IDW PUBLISHING EARNS 13 NOMINATIONS IN THE 2024 EISNER AWARDS

IDW Publishing is immensely proud and honored to announce it has earned a total of 13 nominations in the 2024 Eisner Awards, the prestigious event celebrating the best storytelling and creatives from the comic book industry over the past year. This recognition of IDW’s efforts includes nine solo nominations and four shared nominations. The solo nominations for IDW are…

Best New Series: BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES by Patrick Horvath (IDW)

Best Limited Series: GODZILLA: HERE THERE BE DRAGONS by Frank Tieri and Inaki Miranda (IDW)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot: STAR TREK: DAY OF BLOOD – SHAXS’ BEST DAY by Ryan North and Derek Charm (IDW)

Best Short Story: ‘Friendship is Forever’ in MY LITTLE PONY 40TH CELEBRATION by Sam Maggs and Keisha Okafor (IDW)

Best Writer: Stephen Graham Jones for EARTHDIVERS (IDW)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Inaki Miranda for GODZILLA: HERE THERE BE DRAGONS (IDW)

Best Graphic Album – New: ASHES by Álvaro Ortiz, translation by Eva Ibarzabal (Top Shelf/IDW)

Best U.S Edition of International Material: ASHES by Álvaro Ortiz, translation by Eva Ibarzabal (Top Shelf/IDW)

Best Archival Collection/Project – Comic Books: MICHAEL GOLDEN’S MARVEL STORIES ARTIST’S EDITION, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)

The shared nominations for IDW are…

Best Writer: G. Willow Wilson for Poison Ivy (DC); THE HUNGER AND THE DUSK (IDW)

Best Coloring: 

• Jordie Bellaire for Batman, Birds of Prey (DC), DARK SPACES: THE HOLLYWOOD SPECIAL (IDW)
• Lee Loughridge for Red Zone (AWA), Edgeworld, Grammaton Punch, Nostalgia (Comixology); The Devil’s Cut, Gone, Somna (DSTRLY); STAR TREK (IDW); Killadelphia (Image); Hunt. Kill. Repeat. (Mad Cave)

Best Lettering: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou for The Unlikely of Felix and Macabber, The Witcher: Wild Animals, and others (Dark Horse); Batman: City of Madness, The Flash, Poison Ivy, and others (DC); Black Cat Social Club (Humanoids); BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES (IDW); The Cull, What’s the Furthest Place from Here? (Image); and others.

“I’m incredibly proud of all of our nominees and all of the hardworking people behind the scenes at IDW who helped make all these books happen,” said IDW Publisher Mark Doyle. “The only people more passionate than comic fans are the hardworking people who tell all of these amazing stories. The Eisners represent the best of the best on one special night where we all celebrate their hard work and talent, so it’s a thrill to be a part of this. These comics and graphic novels show the wide spectrum of stories and talent that IDW Publishing has to offer, and it’s an honor to be included among all of these terrific nominees!”

Professionals in the industry will be able to vote online, and the winners will be revealed during the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards at Comic-Con International on July 26. IDW wishes the best of luck to all of the nominees after an incredible year of comics.