1998 Will Eisner Comics Industry Award Winners
Best Short Story: "The Eltingville Comic Book, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Role-Playing Club In: The Marathon Men," Evan Dorkin, Dork! #4 (Slave Labor)
Best Single Issue: Kurt Busiek’s Astro City, vol. 2, #10, "Show ‘Em All" by Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions/Homage)
Best Serialized Story: Kurt Busiek’s Astro City, vol. 2, #4-9, "Confession" by Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions/Homage)
Best Continuing Series: Kurt Busiek’s Astro City vol. 2 by Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions/Homage)
Best New Series: Castle Waiting, Linda Medley (Olio)
Best Limited Series: The Long Halloween Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (DC)
Best Title for a Younger Audience: Batman and Robin Adventures, Ty Templeton, Brandon Kruse, Rick Burchett, and others (DC)
Best Humor Publication: Gon Swimmin’ Masahi Tanaka (Paradox Press)
Best Anthology: Hellboy Christmas Special, ed. Scott Allie (Dark Horse)
Best Graphic Album—New: Batman and Superman Adventures: World’s Finest, Paul Dini, Joe Staton, and Terry Beatty (DC)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint: Sin City: That Yellow Bastard, Frank Miller (Dark Horse)<BR> :
Best Archival Collection/Project: Jack Kirby’s New Gods Jack Kirby (DC)
Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material: Gon Swimmin’ Masahi Tanaka (Paradox Press)
Best Writer: Garth Ennis, Hitman (DC); Preacher, Unknown Soldier (DC/Vertigo); Blood Mary: Lady Liberty (DC/Helix)
Best Writer/Artist—Humor: Jeff Smith Bone (Cartoon Books)
Best Writer/Artist—Drama: Mike Mignola Hellboy: Almost Colossus; Hellboy Christmas Special; Hellboy Jr. Halloween Special (Dark Horse)
Best Lettering: Todd Klein for Batman, Batman: Poison Ivy (DC); The Dreaming, House of Secrets, The Invisibles, Uncle Sam (DC/Vertigo); Uncle scrooge Adventures (Gladstone); Castle Waiting (Olio)
Best Penciler/Inker or Penciler/Inker Team: P. Craig Russell, Elric: Stormbringer (Dark Horse/Topps); Dr. Strange: What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen? (Marvel)
Best Painter: Alex Ross, Uncle Sam (DC/Vertigo)
Best Coloring: Chris Ware, The Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)
Best Cover Artist: Alex Ross, Kurt Busiek’s Astro City (Jukebox Productions/Homage); Uncle Sam (DC/Vertigo)
Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition: Linda Medley Castle Waiting, Olio
Best Comics-Related Periodical: The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics)
Best Comics-Related Book: The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book, ed. Pete Poplaski (Kitchen Sink)
Best Comics-Related Product: Acme Novelty Library display stand, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
Best Publication Design: Kingdom Come deluxe slipcover edition, art director Bob Chapman/DC design director Georg Brewer (DC Comics/Graphitti Designs)
Hall of Fame:
Neal Adams
Archie Goodwin
Joe Kubert
Moebius (Jean Giraud)
(already inducted: Carl Barks, C.C. Beck, Milton Caniff, Robert Crumb, Steve Ditko, Will Eisner, Hal Foster, Frank Frazetta, William Gaines, Bob Kane, Gil Kane, Walt Kelly, Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, Stan Lee, Winsor McCay, Alex Raymond, Charles Schulz, Jerry Siegel, Joe Schuster, Julius Schwartz, Curt Swan, Alex Toth, Wally Wood)