===
Best Single Issue/One-Shot=== • 1988
Gumby Summer Fun Special #1, by
Bob Burden and
Art Adams (Comico) • 1989
Kings in Disguise #1, by
James Vance and Dan Burr (
Kitchen Sink) • 1991
Concrete Celebrates Earth Day, by
Paul Chadwick,
Charles Vess and
Jean Giraud (also known as Moebius) (
Dark Horse Comics) • 1992
Sandman #22–28, by
Neil Gaiman and various artists (
DC) • 1993
Nexus: The Origin by
Mike Baron and
Steve Rude (
Dark Horse) • 1994
Batman Adventures: Mad Love, by
Paul Dini and
Bruce Timm (DC) • 1995
Batman Adventures Holiday Special by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm,
Ronnie del Carmen, and others (DC) • 1996 ''Kurt Busiek's
Astro City'' #4: "Safeguards", by
Kurt Busiek and
Brent Anderson (Jukebox Productions/Image) • 1997 ''Kurt Busiek's Astro City'', vol. 2, #1: "Welcome to Astro City", Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and
Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions/Homage) • 1998 ''Kurt Busiek's Astro City'' vol. 2 #10: "Show 'Em All", Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions/Homage) • 1999
Hitman #34: "Of Thee I Sing", by
Garth Ennis,
John McCrea, and
Garry Leach (DC) • 2000
Tom Strong #1: "How Tom Strong Got Started", by
Alan Moore,
Chris Sprouse, and
Al Gordon (ABC) • 2001
Promethea #10: "Sex, Stars, and Serpents", by Alan Moore,
J.H. Williams III, and
Mick Gray (ABC) • 2002
Eightball #22, by
Daniel Clowes (
Fantagraphics) • 2003
The Stuff of Dreams, by
Kim Deitch (Fantagraphics) • 2004 (tie) •
Conan The Legend #0, by Kurt Busiek and
Cary Nord (Dark Horse) •
The Goon #1, by
Eric Powell (Dark Horse) • 2005
Eightball #23: "The Death Ray" by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics) • 2006
Solo #5 by
Darwyn Cooke (DC) • 2007
Batman/The Spirit #1 by
Jeph Loeb and
Darwyn Cooke (DC) • 2008
Justice League of America #11: "Walls" by
Brad Meltzer and
Gene Ha (DC) • 2009 No Award Given • 2010
Captain America #601: "Red, White, and Blue-Blood" by
Ed Brubaker and
Gene Colan (Marvel) • 2011
Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil, by
Mike Mignola, and
Richard Corben • 2012
Daredevil #7, by Mark Waid,
Paolo Rivera, and
Joe Rivera (Marvel) • 2013
The Mire, by
Becky Cloonan (self-published) • 2014
Hawkeye #11: "Pizza Is My Business," by
Matt Fraction and
David Aja (Marvel) • 2015
Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers, by
Evan Dorkin and
Jill Thompson (Dark Horse) • 2016
Silver Surfer #11: "Never After", by
Dan Slott and
Michael Allred (Marvel) • 2017
Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by
Evan Dorkin,
Sarah Dyer and
Jill Thompson (Dark Horse) • 2018
Hellboy: Krampusnacht, by
Mike Mignola and
Adam Hughes (Dark Horse) • 2019
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #310, by
Chip Zdarsky (Marvel) • 2020
Our Favorite Thing is My Favorite Thing is Monsters, by
Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics) • 2021
Sports Is Hell, by
Ben Passmore (Koyama Press) • 2022
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, by
Kelly Sue DeConnick and
Phil Jimenez (DC) • 2023
Batman: One Bad Day: The Riddler, by
Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC) • 2024
Nightwing #105, by
Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC) • 2025
The War on Gaza by
Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics) ===
Best Short Story=== • 1993 "Two Cities", by
Mark Schultz, in
Xenozoic Tales #12 (Kitchen Sink) • 1994 "The Amazing Colossal Homer", in
Simpsons #1 (Bongo) • 1995 "The Babe Wore Red", by
Frank Miller, in
Sin City: The Babe Wore Red and Other Stories (Dark Horse/Legend) • 1996 "The Eltingville Comic-Book, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Role-Playing Club in
Bring Me the Head of Boba Fett" by
Evan Dorkin, in
Instant Piano #3 (Dark Horse) • 1997 "Heroes",
Archie Goodwin and
Gary Gianni, in
Batman: Black & White #4 (DC) • 1998 "The Eltingville Comic Book, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Role-Playing Club In: The Marathon Men",
Evan Dorkin, in
Dork! #4 (Slave Labor) • 1999 "Devil's Advocate", by
Matt Wagner and
Tim Sale, in
Grendel: Black, White, and Red #1 (Dark Horse) • 2000 "
Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter", by
Kyle Baker, in
Elseworlds 80-Page Giant (DC) • 2001 "The Gorilla Suit", by
Sergio Aragonés, in
Streetwise (TwoMorrows) • 2002 "The Eltingville Club in 'The Intervention", by
Evan Dorkin, in
Dork! #9 (Slave Labor) • 2003 "The Magician and the Snake", by
Katie Mignola and
Mike Mignola, in
Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings (Dark Horse) • 2004 "Death", by
Neil Gaiman and
P. Craig Russell, in
The Sandman: Endless Nights (Vertigo/DC) • 2005
"Unfamiliar", by
Evan Dorkin and
Jill Thompson, in
The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft (Dark Horse Books) • 2006 "Teenaged Sidekick", by
Paul Pope, in
Solo #3 (DC) • 2007 "A Frog's Eye View", by
Bill Willingham and
James Jean, in
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC) • 2008 "Mr. Wonderful", by
Dan Clowes, serialized in
New York Times Sunday Magazine • 2009 "Murder He Wrote," by
Ian Boothby,
Nina Matsumoto and
Andrew Pepoy, in ''The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror'' #14 (Bongo Comics) • 2010 "Urgent Request," by
Gene Luen Yang and
Derek Kirk Kim, in
The Eternal Smile (First Second) • 2011 "Post Mortem", by
Greg Rucka and
Michael Lark, in
I Am an Avenger #2 (Marvel) • 2012 "The Seventh", by
Darwyn Cooke, in ''Richard Stark's
Parker: The Martini Edition'' (IDW) • 2013 "Moon 1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch", by
Michael Kupperman, in
Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8 (Fantagraphics) • 2014 "Untitled", by
Gilbert Hernandez, in
Love and Rockets: New Stories #6 (Fantagraphics) • 2015 "When the Darkness Presses", by Emily Caroll (
Self-published) • 2016 "Killing and Dying", by Adrian Tomine, in
Optic Nerve #14 (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2017 "Good Boy", by
Tom King and
David Finch, in
Batman Annual #1 (DC) • 2018 "A Life in Comics: The Graphic Adventures of Karen Green", by
Nick Sousanis, in
Columbia Magazine • 2019 "The Talk of the Saints", by
Tom King and Jason Fabok, in
Swamp Thing Winter Special (DC) • 2020 "Hot Comb", by
Ebony Flowers, in
Hot Comb (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2021 "When the Menopausal Carnival Comes to Town", by
Mimi Pond, in
Menopause: A Comic Treatment (Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press) • 2022 "Funeral in Foam", by Casey Gilly and
Raina Telgemeier, in
You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife (Iron Circus) • 2023 "Finding Batman", by
Kevin Conroy and J. Bone in
DC Pride 2022 (DC) • 2024 “The Kelpie,” by
Becky Cloonan, in
Four Gathered on Christmas Eve (Dark Horse)
Best Serialized Story • 1993 "
From Hell" by Alan Moore and
Eddie Campbell in
Taboo (SpiderBaby Graphix/
Tundra) • 1994 "
The Great Cow Race",
Bone #7-11, by
Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books) • 1995 "
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck", by
Don Rosa,
Uncle Scrooge #285–296 (Gladstone) • 1996
Strangers in Paradise #1–8: "I Dream of You", by
Terry Moore (Abstract Studios) • 1997
Starman #20–23: "Sand and Stars",
James Robinson,
Tony Harris,
Guy Davis, and
Wade von Grawbadger (DC) • 1998 ''Kurt Busiek's Astro City'' #4–9: "Confession", Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions/Homage) • 1999
Usagi Yojimbo #13–22: "
Grasscutter", by
Stan Sakai (Dark Horse) • 2000
