List of Eisner Award winners

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Best Writer">Eisner Award for Best Writer">Best Writer

• 1988 Alan Moore, Watchmen
• 1989 Alan Moore, '
• 1991 Neil Gaiman, Sandman
• 1992 Neil Gaiman, Sandman ; The Books of Magic ; Miracleman
• 1993 Neil Gaiman, Sandman ; Miracleman
• 1994 Neil Gaiman, Sandman
• 1995 Alan Moore, From Hell
• 1996 Alan Moore, From Hell
• 1997 Alan Moore, From Hell ; Supreme
• 1998 Garth Ennis, Hitman ; Preacher; The Unknown Soldier ; Blood Mary: Lady Liberty
• 1999 Kurt Busiek, Kurt Busiek's Astro City ; Avengers
• 2000 Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, Tom Strong, Tomorrow Stories, Top 10
• 2001 Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, Tom Strong, Tomorrow Stories, Top 10
• 2002 Brian Michael Bendis, Powers ; Alias, Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man
• 2003 Brian Michael Bendis, Powers ; Alias, Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man
• 2004 Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, Smax, Tom Strong, Tom Strong's Terrific Tales
• 2005 Brian K. Vaughan, ' ; Ex Machina ; Runaways, Ultimate X-Men
• 2006 Alan Moore, Promethea, '
• 2007 Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Criminal, Daredevil
• 2008 Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Criminal, Daredevil, Immortal Iron Fist
• 2009 Bill Willingham, Fables, House of Mystery
• 2010 Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Daredevil, The Marvels Project, Criminal, Incognito
• 2011 Joe Hill, for Locke & Key
• 2012 Mark Waid, Irredeemable, Incorruptible ; Daredevil
• 2013 Brian K. Vaughan, Saga
• 2014 Brian K. Vaughan, Saga
• 2015 Gene Luen Yang, ', The Shadow Hero
• 2016 Jason Aaron, Doctor Strange, Men of Wrath, Thor, Star Wars, Southern Bastards
• 2017 Brian K. Vaughan, Paper Girls, Saga, We Stand On Guard
• 2018
• *Tom King, Batman, Batman Annual #2, Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1, Mister Miracle
• *Marjorie Liu, Monstress
• 2019 Tom King, Batman, Mister Miracle, Heroes in Crisis, Swamp Thing Winter Special
• 2020 Mariko Tamaki, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass ; Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me ; Archie

  Best Writer/Artist

• 1988 Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, Watchmen
• 1989 Paul Chadwick, Concrete
• 1991 Frank Miller and Geof Darrow
• 1992 Peter David and Dale Keown, The Incredible Hulk
• 1993 Frank Miller, Sin City, Dark Horse Presents
• 1993 Mike Baron and Steve Rude, Nexus: The Origin
• 1994 Jeff Smith, Bone
• 1995 Mike Mignola and John Byrne,
• 1996 David Lapham, Stray Bullets
• 2009 Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library
• 2010 David Mazzucchelli, Asterios Polyp
• 2011 Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark's Parker: The Outfit
• 2012 Craig Thompson, Habibi
• 2013 Chris Ware, Building Stories
• 2014 Jaime Hernandez, Love and Rockets New Stories #6
• 2015 Raina Telgemeier, Sisters
• 2016 Bill Griffith, Invisible Ink: My Mother's Secret Love Affair with a Famous Cartoonist
• 2017 Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
• 2018 Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
• 2019 Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker
• 2020 Raina Telgemeier, Guts

  Best Writer/Artist: Drama

• 1997 Mike Mignola, '
• 1998 Mike Mignola, '; Hellboy Christmas Special; Hellboy Junior Halloween Special
• 1999 Frank Miller, 300
• 2000 Daniel Clowes, Eightball
• 2001 Eric Shanower, Age of Bronze
• 2002 Daniel Clowes, Eightball
• 2003 Eric Shanower, Age of Bronze
• 2004 Craig Thompson, Blankets
• 2005 Paul Chadwick, Concrete: The Human Dilemma
• 2006 Geof Darrow, Shaolin Cowboy
• 2007 Paul Pope,
• 2008 Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #18

  Best Writer/Artist: Humor

• 1995 Jeff Smith, Bone
• 1996 Sergio Aragonés, Groo
• 1997 Don Rosa, Walt Disney's Comics & Stories; Uncle Scrooge
• 1998 Jeff Smith, Bone
• 1999 Kyle Baker, You Are Here
• 2000 Kyle Baker, I Die at Midnight ; "Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter" in Elseworlds 80-Page Giant
• 2001 Tony Millionaire, Maakies, Sock Monkey
• 2002 Evan Dorkin, Dork!
• 2003 Tony Millionaire, House at Maakies Corner
• 2004 Kyle Baker, Plastic Man ; The New Baker
• 2005 Kyle Baker, Plastic Man ; Kyle Baker, Cartoonist
• 2006 Kyle Baker, Plastic Man ; The Bakers
• 2007 Tony Millionaire, Billy Hazelnuts ; Sock Monkey: The Inches Incident
• 2008 Eric Powell, The Goon

  Best Writer/Artist: Nonfiction

• 2010 Joe Sacco, Footnotes in Gaza

  Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)

• 1993 Dave Dorman, Aliens: Tribes
• 1994 Alex Ross, Marvels
• 1995 Jon J. Muth, The Mystery Play
• 1996 John Bolton, Batman: Man-Bat
• 1997 Alex Ross, Kingdom Come
• 1998 Alex Ross, Uncle Sam
• 1999 Alex Ross, Superman: Peace on Earth
• 2000 Alex Ross, Batman: War on Crime
• 2001 Jill Thompson, Scary Godmother
• 2002 Charles Vess, Rose
• 2003 George Pratt, Wolverine: Netsuke
• 2004 Jill Thompson, "Stray", in The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings
• 2005 Teddy Kristiansen, It's a Bird...
• 2006 José Ladrönn, Hip Flask: Mystery City
• 2007 Jill Thompson, "A Dog and His Boy" in The Dark Horse Book of Monsters; "Love Triangle" in Sexy Chix ; "Fair Division", in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall
• 2008 Eric Powell, '
• 2009 Jill Thompson, Magic Trixie, Magic Trixie Sleeps Over
• 2010 Jill Thompson, Beasts of Burden ; Magic Trixie and the Dragon
• 2011 Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad
• 2013 Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad
• 2014 Fiona Staples, Saga
• 2015 J.H. Williams III, '
• 2016 Dustin Nguyen, Descender
• 2017 Jill Thompson, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon ; Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In
• 2018 Sana Takeda, Monstress
• 2019 Dustin Nguyen, Descender
• 2020 Christian Ward, Invisible Kingdom

