| Year |
Title |
Creators |
Ref. |
| 1990s |
| 1988 |
Concrete (Dark Horse Comics) |
Paul Chadwick |
[2] |
| Grendel (Comico) |
Matt Wagner, Arnold Pander, Jacob Pander, and Jay Geldof |
| Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics) |
Jaime Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez |
| Zot! (Eclipse Comics) |
Scott McCloud |
|
| 1989 |
Concrete (Dark Horse Comics) |
Paul Chadwick |
[3] |
| Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics) |
Jaime Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez |
| Nexus (First Comics) |
Mike Baron, Steve Rude and various artists |
| "Omaha" the Cat Dancer (Kitchen Sink Press) |
Reed Waller and Kate Worley |
| The Question (DC Comics) |
Dennis O'Neil, Denys Cowan, and Rick Magyar |
| 1990s |
| 1990 |
There was no Eisner Award ceremony, or awards distributed, in 1990, due to widespread balloting mix-ups.[4] |
| 1991 |
The Sandman (DC Comics) |
Neil Gaiman and various artists |
[5] |
| Cerebus the Aardvark (Aardvark-Vanaheim) |
Dave Sim, Gerhard |
| Eightball (Fantagraphics) |
Dan Clowes |
| Miracleman (Eclipse Comics) |
Alan Moore and various artists |
| Yummy Fur (Vortex Comics) |
Chester Brown |
| Zot! (Eclipse Comics) |
Scott McCloud |
| 1992 |
The Sandman (DC Comics) |
Neil Gaiman and various artists |
[6] |
| Cerebus the Aardvark (Aardvark-Vanaheim) |
Dave Sim, Gerhard |
| Doom Patrol (DC Comics) |
Grant Morrison, Richard Case and various artists |
| Flaming Carrot (Renegade Press) |
Bob Burden |
| Groo the Wanderer (Marvel Comics/Epic Comics) |
Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragonés |
| Miracleman (Eclipse Comics) |
Neil Gaiman, Mark Buckingham, and Sam Parsons |
| The Incredible Hulk (Marvel Comics) |
Peter David and Dale Keown |
| Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics) |
Jaime Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez |
| Yummy Fur (Drawn & Quarterly) |
Chester Brown |
| 1993 |
The Sandman (DC Comics) |
Neil Gaiman and various artists |
[7] |
| Cerebus the Aardvark (Aardvark-Vanaheim) |
Dave Sim, Gerhard |
| Hate (Fantagraphics) |
Peter Bagge |
| Hellblazer (DC Comics) |
Garth Ennis and various artists |
| Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics) |
Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez |
| Real Stuff (Fantagraphics) |
Dennis Eichhorn and others |
| Shade, the Changing Man (DC Comics) |
Peter Milligan and various artists |
| 1994 |
Bone (Cartoon Books) |
Jeff Smith |
[8] |
| Cerebus the Aardvark (Aardvark-Vanaheim) |
Dave Sim and Gerhard |
| Hellblazer (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) |
Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon |
| The Sandman (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) |
Neil Gaiman |
| Shade, the Changing Man (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) |
Peter Milligan and Chris Bachalo |
| 1995 |
Bone (Cartoon Books) |
Jeff Smith |
[9] |
| The Books of Magic (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) |
John Ney Rieber, Gary Amaro, and Peter Gross |
| Icon (Milestone) |
Dwayne McDuffie and M. D. Bright |
| Starman (DC Comics) |
James Robinson and Tony Harris |
| Strangers in Paradise (Abstract Studio) |
Terry Moore |
| Uncle Scrooge (Gladstone Publishing) |
Don Rosa and others |
| 1996 |
Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics) |
Chris Ware |
[10] |
| Astro City (Jukebox Productions/Image Comics) |
Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson |
| Preacher (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) |
Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon |
| Strangers in Paradise (Abstract Studio) |
Terry Moore |
| Stray Bullets (El Capitan Books) |
David Lapham |
| 1997 |
Astro City (Jukebox Productions/Homage Comics) |
Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg |
[11] |
| Akiko (Sirius Entertainment) |
Mark Crilley |
| Kane (Dancing Elephant Press) |
Paul Grist |
| Starman (DC Comics) |
James Robinson, Tony Harris, and Wade Von Grawbadger |
| Strangehaven (Abiogenesis Press) |
Gary Spencer Millidge |
| Strangers in Paradise (Abstract Studio/Homage Comics) |
Terry Moore |
| 1998 |
Astro City (Jukebox Productions/Homage Comics) |
Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg |
[12] |
| Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics) |
Chris Ware |
| Akiko (Sirius Entertainment) |
Mark Crilley |
| Bone (Cartoon Books) |
Jeff Smith |
| Leave It to Chance (Homage Comics) |
James Robinson and Paul Smith |
| Preacher (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) |
Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon |
| 1999 |
Preacher (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) |
Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon |
[13] |
| Avengers (Marvel Comics) |
Kurt Busiek, George Pérez, and Al Vey |
| Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Homage Comics/WildStorm/Image Comics) |
Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg |
| Sandman Mystery Theatre (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) |
Steven T. Seagle and Guy Davis |
| Transmetropolitan (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) |
Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson, and Rodney Ramos |
| 2000s |
| 2000 |
Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics) |
Chris Ware |
[14] |
| Planetary (DC Comics/WildStorm) |
Warren Ellis and John Cassaday |
| Preacher (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) |
Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon |
| Promethea (America's Best Comics) |
Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III, and Mick Gray |
| Top 10 (America's Best Comics) |
Alan Moore, Gene Ha, and Zander Cannon |
| Transmetropolitan (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) |
Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson, and Rodney Ramos |
| 2001 |
Top 10 (America's Best Comics) |
Alan Moore, Gene Ha, and Zander Cannon |
[15] |
| Age of Bronze (Image Comics) |
Eric Shanower |
| Berlin (Drawn & Quarterly) |
Jason Lutes |
| Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President (Viz Media) |
Kaiji Kawaguchi |
| Promethea (America's Best Comics) |
Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III, and Mick Gray |
| 2002 |
100 Bullets (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) |
Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso |
[16] |
| Finder (Lightspeed Press) |
Carla Speed McNeil |
| Planetary (DC Comics/WildStorm) |
Warren Ellis and John Cassaday |
| Queen & Country (Oni Press) |
Greg Rucka and Steve Rolston |
| Ruse (CrossGen) |
Mark Waid, Butch Guice, and Mike Perkins |
| 2003 |
Daredevil (Marvel Comics) |
Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev |
[17] |
| Age of Bronze (Image Comics) |
Eric Shanower |
| Fables (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) |
Bill Willingham, Lan Medina, Mark Buckingham, and Steve Leialoha |
| Louis Riel (Drawn & Quarterly) |
Chester Brown |
| Strangers in Paradise (Abstract Studio) |
Terry Moore |
| True Story, Swear to God (Clib's Boy Comics) |
Tom Beland |
| 2004 |
100 Bullets (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) |
Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso |
[18] |
| Alias (Marvel Comics) |
Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos |
| Daredevil (Marvel Comics) |
Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev, and David W. Mack |
| The Goon (Dark Horse Comics) |
Eric Powell |
| Gotham Central (DC Comics) |
Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Michael Lark, Brian Hurtt, and Stefano Gaudiano |
| Queen & Country (Oni Press) |
Greg Rucka, Jason Alexander, Carla Speed McNeil, and Mike Hawthorne |
| 2005 |
The Goon (Dark Horse Comics) |
Eric Powell |
[19] |
| Astonishing X-Men (Marvel Comics) |
Joss Whedon and John Cassaday |
| Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC Comics) |
Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Fesiter |
| Stray Bullets (El Capitan Books) |
David Lapham |
| Y: The Last Man (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) |
Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and José Marzan Jr. |
| 2006 |
Astonishing X-Men (Marvel Comics) |
Joss Whedon and John Cassaday |
[20] |
| Age of Bronze (Image Comics) |
Eric Shanower |
| Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC Comics) |
Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Feister |
| Fell (Image Comics) |
Warren Ellis and Ben Templesmith |
| Rocketo (Speakeasy Comics) |
Frank Espinosa |
| True Story, Swear to God (Clib's Boy Comics) |
Tom Beland |
| 2007 |
All-Star Superman (DC Comics) |
Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely |
[21] |
| Captain America (Marvel Comics) |
Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting |
| Daredevil (Marvel Comics) |
Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark, and Stefano Gaudiano |
| Monster (Viz Media) |
Naoki Urasawa |
| The Walking Dead (Image Comics) |
Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard |
| Young Avengers (Marvel Comics) |
Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung, and various inkers |
| 2008 |
Y: The Last Man (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) |
Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and Jose Marzan, Jr. |
[22] |
