Year | Nominee | Titles | |
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1980s |
1988 | | (DC) | [1] |
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1989 | | (DC) | [2] |
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1990s |
1990 | There was no Eisner Award ceremony, or awards distributed, in 1990, due to widespread balloting mix-ups.[3] |
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1991 | | | [4] |
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1992 | | | [5] |
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1993 | | (Eclipse), The Sandman (DC) | [6] |
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1994 | | | [7] |
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1995 | | (Kitchen Sink) | [8] |
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1996 | | (Kitchen Sink) | [9] |
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1997 | | , Supreme (Maximum Press) | [10] |
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1998 | | | [11] |
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1999 | | | [12] |
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2000s |
2000 | | | [13] |
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| (Oni Press) |
2001 | | | [14] |
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| (Image), Fortune and Glory (Oni Press), Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel) |
| (DC/Vertigo) |
| (DC/Vertigo) |
| (WildStorm), Ultimate X-Men (Marvel) |
2002 | | (Image), Alias (Marvel), Daredevil (Marvel), Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel) | [15] |
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| (DC/Vertigo), Hellblazer (DC/Vertigo) |
| (Marvel), New X-Men (Marvel) |
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2003 | | (Image), Alias (Marvel), Daredevil (Marvel), Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel) | [16] |
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| (DC), Detective Comics (DC), Gotham Central (DC) |
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2004 | | | [17] |
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| (DC/Vertigo), Sgt. Rock: Between Hell and Hard Place (DC/Vertigo), Batman (DC) |
| (Marvel), Daredevil (Marvel), Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel), Ultimate X-Men (Marvel), Powers (Image) |
| (DC), Detective Comics (DC), Gotham Central (DC), Sleeper (DC/WildStorm) |
| (DC/Vertigo), Global Frequency, (DC/WildStorm), Red, (DC/WildStorm), Planetary, (DC/WildStorm), Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth, (DC/WildStorm) |
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2005 | | | [18] |
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| (IDW), (IDW), Aleister Arcane (IDW), Freaks of the Heartland (Dark Horse), Last Train to Deadsville (Dark Horse) |
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2006 | | | [19] |
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| (DC), All Star Superman (DC) |
| (DC/WildStorm), (DC/Vertigo), Runaways (Marvel) |
2007 | | (Marvel), Daredevil (Marvel), Criminal (Marvel/Icon) | [20] |
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| (Wildcard Ink) |
| (Dark Horse) |
| (DC), Batman (DC), 52 (DC), Seven Soldiers (DC) |
| (DC/Vertigo), Jack of Fables (DC/Vertigo), Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (DC/Vertigo) |
2008 | | (Marvel), Criminal (Marvel/Icon), Daredevil (Marvel), The Immortal Iron Fist (Marvel) | [21] |
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| (Center for Cartoon Studies/Hyperion Books) |
| (Dark Horse), Ex Machina (DC/WildStorm), (DC/Vertigo) |
| (Marvel), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Dark Horse) |
| (DC/Vertigo), Northlanders (DC/Vertigo), Local (Oni Press) |
2009 | | (DC/Vertigo), House of Mystery (DC/Vertigo) | [22] [23] |
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| (IDW) |
| (Marvel), The Twelve (Marvel) |
| (Groundwood Books) |
| (Dynamite), Madame Xanadu (DC/Vertigo) |
2010s |
2010 | | (Marvel), Daredevil (Marvel), The Marvels Project (Marvel), Criminal (Marvel/Icon), Incognito (Marvel/Icon) | [24] [25] |
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| (DC), Blackest Night (DC), (DC), (DC) |
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| (Boom!), The Incredibles (Boom!) |
| (DC/Vertigo) |
2011 | | | [26] [27] |
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| (Bongo), Futurama Comics #47-50 (Bongo), Simpsons Comics #162, 168 (Bongo), Simpsons Super Spectacular #11-12 (Bongo) |
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| (Archaia) |
| (Image), Shuddertown (Image), Forgetless (Image), Existence 3.0 (Image), |
