PRH Celebrates 2022 Eisner Nominees!

By Kat La Mantia | May 18 2022 | Pop Culture ProseGeneralComicsGraphic NovelsChildren'sYoung Adult

Comic-Con has announced the nominees for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2022! We’re proud to have so many titles and creators nominated this year for their work published in the calendar year of 2021.

Nominees this year range from classic comic staples like Superman Red & Blue to graphic history books like The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History to memoir like Parenthesis to children’s books like The Legend of Auntie Po and The Science of Surfing: A Surfside Girls Guide to the Ocean. Browse our outstanding nominees below, and check out the full Eisner write up by clicking here. Winners will be presented at a ceremony on July 22.

Congrats and good luck to all the nominees!

Superman Red & Blue
Superman Red & Blue
John Ridley, Steven Lieber, Brandon Easton, Henry Clayton
9781779512802
The Man of Steel Stars in DC's New Superman: Red & Blue anthology mini-series!  
$39.99 US
On sale Dec 28, 2021
FOC Nov 29, 2021
Catalog October 2021
Hardcover
272 Pages
DC Comics
Nightwing: Fear State
Nightwing: Fear State
Bruno Redondo, Tom Taylor, Robbi Rodriguez
9781779515506
The New York Times bestselling Injustice team of Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo continue their acclaimed run on Nightwing with this second volume that ties-in with the BATMAN: FEAR STATE event! 
$24.99 US
On sale Jun 21, 2022
FOC Apr 04, 2022
Catalog March 2022
Hardcover
152 Pages
DC Comics
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
Tom King, Bilquis Evely
9781779515681
Named by James Gunn as an influence for Gods and Monsters, the first chapter of the new DC Universe film and television slate! This story will be adapted as the upcoming film SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW.It’s Supergirl like you’ve never seen her before, in a character-defining sci-fi/fantasy masterpiece from Mister Miracle writer Tom King and Wonder Woman artist Bilquis Evely!
$19.99 US
On sale Jul 26, 2022
FOC May 02, 2022
Catalog April 2022
Paperback
224 Pages
DC Comics
The Human Target Book One
The Human Target Book One
Tom King, Greg Smallwood
9781779516701
Christopher Chance has 12 days to solve his own murder! Superstar writer Tom King and acclaimed artist Greg Smallwood team for a new, noir examination of a classic DC character!2023 Eisner Winner - Best Limited Series2023 Eisner Winner - Best Penciller/Inker, Greg Smallwood2023 Eisner Nominee - Best Writer, Tom King
$29.99 US
On sale Sep 27, 2022
FOC Jul 04, 2022
Catalog June 2022
Hardcover
192 Pages
DC Comics
The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1
The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1
James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno
9781779514349
With Something Is Killing the Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the face of horror in modern comics—now get ready for his most ambitious story yet, alongside his Detective Comics partner Álvaro Martínez Bueno! Eisner Award Winner 2022, Best New Series
$19.99 US
On sale Mar 01, 2022
FOC Jan 31, 2022
Catalog December 2021
Paperback
200 Pages
DC Comics
I am Oprah Winfrey
I am Oprah Winfrey
Brad Meltzer, Christopher Eliopoulos
9780593405826
Deeply influential cultural icon Oprah Winfrey is the twenty-fifth hero in this New York Times bestselling picture book biography series.
$15.99 US
On sale Oct 19, 2021
Hardcover
Rocky Pond Books
Age 5-9 years
Monster Friends
Monster Friends
(A Graphic Novel)
Kaeti Vandorn
9781984896827
Two friends: one big, one little. One old, one young. One grumpy, one cheerful. Both: MONSTERS! From the author of Crabapple Trouble comes a sweet and fun-filled chapter-book graphic novel, with a charming cast of adorable monsters.
$12.99 US
On sale Jun 22, 2021
Hardcover
272 Pages
Random House Graphic
Age 4-8 years
Salt Magic
Salt Magic
Hope Larson, Rebecca Mock
9780823446209
The epic, Eisner Award-winning graphic novel about a jealous witch, a withering curse, and one girl's journey to save her family-- no matter the cost.
$21.99 US
On sale Oct 12, 2021
FOC Sep 13, 2021
Catalog August 2021
Hardcover
240 Pages
Margaret Ferguson Books
Age 10-14 years
Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear
Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear
Trang Nguyen, Jeet Zdung, Jeet Zdung
9780593353639
* "Perfect for animal-loving fans of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan and Rosanne Parry’s A Wolf Called Wander."—School Library Journal, starred reviewAn ALA Top Ten and Eisner-nominated middle grade graphic novel adventure based on a true story, about a young conservationist who overcomes the odds to save and return a sun bear to its natural habitat.
$23.99 US
On sale Sep 14, 2021
FOC Aug 16, 2021
Catalog July 2021
Hardcover
128 Pages
Dial Books
Age 8-12 years
The Science of Surfing: A Surfside Girls Guide to the Ocean
The Science of Surfing: A Surfside Girls Guide to the Ocean
Kim Dwinell
9781603094948
Watch Surfside Girls from Apple TV+!From biology to physics to ecology and beyond, the ocean is packed with science! Ride the waves of knowledge with Sam and Jade as they discover the amazing wonders of the sea, and have a blast doing it.
