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Silly little headcanons for our glassing wearing characters

Marjorie: is literal magic. Her glasses just never seem to get dirty. No matter how terribly she handles them they are just completely gunk and fingerprint resistant

Sorscha: has never known clean glasses. She can clean them and by the time they are back on her face they are just as bad, if not worse. She’s just given up on trying to clean them at this point.

Agatha: had set times she cleans them. Maybe even had reminders in her phone of when to do it. She doesn’t need the reminders anymore but also hasn’t deleted them.

Eric: doesn’t know you’re supposed to clean them until someone else shows him.

Autumn: cleans her glasses in the morning and before bed but otherwise just deals with however they end up during the day. As long as she can read her screen it’s not that bad.

Winter: collects everyone’s glasses to clean when he goes to do his own. It doesn’t matter if you just cleaned them, he’s going to do it again. He’s the only one who can get Sorscha’s glasses clean for any amount of time.

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Dayvid Musgrave & Marjorie Van Gould break up Try for baby w/ Dick Grayson Chimes! Jonathan Crane & Talia al Ghul dating Marigold Maldano & Felipe Pok break up Felisha Ivy child Harleen Quinzel & Tobias Steele get divorced Terezi (Pyrope) and Equius Zahhak married and expecting Jervis Tetch [Mad Hatter] died Aradia Megido & Waylon Jones dating Carey Macias toddler Ian Napier toddler Sean Drake child Karkat Vantas YA Nepeta Leijon YA Gabriel Grayson YA Gamzee Makara YA Sollux Captor YA Rose Lalonde YA Gator Wolff elder Talia al Ghul elder Jaime Pickens & Dick Grayson dating Eridan Ampora & Felicity MacDuff break up Jane Crocker & Lorenzo Whitaker engaged Dante Morganthe & Mira Snypes dating Wilson born to Precious Grayson & Tarik Grimm Officially pregnant Tavros Nitram YA Isaac walk Dirk Strider & Wilhemina Wolff dating Tamra Ivy toddler John Egbert Young Adult Jade Harley Young Adult Isaac talk Holli Ivy teen Omari Ivy elder Lynne Wolff teen Lorenzo (Whitaker) and Jane Crocker married Myra Kyle & Gabriel Grayson expecting Omari Ivy & Frida Goth break up Dean Grimm & Janet Pok break up Holli Ivy & Van Whitaker dating Miranda Alston & Tristian Van Gould break up Christian Timbley born to Rosemarie (Wolff) and Branch Timbley Doug Goodfellow & Cherie Wolff broke up Vriska Serket doing homework with the kids Bailee Whitaker died! Percy Whitaker & Emilie Van Gould dating Talia al Ghul & Jonathan Crane break up Consuelo al Ghul YA Janell Macias child Isaac (15) potty trained Feferi Peixes YA Omar Drake teen Shelly Crocker toddler Rosalinda Grayson adult Dave Strider YA Lorenzo Crocker Adult Van Whitaker YA Candace Rodgers YA Consuelo al Ghul & Gamzee Makara engaged Vriska Serket YA

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Here are the 2017 Eisner Award Winners

Named for the pioneering comics creator and graphic novelist Will Eisner, The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, considered the “Oscars” of the comic book industry, were given out in 31 categories for works published in 2016.

Below is the full list of the nominees and winners (highlighted in bold).

Best Short Story

“The Comics Wedding of the Century,” by Simon Hanselmann, in We Told You So: Comics as Art (Fantagraphics)

“The Dark Nothing,” by Jordan Crane, in Uptight #5 (Fantagraphics)

“Good Boy,” by Tom King & David Finch, Batman Annual #1 (DC)

“Monday,” by W. Maxwell Prince and John Amor, in One Week in the Library (Image)  

“Mostly Saturn,” by Michael DeForge, in Island Magazine #8 (Image)

“Shrine of the Monkey God!” by Kim Deitch, in Kramers Ergot 9 (Fantagraphics)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

Babybel Wax Bodysuit, by Eric Kostiuk Williams (Retrofit/Big Planet)

Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)

Blammo #9, by Noah Van Sciver (Kilgore Books)

Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)

Sir Alfred #3, by Tim Hensley (Pigeon Press)

Your Black Friend, by Ben Passmore (Silver Sprocket)

Best Continuing Series

Astro City, by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC)

Kill or Be Killed, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)

The Mighty Thor, by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman (Marvel)

Paper Girls, by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang (Image)

Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)

Best Limited Series

Archangel, by William Gibson, Michael St. John Smith, Butch Guice, and Tom Palmer (IDW)

Briggs Land, by Brian Wood and Mack Chater (Dark Horse)

Han Solo, by Marjorie Liu and Mark Brooks (Marvel)

Kim and Kim, by Magdalene Visaggio and Eva Cabrera (Black Mask)

The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta (Marvel)

Best New Series

Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Dark Horse)

Clean Room, by Gail Simone and Jon Davis-Hunt (Vertigo/DC)

Deathstroke: Rebirth, by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, et al. (DC)

Faith, by Jody Houser, Pere Pérez, and Marguerite Sauvage (Valiant)

Mockingbird, by Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemczyk (Marvel)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)

Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World, by James Sturm (Toon)

Burt’s Way Home, by John Martz (Koyama)

The Creeps, Book 2: The Trolls Will Feast! by Chris Schweizer (Abrams)

I’m Grumpy (My First Comics), by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton (Tundra)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)

The Drawing Lesson, by Mark Crilley (Watson-Guptill)

Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic)

Hilda and the Stone Forest, by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye Books)

Rikki, adapted by Norm Harper and Matthew Foltz-Gray (Karate Petshop)

Science Comics: Dinosaurs, by MK Reed and Joe Flood (First Second)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)

Bad Machinery, vol. 5: The Case of the Fire Inside, by John Allison (Oni)

Batgirl, by Hope Larson and Rafael Albuquerque (DC)

Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie)

Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)

Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars, by Jessica Abel (Papercutz/Super Genius)

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North & Erica Henderson (Marvel)

Best Humor Publication

The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp, by Lee Marrs (Marrs Books)

Hot Dog Taste Test, by Lisa Hanawalt (Drawn & Quarterly)

Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie)

Man, I Hate Cursive, by Jim Benton (Andrews McMeel)

Yuge! 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump, by G. B. Trudeau (Andrews McMeel)

Best Anthology

Baltic Comics Anthology š! #26: dADa, edited by David Schilter and Sanita Muizniece (kuš!)

Island Magazine, edited by Brandon Graham and Emma Rios (Image)

Kramers Ergot 9, edited by Sammy Harkham (Fantagraphics)

Love Is Love, edited by Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich (IDW/DC)

Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists, edited by Santiago Garcia (Fantagraphics)

Best Reality-Based Work

Dark Night: A True Batman Story, by Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC)

Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo, by Sandrine Revel (NBM)

March (Book Three), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf)

Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir, by Tom Hart (St. Martin’s)

Tetris: The Games People Play, by Box Brown (First Second)

Best Graphic Album—New

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)

Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash, by Dave McKean (Dark Horse)

Exits, by Daryl Seitchik (Koyama)

Mooncop, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)

Patience, by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, by Jill Thompson (DC Comics)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint

Demon, by Jason Shiga (First Second)

Incomplete Works, by Dylan Horrocks (Alternative)

Last Look, by Charles Burns (Pantheon)

Meat Cake Bible, by Dame Darcy (Fantagraphics)

Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam and Other Stories, by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics)

She’s Not into Poetry, by Tom Hart (Alternative)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

Equinoxes, by Cyril Pedrosa, translated by Joe Johnson (NBM)

Irmina, by Barbara Yelin, translated by Michael Waaler (SelfMadeHero)

Love: The Lion, by Frédéric Brémaud and Federico Bertolucci (Magnetic)

Moebius Library: The World of Edena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al. (Dark Horse)

Wrinkles, by Paco Roca, translated by Erica Mena (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)

Goodnight Punpun, vols. 1–4, by Inio Asano, translated by JN PRoductions (VIZ Media)

orange: The Complete Collection, vols. 1–2, by Ichigo Takano, translated by Amber Tamosaitis, adaptation by Shannon Fay (Seven Seas)

The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, by Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions, translated by Frederik L. Schodt (Stone Bridge Press)

Princess Jellyfish, vols. 1–3, by Akiko Higashimura, translated by Sarah Alys Lindholm (Kodansha)

Wandering Island, vol. 1, by Kenji Tsuruta, translated by Dana Lewis (Dark Horse)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)

Almost Completely Baxter: New and Selected Blurtings, by Glen Baxter (NYR Comics)

Barnaby, vol. 3, by Crockett Johnson, edited by Philip Nel and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)

Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)

The Realist Cartoons, edited by Paul Krassner and Ethan Persoff (Fantagraphics)

Walt & Skeezix 1931–1932, by Frank King, edited by Jeet Heer and Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)

