Eisner Award

The Eisner Award (also Will Eisner Comic Industry Award ) is one of the most important American awards for comics creators. The namesake of the award, Will Eisner , was a regular participant in the ceremony until his death in 2005.

The predecessor of the Eisner Awards were the Kirby Awards , which were given from 1985 to 1987 . The Kirby Awards were sponsored by Amazing Heroes Magazine and organized by Dave Olbrich. In 1987 there was a dispute between Olbrich and Fantagraphics (the company that published Amazing Heroes), as both claimed ownership of the Kirby Awards. Finally a compromise was reached: From 1988 the Kirby Awards were discontinued and instead two new awards were introduced; Olbrich started giving the Eisner Awards and Fantagraphics has now given the Harvey Awards .

Every year publishers and comic book makers submit their proposals for the awards. The five-member jury, appointed by the organizers of the comic fair in San Diego, nominates five candidates for each of the award categories. The suggestions are then sent to employees and professionals in the comic industry in the form of a voting slip. Voting results are announced and prizes are awarded annually (except in 1990) at the Comic-Con International comic book fair in San Diego , California .

Other prizes will also be awarded during this ceremony:

Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award named after Bob Clampett, a popular animator, cartoonist and director.
Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award. The award has been given since 1982 for outstanding performance. It is named after Russ Manning, the author of the Tarzan and Star Wars newspaper strips.
Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing. Named after the co-creator Batmans, this award is given each year to one living and one deceased recipient for outstanding achievement.
Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award is given to the best comic book store.
Comic-Con Icon Award is given to the person or organization that has done the most for the distribution of comics.
Comic-Con International's Inkpot Award has been presented for outstanding performance since 1974.

The categories and winners of the Eisner Awards are:

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Best Writer (1988-)

1988 Alan Moore , Watchmen (DC)
1989 Alan Moore, Batman : The Killing Joke (DC)
1991 Neil Gaiman , Sandman (DC)
1992 Neil Gaiman, Sandman (DC); Books of Magic (DC); Miracleman (Eclipse)
1993 Neil Gaiman, Miracleman (Eclipse); Sandman (DC)
1994 Neil Gaiman, Sandman (DC)
1995 Alan Moore, From Hell (Kitchen Sink)
1996 Alan Moore, From Hell (Kitchen Sink)
1997 Alan Moore, From Hell (Kitchen Sink); Supreme (Maximum Press)
1998 Garth Ennis , Hitman (DC); Preacher ; Unknown Soldier (DC / Vertigo); Blood Mary: Lady Liberty (DC / Helix)
1999 Kurt Busiek , Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Homage / WildStorm / Image); Avengers (marvel)
2000 Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen , Promethea , Tom Strong , Tomorrow Stories , Top Ten (ABC)
2001 Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen , Promethea , Tom Strong , Tomorrow Stories , Top Ten (ABC)
2002 Brian Michael Bendis , Powers (Image); Alias , Daredevil , Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel)
2003 Brian Michael Bendis, Powers (Image); Alias , Daredevil , Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel)
2004 Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen , Promethea , Smax , Tom Strong , Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (ABC)
2005 Brian K. Vaughan , Y: The Last Man (Vertigo / DC); Ex Machina (WildStorm / DC); Runaways (Marvel)
2006 Alan Moore Promethea , Top Ten: The Forty-Niners (ABC)
2008 Ed Brubaker , Captain America, Criminal, Daredevil (Marvel)
2008 Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Criminal, Daredevil, Immortal Iron Fist (Marvel)
2009 Bill Willingham , Fables, House of Mystery (Vertigo / DC)
2010 Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Daredevil, Marvels Project (Marvel); Criminal, Incognito (Marvel Icon)
2011 Joe Hill , Locke & Key (IDW)
2012 Mark Waid , Irredeemable, Incorruptible (BOOM!); Daredevil (Marvel)
2013 Brian K. Vaughan, Saga (Image)
2014 Brian K. Vaughan, Saga (Image)
2015 Gene Luen Yang , Avatar: The Last Airbender (Dark Horse); The Shadow Hero (First Second)
2016 Jason Aaron , Southern Bastards (Image), Men of Wrath (Marvel Icon), Doctor Strange , Star Wars , Thor (Marvel)
2017 Brian K. Vaughan, Paper Girls , Saga (Image)
2018 Tom King , Batman , Batman Annual No. 2 , Batman / Elmer Fudd Special No. 1 , Mister Miracle (DC); Marjorie Liu , Monstress (Image)
2019 Tom King , Batman , Mister Miracle , Heroes in Crisis , Swamp Thing Winter Special (DC)
2020 Mariko Tamaki , Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass (DC), Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (First Second / Macmillan), Archie (Archie)

Best Writer / Artist (1988 -)

1988 Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons , Watchmen (DC)
1989 Paul Chadwick , Concrete (Dark Horse)
1991 Frank Miller and Geof Darrow
1992 Peter David and Dale Keown , The Incredible Hulk (Marvel)
1993 Frank Miller, Sin City , Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse)
1993 Mike Baron and Steve Rude , Nexus: The Origin (Dark Horse)
1994 Jeff Smith , Bone (Cartoon Books)
1995 Mike Mignola , Hellboy: Seeds of Destruction (Dark Horse / Legend)
1999 Frank Miller, 300 (Dark Horse)
2000 Daniel Clowes , Eightball (Fantagraphics)
2001 Eric Shanower , Age of Bronze (Image)
2002 Daniel Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
2003 Eric Shanower, Age of Bronze (Image)
2004 Craig Thompson , Blankets (Top Shelf)
2005 Paul Chadwick, Concrete: The Human Dilemma (Dark Horse)
2006 Geof Darrow, Shaolin Cowboy (Burlyman)
2007 Paul Pope , Batman: Year 100 (DC)
2008 Chris Ware , Acme Novelty Library No. 18 (Acme Novelty)
2009 Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library No. 19 (Acme)
2010 David Mazzucchelli , Asterios Polyp (Pantheon)
2011 Darwyn Cooke , The Outfit (IDW)
2012 Craig Thompson, Habibi (Pantheon)
2013 Chris Ware, Building Stories (Pantheon)
2014 Jaime Hernandez , Love and Rockets New Stories No. 6 (Fantagraphics)
2015 Raina Telgemeier , Sisters (Graphix / Scholastic)
2016 Bill Griffith , Invisible Ink: My Mother's Secret Love Affair with a Famous Cartoonist (Fantagraphics)
2017 Sonny Liew , The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)
2018 Emil Ferris , My Favorite Thing Is Monsters (Fantagraphics)
2019 Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker (First Second)
2020 Raina Telgemeier , Guts (Graphix / Scholastic)

Best Writer / Artist: Drama (Best Author / Artist: Drama) (1997–2008)

1996 David Lapham , Stray Bullets (El Capitan)
1997 Mike Mignola , Hellboy: Wake the Devil (Dark Horse / Legend)
1998 Mike Mignola, Hellboy: Almost Colossus ; Hellboy Christmas Special ; Hellboy Jr. Halloween Special (Dark Horse)
1999 Frank Miller , 300 (Dark Horse)
2000 Daniel Clowes , Eightball (Fantagraphics)
2001 Eric Shanower , Age of Bronze (Image)
2002 Daniel Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
2003 Eric Shanower, Age of Bronze (Image)
2004 Craig Thompson , Blankets ( Top Shelf )
2005 Paul Chadwick , Concrete: The Human Dilemma (Dark Horse)
2006 Geof Darrow , Shaolin Cowboy (Burlyman)
2007 Paul Pope , Batman: Year 100 (DC)
2008 Chris Ware , Acme Novelty Library No. 18 (Acme Novelty)

Best Writer / Artist: Humor (Best Author / Artist: Humor) (1995–2008)

1995 Jeff Smith , Bone (Cartoon Books)
1996 Sergio Aragonés , Groo (Image)
1997 Don Rosa , Walt Disney's Comics & Stories; Uncle Scrooge (Egmont)
1998 Jeff Smith, Bone (Cartoon Books)
1999 Kyle Baker , You Are Here (DC / Vertigo)
2000 Kyle Baker, I Die at Midnight (DC / Vertigo); "Letitia Lerner, Superbaby's Babysitter" in Elseworlds 80-Page Giant (DC)
2001 Tony Millionaire , Maakies (Fantagraphics), Sock Monkey (Dark Horse / Maverick)
2002 Evan Dorkin , Dork! (Slave laboratory)
2003 Tony Millionaire, House at Maakies Corner (Fantagraphics)
2004 Kyle Baker, Plastic Man (DC); The New Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing)
2005 Kyle Baker, Plastic Man (DC); Kyle Baker, cartoonist (Kyle Baker Publishing)
2006 Kyle Baker, Plastic Man (DC); The Bakers (Kyle Baker Publishing)
2007 Tony Millionaire, Billy Hazelnuts (Fantagraphics); Sock Monkey: The Inches Incident (Dark Horse)
2008 Eric Powell , The Goon (Dark Horse)

Best Writer / Artist: Nonfiction (Best Author / Artist: Non-Fiction) (2010)

2010 Joe Sacco Footnotes in Gaza (Metropolitan / Holt)

Best Painter / Multimedia Artist (Interior) (1993 -)

