2008 Eisner Awards

Nominations are out.

I'm rarely up-to-date on this kind of stuff, usually reading them years after the fact, but I like looking at these lists, they often have underlooked quality books and future TPB's-to-read. (Though isn't it kind of strange how writers get nominated for ALL the books they've written instead of one? Kind of ignoring those, too many to discuss) Post your impressions of anything nominated that you've read.

* Mr. Wonderful / Dan Clowes - Not bad, enjoyed it more than Ice Haven. You can still read it for free online, so you might as well.
* The Boys / Garth Ennis - It's enjoyable, but more of a download vs. a purchase. The evil gritty pastiche has been done so many times now, but it remains a guilty pleasure.
* Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Joss Whedon etc. - Only read the first TPB - it's okay. I hope it gets better.
* Y The Last Man / Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra - Still one more trade to go. This series has not disappointed. As good or better than anything BKV's done.
* Monster / Naoki Urasawa - TOTALLY underrated, awesome series. Thrilling, disturbing adventure. I read the whole thing in scanlations a few years back. The artwork gets better over time, too. I hope by the time the last (18th!) volume comes out more people are aware of it... Funny to classify as "continuing" when it ended over half a decade ago, but what the hey.
* Perry Bible Fellowship / Nicholas Gurewitch - fucking great, of course. I'm inspired that this comic could become a success.
* Mouse Guard / David Petersen - so-so premise/story, but the art is pretty interesting.
* Yotsuba&! / Kiyohiko Azuma - Hilarious series, never fails to put a smile on my face. It is REALLY aimed at kids? I'm sometimes confused about who the series is aimed at.
* Exit Wounds / Rutu Modan - It's got this overall aestetic I like. Also not quite what it seems at first. Not bad.