Tom Strong #4–7, by
Alan Moore,
Chris Sprouse,
Al Gordon, and guest artists (ABC) • 2001
100 Bullets #15–18: "Hang Up on the Hang Low", by
Brian Azzarello and
Eduardo Risso (DC/Vertigo) • 2002
The Amazing Spider-Man #30–35: "Coming Home", by
J. Michael Straczynski,
John Romita, Jr., and
Scott Hanna (
Marvel) • 2003
Fables #1–5: "Legends in Exile", by
Bill Willingham,
Lan Medina, and
Steve Leialoha (DC/Vertigo) • 2004
Gotham Central #6–10: "Half a Life", by
Greg Rucka and
Michael Lark (DC) • 2005
Fables #19–27: "March of the Wooden Soldiers," by Bill Willingham,
Mark Buckingham, and Steve Leialoha (Vertigo/DC) • 2006
Fables #36–38, 40–41: "Return to the Homelands," by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, and
Steve Leialoha (Vertigo/DC)
Best Black-and-White Series • 1988
Concrete, by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse) • 1989
Concrete, by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse) • 1991
Xenozoic Tales, by Mark Schultz (Kitchen Sink) ===
Best Continuing Series=== • 1988
Concrete, by
Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse) • 1989
Concrete, by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse) • 1991
Sandman, by
Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC/Vertigo) • 1992
Sandman, by Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC/Vertigo) • 1993
Sandman, by Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC/Vertigo) • 1994
Bone, by
Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books) • 1995
Bone, by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books) • 1996
Acme Novelty Library, by
Chris Ware (Fantagraphics) • 1997 ''
Kurt Busiek's Astro City'',
Kurt Busiek,
Brent Anderson, and
Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions/Homage) • 1998 ''Kurt Busiek's Astro City'', Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions/Homage) • 1999
Preacher, by
Garth Ennis and
Steve Dillon (DC/Vertigo) • 2000
Acme Novelty Library, by
Chris Ware (Fantagraphics) • 2001
Top 10, by
Alan Moore,
Gene Ha, and
Zander Cannon (ABC) • 2002
100 Bullets, by
Brian Azzarello and
Eduardo Risso (DC/Vertigo) • 2003
Daredevil, by
Brian Michael Bendis and
Alex Maleev (Marvel) • 2004
100 Bullets, by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (DC/Vertigo) • 2005
The Goon, by
Eric Powell (Dark Horse) • 2006
Astonishing X-Men, by
Joss Whedon and
John Cassaday (Marvel) • 2007
All-Star Superman, by
Grant Morrison and
Frank Quitely (DC) • 2008
Y: The Last Man, by
Brian K. Vaughan,
Pia Guerra, and
Jose Marzan, Jr. (DC/Vertigo) • 2009
All-Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC) • 2010
The Walking Dead, by
Robert Kirkman and
Charles Adlard (Image) • 2011
Chew (
Just Desserts and
Flambé), by
John Layman and
Rob Guillory (Image) • 2012
Daredevil, by Mark Waid, Marcos Martin,
Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel) • 2013
Saga, by
Brian K. Vaughan and
Fiona Staples (Image) • 2014
Saga, by
Brian K. Vaughan and
Fiona Staples (Image) • 2015
Saga, by
Brian K. Vaughan and
Fiona Staples (Image) • 2016
Southern Bastards, by
Jason Aaron and
Jason Latour (Image) • 2017
Saga, by
Brian K. Vaughan and
Fiona Staples (Image) • 2018
Monstress, by
Marjorie Liu and
Sana Takeda (Image) • 2019
Giant Days, by
John Allison, Max Sarin and Julia Madrigal (BOOM! Box) • 2020
Bitter Root, by David Walker,
Chuck Brown and
Sanford Greene (Image) • 2021
Usagi Yojimbo, by
Stan Sakai (IDW) • 2022 (tie) •
Bitter Root, by
David F. Walker,
Chuck Brown, and
Sanford Greene (Image); •
Something Is Killing the Children, by
James Tynion IV and
Werther Dell’Edera (BOOM! Studios) • 2023
Nightwing, by
Tom Taylor and
Bruno Redondo (DC) • 2024
Transformers, by
Daniel Warren Johnson (Image Skybound) • 2025
Santos Sisters by Greg & Fake, Graham Smith, Dave Landsberger, and Marc Koprinarov (Floating World)
Best Finite Series/Limited Series • 1988
Watchmen, by
Alan Moore and
Dave Gibbons (DC) • 1989
Silver Surfer, by
Stan Lee and
Jean "Moebius" Giraud (Marvel) • 1991
Give Me Liberty, by
Frank Miller and
Dave Gibbons (Dark Horse) • 1992
Concrete: Fragile Creature, by
Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse) • 1993
Grendel: War Child, by
Matt Wagner and
Patrick McEown (Dark Horse) • 1994
Marvels, by
Kurt Busiek and
Alex Ross (Marvel) • 1995
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, by
Frank Miller (Dark Horse/Legend) • 1996
Sin City: The Big Fat Kill, by
Frank Miller (Dark Horse/Legend) • 1997
Kingdom Come,
Mark Waid and
Alex Ross (DC) • 1998
Batman: The Long Halloween,
Jeph Loeb and
Tim Sale (DC) • 1999
300, by
Frank Miller and
Lynn Varley (Dark Horse) • 2000
Whiteout: Melt, by
Greg Rucka and
Steve Lieber (Oni) • 2001
Der Ring des Nibelungen (
The Ring of the Nibelung), by
P. Craig Russell, with Patrick Mason (Dark Horse/Maverick) • 2002
Hellboy: Conqueror Worm, by
Mike Mignola (Dark Horse/Maverick) • 2003
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II, by
Alan Moore and
Kevin O'Neill (ABC) • 2004
Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules, by
James Sturm and
Guy Davis (Marvel) • 2005
DC: The New Frontier, by
Darwyn Cooke (DC) • 2006
Seven Soldiers, by
Grant Morrison and various artists (DC) • 2007
Batman: Year 100, by
Paul Pope (DC) • 2008
The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite by
Gerard Way and
Gabriel Bá (Dark Horse) • 2009
Hellboy: The Crooked Man, by
Mike Mignola and
Richard Corben (Dark Horse)
Best Limited Series or Story Arc • 2010
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by
Eric Shanower and
Skottie Young (Marvel) • 2011
Daytripper, by
Fábio Moon,
Gabriel Bá (Vertigo/DC) • 2012
Criminal: The Last of the Innocent, by
Ed Brubaker and
Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon) • 2013 No award given • 2014
The Wake, by
Scott Snyder and
Sean Murphy (Vertigo/DC) • 2015
Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, by
Eric Shanower and
Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW) • 2016
The Fade Out, by
Ed Brubaker and
Sean Phillips (Image) • 2017
The Vision, by
Tom King and Gabriel Hernández Walta (Marvel) • 2018
Black Panther: World of Wakanda, by
Roxane Gay,
Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Alitha E. Martinez (Marvel) • 2019
Mister Miracle, by
Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC) • 2020
Little Bird by Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram (Image) • 2021 ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'', by
Matt Fraction and
Steve Lieber (DC) • 2022
The Good Asian, by
Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi (Image) • 2023
The Human Target, by
Tom King and
Greg Smallwood (DC) • 2024
PeePee PooPoo, by
Caroline Cash (
Silver Sprocket) • 2025
Zatanna: Bring Down the House by Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodriguez (DC)
Best New Series • 1988
Concrete, by
Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse) • 1989
Kings In Disguise, by
James Vance and
Dan Burr (Kitchen Sink) • 1995
Too Much Coffee Man, by
Shannon Wheeler (Adhesive) • 1996 ''
Kurt Busiek's Astro City'', by
Kurt Busiek and
Brent Anderson (Jukebox Productions/Image Comics|Image) • 1997
Leave It to Chance, by
James Robinson and
Paul Smith (Homage) • 1998
Castle Waiting, by
Linda Medley (Olio) • 1999
Inhumans, by
Paul Jenkins and
Jae Lee (Marvel) • 2000
Top 10, by
Alan Moore,
Gene Ha, and
Zander Cannon (ABC) • 2001
Powers, by
Brian Michael Bendis and
Michael Avon Oeming (Image) • 2002
Queen & Country, by
Greg Rucka and
Steve Rolston (Oni) • 2003
Fables, by
Bill Willingham,