1993 Dave Dorman , Aliens: Tribes (Dark Horse)
1994 Alex Ross , Marvels (Marvel)
1995 Jon J. Muth , Mystery Play (DC / Vertigo)
1996 John Bolton , Batman: Manbat (DC)
1997 Alex Ross, Kingdom Come (DC)
1998 Alex Ross, Uncle Sam (DC / Vertigo)
1999 Alex Ross, Superman: Peace on Earth (DC)
2000 Alex Ross, Batman: War on Crime (DC)
2001 Jill Thompson , Scary Godmother (Sirius)
2002 Charles Vess , Rose (Cartoon Books)
2003 George Pratt , Wolverine : Netsuke (Marvel)
2004 Jill Thompson, "Stray," in The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings (Dark Horse)
2005 Teddy Kristiansen , It's a Bird ... (Vertigo / DC)
2006 José Ladrönn , Hip Flask: Mystery City (Active Images)
2007 Jill Thompson, "A Dog and His Boy" in The Dark Horse Book of Monsters ; "Love Triangle" in Sexy Chix (Dark Horse); "Fair Division", in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo / DC)
2008 Eric Powell , The Goon: Chinatown (Dark Horse)
2009 Jill Thompson, Magic Trixie, Magic Trixie Sleeps Over (HarperCollins Children's Books)
2010 Jill Thompson, Beasts of Burden (Dark Horse); Magic Trixie and the Dragon (HarperCollins Children's Books)
2011 Juanjo Guarnido , Blacksad (Dark Horse)
2012 not awarded
2013 Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad (Dark Horse)
2014 Fiona Staples , Saga (Image)
2015 JH Williams III , The Sandman: Overture (Vertigo / DC)
2016 Dustin Nguyen , Descender (Image)
2017 Jill Thompson , Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (DC); Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse)
2018 Sana Takeda , Monstress (Image)
2019 Dustin Nguyen, Descender (Image)
2020 Christian Ward , Invisible Kingdom (Berger Books / Dark Horse)

Best Artist / Penciller / Inker or Penciller / Inker Team (1988 -)

1988 Steve Rude , Nexus (First)
1989 Brian Bolland , Batman: The Killing Joke (DC)
1991 Steve Rude - Best Artist
1991 Al Williamson - Best Inker
1992 Simon Bisley , Batman: Judgment on Gotham (DC) - Best Artist
1992 Adam Kubert , Batman Versus Predator (DC and Dark Horse) - Best Inker
1993 Steve Rude, Nexus: The Origin (Dark Horse) - Best Penciller
1993 Kevin Nowlan , Batman: Sword of Azrael (DC) - Best Inker
1993 Frank Miller , Sin City , Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse) - Best Penciller / Inker (Black and White)
1993 P. Craig Russell , Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde (NBM); Robin 3000 ; Legends of the Dark Knight: Hothouse (DC) - Best Penciller / Inker (Color)
1994 P. Craig Russell, The Sandman No. 50 (DC)
1995 Dave Gibbons , Martha Washington Goes to War (Dark Horse)
1996 Geof Darrow , The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (Dark Horse / Legend)
1997 Steve Rude, Nexus: Executioner's Song (Dark Horse) - Best Penciller
1997 Al Williamson, Spider-Man , Untold Tales of Spider-Man No. 17-18 (Marvel) - Best Inker
1997 Charles Vess , Book of Ballads and Sagas (Green Man Press); The Sandman No. 75 (DC / Vertigo) - Best Penciller / Inker
1998 P. Craig Russell, Elric: Stormbringer (Dark Horse / Topps); Dr. Strange : What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen? (Marvel)
1999 Tim Sale, Superman for All Seasons (DC); Grendel Black, White, and Red No. 1 (Dark Horse)
2000 Kevin Nowlan , "Jack B. Quick", Tomorrow Stories (ABC)
2001 P. Craig Russell, Ring of the Nibelung (Dark Horse / Maverick)
2002 Eduardo Risso , 100 Bullets (DC / Vertigo)
2003 Kevin O'Neill , League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (ABC)
2004 John Cassaday , Planetary , Planetary / Batman: Night on Earth (WildStorm / DC); Hellboy Weird Tales (Dark Horse)
2005 John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Planetary (WildStorm / DC); I Am Legion: The Dancing Faun (Humanoids / DC) and Frank Quitely , WE3 (Vertigo / DC) (tie)
2006 John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Planetary (WildStorm / DC)
2007 Mark Buckingham and Steve Leialoha , Fables (Vertigo / DC)
2008 Pia Guerra and Jose Marzan junior , Y: The Last Man (Vertigo / DC)
2009 Guy Davis , BPRD (Dark Horse)
2010 JH Williams III , Detective Comics (DC)
2011 Skottie Young , The Marvelous Land of Oz (Marvel)
2012 Ramón K. Pérez , Jim Henson's Tale of Sand (Archaia)
2013 David Aja , Hawkeye (Marvel) and Chris Samnee, Daredevil (Marvel); Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom (IDW)
2014 Sean Murphy , The Wake (DC / Vertigo)
2015 Fiona Staples , Saga (Image)
2016 Cliff Chiang , Paper Girls (Image)
2017 Fiona Staples , Saga (Image)
2018 Mitch Gerads , Mister Miracle (DC)
2019 Mitch Gerads, Mister Miracle (DC)
2020 Rosemary Valero-O'Connell , Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (First Second / Macmillan)

Best Art Team (1988–1989)

1988 Steve Rude , Willie Blyberg and Ken Steacy , Space Ghost Special (Comico)
1989 Alan Davis and Paul Neary , Excalibur (Marvel)

Best Colorist / Coloring (1992 -)

1992 Steve Oliff , Legends of the Dark Knight (DC), 2112 (Dark Horse), and Akira (Marvel)
1993 Steve Oliff / Olyoptics , Legends of the Dark Knight No. 28-30, Martian Manhunter: American Secrets (DC); James Bond 007: Serpent's Tooth (Dark Horse); Spawn (image)
1994 Steve Oliff and Rueben Rude / Olyoptics, Spawn (Image)
1995 Angus McKie , Martha Washington Goes to War (Dark Horse)
1996 Chris Ware , The Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)
1997 Matt Hollingsworth , Preacher ; Death: The Time of Your Life (DC / Vertigo); Bloody Mary (DC / Helix); Challengers of the Unknown (DC)
1998 Chris Ware, The Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)
1999 Lynn Varley , 300 (Dark Horse)
2000 Laura DePuy , The Authority ; Planetary (DC / Wildstorm)
2001 Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library # 14 (Fantagraphics)
2002 Laura DePuy, Ruse ( CrossGen ), Ministry of Space (Image)
2003 Dave Stewart , Hellboy: Third Wish , The Amazing Screw-on Head , Star Wars: Empire (Dark Horse); Human Target (Vertigo) , Doom Patrol (DC / Vertigo); Tom Strong (ABC); Captain America (Marvel)
2004 Patricia Mulvihill , Batman , Wonder Woman (DC), 100 Bullets (Vertigo / DC)
2005 Dave Stewart, Daredevil, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Six, Captain America (Marvel); Conan, BPRD (Dark Horse); DC: The New Frontier (DC)
2006 Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library No. 16 (Acme Novelty)
2007 Dave Stewart, BPRD , Conan , The Escapists , Hellboy (Dark Horse); Action Comics , Batman / The Spirit , Superman (DC)
2008 Dave Stewart, BPRD , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Cut , Hellboy , Lobster Johnson , The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse); The Spirit (DC)
2009 Dave Stewart, Abe Sapien: The Drowning, BPRD, The Goon, Hellboy, Solomon Kane, The Unbrella Academy (Dark Horse); Body Bags (Image); Captain America: White (Marvel)
2010 Dave Stewart, Abe Sapien, BPRD, The Goon, Hellboy, Solomon Kane, Umbrella Academy, Zero Killer (Dark Horse); Detective Comics (DC); Luna Park (Vertigo)
2011 Dave Stewart, Hellboy, BPRD, Baltimore, Let Me In (Dark Horse); Detective Comics (DC); Neil Young's Greendale, Daytripper, Joe the Barbarian (Vertigo / DC)
2012 Laura Allred , iZombie (Vertigo / DC); Madman All-New Giant-Size Super-Ginchy Special (Image)
2013 Dave Stewart, Batwoman (DC); Fatal (image); BPRD , Conan the Barbarian , Hellboy in Hell , Lobster Johnson , The Massive (Dark Horse)
2014 Jordie Bellaire , The Manhattan Projects, Nowhere Men , Pretty Deadly, Zero (Image); The Massive (Dark Horse); Tom Strong (DC); X-Files Season 10 (IDW); Captain Marvel, Journey into Mystery (Marvel); Numbercruncher (titanium); Quantum and Woody (Valiant)
2015 Dave Stewart, Hellboy in Hell, BPRD, Abe Sapien, Baltimore, Lobster Johnson, Witchfinder, Shaolin Cowboy, Aliens: Fire and Stone, DHP (Dark Horse)
2016 Jordie Bellaire , The Autumnlands , Injection , Plutona , Pretty Deadly , The Surface , They're Not Like Us , Zero (Image); The X-Files (IDW); The Massive (Dark Horse); Magneto , Vision (Marvel)
2017 Matt Wilson , Cry Havoc , Paper Girls , The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Black Widow , The Mighty Thor , Star-Lord (Marvel)
2018 Emil Ferris , My Favorite Thing Is Monsters (Fantagraphics)
2019 Matt Wilson, Black Cloud , Paper Girls , The Wicked + The Divine (Image); The Mighty Thor , Runaways (Marvel)
2020 Dave Stewart) , Black Hammer , BPRD: The Devil You Know , Hellboy and the BPRD (Dark Horse); Gideon Falls (Image); Silver Surfer Black , Spider-Man (Marvel)