2012 | | Incorruptible (Boom!), Daredevil (Marvel) | [28] |
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| (Oni) |
| (DC/Vertigo) |
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| (DC), Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown (DC), Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. (DC), Sweet Tooth (DC/Vertigo) |
2013 | | (Image) | [29] |
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| (Marvel), Casanova: Avaritia (Marvel/Icon) |
| (Image), Prophet (Image) |
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| (Abrams ComicArts) |
2014 | | (Image) | [30] |
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| (Image), Captain Marvel (Marvel) |
| (Image), Hawkeye (Marvel), Fantastic Four (Marvel), FF (Marvel) |
| (Image), The Manhattan Projects (Image), Avengers (Marvel), Infinity (Marvel) |
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2015 | | (Dark Horse), The Shadow Hero (First Second) | [31] |
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| (Marvel), Thor (Marvel), Men of Wrath (Marvel/Icon), Southern Bastards (Image) |
| (Marvel), Pretty Deadly (Image) |
| (DC), Annihilator (Legendary Comics) |
| (Image), The Private Eye (Panel Syndicate) |
| (Marvel) |
2016 | | (Image), Men of Wrath (Marvel/Icon), Doctor Strange (Marvel), Star Wars (Marvel), Thor (Marvel) | [32] |
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| (Boom!) |
| (Image), Velvet (Image), Criminal Special Edition (Image) |
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| (Marvel) |
2017 | | (Image), Saga (Image), We Stand On Guard (Image) | [33] |
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| (Image), Kill or Be Killed (Image), Velvet (Image) |
| (DC/Vertigo) |
| (Marvel) |
| (Image/Skybound), (DC) |
| (Dark Horse), Descender (Image), Plutona (Image), Bloodshot Reborn (Valiant) |
2018 | [34] | (DC), Batman Annual #2 (DC), Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1 (DC), Mister Miracle (DC) | [35] |
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| (Image) |
| (Boom!), Ether (Dark Horse), Eternity (Valiant), X-O Manowar (Valiant) |
| (Dark Horse), Descender (Image) |
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2019 | | (DC), Mister Miracle (DC), Heroes in Crisis (DC), Swamp Thing Winter Special (DC) | [36] |
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| (Gallery 13), Twisted Romance (Image) |
| (Dark Horse), Doctor Star & the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows (Dark Horse), Quantum Age (Dark Horse), Descender (Image), Gideon Falls (Image), Royal City (Image) |
| (DC), Green Lantern/Huckleberry Hound (DC), Lex Luthor/Porky Pig (DC), Lone Ranger (Dynamite) |
| (Dynamite), Hawkeye (Marvel), Jessica Jones (Marvel), Mr. & Mrs. X (Marvel), Rogue & Gambit (Marvel), Uncanny X-Men (Marvel), West Coast Avengers (Marvel) |
| (Marvel), Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel) |
2020s |
2020 | | (DC), Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (First Second/Macmillan), Archie (Archie) | [37] [38] |
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| (IDW) |
and Greg Means | (Top Shelf) |
| (Magnetic Press), Maggy Garrisson (SelfMadeHero) |
| (Berger Books/Dark Horse), Ms. Marvel (Marvel) |
| (Image), Daredevil (Marvel), (Marvel), Afterlift (comiXology Originals) |
2021 | | (Boom!), Wynd (Boom!), Batman (DC), The Department of Truth (Image), Razorblades (Tiny Onion) | [39] [40] |
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| (Image), Reckless (Image), Friday (Panel Syndicate) |
| (DC), Adventureman (Image), November vols. 2–3 (Image), Sex Criminals (Image) |
| (Image), Giant-Size X-Men (Marvel), X-Men (Marvel) |
| (Dark Horse), Black Hammer (Dark Horse), Colonel Weird: Cosmagog (Dark Horse), (DC), Family Tree (Image), Gideon Falls (Image) |
| (Image/Skybound), Daredevil (Marvel), Fantastic Four/X-Men (Marvel) |
2022 | | (Boom!), Something Is Killing the Children (Boom | ), Wynd (Boom!), The Nice House on the Lake (DC), The Joker (DC), Batman (DC), DC Pride (DC), The Department of Truth (Image), Blue Book (Tiny Onion Studios), Razorblades (Tiny Onion Studios) | [41] [42] |
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| (Image), Friend of the Devil (Image) |
| (DC) |
| (Top Shelf) |
| (Boom!), The Swamp Thing (DC), (Marvel), Venom (Marvel) |
2023 | | (Boom!), Something Is Killing the Children (Boom | ), Wynd (Boom!), The Nice House on the Lake (DC), (DC), The Closet (Image)The Department of Truth (Image) |
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| (Abrams Comicsart) |
| (DC), |
The following individuals have received two or more nominations but never won Best Writer: