The nominees for the 2025 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have officially been announced, celebrating the most outstanding achievements in comics over the past year. Often regarded as the Oscars of the comic book world, the Eisners recognize excellence across a wide range of categories—from storytelling and artistry to design and journalism.
Fantagraphics and DC Comics lead this year’s nominations, with Fantagraphics securing 24 nods (plus one shared nomination) and DC earning 10 nominations (plus nine shared). Tom King, known for his work on *Wonder Woman*, is the most nominated individual with four separate entries. Several other creators received three nominations each, highlighting the depth of talent across the industry.
DC’s *Absolute Universe* imprint features prominently among the nominees, reflecting its impact since launch. IGN readers may also be interested to know that former IGN Comics editor Joey Esposito is among the nominees. His collaboration with Sean Von Gorman on *The Pedestrian* earned a nod in the Best New Series category, going up against titles like *Absolute Batman* and *The Power Fantasy*.
The winners will be revealed during the annual Eisner Awards ceremony at San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, hosted at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel. Below is the full list of nominees:
Best Short Story
- “Anything Sinister” by Ross Murray, from *NOW #13* (Fantagraphics)
- “Day 1703” by Chris Ware, from *Smoke Signal #43* (Desert Island)
- “Pig” by Stacy Gougoulis, from *NOW #13* (Fantagraphics)
- “Spaces” by Phil Jimenez, from *DC Pride 2024 #1* (DC)
- “Water I’ve Loved: Moving Day” by Pam Wye, from *MUTHA magazine*
- “You Cannot Live on Bread Alone” by Kayla E., from *NOW #13* (Fantagraphics)
Best Single Issue/One-Shot
- Abortion Pill Zine: A Community Guide to Misoprostol and Mifepristone by Isabella Rotman, Marnie Galloway, and Sage Coffey (Silver Sprocket)
- Ice Cream Man #39: “Decompression in a Wreck, Part One” by W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo (Image Comics)
- PeePee PooPoo #1 by Caroline Cash (Silver Sprocket)
- Sunflowers by Keezy Young (Silver Sprocket)
- Unwholesome Love by Charles Burns (co-published with Partners and Son)
- The War on Gaza by Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics)
Best Continuing Series
- The Department of Truth by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)
- Detective Comics by Ram V, Tom Taylor, Riccardo Federici, Stefano Raffaele, Javier Fernandez, Christian Duce, March, and Mikel Janín (DC)
- Fantastic Four by Ryan North, Carlos Gomez, Ivan Fiorelli, and others (Marvel)
- Santos Sisters by Greg & Fake, Graham Smith, Dave Landsberger, and Marc Koprinarov (Floating World)
- Ultimate Spider-Man by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto (Marvel)
- Wonder Woman by Tom King and Daniel Sampere (DC)
Best Limited Series
- Alan Scott: The Green Lantern by Tim Sheridan and Cian Tormey (DC)
- Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross (BOOM! Studios)
- The Deviant by James Tynion IV and Joshua Hixson (Image)
- Helen of Wyndhorn by Tom King and Bilquis Evely (Dark Horse)
- Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade (BOOM! Studios)
- Zatanna: Bring Down the House by Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodriguez (DC)
Best New Series
- Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta (DC)
- Absolute Wonder Woman by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman (DC)
- Minor Arcana by Jeff Lemire (BOOM! Studios)
- The Pedestrian by Joey Esposito and Sean Von Gorman (Magma Comix)
- The Power Fantasy by Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard (Image)
- Uncanny Valley by Tony Fleecs and Dave Wachter (BOOM! Studios)
Best Publication for Early Readers
- Bog Myrtle by Sid Sharp (Annick Press)
- Club Microbe by Elise Gravel, translated by Montana Kane (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye)
- Night Stories by Liniers (Astra Books)
- Poetry Comics by Grant Snider (Chronicle Books)
Best Publication for Kids
- How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger (Greenwillow/HarperCollins Early Readers)
- Next Stop by Debbie Fong (Random House Graphic/Random House Children’s Books)
- Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol (First Second/Macmillan)
- Weirdo by Tony Weaver Jr. and Jes & Cin Wibowo (First Second/Macmillan)
- Young Hag and the Witches’ Quest by Isabel Greenberg (Abrams Fanfare)
Best Publication for Teens
- Ash’s Cabin by Jen Wang (First Second/Macmillan)
- Big Jim and the White Boy by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Ten Speed Graphic)
- The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag (Scholastic)
- The Gulf by Adam de Souza (Tundra)
- Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (First Second/Macmillan)
- Out of Left Field by Jonah Newman (Andrews McMeel)
Best Humor Publication
- Adulthood is a Gift! by Sarah Andersen (Andrews McMeel)
- Forces of Nature by Edward Steed (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Kids Are Still Weird: And More Observations from Parenthood by Jeffrey Brown (NBM)
- A Pillbug Story by Allison Conway (Black Panel Press)
- Processing: 100 Comics That Got Me Through It by Tara Booth (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Anthology
- EC Cruel Universe, edited by Sierra Hahn and Matt Dryer (Oni Press)
- Godzilla’s 70th Anniversary, edited by Jake Williams and others (IDW)
- Now: The New Comics Anthology #13, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
- Peep #1, edited by Sammy Harkham and Steve Weissman (Brain Dead/Kyle Ng)
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