Best Letterer / Lettering (1993-)

1993 Todd Klein , The Sandman , The Demon (DC)
1994 Todd Klein, The Sandman (DC)
1995 Todd Klein, Batman vs. Predator II (DC / Dark Horse); The Demon (DC), The Sandman (DC / Vertigo); Uncle Scrooge (Gladstone)
1996 Stan Sakai , Groo (Image); Usagi Yojimbo (Mirage)
1997 Todd Klein, Sandman ; Death: The Time of Your Life ; House of Secrets ; The Dreaming (DC / Vertigo); Batman ; The Specter ; Kingdom Come (DC)
1998 Todd Klein, Batman ; Batman: Poison Ivy (DC); The Dreaming ; House of Secrets ; The Invisibles ; Uncle Sam (DC / Vertigo); Uncle Scrooge Adventures (Gladstone); Castle Waiting (Olio)
1999 Todd Klein, Castle Waiting (Olio); House of Secrets ; The Invisibles ; The Dreaming (DC / Vertigo)
2000 Todd Klein, Promethea ; Tom Strong ; Tomorrow Stories ; Top 10 (ABC); The Dreaming ; Gifts of the Night ; The Invisibles ; Sandman Presents: Lucifer (DC / Vertigo)
2001 Todd Klein, Promethea ; Tom Strong ; Tomorrow Stories ; Top 10 (ABC); The Invisibles ; The Dreaming (DC / Vertigo); Castle Waiting (Cartoon Books)
2002 Todd Klein, Promethea ; Tom Strong's Terrific Tales ; Tomorrow Stories ; Top 10 ; Greyshirt (ABC); The Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dreams But Were Afraid to Ask (DC / Vertigo); Detective comics ; The Dark Knight Strikes Again (DC); Castle Waiting (Olio); Universe X (Marvel)
2003 Todd Klein, Dark Knight Strikes Again ; Detective comics ; Wonder Woman : The Hiketeia (DC); Fables ; Human Target: Final Cut (DC / Vertigo); Promethea ; Tom Strong (ABC); Castle Waiting (Olio)
2004 Todd Klein, Detective Comics (DC); Fables , The Sandman: Endless Nights (Vertigo / DC); Tom Strong , Promethea (ABC); 1602 (Marvel)
2005 Todd Klein, Promethea ; Tom Strong ; Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (ABC); Wonder Woman (DC); Books of Magic: Life During Wartime ; Fables ; WE3 (Vertigo / DC); Creatures of the Night (Dark Horse)
2006 Todd Klein Wonder Woman, Justice, Seven Soldiers # 0 (DC); Desolation Jones (WildStorm / DC); Promethea, Top Ten: The Forty-Niners, Tomorrow Stories Special (ABC); Fables (vertigo); 1602: New World (Marvel)
2007 Todd Klein, Fables , Jack of Fables , Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall ; Pride of Baghdad , Testament (Vertigo / DC); Fantastic Four: 1602 , Eternals (Marvel); Lost Girls (Top Shelf)
2008 Todd Klein, Justice , Simon Dark (DC); Fables , Jack of Fables , Crossing Midnight (Vertigo / DC); League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier (WildStorm / DC); Nexus (Rude Dude)
2009 Chris Ware , Acme Novelty Library No. 19 (Acme)
2010 David Mazzucchelli , Asterios Polyp (Pantheon)
2011 Todd Klein, Fables, The Unwritten, Joe the Barbarian, iZombie (Vertigo / DC); Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom (WildStorm / DC); SHIELD (Marvel); Driver for the Dead (Radical)
2012 Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)
2013 Chris Ware, Building Stories (Pantheon)
2014 Darwyn Cooke , Richard Stark's Parker: Slayground (IDW)
2015 Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo: Senso, Usagi Yojimbo Color Special: The Artist (Dark Horse)
2016 Derf Backderf , Trashed (Abrams)
2017 Todd Klein , Clean Room , Dark Night , Lucifer (Vertigo / DC); Black Hammer (Dark Horse)
2018 Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo , Groo: Slay of the Gods (Dark Horse)
2019 Todd Klein, Black Hammer: Age of Doom , Neil Gaiman's A Study in Emerald (Dark Horse); Batman: White Night (DC); Eternity Girl , Books of Magic (Vertigo / DC); The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest (Top Shelf / IDW)
2020 Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)

Best Cover Artist (1993 -)

1992 Brian Bolland , Animal Man (DC)
1993 Brian Bolland, Animal Man ; Wonder Woman (DC)
1994 Brian Bolland, Animal Man ; Wonder Woman (DC)
1995 Glenn Fabry , Hellblazer (DC / Vertigo)
1996 Alex Ross , Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Jukebox Productions / Image)
1997 Alex Ross, Kingdom Come (DC); Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Jukebox Productions / Homage)
1998 Alex Ross, Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Jukebox Productions / Homage); Uncle Sam (DC / Vertigo)
1999 Brian Bolland, The Invisibles (DC / Vertigo)
2000 Alex Ross, Batman: No Man's Land ; Batman: Harley Quinn ; Batman: War on Crime (DC); Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Homage / Wildstorm / DC)
2001 Brian Bolland, Batman: Gotham Knights ; The Flash (DC); The Invisibles (DC / Vertigo)
2002 Dave Johnson , Detective Comics (DC); 100 bullets (DC / Vertigo)
2003 Adam Hughes , Wonder Woman (DC)
2004 James Jean , Fables (Vertigo / DC); Batgirl (DC)
2005 James Jean, Fables (Vertigo / DC); Green Arrow, Batgirl (DC)
2006 James Jean, Fables (Vertigo / DC); Runaways (Marvel)
2007 James Jean, Fables , Jack of Fables , Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo / DC)
2008 James Jean, Fables (Vertigo / DC); The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse); Process Recess 2 ; Superior Showcase 2 (AdHouse)
2009 James Jean, Fables (Vertigo / DC); The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse)
2010 JH Williams III , Detective Comics (DC)
2011 Mike Mignola , Hellboy, Baltimore: The Plague Ships (Dark Horse)
2012 Francesco Francavilla , Black Panther (Marvel); Lone Ranger, Lone Ranger / Zorro, Dark Shadows, Warlord of Mars (Dynamite); Archie Meets Kiss (Archie)
2013 David Aja , Hawkeye (Marvel)
2014 David Aja, Hawkeye (Marvel)
2015 Darwyn Cooke , DC Comics Darwyn Cooke Month Variant Covers (DC)
2016 David Aja, Hawkeye , Karnak , Scarlet Witch (Marvel)
2017 Fiona Staples , Saga (Image)
2018 Sana Takeda , Monstress (Image)
2019 Jen Bartel, Blackbird (Image); Submerged (Vault)
2020 Emma Rios , Pretty Deadly (Image)

Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition (1995-2006)

1995 Evan Dorkin ( Milk and Cheese , Hectic Planet , Dork , Instant Piano )
1996 Stan Sakai ( Usagi Yojimbo )
1997 Ricardo Delgado ( Age of Reptiles )
1998 Linda Medley ( Castle Waiting )
1999 Brian Michael Bendis ( Jinx , Goldfish , Torso )
2000 Tony Millionaire ( Sock Monkey )
2001 Alex Robinson ( Box Office Poison )
2002 Dylan Horrocks ( Hicksville , Atlas )
2003 Jason Shiga , Fleep ( Sparkplug Comics )
2004 Derek Kirk Kim , ( Same Difference & Other Stories )
2005 Sean McKeever ( The Waiting Place , Mary Jane , Inhumans , Sentinel )
2006 Aaron Renier ( Spiral-Bound )
2007 Hope Larson ( Gray Horses , Oni)

Special Recognition (2007-2008)

2007 Hope Larson , Gray Horses (Oni)
2008 Chuck BB , Black Metal (Oni)

Best Editor (1992–1997)

1992 Karen Berger, The Sandman ; Shade: the Changing Man ; Kid eternity ; Books of Magic ( The Books of Magic ) (DC)
1993 Archie Goodwin, Legends of the Dark Knight ; Batman: Sword of Azrael ; Deadman: Exorcism (DC)
1994 Karen Berger, The Sandman (DC) and Mike Carlin (DC) (tie)
1995 Karen Berger, The Sandman ; Sandman Mystery Theater (DC / Vertigo)
1996 Stuart Moore, Swamp Thing ; The Invisibles ; Preacher (DC / Vertigo) (tie)
1996 Bronwyn Taggart, The Big Book of Weirdos ; The Big Book of Conspiracies ; Brooklyn Dreams ; Stuck Rubber Baby (Paradox Press) (tie)
1997 Dan Raspler, Kingdom Come ; Hitman ; The Specter ; Sergio Aragonés Destroys the DC Universe (DC)

