2000 Eisner Award Nominees

2000 Eisner Award Nominees*

Best Short Story:
"Bye-Bye, Muffy" by Roberta Gregory, Naughty Bits #28 (Fantagraphics)
"Cluttered Like My Head" by Evan Dorkin, Dork #7 (Slave Labor)
"How Things Work Out" (Greyshirt) by Alan Moore and Rick Veitch, Tomorrow Stories #2 (ABC)
"Letitia Lerner, Superman's Baby Sitter" by Kyle Baker, Elseworlds 80-Page Giant (DC)
"Margolis" by Etgar Keret and Yirmi Pinkus, Jetlag (Actus Tragicus)"
"Orange Glow" (Concrete) by Paul Chadwick, DHP Annual '99 (DHP Jr.) (Dark Horse)
"The Unbearableness of Being Light" (Jack B. Quick) by Alan Moore and Kevin Nowlan, Tomorrow Stories #2 (ABC)

Best Single Issue
I Die at Midnight by Kyle Baker (Vertigo/DC)
Promethea #3: "Misty Magicland" by Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III, and Mick Gray (ABC)
Stray Bullets #19: "Live Nude Girls!" by David Lapham (El Capitán)
Tom Strong #1: "How Tom Strong Got Started" by Alan Moore, Chris Sprouse, and Al Gordon (ABC)
Transmetropolitan #27: "Monstering" by Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson, and Rodney Ramos (Vertigo/DC)

Best Serialized Story:
Eightball #19-21: "David Boring" by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)
Evil Eye #1-4: "Reflection in a Glass Scorpion" by Richard Sala (Fantagraphics)
100 Bullets #1-3: "100 Bullets" by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC)
Tom Strong #4-7 (Saveen/Ingrid Weiss time travel arc) by Alan Moore, Chris Sprouse, Al Gordon, and guest artists (ABC)
Usagi Yojimbo #28-29: "The Courtesan" by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse Maverick)

Best Continuing Series:
The Acme Novelty Library by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
Planetary by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday (Wildstorm/DC)
Preacher by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon (Vertigo/DC)
Promethea by Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III, and Mick Gray (ABC)
Top Ten by Alan Moore, Gene Ha, and Zander Cannon (ABC)
Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson, and Rodney Ramos (Vertigo/DC)

Best Limited Series:
Clan Apis by Jay Hosler (Active Synapse)
Heart of Empire by Bryan Talbot (Dark Horse)
Heavy Liquid by Paul Pope (Vertigo/DC)
Scene of the Crime by Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark, and Sean Phillips (Vertigo/DC)
Whiteout: Melt by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber (Oni)

Best New Series:
Louis Riel by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)
100 Bullets by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC)
Planetary by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday (Wildstorm/DC)
Promethea by Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III, and Mick Gray (ABC)
Top Ten by Alan Moore, Gene Ha, and Zander Cannon (ABC)

Best Title for a Younger Audience:
Akiko by Mark Crilley (Sirius)
Batman: Gotham Adventures by Scott Peterson, Tim Levins, Craig Rousseau, Terry Beatty, and others (DC)
Clan Apis by Jay Hosler (Active Synapse)
Herobear and the Kid by Mike Kunkel (Astonish Comics)
Simpsons Comics by various (Bongo)
Superman Adventures by Mark Millar, Aluir Amancio, Terry Austin, and others (DC)

Best Humor Publication:
Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror by Jill Thompson/Oscar González Loyo/Steve Steere Jr., Scott Shaw!/Sergio Aragonés, and Doug TenNapel (Bongo)
Dork by Evan Dorkin (Slave Labor)
Hey, Mister by Pete Sickman-Garner (Top Shelf)
Land of Nod Rockabye Book by Jay Stephens (Dark Horse)
Tomorrow Stories, by Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, Kevin Nowlan, Melinda Gebbie, and Jim Baikie (ABC)

