Le candidature ai più importanti premi fumettistici americani, gli Eisner Awards, sono state annunciate oggi sul sito di San Diego Comic-Con, la principale fiera dedicata al fumetto negli Stati Uniti, e tradizionale sede della cerimonia di premiazione che si terrà venerdì 19 luglio.
Quest’anno in concorso ci sono due autori italiani: Andrea Sorrentino, disegnatore della serie Gideon Falls pubblicata da Image Comics e tradotta in Italia da Bao Publishing, e Carita Lupattelli, autrice di Izuna Book (Humanoids).
Best Short Story
- “Get Naked in Barcelona,” di Steven T. Seagle e Emei Olivia Burrell, in Get Naked (Image)
- “The Ghastlygun Tinies,” di Matt Cohen e Marc Palm, in MAD magazine #4 (DC)
- “Here I Am,” di Shaun Tan, in I Feel Machine (SelfMadeHero)
- “Life During Interesting Times,” di Mike Dawson (The Nib), https://thenib.com/greatest-generation-interesting-times
- “Supply Chains,” di Peter and Maria Hoey, in Coin-Op #7 (Coin-Op Books)
- “The Talk of the Saints,” di Tom King and Jason Fabok, in Swamp Thing Winter Special (DC)
Best Single Issue/One-Shot
- Beneath the Dead Oak Tree, di Emily Carroll (ShortBox)
- Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise, di Jeff Lemire e Emi Lenox (Dark Horse)
- No Better Words, di Carolyn Nowak (Silver Sprocket)
- Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #310, di Chip Zdarsky (Marvel)
- The Terrible Elisabeth Dumn Against the Devils In Suits, di Arabson, tradotto da James Robinson (IHQ Studio/ Image)
Best Continuing Series
- Batman, di Tom King e Aa. Vv. (DC)
- Black Hammer: Age of Doom, di Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston e Rich Tommaso (Dark Horse)
- Gasolina, di Sean Mackiewicz e Niko Walter (Skybound/Image)
- Giant Days, di John Allison, Max Sarin e Julaa Madrigal (BOOM! Box)
- The Immortal Hulk, di Al Ewing, Joe Bennett e Ruy José (Marvel)
- Runaways, di Rainbow Rowell e Kris Anka (Marvel)
Best Limited Series
- Batman: White Knight, di Sean Murphy (DC)
- Eternity Girl, di Magdalene Visaggio e Sonny Liew (Vertigo/DC)
- Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, di Mark Russell, Mike Feehan e Mark Morales (DC)
- Mister Miracle, di Tom King e Mitch Gerads (DC)
- X-Men: Grand Design: Second Genesis, di Ed Piskor (Marvel)
Best New Series
- Bitter Root, di David Walker, Chuck Brown e Sanford Green (Image)
- Crowded, di Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein e Ted Brandt (Image)
- Gideon Falls, di Jeff Lemire e Andrea Sorrentino (Image)
- Isola, by Brenden Fletcher e Karl Kerschl (Image)
- Man-Eaters, di Chelsea Cain e Kate Niemczyk (Image)
- Skyward, di Joe Henderson e Lee Garbett (Image)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)
- Johnny Boo and the Ice Cream Computer, di James Kochalka (Top Shelf/IDW)
- Petals, di Gustavo Borges (KaBOOM!)
