Eisner Awards (Concept)

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Nomination and Selection Process

Five judges are selected annually from different branches of the comic book community to comprise a panel to nominate works from the previous year in each category. The judges select from entries submitted to them by creators and publishers as well as any works not submitted they see as noteworthy. The judge's nominations are sent out to members of the comics industry to select a winner. Four or five candidates are nominated per category for work released in the prior year with the exception of the Hall of Fame. Inductees into the Hall of Fame are chosen from a list of around 16 candidates, typically two candidates are inducted by the judges and four are voted in by the industry voters. Winners are announced at Comic-Con in San Diego.

Hall of Fame

* Indicates Judges' Choices, all others inducted by vote of members of comics industry (creators, editors/publishers, retailers, press, historians, and librarians).

Annual Artist Awards

Best Writer/Artist - Humor

1995 Jeff Smith - Bone [Cartoon Books]
1996 Sergio Aragones - Sergio Aragones Groo [Image]
1997 Don Rosa - Walt Disney's Comics & Stories: Uncle Scrooge [Gladstone]
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 Superman's Babysitter" in Elseworlds 80-page Giant [DC]
2001 Tony Millionaire - Maakies [Fantagraphics] & Sock Monkey [Dark Horse]
2002 Evan Dorkin - Dork [Slave Labor]
2003 Tony Millionaire - Maakies [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 Non-Fiction

2010 Joe Sacco - Footnotes in Gaza [Metropolitan/Holt]

Special Recognition

2008 Chuck BB for Black Metal [Oni]

Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition

1995 Evan Dorkin - Milk and Cheese, Dork, Hectic Planet [Slave Labor], Instant Piano [Dark Horse]
1996 Stan Sakai - Usagi Yojimbo [Mirage]
1997 Ricardo Delgado - Age of Reptiles: The Hunt [Dark Horse]
1998 Linda Medley - Castle Waiting [Olio]
1999 Brian Michael Bendis - Torso, Jinx, A.K.A. Goldfish [Image]
2000 Tony Millionaire - Sock Monkey [Dark Horse]
2001 Alex Robinson - Box Office Poison [Antarctic Press]
2002 Dylan Horrocks - Hicksville [Black Eye], Atlas - [Drawn & Quarterly]
2003 Jason Shiga - Fleep [Sparkplug Comics]
2004 Derek Kirk Kim - Same Difference & Other Stories [Top Shelf]
2005 Sean McKeever - Mary Jane, Inhumans, Sentinel [Marvel], The Waiting Place [Slave Labor]
2006 Aaron Renier - Spiral-Bound [Top Shelf]
2007 Hope Larson - Gray Horses [Oni]

Annual Publication Awards

Best Adaption from Another Medium

2013 Richard Stark's Parker: The Score by Darwyn Cooke [IDW]
2014 Richard Stark’s Parker: Slayground by Darwyn Cooke [IDW]
2016 Two Brothers by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba [Dark Horse]
2018 Kindred by Octavia Butler, adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings [Abrams ComicArts]
2019 Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito, translated by Jocelyne Allen [VIZ Media]
2020 Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran [Dark Horse Books]
2021 Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru [DC]

Best Anthology

1992 Dark Horse Presents [Dark Horse]
1993 Taboo [Tundra]
1994 Dark Horse Presents [Dark Horse]
1995 The Big Book of Urban Legends [Paradox Press/DC]
1996 The Big Book of Conspiracies [Paradox Press/DC]
1997 Batman: Black and White [DC]
1998 Hellboy Christmas Special [Dark Horse]
1999 Grendel: Black, White, and Red [Dark Horse]
2000 Tomorrow Stories [ABC]
2001 Drawn & Quarterly Vol. 3 [Drawn & Quarterly]
2002 Bizarro Comics [DC]
2003 SPX 2002 [CBLDF]
2004 Sandman: Endless Nights [DC/Vertigo]
2005 Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist [Dark Horse]
2006 Solo [DC]
2007 Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall [DC/Vertigo]
2008 5 by Gabriel Ba, Becky Cloonan, Fabio 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, D.J. 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, & 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]
2021 Menopause: A Comic Treatment edited by MK Czerwiec [Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press]

