Ecco i vincitori degli Eisner Awards 2009, premiati a San Diego durante il Comic Con di questo anno:
Best Short Story
VINCITORE: "Murder He Wrote," by Ian Boothby, Nina Matsumoto, and Andrew Pepoy, in The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #14 (Bongo)
"Actual Size" by Chris Ware, in Kramers Ergot 7 (Buenaventura Press)
"Chechen War, Chechen Women," by Joe Sacco, in I Live Here (Pantheon)
"Freaks," by Laura Park, in Superior Showcase #3 (AdHouse)
"Glenn Ganges in 'Pulverize,'" by Kevin Huizenga, in Ganges #2 (Fantagraphics)
Best Continuing Series
VINCITORE: All Star Superman. by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)
Fables, by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Niko Henrichon, Andrew Pepoy, and Peter Gross (Vertigo/DC)
Naoki Urasawa's Monster, by Naoki Urasawa (Viz)
Thor, by J. Michael Straczynski, Olivier Coipel, Mark Morales, and various (Marvel)
Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse)
Best Limited Series
VINCITORE: Hellboy: The Crooked Man, by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben (Dark Horse)
Groo: Hell on Earth, by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier (Dark Horse)
Locke & Key, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
Omega the Unknown, by Jonathan Lethem, Karl Rusnak, and Farel Dalrymple (Marvel)
The Twelve, by J. Michael Straczynski and Chris Weston (Marvel)
Best New Series
VINCITORE: Invincible Iron Man, by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larocca (Marvel)
Air, by. G. Willow Wilson and M. K. Perker (Vertigo/DC)
Echo, by Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)
Madame Xanadu, by Matt Wagner, Amy Reeder Hadley, and Richard Friend (Vertigo/DC)
Unknown Soldier, by Joshua Dysart and Alberto Ponticelli (Vertigo/DC)
Best Publication for Kids
VINCITORE: Tiny Titans, by Art Baltazar and Franco (DC)
Amulet, Book 1: The Stonekeeper, by Kazu Kabuishi (Scholastic Graphix)
Cowa! by Akira Toriyama (Viz)
Princess at Midnight, by Andi Watson (Image)
Stinky, by Eleanor Davis (RAW Junior)
Best Publication for Teens/Tweens
VINCITORE: Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, adapted by P. Craig Russell (HarperCollins Children's Books)
Crogan's Vengeance, by Chris Schweizer (Oni)
The Good Neighbors, Book 1: Kin, by Holly Black and Ted Naifeh (Scholastic Graphix)
Rapunzel's Revenge, by Shannon and Dean Hale and Nathan Hale (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
Skim, by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (Groundwood Books)
Best Humor Publication
VINCITORE: Herbie Archives, by "Sean O'Shea" (Richard E. Hughes) and Ogden Whitney (Dark Horse)
Arsenic Lullaby Pulp Edition No. Zero, by Douglas Paszkiewicz (Arsenic Lullaby)
Chumble Spuzz, by Ethan Nicolle (SLG)
Petey and Pussy, by John Kerschbaum (Fantagraphics)
Wondermark: Beards of Our Forefathers, by David Malki (Dark Horse)
Best Anthology
VINCITORE: Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori Amos, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Image)
An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories, vol. 2, edited by Ivan Brunetti (Yale University Press)
Best American Comics 2008, edited by Lynda Barry (Houghton Mifflin)
Kramers Ergot 7, edited by Sammy Harkham (Buenaventura Press)
MySpace Dark Horse Presents, edited by Scott Allie and Sierra Hahn (Dark Horse)
Best Digital Comic
VINCITORE: Finder, by Carla Speed McNeil,
Shadowline Web Comics
Bodyworld, by Dash Shaw,
Darth Shaw
Te Lady's Murder, by Eliza Frye,
theladysmurder.elizafrye.com
Speak No Evil, by Elan Trinidad,
Speak No Evil | Mirror Site
Vs. by Alexis Sottile & Joe Infurnari,
Vs. | Next-Door Neighbor
Best Reality-Based Work
VINCITORE: What It Is, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
Alan's War, by Emmanuel Guibert (First Second)
Blue Pills: A Positive Love Story, by Frederik Peeters (Houghton Mifflin)
Fishtown, by Kevin Colden (IDW)
A Treasury of XXth Century Murder: The Lindbergh Child, by Rick Geary (NBM)
Best Graphic Album-New
VINCITORE: Swallow Me Whole, by Nate Powell (Top Shelf)
Alan's War, by Emmanuel Guibert (First Second)
Paul Goes Fishing, by Michel Rabagliati (Drawn & Quarterly)
Skim, by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (Groundwood Books)
Three Shadows, by Cyril Pedrosa (First Second)
Best Graphic Album-Reprint
VINCITORE: Hellboy Library Edition, vols. 1 and 2, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
Berlin Book 2: City of Smoke, by Jason Lutes (Drawn & Quarterly)
Sam & Max Surfin' the Highway anniversary edition HC, by Steve Purcell (Telltale Games)
Skyscrapers of the Midwest, by Joshua W. Cotter (AdHouse)
The Umbrella Academy, vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite deluxe edition, by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá (Dark Horse)
Best Archival Collection/Project-Strips
VINCITORE: Little Nemo in Slumberland, Many More Splendid Sundays, by Winsor McCay (Sunday Press Books)
The Complete Little Orphan Annie, by Harold Gray (IDW)
Explainers, by Jules Feiffer (Fantagraphics)
Scorchy Smith and the Art of Noel Sickles, (IDW)
