Year
|
Nominee
|
Titles
|
Ref.
|
1980s
|
1988
|
Alan Moore
|
Watchmen (
DC)
|
[1]
|
Mike Baron
|
Nexus (
First Comics)
|
Paul Chadwick
|
Concrete (
Dark Horse)
|
Matt Wagner
|
Grendel (
Comico)
|
1989
|
Alan Moore
|
Batman: The Killing Joke (
DC)
|
[2]
|
Mike Baron
|
Nexus (
First Comics)
|
William Messner-Loebs
|
Johnny Quest (
Comico)
|
Grant Morrison
|
Animal Man (
DC)
|
Ann Nocenti
|
Daredevil (
Marvel)
|
1990s
|
1990
|
There was no Eisner Award ceremony, or awards distributed, in 1990, due to widespread balloting mix-ups.
[3]
|
1991
|
Neil Gaiman
|
The Sandman (
DC)
|
[4]
|
Steve Gerber
|
|
Gilbert Hernandez
|
Love and Rockets (
Fantagraphics)
|
Scott McCloud
|
Zot! (
Kitchen Sink)
|
Frank Miller
|
|
Alan Moore
|
Miracleman (
Eclipse)
|
Grant Morrison
|
|
Dave Sim
|
Cerebus (
Aardvark-Vanaheim)
|
James Vance
|
|
Kate Worley
|
Omaha the Cat Dancer (
Kitchen Sink)
|
1992
|
Neil Gaiman
|
The Sandman (
DC),
Books of Magic (
DC),
Miracleman (
Eclipse)
|
[5]
|
Peter Bagge
|
Hate (
Fantagraphics)
|
Sarah Byam
|
Billi 99 (
Dark Horse)
|
Alan Moore
|
From Hell (
Spiderbaby Grafix/
Tundra),
Lost Girls (
Spiderbaby Grafix/
Tundra)
|
Grant Morrison
|
Doom Patrol (
DC)
|
Harvey Pekar
|
American Splendor (
Tundra)
|
Dave Sim
|
Cerebus (
Aardvark-Vanaheim)
|
1993
|
Neil Gaiman
|
Miracleman (
Eclipse),
The Sandman (
DC)
|
[6]
|
Peter Bagge
|
Hate (
Fantagraphics)
|
Dennis Eichhorn
|
Real Stuff (
Fantagraphics)
|
Garth Ennis
|
Hellblazer (
DC)
|
Roberta Gregory
|
Naughty Bits (
Fantagraphics)
|
Frank Miller
|
"
Sin City,"
Dark Horse Presents (
Dark Horse)
|
Alan Moore
|
"
From Hell" and "
Lost Girls,"
Taboo (
Spiderbaby Grafix/
Tundra)
|
Dave Sim
|
Cerebus (
Aardvark-Vanaheim)
|
1994
|
Neil Gaiman
|
The Sandman (
DC/
Vertigo),
Death: The High Cost of Living (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
[7]
|
Peter David
|
The Incredible Hulk (
Marvel),
The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect (
Marvel)
|
Garth Ennis
|
Hellblazer (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
Alan Moore
|
1963 (
Image),
Spawn #8 (
Image),
A Small Killing (
VG Graphics/
Dark Horse)
|
Dave Sim
|
Cerebus (
Aardvark-Vanaheim),
Spawn #10 (
Image)
|
1995
|
Alan Moore
|
From Hell (
Kitchen Sink)
|
[8]
|
Dwayne McDuffie
|
Icon (
Milestone)
|
Harvey Pekar
|
American Splendor: A Step Out of the Nest (
Dark Horse),
Our Cancer Year (with
Joyce Brabner) (
Four Walls Eight Windows)
|
James Robinson
|
Starman (
DC)
|
Matt Wagner/
Steven Seagle
|
Sandman Mystery Theatre (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
1996
|
Alan Moore
|
From Hell (
Kitchen Sink)
|
[9]
|
Kurt Busiek
|
Kurt Busiek's Astro City (
Jukebox Productions/
Image)
|
Garth Ennis
|
Preacher (
DC/
Vertigo), Goddess (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
Neil Gaiman
|
The Sandman (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
Grant Morrison
|
The Invisibles (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
1997
|
Alan Moore
|
From Hell (
Kitchen Sink),
Supreme (
Maximum Press)
|
[10]
|
Kurt Busiek
|
Kurt Busiek's Astro City (
Jukebox Productions/
Homage),
Untold Tales of Spider-Man (
Marvel)
|
Neil Gaiman
|
The Sandman (
DC/
Vertigo),
Death: The Time of Your Life (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
John Ostrander
|
The Spectre (
DC)
|
James Robinson
|
Starman (
DC),
Leave It to Chance (
Homage)
|
Mark Waid
|
The Flash (
DC),
Impulse (
DC),
Kingdom Come (
DC),
Captain America (
Marvel)
|
1998
|
Garth Ennis
|
