The 2017 Eisner Awards were presented at San Diego Comic-Con Friday night and Sonny Liew was a big winner, taking the honors for Best Writer/Artist, Best US Edition of International Material and Best Publication Design for his book The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye.
Considered The Oscars of Comics, the Eisner Awards honor work published the year prior and have been given out for the past 29 years. Here’s a gallery of this year’s winners, all of which are available at Forbidden Planet NYC and on our webstore for mail order.
Winner – Best Writer/Artist, Best Publication Design, Best US Edition of International Material
Winner – Best New Series
Winner – Best Limited Series
Winner – Best Continuing Series, Best Writer, Best Penciller/Inker, Best Cover Artist
Winner – Best Reality-Based Work
Winner – Best Graphic Album (New), Best Painter/Multimedia Artist
Winner – Best Colorist
Winner – Best Lettering
Winner – Best Digital Comic
Winner – Best Webcomic, Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award
Winner – Best U.S. Edition of International Material
Winner – Best Anthology
Winner – Best Humor Publication
Winner – Best Comics-Related Book
Winner – Best Academic/Scholarly Work
Winner – Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)
Winner – Best Short Story
Winner – Best Single Issue/One-Shot
Winner – Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)
Winner – Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
Winner – Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips:
Winner – Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books
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