Best Anthology:
Blab, edited by Monte Beauchamp (Fantagraphics)
Brainbomb, edited by Brian Clopper (Behemoth Books)
Comix 2000, edited by Jean-Christophe Menu (L'Association)
Dignifying Science, written/edited by Jim Ottaviani (G.T. Labs)
Jet Lag, by Etgar Keret, Mira Friedmann, Batia Kolton, Rutu Modan, Yirmi Pinkus, and Itzik Rennert (Actus Tragicus)
Tomorrow Stories, by Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, Kevin Nowlan, Melinda Gebbie, and Jim Baikie (ABC)

Best Graphic Album—New:
The Acme Novelty Library #13 by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
After the Rain by Andre Juillard (NBM)
Ethel & Ernest by Raymond Briggs (Knopf)
Good-bye, Chunky Rice by Craig Thompson (Top Shelf)
The Jew of New York by Ben Katchor (Pantheon)
Lost Girl by Nabiel Kanan (NBM)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint:
From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell (Eddie Campbell Comics)
Geisha by Andi Watson (Oni)
Land of Nod Rockabye Book by Jay Stephens (Dark Horse)
300 by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley (Dark Horse)
Whiteout by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber (Oni)

Best Archival Collection/Project:
Dori Stories, edited by Don Donahue and Kate Kane (Last Gasp)
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Comics Library by Russ Manning (Dark Horse)
Mystery in Space (DC)
Peanuts: A Golden Celebration (HarperCollins)
Toth: Black & White, edited by Manuel Auad (Auad Publishing)

Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material:
After the Rain by Andre Juillard (NBM)
Blade of the Immortal, by Hiroaki Samura (Dark Horse)
Comix 2000, edited by Jean-Christophe Menu (L'Association)
Jet Lag, by Etgar Keret, Mira Friedmann, Batia Kolton, Rutu Modan, Yirmi Pinkus, and Itzik Rennert (Actus Tragicus)
The Nimrod by Lewis Trondheim (Fantagraphics)

Best Writer:
Ed Brubaker, Scene of the Crime (Vertigo/DC)
Warren Ellis, The Authority, Planetary (Wildstorm/DC); Transmetropolitan (Vertigo/DC)
Mark Millar, Superman Adventures (DC)
Alan Moore, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, Tom Strong, Tomorrow Stories, Top Ten (ABC)
Greg Rucka, Whiteout: Melt (Oni)

Best Writer/Artist:
Dan Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
Andre Juillard, After the Rain (NBM)
David Lapham, Stray Bullets; Amy Racecar Special #2 (El Capitán)
Brian Talbot, Heart of Empire (Dark Horse)
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)

Best Writer/Artist—Humor:
Sergio Aragonés, "Xt'Tapalatakettle's Day" in Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #5 (Bongo); Sergio Aragones' Groo & Rufferto (Dark Horse Maverick); MAD magazine
Kyle Baker, I Die at Midnight (Vertigo/DC); "Letitia Lerner, Superbaby's Babysitter" in Elseworlds 80-Page Giant (DC)
Mark Crilley, Akiko (Sirius)
Jay Hosler, Clan Apis (Active Synapse)
Lewis Trondheim, The Nimrod; "The Beach," Measles #3 (Fantagraphics)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team:
Travis Charest/Richard Friend, Wildcats (Wildstorm/DC)
Ricardo Delgado, Hieroglyph (Dark Horse Maverick)
Gary Gianni, Gary Gianni's Monstermen (Dark Horse Maverick)
Gene Ha, Top Ten (ABC)
Kevin Nowlan, "Jack B. Quick," Tomorrow Stories (ABC)
J. H. Williams III/Mick Gray, Promethea (ABC)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art):
Kyle Baker, I Die at Midnight (Vertigo/DC); "Letitia Lerner, Superbaby's Babysitter" in Elseworlds 80-Page Giant (DC)
John Bolton, Gifts of the Night (Vertigo/DC)
Alex Ross, Batman: War on Crime (DC)
Jill Thompson, Scary Godmother: The Mystery Date (Sirius)

