The prestigious Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have unveiled their 2025 nominees, celebrating the year's most outstanding comics and graphic novels. Often called the "Oscars of comics," these awards recognize exceptional creative achievement across the industry.
Fantagraphics leads with 24 nominations plus 1 shared, while DC Comics follows with 10 nominations and 9 shared. Wonder Woman scribe Tom King dominates with 4 individual nominations, while several other creators earned 3 nods each.
Notably, former IGN Comics editor Joey Esposito received a Best New Series nomination for The Pedestrian alongside DC's Absolute Batman and Image's The Power Fantasy.
Winners will be announced July 25 during San Diego Comic-Con at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel. The complete nomination list showcases excellence across 31 categories:
Standout nominees include "Day 1703" by Chris Ware and "Spaces" by Phil Jimenez from DC Pride 2024.
Top contenders feature DC's Detective Comics and Wonder Woman, Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man and Fantastic Four, along with Image's The Department of Truth.
DC's Absolute Universe titles dominate this category, with Absolute Batman and Absolute Wonder Woman nominated alongside Esposito's The Pedestrian.
Tom King leads with multiple nominated works including Wonder Woman and Animal Pound, followed by Ram V (Rare Flavours) and Kelly Thompson (Absolute Wonder Woman).
Notable nominees include Frederic Bremaud/Federico Bertolucci for Donald Duck: Vacation Parade and Leela Corman for Victory Parade.
The full slate of nominees spans categories from Best Digital Comic to Best Publication Design, recognizing the year's most innovative and impactful works across all formats and genres.
For more outstanding comics coverage, explore IGN's selection of 2024's Best Comic Book Series and discover why DC's Absolute Universe represents the publisher's most thrilling new initiative in years.
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