Works

Best Single Issue / Single Story (1988-2008)

1988 Gumby Summer Fun Special No. 1 by Bob Burden and Art Adams (Comico)
1989 Kings in Disguise No. 1 by James Vance and Dan Burr (Kitchen Sink)
1991 Concrete Celebrates Earth Day by Paul Chadwick , Charles Vess and Jean Giraud (also known as Moebius ) ( Dark Horse )
1992 The Sandman No. 22-28 by Neil Gaiman et al. a. ( DC )
1993 Nexus: The Origin by Mike Baron and Steve Rude (Dark Horse)
1994 Batman Adventures by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm (DC)
1995 Batman Adventures Holiday Special by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, Ronnie del Carmen a . a. (DC)
1996 Kurt Busiek's Astro City 4: "Safeguards" by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson (Jukebox Productions / Image)
1997 Kurt Busiek's Astro City , Vol. 2, No. 1: "Welcome to Astro City" by Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions / Homage)
1998 Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol. 2, No. 10: "Show 'Em All" by Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions / Homage)
1999 Hitman No. 34: "Of Thee I Sing" by Garth Ennis , John McCrea and Garry Leach (DC)
2000 Tom Strong No. 1: "How Tom Strong Got Started" by Alan Moore , Chris Sprouse and Al Gordon (ABC)
2001 Promethea No. 10: "Sex, Stars, and Serpents" by Alan Moore, JH Williams III and Mick Gray (ABC)
2002 Eightball No. 22 by Daniel Clowes ( Fantagraphics )
2003 The Stuff of Dreams by Kim Deitch (Fantagraphics)
2004 Conan The Legend No. 0 by Kurt Busiek and Cary Nord (Dark Horse) and The Goon No. 1 by Eric Powell (Dark Horse) - (tie)
2005 Eightball No. 23: "The Death Ray" by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)
2006 Solo No. 5 by Darwyn Cooke (DC)
2007 Batman / The Spirit No. 1 by Jeph Loeb and Darwyn Cooke (DC)
2008 Justice League of America No. 11: "Walls" by Brad Meltzer and Gene Ha (DC)

Best Single Issue / One-Shot (2010 -)

2010 Captain America No. 601: "Red, White, and Blue-Blood" by Ed Brubaker and Gene Colan (Marvel)
2011 Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben (Dark Horse)
2012 Daredevil No. 7 by Mark Waid , Paolo Rivera and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
2013 The Mire by Becky Cloonan (self-published)
2014 Hawkeye # 11: Pizza Is my Business by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel)
2015 Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)
2016 Silver Surfer No. 11 by Dan Slott and Michael Allred (Marvel)
2017 Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)
2018 Hellboy: Krampus Night by Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes (Dark Horse)
2019 Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man No. 310 by Chip Zdarsky (Marvel)
2020 Our Favorite Thing Is My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)

Best Short Story (1993-)

1993 "Two Cities" by Mark Schultz in Xenozoic Tales No. 12 (Kitchen Sink)
1994 "The Amazing Colossal Homer" in Simpsons No. 1 (Bongo)
1995 "The Babe Wore Red" by Frank Miller in Sin City : The Babe Wore Red and Other Stories (Dark Horse / Legend)
1996 "The Eltingville Comic-Book, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Role-Playing Club in Bring Me the Head of Boba Fett " by Evan Dorkin in Instant Piano No. 3 (Dark Horse)
1997 "Heroes" by Archie Goodwin and Gary Gianni in Batman: Black & White No. 4 (DC)
1998 "The Eltingville Comic Book, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Role-Playing Club In: The Marathon Men" by Evan Dorkin in Dork! No. 4 (slave laboratory)
1999 "Devil's Advocate" by Matt Wagner and Tim Sale in Grendel: Black, White, and Red No. 1 (Dark Horse)
2000 "Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter" by Elizabeth Glass and Kyle Baker in Elseworlds 80-Page Giant (DC)
2001 "The Gorilla Suit" by Sergio Aragonés in Streetwise (TwoMorrows)
2002 "The Eltingville Club in 'The Intervention'" by Evan Dorkin in Dork! No. 9 (slave laboratory)
2003 "The Magician and the Snake" by Katie Mignola and Mike Mignola in Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings (Dark Horse)
2004 "Death" by Neil Gaiman and Philip Craig Russell in The Sandman: Endless Nights (Vertigo / DC)
2005 "Unfamiliar" by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson in The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft (Dark Horse Books)
2006 "Teenaged Sidekick" by Paul Pope in Solo No. 3 (DC)
2007 "A Frog's Eye View" by Bill Willingham and James Jean in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo / DC)
2008 "Mr. Wonderful ”by Dan Clowes in New York Times Sunday Magazine
2009 "Murder He Wrote" by Ian Boothby , Nina Matsumoto and Andrew Pepoy in The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror No. 14 (Bongo)
2010 "Urgent Request" by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim in The Eternal Smile (First Second)
2011 Post Mortem by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark in I Am an Avenger No. 2 (Marvel)
2012 The Seventh by Darwyn Cooke in Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition (IDW)
2013 Moon 1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch by Michael Kupperman in Tales Designed to Thrizzle No. 8 (Fantagraphics)
2014 Untitled by Gilbert Hernandez in Love and Rockets: New Stories No. 6 (Fantagraphics)
2015 When the Darkness Presses by Emily Carroll
2016 Killing and Dying by Adrian Tomine in Optic Nerve No. 14 (Drawn & Quarterly)
2017 Good Boy by Tom King and David Finch in Batman Annual No. 1 (DC)
2018 A Life in Comics: The Graphic Adventures of Karen Green by Nick Sousanis in Columbia Magazine
2019 The Talk of the Saints by Tom King and Jason Fabok in Swamp Thing Winter Special (DC)
2020 Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers in Hot Comb (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Serialized Story (1993-2006)

1993 " From Hell " by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell in Taboo (SpiderBaby Graphix / Tundra Press)
1994 " Bone : The Great Cow Race" No. 7-11 by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
1995 " The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck " by Don Rosa , in Uncle Scrooge No. 285–296 (Egmont)
1996 Strangers in Paradise No. 1–8 by Terry Moore (Abstract Studios)
1997 Starman No. 20–23: "Sand and Stars" by James Dale Robinson , Tony Harris , Guy Davis and Wade von Grawbadger (DC)
1998 Kurt Busiek's Astro City No. 4–9: "Confession" by Kurt Busiek , Brent Anderson and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions / Homage)
1999 Usagi Yojimbo No. 13–22: "Grasscutter" by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse)
2000 Tom Strong No. 4-7 by Alan Moore , Chris Sprouse , Al Gordon and others. a. (ABC)
2001 100 Bullets No. 15–18: "Hang Up on the Hang Low" by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (DC / Vertigo)
2002 Amazing Spider-Man No. 30–35: "Coming Home" by J. Michael Straczynski , John Romita junior and Scott Hanna ( Marvel )
2003 Fables No. 1–5: "Legends in Exile" by Bill Willingham , Lan Medina and Steve Leialoha (DC / Vertigo)
2004 Gotham Central No. 6–10: "Half a Life" by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark (DC)
2005 Fables No. 19–27: “March of the Wooden Soldiers” by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham and Steve Leialoha (Vertigo / DC)
2006 Fables No. 36–38, 40–41: "Return to the Homelands" by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham and Steve Leialoha (Vertigo / DC)

Best Black-and-White Series (1988–1991)

1988 Concrete by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse)
1989 Concrete by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse)
1991 Xenozoic Tales by Mark Schultz (Kitchen Sink)

Best Continuing Series (1988-)

1988 Concrete by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse)
1989 Concrete by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse)
1991 Sandman by Neil Gaiman et al. a. (DC / Vertigo)
1992 Sandman by Neil Gaiman a. a. (DC / Vertigo)
1993 Sandman by Neil Gaiman et al. a. (DC / Vertigo)
1994 Bone by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
1995 Bone by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
1996 Acme Novelty Library by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
1997 Kurt Busiek's Astro City by Kurt Busiek , Brent Anderson and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions / Homage)
1998 Kurt Busiek's Astro City by Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions / Homage)
1999 Preacher by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon (DC / Vertigo)
2000 Acme Novelty Library by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
2001 Top 10 by Alan Moore , Gene Ha and Zander Cannon (ABC)
2002 100 Bullets by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (DC / Vertigo)
2003 Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev (Marvel)
2004 100 Bullets by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (DC / Vertigo)
2005 The Goon by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
2006 Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday (Marvel)
2007 All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)
2008 Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan , Pia Guerra and Jose Marzan junior (DC / Vertigo)
2009 All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)
2010 The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard (Image)
2011 Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory (Image)
2012 Daredevil by Mark Waid , Marcos Martin , Paolo Rivera and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
2013 Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)
2014 Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)
2015 Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)
2016 Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour (Image)
2017 saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)
2018 Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)
2019 Giant Days by John Allison, Max Sarin and Julia Madrigal (BOOM! Box)
2020 Bitter Root by David Walker , Chuck Brown and Sanford Greene (Image)

Best Finite Series / Limited Series (1988-2009)

1988 Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC)
1989 Silver Surfer by Stan Lee and Jean Giraud (Marvel)
1991 Give Me Liberty by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons (Dark Horse)
1992 Concrete: Fragile Creature by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse)
1993 Grendel: War Child by Matt Wagner and Patrick McEown (Dark Horse)
1994 Marvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross (Marvel)
1995 Sin City : A Dame to Kill for by Frank Miller (Dark Horse)
1996 Sin City: The Big Fat Kill by Frank Miller (Dark Horse)
1997 Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross (DC)
1998 Batman : The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (DC)
1999 300 by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley (Dark Horse)
2000 Whiteout: Melt by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber (Oni)
2001 The Ring of the Nibelung by Fr. Craig Russell and Patrick Mason (Dark Horse)
2002 Hellboy : The Conqueror Worm by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse / Maverick)
2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume II by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill (ABC)
2004 Fantastic Four : Unstable Molecules by James Sturm and Guy Davis (Marvel)
2005 DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke (DC)
2006 Seven Soldiers by Grant Morrison a . a. (DC)
2007 Batman: Year 100 by Paul Pope (DC)
2008 The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá (Dark Horse)
2009 Hellboy: The Crooked Man by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben (Dark Horse)

Best Limited Series or Story Arc (2010 -)

2010 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel)
2011 Daytripper by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá (Vertigo / DC)
2012 Criminal: The Last of the Innocent by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)
2013 (no prize awarded)
2014 The Wake by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy (Vertigo / DC)
2015 Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland by Eric Shanower and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
2016 The Fade Out by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
2017 The Vision by Tom King and Gabriel Walta (Marvel)
2018 Black Panther: World of Wakanda by Roxane Gay , Ta-Nehisi Coates and Alitha E. Martinez (Marvel)
2019 Mister Miracle, by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC)
2020 Little Bird by Darcy Van Poelgeest and Christian Ward (Image)

Best New Series (1988-)

1988 Concrete by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse)
1989 Kings In Disguise by James Vance and Dan Burr (Kitchen Sink)
1995 Too Much Coffee Man by Shannon Wheeler (Adhesive)
1996 Kurt Busiek's Astro City by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson (Jukebox Productions / Image Comics)
1997 Leave It to Chance James Dale Robinson and Paul Smith (Homage)
1998 Castle Waiting Linda Medley (Olio)
1999 Inhumans by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee (Marvel)
2000 Top 10 by Alan Moore , Gene Ha and Zander Cannon (ABC)
2001 Powers by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming (Image)
2002 Queen & Country by Greg Rucka and Steve Rolston (Oni)
2003 Fables by Bill Willingham , Lan Medina , Mark Buckingham and Steve Leialoha (DC / Vertigo)
2004 Plastic Man by Kyle Baker (DC)
2005 Ex Machina by Brian K. Vaughan , Tony Harris and Tom Feister (WildStorm / DC)
2006 All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)
2007 Criminal by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)
2008 Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8 by Joss Whedon , Brian K. Vaughan, Georges Jeanty and Andy Owens (Dark Horse)
2009 Invincible Iron Man by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larocca (Marvel)
2010 Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory (Image)
2011 American Vampire by Scott Snyder , Stephen King and Rafael Albuquerque (Vertigo / DC)
2013 Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)
2014 Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky (Image)
2015 Lumberjanes by Shannon Watters , Grace Ellis , Noelle Stevenson and Brooke A. Allen (BOOM! Box)
2016 Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang (Image)
2017 Black Hammer by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Dark Horse)
2018 Black Bolt by Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward (Marvel)
2019 Gideon Falls by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino (Image)
2020 Invisible Kingdom by G. Willow Wilson and Ian Bertram (Berger Books / Dark Horse)

Best Title for Younger Readers / Best Comics Publication for a Younger Audience (1996-2007)

1996 The Batman and Robin Adventures by Paul Dini , Ty Templeton and Rick Burchett (DC)
1997 Leave It to Chance by James Dale Robinson and Paul Smith (Homage)
1998 Batman & Robin Adventures by Ty Templeton , Brandon Kruse , Rick Burchett a . a. (DC)
1999 Batman: The Gotham Adventures by Ty Templeton, Rick Burchett and Terry Beatty (DC)
2000 Simpsons Comics by various artists (Bongo)
2001 Scary Godmother: The Boo Flu by Jill Thompson (Sirius)
2002 Herobear and the Kid by Mike Kunkel (Astonish)
2003 Herobear and the Kid by Mike Kunkel (Astonish)
2004 Walt Disney 's Uncle Scrooge by Various Artists (Gemstone)
2005 Plastic Man by Kyle Baker and Scott Morse (DC)
2006 Owly: Flying Lessons by Andy Runton (Top Shelf)
2007 Gumby by Bob Burden and Rick Geary (Wildcard Ink)

Best Publication for Kids (2008-2011)

2008 Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 and Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 by David Petersen (Archaia)
2009 Tiny Titans by Art Baltazar and Franco (DC)
2010 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum , Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel)
2011 Tiny Titans by Art Baltazar and Franco (DC)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8) (2012 -)

2012 Dragon Puncher Island by James Kochalka (Top Shelf)
2013 Babymouse for President by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Random House)
2014 Itty Bitty Hellboy by Art Baltazar and Franco (Dark Horse)
2015 The Zoo Box by Ariel Cohn and Aron Nels Steinke (First Second)
2016 Little Robot by Ben Hatke (First Second)
2017 Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton (Tundra)
2018 Good Night, Planet by Liniers (Toon Books)
2019 Johnny Boo and the Ice Cream Computer by James Kochalka (Top Shelf / IDW)
2020 Comics: Easy as ABC by Ivan Brunetti (Toon)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12) (2012 -)

2012 Snarked by Roger Langridge (kaboom!)
2013 Adventure Time by Ryan North , Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb (kaboom!)
2014 The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks (Dark Horse)
2015 El Deafo by Cece Bell (Amulet / Abrams)
2016 Over the Garden Wall by Pat McHale , Amalia Levari and Jim Campbell (kaboom!)
2017 Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic)
2018 The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill (Oni)
2019 The Divided Earth by Faith Erin Hicks (First Second)
2020 Guts by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17) (2008 -)

2008 Laika by Nick Abadzis (First Second)
2009 Coraline by Neil Gaiman , adapted by P. Craig Russell (HarperCollins Children's Books)
2010 Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)
2011 Smile by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix)
2013 A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle , adapted by Hope Larson (FSG)
2014 Battling Boy by Paul Pope (First Second)
2015 Lumberjanes by Shannon Watters , Grace Ellis , Noelle Stevenson and Brooke A. Allen (BOOM! Box)
2016 SuperMutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly)
2017 The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel)
2018 Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)
2019 The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang (First Second)
2020 Laura Dean Keeps Breakung Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell (First Second / Macmillan)

Best Publication for Young Adults (ages 12-17) (2012)

2012 Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol (First Second)

Best Anthology (1992-)

1992 Dark Horse Presents , edited by Randy Stradley (Dark Horse)
1993 Taboo , edited by Steve Bissette (SpiderBaby Graphix / Tundra)
1994 Dark Horse Presents , edited by Randy Stradley (Dark Horse)
1995 The Big Book of Urban Legends , edited by Andy Helfer (Paradox Press)
1996 The Big Book of Conspiracies , edited by Bronwyn Taggart (Paradox Press)
1997 Batman: Black and White , edited by Mark Chiarello and Scott Peterson (DC)
1998 Hellboy Christmas Special , edited by Scott Allie (Dark Horse)
1999 Grendel: Black, White, and Red by Matt Wagner , edited by Diana Schutz (Dark Horse)
2000 Tomorrow Stories by Alan Moore , Rick Veitch , Kevin Nowlan , Melinda Gebbie and Jim Baikie (ABC)
2001 Drawn & Quarterly , Vol. 3, edited by Chris Oliveros (Drawn & Quarterly)
2002 Bizarro Comics , edited by Joey Cavalieri (DC)
2003 SPX 2002 (CBLDF)
2004 The Sandman: Endless Nights by Neil Gaiman , Dave McKean , P. Craig Russell , Miguelanxo Prado , Barron Storey , Frank Quitely , Glenn Fabry , Milo Manara and Bill Sienkiewicz ; Co-editors Karen Berger and Shelly Bond (Vertigo / DC)
2005 Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist , edited by Diana Schutz and David Land (Dark Horse)
2006 Solo , edited by Mark Chiarello (DC)
2007 Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham a . a. (Vertigo / DC)
2008 5 by Gabriel Bá , Becky Cloonan , Fábio Moon , Vasilis Lolos and Rafael Grampa (self-published)
2009 Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori Amos , edited by Rantz Hoseley (Image)
2010 Popgun Vol. 3 , edited by Mark Andrew Smith , DJ Kirkbride and Joe Keatinge (Image)
2011 Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard , edited by Paul Morrissey and David Petersen (Archaia)
2012 Dark Horse Presents , edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)
2013 Dark Horse Presents , edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)
2014 Dark Horse Presents , edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)
2015 Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream , edited by Josh O'Neill , Andrew Carl and Chris Stevens (Locust Moon)
2016 Drawn & Quarterly, Twenty-Five Years of Contemporary, Cartooning, Comics, and Graphic Novels , edited by Tom Devlin (Drawn & Quarterly)
2017 Love Is Love , edited by Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich (IDW / DC)
2018 Elements: Fire, A Comic Anthology by Creators of Color , edited by Taneka Stotts (Beyond Press)
2019 Puerto Rico Strong , edited by Marco Lopez, Desiree Rodriguez, Hazel Newlevant, Derek Ruiz and Neil Schwartz (Lion Forge)
2020 Drawing Power: Women's Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival , edited by Diane Noomin (Abrams)

