Eisner nominees announced

The 2008 Eisner nominees have been announced, and there are a few Oklahoma-related nominees included, among them “Thor,” “Willie & Joe,” and “Omega the Unknown.” “Thor” has been set in Oklahoma since the 2007 relaunch of the title.  “Willie and Joe” was written and drawn by Bill Mauldin, a member of the Oklahoma Cartoonists Hall of Fame, and the subject of nominated best comics-related book, “Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front,” by Todd DePastino.   And “Omega the Unknown” was drawn by former Tulsan Farel Dalrymple.

See the full list after the break.

The full list follows

Best Short Story

* “Actual Size” by Chris Ware, in Kramers Ergot 7 (Buenaventura Press)

* “Chechen War, Chechen Women,” by Joe Sacco, in I Live Here (Pantheon)

* “Freaks,” by Laura Park, in Superior Showcase #3 (AdHouse)

* “Glenn Ganges in ‘Pulverize,’” by Kevin Huizenga, in Ganges #2 (Fantagraphics)

* “Murder He Wrote,” by Ian Boothby, Nina Matsumoto, and Andrew Pepoy, in The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror #14 (Bongo)

Best Continuing Series

* All Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)

* Fables, by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Niko Henrichon, Andrew Pepoy, and Peter Gross (Vertigo/DC)

* Naoki Urasawa’s Monster, by Naoki Urasawa (Viz)

* Thor, by J. Michael Straczynski, Olivier Coipel, Mark Morales, and various (Marvel)

* Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse)

Best Limited Series

* Groo: Hell on Earth, by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier (Dark Horse)

* Hellboy: The Crooked Man, by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben (Dark Horse)

* Locke & Key, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)

* Omega the Unknown, by Jonathan Lethem, Karl Rusnak, and Farel Dalrymple (Marvel)

* The Twelve, by J. Michael Straczynski and Chris Weston (Marvel)

Best New Series

* Air, by G. Willow Wilson and M. K. Perker (Vertigo/DC)

* Echo, by Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)

* Invincible Iron Man, by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larocca (Marvel)

* Madame Xanadu, by Matt Wagner, Amy Reeder Hadley, and Richard Friend (Vertigo/DC)

* Unknown Soldier, by Joshua Dysart and Alberto Ponticelli (Vertigo/DC)

Best Publication for Kids

* Amulet, Book 1: The Stonekeeper, by Kazu Kabuishi (Scholastic Graphix)

* Cowa!, by Akira Toriyama (Viz)

* Princess at Midnight, by Andi Watson (Image)

* Stinky, by Eleanor Davis (RAW Junior)

* Tiny Titans, by Art Baltazar and Franco (DC)

Best Publication for Teens/Tweens

* Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, adapted by P. Craig Russell (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

* Crogan’s Vengeance, by Chris Schweizer (Oni)

* The Good Neighbors, Book 1: Kin, by Holly Black and Ted Naifeh (Scholastic Graphix)

* Rapunzel’s Revenge, by Shannon and Dean Hale and Nathan Hale (Bloomsbury Children’s Books)

* Skim, by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (Groundwood Books)

Best Humor Publication

* Arsenic Lullaby Pulp Edition No. Zero, by Douglas Paszkiewicz (Arsenic Lullaby)

* Chumble Spuzz, by Ethan Nicolle (SLG)

* Herbie Archives, by “Sean O’Shea” (Richard E. Hughes) and Ogden Whitney (Dark Horse)

* Petey and Pussy, by John Kerschbaum (Fantagraphics)

* Wondermark: Beards of Our Forefathers, by David Malki (Dark Horse)

Best Anthology

* An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories, Vol. 2, edited by Ivan Brunetti (Yale University Press)

* Best American Comics 2008, edited by Lynda Barry (Houghton Mifflin)

* Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori Amos, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Image)

* Kramers Ergot 7, edited by Sammy Harkham (Buenaventura Press)

* MySpace Dark Horse Presents, edited by Scott Allie and Sierra Hahn (Dark Horse)

Best Digital Comic

* Bodyworld, by Dash Shaw

* Finder, by Carla Speed McNeil

* The Lady’s Murder, by Eliza Frye

* Speak No Evil: Melancholy of a Space Mexican, by Elan Trinidad

* Vs., by Alexis Sottile & Joe Infurnari

Best Reality-Based Work

* Alan’s War, by Emmanuel Guibert (First Second)

* Blue Pills: A Positive Love Story, by Frederik Peeters (Houghton Mifflin)

* Fishtown, by Kevin Colden (IDW)