{"id":71651,"date":"2026-07-25T23:30:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=71651"},"modified":"2026-07-25T23:30:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:30:58","slug":"2026-will-eisner-comic-industry-awards-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=71651","title":{"rendered":"2026 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The winners of the the 2026 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were revealed at San Diego Comic-Con. DC took home some major awards on the strength of its Absolute Universe line, with both Absolute Batman and Absolute Martian Manhunter being honored. In total, DC was the most decorated publisher with 10 awards (including Best Continuing Series, Best Limited Series, and Best One-Shot\/Single Issue), followed by Image Comics with four awards.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">DC&#8217;s Absolute Universe: Preview Art Gallery<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"Click through for a look at the early preview art for DC's Absolute Universe comics.\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Scroll down to see the full list of nominees, with the winners marked in bold:<\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Short Story<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cBlood Harvest,\u201d in Brain Damage, by Shintaro Kago, translated by Zack Davisson (Fantagraphics)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Curse Room,\u201d in Brain Damage, by Shintaro Kago, translated by Zack Davisson (Fantagraphics)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFootball Is Not War,\u201d by R. K. Russell and Wilfred Santiago, in Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project (Stacked Deck Press)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRed Snapper in the Rea,\u201d by Michael D. Kennedy, in Milk White Steed (Drawn &amp; Quarterly)<\/li>\n<li>\u201ctrAPPed\u201d by Anand RK, Suparna Sharma, and Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best One-Shot\/Single Issue<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li><strong>Absolute Batman 2025 Annual #1, by Daniel Warren Johnson, James Harren, and Meredith McClaren (DC)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Absolute Martian Manhunter #1, by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez (DC)<\/li>\n<li>Assorted Crisis Events #4, by Deniz Camp and Eric Zawadski (Image)<\/li>\n<li>Coin-Op no. 10: Wet Cement, by Peter and Maria Hoey (Coin-Op Books)<\/li>\n<li>Ice Cream Man #43: \u201cOne Page Horror Stories,\u201d by W. Maxwell Prince and others (Image)<\/li>\n<li>Something Is Killing the Children: A Monster Hunter Walks into a Bar #1, by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell\u2019Edera (BOOM! Studios)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Continuing Series<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li><strong>Absolute Batman, by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, and others (DC)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Absolute Wonder Woman, by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, and Mattia De Iulis (DC)<\/li>\n<li>The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)<\/li>\n<li>FML, by Kelly Sue DeConnick and David Lopez (Dark Horse)<\/li>\n<li>The Power Fantasy, by Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard (Image)<\/li>\n<li>Storm, by Murewa Ayodele, Lucas Werneck, and others (Marvel)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Limited Series<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li><strong>Absolute Martian Manhunter, by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez (DC)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring, by Patrick Horvath (IDW)<\/li>\n<li>Bronze Faces, by Shobo, Shof, and Alexandre Tefenkgi (BOOM! Studios)<\/li>\n<li>Crownsville, by Rodney Barnes and Elia Bonetti (Oni Press)<\/li>\n<li>Everything Dead and Dying, by Tate Brombal and Jacob Phillips (Image)<\/li>\n<li>Out of Alcatraz, by Christopher Cantwell &amp; Tyler Crook (Oni Press)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best New Series<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li><strong>Assorted Crisis Events, by Deniz Camp and Eric Zawadski (Image)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Batman Vol. 4, by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jim\u00e9nez (DC)<\/li>\n<li>Black Cat, by G. Willow Wilson and Gleb Melnikov (Marvel)<\/li>\n<li>Exquisite Corpses, by James Tynion IV, Michael Walsh, Pornsak Pichetshote, and others (Image)<\/li>\n<li>Ghost Pepper, by Ludo Lullabi (Image)<\/li>\n<li>Temporal, by Stephanie Williams and Asiah Fulmore (Mad Cave)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Publication for Early Readers<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li><strong>All the Hulk Feels, by Dan Santat (Abrams Fanfare\/Marvel)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Faraway Forest: Wally\u2019s Route, by Debbie Fong (Chronicle Books)<\/li>\n<li>The Fire-Breathing Duckling, by Frank Cammuso (TOON Books)<\/li>\n<li>Night