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Friday, April 20, 2007
Canadian Eisner Nominees
:: Posted by Bryan @ 4/20/2007 02:33:00 AM 
The nominees for the Eisner Awards were announced yesterday. The nominees were decided on by a 5-person jury and will now be voted on by the "comics industry". Several Canadian comics creators and one Canadian publisher were among the nominees (full list here).
Best Limited Series
artist Cameron Stewart was nominated for his work on The Other Side (DC/Veritgo)
Best Reality-Based Work
writer Derek McCulloch for Stagger Lee (Image)
Best Graphic Album--Reprint
Absolute DC: The New Frontier, by Darwyn Cooke (DC)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Niko Henrichon, Pride of Baghdad (Vertigo/DC)
Special Recognition (formerly "Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition")
-Svetlana Chmakova, Dramacon (Tokyopop)
-Hope Larson, Gray Horses(Oni)
Best Publication Design
Absolute DC: The New Frontier, designed by Darwyn Cooke (DC)
As well, several works published by Montreal's D&Q were nominated, including Drawn & Quarterly Showcase 4, Moomin, Walt & Skeezix, vol. 2, & Abandon the Old In Tokyo.
Congratulations to all the nominees, including Dirk Deppey and Tom Spurgeon for their nominations in the Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism.
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(top image: a page from Best Penciller/Inker nominee Niko Henrichon's latest, a 5-page contribution to the sci-fi anthology 24Seven, due out in August. Image published the first volume of this themed anthology last year (from the Heidi MacDonald profile in PW)Labels: awards, international
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