2015 Eisner Award Winners
The 2015 Eisner Awards were held on July 10, 2015, and honored the best comics published in 2014.
Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples were awarded Best Continuing Series for “Saga” for the third consecutive year; the series is now tied with Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” for most consecutive wins. Little Nemo was another big winner, with three different titles garnering awards. Lumberjanes won two awards, Best New Series and Best Publication for Teens (13-17). Darwyn Cooke won his thirteenth Eisner Award; this year for Best Cover Artist. Dave Stewart won his ninth award for Best Colorist, further extending his record.
Best Short Story
“When the Darkness Presses,” by Emily Carroll, http://emcarroll.com/comics/darkness/
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers, by Evan Dorkin & Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)
Best Continuing Series
Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (Image)
Best Limited Series
Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, by Eric Shanower & Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
Best New Series
Lumberjanes, by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, & Brooke A. Allen (BOOM! Box)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7)
The Zoo Box, by Ariel Cohn & Aron Nels Steinke (First Second)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 8-12)
El Deafo, by Cece Bell (Amulet/Abrams)
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
Lumberjanes, by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, & Brooke A. Allen (BOOM! Box)
Best Humor Publication
The Complete Cul de Sac, by Richard Thompson (Andrews McMeel)
Best Digital/Web Comic
The Private Eye by Brian Vaughan & Marcos Martin http://panelsyndicate.com/
Best Anthology
Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, edited by Josh O’Neill, Andrew Carl, & Chris Stevens (Locust Moon)
Best Reality-Based Work
Hip Hop Family Tree, vol. 2, by Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics)
Best Graphic Album—New
This One Summer, by Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki (First Second)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
Through the Woods, by Emily Carroll (McElderry Books)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)
Winsor McCay’s Complete Little Nemo, edited by Alexander Braun (TASCHEN)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)
Steranko Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
Blacksad: Amarillo, by Juan Díaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido (Dark Horse)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
Showa 1939–1944 and Showa 1944–1953: A History of Japan, by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Writer
Gene Luen Yang, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Dark Horse); The Shadow Hero (First Second)
Best Writer/Artist
Raina Telgemeier, Sisters (Graphix/Scholastic)
Best Penciller/Inker
Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
J. H. Williams III, The Sandman: Overture (Vertigo/DC)
Best Cover Artist
Darwyn Cooke, DC Comics Darwyn Cooke Month Variant Covers (DC)
Best Coloring
Dave Stewart, Hellboy in Hell, BPRD, Abe Sapien, Baltimore, Lobster Johnson, Witchfinder, Shaolin Cowboy, Aliens: Fire and Stone, DHP (Dark Horse)
Best Lettering
Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo: Senso, Usagi Yojimbo Color Special: The Artist (Dark Horse)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
Comics Alliance, edited by Andy Khouri, Caleb Goellner, Andrew Wheeler, & Joe Hughes, www.comicsalliance.com
Best Comics-Related Book
Genius Animated: The Cartoon Art of Alex Toth, vol. 3, by Dean Mullaney & Bruce Canwell (IDW/LOAC)
Best Scholarly/Academic Work
Graphic Details: Jewish Women’s Confessional Comics in Essays and Interviews, edited by Sarah Lightman (McFarland)
Best Publication Design
Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, designed by Jim Rugg (Locust Moon)
Bill Finger Award For Excellence in Comics Writing:
John Stanley & Don McGregor
The Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award
Bill and Kayre Morrison
Spirit of Comics Retailer Award
Pack Rat Comics in Hillard, Ohio
Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award
Jorge Corona, artist of Feathers (Archaia), Goners (Image), and Teen Titans Go (DC) (tie)
Greg Smallwood, artist of Moon Knight (Marvel) and Dream Thief (Dark Horse) (tie)
