ICOM Independent Comic Prize
The ICOM Independent Comic Prize is awarded by the Association of Comic e. V. (ICOM) awarded since 1994. In contrast to the Max and Moritz Prize , this prize is awarded to illustrators and small publishers who are far from the established industry giants for in-house productions from the previous calendar year. The publications have to be submitted, until 1998 one copy was sufficient, since 1999 the jurors come to an agreement in advance of the award ceremony and therefore require five submissions.
The price categories
Every year prizes are awarded in different categories. In 2006 the categories Best Fanzine , Comic Article "Funny" and Comic Article "Realistic" were replaced by Best Short Comics , Outstanding Artwork .
- Category 1 - Best Independent Comic
- Category 2 - Best Short Comics (2011: Best Self-published Comic)
- Category 3 - Outstanding Scenario
- Category 4 - Outstanding artwork
- Category 5 - Special Jury Prize for a remarkable comic book publication
- Category 6 - Special prize of the jury for a special achievement or publication
Award winners
1994
- Best Fanzine / Best Independent Comic (2,000 DM): SI-Kartuun 9 (Siegen)
- Best comic contribution "FUNNY" (250 DM): Hartmut Klotzbücher for The Adventures of God in Au weia 6
- Best comic contribution "REALISTIC" (250 DM): Markus Huber for final sale in panel 12
1995
- Best Fanzine / Best Independent Comic (1,000 DM each):
- Sparkling imagination 14
- Human blood 15-19
- Best comic contribution "FUNNY" (250 DM): Kim Schmidt for Schronz (Flying Kiwi Verlag)
- Best comic contribution "REALISTIC" (250 DM): Markus Grolik for contributions in Kromix 8 and Lippe 15
- Jury Prize:
- Qwert from diceindustries
- Heikes Läspen Comics 3 by Heike Anacker
1996
- Best Fanzine / Best Independent Comic (2,000 DM): Uncomfortable 3 (Hamburg)
- Best comic contribution "FUNNY" (250 DM): Stefan , Matthias and Jan Dinter for Knurf, hero of the green hell ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- Best comic contribution "REALISTIC" (250 DM): Robi (scenario) and Stefan Atzenhofer (artwork) for A beautiful woman in human blood 22/23
1997
- Best Fanzine / Best Independent Comic (1,000 DM each):
- The wedding fanzine (Ed .: Anja & Joy)
- Slow motion 26 (Ed .: Tim Böhm)
- Best comic contribution "FUNNY" (300 DM): Holger Bommer and Jo Guhde for Kurt Adventures 1 ( Gringo Comics )
- Best comic entry "REALISTIC" (300 DM): Robert Wenzl for Die Kuppel in Flirren Schwirren Wirren (Emu Graphics)
- Best scenario (300 DM): Michael Möller for Der Fluch (Artwork: Frank Schmolke ) in Menschenblut 25
1998
- Best Fanzine / Best Independent Comic (1,000 DM each):
- Panel 18
- Wacka Wacka 3 (Ed .: Guido Kawczynski)
- Best comic contribution "FUNNY" (300 DM): Mawil for Adventure 0815 in Epidermophytie 3
- Best comic contribution "REALISTIC" (300 DM): Wittek for Non suavis genese in Uncomfortable 5
- Best scenario (300 DM): Robi for Die Qualle (Artwork: Michael Möller) in Menschenblut 28/29
- Honorable mentions:
- Doudou der Poilu 3 by Diana R. Sassé (Edition Rhein-Trio)
- Two Princes by Frank Schmolke (Spaceboy Edition)
- Nesmo - The Neuschwanstein Monster by Gerhard Schlegel and Elke Reinhart ( Laska Comix )
1999
- Best Fanzine / Best Independent Comic (2,000 DM): Tentakel ( Laska Comix )
- Best comic contribution "FUNNY" (500 DM): Andreas Fecke for Moe
- Best comic contribution "REALISTIC" (500 DM): Andreas Michalke for Smalltown Boy ( reproduced )
- Best scenario (500 DM): Diana R. Sassé for Doudou der Poilu 4 (Edition Rhein-Trio)
- Special prize (500 DM): Flaschko - The man in the electric blanket and TNT - A boxer story by Nicolas Mahler ( Brunft edition)
- Honorable mentions:
- Hanne Leese's dead bodies also have their day (Fake Press)
- Bizarr Bazar by Wittek ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- 22 football heroes from Jerzovskaya
- Hotze by Bringmann & Kopetzki ( comic strips in Groove Magazin )
- Kaktus 1 by Gerhard Schlegel and Elke Reinhart (Laska Comix)
- Kodomo no Yume (Fanzine of the national anime and manga fan club Kodomo no Yume)
- Nothing to laugh about by Mathias Reuter (Fake Press)
- Plop (Ed .: Andreas Alt)
- Trash-O-Rama by Rainer Penk and Matthias Preuß
- tremor
2000
- Best Fanzine / Best Independent Comic (DM 2,000): Heinz and Pifie von Rautie (Edition Panel)
- Best comic contribution "FUNNY" (500 DM): Holger Hofmann for Die Kolkas 1 ( Comicwelt )
- Best comic entry "REALISTIC" (500 DM): Vulture for The Master's Ring in Human Blood 35
- Best scenario (500 DM): Ulf K.
