Awards

Take a look at the complete list of our award-winning comics throughout our history.

2023

Eisner Awards

Best Adaptation from Another Medium:Chivalry, Neil Gaiman, adapted by Colleen Doran, lettered by Todd Klein

Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 1, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido translation by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander

Best Digital Comic: Barnstormers—Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay—Comixology Originals
(Print editions published by Dark Horse Comics)

2020

Eisner Awards

Best New Series: Invisible Kingdom, by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward

Best Graphic Album (Reprint): LaGuardia, by Nnedi Okorafor and Tana Ford

Best Adaptation From Another Medium: Snow, Glass, Apples, by Neil Gaiman, adapted by Colleen Doran

Best Painter/Digital Artist: Christian Ward, Invisible Kingdom, Machine Gun Wizards

Best Coloring: Dave Stewart, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D., Black Hammer/Justice League: Hammer of Justice

Hugo Award

Best Graphic Story or Comic- Laguardia

Bram Stoker Award

Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel - Neil Gaiman’s Snow, Glass, Apples

2019

Eisner Awards

Best Publication Design: Will Eisner's A Contract with God: Curator's Collection, Designed by John Lind

Best Lettering: Todd Klein, Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Neil Gaiman's a Study in Emerald

Wendy and Richard Pini inducted in the Eisner Hall of Fame

Harvey Awards

Mike Mignola inducted in the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame

Ringo Awards

Best Series (tie): Black Hammer: Age of Doom (Jeff Lemire)

Eisner Awards

Best Single Issue/One-Shot: Hellboy: Krampusnacht: Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes

Best Lettering: Stan Sakai: Usagi Yojimbo, Groo: Play of the Gods

Eisner Hall of Fame: Karen Berger and Dave Gibbons

2018

Eisner Awards

Best Single Issue/One-Shot: Hellboy: Krampusnacht : Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes

Best Lettering: Stan Sakai: Usagi Yojimbo, Groo: Play of the Gods

Eisner Hall of Fame: Karen Berger and Dave Gibbons

Ringo Awards

Best Colorist: Dave Stewart (B.P.R.D: The Devil You Know, Koshchei the Deathless)

2017

Eisner Awards

Best Single Issue/One-Shot: Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson
Best New Series: Black Hammerby Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston
Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Moebius Library: The World of Edena by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al.
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art): Jill Thompson, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (DC); Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse)
Best Lettering: Todd Klein, Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer (Vertigo/DC); Black Hammer (Dark Horse)
Most Promising Newcomer: Anne Szabla, Bird Boy

Ringo Awards

Best Colorist: Dave Stewart (B.P.R.D: The Devil You Know, Koshchei the Deathless)

2016

Eisner Awards

Best Adaptation from Another Medium: Two Brothers by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon

2015

Eisner Awards

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot): Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers by Evan Dorkin and Jill ThompsonBest U.S. Edition of International Material: Blacksad: Amarillo by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido
Best Writer: Gene Luen Yang, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Dark Horse), The Shadow Hero (First Second)
Best Coloring: Dave Stewart, Hellboy in Hell, B.P.R.D., Abe Sapien, Baltimore, Lobster Johnson, Witchfinder, The Shaolin Cowboy, Aliens: Fire and Stone, Best Lettering: Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo: Senso, Usagi Yojimbo Color Special: The Artist

YALSA's 2015 Great Graphic Novels for Teens

47 Ronin By Mike Richardson. Illus. by Stan Sakai.
Sally Heathcote, Suffragette By Mary Talbot. Illus. by Kate Charlesworth.
Baltimore vol 3: A Passing Stranger and Other Stories. By Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden.
Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem. By Steve Niles. Illus. by Dave Wachter.