Best Digital Comic / Webcomic (best digital comic) (2005-2016)

2005 Mom's Cancer by Brian Fies
2006 PvP by Scott Kurtz
2007 Sam and Max by Steve Purcell
2008 Sugarshock! , by Joss Whedon and Fabio Moon
2009 Finder , by Carla Speed McNeil
2010 Sin Titulo , by Cameron Stewart
2011 Abominable Charles Christopher , by Karl Kerschl
2012 Battlepug , by Mike Norton
2013 Bandette , by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover
2014 The Oatmeal by Matthew Inman
2015 The Private Eye by Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin
2016 Bandette by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover

Best Webcomic (2017 -)

2017 Bird Boy by Anna Szabla
2018 The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill
2019 The Contradictions by Sophie Yanow
2020 Fried Rice by Erica Eng

Best Digital Comic (2017 -)

2017 Bandette by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover
2018 Harvey Kurtzman's Marley's Ghost by Harvey Kurtzman , Josh O'Neill , Shannon Wheeler and Gideon Kendall
2019 Umami by Ken Niimura (Syndicate Panel)
2020 Afterlift by Chip Zdarsky and Jason Loo (Comixology)

Best Reality-Based Work (best story based on a true story) (2006-)

2006 Nat Turner by Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing)
2007 Fun Home by Alison Bechdel (Houghton Mifflin)
2008 Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow by James Sturm and Rich Tommaso (Center for Cartoon Studies / Hyperion)
2009 What It Is by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
2010 A Drifting Life by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Drawn & Quarterly)
2011 It Was the War of the Trenches by Jacques Tardi (Fantagraphics)
2012 Green River Killer: A True Detective Story by Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case
2013 Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller by Joseph Lambert (Center for Cartoon Studies / Disney Hyperion); The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song by Frank M. Young and David Lasky (Abrams ComicArts)
2014 The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story by Vivek J. Tiwary , Andrew C. Robinson and Kyle Baker (M Press / Dark Horse)
2015 Hip Hop Family Tree, vol. 2 by Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics)
2016 March: Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell (Top Shelf / IDW)
2017 March (Book Three) by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell (Top Shelf)
2018 Spinning by Tillie Walden (First Second)
2019 Is This Guy For Real? The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman by Box Brown (First Second)
2020 They Called Us Enemy by George Takai , Justin Eisinger , Steven Scott and Harmony Becker (Top Shelf)

Best Graphic Album (1988-1989)

1988 Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC)
1989 Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland (DC)

Best Graphic Album: New (1991-)

1991 Elektra Lives Again by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley (Marvel)
1992 To the Heart of the Storm by Will Eisner (Kitchen Sink)
1993 Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (VG Graphics / Dark Horse)
1994 A Small Killing by Alan Moore and Oscar Zarate (Dark Horse)
1995 Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde Vol. 2 by P. Craig Russell (NBM)
1996 Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse (Paradox Press)
1997 Fax from Sarajevo by Joe Kubert (Dark Horse Books)
1998 Batman & Superman Adventures: World's Finest by Paul Dini , Joe Staton and Terry Beatty (DC)
1999 Superman: Peace on Earth by Paul Dini and Alex Ross (DC)
2000 Acme Novelty Library No. 13 by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
2001 Safe Area Goražde by Joe Sacco
2002 The Name of the Game by Will Eisner (DC)
2003 One! Hundred! Demons! by Lynda Barry (Sasquatch Books)
2004 Blankets by Craig Thompson (Top Shelf)
2005 The Originals by Dave Gibbons (Vertigo / DC)
2006 Top 10: The Forty-Niners by Alan Moore and Gene Ha (ABC)
2007 American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)
2008 Exit Wounds by Rutu Modan (Drawn & Quarterly)
2009 Swallow Me Whole by Nate Powell (Top Shelf)
2010 Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli (Pantheon)
2011 Return of the Dapper Men by Jim McCann and Janet Lee (Archaia); Wilson by Daniel Clowes (Drawn & Quarterly)
2012 Jim Henson's Tale of Sand adapted by Ramón K. Pérez (Archaia)
2013 Building Stories by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
2014 The Property by Rutu Modan (Drawn & Quarterly)
2015 This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (First Second)
2016 Ruins by Peter Kuper (SelfMadeHero)
2017 Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson (DC Comics)
2018 My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
2019 My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
2020 are you listening? by Tillie Walden (First Second / Macmillan)

Best Graphic Album: Reprint (1991-)

1991 Sandman: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman a . a. (DC)
1992 Maus II by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon Books)
1993 Sin City by Frank Miller (Dark Horse)
1994 Cerebus : Flight by Dave Sim and Gerhard (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
1995 Hellboy : Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
1996 The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot (Dark Horse)
1997 Stray Bullets : Innocence of Nihilism by David Lapham (El Capitan)
1998 Sin City : That Yellow Bastard by Frank Miller (Dark Horse)
1999 Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (DC)
2000 From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell (Eddie Campbell Comics)
2001 Jimmy Corrigan by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
2002 Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (DC)
2003 Batman: Black and White Vol. 2, edited by Mark Chiarello and Nick J. Napolitano (DC)
2004 Batman Adventures: Dangerous Dames and Demons by Paul Dini , Bruce Timm u. a. (DC)
2005 Bone One Volume Edition by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
2006 Black Hole by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
2007 Absolute DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke (DC)
2008 Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 , by David Petersen (Archaia)
2009 Hellboy Library Edition Vol. 1 and 2 by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
2010 Absolute Justice by Alex Ross , Jim Krueger and Doug Braithwaite (DC)
2011 Wednesday Comics , edited by Mark Chiarello (DC)
2012 Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition by Darwyn Cooke ( IDW )
2013 King City by Brandon Graham (TokyoPop / Image)
2014 RASL by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
2015 Through the Woods by Emily Carroll (McElderry Books)
2016 Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (Harper)
2017 Demon by Jason Shiga (First Second)
2018 Boundless by Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly)
2019 The Vision by Tom King , Gabriel Hernandez Walta and Michael Walsh (Marvel)
2020 LaGuardia by Nnedi Okofaror and Tana Ford (Berger Books / Dark Horse)

Best Adaptation from Another Work (2010 -)

2010 Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter adapted by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
2011 The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum , adapted by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel)
2013 Richard Stark's Parker: The Score adapted by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
2014 Richard Stark's Parker: Slayground by Donald Westlake , adapted by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
2016 Two Brothers by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá (Dark Horse)
2018 Kindred by Octavia Butler , adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings (Abrams ComicArts)
2019 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, in Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, adapted by Junji Ito, translated by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
2020 Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran (Dark Horse)

Best Archival Collection / Project (1993-2005)

1993 Carl Barks Library album series (Gladstone)
1994 The Complete Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay (Fantagraphics)
1995 The Christmas Spirit by Will Eisner (Kitchen Sink)
1996 The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 11 by Robert Crumb (Fantagraphics)
1997 Tarzan : The Land That Time Forgot and The Pool of Time by Russ Manning (Dark Horse)
1998 Jack Kirby's New Gods by Jack Kirby (DC)
1999 Plastic Man Archives Vol. 1 by Jack Cole (DC)
2000 Peanuts : A Golden Celebration by Charles M. Schulz (HarperCollins)
2001 The Spirit Archives Vol. 1 and 2 by Will Eisner (DC)
2002 Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo (Dark Horse)
2003 Krazy & Ignatz by George Herriman , edited by Bill Blackbeard (Fantagraphics)
2004 Krazy & Ignatz, 1929–1930 by George Herriman, edited by Bill Blackbeard (Fantagraphics)
2005 The Complete Peanuts , edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)

Best Archival Collection / Project - Comic Strips (2006 -)

2006 The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson (Andrews McMeel)
2007 The Complete Peanuts, 1959–1960, 1961–1962 by Charles M. Schulz (Fantagraphics)
2008 The Complete Terry and the Pirates Vol. 1 by Milton Caniff (IDW)
2009 Little Nemo in Slumberland, Many More Splendid Sundays by Winsor McCay (Sunday Press Books)
2010 Bloom County: The Complete Library Vol. 1 by Berkeley Breathed , edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
2011 Archie: The Complete Daily Newspaper Strips 1946–1948 by Bob Montana , edited by Greg Goldstein (IDW)
2012 Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 1–2 by Floyd Gottfredson , edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
2013 Pogo, Vol. 2: Bona Fide Balderdash by Walt Kelly , edited by Carolyn Kelly and Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics)
2014 Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips Vol. 1, edited by Dean Mullaney (LOAC / IDW)
2015 Winsor McCay's Complete Little Nemo , edited by Alexander Braun (Taschen)
2016 The Eternaut , by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López , edited by Gary Groth and Kristy Valenti (Fantagraphics)
2017 Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s , edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)
2018 Celebrating Snoopy by Charles M. Schulz, edited by Alexis E. Fajardo and Dorothy O'Brien (Andrews McMeel)
2019 Star Wars: Classic Newspaper Strips , Vol. 3, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson, edited by Dean Mullaney (Library of American Comics / IDW)
2020 Krazy Kat : The Complete Color Sundays by George Herriman , edited by Alexander Braun (Taschen)

