A San Diego Comic-Con de 2021 será reduzida novamente a um evento virtual, mas o Prêmio Eisner — evento de maior prestígio no campo dos quadrinhos em homenagem ao pioneiro e criador do The Spirit, Will Eisner — vai continuar. A safra de indicados deste ano não tem tanta participação da Marvel e DC Comics. Em vez disso, destaca uma quantidade expressiva e diversificada de títulos independentes e não de super-heróis.
Como de costume, haverá um período de votação online, mas depois de problemas com o sistema no ano passado, os profissionais da indústria de quadrinhos precisarão se inscrever primeiro para votar. Embora as coisas certamente pareçam ter melhorado, há um número significativo e desproporcional de homens na grande maioria das categorias.
Os indicados ao Writers Award, em particular, são compostos de homens brancos, conhecidos principalmente por seus trabalhos em quadrinhos de super-heróis — todos eles excelentes escritores com certeza, mas essa falta de diversidade nos autores não é boa. É importante notar que dois dos membros do painel de seis jurados do prêmio eram mulheres, porém todos os integrantes estavam localizados no sul da Califórnia, presumivelmente por motivos relacionados à pandemia de Covid-19.
De qualquer forma, sem mais delongas, aqui está sua lista completa dos indicados.
Melhor conto
- “Garden Boys” de Henry McCausland, em Now #8 (Fantagraphics)
- “I Needed the Discounts” de Connor Willumsen, The New York Times (3 de janeiro de 2020)
- “Parts of Us,” de Chan Chau, em Elements: Earth, A Comic Anthology by Creators of Color (Ascend Press)
- “Rookie,” de Greg Rucka and Eduardo Risso, em Detective Comics #1027 (DC)
- “Soft Lead,” de Chan Chau
- “When the Menopausal Carnival Comes to Town,” by Mimi Pond, in Menopause: A Comic Treatment (Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press)
Melhor edição individual
- The Burning Hotels, by Thomas Lampion (Birdcage Bottom Books)
- Hedra, by Jesse Lonergan (Image)
- The Other History of the DC Universe #1, by John Ridley and Giuseppe Camuncoli (DC)
- Sports Is Hell, by Ben Passmore (Koyama Press)
- Stanley’s Ghost: A Halloween Adventure, by Jeff Balke, Paul Storrie, and Dave Alvarez (Storm Kids)
Melhor série continuada
- Bitter Root, by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene (Image)
- Daredevil, by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto (Marvel)
- The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)
- Gideon Falls, by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino (Image)
- Stillwater, by Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K Pérez (Image/Skybound)
- Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai (IDW)
Melhor série limitada
- Barbalien: Red Planet, de Jeff Lemire, Tate Brombal e Gabriel Hernandez Walta (Dark Horse)
- Decorum, de Jonathan Hickman e Mike Huddleston (imagem)
- Far Sector, por NK Jemisin e Jamal Campbell (DC)
- Strange Adventures, de Tom King, Mitch Gerads e Evan “Doc” Shaner (DC Black Label)
- Pal Jimmy Olsen do Superman, de Matt Fraction e Steve Lieber (DC)
- We Live, de Inaki Miranda e Roy Miranda (AfterShock)
Melhor nova série
- Black Widow, by Kelly Thompson and Elena Casagrande (Marvel)
- Crossover, by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw (Image)
- The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)
- Killadelphia, by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander (Image)
- We Only Find Them When They’re Dead, by Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo (BOOM! Studios)
Melhor publicação para primeiros leitores (até 8 anos)
- Bear, by Ben Queen and Joe Todd-Stanton (Archaia/BOOM!)