- Peter & Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths, di Graham Annable (First Second)
- This Is a Taco! di Andrew Cangelose e Josh Shipley (CubHouse/Lion Forge)
- Tiger Vs. Nightmare, di Emily Tetri (First Second)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12)
- Aquicorn Cove, di Katie O’Neill (Oni)
- Be Prepared, di Vera Brosgol (First Second)
- The Cardboard Kingdom, di Chad Sell (Knopf/Random House Children’s Books)
- Crush, di Svetlana Chmakova (JY/Yen Press)
- The Divided Earth, di Faith Erin Hicks (First Second)
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13–17)
- All Summer Long, di Hope Larson (Farrar Straus Giroux)
- Gumballs, di Erin Nations (Top Shelf/IDW)
- Middlewest, di Skottie Young e Jorge Corona (Image)
- Norroway, Book 1: The Black Bull of Norroway, di Cat Seaton e Kit Seaton (Image)
- The Prince and the Dressmaker, di Jen Wang (First Second)
- Watersnakes, di Tony Sandoval, tradotto daLucas Marangon (Magnetic/Lion Forge)
Best Humor Publication
- Get Naked, di Steven T. Seagle et al. (Image)
- Giant Days, di John Allison, Max Sarin, and Julia Madrigal (BOOM! Box)
- MAD magazine, curata da Bill Morrison (DC)
- A Perfect Failure: Fanta Bukowski 3, di Noah Van Sciver (Fantagraphics)
- Woman World, di Aminder Dhaliwal (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Anthology
- Femme Magnifique: 50 Magnificent Women Who Changed the World, curata da Shelly Bond (Black Crown/IDW)
- Puerto Rico Strong, curata da Marco Lopez, Desiree Rodriguez, Hazel Newlevant, Derek Ruiz e Neil Schwartz (Lion Forge)
- Twisted Romance, curata da Alex de Campi (Image)
- Where We Live: A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas, curata da Will Dennis, J. H. Williams III e Wendy Wright-Williams (Image)
Best Reality-Based Work
- All the Answers: A Graphic Memoir, di Michael Kupperman (Gallery 13)
- All the Sad Songs, di Summer Pierre (Retrofit/Big Planet)
- Is This Guy For Real? The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, di Box Brown (First Second)
- Monk! by Youssef Daoudi (First Second)
- One Dirty Tree, di Noah Van Sciver (Uncivilized Books)
Best Graphic Album—New
- Bad Girls, di Alex de Campi e Victor Santos (Gallery 13)
- Come Again, di Nate Powell (Top Shelf/IDW)
- Green Lantern: Earth One Vol. 1, di Corinna Bechko e Gabriel Hardman (DC)
- Homunculus, di Joe Sparrow (ShortBox)
- My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies, di Ed Brubaker e Sean Phillips (Image)
- Sabrina, di Nick Drnaso (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
- Berlin, di Jason Lutes (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Girl Town, di Carolyn Nowak (Top Shelf/IDW)
- Upgrade Soul, di Ezra Claytan Daniels (Lion Forge)
- The Vision hardcover, di Tom King, Gabriel Hernandez Walta e Michael Walsh (Marvel)
- Young Frances, di Hartley Lin (AdHouse Books)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium
- Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation, adattato da Ari Folman e David Polonsky (Pantheon)
- “Frankenstein” di Mary Shelley, in Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, adattato da Junji Ito, tradotto da Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
- Out in the Open di Jesús Carraso, adattato da Javi Rey, tradotto da Lawrence Schimel (SelfMadeHero)
- Speak: The Graphic Novel, di Laurie Halse Anderson e Emily Carroll (Farrar Straus Giroux)
- To Build a Fire: Based on Jack London’s Classic Story, di Chabouté (Gallery 13)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
- About Betty’s Boob, di Vero Cazot e Julie Rocheleau, tradotto da Edward Gauvin (Archaia/BOOM!)
- Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World, di Pénélope Bagieu (First Second)
- Herakles Book 1, di Edouard Cour, tradotto da Jeremy Melloul (Magnetic/Lion Forge)
- Niourk, di Stefan Wul e Olivier Vatine, tradotto da Brandon Kander e Diana Schutz (Dark Horse)
- A Sea of Love, di Wilfrid Lupano e Grégory Panaccione (Magnetic/Lion Forge)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
- Abara: Complete Deluxe Edition, di Tsutomu Nihei, tradotto da Sheldon Drzka (VIZ Media)
- Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction, di Inio Asano, tradotto da John Werry (VIZ Media)
- Laid-Back Camp, di Afro, tradotto da Amber Tamosaitis (Yen Press)
- My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder, di Nie Jun, tradotto da Edward Gauvin (Graphic Universe/Lerner)
- Tokyo Tarareba Girls, di Akiko Higashimura (Kodansha)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips
- Pogo, vol. 5: Out of This World At Home, by Walt Kelly, curata da Mark Evanier and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
- Sky Masters of the Space Force: The Complete Sunday Strips in Color (1959–1960), di Jack Kirby, Wally Wood, curata da Ferran Delgado (Amigo Comics)
- Star Wars: Classic Newspaper Strips, vol. 3, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson, edited by Dean Mullaney (Library of American Comics/IDW)
- The Temple of Silence: Forgotten Words and Worlds of Herbert Crowley, di Justin Duerr (Beehive Books)
- Thimble Theatre and the Pre-Popeye Comics of E. C. Segar, curata da Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books
- Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman Deluxe Edition, curata da Paul Levitz (DC)
- Bill Sienkiewicz’s Mutants and Moon Knights… And Assassins… Artifact Edition, curata da Scott Dunbier (IDW)
- Dirty Plotte: The Complete Julie Doucet (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Madman Quarter Century Shindig, di Mike Allred, curata da Chris Ryall (IDW)
- Terry Moore’s Strangers in Paradise Gallery Edition, curata da Joseph Melchior and Bob Chapman (Abstract Studio/Graphitti Designs)
- Will Eisner’s A Contract with God: Curator’s Collection, curata da John Lind (Kitchen Sink/Dark Horse)
Best Writer
- Alex de Campi, Bad Girls (Gallery 13); Twisted Romance (Image)
- Tom King, Batman, Mister Miracle, Heroes in Crisis, Swamp Thing Winter Special (DC)
- Jeff Lemire, Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Doctor Star & the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows, Quantum Age (Dark Horse); Descender, Gideon Falls, Royal City (Image)
- Mark Russell, Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, Green Lantern/Huckleberry Hound, Lex Luthor/Porky Pig (DC); Lone Ranger (Dynamite)
- Kelly Thompson, Nancy Drew (Dynamite); Hawkeye, Jessica Jones, Mr. & Mrs. X, Rogue & Gambit, Uncanny X-Men, West Coast Avengers (Marvel)
- Chip Zdarsky, Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man, Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel)
Best Writer/Artist
- Sophie Campbell, Wet Moon (Oni)
- Nick Drnaso, Sabrina (Drawn & Quarterly)
- David Lapham, Lodger (Black Crown/IDW); Stray Bullets (Image)
- Nate Powell, Come Again (Top Shelf/IDW)
- Tony Sandoval, Watersnakes (Magnetic/Lion Forge)
- Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker (First Second)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
- Matías Bergara, Coda (BOOM!)
- Mitch Gerads, Mister Miracle (DC)
- Karl Kerschl, Isola (Image)
- Sonny Liew, Eternity Girl (Vertigo/DC)
- Sean Phillips, Kill or Be Killed, My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies (Image)
- Yanick Paquette, Wonder Woman Earth One, vol. 2 (DC)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
- Lee Bermejo, Batman: Damned (DC)
- Carita Lupatelli, Izuna Book 2 (Humanoids)
- Dustin Nguyen, Descender (Image)
- Gregory Panaccione, A Sea of Love (Magnetic/Lion Forge)
- Tony Sandoval, Watersnakes (Magnetic/Lion Forge)
Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)
- Jen Bartel, Blackbird (Image); Submerged (Vault)
- Nick Derington, Mister Miracle (DC)
- Karl Kerschl, Isola (Image)
- Joshua Middleton, Batgirl and Aquaman variants (DC)
- Julian Tedesco, Hawkeye, Life of Captain Marvel (Marvel)
Best Coloring
- Jordie Bellaire, Batgirl, Batman (DC); The Divided Earth (First Second); Days of Hate, Dead Hand, Head Lopper, Redlands (Image); Shuri, Doctor Strange (Marvel)
