Past Recipients
2020 to Present


2025 Eisner Awards for works published in 2024

  • Best Short Story: “Spaces,” by Phil Jimenez and Giulio Macaione, in DC Pride 2024 #1 (DC)
  • Best Single Issue/One-Shot: The War on Gaza, by Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics)
  • Best Continuing Series: Santos Sisters, by Greg & Fake, Graham Smith, Dave Landsberger, and Marc Koprinarov (Floating World)
  • Best Limited Series: Zatanna: Bring Down the House, by Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodriguez (DC)
  • Best New Series: Absolute Wonder Woman, by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman (DC)
  • Best Publication for Early Readers: Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain, by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye)
  • Best Publication for Kids: Plain Jane and the Mermaid, by Vera Brosgol (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Best Publication for Teens: Lunar New Year Love Story, by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Best Humor Publication: Processing: 100 Comics That Got Me Through It, by Tara Booth (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Best Anthology: Godzilla’s 70th Anniversary, edited by Jake Williams and others (IDW)
  • Best Reality-Based Work: Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race, and Voting Rights in the U.S., by Caitlin Cass (Fantagraphics)
  • Best Graphic Memoir: Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir, by Tessa Hulls (MCD/Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
  • Best Graphic Album—New: Lunar New Year Love Story, by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Best Graphic Album—Reprint: The One Hand and The Six Fingers, by Ram V, Dan Watters, Laurence Campbell, and Sumit Kumar (Image)
  • Best Adaptation from Another Medium: The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, adapted by Manu Larcenet (Abrams)
  • Best U.S. Edition of International Material: The Jellyfish, by Boum, translated by Robin Lang and Helge Dascher (Pow Pow Press)
  • Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia: Tokyo These Days, vols. 1–3, by Taiyo Matsumoto, translated by Michael Arias (VIZ Media)
  • Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips: Thorn: The Complete Proto-BONE Strips 1982–1986, and Other Early Drawings, by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
  • Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books: David Mazzucchelli’s Batman Year One Artist’s Edition, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
  • Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: The Beat, edited by Heidi MacDonald and others, https://www.comicsbeat.com
  • Best Comics-Related Book: Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund, by Caitlin McGurk (Fantagraphics)
  • Best Academic/Scholarly Work: Drawing (in) the Feminine: Bande Dessinée and Women, edited by Margaret C. Flinn (Ohio State University Press)
  • Best Publication Design: David Mazzucchelli’s Batman Year One Artist’s Edition, designed by Chip Kidd (IDW)
  • Best Digital Comic: My Journey to Her, by Yuna Hirasawa (Kodansha)
  • Best Webcomic: Life After Life, by Joshua Barkman, https://falseknees.com/comics/24ink1.html (False Knees)
  • Best Writer: Gene Luen Yang, Lunar New Year Love Story (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Best Writer/Artist: Charles Burns, Kommix (Fantagraphics); Final Cut (Pantheon); Unwholesome Love (co-published with Partners & Son)
  • Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Bilquis Evely, Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse)
  • Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: Eduardo Risso, The Blood Brothers Mother (DSTLRY)
  • Best Cover Artist: Tula Lotay, Groupies (Comixology Originals), Helen of Wyndhorn #1, Count Crowley: Mediocre Midnight Monster Hunter #3, Dawnrunner #1, Barnstormers TPB (Dark Horse); Somna and other titles (DSTLRY); The Horizon Experiment (Image)
  • Best Coloring: Jordie Bellaire, Absolute Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey, John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America, The Nice House by the Sea (DC); The City Beneath Her Feet (DSTLRY); The Exorcism at 1600 Penn (IDW); W0rldtr33 (Image); G.I. Joe, Duke (Image Skybound)
  • Best Lettering: Clayton Cowles, Animal Pound (BOOM! Studios); FML, Helen of Wyndhorn (Dark Horse); Absolute Batman, Batman, Batman & Robin: Year One, Birds of Prey, Jenny Sparks, Wonder Woman (DC); Strange Academy, Venom (Marvel)
  •  Hall of Fame: Judges’ Choices: Peter Arno, Gus Arriola, Steve Bissette, Wilhelm Busch, Lucy Shelton Caswell, Philippe Druillet, Phoebe Gloeckner, Richard “Grass” Green, Rea Irvin, Jack Kamen, Joe Maneely, Shigeru Mizuki, Bob Oksner, Bob Powell, Joe Sacco, Bill Schanes, Steve Schanes, Ira Schnapp, Phil Seuling. Frank Stack, and Angelo Torres.Voters’ Choices: Kyle Baker, Eddie Campbell, Roz Chast, Dan Clowes, Junji Ito, Todd Klein, John Romita, Jr.

