List of Eisner Award winners

• 1988 Alan Moore, Watchmen (DC)
• 1989 Alan Moore, Batman: The Killing Joke (DC)
• 1991 Neil Gaiman, Sandman (DC)
• 1992 Neil Gaiman, Sandman (DC); The Books of Magic (DC); Miracleman (Eclipse)
• 1993 Neil Gaiman, Sandman (DC); Miracleman (Eclipse)
• 1994 Neil Gaiman, Sandman (DC)
• 1995 Alan Moore, From Hell (Kitchen Sink)
• 1996 Alan Moore, From Hell (Kitchen Sink)
• 1997 Alan Moore, From Hell (Kitchen Sink); Supreme (Maximum Press)
• 1998 Garth Ennis, Hitman (DC); Preacher; The Unknown Soldier (DC/Vertigo); Blood Mary: Lady Liberty (DC/Helix)
• 1999 Kurt Busiek, Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Homage/WildStorm/Image); Avengers (Marvel)
• 2000 Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, Tom Strong, Tomorrow Stories, Top 10 (ABC)
• 2001 Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, Tom Strong, Tomorrow Stories, Top 10 (ABC)
• 2002 Brian Michael Bendis, Powers (Image); Alias, Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel)
• 2003 Brian Michael Bendis, Powers (Image); Alias, Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel)
• 2004 Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, Smax, Tom Strong, Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (ABC)
• 2005 Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man (Vertigo/DC); Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC); Runaways, Ultimate X-Men (Marvel)
• 2006 Alan Moore, Promethea, Top 10: The Forty-Niners (ABC)
• 2007 Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Criminal, Daredevil (Marvel)
• 2008 Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Criminal, Daredevil, Immortal Iron Fist (Marvel)
• 2009 Bill Willingham, Fables, House of Mystery (Vertigo/DC)
• 2010 Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Daredevil, The Marvels Project, Criminal, Incognito (Marvel)
• 2011 Joe Hill, for Locke & Key (IDW)
• 2012 Mark Waid, Irredeemable, Incorruptible (BOOM!); Daredevil (Marvel)
• 2013 Brian K. Vaughan, Saga (Image)
• 2014 Brian K. Vaughan, Saga (Image)
• 2015 Gene Luen Yang, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Dark Horse), The Shadow Hero (First Second)
• 2016 Jason Aaron, Doctor Strange, Men of Wrath, Thor, Star Wars (Marvel), Southern Bastards (Image)
• 2017 Brian K. Vaughan, Paper Girls, Saga, We Stand On Guard (Image)[2]
• 2018 (tie)
  • Tom King, Batman, Batman Annual #2, Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1, Mister Miracle (DC)
  • Marjorie Liu, Monstress (Image)[3]
• 2019 Tom King, Batman, Mister Miracle, Heroes in Crisis, Swamp Thing Winter Special (DC)
• 2020 Mariko Tamaki, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass (DC); Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (First Second/Macmillan); Archie (Archie)

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

• 1997 Mike Mignola, Hellboy: Wake the Devil (Dark Horse/Legend)
• 1998 Mike Mignola, Hellboy: Almost Colossus; Hellboy Christmas Special; Hellboy Junior Halloween Special (Dark Horse)
• 1999 Frank Miller, 300 (Dark Horse)
• 2000 Daniel Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
• 2001 Eric Shanower, Age of Bronze (Image)
• 2002 Daniel Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
• 2003 Eric Shanower, Age of Bronze (Image)
• 2004 Craig Thompson, Blankets (Top Shelf)
• 2005 Paul Chadwick, Concrete: The Human Dilemma (Dark Horse)
• 2006 Geof Darrow, Shaolin Cowboy (Burlyman)
• 2007 Paul Pope, Batman: Year 100 (DC)
• 2008 Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #18 (Acme Novelty)

• 1995 Jeff Smith, Bone (Cartoon Books)
• 1996 Sergio Aragonés, Groo (Image)
• 1997 Don Rosa, Walt Disney's Comics & Stories; Uncle Scrooge (Egmont)
• 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/Maverick)
• 2002 Evan Dorkin, Dork! (Slave Labor)
• 2003 Tony Millionaire, House at Maakies Corner (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)

• 2010 Joe Sacco, Footnotes in Gaza (Metropolitan/Holt)

This award was previously known as "Best Painter" from 1993 to 1999 and "Best Painter/Multimedia Artist" from 2000 to 2019.