Lan Medina,
Mark Buckingham, and
Steve Leialoha (DC/Vertigo) • 2004
Plastic Man, by
Kyle Baker (DC) • 2005
Ex Machina, by
Brian K. Vaughan,
Tony Harris, and
Tom Feister (WildStorm/DC) • 2006
All-Star Superman, by
Grant Morrison and
Frank Quitely (DC) • 2007
Criminal, by
Ed Brubaker and
Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon) • 2008
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, by
Joss Whedon,
Brian K. Vaughan,
Georges Jeanty, and
Andy Owens (Dark Horse) • 2009
The Invincible Iron Man, by
Matt Fraction and
Salvador Larroca (Marvel) • 2010
Chew (''
Taster's Choice and International Flavor''), by
John Layman and
Rob Guillory (Image) • 2011
American Vampire, by
Scott Snyder,
Stephen King,
Rafael Albuquerque (Vertigo/DC) • 2013
Saga, by
Brian K. Vaughan and
Fiona Staples (Image) • 2014
Sex Criminals (
One Weird Trick), by
Matt Fraction and
Chip Zdarsky (Image) • 2015
Lumberjanes, by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis,
ND Stevenson, and Brooke A. Allen (BOOM! Box) • 2016
Paper Girls, by
Brian K. Vaughan and
Cliff Chiang (Image) • 2017
Black Hammer, by
Jeff Lemire and
Dean Ormston (Dark Horse) • 2018
Black Bolt, by
Saladin Ahmed and
Christian Ward (Marvel) • 2019
Gideon Falls, by
Jeff Lemire and
Andrea Sorrentino (Image) • 2020
Invisible Kingdom, by
G. Willow Wilson and
Christian Ward (Berger Books/Dark Horse) • 2021
Black Widow, by
Kelly Thompson and
Elena Casagrande (Marvel) • 2022
The Nice House on the Lake, by
James Tynion IV and
Álvaro Martínez Bueno (DC Black Label) • 2023
Public Domain, by
Chip Zdarsky (Image) • 2024
Somna: A Bedtime Story, by
Becky Cloonan and
Tula Lotay (
DSTLRY) • 2025
Absolute Wonder Woman, by
Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman (DC)
Best Title for Younger Readers/Best Comics Publication for a Younger Audience • 1996
Batman and Robin Adventures, by
Paul Dini,
Ty Templeton, and
Rick Burchett (DC) • 1997
Leave It to Chance,
James Robinson and
Paul Smith (Homage) • 1998
Batman & Robin Adventures,
Ty Templeton,
Brandon Kruse,
Rick Burchett, and others (DC) • 1999
Batman: The Gotham Adventures, by
Ty Templeton,
Rick Burchett, and
Terry Beatty (DC) • 2000
Simpsons Comics, by various (Bongo) • 2001
Scary Godmother: The Boo Flu, by
Jill Thompson (Sirius) • 2002
Herobear and the Kid, by
Mike Kunkel (Astonish) • 2003
Herobear and the Kid, by
Mike Kunkel (Astonish) • 2004 ''
Walt Disney's
Uncle Scrooge'', by various (Gemstone) • 2005
Plastic Man, by
Kyle Baker and
Scott Morse (DC) • 2006
Owly: Flying Lessons, by
Andy Runton (Top Shelf) • 2007
Gumby, by
Bob Burden and
Rick Geary (Wildcard Ink)
Best Publication for Kids • 2008
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 and
Mouse Guard: Winter 1152, by
David Petersen (Archaia) • 2009
Tiny Titans, by
Art Baltazar and
Franco Aureliani (DC) • 2010
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz hardcover, by
L. Frank Baum,
Eric Shanower, and
Skottie Young (Marvel) • 2011
Tiny Titans, by
Art Baltazar and
Franco Aureliani (DC) ===
Best Publication for Early Readers=== • 2012
Dragon Puncher Island, by
James Kochalka (Top Shelf) • 2013
Babymouse for President, by
Jennifer L. Holm and
Matthew Holm (Random House) • 2014
Itty Bitty Hellboy, by
Art Baltazar and
Franco Aureliani (Dark Horse) • 2015
The Zoo Box, by Ariel Cohn and Aron Nels Steinke (First Second) • 2016
Little Robot, by
Ben Hatke (First Second) • 2017
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton (Tundra) • 2018
Good Night, Planet, by
Liniers (Toon Books) • 2019
Johnny Boo and the Ice Cream Computer, by
James Kochalka (Top Shelf/IDW) • 2020
Comics: Easy as ABC, by
Ivan Brunetti (TOON) • 2022
Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis, by Julie and
Stan Sakai (IDW) • 2023
The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! by
Mo Willems (Union Square Kids) • 2024
Bigfoot and Nessie: The Art of Getting Noticed, by Chelsea M. Campbell and Laura Knetzger (Penguin Workshop/Penguin Random House) • 2025
Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain by
Luke Pearson (Flying Eye)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12) • 2012
Snarked, by
Roger Langridge (KaBOOM!) • 2013
Adventure Time, by
Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb (KaBOOM!) • 2014
The Adventures of Superhero Girl, by
Faith Erin Hicks (Dark Horse) • 2015
El Deafo, by
Cece Bell (Amulet/Abrams) • 2016
Over the Garden Wall, by
Pat McHale,
Amalia Levari, and
Jim Campbell (BOOM! Studios/ KaBOOM!) • 2017
Ghosts, by
Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic) • 2018
The Tea Dragon Society, by Katie O’Neill (Oni) • 2019
The Divided Earth, by
Faith Erin Hicks (First Second) • 2020
Guts, by
Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix) • 2022
Salt Magic, by
Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock (Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House) • 2023
Frizzy, by Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra (First Second/Macmillan) • 2024
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir, by
Pedro Martín (Dial Books for Young Readers/Penguin Young Readers) • 2025 Plain Jane and the Mermaid by
Vera Brosgol (First Second/Macmillan) ===
Best Publication for Teens=== • 2008
Laika, by
Nick Abadzis (First Second) • 2009
Coraline, by
Neil Gaiman, adapted by
P. Craig Russell (HarperCollins Children's Books) • 2010
Beasts of Burden, by
Evan Dorkin and
Jill Thompson (Dark Horse) • 2011
Smile by
Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic/Graphix) • 2012 ''
Anya's Ghost'', by
Vera Brosgol (First Second) • 2013
A Wrinkle in Time, by
Madeleine L’Engle, adapted by
Hope Larson (FSG) • 2014
Battling Boy, by
Paul Pope (First Second) • 2015
Lumberjanes, by
Shannon Watters,
Grace Ellis,
ND Stevenson, and
Brooke A. Allen (BOOM! Box) • 2016
SuperMutant Magic Academy, by
Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2017
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by
Ryan North and
Erica Henderson (Marvel) • 2018
Monstress, by
Marjorie Liu and
Sana Takeda (Image) • 2019
The Prince and the Dressmaker, by
Jen Wang (First Second) • 2020
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, by
Mariko Tamaki and
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell (First Second/Macmillan) • 2022
The Legend of Auntie Po, by
Shing Yin Khor (Kokila/Penguin Random House) • 2023
Do A Powerbomb!, by
Daniel Warren Johnson (Image) • 2024
Danger and Other Unknown Risks, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Penguin Workshop/Penguin Random House) • 2025
Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (First Second/Macmillan) ===
Best Anthology=== • 1992
Dark Horse Presents, edited by
Randy Stradley (Dark Horse) • 1993
Taboo, edited by
Steve Bissette (SpiderBaby Graphix/
Tundra) • 1994
Dark Horse Presents, edited by Randy Stradley (Dark Horse) • 1995
The Big Book of Urban Legends, edited by
Andy Helfer (
Paradox Press) • 1996
The Big Book of Conspiracies, edited by Bronwyn Taggart (Paradox Press) • 1997
Batman: Black and White, edited by
Mark Chiarello and Scott Peterson (DC) • 1998
Hellboy Christmas Special, edited by Scott Allie (Dark Horse) • 1999
Grendel: Black, White, and Red, by Matt Wagner; ed. by
Diana Schutz (Dark Horse) • 2000
Tomorrow Stories, by Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, Kevin Nowlan, Melinda Gebbie, and Jim Baikie (ABC) • 2001
Drawn & Quarterly, vol. 3, edited by
Chris Oliveros (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2002
Bizarro Comics, edited by Joey Cavalieri (DC) • 2003
