Joss Whedon

The 2006 Eisner Awards were announced last night at Comic-Con. The winners are:

Best Short Story

“Teenage Sidekick,” by Paul Pope, in Solo #3 (DC)

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)

Solo #5, by Darwyn Cooke (DC)

Best Serialized Story

Fables #36-38, 40-41: “Return to the Homelands,” by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham and Steve Leialoha (Vertigo/DC)

Best Continuing Series

Astonishing X-Men, by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday (Marvel)

Best Limited Series

Seven Soldiers, by Grant Morrison and various artists (DC)

Best New Series

All Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)

Best Writer

Alan Moore, Promethea, Top Ten: The Forty-Niners (ABC)

Best Writer/Artist

Geof Darrow, Shaolin Cowboy (Burlyman)

Best Writer/Artist - Humor

Kyle Baker, Plastic Man (DC); The Bakers (Kyle Baker Publishing)

Best Publication for a Younger Audience

Owly: Flying Lessons, by Andy Runton (Top Shelf)

Best Anthology

Solo, edited by Mark Chiarello (DC)

Best Digital Comic

PVP, by Scott Kurtz

Best Reality-Based Work

Nat Turner, by Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing)