The Eisner Awards are considered by many to be the most prestigious award the comics industry offers. It is named after one of the pioneers of the field and includes a lengthy and thorough list of categories recognizing the many different areas of hard work that go into a graphic novel. They are awarded at Comic-Con in San Diego each July.  Here are the 2007 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, Volume 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)

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