Last week the Eisner Award nominations were announced and Macmillan has 7 graphic novels in the running!
Best Reality-Based Work
CAN’T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT by Roz Chast (Bloomsbury)
Best Graphic Album—New
THE GIGANTIC BEARD THAT WAS EVIL by Stephen Collins (Picador)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)
MOOMIN: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition by Tove Jansson, edited by Tom Devlin (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS by Fabien Vehlmann & Kerascoët (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
SHOWA 1939–1944 and SHOWA 1944–1953: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Writer/Artist
THE GIGANTIC BEARD THAT WAS EVIL by Stephen Collins (Picador)
Best Scholarly/Academic Work
AMERICAN COMICS, LITERARY THEORY, AND RELIGION: The Superhero Afterlife by A. David Lewis (Palgrave Macmillan)
The winners will be announced during a gala ceremony on Friday, July 10 during Comic-Con International: San Diego.
Speaking of cartoons, Roz Chast (CAN’T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT) was named this year’s Heinz Award recipient in the arts & humanities category, to honor “exceptional Americans for their creativity and determination in finding solutions to critical issues both here and abroad.”