| Year
|
Nominee
|
Titles
|
Ref.
|
| 1990s
|
| 1994
|
P. Craig Russell
|
The Sandman #50 (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
|
[2]
|
| Chris Bachalo and Mark Buckingham
|
Death: The High Cost of Living (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
|
| Mike Mignola and Kevin Nowlan
|
Aliens: Salvation (Dark Horse Comics)
|
| John Romita Jr. and Al Williamson
|
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear (Marvel Comics)
|
| Dave Sim and Gerhard
|
Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
|
| Chris Sprouse and Karl Story
|
Legionnaires (DC Comics)
|
| Bruce Timm
|
The Batman Adventures: Mad Love (DC Comics)
|
| 1995
|
Dave Gibbons
|
Martha Washington Goes to War (Dark Horse Comics)
|
[3]
|
| Edvin Biuković
|
Grendel Tales: Devils and Deaths (Dark Horse Comics)
|
| Tony Harris and Wade von Grawbadger
|
Starman (DC Comics)
|
| David Mazzucchelli
|
Paul Auster's City of Glass (Avon Books)
|
| Mike Parobeck and Rick Burchett
|
The Batman Adventures (DC Comics)
|
| P. Craig Russell
|
Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, vol. 2 (NBM Publishing)
|
| 1996
|
Geof Darrow
|
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (Dark Horse Comics)
|
[4]
|
| Steve Dillon
|
Preacher (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
|
| Milo Manara
|
El Gaucho (NBM Publishing)
|
| Al Williamson
|
Flash Gordon (Marvel Select)
|
| Michael Zulli
|
The Sandman #70-72: "The Wake" (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
|
| 1997
|
Charles Vess
|
The Book of Ballads and Sagas (Green Man Press), The Sandman #75 (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
|
[5]
|
| Brent Anderson/Will Blyberg
|
Kurt Busiek's Astro City vol. 2 (Jukebox Productions/Homage Comics)
|
| Tony Harris/Wade von Grawbadger
|
Starman (DC Comics)
|
| José Luis García-López/Kevin Nowlan
|
Dr. Strangefate (DC Comics)
|
| Paul Smith
|
Leave It to Chance (Homage Comics)
|
| Aron Weisenfeld/Richard Bennett
|
Deathblow/Wolverine (WildStorm/Image Comics/Marvel Comics)
|
| 1998
|
P. Craig Russell
|
Elric: Stormbringer (Dark Horse Comics/Topps Comics), Dr. Strange: What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen? (Marvel Comics)
|
[6]
|
| Brent Anderson/Will Blyberg
|
Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Jukebox Productions/Homage Comics)
|
| Rick Burchett/Terry Austin[note 1]
|
Batgirl Adventures (DC Comics), Superman Adventures (DC Comics)
|
| Dave Gibbons
|
Martha Washington Saves the World #1 (Dark Horse Comics)
|
| Michael Lark
|
Terminal City: Aerial Graffiti (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics), The Little Sister (Byron Priess Visual Productions)
|
| Paul Smith
|
Leave It to Chance (Homage Comics)
|
| 1999
|
Tim Sale
|
Superman for All Seasons (DC Comics), Grendel Black, White, and Red #1 (Dark Horse Comics)
|
[7]
|
| Claudio Castellini
|
"Predator: Demon's Gold" in Dark Horse Presents #137 (Dark Horse Comics)
|
| Gene Ha
|
Starman #46 (DC Comics)
|
| Steve Lieber
|
Whiteout (Oni Press)
|
| George Pérez/Al Vey
|
Avengers (Marvel Comics)
|
| 2000s
|
| 2000
|
Kevin Nowlan
|
"Jack B. Quick" in Tomorrow Stories (America's Best Comics)
|
[8]
|
| Travis Charest/Richard Friend
|
WildC.A.T.S. (DC Comics/WildStorm)
|
| Ricardo Delgado
|
Hieroglyph (Dark Horse Maverick)
|
| Gary Gianni
|
Gary Gianni's The Monstermen (Dark Horse Maverick)
|
| Gene Ha
|
Top 10 (America's Best Comics)
|
| J. H. Williams III/Mick Gray
|
Promethea (America's Best Comics)
|
| 2001
|
P. Craig Russell
|
Ring of the Nibelung (Dark Horse Maverick)
|
[9]
|
| Michael Avon Oeming
|
Powers (Image Comics)
|
| Frank Quitely/Trevor Scott
|
The Authority (WildStorm/DC Comics)
|
| Eduardo Risso
|
100 Bullets (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
|
| J. H. Williams III/Mick Gray
|
Promethea (America's Best Comics)
|
| 2002
|
Eduardo Risso
|
100 Bullets (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
|
[10]
|
| John Cassaday
|
Planetary (DC Comics/WildStorm)
|
| Butch Guice
|
Ruse (CrossGen)
|
| Gene Ha/Zander Cannon
|
Top 10 (America's Best Comics)
|
| Humberto Ramos/Sandra Hope
|
Out There (DC Comics/WildStorm)
|
| François Schuiten
|
Brüsel (NBM Publishing)
|
| 2003
|
Kevin O'Neill
