The organizers of the main prize in the field of comic books and graphic novels Eisner presented the nominees for 2020.
IDW Publishing and Image Comics have the most references – the first 13 (plus one common), the second 11 (plus six common).
Among the specific projects were the works of Ghost Tree (IDW), Little Bird (Image), Invisible Kingdom (Dark Horse), Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass (DC) and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me (First Second Book). They have three nominations.
The most recognized comic book artist is James Stokoe, presented in five nominations: “Best Screenwriter / Artist”, “Best One-Shot”, “Best Humorous Publication”, “Best Comic Book-Related Book” and “Best Publication Design” (These two are for the work of Grunt: The Art and Unpublished Comics of James Stokoe).
The main nominations
Best short story
- Hot Comb – Ebony Flowers
- How to Draw a Horse – Emma Hansinger
- The Menopause – Mira Jacob
- Who Gets Called an ‘Unfit’ Mother? – Miriam Libicchi
- You’re Not Going to Believe What I’m About to Tell You – Matthew Inman
Best one shot
- Coin-Op No. 8: Infatuation – Peter and Maria Howie
- The Freak – Matt Lesnevsky
- Minotäar – Lissa Treiman
- Our Favorite Thing Is My Favorite Thing Is Monsters – Emil Ferris
- Sobek – James Stokoe
Best Continuing Series
- Bitter root
- Criminal
- Crowded
- Daredevil
- The dreaming
- Immortal hulk
Best Limited Series
- Ascender
- Ghost tree
- Little bird
- Naomi
- Sentient
Best New Series
- Doctor doom
- Invisible Kingdom
- Once & Future
- Something Is Killing the Children
- Undiscovered country
Best publication for teens
- Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass
- Hot comb
- Kiss Number 8
- Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
- Penny nichols
Best humor publication
- Anatomy of authors
- Death Wins a Goldfish
- Minotäar
- Sobek
- The Way of the Househusband, vol. 1
- Wondermark: Friends You Can Ride On
Best adaptation
- Giraffes on Horseback Salad: Salvador Dali, the Marx Brothers, and the Strangest Movie Never Made
- The giver
- The Handmaid’s Tale: The Graphic Novel
- HP Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness, vols. 1-2
- The seventh voyage
- Snow, Glass, Apples