Best Coloring:
Laura Allred, Madman Comics (Dark Horse Maverick); Happydale: Devils in the Desert (Vertigo/DC)
Laura Dupuy, The Authority; Planetary (Wildstorm/DC)
Angus McKie, Heart of Empire (Dark Horse)
Kevin Nowlan, "Jack B. Quick," Tomorrow Stories (ABC)
Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)

Best Lettering:
Dan Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
Todd Klein, Promethea, Tom Strong, Tomorrow Stories, Top Ten (ABC);The Dreaming, Gifts of the Night, The Invisibles, Sandman Presents: Lucifer (Vertigo/DC)
John Roshell, Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Homage/Wildstorm/DC)
Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo; Sergio Aragonés' Groo and Rufferto (Dark Horse Maverick)
Richard Starkings/Comicraft, Avengers; Avengers Forever; Avengers 1 1/2; Daredevil; Inhumans (Marvel); Witching Hour (DC)

Best Cover Artist:
John Cassaday, Planetary (Wildstorm/DC)
Frank Cho, Liberty Meadows (Insight Studios)
Glenn Fabry, Preacher (Vertigo/DC)
Dave McKean, The Dreaming (Vertigo/DC)
Alex Ross, Batman: No Man's Land, Batman: Harley Quinn, Batman: War on Crime (DC); Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Homage/Wildstorm/DC); ABC alternate #1 covers

Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition:
Ellen Forney (Monkey Food)
Lawrence Marvit (Sparks)
Tony Millionaire (Sock Monkey)
Ariel Schrag (Potential)
Judd Winick (The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Publication:
Comic Book Artist (TwoMorrows)
The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics)
The Imp #3 (Chris Ware issue) (Dan Raeburn)

Best Comics-Related Book:
The Art of Nick Cardy by John Coates (Coates Publishing)
From Girls to Grrrlz by Trina Robbins (Chronicle Books)
From Maus to Now, designed by Raw Books (Sellario Editore/La Centrale dell'Arte)
Opus, vol. 1 by Barry Windsor-Smith (Fantagraphics)
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano (Vertigo/DC)

Best Comics-Related Product/Item:
Lunch boxes: Milk & Cheese, Sin City, Bettie Page, Hellboy, Groo (Dark Horse)
Sin City Marv action figure (Todd McFarlane Productions)
Superman Masterpiece Edition—statue, hardcover book, facsimile comic book (Chronicle Books)
Totally MAD 7 CD-ROM collection (Broderbund)

Best Publication Desigb:
Cave-In, designed by Jordan Crane, Tom Devlin, and Brian Ralph (Highwater Books)
Opus, vol. 1, designed by Barry Windsor-Smith (Fantagraphics)
Sandman: The Dream Hunters, Georg Brewer, design director, Amie Brockway, art director (Vertigo/DC)
300, designed by Mark Cox (Dark Horse)
Veils hardcover, Georg Brewer, design director, Amie Brockway, art director (Vertigo/DC)

Hall of Fame

(Past winners: Neal Adams, Murphy Anderson, Carl Barks, C. C. Beck, Milton Caniff, Jack Cole, L. B. Cole, R. Crumb, Steve Ditko, Will Eisner, Hal Foster, Frank Frazetta, Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, William Gaines, Archie Goodwin, Gil Kane, Bob Kane, Walt Kelly, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Harvey Kurtzman, Stan Lee, Winsor McCay, Moebius, Mac Raboy, Alex Raymond, Alex Schomburg, Julie Schwartz, Charles Schulz, Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel, Joe Simon, art spiegelman, Dick Sprang, Curt Swan, Alex Toth, Wally Wood)

Judges' Choices for 2000 Induction:
      Bill Everett
      Sheldon Mayer

Nominees (four to be elected):
Charles Biro
Al Capp
Reed Crandall
Roy Crane
Dan De Carlo
Will Elder
George Evans
Al Feldstein
Chester Gould
Herge
George Herriman
Carmine Infantino
Bernie Krigstein
Jerry Robinson
E. C. Segar
John Severin
Al Williamson
Basil Wolverton

*The 2000 Eisner Awards are for titles released in 1999.