Johnny Hiro


"Johnny Hiro" is a comic book series written and drawn by Fred Chao and published by Adhouse Books.

Asian American comic book creators have been nominated in multiple categories for this year's Eisner Awards. Click here to see all the nominees; see below for a list of the Asian American nominees. (Full disclosure: Ann Marie Fleming is Asian Canadian and Shaun Tan is Asian Australian, but we'll take 'em!)

Congrats to all!

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Johnny Hiro #1, by Fred Chao (AdHouse)

Best New Series
Johnny Hiro, by Fred Chao (AdHouse)

Best Humor Publication
Johnny Hiro, by Fred Chao (AdHouse)

Best Reality-Based Work
The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, by Ann Marie Fleming (Riverhead Books/Penguin Group)

Best Graphic Album-New
The Arrival, by Shaun Tan (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic)
Bookhunter, by Jason Shiga (Sparkplug Books)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material
The Arrival, by Shaun Tan (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic)

Best Writer/Artist
Shaun Tan, The Arrival (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic)

Best Writer/Artist-Humor
Fred Chao, Johnny Hiro (AdHouse)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Jae Lee, Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born (Marvel)

Best Painter or Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Ann-Marie Fleming, The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam (Riverhead Books/Penguin Group)

Best Cover Artist
James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse); Process Recess 2; Superior Showcase 2 (AdHouse)
Jae Lee, Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born (Marvel)
Jim Lee, All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder (DC); World of Warcraft (WildStorm/DC)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
Comic Foundry, edited by Tim Leong (Comic Foundry)

Best Publication Design
Process Recess 2, designed by James Jean and Chris Pitzer (AdHouse)


Fred Chao's comic book series "Johnny Hiro" ("half Asian, all hero") has been pulling in great reviews from bloggers and comics sites.

LostToast.com calls "Johnny Hiro" #3 "balls-out awesome from cover to cover" while Comixtreme.com writes, "The book had me laughing out loud at one point and finished on quite a serious note that made me think a little bit more about my own life, yet another rare thing to find."

And Kevin at Newsarama says, "I can't say enough good things about Johnny Hiro, Fred Chao's ridiculously fun series that plays on movie cliches and popular culture. In this issue, Chao toys with a classic Japanese tale as he introduces the 47 Ronin Businessmen."

For a podcast featuring an interview with Chao, visit Comixology.com.

All Johnny Hiro Entries

04.15.08Asian Americans score approximately one billion Eisner nominations
02.14.08Fred Chao's "Johnny Hiro" nabs rave reviews, interview