7)Dragon Puncher Island, by James Kochalka (Top Shelf)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 8-12)Snarked, by Roger Langridge (kaboom!)
Best Publication for Young Adults (Ages 12-17)Anya's Ghost,
by Vera Brosgol (First Second) Best AnthologyDark Horse Presents,
edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse) Best Humor PublicationMilk & Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad,
by Evan Dorkin (Dark Horse Books) Best Digital ComicBattlepug,
by Mike Norton, www.battlepug.com Best Reality-Based WorkGreen River Killer: A True Detective Story, by Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case (Dark Horse Books)
Best Graphic Album - NewJim Henson's Tale of Sand, adapted by Ramón K. Pérez (Archaia)
Best Graphic Album - ReprintRichard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition, by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic StripsWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse vols. 1-2, by Floyd Gottfredson, edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic BooksWalt Simonson's The Mighty Thor Artist's Edition (IDW)
Best U.S. Edition of International MaterialThe Manara Library, vol. 1: Indian Summer and Other Stories, by Milo Manara with Hugo Pratt (Dark Horse Books)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material - AsiaOnward Towards Our Noble Deaths, by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best WriterMark Waid, Irredeemable, Incorruptible (BOOM!); Daredevil (Marvel)
Best Writer/ArtistCraig Thompson, Habibi (Pantheon)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker TeamRamón K. Pérez, Jim Henson's Tale of Sand (Archaia)
Best Cover ArtistFrancesco Francavilla, Black Panther (Marvel); Lone Ranger, Lone Ranger/Zorro, Dark Shadows, Warlord of Mars (Dynamite); Archie Meets Kiss (Archie)
Best ColoringLaura Allred, iZombie (Vertigo/DC); Madman All-New Giant-Size Super-Ginchy Special (Image)
Best LetteringStan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)
Best Comics-Related JournalismThe Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon, www.comicsreporter.com
Best Educational/Academic Work (tie)Cartooning: Philosophy & Practice, by Ivan Brunetti (Yale University Press)
Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby, by Charles Hatfield (University Press of Mississippi)
Best Comics-Related BookMetaMaus, by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon)
Best Publication DesignJim Henson's Tale of Sand, designed by Eric Skillman (Archaia)
Hall of FameJudges' Choices: Rudolf Dirks, Harry Lucey
Bill Blackbeard, Richard Corben, Katsuhiro Otomo, Gilbert Shelton
Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award:Tyler Crook
Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award:Morrie Turner
Bill Finger Excellence in Comic Book Writing Award:Frank Doyle, Steve Skeates
Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award:Akira Comics, Madrid, Spain - Jesus Marugan Escobar and
The Dragon, Guelph, ON, Canada - Jennifer Haines
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