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

• 1988 Steve Rude, Nexus (First)
• 1989 Brian Bolland, Batman: The Killing Joke (DC)
• 1991 Steve Rude
• 1992 Simon Bisley, Batman: Judgement on Gotham (DC)

• 1993 Steve Rude, Nexus: The Origin (Dark Horse)
• 1997 Steve Rude, Nexus: Executioner's Song (Dark Horse) - Best Penciller

• 1991 Al Williamson
• 1992 Adam Kubert, Batman versus Predator (DC and Dark Horse)
• 1993 Kevin Nowlan, Batman: Sword of Azrael (DC)
• 1997 Al Williamson, Spider-Man, Untold Tales of Spider-Man #17-18 (Marvel)

• 1993
  • Frank Miller, Sin City, Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse) - Best Penciller/Inker, Black & White Publication
  • P. Craig Russell, Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde (NBM); Robin 3000; Legends of the Dark Knight: Hothouse (DC) - Best Penciller/Inker, Color Publication
• 1994 P. Craig Russell, The Sandman #50 (DC)
• 1995 Dave Gibbons, Martha Washington goes to War (Dark Horse)
• 1996 Geof Darrow, The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (Dark Horse/Legend)
• 1997 Charles Vess, Book of Ballads and Sagas (Green Man Press); Sandman #75 (DC/Vertigo)
• 1998 P. Craig Russell, Elric: Stormbringer (Dark Horse/Topps); Dr. Strange: What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen? (Marvel)
• 1999 Tim Sale, Superman for All Seasons (DC); Grendel Black, White, and Red #1 (Dark Horse)
• 2000 Kevin Nowlan, "Jack B. Quick", Tomorrow Stories (ABC)
• 2001 P. Craig Russell, Ring of the Nibelung (Dark Horse/Maverick)
• 2002 Eduardo Risso, 100 Bullets (DC/Vertigo)
• 2003 Kevin O'Neill, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (ABC)
• 2004 John Cassaday, Planetary, Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth (WildStorm/DC); Hellboy Weird Tales (Dark Horse)
• 2005 (tie)
  • John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Planetary (WildStorm/DC); I Am Legion: The Dancing Faun (Humanoids/DC)
  • Frank Quitely, We3 (Vertigo/DC)
• 2006 John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Planetary (WildStorm/DC)
• 2007 Mark Buckingham/Steve Leialoha, Fables (Vertigo/DC)
• 2008 Pia Guerra/Jose Marzan, Jr., Y: The Last Man (Vertigo/DC)
• 2009 Guy Davis, BPRD (Dark Horse)
• 2010 J. H. Williams III, Detective Comics (DC)
• 2011 Skottie Young for The Marvelous Land of Oz
• 2012 Ramón K. Pérez, Jim Henson's Tale of Sand (Archaia)
• 2013 (tie)
  • David Aja, Hawkeye (Marvel)
  • Chris Samnee, Daredevil (Marvel); Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom (IDW)
• 2014 Sean Murphy, The Wake (DC/Vertigo)
• 2015 Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)
• 2016 Cliff Chiang, Paper Girls (Image)
• 2017 Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)
• 2018 Mitch Gerads, Mister Miracle (DC)
• 2019 Mitch Gerads, Mister Miracle (DC)
• 2020 Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (First Second/Macmillan)

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

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

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

• 1992 Brian Bolland, Animal Man (DC)
• 1993 Brian Bolland, Animal Man; Wonder Woman (DC)
• 1994 Brian Bolland, Animal Man; Wonder Woman (DC)
• 1995 Glenn Fabry, Hellblazer (DC/Vertigo)
• 1996 Alex Ross, Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Jukebox Productions/Image)
• 1997 Alex Ross, Kingdom Come (DC); Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Jukebox Productions/Homage)
• 1998 Alex Ross, Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Jukebox Productions/Homage); Uncle Sam (DC/Vertigo)
• 1999 Brian Bolland, The Invisibles (DC/Vertigo)
• 2000 Alex Ross, Batman: No Man's Land; Batman: Harley Quinn; Batman: War on Crime (DC); Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Homage/Wildstorm/DC); ABC alternate #1 covers
• 2001 Brian Bolland, Batman: Gotham Knights; The Flash (DC); The Invisibles (DC/Vertigo)
• 2002 Dave Johnson, Detective Comics (DC); 100 Bullets (DC/Vertigo)
• 2003 Adam Hughes, Wonder Woman (DC)
• 2004 James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); Batgirl (DC)
• 2005 James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); Green Arrow, Batgirl (DC)
• 2006 James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); Runaways (Marvel)
• 2007 James Jean, Fables, Jack of Fables, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)
• 2008 James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse); Process Recess 2, Superior Showcase 2 (AdHouse)
• 2009 James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse)
• 2010 J.H. Williams III, Detective Comics (DC)
• 2011 Mike Mignola, Baltimore: The Plague Ships
• 2012 Francesco Francavilla, Black Panther (Marvel); Lone Ranger, Lone Ranger/Zorro, Dark Shadows, Warlord of Mars (Dynamite); Archie Meets Kiss (Archie)
• 2013 David Aja, Hawkeye (Marvel)
• 2014 David Aja, Hawkeye (Marvel)
• 2015 Darwyn Cooke, DC Comics Darwyn Cooke Month Variant Covers (DC)
• 2016 David Aja, Hawkeye, Karnak, Scarlet Witch (Marvel)
• 2017 Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)
• 2018 Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)
• 2019 Jen Bartel, Blackbird (Image); Submerged (Vault)
• 2020 Emma Ríos, Pretty Deadly (Image)

