In advance of the 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, we here on Suvudu will be running down all the nominees in all the categories. Except this year, we’re going to let you tell us who you think will win. So check out a few synopsis, some artwork, and debate the merits of each if you see fit, then cast your vote at the bottom of the post.
And the nominees are…
Blackest Night, by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, and Oclair Albert (DC)
From DC’s The Source blog:
The epic, universe-spanning mini-series gets a much-deserved nod from the Eisner judges, capping off an epic year of compelling storytelling and jaw-droppingly beautiful art that dominated the comic book landscape.
In an August 2009 interview with Geoff Johns, the Comics Alliance blog introduces the idea of the series by writing:
At DC Comics, the long-awaited crossover series “Blackest Night” has finally descended, introducing readers to the Black Lantern Corps, which raises fallen heroes from the dead as murderous, malevolent versions of their former selves.
The Lantern Corps family is a much bigger one these days, thanks to long-time “Green Lantern” writer Geoff Johns. There is now a whole rainbow of Lantern power rings, with each color corresponding to a different emotion: red (rage), orange (avarice), yellow (fear), the traditional green (willpower), blue (hope), indigo (compassion), and violet (love).
Incognito, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)
From the series overview on Ed Brubaker.com:
From the creators of Criminal and Sleeper comes the most insane and evil super-villain comic you’ve ever read!
What if you were an ex-super villain hiding out in Witness Protection… but all you could think about were the days when the rules didn’t apply to you? Could you stand the toil of an average life after years of leaving destruction in your wake? And what if you couldn’t stand it? What would you do then?
Want to view a two-page teaser? Head on over to ComicBookResources.com and check out a quick peek at Incognito
Pluto: Urasawa X Tezuka, by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki (VIZ Media)
From VIZ Media’s series page:
In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something has destroyed the powerful Swiss robot Mont Blanc. Elsewhere a key figure in a robot rights group is murdered. The two incidents appear to be unrelated…except for one very conspicuous clue – the bodies of both victims have been fashioned into some sort of bizarre collage complete with makeshift horns placed by the victims’ heads. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case – and he eventually discovers that he too, as one of the seven great robots of the world, is one of the targets.
Wolverine #66-72 and Wolverine Giant-Size Special: “Old Man Logan,” by Mark Millar, Steve McNiven, and Dexter Vines (Marvel)
Introducing this series, Marvel.com writes:
MARK MILLAR and STEVE MCNIVEN–who last teamed for the monumental CIVIL WAR–bring us the most important WOLVERINE story of the 21st Century. Nobody knows what happened on the night the heroes fell. All we know is that they disappeared and evil triumphed and the bad guys have been calling the shots ever since. What happened to Wolverine is the biggest mystery of all. For 50 years, no one has heard hide nor hair from him…and in his place stands an old man called Logan. A man concerned only about his family. A man pushed to the brink by the HULK GANG. A man forced to help an old friend–the blind archer, HAWKEYE–to drive three thousand miles to secure his family’s safety. Get ready for the ride of your life, Logan.
And, describing the series finale (that being the Giant-Size Spectacular Issue in lieu of a #73), Marvel.com writes:
This is it! The moment you’ve been waiting for! Prepare yourselves for the most brutal battle in the history of comics as Wolverine returns – and unleashes a tidal wave of bloody revenge! It’s Wolverine versus the Hulk Gang to the death! Don’t miss the flesh-rending final chapter to the greatest Wolverine story ever told by the peerless Mark Millar and Steve McNiven! Plus-you won’t be able to tear yourself away from the gallery of covers, background material, behind-the-scenes extras, and all-new pinups that fill out this GIANT-SIZE SPECTACULAR!
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel)
From the issue #1 overview on Marvel.com:
The premiere American fantasy adventure gets the Merry Marvel treatment! Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Eric Shanower (Age of Bronze) teams up with fan-favorite artist Skottie Young (New X-Men) to bring L. Frank Baum’s beloved classic to life! When Kansas farm girl Dorothy flies away to the magical Land of Oz, she fatally flattens a Wicked Witch, liberates a living Scarecrow and is hailed by the Munchkin people as a great sorceress…but all she really wants to know is: how does she get home?
Want to see a nine-page preview of the first issue? Of course you do! Check out this preview of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz on the Marvel News blog.
Psst…if you enjoyed this one as much as I did, then you’ll be excited to hear that Eric and Skottie will be tackling the next Baum book, The Wonderful Land of Oz, as their next limited series. Will we see them again next year around this time? I’m thinking there’s a good chance.
It’s nice to see the two titles (Pluto, Oz) I’m rooting for the most in the lead atm.