Willie & Joe, by Bill Mauldin (Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project-Comic Books
VINCITORE: Creepy Archives, by various (Dark Horse)
Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon)
Elektra Omnibus, by Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz (Marvel)
Good-Bye, by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Drawn & Quarterly)
Herbie Archives, by "Sean O'Shea" (Richard E. Hughes) and Ogden Whitney (Dark Horse)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
VINCITORE: The Last Musketeer, by Jason (Fantagraphics)
Alan's War, by Emmanuel Guibert (First Second)
Gus and His Gang, by Chris Blain (First Second)
The Rabbi's Cat 2, by Joann Sfar (Pantheon)
Tamara Drewe, by Posy Simmonds (Mariner/Houghton Mifflin)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Japan
VINCITORE: Dororo, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
Cat Eyed Boy, by Kazuo Umezu (Viz)
Naoki Urasawa's Monster, by Naoki Urasawa (Viz)
The Quest for the Missing Girl, by Jiro Taniguchi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
Solanin, by Inio Asano (Viz)
Best Writer
VINCITORE: Bill Willingham, Fables, House of Mystery (Vertigo/DC)
Joe Hill, Lock & Key (IDW)
J. Michael Straczynski, Thor, The Twelve (Marvel)
Mariko Tamaki, Skim (Groundwood Books)
Matt Wagner, Zorro (Dynamite); Madame Xanadu (Vertigo/DC)
Best Writer/Artist
VINCITORE: Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Acme)
Ricky Geary, A Treasury of XXth Century Murder: The Lindbergh Child (NBM); J. Edgar Hoover (Hill & Wang)
Emmanuel Guibert, Alan's War (First Second)
Jason Lutes, Berlin (Drawn & Quarterly)
Cyril Pedrosa, Three Shadows (First Second)
Nate Powell, Swallow Me Whole (Top Shelf)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
VINCITORE: Guy Davis, BPRD (Dark Horse)
Gabriel Bá, The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse)
Mark Buckingham/Steve Leialoha, Fables (Vertigo/DC)
Olivier Coipel/Mark Morales, Thor (Marvel)
Amy Reeder Hadley/Richard Friend, Madame Xanadu (Vertigo/DC)
Jillian Tamaki, Skim (Groundwood Books)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist
VINCITORE: Jill Thompson, Magic Trixie, Magic Trixie Sleeps Over (HarperCollins Children's Books)
Lynda Barry, What It Is (Drawn & Quarterly)
Eddie Campbell, The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard (First Second)
Enrico Casarosa, The Venice Chronicles (Ateliér Fio/AdHouse)
Scott Morse, Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! (Red Window)
Best Cover Artist
VINCITORE: James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse)
Gabrial Bá, Casanova (Image); The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse)
Jo Chen, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Serenity (Dark Horse); Runaways (Marvel)
Amy Reeder Hadley, Madame Xanadu (Vertigo/DC)
Matt Wagner, Zorro (Dynamite); Grendel: Behold the Devil (Dark Horse)
Best Coloring
VINCITORE: Dave Stewart, Abe Sapien: The Drowning, BPRD, The Goon, Hellboy, Solomon Kane, The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse); Body Bags (Image); Captain America: White (Marvel)
Steve Hamaker, Bone: Ghost Circles, Bone: Treasure Hunters (Scholastic Graphix)
Trish Mulvihill, Joker (DC), 100 Bullets (Vertigo/DC)
Val Staples, Criminal, Incognito (Marvel Icon)
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #19 (Acme)
Best Lettering
VINCITORE: Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #19 (Acme)
Farel Dalrymple, Omega: The Unknown (Marvel)
Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules! (Renaissance)
Scott Morse, Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! (Red Window)
Nate Powell, Swallow Me Whole (Top Shelf)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
VINCITORE: Comic Book Resources, produced by Jonah Weiland (Comic Book Resources - Daily Comic Book News, Previews, Reviews, Commentary and Message Boards)
The Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth, Michael Dean, and Kristy Valenti (Fantagraphics)
The Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon and Jordan Raphael (The Comics Reporter)
Comics Comics, edited by Timothy Hodler and Dan Nadel (www.comicscomicsmag.com) (PictureBox)
Best Comics-Related Book
VINCITORE: Kirby: King of Comics, by Mark Evanier (Abrams)
Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front, by Todd DePastino (Norton)
Brush with Passion: The Art and Life of Dave Stevens, edited by Arnie and Cathy Fenner (Underwood)
Drawing Words and Writing Pictures, by Jessica Abel and Matt Madden (First Second)
The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America, by David Hajdu (Picador/Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
Best Publication Design
VINCITORE: Hellboy Library Editions, designed by Cary Grazzini and Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! designed by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon)
Comic Book Tattoo, designed by Tom Muller, art direction by Rantz Hoseley (Image)
What It Is, designed by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
Willie and Joe, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics)