Premiile Will Eisner 2026

Vineri 24 iulie 2026 a avut loc editia nr.38 a decernarii Premiilor Will Eisner in cadrul San Diego Comic Con (numite asa in dupa pionierul artei secventiale si "parintele" romanului grafic -  americanul Will Eisner). Supranumite "premiile Oscar" pentru industria benzilor desenate, Will Eisner Awards se acorda celor mai bune productii din anul precedent in 32 de categorii. O parte din castigatori mai jos si lista completa [aici]:

Absolute Martian Manhunter (DC Comics) de Deniz Camp si Javier Rodriguez, a luat trofeele pentru: Best Limited Series, Best Penciller/Inker, Best Cover Artist - Rodriguez si Best Lettering - Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. 

Best Continuing Series - Absolute Batman (DC Comics) de Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta si Best One-Shot/Single Issue: Absolute Batman 2025 Annual #1  de Daniel Warren Johnson, James Harren si Meredith McClaren  - descris ca cel mai brutal Batman ever. 

Alt titlu care a fost premiat la mai multe categorii este This Place Kills Me, de Mariko Tamaki si Nicole Goux, pentru Best Publication for Teens si Best Writer.

Best Short Story: “Blood Harvest,” in Brain Damage (colectie de horror manga de la Fantagraphics) de Shintaro Kago 

Best Graphic Album–New: Drome de Jesse Lonergan (23rd St. Books)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium: Lord of the Flies: de William Golding, adaptat de Aimée De Jongh (Penguin Classics), publicat si in limba romana de Humanitas: [aici]

Best New Series: Assorted Crisis Events de Deniz Camp si Eric Zawadski (Image Comics)

Best Publication for Early Readers: All the Hulk Feels de Dan Santat (Abrams Fanfare/Marvel)

Best Publication for Kids: The Cartoonists Club de Raina Telgemeier si Scott McCloud (Scholastic Graphix). Romanele grafice de Raina Telgemeier sunt traduse si in romana de Art si par sa fie chiar populare in randul cititoarelor 10-14 ani [link]

Best Humor Publication: Physics for Cats de Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly). Se gaseste si la Carturesti [link]

Best Writer/Artist: Jamal Campbell, Zatanna (DC Comics)

Best Comics-Related Book: Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life de Dan Nadel (Scribner) - unul dintre cei mai influenti autori de comics underground [link]

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips: The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1928–1930,(Fantagraphics) - comic strip revolutionar publicat intre 1913 si 1944 despre o pisica neagra  indragostita de un soarece alb desenat de misteriosul George Herriman. Mai multe aici si aici

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books: AKIRA Volumes 1–5 Hardcover Collection de Katsuhiro Otomo (Kodansha USA Publishing)

Best Academic/Scholarly Work: Manga’s First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905–1989 de Andrea Horbinski (University of California Press)

Best Webcomic: Tiger, Tiger de Petra Erika Nordlund tigertigercomic.com

"Tiger, Tiger is a story of a young noble lady, who steals her brother's identity and his ship to sail across the world to find love and adventure, and to write a book about her favourite subject: the fascinating life cycle of sea sponges!"

Best Digital Comic: Practical Defense Against Piracy de Tony Cliff - delilahdirk.com

The fourth Delilah Dirk graphic novel, set before The Turkish Lieutenant. Young Alexandra Nichols wants nothing more than to get home to England in time to celebrate her birthday, but nobody—including actual pirates—is willing to let her. Suitable for middle-grade readers (and up).

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: SKTCHD, by David Harper, www.sktchd.com