The winners of the 2021 Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for
works published between January 1 and December 31, 2020, given for
creative achievement in American comic books, often referred to as the
Comics Industry's equivalent of the Oscar Awards, have been announced.
Best Short Story
- “When the Menopausal Carnival Comes to Town,” by Mimi Pond, in Menopause: A Comic Treatment (Graphic Medicine / Pennsylvania State University Press)
Best Single Issue
- Sports Is Hell, by Ben Passmore (Koyama Press)
Best Continuing Series
- Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai (IDW)
Best Limited Series
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber (DC)
Best New Series
- Black Widow, by Kelly Thompson and Elena Casagrande (Marvel)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)
- Our Little Kitchen, by Jillian Tamaki (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)
- Superman Smashes the Klan, by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru (DC)
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
- Dragon Hoops, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second/Macmillan)
Best Humor Publication
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber (DC)
Best Anthology
- Menopause: A Comic Treatment, edited by MK Czerwiec (Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press)
Best Reality-Based Work
- Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, by Derf Backderf (Abrams)
Best Graphic Memoir
- The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Graphic Album—New
- Pulp, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
- Seeds and Stems, by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium
- Superman Smashes the Klan, adapted by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru (DC)
Best US Edition of International Material
- Goblin Girl, by Moa Romanova, translation by Melissa Bowers (Fantagraphics)
Best US Edition of International Material—Asia
- Remina, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips
- The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age, edited by Trina Robbins (Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books
- The Complete Hate, by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
Best Writer
- James Tynion IV, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); Batman (DC); The Department of Truth (Image); Razorblades (Tiny Onion)
Best Writer / Artist
- Junji Ito, Remina, Venus in the Blind Spot (VIZ Media)
Best Penciller / Inker or Penciller / Inker Team
- Michael Allred, Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams (Insight Editions)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
- Anand RK/John Pearson, Blue in Green (Image)
Best Cover Artist
- Peach Momoko, Buffy the Vampire Slayer #19, Mighty Morphin #2, Something Is Killing the Children #12, Power Rangers #1 (BOOM! Studios); DIE!namite, Vampirella (Dynamite); The Crow: Lethe (IDW); Marvel Variants (Marvel)
Best Colouring
- Laura Allred, X-Ray Robot (Dark Horse); Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams (Insight Editions)
Best Lettering
- Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (IDW)
Best Comics-Related Journalism / Periodical
- Women Write About Comics, edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne, www.WomenWriteAboutComics.com
Best Comics-Related Book
- Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books, by Ken Quattro (Yoe Books/IDW)
Best Academic / Scholarly Work
- The Content of Our Caricature: African American Comic Art and Political Belonging, by Rebecca Wanzo (New York University Press)
Best Publication Design
- The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, designed by Adrian Tomine and Tracy Huron (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Digital Comic
- Friday, by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin (Panel Syndicate)
Best Webcomic
- Crisis Zone, by Simon Hanselmann, https://www.instagram.com/simon.hanselmann/
Spirit Of Comics Retailer Award
- The Laughing Ogre in Columbus, Ohio
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