Light, by Michael Emberley (Holiday House)<\/li>\n<li>Steve, A Rare Egg, by Kelly Collier (Kids Can Press)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Publication for Kids<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li><strong>The Cartoonists Club, by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud (Scholastic Graphix)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Chickenpox, by Remy Lai (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)<\/li>\n<li>Creature Clinic, by Gavin Aung Than (First Second)<\/li>\n<li>Night Chef: An Epic Tale of Friendship with a Side of Deliciousness! By Mika Song (Random House Graphic)<\/li>\n<li>Oasis, by Guojing (Godwin Books\/Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)<\/li>\n<li>A Song for You and I, by K. O\u2019Neill (Random House Graphic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Publication for Teens<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Angelica and the Bear Prince, by Trung Le Nguyen (Random House Graphic)<\/li>\n<li>Clementine: Book Three, by Tillie Walden (Image Skybound)<\/li>\n<li>Everyone Sux But You, by K. Wroten (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)<\/li>\n<li>Hello Sunshine, by Keezy Young (Little, Brown Ink)<\/li>\n<li><strong>This Place Kills Me, by Mariko Tamaki and Nicole Goux (Abrams Fanfare)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Trumpets of Death, by Simon Bournel-Bosson, translated by Edward Gauvin (Graphic Universe\/Lerner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Humor Publication<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>And to Think We Started as a Book Club, by Tom Toro (Andrews McMeel Universal)<\/li>\n<li>Ew, It\u2019s Beautiful: A False Knees Comics Collection, by Joshua Barkman (Andrews McMeel Universal)<\/li>\n<li>The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt, by John Allison and Max Sarin (Dark Horse)<\/li>\n<li>Jeff the Land Shark, by Kelly Thompson and Tokitokoro (Marvel)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Physics for Cats, by Tom Gauld (Drawn &amp; Quarterly)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Spent: A Comic Novel, by Alison Bechdel (Mariner Books)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Anthology<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project, edited by Meghan Kemp-Gee and Megan Praz (Stacked Deck Press)<\/li>\n<li><strong>DC Pride 2025, edited by Andrea Shea and Jillian Grant (DC)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Noir Is the New Black Season 2 (FairSquare Graphics)<\/li>\n<li>Stardust the Super Wizard Anthology, edited by Van Jensen (Blue Creek Creative)<\/li>\n<li>2000AD 2026 Annual Featuring Judge Dredd, edited by Oliver Pickles (Rebellion)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Reality-Based Work<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li><strong>Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance, by Ben Passmore (Pantheon)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me, by Mimi Pond (Drawn &amp; Quarterly)<\/li>\n<li>Fela: Music Is the Weapon, by Jibola Fagbamiye and Conor McCreery (Amistad)<\/li>\n<li>Globetrotters: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland\u2019s World Tour, by Julian Voloj and Julie Rocheleau (Abrams ComicArts)<\/li>\n<li>Muybridge, by Guy Delisle, translated by Helge Daschert and Rob Aspinal (Drawn &amp; Quarterly)<\/li>\n<li>Surrounded: America\u2019s First School for Black Girls, 1832, by Wilfrid Lupano and St\u00e9phane Fert (ABLAZE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Graphic Memoir<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief, by Carol Tyler (Fantagraphics)<\/li>\n<li>My Life in 24 Frames Per Second, by Rintaro (Kana Manga US)<\/li>\n<li><strong>It Rhymes with Takei, by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger (Top Shelf)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Precious Rubbish, by Kayla E. (Fantagraphics)<\/li>\n<li>Raised by Ghosts, by Briana Loewinsohn (Fantagraphics)<\/li>\n<li>Talking to My Father\u2019s Ghost: An Almost True Story, by Alex Krokus (Chronicle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Graphic Album\u2013New<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Cannon, by Lee Lai (Drawn &amp; Quarterly)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drome, by Jesse Lonergan (23rd St. Books)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Fable of Erkling Woods, by Juni Ba (Goats Flying Press)<\/li>\n<li>A Garden of Spheres, by Linnea Sterte (Peow2)<\/li>\n<li>More Weight: A Salem Story, by Ben Wickey (Top Shelf)<\/li>\n<li>Shadows of the Sea, by Cathy Malkasian (Fantagraphics)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Graphic Album\u2013Reprint<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Storybook Edition, by Patrick Horvath (IDW)<\/li>\n<li>Ginseng Roots: A Memoir, by Craig Thompson (Pantheon)<\/li>\n<li>Goes Like This, by Jordan Crane (Fantagraphics)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Superman\u2019s Pal, Jimmy Olsen: The Deluxe Edition, by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber (DC)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Tongues, by Anders Nilsen (Pantheon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Adaptation from Another Medium<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, Book 1), by Tamora Pierce, adapted by Vita Ayala and Sama Beck (Abrams Fanfare)<\/li>\n<li>The Compleat Angler: A Graphic Adaptation, by Izaak Walton, adapted by Gareth Brookes (SelfMadeHero)<\/li>\n<li>Dead Man Walking: Graphic Edition, by Sister Helen Prejean, adapted by Rose Vines and Catherine Anyango Gr\u00fcnewald (Random House)<\/li>\n<li>Ghost Boys: The Graphic Novel, by Jewell Parker Rhodes and Setor Fiadzigbey (Little, Brown Ink)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel, by William Golding, adapted by Aim\u00e9e De Jongh (Penguin Classics)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel, by Ursula K. Le Guin, adapted by Fred Fordham (Clarion Books)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best U.S. Edition of International Material<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Buff Soul, by Moa Romanova, translated by Melissa Bowers (Fantagraphics)<\/li>\n<li>Cornelius: The Merry Life of a Wretched Dog, by Marc Torices, translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Drawn &amp; Quarterly)<\/li>\n<li>In the End We All Die, by Tobias Aeschbacher, translated by Andrew Shields (Helvetiq)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nocturnos, by Laura Perez, translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Raging Clouds, by Yudori (Fantagraphics)<\/li>\n<li>Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, by Ana\u00efs Flogny, translated by Dan Christensen (Abrams ComicArts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best U.S. Edition of International Material\u2013Asia<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Hirayasumi, vols. 4\u20137, by Keigo Shinzo, translated by Jan Mitsuko Cash (VIZ Media)<\/li>\n<li>Land, vol. 1, by Kazumi Yamashita, translated by Kevin Gifford (Yen Press)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purgatory Funeral Cakes, by Sanho, translated by Danny Lim (Dark Horse)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Tokyo Alien Bros., vols. 1\u20133, by Keigo Shinzo, translated by Casey Loe (VIZ Media)<\/li>\n<li>Yan, vols. 1\u20132, by Chang Sheng, translated by Vanessa Liu (Titan Manga)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Archival Collection\/Project\u2014Strips<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Arthur Ferrier\u2019s Pin-Up Parade Box Set, edited by Rian Hughes (Korero Press)<\/li>\n<li>Barnaby, vol. 5: 1950\u20131952, by Crockett Johnson, edited by Eric Reynolds and Philip Nel (Fantagraphics)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The George Herriman Library: Krazy &amp; Ignatz 1928\u20131930, edited by J. Michael Catron and Bill Blackbeard (Fantagraphics)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Rea Irvin\u2019s The Smythes, edited by R. Kikuo Johnson and Dash Shaw (NYRC)<\/li>\n<li>Terminal Exposure: Comics, Sculpture, and Risky Behavior, by Michael McMillan, edited by Lucas Adams (NYRC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Archival Collection\/Project\u2014Comic Books<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li><strong>AKIRA Volumes 1\u20135 Hardcover Collection, by Katsuhiro Otomo, edited by Haruko Hashimoto, Ajani Oloye, and Lauren Scanlan (Kodansha USA Publishing)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Atlas Comics Library No. 7: Girl Comics, edited by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo (Fantagraphics)<\/li>\n<li>Comics of the Movement #1, by Courtland Cox, Jennifer Lawson, Alfred Hassler, and Benton Resnik (Good Trouble Comics)<\/li>\n<li>Hothead Paisan, by Diane DiMassa, organized by Anika Banister (NYRC)<\/li>\n<li>Scream! The Specials 1985\u20132024, edited by Chiara Mestieri (Rebellion)<\/li>\n<li>Weird Science Vol. 1 XXL, edited by Grant Geissman (TASCHEN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Academic\/Scholarly Work<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Comic Art in Korea, by John A. Lent (University Press of Mississippi)<\/li>\n<li>Comics of the Anthropocene: Graphic Narrative at the End of Nature, by Jos\u00e9 Alaniz (University Press of Mississippi)<\/li>\n<li>Graphic Narratives of Resistance, by Jennifer Boum Make and Charly Verstraet (Edinburgh University Press)<\/li>\n<li>Latinx Comics Studies: Critical and Creative Crossings, edited by Fernanda D\u00edaz-Basteris and Maite Urcaregui (Rutgers University Press)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manga\u2019s First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905\u20131989, by Andrea Horbinski (University of California Press)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Comics-Related Periodical\/Journalism<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>CANON, by Colin Blanchette and Alex Eklund<\/li>\n<li>Comic Book Creator, edited by Jon B. Cooke (TwoMorrows)<\/li>\n<li>Dummy, edited by John Kelly (The Dummy