2007 Eisner Awards Winners

Best Short Story
"A Frog’s Eye View," by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in Fables: 1001
Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Batman/The Spirit #1: "Crime Convention," by Jeph Loeb and Darwyn Cooke (DC)

Best Continuing Series
All Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)

Best Limited Series
Batman: Year 100, by Paul Pope (DC)

Best New Series
Criminal, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)

Best Title for a Younger Audience
Gumby, by Bob Burden and Rick Geary (Wildcard)

Best Humor Publication
Flaming Carrot Comics, by Bob Burden (Desperado/Image)

Best Anthology
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, by Bill Willingham and various (Vertigo/DC)

Best Digital Comic
Sam and Max, by Steve Purcell

Best Reality-Based Work
Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel (Houghton Mifflin)

Best Graphic Album - New
American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)

Best Graphic Album - Reprint
Absolute DC: The New Frontier, by Darwyn Cooke (DC)

Best Archival Collection/Project - Strips
The Complete Peanuts, 1959-1960, 1961-1962, by Charles Schulz
(Fantagraphics)

Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books
Absolute Sandman, vol. 1, by Neil Gaiman and various (Vertigo/DC)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material
The Left Bank Gang, by Jason (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan
Old Boy, by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi (Dark Horse Manga)

Best Writer
Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Daredevil (Marvel); Criminal (Marvel Icon)

Best Writer/Artist
Paul Pope, Batman: Year 100 (DC)

Best Writer/Artist - Humor
Tony Millionaire, Billy Hazelnuts (Fantagraphics); Sock Monkey: The
Inches Incident (Dark Horse)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Mark Buckingham/Steve Leialoha, Fables (Vertigo/DC)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Jill Thompson, "A Dog and His Boy" in The Dark Horse Book of Monsters;
"Love Triangle" in Sexy Chix (Dark Horse); "Fair Division," in Fables:
1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)

Best Cover Artist
James Jean, Fables, Jack of Fables, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall
(Vertigo/DC)

Best Coloring
Dave Stewart, BPRD, Conan, The Escapists, Hellboy (Dark Horse); Action
Comics, Batman/The Spirit, Superman (DC)

Best Lettering
Todd Klein, Fables, Jack of Fables, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall;
Pride of Baghdad, Testament (Vertigo/DC); Fantastic Four: 1602, Eternals
(Marvel); Lost Girls (Top Shelf)

Special Recognition
Hope Larson, Gray Horses (Oni)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)

Best Comics-Related Book
The Art of Brian Bolland, edited by Joe Pruett (Desperado/Image)

Best Publication Design
Absolute DC: The New Frontier, designed by Darwyn Cooke (DC)

Hall of Fame
Judges' Choices (2): Robert Kanigher and Ogden Whitney

* Ross Andru & Mike Esposito
* Dick Ayers
* Wayne Boring
* Joe Orlando


Other Awards:

Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comics Writing:
Gardner Fox, George Gladir

Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award:
David Petersen, writer/artist of Mouse Guard

Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award:
Neil Gaiman

Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailing Award:
Earth-2 Comics, Sherman Oaks, CA
Owned by Carr D’Angelo and Jud Meyers

Comic-Con International's Inkpot Award:

* Allen Bellman
* Renée French
* Gary Friedrich
* Adam Hughes
* Miriam Katin
* Mel Keefer
* Joseph Michael Linsner
* David Morrell
* Lily Renée Phlllips
* Mike Ploog
* Dan Vado
* Mark Verheiden
* F. Paul Wilson