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1992 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 1991.
(Winners in bold and marked with *)
Best Single Issue or Story
- American Splendor #16, by Harvey Pekar and various artists (Tundra)
- Dark Horse Presents "Sin City", by Frank Miller (Dark Horse)
- Groo the Wanderer #78, by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragones (Marvel/Epic)
- Sandman #22-#28, by Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC) *
- Swamp Thing #113, by Nancy Collins, Tom Yeates, and Shepherd Hendrix (DC)
Best Continuing Series
- Cerebus, by Dave Sim and Gerhard (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
- Doom Patrol, by Grant Morrison, Richard Case and various artists (DC)
- Flaming Carrot, by Bob Burden (Renegade)
- Groo the Wanderer, by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragones (Marvel/Epic)
- Miracleman, by Neil Gaiman, Mark Buckingham, and Sam Parsons (Eclipse)
- Incredible Hulk, by Peter David and Dale Keown (Marvel)
- Love and Rockets, by Jaime Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
- Sandman, by Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC) *
- Yummy Fur, by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Finite Series
- Billi 99, by Sarah Byam and Tim Sale (Dark Horse)
- Books of Magic, by Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC)
- Brat Pack, by Rick Veitch (King Hell/Tundra)
- Concrete: Fragile Creature, by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse) *
- David Chelsea In Love, by David Chelsea (Eclipse)
Best Anthology
- A1 #5, edited by Dave Elliott and Gary Leach (Atomeka)
- Dark Horse Presents, edited by Randy Stradley (Dark Horse) *
- Raw v2#3, edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly (RAW/Penguin)
- Taboo #5, edited by Steve Bissette and various other editors (Spiderbaby Grafix/Tundra)
- Twisted Sisters, edited by Diane Noomin (Penguin)
Best Graphic Album: New/First US publication
- Abraham Stone, by Joe Kubert (Platinum/Malibu)
- Batman: Judgement on Gotham, by Alan Grant, John Wagner, and Simon Bisley (DC)
- To the Heart of the Storm, by Will Eisner (Kitchen Sink) *
- The Yattering and Jack, by Clive Barker, Steve Niles, and John Bolton (Eclipse)
Best Graphic Album: Reprint
- Give Me Liberty, by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons (Dark Horse)
- Groo Chronicles, by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragones (Graphitti)
- Love and Rockets, Book 9: Flies On the Ceiling, by Jaime Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
- Maus II, by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon Books) *
- Sandman: Dream Country, by Neil Gaiman, Charles Vess, Colleen Doran, Kelly Jones, and Malcolm Jones III (DC)
Best Humor Publication
- Bill and Ted's Excellent Comic Book, by Evan Dorkin (Marvel)
- Flaming Carrot, by Bob Burden (Dark Horse)
- Groo the Wanderer, by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragones (Marvel/Epic) *
- Hate, by Peter Bagge (Fantagraphics)
- Naughty Bits, by Roberta Gregory (Fantagraphics)
- 20 Nude Dancers 20, Year Two, by Mark Martin (Tundra)
Best Comic Strip Collection
- Batman: The Dailies 1943-1946, by various writers and artists (Kitchen Sink)
- Batman: The Sunday Classics 1943-1946, by various writers and artists (Kitchen Sink)
- Calvin and Hobbes: The Revenge of the Baby-Sat, by Bill Watterson (Andrews and McMeel) *
- Complete Little Nemo In Slumberland Vol. 5, by Winsor McCay (Fantagraphics/Remco)
- The Far Side: Unnatural Selections, by Gary Larson (Andrews and McMeel)
- Terry & the Pirates Color Sundays vol. 3, by Milton Caniff (NBM)
Best Writer
- Peter Bagge, for Hate (Fantagraphics)
- Sarah Byam, for Billi 99 (Dark Horse)
- Neil Gaiman, for Sandman (DC), Books of Magic (DC), and Miracleman (Eclipse) *
- Alan Moore, for From Hell (Spiderbaby Grafix/Tundra) and Lost Girls (Spiderbaby Grafix/Tundra)
- Grant Morrison, for Doom Patrol (DC)
- Harvey Pekar, for American Splendor (Tundra)
- Dave Sim, for Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
Best Writer/Artist or Writer/Artist Team