  Best Artist/Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

• 1988 Steve Rude, Nexus
• 1989 Brian Bolland, '
• 1991
• *Steve Rude - Best Artist
• *Al Williamson - Best Inker
• 1992
• *Simon Bisley, Batman: Judgement on Gotham - Best Artist
• *Adam Kubert, Batman versus Predator - Best Inker
• 1993
• *Steve Rude, Nexus: The Origin - Best Penciller
• *Kevin Nowlan, ' - Best Inker
• 1993
• *Frank Miller, Sin City, Dark Horse Presents - Best Penciller/Inker, Black & White Publication
• *P. Craig Russell, Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde ; Robin 3000; : Hothouse - Best Penciller/Inker, Color Publication
• 1994 P. Craig Russell, The Sandman #50
• 1995 Dave Gibbons, Martha Washington goes to War
• 1996 Geof Darrow, The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
• 1997 Steve Rude, Nexus: Executioner's Song - Best Penciller
• 1997 Al Williamson, Spider-Man, Untold Tales of Spider-Man #17-18 - Best Inker
• 1997 Charles Vess, Book of Ballads and Sagas ; Sandman #75 - Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
• 1998 P. Craig Russell, Elric: Stormbringer ; Dr. Strange: What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen?
• 1999 Tim Sale, Superman for All Seasons ; Grendel Black, White, and Red #1
• 2000 Kevin Nowlan, "Jack B. Quick", Tomorrow Stories
• 2001 P. Craig Russell, Ring of the Nibelung
• 2002 Eduardo Risso, 100 Bullets
• 2003 Kevin O'Neill, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
• 2004 John Cassaday, Planetary, Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth ; Hellboy Weird Tales
• 2005
• *John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men ; Planetary ; I Am Legion: The Dancing Faun
• *Frank Quitely, We3
• 2006 John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men ; Planetary
• 2007 Mark Buckingham/Steve Leialoha, Fables
• 2008 Pia Guerra/Jose Marzan, Jr.,
• 2009 Guy Davis, BPRD
• 2010 J. H. Williams III, Detective Comics
• 2011 Skottie Young for The Marvelous Land of Oz
• 2012 Ramón K. Pérez, Jim Henson's Tale of Sand
• 2013
• *David Aja, Hawkeye
• *Chris Samnee, Daredevil ; Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom
• 2014 Sean Murphy, The Wake
• 2015 Fiona Staples, Saga
• 2016 Cliff Chiang, Paper Girls
• 2017 Fiona Staples, Saga
• 2018 Mitch Gerads, Mister Miracle
• 2019 Mitch Gerads, Mister Miracle
• 2020 Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

  Best Art Team

• 1988 Steve Rude, Willie Blyberg and Ken Steacy, Space Ghost Special
• 1989 Alan Davis and Paul Neary, Excalibur

  Best Colorist/Coloring

• 1992 Steve Oliff, Legends of the Dark Knight, 2112, and Akira
• 1993 Steve Oliff/Olyoptics, Legends of the Dark Knight #28-#30, Martian Manhunter: American Secrets ; James Bond 007: Serpent's Tooth ; Spawn
• 1994 Steve Oliff and Rueben Rude/Olyoptics, Spawn
• 1995 Angus McKie, Martha Washington goes to War
• 1996 Chris Ware, The Acme Novelty Library
• 1997 Matt Hollingsworth, Preacher; Death: The Time of Your Life ; Bloody Mary ; Challengers of the Unknown
• 1998 Chris Ware, The Acme Novelty Library
• 1999 Lynn Varley, 300
• 2000 Laura DePuy, The Authority; Planetary
• 2001 Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #14
• 2002 Laura DePuy, Ruse, Ministry of Space
• 2003 Dave Stewart, ', The Amazing Screw-On Head, Star Wars: Empire ; Human Target: Final Cut, Doom Patrol ; Tom Strong ; Captain America
• 2004 Patricia Mulvihill, Batman, Wonder Woman, 100 Bullets
• 2005 Dave Stewart, Daredevil, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Six, Captain America ; Conan, BPRD ; DC: The New Frontier
• 2006 Chris Ware, The Acme Novelty Library #16
• 2007 Dave Stewart, BPRD, Conan, The Escapists, Hellboy ; Action Comics, Batman/The Spirit, Superman
• 2008 Dave Stewart, BPRD, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cut, Hellboy, Lobster Johnson, The Umbrella Academy ; The Spirit
• 2009 Dave Stewart, Abe Sapien: The Drowning, BPRD, The Goon, Hellboy, Solomon Kane, The Umbrella Academy ; Body Bags ; '
• 2010 Dave Stewart, Abe Sapien, BPRD, The Goon, Hellboy, Solomon Kane, The Umbrella Academy, Zero Killer ; Detective Comics ; Luna Park
• 2011 Dave Stewart, Hellboy, BPRD, Baltimore, Let Me In ; Detective Comics ; Neil Young’s Greendale, Daytripper, Joe the Barbarian
• 2012 Laura Allred, iZombie ; Madman All-New Giant-Size Super-Ginchy Special
• 2013 Dave Stewart, Batwoman ; Fatale ; BPRD, Conan the Barbarian, Hellboy in Hell, Lobster Johnson, The Massive
• 2014 Jordie Bellaire, The Manhattan Projects, Nowhere Men, Pretty Deadly, Zero ; The Massive ; Tom Strong ; X-Files Season 10 ; Captain Marvel, Journey into Mystery ; Numbercruncher ; Quantum and Woody
• 2015 Dave Stewart, Hellboy in Hell, BPRD, Abe Sapien, Baltimore, Lobster Johnson, Witchfinder, Shaolin Cowboy, Aliens: Fire and Stone, Dark Horse Presents
• 2016 Jordie Bellaire, The Autumnlands, Injection, Plutona, Pretty Deadly, The Surface, They're Not Like Us, Zero, The X-Files, The Massive, Magneto, Vision
• 2017 Matt Wilson, Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine ; Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord
• 2018 Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
• 2019 Matt Wilson, Black Cloud, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine ; The Mighty Thor, Runaways
• 2020 Dave Stewart, Black Hammer, B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know, Hellboy and the BPRD ; Gideon Falls ; Silver Surfer Black, Spider-Man