The Complete Neat Stuff, by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)

The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, edited by Trina Robbins, Gary Groth, and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)

Fables and Funnies, by Walt Kelly, compiled by David W. Tosh (Dark Horse)

Trump: The Complete Collection, by Harvey Kurtzman et al., edited by Denis Kitchen and John Lind (Dark Horse)

U.S.S. Stevens: The Collected Stories, by Sam Glanzman, edited by Drew Ford (Dover)

Best Writer

Ed Brubaker, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image)

Kurt Busiek, Astro City (Vertigo/DC)

Chelsea Cain, Mockingbird (Marvel)

Max Landis, Green Valley (Image/Skybound); Superman: American Alien (DC)

Jeff Lemire, Black Hammer (Dark Horse); Descender, Plutona (Image); Bloodshot Reborn (Valiant)

Brian K. Vaughan, Paper Girls, Saga (Image)

Best Writer/Artist

Jessica Abel, Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars (Papercutz/Super Genius)

Box Brown, Tetris: The Games People Play (First Second)

Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly)

Tom Hart, Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir (St. Martin’s)

Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

Mark Brooks, Han Solo (Marvel)

Dan Mora, Klaus (BOOM! Studios)

Greg Ruth, Indeh (Grand Central Publishing)

Francois Schuiten, The Theory of the Grain of Sand (IDW)

Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)

Brian Stelfreeze, Black Panther (Marvel)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)

Federico Bertolucci, Love: The Lion (Magnetic)

Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly)

Manuele Fior, 5,000 km per Second (Fantagraphics)

Dave McKean, Black Dog (Dark Horse)

Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)

Jill Thompson, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (DC); Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse)

Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)

Mike Del Mundo, Avengers, Carnage, Mosaic, The Vision (Marvel)

David Mack, Abe Sapien, BPRD Hell on Earth, Fight Club 2, Hellboy and the BPRD 1953 (Dark Horse)

Sean Phillips, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed (Image)

Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)

Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)

Best Coloring

Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Green Valley (Image/Skybound)

Elizabeth Breitweiser, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image); Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta (Image/Skybound)

Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)

Laura Martin, Wonder Woman (DC); Ragnorak (IDW); Black Panther (Marvel)

Matt Wilson, Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord (Marvel)

Best Lettering

Dan Clowes, Patience (Fantagraphics)

Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly)

Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly)

Nick Hayes, Woody Guthrie (Abrams)

Todd Klein, Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer (Vertigo/DC); Black Hammer (Dark Horse)

Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

The A.V. Club comics coverage, including Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by Oliver Sava et al., www.avclub.com

Comic Riffs blog, by Michael Cavna and David Betancourt, www.washingtonpost.com/new/comic-riffs/

Critical Chips, edited by Zainab Akhtar (Comics & Cola)

PanelPatter.com, edited by Rob McMonigal

WomenWriteAboutComics.com, edited by Megan Purdy and Claire Napier

Best Comics-Related Book

blanc et noir: takeshi obata illustrations, by Takeshi Obata (VIZ Media)

Ditko Unleashed: An American Hero, by Florentino Flórez and Frédéric Manzano (IDW/Editions Déesse)

Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand (Harper)

The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood, vol. 1, edited by Bhob Stewart and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)

More Heroes of the Comics, by Drew Friedman (Fantagraphics)

Best Academic/Scholarly Work

Brighter Than You Think: Ten Short Works by Alan Moore, with essays by Marc Sobel (Uncivilized)

Forging the Past: Set and the Art of Memory, by Daniel Marrone (University Press of Mississippi)

Frank Miller’s Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism, by Paul Young (Rutgers University Press)

Pioneering Cartoonists of Color, by Tim Jackson (University Press of Mississippi)

Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocca (Bloomsbury)

Best Publication Design

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)

The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, designed by Keeli McCarthy (Fantagraphics)

Frank in the Third Dimension, designed by Jacob Covey, 3D conversions by Charles Barnard (Fantagraphics)

The Realist Cartoons, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics)

Si Lewen’s Parade: An Artist’s Odyssey, designed by Art Spiegelman (Abrams)

Best Webcomic

Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla, http://bird-boy.com

Deja Brew, by Taneka Stotts and Sara DuVall (Stela.com)

Jaeger, by Ibrahim Moustafa (Stela.com)

The Middle Age, by Steve Conley, steveconley.com/the-middle-age

On Beauty, by Christina Tran,  sodelightful.com/comics/beauty/

Best Digital Comic

Bandette - Paul Tobin & Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/comiXology)

Edison Rex, by Chris Roberson and Dennis Culver (Monkeybrain/comiXology)

Helm, by Jehanzeb Hasan and Mauricio Caballero, www.crookshaw.com/helm/

On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden, www.onasunbeam.com

Universe!, by Albert Monteys (Panel Syndicate)

Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award

Comicazi, Robert Howard, David Lockwood, Michael Burke. Somerville, MA

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‘Saga,’ Sonny Liew, Jill Thompson take home 2017 Eisner Awards

Sonny Liew, Jill Thompson and the team behind Saga all took home multiple awards last night at the 28th annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards at Comic-Con International in San Diego.

Saga took home four awards, including Best Continuing Series and Best Writer for Brian K. Vaughan, while artist Fiona Staples won Best Cover Artist and Best Penciller/Inker. Liew ‘s awards for his graphic novel, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, included Best Writer/Artist, Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia, and Best Publication Design. And Jill Thompson was recognized three times: for Best Single Issue/One-Shot for her work on Beast of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, Best Graphic Album—New for Wonder Woman: The True Amazon and Best Painter/Multimedia Artist.

Several comics legends were also honored at the ceremony. Jack Kirby and William Messner-Loebs both received the Bill Finger Excellence in Comics Writing Award, while Walt Simonson, Jim Starlin, Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, George Perez, Milt Gross, H.G. Peter, Antonio Prohias and Dori Seda were all inducted into the Hall of Fame.

The Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award, created to honor those people in comics and the popular arts who have worked to help others, went to Joe Ferrara, for his work in prostate cancer awareness, and Mark Andreyko for curating the Love Is Love anthology after the Pulse nightclub shooting. Love is Love also won for best anthology.

Other awards presented at the ceremony include the Will Eisner Spirit of Retailer Award, which went to Comicazi in Somerville, Massachusetts, and the Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award, which wnet to Anne Szabla, writer/artist of Bird-Boy.

Here’s the complete list of all nominees, with the winners bolded:

Best Short Story “The Comics Wedding of the Century,” by Simon Hanselmann, in We Told You So: Comics as Art (Fantagraphics) “The Dark Nothing,” by Jordan Crane, in Uptight #5 (Fantagraphics) “Good Boy,” by Tom King and David Finch, in Batman Annual #1 (DC) “Monday,” by W. Maxwell Prince and John Amor, in One Week in the Library (Image) “Mostly Saturn,” by Michael DeForge, in Island Magazine #8 (Image) “Shrine of the Monkey God!” by Kim Deitch, in Kramers Ergot 9 (Fantagraphics)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot Babybel Wax Bodysuit, by Eric Kostiuk Williams (Retrofit/Big Planet) Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse) Blammo #9, by Noah Van Sciver (Kilgore Books) Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image) Sir Alfred #3, by Tim Hensley (Pigeon Press) Your Black Friend, by Ben Passmore (Silver Sprocket)

Best Continuing Series Astro City, by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC) Kill or Be Killed, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image) The Mighty Thor, by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman (Marvel) Paper Girls, by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang (Image) Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)

Best Limited Series Archangel, by William Gibson, Michael St. John Smith, Butch Guice, and Tom Palmer (IDW) Briggs Land, by Brian Wood and Mack Chater (Dark Horse) Han Solo, by Marjorie Liu and Mark Brooks (Marvel) Kim and Kim, by Magdalene Visaggio and Eva Cabrera (Black Mask) The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta (Marvel) We Stand on Guard, by Brian K. Vaughan and Steve Skroce (Image)

Best New Series Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Dark Horse) Clean Room, by Gail Simone and Jon Davis-Hunt (Vertigo/DC) Deathstroke: Rebirth, by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, et al. (DC) Faith, by Jody Houser, Pere Pérez, and Marguerite Sauvage (Valiant) Mockingbird, by Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemczyk (Marvel)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8) Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World, by James Sturm (Toon) Burt’s Way Home, by John Martz (Koyama) The Creeps, Book 2: The Trolls Will Feast! by Chris Schweizer (Abrams) I’m Grumpy (My First Comics), by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Random House Books for Young Readers) Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton (Tundra)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12) The Drawing Lesson, by Mark Crilley (Ten Speed Press) Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic) Hilda and the Stone Forest, by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye Books) Rikki, adapted by Norm Harper and Matthew Foltz-Gray (Karate Petshop) Science Comics: Dinosaurs, by MK Reed and Joe Flood (First Second)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17) Bad Machinery, vol. 5: The Case of the Fire Inside, by John Allison (Oni) Batgirl, by Hope Larson and Rafael Albuquerque (DC) Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie) Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image) Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars, by Jessica Abel (Papercutz/Super Genius) The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel)

Best Humor Publication The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp, by Lee Marrs (Marrs Books) Hot Dog Taste Test, by Lisa Hanawalt (Drawn & Quarterly) Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie) Man, I Hate Cursive, by Jim Benton (Andrews McMeel) Yuge! 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump, by G. B. Trudeau (Andrews McMeel)

Best Anthology Baltic Comics Anthology š! #26: dADa, edited by David Schilter and Sanita Muizniece (kuš!) Island Magazine, edited by Brandon Graham and Emma Rios (Image) Kramers Ergot 9, edited by Sammy Harkham (Fantagraphics) Love Is Love, edited by Marc Andreyko (IDW/DC) Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists, edited by Santiago Garcia (Fantagraphics)

Best Reality-Based Work Dark Night: A True Batman Story, by Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC) Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo, by Sandrine Revel (NBM) March (Book Three), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf) Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir, by Tom Hart (St. Martin’s) Tetris: The Games People Play, by Box Brown (First Second)

Best Graphic Album—New The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon) Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash, by Dave McKean (Dark Horse) Exits, by Daryl Seitchik (Koyama) Mooncop, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly) Patience, by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics) Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson (DC Comics)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint Demon, by Jason Shiga (First Second) Incomplete Works, by Dylan Horrocks (Alternative) Last Look, by Charles Burns (Pantheon) Meat Cake Bible, by Dame Darcy (Fantagraphics) Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam and Other Stories, by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics) She’s Not into Poetry, by Tom Hart (Alternative)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material Equinoxes, by Cyril Pedrosa, translated by Joe Johnson (NBM) Irmina, by Barbara Yelin, translated by Michael Waaler (SelfMadeHero) Love: The Lion, by Frédéric Brémaud and Federico Bertolucci (Magnetic) Moebius Library: The World of Edena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al. (Dark Horse) Wrinkles, by Paco Roca, translated by Erica Mena (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon) Goodnight Punpun, vols. 1–4, by Inio Asano, translated by JN PRoductions (VIZ Media) orange: The Complete Collection, vols. 1–2, by Ichigo Takano, translated by Amber Tamosaitis, adaptation by Shannon Fay (Seven Seas) The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, by Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions, translated by Frederik L. Schodt (Stone Bridge Press) Princess Jellyfish, vols. 1–3 by Akiko Higashimura, translated by Sarah Alys Lindholm (Kodansha) Wandering Island, vol. 1, by Kenji Tsuruta, translated by Dana Lewis (Dark Horse)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old) Almost Completely Baxter: New and Selected Blurtings, by Glen Baxter (NYR Comics) Barnaby, vol. 3, by Crockett Johnson, edited by Philip Nel and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics) Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press) The Realist Cartoons, edited by Paul Krassner and Ethan Persoff (Fantagraphics) Walt & Skeezix 1931–1932, by Frank King, edited by Jeet Heer and Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old) The Complete Neat Stuff, by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics) The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, edited by Trina Robbins (Fantagraphics) Fables and Funnies, by Walt Kelly, compiled by David W. Tosh (Dark Horse) Trump: The Complete Collection, by Harvey Kurtzman et al., edited by Denis Kitchen and John Lind (Dark Horse) U.S.S. Stevens: The Collected Stories, by Sam Glanzman, edited by Drew Ford (Dover)

Best Writer Ed Brubaker, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image) Kurt Busiek, Astro City (Vertigo/DC) Chelsea Cain, Mockingbird (Marvel) Max Landis, Green Valley (Image/Skybound), Superman: American Alien (DC) Jeff Lemire, Black Hammer (Dark Horse); Descender, Plutona (Image); Bloodshot Reborn (Valiant) Brian K. Vaughan, Paper Girls, Saga, We Stand On Guard (Image)

Best Writer/Artist Jessica Abel, Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars (Papercutz/Super Genius) Box Brown, Tetris: The Games People Play (First Second) Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly) Tom Hart, Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir (St. Martin’s) Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team Mark Brooks, Han Solo (Marvel) Dan Mora, Klaus (BOOM!) Greg Ruth, Indeh (Grand Central Publishing) Francois Schuiten, The Theory of the Grain of Sand (IDW) Fiona Staples, Saga (Image) Brian Stelfreeze, Black Panther (Marvel)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art) Federico Bertolucci, Love: The Lion (Magnetic) Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly) Manuele Fior, 5,000 km per Second (Fantagraphics) Dave McKean, Black Dog (Dark Horse) Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image) Jill Thompson, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (DC); Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse)

Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers) Mike Del Mundo, Avengers, Carnage, Mosaic, The Vision (Marvel) David Mack, Abe Sapien, BPRD Hell on Earth, Fight Club 2, Hellboy and the BPRD 1953 (Dark Horse) Sean Phillips, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed (Image) Fiona Staples, Saga (Image) Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)

Best Coloring Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Green Valley (Image/Skybound) Elizabeth Breitweiser, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image); Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta (Image/Skybound) Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon) Laura Martin, Wonder Woman (DC); Ragnorak (IDW); Black Panther (Marvel) Matt Wilson, Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord (Marvel)

Best Lettering Dan Clowes, Patience (Fantagraphics) Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly) Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly) Nick Hayes, Woody Guthrie (Abrams) Todd Klein, Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer (Vertigo/DC); Black Hammer (Dark Horse) Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism The A.V. Club comics coverage, including Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by Oliver Sava et al. Comic Riffs blog, by Michael Cavna Critical Chips, edited by Zainab Akhtar (Comics & Cola) PanelPatter.com, edited by Rob McMonigal WomenWriteAboutComics.com, edited by Megan Purdy and Claire Napier

Best Comics-Related Book blanc et noir: takeshi obata illustrations, by Takeshi Obata (VIZ Media) Ditko Unleashed: An American Hero, by Florentino Flórez and Frédéric Manzano (IDW/Editions Déese) Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand (Harper) The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood, vol. 1, edited by Bhob Stewart and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics) More Heroes of the Comics, by Drew Friedman (Fantagraphics)

Best Academic/Scholarly Work Brighter Than You Think: Ten Short Works by Alan Moore, with essays by Marc Sobel (Uncivilized) Forging the Past: Set and the Art of Memory, by Daniel Marrone (University Press of Mississippi) Frank Miller’s Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism, by Paul Young (Rutgers University Press) Pioneering Cartoonists of Color, by Tim Jackson (University Press of Mississippi) Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocca (Bloomsbury)

Best Publication Design The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew (Pantheon) The Complete Wimmin’s Comix, designed by Keeli McCarthy (Fantagraphics) Frank in the Third Dimension, designed by Jacob Covey, 3D conversions by Charles Barnard (Fantagraphics) The Realist Cartoons, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics) Si Lewen’s Parade: An Artist’s Odyssey, designed by Art Spiegelman (Abrams)

Best Webcomic Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla Deja Brew, by Teneka Stotts and Sarah DuVall (Stela.com) Jaeger, by Ibrahim Moustafa (Stela.com) The Middle Age, by Steve Conley On Beauty, by Christina Tran

Best Digital Comic Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/comiXology) Edison Rex, by Chris Roberson and Dennis Culver (Monkeybrain/comiXology) Helm, by Jehanzeb Hasan and Mauricio Caballero On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden Universe!, by Albert Monteys (Panel Syndicate)

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Silver Garbage Award Nominees for 2017

The Nominees

WORST NEW SERIES:

APB (Fox)

Doubt (CBS)

Pitch (Fox)

Roadies (Showtime)

Son of Zorn (Fox)

24: Legacy (Fox)

WORST DRAMA SERIES:

APB (Fox) Doubt (CBS) Marvel’s Iron Fist (Netflix)

Roadies (Showtime)

13 Reasons Why (Netflix)

24: Legacy (Fox)

WORST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

APB - Justin Kirk as Gideon Roberts (Fox)

CODE BLACK - Rob Lowe as Dr. Ethan Willis (CBS) DOUBT - Steven Pasquale as William “Billy” Brennan (CBS)

MARVEL’S IRON FIST - Finn Jones as Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Netflix)

ROADIES - Luke Wilson as Bill Hanson (Showtime)

24 LEGACY: Corey Hawkins as Eric Carter (Fox)

WORST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:

DOUBT - Katherine Heigl as Sadie Ellis (CBS)

NOTORIOUS - Piper Perabo as Julia George (ABC)

PITCH - Kylie Bunbury as Ginny Baker (Fox)

ROADIES - Carla Gugino as Shelli Anderson (Showtime)

SHADES OF BLUE - Jennifer Lopez as Harlee Santos (NBC) STAR - Jude Demorest as Star Davis (Fox)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

