Eisner Award for Best Painter/Digital Artist

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Eisner Award for Best Painter/Digital Artist
Awarded forBest Painter/Digital Artist for Comic Books
Country United States
First awarded1993
Most recent winner Sana Takeda (2022)
Website www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards-current-info

The Eisner Award for Best Painter/Digital Artist is an award for creative achievement in American comic books. It is awarded to a comic book artist for interior art.

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Name change

The award was named "Best Painter" from 1993 to 1999, "Best Painter/Multimedia Artist" from 2000 to 2019, and "Best Painter/Digital Artist" from 2020 to present. The term "(interior art)" has been inconsistently added to the end of the award's name.

Winners and nominees

YearNomineeTitlesRef.
1993 Dave Dorman Aliens: Tribes (Dark Horse Comics) [1]
Simon Bisley "Lair of the Lizard Ladies" in Mr. Monster Attacks #3 (Tundra Publishing)
John Bolton Army of Darkness (Dark Horse Comics)
Dan Brereton Clive Barker's Dread (Eclipse Comics)
Teddy Kristiansen Tarzan: Loves, Lies, and the Lost City (Malibu Comics)
Dave McKean Signal to Noise (VG Graphics/Dark Horse Comics)
Jim Woodring Frank in the River (Tundra Publishing), "Frank" in Pictopia #2 (Fantagraphics Books)
1994 Alex Ross Marvels (Marvel Comics) [2]
Mark Chiarello Batman/Houdini: The Devil's Workshop (DC Comics)
Scott Hampton The Upturned Stone (Kitchen Sink Press)
Teddy Kristiansen Grendel Tales: Four Devils, One Hell (Dark Horse Comics)
1995 Jon J. Muth The Mystery Play (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) [3]
Christopher Moeller Shadow Empires: Faith Conquers (Dark Horse Comics)
Miguelanxo Prado Streak of Chalk (NBM Publishing)
Jim Silke Rascals in Paradise (Dark Horse Comics)
Jim Woodring Jim (Fantagraphics Books)
1996 John Bolton Batman: Manbat (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) [4]
Dan Brereton The Nocturnals (Malibu Comics/Bravura Comics)
Teddy Kristiansen Bacchus Color Special (Dark Horse Comics)
David Wenzel Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (NBM Publishing)
Phil Winslade Goddess (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
1997 Alex Ross Kingdom Come (DC Comics) [5]
Dan Brereton Batman: Thrillkiller (DC Comics)
Joseph Michael Linsner Dawn (Sirius Entertainment)
Miguelanxo Prado Tangents (NBM Publishing)
1998 Alex Ross Uncle Sam (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) [6]
John Bolton Menz Insana (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics), "The Flowers of Romance" in Vertigo: Winter's Edge (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
Gene Ha "Free Fall" in Shadows & Light (Marvel Comics)
Scott Hampton Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty (DC Comics), Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold Book Two (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
David Wenzel The Wizard's Tale (Homage Comics)
1999 Alex Ross Superman: Peace on Earth (DC Comics) [7]
Kyle Baker You Are Here (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
Dan Brereton Batgirl and Batman: Thrillkiller '62 (DC Comics)
David W. Mack Kabuki (Image Comics)
2000s
2000 Alex Ross Batman: War on Crime (DC Comics) [8]
Kyle Baker I Die at Midnight (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics), " Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter " in Elseworlds 80-Page Giant (DC Comics)
John Bolton Gifts of the Night (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
Jill Thompson Scary Godmother: The Mystery Date (Sirius Entertainment)
2001 Jill Thompson Scary Godmother (Sirius Entertainment) [9]
Christian Gossett and Team Red Star The Red Star (Image Comics)
David W. Mack Kabuki #9 (Image Comics)
George Pratt Batman: Harvest Breed (DC Comics)
Charles Vess Rose #1 (Cartoon Books)
Yslaire From Cloud 99: Memories, Part 1 (Humanoids Publishing)
2002 Charles Vess Rose (Cartoon Books) [10]
Allen Coulter and Snakebite Cortez The Red Star (Image Comics)
Dave McKean Pictures That Tick (Hourglass Studios/Allen Spiegel Fine Arts)
