Siamo a metà luglio e sapete cosa significa per i “comics addicted” di tutto il mondo? “San Diego Comic Con”. La fiera dei comics più “cool” durante la quale, come sempre ( il venerdì sera), vengono decretati i vincitori dei vari premi Eisner.
Non vorrei spiegarvi cos’è un Eisner Awards, perché credo che già lo sappiate, ad ogni modo lo farò (più per il gusto di auto citarmi dall’articolo dello scorso anno), in breve, per chi non li conoscesse, gli Eisner Awards sono premi dedicati a Will Eisner (the Spirit) in onore del suo grande contributo nel campo; lo stesso Eisner ha presenziato personalmente alla cerimonia fino alla sua morte (2005). Il premio è andato a sostituire i Kirby Awards, e dal 1987 questo premio è diventato una sorta di Oscar del fumetto.
Ogni premio è assegnato a uno dei cinque nominati, votati da professionisti e presentato durante l’annuale San Diego Comic-con.
Ecco a voi ora un lista dei vincitori per l’edizione 2012 tenutasi venerdì 13luglio (ho riportato il nome della categoria in inglese perché sono abbastanza semplici da capire).
Best Short Story
“The Seventh,” by Darwyn Cooke, inRichard Stark’s Parker: The Martini Edition(IDW)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Daredevil #7, by Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
Best Continuing Series
Daredevil, by Mark Waid, Marcos Martin, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
Best Limited Series
Criminal: The Last of the Innocent, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7)
Dragon Puncher Island, by James Kochalka (Top Shelf)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 8–12)
Snarked, by Roger Langridge (kaboom!)
Best Publication for Young Adults (Ages 12–17)
Anya’s Ghost, by Vera Brosgol (First Second)
Best Anthology
Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)
Best Humor Publication
Milk & Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad, by Evan Dorkin (Dark Horse Books)
Best Digital Comic
Battlepug, by Mike Norton, www.battlepug.com
Best Reality-Based Work
Green River Killer: A True Detective Story, by Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case (Dark Horse Books)
Best Graphic Album – New
Jim Hensons Tale of Sand, adapted by Ramón K. Pérez (Archaia)
Best Graphic Album – Reprint
Richard Stark’s Parker: The Martini Edition, by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
Best Archival Collection/Project – Comic Strips
Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse vols. 1-2, by Floyd Gottfredson, edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project – Comic Books
Walt Simonson’s The Mighty Thor Artist’s Edition (IDW)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
The Manara Library, vol. 1: Indian Summer and Other Stories, by Milo Manara with Hugo Pratt (Dark Horse Books)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Asia
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Writer
Mark Waid, Irredeemable, Incorruptible (BOOM!); Daredevil (Marvel)
Best Writer/Artist
Craig Thompson, Habibi (Pantheon)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Ramón K. Pérez, Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand (Archaia)
Best Cover Artist
Francesco Francavilla, Black Panther (Marvel); Lone Ranger, Lone Ranger/Zorro, Dark Shadows, Warlord of Mars (Dynamite); Archie Meets Kiss (Archie)
Best Coloring
Laura Allred, iZombie (Vertigo/DC); Madman All-New Giant-Size Super-Ginchy Special (Image)
Best Lettering
Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)
Best Comics-Related Journalism
The Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon, www.comicsreporter.com
Best Educational/Academic Work (tie)
Cartooning: Philosophy & Practice, by Ivan Brunetti (Yale University Press)
Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby, by Charles Hatfield (University Press of Mississippi)
Best Comics-Related Book
MetaMaus, by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon)
Best Publication Design
Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand, designed by Eric Skillman (Archaia)
Hall of Fame
Judges’ Choices: Rudolf Dirks, Harry Lucey
Bill Blackbeard, Richard Corben, Katsuhiro Otomo, Gilbert Shelton
Abbiamo poi altri 4 premi che non figurano esattamente come premi Eisner, ma sono consegnati comunque la sera della premiazione.
Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award:
Tyler Crook
Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award:
Morrie Turner
Bill Finger Excellence in Comic Book Writing Award:
Frank Doyle, Steve Skeates
Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award:
Akira Comics, Madrid, Spain – Jesus Marugan Escobar and
The Dragon, Guelph, ON, Canada – Jennifer Haines
[ Fonte | Comic Con official page ]