The Eisner Award nominations were released with Chris Ware and Warren Ellis topping the nominees with seven and six nominations, respectively. DC had 28 nominations for its various imprints; Image was second with ten; Drawn and Quarterly had nine, and Pantheon had eight. Winners will be announced at the San Diego Comic-Con.

The full list of nominees follows.

Best Short Story
* BLOOD SON, by Richard Matheson, adapted by Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood, in Doomed #1 (IDW)
* MONSTER SLAYERS, by Khang Le, in Flight, vol. 2 (Image)
* NAMELESS, by Eric Powell, in The Goon #14 (Dark Horse)
* OPERATION (story #5), by Zak Sally, in The Recidivist #3 (La Mano)
* TEENAGE SIDEKICK, by Paul Pope, in Solo #3 (DC)

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
* THE BAKERS, by Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing)
* EX MACHINA #11: "Fortune Favors" by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Feister (WildStorm/DC)
* THE INNOCENTS, by Gipi (Fantagraphics/Coconino Press)
* PROMETHEA #32: "Wrap Party" by Alan Moore and J. H. Williams III (ABC)
* SOLO #5, by Darwyn Cooke (DC)

Best Serialized Story
* DESOLATION JONES #1-5: "Made in England," by Warren Ellis and J. H. Williams III (WildStorm/DC)
* FABLES #36-38, 40-41: "Return to the Homelands," by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, and Steve Leialoha (Vertigo/DC)
* EX MACHINA #12-14: "Fact v. Fiction," by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Feister (WildStorm/DC)
* Y: THE LAST MAN #37-39: "Paper Dolls," by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, Goran Sudzuka, and Jose Marzan Jr. (Vertigo/DC)

Best Continuing Series
* AGE OF BRONZE, by Eric Shanower (Image)
* ASTONISHING X-MEN, by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday (Marvel)
* EX MACHINA, by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Feister (WildStorm/DC)
* FELL, by Warren Ellis and Ben Templesmith (Image)
* ROCKETO, by Frank Espinosa (Speakeasy)
* TRUE STORY, SWEAR TO GOD, by Tom Beland (Clib's Boy Comics)

Best Limited Series
* NAT TURNER, by Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing)
* OCEAN, by Warren Ellis, Chris Sprouse, and Karl Story (WildStorm/DC)
* SEVEN SOLDIERS, by Grant Morrison and various artists (DC)
* SMOKE, by Alex de Campi and Igor Kordey (IDW)

Best New Series
* ALL STAR SUPERMAN, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)
* DESOLATION JONES, by Warren Ellis and J. H. Williams III (WildStorm/DC)
* FELL, by Warren Ellis and Ben Templesmith (Image)
* ROCKETO, by Frank Espinosa (Speakeasy)
* YOUNG AVENGERS, by Alan Heinberg, Jim Cheung, and John Dell (Marvel)

Best Publication for a Younger Audience
* AMELIA RULES! by Jimmy Gownley (Renaissance Press)
* THE CLOUDS ABOVE, by Jordan Crane (Fantagraphics)
* FRANKLIN RICHARDS, SON OF A GENIUS, by Chris Eliopoulous and Mark Sumerak (Marvel)
* OWLY: FLYING LESSONS, by Andy Runton (Top Shelf)
* SPIRAL-BOUND, by Aaron Renier (Top Shelf)

Best Anthology
* THE DARK HORSE BOOK OF THE DEAD, edited by Scott Allie (Dark Horse Books)
* FLIGHT, VOL. 2, edited by Kazu Kibuishi (Image)
* MOME. edited by Gary Groth and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
* SOLO, edited by Mark Chiarello (DC)
* 24 HOUR COMICS DAY HIGHLIGHTS 2005, edited by Nat Gertler (About Comics)

Best Digital Comic
* COPPER, by Kazu www.boltcity.com/copper
* JELLABY, by Kean Soo, www.secretfriendsociety.com/archive.php?cat=2
* OJINGOGO, by matt forsythe www.comingupforair.net/comics/ojingogo.html
* PVP, by Scott Kurtz, www.pvponline.com/

Best Reality-Based Work
* EMBROIDERIES, by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon)
* EPILEPTIC, by David B. (Pantheon)
* NAT TURNER, by Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing)
* PYONGYANG, by Guy Delisle (Drawn & Quarterly)
* TRUE STORY, SWEAR TO GOD (Clib's Boy Comics), TRUE STORY, SWEAR TO GOD: THIS ONE GOES TO ELEVEN (AiT/Planet Lar), by Tom Beland

Best Graphic Album -- New
* ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY #16, by Chris Ware (ACME Novelty)
* THE RABBI'S CAT, by Joann Sfar (Pantheon)
* TOP TEN: THE FORTY-NINERS, by Alan Moore and Gene Ha (ABC)
* TRICKED, by Alex Robinson (Top Shelf)