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Year
Winner
Works
Publisher(s)
1988
Alan Moore
Watchmen
DC
1989
Alan Moore
Batman: The Killing Joke
DC
1991
Neil Gaiman
Sandman
DC
1992
Neil Gaiman
Sandman; The Books of Magic; Miracleman
DC; DC; Eclipse
1993
Neil Gaiman
Sandman; Miracleman
DC; Eclipse
1994
Neil Gaiman
Sandman
DC
1995
Alan Moore
From Hell
Kitchen Sink
1996
Alan Moore
From Hell
Kitchen Sink
1997
Alan Moore
From Hell; Supreme
Kitchen Sink; Maximum Press
1998
Garth Ennis
Hitman; Preacher; The Unknown Soldier; Bloody Mary: Lady Liberty
DC; DC/Vertigo; DC/Helix
1999
Kurt Busiek
____ ______'s Astro City; Avengers
Homage/WildStorm/Image; Marvel
2000
Alan Moore
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Promethea; Tom Strong; Tomorrow Stories; Top 10
ABC
2001
Alan Moore
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Promethea; Tom Strong; Tomorrow Stories; Top 10
ABC
2002
Brian Michael Bendis
Powers; Alias; Daredevil; Ultimate Spider-Man
Image; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel
2003
Brian Michael Bendis
Powers; Alias; Daredevil; Ultimate Spider-Man
Image; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel
2004
Alan Moore
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Promethea; Smax; Tom Strong; Tom Strong's Terrific Tales
ABC
2005
Brian K. Vaughan
Y: The Last Man; Ex Machina; Runaways; Ultimate X-Men
Vertigo/DC; WildStorm/DC; Marvel; Marvel
2006
Alan Moore
Promethea; Top 10: The Forty-Niners
ABC
Year
Winner
Works
Publisher(s)
2007
Ed Brubaker
Captain America; Criminal; Daredevil
Marvel; Marvel; Marvel
2008
Ed Brubaker
Captain America; Criminal; Daredevil; Immortal Iron Fist
Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel
2009
Bill Willingham
Fables; House of Mystery
Vertigo/DC; Vertigo/DC
2010
Ed Brubaker
Captain America; Daredevil; The Marvel Project; Criminal; Incognito
Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel
2011
Joe Hill
Locke & Key
IDW
2012
Mark Waid
Irredeemable; Incorruptible; Daredevil
Boom!; Boom!; Marvel
2013
Brian K. Vaughan
Saga
Image
2014
Brian K. Vaughan
Saga
Image
2015
Gene Luen Yang
Avatar: The Last Airbender; The Shadow Hero
Dark Horse; First Second
2016
Jason Aaron
Doctor Strange; Men of Wrath; Thor; Star Wars; Southern Bastards
Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Image
2017
Brian K. Vaughan
Paper Girls; Saga; We Stand On Guard
Image
2018 (tie)
Tom King
Batman; Batman Annual #2; Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1; Mister Miracle
DC; DC; DC; DC
2018 (tie)
Marjorie Liu
Monstress
Image
2019
Tom King
Batman, Mister Miracle, Heroes in Crisis, Swamp Thing Winter Special
DC; DC; DC; DC
2020
Mariko Tamaki
Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass; Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me
DC; First Second/Macmillan
2021
James Tynion IV
Something is Killing the Children; Wynd; Batman; The Department of Truth; Razorblades
Boom!; Boom!; DC; Image; Tiny Onion
2022
James Tynion IV
House of Slaughter; Something is Killing the Children; Wynd; The Nice House on the Lake; The Joker; Batman; DC Pride 2021; The Department of Truth; Blue Book; Razorblades
House of Slaughter; Something Is Killing the Children; Wynd; The Nice House on the Lake; The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country; The Closet;The Department of Truth