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List Of Eisner Award Winners
The following is a list of winners of the Eisner Award, sorted by category. The Eisner Awards have been presented since 1988, but there were no Eisner Awards in 1990 due to balloting mix-ups."Eisners Cancelled," ''The Comics Journal'' #137 (Sept. 1990), p. 16. The awards ceremony has been held at San Diego Comic-Con since 1991. People Best Writer Best Writer/Artist Best Writer/Artist: Drama *1997 Mike Mignola, '' Hellboy: Wake the Devil'' (Dark Horse/Legend) *1998 Mike Mignola, '' Hellboy: Almost Colossus''; ''Hellboy Christmas Special''; ''Hellboy Junior Halloween Special'' (Dark Horse) *1999 Frank Miller, '' 300'' (Dark Horse) *2000 Daniel Clowes, ''Eightball'' (Fantagraphics) *2001 Eric Shanower, '' Age of Bronze'' (Image) *2002 Daniel Clowes, ''Eightball'' (Fantagraphics) *2003 Eric Shanower, '' Age of Bronze'' (Image) *2004 Craig Thompson, ''Blankets'' ( Top Shelf) *2005 Paul Chadwick, '' Concrete: The Human Dilemma'' (Dark Horse) *2006 Geof Darrow, ''Shaolin Cowboy'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner, who was a regular participant in the award ceremony until his death in 2005."The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards" Comic-con.org WebCitation archive (requires scrolldown). The Eisner Awards include the Comic Industry's [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitman (DC Comics)
Hitman (Tommy Monaghan) is a fictional character, a superpowered hitman in the DC Comics Universe. The character was created by Garth Ennis and John McCrea and first appeared in '' The Demon Annual'' #2 before receiving his own series by Ennis and McCrea that ran for 61 issues. Background ''Hitman'' chronicles the exploits of Tommy Monaghan, an ex-Marine Gulf War veteran turned contract killer from the Cauldron, a lower-class Irish district of Gotham City. He first appears in ''The Demon Annual'' #2 (part of the " Bloodlines" crossover in the summer of 1993), when he is attacked and bitten by a Bloodlines parasite called Glonth. Instead of dying, the bite unexpectedly triggers his metagene and grants him x-ray vision and moderate telepathy. A side effect is that his corneas and irises are solid black, indistinguishable from his pupils; the sight managed to unnerve Batman when he first saw them. The inherited powers later come with limits, and Monaghan uses them selectively, bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
