Considered by many to be "The Oscars" of comic book industry awards,the winners will be named this July at the San Diego Comic-Con International, the largest and oldest comic convention in the United States.
DC Entertainment congratulates all of this year’s nominees. For the full list click here.
And now for our 2012 Eisner Award Nominees:
Best Limited Series
FLASHPOINT: BATMAN – KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE, by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (Collected in the FLASHPOINT: THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT FEATURING BATMAN TP)
THE NEW YORK FIVE, by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly (Collected in THE NEW YORK FIVE TP)
Best Writer:
Jeff Lemire, ANIMAL MAN; FLASHPOINT: FRANKENSTEIN AND THE CREATURES OF THE UNKNOWN, FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E., SWEET TOOTH
Best Single Issue:
THE UNWRITTEN #24: “Stairway to Heaven” by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, and Al Davison (Collected in THE UNWRITTEN VOL. ON TO GENESIS TP)
Best Reality-Based Work:
MARZI: A MEMOIR, by Marzena Sowa and Sylvain Savoia
Best Publication for Kids (ages 8–12)
THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, by Sholly Fisch, Rick Burchett, and Dan Davis (Collected in THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD TP)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books
THE SUGAR AND SPIKE ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC, by Sheldon Mayer
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
WE3 DELUXE EDITION HC, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
Best Writer:
Mike Carey, THE UNWRITTEN
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team:
Michael Allred, iZOMBIE
Best Cover Artist:
Michael Allred, iZOMBIE
Yuko Shimizu, THE UNWRITTEN
Best Coloring:
Laura Allred, iZOMBIE
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books:
THE MAD FOLD-IN COLLECTION by Al Jaffee (Chronicle)
Best Publication Design:
THE MAD FOLD-IN COLLECTION designed by Michael Morris (Chronicle)