- Cat Kid Comic Club, by Dav Pilkey (Scholastic Graphix)
- Donut Feed the Squirrels, by Mika Song (RH Graphic/RH Children’s Books)
- Kodi, by Jared Cullum (Top Shelf)
- Lift, by Minh Lê and Dan Santat (Little, Brown Young Readers)
- Our Little Kitchen, by Jillian Tamaki (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
Melhor publicação para crianças (de 9 a 12 anos)
- Doodleville, by Chad Sell (Knopf/BFYR/RH Children’s Books)
- Go with the Flow, by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann (First Second/Macmillan)
- Mister Invincible: Local Hero, by Pascal Jousselin (Magnetic Press)
- Snapdragon, by Kat Leyh (First Second/Macmillan)
- Superman Smashes the Klan, by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru (DC)
- Twins, by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright (Scholastic Graphix)
Melhor publicação para adolescentes (de 13 a 17 anos)
- Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones, by Ngozi Ukazu (First Second/Macmillan)
- Displacement, by Kiku Hughes (First Second/Macmillan)
- Dragon Hoops, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second/Macmillan)
- Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence, by Joel Christian Gill (Oni Press)
- A Map to the Sun, by Sloane Leong (First Second/Macmillan)
- When Stars are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed (Dial Books)
Melhor Publicação de Humor
- The Complete Fante Bukowski, by Noah Van Sciver (Fantagraphics)
- Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
- FANGS, by Sarah Andersen (Andrews McMeel)
- Wendy, Master of Art, by Walter Scott (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber (DC)
- What If We Were . . ., by Axelle Lenoir (Top Shelf)
Melhor antologia
- Ex Mag, vols. 1–2, edited by Wren McDonald (PEOW)
- Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World’s Most Infamous Prison, edited by Sarah Mirk (Abrams)
- Hey, Amateur! Go From Novice to Nailing It in 9 Panels, edited and curated by Shelly Bond (IDW Black Crown)
- Los Angeles Times, edited by Sammy Harkham (NTWRK)
- Menopause: A Comic Treatment, edited by MK Czerwiec (Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press)
- Now, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
Melhor Trabalho Baseado em Fatos Reais
- Big Black: Stand at Attica, by Frank “Big Black” Smith, Jared Reinmuth, and Améziane (Archaia/BOOM!)
- Dragon Hoops, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second/Macmillan)
- Invisible Differences: A Story of Asperger’s, Adulting, and Living a Life in Full Color, by Mme Caroline and Julie Dachez, translation by Edward Gauvin (Oni Press)
- Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, by Derf Backderf (Abrams)
- Paying the Land, by Joe Sacco (Metropolitan/Henry Holt)
- Year of the Rabbit, by Tian Veasna, translation by Helge Dascher (Drawn & Quarterly)
Melhor Memória Gráfica
- Banned Book Club, by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada, and Ko Hyung-Ju (Iron Circus)
- Dancing After TEN: A Graphic Memoir, by Vivian Chong and Georgia Webber (Fantagraphics)
- Ginseng Roots, by Craig Thompson (Uncivilized)
- I Don’t Know How to Give Birth! by Ayami Kazama, translated by Julie Goniwich (Yen Press)
- The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
- When Stars Are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed (Dial Books)
Melhor Álbum Gráfico – Novo
- The Book Tour, by Andi Watson (Top Shelf)
- Dragman, by Steven Appleby (Metropolitan)
- Flake, by Matthew Dooley (Jonathan Cape)
- Labyrinth, by Ben Argon (Abrams)
- Paul at Home, by Michel Rabagliati, translation by Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Pulp, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
Melhor Álbum Gráfico – Reimpressão
- Black Hammer Library Edition, vol. 2, by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormstom, Emi Lenox, and Rich Tommaso (Dark Horse)
- Criminal Deluxe Edition, vol. 3, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
- Eight-Lane Runaways, by Henry McCausland (Fantagraphics)
- Fante Bukowski: The Complete Works, by Noah Van Sciver (Fantagraphics)
- Herobear and the Kid: The Heritage, by Mike Kunkel (Astonish Factory)
- Seeds and Stems, by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics)
Melhor Adaptação de Outro Meio
- Constitution Illustrated, by R. Sikoryak (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Parable of the Sower: The Graphic Novel Adaptation, by Octavia E. Butler, adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings (Abrams)
- Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Mankind, vol. 1, by Yuval Noah Harari, adapted by David Vandermeulen and Daniel Casanave (Harper Perennial)
- Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut, adapted by Ryan North and Albert Monteys (Archaia/BOOM!)
