2025 Eisner Award Nominees Unveiled: Batman, Spider-Man Lead

The nominees for the 2025 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have been officially announced. Often called the Oscars of comics, the Eisner Awards celebrate the finest creative achievements in the industry over the past year.

Fantagraphics and DC Comics lead this year's nominations, with Fantagraphics securing 24 nominations (plus 1 shared) and DC earning 10 nominations (plus 9 shared). Wonder Woman writer Tom King emerges as the most nominated creator with 4 nods, while several others received 3 nominations each.

Former IGN Comics editor Joey Esposito has earned recognition this year as well. Esposito and Sean Von Gorman's The Pedestrian received a Best New Series nomination, competing against titles like Absolute Batman and The Power Fantasy.

The winners will be announced at San Diego Comic-Con on July 25 during a ceremony at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel. Below is the complete list of nominees:

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, DC)
• "Water I've Loved: Moving Day" by Pam Wye (MUTHA magazine)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

• Abortion Pill Zine by Isabella Rotman et al. (Silver Sprocket)
• Ice Cream Man #39 by W. Maxwell Prince (Image Comics)
• PeePee PooPoo #1 by Caroline Cash (Silver Sprocket)
• Sunflowers by Keezy Young (Silver Sprocket)
• Unwholesome Love by Charles Burns (with Partners and Son)

Best Continuing Series

• The Department of Truth by James Tynion IV (Image)
• Detective Comics by Ram V et al. (DC)
• Fantastic Four by Ryan North (Marvel)
• Wonder Woman by Tom King (DC)
• Ultimate Spider-Man by Jonathan Hickman (Marvel)

Best Limited Series

• Alan Scott: The Green Lantern by Tim Sheridan (DC)
• Animal Pound by Tom King (BOOM! Studios)
• The Deviant by James Tynion IV (Image)
• Helen of Wyndhorn by Tom King (Dark Horse)
• Zatanna: Bring Down the House by Mariko Tamaki (DC)

For more highlights from this year's Eisner nominations, including complete category listings, explore IGN's coverage of the Best Comic Book Series of 2024 and learn why DC's Absolute Universe stands as the publisher's most thrilling new initiative.