-- ALAN'S WAR, by Emmanuel Guibert (First Second)
-- BLUE PILLS: A POSITIVE LOVE STORY, by Frederik Peeters (Houghton Mifflin)
-- FISHTOWN, by Kevin Colden (IDW)
-- A TREASURY OF XXTH CENTURY MURDER: THE LINDBERGH CHILD, by Rick Geary (NBM)
-- WHAT IT IS, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Graphic Album -- New
-- ALAN'S WAR, by Emmanuel Guibert (First Second)
-- PAUL GOES FISHING, by Michel Rabagliati (Drawn & Quarterly)
-- SKIM, by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (Groundwood Books)
-- SWALLOW ME WHOLE, by Nate Powell (Top Shelf)
-- THREE SHADOWS, by Cyril Pedrosa (First Second)

Best Graphic Album -- Reprint
-- BERLIN BOOK 2: CITY OF SMOKE, by Jason Lutes (Drawn & Quarterly)
-- HELLBOY LIBRARY EDITION, Vols. 1 and 2, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
-- SAM & MAX SURFIN' THE HIGHWAY Anniversary Edition HC, by Steve Purcell (Telltale Games)
-- SKYSCRAPERS OF THE MIDWEST, by Joshua W. Cotter (AdHouse)
-- THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY, VOL. 1: APOCALYPSE SUITE deluxe edition, by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba (Dark Horse)

Best Archival Collection/Project -- Strips
-- THE COMPLETE LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE, by Harold Gray (IDW)
-- EXPLAINERS, by Jules Feiffer (Fantagraphics)
-- LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND, MANY MORE SPLENDID SUNDAYS, by Winsor McCay (Sunday Press Books)
-- SCORCHY SMITH AND THE ART OF NOEL SICKLES, (IDW)
-- WILLIE & JOE, by Bill Mauldin (Fantagraphics)

Best Archival Collection/Project -- Comic Books
-- BREAKDOWNS: PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG %@&*! by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon)
-- CREEPY ARCHIVES, by various (Dark Horse)
-- ELEKTRA OMNIBUS, by Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz (Marvel)
-- GOOD-BYE, by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Drawn & Quarterly)
-- HERBIE ARCHIVES, by "Sean O'Shea" (Richard E. Hughes) and Ogden Whitney (Dark Horse)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material
-- ALAN'S WAR, by Emmanuel Guibert (First Second)
-- GUS AND HIS GANG, by Chris Blain (First Second)
-- THE LAST MUSKETEER, by Jason (Fantagraphics)
-- THE RABBI'S CAT 2, by Joann Sfar (Pantheon)
-- TAMARA DREWE, by Posy Simmonds (Mariner/Houghton Mifflin)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material -- Japan
-- CAT EYED BOY, by Kazuo Umezu (Viz)
-- DORORO, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
-- NAOKI URASAWA'S MONSTER, by Naoki Urasawa (Viz)
-- THE QUEST FOR THE MISSING GIRL, by Jiro Taniguchi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
-- SOLANIN, by Inio Asano (Viz)

Best Writer
-- Joe Hill, LOCK & KEY (IDW)
-- J. Michael Straczynski, THOR, THE TWELVE (Marvel)
-- Mariko Tamaki, SKIM (Groundwood Books)
-- Matt Wagner, ZORRO (Dynamite); MADAME XANADU (Vertigo/DC)
-- Bill Willingham, FABLES, HOUSE OF MYSTERY (Vertigo/DC)

Best Writer/Artist
-- Ricky Geary, A TREASURY OF XXTH CENTURY MURDER: THE LINDBERGH CHILD (NBM); J. EDGAR HOOVER (Hill & Wang)
-- Emmanuel Guibert, ALAN'S WAR (First Second)
-- Jason Lutes, BERLIN (Drawn & Quarterly)
-- Cyril Pedrosa, THREE SHADOWS (First Second)
-- Nate Powell, SWALLOW ME WHOLE (Top Shelf)
-- Chris Ware, ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY (Acme)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
-- Gabriel Ba, THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY (Dark Horse)
-- Mark Buckingham/Steve Leialoha, FABLES (Vertigo/DC)
-- Olivier Coipel/Mark Morales, THOR (Marvel)
-- Guy Davis, BPRD (Dark Horse)
-- Amy Reeder Hadley/Richard Friend, MADAME XANADU (Vertigo/DC)
-- Jillian Tamaki, SKIM (Groundwood Books)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist
-- Lynda Barry, WHAT IT IS (Drawn & Quarterly)
-- Eddie Campbell, THE AMAZING REMARKABLE MONSIEUR LEOTARD (First Second)
-- Enrico Casarosa, THE VENICE CHRONICLES (Atelier Fio/AdHouse)
-- Scott Morse, TIGER! TIGER! TIGER! (Red Window)
-- Jill Thompson, MAGIC TRIXIE, MAGIC TRIXIE SLEEPS OVER (HarperCollins Children's Books)

Best Cover Artist
-- Gabriel Ba, CASANOVA (Image); THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY (Dark Horse)
-- Jo Chen, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, SERENITY (Dark Horse); RUNAWAYS (Marvel)