Hitman (
DC),
Preacher (
DC/
Vertigo),
Unknown Soldier (
DC/
Vertigo),
Bloody Mary: Lady Liberty (
DC/
Helix)
|
[11]
|
Kurt Busiek
|
Kurt Busiek's Astro City (
Jukebox Productions/
Homage),
The Wizard's Tale (
Jukebox Productions/
Homage)
|
Scott McCloud
|
Superman Adventures (
DC)
|
John Ostrander
|
The Spectre (
DC),
The Kents (
DC),
Tangent Comics: Nightwing (
DC)
|
James Robinson
|
Starman (
DC),
The Shade (
DC),
Tangent Comics: Green Lantern (
DC),
Leave It to Chance (
Homage)
|
1999
|
Kurt Busiek
|
Kurt Busiek's Astro City (
Homage/
WildStorm/
Image),
The Avengers (
Marvel)
|
[12]
|
Jeph Loeb
|
Superman for All Seasons (
DC)
|
Greg Rucka
|
Whiteout (
Oni Press)
|
Steven Seagle
|
"Drive By,"
Oni Double Feature (
Oni Press),
Sandman Mystery Theatre (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
Matt Wagner
|
Grendel: Black, White, and Red (
Dark Horse)
|
2000s
|
2000
|
Alan Moore
|
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (
ABC),
Promethea (
ABC),
Tom Strong (
ABC),
Tomorrow Stories (
ABC),
Top Ten (
ABC)
|
[13]
|
Ed Brubaker
|
Scene of the Crime (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
Warren Ellis
|
The Authority (
DC/
WildStorm),
Planetary, (
DC/
WildStorm),
Transmetropolitan (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
Mark Millar
|
Superman Adventures (
DC)
|
Greg Rucka
|
Whiteout: Melt (
Oni Press)
|
2001
|
Alan Moore
|
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (
ABC),
Promethea (
ABC),
Tom Strong (
ABC),
Tomorrow Stories (
ABC),
Top Ten (
ABC)
|
[14]
|
Brian Michael Bendis
|
Powers (
Image),
Fortune and Glory (
Oni Press),
Ultimate Spider-Man (
Marvel)
|
Mike Carey
|
Lucifer (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
Garth Ennis
|
Preacher (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
Mark Millar
|
The Authority (
WildStorm),
Ultimate X-Men (
Marvel)
|
2002
|
Brian Michael Bendis
|
Powers (
Image),
Alias (
Marvel),
Daredevil (
Marvel),
Ultimate Spider-Man (
Marvel)
|
[15]
|
Brian Azzarello
|
100 Bullets (
DC/
Vertigo),
Hellblazer (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
Grant Morrison
|
Fantastic Four: 1234 (
Marvel),
New X-Men (
Marvel)
|
Greg Rucka
|
Queen & Country (
Oni Press),
Detective Comics (
DC)
|
Mark Waid
|
Ruse (
CrossGen)
|
2003
|
Brian Michael Bendis
|
Powers (
Image),
Alias (
Marvel),
Daredevil (
Marvel),
Ultimate Spider-Man (
Marvel)
|
[16]
|
Ed Brubaker
|
Catwoman (
DC),
Detective Comics (
DC),
Gotham Central (
DC)
|
Bruce Jones
|
Incredible Hulk (
Marvel)
|
Greg Rucka
|
Queen & Country (
Oni Press),
Gotham Central (
DC),
Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia (
DC)
|
Bill Willingham
|
Fables (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
2004
|
Alan Moore
|
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (
ABC),
Promethea (
ABC),
Smax (
ABC),
Tom Strong (
ABC),
Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (
ABC)
|
[17]
|
Brian Azzarello
|
100 Bullets (
DC/
Vertigo),
Sgt. Rock: Between Hell and Hard Place (
DC/
Vertigo),
Batman (
DC)
|
Brian Michael Bendis
|
Alias (
Marvel),
Daredevil (
Marvel),
Ultimate Spider-Man (
Marvel),
Ultimate X-Men (
Marvel),
Powers (
Image)
|
Ed Brubaker
|
Catwoman (
DC),
Detective Comics (
DC),
Gotham Central (
DC),
Sleeper (
DC/
WildStorm)
|
Warren Ellis
|
Orbiter (
DC/
Vertigo),
Global Frequency, (
DC/
WildStorm),
Red, (
DC/
WildStorm),
Planetary, (
DC/
WildStorm),
Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth, (
DC/
WildStorm)
|