2024 Eisner Awards for works published in 2023

  • Best Short Story: “The Kelpie,” by Becky Cloonan, in Four Gathered on Christmas Eve (Dark Horse)
  • Best Single Issue/One-Shot: Nightwing #105, by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC)
  • Best Continuing Series: Transformers, by Daniel Warren Johnson (Image Skybound)
  • Best Limited Series: PeePee PooPoo, by Caroline Cash (Silver Sprocket)
  • Best New Series: Somna: A Bedtime Story, by Becky Cloonan and Tula Lotay (DSTLRY)
  • Best Publication for Early Readers: Bigfoot and Nessie: The Art of Getting Noticed, by Chelsea M. Campbell and Laura Knetzger (Penguin Workshop/Penguin Random House)
  • Best Publication for Kids: Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir, by Pedro Martín (Dial Books for Young Readers/Penguin Young Readers)
  • Best Publication for Teens: Danger and Other Unknown Risks, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Penguin Workshop/Penguin Random House)
  • Best Humor Publication: It’s Jeff: The Jeff-Verse #1, by Kelly Thompson and Gurihiru (Marvel)
  • Best Anthology: Comics for Ukraine, edited by Scott Dunbier (Zoop)
  • Best Reality-Based Work: Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy, by Bill Griffith (Abrams ComicArts)
  • Best Graphic Memoir: Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam, by Thien Pham (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Best Graphic Album—New: Roaming, by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Best Graphic Album—Reprint (tie): Hip Hop Family Tree: The Omnibus, by Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics)
  • Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha, and Nicola Scott (DC)
  • Best Adaptation from Another Medium: Watership Down, by Richard Adams, adapted by James Sturm and Joe Sutphin (Ten Speed Graphic)
  • Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Blacksad, Vol 7: They All Fall Down, Part 2, by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, translation by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (Europe Comics)
  • Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia: My Picture Diary, by Fujiwara Maki, translation by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips: Dauntless Dames: High-Heeled Heroes of the Comic Strips, edited by Peter Maresca and Trina Robbins (Fantagraphics)
  • Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books: All-Negro Comics 75th Anniversary Edition, edited by Chris Robinson (Very GOOD Books)
  • Best Writer: Mariko Tamaki, Roaming (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Best Writer/Artist: Daniel Warren Johnson, Transformers (Image Skybound)
  • Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Jillian Tamaki, Roaming (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art): Sana Takeda, The Night Eaters: Her Little Reapers (Abrams ComicArts); Monstress (Image)
  • Best Cover Artist: Peach Momoko, Demon Wars: Scarlet Sin, various alternate covers (Marvel)
  • Best Coloring: Jordie Bellaire, Batman, Birds of Prey (DC); Dark Spaces: Hollywood Special (IDW)
  • Best Lettering: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber, The Witcher: Wild Animals, and others (Dark Horse); Batman: City of Madness, The Flash, Poison Ivy, and others (DC); Black Cat Social Club (Humanoids); Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees (IDW); The Cull, What’s the Furthest Place from Here? (Image); and others
  • Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: The Comics Journal #309; edited by Gary Groth, Kristy Valenti, and Austin English (Fantagraphics)
  • Best Comics-Related Book: I Am the Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future, by Michael Molcher (Rebellion)
  • Best Academic/Scholarly Work: The Claremont Run: Subverting Gender in the X- Men, by J. Andrew Deman (University of Texas Press)
  • Best Publication Design: Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein boxed set, designed by Mike Kennedy (Magnetic Press)
  • Best Webcomic: Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe (WEBTOON)
  • Best Digital Comic: Friday, vols. 7–8, by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin (Panel Syndicate)
  • Hall of Fame: Judges’ Choices:  Kim Deitch, Creig Flessel, A. B. Frost, Billy Graham, Gary Groth, Albert Kanter, Warren Kremer, Oscar Lebeck, Frans Masereel, Don McGregor, Keiji Nakaszawa, Noel Sickles, Cliff Sterrett, Elmer C. Stoner, Bryan Talbot, Ron Turner, George Tuska, Lynn Varley, and James WarrenVoters’ Choices: Klaus Janson, Jim Lee, Mike Mignola, and Jill Thompson