Corporation)<\/li>\n<li>Shelfdust, edited by Steve Morris, www.shelfdust.com<\/li>\n<li><strong>SKTCHD, by David Harper, www.sktchd.com<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>SOLRAD: The Online Literary Magazine for Comics, edited by Daniel Elkin, www.solrad.co (Fieldmouse Press)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Comics-Related Book<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li><strong>Crumb: A Cartoonist\u2019s Life, by Dan Nadel (Scribner)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Facing Feelings: Inside the World of Raina Telgemeier, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic)<\/li>\n<li>How Comics Are Made, by Glenn Fleishman (Andrews McMeel)<\/li>\n<li>Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide to Graphic Narrative, by Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk (Abrams ComicArts)<\/li>\n<li>Only What\u2019s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts, by Chip Kidd (Abrams ComicArts)<\/li>\n<li>Ooops\u2026I Just Catharted!: Fifty Years of Cathartic Comics, by Rupert Kinnard, edited by William O. Tyler (Stacked Deck Press)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Publication Design<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>The Art of Manga, designed by Tessa Lee (Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco\/VIZ Media)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Essential Peanuts, designed by Shawn Dahl with Chip Kidd (Abrams ComicArts)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Fruits Basket: The Complete Box Set (Collector\u2019s Edition #13), designed by Wendy Chan (Yen Press)<\/li>\n<li>Red Light Properties: Unfinished Business, designed by Dan Goldman (Kinjin Storylab)<\/li>\n<li>The Marvel Art of Michael Allred Slipcase Edition, designed by Kurtis Findlay (Clover Press)<\/li>\n<li>Weird Science Vol. 1 XXL, designed by Anna-Tina Kessler (TASCHEN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Webcomic<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>The Accidental Undergrad by Christian Giroux (Fieldmouse Press)  <\/li>\n<li>Keeping Time by Kody Okamoto (keepingtimecomic.com) <\/li>\n<li>The Legend of Parvaterra by Ra\u00fal Arn\u00e1iz (WEBTOON)<\/li>\n<li>Sable: A Ghost Story, by Ethan M. Aldridge (sablecomic.com) <\/li>\n<li>Superfish, by Peglo (WEBTOON) <\/li>\n<li>Terran Omega: The Ghosts of War, by PJ Holden (pauljholden.com) <\/li>\n<li><strong>Tiger, Tiger by Petra Erika Nordlund (tigertigercomic.com) <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Digital Comic<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>DeadAss, by hakei (VIZ Media)<\/li>\n<li>In the Real Dark Night, by Jimmy Gownley (G-Ville Comics)<\/li>\n<li>The Lycan, by Mike Carey, Thomas Jane, David James Kelly, and Diego Yapur (Comixology Originals)<\/li>\n<li>Overwatch 2: Against the Tide, by Brandon Chen and Velinxi (Blizzard Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Practical Defense Against Piracy, by Tony Cliff (delilahdirk.com)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The World of Lublu, by Charbak Dipta (The Charbax Store)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Writer<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Deniz Camp, Absolute Martian Manhunter (DC); Assorted Crisis Events (Image); The Ultimates (Marvel)<\/li>\n<li>Scott Snyder, Absolute Batman, Batman\/Deadpool (DC); By a Thread: Book 2 (Comixology Originals), You Won\u2019t Feel a Thing (DSTLRY)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mariko Tamaki, This Place Kills Me (Abrams Fanfare)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Kelly Thompson, Absolute Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey (DC); Jeff the Land Shark (Marvel)<\/li>\n<li>James Tynion IV, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd: The Power of the Blood (BOOM! Studios); Let This One Be a Devil, Red Book (Dark Horse); The City Beneath Her Feet (DSTLRY); The Department of Truth, Exquisite Corpses, W0RLDTR33 (Image); Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man (Image Skybound)<\/li>\n<li>Stephanie Williams, Street Sharks (IDW); Roots of Madness (Ignition Press); Temporal (Mad Cave)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Writer\/Artist<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Juni Ba, The Boy Wonder (DC); The Fable of Erkling Woods (Goats Flying Press); Monkey Meat Summer Batch (Image)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jamal Campbell, Zatanna (DC)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Jesse Lonergan, Drome (23rd St. Books)<\/li>\n<li>Chang Sheng, Yan, vols. 1\u20132 (Titan Manga)<\/li>\n<li>Linnea Sterte, A Garden of Spheres (Peow2)<\/li>\n<li>Kazumi Yamashita, Land, vol. 1 (Yen Press)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Penciller\/Inker<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Elsa Charretier, The City Beneath Her Feet (DSTLRY)<\/li>\n<li>Sean Phillips, Giant Size Criminal #1, The Knives: A Criminal Book (Image)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Javier Rodriguez, Absolute Martian Manhunter (DC)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Chris Samnee, Batman and Robin: Year One (DC)<\/li>\n<li>Hayden Sherman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Batman: Dark Patterns (DC)<\/li>\n<li>Eric Zawadzki, Assorted Crisis Events (Image)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Painter\/Multimedia Artist<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Teddy Kristiansen, Black Hammer: Spiral City (Dark Horse)<\/li>\n<li>Cathy Malkasian, Shadows of the Sea (Fantagraphics)<\/li>\n<li>Qu, Slices of Life: A Comic Montage (Bulgilhan Press)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Martin Simmonds, The Department of Truth (Image)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Mika Song, Night Chef: An Epic Tale of Friendship with a Side of Deliciousness! (Random House Graphic)<\/li>\n<li>Linnea Sterte, A Garden of Spheres (Peow)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Cover Artist<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Juni Ba, The Boy Wonder (DC); The Fable of Erkling Woods (Goats Flying Press); TMNT Nightwatcher, TMNT Godzilla (IDW); Monkey Meat Summer Batch (Image)<\/li>\n<li>Nick Dragotta, Absolute Batman, Absolute Batman 2025 Annual, Batman #1, Batman\/Deadpool (DC)<\/li>\n<li>Francesco Francavilla, Cyberpunk 2077, Star Wars: Tales from the Nightlands (Dark Horse); Absolute Batman, Absolute Martian Manhunter, Batman: Full Moon, Nightwing variants (DC); Green Hornet\/Miss Fury (Dynamite); Star Trek: The Last Starship, Twilight Zone (IDW); Dick Tracy (Mad Cave)<\/li>\n<li>Mateus Manhanini, Absolute Superman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Mr. Terrific: Year One variants (DC); Doctor Strange, Ironheart: Bad Chemistry, Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Phases of the Moon Knight, Star Wars: The High Republic, Storm, The Ultimates (Marvel)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Javier Rodriguez, Absolute Martian Manhunter, Batman &amp; Robin: Year One #7, The New Gods #8 (DC)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Hayden Sherman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Batman: Dark Patterns #3-12 (DC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Coloring<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li><strong>Jordie Bellaire, Absolute Wonder Woman, The Nice House by the Sea (DC); The Exorcism at 1600 Penn (IDW); Assorted Crisis Events, The Department of Truth, Exquisite Corpses, W0RLDTR33 (Image); GI Joe (Image\/Skybound); EC Catacomb of Torment, EC Epitaphs from the Abyss (Oni Press)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ninakupenda Gaillard, Chickenpox (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)<\/li>\n<li>Jesse Lonergan, Drome (23rd St. Books)<\/li>\n<li>Matheus Lopes, Batman and Robin Year One (DC); The Seasons (Image)<\/li>\n<li>Javier Rodriguez, Absolute Martian Manhunter (DC)<\/li>\n<li>Jos\u00e9 Villarrubia, This Ink Runs Cold (Alan Spiegel Fine Arts); Ghostbox (Comixology Originals); Dracula Book 2: The Brides, The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly (Dark Horse); It Rhymes with Takei (Top Shelf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Best Lettering<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Janice Chiang, Acro and the Cat, All Upon a Time, Beyond the Aural Vault, Republica, Solarblader (Sandstorm); John Carpenter\u2019s Blood of the Taken: Next of Kin, Pause, Tales of Science Fiction (Storm King)<\/li>\n<li>Clayton Cowles, Absolute Batman, Batman, Batman &amp; Robin: Year One, Birds of Prey, Black Canary: Best of the Best, Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman, (DC); Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1-3 (Marvel)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Ill Vacation, Stillman (Comixology Originals); Absolute Martian Manhunter, Challengers of the Unknown, DC K.O., The Flash, Green Arrow, Poison Ivy (DC); Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, Starship Godzilla, (IDW); Author Immortal (Image); Our-Soot-Stained Heart (Mad Cave)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Nate Piekos, American Caper #1, Archie Vs. Minor Threats, Black Hammer: Spiral City, The Brood, Minor Threats: The Last Devil Left Alive, Stranger Things and Dungeons &amp; Dragons, The Umbrella Academy Plan B, Welcome to Twilight (Dark Horse); I Hate Fairyland (Image)<\/li>\n<li>Ben Wickey, More Weight: A Salem Story (Top Shelf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Check out IGN&#8217;s Best Comic Book Series or Original Graphic Novel of 2025 award to see what we thought the best books of last year were.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by<\/em><em> <\/em><u><em>following @jschedeen on BlueSky<\/em><\/u><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/absolute-batman-and-absolute-martian-manhunter-win-big-at-the-2026-eisner-awards-comic-con-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The winners of the the 2026 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were revealed at San Diego Comic-Con. 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