May 28, 2018
Time Codes:
- 00:00:31 - Introduction
- 00:03:19 - Setup of the discussion
- 00:05:04 - Nominees in the Best Publication for Early Readers category
- 00:51:47 - Nominees in the Best Publication for Kids category
- 01:31:45 - Nominees in the Best Publication for Teens category
- 02:20:32 - Wrap up
- 02:26:03 - Contact us
On this episode of the Comics Alternative Young Readers Show, Gwen and Paul detail the three categories of the Eisner Awards that focus on children and teens:
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)
- Adele in Sand Land, by Claude Ponti, translated by Skeeter Grant and Françoise Mouly (Toon Books)
- Arthur and the Golden Rope, by Joe Todd-Stanton (Flying Eye/Nobrow)
- Egg, by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books)
- Good Night, Planet, by Liniers (Toon Books)
- Little Tails in the Savannah, by Frederic Brrémaud and Federico Bertolucci, translated by Mike Kennedy (Lion Forge/Magnetic)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12)
- Bolivar, by Sean Rubin (Archaia)
- Home Time (Book One): Under the River, by Campbell Whyte (Top Shelf)
- Nightlights, by Lorena Alvarez (Nobrow)
- The Tea Dragon Society, by Katie O’Neill (Oni)
- Wallace the Brave, by Will Henry (Andrews McMeel)
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
- The Dam Keeper, by Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi (First Second/Tonko House)
- Jane, by Aline Brosh McKenna and Ramón K. Pérez (Archaia)
- Louis Undercover, by Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault, translated by Christelle Morelli and Susan Ouriou (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi)
- Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)
- Spinning, by Tillie Walden (First Second)
In addition to reviewing each nominated text, the duo refers listeners to The Comics Alternativearchives for the shows that reference these nominees: Good Night, Planet by Liniers; Nightlights by Lorena Alvarez; The Dam Keeper by Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi; and Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda.
Paul and Gwen use this episode to launch a general discussion of age designations and categorization of children’s and YA comics, and they reference the art of Bolivian painter and lithographer Graciela Rodo Boulanger, whose depiction of children resembles that found in Campbell Whyte’s Home Time. So, won’t you pour yourself a chilly beverage, kick back, and give a listen to the two PhDs -- more on Paul’s recent doctoral graduation from University of California-Berkeley will appear in the June podcast -- for a rundown of this year’s Eisner nominees.