Next week, Monkeys Fighting Robots will be announcing our awards for Best Cover and Best Single Issue of 2018; here are your nominees from Image Comics.
Nominations were collected from Image Comics as well as the MFR team. The indie publisher garnered 16 nominations between the two categories – the most of any publisher this year.
We’d like to offer a special thank you to Image for participating; each of these choices are award-worthy. Readers: please be sure to pick up these comics if you haven’t already!
Best Cover Nominees
Infidel #1 (Cover A by Aaron Campbell & José Villarrubia)
Isola Vol. 1 (Cover A by Karl Kerschl & MSASSYK)
Ice Cream Man #1 (Cover B by Frazer Irving)
Dead Rabbit #2 (Cover A by John McCrea)
Maestros #6 (Cover A by Steve Skroce)
Best Single Issue Nominees
Saga #54
By Briak K Vaughan & Fiona Staples
Man-Eaters #1
By Chelsea Cain, Kate Niemczyk, Rachelle Rosenberg, Jor Caramagna, Lia Miternique, Stella Greenvoss, & Katie Lane
Gideon Falls #1
By Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, & Dave Stewart
The Weatherman #1
By Jody LeHeup, Nathan Fox, & Dave Stewart
Isola #1
By Brenden Fletcher, Karl Kerschl, MSASSYK, & Aditya Bidikar
Black Science #34
By Rick Remender, Matteo Scalera, & Moreno Dinisio
Descender #30
By Jeff Lemire & Dustin Nguyen
Skyward #5
By Joe Henderson, Lee Garbett, Antonio Fabela, & Simon Bowland
The Dead Hand #1
By Kyle Higgins, Stephen Mooney, Jordie Bellaire, & Clayton Cowles
Bitter Root #1
By David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, Sanford Greene, Rico Renzi, & Clayton Cowles
Paper Girls #25
By Brian K Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson, & Jared K Fletcher
What are your picks for Best Cover and Best Single Issue of 2018? Let us know in the comments, and check back next week to see our selections!