SPX 2002 (CBLDF) • 2004
The Sandman: Endless Nights, by Neil Gaiman,
Dave McKean, P. Craig Russell,
Miguelanxo Prado,
Barron Storey,
Frank Quitely,
Glenn Fabry,
Milo Manara, and
Bill Sienkiewicz; co-edited by
Karen Berger and
Shelly Bond (Vertigo/DC) • 2005
Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, edited by
Diana Schutz and David Land (Dark Horse) • 2006
Solo, edited by
Mark Chiarello (DC) • 2007
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, by
Bill Willingham and various (Vertigo/DC) • 2008
5, by
Gabriel Bá,
Becky Cloonan,
Fábio Moon,
Vasilis Lolos, and
Rafael Grampa (self-published) • 2009
Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori Amos, edited by
Rantz Hoseley (Image) • 2010
Popgun Volume 3, edited by
Mark Andrew Smith,
DJ Kirkbride, and
Joe Keatinge (Image) • 2011
Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, edited by
Paul Morrissey and
David Petersen (based on
Mouse Guard) • 2012
Dark Horse Presents, edited by
Mike Richardson (Dark Horse) • 2013
Dark Horse Presents, edited by
Mike Richardson (Dark Horse) • 2014
Dark Horse Presents, edited by
Mike Richardson (Dark Horse) • 2015
Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, edited by Josh O'Neill, Andrew Carl, and Chris Stevens (Locust Moon) (based on the newspaper strip
Little Nemo by
Winsor McCay) • 2016
Drawn & Quarterly, Twenty-Five Years of Contemporary, Cartooning, Comics, and Graphic Novels, edited by Tom Devlin (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2017
Love is Love, edited by Marc Andreyko (IDW/DC) • 2018
Elements: Fire – A Comic Anthology by Creators of Color!, edited by Taneka Stotts (Beyond Press) • 2019
Puerto Rico Strong, edited by Marco Lopez, Desiree Rodriguez,
Hazel Newlevant, Derek Ruiz and Neil Schwartz (Lion Forge) • 2020 ''Drawing Power: Women's Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival'', edited by
Diane Noomin (Abrams) • 2021
Menopause: A Comic Treatment, edited by
MK Czerwiec (Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press) • 2022
You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife, edited by Kel McDonald and Andrea Purcell (Iron Circus) • 2023
The Nib Magazine, edited by
Matt Bors (Nib) • 2024
Comics for Ukraine, edited by
Scott Dunbier (Zoop) • 2025
Godzilla’s 70th Anniversary edited by Jake Williams and others (IDW) ===
Best Digital Comic=== • 2005 ''
Mom's Cancer'' by
Brian Fies • 2006
PvP by
Scott Kurtz • 2007
Sam & Max: The Big Sleep by
Steve Purcell • 2008
Sugarshock!, by
Joss Whedon and
Fabio Moon • 2009
Finder, by
Carla Speed McNeil • 2010
Sin Titulo, by
Cameron Stewart • 2011
The Abominable Charles Christopher, by
Karl Kerschl • 2012
Battlepug, by
Mike Norton • 2013
Bandette, by
Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover • 2014
The Oatmeal, by
Matthew Inman • 2015
The Private Eye, by
Brian K. Vaughan and
Marcos Martin • 2016
Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/ comicXology) • 2017
Bandette, by
Paul Tobin and
Colleen Coover • 2018 ''Harvey Kurtzman's Marley's Ghost'', by
Harvey Kurtzman, Josh O'Neill,
Shannon Wheeler, and Gideon Kendall (comiXology Originals/Kitchen, Lind & Associates) • 2019
Umami, by
Ken Niimura (
Panel Syndicate) • 2020
Afterlift, by
Chip Zdarsky and
Jason Loo (comiXology Originals) • 2021
Friday, by
Ed Brubaker and
Marcos Martin (Panel Syndicate) • 2022
Snow Angels, by
Jeff Lemire and Jock (comiXology Originals) • 2023
Barnstormers, by
Scott Snyder and
Tula Lotay (comiXology Originals) • 2024
Friday, by
Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin, vols. 7–8 (Panel Syndicate) • 2025
My Journey to Her, by Yuna Hirasawa (Kodansha)
Best Webcomic • 2017
Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla (bird-boy.com) • 2018
The Tea Dragon Society, by
Katie O’Neill (teadragonsociety.com) • 2019
The Contradictions, by
Sophie Yanow (thecontradictions.com) • 2020
Fried Rice, by
Erica Eng () • 2021
Crisis Zone, by
Simon Hanselmann, (instagram.com/simon.hanselmann) • 2022
Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe (WEBTOON) • 2023
Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe (WEBTOON) • 2024
Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe (WEBTOON) • 2025
Life After Life by Joshua Barkman (False Knees) ===
Best Reality-Based Work=== • 2006
Nat Turner, by
Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing) • 2007
Fun Home, by
Alison Bechdel (Houghton Mifflin) • 2008
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, by
James Sturm and
Rich Tommaso (Center for Cartoon Studies/Hyperion) • 2009
What It Is, by
Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2010
A Drifting Life, by
Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2011
It Was the War of the Trenches, by
Jacques Tardi • 2012
Green River Killer: A True Detective Story, by
Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case (Dark Horse Books) • 2013 (tie) •
Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller, by Joseph Lambert (Center for Cartoon Studies/Disney Hyperion) • ''The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song'', by Frank M. Young and David Lasky (Abrams ComicArts) • 2014
The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story, by
Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson, and
Kyle Baker (M Press/Dark Horse) • 2015
Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 2, by
Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics) • 2016
March: Book Two, by
John Lewis,
Andrew Aydin, and
Nate Powell (Top Shelf/IDW) • 2017
March: Book Three, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf/IDW) • 2018
Spinning, by
Tillie Walden (First Second) • 2019
Is This Guy For Real? The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, by
Box Brown (First Second) • 2020
They Called Us Enemy, by
George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott and
Harmony Becker (Top Shelf) • 2021
Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, by
Derf Backderf (Abrams) • 2022
The Black Panther Party: A Graphic History, by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Ten Speed Press) • 2023
Flung Out of Space, by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer (Abrams ComicArts) • 2024
Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy, by
Bill Griffith (Abrams ComicArts) • 2025
Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race, and Voting Rights in the U.S. by
Caitlin Cass (Fantagraphics) ===
Best Graphic Memoir=== • 2021
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, by
Adrian Tomine (
Drawn & Quarterly) • 2022
Run: Book One, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, and Nate Powell (Abrams ComicArts) • 2023
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, by Kate Beaton (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2024
Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam, by
Thien Pham (First Second/Macmillan) • 2025
Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by
Tessa Hulls (MCD/Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
Best Graphic Album • 1988
Watchmen, by
Alan Moore and
Dave Gibbons (DC) • 1989
Batman: The Killing Joke, by
Alan Moore and
Brian Bolland (DC)
Best Graphic Album: New • 1991
Elektra Lives Again, by
Frank Miller and
Lynn Varley (Marvel) • 1992
To the Heart of the Storm, by
Will Eisner (Kitchen Sink) • 1993
Signal to Noise, by
Neil Gaiman and
Dave McKean (VG Graphics/Dark Horse) • 1994
A Small Killing, by
Alan Moore and
Oscar Zarate (Dark Horse) • 1995
Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde Vol. 2, by
