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		The Eisner Awards were doled out on July 18, 2003 at the San Diego Convention Center, during Comic-Con International. Major winners included Mike Mignola and Brian Bendis. Fables and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen were big winners as well. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are the "Oscars" of the comic book industry. They are awarded each year in a ceremony at Comic-Con International, the major gathering of the industry, the largest comics convention in the US For more information, go to www.Comic-Con.org.


		ALIAS VOL. 3: THE UNDERNEATH Written by BRIAN BENDIS Cover by DAVID MACK Art by MICHAEL GAYDOS

The Winners
Brian Bendis won the Best Writer trophy for Daredevil, Alias, Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel) and Powers (Image). Daredevil won for Best Continuing Series. Mike Mignola received the awards for Best Short Story ("The Magician and the Snake," which was written with Katie, his daughter, and published in Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings and Best Humor Publication for The Amazing Screw-on Head (Dark Horse).

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol. 2 , (ABC) was named Best Limited Series. Fables from DC's Vertigo Imprint won Best New Series and Best Serialized Story (for its first story "arc"). Kevin O'Neill was awarded Best Penciller/Inker. Todd Klein, who lettered Fables and many others, won the Best Lettering award. This was the 10th year in a row Klein won the prize.

The Best New Graphic Album was by Lynda Barry - One Hundred Demons! SPX 2002 received Best Anthology kudos. Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition went to Jason Shiga (Fleep). Mike Kunkel won Best Title for a Younger Audience with Herobear and the Kid.

From a publisher's perspective, DC Comics lead. Its imprints had eight (plus one shared) winners. Besides Fables and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, DC Eisner winners included Best Publication Design (Batman: Nine Lives), Best Cover Artist (Adam Hughes, Wonder Woman), Best Graphic Album-Reprint (Batman: Black and White, vol. 2) and share for Dave Stewart's Best Coloring award.

Fantagraphics won four Eisners: Best Archival Project (Krazy + Ignatz), Best Single Issue (Kim Deitch's Stuff of Dreams), Best Writer/Artist-Humor (Tony Millionaire, House at Maakies Corner) and Best Comics-Related Publication (B. Krigstein, vol. 1).

Other awards distributed during the evening included the Comic-Con's Clampett and Manning awards. The Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award went to Alex Ross. The Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award went to Jerome Opeña, artist on Dark Horse's new Lone series via Rocket Comics.

2003 Recipients

Here's the complete lists of recipients for the 2003 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards (featuring 2002 publications).

Best Short Story
"The Magician and the Snake," by Katie Mignola and Mike Mignola, in Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings (Dark Horse)

Best Single Issue or One-Shot
The Stuff of Dreams, by Kim Deitch (Fantagraphics)

Best Serialized Story
Fables #1-5: "Legends in Exile," by Bill Willingham, Lan Medina, and Steve Leialoha (Vertigo/DC)

Best Continuing Series
Daredevil, by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev (Marvel)

Best Limited Series
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, vol. 2, by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill (ABC)

Best New Series
Fables, by Bill Willingham, Lan Medina, Mark Buckingham, and Steve Leialoha (Vertigo/DC)

Best Title for a Younger Audience
Herobear and the Kid, by Mike Kunkel (Astonish Comics)

Best Humor Publication
The Amazing Screw-On Head, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)

Best Anthology
SPX 2002 (CBLDF)

Best Graphic Album—New
One! Hundred! Demons! by Lynda Barry (Sasquatch Books)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint
Batman: Black and White, vol. 2, edited by Mark Chiarello and Nick J. Napolitano (DC)

Best Archival Collection/Project
Krazy & Ignatz, by George Herriman (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Jerry Kramsky and Lorenzo Mattotti (NBM)

Best Writer
Brian Michael Bendis, Powers (Image); Alias, Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel)

Best Writer/Artist
Eric Shanower, Age of Bronze (Image)

Best Writer/Artist—Humor
Tony Millionaire, House at Maakies Corner (Fantagraphics)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Kevin O'Neill, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (ABC)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
George Pratt, Wolverine: Netsuke (Marvel)

Best Coloring
Dave Stewart Hellboy: Third Wish, The Amazing Screw-on Head, Star Wars: Empire (Dark Horse); Human Target: Final Cut, Doom Patrol (Vertigo/DC); Tom Strong (ABC); Captain America (Marvel)

Best Lettering
Todd Klein Dark Knight Strikes Again, Detective Comics, Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia (DC); Fables, Human Target: Final Cut (Vertigo/DC); Promethea, Tom Strong (ABC); Castle Waiting (Olio)

Best Cover Artist
Adam Hughes Wonder Woman (DC)

Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition
Jason Shiga Fleep (Sparkplug)

Best Comics-Related Publication (Periodical or Book)
B. Krigstein, vol. 1, by Greg Sadowski (Fantagraphics)

Best Publication Design
Batman: Nine Lives designed by Amie Brockway-Metcalf (DC)

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