| Year | Title | Authors | Ref. |
|---|
| 1980s |
| 1988 | Gumby Summer Fun Special #1 (Comico: The Comic Company) | Bob Burden andArt Adams | [1] |
|---|
| Concrete #5 (Dark Horse Comics) | Paul Chadwick |
| Eddy Current #1 (Mad Dog Graphics) | Ted McKeever |
| Grendel #12 (Comico: The Comic Company) | Matt Wagner,Arnold Pander,Jacob Pander, andJay Geldof |
| Justice League International #1 (DC Comics) | Keith Giffen,J. M. DeMatteis,Kevin Maguire, andTerry Austin |
| Zot! #14 (Eclipse Comics) | Scott McCloud |
| 1989 | Kings in Disguise #1 (Kitchen Sink Press) | James Vance andDan Burr | [2] |
|---|
| Animal Man #5 (DC Comics) | Grant Morrison,Chas Truog, andDoug Hazlewood |
| Batman: The Killing Joke (DC Comics) | Alan Moore andBrian Bolland |
| Swamp Thing #75 (DC Comics) | Rick Veitch |
| Twist #2 (Kitchen Sink Press) | Various creators |
| 1990s |
| 1990 | There was no Eisner Award ceremony, or awards distributed, in 1990, due to widespread balloting mix-ups.[3] |
|---|
| 1991 | Concrete Celebrates Earth Day (Dark Horse Comics) | Paul Chadwick,Charles Vess, andJean "Moebius" Giraud | [4] |
|---|
| BLAB! #5 (Kitchen Sink Press) | edited byMonte Beauchamp |
| Marshall Law: Kingdom of the Blind (Apocalypse Ltd) | Pat Mills andKevin O'Neill |
| Zot! #33 (Eclipse Comics) | Scott McCloud |
| 1992[note 1] | Sandman #22-#28 (DC Comics) | Neil Gaiman andvarious artists | [5] |
|---|
| American Splendor #16 (Tundra Publishing) | Harvey Pekar and various artists |
| Dark Horse Presents "Sin City" (Dark Horse Comics) | Frank Miller |
| Groo the Wanderer #78 (Marvel Comics/Epic Comics) | Mark Evanier andSergio Aragonés |
| Swamp Thing #113 (DC Comics) | Nancy A. Collins,Thomas Yeates, andShepherd Hendrix |
| 1993 | Nexus: The Origin (Dark Horse Comics) | Mike Baron andSteve Rude | [6] |
|---|
| Bloodlines: A Tale from the Heart of Africa (Epic Comics) | Cindy Goff,Rafael Nieves, andSeitu Hayden |
| Hellblazer #56: "Diary of Danny Drake" (DC Comics) | Garth Ennis andDavid Lloyd |
| Peepshow #1 (Drawn & Quarterly) | Joe Matt |
| Sandman #40: "The Parliament of Rooks" (DC Comics) | Neil Gaiman andJill Thompson |
| Sandman #39: "Soft Places" (DC Comics) | Neil Gaiman andJohn Watkiss |
| 1994 | The Batman Adventures: Mad Love (DC Comics) | Paul Dini andBruce Timm | [7] |
|---|
| Spawn #10: "Crossing Over" (Image Comics) | Dave Sim andTodd McFarlane |
| Groo the Wanderer #100: "A Little Knowledge" (Marvel Comics) | Mark Evanier andSergio Aragonés |
| Marvels #2: "Monsters" (Marvel Comics) | Kurt Busiek andAlex Ross |
| Sandman #50: "Ramadan" (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) | Neil Gaiman andP. Craig Russell |
| 1995 | The Batman Adventures Holiday Special (DC Comics) | Paul Dini,Bruce Timm,Ronnie del Carmen, and others | [8] |
|---|
| Acme Novelty Library #1 (Fantagraphics) | Chris Ware |
| Bone #16: "Eyes of the Storm" (Cartoon Books) | Jeff Smith |
| The Dance of Lifey Death (Dark Horse Comics) | Eddie Campbell |
| Sandman Mystery Theatre Annual #1 (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) | Matt Wagner,Steven T. Seagle, and various artists |
| 1996 | Kurt Busiek's Astro City" #4: "Safeguards (Jukebox Productions/Image Comics) | Kurt Busiek andBrent Anderson | [9] |
|---|
| Acme Novelty Library #4 (Fantagraphics) | Chris Ware |
| Bacchus Color Special (Dark Horse Comics) | Eddie Campbell andTeddy Kristiansen |
| Eightball #16 (Fantagraphics) | Daniel Clowes |
| Stray Bullets #3: "The Party" (El Capitan Books) | David Lapham |
| 1997 | Kurt Busiek's Astro City vol. 2 #1: "Welcome to Astro City" (Jukebox Productions/Homage Comics) | Kurt Busiek,Brent Anderson, andWill Blyberg | [10] |
|---|
| Giant THB Parade (Horse Press) | Paul Pope |
| Kane #13: "Point of View" (Dancing Elephant Press) | Paul Grist |
| Elric #0: Neil Gaiman's "One Life Furnished in Early Moorcock" (Topps) | adapted byP. Craig Russell |
| Optic Nerve #3 (Drawn & Quarterly) | Adrian Tomine |
| Sandman #75: "The Tempest" (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) | Neil Gaiman andCharles Vess |
| Stray Bullets #10: "Here Comes the Circus" (El Capitan Books) | David Lapham |
| 1998 | Kurt Busiek's Astro City vol. 2 #10: "Show `Em All" (Jukebox Productions/Homage Comics) | Kurt Busiek,Brent Anderson, andWill Blyberg | [11] |
|---|
| Batgirl Adventures #1 (DC Comics) | Paul Dini andRick Burchett |
| The Dreaming #15: "Day's Work, Night's Rest" (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) | Jeff Nicholson |
| Sof' Boy and Friends #1 (Drawn & Quarterly) | Archer Prewitt |
| Superman Adventures #3: "Distant Thunder (DC Comics) | Scott McCloud,Rick Burchett, andTerry Austin |
| 1999 | Hitman #34: "Of Thee I Sing" (DC Comics) | Garth Ennis,John McCrea, andGarry Leach | [12] |
|---|
| The Clowns (I Pagliacci) (Dark Horse Comics) | P. Craig Russell andGalen Showman |
| Empty Love Stories (Funny Valentine Press) | Steve Darnall and various artists |
| From Hell: Dance of the Gull Catchers (Kitchen Sink Press) | Alan Moore andEddie Campbell |
| Kane #22: "Fwankie's Big Night Out" (Dancing Elephant Press) | Paul Grist |
| 2000s |
| 2000 | Tom Strong #1: "How Tom Strong Got Started" (America's Best Comics) | Alan Moore,Chris Sprouse, andAl Gordon | [13] |
|---|
| I Die at Midnight (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) | Kyle Baker |
| Promethea #3: "Misty Magicland" (America's Best Comics) | Alan Moore,J. H. Williams III, andMick Gray |
| Stray Bullets #19: "Live Nude Girls!" (El Capitan Books) | David Lapham |
| Transmetropolitan #27: "Monstering" (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) | Warren Ellis,Darick Robertson, andRodney Ramos |
| 2001 | Promethea #10: "Sex, Stars and Serpents" (America's Best Comics) | Alan Moore,J. H. Williams III, andMick Gray | [14] |
|---|
| Finder #19: "Talisman" (Lightspeed Press) | Carla Speed McNeil |
| Hey Mister: The Trouble with Jesus (Top Shelf Productions) | Pete Sickman-Garner |
| Lucifer #4: "Born with the Dead" (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) | Mike Carey,Warren Pleece, andDean Ormston |
| Paul in the Country (Drawn & Quarterly) | Michel Rabagliati |
| Sock Monkey, vol. 3 #2 (Dark Horse Comics/Maverick) | Tony Millionaire |
| 2002 | Eightball #22 (Fantagraphics) | Daniel Clowes | [15] |
|---|
| The Fall (Drawn & Quarterly) | Ed Brubaker andJason Lutes |
| Finder #22: "Fight Scene" (Lightspeed Press) | Carla Speed McNeil |
| 100 Bullets #27: "Idol Chatter" (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) | Brian Azzarello andEduardo Risso |
| Optic Nerve #8: "Bomb Scare" (Drawn & Quarterly) | Adrian Tomine |
| 2003 | The Stuff of Dreams (Fantagraphics) | Kim Deitch | [16] |
|---|
| The Castaways (Absence of Ink) | Rob Vollmar andPablo Callejo |
| Fleep (Sparkplug Comics) | Jason Shiga |
| My Friend Dahmer (Derfcity Comics) | Derf Backderf |
| My Uncle Jeff (Origin) | Damon Hurd andPedro Camello |
| 2004 | Conan: The Legend #0 (Dark Horse Comics)[note 2] | Kurt Busiek andCary Nord | [17] |
|---|
| The Goon #1 (Dark Horse Comics)[note 2] | Eric Powell |
| Finder #30: "Beware of Dog" (Lightspeed Press) | Carla Speed McNeil |
| Giant THB v.2 #1 (Horse Press) | Paul Pope |
| Global Frequency #5: "Big Sky" (WildStorm/DC Comics) | Warren Ellis andJon J Muth |
| Usagi Yojimbo #65: "Usagi and the Tengu" (Dark Horse Comics) | Stan Sakai |
| 2005 | Eightball #23: "The Death Ray" (Fantagraphics) | Daniel Clowes | [18] |
|---|
| Demo #7: "One Shot, Don't Miss" (AiT/Planet Lar) | Brian Wood andBecky Cloonan |
| Ex Machina #1: "The Pilot" (WildStorm/DC Comics) | Brian K. Vaughan,Tony Harris, andTom Feister |
| Global Frequency #12: "Harpoon" (WildStorm/DC Comics) | Warren Ellis andGene Ha |
| The Goon #6: "Ilagarto Hombre!" (Dark Horse Comics) | Eric Powell |
| 2006 | Solo #5 (DC Comics) | Darwyn Cooke | [19] |
|---|
| The Bakers (Kyle Baker Publishing) | Kyle Baker |
| Ex Machina #11: "Fortune Favors" (WildStorm/DC Comics) | Brian K. Vaughan,Tony Harris, andTom Feister |
| The Innocents (Fantagraphics/Coconino Press) | Gipi |
| Promethea #32: "Wrap Party" (America's Best Comics) | Alan Moore andJ. H. Williams III |
| 2007 | Batman/The Spirit #1: "Crime Convention" (DC Comics) | Jeph Loeb andDarwyn Cooke | [20] |
|---|
| A Late Freeze | Danica Novgorodoff |
| The Preposterous Adventures of IronHide Tom (AdHouse Books) | Joel Priddy |
| Skyscrapers of the Midwest #3 (AdHouse Books) | Joshua Cotter |
| They Found the Car (Fantagraphics) | Gipi |
| 2008 | Justice League of America #11: "Walls" (DC Comics) | Brad Meltzer andGene Ha | [21] |
|---|
| Amelia Rules! #18: "Things I Cannot Change" (Renaissance Press) | Jimmy Gownley |
| Delilah Dirk and the Treasure of Constantinople | Tony Cliff |
| Johnny Hiro #1 (AdHouse Books) | Fred Chao |
| The Sensational Spider-Man Annual #1: "To Have or to Hold" (Marvel Comics) | Matt Fraction andSalvador Larroca |
| 2009 | No award given out in 2009.[22] |
|---|
| 2010s |
| 2010 | Captain America #601: “Red, White and Blue-Blood" (Marvel Comics) | Ed Brubaker andGene Colan | [23][24] |
|---|
| The Brave and the Bold #28: “Blackhawk and the Flash: Firing Line" (DC Comics) | J. Michael Straczynski andJesus Saiz |
| Ganges #3 (Fantagraphics) | Kevin Huizenga |
| The Unwritten #5: “How the Whale Became" (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) | Mike Carey andPeter Gross |
| Usagi Yojimbo #123: “The Death of Lord Hikiji” (Dark Horse Comics) | Stan Sakai |
| 2011 | Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil (Dark Horse Comics) | Mike Mignola andRichard Corben | [25][26] |
|---|
| The Cape (IDW Publishing) | Joe Hill,Jason Ciaramella, andZack Howard |
| Fables #100 (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) | Bill Willingham,Mark Buckingham, and others |
| Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom #1: “Sparrow" (IDW Publishing) | Joe Hill andGabriel Rodriguez |
| Unknown Soldier #21: “A Gun in Africa" (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) | Joshua Dysart andRick Veitch |
| 2012 | Daredevil #7 (Marvel Comics) | Mark Waid,Paolo Rivera, andJoe Rivera | [27][26] |
|---|
| Ganges #4 (Fantagraphics) | Kevin Huizenga |
| Locke & Key: Guide to the Known Keys (IDW Publishing) | Joe Hill andGabriel Rodriguez |
| Princeless #3 (Action Lab Comics) | Jeremy Whitley andMia Goodwin |
| The Unwritten #24: "Stairway to Heaven" (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) | Mike Carey,Peter Gross, andAl Davison |
| 2013 | The Mire | Becky Cloonan | [28][26] |
|---|
| Lose #4: "The Fashion Issue" (Koyama Press) | Michael DeForge |
| Pope Hats #3 (AdHouse Books) | Ethan Rilly |
| Post York #1 (Uncivilized Books) | James Romberger andCrosby |
| Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8 (Fantagraphics) | Michael Kupperman |
| 2014 | Hawkeye #11: “Pizza Is My Business" (Marvel Comics) | Matt Fraction andDavid Aja | [29][26] |
|---|
| Demeter | Becky Cloonan |
| Love and Rockets: New Stories #6 (Fantagraphics) | Gilbert Hernandez andJaime Hernandez |
| Viewotron #2 | Sam Sharpe |
| Watson and Holmes #6 (New Paradigm Studios) | Brandon M. Easton andN. Steven Harris |
| 2015 | Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers (Dark Horse Comics) | Evan Dorkin andJill Thompson | [30][26] |
|---|
| Astro City #16: “Wish I May” (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) | Kurt Busiek andBrent Anderson |
| Madman in Your Face 3D Special (Image Comics) | Mike Allred |
| Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration #1 (Marvel Comics) | Various creators |
| The Multiversity: Pax Americana #1 (DC Comics) | Grant Morrison andFrank Quitely |
| 2016 | Silver Surfer #11: “Never After" (Marvel Comics) | Dan Slott andMike Allred | [31][26] |
|---|
| A Blanket of Butterflies (HighWater Press) | Richard Van Camp andScott B. Henderson |
| I Love This Part (Avery Hill Publishing) | Tillie Walden |
| Mowgli’s Mirror (Retrofit Comics/Big Planet Comics) | Olivier Schrauwen |
| Pope Hats #4 (AdHouse Books) | Ethan Rilly |
| 2017 | Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse Comics) | Evan Dorkin,Sarah Dyer, andJill Thompson | [32][26] |
|---|
| Babybel Wax Bodysuit (Retrofit Comics/Big Planet Comics) | Eric Kostiuk Williams |
| Blammo #9 (Kilgore Books) | Noah Van Sciver |
| Criminal 10th Anniversary Special (Image Comics) | Ed Brubaker andSean Phillips |
| Sir Alfred #3 (Pigeon Press) | Tim Hensley |
| Your Black Friend (Silver Sprocket) | Ben Passmore |
| 2018 | Hellboy: Krampusnacht (Dark Horse Comics) | Mike Mignola andAdam Hughes | [33][26] |
|---|
| Barbara (ShortBox) | Nicole Miles |
| Pope Hats #5 (AdHouse Books) | Ethan Rilly |
| The Spotted Stone (Sun Comics) | Rick Veitch |
| What Is Left (ShortBox) | Rosemary Valero-O'Connell |
| 2019 | Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #310 (Marvel Comics) | Chip Zdarsky | [34] |
|---|
| Beneath the Dead Oak Tree (ShortBox) | Emily Carroll |
| Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise (Dark Horse Comics) | Jeff Lemire andEmi Lenox |
| No Better Words (Silver Sprocket) | Carolyn Nowak |
| The Terrible Elisabeth Dumn Against the Devils In Suits (IHQ Studio/Image Comics) | Arabson Assis, translated byJames Robinson |
| 2020s |
| 2020 | My Favorite Thing Is Monsters (Fantagraphics) | Emil Ferris | [35][36] |
|---|
| Coin-Op #8: Infatuation (Coin-Op Books) | Peter Hoey andMaria Hoey |
| The Freak (AdHouse Books) | Matt Lesniewski |
| Minotäar (ShortBox) | Lissa Treiman |
| Sobek (ShortBox) | James Stokoe |
| 2021 | Sports is Hell (Koyama Press) | Ben Passmore | [37][38] |
|---|
| The Burning Hotels (Birdcage Bottom Books) | Thomas Lampion |
| Hedra (Image Comics) | Jesse Lonergan |
| The Other History of the DC Universe #1 (DC Comics) | John Ridley andGiuseppe Camuncoli |
| Stanley's Ghost: A Halloween Adventure (Storm Kids) | Jeff Balke,Paul Storrie, andDave Alvarez |
| 2022 | Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (DC Comics) | Kelly Sue DeConnick andPhil Jimenez | [39] |
|---|
| Marvel’s Voices: Identity #1 (Marvel Comics) | edited byDarren Shan |
| Mouse Guard: The Owlhen Caregiver and Other Tales (Boom! Comics/Archaia) | David Petersen |
| Nightwing #87: "Get Grayson" (DC Comics) | Tom Taylor andBruno Redondo |
| Wolvendaughter (Quindrie Press) | Ver |
| 2023 | Batman: One Bad Day: The Riddler (DC Comics) | byTom King andMitch Gerads | [40] |
|---|
| Mary Jane & Black Cat Beyond | Jed Mackay andC. F. Villa |
| Moon Knight: Black, White, and Blood #3 (Marvel Comics) | edited byTom Brevoort |
| Star Trek #400 (IDW) | edited byHeather Antos |
| A Vicious Circle Book 1 (BOOM! Studios) | byMattson Tomlin andLee Bermejo |
| 2024 | Nightwing #105 (DC Comics) | Tom Taylor andBruno Redondo | [41][42] |
|---|
| Sweet Paprika: Black, White, & Pink (Image Comics) | Mirka Andolfo |
| Horologist (Grim Film) | Jared Lee and Cross |
| Star Trek: Day of Blood (IDW) | Ryan North and Derek Charm |
| Superman 2023 Annual (DC Comics) | Joshua Williamson |
| 2025 | The War on Gaza (Fantagraphics) | Joe Sacco | [43] |
|---|
| Abortion Pill Zine: A Community Guide to Misoprostol and Mifepristone (Silver Sprocket) | Isabella Rotman, Marnie Galloway, and Sage Coffey |
| Decompression in a Wreck, Part One in Ice Cream #39 (Image Comics) | W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo |
| PeePee PooPoo #1 (Silver Sprocket) | Caroline Cash |
| Unwholesome Love (Partners and Son) | Charles Burns |
| Sunflowers (Silver Sprocket) | Keezy Young | |