- Special price (500 DM): Zwerchfell Verlag
- Honorable mentions:
- Tentacles ( Laska Comix )
- Short Trial ( Gringo Comics )
- Horst von Geier and Robi ( Black Tower )
- tremor
- Cactus by Gerhard Schlegel and Elke Reinhart (Laska Comix)
2001
- Best independent comic (1,000 DM): Le grand rien by Jakob Werth and Thomas Gilke ( Laska Comix )
- Best fanzine (1,000 DM): Zebra
- Best comic contribution "FUNNY" (500 DM): Geier and Robi for Horst ( Black Tower )
- Best comic contribution "REALISTIC" (500 DM): Karsten Schwenzfeier for Das Mahl in Tremor 9
- Best scenario (500 DM): Eckart Breitschuh for Wanda Caramba 1–3 ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- Special price (500 DM): INC. - Initiative Comic Kunst eV (Hamburg)
- Honorable mentions:
- Shadow Realm of Horus (Nine)
- Intertwined by Dirk Schwieger
- Tristitia by Andreas Nikisch (Elmsfire)
- Grimm 2 - Little Red Riding Hood by Eckart Breitschuh and Wittek (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- Pink Elephants and White Mice 4 - Faces of Death by Tim Posern (Offkeks)
- ICOM regional group Rhine-Ruhr
- Laska Comix
- Edition rut
- tremor
- Alischa by Martin Schlierkamp
- Chez Kiosk by Andreas Eikenroth
- The Stranger from Jimmy Stepanoff
- Wonder bag from ATAK ( Jochen Enterprises )
2002
- Best independent comic (500 euros): Horus's Shadow Realm (nine)
- Best fanzine (500 euros): Panel 21
- Best comic contribution "FUNNY" (250 euros): Nicolas Mahler for Désir (Éditions de la Pastèque)
- Best comic contribution "REALISTIC" (250 euros): Tim Dinter and Kai Pfeiffer for old women ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- Best scenario (250 euros): Eckart Breitschuh for Grimm 3 - Fitchers Vogel (Artwork: Martin Schlierkamp ) (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- Special price (250 euros): The tree house by Patrick Wirbeleit (Herrimans)
- Honorable mentions:
- Batstick Adventures 27 by Holger Bommer ( Gringo Comics )
- Mount Hasi from Mawil ( Monogatari )
- Into each other 2 + 3 by Dirk Schwieger
- Sick Comics 8 by Klaus Cornfield ( Black Tower )
- Kringel 1 - For a few more Kringel by Hartmut Klotzbücher (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- Short Trial (Gringo Comics)
- The million game by Andreas Kukuk
- Mosa-Icke (Berlin Mosaic Connection)
- Paranoid 6 by Stephanie Dietz and Christopher Tauber
- Pilules Bleues by Frederik Peeters in Into one another 3
- Rendsburg Princess Street by Elke Steiner (Edition Panel)
- Silly & Cone - The Talking Tits by Sarah Burrini in Cosmix
- Pink Elephants and White Mice 5 - Sunny Views by Tim Posern (Offkeks)
- From me! by Gerhard Förster (Black Tower)
- Like in real life (Ed .: Jörg Vogeltanz ) (Prequel)
2003
- Best Fanzine / Best Independent Comic (1,000 euros): Edition 52 (for Floralia by Ulf K. and cosmonaut Laika by Gerhard Schlegel and Elke Reinhart )
- Best comic contribution "FUNNY" (250 euros each):
- Mawil for Beach Safari ( Black Tower )
- Flix for Hero 1: Shorts Wooden Rifle ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- Best scenario (250 euros): Diana R. Sassé for Memories of the Antique White House (Elmsfire)
- Special price (250 euros): Tentacle 4 (Laska Comix)
- Honorable mentions:
- From me 4 by Gerhard Förster (Black Tower)
- War of the Worlds by Randy Zimmerman and Horus (Nine)
- Mosa-Icke 3–4 (Berlin Mosaic Connection)
- Circus Exitus 1–2 by Volker Sponholz (Herrimans)
- Sand between the teeth by Till Lenecke ( Tinplate Comics )
- Superbabe 1 by Martin Frei ( Gringo Comics )
- Comic trade press index 2000 (Zebra editorial team)
- Grimm 5 - The three feathers by Flix and Eckart Breitschuh (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- Stories from the comic garden by Fil , Reinhard Kleist , Mawil, Andreas Michalke and Oliver Naatz
- Pfefferprinz in Table Dance With Hamlet by Stefan Lintl
- Sugar Fish 2 - With Creamy Horseradish by Naomi Fearn (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- Dat Wettloopen between the rabbits and the hedgehogs up de lütje Heide bi Buxtehude by Patrick Wirbeleit (Herrimans)
- Strange Girls 2 by Jule K.