• 1995 Evan Dorkin (Milk and Cheese, Hectic Planet, Dork, Instant Piano)
• 1996 Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo)
• 1997 Ricardo Delgado (Age of Reptiles)
• 1998 Linda Medley (Castle Waiting)
• 1999 Brian Michael Bendis (Jinx, Goldfish, Torso)
• 2000 Tony Millionaire (Sock Monkey)
• 2001 Alex Robinson (Box Office Poison)
• 2002 Dylan Horrocks (Hicksville, Atlas)
• 2003 Jason Shiga, Fleep (Sparkplug Comics)
• 2004 Derek Kirk Kim, (Same Difference & Other Stories)
• 2005 Sean McKeever (The Waiting Place, Mary Jane, Inhumans, Sentinel)
• 2006 Aaron Renier (Spiral-Bound)

• 2007 Hope Larson (Gray Horses, Oni)
• 2008 Chuck BB, Black Metal (artist, Oni)

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

• 1988 Gumby Summer Fun Special #1, by Bob Burden and Art Adams (Comico)
• 1989 Kings in Disguise #1, by James Vance and Dan Burr (Kitchen Sink)
• 1991 Concrete Celebrates Earth Day, by Paul Chadwick, Charles Vess and Jean Giraud (also known as Moebius) (Dark Horse Comics)
• 1992 Sandman #22–28, by Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC)
• 1993 Nexus: The Origin by Mike Baron and Steve Rude (Dark Horse)
• 1994 Batman Adventures: Mad Love, by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm (DC)
• 1995 Batman Adventures Holiday Special by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, Ronnie del Carmen, and others (DC)
• 1996 Kurt Busiek's Astro City #4: "Safeguards", by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson (Jukebox Productions/Image)
• 1997 Kurt Busiek's Astro City, vol. 2, #1: "Welcome to Astro City", Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions/Homage)
• 1998 Kurt Busiek's Astro City vol. 2 #10: "Show 'Em All", Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions/Homage)
• 1999 Hitman #34: "Of Thee I Sing", by Garth Ennis, John McCrea, and Garry Leach (DC)
• 2000 Tom Strong #1: "How Tom Strong Got Started", by Alan Moore, Chris Sprouse, and Al Gordon (ABC)
• 2001 Promethea #10: "Sex, Stars, and Serpents", by Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III, and Mick Gray (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)
  • 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 Jeph Loeb and Darwyn Cooke (DC)
• 2008 Justice League of America #11: "Walls" by Brad Meltzer and Gene Ha (DC)
• 2009 No Award Given

• 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
• 2012 Daredevil #7, by Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
• 2013 The Mire, by Becky Cloonan (self-published)
• 2014 Hawkeye #11: “Pizza Is My Business,” 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)