Greg Rucka
|
Queen & Country (
Oni Press),
Gotham Central (
DC),
Wonder Woman (
DC),
Wolverine (
Marvel)
|
2005
|
Brian K. Vaughan
|
Y: The Last Man (
DC/
Vertigo),
Ex Machina (
DC/
WildStorm),
Runaways (
Marvel)
|
[18]
|
Steve Niles
|
30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow (
IDW),
30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales (
IDW),
Aleister Arcane (
IDW),
Freaks of the Heartland (
Dark Horse),
Last Train to Deadsville (
Dark Horse)
|
Greg Rucka
|
Queen & Country (
Oni Press),
Gotham Central (
DC)
|
Joss Whedon
|
Astonishing X-Men (
Marvel)
|
Bill Willingham
|
Fables (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
2006
|
Alan Moore
|
Promethea (
ABC),
Top 10: The Forty-Niners (
ABC)
|
[19]
|
Warren Ellis
|
Fell (
Image),
Down (
Top Cow/
Image),
Desolation Jones (
DC/
WildStorm),
Ocean (
DC/
WildStorm),
Planetary, (
DC/
WildStorm)
|
Allan Heinberg
|
Young Avengers (
Marvel)
|
Grant Morrison
|
Seven Soldiers (
DC),
All Star Superman (
DC)
|
Brian K. Vaughan
|
Ex Machina (
DC/
WildStorm),
Y: The Last Man (
DC/
Vertigo),
Runaways (
Marvel)
|
2007
|
Ed Brubaker
|
Captain America (
Marvel),
Daredevil (
Marvel),
Criminal (
Marvel/
Icon)
|
[20]
|
Bob Burden
|
Gumby (
Wildcard Ink)
|
Ian Edginton
|
Scarlet Traces: The Great Game (
Dark Horse)
|
Grant Morrison
|
All Star Superman (
DC),
Batman (
DC),
52 (
DC),
Seven Soldiers (
DC)
|
Bill Willingham
|
Fables (
DC/
Vertigo),
Jack of Fables (
DC/
Vertigo),
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
2008
|
Ed Brubaker
|
Captain America (
Marvel),
Criminal (
Marvel/
Icon),
Daredevil (
Marvel),
The Immortal Iron Fist (
Marvel)
|
[21]
|
James Sturm
|
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow (
Center for Cartoon Studies/
Hyperion Books)
|
Brian K. Vaughan
|
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (
Dark Horse),
Ex Machina (
DC/
WildStorm),
Y: The Last Man (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
Joss Whedon
|
Astonishing X-Men (
Marvel),
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (
Dark Horse)
|
Brian Wood
|
DMZ (
DC/
Vertigo),
Northlanders (
DC/
Vertigo),
Local (
Oni Press)
|
2009
|
Bill Willingham
|
Fables (
DC/
Vertigo),
House of Mystery (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
[22]
[23]
|
Joe Hill
|
Locke & Key (
IDW)
|
J. Michael Straczynski
|
Thor (
Marvel),
The Twelve (
Marvel)
|
Mariko Tamaki
|
Skim (
Groundwood Books)
|
Matt Wagner
|
Zorro (
Dynamite),
Madame Xanadu (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
2010s
|
2010
|
Ed Brubaker
|
Captain America (
Marvel),
Daredevil (
Marvel),
The Marvels Project (
Marvel),
Criminal (
Marvel/
Icon),
Incognito (
Marvel/
Icon)
|
[24]
[25]
|
Geoff Johns
|
Adventure Comics (
DC),
Blackest Night (
DC),
The Flash: Rebirth (
DC),
Superman: Secret Origin (
DC)
|
James Robinson
|
Justice League: Cry for Justice (
DC)
|
Mark Waid
|
Irredeemable (
Boom!),
The Incredibles (
Boom!)
|
Bill Willingham
|
Fables (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
2011
|
Joe Hill
|
Locke & Key (
IDW)
|
[26]
[27]
|
Ian Boothby
|
Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book (
Bongo),
Futurama Comics #47-50 (
Bongo),
Simpsons Comics #162, 168 (
Bongo),
Simpsons Super Spectacular #11-12 (
Bongo)
|
John Layman
|
Chew (
Image)
|
Jim McCann
|
Return of the Dapper Men (
Archaia)
|
Nick Spencer
|
Morning Glories (
Image),
Shuddertown (
Image),
Forgetless (
Image),
Existence 3.0 (
Image),
|
2012
|
Mark Waid
|
Irredeemable (
Boom!)