APB - Ernie Hudson as Capt. Ned Conrad (Fox) DOUBT - Elliott Gould as Isaiah Roth (CBS)

THE GET DOWN/24 LEGACY - Jimmy Smits as Francisco 'Papa Fuerte' Cruz (Netflix)/Senator John Donovan (Fox)

PITCH - Mark Consuelos as Oscar Arguelia (Fox)

PITCH - Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Mike Lawson (Fox)

STAR - Benjamin Bratt as Jahil Rivera (Fox)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:

DOUBT - Laverne Cox as Cameron Wirth (CBS)

PITCH - Ali Larter as Amelia Slater (Fox) STAR - Queen Latifah as Carlotta Brown (Fox)

TRAINING DAY - Julie Benz as Holly Butler (CBS)

24 LEGACY - Anna Diop as Nicole Carter (Fox)

24 LEGACY - Miranda Otto as Rebecca Ingram (Fox)

WORST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES:

BLUE BLOODS/BULL - Isaiah Washington as ESU Deputy Chief Travis Jackson (CBS) & Jules Caffrey (CBS)

BULL - Eliza Dushku as J.P. Nunnally (CBS)

EMPIRE - Mariah Carey as Kitty (Fox)

ROADIES - David Spade as Himself (Showtime) STAR - Missy Elliot as Pumpkin (Fox)

13 REASONS WHY - Steven Weber as Principal Gary Bolan (Netflix)

WORST WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Chicago Justice (NBC)

Doubt (CBS) Marvel’s Iron Fist (Netflix)

Pitch (Fox)

Roadies (Showtime)

Star (Fox)

WORST DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Bull (CBS) Chicago Justice (NBC)

Doubt (CBS)

Pitch (Fox)

Shades of Blue (NBC)

Time After Time (ABC)

WORST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Chicago Fire/Justice/Med/P.D. (NBC)

Code Black (CBS)

Doubt (CBS)

Pitch (Fox)

Roadies (Showtime)

Time After Time (ABC)

WORST COMEDY SERIES:

Kevin Can Wait (CBS)

Making History (Fox)

The Ranch (F/X)

Son of Zorn (Fox)

Survivor's Remorse (Starz)

Uncle Buck (ABC)

WORST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:

KEVIN CAN WAIT - Kevin James as Kevin Gable (CBS)

THE PRESIDENT SHOW - Anthony Atamanuik as Donald J. Trump (Comedy Central)

THE RANCH - Ashton Kutcher as Colt Bennett (FXX)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Alec Baldwin as Donald J. Trump (NBC)

SON OF ZORN - Jason Sudeikis as (The Voice of) Zorn (Fox)

UNCLE BUCK - Mike Epps as Uncle Buck (ABC)

WORST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:

IMAGINARY MARY - Jenna Elfman as Alice (ABC)

MAKING HISTORY - Leighton Meester as Deborah Revere (Fox)

MAYA AND MARTY - Maya Rudolph as Various Characters (NBC)

POWERLESS - Vanessa Hudgens as Emily Locke (NBC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Kate McKinnon as Kellyanne Conway (NBC)

SON OF ZORN - Cheryl Hines as Edie (Fox)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:

POWERLESS - Alan Tudyk as Van Wayne (NBC) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Beck Bennett as Mike Pence (NBC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Beck Bennett as Vladimir Putin (NBC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer (NBC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Kate McKinnon as Jeff Sessions (NBC)

SCREAM QUEENS - Taylor Lautner as Dr. Cassady Cascade (Fox)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:

THE GREAT INDOORS - Susannah Fielding as Brooke (CBS) GREAT NEWS - Nicole Richie as Portia Scott-Griffith (NBC) IMAGINARY MARY - Rachel Dratch as (The Voice of) Mary (ABC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Kate McKinnon as Betsy DeVos (NBC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Cecily Strong as Melania Trump (NBC)

SCREAM QUEENS - Kirstie Alley as Nurse Ingrid Hoffel (Fox)

WORST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES:

KEVIN CAN WAIT - Leah Remini as Vanessa Cellucci (CBS)

KEVIN CAN WAIT - Adam Sandler as Jimmy (CBS)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Jimmy Fallon as Jared Kushner (NBC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - John Goodman as Rex Tillerson (NBC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Scarlett Johannson & Margot Robbie as Ivanka Trump (NBC)

YOUR PRETTY FACE IS GOING TO HELL - Dustin Diamond as Dustin Diamond (Cartoon Network)

WORST WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES:

The Great Indoors (CBS) Imaginary Mary (ABC)

Kevin Can Wait (CBS)

The Mick (Fox)

Son of Zorn (Fox)

Uncle Buck (ABC)

WORST DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Imaginary Mary (ABC)

Kevin Can Wait (CBS)

Making History (Fox)

Scream Queens (Fox)

Son of Zorn (Fox)

Uncle Buck (ABC)

WORST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Imaginary Mary (ABC) Kevin Can Wait (CBS)

Last Man Standing (ABC)

Making History (Fox)

Son of Zorn (Fox)

Uncle Buck (ABC)

WORST SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM: Crisis in Six Scenes (Amazon)

Dirty Dancing (ABC)

Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (A&E)

Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? (Lifetime)

Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (SyFy) Who Killed JonBenet? (Lifetime)

WORST SPECIAL CLASS LEAD ACTOR: CRISIS IN SIX SCENES - Woody Allen as Sidney Munsinger (Amazon)

DIRTY DANCING - Colt Prattes as Johnny Castle (ABC)

MAD FAMILIES - Charlie Sheen as Charlie (Crackle)

MICHAEL JACKSON: SEARCHING FOR NEVERLAND - Navi as Michael Jackson (Lifetime)

THE NEW EDITION STORY - Woody McClain as Bobby Brown (BET)

SHARKNADO: THE 4TH AWAKENS - Ian Ziering as Fin Shepard (SyFy)

WORST SPECIAL CLASS LEAD ACTRESS:

BRITNEY EVER AFTER - Natasha Bassett as Britney Spears (Lifetime) CUSTODY - Catalina Sandina Moreno as Sara Diaz (Lifetime) CUSTODY - Hayden Panettiere as Ally Fisher (Lifetime)

DIRTY DANCING - Abigail Breslin as Frances "Baby" Houseman (ABC) LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH/MAD FAMILIES - Leah Remini as Leah Remini (A&E)/Charlotte (Crackle)

SHARKNADO: THE 4TH AWAKENS - Tara Reid as April Wexley (SyFy)

WORST SPECIAL CLASS SUPPORTING ACTOR:

DIRTY DANCING - Trevor Einhorn as Neil Kellerman (ABC)

DIRTY DANCING - Bruce Greenwood as Jake Houseman (ABC) DIRTY DANCING - Billy Dee Williams as Tito Suarez (ABC)

HAIRSPRAY LIVE! - Derek Hough as Corny Collins (NBC)

MOTHER, MAY I SLEEP WITH DANGER - James Franco as Director (Lifetime)

SHARKNADO: THE 4TH AWAKENS - David Hasselhoff as Col. Gilbert Shepard (SyFy)

WORST SPECIAL CLASS SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

BRITNEY EVER AFTER - Jillian Walchuck as Paris Hilton (Lifetime)

CRISIS IN SIX SCENES - Miley Cyrus as Lennie Dale (Amazon) DIRTY DANCING - Sarah Hyland as Lisa Houseman (ABC) DIRTY DANCING - Debra Messing as Marjorie Houseman (ABC)

DIRTY DANCING - Nicole Scherzinger as Penny Garcia (ABC)

SHARKNADO: THE 4TH AWAKENS - Cheryl Tiegs as Raye Shepard (SyFy)

WORST SPECIAL CLASS WRITING: Crisis In Six Scenes (Amazon) Dirty Dancing (ABC) Mad Families (Crackle) Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? (Lifetime) Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (SyFy) Who Killed JonBenet? (Lifetime)

WORST SPECIAL CLASS DIRECTING: Crisis In Six Scenes (Amazon) Dirty Dancing (ABC) High School Lover (Lifetime) Mad Families (Crackle) Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (SyFy) Who Killed JonBenet? (Lifetime)

WORST PERFORMANCE BY A SPECIAL CLASS ENSEMBLE: Crisis In Six Scenes (Amazon) Dirty Dancing (ABC) The New Edition Story (BET) Searching for Neverland: The Michael Jackson Story (Lifetime) Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (SyFy) Shots Fired (Fox)

WORST REALITY PROGRAM: Chrisley Knows Best (USA)

Dating Naked (VH1) Duck Dynasty (A&E) Keeping Up With The Kardashians (E!) Rob & Chyna (E!) Teen Mom 2 (MTV)

WORST SPIN-OFF or RE-BOOT:

The Blacklist: Redemption (NBC) - Spin-off of the hit NBC Drama "The Blacklist" Chicago Justice (NBC) - Spin-Off of the Chicago Procedural Franchise

