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1989 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 1988.
(Winners in bold and marked with *)

Best Single Issue

  • Animal Man #5, by Grant Morrison, Chas Truog and Doug Hazlewood (DC)
  • Batman: The Killing Joke, by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland (DC)
  • Kings In Disguise #1, by James Vance and Dan Burr (Kitchen Sink) *
  • Swamp Thing #75, by Rick Veitch (DC)
  • Twist #2, by various creators (Kitchen Sink)

Best Continuing Series

  • Concrete, by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse) *
  • Love and Rockets, by Jaime Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
  • Nexus, by Mike Baron, Steve Rude and various artists (First)
  • Omaha the Cat Dancer, by Reed Waller and Kate Worley (Kitchen Sink)
  • The Question, by Dennis O'Neil, Denys Cowan and Rick Magyar (DC)

Best Black-and-White Series

  • Concrete, by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse) *
  • Kings In Disguise, by James Vance and Dan Burr (Kitchen Sink)
  • Love and Rockets, by Jaime Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
  • Omaha the Cat Dancer, by Reed Waller and Kate Worley (Kitchen Sink)
  • Xenozoic Tales, by Mark Schultz (Kitchen Sink)

Best Finite Series

  • Jezebel Jade, by William Messner-Loebs and Adam Kubert (Comico)
  • Scarlet in Gaslight, by Powell and Makinen (Eternity)
  • Silver Surfer, by Stan Lee and Jean "Moebius" Giraud (Marvel) *

Best New Series

  • Animal Man, by Grant Morrison, Chas Truog and Doug Hazlewood (DC)
  • Excalibur, by Chris Claremont, Alan Davis and Paul Neary (Marvel)
  • Kings In Disguise, by James Vance and Dan Burr (Kitchen Sink) *
  • Maze Agency, by Mike W. Barr, Adam Hughes and Rick Magyar (Comico)
  • V For Vendetta, by Alan Moore and David Lloyd (DC)

Best Graphic Album

  • Batman: The Killing Joke, by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland (DC) *
  • Flash Gordon, by Dan Barry and Harvey Kurtzman (Kitchen Sink)
  • Hardboiled Defective Stories, by Charles Burns (RAW/Pantheon)
  • Incal, by Alexandro Jodorowsky and Jean "Moebius" Giraud (Marvel)
  • Li'l Abner, by Al Capp (Kitchen Sink)
  • Silver Surfer, by Stan Lee and Jean "Moebius" Giraud (Marvel)

Best Writer

  • Mike Baron, for Nexus (First)
  • William Messner-Loebs, for Jonny Quest (Comico)
  • Alan Moore, for Batman: The Killing Joke (DC) *
  • Grant Morrison, for Animal Man (DC)
  • Ann Nocenti, for Daredevil (Marvel)

Best Writer/Artist

  • Mike Baron, Steve Rude and various artists, for Nexus (First)
  • Paul Chadwick, for Concrete (Dark Horse) *
  • Mark Schultz, for Xenozoic Tales (Kitchen Sink)
  • James Vance and Dan Burr, for Kings In Disguise (Kitchen Sink)
  • Reed Waller and Kate Worley, for Omaha the Cat Dancer (Kitchen Sink)

Best Artist

  • Brian Bolland, for Batman: The Killing Joke (DC) *
  • Robert Crumb, for Weirdo (Last Gasp)
  • Todd McFarlane, for Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel)
  • Dave McKean, for Black Orchid (DC)
  • Steve Rude, for Nexus (First)
  • Mark Schultz, for Xenozoic Tales (Kitchen Sink)

Best Art Team

  • Denys Cowan and Rick Magyar, for The Question (DC)
  • Alan Davis and Paul Neary, for Excalibur (Marvel) *
  • Jay Geldof, John K. Snyder and Joe Matt, for Grendel (Comico)
  • Arnold Pander and Jacob Pander, for Ginger Fox (Comico)
  • John Romita, Jr. and Al Williamson, for Daredevil (Marvel)
  • Dave Sim and Gerhard, for Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)

Hall of Fame

  • Steve Ditko
  • Jean "Moebius" Giraud
  • Harvey Kurtzman *
  • Stan Lee
  • Alex Toth
  • Wally Wood