Best Archival Collection/Project

1993 Carl Barks Library Album [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 [HarperCollins]
2001 The Spirit Archives by Will Eisner [DC]
2002 Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo [Dark Horse]
2003 Krazy & Ignatz by George Herriman [Fantagraphics]
2004 Krazy & Ignatz, 1929-1930 by George Herriman [Fantagraphics]
2005 The Complete Peanuts edited by Gary Groth [Fantagraphics]

Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Strips

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 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]
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 volumes 1-2 by Floyd Gottfredson edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth [Fantagraphics]
2013 Pogo volume 2: Bona Fide Balderdash [Fantagraphics]
2014 Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips Vol. 1 [IDW]
2015 The Complete Little Nemo by Windsor McCay, edited by Alexander Braun [TASCHEN]
2016 The Eternaut by Hector German Oesterheld and Francisco Solano Lopez edited by Gary Groth and Kristy Valenti [Fantagraphics]
2017 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 [IDW]
2020 Krazy Kat: The Complete Color Sundays by George Herriman, edited by Alexander Braun [TASCHEN]
2021 The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age edited by Trina Robbins [Fantagraphics]

Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books

2006 Absolute Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons [DC]
2007 Absolute Sandman, vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman [DC/Vertigo]
2008 I Shall Destroy All The Civilized Planets! by Fletcher Hanks [Fantagraphics]
2009 Creepy Archives by various [Dark Horse]
2010 The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures deluxe edition by Dave Stevens edited by Scott Dunbier [IDW]
2011 Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer Artist's Edition edited by Scott Dunbier [IDW]
2012 Walt Simonson's the Mighty Thor Artist's Edition [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 Steranko Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 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]
2021 The Complete Hate by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds [Fantagraphics]

Best Black and White Series

1988 Concrete by Paul Chadwick [Dark Horse]
1989 Concrete by Paul Chadwick [Dark Horse]
1991 Xenozoic Tales by Mark Schultz [Kitchen Sink]

Best Comic Strip Collection

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 Continuing Series

1988 Concrete by Paul Chadwick [Dark Horse]
1989 Concrete by Paul Chadwick [Dark Horse]
1991 Sandman by Neil Gaiman [DC/Vertigo]
1992 Sandman by Neil Gaiman [DC/Vertigo]
1993 Sandman by Neil Gaiman [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 [Homage/Jukebox]
1998 Kurt Busiek's Astro City by Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg [Homage/Jukebox]
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 Pia Guerra, Jose Marzan Jr., and Brian K. Vaughan [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, Joe Rivera, and Paolo 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 Latoure [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]
2021 Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai [IDW]

Best Digital Comic

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 [www.theoatmeal.com]
2015 The Private Eye by Brian Vaughan and Marcos Martin [www.panelsyndicate.com]
2016 Bandette by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover [Monkeybrain/comiXology]
2017 Bandette by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover [Monkeybrain/comiXology]
2018 Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost by Harvey Kurtzman, Josh O’Neill, Shannon Wheeler, and Gideon Kendall [comiXology Originals/Kitchen, Lind & Associates]
2019 Umami by Ken Niimura [Panel Syndicate]
2020 Afterlift by Chip Zdarsky and Jason Loo [comiXology Originals]
2021 Friday by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin [Panel Syndicate]

Best Webcomic

2017 Bird Boy by Anne Szabla [http://bird-boy.com]
2018 The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill [teadragonsociety.com/Oni Press]
2019 The Contradictions by Sophie Yanow [thecontradictions.com]
2020 Fried Rice Comic by Erica Eng [https://friedricecomic.tumblr.com]
2021 Crisis Zone by Simon Hanselmann [https://www.instagram.com/simon.hanselmann/]

