Le Comic Con a publié la liste des nommés dans les innombrables catégories des Eisner Awards 2025. Dans ce flot, c'est toujours avec ravissement que l'on voit le vieux continent s'inviter à la fête. Parmi les artistes européens on découvre avec surprise :
Quentin Zuttion nommé 4 fois pour Toutes les princesses meurent après minuit (Meilleure édition américaine d'un ouvrage international, Meilleures couleurs, Meilleure bande dessinée numérique)
Olivier Schrauwen nommé 3 fois pour Sunday (Meilleur album graphique, Meilleure édition américaine d'un ouvrage international, Meilleur auteur)
Benjamin Flao nommé 2 fois pour La vie secrète des arbres (Meilleur peintre/artiste multimédia, Meilleure adaptation d'un autre média (avec Fred Bernard))
Manu Larcenet nommé 2 fois pour La Route (Meilleure adaptation d'un autre média, Meilleur encrage)
Paco Roca nommé 2 fois pour Retour à Eden (Meilleure édition américaine d'un ouvrage international, Meilleur auteur)
Puis viennent en vrac :
- Federico Bertolucci pour Les Vacances de Donald (Meilleur peintre)
- Benjamin Adam pour son Thomas Piketty (Meilleure adaptation d'un autre média)
- Merwan pour Mécanique céleste
(Meilleur peintre) - Anaïs Flogny pour Rivages lointains (Meilleure bande dessinée numérique)
- Morgan Navarro pour Gonzo (Meilleure bande dessinée numérique)
- Grégoire Carlé pour Le lierre et l'araignée (Meilleure bande dessinée numérique)
■ Source : https://www.comic-con.org/fr/awards/eisner-awards/
La sélection complète
Meilleure nouvelle
- “Anything Sinister,” by Ross Murray, in NOW #13 (Fantagraphics)
- “Day 1703,” by Chris Ware, in Smoke Signal #43 (Desert Island)
- “Pig” by Stacy Gougoulis, in NOW #13 (Fantagraphics)
- “Spaces,” by Phil Jimenez, in DC Pride 2024 #1 (DC)
- “Water I’ve Loved: Moving Day” by Pam Wye, in MUTHA magazine, https://www.muthamagazine.com/2024/05/water-ive-loved-moving-day/
- “You Cannot Live on Bread Alone” by Kayla E., in NOW #13 (Fantagraphics)
Meilleur numéro unique
- Abortion Pill Zine: A Community Guide to Misoprostol and Mifepristone by Isabella Rotman, Marnie Galloway, and Sage Coffey (Silver Sprocket)
- Ice Cream Man #39: “”Decompression in a Wreck, Part One,” by W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo (Image Comics)
- PeePee PooPoo #1, by Caroline Cash (Silver Sprocket)
- Sunflowers, by Keezy Young (Silver Sprocket)
- Unwholesome Love, by Charles Burns (co-published with Partners and Son)
- The War on Gaza, by Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics)
Meilleure série continue
- The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)
- Detective Comics: Detective Comics, by Ram V, Tom Taylor, Riccardo Federici, Stefano Raffaele, Javier Fernandez, Christian Duce, March, and Mikel Janín (DC)
- Fantastic Four, by Ryan North, Carlos Gomez, Ivan Fiorelli, and others (Marvel)
- Santos Sisters, by Greg & Fake, Graham Smith, Dave Landsberger, and Marc Koprinarov (Floating World)
- Ultimate Spider-Man, by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, and David Messina (Marvel)
- Wonder Woman, by Tom King and Daniel Sampere (DC)
Meilleure série limitée
- Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, by Tim Sheridan and Cian Tormey (DC)
- Animal Pound, by Tom King and Peter Gross (BOOM! Studios)
- The Deviant, by James Tynion IV and Joshua Hixson (Image)
- Helen of Wyndhorn. by Tom King and Bilquis Evely (Dark Horse)
- Rare Flavours, by Ram V and Filipe Andrade (BOOM! Studios)
- Zatanna: Bring Down the House, by Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodriguez (DC)
Meilleure nouvelle série
- Absolute Batman, by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta (DC)
- Absolute Wonder Woman, by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman (DC)
- Minor Arcana, by Jeff Lemire (BOOM! Studios)
- The Pedestrian, by Joey Esposito and Sean Von Gorman (Magma Comix)
- The Power Fantasy, by Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard (Image)
- Uncanny Valley, by Tony Fleecs and Dave Wachter (BOOM! Studios)
Meilleure publication pour les enfants en bas âge
- Bog Myrtle, by Sid Sharp (Annick Press)
- Club Microbe, by Elise Gravel, translated by Montana Kane (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain, by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye)
- Night Stories, by Liniers (Astra Books)
- Poetry Comics, by Grant Snider (Chronicle Books)
Meilleure publication pour les enfants
- How It All Ends, by Emma Hunsinger (Greenwillow/HarperCollins Early Readers)
- Next Stop, by Debbie Fong (Random House Graphic/Random House Children’s Books)
- Plain Jane and the Mermaid, by Vera Brosgol (First Second/Macmillan)
