Eisner Award for Best Anthology

The Eisner Award for Best Anthology Shot is an award for”creative achievement" in American comic books. It has been given out every year since 1992.

Eisner Award for Best Anthology
Awarded forBest Anthology
CountryUnited States
First awarded1992
Most recent winnerMenopause: A Comic Treatment edited by MK Czerwiec (2021)
Websitewww.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards-current-info

Winners and nominees

Eisner Award for Best Anthology winners and nominees
YearAuthor(s)/Editor(s)TitlePublisherResultRef.
1990s
1992Randy Stradley (ed.)Dark Horse PresentsDark Horse ComicsWinner[1]
Stephen R. Bissette and others (eds.)Taboo #5Spiderbaby Grafix/Tundra PublishingNominee[1]
Dave Elliott and Gary Leach (eds.)A1 #5Atomeka PressNominee[1]
Diane Noomin (ed.)Twisted SistersPenguin BooksNominee[1]
Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly (eds.)Raw vol. 2, #3Raw Books/Penguin BooksNominee[1]
1993Stephen R. Bissette (ed.)TabooSpiderbaby Grafix/Tundra PublishingWinner[2]
Dennis Eichhorn (ed.)Real StuffFantagraphicsNominee[2]
David Mazzucchelli and Richmond Lewis (eds.)Rubber BlanketRubber Blanket PressNominee[2]
Chris Oliveros (ed.)Drawn & QuarterlyDrawn & QuarterlyNominee[2]
Byron Preiss (ed.)The Ray Bradbury ChroniclesBantam BooksNominee[2]
Jerry Prosser and Rich Shupe (eds.)The Residents: Freak ShowDark Horse ComicsNominee[2]
1994Randy Stradley (ed.)Dark Horse PresentsDark Horse ComicsWinner[3]
Karen Berger (ed.)Vertigo Comics JamDC Comics/Vertigo ComicsNominee[3]
Dennis Eichhorn (ed.)Real StuffFantagraphicsNominee[3]
Jerry Prosser (ed.)Andrew Vachss' Hard LooksDark Horse ComicsNominee[3]
Howard Zimmerman (ed.)Ray Bradury ComicsTopps ComicsNominee[3]
1995Andy Helfer (ed.)Big Book of Urban LegendsParadox PressWinner[4]
Diane Noomin (ed.)Twisted SistersKitchen Sink PressNominee[4]
Chris Oliveros (ed.)Drawn & QuarterlyDrawn & QuarterlyNominee[4]
Randy Stradley and Bob Schreck (eds.)Dark Horse PresentsDark Horse ComicsNominee[4]
1996Bronwyn Taggart (ed.)Big Book of ConspiraciesParadox PressWinner[5]
Monte Beauchamp (ed.)BLAB! #8Kitchen Sink PressNominee[5]
Joe R. Lansdale and Richard Klaw (eds.)Weird BusinessMojo PressNominee[5]
Chris Oliveros (ed.)Drawn & QuarterlyDrawn & QuarterlyNominee[5]
Kim Thompson (ed.)Zero ZeroFantagraphicsNominee[5]
1997Mark Chiarello and Scott Peterson (eds.)Batman Black and WhiteDC ComicsWinner[6]
Tony Bedard (ed.), by Peter Gutierrez and various artistsShi: KaidanCrusade ComicsNominee[6]
Jim Higgins (ed.), by Carl Sifakis and various artistsBig Book of HoaxesParadox PressNominee[6]
Joe Pruett (ed.)Negative BurnCaliber ComicsNominee[6]
Randy Stradley (ed.)A Decade of Dark Horse ComicsDark Horse ComicsNominee[6]
1998Scott Allie (ed.)Hellboy Christmas SpecialDark Horse ComicsWinner[7]
Monte Beauchamp (ed.)BLAB! #9FantagraphicsNominee[7]
Karen Hirsch (ed.)Mind RiotSimon & Schuster/Aladdin PaperbacksNominee[7]
Jim Ottaviani (ed.)Two-Fisted ScienceG.T. LabsNominee[7]
