Voici les nominations pour les Eisner Awards, l\'équivalent des oscars des comics : Meilleure histoire courte : • “Because I Love You So Much,” by Nikoline Werdelin, in From Wonderland with Love: Danish Comics in the 3rd Millennium (Fantagraphics/Aben malen) • “Gentleman John,” by Nathan Greno, in What Is Torch Tiger? (Torch Tiger) • “How and Why to Bale Hay,” by Nick Bertozzi, in Syncopated (Villard) • “Hurricane,” interpreted by Gradimir Smudja, in Bob Dylan Revisited (Norton) • “Urgent Request,” by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim, in The Eternal Smile (First Second) Meilleur One-Shot : • Brave & the Bold #28: “Blackhawk and the Flash: Firing Line,” by J. Michael Straczynski and Jesus Saiz (DC) • Captain America #601: “Red, White, and Blue-Blood,” by Ed Brubaker and Gene Colan (Marvel) • Ganges #3, by Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics) • The Unwritten #5: “How the Whale Became,” by Mike Carey and Peter Gross (Vertigo/DC) • Usagi Yojimbo #123: “The Death of Lord Hikiji” by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse) Meilleure Série Régulière : • Fables, by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Andrew Pepoy et al. (Vertigo/DC) • Irredeemable, by Mark Waid and Peter Krause (BOOM!) • Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Media) • The Unwritten, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross (Vertigo/DC) • The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard (Image) Meilleure Série Limitée ou Story-Arc : • Blackest Night, by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, and Oclair Albert (DC) • Incognito, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon) • Pluto: Urasawa X Tezuka, by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki (VIZ Media) • Wolverine #66–72 and Wolverine Giant-Size Special: “Old Man Logan,” by Mark Millar, Steve McNiven, and Dexter Vines (Marvel) • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel) Meilleur nouvelles série : • Chew, by John Layman and Rob Guillory (Image) • Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick, art by Tony Parker (BOOM!) • Ireedeemable, by Mark Waid and Peter Krause (BOOM!) • Sweet Tooth, by Jeff Lemire (Vertigo/DC) • The Unwritten, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross (Vertigo/DC) Meilleur Scénariste : • Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Daredevil, Marvels Project (Marvel) Criminal, Incognito (Marvel Icon) • Geoff Johns, Adventure Comics, Blackest Night, The Flash: Rebirth, Superman: Secret Origin (DC) • James Robinson, Justice League: Cry for Justice (DC) • Mark Waid, Irredeemable, The Incredibles (BOOM!) • Bill Willingham, Fables (Vertigo/DC) Meilleur scénariste/artiste : • Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: The Hunter (IDW) • R. Crumb, The Book of Genesis Illustrated (Norton) • David Mazzuccheilli, Asterios Polyp (Pantheon) • Terry Moore, Echo (Abstract Books) • Naoki Urasawa, Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, Pluto: Urasawa X Tezuka (VIZ Media) Meilleur Dessinateur/encreur (solo ou équipe) : • Michael Kaluta, Madame Xanadu #11–15: “Exodus Noir” (Vertigo/DC) • Steve McNiven/Dexter Vines, Wolverine: Old Man Logan (Marvel) • Fiona Staples, North 40 (WildStorm) • J. H. Williams III, Detective Comics (DC) • Danijel Zezelj, Luna Park (Vertigo/DC) Meilleur Cover Artiste : • John Cassaday, Irredeemable (BOOM!); Lone Ranger (Dynamite) • Salvador Larocca, Invincible Iron Man (Marvel) • Sean Phillips, Criminal, Incognito (Marvel Icon); 28 Days Later (BOOM!) • Alex Ross, Astro City: The Dark Age (WildStorm/DC); Project Superpowers (Dynamite) • J. H. Williams III, Detective Comics (DC) A vos pronostics !