- Weirdo, by Tony Weaver Jr. and Jes & Cin Wibowo (First Second/Macmillan)
- Young Hag and the Witches’ Quest, by Isabel Greenberg (Abrams Fanfare)
Meilleure publication pour les adolescents
- Ash’s Cabin, by Jen Wang (First Second/Macmillan)
- Big Jim and the White Boy, by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Ten Speed Graphic)
- The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag (Scholastic)
- The Gulf, by Adam de Souza (Tundra)
- Lunar New Year Love Story, by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (First Second/Macmillan)
- Out of Left Field, by Jonah Newman (Andrews McMeel)
Meilleure publication humoristique
- Adulthood is a Gift! by Sarah Andersen (Andrews McMeel)
- Forces of Nature, by Edward Steed (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Kids Are Still Weird: And More Observations from Parenthood, by Jeffrey Brown (NBM)
- A Pillbug Story, by Allison Conway (Black Panel Press)
- Processing: 100 Comics That Got Me Through It, by Tara Booth (Drawn & Quarterly)
Meilleure anthologie
- EC Cruel Universe, edited by Sierra Hahn and Matt Dryer (Oni Press)
- Godzilla’s 70th Anniversary, edited by Jake Williams and others (IDW)
- Now: The New Comics Anthology #13, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
- Peep #1, edited by Sammy Harkham and Steve Weissman (Brain Dead/Kyle Ng)
- So Buttons #14: “Life and Death,” by Jonathan Baylis and various artists (So Buttons Comix)
Meilleure œuvre basée sur la réalité
- Djuna, by Jon Macy (Street Noise Books)
- The Heart That Fed: A Father, a Son, and the Long Shadow of War, by Carl Sciacchitano (Gallery 13/S&S)
- The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C. S. Lewis & J. R. R. Tolkien, by John Hendrix (Abrams Fanfare)
- The Puerto Rican War: A Graphic History, by John Vasquez Mejias (Union Square)
- Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race, and Voting Rights in the U.S., by Caitlin Cass (Fantagraphics)
Meilleur mémoire graphique
- Degrees of Separation: A Decade North of 60, by Alison McCreesh (Conundrum)
- Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir, by Tessa Hulls (MCD/Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
- The Field, by David Lapp (Conundrum)
- I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir, by Maurice Vellekoop (Pantheon)
- Something, Not Nothing: A Story of Grief and Love, by Sarah Leavitt (Arsenal Pulp Press)
Meilleur album graphique - Nouveau
- Final Cut, by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
- Lunar New Year Love Story, by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (First Second/Macmillan)
- My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two, by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
- Sunday, by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics)
- Victory Parade, by Leela Corman (Pantheon)
Meilleur album graphique
- Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story, by Patrick McDonnell (Abrams ComicArts)
- Lackadaisy, vols. 1–2, by Tracy J. Butler (Iron Circus)
- The One Hand and The Six Fingers, by Ram V, Dan Watters, Laurence Campbell, and Sumit Kumar (Image)
- Rescue Party: A Graphic Anthology of COVID Lockdown, edited by Gabe Fowler (Pantheon)
- Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist’s Perspective of the Japanese American Experience, by Kelly Goto and Sam Goto (Chin Music Press)
- UM Volume One, by buttercup (Radiator Comics)
Meilleure adaptation d'un autre média
- Thomas Piketty’s Capital & Ideology: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, by Clare Alot and Benjamin Adam (Abrams ComicArts)
- The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben, adapted by Benjamin Flao and Fred Bernard (Greystone)
- The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, adapted by Manu Larcenet (Abrams)
- Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, adapted by Travis Dandro (Drawn & Quarterly)
- The Worst Journey in the World, Volume 1: Making Our Easting Down, by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, adapted by Sarah Airriess (Iron Circus)
Meilleure édition américaine d'un ouvrage international
- All Princesses Die Before Dawn, by Quentin Zuttion (Abrams ComicArts)
- The Jellyfish, by Boum, translated by Robin Lang and Helge Dascher (Pow Pow Press)
- Mothballs, by Sole Otero; translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
- Return to Eden, by Paco Roca; translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
- Sunday, by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics)
Meilleure édition américaine d'International Material-Asia
- Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow, by Asao Takamori and Tetsuya Chiba, translated by Asa Yonola (Kodansha)
- Hereditary Triangle, by Fumiya Hayashi, translated by Alethea and Athena Nibley (Yen Press)
- Kagurabachi, vol. 1, by Takeru Hokazono, translated by Camellia Nieh (VIZ Media)
- Last Quarter, vol. 1, by Ai Yazawa, translated by Max Greenway (VIZ Media)
- Search and Destroy vol. 1, by Atsushi Kaneko, based on the work of Osamu Tezuka; translated by Ben Applegate (Fantagraphics)
- Tokyo These Days, vols. 1–3, by Taiyo Matsumoto, translated by Michael Arias (VIZ Media)
Meilleure collection/projet d'archives - bandes
- All In Line, by Saul Steinberg (New York Review Books)
- Frank Johnson, Secret Pioneer of American Comics, vol. 1, edited by Chris Byrne and Keith Mayerson (Fantagraphics)
- Stan Mack’s Real-Life Funnies: The Collected Conceits, Delusions, and Hijinks of New Yorkers from 1974 to 1995, by Stan Mack, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
- Thorn: The Complete Proto-BONE College Strips 1982–1986, and Other Early Drawings, by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
Meilleure collection/projet d'archives - Bandes dessinées
- The Complete Web of Horror, edited by Dana Marie Andra (Fantagraphics)
- David Mazzucchelli’s Batman Year One Artist’s Edition, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
- DC Comics Style Guide (Standards Manual)
- The Farewell Song of Marcel Labrume, by Attilio Micheluzzi, edited by Gary Groth and Conrad Groth, translated by Jamie Richards (Fantagraphics)
- Wally Wood from Witzend: Complete Collection, commentary by J. David Spurlock (Vanguard)
- X-Men: The Manga Remastered, vol. 1, edited by David Brothers, designed by Fawn Lau (VIZ Media)
Meilleur périodique/journalisme lié à la bande dessinée
- The Beat, edited by Heidi MacDonald and others,, https://www.comicsbeat.com
- ICv2: The Business of Pop Culture, edited by Milton Griepp, icv2.com
- INKS, The Journal of the Comics Studies Society, edited by Susan Kirtley (Ohio State University Press)
- SOLRAD: The Online Literary Magazine for Comics, edited by Daniel Elkin, www.solrad.co (Fieldmouse Press)
- Zdarsky Comics News, edited by Allison O’Toole (Chip Zdarsky)
Meilleur livre sur la bande dessinée
- American Comic Book Chronicles: 1945-49, by Keith Dallas, John Wells, Richard Arndt, and Kurt Mitchell (TwoMorrows)
- Kate Carew: America’s First Great Woman Cartoonist, by Eddie Campbell with Christine Chambers (Fantagraphics)
- Q&A, by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Reading Love and Rockets, by Marc Sobel (Fantagraphics)
- Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund, by Caitlin McGurk (Fantagraphics)
- Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: The Ultimate History, edited by Daniel Kothenschulte with text by David Gerstein and J. B. Kaufman (TASCHEN)
Meilleur travail académique/scolaire
- Comics and Modernism: History, Form, and Culture, edited by Jonathan Najarian (University Press of Mississippi)
- Drawing (in) the Feminine: Bande Dessinée and Women, edited by Margaret C. Flinn (Ohio State University Press)
- From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics, by Neale Barnholden (University Press of Mississippi)
- Petrochemical Fantasies: The Art and Energy of American Comics, by Daniel Worden (Ohio State University Press)
- Singular Sensations: A Cultural History of One-Panel Comics in the United States, by Michelle Ann Abate (Rutgers University Press)
Meilleure conception de publication
- Bill Ward: The Fantagraphics Studio Edition, designed by Kayla E. (Fantagraphics)
- Brian Bolland: Batman The Killing Joke and Other Stories & Art, Gallery Edition, designed by Josh Beatman (Graphitti Designs)
- David Mazzucchelli’s Batman Year One Artist’s Edition, designed by Chip Kidd (IDW)
- One Bite at a Time, designed by Ryan Claytor (Elephant Eater Comics)
- Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Color Hardcover Box Set, designed by Patrick Crotty (Oni Press)
- Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: The Ultimate History, designed by Anna-Tina Kessler (TASCHEN)
Meilleure bande dessinée numérique
- The Beauty Salon, based on the novella by Mario Bellatin, adapted by Quentin Zuttion; translated by M. B. Valente (Europe Comics)
- Beyond the Sea, by Anaïs Flogny; translated by Dan Christensen (Europe Comics)
- Gonzo: Fear and Loathing in America, by Morgan Navarro; translated by Tom Imber (Europe Comics)
- My Journey to Her, by Yuna Hirasawa (Kodansha)
- The Spider and the Ivy, by Grégoire Carle; translated by M. B. Valente (Europe Comics)