- Clinic 4 (Ed .: Tar)
- Kringel 2 by Hartmut Klotzbücher (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- The cosmopolitan: Scum by Sascha Thau (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- The little mother fuckers 3 by Stefan , Matthias and Jan Dinter (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- Bizarr Bazar 4 by Wittek , Calle Claus u. a. (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- The Anger Diaries 1/1: The Citoyen by Jörg Vogeltanz
2004
- Best independent comic (500 euros): Hector Umbra 1 by Uli Oesterle ( Edition 52 )
- Best fanzine (500 euros): INKplosion.de
- Best comic contribution "FUNNY" (250 euros): Mawil for We can stay friends ( reproduced )
- Best comic contribution "REALISTIC" (250 euros): Reinhard Kleist and Tobias O. Meissner for Berlinoir 1 - Scherbenmund (Edition 52)
- Best scenario (250 euros): Markus Grolik for On the Run (Edition Panel)
- Special price (250 euros): Comicforum.de
- Honorable mentions:
- Greed by Isabel Kreitz ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- Pneumatic post from Volker Sponholz (Herrimans)
- Panik Elektro 1: Autobiographical Horror (Ed .: Wittek ) ( Black Tower )
- Miller & Pynchon by Leopold Maurer
2005
- Best independent comic (500 euros): Blue Moon of Kentucky by Stefan Atzenhofer ( Schwarzer Turm )
- Best fanzine (500 euros): Herrensahne 9
- Best comic contribution "FUNNY" (250 euros): Panik Elektro 2 - Superhelden & Science Fiction (Ed .: Wittek ) (Schwarzer Turm)
- Best comic contribution "REALISTIC" (250 euros): Max Andersson and Lars Sjunnesson for Bosnian Flat Dog ( reproduced )
- Best scenario (250 euros): Thomas Gilke for import / export in EDIT 34
- Special prize (250 euros): German Comic Research 2005 (Ed .: Eckart Sackmann ) ( Comicplus )
- Honorable mentions:
- Dirt Girl by Naomi Fearn ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- The Piccolo series from Gringo Comics
- The Snake by Paul Hoppe (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- Starry Nights by Ulf K. ( Edition 52 )
- The band from Mawil (reproduced)
- Berlinoir 2 - Murder! by Reinhard Kleist and Tobias O. Meissner (Edition 52)
2006
- Best independent comic (500 euros): Eight, nine, ten by Arne Bellstorf ( reproduced )
- Best Short Comic (300 EUR): Cat of Klaus Cornfield ( Black Tower )
- Outstanding scenario (300 euros): Manuele Fior for Menschen am Sonntag ( Avant-Verlag )
- Outstanding artwork (300 euros): Moki for Borderland in Panik Elektro 3 (Black Tower)
- Special prize of the jury for a remarkable comic publication (300 euros): Electrocomics ( Ulli Lust ) www.electrocomics.com
- Special jury prize for a special achievement or publication (300 euros): Kim's comic drawing course ( Kim Schmidt and others) www.comiczeichenkurs.de
- Honorable mentions:
- Cargo by Tim Dinter , Jens Harder , Rutu Modan , Yirmi Pinkus, Guy Morad and Jan Feindt (Avant-Verlag)
- Didi & Stulle by Fil (reproduction)
- Stretch marks by Ingrid Sabisch (The heroine Verlag)
- The Struwwelpeter ( Comicfest Munich / Laska Comix )
2007
- Best independent comic (500 euros): Meister Lampe von Mawil ( reproduction )
- Best Short Comic (300 EUR): Sugar Fish 4 - In its juice from Naomi Fearn ( diaphragmatic Verlag )
- Outstanding scenario (300 euros): Robi for Dipperz 3 (Artwork: RA Drude) ( Black Tower )
- Outstanding artwork (300 euros): Toni Greis for Luna (scenario: Robi ) (Black Tower)
- Special prize of the jury for a remarkable comic publication (300 euros): The Magic Flute by the group of artists "World of Comic" and Karin Windorfer (Gloor Verlag)
- Special prize of the jury for a special achievement or publication (300 euros): Paul Derouet , Comic-Seminar Erlangen
- Honorable mentions:
- Epidermophytia 12 - The great hidden object comic
- Dod auf da Koppe ' by Frank Cmuchal in bull stories (Comicaze)
