O Prêmio Eisner, considerado por muitos como o equivalente ao Oscar para os quadrinhos, divulgou nesta quarta-feira (9) a lista de indicados à edição de 2021. Entre as publicações de destaque presentes na premiação estão Gideon Falls, do autor de Sweet Tooth, Jeff Lemire, e Andrea Sorrentino; Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, de Matt Fraction e Steve Lieber e, novamente, o Demolidor de Chip Zdarsky e Marco Checchetto.
Quem também repete o que fez bonito em 2020 é a Image Comics, emplacando 32 indicações e figurando em categorias de destaque como Melhor Edição Única, Melhor Série Contínua, Melhor Série Limitada, Melhor Nova Série, entre outras. Na categoria de Melhor Roteirista, a editora aparece em todas as indicações, tendo trabalhado com Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, Jeff Lemire, James Tynion IV e Chip Zdarsky ao longo do último ano.
Com uma ajudinha do selo para maiores DC Black Label, a DC Comics ficou com o segundo lugar em indicações também pelo segundo ano consecutivo, somando 19 menções em diferentes categorias. Confira abaixo a lista completa de indicados:
Melhor Conto
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“Garden Boys” de Henry McCausland, em Now #8 (Fantagraphics)
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“I Needed the Discounts” de Connor Willumsen, The New York Times
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“Parts of Us,” de Chan Chau, em Elements: Earth, A Comic Anthology by Creators of Color (Ascend Press)
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“Rookie,” por Greg Rucka e Eduardo Risso, em Detective Comics #1027 (DC)
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“Soft Lead,” de Chan Chau, https://chanchauart.com/comics#/soft-lead/
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“When the Menopausal Carnival Comes to Town,” por Mimi Pond, em Menopause: A Comic Treatment (Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press)
Melhor Ediçao Única
- The Burning Hotels, de Thomas Lampion (Birdcage Bottom Books)
- Hedra, por Jesse Lonergan (Image)
- The Other History of the DC Universe #1, de John Ridley e Giuseppe Camuncoli (DC)
- Sports Is Hell, por Ben Passmore (Koyama Press)
- Stanley’s Ghost: A Halloween Adventure, de Jeff Balke, Paul Storrie, e Dave Alvarez (Storm Kids)
Melhor Série Contínua
- Bitter Root, de David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, e Sanford Greene (Image)
- Daredevil, de Chip Zdarsky e Marco Checchetto (Marvel)
- The Department of Truth, por James Tynion IV e Martin Simmonds (Image)
- Gideon Falls, de Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino (Image)
- Stillwater, por Chip Zdarsky e Ramón K Pérez (Image/Skybound)
- Usagi Yojimbo, de Stan Sakai (IDW)
Melhor Minissérie
- Barbalien: Red Planet, de Jeff Lemire, Tate Brombal, and Gabriel Hernandez Walta (Dark Horse)
- Decorum, por Jonathan Hickman e Mike Huddleston (Image)
- Far Sector, de N. K. Jemisin e Jamal Campbell (DC)
- Strange Adventures, por Tom King, Mitch Gerads, e Evan “Doc” Shaner (DC Black Label)
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, de Matt Fraction e Steve Lieber (DC)
- We Live, por Inaki Miranda e Roy Miranda (AfterShock)
Melhor Nova Série
- Black Widow, de Kelly Thompson e Elena Casagrande (Marvel)
- Crossover, por Donny Cates e Geoff Shaw (Image)
- The Department of Truth, de James Tynion IV e Martin Simmonds (Image)
- Killadelphia, por Rodney Barnes e Jason Shawn Alexander (Image)
- We Only Find Them When They’re Dead, por Al Ewing e Simone Di Meo (BOOM! Studios)
Melhor Publicação para Jovens Leitores
- Bear, por Ben Queen e Joe Todd-Stanton (Archaia/BOOM!)