|
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (America's Best Comics)
|
[11]
|
| Seth Fisher
|
Vertigo Pop: Tokyo (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics), The Flash: Time Flies (DC Comics)
|
| Bryan Hitch/Andrew Currie
|
The Ultimates (Marvel Comics)
|
| Michael Lark
|
Batman: Nine Lives (DC Comics), Gotham Central (DC Comics)
|
| J. H. Williams III/Mick Gray
|
Promethea (America's Best Comics)
|
| 2004
|
John Cassaday
|
Planetary (WildStorm/DC Comics), Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth (WildStorm/DC Comics), Hellboy: Weird Tales (Dark Horse Comics)
|
[12]
|
| Tan Eng Huat
|
Doom Patrol (DC Comics), JLA #91 (DC Comics)
|
| Alex Maleev
|
Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
|
| Jim Lee/Scott Williams
|
Batman (DC Comics)
|
| Eduardo Risso
|
100 Bullets (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics), Batman (DC Comics), Boy Vampire: The Resurrection (Strip Art Features)
|
| 2005
|
John Cassaday [note 2]
|
Astonishing X-Men (Marvel Comics), Planetary (WildStorm/DC Comics), I Am Legion: The Dancing Faun (Humanoids Publishing/DC Comics)
|
[13]
|
| Frank Quitely [note 2]
|
We3 (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
|
| Charlie Adlard
|
The Walking Dead (Image Comics)
|
| Geof Darrow
|
Shaolin Cowboy (Burlyman Entertainment)
|
| Cary Nord & Thomas Yeates
|
Conan (Dark Horse Comics)
|
| 2006
|
John Cassaday
|
Astonishing X-Men (Marvel Comics), Planetary (WildStorm/DC Comics)
|
[14]
|
| Gene Ha
|
Top 10: The Forty-Niners (America's Best Comics)
|
| J. G. Jones
|
Wanted (Top Cow Productions/Image Comics)
|
| Frank Quitely
|
All-Star Superman (DC Comics)
|
| J. H. Williams III
|
Promethea (America's Best Comics), Desolation Jones (WildStorm/DC Comics)
|
| 2007
|
Mark Buckingham/Steve Leialoha
|
Fables (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
|
[15]
|
| Tony Harris/Tom Feister
|
Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC Comics)
|
| Niko Henrichon
|
Pride of Baghdad (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
|
| Michael Lark/Stefano Gaudiano
|
Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
|
| Sonny Liew
|
Wonderland (Slave Labor Graphics)
|
| Steve McNiven/Dexter Vines
|
Civil War (Marvel Comics)
|
| 2008
|
Pia Guerra/José Marzan Jr.
|
Y: The Last Man (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
|
[16]
|
| Steve Epting/Butch Guice/Mike Perkins
|
Captain America (Marvel Comics)
|
| Jae Lee
|
The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born (Marvel Comics)
|
| Takeshi Obata
|
Death Note (Viz Media), Hikaru no Go (Viz Media)
|
| Ethan Van Sciver
|
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps (DC Comics)
|
| 2009
|
Guy Davis
|
B.P.R.D. (Dark Horse Comics)
|
[17][18]
|
| Gabriel Bá
|
The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse Comics)
|
| Mark Buckingham/Steve Leialoha
|
Fables (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
|
| Olivier Coipel/Mark Morales
|
Thor (Marvel Comics)
|
| Amy Reeder Hadley/Richard Friend
|
Madame Xanadu (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
|
| Jillian Tamaki
|
Skim (Groundwood Books)
|
| 2010s
|
| 2010
|
J. H. Williams III
|
Detective Comics (DC Comics)
|
[19][20]
|
| Michael Kaluta
|
Madame Xanadu #11-15: "Exodus Noir" (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
|
| Steve McNiven/Dexter Vines
|
Wolverine: Old Man Logan (Marvel Comics)
|
| Fiona Staples
|
North 40 (WildStorm)
|
| Danijel Žeželj
|
Luna Park (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
|
| 2011
|
Skottie Young
|
The Marvelous Land of Oz (Marvel Comics)
|
[21][22]
|
| Richard Corben
|
Hellboy (Dark Horse Comics)
|
| Stephen DeStefano
|
Lucky in Love: A Poor Man's History, vol. 1 (Fantagraphics Books)
|
| Rob Guillory
|
Chew (Image Comics)
|
| Gabriel Rodriguez
|
Locke & Key (IDW Publishing)
|
| 2012
|
Ramón K. Pérez
|
Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand (Archaia Entertainment)
|
[23][22]
|
| Mike Allred
|
iZombie (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics), Madman All-New Giant-Size Super-Ginchy Special (Image Comics)
|
| Chris Samnee
|
Captain America and Bucky (Marvel Comics), Ultimate Spider-Man #155 (Marvel Comics)
