2008 Eisner Award Nominees Announced
by Chadwick Ginther - Thursday Apr 17 2008 4:09 pm
Posted in: Awards, Graphic Novels


The list of nominees for the 2008 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards has been released. The Eisner's, named after the man who coined the term "graphic novel" and creator of The Spirit have long been considered comic's "Oscars". 2008 brings a diverse collection of titles and creators to the award.

Notable among the books nominated are: DC Comics' Y: The Last Man, and The Spirit, Dark Horse Comics' Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8, and The Umbrella Academy, and Marvel Comics' The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born.

Creators to receive multiple nominations include Brian K. Vaughn, Joss Whedon, James Sturm and Fred Chao.

The winners in all categories will be announced Friday July 25th at San Diego's Comic-Con International. To see a complete list of nominees, click here.



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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home Season 8 - trade paperback
By Joss Whedon - $15.95 - add to cart

Winner of the 2008 Eisner Award for Best New Series.The newest incarnation of the Buffy comic, written by series creator Whedon, is effectively the new season of the TV series. It plunges right int...

 

Y the Last Man Vol. 1 Unmanned - trade paperback
By Brian Vaughn - $13.50 - add to cart

Welcome to the Unmanned World. In the summer of 2002, a plague of unknown origin destroyed every last sperm, fetus, and fully developed mammal with a Y chromosome - with the apparent exception of ...

 

Y The Last Man Cycles Vol 2 - trade paperback
By Brian Vaughan - $13.50 - add to cart
 

Y The Last Man 1 Small Step - trade paperback
By Brian Vaughan - $13.50 - add to cart
 

Y The Last Man Vol 4 Safeworld - trade paperback
By Vertigo - $16.00 - add to cart
 

Y The Last Man 05 Ring Of Truth - trade paperback
By Brian K Vaughan - $17.95 - add to cart
 

Y The Last Man, Vol 6: Girl on Girl - trade paperback
By Brian K. Vaughn - $16.00 - add to cart
 

Y The Last Man 07 Paper Dolls - trade paperback
By Brian K. Vaughan - $19.99 - add to cart
 

Y: The Last Man, Volume 8: Kimono Dragons - trade paperback
By Brian Vaughn - $19.99 - add to cart

Collecting issues #43-48 of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's award-winning Vertigo series, KIMONO DRAGONS brings the hunt for Ampersand — the monkey who could unlock the mystery of the male-kill...

 

Y The Last Man, Volume 9: Motherland - trade paperback
By José Marzan Jr. And Others; Cover By Massimo Carnevale Brian K. Vaughan; Art By Pia Guerra - $16.00 - add to cart

This volume of the critically acclaimed series collects issues #49-53! Yorick and Agent 355 prepare for their ultimate quest to reunite the last man with his lost love, while the person, people o...

 

Y: The Last Man, Volume 10: Whys and Wherefores - trade paperback
By Brian Vaughn - $16.99 - add to cart

Winner of the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series.The final volume in the critically acclaimed graphic novel series--written by the award-winning author of "Pride of Baghdad" and "Lost"--a...

 

Spirit Vol 01 - trade paperback
By Darwyn Cooke - $29.99 - add to cart
 

Dark Tower The Gunslinger Reborn - hardcover
By Stephen King - $24.99 - add to cart
 

The Umbrella Academy Vol. 1 Apocalypse Suite - trade paperback
By Gerard Way - $17.95 - add to cart

Winner of the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series.Gerard Way, of My Chemical Romance, makes his comics writing debut in this outrageous superhero epic that Grant Morrison called "An ultraviol...

 

Immortal Iron Fist Vol 01 - trade paperback
By Ed Brubaker - $14.99 - add to cart
 

Trial Of Colonel Sweeto & Other Storie - trade paperback
By Nicholas Gurewitch - $14.95 - add to cart
 

Magical Life Of Long Tack Sam - trade paperback
By Ann Fleming - $16.50 - add to cart

A full-color graphic memoir inspired by the award-winning documentary-and the life and mystery of China's greatest magician. Who was Long Tack Sam? He was born in 1885. He ran away from Shang...

 

Satchel Paige Striking Out Jim Crow - children's paperback
By James Sturm - $11.50 - add to cart
 

Tales From The Farm - trade paperback
By Jeff Lemier - $9.95 - add to cart

Xeric Award-winning cartoonist Jeff Lemire (Lost Dogs) illustrates the tale of Lester, an orphaned 10-year-old who goes to live on his Uncle's farm. Their relationship grows increasingly strained a...

 

Essex County Ghost Stories 02 - trade paperback
By Jeff Lemire - $14.95 - add to cart
 

The Arrival - children's hardcover
By Shaun Tan - $24.99 - add to cart

Transcendent artwork captures the struggles and the joy of the immigrant experience. In a heartbreaking parting, a man gives his wife and daughter a last kiss and boards a steamship. He's embark...

 

Mouse Guard - trade paperback
By David Peterson - $22.00 - add to cart
 




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