Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic

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Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic
Awarded forBest Digital Comic
Country United States
First awarded2005
Most recent winner Snow Angels by Jeff Lemire and Jock (2022)
Website www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards-current-info

The Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic is an award for "creative achievement" in American comic books for material originally published digitally.

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History and name change

Webcomics were eligible for the award when it was created in 2005. In 2014 the award was changed to Best Digital/Webcomic. In 2017 the award was split into Best Digital Comic and Best Webcomic .

Winners and nominees

YearTitleAuthorsWebsiteRef.
2000s
2005 Mom's Cancer Brian Fies www.gocomics.com/moms-cancer [1]
Athena Voltaire Steve Bryant
Copper Kazu Kibuishi www.boltcityproductions.com/copper
Jonny Crossbones Les McClaine jonnycrossbones.com
ojingogo Matthew Forsythe
2006 PvP Scott Kurtz pvponline.com [2]
Copper Kazu Kibuishi www.boltcityproductions.com/copper
Jellaby Kean Soo keaner.net/comics/jellaby/
ojingogo Matthew Forsythe
2007 Sam & Max Steve Purcell [3]
Bee, in "Motel Art Improvement Service" Jason Little
Girl Genius Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio www.girlgeniusonline.com
Minus Ryan Armand
Phables Brad Guigar www.phables.com
Shooting War Anthony Lappé and Dan Goldman www.shootingwar.com
2008 Sugarshock! Joss Whedon and Fábio Moon [4]
The Abominable Charles Christopher Karl Kerschl karlkerschl.com/abominable/
Billy Dogma, Immortal Dean Haspiel
The Process Joe Infurnari www.theprocesscomic.com
PX! Manny Trembley and Eric A. Anderson
2009 Finder Carla Speed McNeil [5] [6]
BodyWorld Dash Shaw studygroupcomics.com/main/bodyworld-chapter-1-by-dash-shaw/
The Lady's Murder Eliza Frye
Speak No Evil: Melancholy of a Space Mexican Elan Trinidad www.theoryofeverythingcomics.com/comix/sne001-01/
Vs. Alexis Sottile and Joe Infurnari www.smithmag.net/nextdoorneighbor/2008/12/08/story-18/
2010s
2010 Sin Titulo Cameron Stewart [7] [8]
The Abominable Charles Christopher Karl Kerschl karlkerschl.com/abominable/
Bayou Jeremy Love
The Guns of Shadow Valley Dave Wachter and James Andrew Clark www.gunsofshadowvalley.com
Power Out Nathan Schreiber
2011 The Abominable Charles Christopher Karl Kerschl karlkerschl.com/abominable/ [9] [10]
The Bean Travis Hanson www.beanleafpress.com/comics-bean/
Lackadaisy Tracy J. Butler www.lackadaisycats.com/comic.php
Max Overacts Caanan Grall occasionalcomics.com
Zahra's Paradise Amir Soltani and Khalil Bendib
2012 Battlepug Mike Norton battlepug.com [11] [10]
Bahrain: Lines in Ink, Lines in the Sand Josh Neufeld
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant Tony Cliff www.delilahdirk.com
Outfoxed Dylan Meconis www.dylanmeconis.com/outfoxed/
Sarah and the Seed Ryan Andrews www.ryan-a.com/comics/sarahandtheseed01.htm
2013 Bandette Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover [12] [10]
Ant Comic Michael DeForge
It Will All Hurt Farel Dalrymple studygroupcomics.com/main/it-will-all-hurt-by-farel-dalrymple/
Our Bloodstained Roof Ryan Andrews www.ryan-a.com/comics/roof.htm
Oyster War Ben Towle
2014 The Oatmeal Matthew Inman theoatmeal.com [13] [10]
As the Crow Flies Melanie Gillman www.melaniegillman.com
Failing Sky Dax Tran-Caffee failingsky.com
High Crimes Christopher Sebela and Ibrahim Moustafa
The Last Mechanical Monster Brian Fies www.gocomics.com/the-last-mechanical-monster
2015 The Private Eye Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martín panelsyndicate.com/comics/tpeye [14] [10]
