After poring through the thousands of books, and comics submitted, a five-person blue ribbon panel of judges have arrived at the 2007 nominees for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, considered the "Oscars" of the comicbook industry.

Creators with the most nominations (at four) are Ed Brubaker (DAREDEVIL and CAPTAIN AMERICA), writer Bill Willingham (Vertigo/DC's FABLES and its spinoffs) and cartoonist Bob Burden. Burden's version of Gumby with artist Rick Geary is up for three Eisners (including Best Writer), while his FLAMING CARROT COMICS is up for Best Humor Publication.

The nominees are:

Best Short Story
* "The Black Knight Glorps Again," by Don Rosa, in UNCLE SCROOGE #354 (Gemstone)
* "Felix," by Gabrielle Bell, in DRAWN & QUARTERLY SHOWCASE 4 (Drawn & Quarterly)
* "A Frog's Eye View," by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in FABLES: 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL (Vertigo/DC)
* "Old Oak Trees," by Tony Cliff, in FLIGHT 3 (Ballantine)
* "Stan Lee Meets Spider-Man," by Stan Lee, Oliver Coipel and Mark Morales, in STAN LEE MEETS SPIDER-MAN (Marvel)
* "Willie: Portrait of a Groundskeeper," by Eric Powell, in BART SIMPSONS'S TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #12 (Bongo)

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
* BATMAN/THE SPIRIT #1: "Crime Convention," by Jeph Loeb and Darwyn Cooke (DC)
* A LATE FREEZE, by Danica Novgorodoff (Danica Novgorodoff)
* THE PREPOSTEROUS ADVENTURES OF IRONHIDE TOM, by Joel Priddy (AdHouse)
* SKYSCRAPERS OF THE MIDWEST #3, by Joshua Cotter (AdHouse)
* THEY FOUND THE CAR, by Gipi (Fantagraphics)

Best Continuing Series
* ALL STAR SUPERMAN, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)
* CAPTAIN AMERICA, by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting (Marvel)
* DAREDEVIL, by Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark, and Stefano Gaudiano (Marvel)
* NAOKI URASAWA'S MONSTER, by Naoki Urasawa (Viz)
* THE WALKING DEAD, by Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard (Image)
* YOUNG AVENGERS, by Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung, and various inkers (Marvel)

Best Limited Series
* BATMAN: YEAR 100, by Paul Pope (DC)
* THE LOOKING GLASS WARS: HATTER M, by Frank Beddor, Liz Cavalier, and Ben Templesmith (Desperado/Image)
* THE OTHER SIDE, by Jason Aaron and Cameron Stewart (Vertigo/DC)
* SCARLET TRACES: THE GREAT GAME, by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli (Dark Horse)
* SOCK MONKEY: THE INCHES INCIDENT, by Tony Millionaire (Dark Horse)

Best New Series
* CRIMINAL, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)
* EAST COAST RISING, by Becky Cloonan (Tokyopop)
* GUMBY, by Bob Burden and Rick Geary (Wildcard)
* JACK OF FABLES, by Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges, Tony Akins, and Andrew Pepoy (Vertigo/DC)
* THE LONE RANGER, by Brett Matthews and Sergio Cariello (Dynamite)

Best Publication for a Younger Audience
* CHICKENHARE, by Chris Grine (Dark Horse)
* DRAWING COMICS IS EASY (EXCEPT WHEN IT'S HARD), by Alexa Kitchen (Denis Kitchen Publishing)
* GUMBY, by Bob Burden and Rick Geary (Wildcard)
* MOOMIN, by Tove Jansson (Drawn & Quarterly)
* TO DANCE: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel, by Sienna Cherson and Mark Siegel (Simon & Schuster)

Best Humor Publication
* FLAMING CARROT COMICS, by Bob Burden (Desperado/Image)
* ONIONHEAD MONSTER ATTACKS, by Paul Friedrich (Hellcar)
* SCHIZO #4, by Ivan Brunetti (Fantagraphics)
* TALES DESIGNED TO THRIZZLE, by Michael Kupperman (Fantagraphics)
* TRUTH SERUM, by Jon Adams (City Cyclops)

Best Anthology
* FABLES: 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL, by Bill Willingham and various (Vertigo/DC)
* HOTWIRE COMIX AND CAPERS #1, edited by Glenn Head (Fantagraphics)
* JAPAN AS VIEWED BY 17 CREATORS, edited by Frédéric Boilet (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
* KRAMERS ERGOT 6, edited by Sammy Harkham (Buenaventura Press)
* PROJECT: ROMANTIC, edited by Chris Pitzer (AdHouse)

Best Digital Comic
* BEE, in "Motel Art Improvement Service," by Jason Little, beecomix.com
* GIRL GENIUS, by Phil and Kaja Foglio, www.girlgeniusonline.com
* MINUS, by Ryan Armand, www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus1.html
* PHABLES, by Brad Guigar, www.phables.com