2002 Eisner Award Winners
The awards were presented at a ceremony on August 2,
2002, at the ComicCon International. The 2002 Eisner Awards, named for
Will Eisner, are for titles published in 2001.
Best Short Story: "The Eltingville Club in ‘The Intervention,’" by Evan Dorkin, in Dork #9 (Slave Labor)
Best Single Issue: Eightball #22, by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)
Best Serialized Story: Amazing Spider-Man #30-35: "Coming Home," by J. Michael Straczynski, John Romita Jr., and Scott Hanna (Marvel)
Best Continuing Series: 100 Bullets, by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC)
Best Limited Series: Hellboy: Conqueror Worm, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse Maverick)
Best New Series: Queen & Country, by Greg Rucka and Steve Rolston (Oni)
Best Title for a Younger Audience: Herobear and the Kid, by Mike Kunkel (Astonish)
Best Humor Publication: Radioactive Man, by Batton Lash, Abel Laxamana, Dan De Carlo,
Mike DeCarlo, and Bob Smith (Bongo)
Best Anthology: Bizarro Comics, edited by Joey Cavalieri (DC)
Best Graphic Album — New: The Name of the Game, by Will Eisner (DC)
Best Graphic Album — Reprint: Batman: Dark Victory, by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (DC)
Best Archival Collection/Project: Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo (Dark Horse)
Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material: Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo (Dark Horse)
Best Writer: Brian Michael Bendis, Powers (Image); Alias, Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel)
Best Writer/Artist: Dan Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
Best Writer/Artist — Humor: Evan Dorkin, Dork (Slave Labor)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Eduardo Risso, 100 Bullets (Vertigo/DC)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art): Charles Vess, Rose (Cartoon Books)
Best Coloring: Laura DePuy, Ruse (CrossGen); Ministry of Space (Image)
Best Lettering: Todd Klein, Promethea, Tom Strong’s Terrific Tales, Tomorrow Stories, Top 10, Greyshirt (ABC); The Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dreams But Were Afraid to Ask (Vertigo/DC); Detective Comics, The Dark Knight Strikes Again (DC); Castle Waiting (Olio); Universe X (Marvel)
Best Cover Artist: Dave Johnson, Detective Comics (DC), 100 Bullets (Vertigo/DC)
Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition: Dylan Horrocks (Hicksville, Atlas)
Best Comics-Related Periodical: Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon Cooke (TwoMorrows)
Best Comics-Related Book: Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz, edited by Chip Kidd (Pantheon)
Best Comics-Related Item: Dark Horse classic comic characters statuettes, sculpted by Yoe Studio (Dark Horse)
Best Publication Design: Acme Novelty Library #15, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
Hall of Fame
Judges’ Choices:
Charles Biro
Osamu Tezuka
Inductees:
Sergio Aragones
John Buscema
Dan De Carlo
John Romita