PRH Celebrates 2022 Eisner Nominees!

By Kat La Mantia | May 18 2022 | GeneralComicsGraphic NovelsChildren'sYoung AdultPop Culture Prose

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
978-1-77951-280-2
The Man of Steel Stars in DC's New Superman: Red & Blue anthology mini-series!  
$39.99 US
Dec 28, 2021
FOC Nov 29, 2021
Hardcover
272 Pages
DC Comics
Nightwing: Fear State
Nightwing: Fear State
Bruno Redondo, Tom Taylor, Robbi Rodriguez
978-1-77951-550-6
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
Jun 21, 2022
FOC Apr 04, 2022
Hardcover
152 Pages
DC Comics
BETA RAY BILL: ARGENT STAR
BETA RAY BILL: ARGENT STAR
Daniel Warren Johnson, Daniel Warren Johnson, Daniel Warren Johnson
9781302928124
The second-most famous wielder of Mjolnir! Beta Ray Bill is tired of life in Thor’s shadow — and with Bill’s own mighty hammer, Stormbreaker, recently destroyed at the thunder god’s hands, Bill finds himself at a crossroads. The Korbinite must strike out in search of his destiny — assuming he can first defeat a Knullified Fin Fang Foom! Bill begins a hunt for Odin in hopes of resurrecting his golden weapon — but Stormbreaker is never coming back. Nonetheless, there is one place where Beta Ray Bill could restore his full powers. The All-Father of Nothing offers the Korbinite a path to immortality — but at a price not even a god can afford! Who will join Bill on a dangerous and deadly cosmic quest? Collecting BETA RAY BILL #1-5.
$15.99 US
Dec 07, 2021
FOC Aug 23, 2021
Paperback
128 Pages
Marvel Universe
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
Tom King, Bilquis Evely
978-1-77951-568-1
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
Jul 26, 2022
FOC May 02, 2022
Paperback
224 Pages
DC Comics
The Human Target Book One
The Human Target Book One
Tom King, Greg Smallwood
978-1-77951-670-1
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
Sep 27, 2022
FOC Jul 04, 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
978-1-77951-434-9
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
Mar 01, 2022
FOC Jan 31, 2022
Paperback
200 Pages
DC Comics
I am Oprah Winfrey
I am Oprah Winfrey
Brad Meltzer, Christopher Eliopoulos
978-0-593-40582-6
Deeply influential cultural icon Oprah Winfrey is the twenty-fifth hero in this New York Times bestselling picture book biography series.
$15.99 US
Oct 19, 2021
Hardcover
Rocky Pond Books
Age 5-9 years
Monster Friends
Monster Friends
(A Graphic Novel)
Kaeti Vandorn
978-1-9848-9682-7
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
Jun 22, 2021
Hardcover
272 Pages
Random House Graphic
Age 4-8 years
Salt Magic
Salt Magic
Hope Larson, Rebecca Mock
978-0-8234-4620-9
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
Oct 12, 2021
FOC Sep 13, 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
978-0-593-35363-9
* "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
Sep 14, 2021
FOC Aug 16, 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
978-1-60309-494-8
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
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
978-0-525-55488-2
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
Jun 15, 2021
Hardcover
304 Pages
Kokila
Age 10-14 years
STRANGE ACADEMY: FIRST CLASS
STRANGE ACADEMY: FIRST CLASS
Skottie Young
9781302919504
Collects Strange Academy (2020) #1-6. The Marvel Universe's first school for sorcerers throws open its doors! The world has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has finally done what he has avoided for decades and established an academy for the mystic arts! Young people from around the world with an aptitude for magic are brought together in New Orleans to study under Stephen Strange, Brother Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Daimon Hellstrom and all your favorite Marvel mages. From mindful Mindless Ones to pan-dimensional games of tag, the Strange Academy is definitely living up to its name. But the students' first field trip lights a fuse that is going to blow up in a big way! School's in session - and it's going to be spellbinding!
$13.99 US
Feb 16, 2021
FOC Dec 21, 2020
Paperback
160 Pages
Outreach/New Reader
Age 13-17 years
The Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party
A Graphic Novel History
David F. Walker, Marcus Kwame Anderson
978-1-9848-5770-5
A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the revolutionary Black Panther Party.
$19.99 US
Jan 19, 2021
Paperback
192 Pages
Ten Speed Graphic
Seek You
Seek You
A Journey Through American Loneliness
Kristen Radtke
978-1-5247-4806-7
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
Jul 13, 2021
Hardcover
352 Pages
Pantheon
Parenthesis
Parenthesis
Élodie Durand
978-1-60309-481-8
A triumph of graphic memoir, Parenthesis narrates the author's experience with tumor-related epilepsy--losing herself, and finding herself again.
$19.99 US
Feb 09, 2021
Paperback
224 Pages
Top Shelf Productions
Ballad for Sophie
Ballad for Sophie
Filipe Melo, Juan Cavia
978-1-60309-498-6
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
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
978-1-5067-2076-0
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
Oct 05, 2021
Hardcover
712 Pages
Dark Horse Books
Locke & Key: Keyhouse Compendium
Locke & Key: Keyhouse Compendium
Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez
978-1-68405-776-4
Now a Netflix original series! This new edition collects all six volumes of the critically acclaimed series into one massive compendium.
$125.00 US
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
978-1-5067-2599-4
A direct tie-in to the My Chemical Romance album Danger Days! 
$79.99 US
Dec 07, 2021
Hardcover
248 Pages
Dark Horse Books
Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow (Omnibus)
Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow (Omnibus)
Toranosuke Shimada
978-1-64827-598-2
In this Eisner-nominated science fiction saga, enter a world where artificial intelligence is thriving--and human culture is dying.
$19.99 US
Dec 07, 2021
FOC Oct 18, 2021
Paperback
304 Pages
Seven Seas
Trots and Bonnie
Trots and Bonnie
Shary Flenniken
978-1-68137-485-7
Written and illustrated by one of the National Lampoon's few female contributors and never before collected in America, these hilarious, raunchy, and groundbreaking cartoons depict the social upheavals of the late twentieth century through the escapades of a young girl and her dog.
$39.95 US
Apr 27, 2021
Hardcover
160 Pages
New York Review Comics
EC Covers Artist's Edition
EC Covers Artist's Edition
Wally Wood, Al Feldstein, Frank Frazetta, Harvey Kurtzman
978-1-68405-768-9
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
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
978-1-68405-863-1
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
Sep 28, 2021
Paperback
184 Pages
IDW Artist's Editions
All of the Marvels
All of the Marvels
A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told
Douglas Wolk
978-0-7352-2216-8
The first-ever full reckoning with Marvel Comics’ interconnected, half-million-page story, a revelatory guide to the “epic of epics”—and to the past sixty years of American culture—from a beloved authority on the subject who read all 27,000+ Marvel superhero comics and lived to tell the tale 
$28.00 US
Oct 12, 2021
FOC Sep 13, 2021
Hardcover
384 Pages
Penguin Press
True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee
True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee
Abraham Riesman
978-0-593-13573-0
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
Mar 01, 2022
FOC Jan 17, 2022
Paperback
432 Pages
Crown
Lore Olympus: Volume Two
Lore Olympus: Volume Two
Rachel Smythe
978-0-593-16030-5
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
Jul 05, 2022
FOC Jun 20, 2022
Hardcover
368 Pages
Inklore
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