2023 Eisner Awards for works published in 2022

  • Best Short Story: “Finding Batman” by Kevin Conroy and J. Bone in DC Pride 2022 (DC)
  • Best Single Issue/One-Shot: Batman: One Bad Day: The Riddler, by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC)
  • Best Continuing Series: Nightwing, by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC)
  • Best Limited Series: The Human Target, by Tom King and Greg Smallwood (DC)
  • Best New Series: Public Domain, by Chip Zdarsky (Image)
  • Best Publication for Early Readers: The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! by Mo Willems (Union Square Kids)
  • Best Publication for Kids: Frizzy, by Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Best Publication for Teens: Do a Powerbomb! by Daniel Warren Johnson (Image)
  • Best Humor Publication: Revenge of the Librarians, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Best Anthology: The Nib Magazine, edited by Matt Bors (Nib)
  • Best Reality-Based Work: Flung Out of Space, by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer (Abrams ComicArts)
  • Best Graphic Memoir: Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, by Kate Beaton (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Best Graphic Album—New: The Night Eaters, Book 1: She Eats the Night, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Abrams ComicArts)
  • Best Graphic Album—Reprint: Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call, by Richard Stark, Darwyn Cooke, Ed Brubaker, and Sean Phillips (IDW)
  • Best Adaptation from Another Medium: Chivalry by Neil Gaiman, adapted by Colleen Doran (Dark Horse)
  • Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 1, by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, translation by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (Dark Horse)
  • Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia: Shuna’s Journey, by Hayao Miyazaki; translation by Alex Dudok de Wit (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips: Come Over Come Over, It’s So Magic, and My Perfect Life, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books: The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta, edited by Dian Hansen (TASCHEN)
  • Best Writer: James Tynion IV, House of Slaughter, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); The Nice House on the Lake, The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country (DC); The Closet, The Department of Truth (Image)
  • Best Writer/Artist: Kate Beaton, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Greg Smallwood, The Human Target (DC)
  • Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: Sana Takeda, The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night (Abrams ComicArts); Monstress (Image)
  • Best Cover Artist: Bruno Redondo, Nightwing (DC)
  • Best Coloring: Jordie Bellaire, The Nice House on the Lake, Suicide Squad: Blaze (DC); Antman, Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age (Marvel)
  • Best Lettering: Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (IDW)
  • Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: PanelXPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and Tiffany Babb (panelxpanel.com)
  • Best Comics-Related Book: Charles M. Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects, by Benjamin L. Clark and Nat Gertler (Schulz Museum)
  • Best Academic/Scholarly Work: The LGBTQ+ Comics Studies Reader: Critical Openings, Future Directions, edited by Alison Halsall and Jonathan Warren (University Press of Mississippi)
  • Best Publication Design: Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call, designed by Sean Phillips (IDW)
  • Best Webcomic: Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe (WEBTOON)
  • Best Digital Comic: Barnstormers, by Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay (Comixology Originals)
  • Hall of Fame: Judges’ Choices: Jerry Bails, Tony DeZuniga, Justin Green, Bill Griffith. Jay Jackson, Jeffrey Catherine Jones, Jack Katz, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Win Mortimer, Diane Noomin, Gaspar Saladino, Kim Thompson, Garry Trudeau, Mort Walker, Tatjana WoodVoters’ Choices: Brian Bolland, Anne Nocenti, Tim Sale, Diana Schutz