  Best Letterer/Lettering

• 1993 Todd Klein, The Sandman, The Demon
• 1994 Todd Klein, Sandman
• 1995 Todd Klein, Batman versus Predator II ; The Demon, Sandman ; Uncle Scrooge
• 1996 Stan Sakai, Groo ; Usagi Yojimbo
• 1997 Todd Klein, Sandman; Death: The Time of Your Life, House of Secrets, The Dreaming ; Batman, The Spectre, Kingdom Come
• 1998 Todd Klein, Batman, Batman: Poison Ivy ; The Dreaming, House of Secrets, The Invisibles, Uncle Sam ; Uncle Scrooge Adventures ; Castle Waiting
• 1999 Todd Klein, Castle Waiting ; House of Secrets, The Invisibles, The Dreaming
• 2000 Todd Klein, Promethea, Tom Strong, Tomorrow Stories, Top 10 ; The Dreaming, Gifts of the Night, The Invisibles, Sandman Presents: Lucifer
• 2001 Todd Klein, Promethea, Tom Strong, Tomorrow Stories, Top 10 ; The Invisibles, The Dreaming ; Castle Waiting
• 2002 Todd Klein, Promethea, Tom Strong, Tomorrow Stories, Top 10, Greyshirt ; Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dreams But Were Afraid to Ask ; Detective Comics, The Dark Knight Strikes Again ; Castle Waiting ; Universe X
• 2003 Todd Klein, The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Detective Comics, ' ; Fables, Human Target: Final Cut ; Promethea, Tom Strong ; Castle Waiting
• 2004 Todd Klein, Detective Comics ; Fables, Sandman: Endless Nights ; Tom Strong, Promethea ; Marvel 1602
• 2005 Todd Klein, Promethea, Tom Strong, Tom Strong's Terrific Tales ; Wonder Woman ; Books of Magick: Life During Wartime, Fables, WE3 ; Creatures of the Night
• 2006 Todd Klein, Wonder Woman, Justice, Seven Soldiers #0 ; Desolation Jones ; Promethea, Tomorrow Stores Special, Top 10: The 49ers ; Fables ; 1602: New World
• 2007 Todd Klein, Fables, Jack of Fables, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall; Pride of Baghdad, Testament ; ', Eternals ; Lost Girls
• 2008 Todd Klein, Justice, Simon Dark ; Fables, Jack of Fables, Crossing Midnight ; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier ; Nexus
• 2009 Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #19
• 2010 David Mazzucchelli, Asterios Polyp
• 2011 Todd Klein, Fables, The Unwritten, Joe the Barbarian, iZombie ; Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom ; S.H.I.E.L.D. ; Driver for the Dead
• 2012 Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo
• 2013 Chris Ware, Building Stories
• 2014 Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: Slayground
• 2015 Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo: Senso, Usagi Yojimbo Color Special: The Artist
• 2016 Derf Backderf, Trashed
• 2017 Todd Klein, Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer ; Black Hammer
• 2018 Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo, Groo: Slay of the Gods
• 2019 Todd Klein, Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Neil Gaiman’s A Study in Emerald ; ; Eternity Girl, Books of Magic ; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest
• 2020 Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo

  Best Cover Artist">Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist">Best Cover Artist

• 1992 Brian Bolland, Animal Man
• 1993 Brian Bolland, Animal Man; Wonder Woman
• 1994 Brian Bolland, Animal Man; Wonder Woman
• 1995 Glenn Fabry, Hellblazer
• 1996 Alex Ross, Kurt Busiek's Astro City
• 1997 Alex Ross, Kingdom Come ; Kurt Busiek's Astro City
• 1998 Alex Ross, Kurt Busiek's Astro City ; Uncle Sam
• 1999 Brian Bolland, The Invisibles
• 2000 Alex Ross, '; '; ' ; Kurt Busiek's Astro City ; ABC alternate #1 covers
• 2001 Brian Bolland, '; The Flash ; The Invisibles
• 2002 Dave Johnson, Detective Comics ; 100 Bullets
• 2003 Adam Hughes, Wonder Woman
• 2004 James Jean, Fables ; Batgirl
• 2005 James Jean, Fables ; Green Arrow, Batgirl
• 2006 James Jean, Fables ; Runaways
• 2007 James Jean, Fables, Jack of Fables, '
• 2008 James Jean, Fables ; The Umbrella Academy ; Process Recess 2, Superior Showcase 2
• 2009 James Jean, Fables ; The Umbrella Academy
• 2010 J.H. Williams III, Detective Comics
• 2011 Mike Mignola, '
• 2012 Francesco Francavilla, Black Panther ; Lone Ranger, Lone Ranger/Zorro, Dark Shadows, Warlord of Mars ; Archie Meets Kiss
• 2013 David Aja, Hawkeye
• 2014 David Aja, Hawkeye
• 2015 Darwyn Cooke, DC Comics Darwyn Cooke Month Variant Covers
• 2016 David Aja, Hawkeye, Karnak, Scarlet Witch
• 2017 Fiona Staples, Saga
• 2018 Sana Takeda, Monstress
• 2019 Jen Bartel, Blackbird ; Submerged
• 2020 Emma Ríos, Pretty Deadly

  Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition

• 1995 Evan Dorkin
• 1996 Stan Sakai
• 1997 Ricardo Delgado
• 1998 Linda Medley
• 1999 Brian Michael Bendis
• 2000 Tony Millionaire
• 2001 Alex Robinson
• 2002 Dylan Horrocks
• 2003 Jason Shiga, Fleep
• 2004 Derek Kirk Kim,
• 2005 Sean McKeever
• 2006 Aaron Renier

  Special Recognition

• 2007 Hope Larson
• 2008 Chuck BB, Black Metal

  Best Editor

• 1992 Karen Berger, The Sandman; Shade: the Changing Man; Kid Eternity; Books of Magic
• 1993 Archie Goodwin, Legends of the Dark Knight; '; '
• 1994
• *Karen Berger, The Sandman
• *Mike Carlin, for the Superman titles: Action Comics; Superman; , Adventures of Superman
• 1995 Karen Berger, The Sandman; Sandman Mystery Theatre
• 1996
• *Stuart Moore, Swamp Thing; The Invisibles; Preacher
• *Bronwyn Carlton, The Big Book of Weirdos; The Big Book of Conspiracies; Brooklyn Dreams; Stuck Rubber Baby
• 1997 Dan Raspler, Kingdom Come; Hitman; The Spectre; Sergio Aragonés Destroys the DC Universe

  Works

Best Single Issue/Single Story

• 1988 Gumby Summer Fun Special #1, by Bob Burden and Art Adams
• 1989 Kings in Disguise #1, by James Vance and Dan Burr
• 1991 Concrete Celebrates Earth Day, by Paul Chadwick, Charles Vess and Jean Giraud
• 1992 Sandman #22–28, by Neil Gaiman and various artists
• 1993 Nexus: The Origin by Mike Baron and Steve Rude
• 1994 Batman Adventures: Mad Love, by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm
• 1995 Batman Adventures Holiday Special by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, Ronnie del Carmen, and others
• 1996 Kurt Busiek's Astro City #4: "Safeguards", by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson
• 1997 Kurt Busiek's Astro City, vol. 2, #1: "Welcome to Astro City", Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg
• 1998 Kurt Busiek's Astro City vol. 2 #10: "Show 'Em All", Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg
• 1999 Hitman #34: "Of Thee I Sing", by Garth Ennis, John McCrea, and Garry Leach
• 2000 Tom Strong #1: "How Tom Strong Got Started", by Alan Moore, Chris Sprouse, and Al Gordon
• 2001 Promethea #10: "Sex, Stars, and Serpents", by Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III, and Mick Gray
• 2002 Eightball #22, by Daniel Clowes
• 2003 The Stuff of Dreams, by Kim Deitch
• 2004
• *Conan The Legend #0, by Kurt Busiek and Cary Nord
• *The Goon #1, by Eric Powell
• 2005 Eightball #23: "The Death Ray" by Daniel Clowes
• 2006 Solo #5 by Darwyn Cooke
• 2007 Batman/The Spirit #1 by Jeph Loeb and Darwyn Cooke
• 2008 Justice League of America #11: "Walls" by Brad Meltzer and Gene Ha
• 2009 No Award Given

