The 2011 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees

• "Bart on the Fourth of July," by Peter Kuper, in Bart Simpson #54 (Bongo)
• "Batman, in Trick for the Scarecrow," by Billy Tucci, in DCU Halloween Special 2010 (DC)
• "Cinderella," by Nick Spencer and Rodin Esquejo, in Fractured Fables(Silverline Books/Image)
• "Hamburgers for One," by Frank Stockton, in Popgun vol. 4 (Image)
• "Little Red Riding Hood," by Bryan Talbot and Camilla d'Errico, inFractured Fables (Silverline Books/Image)

• "Post Mortem," by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark, in I Am an Avenger#2 (Marvel)

• The Cape, by Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramella, and Zack Howard (IDW)
• Fables #100, by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, and others (Vertigo/DC)
• Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil, by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben (Dark Horse)
• Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom #1: "Sparrow," by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
• Unknown Soldier #21: "A Gun in Africa," by Joshua Dysart and Rick Veitch (Vertigo/DC)

• Chew, by John Layman and Rob Guillory (Image)
• Echo, by Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)
• Locke & Key, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
• Morning Glories, by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma (Shadowline/Image)
• Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Media)
• Scalped, by Jason Aaron and R. M. Guéra (Vertigo/DC)

• Baltimore: The Plague Ships, by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, and Ben Stenbeck (Dark Horse)
• Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love, by Chris Roberson and Shawn McManus (Vertigo/DC)

• Daytripper, by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá (Vertigo/DC)
• Joe the Barbarian, by Grant Morrison and Sean Murphy (Vertigo/DC)
• Stumptown, by Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth (Oni)

• American Vampire, by Scott Snyder, Stephen King, and Rafael Albuquerque (Vertigo/DC)
• iZombie, by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred (Vertigo/DC)
• Marineman, by Ian Churchill (Image)
• Morning Glories, by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma (Shadowline/Image)
• Superboy, by Jeff Lemire and Pier Gallo (DC)

• Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean, by Sara Stewart Taylor and Ben Towle (Center for Cartoon Studies/Disney/Hyperion)
• Amelia Rules!: True Things (Adults Don't Want Kids to Know), by Jimmy Gownley (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)
• Binky to the Rescue, by Ashley Spires (Kids Can Press)
• Scratch9, by Rob M. Worley and Jason T. Kruse (Ape Entertainment)
• Tiny Titans, by Art Baltazar and Franco (DC)
• The Unsinkable Walker Bean, by Aaron Renier (First Second)

• Ghostopolis, by Doug TenNapel (Scholastic Graphix)
• Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, by Barry Deutsch (Amulet Books)
• Return of the Dapper Men, by Jim McCann and Janet Lee (Archaia)
• Smile, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix)
• Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty, by G. Neri and Randy DuBurke (Lee & Low)

• Afrodisiac, by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca (Adhouse)
• Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book, by Ian Boothby, John Delaney, and Dan Davis (Bongo)
• Drinking at the Movies, by Julia Wertz (Three Rivers Press/Crown)
• I Thought You Would Be Funnier, by Shannon Wheeler (BOOM!)
• Literature: Unsuccessfully Competing Against TV Since 1953, by Dave Kellett (Small Fish Studios)
• Prime Baby, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)

• The Anthology Project, edited by Joy Ang and Nick Thornborrow (Lucidity Press)
• Korea as Viewed by 12 Creators, edited by Nicolas Finet (Fanfare&midot;Ponent Mon)
• Liquid City, vol. 2, edited by Sonny Liew and Lim Cheng Tju (Image)
• Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, edited by Paul Morrissey and David Petersen (Archaia)
• Trickster: Native American Tales, edited by Matt Dembicki (Fulcrum Books)

• Abominable Charles Christopher, by Karl Kerschl, www.abominable.cc
• The Bean, by Travis Hanson, www.beanleafpress.com
• Lackadaisy, by Tracy Butler, www.lackadaisycats.com/comic.php
• Max Overacts, by Caanan Grall, occasionalcomics.com
• Zahra's Paradise, by Amir and Khalil, www.zahrasparadise.com

• It Was the War of the Trenches, by Jacques Tardi (Fantagraphics)
• Picture This: The Nearsighted Monkey Book, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Special Exits: A Graphic Memoir, by Joyce Farmer (Fantagraphics)
• Treasury of XXth Century Murder: The Terrible Axe Man of New Orleans, by Rick Geary (NBM)
• Two Generals, by Scott Chantler (McClelland & Stewart)
• You'll Never Know Book 2: Collateral Damage, by Carol Tyler (Fantagraphics)

• Elmer, by Gerry Alanguilan (SLG)
• Finding Frank and His Friend: Previously Unpublished Work by Clarence ‘Otis' Dooley, by Melvin Goodge (Curio & Co.)
• Market Day, by James Sturm (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Return of the Dapper Men, by Jim McCann and Janet Lee (Archaia)
• Wilson, by Daniel Clowes (Drawn & Quarterly)

• The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
• Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites, by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)
• Motel Art Improvement Service, by Jason Little (Dark Horse)
• The Simpsons/Futurama Crossover Crisis, by Ian Boothby, James Lloyd, and Steve Steere Jr. (Abrams Comicarts)
• Tumor, by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Noel Tuazon (Archaia)
• Wednesday Comics, edited by Mark Chiarello (DC)

• Dante's Divine Comedy, adapted by Seymour Chwast (Bloomsbury)
• The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, adapted by Joann Sfar (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
• The Marvelous Land of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, adapted by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel)
• 7 Billion Needles, vols. 1 and 2, adapted from Hal Clement's Needle by Nobuaki Tadano (Vertical)
• Silverfin: A James Bond Adventure, adapted by Charlie Higson and Kev Walker (Disney/Hyperion Books)