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
|
)
|
[4]
|
Steve Gerber
|
|
Gilbert Hernandez
|
Fantagraphics )
|
Scott McCloud
|
Zot! (Kitchen Sink)
|
Frank Miller
|
|
Alan Moore
|
Miracleman (Eclipse)
|
Grant Morrison
|
|
Dave Sim
|
Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
|
James Vance
|
|
Kate Worley
|
)
|
1992
|
Neil Gaiman
|
)
|
[5]
|
Peter Bagge
|
Fantagraphics )
|
Sarah Byam
|
Billi 99 (Dark Horse)
|
Alan Moore
|
)
|
Grant Morrison
|
Doom Patrol (DC)
|
Harvey Pekar
|
American Splendor (Tundra)
|
Dave Sim
|
Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
|
1993
|
Neil Gaiman
|
)
|
[6]
|
Peter Bagge
|
Fantagraphics )
|
Dennis Eichhorn
|
Fantagraphics )
|
Garth Ennis
|
Hellblazer (DC)
|
Roberta Gregory
|
Fantagraphics )
|
Frank Miller
|
"Sin City," Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse)
|
Alan Moore
|
")
|
Dave Sim
|
Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
|
1994
|
Neil Gaiman
|
)
|
[7]
|
Peter David
|
The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect ( Marvel )
|
Garth Ennis
|
Hellblazer (DC/Vertigo)
|
Alan Moore
|
)
|
Dave Sim
|
)
|
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
|
)
|
Grant Morrison
|
The Invisibles (DC/Vertigo)
|
1997
|
Alan Moore
|
Maximum Press )
|
[10]
|
Kurt Busiek
|
)
|
Neil Gaiman
|
)
|
John Ostrander
|
The Spectre (DC)
|
James Robinson
|
Homage )
|
Mark Waid
|
)
|
1998
|
Garth Ennis
|
Helix )
|
[11]
|
Kurt Busiek
|
Homage )
|
Scott McCloud
|
Superman Adventures (DC)
|
John Ostrander
|
The Spectre (DC), The Kents (DC), Tangent Comics: Nightwing (DC)
|
James Robinson
|
Homage )
|
1999
|
Kurt Busiek
|
)
|
[12]
|
Jeph Loeb
|
Superman for All Seasons (DC)
|
Greg Rucka
|
)
|
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
|
)
|
[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
|
)
|
[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
|
)
|
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
|
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
|
)
|
[18]
|
Steve Niles
|
)
|
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
|
)
|
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
|
)
|
Grant Morrison
|
)
|
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
|
Groundwood Books )
|
Matt Wagner
|
)
|
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
|
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
|
)
|
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
|
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
|
)
|
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
|
)
|
Kurt Busiek
|
Astro City (DC/Vertigo)
|
Chelsea Cain
|
Mockingbird (Marvel)
|
Max Landis
|
Superman: American Alien ( DC )
|
Jeff Lemire
|
)
|
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
|
)
|
Jeff Lemire
|
)
|
Mark Russell
|
)
|
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
|
)
|
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
|
)
|
G. Willow Wilson
|
)
|
Chip Zdarsky
|
)
|
2021
|
James Tynion IV
|
)
|
[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
|
(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)
|