Eisner Award for Best Writer


The Eisner Award for Best Writer is an award for "creative achievement" in American comic books.

Winners and nominees

Multiple awards and nominations

The following individuals have won Best Writer one or more times:
WriterWinsNominations
Alan Moore913
Brian K. Vaughan47
Neil Gaiman46
Ed Brubaker39
Brian Michael Bendis24
Tom King22
Garth Ennis15
Kurt Busiek15
Bill Willingham15
Mark Waid14
Joe Hill12
Jason Aaron12
Marjorie Liu12
Mariko Tamaki12
Gene Luen Yang11

The following individuals have received two or more nominations but never won Best Writer:
WriterNominations
Grant Morrison8
Greg Rucka6
Dave Sim4
James Robinson4
Jeff Lemire4
Matt Wagner3
Warren Ellis3
G. Willow Wilson3
Mike Baron2
Scott McCloud2
Frank Miller2
Peter Bagge2
Harvey Pekar2
John Ostrander2
Mark Millar2
Mike Carey2
Brian Azzarello2
Joss Whedon2
Matt Fraction2
Jonathan Hickman2
Kelly Sue DeConnick2
Mark Russell2
Chip Zdarsky2