Des de la Newsarama ens assabentem dels nominats als prestigiosos premis Eisner d'aquest any, amb DC encapçalant el rànquing amb 14 nominacions. La sorpresa agradable la trobem en la categoria de Millor Pintor, on està nominat Juanjo Guarnido per Blacksad.
MILLOR HISTÒRIA CURTA
"Bart on the Fourth of July," de Peter Kuper, en Bart Simpson # 54 (Bongo)
"Batman, in Trick for the Scarecrow," de Billy Tucci, en DCU Halloween Special 2010 (DC)
"Cinderella," de Nick Spencer and Rodin Esquejo, en Fractured Fables (Silverline Books / Image)
"Hamburgers for One," de Frank Stockton, en Popgun vol. 4 (Image)
"Little Xarxa Riding Hood," de Bryan Talbot i Camilla d'Errico, en Fractured Fables (Silverline Books / Image)
"Post Mortem," de Greg Rucka i Michael Lark, en I Am an Avenger # 2 (Marvel)
MILLOR NOMBRE ÚNIC
The Cape, de Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramella, i Zack Howard (IDW)
Fables # 100, de Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, i altres (Vertigo / DC)
Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil, de Mike Mignola i Richard Corben (Dark Horse)
Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom # 1: "Sparrow," de Joe Hill i Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
Unknown Soldier # 21: "A Gun in Africa," de Joshua Dysart i Rick Veitch (Vertigo / DC)
MILLOR SÈRIE
Chew, de John Layman i Rob Guillory (Image)
Echo, de Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)
Locke & Key, de Joe Hill i Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
Morning Glòries, de Nick Spencer i Joe Eisma (Shadowline / Image)
Naoki Urasawa 's 20th Century Boys, de Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Mitja)
Scalped, de Jason Aaron i RM Guéra (Vertigo / DC)
MILLOR SÈRIE LIMITADA
Baltimore: The Plague Ships, de Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, i Ben Stenbeck (Dark Horse)
Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love, de Chris Roberson i Shawn McManus (Vertigo / DC)
Daytripper, de Fábio Moon i Gabriel Bá (Vertigo / DC)
Joe the Barbarian, de Grant Morrison i Sean Murphy (Vertigo / DC)
Stumptown, de Greg Rucka i Matthew Southworth (Oni)
MILLOR NOVA SÈRIE
American Vampire, de Scott Snyder, Stephen King, i Rafael Albuquerque (Vertigo / DC)
IZombie, de Chris Roberson i Michael Allred (Vertigo / DC)
Marineman, d'Ian Churchill (Image)
Morning Glòries, de Nick Spencer i Joe Eisma (Shadowline / Image)
Superboy, de Jeff Lemire i Pier Gall (DC)
MILLOR PUBLICACIÓ INFANTIL
Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean, de Sara Stewart Taylor i Ben Towle (Center for Cartoon Studies / Disney / Hyperion)
Amelia Rules !: True Things (Adults Do not Want Kids to Know), de Jimmy Gownley (Atheneum / Simon & Schuster)
Binky to the Rescue, d'Ashley Spires (Kids Can Press)
Scratch9, de Rob M. Worley i Jason T. Kruse (Ape Entertainment)
Tiny Titans, d'Art Baltazar i Franco (DC)
The Unsinkable Walker Bean, d'Aaron Renier (First Second)
MILLOR PUBLICACIÓ JUVENIL
Ghostopolis, by Doug TenNapel (Escolàstica Graphix)
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, Barry Deutsch (Amulet Books)
Return of the Dapper Men, Jim McCann and Janet Lee (Archaia)
Smile, by Raina Telgemeier (Escolàstica Graphix)
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty, by G. Neri and Randy DuBurke (Lee & Low)
MILLOR PUBLICACIÓ D'HUMOR
Afrodisiac, de Jim Rugg i Brian Maruca (Adhouse)
Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book, d'Ian Boothby, John Delaney i Dan Davis (Bongo)
Drinking at the Movies, de Julia Wertz (Three Rivers Press / Crown)
I Thought You Would Be Funnier, de Shannon Wheeler (BOOM!)
