14th May 2026
Rebellion Publishing’s 2000 AD and The Treasury of British Comics have been recognized by the committee for the 2026 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards in two categories. Given out every year as part of San Diego Comic Con, the Eisner Awards are widely considered to be the most prestigious awards in the industry, and recognise outstanding works in comics and graphic novel publishing across the prior year.
Rebellion’s 2026 Eisner Award nominations are:
Best Anthology: 2000 AD Annual 2026, edited by Oliver Pickles
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books: Scream! The Specials 1985–2024, edited by Chiara Mestieri
With the news of the award nomination, 2000 AD have pulled copies of The 2000 AD Annual from their convention inventory so it can be re-offered to our readers through our webstore.
Buy The 2000 AD Annual 2026 from the 2000 AD webshop >>
Buy Scream! The Specials from the Treasury of British Comics webshop >>
Rebellion look forward to celebrating alongside industry colleagues at Comic-Con International: San Diego in July. A full list of nominees can be found here.
We would also like to congratulate 2000 AD Art Droid PJ Holden on a nomination for Best Webcomic for Terran Omega, and Rebellion’s own PR Droid Steve Morris, whose website Shelfdust was nominated in this year’s shortlist for Best Comics Journalism / Publication.
If you would like to read copies of Rebellion’s Eisner-nominated releases, please contact your local comic shop. Graphic novels are also available to order via physical and digital bookstores and booksellers.
ABOUT THE EISNER AWARDS:
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are considered the “Oscars” of the comics world. Named for the pioneering comics creator and graphic novelist Will Eisner, the awards are given out in more than two dozen categories during a ceremony each year at Comic-Con International: San Diego. For more information about the Eisner Awards, visit the Eisner Awards page on the CCI website. Industry members seeking information on how to vote, fill out this form.