Best Finite/Limited Series

1988 Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons [DC]
1989 Silver Surfer by Stan Lee and Moebius
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 Pat Mceown [Dark Horse]
1994 Marvels by Alex Ross and Kurt Busiek [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 Nibelung by P. Craig Russell [Dark Horse]
2002 Hellboy: The Conqueror Worm by Mike Mignola [Dark Horse]
2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol. 2 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 [DC]
2007 Batman: Year 100 by Paul Pope [DC]
2008 The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba [Dark Horse]
2009 Hellboy: The Crooked Man by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben [Dark Horse]
2010 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young [Marvel]
2011 Daytripper by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba [Vertigo/DC]
2012 Criminal: The Last of the Innocent by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips [Marvel/Icon]
2014 The Wake by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy [DC/Vertigo]
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 Ian Bertram [Image]
2021 Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber [DC]

Best Graphic Album

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 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 by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean [DC/Vertigo]
1994 A Small Killing by Alan Moore and Oscar Zarate [Dark Horse]
1995 Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde by P. Craig Russell [NBM]
1996 Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse [Paradox Press]
1997 Fax From Sarajevo by Joe Kubert [Dark Horse]
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 #13 by Chris Ware [Fantagraphics]
2001 Safe Area Gorazde by Joe Sacco [Fantagraphics]
2002 The Name of the Game by Will Eisner [DC]
2003 One! Hundred! Demons! by Lynda Barry [Sasquatch]
2004 Blankets by Craig Thompson [Top Shelf]
2005 The Originals by Dave Gibbons [DC/Vertigo]
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]
2011 Wilson by Daniel Clowes [Drawn & Quarterly]
2012 Jim Henson's Tale of Sand by Ramon Perez [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 Emil Ferris - My Favorite Thing Is Monsters [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]
2021 Pulp by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips [Image]

Best Graphic Album - Reprint

1991 Sandman: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman [DC/Vertigo]
1992 Maus II by Art Spiegelman [Pantheon]
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 by Mark Chiarello and Nick Napolitano [DC]
2004 Batman Adventures: Dangerous Dames and Demons by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm [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 Braithewaite [DC]
2011 Wednesday Comics edited by Mark Chiarello [DC]
2012 Richard Stark's Parker: 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 Teen]
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 Okorafor and Tana Ford [Berger Books/Dark Horse]
2021 Seeds and Stems by Simon Hanselmann [Fantagraphics]

Best Graphic Memoir

2021 The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist by Adrian Tomine [Drawn & Quarterly]

Best Humor Publication

Jeff Smith's Bone Won 3 Consecutive Best Humor Eisners

1992 Groo the Wanderer by Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier [Marvel]
1993 Bone by Jeff Smith [Cartoon Books]
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 Aragones Massacres Marvel [Marvel] by Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier
1998 Gon Swimmin' by Masahi Tanaka [Paradox Press]
1999 Groo by Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier [Dark Horse]
2000 Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror by Sergio Aragones, Jill Thompson, Oscar Gonzalez Loyo, Steve Steere Jr., Scott Shaw, and Doug Tennapel [Bongo]
2001 Sock Monkey vol. 3 by Tony Millionaire [Dark Horse]
2002 Radioactive Man by Dan DeCarlo, Mike DeCarlo, Batton Lash, Abel Laxamana, and Bob Smith [Bongo]
2003 The Amazing Screw-On Head by Mike Mignola [Dark Horse]
2004 Formerly Known as the Justice League by JM DeMatteis, Kieth Giffen, Kevin Maguire, and Joe Rubinstein [DC]
2005 The Goon by Eric Powell
2006 No award granted, nothing funny this year
2007 Flaming Carrot Comics Special by Bob Burden [Desperado/Image]
2008 Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonial Sweeto and Other Stories by Nicholas Gurewitch [Dark Horse]
2009 Herbie Archives by Richard E. Hughes (Shane O'Shea) 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]
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 Volume 1 by Kousuke Oono, translation by Sheldon Drzka [VIZ]
2021 Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber [DC]

Best New Series

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 [Homage/Jukebox]
1997 Leave It To Chance by James Robinson and Paul Smith [Homage]
1998 Castle Waiting by 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 Michael Avon Oeming and Brian Michael Bendis [Image]
2002 Queen & Country by Greg Rucka and Steve Rolston [Oni]
2003 Fables by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Lan Medina, Bill Willingham [DC/Vertigo]
2004 Plastic Man by Kyle Baker [DC]
2005 Ex Machina by Tom Feister, Tony Harris, and Brian K Vaughan [DC/Wildstorm]
2006 All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely [DC]
2007 Criminal by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips [Marvel]
2008 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 by Georges Jeanty, Andy Owens, Brian K Vaughan, and Joss Whedon [Dark Horse]
2009 Invincible Iron Man by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca [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 Christian Ward [Berger Books/Dark Horse]
2021 Black Widow by Kelly Thompson and Elena Casagrande [Marvel]

Best Publication Design

Chris Ware has been awarded 22 Eisners for his work on Acme Novelty Library

1993 Sandman: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean [DC]
1994 Marvels by Richard Starkings and Comicraft [Marvel]
1995 Acme Novelty Library by Chris Ware [Fantagraphics]
1996 Acme Novelty Library by Chris Ware [Fantagraphics]
1997 Acme Novelty Library #7 by Chris Ware [Fantagraphics]
1998 Kingdom Come Deluxe Edition by Bob Chapman and George Brewer [DC/Graphitti Designs]
1999 Batman Animated by Chip Kidd [HarperCollins]
2000 300 by Mark Cox [Dark Horse]
2001 Jimmy Corrigan by Chris Ware [Pantheon]
2002 Acme Novelty Library #15 by Chris Ware [Fantagraphics]
2003 Batman: Nine Lives by Amie Brockway-Metcalf [DC]
2004 Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross by Chip Kidd [Pantheon]
2005 The Complete Peanuts by Seth [Fantagraphics]
2006 TIE Acme Novelty Library Final Report to Shareholders and Rainy Day Saturday Afternoon Fun Book by Chris Ware [Pantheon]
2006 TIE Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays by Philippe Ghielmetti [Sunday Press Books]
2007 Absolute DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke [DC]
2008 Process Recess 2 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 Dave Stevens' 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 by Chris Ware [Pantheon]
2014 Genius Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth designed by Dean Mullaney [IDW]
2015 Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream designed by Jim Rugg [Locust Moon]
2016 The Sandman Gallery Edition designed by Josh Beatman/Brainchild Studios [Graffiti Designs/DC]
2017 The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye designed by Sonny Liew [Pantheon]
2018 Akira 35th Anniversary Edition designed by Phil Balsman, Akira Saito (Veia), NORMA Editorial, and MASH•ROOM [Kodansha]
2019 Will Eisner's A Contract with God: Curator's Collection, designed by John Lind [Kitchen Sink/Dark Horse]
2020 Making Comics by Lynda Barry [Drawn & Quarterly]
2021 The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist by Adrian Tomine [Drawn & Quarterly]

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)

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
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 Ricardo Liniers [Toon Books]
2019 Johnny Boo and the Ice Cream Computer by James Kochalka [Top Shelf/IDW]
2020 Comics: Easy as ABC: The Essential Guide to Comics for Kids by Ivan Brunetti [Toon Books]
2021 Our Little Kitchen by Jillian Tamaki [Abrams Books]

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)

Petersen's Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 picked up two Eisners

2008 Mouse Guard: Fall 1152, Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 by David Petersen [Archaia]
2009 Tiny Titans by Art Baltazar and Franco [DC]
2010 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young [Marvel]
2011 Tiny Titans by Art Baltazar and Franco [DC]
2012 Snarked by Roger Langridge [Boom!]
2013 Adventure Time by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb [Boom!]
2014 The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks
2015 El Deafo by Cece Bell [Amulet/Abrams]
2016 Over the Garden Wall by Pat McHale, Amalia Levari, and Jim Campbell [Boom! Studios/KaBOOM!]
2017 Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier [Scholastic]
2018 The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill [Oni Press]
2019 The Nameless City: The Divided Earth by Faith Erin Hicks [First Second]
2020 Guts by Raina Telgemeier [Scholastic]
2021 Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru [DC]

Best Publication for Teens/Young Adults (13-17)

2008 Laika by Nick Abadzis [First Second]
2009 Coraline by Neil Gaiman, adapted by P. Craig Russell [Harper Collins]
2010 Beasts of Burden, by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson [Dark Horse]
2011 Smile by Raina Telgemeier [Scholastic Graphix]
2012 Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol [First Second]
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 Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell [First Second/Macmillan]
2021 Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang [First Second/Macmillan]

Best Reality Based Work

2007 Fun Home by Alison Bechdel [Houghton Mifflin]
2008 Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crowe 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 [Dark Horse]
2013 (tie) Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller by Joseph Lambert [Center for Cartoon Studies/DisneyHyperion]
2013 (tie) The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song by Frank M. Young and David Lasky [Abrams ComicsArts]
2014 The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew Robinson and Kyle Baker
2015 Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 2 by Ed Piskor [Fantagraphics]
2016 March: Book 2 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell [Top Shelf / IDW]
2017 March: Book 3 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell [Top Shelf / IDW]
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 Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker [Top Shelf]
2021 Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, by Derf Backderf [Abrams]

Best Serialized Story

1993 "From Hell" in Taboo by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell [Tundra]
1994 "The Great Cow Race" Bone #7-11 by Jeff Smith [Cartoon Books]
1995 "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" Uncle Scrooge #285-296 by Don Rosa [Egmont]
1996 Strangers in Paradise #1-8 by Terry Moore [Abstract]
1997 "Sand and Stars" Starman #20-23 by Guy Davis, Tony Harris, James Robinson, and Wade von Grawbadger [DC]
1998 "Confession" Kurt Busiek's Astro City vol. 2 #4-9 by Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg [Homage/Jukebox]
1999 "Grasscutter" Usagi Yojimbo #13-22 by Stan Sakai [Dark Horse]
2000 Tom Strong #4-7 by Al Gordon, Alan Moore, and Chris Sprouse [ABC]
2001 "Hang Up on the Hang Low" 100 Bullets #15-18 by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso [DC/Vertigo]
2002 "Coming Home" Amazing Spider-Man #30-35 by Scott Hanna, John Romita Jr., and J. Michael Straczynski [Marvel]
2003 "Legends in Exile" Fables #1-5 by Steve Leialoha, Lan Medina, Bill Willingham [DC/Vertigo]
2004 "Half a Life" Gotham Central #6-10 by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark [DC]
2005 "March of the Wooden Soldiers" Fables #19-27 by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Bill Willingham [DC/Vertigo]
2006 "Return to the Homelands" Fables #36-38, 40-41 by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Bill Willingham [DC/Vertigo]

Best Short Story

Baker & Glass' Controversial 2000 Winner

1993 "Two Cities" in Xenozoic Tales #12 by Mark Schultz [Kitchen Sink]
1994 "The Amazing Colossal Homer" in Simpsons #1 [Bongo]
1995 "The Babe Wore Red" in Sin City: The Babe Wore Red and Other Stories by Frank Miller [Dark Horse]
1996 "The Eltingville Comic-Book, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, and Role-Playing Club In: Bring Me the Head of Boba Fett" in Instant Piano #3 by Evan Dorkin [Dark Horse]
1997 "Heroes" in Batman: Black and White #4 by Gary Gianni and Archie Goodwin [DC]
1998 "The Eltingville Comic-Book, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, and Role-Playing Club In: The Marathon Men" in Dork #4 by Evan Dorkin [Slave Labor]
1999 "Devil's Advocate" in Grendel: Black, White, & Red by Tim Sale and Matt Wagner [Dark Horse]
2000 "Letitia Lerner Superman's Babysitter" in Elseworlds 80-page Giant by Kyle Baker and Elizabeth Glass [DC]
2001 "The Gorilla Suit" in Streetwise by Sergio Aragones [TwoMorrows]
2002 "The Eltingville Club in 'The Intervention'" in Dork #9 by Evan Dorkin [Slave Labor]
2003 "The Magician and the Snake" in Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings by Katie Mignola and Mike Mignola [Dark Horse]
2004 "Death" in Sandman: Endless Nights by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell [DC/Vertigo]
2005 "Unfamiliar" in The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson [Dark Horse]
2006 "Teenaged Sidekick" in Solo #3 by Paul Pope [DC]
2007 "A Frog's Eye View" in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by James Jean and Bill Willingham [DC/Vertigo]
2008 "Mr. Wonderful" serialized in New York Times Sunday Magazine by Daniel Clowes
2009 "Murder He Wrote" in The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #14 by Ian Boothby, Nina Matsumoto, and Andrew Pepoy [Bongo]
2010 "Urgent Request" in the Eternal Smile by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim [First Second]
2011 "Post Mortem" in I Am An Avenger #2 by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark [Marvel]
2012 "The Seventh" in Richard Stark's Parker: Martini Edition by Darwyn Cooke [IDW]
2013 "Moon 1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch" in Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8 by Michael Kupperman [Fantagraphics]
2014 “Untitled” in Love & Rockets New Stories #6 by Gilbert Hernandez [Fantagraphics]
2015 "When the Darkness Presses" by Emily Carroll [emcarroll.com/comics/darkness/]
2016 "Killing and Dying" by Adrian Tomine in Optic Nerve [Drawn & Quarterly]
2017 “Good Boy,” by Tom King and David Finch in Batman Annual #1 [DC]
2018 ”A Life in Comics: The Graphic Adventures of Karen Green” by Nick Sousanis in Columbia Magazine (Summer 2017)
2019 "The Talk of the Saints" in Swamp Thing Winter Special by Tom King and Jason Fabok [DC]
2020 "Hot Comb" in Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers [Drawn & Quarterly]
2021 "When the Menopausal Carnival Comes to Town" in Menopause: A Comic Treatment by Mimi Pond [Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press]

Best Single Issue/Single Story/One-Shot

Eric Powell's 2004 Best Single Issue Winner

1988 Gumby's Summer Fun Special by Art Adams and Bob Burden [Comico]
1989 Kings in Disguise #1 by Dan Burr and James Vance [Kitchen Sink]
1991 Concrete Celebrates Earth Day 1990 by Paul Chadwick, Moebius/Jean Giraud, and Charles Vess [Dark Horse]
1992 The Sandman #22-28 by Neil Gaiman and various [DC]
1993 Nexus: The Origin by Steve Rude & Mike Baron [Dark Horse]
1994 Batman Adventures: Mad Love by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm [DC]
1995 Batman Adventures Holiday Special by Paul Dini, Ronnie del Carmen, Bruce Timm [DC]
1996 Kurt Busiek's Astro City #4: "Safeguards" by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson [Homage/Jukebox]
1997 Kurt Busiek's Astro City vol. 2 #1: "Welcome to Astro City" by Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg [Homage/Jukebox]
1998 Kurt Busiek's Astro City vol. 2 #10: "Show 'Em All" by Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg [Homage/Jukebox]
1999 Hitman #34: "Of Thee I Sing" by Garth Ennis, Garry Leach, and John McCrea [DC]
2000 Tom Strong #1: "How Tom Strong Got Started" by Al Gordon, Alan Moore, and Chris Sprouse [ABC]
2001 Promethea #10: "Sex, Stars, and Serpents" by Mick Gray, Alan Moore, and J.H. Williams [ABC]
2002 Eightball #22 by Daniel Clowes [Fantagraphics]
2003 The Stuff of Dreams by Kim Deitch [Fantagraphics]
2004 TIE Conan: The Legend #0 by Kurt Busiek and Cary Nord [Dark Horse]
2004 TIE The Goon #1 by Eric Powell [Dark Horse]
2005 Eightball #23: "The Death Ray" by Daniel Clowes [Fantagraphics]
2006 Solo #5 by Darwyn Cooke [DC]
2007 Batman/The Spirit #1 by Darwyn Cooke and Jeph Loeb [DC]
2008 Justice League of America #11: "Walls" by Gene Ha and Brad Meltzer [DC]
2010 Captain America #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 #7 by Mark Waid, Marcos Martin, Joe Rivera, and Paolo Rivera [Marvel]
2013 The Mire by Becky Cloonan [self published]
2014 Hawkeye #11 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 #11 "Never After" 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: Krampusnacht by Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes [Dark Horse]
2019 Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #310 by Chip Zdarsky [Marvel]
2020 Our Favorite Thing Is My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris [Fantagraphics]
2021 Sports Is Hell by Ben Passmore [Koyama Press]

