The nominees for the 2025 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have been announced. Often called the Oscars of comics, these prestigious awards celebrate the industry's most exceptional works from the past year.
Fantagraphics and DC Comics lead this year's nominations, with Fantagraphics earning 24 nods (plus 1 shared) and DC receiving 10 nominations (plus 9 shared). Wonder Woman writer Tom King tops the individual creators with 4 nominations, while several others garnered 3 nods each.
Notably, former IGN Comics editor Joey Esposito has earned recognition alongside Sean Von Gorman for their series The Pedestrian, competing in Best New Series against heavyweight titles like Absolute Batman and The Power Fantasy.
The winners will be revealed on July 25 during San Diego Comic-Con's ceremony at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel. Below is the complete nominee list:
Best Short Story
- "Anything Sinister" by Ross Murray (NOW #13, Fantagraphics)
- "Day 1703" by Chris Ware (Smoke Signal #43, Desert Island)
- "Pig" by Stacy Gougoulis (NOW #13, Fantagraphics)
- "Spaces" by Phil Jimenez (DC Pride 2024 #1)
- "Water I've Loved: Moving Day" by Pam Wye (MUTHA magazine)
- "You Cannot Live on Bread Alone" by Kayla E. (NOW #13, Fantagraphics)
Best Continuing Series
- The Department of Truth (Image)
- Detective Comics (DC)
- Fantastic Four (Marvel)
- Santos Sisters (Floating World)
- Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel)
- Wonder Woman (DC)
Best Limited Series
- Alan Scott: The Green Lantern (DC)
- Animal Pound (BOOM! Studios)
- The Deviant (Image)
- Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse)
- Rare Flavours (BOOM! Studios)
- Zatanna: Bring Down the House (DC)
Best Digital Comic
- The Beauty Salon (Europe Comics)
- Beyond the Sea (Europe Comics)
- Gonzo: Fear and Loathing in America (Europe Comics)
- My Journey to Her (Kodansha)
- The Spider and the Ivy (Europe Comics)
Best Writer
- Tom King (multiple titles)
- Ram V (multiple titles)
- Kelly Thompson (multiple titles)
- James Tynion IV (multiple titles)
- Gene Luen Yang (Lunar New Year Love Story)
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