|
| Marcos Martín
|
Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
|
| Paolo Rivera/Joe Rivera
|
Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
|
| 2013
|
David Aja [note 3]
|
Hawkeye (Marvel Comics)
|
[24][22]
|
| Chris Samnee [note 3]
|
Daredevil (Marvel Comics), The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom (IDW Publishing)
|
| Becky Cloonan
|
Conan the Barbarian (Dark Horse Comics), The Mire (self-published)
|
| Colleen Coover
|
Bandette (MonkeyBrain Books)
|
| Sean Phillips
|
Fatale (Image Comics)
|
| Joseph Remnant
|
Harvey Pekar's Cleveland (ZIP Comics/Top Shelf Productions)
|
| 2014
|
Sean Murphy
|
The Wake (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
|
[25][22]
|
| Nate Bellegarde
|
Nowhere Men (Image Comics)
|
| Nick Dragotta
|
East of West (Image Comics)
|
| Nate Powell
|
March: Book One (Top Shelf Productions)
|
| Emma Ríos
|
Pretty Deadly (Image Comics)
|
| Thomas Yeates
|
Law of the Desert Born (Bantam Books)
|
| 2015
|
Fiona Staples
|
Saga (Image Comics)
|
[26][22]
|
| Adrian Alphona
|
Ms. Marvel (Marvel Comics)
|
| Mike Allred
|
Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics), Madman in Your Face 3D Special (Image Comics)
|
| Frank Quitely
|
The Multiversity (DC Comics)
|
| François Schuiten
|
The Leaning Girl (Alaxis Press)
|
| Babs Tarr
|
Batgirl (DC Comics)
|
| 2016
|
Cliff Chiang
|
Paper Girls (Image Comics)
|
[27][22]
|
| Mike Allred
|
Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics), Art Ops (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
|
| Erica Henderson
|
Jughead (Archie Comics), The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Marvel Comics)
|
| Joëlle Jones
|
Lady Killer (Dark Horse Comics), Brides of Helheim (Oni Press)
|
| Nate Powell
|
March: Book Two (Top Shelf Productions)
|
| 2017
|
Fiona Staples
|
Saga (Image Comics)
|
[28][22]
|
| Mark Brooks
|
Han Solo (Marvel Comics)
|
| Dan Mora
|
Klaus (Boom! Studios)
|
| Greg Ruth
|
Indeh: A Story of the Apache Wars (Grand Central Publishing)
|
| François Schuiten
|
The Theory of Grain and Sand (IDW Publishing)
|
| Brian Stelfreeze
|
Black Panther (Marvel Comics)
|
| 2018
|
Mitch Gerads
|
Mister Miracle (DC Comics)
|
[29][22]
|
| Isabelle Arsenault
|
Louis Undercover (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press)
|
| Gary Gianni
|
Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea (Dark Horse Comics)
|
| Ramón K. Pérez
|
Jane (Archaia Entertainment)
|
| David Rubín
|
Black Hammer #9 & #12 (Dark Horse Comics), Ether (Dark Horse Comics), Sherlock Frankenstein #1–3 (Dark Horse Comics), Beowulf (Image Comics)
|
| 2019
|
Mitch Gerads
|
Mister Miracle (DC Comics)
|
[30][31]
|
| Matías Bergara
|
Coda (Boom! Studios)
|
| Karl Kerschl
|
Isola (Image Comics)
|
| Sonny Liew
|
Eternity Girl (DC Comics)
|
| Sean Phillips
|
Kill or be Killed (Image Comics), My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies (Image Comics)
|
| Yanick Paquette
|
Wonder Woman: Earth One, vol. 2 (DC Comics)
|
| 2020s
|
| 2020
|
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
|
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (First Second Books/Macmillan Publishers)
|
[32][33]
|
| Ian Bertram
|
Little Bird (Image Comics)
|
| Colleen Doran
|
Snow, Glass, Apples (Dark Horse Comics)
|
| Bilquis Evely
|
The Dreaming (DC Comics)
|
| Simon Gane
|
Ghost Tree (IDW Publishing)
|
| Steve Pugh
|
Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass (DC Comics)
|
| 2021
|
Mike Allred
|
Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams (Insight Editions)
|
[34][35]
|
| Marco Checchetto
|
Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
|
| Jorge Corona
|
Middlewest (Image Comics)
|
| Bertrand Gatignol
|
Pistouvi (Magnetic Press)
|
| Mitch Gerads/Evan “Doc” Shaner
|
Strange Adventures (DC Black Label)
|
| Sanford Greene
|
Bitter Root (Image Comics)
|
| 2022
|
Phil Jimenez
|
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (DC Comics)
|
[36]
|
| Filipe Andrade
|
The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (Boom! Studios)
|
| Bruno Redondo
|
Nightwing (DC Comics)
|
| Esad Ribić
|
Eternals (Marvel Comics)
|
| P. Craig Russell
|
Norse Mythology (comics) (Dark Horse Comics)
|