Best Title for Younger Readers/Best Comics Publication for a Younger Audience

1996 The Batman and Robin Adventures by Rick Burchett, Paul Dini, and Ty Templeton [DC]
1997 Leave It To Chance by James Robinson and Paul Smith [Homage]
1998 The Batman and Robin Adventures by Rick Burchett, Brandon Kruse, and Ty Templeton [DC]
1999 Batman: The Gotham Adventures by Rick Burchett, Terry Beatty, and Ty Templeton [DC]
2000 Simpsons Comics [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 [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 U.S. Edition of International Material

2000 Winner for Best U.S. Publication of International Material

1998 Gon' Swimmin' by Masahi 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 and the Cub by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima [Dark Horse]
2002 Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo [Dark Horse]
2003 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Jerry Kramsky and Lorenzo Mattotti [NBM]
2004 Buddha volumes 1 and 2 by Osamu Tezuka [Vertical]
2005 Buddha volumes 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 Lefevre, and Frederic 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 with Hugo Pratt [Dark Horse]
2013 Blacksad: Silent Hell by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido [Dark Horse]
2014 Goddamn 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 Moebius [Dark Horse]
2018 Run for It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for the Freedom by Marcelo D’Salete, translated by Andrea Rosenberg [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]
2021 Goblin Girl, by Moa Romanova, translated by Melissa Bowers [Fantagraphics]

Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia

2007 Old Boy by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya [Dark Horse]
2008 Tekkonkinkreet: Black and White by Taiyo Matsumoto [Viz]
2009 Dororo by Osamu Tezuka [Vertical]
2010 A Drifting Life by Yoshihiro Tatsumi [Drawn & Quarterly]
2011 Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa [Viz]
2012 Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths by Shigeru Mizuki [Drawn & Quarterly]
2013 Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa [Viz]
2014 Mysterious Underground Men by Osamu Tezuka [Picturebox]
2015 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 Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame, translated by Anne Ishii [Pantheon]
2019 Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura [Kodansha]
2020 Cats of the Louvre by Taiyo Matsumoto, translation by Michael Arias [VIZ Media] and Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama, translation by Stephen Kohler [Kodansha]
2021 Remina by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen [VIZ Media]

Annual Comics-Related Awards

Best Comics-Related Book

1992 From 'Aargh!' to 'Zap!': Harvey Kurtzman's Visual History of the Comics edited by Howard Zimmerman [Prentice Hall]
1994 Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud [Kitchen Sink]
1996 Alex Toth edited by Manual 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]
2003 B. Krigstein, vol. 1 by Greg Sadowski [Fantagraphics] (Best Comics-Related Publication Periodical or Book Winner)
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]
2007 The Art of Brian Bolland edited by Joe Pruett [Image/Desperado]
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 Dennis 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 designed by Dean Mullaney [IDW]
2015 Genius Animated: The Cartoon Art of Alex Toth Vol. 3 by Dean Mullaney and Bruce Canwell [IDW/LOAC]
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]
2021 Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books by Ken Quattro [Yoe Books/IDW]

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism Publication

1992 Comics Buyer's Guide [Krause]
1993 Comics Buyer's Guide [Krause]
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]
2002 Comic Book Artist [TwoMorrows]
2004 Comic Book Artist [TwoMorrows]
2005 Comic Book Artist [TwoMorrows]
2006 Comic Book Artist [TwoMorrows]
2007 Alter Ego edited by Roy Thomas [TwoMorrows]
2008 Newsarama produced 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, & Joe Hughes
2016 Hogan's Alley edited by Tom Heintjes
2017 The A.V. Club comics coverage, including Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by Oliver Sava et al., www.avclub.com
2018 The Comics Journal edited by Dan Nadel, Timothy Hodler, and Tucker Stone, tcj.com [Fantagraphics]
2019 TIE Back Issue, edited by Michael Eury [TwoMorrows]
2019 TIE PanelxPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou [panelxpanel.com]
2020 Women Write About Comics, edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne, www.WomenWriteAboutComics.com
2021 Women Write About Comics, edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne, www.WomenWriteAboutComics.com

