Image Comics Makes History As First Publisher to Sweep 'Best New Series' Eisner Noms

Published: Mon, 06/03/19

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Image Comics Makes History As First Publisher to Sweep 'Best New Series' Eisner Noms

Image Comics made history as the first publisher to sweep in the Best New Series category for nominations in the 2019 Eisner Awards. This year, Image titles have received 19 nominations plus 11 shared nominations for a total of 30 Eisner nominations.

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The Walking Dead Volume 31

Image Comics • 9781534310520 • $16.99
Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Stefano Gaudiano, Cliff Rathburn, and Dave Stewart

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In April, The Walking Dead Volume 31 from Image Comics was the best-selling book. For the Top 20 Best-Sellers, see below.

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