Dirty Dancing (ABC) - Re-boot of the Classic 1987 Movie

Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (SyFy) - Spin-off of the Sharknado Film Series

24: Legacy (Fox) - Half-Re-Boot, and Half-Sequel to the Action Series "24"

Uncle Buck (ABC) - Re-Boot of the 1989 Classic Movie

WORST ON-SCREEN PAIRING: DIRTY DANCING - Abigail Breslin & Colt Prattes (ABC) DIRTY DANCING - Bruce Greenwood & Debra Messing (ABC) DOUBT - Katherine Heigl & Steven Pasquale (CBS) THE NEW EDITION STORY - Any TWO (or more) Band Members (BET) SHARKNADO 4: THE 4TH AWAKENS - Ian Ziering & EITHER Tara Reid or The Shark (SyFy) 24: LEGACY - Corey Hawkins & Anna Diop (Fox)

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Episode 242: A Discussion of the 2017 Eisner Award Nominations

Earlier this month the nominees for the 2017 Eisner Awards were announced at the Comic-Con International website, and as Andy and Derek like to do every year, they're devoting a full episode of The Comics Alternative to a discussion of the nominations. On this week's show, the Two Guys give their impressions of the various nominees, both as a whole and on a category-by-category basis, making observations and trying to understand any trends underlying this year's selections. However, Derek and Andy resist the urge to play armchair quarterbacks, so they don't second-guess the six-member panel of judges or focus on what they would have chosen if they had been on the selection committee. As diligent comics scholars, they judicial and discerning in their commentary. At the same time, they don't shy away from pointing out a few inconsistencies and a few head-scratchers when trying to make sense of this year's nominations.

You can find a complete list of the 2017 Eisner Award nominees below. So as you listen to this week's episode, please feel free to scroll down and follow along!

  Eisner Awards Nominations 2017

Best Short Story

“The Comics Wedding of the Century,” by Simon Hanselmann, in We Told You So: Comics as Art (Fantagraphics)

“The Dark Nothing,” by Jordan Crane, in Uptight #5 (Fantagraphics)

“Good Boy,” by Tom King and David Finch, in Batman Annual #1 (DC)

“Monday,” by W. Maxwell Prince and John Amor, in One Week in the Library (Image)

“Mostly Saturn,” by Michael DeForge, in Island Magazine #8 (Image)

“Shrine of the Monkey God!” by Kim Deitch, in Kramers Ergot 9 (Fantagraphics)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

Babybel Wax Bodysuit, by Eric Kostiuk Williams (Retrofit/Big Planet)

Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)

Blammo #9, by Noah Van Sciver (Kilgore Books)

Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)

Sir Alfred #3, by Tim Hensley (Pigeon Press)

Your Black Friend, by Ben Passmore (Silver Sprocket)

Best Continuing Series

Astro City, by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC)

Kill or Be Killed, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)

The Mighty Thor, by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman (Marvel)

Paper Girls, by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang (Image)

Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)

Best Limited Series

Archangel, by William Gibson, Michael St. John Smith, Butch Guice, and Tom Palmer (IDW)

Briggs Land, by Brian Wood and Mack Chater (Dark Horse)

Han Solo, by Marjorie Liu and Mark Brooks (Marvel)

Kim and Kim, by Magdalene Visaggio and Eva Cabrera (Black Mask)

The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta (Marvel)

Best New Series

Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Dark Horse)

Clean Room, by Gail Simone and Jon Davis-Hunt (Vertigo/DC)

Deathstroke: Rebirth, by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, et al. (DC)

Faith, by Jody Houser, Pere Pérez, and Marguerite Sauvage (Valiant)

Mockingbird, by Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemczyk (Marvel)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)

Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World, by James Sturm (Toon)

Burt’s Way Home, by John Martz (Koyama)

The Creeps, Book 2: The Trolls Will Feast! by Chris Schweizer (Abrams)

I’m Grumpy (My First Comics), by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton (Tundra)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)

The Drawing Lesson, by Mark Crilley (Watson-Guptill)

Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic)

Hilda and the Stone Forest, by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye Books)

Rikki, adapted by Norm Harper and Matthew Foltz-Gray (Karate Petshop)

Science Comics: Dinosaurs, by MK Reed and Joe Flood (First Second)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)

Bad Machinery, vol. 5: The Case of the Fire Inside, by John Allison (Oni)

Batgirl, by Hope Larson and Rafael Albuquerque (DC)

Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie)

Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)

Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars, by Jessica Abel (Papercutz/Super Genius)

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel)

Best Humor Publication

The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp, by Lee Marrs (Marrs Books)

Hot Dog Taste Test, by Lisa Hanawalt (Drawn & Quarterly)

Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie)

Man, I Hate Cursive, by Jim Benton (Andrews McMeel)

Yuge! 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump, by G. B. Trudeau (Andrews McMeel)

Best Anthology

Baltic Comics Anthology š! #26: dADa, edited by David Schilter and Sanita Muizniece (kuš!)

Island Magazine, edited by Brandon Graham and Emma Rios (Image)

Kramers Ergot 9, edited by Sammy Harkham (Fantagraphics)

Love Is Love, edited by Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich (IDW/DC)

Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists, edited by Santiago Garcia (Fantagraphics)

Best Reality-Based Work

Dark Night: A True Batman Story, by Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC)

Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo, by Sandrine Revel (NBM)

March (Book Three), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf)

Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir, by Tom Hart (St. Martin’s)

Tetris: The Games People Play, by Box Brown (First Second)

Best Graphic Album—New

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)

Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash, by Dave McKean (Dark Horse)

Exits, by Daryl Seitchik (Koyama)

Mooncop, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)

Patience, by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, by Jill Thompson (DC Comics)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint

Demon, by Jason Shiga (First Second)

Incomplete Works, by Dylan Horrocks (Alternative)

Last Look, by Charles Burns (Pantheon)

Meat Cake Bible, by Dame Darcy (Fantagraphics)

Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam and Other Stories, by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics)

She’s Not into Poetry, by Tom Hart (Alternative)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

Equinoxes, by Cyril Pedrosa, translated by Joe Johnson (NBM)

Irmina, by Barbara Yelin, translated by Michael Waaler (SelfMadeHero)

Love: The Lion, by Frédéric Brémaud and Federico Bertolucci (Magnetic)

Moebius Library: The World of Edena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al. (Dark Horse)

Wrinkles, by Paco Roca, translated by Erica Mena (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)

Goodnight Punpun, vols. 1–4, by Inio Asano, translated by JN PRoductions (VIZ Media)

orange: The Complete Collection, vols. 1–2, by Ichigo Takano, translated by Amber Tamosaitis, adaptation by Shannon Fay (Seven Seas)

The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, by Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions, translated by Frederik L. Schodt (Stone Bridge Press)

Princess Jellyfish, vols. 1–3, by Akiko Higashimura, translated by Sarah Alys Lindholm (Kodansha)

Wandering Island, vol. 1, by Kenji Tsuruta, translated by Dana Lewis (Dark Horse)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)

Almost Completely Baxter: New and Selected Blurtings, by Glen Baxter (NYR Comics)

Barnaby, vol. 3, by Crockett Johnson, edited by Philip Nel and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)

Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)

The Realist Cartoons, edited by Paul Krassner and Ethan Persoff (Fantagraphics)

Walt & Skeezix 1931–1932, by Frank King, edited by Jeet Heer and Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)

The Complete Neat Stuff, by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)

The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, edited by Trina Robbins, Gary Groth, and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)

Fables and Funnies, by Walt Kelly, compiled by David W. Tosh (Dark Horse)

Trump: The Complete Collection, by Harvey Kurtzman et al., edited by Denis Kitchen and John Lind (Dark Horse)

U.S.S. Stevens: The Collected Stories, by Sam Glanzman, edited by Drew Ford (Dover)

Best Writer

Ed Brubaker, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image)

Kurt Busiek, Astro City (Vertigo/DC)

Chelsea Cain, Mockingbird (Marvel)

Max Landis, Green Valley (Image/Skybound); Superman: American Alien (DC)

Jeff Lemire, Black Hammer (Dark Horse); Descender, Plutona (Image); Bloodshot Reborn (Valiant)

Brian K. Vaughan, Paper Girls, Saga (Image)

Best Writer/Artist

Jessica Abel, Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars (Papercutz/Super Genius)

Box Brown, Tetris: The Games People Play (First Second)

Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly)

Tom Hart, Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir (St. Martin’s)

Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

Mark Brooks, Han Solo (Marvel)

Dan Mora, Klaus (BOOM! Studios)

Greg Ruth, Indeh (Grand Central Publishing)

Francois Schuiten, The Theory of the Grain of Sand (IDW)

Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)

Brian Stelfreeze, Black Panther (Marvel)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)

Federico Bertolucci, Love: The Lion (Magnetic)

Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly)

Manuele Fior, 5,000 km per Second (Fantagraphics)

Dave McKean, Black Dog (Dark Horse)

Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)

Jill Thompson, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (DC); Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse)

Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)

Mike Del Mundo, Avengers, Carnage, Mosaic, The Vision (Marvel)

David Mack, Abe Sapien, BPRD Hell on Earth, Fight Club 2, Hellboy and the BPRD 1953 (Dark Horse)

Sean Phillips, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed (Image)

Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)

Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)

Best Coloring

Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Green Valley (Image/Skybound)

Elizabeth Breitweiser, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image); Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta (Image/Skybound)

Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)

Laura Martin, Wonder Woman (DC); Ragnorak (IDW); Black Panther (Marvel)

Matt Wilson, Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord (Marvel)

Best Lettering

Dan Clowes, Patience (Fantagraphics)

Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly)

Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly)

Nick Hayes, Woody Guthrie (Abrams)

Todd Klein, Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer (Vertigo/DC); Black Hammer (Dark Horse)

Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

The A.V. Club comics coverage, including Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by Oliver Sava et al., www.avclub.com

Comic Riffs blog, by Michael Cavna and David Betancourt, www.washingtonpost.com/new/comic-riffs/

Critical Chips, edited by Zainab Akhtar (Comics & Cola)

PanelPatter.com, edited by Rob McMonigal

WomenWriteAboutComics.com, edited by Megan Purdy and Claire Napier

Best Comics-Related Book

blanc et noir: takeshi obata illustrations, by Takeshi Obata (VIZ Media)

Ditko Unleashed: An American Hero, by Florentino Flórez and Frédéric Manzano (IDW/Editions Déesse)

Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand (Harper)

The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood, vol. 1, edited by Bhob Stewart and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)

More Heroes of the Comics, by Drew Friedman (Fantagraphics)

Best Academic/Scholarly Work

Brighter Than You Think: Ten Short Works by Alan Moore, with essays by Marc Sobel (Uncivilized)

Forging the Past: Set and the Art of Memory, by Daniel Marrone (University Press of Mississippi)

Frank Miller’s Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism, by Paul Young (Rutgers University Press)

Pioneering Cartoonists of Color, by Tim Jackson (University Press of Mississippi)

Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocca (Bloomsbury)

Best Publication Design

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)

The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, designed by Keeli McCarthy (Fantagraphics)

Frank in the Third Dimension, designed by Jacob Covey, 3D conversions by Charles Barnard (Fantagraphics)

The Realist Cartoons, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics)

Si Lewen’s Parade: An Artist’s Odyssey, designed by Art Spiegelman (Abrams)

Best Webcomic

Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla, http://bird-boy.com

Deja Brew, by Taneka Stotts and Sara DuVall (Stela.com)

Jaeger, by Ibrahim Moustafa (Stela.com)

The Middle Age, by Steve Conley, steveconley.com/the-middle-age

On Beauty, by Christina Tran,  sodelightful.com/comics/beauty/

Best Digital Comic

Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/comiXology)

Edison Rex, by Chris Roberson and Dennis Culver (Monkeybrain/comiXology)

Helm, by Jehanzeb Hasan and Mauricio Caballero, www.crookshaw.com/helm/

On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden, www.onasunbeam.com

Universe!, by Albert Monteys (Panel Syndicate)

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Best Short Story

“The Comics Wedding of the Century,” by Simon Hanselmann, in We Told You So: Comics as Art (Fantagraphics)

“The Dark Nothing,” by Jordan Crane, in Uptight #5 (Fantagraphics)

“Good Boy,” by Tom King and David Finch, in Batman Annual #1 (DC)

“Monday,” by W. Maxwell Prince and John Amor, in One Week in the Library (Image)  

“Mostly Saturn,” by Michael DeForge, in Island Magazine #8 (Image)

“Shrine of the Monkey God!” by Kim Deitch, in Kramers Ergot 9 (Fantagraphics)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

Babybel Wax Bodysuit, by Eric Kostiuk Williams (Retrofit/Big Planet)

Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)

Blammo #9, by Noah Van Sciver (Kilgore Books)

Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)

Sir Alfred #3, by Tim Hensley (Pigeon Press)

Your Black Friend, by Ben Passmore (Silver Sprocket)

Best Continuing Series

Astro City, by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC)

Kill or Be Killed, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)

The Mighty Thor, by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman (Marvel)

Paper Girls, by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang (Image)

Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)

Best Limited Series

Archangel, by William Gibson, Michael St. John Smith, Butch Guice, and Tom Palmer (IDW)

Briggs Land, by Brian Wood and Mack Chater (Dark Horse)

Han Solo, by Marjorie Liu and Mark Brooks (Marvel)

Kim and Kim, by Magdalene Visaggio and Eva Cabrera (Black Mask)

The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta (Marvel)

Best New Series

Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Dark Horse)

Clean Room, by Gail Simone and Jon Davis-Hunt (Vertigo/DC)

Deathstroke: Rebirth, by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, et al. (DC)

Faith, by Jody Houser, Pere Pérez, and Marguerite Sauvage (Valiant)

Mockingbird, by Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemczyk (Marvel)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)

Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World, by James Sturm (Toon)

Burt’s Way Home, by John Martz (Koyama)

The Creeps, Book 2: The Trolls Will Feast! by Chris Schweizer (Abrams)

I’m Grumpy (My First Comics), by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton (Tundra)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)

The Drawing Lesson, by Mark Crilley (Watson-Guptill)

Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic)

Hilda and the Stone Forest, by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye Books)

Rikki, adapted by Norm Harper and Matthew Foltz-Gray (Karate Petshop)

Science Comics: Dinosaurs, by MK Reed and Joe Flood (First Second)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)

Bad Machinery, vol. 5: The Case of the Fire Inside, by John Allison (Oni)

Batgirl, by Hope Larson and Rafael Albuquerque (DC)

Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie)

Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)

Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars, by Jessica Abel (Papercutz/Super Genius)

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel)

Best Humor Publication

The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp, by Lee Marrs (Marrs Books)

Hot Dog Taste Test, by Lisa Hanawalt (Drawn & Quarterly)

Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie)

Man, I Hate Cursive, by Jim Benton (Andrews McMeel)

Yuge! 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump, by G. B. Trudeau (Andrews McMeel)

Best Anthology

Baltic Comics Anthology š! #26: dADa, edited by David Schilter and Sanita Muizniece (kuš!)

Island Magazine, edited by Brandon Graham and Emma Rios (Image)

Kramers Ergot 9, edited by Sammy Harkham (Fantagraphics)

Love Is Love, edited by Marc Andreyko (IDW/DC)

Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists, edited by Santiago Garcia (Fantagraphics)

Best Reality-Based Work

Dark Night: A True Batman Story, by Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC)

Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo, by Sandrine Revel (NBM)

March (Book Three), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf)

Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir, by Tom Hart (St. Martin’s)

Tetris: The Games People Play, by Box Brown (First Second)

Best Graphic Album—New

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)

Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash, by Dave McKean (Dark Horse)

Exits, by Daryl Seitchik (Koyama)

Mooncop, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)

Patience, by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, by Jill Thompson (DC Comics)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint

Demon, by Jason Shiga (First Second)

Incomplete Works, by Dylan Horrocks (Alternative)

Last Look, by Charles Burns (Pantheon)

Meat Cake Bible, by Dame Darcy (Fantagraphics)

Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam and Other Stories, by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics)

She’s Not into Poetry, by Tom Hart (Alternative)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

Equinoxes, by Cyril Pedrosa, translated by Joe Johnson (NBM)

Irmina, by Barbara Yelin, translated by Michael Waaler (SelfMadeHero)

Love: The Lion, by Frédéric Brémaud and Federico Bertolucci (Magnetic)

Moebius Library: The World of Edena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al. (Dark Horse)

Wrinkles, by Paco Roca, translated by Erica Mena (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)

Goodnight Punpun, vols. 1–4, by Inio Asano, translated by JN PRoductions (VIZ Media)

orange: The Complete Collection, vols. 1–2, by Ichigo Takano, translated by Amber Tamosaitis, adaptation by Shannon Fay (Seven Seas)

The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, by Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions, translated by Frederik L. Schodt (Stone Bridge Press)

Princess Jellyfish, vols. 1–3, by Akiko Higashimura, translated by Sarah Alys Lindholm (Kodansha)

Wandering Island, vol. 1, by Kenji Tsuruta, translated by Dana Lewis (Dark Horse)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)

Almost Completely Baxter: New and Selected Blurtings, by Glen Baxter (NYR Comics)

Barnaby, vol. 3, by Crockett Johnson, edited by Philip Nel and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)

Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)

The Realist Cartoons, edited by Paul Krassner and Ethan Persoff (Fantagraphics)

Walt & Skeezix 1931–1932, by Frank King, edited by Jeet Heer and Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)

The Complete Neat Stuff, by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)

The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, edited by Trina Robbins, Gary Groth, and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)

Fables and Funnies, by Walt Kelly, compiled by David W. Tosh (Dark Horse)

Trump: The Complete Collection, by Harvey Kurtzman et al., edited by Denis Kitchen and John Lind (Dark Horse)

U.S.S. Stevens: The Collected Stories, by Sam Glanzman, edited by Drew Ford (Dover)

Best Writer

Ed Brubaker, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image)

Kurt Busiek, Astro City (Vertigo/DC)

Chelsea Cain, Mockingbird (Marvel)

Max Landis, Green Valley (Image/Skybound); Superman: American Alien (DC)

Jeff Lemire, Black Hammer (Dark Horse); Descender, Plutona (Image); Bloodshot Reborn (Valiant)

Brian K. Vaughan, Paper Girls, Saga (Image)

Best Writer/Artist

Jessica Abel, Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars (Papercutz/Super Genius)

Box Brown, Tetris: The Games People Play (First Second)

Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly)

Tom Hart, Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir (St. Martin’s)

Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

Mark Brooks, Han Solo (Marvel)

Dan Mora, Klaus (BOOM!)

