Named for writer & artist Will Eisner, creator of "The Spirit" comic book. This award was created when the Kirby awards were split in two in 1988. The members of the Kirby Awards' Hall of Fame were all considered to have been inducted into the Eisner Awards Hall of Fame. - Comic Book Awards Almanac

Nominees
• Jared K. Fletcher -Catwoman, The Spirit (DC); Sentences: Life of MF Grimm (Vertigo/DC)

• Jimmy Gownley - Amelia Rules! (Renaissance)

• Todd Klein - Justice, Simon Dark (DC); Fables, Jack of Fables, Crossing Midnight (Vertigo/DC); League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier (WildStorm/DC); Nexus (Rude Dude)

• Lewis Trondheim - “At Loose Ends,” Mome 7 & 8 (Fantagraphics)

• Chris Ware - Acme Novelty Library #18 (ACME Novelty)

Winner
Todd Klein

Eisner Awards Official Website

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