The following is a list of winners of the Eisner Award , sorted by category.
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.
Year | Winner(s) | Works | Publisher(s) |
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1988 | Alan Moore | Watchmen | DC |
1989 | Alan Moore | Batman: The Killing Joke | DC |
1991 | Neil Gaiman | Sandman | DC |
1992 | Neil Gaiman | Sandman; The Books of Magic; Miracleman | DC; DC; Eclipse |
1993 | Neil Gaiman | Sandman; Miracleman | DC; Eclipse |
1994 | Neil Gaiman | Sandman | DC |
1995 | Alan Moore | From Hell | Kitchen Sink |
1996 | Alan Moore | From Hell | Kitchen Sink |
1997 | Alan Moore | From 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 |
2000 | Alan Moore | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Promethea; Tom Strong; Tomorrow Stories; Top 10 | ABC |
2001 | Alan Moore | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Promethea;Tom Strong;Tomorrow Stories;Top 10 | ABC |
2002 | Brian Michael Bendis | Powers ; Alias; Daredevil; Ultimate Spider-Man | Image; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel |
2003 | Brian Michael Bendis | Powers ; Alias; Daredevil; Ultimate Spider-Man | Image; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel |
2004 | Alan Moore | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Promethea; Smax;Tom Strong;Tom Strong's Terrific Tales | ABC |
2005 | Brian K. Vaughan | Y: The Last Man ; Ex Machina ; Runaways; Ultimate X-Men | Vertigo/DC; WildStorm/DC; Marvel; Marvel |
2006 | Alan Moore | Promethea; Top 10: The Forty-Niners | ABC |
2007 | Ed Brubaker | Captain America; Criminal;Daredevil | Marvel; Marvel; Marvel |
2008 | Ed Brubaker | Captain America; Criminal; Daredevil; Immortal Iron Fist | Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel |
2009 | Bill Willingham | Fables ; House of Mystery | Vertigo/DC; Vertigo/DC |
2010 | Ed Brubaker | Captain America;Daredevil; The Marvels Project;Criminal; Incognito | Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel |
2011 | Joe Hill | Locke & Key | IDW |
2012 | Mark Waid | Irredeemable; Incorruptible ; Daredevil | Boom!; Boom!; Marvel |
2013 | Brian K. Vaughan | Saga | Image |
2014 | Brian K. Vaughan | Saga | Image |
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 |
2017 | Brian 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 |
2019 | Tom King | Batman, Mister Miracle, Heroes in Crisis , Swamp Thing Winter Special | DC; 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 |
2022 | James 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 |
2023 | James Tynion IV | House of Slaughter; Something Is Killing the Children; Wynd; The Nice House on the Lake; The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country; The Closet;The Department of Truth | Boom!; Boom!; Boom!; DC; DC; DC; Image; Image |
2024 | Mariko Tamaki | Roaming | Drawn & Quarterly |
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.
In 2001, the judging panel chose to drop Best Comics-Related Periodical from the ballot; [7] the category was restored in 2002.
Source: [11]