Alan Moore won three Eisners at the 18th Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards held last Friday at the
In addition to Alan Moore other multiple winners included Kyle Baker, who won 'Best Reality-Based Work' for his Nat Turner and 'Best Writer/Artist -- Humor' for Plastic Man;' Grant Morrison, who won 'Best New Series' for All Star Superman and 'Best Limited Series' for Seven Soldiers; Chris Ware, who won 'Best Publication Design' for Acme Novelty Library Report to Shareholders and 'Best Coloring' for Acme Novelty Library #16; and John Cassaday, who was named 'Best Penciller/Inker' for Astonishing X-Men, which also won the prestigious 'Best Continuing Series Award.'
Geoff Darrow won 'Best Artist/Writer' for his Shaolin Cowboy series from Burlyman, and Ladronn won 'Best Painter' (Interior Art) for Hip Flask: Mystery City from Active Images.
Todd Klein took home the 'Best Lettering' award for the 13th time.
The 'Will Eisner Spirit of Retailing Award' went to Zeus Comics of Dallas, Texas. Publisher's Weekly editor Calvin Reid took home the 'Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award.' 'Hall of Fame Awards' went to Mickey Mouse newspaper strip artist Floyd Gottfredson and Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston, whose posthumous award was bound up with an intricate series of knots.
The complete list of the 2006 Eisner Awards:
Best Short Story
'Teenage Sidekick,' by Paul Pope, in Solo #3 (DC)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Solo #5, by Darwyn Cooke (DC)
Best Serialized Story
Fables #36-38, 40-41: 'Return to the Homelands,' by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, and Steve Leialoha (Vertigo/DC)
Best Continuing Series
Astonishing X-Men, by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday (Marvel)
Best Limited Series
Seven Soldiers, by Grant Morrison and various artists (DC)
Best New Series
All Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)
Best Publication for a Younger Audience
Owly: Flying Lessons, by Andy Runton (Top Shelf)
Best Anthology
Solo, edited by Mark Chiarello (DC)
Best Digital Comic
PVP, by Scott Kurtz, www.pvponline.com/
Best Reality-Based Work
Nat Turner, by Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing)
Best Graphic Album -- New
Top Ten: The Forty-Niners, by Alan Moore and Gene Ha (ABC)
Best Graphic Album -- Reprint
Black Hole, by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
Best Archival Collection/Project -- Comic Strips
The Complete Calvin & Hobbes, by Bill Watterson (Andrews McMeel)
Best Archival Collection/Project -- Comic Books
Absolute Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC)
Best
The Rabbi's Cat, by Joann Sfar (Pantheon)
Best Writer
Alan Moore, Promethea, Top Ten: The Forty-Niners (ABC)
Best Writer/Artist
Geof Darrow, Shaolin Cowboy (Burlyman)
Best Writer/Artist -- Humor
Kyle Baker, Plastic Man (DC); The Bakers (Kyle Baker Publishing)
Best Penciller/Inker
John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Planetary (WildStorm/DC)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Ladronn, Hip Flask:
Best Cover Artist
James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); Runaways (Marvel)
Best Coloring
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #16 (ACME Novelty)
Best Lettering
Todd Klein, Wonder Woman, Justice, Seven Soldiers #0 (DC); Desolation Jones (WildStorm/DC); Promethea, Top Ten: The Forty-Niners, Tomorrow Stories Special (ABC); Fables (Vertigo); 1602:
Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition
Aaron Renier (Spiral-Bound)
Best Comics-Related Periodical
Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf)
Best Comics-Related Book
Eisner/Miller, edited by Charles Brownstein and Diana Schutz (Dark Horse Books)
Best Publication Design (tie)
Acme Novelty Library Annual Report to Shareholders, designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays, designed by Philippe Ghielmetti (Sunday Press Books)
Hall of Fame
Judges' Choices: Floyd Gottfredson, William Moulton Marston
Vaughn Bode
Ramona Fradon
Russ Manning
Jim Steranko
Other awards presented:
Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award: Calvin Reid
Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award: R. Kikuo Johnson (Night Fisher)
Bill Finger Excellence in Comic Writing Award: Harvey Kurtzman, Alvin Schwartz
Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailing Award: Zeus Comics,