Best Archival Collection / Project - Comic Books (2006 -)

2006 Absolute Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC)
2007 Absolute Sandman Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman u. a. (Vertigo / DC)
2008 I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets! by Fletcher Hanks (Fantagraphics)
2009 Creepy Archives (Dark Horse)
2010 The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures deluxe edition by Dave Stevens , edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
2011 The Rocketeer Artist's Edition by Dave Stevens , edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
2012 Walt Simonson’s The Mighty Thor Artist's Edition , edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
2013 David Mazzucchelli 's Daredevil Born Again: Artist's Edition , edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
2014 Will Eisner 's The Spirit Artist's Edition , edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
2015 Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD Artist's Edition , edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
2016 Walt Kelly's Fairy Tales , edited by Craig Yoe (IDW)
2017 The Complete Wimmen's Comix , edited by Trina Robbins , Gary Groth and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)
2018 Akira 35th Anniversary Edition by Katsuhiro Otomo , edited by Haruko Hashimoto , Ajani Oloye and Lauren Scanlan (Kodansha)
2019 Bill Sienkiewicz's Mutants and Moon Knights… And Assassins… Artifact Edition , edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
2020 Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo: The Complete Grasscutter Artist Select by Stan Sakai , edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)

Best Humor Publication (1992-)

1992 Groo the Wanderer by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragonés (Marvel / Epic)
1993 Bone by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Press)
1994 Bone by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
1995 Bone by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
1996 Milk & Cheese # 666 by Evan Dorkin (Slave Labor)
1997 Sergio Aragones Destroys DC (DC) and Sergio Aragonés Massacres Marvel (Marvel) by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragonés
1998 Gon Swimmin ' by Masashi Tanaka (Paradox Press)
1999 Sergio Aragones Groo by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier (Dark Horse)
2000 Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror by Jill Thompson , Oscar Gonzalez Loyo , Steve Steere junior , Scott Shaw , Sergio Aragonés and Doug TenNapel (Bongo)
2001 Sock Monkey Vol. 3 by Tony Millionaire (Dark Horse / Maverick)
2002 Radioactive Man by Batton Lash , Abel Laxamana , Dan DeCarlo , Mike DeCarlo and Bob Smith (Bongo)
2003 The Amazing Screw-On Head by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
2004 Formerly Known as the Justice League by Keith Giffen , JM DeMatteis , Kevin Maguire and Joe Rubinstein (DC)
2005 The Goon by Eric Powell
2007 Flaming Carrot Comics by Bob Burden (Desperado / Image)
2008 Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories by Nicholas Gurewitch (Dark Horse)
2009 Herbie Archives by "Sean O'Shea" ( Richard E. Hughes ) and Ogden Whitney (Dark Horse)
2010 Scott Pilgrim Vol. 5: Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe by Bryan Lee O'Malley (Oni)
2011 I Thought You Would Be Funnier by Shannon Wheeler (BOOM!)
2012 Milk & Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad by Evan Dorkin (Dark Horse Books)
2013 Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle)
2014 Vader's Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle)
2015 The Complete Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson (Andrews McMeel)
2016 Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection by Kate Beaton (Drawn & Quarterly)
2017 Jughead by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson and Derek Charm (Archie)
2018 Baking with Kafka by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
2019 Giant Days by John Allison, Max Sarin and Julia Madrigal (BOOM! Box)
2020 The Way of the Househusband by Kousuke Oono (Viz)

Best US Edition of International Material (1998-)

1998 Gon Swimmin ' by Masashi Tanaka (Paradox Press)
1999 Star Wars : A New Hope - Manga by Hisao Tamaki (Dark Horse)
2000 Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura (Dark Horse)
2001 Lone Wolf & Cub by Kazuo Koike and Gōseki Kojima (Dark Horse)
2002 Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo (Dark Horse)
2003 Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson , adapted by Jerry Kramsky and Lorenzo Mattotti (NBM)
2004 Buddha Vol. 1 and 2, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
2005 Buddha Vol. 3 and 4 by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
2006 The Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar (Pantheon)
2007 The Left Bank Gang by Jason (Fantagraphics)
2008 I Killed Adolf Hitler by Jason (Fantagraphics)
2009 The Last Musketeer by Jason (Fantagraphics)
2010 The Photographer by Emmanuel Guibert , Didier Lefèvre and Frédéric Lemerier (First Second)
2011 It Was the War of the Trenches by Jacques Tardi (Fantagraphics)
2012 The Manara Library, Vol. 1: Indian Summer and Other Stories by Milo Manara and Hugo Pratt (Dark Horse Books)
2013 Blacksad: Silent Hell by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (Dark Horse)
2014 Goddam This War! by Jacques Tardi and Jean-Pierre Verney (Fantagraphics)
2015 Blacksad: Amarillo by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (Dark Horse)
2016 The Realist by Asaf Hanuka (BOOM! Studios / Archaia)
2017 Moebius Library: The World of Edena by Jean “Moebius” Giraud u. a. (Dark Horse)
2018 Run for It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for the Freedom by Marcelo D'Salete (Fantagraphics)
2019 Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Pénélope Bagieu, translated by Montana Kane (First Second)
2020 The House by Paco Roca , translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)

Best US Edition of International Material - Asia (2007-2009)

2007 Old Boy by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi (Dark Horse Manga)
2008 Tekkon Kinkreet by Taiyō Matsumoto (Viz)
2009 Dororo by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)

Best US Edition of International Material - Asia (2010 -)

2010 A Drifting Life by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Drawn & Quarterly)
2011 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (Viz)
2012 Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
2013 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Media)
2014 Asia: The Mysterious Underground Men by Osamu Tezuka (PictureBox)
2015 Asia: Showa 1939–1944 and Showa 1944–1953: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
2016 Showa, 1953–1989: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
2017 The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)
2018 My Brother's Husband Vol. 1 by Gengoroh Tagame (Pantheon)
2019 Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura (Kodansha)
2020 Cats of the Louvre by Taiyo Matsumoto , translated by Michael Arias (Viz) and Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama , translated by Stephen Kohler (Kodansha)

Best Comic Strip Collection (1992–1993)

1992 Calvin and Hobbes : The Revenge of the Baby-Sat by Bill Watterson (Andrews and McMeel)
1993 Calvin and Hobbes: Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons by Bill Watterson (Andrews and McMeel)

Best Comics-Related Periodical / Publication (1992-)

1992 Comics Buyer's Guide (Krause)
1993 Comics Buyer's Guide (Krause Publications)
1995 Hero Illustrated (Warrior Publications)
1996 The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics)
1997 The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics)
1998 The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics)
1999 The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics)
2000 Comic Book Artist (TwoMorrows)
In 2001 no prize was awarded in this category.
2002 Comic Book Artist (TwoMorrows)
2004 Comic Book Artist , edited by Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf)
2005 Comic Book Artist , edited by Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf)
2006 Comic Book Artist , edited by Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf)
2007 Alter Ego , edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
2008 Newsarama , by Matt Brady and Michael Doran
2009 Comic Book Resources , by Jonah Weiland
2010 The Comics Reporter , by Tom Spurgeon
2011 Comic Book Resources , by Jonah Weiland
2012 The Comics Reporter , by Tom Spurgeon
2013 The Comics Reporter , by Tom Spurgeon
2014 Comic Book Resources , by Jonah Weiland
2015 Comics Alliance , by Andy Khouri, Caleb Goellner, Andrew Wheeler and Joe Hughes
2016 Hogan's Alley , by Tom Heintjes
2017 The AV Club comics coverage by Oliver Sava u. a.
2018 The Comics Journal , by Dan Nadel , Timothy Hodler, and Tucker Stone
2019 Back Issue , edited by Michael Eury (TwoMorrows); PanelxPanel , edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
2020 Women Write About Comics , edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne

Best Academic / Scholarly Work (2012 -)

2012 Cartooning: Philosophy & Practice , by Ivan Brunetti (Yale University Press); Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby , by Charles Hatfield (University Press of Mississippi)
2013 Lynda Barry: Girlhood Through the Looking Glass , by Susan E. Kirtley (University Press of Mississippi)
2014 Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation , edited by Sheena C. Howard and Ronald L. Jackson II (Bloomsbury)
2015 Graphic Details: Jewish Women's Confessional Comics in Essays and Interviews , edited by Sarah Lightman (McFarland)
2016 The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art , edited by Frances Gateward and John Jennings (Rutgers)
2017 Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation by Carolyn Cocca (Bloomsbury)
2018 Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics by Frederick Luis Aldama (University of Arizona Press)
2019 Sweet Little C * nt: The Graphic Work of Julie Doucet by Anne Elizabeth Moore (Uncivilized Books)
2020 EC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Protest by Qiana Whitted (Rutgers University Press)

