DC Nominations For Eisner Awards

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DC Nominations For Eisner Awards
By The Editor
April 22, 2007 - 15:59

The nominees for the 2007 Eisner Awards have been announced, and DC Comics projects and creators received a total of 24 nominations from the DCU, Vertigo and WildStorm.

DC Comics would like to thank the Eisner Awards committee and congratulates all those who were nominated.

DC's 2007 Eisner Award nominees are:

Best Short Story
* "A Frog's Eye View," by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in FABLES: 1,001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL (Available for reorder - JUL060245)

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
* BATMAN/THE SPIRIT: "Crime Convention," by Jeph Loeb and Darwyn Cooke (Available for reorder - SEP060190)

Best Continuing Series
* ALL STAR SUPERMAN, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (Collected in the ALL STAR SUPERMAN VOL. 1 HC, available for reorder - DEC060188)

Best Limited Series
* BATMAN: YEAR 100, by Paul Pope (Available for reorder - OCT060164)
* THE OTHER SIDE, by Jason Aaron and Cameron Stewart (Collected in THE OTHER SIDE TP, available for advance reorder and scheduled to arrive in stores on May 23 - FEB070359)

Best New Series
* JACK OF FABLES, by Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges, Tony Akins, and Andrew Pepoy (Collected in the JACK OF FABLES VOL. 1: THE (NEARLY) GREAT ESCAPE, available for reorder - NOV060300)

Best Anthology
* FABLES: 1,001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL, by Bill Willingham and various

Best Graphic Album-Reprint
* ABSOLUTE DC: THE NEW FRONTIER, by Darwyn Cooke (Available for reorder - JUL060153)

Best Archival Collection/Project-Comic Books
* THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 1, by Neil Gaiman and various (Available for reorder - AUG060280)

Best Writer
* Grant Morrison (ALL STAR SUPERMAN, BATMAN, 52, SEVEN SOLDIERS)
* Bill Willingham (FABLES, JACK OF FABLES, FABLES: 1,001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL)

Best Writer/Artist
* Gilbert Hernandez, (SLOTH) (Available for reorder - APR060283)
* Paul Pope (BATMAN: YEAR 100)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
* Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha (FABLES) (The next collected edition, FABLES VOL. 9: SONS OF EMPIRE TP, is solicited in the March Previews and is scheduled to arrive in stores on June 13 - MAR070271)
* Tony Harris & Tom Feister (EX MACHINA) (The latest collected edition, EX MACHINA VOL. 5: SMOKE SMOKE TP, is available for reorder - DEC060271)
* Niko Henrichon (PRIDE OF BAGHDAD) (Available for reorder - JUN060255)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
* Jill Thompson, "Fair Division," in FABLES: 1,001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL

Best Cover Artist
* Tony Harris (EX MACHINA)
* James Jean (FABLES, JACK OF FABLES)
* Dave Johnson (100 BULLETS)
* J. G. Jones (52)

Best Coloring
* Dave Stewart (ACTION COMICS, BATMAN/THE SPIRIT, SUPERMAN)

Best Lettering
* Todd Klein (FABLES, JACK OF FABLES, PRIDE OF BAGHDAD, TESTAMENT)
* Clem Robins (LOVELESS, 100 BULLETS, Y: THE LAST MAN)

Best Publication Design
* ABSOLUTE DC: THE NEW FRONTIER, designed by Darwyn Cooke