Incorruptible (
Boom!),
Daredevil (
Marvel)
|
[28]
[27]
|
Cullen Bunn
|
The Sixth Gun (
Oni)
|
Mike Carey
|
The Unwritten (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
Jeff Jensen
|
Green River Killer: A True Detective Story (
Dark Horse)
|
Jeff Lemire
|
Animal Man (
DC),
Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown (
DC),
Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. (
DC),
Sweet Tooth (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
2013
|
Brian K. Vaughan
|
Saga (
Image)
|
[29]
[27]
|
Ed Brubaker
|
Fatale (
Image)
|
Matt Fraction
|
Hawkeye (
Marvel),
Casanova: Avaritia (
Marvel/
Icon)
|
Brandon Graham
|
Multiple Warheads (
Image),
Prophet (
Image)
|
Jonathan Hickman
|
The Manhattan Projects (
Image)
|
Frank M. Young
|
The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song (
Abrams ComicArts)
|
2014
|
Brian K. Vaughan
|
Saga (
Image)
|
[30]
[27]
|
Kelly Sue DeConnick
|
Pretty Deadly (
Image),
Captain Marvel (
Marvel)
|
Matt Fraction
|
Sex Criminals (
Image),
Hawkeye (
Marvel),
Fantastic Four (
Marvel),
FF (
Marvel)
|
Jonathan Hickman
|
East of West (
Image),
The Manhattan Projects (
Image),
Avengers (
Marvel),
Infinity (
Marvel)
|
Eric Stephenson
|
Nowhere Men (
Image)
|
2015
|
Gene Luen Yang
|
Avatar: The Last Airbender (
Dark Horse),
The Shadow Hero (
First Second)
|
[31]
[27]
|
Jason Aaron
|
Original Sin (
Marvel),
Thor (
Marvel),
Men of Wrath (
Marvel/
Icon),
Southern Bastards (
Image)
|
Kelly Sue DeConnick
|
Captain Marvel (
Marvel),
Pretty Deadly (
Image)
|
Grant Morrison
|
The Multiversity (
DC),
Annihilator (
Legendary Comics)
|
Brian K. Vaughan
|
Saga (
Image),
The Private Eye (
Panel Syndicate)
|
G. Willow Wilson
|
Ms. Marvel (
Marvel)
|
2016
|
Jason Aaron
|
Southern Bastards (
Image),
Men of Wrath (
Marvel/
Icon),
Doctor Strange (
Marvel),
Star Wars (
Marvel),
Thor (
Marvel)
|
[32]
[27]
|
John Allison
|
Giant Days (
Boom!)
|
Ed Brubaker
|
The Fade Out (
Image),
Velvet (
Image),
Criminal Special Edition (
Image)
|
Marjorie Liu
|
Monstress (
Image)
|
G. Willow Wilson
|
Ms. Marvel (
Marvel)
|
2017
|
Brian K. Vaughan
|
Paper Girls (
Image),
Saga (
Image),
We Stand On Guard (
Image)
|
[33]
[27]
|
Ed Brubaker
|
Criminal 10th Anniversary Special (
Image),
Kill or Be Killed (
Image),
Velvet (
Image)
|
Kurt Busiek
|
Astro City (
DC/
Vertigo)
|
Chelsea Cain
|
Mockingbird (
Marvel)
|
Max Landis
|
Green Valley (
Image/
Skybound),
Superman: American Alien (
DC)
|
Jeff Lemire
|
Black Hammer (
Dark Horse),
Descender (
Image),
Plutona (
Image),
Bloodshot Reborn (
Valiant)
|
2018
|
Tom King
[note 1]
|
Batman (
DC),
Batman Annual #2 (
DC),
Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1 (
DC),
Mister Miracle (
DC)
|
[34]
[27]
|
Marjorie Liu
[note 1]
|
Monstress (
Image)
|
Matt Kindt
|
Grass Kings (
Boom!),
Ether (
Dark Horse),
Eternity (
Valiant),
X-O Manowar (
Valiant)
|
Jeff Lemire
|
Black Hammer (
Dark Horse),
Descender (
Image)
|
Mark Russell
|
The Flintstones (
DC)
|
2019
|
Tom King
|
Batman (
DC),
Mister Miracle (
DC),
Heroes in Crisis (
DC),
Swamp Thing Winter Special (
DC)
|
[35]
|
Alex de Campi
|
Bad Girls (
Gallery 13),
Twisted Romance (
Image)
|
Jeff Lemire
|
Black Hammer: Age of Doom (
Dark Horse),
Doctor Star & the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows (
Dark Horse),
Quantum Age (
Dark Horse),
Descender (
Image),
Gideon Falls (
Image),
Royal City (
Image)