Shelly Roeberg (ed.)Vertigo Comics: Winters EdgeDC Comics/Vertigo ComicsNominee[7]
Kim Thompson (ed.)Zero ZeroFantagraphicsNominee[7]
1999Diana Schutz (ed.), by Matt WagnerGrendel: Black, White and Red & Red, White and BlackDark Horse ComicsWinner[8]
Andy Helfe Kirchner, Steve Vance, and Anina BennettBig Book of BadParadox Press/DC ComicsNominee[8]
Joe Pruett (ed.)Negative Burn #50Caliber ComicsNominee[8]
Bob Schreck (ed.)Oni Double FeatureOni PressNominee[8]
Jeff Smith, Mark Crilley, Linda Medley, Stan Sakai, Jill Thompson, and Charles VessTrilogy Tour II BookCartoon BooksNominee[8]
2000s
2000Scott Dunbier (ed.), by Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, Kevin Nowlan, Melinda Gebbie, and Jim BaikieTomorrow StoriesAmerica's Best ComicsWinner[9]
Monte Beauchamp (ed.)BLAB!FantagraphicsNominee[9]
Brian Clopper (ed.)BrainbombBehemoth BooksNominee[9]
Etgar Keret, Mira Friedmann, Batia Kolton, Rutu Modan, Yirmi Pinkus, and Itzik RennertJet LagActus TragicusNominee[9]
Jean-Christophe Menu (ed.)Comix 2000L'AssociationNominee[9]
Jim Ottaviani (ed.)Dignifying ScienceG.T. LabsNominee[9]
2001Chris Oliveros (ed.)Drawn & Quarterly, vol. 3Drawn & QuarterlyWinner[10]
Jon B. Cooke and John Morrow (eds.)StreetwiseTwoMorrows PublishingNominee[10]
Patrizia Crivelli and others (eds.)Strapazin: Bubbles 'n' Boxes and BeyondSwiss Institute of New York/Swiss Federal Office of CultureNominee[10]
Tom Devlin and others (eds.)Expo 2000Small Press ExpoNominee[10]
Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly (eds.)Little LitHarperCollinsNominee[10]
2002Joey Cavalieri (ed.)Bizarro ComicsDC ComicsWinner[11]
Gary Groth and Anne Elizabeth Moore (eds.)Comics Journal Winter Special 2002FantagraphicsNominee[11]
Chris Oliveros (ed.)Drawn & Quarterly, vol. 4Drawn & QuarterlyNominee[11]
Jamie S. Rich (ed.)Oni Press Summer Color Special 2001Oni ComicsNominee[11]
Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly (eds.)Little Lit: Strange Stories for Strange KidsHarperCollinsNominee[11]
2003SPX 2002CBLDFWinner[12]
Ben Catmull and Dylan Williams (eds.)OrchidSparkplug ComicsNominee[12]
Tim Ervin-Gore (ed.)Super Manga BlastDark Horse ComicsNominee[12]
Ng Suat Tong (ed.)Rosetta: A Comics AnthologyAlternative ComicsNominee[12]
2004Karen Berger and Shelly Bond (eds.), by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean, P. Craig Russell, Miguelanxo Prado, Barron Storey, Frank Quitely, Glenn Fabry, Milo Manara, and Bill SienkiewiczThe Sandman: Endless NightsVertigo Comics/DC ComicsWinner[13]
Scott Allie (ed.)The Dark Horse Book of HauntingsDark Horse ComicsNominee[13]
Chris Oliveros (ed.)Drawn & Quarterly, vol. 5Drawn & QuarterlyNominee[13]
Chris Pitzer (ed.)Project: TelstarAdHouse BooksNominee[13]
Diana Schutz (ed.)AutobioGraphixDark Horse ComicsNominee[13]
Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly (eds.)Little Lit: It Was a Dark and Silly NightHarperCollinsNominee[13]
2005Diana Schutz and David Land (eds.)Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the EscapistDark Horse ComicsWinner[14]
