The Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material is an award for "creative achievement" in American comic books for material not originally published or available in the United States of America.
History and name change
The award was named Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material from that award's inception in 1998 to 2006. In 2007 the award was split into Best U.S. Edition of International Material and Best U.S. Edition of International Material–Japan (renamed in 2010 to Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia).
Winners and nominees
Year Title Authors TranslatorsTranslator was not officially listed until 2017. 1990s 1998 (Paradox Press) (NBM Publishing) (NBM Publishing) (Viz Media) (Dark Horse Comics) 1999 (Dark Horse Comics) (Dark Horse Comics) (Dark Horse Comics/Studio Proteus) (NBM Publishing) , vol. 1 (Viz Media) and Ryoichi Ikegami 2000s 2000 (Dark Horse Comics) (NBM Publishing) (L'Association) (Actus Tragicus) , Mira Friedmann, Batia Kolton, Rutu Modan, Yirmi Pinkus, and Itzik Rennert (Fantagraphics) 2001 (Dark Horse Comics) and Goseki Kojima , Book One (Dark Horse Comics) (Viz Media) (Drawn & Quarterly) (Humanoids Publishing) (Fantagraphics) 2002 (Dark Horse Comics) (Viz Media) (Fantagraphics) (Humanoids Publishing) and François Schuiten (Viz Media) 2003 (NBM Publishing) , adapted by Jerry Kramsky and Lorenzo Mattotti (Fantagraphics) , vol. 1 (Fantagraphics) , vol. 1 (NBM Publishing) and François Schuiten (Fantagraphics) , vols. 2-3 (Viz Media) 2004 , vols. 1 and 2 (Vertical) (ibooks) and Juanjo Guarnido , vols. 1 & 2 (Humanoids Publishing) (Simon & Schuster) (Pantheon Books) 2005 , vols. 3-4 (Vertical) , vols. 1-2 (Last Gasp) Book 2: Arctic Nation (iBooks) and Juanjo Guarnido 2: The Story of a Return (Pantheon Books) (Tokyopop) 2006 (Pantheon Books) (ADV Manga) , vol. 1 (NBM Publishing) , Lewis Trondheim, and Christophe Blain (NBM Publishing) (Typocrat Press) 2007 (Fantagraphics) (First Second Books) (Dark Horse Comics) and Gabriel Bá (Fantagraphics) (Alternative Comics) and Asaf Hanuka 2008 (Fantagraphics) (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Corporation) (Drawn & Quarterly) and Clément Oubrerie (First Second Books) (Archaia Entertainment) and Luc Jacamon 2009 (Fantagraphics) (First Second Books) (First Second Books) (Pantheon Books) (Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) 2010s 2010 (First Second Books) , Didier Lefèvre, and Frédéric Lemercier (Fanfare/Ponent Mon) and Émile Bravo (First Second Books) and Fabrice Parme (Fantagraphics) , adapted by Jacques Tardi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon) 2011 (Fantagraphics) (Archaia Entertainment) and Luc Jacamon (Fantagraphics) and Pirus (Fantagraphics) and Pierre Mac Orlan (NBM Publishing) 2012 (Dark Horse Books) with Hugo Pratt (NBM Publishing) (Fantagraphics) and Jason (Fantagraphics) and Jean-Patrick Manchette (Top Shelf Productions) 2013 (Dark Horse Comics) and Juanjo Guarnido (NBM Publishing) and Renaud Dillies (Fantagraphics) (Drawn & Quarterly) (Humanoids Publishing) and Charles Berberian (Fantagraphics) , Dominique Grange, and Jacques Tardi 2014 (Fantagraphics) and Jean-Pierre Verney (Nobrow Press) (Uncivilized Books) (Fantagraphics) (SelfMadeHero) 2015 (Dark Horse Comics) and Juanjo Guarnido (Drawn & Quarterly) and Kerascoët (IDW Publishing/EuroComics) (Dark Horse Comics/Strip Art Features) and Jaakko Ahonen (Alaxis Press) and François Schuiten 2016 (Boom! Studios/Archaia Entertainment) (Knockabout Comics/Fanfare) (Fantagraphics) and Francisco Solano López (Magnetic Press) and Tony Sandoval (Boom! Studios/Archaia Entertainment) 2017 (Dark Horse Comics) , et al. (NBM Publishing) (SelfMadeHero) (Magnetic Press) and Federico Bertolucci (Fantagraphics) 2018 (Fantagraphics) (Nobrow Press) and Jerémie Royer (EuroComics/IDW Publishing) and Brandon Kander (SelfMadeHero) (Lion Forge Comics/Magnetic Press) and Jesús Alonso Iglesias (Fantagraphics) and Javier Olivares 2019 (First Second Books) (Archaia Entertainment/Boom! Studios) and Julie Rocheleau (Magnetic Press/Lion Forge Comics) (Dark Horse Comics) and Olivier Vatine and Diana Schutz (Magnetic Press/Lion Forge Comics) and Grégory Panaccione 2020s 2020 (Fantagraphics) (IDW Publishing) and Alexandre Clérisse (EuroComics/IDW Publishing) and Christian Cailleaux (SelfMadeHero) and Stéphane Oiry (Magnetic Press) and Hubert Chevillard (Titan Comics) and Julie Rocheleau 2021 (Fantagraphics) (SelfMadeHero) and Jean-Marc Rochette (Nobrow) (Magnetic Press) , Severine Tréfouël, and David Evrard (Enchanted Lion Books) (Fantagraphics) 2022 (IDW Publishing) and François Schuiten (Top Shelf Productions) , Juan Cavia (Magnetic Press) , Helene Canac (Magnetic Press) , Federico Bertolucci (Penn State University Press) 2023 (Dark Horse Comics) and Juanjo Guarnido and Brandon Kander (Dark Horse Comics) (Penn State University Press) (Penn State University Press) (Life Drawn/Humanoids) and Fred Leclerc 2024 (Dark Horse Comics) and Juanjo Guarnido and Brandon Kander (Top Shelf/IDW) (Fairsquare Comics) (Drawn & Quarterly) (Pantheon Books/Penguin Random House) (Fantagraphics) 2025 (Pow Pow Press) and Helge Dascher (Abrams ComicArts) (Fantagraphics) (Fantagraphics) (Fantagraphics) 2026 (Fantagraphics) (Fantagraphics) (Drawn & Quarterly) (Helvetiq) (Fantagraphics) (Abrams ComicArts)
See also Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers Eisner Award for Best Academic/Scholarly Work
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