P. Craig Russell (NBM) • 1996
Stuck Rubber Baby, by
Howard Cruse (Paradox Press) • 1997
Fax from Sarajevo, by
Joe Kubert (Dark Horse Books) • 1998 ''
Batman & Superman Adventures: World's Finest'', by
Paul Dini,
Joe Staton, and
Terry Beatty (DC) • 1999
Superman: Peace on Earth, by
Paul Dini and
Alex Ross (DC) • 2000
Acme Novelty Library #13, by
Chris Ware (Fantagraphics) • 2001
Safe Area Goražde, by
Joe Sacco • 2002
The Name of the Game, by
Will Eisner (DC) • 2003
One! Hundred! Demons! by
Lynda Barry (Sasquatch Books) • 2004
Blankets, by
Craig Thompson (Top Shelf) • 2005
The Originals, by
Dave Gibbons (Vertigo/DC) • 2006
Top 10: The Forty-Niners, by
Alan Moore and
Gene Ha (ABC) • 2007
American Born Chinese, by
Gene Luen Yang (First Second) • 2008
Exit Wounds, by
Rutu Modan (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2009
Swallow Me Whole, by
Nate Powell (Top Shelf) • 2010
Asterios Polyp, by
David Mazzucchelli (Pantheon) • 2011 (tie) •
Wilson by
Daniel Clowes (Drawn & Quarterly) •
Return of the Dapper Men by
Jim McCann and Janet Lee (Archaia) • 2012 ''Jim Henson's Tale of Sand'', adapted by Ramon K. Perez (Archaia) • 2013
Building Stories, by
Chris Ware (Pantheon) • 2014
The Property, by
Rutu Modan (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2015
This One Summer, by
Mariko Tamaki &
Jillian Tamaki (First Second) • 2016
Ruins by
Peter Kuper (SelfMadeHero) • 2017
Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by
Jill Thompson (DC Comics) • 2018
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by
Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics) • 2019
My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies, by
Ed Brubaker and
Sean Phillips (Image) • 2020
Are You Listening?, by
Tillie Walden (First Second/Macmillan) • 2021
Pulp, by
Ed Brubaker and
Sean Phillips (Image) • 2022
Monsters, by
Barry Windsor-Smith (Fantagraphics) • 2023
The Night Eaters, Book 1: She Eats the Night, by
Marjorie Liu and
Sana Takeda (Abrams ComicArts) • 2024
Roaming, by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2025
Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (First Second/Macmillan)
Best Graphic Album: Reprint • 1991 ''
Sandman: The Doll's House'' by
Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC) • 1992
Maus II by
Art Spiegelman (
Pantheon Books) • 1993
Sin City by
Frank Miller (Dark Horse) • 1994
Cerebus: Flight by
Dave Sim and
Gerhard (
Aardvark-Vanaheim) • 1995
Hellboy: Seed of Destruction by
Mike Mignola (Dark Horse) • 1996
The Tale of One Bad Rat by
Bryan Talbot (Dark Horse) • 1997
Stray Bullets: Innocence of Nihilism by
David Lapham (El Capitan) • 1998
Sin City: That Yellow Bastard by Frank Miller (Dark Horse) • 1999
Batman: The Long Halloween by
Jeph Loeb and
Tim Sale (DC) • 2000
From Hell by
Alan Moore and
Eddie Campbell (Eddie Campbell Comics) • 2001
Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth by
Chris Ware (Pantheon) • 2002
Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (DC) • 2003
Batman: Black and White vol. 2, edited by
Mark Chiarello and
Nick J. Napolitano (DC) • 2004
Batman Adventures: Dangerous Dames and Demons, by
Paul Dini,
Bruce Timm, and others (DC) • 2005
Bone One Volume Edition, by
Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books) • 2006
Black Hole, by
Charles Burns (Pantheon) • 2007
Absolute DC: The New Frontier, by
Darwyn Cooke (DC) • 2008
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152, by
David Petersen (Archaia) • 2009
Hellboy Library Edition, vols. 1 and 2, by
Mike Mignola (Dark Horse) • 2010
Absolute Justice, by
Alex Ross,
Jim Krueger, and
Doug Braithewaite (DC) • 2011
Wednesday Comics, edited by
Mark Chiarello (DC) • 2012 ''Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition'', by Darwyn Cooke (IDW) • 2013
King City, by
Brandon Graham (TokyoPop/Image) • 2014
RASL, by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books) • 2015
Through the Woods, by
Emily Carroll (McElderry Books) • 2016
Nimona, by
ND Stevenson (Harper Teen) • 2017
Demon, by Jason Shiga (First Second) • 2018
Boundless, by
Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2019
The Vision hardcover, by
Tom King, Gabriel Hernandez Walta and Michael Walsh (Marvel) • 2020
LaGuardia, by
Nnedi Okorafor and Tana Ford (Berger Books/Dark Horse) • 2021
Seeds and Stems, by
Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics) • 2022
The Complete American Gods, by Neil Gaiman,
P. Craig Russell, and
Scott Hampton (Dark Horse) • 2023
Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call, by
Richard Stark,
Darwyn Cooke,
Ed Brubaker, and
Sean Phillips (IDW) • 2024 (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) • 2025
The One Hand and The Six Fingers by Ram V, Dan Watters, Laurence Campbell, and Sumit Kumar (Image)
Best Archival Collection/Project • 1993
Carl Barks Library album series (Gladstone) • 1994
The Complete Little Nemo in Slumberland by
Winsor McCay (Fantagraphics) • 1995
The Christmas Spirit by
Will Eisner (Kitchen Sink) • 1996
The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 11 by
R. Crumb (Fantagraphics) • 1997
Tarzan: The Land That Time Forgot and The Pool of Time by
Russ Manning (Dark Horse) • 1998 ''Jack Kirby's
New Gods'' by
Jack Kirby (DC) • 1999
Plastic Man Archives vol. 1 by
Jack Cole (DC) • 2000
Peanuts: A Golden Celebration (HarperCollins) • 2001
The Spirit Archives vols. 1 and 2 by Will Eisner (DC) • 2002
Akira by
Katsuhiro Otomo (Dark Horse) • 2003
Krazy & Ignatz by
George Herriman (Fantagraphics) • 2004
Krazy and Ignatz, 1929–1930, by George Herriman, edited by Bill Blackbeard (Fantagraphics) • 2005
The Complete Peanuts, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics) ===
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)=== • 2006
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by
Bill Watterson (Andrews McMeel) • 2007
The Complete Peanuts, 1959–1960, 1961-1962, by
Charles Schulz (Fantagraphics) • 2008
The Complete Terry and the Pirates, vol. 1, by
Milton Caniff (
The Library of American Comics) • 2009
Little Nemo in Slumberland, Many More Splendid Sundays, by
Winsor McCay (Sunday Press Books) • 2010
Bloom County: The Complete Library, vol. 1, by
Berkeley Breathed, edited by
Scott Dunbier (The Library of American Comics) • 2011
Archie: Complete Daily Newspaper Comics, edited by
Greg Goldstein (The Library of American Comics) • 2012 ''
Walt Disney's
Mickey Mouse'', vols. 1–2, by
Floyd Gottfredson, edited by
David Gerstein and
Gary Groth (Fantagraphics) • 2013
Pogo, vol. 2: Bona Fide Balderdash, by
Walt Kelly, edited by
Carolyn Kelly and
Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics) • 2014
Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips, vol. 1, edited by
Dean Mullaney (The Library of American Comics) • 2015
Winsor McCay’s Complete Little Nemo, edited by
Alexander Braun (TASCHEN) • 2016
The Eternaut, by
Héctor Germán Oesterheld and
Francisco Solano López, translated by Erica Mena, edited by
Gary Groth and
Kristy Valenti (Fantagraphics) • 2017 ''
Chester Gould's
Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s'', edited by
Peter Maresca (Sunday Press) • 2018
Celebrating Snoopy, by
Charles M. Schulz, edited by
Alexis E. Fajardo and
Dorothy O'Brien (Andrews McMeel) • 2019
Star Wars: Classic Newspaper Strips, vol. 3, by
Archie Goodwin and
Al Williamson, edited by
Dean Mullaney (Marvel) • 2020
Krazy Kat: The Complete Color Sundays, by
George Herriman, edited by Alexander Braun (TASCHEN) • 2021