Best Comics-Related Book (1992-)

1992 From "Aargh!" To "Zap!": Harvey Kurtzman 's Visual History of the Comics , edited by Howard Zimmerman (Prentice Hall Press)
1994 Understanding Comics , by Scott McCloud (Kitchen Sink)
1996 Alex Toth , edited by Manuel Auad (Kitchen Sink)
1997 Graphic Storytelling by Will Eisner (Poorhouse Press)
1998 The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book , edited by Pete Poplaski (Kitchen Sink)
1999 Batman: Animated , by Paul Dini and Chip Kidd (HarperCollins)
2000 The Sandman: The Dream Hunters , by Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano (DC / Vertigo)
2001 Wonder Woman: The Complete History , by Les Daniels, edited by Steve Korte (Chronicle Books)
2002 Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz , edited by Chip Kidd (Pantheon)
2004 The Art of Hellboy , by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
2005 Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book , by Gerard Jones (Basic Books)
2006 Eisner / Miller , edited by Charles Brownstein and Diana Schutz (Dark Horse Books)
2007 The Art of Brian Bolland , edited by Joe Pruett (Desperado / Image)
2008 Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean , by Douglas Wolk (Da Capo Press)
2009 Kirby: King of Comics , by Mark Evanier (Abrams)
2010 The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics , by Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle (Abrams ComicArts)
2011 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking , by Paul Levitz (Taschen)
2012 MetaMaus , by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon)
2013 Marvel Comics: The Untold Story , by Sean Howe (HarperCollins)
2014 Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth , by Dean Mullaney and Bruce Canwell (LOAC / IDW)
2015 Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth, Vol. 3 , by Dean Mullaney and Bruce Canwell (LOAC / IDW)
2016 Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created MAD and Revolutionized Humor in America , by Bill Schelly (Fantagraphics)
2017 Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White by Michael Tisserand (Harper)
2018 How to Read Nancy: The Elements of Comics in Three Easy Panels by Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden (Fantagraphics)
2019 Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists by Martha H. Kennedy (University Press of Mississippi)
2020 Making Comics by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Comics-Related Publication (Periodical or Book) (2003)

2003 B. Krigstein , Vol. 1, by Greg Sadowski (Fantagraphics)

Best Comics-Related Product / Item (1992-2002)

1992 Sandman Statue, by Randy Bowen (DC)
1994 Death Statue, by Chris Bachalo a. a. (DC)
1995 Sandman Arabian Nights statue designed by P. Craig Russell and executed by Randy Bowen (DC / Graphitti Designs)
1996 Comic Strip Stamps (US Postal Service)
1997 Hellboy Bust, Randy Bowen (Bowen Designs)
1998 Acme Novelty Library sales stand designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
1999 Sandman pocket watch designed by Kris Ruotolo (DC / Vertigo)
2000 Lunch boxes: Milk & Cheese, Sin City, Bettie Page, Hellboy, Groo (Dark Horse)
2002 Dark Horse classic comic characters statues, executed by Yoe Studio (Dark Horse)

Best Comics-Related Sculpted Figures (1999)

1999 Hellboy statue executed by Randy Bowen, produced by Bowen Designs

Best Publication Design (1993 -)

1993 Sandman: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman et al. a., designed by Dave McKean (DC)
1994 Marvels , Richard Starkings / Comicraft (Marvel)
1995 The Acme Novelty Library , designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
1996 The Acme Novelty Library , designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
1997 The Acme Novelty Library No. 7, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
1998 Kingdom Come deluxe slipcover edition, Art Director Bob Chapman / DC Design Director Georg Brewer (DC Comics / Graphitti Designs)
1999 Batman Animated , designed by Chip Kidd (HarperCollins)
2000 300 , designed by Mark Cox (Dark Horse)
2001 Jimmy Corrigan , designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
2002 Acme Novelty Library No. 15, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
2003 Batman: Nine Lives , designed by Amie Brockway-Metcalf (DC)
2004 Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross , designed by Chip Kidd (Pantheon)
2005 The Complete Peanuts , designed by Seth (Fantagraphics)
2006 Acme Novelty Library Annual Report to Shareholders , designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon), and Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays , designed by Philippe Ghielmetti (Sunday Press Books) (tie)
2007 Absolute DC: The New Frontier , designed by Darwyn Cooke (DC)
2008 Process Recess 2 , designed by James Jean and Chris Pitzer (AdHouse)
2009 Hellboy Library Editions , designed by Cary Grazzini and Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
2010 Absolute Justice , designed by Curtis King and Josh Beatman (DC)
2011 The Rocketeer Artist's Edition , designed by Randall Dahlk (IDW)
2012 Jim Henson's Tale of Sand , designed by Eric Skillman (Archaia)
2013 Building Stories , designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
2014 Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth , designed by Dean Mullaney (LOAC / IDW)
2015 Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream , designed by Jim Rugg (Locust Moon)
2016 The Sandman Gallery Edition , designed by Josh Beatman (Graphitti Designs / DC)
2017 The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye , designed by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)
2018 Akira 35th Anniversary Edition , designed by Phil Balsman and Akira Saito (Kodansha)
2019 Will Eisner's A Contract with God: Curator's Collection , designed by John Lind (Kitchen Sink / Dark Horse)
2020 Making Comics , designed by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)

Further awards

The Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame (1987 -)

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Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award ( 1984- )

2003 Alex Ross
2004 Mimi Cruz Carroll
2005 George Pérez
2006 Calvin Reid
2007 Neil Gaiman
2008 Paul Levitz
2009 Denis Kitchen
2010 Jeannie Schulz
2011 Patrick McDonnell
2012 Morrie Turner
2013 Chris Sparks and Team Cul de Sac
2014 Joe Field
2015 Bill Morrison and Kayre Morrison
2016 Matthew Inman
2017 Mark Andreyko and Joe Ferrara
2018 Frederick Joseph and Comics4Kids
2019 Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez and Lisa Wood
2020 Hero Initiative , creators4comics and Comicbook United Fund

Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award (1982-)

Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing (2005 -)

2005 Arnold Drake and Jerry Siegel
2006 Harvey Kurtzman and Alvin Schwart
2007 Gardner Fox and George Gladir
2008 Archie Goodwin and Larry Lieber
2009 John Broome and Frank Jacobs
2010 Otto Binder and Gary Friedrich
2011 Del Connell and Bob Haney
2012 Frank Doyle and Steve Skeates
2013 Steve Gerber and Don Rosa
2014 Robert Kanigher , Bill Mantlo and Jack Mendelsohn
2015 Don McGregor and John Stanley
2016 Elliot S. Maggin and Richard E. Hughes
2017 Jack Kirby and William Messner-Loebs
2018 Joe Murchison Kelly and Dorothy Woolfolk
2019 Mike Friedrich , E. Nelson Bridwell
2020 Virginia Hubbell Bloch , Nicola Cuti , Leo Dorfman , Gaylord DuBois , Joe Gill and France Edward Herron

Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award (1993 -)

1993 Gary Colobuono of Moondog's, Sean Scoffield and Steve Solomos of The Beguiling, Rory Root and Mike Patching of Comic Relief
1994 Bill Liebowitiz from Golden Apple, Leon Cowen and Michael Pandolfo from Dr. Comics & Mr. Games
1995 Joe Field from Flying Colors, Kees Kousemaker from Lambiek
1996 George Vlastaras from Kings Comics, Joe and Dottie Ferrara from Atlantis Fantasyworld
1997 Eric Kirsammer of Chicago Comics, Steve Snyder of Central City Comics, Paul Howley of That's Entertainment
1998 Mark and Robert Hennessey from Hi De Ho Comics, Gaston Dominquez and Ilia Carson from Meltdown Comics & Collectibles
1999 Scott Thorne of Star Clipper Comics & Games, Greg Ketter of DreamHaven
2000 Patrick Shaughnessy of Golden Age Collectables
2001 Calum Johnston of Strange Adventures
2002 Nick Postilgione from Source Comics & Games
2003 Alan and Marsha Giroux from All About Books and Comics
2004 Fran and Kevin McGarry of ACME Comics & Collectibles
2005 Mimi Cruz and Alan Carroll from Night Flight Comics
2006 Richard Neal from Zeus Comics
2007 Carr D'Angelo and Jud Meyers from Earth-2 Comics
2008 atom! and Portlyn Freeman of Brave New World
2009 Tate's Comics
2010 Vault of Midnight
2011 Yuval Sharon and Danny Amitai from Comics & Vegetables
2012 Jesus Marugan Escobar from Akira Comics and Jennifer Haines from The Dragon
2013 Patrick Brower and W. Dal Bush from Challengers Comics and Conversation of Chicago
2014 Legend Comics & Coffee, Omaha, Nebraska; All Star Comics, Melbourne, Australia
2015 Jamie Colegrove and Teresa Colegrove of Packrat Comics, Hilliard, Ohio
2016 Karl Asaa, Damian Keeng and James Wilson from Orbital Comics & Gallery, London, UK
2017 Robert Howard, David Lockwood, Michael Burke of Comicazi, Somerville, MA
2018 Norma Comics, Barcelona
2019 La Revisteria Comics, Buenos Aires
2020 Nostromo, Seville