• 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", by Frank Miller, in Sin City: The Babe Wore Red and Other Stories (Dark Horse/Legend)
• 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 (Dark Horse)
• 1997 "Heroes", Archie Goodwin and Gary Gianni, in Batman: Black & White #4 (DC)
• 1998 "The Eltingville Comic Book, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Role-Playing Club In: The Marathon Men", Evan Dorkin, in Dork! #4 (Slave Labor)
• 1999 "Devil's Advocate", by Matt Wagner and Tim Sale, in Grendel: Black, White, and Red #1 (Dark Horse)
• 2000 "Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter", by Kyle Baker, in Elseworlds 80-Page Giant (DC)
• 2001 "The Gorilla Suit", by Sergio Aragonés, in Streetwise (TwoMorrows)
• 2002 "The Eltingville Club in 'The Intervention,'" by Evan Dorkin, in Dork! #9 (Slave Labor)
• 2003 "The Magician and the Snake", by Katie Mignola and Mike Mignola, in Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings (Dark Horse)
• 2004 "Death", by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell, in The Sandman: Endless Nights (Vertigo/DC)
• 2005 "Unfamiliar", by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson, in The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft (Dark Horse Books)
• 2006 "Teenaged Sidekick", by Paul Pope, in Solo #3 (DC)
• 2007 "A Frog's Eye View", by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)
• 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 (Bongo Comics)
• 2010 "Urgent Request," by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim, in The Eternal Smile (First Second)
• 2011 "Post Mortem", by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark, in I Am an Avenger #2 (Marvel)
• 2012 "The Seventh" by Darwyn Cooke, in Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition (IDW)
• 2013 "Moon 1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch" by Michael Kupperman, in Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8 (Fantagraphics)
• 2014 "Untitled", by Gilbert Hernandez, in Love and Rockets: New Stories #6 (Fantagraphics)
• 2015 "When the Darkness Presses", by Emily Caroll (Self-published)[4]
• 2016 "Killing and Dying", by Adrian Tomine, in Optic Nerve #14 (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[5]
• 2019 "The Talk of the Saints", by Tom King and Jason Fabok, in Swamp Thing Winter Special (DC)
• 2020 "Hot Comb", by Ebony Flowers, in Hot Comb (Drawn & Quarterly)

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

• 1988 Concrete, by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse)
• 1989 Concrete, by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse)
• 1991 Xenozoic Tales, by Mark Schultz (Kitchen Sink)

• 1988 Concrete, by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse)
• 1989 Concrete, by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse)
• 1991 Sandman, by Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC/Vertigo)
• 1992 Sandman, by Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC/Vertigo)
• 1993 Sandman, by Neil Gaiman and various artists (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, Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions/Homage)
• 1998 Kurt Busiek's Astro City, Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions/Homage)
• 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 Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and Jose Marzan, Jr. (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, Paolo Rivera, and Joe 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 Latour (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)

• 1988 Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC)
• 1989 Silver Surfer, by Stan Lee and Jean "Moebius" Giraud (Marvel)
• 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 Patrick McEown (Dark Horse)
• 1994 Marvels, by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross (Marvel)
• 1995 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, by Frank Miller (Dark Horse/Legend)
• 1996 Sin City: The Big Fat Kill, by Frank Miller (Dark Horse/Legend)
• 1997 Kingdom Come, Mark Waid and Alex Ross (DC)
• 1998 Batman: The Long Halloween, 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 Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by P. Craig Russell, with Patrick Mason (Dark Horse/Maverick)
• 2002 Hellboy: Conqueror Worm, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse/Maverick)
• 2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II, 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 and various artists (DC)
• 2007 Batman: Year 100, by Paul Pope (DC)
• 2008 The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá (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 Fábio Moon, Gabriel Bá (Vertigo/DC)
• 2012 Criminal: The Last of the Innocent, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)
• 2013 No award given
• 2014 The Wake, by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy (Vertigo/DC)
• 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 Hernández 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)

• 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 (Jukebox Productions/Image Comics|Image)
• 1997 Leave It to Chance, James Robinson and Paul Smith (Homage)
• 1998 Castle Waiting, 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 Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming (Image)
• 2002 Queen & Country, by Greg Rucka and Steve Rolston (Oni)
• 2003 Fables, by Bill Willingham, Lan Medina, Mark Buckingham, and Steve Leialoha (DC/Vertigo)
• 2004 Plastic Man, by Kyle Baker (DC)
• 2005 Ex Machina, by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Feister (WildStorm/DC)
• 2006 All-Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)
• 2007 Criminal, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)
• 2008 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, by Joss Whedon, Brian K. Vaughan, Georges Jeanty, and Andy Owens (Dark Horse)
• 2009 The 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, 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)

• 1996 Batman and Robin Adventures, by Paul Dini, Ty Templeton, and Rick Burchett (DC)
• 1997 Leave It to Chance, James Robinson and Paul Smith (Homage)
• 1998 Batman & Robin Adventures, Ty Templeton, Brandon Kruse, Rick Burchett, and others (DC)
• 1999 Batman: The Gotham Adventures, by Ty Templeton, Rick Burchett, and Terry Beatty (DC)
• 2000 Simpsons Comics, by various (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, by various (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)

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

• 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 Aureliani (Dark Horse)
• 2015 The Zoo Box, by Ariel Cohen 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 Liniers (Toon Books)
• 2019 Johnny Boo and the Ice Cream Computer, by James Kochalka (Top Shelf/IDW)
• 2020 Comics: Easy as ABC, by Ivan Brunetti (TOON)

