Year Title Author(s)/Editor(s) Publisher Result Ref. 1990s 1992 Dark Horse Presents Randy Stradley (ed.) Dark Horse Comics Winner [ 1] Taboo #5 Stephen R. Bissette and others (eds.) Spiderbaby Grafix /Tundra Publishing Nominee [ 1] A1 #5 Dave Elliott and Gary Leach (eds.) Atomeka Press Twisted Sisters Diane Noomin (ed.) Penguin Books Raw vol. 2, #3 Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly (eds.) Raw Books /Penguin Books 1993 Taboo Stephen R. Bissette (ed.) Spiderbaby Grafix /Tundra Publishing Winner [ 2] Real Stuff Dennis Eichhorn (ed.) Fantagraphics Nominee [ 2] Rubber Blanket David Mazzucchelli and Richmond Lewis (eds.)Rubber Blanket Press Drawn & Quarterly Chris Oliveros (ed.) Drawn & Quarterly The Ray Bradbury Chronicles Byron Preiss (ed.) Bantam Books The Residents: Freak Show Jerry Prosser and Rich Shupe (eds.) Dark Horse Comics 1994 Dark Horse Presents Randy Stradley (ed.) Dark Horse Comics Winner [ 3] Vertigo Comics Jam Karen Berger (ed.) DC Comics /Vertigo Comics Nominee [ 3] Real Stuff Dennis Eichhorn (ed.) Fantagraphics Andrew Vachss' Hard Looks Jerry Prosser (ed.) Dark Horse Comics Ray Bradury Comics Howard Zimmerman (ed.) Topps Comics 1995 Big Book of Urban Legends Andy Helfer (ed.) Paradox Press Winner [ 4] Twisted Sisters Diane Noomin (ed.) Kitchen Sink Press Nominee [ 4] Drawn & Quarterly Chris Oliveros (ed.) Drawn & Quarterly Dark Horse Presents Randy Stradley and Bob Schreck (eds.) Dark Horse Comics 1996 Big Book of Conspiracies Bronwyn Taggart (ed.) Paradox Press Winner [ 5] BLAB! #8 Monte Beauchamp (ed.) Kitchen Sink Press Nominee [ 5] Weird Business Joe R. Lansdale and Richard Klaw (eds.) Mojo Press Drawn & Quarterly Chris Oliveros (ed.) Drawn & Quarterly Zero Zero Kim Thompson (ed.) Fantagraphics 1997 Batman Black and White Mark Chiarello and Scott Peterson (eds.) DC Comics Winner [ 6] Shi: Kaidan Tony Bedard (ed.), by Peter Gutierrez and various artists Crusade Comics Nominee [ 6] Big Book of Hoaxes Jim Higgins (ed.), by Carl Sifakis and various artists Paradox Press Negative Burn Joe Pruett (ed.) Caliber Comics A Decade of Dark Horse Comics Randy Stradley (ed.) Dark Horse Comics 1998 Hellboy Christmas Special Scott Allie (ed.) Dark Horse Comics Winner [ 7] BLAB! #9 Monte Beauchamp (ed.) Fantagraphics Nominee [ 7] Mind Riot Karen Hirsch (ed.) Simon & Schuster /Aladdin Paperbacks Two-Fisted Science Jim Ottaviani (ed.)G.T. Labs Vertigo Comics: Winters Edge Shelly Roeberg (ed.) DC Comics /Vertigo Comics Zero Zero Kim Thompson (ed.) Fantagraphics 1999 Grendel: Black, White and Red & Red, White and Black Diana Schutz (ed.), by Matt Wagner Dark Horse Comics Winner [ 8] Big Book of Bad Andy Helfe Kirchner , Steve Vance , and Anina Bennett Paradox Press /DC Comics Nominee [ 8] Negative Burn #50 Joe Pruett (ed.) Caliber Comics Oni Double Feature Bob Schreck (ed.) Oni Press Trilogy Tour II Book Jeff Smith , Mark Crilley , Linda Medley , Stan Sakai , Jill Thompson , and Charles Vess Cartoon Books 2000s 2000 Tomorrow Stories Scott Dunbier (ed.), by Alan Moore , Rick Veitch , Kevin Nowlan , Melinda Gebbie , and Jim Baikie America's Best Comics Winner [ 9] BLAB! Monte Beauchamp (ed.) Fantagraphics Nominee [ 9] Brainbomb Brian Clopper (ed.)Behemoth Books Jet Lag Etgar Keret , Mira Friedmann , Batia Kolton , Rutu Modan , Yirmi Pinkus , and Itzik Rennert Actus Tragicus Comix 2000 Jean-Christophe Menu (ed.) L'Association Dignifying Science Jim Ottaviani (ed.)G.T. Labs 2001 Drawn & Quarterly , vol. 3 Chris Oliveros (ed.) Drawn & Quarterly Winner [ 10] Streetwise Jon B. Cooke and John Morrow (eds.) TwoMorrows Publishing Nominee [ 10] Strapazin: Bubbles 'n' Boxes and Beyond Patrizia Crivelli and others (eds.)Swiss Institute of New York/Swiss Federal Office of Culture Expo 2000 Tom Devlin and others (eds.) Small Press Expo Little Lit Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly (eds.) HarperCollins 2002 Bizarro Comics Joey Cavalieri (ed.) DC Comics Winner [ 11] Comics Journal Winter Special 2002 Gary Groth and Anne Elizabeth Moore (eds.) Fantagraphics Nominee [ 11] Drawn & Quarterly , vol. 4 Chris Oliveros (ed.) Drawn & Quarterly Oni Press Summer Color Special 2001 Jamie S. Rich (ed.) Oni Comics Little Lit : Strange Stories for Strange Kids Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly (eds.) HarperCollins 2003 SPX 2002 CBLDF Winner [ 12] Orchid Ben Catmull and Dylan Williams (eds.) Sparkplug Comics Nominee [ 12] Super Manga Blast Tim Ervin-Gore (ed.) Dark Horse Comics Rosetta: A Comics Anthology Ng Suat Tong (ed.) Alternative Comics 2004 The Sandman: Endless Nights Karen Berger and Shelly Bond (eds.), by Neil Gaiman , Dave McKean , P. Craig Russell , Miguelanxo Prado , Barron Storey , Frank Quitely , Glenn Fabry , Milo Manara , and Bill Sienkiewicz Vertigo Comics /DC Comics Winner [ 13] The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings Scott Allie (ed.) Dark Horse Comics Nominee [ 13] Drawn & Quarterly , vol. 5 Chris Oliveros (ed.) Drawn & Quarterly Project: Telstar Chris Pitzer (ed.) AdHouse Books AutobioGraphix Diana Schutz (ed.) Dark Horse Comics Little Lit : It Was a Dark and Silly Night Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly (eds.) HarperCollins 2005 Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist Diana Schutz and David Land (eds.) Dark Horse Comics Winner [ 14] The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft Scott Allie (ed.) Dark Horse Books Nominee [ 14] The Matrix Comics , vol. 2 Spencer Lamm (ed.) Burlyman Entertainment Common Grounds Jim McLauchlin (ed.), by Troy Hickman and others Top Cow Productions /Image Comics McSweeney's Quarterly #13 Chris Ware (ed.) McSweeney's 2006 Solo Mark Chiarello (ed.) DC Comics Winner [ 15] The Dark Horse Book of the Dead Scott Allie (ed.) Dark Horse Books Nominee [ 15] 24 Hour Comics Day Highlights 2005 Nat Gertler (ed.) About Comics Mome Gary Groth and Eric Reynolds (eds.) Fantagraphics Flight , vol. 2 Kazu Kibuishi (ed.) Image Comics 2007 Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall Shelly Bond (ed.), by Troy Hickman and others Vertigo Comics /DC Comics Winner [ 16] Japan as Viewed by 17 Creators Frédéric Boilet (ed.)Fanfare/Ponent Mon Nominee [ 16] Kramers Ergot #6 Sammy Harkham (ed.) Buenaventura Press Hotwire Comix and Capers Glenn Head (ed.) Fantagraphics Project: Romantic Chris Pitzer (ed.) AdHouse Books 2008 5 Gabriel Bá , Becky Cloonan , Fábio Moon , Vasilis Lolos , and Rafael Grampá self-published Winner [ 17] 24Seven , vol. 2 Ivan Brandon (ed.) Image Comics Nominee [ 17] Mome Gary Groth and Eric Reynolds (eds.) Fantagraphics The Best American Comics 2007 Anne Elizabeth Moore and Chris Ware (eds.) Houghton Mifflin Postcards: True Stories That Never Happened Jason Rodriguez (ed.) Villard 2009 Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori Amos Rantz Hoseley (ed.) Image Comics Winner [ 18] MySpace Dark Horse Presents Scott Allie and Sierra Hahn (eds.) Dark Horse Comics Nominee [ 19] The Best American Comics 2008 Lynda Barry (ed.) Houghton Mifflin An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories , vol. 2 Ivan Brunetti (ed.) Yale University Press Kramers Ergot #7 Sammy Harkham (ed.) Buenaventura Press 2010s 2010 Popgun , vol. 3 Mark Andrew Smith , D. J. Kirkbride , and Joe Keatinge (eds.) Image Comics Winner [ 20] What Is Torch Tiger? Paul Briggs (ed.)Torch Tiger Nominee [ 21] Syncopated: An Anthology of Nonfiction Picto-Essays Brendan Burford (ed.) Villard Flight , vol. 6 Kazu Kibuishi (ed.) Villard Abstract Comics Andrei Molotiu (ed.) Fantagraphics Bob Dylan Revisited Bob Weill (ed.) W. W. Norton & Company 2011 Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard Paul Morrissey and David Petersen (eds.) Archaia Entertainment Winner [ 22] The Anthology Project Joy Ang and Nick Thornborrow (eds.)Lucidity Press Nominee [ 23] Trickster: Native American Tales Matt Dembicki (ed.) Fulcrum Books Korea as Viewed by 12 Creators Nicolas Finet (ed.)Fanfare/Ponent Mon Liquid City , vol. 2 Sonny Liew and Lim Cheng Tju (eds.) Image Comics 2012 Dark Horse Presents Mike Richardson (ed.) Dark Horse Comics Winner [ 22] The Someday Funnies Michel Choquette (ed.) Abrams ComicArts Nominee [ 24] Nelson Rob Davis and Woodrow Phoenix (eds.) Blank Slate Books Nursery Rhyme Comics Chris Duffy (ed.) First Second Books Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land Harvey Pekar and Paul Buhle (eds.) Abrams ComicArts 2013 Dark Horse Presents Mike Richardson (ed.) Dark Horse Comics Winner [ 22] No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics Justin Hall (ed.) Fantagraphics Nominee [ 25] Where Is Dead Zero? Jeff Ranjo , Jed Diffenderfer , (eds.)Dead Zero Publishing 2000 AD Matt Smith (ed.)Rebellion Developments Nobrow #7: Brave New World Alex Spiro and Sam Arthur (eds.) Nobrow Press 2014 Dark Horse Presents Mike Richardson (ed.) Dark Horse Comics Winner [ 22] [ 26] Nobrow #8: Hysteria Sam Arthur and Alex Spiro (eds.) Nobrow Press Nominee [ 26] Smoke Signal Gabe Fowler (ed.)Desert Island Thrilling Adventure Hour Matthew Levine and Cameron Chittock (eds.), by Ben Acker , Ben Blacker , et al. Archaia Entertainment /Boom! Studios Outlaw Territory Michael Woods (ed.) Image Comics 2015 Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream Josh O'Neill , Andrew Carl , and Chris Stevens (eds.)Locust Moon Winner [ 22] [ 27] Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World Monte Beauchamp (ed.) Simon & Schuster Nominee [ 27] To End All Wars: The Graphic Anthology of The First World War Jonathan Clode and John Stuart Clark (eds.)Soaring Penguin In the Dark: A Horror Anthology Rachel Deering (ed.)Tiny Behemoth Press/IDW Publishing Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It Anne Ishii , Chip Kidd , and Graham Kolbeins (eds.) Fantagraphics 2016 Drawn & Quarterly, Twenty-Five Years of Contemporary, Cartooning Comics, and Graphic Novels Tom Devlin (ed.) Drawn & Quarterly Winner [ 22] [ 28] 24 x 7 Dan Berry (ed.)Fanfare Nominee [ 28] [ 29] Eat More Comics: The Best of the Nib Matt Bors (ed.) The Nib Mouse Guard : Legends of the Guard , vol. 3 David Petersen (ed.) Boom! Studios /Archaia Entertainment Peanuts: A Tribute to Charles M. Schulz Shannon Watters (ed.) Boom! Studios /KaBOOM! 2017 Love Is Love Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich (eds.) IDW Publishing /DC Comics Winner [ 22] [ 30] Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists Santiago Garcia (ed.) Fantagraphics Nominee [ 22] [ 30] Island Magazine Brandon Graham and Emma Ríos (eds.) Image Comics Kramers Ergot #9 Sammy Harkham (ed.) Fantagraphics Baltic Comics Anthology š! #26: dADa David Schilter and Sanita Muižniece (eds.)kuš! 2018 Elements: Fire, A Comic Anthology by Creators of Color Taneka Stotts (ed.)Beyond Press Winner [ 22] A Bunch of Jews (and Other Stuff): A Minyen Yidn Max B. Perlson , Trina Robbins , et al. Bedside Press Nominee [ 31] [ 32] The Spirit Anthology Sean Phillips (ed.) Lakes International Comic Art Festival Now #1 Eric Reynolds (ed.) Fantagraphics A Castle in England Jamie Rhodes , et al. Nobrow Press 2019 Puerto Rico Strong Marco Lopez , Desiree Rodriguez , Hazel Newlevant , Derek Ruiz , and Neil Schwartz (eds.) Lion Forge Comics Winner [ 33] Femme Magnifique: 50 Magnificent Women Who Changed the World Shelly Bond (ed.)Black Crown/IDW Publishing Nominee [ 34] Twisted Romance Alex de Campi (ed.) Image Comics Where We Live: A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas Will Dennis (ed.), curated by J. H. Williams III and Wendy Wright-Williams Image Comics 2020s 2020 Drawing Power: Women’s Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment and Survival Diane Noomin (ed.) Abrams ComicArts Winner [ 35] [ 36] [ 37] The Nib #2–4 Matt Bors (ed.) The Nib Nominee [ 35] [ 38] Kramers Ergot #10 Sammy Harkham (ed.) Fantagraphics ABC of Typography David Rault SelfMadeHero Baltic Comics Anthology š! #34-37 David Schilter , Sanita Muižniece , et al. (eds.)kuš! 2021 Menopause: A Comic Treatment MK Czerwiec (ed.)Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press Winner [ 39] Hey, Amateur! Go From Novice to Nailing It in 9 Panels Shelly Bond (ed.) IDW Publishing /Black Crown Nominee [ 40] Los Angeles Times Sammy Harkham (ed.)NTWRK Ex Mag , vols. 1–2 Wren McDonald (ed.)Peow Studio Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World’s Most Infamous Prison Sarah Mirk (ed.) Abrams ComicArts Now Eric Reynolds (ed.) Fantagraphics 2022 You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife Kel McDonald and Andrea Purcell (eds.) Iron Circus Winner [ 41] Flash Forward: An Illustrated Guide to Possible (And Not So Possible Tomorrows) By Rose Eveleth , Laura Dozier (ed.) Abrams ComicArts Nominee [ 41] My Only Child By Wang Ning, Wang Saili (ed.), Emma Massara (trans.) Fanfare Presents The Silver Coin Michael Walsh Image Comics Superman: Red & Blue Jamie S. Rich , Brittany Holzherr, and Diegs Lopez (eds.) DC Comics 2023 The Nib Magazine Matt Bors (ed.) Nib Winner [ 42] Creepshow Alex Antone and Jon Moisan (eds.) Image Comics Nominee [ 42] The Illustrated Al: The Songs of “Weird Al” Yankovic Josh Bernstein (ed.) Z2 Sensory: Life on the Spectrum Bex Ollerton (ed.) Andrews McMeel Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album Rantz Hoseley (ed.) Z2 2024 Comics for Ukraine Scott Dunbier (ed.) Zoop Winner [ 43] Deep Cuts Kyle Higgins , Joe Clark, and Danilo Beyruth Image Comics Nominee [ 43] The Devil's Cut Will Dennis (ed.) DSTLRY MarvelAge #1000 Tom Brevoort (ed.) Marvel Comics The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics The Kao, Min Christensen, and David Daneman (eds.) Andrews McMeel Swan Songs W. Maxwell Prince Image Comics 2025 Godzilla's 70th Anniversary Jake Williams (ed.) IDW Winner [ 44] EC Cruel Universe Sierra Hahn and Matt Dryer (eds.) Oni Press Nominee [ 44] Now: The New Comics Anthology #13 Eric Reynolds (ed.) Fantagraphics Peep #1 Sammy Harkham and Steve Weissman (eds.) Brain Dead/Kyle Ng So Buttons #14: Life and Death Jonathon Baylis So Buttons Comix