The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age, edited by
Trina Robbins (Fantagraphics) • 2022
Popeye: The E.C. Segar Sundays, vol. 1 by E.C. Segar, edited by Gary Groth and Conrad Groth (Fantagraphics) • 2023 ''Come Over Come Over. It's So Magic,
and My Perfect Life,'' by
Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2024
Dauntless Dames: High-Heeled Heroes of the Comic Strips, edited by Peter Maresca and Trina Robbins (Fantagraphics) • 2025
Thorn: The Complete Proto-BONE Strips 1982–1986, and Other Early Drawings by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)
Best Archival Collection/Project — Comic Books • 2006
Absolute Watchmen by
Alan Moore and
Dave Gibbons (DC) • 2007
Absolute Sandman, vol. 1, by
Neil Gaiman and various (Vertigo/DC) • 2008
I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets! by
Fletcher Hanks (Fantagraphics) • 2009
Creepy Archives, by various (Dark Horse) • 2010
The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures deluxe edition, by
Dave Stevens, edited by
Scott Dunbier (IDW) • 2011
Dave Stevens' ''
The Rocketeer: Artist's Edition'',
IDW Publishing • 2012 ''
Walt Simonson's The Mighty Thor: Artist's Edition'', (Marvel) • 2013 ''
David Mazzucchelli's Daredevil Born Again: Artist's Edition'', edited by Scott Dunbier (Marvel) • 2014 ''
Will Eisner's The Spirit Artist's Edition'', edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW) • 2015 ''
Steranko Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artist's Edition'', edited by Scott Dunbier (Marvel) • 2016 ''
Walt Kelly's Fairy Tales'', edited by Craig Yoe (IDW) • 2017 ''The Complete Wimmen's Comix'', edited by Trina Robbins, Gary Groth, and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics) • 2018
Akira 35th Anniversary Edition, by Katsuhiro Otomo, edited by Haruko Hashimoto, Ajani Oloye, and Lauren Scanlan (Kodansha) • 2019 ''
Bill Sienkiewicz's Mutants and Moon Knights... And Assassins... Artifact Edition'', edited by
Scott Dunbier (Marvel) • 2020 ''
Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo: The Complete Grasscutter Artist Select'', by
Stan Sakai, edited by
Scott Dunbier (IDW) • 2021
The Complete Hate, by
Peter Bagge, edited by
Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics) • 2022 ''EC Covers Artist's Edition'', edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW) • 2023
The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta, edited by
Dian Hanson (
TASCHEN) • 2024
All-Negro Comics 75th Anniversary Edition, edited by Chris Robinson (Very GOOD Books) • 2025 ''David Mazzucchelli's Batman Year One Artist's Edition'' by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
Best Humor Publication • 1992
Groo the Wanderer by
Mark Evanier and
Sergio Aragonés (Marvel/Epic) • 1993
Bone by
Jeff Smith (Cartoon Press) • 1994
Bone by
Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books) • 1995
Bone by
Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books) • 1996
Milk & Cheese #666 by
Evan Dorkin (Slave Labor) • 1997
Sergio Aragonés Destroys DC (DC) and
Sergio Aragonés Massacres Marvel (Marvel) by
Mark Evanier and
Sergio Aragonés • 1998 ''
Gon Swimmin''' by
Masahi Tanaka (Paradox Press) • 1999
Sergio Aragonés Groo by
Sergio Aragonés and
Mark Evanier (Dark Horse) • 2000 ''
Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror'' by
Jill Thompson/
Oscar González Loyo/
Steve Steere Jr.,
Scott Shaw!/
Sergio Aragonés, and
Doug TenNapel (Bongo) • 2001
Sock Monkey, vol. 3 by
Tony Millionaire (Dark Horse/Maverick) • 2002
Radioactive Man by
Batton Lash,
Abel Laxamana,
Dan DeCarlo,
Mike DeCarlo, and
Bob Smith (Bongo) • 2003
The Amazing Screw-On Head by
Mike Mignola (Dark Horse) • 2004
Formerly Known as the Justice League, by
Keith Giffen,
J. M. DeMatteis,
Kevin Maguire, and
Josef Rubinstein (DC) • 2005
The Goon by
Eric Powell • 2007
Flaming Carrot Comics, by
Bob Burden (Desperado/Image) • 2008
Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories, by
Nicholas Gurewitch (Dark Horse) • 2009
Herbie Archives, by "Shane O'Shea" (
Richard E. Hughes) and
Ogden Whitney (Dark Horse) • 2010
Scott Pilgrim vol. 5: Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe, by
Bryan Lee O'Malley (Oni) • 2011
I Thought You Would Be Funnier by
Shannon Wheeler (BOOM! Studios) • 2012
Milk & Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad, by
Evan Dorkin (Dark Horse Books) • 2013
Darth Vader and Son, by
Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle) • 2014 ''
Vader's Little Princess'', by
Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle) • 2015
The Complete Cul de Sac, by
Richard Thompson (Andrews McMeel) • 2016
Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection, by
Kate Beaton (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2017
Jughead, by
Chip Zdarsky,
Ryan North,
Erica Henderson and
Derek Charm (Archie) • 2018
Baking with Kafka by
Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2019
Giant Days, by
John Allison, Max Sarin and Julia Madrigal (BOOM! Box) • 2020
The Way of the Househusband, vol. 1, by
Kousuke Oono, translation by Sheldon Drzka (VIZ Media) • 2021 ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'', by
Matt Fraction and
Steve Lieber (DC) • 2022
Not All Robots, by
Mark Russell and
Mike Deodato Jr. (AWA Upshot) • 2023
Revenge of the Librarians, by
Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2024 ''It's Jeff: The Jeff-Verse'' #1, by
Kelly Thompson and
Gurihiru (Marvel) • 2025
Processing: 100 Comics That Got Me Through It by Tara Booth (Drawn & Quarterly) ===
Best Adaptation from Another Medium=== • 2010 ''
Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter'', adapted by
Darwyn Cooke (IDW) • 2011
The Marvelous Land of Oz, adapted by
Eric Shanower,
Skottie Young (Marvel) • 2013 ''Richard Stark's Parker: The Score'', adapted by Darwyn Cooke (IDW) • 2014 ''Richard Stark's Parker: Slayground'', by Donald Westlake, adapted by Darwyn Cooke (IDW) • 2015 No nominations • 2016
Two Brothers, by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá (Dark Horse) • 2017 No nominations • 2018
Kindred, by
Octavia Butler, adapted by
Damian Duffy and
John Jennings (Abrams ComicArts) • 2019
Frankenstein by
Mary Shelley, in
Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, adapted by
Junji Ito, translated by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media) • 2020
Snow, Glass, Apples, by
Neil Gaiman and
Colleen Doran (Dark Horse Books) • 2021
Superman Smashes the Klan, adapted by
Gene Luen Yang and
Gurihiru (DC) • 2022 ''George Orwell's 1984: The Graphic Novel'', adapted by Fido Nesti (Mariner Books) • 2023
Chivalry by Neil Gaiman
, adapted by
Colleen Doran (Dark Horse) • 2024
Watership Down, by Richard Adams, adapted by
James Sturm and Joe Sutphin (Ten Speed Graphic) • 2025
The Road by Cormac McCarthy, adapted by
Manu Larcenet (Abrams) ===
Best U.S. Edition of International Material=== • 1998 ''
Gon Swimmin''' by
Masashi Tanaka (Paradox Press) • 1999
Star Wars: A New Hope - Manga by
Hisao Tamaki (Dark Horse) • 2000
Blade of the Immortal by
Hiroaki Samura (Dark Horse) • 2001
Lone Wolf and Cub by
Kazuo Koike and
Goseki Kojima (Dark Horse) • 2002
Akira by
Katsuhiro Otomo (Dark Horse) • 2003
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by
Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by
Jerry Kramsky and
Lorenzo Mattotti (NBM) • 2004
Buddha, vols. 1 and 2, by
Osamu Tezuka (Vertical) • 2005
Buddha, vols. 3–4 by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical) • 2006 ''
The Rabbi's Cat'', by
Joann Sfar (Pantheon) • 2007