- John Byrne, for Next Men (Dark Horse), Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse), 2112 (Dark Horse), She-Hulk (Marvel), and Namor (Marvel)
- Paul Chadwick, for Concrete: Fragile Creature (Dark Horse)
- David Chelsea, for David Chelsea In Love (Eclipse)
- Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty, for Ms. Tree Quarterly (DC)
- Peter David and Dale Keown, for The Incredible Hulk (Marvel) *
- Gilbert Hernandez, for Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics)
- Jaime Hernandez, for Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics)
- Frank Miller, for "Sin City," in Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse)
- Dave Sim and Gerhard, for Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
Best Artist
- Sergio Aragones, for Groo the Wanderer (Marvel/Epic)
- Simon Bisley, for Batman: Judgement on Gotham (DC) *
- David Chelsea, for David Chelsea In Love (Eclipse)
- Paul Chadwick, for Concrete: Fragile Creature (Dark Horse)
- Will Eisner, for To the Heart of the Storm (Kitchen Sink)
- Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, for Twilight (DC)
- Frank Miller, for "Sin City," in Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse)
- David Sims, for Brotherman (Big City Comics)
Best Inker
- Terry Austin, for Wonder Man (Marvel) and Infinity Gauntlet (Marvel)
- Mark Farmer, for Incredible Hulk (Marvel)
- Karl Kesel, for Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (Dark Horse) and Terminator: Secondary Objectives (Dark Horse)
- Adam Kubert, for Batman Versus Predator (DC and Dark Horse) *
- Art Thibert, for Uncanny X-Men (Marvel)
Best Colorist
- Lovern Kindzierski, for Legion 91/92 (DC)
- Tom Luth, for Groo the Wanderer (Marvel/Epic) and Usagi Yojimbo Color Special #2 (Fantagraphics)
- Steve Oliff, for Legends of the Dark Knight (DC), 2112 (Dark Horse), and Akira (Marvel) *
- Cris Palomino, for Uncle Scrooge, Disney Digests, and Jetsons (Disney)
- Dan Vozzo, for Sandman (DC) and Doom Patrol (DC)
Best Cover Artist
- Simon Bisley, for Batman: Judgement on Gotham (DC) and Doom Patrol (DC)
- Brian Bolland, for Animal Man (DC) *
- Karl Kesel, for Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (Dark Horse) and Star Wars (Dark Horse)
- Brendan McCarthy, for Shade, the Changing Man (DC)
Best Editor
- Karen Berger, for Sandman, Shade: the Changing Man, Kid Eternity, and Books of Magic (DC) *
- Mike Carlin, for the Superman titles (DC) and Psycho (DC)
- Barbara Kesel, for Badlands (Dark Horse), Aliens: Genocide (Dark Horse) and Star Wars (Dark Horse)
- Diana Schutz, for Billi 99 (Dark Horse), Batman Versus Predator (Dark Horse), and Predator: Big Game (Dark Horse)
- Randy Stradley, for Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse) and Give Me Liberty (Dark Horse)
Best Comics-Related Periodical
- Comic Book Marketplace, edited by [??] (Marketplace Publications)
- Comics Buyer's Guide, edited by Don Thompson and Maggie Thompson (Krause) *
- Comics Interview, edited by [??] (Fictioneer)
- Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
- Pure Images, edited by Greg Theakston (Pure Imagination)
Best Comics-Related Book
- From "Aargh!" to "Zap!": Harvey Kurtzman's Visual
History of the Comics, by Harvey Kurtzman, edited by Howard Zimmerman
(Prentice Hall Press) *
- Illustated History of Superhero Comics, by Mike Benton (Taylor)
- Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics, by Les Daniels (Abrams)
- Photojournal Guide to Marvel Comics, by Ernie Gerber (Gerber Publishing)
Best Comics-Related Product
- Cadillacs and Dinosaurs candy bars and box, by Mark Schultz (Kitchen Sink)
- Concrete cold cast statue, by Randy Bowen (Dark Horse)
- Crimes Against the Eye Trading Cards, by Robert Williams (Kitchen Sink)
- Love and Rockets, by Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
- Moebius posters of Marvel characters, by Jean "Moebius" Giraud (Marvel)
- Sandman statue, by Randy Bowen (DC) *
Hall of Fame
- Steve Ditko
- William Gaines
- Bob Kane
- Sheldon Mayer
- Joe Shuster *
- Jerry Siegel *
- Wally Wood *
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