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1991 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners


The nominated creators have been recognized by their peers for having produced some of the outstanding achievements in comics in 1990.
(Winners in bold and marked with *)

Best Story or Single Issue

  • Blab #5, edited by Monte Beauchamp (Kitchen Sink)
  • Concrete Celebrates Earth Day, by Paul Chadwick, Charles Vess, and Jean "Moebius" Giraud (Dark Horse) *
  • Marshall Law: Kingdom of the Blind, by Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill (Apocalypse)
  • Zot! #33, by Scott McCloud (Eclipse)

Best Continuing Series

  • Cerebus, by Dave Sim and Gerhard (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
  • Eightball, by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)
  • Miracleman, by Alan Moore and various artists (Eclipse)
  • Sandman, by Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC) *
  • Yummy Fur, by Chester Brown (Vortex)
  • Zot!, by Scott McCloud (Eclipse)

Best Black and White Series

  • Cerebus, by Dave Sim and Gerhard (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
  • Eightball, by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)
  • Hate, by Peter Bagge (Fantagraphics)
  • Omaha the Cat Dancer, by Reed Waller and Kate Worley (Kitchen Sink)
  • Xenozoic Tales, by Mark Schultz (Kitchen Sink) *
  • Zot!, by Scott McCloud (Eclipse)

Best Finite Series

  • Give Me Liberty, by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons (Dark Horse) *
  • The Hobbit, by Chuck Dixon and David Wenzel (Eclipse)
  • The Last American, by [??] (Marvel/Epic)
  • The Magic Flute, by P. Craig Russell (Eclipse)
  • Tapping the Vein, by Clive Barker and various artists (Eclipse)

Best Graphic Album: New
Note: Due to problems during the nomination process, there were no official nominees for this award; rather write-in votes decided the winner.

  • Elektra Lives Again, by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley (Marvel) *

Best Graphic Album: Reprint (Modern Material)
Note: Due to problems during the nomination process, there were no official nominees for this award; rather write-in votes decided the winner.

  • Sandman: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC) *

Best Writer

  • Neil Gaiman, for Sandman (DC) *
  • Steve Gerber
  • Gilbert Hernandez, for Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics)
  • Scott McCloud, for Zot! (Kitchen Sink)
  • Frank Miller
  • Alan Moore, for Miracleman (Eclipse)
  • Grant Morrison
  • Dave Sim, for Cerebus (Aardvard-Vanaheim)
  • James Vance
  • Kate Worley, for Omaha the Cat Dancer (Kitchen Sink)

Best Writer/Artist or Writer/Artist Team

  • Peter Bagge, for Hate (Fantagraphics)
  • Eddie Campbell
  • Gilbert Hernandez, for Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics)
  • Jaime Hernandez, for Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics)
  • Frank Miller and Geof Darrow *
  • Dave Sim, for Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)

Best Artist

  • Dan Brereton
  • Geof Darrow
  • Drew Friedman
  • Ted McKeever
  • Steve Rude *
  • P. Craig Russell
  • Mark Schultz

Best Inker

  • Terry Austin
  • Gerhard
  • Karl Kesel
  • Al Williamson *

Hall of Fame

  • Sergio Aragones
  • Robert Crumb *
  • Steve Ditko
  • Will Elder
  • Jean "Moebius" Giraud
  • Bob Kane
  • Stan Lee
  • Julius Schwartz
  • Joe Shuster
  • Jerry Siegel
  • Alex Toth *