The Left Bank Gang, by
Jason (Fantagraphics) • 2008
I Killed Adolf Hitler, by Jason (Fantagraphics) • 2009
The Last Musketeer, by Jason (Fantagraphics) • 2010
The Photographer, by
Emmanuel Guibert,
Didier Lefèvre, and
Frédéric Lemercier (First Second) • 2011
It Was the War of the Trenches, by
Jacques Tardi • 2012
The Manara Library, vol. 1: Indian Summer and Other Stories, by
Milo Manara with
Hugo Pratt (Dark Horse Books) • 2013
Blacksad: Silent Hell, by
Juan Díaz Canales and
Juanjo Guarnido (Dark Horse) • 2014
Goddamn This War! by
Jacques Tardi and Jean-Pierre Verney (Fantagraphics) • 2015
Blacksad: Amarillo, by Juan Díaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido (Dark Horse) • 2016
The Realist, by
Asaf Hanuka (BOOM! Studios/Archaia) • 2017
Moebius Library: The World of Edena, by
Jean "Moebius" Giraud et al. (Dark Horse) • 2018
Run for It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for the Freedom, by
Marcelo D’Salete, translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics) • 2019
Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World, by
Pénélope Bagieu translated by Montana Kane (First Second) • 2020
The House, by
Paco Roca, translation by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics) • 2021
Goblin Girl, by
Moa Romanova, translation by Melissa Bowers (Fantagraphics) • 2022
The Shadow of a Man, by
Benoît Peeters and
François Schuiten, translation by Stephen D. Smith (IDW) • 2023
Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 1, by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, translation by
Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (Dark Horse) • 2024
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) • 2025
The Jellyfish by Boum, translated by Robin Lang and Helge Dascher (Pow Pow Press) ===
Best U.S. Edition of International Material — Japan=== • 2007
Old Boy, by
Garon Tsuchiya and
Nobuaki Minegishi (Dark Horse Manga) • 2008
Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White, by
Taiyo Matsumoto (Viz) • 2009
Dororo, by
Osamu Tezuka (Vertical) ===
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia=== • 2010
A Drifting Life, by
Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2011
20th Century Boys, by
Naoki Urasawa • 2012
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, by
Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2013
20th Century Boys, by
Naoki Urasawa (Viz Media) • 2014
The Mysterious Underground Men, by
Osamu Tezuka (PictureBox) • 2015
Showa 1939–1944 and
Showa 1944–1953: A History of Japan, by
Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2016
Showa 1953–1989: A History of Japan, by
Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2017
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by
Sonny Liew (Pantheon) • 2018 ''
My Brother's Husband'', vol. 1, by
Gengoroh Tagame, translated by
Anne Ishii (Pantheon) • 2019
Tokyo Tarareba Girls, by
Akiko Higashimura (Kodansha) • 2020 (tie) •
Cats of the Louvre, by
Taiyō Matsumoto, translation by Michael Arias (VIZ Media) •
Witch Hat Atelier, by
Kamome Shirahama, translation by Stephen Kohler (Kodansha) • 2021
Remina, by
Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media) • 2022
Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media) • 2023 ''
Shuna's Journey,'' by
Hayao Miyazaki; translation by
Alex Dudok de Wit (First Second/Macmillan) • 2024
My Picture Diary, by Fujiwara Maki, translation by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2025
Tokyo These Days, vols. 1–3 by Taiyo Matsumoto, translated by Michael Arias (VIZ Media)
Best Comic Strip Collection • 1992
Calvin and Hobbes: The Revenge of the Baby-Sat by
Bill Watterson (Andrews and McMeel) • 1993
Calvin and Hobbes: Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons by Bill Watterson (Andrews and McMeel)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism In 2001, the judging panel chose to drop Best Comics-Related Periodical from the ballot; the category was restored in 2002. • 1992 ''
Comics Buyer's Guide'' (Krause) • 1993 ''
Comics Buyer's Guide'' (Krause Publications) • 1995
Hero Illustrated (Warrior Publications) • 1996
The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics) • 1997
The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics) • 1998
The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics) • 1999
The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics) • 2000
Comic Book Artist (TwoMorrows) • 2002
Comic Book Artist (TwoMorrows) • 2004
Comic Book Artist, edited by
Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf) • 2005
Comic Book Artist, edited by
Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf) • 2006
Comic Book Artist, edited by
Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf) • 2007
Alter Ego, edited by
Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows) • 2008
Newsarama, produced by
Matt Brady and
Michael Doran • 2009
Comic Book Resources, produced by
Jonah Weiland • 2010
The Comics Reporter, produced by
Tom Spurgeon • 2011
Comic Book Resources, www.cbr.com • 2012
The Comics Reporter, produced by
Tom Spurgeon, www.comicsreporter.com • 2013
The Comics Reporter, edited by
Tom Spurgeon, www.comicsreporter.com • 2014
Comic Book Resources, www.cbr.com • 2015
ComicsAlliance, edited by
Andy Khouri,
Caleb Goellner,
Andrew Wheeler, and
Joe Hughes, www.comicsalliance.com • 2016 ''
Hogan's Alley'', edited by
Tom Heintjes, cartoonician.com • 2017
The A.V. Club comics coverage, (Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by
Oliver Sava et al.), www.avclub.com • 2018
The Comics Journal, edited by
Dan Nadel,
Timothy Hodler, and
Tucker Stone, tcj.com (Fantagraphics) • 2019 (tie) •
Back Issue, edited by
Michael Eury (
TwoMorrows) •
PanelxPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, panelxpanel.com • 2020
Women Write About Comics, edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne, www.womenwriteaboutcomics.com • 2021
Women Write About Comics, edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne, www.womenwriteaboutcomics.com • 2022
Women Write About Comics, edited by Wendy Browne and Nola Pfau, www.womenwriteaboutcomics.com • 2023
PanelXPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and Tiffany Babb (panelxpanel.com) • 2024
The Comics Journal #309; edited by
Gary Groth,
Kristy Valenti, and
Austin English (Fantagraphics) • 2025
The Beat, edited by
Heidi MacDonald and others, https://www.comicsbeat.com ===
Best Academic/Scholarly Work=== • 2012 (tie) •
Cartooning: Philosophy & Practice, by
Ivan Brunetti (Yale University Press) •
Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby, by Charles Hatfield (University Press of Mississippi) • 2013
Lynda Barry: Girlhood Through the Looking Glass, by Susan E. Kirtley (University Press of Mississippi) • 2014
Black Comics: The Politics of Race and Representation, edited by Sheena C. Howard and
Ronald L. Jackson II (Bloomsbury) • 2015 ''Graphic Details: Jewish Women's Confessional Comics in Essays and Interviews'', edited by Sarah Lightman (McFarland) • 2016
The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art, edited by Frances Gateward and John Jennings (Rutgers) • 2017
Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocca (Bloomsbury) • 2018
Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics, by Frederick Luis Aldama (University of Arizona Press) • 2019
Sweet Little Cunt: The Graphic Work of Julie Doucet, by Anne Elizabeth Moore (Uncivilized Books) • 2020