2014

Eisner Awards
Best Publication For Early Readers (up to age 7): Itty Bitty Hellboy byArt Baltazar and Franco
Best Publication for Kids (ages 8-12): The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks
Best Anthology: Dark Horse Presents edited by Mike Richardson
Best Reality-Based Work: The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson & Kyle Baker
Best Coloring: Jordie Bellaire for The Massive

Harvey Awards
Best Colorist: Dave Stewart for Hellboy: The Midnight Circus
Best Anthology: Dark Horse Presents edited by Mike Richardson
Best Graphic Album—Original: The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story by Vivek Tiwary
Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation: The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story by Vivek Tiwary
Best Domestic Reprint Project: The Best of Comix Book: When Marvel Went Underground
Special Award for Excellence in Presentation: The Best of Comix Book: When Marvel Went Underground
Best Online Comics Work: Battlepug by Mike Norton

2013

Eisner Awards

Best Digital Comic: Bandette by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain)

Best Anthology: Dark Horse Presentsedited by Mike Richardson

Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Blacksad: A Silent Hell by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido

Best Coloring: Dave Stewart for BPRD, Conan the Barbarian, Hellboy in Hell, Lobster Johnson, The Massive

Stumptown Awards

Best Artist: Juanjo Guarnido for Blacksad: A Silent Hell

Best Letterer: Carla Speed McNeil for Finder: Talisman

Best Cartoonist: Carla Speed McNeil for Finder: Talisman

Best Publication Design: Blacksad: A Silent Hell designed by Cary Grazzini

2012

Harvey Awards

Best Colorist: Dave Stewart for Hellboy: The Fury

Best Anthology: Dark Horse Presentsedited by Mike Richardson

Stumptown Awards

Best Artist: Jonathan Case for Green River Killer

Best Letterer: Stan Sakai for Usagi Yojimbo: Fox Hunt

Best Colorist: Dave Stewart for Hellboy: House of the Living Dead; Chimichanga

Best New Talent: Jonathan Case for Dear Creature, Green River Killer

Eagle Awards

Favorite Newcomer Artist: Francesco Francavilla

Favorite Writer/Artist: Frank Miller

Favorite Colorist: David Stewart

Favorite European Comic Book: Dylan Dog

Eisner Awards

Best Anthology: Dark Horse Presents edited by Mike Richardson

Best Humor Publication: Milk and Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Badby Evan Dorkin

Best Digital Comic: Battlepugby Mike Norton, www.battlepug.com

Best Reality-Based Work: Green River Killer: A True Detective Storyby Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case

Best U.S. Edition of International Material: The Manara Library, vol. 1: Indian Summer and Other Storiesby Milo Manara with Hugo Pratt

Best Lettering: Stan Sakai for Usagi Yojimbo

Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award: Tyler Crook

2011

Harvey Awards

Best Cover Artist: Mike Mignola

Best American Edition of Foreign Material: Blacksad

Best Graphic Album Previously Published: Beasts of Burden

Eagle Awards

Favorite Writer/Artist: Mike Mignola

Favorite Artist – Inks: Mike Mignola

Favorite European Comic Book: Blacksadby Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (Darguad/DHC)

Favorite Web-Based Comic: Axe Copby Malachai and Ethan Nicolle

Eisner Awards

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot): Hellboy: Double Feature of Evilby Mike Mignola

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art): Juanjo Guarnido for Blacksad

Best Cover Artist: Mike Mignola for Hellboy, Baltimore: The Plague Ships

Best Coloring: Dave Stewart for Hellboy, BPRD, Baltimore, Let Me In

2010

Eisner Awards

Best Publication for Teens: Beasts of Burden

Best Digital Comic: Sin Titulo

Best Coloring: Dave Stewart

Harvey Awards

Best Cover Artist: Mike Mignola for Hellboy: The Bride of Hell

ALA/YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens

Clover: Omnibus Edition by CLAMP

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Vol. 3: Wolves at the Gate by Drew Godard, Georges Jeanty, and Joss Whedon

The Helm by Jim Hardison and Bart Sears

Pigeons from Hell by Joe R. Lansdale and Nathan Fox, based short stories from Robert E. Howard

2009

Amazon.com's Top 10 List

Editor's Choice: The Umbrella Academy: Dallas by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá

Customer Favorite: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Vol. 4: Time of Your Life by Joss Whedon, Jeph Loeb, Karl Moline, Ethan Beavers, Adam Van Wyk, Jo Chen, and Georges Jeanty.