Literatura: Unsuccessfully Competing Against TV Since 1953, de Dave Kellett (Small Fish Studios)
Prime Baby, de Gene luen Yang (First Second)
MILLOR ANTOLOGIA
The Anthology Project, editat per Joy Ang i Nick Thornborrow (Lucidity Press)
Korea es Viewed by 12 Creators, editat per Nicolas Finet (Fanfare • Ponent Mon)
Liquid City, vol. 2, editat per Sonny Liew i Lim Cheng Tju (Image)
Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, editat per Paul Morrissey i David Petersen (Archaia)
Trickster: Native American Tales, editat per Matt Dembicki (Fulcrum Books)
MILLOR CÒMIC DIGITAL
Abominable Charles Christopher, de Karl Kerschl
The Bean, de Travis Hanson
Lackadaisy, de Tracy Butler
Max Overacts, de Caanan Grall
Zahra 's Paradise, d'Amir i Khalil
MILLOR TREBALL BASAT EN LA REALITAT
It Was the War of the Trenches, de Jacques Tardi (Fantagraphics)
Picture This: The Nearsighted Monkey Book, de Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
Special Èxits: A Graphic Memoir, de Joyce Farmer (Fantagraphics)
Treasury of XXth Century Murder: The Terrible Axe Man of New Orleans, de Rick Geary (NBM)
Two Generals, de Scott Chantler (McClelland & Stewart)
You'll Never Know Book 2: Collateral Damage, de Carol Tyler (Fantagraphics)
MILLOR NOVEL·LA GRÀFICA (ORIGINAL)
Elmer, de Gerry Alanguilan (SLG)
Finding Frank and His Friend: Previously Unpublished Work by Clarence 'Otis' Dooley, de Melvin Goodge (Curio & Co)
Market Day, de James Sturm (Drawn & Quarterly)
Return of the Dapper Men, de Jim McCann i Janet Lee (Archaia)
Wilson, de Daniel Clowes (Drawn & Quarterly)
MILLOR NOVEL·LA GRÀFICA (RECOPILACIÓ)
The Amazing Screw on Head and Other Curious Objects, de Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites, d'Evan Dorkin i Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)
Motel Art Improvement Service, de Jason Little (Dark Horse)
The Simpsons / Futurama Crossover Crisi, d'Ian Boothby, James Lloyd, i Steve Steere Jr. (Abrams Comicarts)
Tumor, de Joshua Hale Fialkov i Noel Tuazon (Archaia)
Wednesday Comics, editat per Mark Chiarello (DC)
MILLOR ADAPTACIÓ
Dante 's Divine Comedy, adaptat per Seymour Chwast (Bloomsbury)
The Little Prince, d'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, adaptat per Joann Sfar (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
The Marvelous Land of Oz, de L. Frank Baum, adaptat per Eric Shanower i Skottie Young (Marvel)
7 Billion Needles, vols. 1 and 2, adaptat d'Hal Clement s Needle per Nobuaki Tadano (Vertical)
Silverfin: A James Bond Adventure, adaptat per Charlie Higson i Kev Walker (Disney / Hyperion Books)
MILLOR PROJECTE O COL·LECCIÓ DE RECUPERACIÓ DE TIRES DE PREMSA
Archie: The Completi Daily Newspaper Strips, 1946-1948, de Bob Montana, editat per Greg Goldstein (IDW)
40: A Doonesbury Retrospective, de GB Trudeau (Andrews McMeel)
George Heriman s Krazy Kat: A Celebration of Sundays, editat per Patrick McDonnell i Peter Maresca (Sunday Press Books)
Polly and Her Pals Completi Sunday Comics, vol. 1, de Cliff Sterrett, editat per Dean Mullaney (IDW)
Roy Crane 's Captain Easy, vol. 1, editat per Rick Norwood (Fantagraphics)
MILLOR PROJECTE O COL·LECCIÓ DE RECUPERACIÓ DE TIRES DE COMIC BOOKS
Dave Stevens 'The Rocketeer Artist' s Edition, editat per Scott Dunbier (IDW)
The Horror! The Horror! Comic Books the Government Did not Want You to Read !, editat per Jim Trombetta (Abrams Comicart)
The Incal Classic Collection, de Alexandro Jodorowsky i Moebius (Humanoids)
Lynd Ward: Six Novels in Woodcuts, editat per Art Spiegelman (The Library of America)
Thirteen "Going on Eighteen," de John Stanley (Drawn & Quarterly)
MILLOR EDICIÓ DE MATERIAL ESTRANGER
It Was the War of the Trenches, de Jacques Tardi (Fantagraphics)
The Killer: Modus Vivendi, de Matz i Luc Jacamon (Archaia)
King of the Flies, Book One: Hallorave, de Mezzo i Pirus (Fantagraphics)
The Littlest Pirate King, de David B. i Pierre Mac Orlan (Fantagraphics)
Salvatore, de Nicolas De Crécy (NBM)
MILLOR EDICIÓ DE MATERIAL ASIÀTIC
Ayako, d'Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
Bunny Drop, de Yumi Unita (Ien Press)
Drunken Dream and Other Stories, de Moto Hagio (Fantagraphics)
House of Five Leaves, de Natsume Ono (VIZ Mitja)
Naoki Urasawa 's 20th Century Boys, de Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Mitja)
MILLOR GUIONISTA
Ian Boothby, Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book; Futurama Comics # 47-50; Simpsons Comics # 162, 168; Simpsons Super Spectacular # 11-12 (Bongo)
