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2026 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards

Announced

The 2026 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were presented on July 24, 2026, at Comic-Con International in San Diego. This page covers five book categories. Jesse Lonergan's Drome won Best Graphic Album: New, and It Rhymes with Takei, by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott and Justin Eisinger, won Best Graphic Memoir. Among the books for young readers, Dan Santat's All the Hulk Feels won Best Publication for Early Readers, The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud won Best Publication for Kids, and This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki and Nicole Goux won Best Publication for Teens. Each category had four or five other nominees, listed here alongside the winners.

Source: official announcement

Best Graphic Album: New

  • Cover of Drome by Jesse LonerganWinner

    Drome

    Jesse Lonergan

    Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Winner

Best Graphic Memoir

  • Cover of It Rhymes with Takei by George TakeiWinner

    It Rhymes with Takei

    George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott and Justin Eisinger

    Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Winner

Best Publication for Early Readers

Best Publication for Kids

  • Cover of The Cartoonists Club by Raina TelgemeierWinner

    The Cartoonists Club

    Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud

    Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Winner

Also recognized

  • A Song for You and I by K. O'NeillFinalist

Best Publication for Teens

Also recognized

  • Clementine: Book Three by Tillie WaldenFinalist

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