EC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Protest, by Qiana Whitted (Rutgers University Press) • 2021
The Content of Our Caricature: African American Comic Art and Political Belonging, by
Rebecca Wanzo (New York University Press) • 2022
Comics and the Origins of Manga: A Revisionist History, by Eike Exner (Rutgers University Press) • 2023
The LGBTQ+ Comics Studies Reader: Critical Openings, Future Directions, edited by Alison Halsall and Jonathan Warren (University Press of Mississippi) • 2024
The Claremont Run: Subverting Gender in the X- Men, by J. Andrew Deman (University of Texas Press) • 2025
Drawing (in) the Feminine: Bande Dessinée and Women edited by Margaret C. Flinn (Ohio State University Press)
Best Comics-Related Book • 1992 ''From "Aargh!" to "Zap!":
Harvey Kurtzman's Visual History of the Comics'', edited by
Howard Zimmerman (Prentice Hall Press) • 1994
Understanding Comics, by
Scott McCloud (Kitchen Sink) • 1996
Alex Toth, edited by
Manuel Auad (Kitchen Sink) • 1997
Graphic Storytelling by
Will Eisner (Poorhouse Press) • 1998
The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book, edited by
Pete Poplaski (Kitchen Sink) • 1999
Batman Animated, by
Paul Dini and
Chip Kidd (HarperCollins) • 2000
Sandman: The Dream Hunters, by
Neil Gaiman and
Yoshitaka Amano (DC/Vertigo) • 2001
Wonder Woman: The Complete History, by
Les Daniels, edited by
Steve Korte (Chronicle Books) • 2002
Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz, edited by Chip Kidd (Pantheon) • 2004
The Art of Hellboy, by
Mike Mignola (Dark Horse) • 2005
Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book, by
Gerard Jones (
Basic Books) • 2006
Eisner/Miller, edited by
Charles Brownstein and
Diana Schutz (Dark Horse Books) • 2007
The Art of Brian Bolland, edited by
Joe Pruett (Desperado/Image) • 2008
Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean, by
Douglas Wolk (Da Capo Press) • 2009
Kirby: King of Comics, by
Mark Evanier (Abrams) • 2010
The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics, by
Denis Kitchen and
Paul Buhle (Abrams ComicArts) • 2011
75 Years of DC Comics, by
Paul Levitz • 2012
MetaMaus, by
Art Spiegelman (Pantheon) • 2013
Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, by Sean Howe (HarperCollins) • 2014
Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth, by Dean Mullaney and Bruce Canwell (The Library of American Comics) • 2015
Genius Animated: The Cartoon Art of Alex Toth, vol. 3, by Dean Mullaney & Bruce Canwell (The Library of American Comics) • 2016
Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created MAD and Revolutionized Humor in America, by Bill Schelly (Fantagraphics) • 2017
Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand (Harper) • 2018
How to Read Nancy: The Elements of Comics in Three Easy Panels, by
Paul Karasik and
Mark Newgarden (Fantagraphics) • 2019
Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists, by
Martha H. Kennedy (University Press of Mississippi) • 2020
Making Comics, by
Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2021
Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books, by
Ken Quattro (Yoe Books/IDW) • 2022
All of the Marvels, by
Douglas Wolk (Penguin Press) • 2023
Charles M. Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects, by
Benjamin L. Clark and
Nat Gertler (
Schulz Museum) • 2024
I Am the Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future, by
Michael Molcher (Rebellion) • 2025
Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund by
Caitlin McGurk (Fantagraphics)
Best Comics-Related Publication (Periodical or Book) • 2003
B. Krigstein, vol. 1, by Greg Sadowski (Fantagraphics)
Best Comics-Related Product/Item • 1992 Sandman statue, by Randy Bowen (DC) • 1994 Death Statue, by Chris Bachalo, et al. (DC) • 1995 Sandman Arabian Nights statue, designed by P. Craig Russell and sculpted by Randy Bowen (DC/Graphitti Designs) • 1996 Comic strip stamps (U.S. Postal Service) • 1997 Hellboy bust, Randy Bowen (Bowen Designs) • 1998 Acme Novelty Library display stand, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics) • 1999 Sandman Pocketwatch, designed by Kris Ruotolo (DC/Vertigo) • 2000 Lunch boxes: Milk & Cheese, Sin City, Bettie Page, Hellboy, Groo (Dark Horse) • 2002 Dark Horse classic comic characters statuettes, sculpted by Yoe Studio (Dark Horse)
Best Comics-Related Sculpted Figures • 1999 Hellboy statue, sculpted by Randy Bowen, produced by Bowen Designs
Best Publication Design • 1993
Sandman: Season of Mists, designed by
Dave McKean (DC) • 1994
Marvels, designed by
Comicraft (Marvel) • 1995
The Acme Novelty Library, designed by
Chris Ware (Fantagraphics) • 1996
The Acme Novelty Library, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics) • 1997
The Acme Novelty Library #7, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics) • 1998
Kingdom Come deluxe slipcover edition, art director
Bob Chapman/DC design director Georg Brewer (DC Comics/Graphitti Designs) • 1999
Batman Animated, designed by
Chip Kidd (HarperCollins) • 2000
300, designed by Mark Cox (Dark Horse) • 2001
Jimmy Corrigan, designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon) • 2002
Acme Novelty Library #15, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics) • 2003
Batman: Nine Lives, designed by Amie Brockway-Metcalf (DC) • 2004
Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross, designed by Chip Kidd (Pantheon) • 2005
The Complete Peanuts, designed by Seth (Fantagraphics) • 2006 (tie) •
Acme Novelty Library Annual Report to Shareholders, designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon) •
Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays, designed by Philippe Ghielmetti (Sunday Press Books) • 2007
Absolute DC: The New Frontier, designed by
Darwyn Cooke (DC) • 2008
Process Recess 2, designed by
James Jean and Chris Pitzer (AdHouse) • 2009
Hellboy Library Editions, designed by Cary Grazzini and
Mike Mignola (Dark Horse) • 2010
Absolute Justice, designed by Curtis King and Josh Beatman (DC) • 2011 ''
Dave Stevens'
The Rocketeer: Artist's Edition'', designed by Randall Dahlik (IDW) • 2012 ''
Jim Henson's Tale of Sand'', designed by Eric Skillman (Archaia) • 2013
Building Stories, designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon) • 2014
Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth, designed by Dean Mullaney (The Library of American Comics/IDW) • 2015
Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, designed by Jim Rugg (Locust Moon) • 2016
Sandman Gallery Edition, designed by Josh Beatman/Brainchild Studios (Graphitti Designs/DC) • 2017
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by
Sonny Liew (Pantheon) • 2018
Akira 35th Anniversary Edition, designed by Phil Balsman, Akira Saito (Veia), NORMA Editorial, and MASH•ROOM (Kodansha) • 2019 ''
Will Eisner's
A Contract with God: Curator's Collection'', designed by John Lind (Kitchen Sink/Dark Horse) • 2020
Making Comics, designed by
Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2021
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, designed by
Adrian Tomine and
Tracy Huron (Drawn & Quarterly) • 2022
Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man vol. 1: 1962–1964 (TASCHEN) • 2023
Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call, designed by
Sean Phillips (IDW) • 2024 ''Bram Stoker's Dracula
and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein'' boxed set, designed by Mike Kennedy (Magnetic) • 2025
David Mazzucchelli’s Batman Year One Artist’s Edition designed by Chip Kidd (IDW) ==Special awards==