$9.99 US
On sale Dec 14, 2021
Paperback
112 Pages
Top Shelf Productions
Age 9-12 years
The Legend of Auntie Po
The Legend of Auntie Po
Shing Yin Khor
9780525554882
A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTPart historical fiction, part fable, and 100 percent adventure. Thirteen-year-old Mei reimagines the myths of Paul Bunyan as starring a Chinese heroine while she works in a Sierra Nevada logging camp in 1885.
$22.99 US
On sale Jun 15, 2021
Hardcover
304 Pages
Kokila
Age 10-14 years
The Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party
A Graphic Novel History
David F. Walker, Marcus Kwame Anderson
9781984857705
A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the revolutionary Black Panther Party.
$19.99 US
On sale Jan 19, 2021
Paperback
192 Pages
Ten Speed Graphic
Seek You
Seek You
A Journey Through American Loneliness
Kristen Radtke
9781524748067
From the acclaimed author of Imagine Wanting Only This--a timely and moving meditation on isolation and longing, both as individuals and as a society. One of Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2021
$30.00 US
On sale Jul 13, 2021
Hardcover
352 Pages
Pantheon
Parenthesis
Parenthesis
Élodie Durand
9781603094818
A triumph of graphic memoir, Parenthesis narrates the author's experience with tumor-related epilepsy--losing herself, and finding herself again.
$19.99 US
On sale Feb 09, 2021
Paperback
224 Pages
Top Shelf Productions
Ballad for Sophie
Ballad for Sophie
Filipe Melo, Juan Cavia
9781603094986
One of the American Library Association’s Top 10 Best Graphic Novels for Adults!Nominated for four Eisner Awards!Nominated for two Harvey Awards!Nominated for five Ringo Awards!Nominated for the American Cartoonists Society Reuben Award (Graphic Novel Division)!A young journalist prompts a reclusive piano superstar to open up, resulting in this stunning graphic sonata exploring a lifetime of rivalry, regret, and redemption.
$24.99 US
On sale Nov 02, 2021
Paperback
320 Pages
Top Shelf Productions
The Complete American Gods (Graphic Novel)
The Complete American Gods (Graphic Novel)
Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell, Colleen Doran, Glenn Fabry, Scott Hampton
9781506720760
The complete American Gods comic series, adapted by comics legend P. Craig Russell from the award-winning novel by Neil Gaiman, in a deluxe, oversized collection with slipcase and ribbon.
$124.99 US
On sale Oct 05, 2021
Hardcover
712 Pages
Dark Horse Books
Locke & Key: Keyhouse Compendium
Locke & Key: Keyhouse Compendium
Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez
9781684057764
Now a Netflix original series! This new edition collects all six volumes of the critically acclaimed series into one massive compendium.
$125.00 US
On sale Jul 20, 2021
Hardcover
976 Pages
IDW Publishing
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: California (Deluxe Edition)
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: California (Deluxe Edition)
Dan Jackson, Becky Cloonan, Gerard Way, Shaun Simon, Nate Piekos
9781506725994
A direct tie-in to the My Chemical Romance album Danger Days! 
$79.99 US
On sale Dec 07, 2021
Hardcover
248 Pages
Dark Horse Books
Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow (Omnibus)
Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow (Omnibus)
Toranosuke Shimada
9781648275982
In this Eisner-nominated science fiction saga, enter a world where artificial intelligence is thriving--and human culture is dying.
$19.99 US
On sale Dec 07, 2021
FOC Oct 18, 2021
Catalog September 2021
Paperback
304 Pages
Seven Seas
EC Covers Artist's Edition
EC Covers Artist's Edition
Wally Wood, Al Feldstein, Frank Frazetta, Harvey Kurtzman
9781684057689
Here is your chance to collect some of the most iconic comic book covers by some of the greatest artists to ever pick up a pencil!
$150.00 US
On sale Oct 05, 2021
Hardcover
160 Pages
IDW Artist's Editions
Steranko Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artisan Edition
Steranko Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artisan Edition
Jim Steranko
9781684058631
Previously presented in the much-acclaimed Artist's Edition format, and winner of an Eisner Award, now you can appreciate this historic run of comics in the new Artisan Edition format.
$39.99 US
On sale Sep 28, 2021
Paperback
184 Pages
IDW Artist's Editions
True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee
True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee
Abraham Riesman
9780593135730
The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, an artist and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture--at a steep personal cost.
$18.00 US
On sale Mar 01, 2022
FOC Jan 17, 2022
Catalog December 2021
Paperback
432 Pages
Crown
Lore Olympus: Volume Two
Lore Olympus: Volume Two
Rachel Smythe
9780593160305
Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love--the Greek tale of Hades and Persephone gets a romantic modern update in the gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award-winning Lore Olympus, including a new short story!
$27.99 US
On sale Jul 05, 2022
FOC Jun 20, 2022
Catalog May 2022
Hardcover
368 Pages
Inklore
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