2022 Eisner Awards for works published in 2021

  • Best Short Story: “Funeral in Foam,” by Casey Gilly and Raina Telgemeier, in You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife (Iron Circus)
  • Best Single Issue/One-Shot: Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Jimenez (DC)
  • Best Continuing Series (TIE): Bitter Root, by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene (Image) and Something Is Killing the Children, by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera (BOOM! Studios)
  • Best Limited Series: The Good Asian, by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi (Image)
  • Best New Series: The Nice House on the Lake, by James Tynion IV and Álvaro Martínez Bueno (DC Black Label)
  • Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8): Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis, by Julie and Stan Sakai (IDW)
  • Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12): Salt Magic, by Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock (Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House)
  • Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17): The Legend of Auntie Po, by Shing Yin Khor (Kokila/Penguin Random House)
  • Best Humor Publication: Not All Robots, by Mark Russell and Mike Deodato Jr. (AWA Upshot)
  • Best Anthology: You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife, edited by Kel McDonald and Andrea Purcell (Iron Circus)
  • Best Reality-Based Work: The Black Panther Party: A Graphic History, by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Ten Speed Press)
  • Best Graphic Memoir: Run: Book One, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, and Nate Powell (Abrams ComicArts)
  • Best Graphic Album—New: Monsters, by Barry Windsor-Smith (Fantagraphics)
  • Best Graphic Album—Reprint: The Complete American Gods, by Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell, and Scott Hampton (Dark Horse)
  • Best Adaptation from Another Medium: George Orwell’s 1984: The Graphic Novel, adapted by Fido Nesti (Mariner Books)
  • Best U.S. Edition of International Material: The Shadow of a Man, by Benoît Peeters and François Schuiten, translation by Stephen D. Smith (IDW)
  • Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia: Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
  • Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips: Popeye: The E.C. Segar Sundays, vol. 1 by E.C. Segar, edited by Gary Groth and Conrad Groth (Fantagraphics)
  • Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books: EC Covers Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
  • Best Writer: James Tynion IV, House of Slaughter, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); The Nice House on the Lake, The Joker, Batman, DC Pride 2021 (DC); The Department of Truth (Image); Blue BookRazorblades (Tiny Onion Studios)
  • Best Writer/Artist: Barry Windsor-Smith, Monsters (Fantagraphics)
  • Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Phil Jimenez, Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (DC)
  • Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)
  • Best Cover Artist: Jen Bartel, Future State Immortal Wonder Woman #1 & 2, Wonder Woman Black & Gold #1, Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary (DC); Women’s History Month variant covers (Marvel)
  • Best Coloring: Matt Wilson, Undiscovered Country (Image); Fire Power (Image Skybound); Eternals, Thor, Wolverine (Marvel); Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters (Oni)
  • Best Lettering: Barry Windsor-Smith, Monsters (Fantagraphics)
  • Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: WomenWriteAboutComics.com, edited by Wendy Browne and Nola Pfau (WWAC)
  • Best Comics-Related Book: All of the Marvels, by Douglas Wolk (Penguin Press)
  • Best Academic/Scholarly Work: Comics and the Origins of Manga: A Revisionist History, by Eike Exner (Rutgers University Press)
  • Best Publication Design: Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man vol. 1: 1962–1964 (TASCHEN)
  • Best Webcomic: Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe (WEBTOON)
  • Best Digital Comic: Snow Angels, by Jeff Lemire and Jock (Comixology Originals) 
  • Hall of Fame: Judges’ Choices: Marie Duval, Rose O’Neill, Max Gaines, Mark Gruenwald, Alex Niño, P. Craig Russell; Voters’ Choices: Howard Chaykin, Kevin Eastman, Moto Hagio, Larry Hama, David Mazzucchelli, Grant Morrison

2021 Eisner Awards for works published in 2020

  • Best Short Story: “When the Menopausal Carnival Comes to Town” by Mimi Pond, in Menopause: A Comic Treatment (Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press)
  • Best Single Issue: Sports Is Hell, by Ben Passmore (Koyama Press)
  • Best Continuing Series: Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai (IDW)
  • Best Limited Series: Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber (DC)
  • Best New Series: Black Widow, by Kelly Thompson and Elena Casagrande (Marvel)
  • Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8): Our Little Kitchen, by Jillian Tamaki (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
  • Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12): Superman Smashes the Klan, by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru (DC)
  • Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17): Dragon Hoops, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Best Humor Publication: Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber (DC)
  • Best Anthology: Menopause: A Comic Treatment, edited by MK Czerwiec (Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press)
  • Best Reality-Based Work: Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, by Derf Backderf (Abrams)
  • Best Graphic Memoir: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Best Graphic Album—New: Pulp, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
  • Best Graphic Album—Reprint: Seeds and Stems, by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics)
  • Best Adaptation from Another Medium: Superman Smashes the Klan, adapted by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru (DC)
  • Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Goblin Girl, by Moa Romanova, translation by Melissa Bowers (Fantagraphics)
  • Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia: Remina, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
  • Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips: The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age, edited by Trina Robbins (Fantagraphics)
  • Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books: The Complete Hate, by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
  • Best Writer: James Tynion IV, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); Batman (DC); The Department of Truth (Image); Razorblades (Tiny Onion)
  • Best Writer/Artist: Junji Ito, ReminaVenus in the Blind Spot (VIZ Media)
  • Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Michael Allred, Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams (Insight Editions)
  • Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art): Anand RK/John Pearson, Blue in Green (Image)
  • Best Cover Artist: Peach Momoko, Buffy the Vampire Slayer #19, Mighty Morphin #2, Something Is Killing the Children #12, Power Rangers #1 (BOOM! Studios); DIE!namite, Vampirella (Dynamite); The Crow: Lethe (IDW); Marvel Variants (Marvel)
  • Best Coloring: Laura Allred, X-Ray Robot (Dark Horse); Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams (Insight Editions)
  • Best Lettering: Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (IDW)
  • Best Comics-Related Journalism/Periodical: Women Write About Comics, edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne, www.WomenWriteAboutComics.com
  • Best Comics-Related Book: Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books, by Ken Quattro (Yoe Books/IDW)
  • Best Academic/Scholarly Work: The Content of Our Caricature: African American Comic Art and Political Belonging, by Rebecca Wanzo (New York University Press)
  • Best Publication Design: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, designed by Adrian Tomine and Tracy Hurren (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Best Digital Comic: Friday, by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin (Panel Syndicate)
  • Best Webcomic: Crisis Zone, by Simon Hanselmann, https://www.instagram.com/simon.hanselmann/
  • Hall of Fame: Judges’ Choices: Alberto Breccia, Stan Goldberg, Françoise Mouly, Lily Renée Phillips; Voters’ Choices: Ruth Atkinson, Dave Cockrum, Neil Gaiman, Scott McCloud