Meilleur webcomic
- The Accidental Undergrad, by Christian Giroux, https://solrad.co/tag/the-accidental-undergrad (Fieldmouse Press)
- Life After Life, by Joshua Barkman, https://falseknees.com/comics/24ink1.html (False Knees)
- Motherlover, by Lindsay Ishihiro, https://motherlovercomic.com (Iron Circus) Practical Defence Against Piracy, by Tony Cliff, https://www.delilahdirk.com/dd4/dd4-p188.html
- Rigsby WI, by S. E. Case, https://rigsbywi.com (Iron Circus)
Meilleur écrivain
- Tom King, Archie: The Decision (Archie); Animal Pound (BOOM! Studios); Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse); Jenny Sparks, The Penguin, Wonder Woman (DC)
- Ram V, Rare Flavours (BOOM! Studios); Dawnrunner (Dark Horse); The One Hand (Image); Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! (Image Skybound)
- Kelly Thompson, Absolute Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey (DC); Scarlett (Image Skybound); Venom War: It’s Jeff #1 (Marvel)
- James Tynion IV, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); Blue Book, The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos (Dark Horse); Spectregraph (DSTLRY); The Department of Truth, The Deviant, WORLDTR33 (Image)
- Gene Luen Yang, Lunar New Year Love Story (First Second/Macmillan)
Meilleur auteur/artiste
- Charles Burns, Kommix (Fantagraphics); Final Cut (Pantheon); Unwholesome Love (co-published with Partners & Son)
- Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two (Fantagraphics)
- Jon Macy, Djuna (Street Noise Books)
- Paco Roca, Return to Eden (Fantagraphics)
- Olivier Schrauwen, Sunday (Fantagraphics)
- Maria Sweeney, Brittle Joints (Street Noise Books)
Meilleur crayon/encreur ou équipe crayon/encreur
- Filipe Andrade, Rare Flavours (BOOM! Studios)
- Nick Dragotta, Absolute Batman (DC)
- Bilquis Evely, Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse)
- Manu Larcenet, The Road (Abrams ComicArts)
- Javier Rodriguez, Zatanna: Bring Down the House (DC)
- LeUyen Pham, Lunar New Year Love Story (First Second/Macmillan)
Meilleur peintre/artiste multimédia
- Federico Bertolucci, Donald Duck: Vacation Parade (Fantagraphics)
- Leela Corman, Victory Parade (Pantheon)
- Benjamin Flao The Hidden Life of Trees (Greystone)
- Merwan, Aster of Pan (Magnetic Press)
- Eduardo Risso, The Blood Brothers Mother (DSTLRY)
- Maria Sweeney, Brittle Joints (Street Noise Books)
Meilleur artiste de couverture
- Juni Ba, The Boy Wonder (DC); Godzilla Skate or Die, TMNT Nightwatcher and others (IDW)
- Evan Cagle, Dawnrunner (Dark Horse), New Gods, Detective Comics
- Bilquis Evely, Animal Pound (BOOM!); Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse)
- Tula Lotay, Helen of Wyndhorn #1, Count Crowley: Mediocre Midnight Monster Hunter #3, Dawnrunner #1, Barnstormers TPB (Dark Horse); Somna, Groupies (DSTLRY); The Horizon Experiment (Image)
- Hayden Sherman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Batman: Dark Patterns, Superman, Ape-ril, Batman: The Brave and the Bold) (DC)
Meilleur coloriage
- Jordie Bellaire, Absolute Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey, John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America, The Nice House by the Sea (DC); The City Beneath Her Feet (DSTLRY); The Exorcism at 1600 Penn (IDW); W0rldtr33 (Image); G.I. Joe, Duke (Image Skybound)
- Matheus Lopes, Batman & Robin: Year One (DC); Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse)
- Justin Prokowich, Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze (Titan Comics)
- Javier Rodriguez, Zatanna: Bring Down the House) (DC)
- Dave Stewart, Dawnrunner, Free Comic Book Day Comic 2024 [general], The Serpent in the Garden, Hellboy, Hellboy and the BPRD, Paranoid Gardens, Shaolin Cowboy Cruel to Be Kin Silent but Deadly Edition (Dark Horse); Ultramega, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! (Image Skybound)
- Quentin Zuttion, All Princesses Die Before Dawn (Abrams ComicArts); Beauty Salon (Europe Comics)
Meilleur lettrage
- Becca Carey, Absolute Superman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Plastic Man No More! (DC); Radiant Black, Rogue Sun (Image); When the Blood Has Dried, Murder Kingdom (Mad Cave Studios)
- Leela Corman, Victory Parade (Pantheon)
- Clayton Cowles, Animal Pound (BOOM! Studios); FML, Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse); Absolute Batman, Batman, Batman & Robin: Year One, Birds of Prey, Jenny Sparks, Wonder Woman (DC); Strange Academy, Venom (Marvel)
- Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book Two (Fantagraphics)
- Nate Powell, Fall Through (Abrams ComicArts); Lies My Teacher Told Me (New Press)