  Best Single Issue/One-Shot

• 2010 Captain America #601: "Red, White, and Blue-Blood" by Ed Brubaker and Gene Colan
• 2011 , by Mike Mignola, and Richard Corben
• 2012 Daredevil #7, by Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera
• 2013 The Mire, by Becky Cloonan
• 2014 Hawkeye #11: “Pizza Is My Business,” by Matt Fraction and David Aja
• 2015 Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers, by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson
• 2016 Silver Surfer #11: "Never After", by Dan Slott and Michael Allred
• 2017 Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer and Jill Thompson
• 2018 Hellboy: Krampusnacht, by Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes
• 2019 Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #310, by Chip Zdarsky
• 2020 Our Favorite Thing Is My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, by Emil Ferris

  Best Short Story

• 1993 "Two Cities", in Xenozoic Tales #12 by Mark Schultz
• 1994 "The Amazing Colossal Homer", in Simpsons #1
• 1995 "The Babe Wore Red", by Frank Miller, in Sin City: The Babe Wore Red and Other Stories
• 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 #3
• 1997 "Heroes", Archie Goodwin and Gary Gianni, in Batman: Black & White #4
• 1998 "The Eltingville Comic Book, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Role-Playing Club In: The Marathon Men", Evan Dorkin, in Dork! #4
• 1999 "Devil's Advocate", by Matt Wagner and Tim Sale, in Grendel: Black, White, and Red #1
• 2000 "Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter", by Kyle Baker, in Elseworlds 80-Page Giant
• 2001 "The Gorilla Suit", by Sergio Aragonés, in Streetwise
• 2002 "The Eltingville Club in 'The Intervention,'" by Evan Dorkin, in Dork! #9
• 2003 "The Magician and the Snake", by Katie Mignola and Mike Mignola, in Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings
• 2004 "Death", by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell, in The Sandman: Endless Nights
• 2005 "Unfamiliar", by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson, in The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft
• 2006 "Teenaged Sidekick", by Paul Pope, in Solo #3
• 2007 "A Frog's Eye View", by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall
• 2008 "Mr. Wonderful", by Dan Clowes, serialized in New York Times Sunday Magazine
• 2009 "Murder He Wrote," by Ian Boothby, Nina Matsumoto and Andrew Pepoy, in The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #14
• 2010 "Urgent Request," by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim, in The Eternal Smile
• 2011 "Post Mortem", by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark, in I Am an Avenger #2
• 2012 "The Seventh" by Darwyn Cooke, in Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition
• 2013 "Moon 1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch" by Michael Kupperman, in Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8
• 2014 "Untitled", by Gilbert Hernandez, in Love and Rockets: New Stories #6
• 2015 "When the Darkness Presses", by Emily Caroll
• 2016 "Killing and Dying", by Adrian Tomine, in Optic Nerve #14
• 2017 "Good Boy", by Tom King and David Finch, in Batman Annual #1
• 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
• 2020 "Hot Comb", by Ebony Flowers, in Hot Comb

  Best Serialized Story

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

  Best Black-and-White Series

• 1988 Concrete, by Paul Chadwick
• 1989 Concrete, by Paul Chadwick
• 1991 Xenozoic Tales, by Mark Schultz

  Best Continuing Series

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

  Best Finite Series/Limited Series

• 1988 Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
• 1989 Silver Surfer, by Stan Lee and Jean "Moebius" Giraud
• 1991 Give Me Liberty, by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons
• 1992 Concrete: Fragile Creature, by Paul Chadwick
• 1993 Grendel: War Child, by Matt Wagner and Patrick McEown
• 1994 Marvels, by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross
• 1995 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, by Frank Miller
• 1996 Sin City: The Big Fat Kill, by Frank Miller
• 1997 Kingdom Come, Mark Waid and Alex Ross
• 1998 ', Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale
• 1999 300, by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley
• 2000 ', by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber
• 2001 Der Ring des Nibelungen, by P. Craig Russell, with Patrick Mason
• 2002 ', by Mike Mignola
• 2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II, by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill
• 2004 ', by James Sturm and Guy Davis
• 2005 ', by Darwyn Cooke
• 2006 Seven Soldiers, by Grant Morrison and various artists
• 2007 ', by Paul Pope
• 2008 ' by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá
• 2009 ', by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben

  Best Limited Series or Story Arc

• 2010 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young
• 2011 Daytripper, by Fábio Moon, Gabriel Bá
• 2012 Criminal: The Last of the Innocent, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
• 2013 No award given
• 2014 The Wake, by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy
• 2015 Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, by Eric Shanower and Gabriel Rodriguez
• 2016 The Fade Out, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
• 2017 The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Hernández Walta
• 2018 Black Panther: World of Wakanda, by Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Alitha E. Martinez
• 2019 Mister Miracle, by Tom King and Mitch Gerads
• 2020 Little Bird by Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram

  Best New Series

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

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

• 1996 Batman and Robin Adventures, by Paul Dini, Ty Templeton, and Rick Burchett
• 1997 Leave It to Chance, James Robinson and Paul Smith
• 1998 Batman & Robin Adventures, Ty Templeton, Brandon Kruse, Rick Burchett, and others
• 1999 Batman: The Gotham Adventures, by Ty Templeton, Rick Burchett, and Terry Beatty
• 2000 Simpsons Comics, by various
• 2001 Scary Godmother: The Boo Flu, by Jill Thompson
• 2002 Herobear and the Kid, by Mike Kunkel
• 2003 Herobear and the Kid, by Mike Kunkel
• 2004 Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge, by various
• 2005 Plastic Man, by Kyle Baker and Scott Morse
• 2006 Owly: Flying Lessons, by Andy Runton
• 2007 Gumby, by Bob Burden and Rick Geary

  Best Publication for Kids

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

  Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)">Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)">Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)

• 2012 Dragon Puncher Island, by James Kochalka
• 2013 Babymouse for President, by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
• 2014 Itty Bitty Hellboy, by Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani
• 2015 The Zoo Box, by Ariel Cohen and Aron Nels Steinke
• 2016 Little Robot, by Ben Hatke
• 2017 Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton
• 2018 Good Night, Planet, by Liniers
• 2019 Johnny Boo and the Ice Cream Computer, by James Kochalka
• 2020 Comics: Easy as ABC, by Ivan Brunetti

  Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12)

• 2012 Snarked, by Roger Langridge
• 2013 Adventure Time, by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb
• 2014 The Adventures of Superhero Girl, by Faith Erin Hicks
• 2015 El Deafo, by Cece Bell
• 2016 Over the Garden Wall, by Pat McHale, Amalia Levari, and Jim Campbell
• 2017 Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier
• 2018 The Tea Dragon Society, by Katie O’Neill
• 2019 The Divided Earth, by Faith Erin Hicks
• 2020 Guts, by Raina Telgemeier

