Martians and comic readers everywhere were pleased with the results of this year’s Eisner Awards, with DC’s Absolute Martian Manhunter taking home four top honors at the annual event.
Absolute Martian Manhunter (by Deniz Camp, Javier Rodriguez, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou) won 2026 awards for Best Limited Series, Best Penciller/Inker, Best Cover Artist, and Best Lettering.
DC’s hit series Absolute Batman won for Best One-Shot/Single Issue (for Absolute Batman 2025 Annual #1 by Daniel Warren Johnson, James Harren, and Meredith McClaren) and for Best Continuing Series (by Scott Snyder.
Other notable winners included Mariko Tamaki for Best Writer and Best Publication for Teens (for This Place Kills Me by Tamaki and Nicole Goux) and Camp again for Best New Series ( for Image Comics Assorted Crisis Events by Camp and Eric Zawadsk).
Congratulations to all of the Eisner Award winners and nominees! Check out the entire awards list courtesy of the official Eisner Awards website, and start adding some to your summer reading list.
Best Short Story: “Blood Harvest,” in Brain Damage, by Shintaro Kago, translated by Zack Davisson (Fantagraphics)
Best One-Shot/Single Issue: Absolute Batman 2025 Annual #1, by Daniel Warren Johnson, James Harren, and Meredith McClaren (DC)
Best Continuing Series: Absolute Batman, by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, and others (DC)
Best Limited Series: Absolute Martian Manhunter, by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez (DC)
Best New Series: Assorted Crisis Events, by Deniz Camp and Eric Zawadski (Image)
Best Publication for Early Readers: All the Hulk Feels, by Dan Santat (Abrams Fanfare/Marvel)
Best Publication for Kids: The Cartoonists Club, by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud (Scholastic Graphix)
Best Publication for Teens: This Place Kills Me, by Mariko Tamaki and Nicole Goux (Abrams Fanfare)
Best Humor Publication: Physics for Cats, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Anthology: DC Pride 2025, edited by Andrea Shea and Jillian Grant (DC)
Best Reality-Based Work: Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance, by Ben Passmore (Pantheon)
Best Graphic Memoir: It Rhymes with Takei, by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger (Top Shelf)
Best Graphic Album–New: Drome, by Jesse Lonergan (23rd St. Books)
Best Graphic Album–Reprint: Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen: The Deluxe Edition, by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber (DC)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium: Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel, by William Golding, adapted by Aimée De Jongh (Penguin Classics)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Nocturnos, by Laura Perez, translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material–Asia: Purgatory Funeral Cakes, by Sanho, translated by Danny Lim (Dark Horse)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books: AKIRA Volumes 1–5 Hardcover Collection, by Katsuhiro Otomo, edited by Haruko Hashimoto, Ajani Oloye, and Lauren Scanlan (Kodansha USA Publishing)
Best Academic/Scholarly Work: Manga’s First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905–1989, by Andrea Horbinski (University of California Press)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: SKTCHD, by David Harper, http://www.sktchd.com
Best Comics-Related Book: Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life, by Dan Nadel (Scribner)
Best Publication Design: The Essential Peanuts, designed by Shawn Dahl with Chip Kidd (Abrams ComicArts)
Best Writer: Mariko Tamaki, This Place Kills Me (Abrams Fanfare)
Best Writer/Artist: Jamal Campbell, Zatanna (DC)
Best Penciller/Inker: Javier Rodriguez, Absolute Martian Manhunter (DC)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: Martin Simmonds, The Department of Truth (Image)
Best Cover Artist: Javier Rodriguez, Absolute Martian Manhunter, Batman & Robin: Year One #7, The New Gods #8 (DC)
Best Coloring: Jordie Bellaire, Absolute Wonder Woman, The Nice House by the Sea (DC); The Exorcism at 1600 Penn (IDW); Assorted Crisis Events, The Department of Truth, Exquisite Corpses, W0RLDTR33 (Image); GI Joe (Image/Skybound); EC Catacomb of Torment, EC Epitaphs from the Abyss (Oni Press)
Best Lettering: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Ill Vacation, Stillman (Comixology Originals); Absolute Martian Manhunter, Challengers of the Unknown, DC K.O., The Flash, Green Arrow, Poison Ivy (DC); Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, Starship Godzilla, (IDW); Author Immortal (Image); Our-Soot-Stained Heart (Mad Cave)