- Breadless art by Johann Christian Vasold in Paper Theater 3 (Black Tower)
- Zwarwald - elementary animals by Leo Leowald (reproduction)
2008
- Best independent comic (500 euros): Love looks away from Line Hoven ( reproduced )
- Best short comic "FUNNY" (300 euros): Daniel & Oleg by Olli Ferreira and René Roggmann ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- Best short comic "REALISTIC" (300 euros): Barrage by Tobi Dahmen ( Black Tower )
- Outstanding artwork (300 euros): Reinhard Kleist for The Secrets of Coney Island ( Edition 52 )
- Special prize of the jury for a remarkable comic publication (300 euros): Didi & Stulle 1–7 by Fil (Reprodukt)
- Special prize of the jury for a special achievement or publication (300 euros): Burkhard Ihme
- Honorable mentions:
- Shōkuhn by Harald Kuhn (Studio Koketsu)
- Thick by Spong (Katzenjammer Verlag)
- Moresukine by Dirk Schwieger (reproduced)
- Commissioner Kötza - The Harnstein Room by Holger Weyrauch (ceramic comics)
2009
- Best Independent Comic (500 euros): The six shots of Philadelphia by Ulrich Scheel ( Avant-Verlag )
- Best short comic (300 euros): Raues Sitten by Leo Leowald ( reproduced )
- Outstanding scenario (300 euros): Spong for Tara or The Stake That Is Called Life (Katzenjammer Verlag)
- Outstanding artwork (300 euros): Bastian Baier and Robert Mühlich for Der Schicksalsgnom ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- Special prize of the jury for a remarkable comic publication (300 euros): Orang 7 (Reprodukt)
- Special prize of the jury for a special achievement or publication (300 euros): Comicgate Magazin 3
- Honorable mentions:
- Fashionvictims, trend despiser by Ulli Lust (Avant-Verlag)
- Commissioner Eisele - Kripo Stuttgart by Martin Frei ( Gringo Comics )
- Parallel Universe - Big Bang by Ivo Kircheis ( Beatcomix )
- Schalke - Heroes from Below by Michael Vogt (KonturBlau)
2010
- Best Independent Comic (500 euros): Today is the last day of the rest of your life by Ulli Lust ( Avant-Verlag )
- Best short comic (300 euros): Die Schande von Rahlstedt by Andreas Hartung in Epidermophytie 15
- Outstanding scenario (300 euros): Simon Schwartz for over there ! (Avant-Verlag)
- Outstanding artwork (300 euros): Katharina Greve for A man goes to the ceiling ( the library )
- Special jury prize for a remarkable comic book (300 euros): Spring 6
- Special Jury Prize for a special achievement or publication (300 euros): Olivia Vieweg , Beatrice Beckmann and Vicky Danko for Paper Theater ( Black Tower )
- Honorable mentions:
- Dave Grigger from Mamei and Ivo Kircheis ( Beatcomix )
- Jazam! 4 - monsters
- Little Bird Red by Veronika Mischitz and Christopher Bünte ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- Leroy & Dexter - 10 to the power of minus 9 by Thomas Gilke (Avant-Verlag)
2011
- Best independent comic (500 euros): Die Toten 1 + 2 , edited by Stefan Dinter and Christopher Tauber ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- Best self-published comic (300 euros): ZIRP 4 by Till D. Thomas
- Outstanding scenario (300 euros): Mamei and Ivo Kircheis for Rocket Blues ( Beatcomix )
- Outstanding artwork (300 euros): Erik for Dédé 1 - Are you dead, Madame? ( Epsilon Verlag )
- Special jury award for a remarkable comic book (300 euros): Jazam! 5 - night life
- Special prize of the jury for a special achievement or publication (300 euros): Dirk Rehm ( Reprodukt )
- Honorable mentions:
- Argstein - Nightmare under the mountain by Josef Rother and Eckart Breitschuh ( Weissblech Comics )
- Blood Red Riding Hood by David Füleki (Delfinium Prints)
- www.zampano-online.com ( David Boller )
- Lemon Law 3 The Naked Mile ( Fireangels )
- Time and God by Aike Arndt (Zwerchfell Verlag)
2012
- Best independent comic (500 euros): Seelenfresser - First book: Liebe von Schwarwel ( Happy Monday )