Best Comics-Related Product/Item

1992 The Sandman statue by Randy Bowen [DC]
1994 Death statue by Chris Bachalo, et al [DC]
1995 The Sandman Arabian Nights statue by P. Craig Russell (design) and Randy Bowen [DC]
1996 Comic-strip stamps [US Postal Service]
1997 Hellboy bust by Randy Bowen [Bowen Designs]
1998 Acme Novelty Library display stand by Chris Ware [Fantagraphics]
1999 The Sandman pocketwatch by Kris Ruotolo [DC]
2000 Bettie Page, Groo, Hellboy, Milk & Cheese, and Sin City lunchboxes [Dark Horse]
2002 Dark Horse comic character statuettes by Yoe Studio [Dark Horse]

Best Comics-Related Sculpted Figure

1999 Hellboy statue by Randy Bowen [Bowen Designs]

Best Educational/Academic/Scholarly Work

2012 (tie) Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice by Ivan Brunetti [Yale University Press] and 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
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 Cunt: 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]
2021 The Content of Our Caricature: African American Comic Art and Political Belonging by Rebecca Wanzo [New York University Press]

Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award

1993 Gary Colobuono of Moondog's in Chicago, IL
1993 Sean Scoffield and Steve Solomos of The Beguiling in Toronto, ON
1993 Rory Root and Mike Patchen of Comic Relief in Berkeley and San Franciso, CA
1994 Bill Liebowitiz of Golden Apple in Los Angeles, CA
1994 Leon Cowen and Michael Pandolfo of Dr. Comics and Mr. Games in Oakland, CA
1995 Joe Field of Flying Colors in Concord, CA
1995 Kees Kousemaker of Lambiek in Amsterdam, Holland
1996 George Vlastaras of Kings Comics in Sydney, Australia
1996 Joe and Dottie Ferrara of Atlantis Fantasyworld in Santa Cruz, CA
1997 Eric Kirsammer of Chicago Comics in Chicago, IL
1997 Steve Snyder of Central City Comics in Columbus, OH
1997 Paul Howley of That's Entertainment in Fitchburg and Worchester, MA
1998 Mark and Robert Hennessey of Hi De Ho Comics in Santa Monica, CA
1998 Gaston Dominquez and Ilia Carson of Meltdown Comics & Collectibles in Los Angeles, CA
1999 Scott Thorne of Star Clipper Comics & Games of St. Louis, MO
1999 Greg Ketter of DreamHaven in Minneapolis, MN
2000 Patrick Shaughnassy of Golden Age Collectibles in Vancouver, BC
2001 Calum Johnston of Strange Adventures in Nova Scotia, Canada
2002 Nick Postiglione of Source Comics & Games in Falcon Heights, MN
2003 Alan & Marsha Giroux of All About Books & Comics in Phoenix, AZ
2004 Fran & Kevin McGarry of ACME Comics & Collectibles in Sioux City, IA
2005 Mimi Cruz and Alan Carroll of Night Flight Comics in Salt Lake City, UT
2006 Richard Neal of Zeus Comics in Dallas, TX
2007 Carr D'Angelo and Jud Meyers of Earth-2 Comics in Sherman Oaks, CA
2008 Atom! and Portlyn Freeman of Brave New World in Santa Clarita, CA
2009 Tate's Comics in Fort Lauderdale, FL
2010 Vault of Midnight in Ann Arbor, MI
2011 Yuval Sharon and Danny Amitai in Comics & Vegetables in Tel Aviv, Israel
2012 Akira Comics in Madrid, Spain
2012 The Dragon in Guelph, ON
2013 Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago, IL
2014 TIE All Star Comics in Melbourne Australia
2014 TIE Legends Comics & Coffee, NE
2015 Packrat Comics in Hilliard, OH
2016 Orbital Comics & Games London, UK
2017 Comicazi in Sommerville, MA
2018 Norma Comics in Barcelona, Spain
2019 La Revisteria Comics, Alejandro Gonzalez in Buenos Aires, Argentina
2020 Nostromo Sevilla in Seville, Spain, owned by Sergio López
2021 Laughing Ogre in Columbus, Ohio, owned by Chris Lloyd

Concept Name	Eisner Awards Eisner Awards
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First Appearance	Watchmen
Appears in	78 issues

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