|
Mark Russell
|
Exit, Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles (
DC),
Green Lantern/Huckleberry Hound (
DC),
Lex Luthor/Porky Pig (
DC),
Lone Ranger (
Dynamite)
|
Kelly Thompson
|
Nancy Drew (
Dynamite),
Hawkeye (
Marvel),
Jessica Jones (
Marvel),
Mr. & Mrs. X (
Marvel),
Rogue & Gambit (
Marvel),
Uncanny X-Men (
Marvel),
West Coast Avengers (
Marvel)
|
Chip Zdarsky
|
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man (
Marvel),
Marvel Two-in-One (
Marvel)
|
2020s
|
2020
|
Mariko Tamaki
|
Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass (
DC),
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (
First Second/
Macmillan),
Archie (
Archie)
|
[36]
[37]
|
Bobby Curnow
|
Ghost Tree (
IDW)
|
MK Reed and
Greg Means
|
Penny Nichols (
Top Shelf)
|
Lewis Trondheim
|
Stay (
Magnetic Press),
Maggy Garrisson (
SelfMadeHero)
|
G. Willow Wilson
|
Invisible Kingdom (
Berger Books/
Dark Horse),
Ms. Marvel (
Marvel)
|
Chip Zdarsky
|
The White Trees (
Image),
Daredevil (
Marvel),
Spider-Man: Life Story (
Marvel),
Afterlift (
comiXology Originals)
|
2021
|
James Tynion IV
|
Something Is Killing the Children (
Boom!),
Wynd (
Boom!),
Batman (
DC),
The Department of Truth (
Image),
Razorblades (
Tiny Onion)
|
[38]
[39]
|
Ed Brubaker
|
Pulp (
Image),
Reckless (
Image),
Friday (
Panel Syndicate)
|
Matt Fraction
|
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (
DC),
Adventureman (
Image),
November vols. 2–3 (
Image),
Sex Criminals (
Image)
|
Jonathan Hickman
|
Decorum (
Image),
Giant-Size X-Men (
Marvel),
X-Men (
Marvel)
|
Jeff Lemire
|
Barbalien: Red Planet (
Dark Horse),
Black Hammer (
Dark Horse),
Colonel Weird: Cosmagog (
Dark Horse),
The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage (
DC),
Family Tree (
Image),
Gideon Falls (
Image)
|
Chip Zdarsky
|
Stillwater (
Image/
Skybound),
Daredevil (
Marvel),
Fantastic Four/X-Men (
Marvel)
|
2022
|
James Tynion IV
|
House of Slaughter (
Boom!),
Something Is Killing the Children (Boom!),
Wynd (Boom!),
The Nice House on the Lake (
DC),
The Joker (DC),
Batman (DC),
DC Pride (DC),
The Department of Truth (
Image),
Blue Book (
Tiny Onion Studios),
Razorblades (Tiny Onion Studios)
|
[40]
[41]
|
Ed Brubaker
|
Destroy All Monsters (
Image),
Friend of the Devil (Image)
|
Kelly Sue DeConnick
|
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (
DC)
|
Filipe Melo
|
Ballad for Sophie (
Top Shelf)
|
Ram V
|
The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (
Boom!),
The Swamp Thing (
DC),
Carnage: Black, White & Blood (
Marvel),
Venom (Marvel)
|
2023
|
James Tynion IV
|
House of Slaughter (
Boom!),
Something Is Killing the Children (Boom!),
Wynd (Boom!),
The Nice House on the Lake (
DC),
The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country (DC), The Closet (
Image)
The Department of Truth (
Image)
|
Grace Ellis
|
Flung Out Of Space (
Abrams Comicsart)
|
Tom King
|
Batman: Killing Time (
DC),
Batman: One Bad Day}} (
DC),
Gotham City: Year One}} (
DC),
The Human Target}} (
DC),
Supergirl: The Woman of Tomorrow}} (
DC),
Love Everlasting}} (
Image)
|
Mark Russell
|
Traveling To Mars (Ablaze),
One-Star Squadron}} (
DC),
Superman: Space Age}} (
DC),
The Incal: Psychoverse}} (
Humanoids)
|
Chip Zdarsky
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Stillwater (
Image Skybound),
Daredevil (
Marvel)
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