- Best short comic (300 euros): The Quest by Till Hafenbrak in Biography 3: ABBA (Edition Biography)
- Outstanding scenario (300 euros): Marijpol for Trommelfels ( Avant-Verlag )
- Outstanding artwork (300 euros): David Füleki
- Special jury prize for a remarkable comic book (300 euros): Perry - Our man in space ( alligator farm )
- Special prize of the jury for a special achievement or publication (300 euros): Levin Kurio ( Weissblech Comics )
- Honorable mentions:
- Saarland album by Bernd Kissel (Geistkirch Verlag)
- Black Label 1: girl comic by Regina Haselhorst ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- Tumba - The grimace of death by Stephan Hagenow and Geier ( Gringo Comics )
- The goat vacuum by Thomas Wellmann ( Rotopolpress )
2013
- Best independent comic (500 euros): The UPgrade 1 by Sascha Wüstefeld and Ulf S. Graupner ( Zitty )
- Best short comic (300 euros): Adieu Kakapo by Max Fiedler in Herrensahne 12
- Outstanding scenario (300 euros): Carolin Walch for Roxanne & George ( reproduction )
- Outstanding artwork (300 euros): Maike Plenzke for lunch break in bed stories ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- Special jury award for a remarkable comic book (300 euros): Newfoundland
- Special prize of the jury for a special achievement or publication (300 euros): The "Comic-Clash" competition, advertised by Moga Mobo und Epidermophytie
- Honorable mentions:
- Earth unplugged by Jennifer Daniel ( Jaja Verlag )
- at home during the digital revolution by Wolfgang Buechs ( Ventil Verlag )
- White Line by Calle Claus ( Edition 52 )
- Treasure of Yinfinity in Jazam! 7th
2014
- Best independent comic (500 euros): Leschek's flight by Sebastian Stamm ( Rotopolpress )
- Best short comic (300 euros): Tesserakt by Tim Gaedke ( SuKuLTuR )
- Outstanding scenario (300 euros): Andreas Eikenroth for The Beauty of Failure ( Edition 52 )
- Outstanding artwork (300 euros): Thomas Wellmann for Pimo & Rex (Rotopolpress)
- Special prize of the jury for a remarkable comic book (300 euros): Pure Fruit 6
- Special jury prize for a special achievement or publication (300 euros): Sarah Burrini
- Honorable mentions:
- Different (Edition Kwimbi)
- Behind the Seven Castles by Alexander von Knorre ( Jaja Verlag )
- Cocobug by Eric Schneider (Jaja Verlag)
- Heimdall by Max Baitinger (Rotopolpress)
2015
- Best independent comic (500 euros): When I was lost on the high seas by Maximilian Hillerzeder (Edition Kwimbi)
- Best short comic (300 euros): Insel Karkinos by Tim Gaedke
- Outstanding scenario (300 euros): Paulina Stulin for The Right Here Right Now Thing ( Jaja Verlag )
- Outstanding artwork (300 euros): Yinfinity for The Little Blue Melancholie
- Special prize from the jury for a remarkable comic publication (300 euros): Oh, that's that ?! by Martina Schradi ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- Special prize of the jury for a special achievement or publication (300 euros): "Comic Solidarity"
- Honorable mentions:
- Mister Origami by Bastian Baier and Robert Mühlich (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- Mondo 2
- Oh 3 (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- Penner by Christopher Burgholz (Jaja Verlag)
2016
- Best independent comic (500 euros): Tobisch by Joachim Brandenberg ( Jaja Verlag )
- Best short comic (300 euros): Libretto 1 by Ferdinand Lutz (Quantity Books)
- Outstanding scenario (300 euros): Lukas Kummer for The Rejection ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- Outstanding artwork (300 euros): Lisa Rau for Waldgeflüster
- Special jury award for a remarkable comic book (300 euros): Jaja Verlag
- Special prize of the jury for a special achievement or publication (300 euros): www.dreimalalles.info (Christian Maiwald)