- Cat Kid Comic Club, de Dav Pilkey (Scholastic Graphix)
- Donut Feed the Squirrels, de Mika Song (RH Graphic/RH Children’s Books)
- Kodi, de Jared Cullum (Top Shelf)
- Lift, por Minh Lê e Dan Santat (Little, Brown Young Readers)
- Our Little Kitchen, por Jillian Tamaki (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
Melhor Publicação Infantil
- Doodleville, por Chad Sell (Knopf/BFYR/RH Children’s Books)
- Go with the Flow, de Lily Williams e Karen Schneemann (First Second/Macmillan)
- Mister Invincible: Local Hero, por Pascal Jousselin (Magnetic Press)
- Snapdragon, de Kat Leyh (First Second/Macmillan)
- Superman Smashes the Klan, por Gene Luen Yang e Gurihiru (DC)
- Twins, de Varian Johnson e Shannon Wright (Scholastic Graphix)
Melhor Publicação para Adolescentes
- Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones, de Ngozi Ukazu (First Second/Macmillan)
- Displacement, por Kiku Hughes (First Second/Macmillan)
- Dragon Hoops, de Gene Luen Yang (First Second/Macmillan)
- Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence, de Joel Christian Gill (Oni Press)
- A Map to the Sun, por Sloane Leong (First Second/Macmillan)
- When Stars are Scattered, por Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed (Dial Books)
Melhor Publicação de Comédia
- The Complete Fante Bukowski, de Noah Van Sciver (Fantagraphics)
- Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, por Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
- FANGS, de Sarah Andersen (Andrews McMeel)
- Wendy, Master of Art, por Walter Scott (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, de Matt Fraction e Steve Lieber (DC)
- What If We Were . . ., por Axelle Lenoir (Top Shelf)
Melhor Antologia
- Ex Mag, volumes 1–2, editada por Wren McDonald (PEOW)
- Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World’s Most Infamous Prison, editada por Sarah Mirk (Abrams)
- Hey, Amateur! Go From Novice to Nailing It in 9 Panels, editada e com curadoria de Shelly Bond (IDW Black Crown)
- Los Angeles Times, editada por Sammy Harkham (NTWRK)
- Menopause: A Comic Treatment, editada por MK Czerwiec (Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press)
- Now, editada por Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
Melhor Trabalho Baseado em Fatos
- Big Black: Stand at Attica, por Frank “Big Black” Smith, Jared Reinmuth, e Améziane (Archaia/BOOM!)
- Dragon Hoops, por Gene Luen Yang (First Second/Macmillan)
- Invisible Differences: A Story of Asperger’s, Adulting, and Living a Life in Full Color, de Mme Caroline e Julie Dachez, tradução de Edward Gauvin (Oni Press)
- Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, por Derf Backderf (Abrams)
- Paying the Land, de Joe Sacco (Metropolitan/Henry Holt)
- Year of the Rabbit, por Tian Veasna, tradução de Helge Dascher (Drawn & Quarterly)
Melhor Novo Álbum Gráfico
- The Book Tour, de Andi Watson (Top Shelf)
- Dragman, por Steven Appleby (Metropolitan)
- Flake, de Matthew Dooley (Jonathan Cape)
- Labyrinth, de Ben Argon (Abrams)
- Paul at Home, por Michel Rabagliati, traduzido por Helge Dascher e Rob Aspinall (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Pulp, de Ed Brubaker e Sean Phillips (Image)
Melhor Reimpressão de Álbum Gráfico
- Black Hammer Library Edition, volume 2, por Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormstom, Emi Lenox e Rich Tommaso (Dark Horse)
- Criminal Deluxe Edition, volume 3, de Ed Brubaker e Sean Phillips (Image)
- Eight-Lane Runaways, por Henry McCausland (Fantagraphics)
- Fante Bukowski: The Complete Works, de Noah Van Sciver (Fantagraphics)
- Herobear and the Kid: The Heritage, por Mike Kunkel (Astonish Factory)
- Seeds and Stems, de Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics)
Melhor Adaptação de Outra Mídia
- Constitution Illustrated, de R. Sikoryak (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Parable of the Sower: The Graphic Novel Adaptation, por Octavia E. Butler, adaprado por Damian Duffy e John Jennings (Abrams)
- Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Mankind, volume 1, de Yuval Noah Harari, adaptado por David Vandermeulen e Daniel Casanave (Harper Perennial)
- Slaughterhouse-Five, por Kurt Vonnegut, adaptado por Ryan North e Albert Monteys (Archaia/BOOM!)
- Superman Smashes the Klan, adaptado por Gene Luen Yang e Gurihiru (DC)
Melhor Roteirista
- 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 Roteirista e 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 Artista ou Equipe de Artistas
- 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 Artista Digital
- 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 Artista de 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 Colorista
- 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 Letrista
- 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)