  Best Publication for Teens (ages 13–17)

• 2008 Laika, by Nick Abadzis
• 2009 Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, adapted by P. Craig Russell
• 2010 Beasts of Burden, by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson
• 2011 Smile by Raina Telgemeier
• 2013 A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle, adapted by Hope Larson
• 2014 Battling Boy, by Paul Pope
• 2015 Lumberjanes, by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, and Brooke A. Allen
• 2016 SuperMutant Magic Academy, by Jillian Tamaki
• 2017 The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson
• 2018 Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
• 2019 The Prince and the Dressmaker, by Jen Wang
• 2020 Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell

  Best Publication for Young Adults (ages 12–17)

• 2012 Anya's Ghost, by Vera Brosgol

  Best Anthology

• 1992 Dark Horse Presents, edited by Randy Stradley
• 1993 Taboo, edited by Steve Bissette
• 1994 Dark Horse Presents, edited by Randy Stradley
• 1995 The Big Book of Urban Legends, edited by Andy Helfer
• 1996 The Big Book of Conspiracies, edited by Bronwyn Taggart
• 1997 ', Mark Chiarello and Scott Peterson, eds.
• 1998 Hellboy Christmas Special, ed. Scott Allie
• 1999 Grendel: Black, White, and Red, by Matt Wagner; ed. by Diana Schutz
• 2000 Tomorrow Stories, by Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, Kevin Nowlan, Melinda Gebbie, and Jim Baikie
• 2001 Drawn & Quarterly, vol. 3, edited by Chris Oliveros
• 2002 Bizarro Comics, edited by Joey Cavalieri
• 2003 SPX 2002
• 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-edited by Karen Berger and Shelly Bond
• 2005 Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, edited by Diana Schutz and David Land
• 2006 Solo, edited by Mark Chiarello
• 2007 ', by Bill Willingham and various
• 2008 5, by Gabriel Bá, Becky Cloonan, Fábio Moon, Vasilis Lolos, and Rafael Grampa
• 2009 Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori Amos, edited by Rantz Hoseley
• 2010 Popgun Volume 3, edited by Mark Andrew Smith, DJ Kirkbride, and Joe Keatinge
• 2011 , edited by Paul Morrissey and David Petersen
• 2012 Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson
• 2013 Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson
• 2014 Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson
• 2015 Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, edited by Josh O'Neill, Andrew Carl, and Chris Stevens
• 2016 Drawn & Quarterly, Twenty-Five Years of Contemporary, Cartooning, Comics, and Graphic Novels, edited by Tom Devlin
• 2017 Love is Love, edited by Marc Andreyko
• 2018 Elements: Fire – A Comic Anthology by Creators of Color!, edited by Taneka Stotts
• 2019 Puerto Rico Strong, edited by Marco Lopez, Desiree Rodriguez, Hazel Newlevant, Derek Ruiz and Neil Schwartz
• 2020 Drawing Power: Women’s Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival, edited by Diane Noomin

  Best Digital Comic/Webcomic

• 2005 Mom's Cancer by Brian Fies
• 2006 PvP by Scott Kurtz
• 2007 Sam & Max: The Big Sleep by Steve Purcell
• 2008 Sugarshock!, by Joss Whedon and Fabio Moon
• 2009 Finder, by Carla Speed McNeil
• 2010 Sin Titulo, by Cameron Stewart
• 2011 The 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 Bird Boy, by Anne 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 Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover
• 2018 Harvey Kurtzman's Marley's Ghost, by Harvey Kurtzman, Josh O'Neill, Shannon Wheeler, and Gideo Kendall
• 2019 Umami, by Ken Niimura
• 2020 Afterlift, by Chip Zdarsky and Jason Loo

  Best Reality-Based Work

• 2006 Nat Turner, by Kyle Baker
• 2007 Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel
• 2008 , by James Sturm and Rich Tommaso
• 2009 What It Is, by Lynda Barry
• 2010 A Drifting Life, by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
• 2011 It Was the War of the Trenches, by Jacques Tardi
• 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
• *The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song, by Frank M. Young and David Lasky
• 2014 The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story, by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson, and Kyle Baker
• 2015 Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 2, by Ed Piskor
• 2016 March: Book Two, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
• 2017 March: Book Three, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
• 2018 Spinning, by Tillie Walden
• 2019 Is This Guy For Real? The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, by Box Brown
• 2020 They Called Us Enemy, by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott and Harmony Becker

  Best Graphic Album

• 1988 Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
• 1989 , by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland

  Best Graphic Album: New

• 1991 Elektra Lives Again, by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley
• 1992 To the Heart of the Storm, by Will Eisner
• 1993 Signal to Noise, by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
• 1994 A Small Killing, by Alan Moore and Oscar Zarate
• 1995 Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde Vol. 2, by P. Craig Russell
• 1996 Stuck Rubber Baby, by Howard Cruse
• 1997 Fax from Sarajevo, by Joe Kubert
• 1998 ', by Paul Dini, Joe Staton, and Terry Beatty
• 1999 ', by Paul Dini and Alex Ross
• 2000 Acme Novelty Library #13, by Chris Ware
• 2001 Safe Area Goražde, by Joe Sacco
• 2002 The Name of the Game, by Will Eisner
• 2003 One! Hundred! Demons! by Lynda Barry
• 2004 Blankets, by Craig Thompson
• 2005 The Originals, by Dave Gibbons
• 2006 , by Alan Moore and Gene Ha
• 2007 American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang
• 2008 Exit Wounds, by Rutu Modan
• 2009 Swallow Me Whole, by Nate Powell
• 2010 Asterios Polyp, by David Mazzucchelli
• 2011
• *Wilson by Daniel Clowes
• * Return of the Dapper Men by Jim McCann and Janet Lee
• 2012 Jim Henson's Tale of Sand, adapted by Ramon K. Perez
• 2013 Building Stories, by Chris Ware
• 2014 The Property, by Rutu Modan
• 2015 This One Summer, by Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki
• 2016 Ruins by Peter Kuper
• 2017 Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson
• 2018 My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris
• 2019 My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
• 2020 Are You Listening?, by Tillie Walden

