July 31, 2007

DC COMICS COMICS AND CREATORS WIN AT 2007 EISNER AWARDS

The winners of the 2007 Eisner Awards were announced on Friday, July 24, at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2007, with DC Comics projects and creators taking home 14 awards -- more than any other publisher.

DC Comics thanks the Eisner Awards committee and all those who participated in the voting process, and congratulates all the winners.

DC's 2007 Eisner Award winners are:

Best Short Story

1. "A Frog's Eye View," by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in FABLES: 1,001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL (Available for reorder -- JUL060245)

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)

2. BATMAN/THE SPIRIT: "Crime Convention," by Jeph Loeb and Darwyn Cooke (Available for reorder -- SEP060190)

Best Continuing Series

3. ALL STAR SUPERMAN, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (Collected in the ALL STAR SUPERMAN VOL. 1 HC, available for reorder -- DEC060188)

Best Limited Series

4. BATMAN: YEAR 100, by Paul Pope (Available for reorder -- OCT060164)

Best Anthology

1. FABLES: 1,001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL, by Bill Willingham and various

Best Graphic Album--Reprint

2. ABSOLUTE DC: THE NEW FRONTIER, by Darwyn Cooke (Available for reorder -- JUL060153)

Best Archival Collection/Project--Comic Books

3. THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 1, by Neil Gaiman and various (Available for reorder -- AUG060280)

Best Writer/Artist

1. Paul Pope (BATMAN: YEAR 100)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

1. Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha (FABLES) (Featured in FABLES VOL. 9: SONS OF EMPIRE TP, available for reorder -- MAR070271)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)

1. Jill Thompson, "Fair Division," in FABLES: 1,001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL

Best Cover Artist

2. James Jean (FABLES, JACK OF FABLES)

Best Coloring

1. Dave Stewart (ACTION COMICS, BATMAN/THE SPIRIT, SUPERMAN)

Best Lettering

2. Todd Klein (FABLES, JACK OF FABLES, PRIDE OF BAGHDAD, TESTAMENT)

Best Publication Design

1. ABSOLUTE DC: THE NEW FRONTIER, designed by Darwyn Cooke

In addition, DC Comics staff members and contributors Joe Orlando, Wayne Boring, and Ross Andru & Mike Esposito were voted into the Hall of Fame, along with Judges' choices Robert Kanigher and Ogden Whitney.

Neil Gaiman, co-creator of THE SANDMAN, won the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award. Gardner Fox won the Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comics Writing.

DC COMICS UPDATES CONTENTS FOR WORLD WAR III TP

DC Comics has updated the contents of the WORLD WAR III TP (AUG070264). Along with the four WORLD WAR III Specials, this title also will collect 52 WEEK 50.

BACK TO PRESS!

The following title has been reprinted and is available for order:

GLOBAL FREQUENCY: DETONATION RADIO TP (JUN078029) (2nd printing) Now priced $14.99/ 17.99 Can.


Global Frequency TPB Vol. 2: Detonation Radio

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