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1988 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees


The nominated creators have been recognized by their peers for having produced some of the outstanding achievements in comics in 1987.
(Winners in bold and marked with *)

Best Single Issue

  • Concrete #5, by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse)
  • Eddy Current #1, by Ted McKeever (Mad Dog Graphics)
  • Grendel #12, by Matt Wagner, Arnold Pander, Jacob Pander, and Jay Geldof (Comico)
  • Gumby Summer Fun Special #1, by Bub Burden and Art Adams (Comico) *
  • Justice League International #1, by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire and Terry Austin (DC)
  • Zot! #14, by Scott McCloud (Eclipse)

Best Continuing Series

  • Concrete, by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse) *
  • Grendel, by Matt Wagner, Arnold Pander, Jacob Pander, and Jay Geldof (Comico)
  • Love and Rockets, by Jaime Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
  • Zot!, by Scott McCloud (Eclipse)

Best Black-and-White Series

  • Cerebus, by Dave Sim and Gerhard (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
  • Concrete, by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse) *
  • Eddy Current, by Ted McKeever (Mad Dog Graphics)
  • Love and Rockets, by Jaime Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
  • Zot!, by Scott McCloud (Eclipse)

Best Finite Series

  • Elektra: Assassin, by Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz (Marvel)
  • Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters, by Mike Grell (DC)
  • Jonny Quest Classics, by Doug Wildey (Comico)
  • Kafka, by Steven Seagle and Stefano Gaudiano (Renegade)
  • Valkyrie, by Chuck Dixon, Paul Gulacy and Willie Blyberg (Eclipse)
  • Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC) *

Best New Series

  • The American, by Mark Verheiden, Chris Warner and Art Nichols (Dark Horse)
  • Concrete, by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse) *
  • Eddy Current, by Ted McKeever (Mad Dog Graphics)

Best Graphic Album

  • Batman: Son of the Demon, by Mike W. Barr and Jerry Bingham (DC)
  • Night and the Enemy, by Harlan Ellison and Ken Steacy (Comico)
  • Rio, by Doug Wildey (Comico)
  • Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC) *

Best Writer

  • Mike Baron, for Nexus (First)
  • Paul Chadwick, for Concrete (Dark Horse)
  • Alan Moore, for Watchmen (DC) *
  • Matt Wagner, for Grendel (Comico)

Best Writer/Artist

  • Paul Chadwick, for Concrete (Dark Horse)
  • Scott McCloud, for Zot! (Eclipse)
  • Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, for Watchmen (DC) *

Best Artist

  • Paul Chadwick, for Concrete (Dark Horse)
  • Todd McFarlane, for Incredible Hulk (Marvel)
  • Ted McKeever, for Eddy Current (Mad Dog Graphics)
  • George Perez, for Wonder Woman (DC)
  • Steve Rude, for Nexus (First) *
  • John Totleben, for Miracleman (Eclipse)

Best Art Team

  • Denys Cowan and Rick Magyar, for The Question, (DC)
  • Paul Gulacy and Willie Blyberg, for Valkyrie (Eclipse)
  • Kevin Maguire and Al Gordon, for Justice League International #1 (DC)
  • Arnold Pander, Jacob Pander and Jay Geldof, for Grendel (Comico)
  • Steve Rude, Willie Blyberg and Ken Steacy, for Space Ghost Special (Comico) *

Hall of Fame

  • Neal Adams
  • Milton Caniff *
  • Steve Ditko
  • Harvey Kurtzman
  • Stan Lee
  • Joe Shuster
  • Jerry Siegel
  • Mort Weisinger