• 2012 Snarked, by Roger Langridge (KaBOOM!)
• 2013 Adventure Time, by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb (KaBOOM!)
• 2014 The Adventures of Superhero Girl, by Faith Erin Hicks (Dark Horse)
• 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)
• 2019 The Divided Earth, by Faith Erin Hicks (First Second)
• 2020 Guts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix)

• 2008 Laika, by Nick Abadzis (First Second)
• 2009 Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, adapted by P. Craig Russell (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
• 2010 Beasts of Burden, by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)
• 2011 Smile by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic/Graphix)
• 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)

• 2012 Anya's Ghost, by Vera Brosgol (First Second)

• 1992 Dark Horse Presents, edited by Randy Stradley (Dark Horse)
• 1993 Taboo, edited by Steve Bissette (SpiderBaby Graphix/Tundra)
• 1994 Dark Horse Presents, edited by Randy Stradley (Dark Horse)
• 1995 The Big Book of Urban Legends, edited by Andy Helfer (Paradox Press)
• 1996 The Big Book of Conspiracies, edited by Bronwyn Taggart (Paradox Press)
• 1997 Batman: Black and White, Mark Chiarello and Scott Peterson, eds. (DC)
• 1998 Hellboy Christmas Special, ed. Scott Allie (Dark Horse)
• 1999 Grendel: Black, White, and Red, by Matt Wagner; ed. by Diana Schutz (Dark Horse)
• 2000 Tomorrow Stories, by Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, Kevin Nowlan, Melinda Gebbie, and Jim Baikie (ABC)
• 2001 Drawn & Quarterly, vol. 3, edited by Chris Oliveros (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2002 Bizarro Comics, edited by Joey Cavalieri (DC)
• 2003 SPX 2002 (CBLDF)
• 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 (Vertigo/DC)
• 2005 Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, edited by Diana Schutz and David Land (Dark Horse)
• 2006 Solo, edited by Mark Chiarello (DC)
• 2007 Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, by Bill Willingham and various (Vertigo/DC)
• 2008 5, by Gabriel Bá, Becky Cloonan, Fábio 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 Volume 3, edited by Mark Andrew Smith, DJ Kirkbride, and Joe Keatinge (Image)
• 2011 Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, edited by Paul Morrissey and David Petersen (based on Mouse Guard)
• 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, and Chris Stevens (Locust Moon) (based on the newspaper strip Little Nemo by Winsor McCay)
• 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 Marc Andreyko (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)

• 2005 Mom's Cancer by Brian Fies[6]
• 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 (Monkeybrain/ comicXology)

• 2017 Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla (bird-boy.com)
• 2018 The Tea Dragon Society, by Katie O’Neill (teadragonsociety.com)
• 2019 The Contradictions, by Sophie Yanow (thecontradictions.com)
• 2020 Fried Rice, by Erica Eng (friedricecomic.tumblr.com)

• 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 (comiXology Originals/Kitchen, Lind & Associates)
• 2019 Umami, by Ken Niimura (Panel Syndicate)
• 2020 Afterlift, by Chip Zdarsky and Jason Loo (comiXology Originals)

• 2006 Nat Turner, by Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing)
• 2007 Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel (Houghton Mifflin)
• 2008 Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, 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
• 2012 Green River Killer: A True Detective Story, by Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case (Dark Horse Books)
• 2013 (tie)
  • Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller, by Joseph Lambert (Center for Cartoon Studies/Disney Hyperion)
  • The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song, by Frank M. Young and David Lasky (Abrams ComicArts)
• 2014 The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story, by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson, and Kyle Baker (M Press/Dark Horse)
• 2015 Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 2, by Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics)
• 2016 March: Book Two, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf/IDW)
• 2017 March: Book Three, 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)

• 1988 Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC)
• 1989 Batman: The Killing Joke, by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland (DC)

• 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 Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (VG Graphics/Dark Horse)
• 1994 A Small Killing, by Alan Moore and Oscar Zarate (Dark Horse)
• 1995 Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde Vol. 2, by P. Craig Russell (NBM)
• 1996 Stuck Rubber Baby, by Howard Cruse (Paradox Press)
• 1997 Fax from Sarajevo, by Joe Kubert (Dark Horse Books)
• 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 Goražde, by Joe Sacco
• 2002 The Name of the Game, by Will Eisner (DC)
• 2003 One! Hundred! Demons! by Lynda Barry (Sasquatch Books)
• 2004 Blankets, by Craig Thompson (Top Shelf)
• 2005 The Originals, by Dave Gibbons (Vertigo/DC)
• 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 (tie)
  • 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 (Archaia)
• 2013 Building Stories, by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
• 2014 The Property, by Rutu Modan (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2015 This One Summer, by Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki (First Second)
• 2016 Ruins by Peter Kuper (SelfMadeHero)
• 2017 Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson (DC Comics)
• 2018 My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris (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)