- Charly Eiselt Prize for the best publication by a newcomer (first album or book) (500 euros): Nomaden by Jan Vismann (Jaja Verlag)
- Honorable mentions:
- Heimelig by Franz Suess (Glass Crow)
- The Nothing and God by Aike Arndt (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- Union of Heroes 1: The First Day by Arne Schulenberg and Jens Sundheim (Edition Kwimbi)
- The roots of Lena Siebert by Raphaela Buder (Mairisch Verlag)
2017
- Best Independent Comic (500 euros): Survivor Girl by Christopher Tauber , Ingo Römling and Kim Liersch ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- Best short comic (300 euros): Lisa von Lenny Großkopf in Jazam! 11 - adventure
- Outstanding scenario (300 euros): Calle Claus and Olli Ferreira for Dorle (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- Outstanding artwork (300 euros): Sabrina Schmatz for Munich 1945 ( Black Tower )
- Special prize of the jury for a remarkable comic publication (300 euros): Austrian Superheroes 1–4 (content merchant)
- Special prize of the jury for a special achievement or publication (300 euros): Johanna Baumann for the comic artist challenge Comic-Collab and the Fuck Yeah! -Calendar
- Charly Eiselt Prize for the best publication by a newcomer (first album or book) (500 euros): Circus Irritans by Katharina Netolitzky (Schwarzer Turm)
- Honorable mentions:
- Mr. Heidenreich's fabulous local history and general knowledge lessons from Bastian Baier and Robert Mühlich
- Get Your Man by Kami (Black Tower)
- Farewell and The Scent of Ramen by Jo Lott
- Isopoda by Franz Suess (Glass Crow)
2018
- Best independent comic (500 euros): Jazam! 12 - game
- Best short comic (300 euros): A matter for negotiation by Heinz Wolf in Echo des Wahnsinns (Sphinx Spieleverlag)
- Outstanding scenario (300 euros): Federico Cacciapaglia for Immigrant Star ( Jaja Verlag )
- Outstanding Artwork (300 EUR): Paula Bulling for Blueprint ( Rotopolpress )
- Special jury award for a remarkable comic book (300 euros): Heart of Gold by Elisabeth Baumgartner and Viviane Tanner
- Special prize of the jury for a special achievement or publication (300 euros): Christian A. Bachmann Verlag
- Charly Eiselt Prize for the best publication by a newcomer (first album or book) (500 euros): Dying is really the last thing! by Eva Müller ( Black Tower )
- Honorable mentions:
- Foreign bodies by Marte Negele in Sunken & Springed - Drawn stories from Augsburg ( Wißner-Verlag )
- Don Rosa - I Still Get Chills by Alex Jakubowski and Lois Lammerhuber
- Crystal and smoke by Ralf Marczinczik ( Museum Schnütgen )
- The biggest festival in the world by Christopher Tauber and Annelie Wagner ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
2019
- Best independent comic (500 euros): Don't touch it! by Timo Grubing ( Zwerchfell Verlag )
- Best short comic (300 euros): Willy the Kid - Everything in the green area by Raul and Rautie (Edition Panel)
- Outstanding scenario (300 euros): Franz Suess for Sundays (cabinet)
- Outstanding artwork (300 euros): Veronika Gruhl for Das verfluchte Elixir (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- Special prize of the jury for a remarkable comic publication (300 euros): Di Abenteuer fom Hartmut von Haggi ( Gringo Comics )
- Special prize of the jury for a special achievement or publication (300 euros): Guido Weißhahn and www.ddr-comics.de
- Charly Eiselt Prize for the best publication by a newcomer (first album or book) (500 euros): Kramer by Natalie Ostermaier (Zwerchfell Verlag)
- Honorable mentions:
- Leporello Bibliography No. 1: Günter Hain by Michael Hebestreit (self-published)
- Panel - tenaxious comix by Christian Vähling et al. (Edition Panel)
- Kauboi and Kaktus - Hell is' im Wunderland by Christian Schmiedbauer (www.kauboiundkaktus.de)
- The fountain by Sandra Unterberger (self-published)