Today the nominees for the Eisner Awards, sometimes called the Academy Awards of comics, were announced. There are three categories recognizing work for younger readers. Congratulations to these very worthy nominees!
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7)
- Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas, by Philippe Coudray (TOON Books)
- The Big Wet Balloon, by Liniers (TOON Books)
- Itty Bitty Hellboy, by Art Baltazar and Franco (Dark Horse)
- Odd Duck, by Cecil Castellucci and Sara Varon (First Second)
- Otto’s Backwards Day, by Frank Cammuso (with Jay Lynch) (TOON Books)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 8-12)
- The Adventures of Superhero Girl, by Faith Erin Hicks (Dark Horse)
- Hilda and the Bird Parade, by Luke Pearson (Nobrow)
- Jane, the Fox, and Me, by Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault (Groundwood)
- The Lost Boy, by Greg Ruth (Graphix/Scholastic)
- Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, vol. 2, edited by David Petersen, Paul Morrissey, and Rebecca Taylor (Archaia/BOOM!)
- Star Wars: Jedi Academy, by Jeffrey Brown (Scholastic)
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
- Battling Boy, by Paul Pope (First Second)
- Bluffton: My Summers with Buster, by Matt Phelan (Candlewick)
- Boxers and Saints, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)
- Dogs of War, by Sheila Keenan and Nathan Fox (Graphix/Scholastic)
- March (Book One), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf)
- Templar, by Jordan Mechner, LeUyen Pham, and Alex Puviland (First Second)
Click here to see the nominees in all categories.