  Best Graphic Album: Reprint

• 1991 ' by Neil Gaiman and various artists
• 1992 Maus II by Art Spiegelman
• 1993 Sin City by Frank Miller
• 1994 Cerebus: Flight by Dave Sim and Gerhard
• 1995 ' by Mike Mignola
• 1996 The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot
• 1997 Stray Bullets: Innocence of Nihilism by David Lapham
• 1998 Sin City: That Yellow Bastard by Frank Miller
• 1999 ' by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale
• 2000 From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
• 2001 Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware
• 2002 ' by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale
• 2003 vol. 2, edited by Mark Chiarello and Nick J. Napolitano
• 2004 Batman Adventures: Dangerous Dames and Demons, by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, and others
• 2005 Bone One Volume Edition, by Jeff Smith
• 2006 Black Hole, by Charles Burns
• 2007 Absolute , by Darwyn Cooke
• 2008 Mouse Guard: Fall 1152, by David Petersen
• 2009 Hellboy Library Edition, vols. 1 and 2, by Mike Mignola
• 2010 Absolute Justice, by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger, and Doug Braithewaite
• 2011 Wednesday Comics, edited by Mark Chiarello
• 2012 Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition, by Darwyn Cooke
• 2013 King City, by Brandon Graham
• 2014 RASL, by Jeff Smith
• 2015 Through the Woods, by Emily Carroll
• 2016 Nimona, by Noelle Stevenson
• 2017 Demon, by Jason Shiga
• 2018 Boundless, by Jillian Tamaki
• 2019 The Vision hardcover, by Tom King, Gabriel Hernandez Walta and Michael Walsh
• 2020 LaGuardia, by Nnedi Okorafor and Tana Ford

  Best Archival Collection/Project

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

  Best Archival Collection/Project — Comic Strips (at least 20 years old)

• 2006 The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
• 2007 The Complete Peanuts, 1959–1960, 1961-1962, by Charles Schulz
• 2008 The Complete Terry and the Pirates, vol. 1, by Milton Caniff
• 2009 Little Nemo in Slumberland, Many More Splendid Sundays, by Winsor McCay

  Best Archival Collection/Project — Strips (at least 20 years old)

• 2010 Bloom County: The Complete Library, vol. 1, by Berkeley Breathed, edited by Scott Dunbier
• 2011 Archie: Complete Daily Newspaper Comics, edited by Greg Goldstein
• 2012 Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, vols. 1-2, by Floyd Gottfredson, edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth
• 2013 Pogo, vol. 2: Bona Fide Balderdash, by Walt Kelly, edited by Carolyn Kelly and Kim Thompson
• 2014 Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips, vol. 1, edited by Dean Mullaney
• 2015 Winsor McCay’s Complete Little Nemo, edited by Alexander Braun
• 2016 The Eternaut, by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano Lòpez, edited by Gary Groth and Kristy Valenti
• 2017 Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca
• 2018 Celebrating Snoopy, by Charles M. Schulz, edited by Alexis E. Fajardo and Dorothy O'Brien
• 2019 Star Wars: Classic Newspaper Strips, vol. 3, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson, edited by Dean Mullaney
• 2020 Krazy Kat: The Complete Color Sundays, by George Herriman, edited by Alexander Braun

  Best Archival Collection/Project — Comic Books

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

  Best Humor Publication

• 1992 Groo the Wanderer by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragonés
• 1993 Bone by Jeff Smith
• 1994 Bone by Jeff Smith
• 1995 Bone by Jeff Smith
• 1996 Milk & Cheese #666 by Evan Dorkin
• 1997 Sergio Aragonés Destroys DC and Sergio Aragonés Massacres Marvel by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragonés
• 1998 Gon Swimmin by Masahi Tanaka
• 1999 Sergio Aragonés Groo by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier
• 2000 Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror by Jill Thompson/Oscar González Loyo/Steve Steere Jr., Scott Shaw!/Sergio Aragonés, and Doug TenNapel
• 2001 Sock Monkey, vol. 3 by Tony Millionaire
• 2002 Radioactive Man by Batton Lash, Abel Laxamana, Dan DeCarlo, Mike DeCarlo, and Bob Smith
• 2003 The Amazing Screw-On Head by Mike Mignola
• 2004 Formerly Known as the Justice League, by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire, and Josef Rubinstein
• 2005 The Goon by Eric Powell
• 2007 Flaming Carrot Comics, by Bob Burden
• 2008 Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories, by Nicholas Gurewitch
• 2009 Herbie Archives, by "Shane O'Shea" and Ogden Whitney
• 2010 Scott Pilgrim vol. 5: Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe, by Bryan Lee O'Malley
• 2011 I Thought You Would Be Funnier by Shannon Wheeler
• 2012 ', by Evan Dorkin
• 2013 Darth Vader and Son, by Jeffrey Brown
• 2014 Vader's Little Princess, by Jeffrey Brown
• 2015 The Complete Cul de Sac, by Richard Thompson
• 2016 Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection, by Kate Beaton
• 2017 Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson and Derek Charm
• 2018 Baking with Kafka by Tom Gauld
• 2019 Giant Days, by John Allison, Max Sarin and Julia Madrigal
• 2020 The Way of the Househusband'', vol. 1, by Kousuke Oono, translation by Sheldon Drzka

  Best Adaptation from Another Work

• 2010 Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter, adapted by Darwyn Cooke
• 2011 The Marvelous Land of Oz, adapted by Eric Shanower, Skottie Young
• 2013 Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score, adapted by Darwyn Cooke
• 2014 Richard Stark’s Parker: Slayground, by Donald Westlake, adapted by Darwyn Cooke
• 2016 Two Brothers, by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá
• 2017 No nominations
• 2018 Kindred, by Octavia Butler, adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings
• 2019 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, in Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, adapted by Junji Ito, translated by Jocelyne Allen
• 2020 Snow, Glass, Apples, by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran

  Best U.S. Edition of International Material

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

  Best U.S. Edition of International Material — Japan

• 2007 Old Boy, by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi
• 2008 Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White, by Taiyo Matsumoto
• 2009 Dororo, by Osamu Tezuka

  Best U.S. Edition of International Material — Asia

• 2010 A Drifting Life, by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
• 2011 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa
• 2012 Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, by Shigeru Mizuki
• 2013 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa
• 2014 The Mysterious Underground Men, by Osamu Tezuka
• 2015 and Showa 1944–1953: A History of Japan, by Shigeru Mizuki
• 2016 Showa, 1953–1989: A History of Japan, by Shigeru Mizuki
• 2017 The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew
• 2018 My Brother's Husband, vol. 1, by Gengoroh Tagame, translated by Anne Ishii
• 2019 Tokyo Tarareba Girls, by Akiko Higashimura
• 2020
• *Cats of the Louvre, by Taiyō Matsumoto, translation by Michael Arias
• *Witch Hat Atelier, by Kamome Shirahama, translation by Stephen Kohler

  Best Comic Strip Collection

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

  Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

• 1992 Comics Buyer's Guide
• 1993 Comics Buyer's Guide
• 1995 Hero Illustrated
• 1996 The Comics Journal
• 1997 The Comics Journal
• 1998 The Comics Journal
• 1999 The Comics Journal
• 2000 Comic Book Artist
• 2002 Comic Book Artist
• 2004 Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon B. Cooke
• 2005 Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon B. Cooke
• 2006 Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon B. Cooke
• 2007 Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas
• 2008 Newsarama, produced by Matt Brady and Michael Doran
• 2009 Comic Book Resources, produced by Jonah Weiland
• 2010 The Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon
• 2011 Comic Book Resources, www.cbr.com
• 2012 The Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon, www.comicsreporter.com
• 2013 The Comics Reporter, edited by Tom Spurgeon, www.comicsreporter.com
• 2014 Comic Book Resources, www.cbr.com
• 2015 Comics Alliance, edited by Andy Khouri, Caleb Goellner, Andrew Wheeler, and Joe Hughes, www.comicsalliance.com
• 2016 Hogan's Alley, edited by Tom Heintjes, cartoonician.com
• 2017 The A.V. Club comics coverage,, www.avclub.com
• 2018 The Comics Journal,edited by Dan Nadel, Timothy Hodler, and Tucker Stone, tcj.com
• 2019
• *Back Issue, edited by Michael Eury
• *PanelxPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, panelxpanel.com
• 2020 Women Write About Comics, edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne, www.womenwriteaboutcomics.com