- Tamra Bonvillain, Alien 3 (Dark Horse); Batman, Doom Patrol (DC); Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Multiple Man (Marvel)
- Nathan Fairbairn, Batman, Batgirl, Birds of Prey, Wonder Woman Earth One, vol. 2 (DC); Die!Die!Die! (Image)
- Matt Hollingsworth, Batman: White Knight (DC): Seven to Eternity, Wytches (Image)
- Matt Wilson, Black Cloud, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); The Mighty Thor, Runaways (Marvel)
Best Lettering
- David Aja, Seeds (Berger Books/Dark Horse)
- Jim Campbell, Breathless, Calexit, Gravetrancers, Snap Flash Hustle, Survival Fetish, The Wilds (Black Mask); Abbott, Alice: Dream to Dream, Black Badge, Clueless, Coda, Fence, Firefly, Giant Days, Grass Kings, Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass, Low Road West, Sparrowhawk (BOOM); Angelic (Image); Wasted Space (Vault)
- Alex de Campi, Bad Girls (Gallery 13); Twisted Romance (Image)
- Jared Fletcher, Batman: Damned (DC); The Gravediggers Union, Moonshine, Paper Girls, Southern Bastards (Image)
- Todd Klein— Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Neil Gaiman’s A Study in Emerald (Dark Horse); Batman: White Night (DC); Eternity Girl, Books of Magic (Vertigo/DC); The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest (Top Shelf/IDW)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
- Back Issue, curata da Michael Eury (TwoMorrows)
- The Columbus Scribbler, curata da Brian Canini, columbusscribbler.com
- Comicosity, curata da Aaron Long e Matt Santori, www.comicosity.com
- LAAB Magazine #0: Dark Matter, curata da Ronald Wimberley e Josh O’Neill (Beehive Books)
- PanelxPanel magazine, curata da Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, panelxpanel.com
Best Comics-Related Book
- Comic Book Implosion: An Oral History of DC Comics Circa 1978, di Keith Dallas and John Wells (TwoMorrows)
- Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists, di Martha H. Kennedy (University Press of Mississippi)
- The League of Regrettable Sidekicks, di Jon Morris (Quirk Books)
- Mike Grell: Life Is Drawing Without an Eraser, di Dewey Cassell with Jeff Messer (TwoMorrows)
- Yoshitaka Amano: The Illustrated Biography—Beyond the Fantasy, di Florent Gorges, translated by Laure Dupont and Annie Gullion (Dark Horse)
Best Academic/Scholarly Work
- Between Pen and Pixel: Comics, Materiality, and the Book of the Future, di Aaron Kashtan (Ohio State University Press)
- Breaking the Frames: Populism and Prestige in Comics Studies, di Marc Singer (University of Texas Press)
- The Goat-Getters: Jack Johnson, the Fight of the Century, and How a Bunch of Raucous Cartoonists Reinvented Comics, di Eddie Campbell (Library of American Comics/IDW/Ohio State University Press)
- Incorrigibles and Innocents, di Lara Saguisag (Rutgers Univeristy Press)
- Sweet Little C*nt: The Graphic Work of Julie Doucet, di Anne Elizabeth Moore (Uncivilized Books)
Best Publication Design
- A Sea of Love, designed by Wilfrid Lupano, Grégory Panaccione e Mike Kennedy (Magnetic/Lion Forge)
- The Stan Lee Story Collector’s Edition, design di Josh Baker (Taschen)
- The Temple of Silence: Forgotten Worlds of Herbert Crowley, design di Paul Kepple and Max Vandenberg (Beehive Books)
- Terry Moore’s Strangers in Paradise Gallery Edition, design di Josh Beatman/Brainchild Studios/NYC (Abstract Studio/Graphitti Designs)
- Will Eisner’s A Contract with God: Curator’s Collection, design di John Lind (Kitchen Sink/Dark Horse)
Best Digital Comic
- Aztec Empire, di Paul Guinan, Anina Bennett, and David Hahn, www.bigredhair.com/books/Aztec-empire/
- The Führer and the Tramp, di Sean McArdle, Jon Judy, and Dexter Wee, http://thefuhrerandthetramp.com/
- The Journey, di Pablo Leon (Rewire), https://rewire.news/article/2018/01/08/rewire-exclusive-comic-journey/
- The Stone King, di Kel McDonald and Tyler Crook (comiXology Originals) https://cmxl.gy/Stone-King
- Umami, di Ken Niimura (Panel Syndicate), http://panelsyndicate.com/comics/umami
Best Webcomic
- The Contradictions, di Sophie Yanow, www.thecontradictions.com
- Lavender Jack, di Dan Schkade (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/thriller/lavender-jack/list?title_no=1410&page=1
- Let’s Play, di Mongie (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/letsplay/list?title_no=1218&page=1
- Lore Olympus, di Rachel Smythe, (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=1
- Tiger, Tiger, di Petra Erika Nordlund, (Hiveworks) http://www.tigertigercomic.com/
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