2020 Eisner Awards for works published in 2019

  • Best Short Story: “Hot Comb,” by Ebony Flowers, in Hot Comb (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Best Single Issue/One-Shot: Our Favorite Thing Is My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
  • Best Continuing Series: Bitter Root, by David Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene (Image)
  • Best Limited Series: Little Bird by Darcy Van Poelgeest andIan Bertram (Image)
  • Best New Series: Invisible Kingdom, by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward (Berger Books/Dark Horse)
  • Best Publication for Early Readers: Comics: Easy as ABC, by Ivan Brunetti (TOON)
  • Best Publication for Kids: Guts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix)
  • Best Publication for Teens: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Best Humor Publication : The Way of the Househusband, vol. 1, by Kousuke Oono, translation by Sheldon Drzka (VIZ Media)
  • Best Anthology: Drawing Power: Women’s Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival, edited by Diane Noomin (Abrams)
  • Best Reality-Based Work: They Called Us Enemy, by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker (Top Shelf)
  • Best Graphic Album—New: Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Best Graphic Album—Reprint: LaGuardia, by Nnedi Okorafor and Tana Ford (Berger Books/Dark Horse)
  • Best Adaptation from Another Medium: Snow, Glass, Apples, by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran (Dark Horse Books)
  • Best U.S. Edition of International Material: The House, by Paco Roca, translation by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
  • Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia (TIE): Cats of the Louvre, by Taiyo Matsumoto, translation by Michael Arias (VIZ Media) AND Witch Hat Atelier, by Kamome Shirahama, translation by Stephen Kohler (Kodansha)
  • Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips: Krazy Kat: The Complete Color Sundays, by George Herriman, edited by Alexander Braun (TASCHEN)
  • Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books:
  • Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo: The Complete Grasscutter Artist Select, by Stan Sakai, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
  • Best Writer: Mariko Tamaki, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass (DC); Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (First Second/Macmillan); Archie (Archie)
  • Best Writer/Artist: Raina Telgemeier, Guts (Scholastic Graphix)
  • Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Rosemary Valero-O’Connell, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (First Second/Macmillan)
  • Best Painter/Digital Artist: Christian Ward, Invisible Kingdom (Berger Books/Dark Horse)
  • Best Cover Artist: Emma Rios, Pretty Deadly (Image)
  • Best Coloring: Dave Stewart, Black Hammer, B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know, Hellboy and the BPRD (Dark Horse); Gideon Falls (Image); Silver Surfer Black, Spider-Man (Marvel)
  • Best Lettering: Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (IDW)
  • Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: Women Write About Comics, edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne, www.WomenWriteAboutComics.com
  • Best Comics-Related Book: Making Comics, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Best Academic/Scholarly WorkEC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Protest, by Qiana Whitted (Rutgers University Press)
  • Best Publication Design: Making Comics, designed by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Best Digital Comic: Afterlift, by Chip Zdarsky and Jason Loo (comiXology Originals)
  • Best Webcomic: Fried Rice Comic, by Erica Eng, https://friedricecomic.tumblr.com
  • Hall of Fame: Judges’ Choices: Nell Brinkley, E. Simms Campbell; Voters’ Choices: Alison Bechdel, Howard Cruse, Stan Sakai, Louise Simonson, Don and Maggie Thompson, Bill Watterson