Grass Kings, Giant Days, Jane, Bolivar and Adventure Time Comics Honored By Prestigious Awards Committee
BOOM! Studios is proud to announce it has received seven total nominations in the 2018 Eisner Awards, honoring the best in the comic book industry. This includes six nominations for BOOM! Studios releases including nominations for each of its diverse imprints – BOOM! Studios, BOOM! Box, KaBOOM! & Archaia – along with one shared nomination for Grass Kings writer Matt Kindt.
The full list of nominated comics and talent are below:
- Best Writer: Matt Kindt, Grass Kings (BOOM! Studios); Ether (Dark Horse); Eternity, X-O Manowar (Valiant)
- Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Ramón K. Pérez, Jane (Archaia)
- Best Continuing Series: Giant Days, by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Liz Fleming (BOOM! Box)
- Best New Series: Grass Kings, by Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins (BOOM! Studios)
- Best Short Story: “Forgotten Princess,” by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Antonio Sandoval, in Adventure Time Comics #13 (KaBOOM!)
- Best Publication for Kids: Bolivar, by Sean Rubin (Archaia)
- Best Publication for Teens: Jane, by Aline Brosh McKenna and Ramón K. Pérez (Archaia)
“BOOM! Studios is honored to receive nominations for such a broad array of our top comics in 2017,” said Matt Gagnon, Editor-in-Chief, BOOM! Studios. “Each of the books nominated embodies our company’s commitment to the belief that comics are for anyone, so we make them for everyone. Congratulations to all the nominees from BOOM! Studios and our friends across the industry. ”
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are presented under the auspices of Comic-Con International, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular artforms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contributions of comics to art and culture.
The Eisner Awards will be presented at a gala awards ceremony to be held on July 20 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. A full list of nominees can be found at the Eisner Award website.
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