David W. Mack Daredevil #16-19 (Marvel Comics)
John Van Fleet Batman: The Ankh (DC Comics)
2003 George Pratt Wolverine: Netsuke (Marvel Comics) [11]
Eric Drooker Blood Song: A Silent Ballad (Harcourt)
David W. Mack Kabuki: The Ghost Play (Image Comics)
Lorenzo Mattotti Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (NBM Publishing)
2004 Jill Thompson "Stray" in The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings (Dark Horse Comics) [12]
Juanjo Guarnido Blacksad (ibooks)
Ladronn Hip Flask: Elephantmen (Comicraft)
Miguelanxo Prado " Dream " in The Sandman: Endless Nights (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
Frank Quitely " Destiny " in The Sandman: Endless Nights (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
2005 Teddy Kristiansen It's a Bird... (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) [13]
Juanjo Guarnido Blacksad, Book 2: Arctic Nation (ibooks)
David W. Mack Kabuki (Marvel Comics)
Ben Templesmith 30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow (IDW Publishing)
Michael Zulli Creatures of the Night (Dark Horse Comics)
2006 Ladronn Hip Flask: Mystery City (Active Images) [14]
Paul Guinan Heartbreakers Meet Boilerplate (IDW Publishing)
Ben Templesmith Fell (Image Comics)
Kent Williams The Fountain (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
2007 Jill Thompson "A Dog and His Boy" in The Dark Horse Book of Monsters (Dark Horse Comics), "Love Triangle" in Sexy Chix (Dark Horse Comics), "Fair Division" in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) [15]
Nicolas de Crécy Glacial Period (NBM Publishing)
Melinda Gebbie Lost Girls (Top Shelf Productions)
Ben Templesmith Fell (Image Comics), The Looking Glass Wars: Hatter M (Desperado Publishing/Image Comics), Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse (IDW Publishing)
Brett Weldele Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga (Graphitti Designs), Silent Ghost (Markosia)
2008 Eric Powell The Goon: Chinatown (Dark Horse Comics) [16]
Ann Marie Fleming The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam (Riverhead Books/Penguin Group)
Bryan Talbot Alice in Sunderland (Dark Horse Comics)
Ben Templesmith Fell (Image Comics), 30 Days of Night: Red Snow (IDW Publishing), Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse (IDW Publishing)
2009 Jill Thompson Magic Trixie (Harper Children's Books), Magic Trixie Sleeps Over (Harper Children's Books) [17] [18]
Lynda Barry What It Is (Drawn & Quarterly)
Eddie Campbell The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard (First Second Books)
Enrico Casarosa The Venice Chronicles (Ateliér Fio/AdHouse Books)
Scott Morse Tiger!Tiger!Tiger! (Red Window)
2010s
2010 Jill Thompson Beasts of Burden (Dark Horse Comics), Magic Trixie and the Dragon (Harper Children's Books) [19] [20]
Émile Bravo My mommy is in America and she met Buffalo Bill (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
Mauro Cascioli Justice League: Cry for Justice (DC Comics)
Nicolle Rager Fuller Charles Darwin on the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation (Rodale Books)
Carol Tyler You’ll Never Know: A Good and Decent Man (Fantagraphics Books)
2011 Juanjo Guarnido Blacksad (Dark Horse Comics) [21] [22]
Lynda Barry Picture This: The Nearsighted Monkey Book (Drawn & Quarterly)
Brecht Evens The Wrong Place (Drawn & Quarterly)
Janet K. Lee Return of the Dapper Men (Archaia Entertainment)
Éric Liberge On the Odd Hours (NBM Publishing)
Carol Tyler You’ll Never Know Book 2: Collateral Damage (Fantagraphics Books)
2012There was no Eisner Award for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist in 2012 as the judges "didn't find enough contenders that reached the level of quality they were looking for." [23]
2013 Juanjo Guarnido Blacksad (Dark Horse Comics) [24] [22]
Brecht Evens The Making Of (Drawn & Quarterly)
Teddy Kristiansen The Red Diary/The RE[a]D Diary (Man of Action Entertainment/Image Comics)
Lorenzo Mattotti The Crackle of the Frost (Fantagraphics Books)
Katsuya Terada The Monkey King, vol. 2 (Dark Horse Comics)
2014 Fiona Staples Saga (Image Comics) [25] [22]
