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Tom King won enormous at the comic book Oscars, while 'Mammoth Days' and illustrator Jen Wang both brought home various honors.
The current year's Will Eisner Comic Book Awards saw numerous comic book titles, makers and substances win their particular classifications, however the function at San Diego Comic-Con Friday night had a place with small time: Writer Tom King. He won honors for best essayist, best constrained arrangement, best short story and best realistic collection—Reprint, taking right around a decisive victory of classifications he was assigned in.



Just one evaded him; Best Continuing Series, for which his Batman title was selected, went to John Allison, Max Sarin and Julia Madrigal's Giant Days.

Not exclusively did King's Mister Miracle take the honor for best constrained arrangement, however his accomplice on the title, craftsman Mitch Gerads, won the Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team class, his second win in the same number of years.

Mammoth Days, which won Best Continuing Series, additionally brought home the honor for Best Humor Publication, while sketch artist Jen Wang likewise won two classes, for best author/craftsman and best distribution for adolescents (ages 13–17), both for her realistic novel The Prince and the Dressmaker.

A full rundown of the current year's victors is underneath.

Best Short Story

"The Talk of the Saints," by Tom King and Jason Fabok, in Swamp Thing Winter Special (DC)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

Dwindle Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man No. 310, by Chip Zdarsky (Marvel)

Best Continuing Series

Mammoth Days, by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Julia Madrigal (BOOM! Box)

Best Limited Series

Mr Miracle, by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC)

Best New Series

Gideon Falls, by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino (Image)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)

Johnny Boo and the Ice Cream Computer, by James Kochalka (Top Shelf/IDW)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12)

The Divided Earth, by Faith Erin Hicks (First Second)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13–17)

The Prince and the Dressmaker, by Jen Wang (First Second)

Best Humor Publication

Monster Days, by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Julia Madrigal (BOOM! Box)

Best Anthology

Puerto Rico Strong, altered by Marco Lopez, Desiree Rodriguez, Hazel Newlevant, Derek Ruiz, and Neil Schwartz (Lion Forge)

Best Reality-Based Work

Is This Guy For Real? The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, by Box Brown (First Second)

Best Graphic Album—New

My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint

The Vision hardcover, by Tom King, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, and Michael Walsh (Marvel)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium

"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, in Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, adjusted by Junji Ito, deciphered by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)

Best U.S. Version of International Material

Audacious: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World, by Pénélope Bagieu (First Second)

Best U.S. Version of International Material—Asia

Tokyo Tarareba Girls, by Akiko Higashimura (Kodansha)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips

Star Wars: Classic Newspaper Strips, vol. 3, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson, altered by Dean Mullaney (Library of American Comics/IDW)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books

Bill Sienkiewicz's Mutants and Moon Knights… And Assassins... Antique Edition, altered by Scott Dunbier (IDW)

Best Writer

Tom King, Batman, Mister Miracle, Heroes in Crisis, Swamp Thing Winter Special (DC)

Best Writer/Artist

Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker (First Second)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

Mitch Gerads, Mister Miracle (DC)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (inside craftsmanship)

Dustin Nguyen, Descender (Image)

Best Cover Artist (for various spreads)

Jen Bartel, Blackbird (Image); Submerged (Vault)

Best Coloring

Matt Wilson, Black Cloud, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); The Mighty Thor, Runaways (Marvel)

Best Lettering

Todd Klein, Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Neil Gaiman's A Study in Emerald (Dark Horse); Batman: White Knight (DC); Eternity Girl, Books of Magic (Vertigo/DC); The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest (Top Shelf/IDW)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism (Tie)

Back Issue, altered by Michael Eury (TwoMorrows)

PanelxPanel magazine, altered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, panelxpanel.com

Best Comics-Related Book

Attracted to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists, by Martha H. Kennedy (University Press of Mississippi)

Best Academic/Scholarly Work

Sweet Little C*nt: The Graphic Work of Julie Doucet, by Anne Elizabeth Moore (Uncivilized Books)

Best Publication Design

Will Eisner's A Contract with God: Curator's Collection, planned by John Lind (Kitchen Sink/Dark Horse)

The Bill Finger Excellence in Comics Writing Award

E. Nelson Bridwell, Mike Friedrich

The Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award

Tula Lotay, Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez

The Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award

Le Revistera, Buenos Aires

The Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award

Lorena Alvarez (Nightlights, Hictoea: A Nightlights Story)

Lobby of Fame

Jim Aparo, June Tarpé Mills, Dave Stevens, Morrie Turner, Bill Sienkiewicz, Wendy and Richard Pini, Paul Levitz, Jenette Kahn, Jose Luis Garcia Lopez