| The Boys (Dynamite Entertainment) |
Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight (Dark Horse Comics) |
Joss Whedon, Brian K. Vaughan, Georges Jeanty, and Andy Owens |
| Monster (Viz Media) |
Naoki Urasawa |
| The Spirit (DC Comics) |
Darwyn Cooke |
| 2009 |
All-Star Superman (DC Comics) |
Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely |
[23][24] |
| Fables (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) |
Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Niko Henrichon, Andrew Pepoy, and Peter Gross |
| Monster (Viz Media) |
Naoki Urasawa |
| Thor (Marvel Comics) |
J. Michael Straczynski, Olivier Coipel, Mark Morales, and various |
| Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse Comics) |
Stan Sakai |
| 2010s |
| 2010 |
The Walking Dead (Image Comics) |
Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard |
[25][26] |
| Fables (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) |
Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Andrew Pepoy et al. |
| Irredeemable (Boom! Studios) |
Mark Waid and Peter Krause |
| 20th Century Boys (Viz Media) |
Naoki Urasawa |
| The Unwritten (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) |
Mike Carey and Peter Gross |
| 2011 |
Chew (Image Comics) |
John Layman and Rob Guillory |
[27][28] |
| Echo (Abstract Studio) |
Terry Moore |
| Locke & Key (IDW Publishing) |
Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez |
| Morning Glories (Shadowline/Image Comics) |
Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma |
| 20th Century Boys (Viz Media) |
Naoki Urasawa |
| Scalped (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) |
Jason Aaron and R. M. Guéra |
| 2012 |
Daredevil (Marvel Comics) |
Mark Waid, Marcos Martín, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera |
[29][28] |
| 20th Century Boys (Viz Media) |
Naoki Urasawa |
| Rachel Rising (Abstract Studio) |
Terry Moore |
| Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) |
Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli |
| Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse Comics) |
Stan Sakai |
| 2013 |
Saga (Image Comics) |
Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples |
[30][28] |
| Fatale (Image Comics) |
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips |
| Hawkeye (Marvel Comics) |
Matt Fraction and David Aja |
| The Manhattan Projects (Image Comics) |
Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra |
| Prophet (Image Comics) |
Brandon Graham and Simon Roy |
| 2014 |
Saga (Image Comics) |
Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples |
[31][28] |
| East of West (Image Comics) |
Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta |
| Hawkeye (Marvel Comics) |
Matt Fraction and David Aja |
| Nowhere Men (Image Comics) |
Eric Stephenson and Nate Bellegarde |
| Sex Criminals (Image Comics) |
Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky |
| 2015 |
Saga (Image Comics) |
Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples |
[32][28] |
| Astro City (Vertigo Comics) |
Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson |
| Bandette (MonkeyBrain Books) |
Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover |
| Hawkeye (Marvel Comics) |
Matt Fraction and David Aja |
| Southern Bastards (Image Comics) |
Jason Aaron and Jason Latour |
| The Walking Dead (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) |
Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Stefano Gaudiano |
| 2016 |
Southern Bastards (Image Comics) |
Jason Aaron and Jason Latour |
[33][28] |
| Bandette (MonkeyBrain Books) |
Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover |
| Giant Days (Boom! Studios) |
John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin |
| Invincible (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) |
Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, and Cliff Rathburn |
| Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics) |
Dan Slott and Mike Allred |
| 2017 |
Saga (Image Comics) |
Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples |
[34][28] |
| Astro City (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) |
Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson |
| Kill or Be Killed (Image Comics) |
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips |
| The Mighty Thor (Marvel Comics) |
Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman |
| Paper Girls (Image Comics) |
Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang |
| 2018 |
Monstress (Image Comics) |
Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda |
[35][28] |
| Black Hammer (Dark Horse Comics) |
Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, and David Rubín |
| Giant Days (Boom! Studios) |
John Allison, Max Sarin, and Liz Fleming |
| Hawkeye (Marvel Comics) |
Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero, and Mike Walsh |
| The Wicked + The Divine (Image Comics) |
Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie |
| 2019 |
Giant Days (Boom! Studios) |
John Allison, Max Sarin, and Julia Madrigal |
[36] |
| Batman (DC Comics) |
Tom King et al. |
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom (Dark Horse Comics) |
Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, and Rich Tommaso |
| Gasolina (Skybound Entertainment/Image Comics) |
Sean Mackiewicz and Niko Walter |
| The Immortal Hulk (Marvel Comics) |
Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, and Ruy José |
| Runaways (Marvel Comics) |
Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka |
| 2020s |
| 2020 |
Bitter Root (Image Comics) |
David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene |
[37][38] |
| Criminal (Image Comics) |
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips |
| Crowded (Image Comics) |
Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein, and Ted Brandt |
| Daredevil (Marvel Comics) |
Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto |
| The Dreaming (DC Comics) |
Simon Spurrier, Bilquis Evely et al. |
| The Immortal Hulk (Marvel Comics) |
Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, and Ruy José et al. |
| 2021 |
Usagi Yojimbo (IDW Publishing) |
Stan Sakai |
[39][40] |
| Bitter Root (Image Comics) |
David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene |
| Daredevil (Marvel Comics) |
Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto |
| The Department of Truth (Image Comics) |
James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds |
| Gideon Falls (Image Comics) |
Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino |
| Stillwater (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) |
Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K. Pérez |
| 2022 |
Bitter Root (Image Comics) [note 1] |
David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene |
[41][42] |
| Something is Killing the Children (Boom! Studios) [note 1] |
James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera |
| The Department of Truth (Image Comics) |
James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds |
| The Immortal Hulk (Marvel Comics) |
Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, et al. |
| Nightwing (DC Comics) |
Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo |
| 2023 |
Nightwing (DC Comics) |
Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo |
[43][44] |
| Daredevil (Marvel Comics) |
Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, and Rafael de Latorre |
| The Department of Truth (Image Comics) |
James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds |
| Killadelphia (Image Comics) |
Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander |
| The Nice House on the Lake (DC Comics) |
James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno |
| She-Hulk (Marvel Comics) |
Rainbow Rowell, Rogê Antônio, Luca Maresca, and Takeshi Miyazawa |
| 2024 |
Transformers (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) |
Daniel Warren Johnson |
[45] |
| Birds of Prey (DC Comics) |
Kelly Thompson and Leonardo Basto Romero |
| Nightwing (DC Comics) |
Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo |
| Shazam! (DC Comics) |
Mark Waid and Dan Mora |
| Wonder Woman (DC Comics) |
Tom King and Daniel Sampere |
| 2025 |
Santos Sisters (Floating World) |
Greg & Fake, Graham Smith, Dave Landsberger, and Marc Koprinarov |
[46] |
| Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) |
Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto |
| Wonder Woman (DC Comics) |
Tom King and Daniel Sampere |
| Fantastic Four (Marvel Comics) |
Ryan North, Carlos Gomez and Ivan Fiorelli |
| The Department of Truth (Image Comics) |
James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds |
| Detective Comics (DC Comics) |
Ram V, Tom Taylor, Riccardo Federici, Stefano Raffaele, Javier Fernandez, Christian Duce, March, and Mikel Janín |
| 2026 |
Absolute Batman (DC Comics) |
Scott Synder, Nick Dragotta |
[47] |
| Absolute Wonder Woman (DC Comics) |
Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Mattia De lulis |
| The Department of Truth (Image Comics) |
James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds |
| FML (Dark Horse) |
Kelly Sue DeConnick, David Lopez |
| The Power Fantasy (Image Comics) |
Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard |
| Storm (Marvel) |
Murewa Ayodele, Lucas Werneck |