Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids

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Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids
Awarded forBest Best Publication for Kids
CountryUnited States
First awarded2008
Most recent winner (2021)Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru
Websitewww.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards-current-info

The Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids is an award for "creative achievement" in American comic books.

History and name change[]

The award was launched in 2008 as Best Publication for Kids. In 2012 the name was changed to Best Publication for Kids (ages 8–12). In 2016 the name was changed to Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12). In 2020 the name was changed back to Best Publication for Kids.

Winners and nominees[]

Year Title Authors Ref.
2000s
2008 Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 and Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 (Archaia Entertainment) David Petersen [1]
Amelia Rules! and Amelia Rules! Funny Stories () Jimmy Gownley
Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures (Dark Horse Comics) edited by
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Peter Sís
Yotsuba&! (ADV Manga) Kiyohiko Azuma
2009 Tiny Titans (DC Comics) Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani [2][3]
Amulet Book 1: The Stonekeeper (Scholastic Graphix) Kazu Kibuishi
Cowa! (Viz Media) Akira Toriyama
(Image Comics) Andi Watson
(RAW Junior) Eleanor Davis
2010s
2010 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Marvel Comics) L. Frank Baum, adapted by Eric Shanower, and Skottie Young [4][5]
(Alfred A. Knopf) Jarrett J. Krosoczka
(Bloomsbury Publishing) Eleanor Davis
, vol. 1: The Ethelbertosaurus (First Second Books) Lewis Trondheim and
(Abrams ComicArts/Toon Books) edited by Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly
2011 Tiny Titans (DC Comics) Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani [6][7]
(Center for Cartoon Studies/Disney Press/Hyperion Books for Children) and
Amelia Rules!: True Things (Adults Don’t Want Kids to Know) (Atheneum Books/Simon & Schuster) Jimmy Gownley
(Kids Can Press) Ashley Spires
Scratch9 () Rob M. Worley and
(First Second Books) Aaron Renier
2012 (KaBOOM!) Roger Langridge [8][7]
The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold (DC Comics) , Rick Burchett, and
Amelia Rules: The Meaning of Life ... And Other Stuff (Atheneum Books) Jimmy Gownley
(Graphic Universe/Lerner Books) and
Princeless (Action Lab Comics) Jeremy Whitley and
(First Second Books) Ben Hatke
2013 Adventure Time (KaBOOM!) Ryan North, , and [9][7]
Amulet Book 5: Prince of the Elves (Scholastic Graphix) Kazu Kibuishi
(Archaia Entertainment) and Chris Eliopoulos
(Oni Press)
Hilda and the Midnight Giant (Nobrow Press) Luke Pearson
(Marvel Comics) L. Frank Baum, adapted by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young
2014 (Dark Horse Comics) Faith Erin Hicks [10][7]
Hilda and the Bird Parade (Nobrow Press) Luke Pearson
(Groundwood Books) Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault, translated by Susan Ouriou and
(Scholastic Graphix)
Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard vol. 2 edited (Archaia Entertainment/Boom! Studios) David Petersen, Paul Morrissey, and
() Jeffrey Brown
2015 El Deafo (Amulet Books/Abrams Books) Cece Bell [11][7]
, vol. 2 (DC Comics) and Dustin Nguyen
(Oni Press) Paul Tobin and
(IDW Publishing) Eric Shanower and Gabriel Rodriguez
Tiny Titans: Return to the Treehouse (DC Comics) Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani
2016 Over the Garden Wall (Boom! Studios/KaBOOM!) Pat McHale, , and Jim Campbell [12][7]
(Candlewick Press) and Emily Carroll
(Kids Can Press) Jessica Dee Humphreys, , and
(Abrams Books/Amulet Books)
Roller Girl (Dial Press) Victoria Jamieson
(Scholastic Graphix) Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
2017 Ghosts (Scholastic Graphix) Raina Telgemeier [13][7]
(Ten Speed Press) Mark Crilley
Hilda and the Stone Forest (Flying Eye Books) Luke Pearson
Rikki () Rudyard Kipling, adapted by and
(First Second Books) and
2018 (Oni Press) Katie O'Neill [14][7]
(Archaia Entertainment) Sean Rubin
, Book One: Under the River (Top Shelf Productions)
(Nobrow Press)
Wallace the Brave (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
2019 (First Second Books) Faith Erin Hicks [15][16]
(Oni Press) Katie O'Neill
(First Second Books) Vera Brosgol
(Alfred A. Knopf/)
(JY/Yen Press) Svetlana Chmakova
2020s
2020 Guts (Scholastic Graphix) Raina Telgemeier [17][18]
(Flying Eye Books/Nobrow Press) Marguerite Abouet and
Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls (Scholastic Graphix) Dav Pilkey
New Kid (Quill Tree Books/HarperCollins) Jerry Craft
(First Second Books/Macmillan Publishers)
(Graphic Universe/Lerner Publishing Group) , , and
2021 Superman Smashes the Klan (DC Comics) Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru [19][20]
(Knopf Books for Young Readers/Random House Children's Books)
(First Second Books/Macmillan Publishers) and
(Magnetic Press)
Snapdragon (First Second Books/Macmillan Publishers)
(Scholastic Graphix) Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Your 2008 Eisner Award Winners, The Comics Reporter".
  2. ^ "Eisner Nominations Released, ICV2".
  3. ^ "2009 Eisner Award Winners, ICV2".
  4. ^ "2010 Eisner Award nominations announced, The Beat".
  5. ^ "The 2010 Eisner Award winners include Ed Brubaker, Batwoman illustrator J.H. Williams III, IO9".
  6. ^ "Presenting the Eisner Award Nominees for 2011, Tor.com".
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Eisner Award Recipients 2010-Present, San Diego Comic-Con International".
  8. ^ "Nominees Announced For 2012 Eisner Awards, Comic Book Resources".
  9. ^ "2013 Eisner Award Nominees Announced, Comic Book Resources".
  10. ^ "2014 Eisner Awards: Full List Of Winners And Nominees, Comic Alliance".
  11. ^ "2015 Eisner Award Nominations Announced, Comic Alliance".
  12. ^ "Brilliant Art, Tremendous Stories and Daring Creators: The 2016 Eisner Award Winners [SDCC 2016], Comics Alliance".
  13. ^ "Fantagraphics and Image Comics Lead Eisner Awards Nominations, Syfy Wire".
  14. ^ "Complete List of 2018 Eisner Award Nominees Announced, comicbook.com".
  15. ^ "Eisner Award Nominees Revealed, Hollywood Reporter".
  16. ^ "Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List, Hollywood Reporter".
  17. ^ "2020 Eisner Nominees: The Complete List, The Hollywood Reporter".
  18. ^ "SDCC '20: The 2020 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award winners, The Beat".
  19. ^ "2021 Eisner Award Nominees Revealed, Image and Fantagraphics Lead With Most Nominations, comicbook.com".
  20. ^ "ComicCon@Home '21: The 2021 Eisner Award winners, The Beat".
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