Ben Passmore won the Eisner Award in the category of Best Reality-Based Work for his graphic novel BLACK ARMS TO HOLD YOU UP: A HISTORY OF BLACK RESISTANCE. The award was presented at this year’s Comic-Con International in San Diego, and is the top honors for creative achievement in American comic books. Deemed “virtuosic,” “refreshing,” and “packed with meaning” by the New York Times, BLACK ARMS TO HOLD YOU UP is a whirlwind graphic history of Black life in America, taken by force. Pantheon published the graphic novel on October 7th, 2025.