The A.V. Club’s Best Comics of the Decade

Achewood by Chris Onstad

The Goon by Eric Powell

Broken Frontier Awards

Best Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Best Limited Series: The Umbrella Academy: Dallas by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá.

Best Independent Artist: Gabriel Bá

Eisner Awards

Best Limited Series: Hellboy: The Crooked Man by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben

Best Graphic Album (Reprint): Hellboy: Library Edition Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 by Mike Mignola

Best Humor Publication: Herbie Archives Vol. 1, Vol. 2 & Vol. 3 by Shane O’Shea (Richard E. Hughes) and Odgen Whitney

Best Archival Collection: Creepy Archives Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 & Vol. 4 by Various Artists

Best Penciller/Inker: Guy Davis for B.P.R.D.

Best Colorist: Dave Stewart for Hellboy, Abe Sapien: The Drowning, B.P.R.D., The Goon, Solomon Kane: The Castle of the Devil & The Umbrella Academy

Best Cover Artist: James Jean for The Umbrella Academy

Best Publication Design: Cary Grazzini and Mike Mignola for Hellboy: Library Editions Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Harvey Awards

Best Artist: Gabriel Bá ( The Umbrella Academy)

Best Colorist: Dave Stewart ( The Umbrella Academy)

Paste Magazine’s 20 Best Graphic Novels of the Decade

Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 18: Travels with Jotaro by Stan Sakai

Hellboy Library Edition Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola, John Byrne, and others.

PopCultureShock’s Best Comics of 2009

Best Original Graphic Novel: 365 Samurai and a Few Bowls of Rice by J.P. Kalonji

Best New Comic Series: Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson

Best Comic Series: Hellboy and B.P.R.D. by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Josh Dysart, Guy Davis and others.

Print Magazine's Regional Design Annual

The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite (Design by Tony Ong)

Mister X Archives (Design by Josh Elliott)

Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2009

Lovecraft Unbound by various writers, edited by Ellen Datlow.

PubWest Book Design Awards

Graphic Album (Previously Published Material): Creepy Archives Vol. 1 by Various Artists

Jacket Cover Design: Mr. X Archives by Dean Motter and others

Adult Trade Book (Non-illustrated): Hellboy: The All-Seeing Eye by Mark Morris

2008

About.com

Best New Seinen Manga: Gantz by Hiroya Oku

Best Continuing Seinen Manga: Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service by Eiji Otsuka and Housui Yamazaki

Comic Book Resources' Best 100 Comics

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight by Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard, Georges Jeanty, Karl Moline, and Jo Chen

The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá

Eisner Awards

Best Painter: Eric Powell ( The Goon: Chinatown)

Best Cover Artist: James Jean ( Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite)

Best Coloring: Dave Stewart ( B.P.R.D., Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cut, Hellboy, Lobster Johnson, The Umbrella Academy)

Best Limited Series: The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba

Best Humor Publication: Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch

Best Writer/Artist (Humor): The Goon by Eric Powell

Best Online Comic: Sugarshock on MDHP by Joss Whedon and Fabio Moon

Best New Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Joss Whedon and Georges Jeanty

Harvey Awards

Best New Series: The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá

Best Online Comic: The Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch

Best Humor Comic: The Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch

Best Cover Artist: Mike Mignola

iFanboy

Publisher of the Year: Dark Horse Comics

Ignatz Awards

Best Online Comic: Achewood by Chris Onstad

PopCulture Shock's Best Manga

Best Continuing Series: Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura

Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2008

Achewood by Chris Onstad

PubWest Book Design Awards

Art/Photography Book: The Art of Bone by Jeff Smith

Reference Book: Conan The Phenomenon by Paul M. Sammon

Gift/Holiday/Specialty Book: 300: The Art of the Film by Frank Miller & Zack Snyder

Graphic Novel/Drawn Book: The Goon: Chinatown by Eric Powell

Stumptown Awards

Outstanding Publication Design: The Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch

Outstanding Webcomic: The Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch

YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens

The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá

Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 22: Tomoe's Story by Stan Sakai

2007

Amazon.com's Top 10 Editors' Picks: Comics & Graphic Novels
The Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch

Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight vol. 1 by Joss Whedon

American Library Association's Booklist Top Ten Graphic Novels

De:TALES by Fábio Moon & Gabriel Bá

Diamond Gem Award: Best Comic Book (under $3.00) and Best Licensed Comic

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 by Joss Whedon

Eagle Awards

Favourite Colour Comicbook - American: Hellboy: Darkness Calls by Mike Mignola

Roll of Honour: Mike Mignola

Best Manga Title - Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura

Eisner Awards

Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material - Japan - Old Boy

ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards

Graphic Novels Silver Award - De:TALES by Fábio Moon & Gabriel Bá

Harvey Awards

Best Letterer - Stan Sakai

Nebula Awards

Best Short Story from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America: "Echo" from Saffron and Brimstone: Strange Stories by Elizabeth Hand

Publishers Weekly "Best Of"

Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot

MPD-Psycho vol. 1 by Eiji Otsuka

Stumptown Awards

Outstanding Mystery Award - The Artist Within by Greg Preston

Outstanding Design - The Art of Bone by Jeff Smith, book design Cary Grazzini

Outstanding D.I.Y.: Postage Stamp Funnies by Shannon Wheeler

2006

Eisner Awards

Best Comics-Related Book: Eisner/Miller by Will Eisner and Frank Miller

Eagle Awards

Best Manga Title: Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura

Friends of Lulu Awards

Woman of Distinction Award: Diana Schutz

YALSA Awards

Billy the Kid's Old-Timey Oddities by Eric Powell

Star Wars: Tag and Bink Were Here by Kevin Rubio

2005

Eisner Awards

Best Continuing Series: The Goon by Eric Powell

Best Humor Publication: The Goon by Eric Powell

Best Anthology: Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist edited by Diana Schutz and Dave Land

Best Lettering: Todd Klein for Creatures of the Night

Best Writer/Artist: Paul Chadwick for Concrete: The Human Dilema

Best Coloring: Dave Stewart for Conan, B.P.R.D.

Best Short Story: "Unfamiliar" from the Dark Horse Book of Hauntings by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson

Eagle Awards

Best Manga Title: Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura

Favorite Comics-Related Book: Eisner/Miller by Will Eisner and Frank Miller

Harvey Awards

Best New Series: Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist by Various Best Anthology: Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist

2004

Eisner Awards

Best Single Issue (tie!): Conan #0: Conan the Legend by Kurt Busiek and Cary Nord

Best Single Issue (tie!): The Goon #1 by Eric Powell

Best Comics-Related Book: The Art of Hellboy by Mike Mignola

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist : The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings by Jill Thompson

Best Penciller/Inker: John Cassaday for Hellboy: Weird Tales

Hall of Fame: Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima

Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award: Eric Wight for The Escapist

Harvey Awards

Special Award for Humor in Comics: Tony Millionaire for Sock Monkey

2003

Eisner Awards

Best Humor Publication: The Amazing Screw-On Head by Mike Mignola

Best Short Story: The Magician and the Snake by Mike and Katie Mignola

Best Coloring: Dave Stewart for Hellboy: The Third Wish, Star Wars: Empire, The Amazing Screw-on Head

Harvey Awards

Best Colorist: Dave Stewart for Hellboy

Best Presentation of Foreign Material: Lone Wolf & Cub by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima

2002

Eisner Awards

Best Limited Series: Hellboy: Conqueror Worm by Mike Mignola

Best Archival Collection/Project: Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo

Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material: Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo

Best Comics-Related Item: Dark Horse Classic Comic Characters Statuettes

Harvey Awards

Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work: Lone Wolf & Cub by Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima

Best Presentation of Foreign Material: Lone Wolf & Cub by Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima

2001

Eisner Awards

Best Limited Series: The Ring of the Nibelung by P. Craig Russell with Patrick Mason

Best Humor Publication: Sock Monkey, Vol. 3 by Tony Millionaire

Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material: Lone Wolf & Cub by Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: P. Craig Russell for The Ring of the Nibelung

Harvey Awards

Special Award for Humor: Sergio Aragonés ( Groo, Louder Than Words, etc.)

