C’est durant le Comic Con de San Diego que les Will Eisner Awards 2008 ont été décernés le vendredi 25 juillet. En voici la liste complète, à comparer avec la liste des nominés que nous avons déjà publiée.
- Best Short Story : “Mr. Wonderful,” by Dan Clowes, serialized in New York Times Sunday Magazine
- Best Single Issue (or One-Shot) : Justice League of America #11 : “Walls,” by Brad Meltzer and Gene Ha (DC)
- Best Continuing Series : Y : The Last Man, by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and Jose Marzan, Jr. (Vertigo/DC)
- Best Limited Series : The Umbrella Academy, by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá (Dark Horse)
- Best New Series : Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, by Joss Whedon, Brian K. Vaughan, Georges Jeanty, and Andy Owens (Dark Horse)
- Best Publication for Kids : Mouse Guard : Fall 1152 and Mouse Guard : Winter 1152, by David Petersen (Archaia)
- Best Publication for Teens : Laika, by Nick Abadzis (First Second)
- Best Humor Publication : Perry Bible Fellowship : The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories, by Nicholas Gurewitch (Dark Horse)
- Best Anthology : 5, by Gabriel Bá, Becky Cloonan, Fabio Moon, Vasilis Lolos, and Rafael Grampa (self-published)
- Best Digital Comic : Sugarshock !, by Joss Whedon and Fabio Moon
- Best Reality-Based Work : Satchel Paige : Striking Out Jim Crow, by James Sturm and Rich Tommaso (Center for Cartoon Studies/Hyperion)
- Best Graphic Album—New : Exit Wounds, by Rutu Modan (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Best Graphic Album—Reprint : Mouse Guard : Fall 1152, by David Petersen (Archaia)
- Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Strips : Complete Terry and the Pirates, vol. 1, by Milton Caniff (IDW)
- Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books : I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets ! by Fletcher Hanks (Fantagraphics)
- Best U.S. Edition of International Material : I Killed Adolf Hitler, by Jason (Fantagraphics)
- Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Japan : Tekkonkinkreet : Black & White, by Taiyo Matsumoto (Viz)
- Best Writer : Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Criminal, Daredevil, Immortal Iron Fist (Marvel)
- Best Writer/Artist : Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #18 (Acme Novelty)
- Best Writer/Artist—Humor : Eric Powell, The Goon (Dark Horse)
- Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team : Pia Guerra/Jose Marzan, Jr., Y : The Last Man (Vertical/DC)
- Best Painter or Multimedia Artist (interior art) : Eric Powell, The Goon : Chinatown (Dark Horse)
- Best Cover Artist : James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC) ; The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse) ; Process Recess 2 ; Superior Showcase 2 (AdHouse)
- Best Coloring : Dave Stewart, BPRD, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cut, Hellboy, Lobster Johnson, The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse) ; The Spirit (DC)
- Best Lettering : 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)
- Special Recognition : Chuck BB, Black Metal (artist, Oni)
- Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism : Newsarama, produced by Matt Brady and Michael Doran
- Best Comics-Related Book : Reading Comics : How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean, by Douglas Wolk (Da Capo Press)
- Best Publication Design : Process Recess 2, designed by James Jean and Chris Pitzer (AdHouse)
- Hall of Fame :
Judges’ Choices : R. F. Outcault, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Voters’ Choices : John Broome, Arnold Drake, Len Wein, Barry Windsor-Smith
En marge de ces Will Eisner Awards ont également été décernés :
- Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award : Paul Levitz
- Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award : Cathy Malkasian
- Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing : Archie Goodwin, Larry Lieber
- Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailing Award : Atom ! and Portlyn Freeman of Brave New World
