List of Eisner Award winners

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The following is a list of winners of the Eisner Award , sorted by category.

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The Eisner Awards have been presented since 1988, but there were no Eisner Awards in 1990 due to balloting mix-ups. [1] The awards ceremony has been held at San Diego Comic-Con since 1991.

People

Best Writer

YearWinner(s)WorksPublisher(s)
1988 Alan Moore Watchmen DC
1989Alan Moore Batman: The Killing Joke DC
1991 Neil Gaiman Sandman DC
1992Neil GaimanSandman; The Books of Magic; Miracleman DC; DC; Eclipse
1993Neil GaimanSandman; MiraclemanDC; Eclipse
1994Neil GaimanSandmanDC
1995Alan Moore From Hell Kitchen Sink
1996Alan MooreFrom HellKitchen Sink
1997Alan MooreFrom Hell; Supreme Kitchen Sink; Maximum Press
1998 Garth Ennis Hitman; Preacher; The Unknown Soldier; Blood Mary: Lady Liberty DC; DC/Vertigo; DC/Helix
1999 Kurt Busiek Kurt Busiek's Astro City; Avengers Homage/WildStorm/Image; Marvel
2000Alan Moore The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Promethea; Tom Strong; Tomorrow Stories; Top 10 ABC
2001Alan MooreThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Promethea;Tom Strong;Tomorrow Stories;Top 10ABC
2002 Brian Michael Bendis Powers ; Alias; Daredevil; Ultimate Spider-Man Image; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel
2003Brian Michael Bendis Powers ; Alias; Daredevil; Ultimate Spider-Man Image; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel
2004Alan MooreThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Promethea; Smax;Tom Strong;Tom Strong's Terrific TalesABC
2005 Brian K. Vaughan Y: The Last Man ; Ex Machina ; Runaways; Ultimate X-Men Vertigo/DC; WildStorm/DC; Marvel; Marvel
2006Alan MoorePromethea; Top 10: The Forty-Niners ABC
2007 Ed Brubaker Captain America; Criminal;DaredevilMarvel; Marvel; Marvel
2008Ed BrubakerCaptain America; Criminal; Daredevil; Immortal Iron Fist Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel
2009 Bill Willingham Fables ; House of Mystery Vertigo/DC; Vertigo/DC
2010Ed BrubakerCaptain America;Daredevil; The Marvels Project;Criminal; Incognito Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel
2011 Joe Hill Locke & Key IDW
2012Mark Waid Irredeemable; Incorruptible ; Daredevil Boom!; Boom!; Marvel
2013Brian K. Vaughan Saga Image
2014Brian K. VaughanSagaImage
2015 Gene Luen Yang Avatar: The Last Airbender; The Shadow Hero Dark Horse; First Second
2016 Jason Aaron Doctor Strange; Men of Wrath; Thor; Star Wars; Southern Bastards Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Image
2017Brian K. Vaughan Paper Girls; Saga; We Stand On Guard [2] Image
2018 Tom King | Marjorie Liu (tie) Batman ; Batman Annual #2; Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1; Mister Miracle | Monstress [3] DC; DC; DC; DC; Image
2019Tom KingBatman, Mister Miracle, Heroes in Crisis , Swamp Thing Winter SpecialDC; DC; DC; DC
2020 Mariko Tamaki Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass; Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (First Second/Macmillan)DC; First Second/Macmillan
2021 James Tynion IV Something Is Killing the Children; Wynd ; Batman; The Department of Truth ; Razorblades Boom!; Boom!; DC; Image; Tiny Onion
2022James Tynion IV House of Slaughter; Something Is Killing the Children; Wynd; The Nice House on the Lake; The Joker; Batman; DC Pride 2021 ; The Department of Truth; Blue Book; Razorblades;Boom!; Boom!; Boom!; DC; DC; DC; DC; Image; Tiny Onion; Tiny Onion
2023James Tynion IVHouse of Slaughter; Something Is Killing the Children; Wynd; The Nice House on the Lake; The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country; The Closet;The Department of TruthBoom!; Boom!; Boom!; DC; DC; DC; Image; Image
2024Mariko Tamaki Roaming Drawn & Quarterly

Best Writer/Artist

YearWinner(s)WorksPublisher(s)
1988 Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons Watchmen DC
1989 Paul Chadwick Concrete Dark Horse
1991 Frank Miller and Geof Darrow Hard Boiled Dark Horse
1992 Peter David and Dale Keown The Incredible Hulk Marvel
1993Frank Miller Sin City Dark Horse
1993 Mike Baron and Steve Rude Nexus: The OriginDark 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
2013Chris Ware Building Stories Pantheon
2014 Jaime Hernandez Love and Rockets New Stories #6 Fantagraphics
2015 Raina Telgemeier Sisters Scholastic Graphix
2016 Bill Griffith Invisible Ink: My Mother's Secret Love Affair with Famous CartoonistFantagraphics
2017 Sonny Liew The Art of Charlie Chan Hock ChyePantheon
2018 Emil Ferris My Favorite Thing is MonstersFantagraphics
2019 Jen Wang The Prince and the Dressmaker First Second
2020 Raina Telgemeier GutsScholastic Graphix
2021 Junji Ito Remina, Venus in the Blind Spot VIZ Media
2022 Barry Windsor-Smith Monsters Fantagraphics
2023 Kate Beaton Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands Drawn & Quarterly
2024 Daniel Warren Johnson Transformers Image Skybound

Best Writer/Artist: Drama

Best Writer/Artist: Humor

Best Writer/Artist: Nonfiction

Best Painter/Digital Artist

This award was previously known as "Best Painter" from 1993 to 1999, as "Best Painter/Multimedia Artist" from 2000 to 2019 and as Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art) as of 2023.

Best Artist

Best Penciller

Best Inker

Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

Best Art Team

Best Colorist/Coloring

Best Letterer/Lettering

Best Cover Artist

Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition

Special Recognition

Best Editor

Works

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

Best Short Story

Best Serialized Story

Best Black-and-White Series

Best Continuing Series

Best Finite Series/Limited Series

Best Limited Series or Story Arc

Best New Series

Best Title for Younger Readers/Best Comics Publication for a Younger Audience

Best Publication for Kids

Best Publication for Early Readers

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12)

Best Publication for Teens

Best Anthology

Best Digital Comic

Best Webcomic

Best Reality-Based Work

Best Graphic Memoir

Best Graphic Album

Best Graphic Album: New

Best Graphic Album: Reprint

Best Archival Collection/Project

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)

Best Archival Collection/Project — Comic Books

Best Humor Publication

Best Adaptation from Another Medium

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

Best U.S. Edition of International Material — Japan

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia

Best Comic Strip Collection

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

Best Academic/Scholarly Work

Best Publication Design

Special awards

Spirit of Comics Retailer Award

Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award

The Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame

Source: [11]

See also

References

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  2. SDCC: Here Are The Complete 2017 Eisner Award Winners Retrieved July 24, 2017
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  5. A Life in Comics Summer 2017
  6. Blake, Corey (2013-08-28). "25 Years of the Eisner Awards". Comic Book Resources .
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