2021 Eisner Awards
The 2021 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were announced at Comic-Con@Home online on July 23, 2021. Winners of SF/F interest include:
Best Single Issue
- Sports Is Hell, Ben Passmore (Koyama)
Best Continuing Series
- Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai (IDW)
Best Limited Series
- Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, Matt Fraction & Steve Lieber (DC)
Best New Series
- Black Widow, Kelly Thompson & Elena Casagrande (Marvel)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)
- Superman Smashes the Klan, Gene Luen Yang & Gurihiru (DC)
Best Humor Publication
- Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, Matt Fraction & Steve Lieber (DC)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
- Seeds and Stems, Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium
- Superman Smashes the Klan, Gene Luen Yang & Gurihiru (DC)
Best US Edition of International Material—Asia
- Remina, Junji Ito, translated by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ)
Best Writer
- James Tynion IV
Best Writer/Artist
- Junji Ito
Best Penciller/Inker
- Michael Allred
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
- Anand RK/John Pearson
Best Cover Artist
- Peach Momoko
Best Coloring
- Laura Allred
Best Lettering
- Stan Sakai
Best Digital Comic
- Friday, Ed Brubaker & Marcos Martin (Panel Syndicate)
Best Webcomic
- Crisis Zone, Simon Hanselmann
Eisner Hall of Fame Inductees
Pioneers
- Thomas Nast
- Rodolphe Töpffer
Judges’ Choices
- Alberto Breccia
- Stan Goldberg
- Françoise Mouly
- Lily Renée Phillips
Voted in
- Ruth Atkinson
- Dave Cockrum
- Neil Gaiman
- Scott McCloud
For more information, and the complete list of winners, see the Comic-Con website.
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