Greg Ruth, Indeh (Grand Central Publishing)

Francois Schuiten, The Theory of the Grain of Sand (IDW)

Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)

Brian Stelfreeze, Black Panther (Marvel)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)

Federico Bertolucci, Love: The Lion (Magnetic)

Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly)

Manuele Fior, 5,000 km per Second (Fantagraphics)

Dave McKean, Black Dog (Dark Horse)

Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)

Jill Thompson, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (DC); Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse)

Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)

Mike Del Mundo, Avengers, Carnage, Mosaic, The Vision (Marvel)

David Mack, Abe Sapien, BPRD Hell on Earth, Fight Club 2, Hellboy and the BPRD 1953 (Dark Horse)

Sean Phillips, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed (Image)

Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)

Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)

Best Coloring

Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Green Valley (Image/Skybound)

Elizabeth Breitweiser, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image); Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta (Image/Skybound)

Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)

Laura Martin, Wonder Woman (DC); Ragnorak (IDW); Black Panther (Marvel)

Matt Wilson, Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord (Marvel)

Best Lettering

Dan Clowes, Patience (Fantagraphics)

Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly)

Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly)

Nick Hayes, Woody Guthrie (Abrams)

Todd Klein, Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer (Vertigo/DC); Black Hammer (Dark Horse)

Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

The A.V. Club comics coverage, including Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by Oliver Sava et al., www.avclub.com

Comic Riffs blog, by Michael Cavna and David Betancourt, www.washingtonpost.com/new/comic-riffs/

Critical Chips, edited by Zainab Akhtar (Comics & Cola)

PanelPatter.com, edited by Rob McMonigal

WomenWriteAboutComics.com, edited by Megan Purdy and Claire Napier

Best Comics-Related Book

blanc et noir: takeshi obata illustrations, by Takeshi Obata (VIZ Media)

Ditko Unleashed: An American Hero, by Florentino Flórez and Frédéric Manzano (IDW/Editions Déesse)

Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand (Harper)

The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood, vol. 1, edited by Bhob Stewart and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)

More Heroes of the Comics, by Drew Friedman (Fantagraphics)

Best Academic/Scholarly Work

Brighter Than You Think: Ten Short Works by Alan Moore, with essays by Marc Sobel (Uncivilized)

Forging the Past: Set and the Art of Memory, by Daniel Marrone (University Press of Mississippi)

Frank Miller’s Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism, by Paul Young (Rutgers University Press)

Pioneering Cartoonists of Color, by Tim Jackson (University Press of Mississippi)

Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocca (Bloomsbury)

Best Publication Design

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)

The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, designed by Keeli McCarthy (Fantagraphics)

Frank in the Third Dimension, designed by Jacob Covey, 3D conversions by Charles Barnard (Fantagraphics)

The Realist Cartoons, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics)

Si Lewen’s Parade: An Artist’s Odyssey, designed by Art Spiegelman (Abrams)

Best Webcomic

Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla, http://bird-boy.com

Deja Brew, by Taneka Stotts and Sara DuVall (Stela.com)

Jaeger, by Ibrahim Moustafa (Stela.com)

The Middle Age, by Steve Conley, steveconley.com/the-middle-age

On Beauty, by Christina Tran,  sodelightful.com/comics/beauty/

Best Digital Comic

Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/comiXology)

Edison Rex, by Chris Roberson and Dennis Culver (Monkeybrain/comiXology)

Helm, by Jehanzeb Hasan and Mauricio Caballero, www.crookshaw.com/helm/

On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden, www.onasunbeam.com

Universe!, by Albert Monteys (Panel Syndicate)

[cezzysims]

Confirmed Van Whitaker is a werewolf Felicity MacDuff died Wilson Grayson child Tosha Wolff (werewolf) & Sterling Wynn dating Jonah Kyle YA Mira Snypes & Doug Goodfellow break up Tyler Whitaker & Jaime Pickens dating Jade Harley & Felipe Pok dating Marjorie Van Gould & Elvin Ivy break up Roxy (Lalonde) Napier and Felipe Pok dating Damaris Maryam born to Kanaya and Omari (Ivy) Maryam Precious Grayson & Dayvid Musgrave dating Wallace’s birthday, YA, Schmoozer Whitney’s birthday, Gatherer Whitney & Wallace both become scientists & move out, and Bri moves out with them Baby coming Kristina Whitaker toddler Rocio Grayson teen Ben Wayne YA Bartholomew Timothy born, Excitable & Absent-Minded Christian Timbley child Isaac wants to be world renowned surgeon Shelby (Wayne) Ampora adult Chadd Macias YA Santiago Grayson toddler

[cezzysims]

Tosha Wolff YA Omar Drake & Felisha Ivy dating Daphne Peg box Janell Macias & Keenan Timbley dating Homer Swain & Sophie Rodgers break up Terezi (Pyrope) & Equius Zahhak expecting Marjorie Van Gould & Elvin Ivy dating Selina Kyle died Jamaal Ampora born to Eridan Ampora & Shelby (Wayne) Barbara (Gordon) Wayne dies Santos (Rodgers) & Rose Lalonde married & expecting & move in together Tori Van Gould toddler Amelia birthday YA, Night owl Sean Drake was there Tanner Wolff toddler Justin Wolff child Nate Wolff teen Kindra born to Janet (Pok) and Josue David Bradford Singh elder Dante Morganthe & Emelie Van Gould break up Tristan Van Gould & Aradia Megido expecting Took pic of lamp JIC I didn’t have one already Bri & Amelia graduating Amelia most likely to be millionaire Bri most artistic Nepeta Leijon & Dave Strider expecting Tad born to Vriska & Tavros Aradia Megido & Tristan Van Gould break up Daphne talk 6:30 p

[cezzysims]

a. Percy has wanted to sculpt an ice version of Branch Timbley for forever, so we’re letting him b. Bri wants the lifestyle of the rich and famous c. Brantley fame leecher d. Waylon Jones & Pamela Isley break up and nemesis e. Whitney walk f. Pamela Isley died g. Bri fame leecher h. Branch sculture complete i. Lynne toddler j. Tosha child k. Dayvid Musgrave & Marjorie VG dating l. Mayra Wayne & Sterling Wynn dating m. Wallace walk n. Whitney xylo o. Grant notable figure p. Nicholas born to Wilhemina & Jervis Tetch q. Added several empty houses, and new townies based on some of the main characters in Homestuck, plus a man named Tobias Steele r. Amelia peg 1pm s. Marsha Diamond & Bob Goon died t. Frida Goth & Dean Grimm break up u. Santos child v. Nepeta Leijon & Dave Strider dating? w. Victor Fries dies x. Van teen y. Candace teen z. Consuelo teen aa. Amy and Johnpaul Gardner expecting ab. Jane Crocker & Tristan VG dating ac. Gator Wolff & Catwoman engaged ad. Amelia bday, acquires Diva, with artistic and excitable

[cezzysims]

Percy, savvy sculptor himself finally reached level 10 sculpting, and in getting there he has accrued a lot of lifetime happiness points, and purchased the reward to change his lifetime wish to Decendant of daVinci. Jules Macduff & Talia al Ghul begin dating as Frida Goth & Omari Ivy broke up. Daydream Padilla & Branch Timbley announce that they are engaged, and Isaiah Grayson becomes a teen. Brittany Bertiger, one of Percy’s classmates when he was attending high school, invites Percy and his family to a party at her place. Mayra Wayne becomes a toddler, as Waylon Wolff and Janet Pok start dating and Chase Singh and Fiona split up. Marjorie Van Gould & Bailee Whitaker’s son Lorenzo start dating, and Feisal Wadsworth & Stacia Wynn end their relationship. Van Whitaker was born to Fiona Whitaker and Chase Singh, hours after their split, and Candace Rodgers was born to Sophie Rodgers and Wesley Caballero. Catwoman & Riddler are now dating, while Ada (Whitaker) & Dick Grayson are expecting yet again. Bill Misfit dies as Tonia Jansen & Zbigniew Whitaker start dating. Gabriel Grayson and Doug Goodfellow become a toddler and a child, respectively, as Joe MacDuff dies and Percy & Grant hunt as a pack.