- Superman Smashes the Klan, adapted by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru (DC)
Melhor Edição Americana de Material Internacional
- Altitude, by Olivier Bocquet and Jean-Marc Rochette, translation by Edward Gauvin (SelfMadeHero)
- Gamayun Tales I: An Anthology of Modern Russian Folk Tales, by Alexander Utkin, translation by Lada Morozova (Nobrow)
- Goblin Girl, by Moa Romanova, translation by Melissa Bowers (Fantagraphics)
- Irena Books 2-3, by Jean-David Morvan, Severine Tréfouël, and David Evrard, translation by Dan Christensen (Magnetic Press)
- When You Look Up, by Decur, translation by Chloe Garcia Roberts (Enchanted Lion Books)
- The Winter of the Cartoonist, by Paco Roca, translation by Erica Mena (Fantagraphics)
Melhor Edição Americana de Material Internacional – Ásia
- I Had That Same Dream Again, by Yoru Sumino and Idumi Kirihara, translation by Beni Axia Conrad (Seven Seas)
- I Wish I Could Say “Thank You,” by Yukari Takinami, translation by Yukari Takeuchi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
- A Journal Of My Father, by Jiro Taniguchi, translation by Kumar Sivasubramanian (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
- Ping Pong, vols. 1–2, by Taiyo Matsumoto, translation by Michael Arias (VIZ Media)
- Remina, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
- Spy x Family, vols. 1–3, by Tatsuya Endo, translation by Casey Loe (VIZ Media)
Melhor Coleção/Projeto de Arquivos – Tiras
- The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age, edited by Trina Robbins (Fantagraphics)
- Gross Exaggerations: The Meshuga Comic Strips of Milt Gross, by Milt Gross, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press/IDW)
- Krazy & Ignatz 1919-1921 by George Herriman, edited by RJ Casey (Fantagraphics)
- Little Debbie and the Second Coming of Elmo: Daily Comic Strips, August 1960–September 1961, by Cecil Jensen, edited by Frank Young (Labor of Love)
- Pogo The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips: Volume 7: Clean as a Weasel, by Walt Kelly, edited by Mark Evanier and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
Melhor Coleção/Projeto de Arquivo – HQs
- Art Young’s Inferno, by Art Young, edited by Glenn Bray (Fantagraphics)
- Atlas at War! edited by Michael J. Vassallo (Dead Reckoning)
- The Complete Hate, by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
- Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salty Sea, by Hugo Pratt, translation by Dean Mullaney and Simone Castaldi (EuroComics/IDW)
- Little Lulu: The Fuzzythingus Poopi, by John Stanley, edited by Frank Young and Tom Devlin (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Man and Superman and Other Stories, by Harvey Kurtzman, edited by J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)
Melhor Escritor
- Ed Brubaker, Pulp, Reckless (Image); Friday (Panel Syndicate)
- Matt Fraction, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen (DC); Adventureman, November vols. 2–3, Sex Criminals (Image)
- Jonathan Hickman, Decorum (Image); Giant-Size X-Men, X-Men (Marvel)
- Jeff Lemire, Barbalien, Black Hammer, Colonel Weird: Cosmagog (Dark Horse); The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage (DC Black Label); Family Tree, Gideon Falls (Image)
- James Tynion IV, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); Batman (DC); The Department of Truth (Image); Razorblades (Tiny Onion)
- Chip Zdarsky, Stillwater (Image/Skybound), Daredevil, Fantastic Four/X-Men (Marvel)
Melhor Ascritor/Artista
- Junji Ito, Remina, Venus in the Blind Spot (VIZ Media)
- Pascal Jousselin, Mister Invincible: Local Hero (Magnetic Press)
- Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish (RH Graphic/RH Children’s Books)
- Craig Thompson, Ginseng Roots (Uncivilized)
- Adrian Tomine, The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Gene Luen Yang, Dragon Hoops (First Second/Macmillan)
Melhor Quadrinista/Ilustrador ou Melhor Time de Quadrinistas/Ilustradores
- Michael Allred, Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams (Insight Editions)
- Marco Chechetto, Daredevil (Marvel)
- Jorge Corona, Middlewest (Image)
- Bertrand Gatignol, Pistouvi (Magnetic Press)
- Mitch Gerads/Evan “Doc” Shaner, Strange Adventures (DC Black Label)
- Sanford Greene, Bitter Root (Image)
Melhor Pintor/Artista Multimidia (arte interna)
- Benjamin Adam, Soon (Europe Comics)
- Alice Chemama, The Zolas (Europe Comics)
- Jared Cullum, Kodi (Top Shelf)
- Decur, When You Look Up (Enchanted Lion Books)
- Antonio Lapone, Gentlemind (Europe Comics)
- Anand RK/John Pearson, Blue in Green (Image)
Melhor Capa
- Jamal Campbell, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (BOOM! Studios); Far Sector (DC)
- Simone Di Meo, We Only Find Them When They’re Dead (BOOM! Studio)
- Mike Huddleston, Decorum (Image)
- Dave Johnson, Butcher of Paris (Dark Horse)
- Peach Momoko, Buffy the Vampire Slayer #19, Mighty Morphin #2, Something Is Killing the
- Children #12, Power Rangers #1 (BOOM! Studios); DIE!namite, Vampirella (Dynamite); The
- Crow: Lethe (IDW); Marvel Variants (Marvel
- Ramón K. Pérez, Stillwater (Image/Skybound)
Melhor Coloração
- Laura Allred, X-Ray Robot (Dark Horse); Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams (Insight Editions)
- Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Middlewest (Image)
- Gipi, One Story (Fantagraphics)
- Marte Gracia, Empyre, X of Swords (Marvel)
- Dave Stewart, Promethee 13:13 (comiXology); Black Hammer (Dark Horse); Gideon Falls (Image); Spider-Man #4-#5 (Marvel)
- Matt Wilson, Undiscovered Country (Image); Fire Power (Image/Skybound); Thor (Marvel)
Melhor Letra
- Mike Allred, Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams (Insight Editions)
- Deron Bennett, Bear, The Sacrifice of Darkness (Archaia); King of Nowhere, Something Is Killing the Children, We Only Find Them When They’re Dead (BOOM! Studios); Far Sector, Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red, Martian Manhunter (DC); Excellence (Image/Skybound); A Dark Interlude, Dark One, Relics of Youth, Resonant, Shadow Service, Vampire: The Masquerade: Winter’s Teeth (Vault); Ping Pong (VIZ Media)
- Aditya Bidikar, Barbalien: Red Planet, Grafity’s Wall Expanded Edition (Dark Horse); John Constantine, Hellblazer (DC); A Map to the Sun (First Second); The Department of Truth, Lost Soldiers (Image); Giga, The Picture of Everything Else (Vault)
- Clayton Cowles, Aquaman, Batman, Batman and the Outsiders, Strange Adventures, Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen (DC); Adventureman, Bitter Root, Bog Bodies, Die (Image); Reaver (Image/Skybound); Morbius, X Of Swords (Marvel)
- Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (IDW)
- Rus Wooton, Wonder Woman: Dead Earth (DC); Decorum, Monstress (Image); Die!Die!Die!, Fire Power, Oblivion Song, Outcast, Stillwater (Image/Skybound)
Melhor Jornalismo/Periódico Relacionado a Quadrinhos
- Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
- Back Issue, edited by Michael Eury (TwoMorrows)
- The Comics Blog, by Michael Cavna and David Betancourt,
- The Comics Journal, edited by RJ Casey, Kristy Valenti, and Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
- PanelxPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, PanelxPanel.com
- Women Write About Comics, edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne, www.WomenWriteAboutComics.com
Melhor Livro Relacionado a Quadrinhos
- American Daredevil: Comics, Communism, and the Battles of Lev Gleason, by Brett Dakin (Comic House/Lev Gleason)
- Ditko Shrugged: The Uncompromising Life of the Artist Behind Spider-Man and the Rise of Marvel Comics, by David Currie (Hermes Press)
- Drawing Fire: The Editorial Cartoons of Bill Mauldin, edited by Todd DePastino (Pritzker Military Museum & Library)
- The History of EC Comics, by Grant Geissman (TASCHEN)
- Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books, by Ken Quattro (Yoe Books/IDW)
- Masters of British Comic Art, by David Roach (2000AD)
Melhor Trabalho Acadêmico
- Comic Art in Museums, edited by Kim A. Munson (University Press of Mississippi)
- Comic Studies: A Guidebook, edited by Charles Hatfield and Bart Beaty (Rutgers University Press)
- The Content of Our Caricature: African American Comic Art and Political Belonging, by Rebecca Wanzo (New York University Press)
- Webcomics, by Sean Kleefeld (Bloomsbury)
- Who Understands Comics: Questioning the Universality of Visual Language Comprehension, by Neil Cohn (Bloomsbury)
Melhor Design de Publicação
- Chasin’ the Bird: Charlie Parker in California deluxe edition, designed by David Chisholm and Tyler Boss (Z2 Comics)
- Dbury@50: The Complete Digital Doonesbury, by G.B. Trudeau, designed by George Corsillo and Susan McCaslin (Andrews McMeel)
- J & K, designed by John Pham (Fantagraphics)
- The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, designed by Adrian Tomine and Tracy Huron (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Original Art: The Dan Clowes Studio Edition, designed by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)
Melhor Quadrinho Digital
- Friday, by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin (Panel Syndicate)
- Genius Animals? by Vali Chandrasekaran and Jun-Pierre Shiozawa, geniusanimals.net
- Gentlemind, by Juan Díaz Canales, Teresa Valero, and Antonio Lapone, translation by
- Jeremy Melloul (Europe Comics)
- Promethee 13:13, by Andy Diggle and Shawn Martinbrough (comiXology Originals/Delcourt)
- Olive, by Véro Cazot and Lucy Mazel, translation by Jessie Aufiery (Europe Comics)
- Soon, by Thomas Cadène and Benjamin Adam, translation by Margaret Besser (Europe Comics)
Melhor Webcomic
- BFF, by Clément C. Fabre, Joseph Saffiedine, and Thomas Cadène, translation by Emma Wilson,
- Crisis Zone, by Simon Hanselmann,
- DPS! Only, by Vel,
- Isle of Elsi, by Alec Longstreth,
- The Kiss Bet, by Ingrid Ochoa,
- The Middle Age, by Steve Conley, middleagecomic.com
O 2021 Eisner Awards acontecerá como parte da programação virtual Comic-Con at Home deste ano, em julho.