Best Graphic Album of Original Work: Last Day in Vietnam by Will Eisner

Best Presentation of Foreign Material: Lone Wolf & Cub by Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima

2000

Eisner Awards

Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material: Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura

Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition: Tony Millionaire for Sock Monkey

Best Comics-Related Product/Item: Lunch boxes: Sin City, Bettie Page, Hellboy

Best Publication Design: 300 designed by Mark Cox

Harvey Awards

Best Artist: Mike Mignola for Hellboy: Box Full of Evil

Special Award for Humor in Comics: Sergio Aragonés ( Groo, Louder Than Words, etc.)

Best American Edition of Foreign Material: Star Wars: The Manga by Toshiki Kudo and Shin-Ichi Hiromoto based on stories by George Lucas, edited by David Land

1999

Eisner Awards

Best Short Story: "Devil's Advocate" by Matt Wagner and Tim Sale from Grendel: Black, White, and Red #1

Best Serialized Story: Usagi Yojimbo #13-22: "Grasscutter" by Stan Sakai

Best Limited Series: 300 by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley Sergio Aragonés' Groo by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier

Best Anthology: Grendel: Black, White, and Red by Matt Wagner

Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material: Star Wars: A New Hope - Manga by Hisao Tamaki

Best Writer/Artist: Frank Miller for 300

Best Penciller/Inker: Tim Sale for Grendel: Black, White, and Red #1

Best Coloring: Lynn Varley for 300

Harvey Awards

Best Continuing/Limited Series: 300 by Frank Miller

Special Award for Humor: Sergio Aragonés

Best Colorist: Lynn Varley for 300

1998

Eisner Awards

Best Writer/Artist: Mike Mignola for Hellboy

Best Penciller/Inker: P. Craig Russell for Elric: Stormbringer

Best Anthology: Hellboy Christmas Special

Best Graphic Album - Reprint: Sin City: That Yellow Bastard by Frank Miller

Harvey Awards

Best Artist: P. Craig Russell for Elric: Stormbringer

Best Cartoonist: Sergio Aragonés

Best Anthology: Dark Horse Presents

Best Album of Original Material: Sin City: Family Values

Special Award for Humor: Sergio Aragonés

1997

Eisner Awards

Best Writer/Artist - Drama: Mike Mignola for Hellboy: Wake the Devil

Best Penciller: Steve Rude for Nexus: Executioner's Song

Best Graphic Album - New: Fax from Sarajevo by Joe Kubert

Best Archival Collection: Tarzan: The Land That Time Forgot and The Pool of Time by Russ Manning

Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition: Ricardo Delgado for Age of Reptiles

Harvey Awards

Special Award for Humor: Sergio Aragonés

Best Graphic Album of Original Work: Fax from Sarajevo by Joe Kubert

Best Anthology: Dark Horse Presents

1996

Eisner Awards

Best Writer/Artist - Humor: Sergio Aragonés for Groo

Best Limited Series: Sin City: The Big Fat Kill by Frank Miller

Best Letterer: Stan Sakai for Groo and Usagi Yojimbo

Best Short Story: "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

Best Graphic Album - Reprint: The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot

Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition: Stan Sakai for Usagi Yojimbo

Harvey Awards

Best Artist: Mike Mignola for Hellboy

Best Continuing/Limited Series: Sin City by Frank Miller

Best Graphic Album (Reprint): Hellboy: The Wolves of St. August by Mike Mignola)

Best Inker: Kevin Nowlan for Superman vs. Aliens

1995

Eisner Awards

Best New Series: Too Much Coffee Man by Shannon Wheeler

Best Writer/Artist: Mike Mignola for Hellboy: Seeds of Destruction

Best Limited Series: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For by Frank Miller