[cezzysims]

Before I get too emotional, I’d like to note that I did add some more lots to the world to make sure that there is adequate housing for the townies, and the following will outline some changes I make to my formatting going forward.

Percy, Tyler, and Zbigniew all achieved the honor roll within the same day, which prompted a big change. I realized that I couldn’t emotionally deal with Cecelia dying while she was a part of the household, and with three young adults coming up, I noted that I was going to be moving folks out anyway, so I made the decision to move Cecelia out.

I began with Percy’s birthday, and he gained the Savvy Sculptor trait and got the final non-heiress related makeover. I decided that they were too time consuming and with the amount of time that most of them are in those ages in which I did the makeover, it didn’t “add up” to making those makeovers worth my time.

Cecelia Whitaker proposes to boyfriend Jules MacDuff, and he accepts! They decide to elope and she moves in with him.

Through the grapevine, we hear of the birth of Alfred Hoppcraft and Emelie Van Gould’s daughter, Marjorie Van Gould, as well as the death of Alfred’s mother, Miriam Hoppcraft. Speaking of births, Dick and Fawn Grayson (Goodfellow) have son Isaiah. In other Batfamily news, Bruce Wayne and Barbara Gordon get married, though I personally would have preferred some Catwoman/Batman action.

Zbigniew has his birthday and gains the Savvy Sculptor trait, like Percy. Tyler, the crazy kid, gains the unstable trait, making him the Unofficial Official Hot Mess Express of this series thus far. Tyler, Z, and dog Zoe move out, and Ada announces that she is pregnant again.

Before I leave you, I would like to mention that from here on out, I will not be running this challenge with Seasons, Into the Future, University Life, or World Adventures, unless otherwise noted at a later time. They don’t offer much as far as needed content goes, and my computer can’t handle running the game with so many EPs on top of this crazy family tree that has happened.

[cezzysims]

Bartholomew child, no sense of humor Bartholomew wants to be Illustrious Author Doug Goodfellow & Mira Snypes engaged Jamil Zahhak teen Daniela Makara teen Paulette Makara teen Sam Leijon teen Jade Harley adult Tavros Nitram adult John Egbert adult Janell Macias YA Tracey Lalonde child Erik Whitaker born to Grant and Krissy (Van Gould) Whitaker Tosha Wolff & Wesley Stahl dating Dante Morganthe & Marjorie Van Gould break up Daniela Makara & Jamil Zahhak dating Delphina potty Thurs 9:52a Sharla born to Candace Rodgers & Feisal Wadsworth Doug Goodfellow & Mira Snypes break up Isaac honor roll Gator Wolff died Janet (Pok) David & Chadd Macias break up Tyler Whitaker & Norma Goodfellow dating LaShawn Zahhak child Tanner Wolff teen Minor remodel Rosalinda Grayson elder Feferi Peixes adult Nate Wolff YA Lorenzo Whitaker elder Gabriella catches herself on fire Nellie Megido child Arturo Leijon child Consuelo (al Ghul) Makara elder Dave Strider adult Alfred & Whitney (Whitaker) Hoppcraft married Ian Napier living with Sophie Rodgers because Roxy Lalonde is about to die Rosemarie (Wolff) and Branch Timbley expecting

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This was unexpectedly the final post of this save/story/attempt or whatever you want to call it. Sims 3 files it turns out have this uncanny ability to corrupt if you have too many sims connected to each other in a big enough file and you don’t clear out cache files because you’re a big dumbo!  Sims 3 100 Baby Challenge Lunar Lakes (Season 2) should be in the process of being posted soon, as well as my Sims 4 100 Baby Challenge! Might be stagnant for a bit, but stay tuned!

[cezzysims]

Shelly Crocker teen Victoria (Swain) Wolff elder Elvin Ivy elder Remodel Tyler Whitaker & Jaime Pickens broke up Marjorie Van Gould & Dante Morganthe break up Tobias Steele & Miranda Alston dating Karkat Vantas & Emilee Van Gould have broken up Myra Kyle & Gabriel Grayson have broken up Zbigniew (Whitaker) Goodfellow died Nellie Megido toddler Arturo Leijon toddler Tanner Wolff child

[cezzysims]

Delphina's birthday Aubrey (Bertiger) & John Egbert expecting Ramona Maldano toddler Santiago Grayson child Talia (al Ghul) Goodfellow died Kristina Whitaker child Dean Grimm elder Myra Kyle adult Christian TImbley teen Chase Singh & Tosha Wolff break up Equius (Zahhak) and Aradia Medigo married Gabriella Whitaker achieves Master Farmer Alfred Hoppcraft & Whitney Whitaker dating Cherie (Wolff) & Dean Grimm married Amelia goes to park and throws a fairy house party Daphne birthday teen, over-emotional Guillermo Grayson toddler Bartholomew book Sun 11:26p Kindra Davidchild Someone has been spreading rumors that Amelia started a fight, so she decides to ask her Uncle Tyler Whitaker what to do, as he was at the park she was playing in Sterling Wynn adult Eileen Goodfellow & Ian Napier dating Grant and Krissy (Van Gould) Whitaker expecting Equius Zahhak adult Nicolas Tetch YA Daphne wants to become an astronaut Mayra Gordon adult Keenan Timbley YA Kanaya Maryam adult Keenan Timbley moves in with Grant & Krissy Jonah Kyle & Brielle Whitaker engaged Doug Goodfellow & Mira Snypes dating Sterling Wynn & Jaime Pickens break up Eridan Ampora adult Delphina xylophone Candace Rodgers & Feisal Wadsworth expecting Dave Strider & Nepeta Leijon break up Miranda (Alston) & Tobias Steele married Minor renovation Devin Kyle toddler Aradia Megido adult Sean Drake YA Blake Gordon child Terezi Pyrope adult Felisha Ivy YA Lloyd Ampora born to Eridan & Shelby (Wayne) Ampora Brantley Whitaker & Myra Kyle break up Delphina Whitaker (18) talk Marjorie Van Gould dating Dante Morganthe Tarik Grimm & Jade Harley engaged Isaac Whitaker (15) honor roll Miranda (Alston) Steele died Monty Goodfellow & Marigold Maldano expecting Omari (Ivy) Maryam died Jaimey born to John and Aubrey (Bertiger) Egbert Shaunna Lalonde toddler Sollux Captor adult Roxy Lalonde & Homer Swain dating Wilson Grayson & Janell Macias dating Janet (Pok) David dating Chadd Macias Landon Crocker teen Karkat Vantas adult Wesley Stahl exists ig Jenifer Kyle teen Rose Lalonde adult Brielle (Whitaker) and Jonah Kyle married & move in together Nepeta Leijon adult Gamzee Makara adult Gabriel Grayson adult Damaris Maryam child Dean and Cherie (Wolff) Grimm expecting Alfred Hoppcraft & Whitney Whitaker engaged Roxy Lalonde & Karkat Vantas dating Sean Drake & Lynne Wolff break up Percy Whitaker & Emilee Van Gould broke up

[cezzysims]

Homer Swain elder Tad Serket toddler Isaac teen, Supernatural Skeptic Ian Napier teen Officially pregnant Karkat Vantas & Emilee Van Gould dating Tells DeSean he is going to be a father Dante Morganthe & Marjorie Van Gould dating Doug Goodfellow & Mira Snypes dating Rocio Grayson & Nate Wolff dating Gabriel Grayson & Myra Kyle expecting Carey Macias & Leland Timbley dating Tristan Van Gould & Terezi (Pyrope) Zahhak flirting Tristan (Van Gould) & Terezi Pyrope married & expecting & moved in together Johnpaul Gardner died Aradia Megido & Equius Zahhak dating Jenifer Kyle child Landon Crocker child Percy Whitaker elder Lynne Wolff YA Tamra Ivy teen Holli Ivy YA Doug Goodfellow adult Jamil Zahhak child Ramona Maldano born to Marigold Maldano & Monty Goodfellow Percy Whitaker & Frida Goth break up Tamra Ivy & Keenan Timbley dating Mira Snypes & Elvin Ivy dating Rose & Santos (Rodgers) Lalonde expecting Bartholomew is a fairy Guillermo Grayson born to Precious Grayson & Dayvid Musgrave Sophie Rodgers & Albert Grayson break up Changed Roxy's last name back to Lalonde (in-game) Changed Sophie's last name back to Rodgers (in-game) Candace Rodgers & Tobias Steele dating Sam Leijon child Daniela & Paulette Makara child Tracey Lalonde toddler Elvin Ivy & Mira Snypes dating Omar Drake YA Delphina Yvonne, genius & hates the outdoors