• 1991 Sandman: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC)
• 1992 Maus II by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon Books)
• 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, the Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
• 2002 Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (DC)
• 2003 Batman: Black and White vol. 2, edited by Mark Chiarello and Nick J. Napolitano (DC)
• 2004 Batman Adventures: Dangerous Dames and Demons, by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, and others (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, vols. 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: The 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 hardcover, by Tom King, Gabriel Hernandez Walta and Michael Walsh (Marvel)
• 2020 LaGuardia, by Nnedi Okorafor and Tana Ford (Berger Books/Dark Horse)

• 1993 Carl Barks Library album series (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 R. 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 vols. 1 and 2 by Will Eisner (DC)
• 2002 Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo (Dark Horse)
• 2003 Krazy & Ignatz by George Herriman (Fantagraphics)
• 2004 Krazy and Ignatz, 1929–1930, by George Herriman, edited by Bill Blackbeard (Fantagraphics)
• 2005 The Complete Peanuts, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)

• 2006 The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson (Andrews McMeel)
• 2007 The Complete Peanuts, 1959–1960, 1961-1962, by Charles Schulz (Fantagraphics)
• 2008 The Complete Terry and the Pirates, vol. 1, by Milton Caniff (The Library of American Comics)
• 2009 Little Nemo in Slumberland, Many More Splendid Sundays, by Winsor McCay (Sunday Press Books)

• 2010 Bloom County: The Complete Library, vol. 1, by Berkeley Breathed, edited by Scott Dunbier (The Library of American Comics)
• 2011 Archie: Complete Daily Newspaper Comics, edited by Greg Goldstein (The Library of American Comics)
• 2012 Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, vols. 1–2, by Floyd Gottfredson, edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
• 2013 Pogo, vol. 2: Bona Fide Balderdash, by Walt Kelly, edited by Carolyn Kelly and Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics)
• 2014 Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips, vol. 1, edited by Dean Mullaney (The Library of American Comics)
• 2015 Winsor McCay’s Complete Little Nemo, edited by Alexander Braun (TASCHEN)
• 2016 The Eternaut, by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano Lòpez, edited by Gary Groth and Kristy Valenti (Fantagraphics)
• 2017 Chester Gould's 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 (Library of American Comics/IDW)
• 2020 Krazy Kat: The Complete Color Sundays, by George Herriman, edited by Alexander Braun (TASCHEN)

• 2006 Absolute Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC)
• 2007 Absolute Sandman, vol. 1, by Neil Gaiman and various (Vertigo/DC)
• 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, IDW Publishing
• 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)

• 1992 Groo the Wanderer by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragonés (Marvel/Epic)
• 1993 Bone by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Press)
• 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 Aragonés Destroys DC (DC) and Sergio Aragonés Massacres Marvel (Marvel) by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragonés
• 1998 Gon Swimmin' by Masahi Tanaka (Paradox Press)
• 1999 Sergio Aragonés Groo by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier (Dark Horse)
• 2000 Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror by Jill Thompson/Oscar González Loyo/Steve Steere Jr., Scott Shaw!/Sergio Aragonés, and Doug TenNapel (Bongo)
• 2001 Sock Monkey, vol. 3 by Tony Millionaire (Dark Horse/Maverick)
• 2002 Radioactive Man by Batton Lash, Abel Laxamana, Dan DeCarlo, Mike DeCarlo, and Bob Smith (Bongo)
• 2003 The Amazing Screw-On Head by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
• 2004 Formerly Known as the Justice League, by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire, and Josef Rubinstein (DC)
• 2005 The Goon by Eric Powell
• 2007 Flaming Carrot Comics, by Bob Burden (Desperado/Image)
• 2008 Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories, by Nicholas Gurewitch (Dark Horse)
• 2009 Herbie Archives, by "Shane O'Shea" (Richard E. Hughes) 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! Studios)
• 2012 Milk & Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad, by Evan Dorkin (Dark Horse Books)
• 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, vol. 1, by Kousuke Oono, translation by Sheldon Drzka (VIZ Media)