  Best Academic/Scholarly Work">Eisner Award for Best Educational/Academic Work">Best Academic/Scholarly Work

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

  Best Comics-Related Book

• 1992 From "Aargh!" to "Zap!": Harvey Kurtzman's Visual History of the Comics, edited by Howard Zimmerman
• 1994 Understanding Comics, by Scott McCloud
• 1996 Alex Toth, edited by Manuel Auad
• 1997 Graphic Storytelling by Will Eisner
• 1998 The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book, edited by Pete Poplaski
• 1999 Batman Animated, by Paul Dini and Chip Kidd
• 2000 Sandman: The Dream Hunters, by Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano
• 2001 Wonder Woman: The Complete History, by Les Daniels, edited by Steve Korte
• 2002 Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz, edited by Chip Kidd
• 2004 The Art of Hellboy, by Mike Mignola
• 2005 ', by Gerard Jones
• 2006 Eisner/Miller, edited by Charles Brownstein and Diana Schutz
• 2007 The Art of Brian Bolland, edited by Joe Pruett
• 2008 ', by Douglas Wolk
• 2009 ', by Mark Evanier
• 2010 The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics, by Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle
• 2011 75 Years of DC Comics, by Paul Levitz
• 2012 MetaMaus, by Art Spiegelman
• 2013 ', by Sean Howe
• 2014 Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth, by Dean Mullaney and Bruce Canwell
• 2015 Genius Animated: The Cartoon Art of Alex Toth, vol. 3, by Dean Mullaney & Bruce Canwell
• 2016 Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created MAD and Revolutionized Humor in America, by Bill Schelly
• 2017 Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand
• 2018 How to Read Nancy: The Elements of Comics in Three Easy Panels, by Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden
• 2019 Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists, by Martha H. Kennedy
• 2020 Making Comics'', by Lynda Barry

  Best Comics-Related Publication (Periodical or Book)

• 2003 B. Krigstein, vol. 1, by Greg Sadowski

  Best Comics-Related Product/Item

• 1992 Sandman statue, by Randy Bowen
• 1994 Death Statue, by Chris Bachalo, et al.
• 1995 Sandman Arabian Nights statue, designed by P. Craig Russell and sculpted by Randy Bowen
• 1996 Comic strip stamps
• 1997 Hellboy bust, Randy Bowen
• 1998 Acme Novelty Library display stand, designed by Chris Ware
• 1999 Sandman Pocketwatch, designed by Kris Ruotolo
• 2000 Lunch boxes: Milk & Cheese, Sin City, Bettie Page, Hellboy, Groo
• 2002 Dark Horse classic comic characters statuettes, sculpted by Yoe Studio

  Best Comics-Related Sculpted Figures

• 1999 Hellboy statue, sculpted by Randy Bowen, produced by Bowen Designs

  Best Publication Design

• 1993 ', designed by Dave McKean
• 1994 Marvels, designed by Comicraft
• 1995 The Acme Novelty Library, designed by Chris Ware
• 1996 The Acme Novelty Library, designed by Chris Ware
• 1997 The Acme Novelty Library #7, designed by Chris Ware
• 1998 Kingdom Come deluxe slipcover edition, art director Bob Chapman/DC design director Georg Brewer
• 1999 Batman Animated, designed by Chip Kidd
• 2000 300, designed by Mark Cox
• 2001 Jimmy Corrigan, designed by Chris Ware
• 2002 Acme Novelty Library #15, designed by Chris Ware
• 2003 ', designed by Amie Brockway-Metcalf
• 2004 Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross, designed by Chip Kidd
• 2005 The Complete Peanuts, designed by Seth
• 2006
• *Acme Novelty Library Annual Report to Shareholders, designed by Chris Ware
• * Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays, designed by Philippe Ghielmetti
• 2007 , designed by Darwyn Cooke
• 2008 Process Recess 2, designed by James Jean and Chris Pitzer
• 2009 Hellboy Library Editions, designed by Cary Grazzini and Mike Mignola
• 2010 Absolute Justice, designed by Curtis King and Josh Beatman
• 2011 Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer: Artist's Edition, designed by Randall Dahlik
• 2012 Jim Henson's Tale of Sand, designed by Eric Skillman
• 2013 Building Stories, designed by Chris Ware
• 2014 Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth, designed by Dean Mullaney
• 2015 Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, designed by Jim Rugg
• 2016 Sandman Gallery Edition, designed by Josh Beatman/Brainchild Studios
• 2017 The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew
• 2018 Akira 35th Anniversary Edition, designed by Phil Balsman, Akira Saito, NORMA Editorial, and MASH•ROOM
• 2019 Will Eisner's A Contract with God: Curator's Collection, designed by John Lind
• 2020 Making Comics, designed by Lynda Barry

  Special awards

Spirit of Comics Retailer Award

• 1993
• * Moondog's, Gary Colobuono
• *The Beguiling, Sean Scoffield and Steve Solomos
• * Comic Relief, Rory Root and Mike Patchen
• 1994
• *Golden Apple, Bill Liebowitz
• *Dr. Comics & Mr. Games, Leon Cowen and Michael Pandolfo
• 1995
• * Flying Colors, Joe Field
• * Lambiek, Kees Kousemaker
• 1996
• *, George Vlastaras
• *Atlantis Fantasyworld, Joe & Dottie Ferrara
• 1997
• * Chicago Comics, Eric Kirsammer
• *Central City Comics, Steve Snyder
• *That's Entertainment, Paul Howley
• 1998
• * Hi De Ho Comics, Mark and Robert Hennessey
• * Meltdown Comics & Collectibles, Gaston Dominquez and Ilia Carson
• 1999
• * Star Clipper Comics & Games, Scott Thorne
• *DreamHaven, Greg Ketter
• 2000 Golden Age Collectables, Patrick Shaughnessy
• 2001 Strange Adventures, Calum Johnston
• 2002 Source Comics & Games, Nick Postilgione
• 2003 All About Books and Comics, Alan and Marsha Giroux
• 2004 ACME Comics & Collectibles, Fran and Kevin McGarry
• 2005 Night Flight Comics, Mimi Cruz and Alan Carroll
• 2006 Zeus Comics, Richard Neal
• 2007 Earth-2 Comics, Carr D’Angelo and Jud Meyers
• 2008 Brave New World, Atom! and Portlyn Freeman
• 2009 Tate's Comics, Tate and Amanda Ottati
• 2010 Vault of Midnight, Curtis Sullivan and Steve Fodale
• 2011 Comics & Vegetables, Yuval Sharon and Danny Amitai
• 2012
• *, Jesus Marugan Escobar
• *The Dragon, Jennifer Haines
• 2013 Challengers Comics and Conversation, Patrick Brower and W. Dal Bush
• 2014
• *All Star Comics, Troy Varker and Mitchell Davies
• * Legend Comics & Coffee, David DeMarco, Jason Dasenbrock, and Wendy Pivonka
• 2015 , Jamie Colegrove and Teresa Colegrove
• 2016 , Karl Asaa, Damian Keeng and James Wilson
• 2017 , Robert Howard, David Lockwood, Michael Burke
• 2018 Norma Comics, Rafa Martinez
• 2019 La Revisteria Comics, Alejandro Gonzalez
• 2020 Nostromo Sevilla, Sergio López

  Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award

• 1984 Forrest J Ackerman
• 1985 Robert A. Heinlein
• 1986
• *Bernie Wrightson
• *Jim Starlin
• 1987 Ray Bradbury
• 1988 June Foray
• 1989 Phil Yeh
• 1990 Sergio Aragonés
• 1991 The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
• 1992 Archie Goodwin
• 1993 Jack Kirby
• 1994 Will Eisner
• 1995 Maggie Thompson
• 1996 Andrew Vachss
• 1997 Joe Kubert
• 1998 Frank Miller
• 1999 Jerry Robinson
• 2000 Peter Laird
• 2001 Mark Evanier
• 2002 Herb Trimpe
• 2003 Alex Ross
• 2004 Mimi Cruz
• 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
• *Team Cul de Sac
• 2014 Joe Field
• 2015 Bill and Kayre Morrison
• 2016 Matthew Inman
• 2017
• *Marc Andreyko
• *Joe Ferrara
• 2018
• *Frederick Joseph
• *Comics4Kids
• 2019
• *Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez
• *Lisa Wood
• 2020
• *The Hero Initiative
• *Creators4Comics
• *Comicbook United Fund

  The Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame

• 1987 Carl Barks, Will Eisner, Jack Kirby
• *Inducted in the final year of the Kirby Awards before they split into Eisner Awards and Harvey Awards
• 1988 Milton Caniff
• 1989 Harvey Kurtzman
• 1991 Robert Crumb, Alex Toth
• 1992 Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel, Wally Wood
• 1993 C. C. Beck, William Gaines
• 1994 Steve Ditko, Stan Lee
• 1995 Frank Frazetta, Walt Kelly
• 1996 Hal Foster, Bob Kane, Winsor McCay, Alex Raymond
• 1997 Gil Kane, Charles M. Schulz, Julius Schwartz, Curt Swan
• 1998 Neal Adams, Jean Giraud, Archie Goodwin, Joe Kubert
• 1999 Judges' Choices: Jack Cole, L. B. Cole, Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, Mac Raboy, Alex Schomburg; Voters' Choices: Murphy Anderson, Joe Simon, Art Spiegelman, Dick Sprang
• 2000 Judges' Choices: Bill Everett, Sheldon Mayer; Voters' Choices: George Herriman, Carmine Infantino, Al Williamson, Basil Wolverton
• 2001 Judges' Choices: Dale Messick, Roy Crane; Voters' Choices: Chester Gould, Frank King, E. C. Segar, Marie Severin
• 2002 Judges' Choices: Charles Biro, Osamu Tezuka; Voters' Choices: Sergio Aragonés, John Buscema, Dan DeCarlo, John Romita, Sr.
• 2003 Judges' Choices: Hergé, Bernard Krigstein; Voters' Choices: Jack Davis, Will Elder, Al Feldstein, John Severin
• 2004 Judges' Choices: Otto Binder, John Stanley, Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima; Voters' Choices: Al Capp, Jules Feiffer, Don Martin, Jerry Robinson
• 2005 Judges' Choices: Lou Fine, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo; Voters' Choices: Johnny Craig, Hugo Pratt, Nick Cardy, Gene Colan
• 2006 Judges' Choices: Floyd Gottfredson, William Moulton Marston; Voters' Choices: Vaughn Bodē, Ramona Fradon, Russ Manning, Jim Steranko
• 2007 Judges' Choices: Robert Kanigher, Ogden Whitney; Voters' Choices: Ross Andru & Mike Esposito, Dick Ayers, Wayne Boring, Joe Orlando
• 2008 Judges' Choices: Richard F. Outcault, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; Voters' Choices: John Broome, Arnold Drake, Len Wein, Barry Windsor-Smith
• 2009 Judges' Choices: Harold Gray, Graham Ingels; Voters' Choices: Matt Baker, Reed Crandall, Russ Heath, Jerry Iger
• 2010 Judges' Choices: Burne Hogarth, Bob Montana; Voters' Choices: Steve Gerber, Dick Giordano, Michael Kaluta, Mort Weisinger
• 2011 Judges' Choices: Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Jackson, Martin Nodell, Lynd Ward; Voters' Choices: Mort Drucker, Harvey Pekar, Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman
• 2012 Judges' Choices: Rudolph Dirks, Harry Lucey; Voters' Choices: Bill Blackbeard, Richard Corben, Katsuhiro Otomo, Gilbert Shelton
• 2013 Judges' Choices: Mort Meskin, Spain Rodriguez; Voters' Choices: Lee Falk, Al Jaffee, Trina Robbins, Joe Sinnott
• 2014 Judges' Choices: Irwin Hasen, Sheldon Moldoff, Orrin C. Evans; Voters' Choices: Hayao Miyazaki, Alan Moore, Dennis O'Neil, Bernie Wrightson.
• 2015 Judges' Choices: Marge, Bill Woggon; Voters' Choices: John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Denis Kitchen, Frank Miller
• 2016 Judges' Choices: Carl Burgos, Tove Jansson; Voters' Choices: Lynda Barry, Rube Goldberg, Matt Groening, Jacques Tardi
• 2017 Judges' Choices: Milt Gross, H. G. Peter, Antonio Prohías, Dori Seda; Voters' Choices: Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, George Perez, Walt Simonson, Jim Starlin
• 2018 Judges' Choices: Carol Kalish, Jackie Ormes; Voters' Choices: Charles Addams, Karen Berger, Dave Gibbons, Rumiko Takahashi
• 2019 Judges' Choices: Jim Aparo, June Tarpé Mills, Dave Stevens, Morrie Turner; Voters' Choices: José Luis García-López, Jenette Kahn, Paul Levitz, Wendy and Richard Pini, Bill Sienkiewicz
• 2020 Judges' Choices: Nell Brinkley, E. Simms Campbell; Voters' Choices: Alison Bechdel, Howard Cruse, Louise Simonson, Stan Sakai, Don and Maggie Thompson, Bill Watterson