Joe Hill, Lock & Key (IDW)
John Layman, Chew (Image)
Jim McCann, Return of the Dapper Men (Arxàia)
Nick Spencer, Morning Glòries, Shuddertown, Forgetless, Existence 3.0 (Image)
MILLOR AUTOR COMPLET
Donen Clowes, Wilson (Drawn & Quarterly)
Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark s Parker: The Outfit (IDW)
Joe Kubert, Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965 (DC)
Terry Moore, Echo (Abstract Studio)
James Sturm, Market Day (Drawn & Quarterly)
Naoki Urasawa, Naoki Urasawa 's 20th Century Boys (VIZ Mitja)
MILLOR DIBUIXANT O EQUIP DE DIBUIXANT I entintador
Richard Corben, Hellboy (Dark Horse)
Stephen DeStefano, Lucky in Love Book One: A Poor Man 's Story (Fantagraphics)
Rob Guillory, Chew (Image)
Gabriel Rodriguez, Locke & Key (IDW)
Skottie Young, The Marvelous Land of Oz (Marvel)
MILLOR PINTOR (ARTISTA MULTIMÈDIA) (INTERIOR)
Lynda Barry, Picture This: The Nearsighted Monkey Book (Drawn & Quarterly)
Brecht Evens, The Wrong Plau (Drawn & Quarterly)
Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad (Dark Horse)
Janet Lee, Return of the Dapper Men (Arxàia)
Eric Liberge, On the Odd Hours (NBM)
Carol Tyler, You'll Never Know Book 2: Collateral Damage (Fantagraphics)
MILLOR portadista
Rodin Esquejo, Morning Glories (Shadowline / Image)
Dave Johnson, Abe Sapien: The Abyssal Plain (Dark Horse); Unknown Soldier (Vertigo / DC); Punisher / Max, Deadpool (Marvel)
Mike Mignola, Hellboy, Baltimore: The Plague Ships (Dark Horse)
David Petersen, Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard (Arxàia)
Yuko Shimizu, The Unwritten (Vertigo / DC)
MILLOR COLORISTA
Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules !: True Things (Adults Do not Want Kids to Know), Amelia Rules !: The Tweenage Guide to Not Being unpopular, by Jimmy Gownley (Atheneum / Simon & Schuster)
Metaphrog (Sandra Marrs i John Chalmers), Louis: Night Salad (Metaphrog)
Dave Stewart, Hellboy, BPRD, Baltimore, Let Em In (Dark Horse); Detectiu Comics (DC); Neil Young 's Greendale, Daytripper, Joe the Barbarian (Vertigo / DC)
Hilary Sycamore, City of Spies, Resistance, Booth, Brain Camp, Salomó 's Thieves (First Second)
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library 20: Lint (Drawn & Quarterly)
MILLOR retolista
Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark s Parker: The Outfit (IDW)
Donen Clowes, Wilson (Drawn & Quarterly)
Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules !: True Things (Adults Do not Want Kids to Know), Amelia Rules !: The Tweenage Guide to Not Being unpopular, by Jimmy Gownley (Atheneum / Simon & Schuster)
Todd Klein, Fables, The Unwritten, Joe the Barbarian, IZombie (Vertigo / DC); Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom (WildStorm / DC); SHIELD (Marvel); Driver for the Dead (Radical)
Doug TenNapel, Ghostopolis (Escolàstica Graphix)
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library 20: Lint (Drawn & Quarterly)
MILLOR PUBLICACIÓ PERIODÍSTICA SOBRE CÒMIC
Alter Ego, editat per Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
The Beat, produït per Heidi MacDonald
ComicBookResources, produït per Jonah Weiland
ComicsAlliance, produït per Laura Hudson
The Comics Reporter, produït per Tom Spurgeon
USA Today Comics Section, per l'editor de Life Section Entertainment, Dennis Moore; Comics Section Lead, John Geddes
MILLOR LLIBRE SOBRE CÒMIC
Doonesbury and the Art of GB Trudeau, de Brian Walker (Yale University Press)
Fire i Water: Bill Everett, Sub-Mariner, i Birth of Marvel Comics, de Blake Bell (Fantagraphics)
The Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen, by Denis Kitchen and Charles Brownstein, editat per John Lind i Diana Schutz (Dark Horse Books)
Shazam! The Golden Age of the World 's Mightiest Mortal, de Xip Kidd i Geoff Spear (Abrams Comicarts)
75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking, de Paul Levitz (TASCHEN)
MILLOR DISSENY
Dave Stevens 'The Rocketeer Artist' s Edition, dissenyat per Randall Dahlk (IDW)
Polly and Her Pals Completi Sunday Comics, vol. 1, dissenyat per Lorraine Turner i Dean Mullaney (IDW)
Return of the Dapper Men, dissenyat per Todd Klein (Archaia)
75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking, dissenyat per Josh Baker (TASCHEN)
Two Generals, dissenyat per Jennifer Lum (McClelland & Stewart)
HALL OF FAME (selecció dels jutges)
Ernie Bushmiller
Jack Jackson
Martin Nodell
Lynd Ward