Bandette (MonkeyBrain Books/comiXology) Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover
Failing Sky Dax Tran-Caffee failingsky.com
The Last Mechanical Monster Brian Fies www.gocomics.com/the-last-mechanical-monster
Nimona ND Stevenson
2016 Bandette (MonkeyBrain Books/comiXology) Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover [15] [10]
Fresh Romance (Rosy Press) Janelle Asselin (editor)
The Legend of Wonder Woman (DC Comics) Renae De Liz
Lighten Up (The Nib) Ronald Wimberly thenib.com/lighten-up-4f7f96ca8a7e/
These Memories Won't Last Stu Campbell memories.sutueatsflies.com
2017 Bandette (MonkeyBrain Books/comiXology) Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover [16] [10]
Edison Rex (MonkeyBrain Books/comiXology) Chris Roberson and Dennis Culver www.edisonrex.net
Helm Jehanzeb Hasan and Mauricio Caballero
On a Sunbeam Tillie Walden www.onasunbeam.com
Universe! (Panel Syndicate) Albert Monteys panelsyndicate.com/comics/universe
2018 Harvey Kurtzman's Marley's Ghost (comiXology Originals/Kitchen, Lind & Associates) Harvey Kurtzman , Josh O'Neill , Shannon Wheeler , and Gideon Kendall [17] [10]
Bandette (MonkeyBrain Books/comiXology) Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover
Barrier (Panel Syndicate) Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin panelsyndicate.com/comics/barrier
The Carpet Merchant of Konstaniniyya Reimena Yee reimenayee.com/the-carpet-merchant-of-konstantiniyya/#readonline
Contact High James F. Wright and Josh Eckert
Quince (Fanbase Press/comiXology) Sebastian Kadlecik , Kit Steinkellner, and Emma Steinkellner, translated by Valeria Tranier
2019 Umami (Panel Syndicate) Ken Niimura panelsyndicate.com/comics/umami [18] [19]
Aztec Empire Paul Guinan , Anina Bennett, and David Hahn www.bigredhair.com/books/aztec-empire/about/
The Führer and the Tramp Sean McArdle , Jon Judy, and Dexter Wee
The Journey (Rewire News Group) Pablo Leon rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2018/01/08/rewire-exclusive-comic-journey/
The Stone King (comiXology Originals) Kel McDonald and Tyler Crook
2020s
2020 Afterlift (comiXology Originals) Chip Zdarsky and Jason Loo [20] [21]
Black Water Lilies (Europe Comics) Michel Bussi , adapted by Frédéric Duval and Didier Cassegrain, translated by Edward Gauvin
Colored: The Unsung Life of Claudette Colvin (Europe Comics) Tania de Montaigne , adapted by Emilie Plateau, translated by Montana Kane
Elma, A Bear's Life , vol. 1: The Great Journey (Europe Comics) Ingrid Chabbert and Léa Mazé, translated by Jenny Aufiery
Mare Internum (comiXology) Der-shing Helmer
Tales from Behind the Window (Europe Comics) Edanur Kuntman , translated Cem Ulgen
2021 Friday (Panel Syndicate) Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martín panelsyndicate.com/comics/friday [22] [23]
Genius Animals? Vali Chandrasekaran and Jun-Pierre Shiozawa geniusanimals.net
Gentlemind (Europe Comics) Juan Díaz Canales , Teresa Valero, and Antonio Lapone, translation by Jeremy Melloul
Promethee 13:13 (comiXology Originals/Delcourt) Andy Diggle and Shawn Martinbrough
Olive (Europe Comics) Véro Cazot and Lucy Mazel, translation by Jessie Aufiery
Soon (Europe Comics) Thomas Cadène and Benjamin Adam, translation by Margaret Besser
2022 Snow Angels (comiXology Originals) Jeff Lemire and Jock [24]
Days of Sand (Europe Comics) Aimée de Jongh, translation by Christopher Bradley
Everyone Is Tulip Dave Baker and Nicole Goux everyoneistulip.com
It's Jeff! (Marvel Comics) Kelly Thompson and Gurihiru
Love After World Domination Vol. 1-3 (Kodansha USA) Hiroshi Noda and Takahiro Wakamatsu, translated by Steven LeCroy

Notes

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