Extra Eisners - BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM REPRINT - Fearscape

While there are many good contenders in the Eisner's "Best Limited Series" category, it continues to concern me that the world at large is not as actively enamored with "Fearscape" as I am. In "Fearscape," the creative team of Ryan O'Sullivan, Andrea Mutti, Vladimir Popov, and Andworld Design deliver a tightly woven saga of the mythical realm of storytelling inspiration, and most importantly, the world's most captivating-yet-omg-he's-the-worst artist, Henry Henry, as narrator.

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Extra Eisners - BEST NEW SERIES - The Plot

Alright, so, you have a Best New Series category...and it didn’t include The Plot. For those who don’t know, The Plot is a horror comic put out by Vault Comics. It was the launch title for their Nightfall line, a line of comics purely for horror. It’s co-written by Michael Moreci and Tim Daniel, with art by Joshua Hixson, colors by Jordan Boyd, and letters by Jim Campbell. It was also one of the only comics I can remember that launched with universal praise...for every issue.

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