Andrew C. Robinson The Fifth Beetle (Dark Horse Comics)
Sonia Sanchéz Here I Am (Capstone Publishers)
Ive Svorcina Thor (Marvel Comics)
Marguerite Van Cook 7 Miles a Second (Fantagraphics Books)
Judith Vanistendael When David Lost His Voice (SelfMadeHero)
2015 J. H. Williams III The Sandman: Overture (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) [26] [22]
Lauri Ahonen and Jaakko Ahonen Jaybird (Dark Horse Comics)
Colleen Coover Bandette (MonkeyBrain Books)
Mike del Mundo Elektra (Marvel Comics)
Juanjo Guarnido Blacksad: Amarillo (Dark Horse Comics)
2016 Dustin Nguyen Descender (Image Comics) [27] [22]
Federico Bertolucci Love: The Tiger (Magnetic Press), Love: The Fox (Magnetic Press)
Colleen Coover Bandette (MonkeyBrain Books)
Carita Lupattelli Izuna (Humanoids Publishing)
Tony Sandoval A Glance Backward (Magnetic Press)
2017 Jill Thompson Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (DC Comics), Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse Comics) [28] [22]
Federico Bertolucci Love: The Lion (Magnetic Press)
Brecht Evens Panther (Drawn & Quarterly)
Manuele Fior 5,000 km per Second (Fantagraphics Books)
Dave McKean Black Dog: the Dreams of Paul Nash (Dark Horse Comics)
Sana Takeda Monstress (Image Comics)
2018 Sana Takeda Monstress (Image Comics) [29] [22]
Federico Bertolucci Love: The Dinosaur (Lion Forge Comics/Magnetic Press), Little Tails (Lion Forge Comics/Magnetic Press)
EFA Monet: Itinerant of Light (NBM Publishing)
Jean-Pierre Gibrat Flight of the Raven (EuroComics/IDW Publishing)
Cyril Pedrosa Portugal (NBM Publishing)
2019 Dustin Nguyen Descender (Image Comics) [30] [31]
Lee Bermejo Batman: Damned (DC Comics)
Carita Lupatelli Izuna, book 2 (Humanoids Publishing)
Grégory Panaccione A Sea of Love (Magnetic Press/Lion Forge Comics)
Tony Sandoval Watersnakes (Magnetic Press/Lion Forge Comics)
2020s
2020 Christian Ward Invisible Kingdom (Berger Books/Dark Horse Comics) [32] [33]
Didier Cassegrain Black Water Lilies (Europe Comics)
Alexandre Clérisse Diabolical Summer (IDW Publishing)
David W. Mack Cover (DC Comics)
Léa Mazé Elma, A Bear’s Life, vol. 1: The Great Journey (Europe Comics)
Julie Rocheleau Wrath of Fantômas (Titan Books)
2021 Anand RK / John Pearson Blue in Green (Image Comics) [34] [35]
Benjamin Adam Soon (Europe Comics)
Alice Chemama The Zolas (Europe Comics)
Jared Cullum Kodi (Top Shelf Productions)
Decur When You Look Up (Enchanted Lion Books)
Antonio Lapone Gentlemind (Europe Comics)
2022 Sana Takeda Monstress (Image Comics) [36]
Federico Bertolucci Brindille, Love: The Mastiff (Magnetic)
John Bolton Hell’s Flaw (Renegade Arts Entertainment)
Juan Cavia Ballad for Sophie (Top Shelf)
Frank Pe Little Nemo (Magnetic)
Ileana Surducan The Lost Sunday (Pronoia AB)

Multiple awards and nominations

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "1994 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees, Comic Book Awards Almanac".
  3. ↑ "1995 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees, Comic Book Awards Almanac".
  4. ↑ "1996 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees, Comic Book Awards Almanac".
  5. ↑ "1997 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees, Comic Book Awards Almanac".
  6. ↑ "1998 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees, Comic Book Awards Almanac".
  7. ↑ "1999 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees, Comic Book Awards Almanac".
  8. ↑ "2000 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees, Comic Book Awards Almanac".
  9. ↑ "2001 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees, Comic Book Awards Almanac".
  10. ↑ "2002 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees, Comic Book Awards Almanac".
  11. ↑ "2003 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees, Comic Book Awards Almanac".
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  13. ↑ "2005 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees, Comic Book Awards Almanac".
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  15. ↑ "2007 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees, Comic Book Awards Almanac".
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