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

• 1998 Gon Swimmin' by Masashi 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 Cub by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima (Dark Horse)
• 2002 Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo (Dark Horse)
• 2003 Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Jerry Kramsky and Lorenzo Mattotti (NBM)
• 2004 Buddha, vols. 1 and 2, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
• 2005 Buddha, vols. 3–4 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 Lefévre, and Frédéric Lemercier (First Second)
• 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 (Dark Horse Books)
• 2013 Blacksad: Silent Hell, by Juan Díaz 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 & Juanjo Guarnido (Dark Horse)
• 2016 The Realist, by Asaf Hanuka (BOOM! Studios/Archaia)
• 2017 Moebius Library: The World of Edena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al. (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, translation by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)

• 2007 Old Boy, by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi (Dark Horse Manga)
• 2008 Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White, by Taiyo Matsumoto (Viz)
• 2009 Dororo, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)

• 2010 A Drifting Life, by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2011 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa
• 2012 Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2013 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa (Viz Media)
• 2014 The Mysterious Underground Men, by Osamu Tezuka (PictureBox)
• 2015 Asia: 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, vol. 1, by Gengoroh Tagame, translated by Anne Ishii (Pantheon)
• 2019 Tokyo Tarareba Girls, by Akiko Higashimura (Kodansha)
• 2020 (tie)
  • Cats of the Louvre, by Taiyō Matsumoto, translation by Michael Arias (VIZ Media)
  • Witch Hat Atelier, by Kamome Shirahama, translation by Stephen Kohler (Kodansha)

• 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)

In 2001, the judging panel chose to drop Best Comics-Related Periodical from the ballot;[7] the category was restored in 2002.

• 1992 Comics Buyer's Guide (Krause)
• 1993 Comics Buyer's Guide (Krause Publications)
• 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, edited by Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf)
• 2005 Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf)
• 2006 Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf)
• 2007 Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
• 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, (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)
  • PanelxPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, panelxpanel.com
• 2020 Women Write About Comics, edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne, www.womenwriteaboutcomics.com

• 2012 (tie)
  • Cartooning: Philosophy & Practice, by Ivan Brunetti (Yale University Press)
  • 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: The Politics of Race and Representation, edited by Sheena C. Howard and Ronald L. Jackson II (Bloomsbury)
• 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)

• 1992 From "Aargh!" to "Zap!": Harvey Kurtzman's Visual History of the Comics, edited by Howard Zimmerman (Prentice Hall Press)
• 1994 Understanding Comics, by Scott McCloud (Kitchen Sink)
• 1996 Alex Toth, edited by Manuel 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 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)
• 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 Books)
• 2007 The Art of Brian Bolland, edited by Joe Pruett (Desperado/Image)
• 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 Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle (Abrams ComicArts)
• 2011 75 Years of DC Comics, by Paul Levitz
• 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, by Dean Mullaney and Bruce Canwell (The Library of American Comics)
• 2015 Genius Animated: The Cartoon Art of Alex Toth, vol. 3, by Dean Mullaney & Bruce Canwell (The Library of American Comics)
• 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)

• 2003 B. Krigstein, vol. 1, by Greg Sadowski (Fantagraphics)

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

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

• 1993 Sandman: Season of Mists, designed by Dave McKean (DC)
• 1994 Marvels, designed by Comicraft (Marvel)
• 1995 The Acme Novelty Library, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
• 1996 The Acme Novelty Library, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
• 1997 The Acme Novelty Library #7, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
• 1998 Kingdom Come deluxe slipcover edition, art director Bob Chapman/DC design director Georg Brewer (DC Comics/Graphitti Designs)
• 1999 Batman Animated, designed by Chip Kidd (HarperCollins)
• 2000 300, designed by Mark Cox (Dark Horse)
• 2001 Jimmy Corrigan, designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
• 2002 Acme Novelty Library #15, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
• 2003 Batman: Nine Lives, designed by Amie Brockway-Metcalf (DC)
• 2004 Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross, designed by Chip Kidd (Pantheon)
• 2005 The Complete Peanuts, designed by Seth (Fantagraphics)
• 2006 (tie)
  • Acme Novelty Library Annual Report to Shareholders, designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
  • Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays, designed by Philippe Ghielmetti (Sunday Press Books)
• 2007 Absolute DC: The New Frontier, designed by Darwyn Cooke (DC)
• 2008 Process Recess 2, designed 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 Dahlik (IDW)
• 2012 Jim Henson's Tale of Sand, designed by Eric Skillman (Archaia)
• 2013 Building Stories, designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
• 2014 Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth, designed by Dean Mullaney (The Library of American Comics/IDW)
• 2015 Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, designed by Jim Rugg (Locust Moon)
• 2016 Sandman Gallery Edition, designed by Josh Beatman/Brainchild Studios (Graphitti 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, designed by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)

• 1993
  • Moondog's, Gary Colobuono (Chicago, IL)
  • The Beguiling, Sean Scoffield and Steve Solomos (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
  • Comic Relief, Rory Root and Mike Patchen (Berkeley and San Francisco, CA)[8]
• 1994
  • Golden Apple, Bill Liebowitz (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Dr. Comics & Mr. Games, Leon Cowen and Michael Pandolfo (Oakland, CA)
• 1995
  • Flying Colors, Joe Field (Concord, CA)
  • Lambiek, Kees Kousemaker (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• 1996
  • KINGS Comics, George Vlastaras (Sydney, Australia)
  • Atlantis Fantasyworld, Joe & Dottie Ferrara (Santa Cruz, CA)
• 1997
  • Chicago Comics, Eric Kirsammer (Chicago, IL)
  • Central City Comics, Steve Snyder (Columbus, OH)
  • That's Entertainment, Paul Howley (Fitchburg and Worcester, MA)
• 1998
  • Hi De Ho Comics, Mark and Robert Hennessey (Santa Monica, CA)
  • Meltdown Comics & Collectibles, Gaston Dominquez and Ilia Carson (Los Angeles, CA)
• 1999
  • Star Clipper Comics & Games, Scott Thorne (St. Louis, MO)
  • DreamHaven, Greg Ketter (Minneapolis, MN)
• 2000 Golden Age Collectables, Patrick Shaughnessy (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
• 2001 Strange Adventures, Calum Johnston (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
• 2002 Source Comics & Games, Nick Postilgione (Falcon Heights, MN)
• 2003 All About Books and Comics, Alan and Marsha Giroux (Phoenix, AZ)
• 2004 ACME Comics & Collectibles, Fran and Kevin McGarry (Sioux City, IA)
• 2005 Night Flight Comics, Mimi Cruz and Alan Carroll (Salt Lake City, UT)
• 2006 Zeus Comics, Richard Neal (Dallas, TX)
• 2007 Earth-2 Comics, Carr D’Angelo and Jud Meyers (Sherman Oaks, CA)
• 2008 Brave New World, Atom! and Portlyn Freeman (Newhall, CA)
• 2009 Tate's Comics, Tate and Amanda Ottati (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
• 2010 Vault of Midnight, Curtis Sullivan and Steve Fodale (Ann Arbor, MI)
• 2011 Comics & Vegetables, Yuval Sharon and Danny Amitai (Tel Aviv, Israel)[9]
• 2012
  • Akira Comics, Jesus Marugan Escobar (Madrid, Spain)
  • The Dragon, Jennifer Haines (Guelph, Ontario, Canada)
• 2013 Challengers Comics and Conversation, Patrick Brower and W. Dal Bush (Chicago, IL)
• 2014
  • All Star Comics, Troy Varker and Mitchell Davies (Melbourne, Australia)
  • Legend Comics & Coffee, David DeMarco, Jason Dasenbrock, and Wendy Pivonka (Omaha, NE)
• 2015 Packrat Comics, Jamie Colegrove and Teresa Colegrove (Hilliard, OH)
• 2016 Orbital Comics, Karl Asaa, Damian Keeng and James Wilson (London, UK)
• 2017 Comicazi, Robert Howard, David Lockwood, Michael Burke (Somerville, MA)
• 2018 Norma Comics, Rafa Martinez (Barcelona, Spain)
• 2019 La Revisteria Comics, Alejandro Gonzalez (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• 2020 Nostromo Sevilla, Sergio López (Seville, Spain)

• 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 (TheOatmeal.com)
• 2017
  • Marc Andreyko
  • Joe Ferrara
• 2018
  • Frederick Joseph
  • Comics4Kids[10]
• 2019
  • Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez (Ricanstruction: Reminiscing & Rebuilding Puerto Rico)
  • Lisa Wood (Thought Bubble Festival)
• 2020
  • The Hero Initiative
  • Creators4Comics
  • Comicbook United Fund

Source:[11]

• 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 (a.k.a. Moebius), 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[12]
• 2011 Judges' Choices: Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Jackson, Martin Nodell, Lynd Ward; Voters' Choices: Mort Drucker, Harvey Pekar, Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman[13]
• 2012 Judges' Choices: Rudolph Dirks, Harry Lucey; Voters' Choices: Bill Blackbeard, Richard Corben, Katsuhiro Otomo, Gilbert Shelton[14]
• 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.[15][16]
• 2015 Judges' Choices: Marge (Marjorie Henderson Buell), 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[17]
• 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