Scott Allie (ed.)The Dark Horse Book of WitchcraftDark Horse BooksNominee[14]
Spencer Lamm (ed.)The Matrix Comics, vol. 2Burlyman EntertainmentNominee[14]
Jim McLauchlin (ed.), by Troy Hickman and othersCommon GroundsTop Cow Productions/Image ComicsNominee[14]
Chris Ware (ed.)McSweeney's Quarterly #13McSweeney'sNominee[14]
2006Mark Chiarello (ed.)SoloDC ComicsWinner[15]
Scott Allie (ed.)The Dark Horse Book of the DeadDark Horse BooksNominee[15]
Nat Gertler (ed.)24 Hour Comics Day Highlights 2005About ComicsNominee[15]
Gary Groth and Eric Reynolds (eds.)MomeFantagraphicsNominee[15]
Kazu Kibuishi (ed.)Flight, vol. 2Image ComicsNominee[15]
2007Shelly Bond (ed.), by Troy Hickman and othersFables: 1001 Nights of SnowfallVertigo Comics/DC ComicsWinner[16]
Frédéric Boilet (ed.)Japan as Viewed by 17 CreatorsFanfare/Ponent MonNominee[16]
Sammy Harkham (ed.)Kramers Ergot #6Buenaventura PressNominee[16]
Glenn Head (ed.)Hotwire Comix and CapersFantagraphicsNominee[16]
Chris Pitzer (ed.)Project: RomanticAdHouse BooksNominee[16]
2008Gabriel Bá, Becky Cloonan, Fábio Moon, Vasilis Lolos, and Rafael Grampá5self-publishedWinner[17]
Ivan Brandon (ed.)24Seven, vol. 2Image ComicsNominee[17]
Gary Groth and Eric Reynolds (eds.)MomeFantagraphicsNominee[17]
Anne Elizabeth Moore and Chris Ware (eds.)The Best American Comics 2007Houghton MifflinNominee[17]
Jason Rodriguez (ed.)Postcards: True Stories That Never HappenedVillardNominee[17]
2009Rantz Hoseley (ed.)Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori AmosImage ComicsWinner[18]
Scott Allie and Sierra Hahn (eds.)MySpace Dark Horse PresentsDark Horse ComicsNominee[19]
Lynda Barry (ed.)The Best American Comics 2008Houghton MifflinNominee[19]
Ivan Brunetti (ed.)An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories, vol. 2Yale University PressNominee[19]
Sammy Harkham (ed.)Kramers Ergot #7Buenaventura PressNominee[19]
2010s
2010Mark Andrew Smith, D. J. Kirkbride, and Joe Keatinge (eds.)Popgun, vol. 3Image ComicsWinner[20]
Paul Briggs (ed.)What Is Torch Tiger?Torch TigerNominee[21]
Brendan Burford (ed.)Syncopated: An Anthology of Nonfiction Picto-EssaysVillardNominee[21]
Kazu Kibuishi (ed.)Flight, vol. 6VillardNominee[21]
Andrei Molotiu (ed.)Abstract ComicsFantagraphicsNominee[21]
Bob Weill (ed.)Bob Dylan RevisitedW. W. Norton & CompanyNominee[21]
2011Paul Morrissey and David Petersen (eds.)Mouse Guard: Legends of the GuardArchaia EntertainmentWinner[22]
Joy Ang and Nick Thornborrow (eds.)The Anthology ProjectLucidity PressNominee[23]
Matt Dembicki (ed.)Trickster: Native American TalesFulcrum BooksNominee[23]
Nicolas Finet (ed.)Korea as Viewed by 12 CreatorsFanfare/Ponent MonNominee[23]
Sonny Liew and Lim Cheng Tju (eds.)Liquid City, vol. 2Image ComicsNominee[23]
2012Mike Richardson (ed.)Dark Horse PresentsDark Horse ComicsWinner[22]
Michel Choquette (ed.)The Someday FunniesAbrams ComicArtsNominee[24]
Rob Davis and Woodrow Phoenix (eds.)NelsonBlank Slate BooksNominee[24]
Chris Duffy (ed.)Nursery Rhyme ComicsFirst Second BooksNominee[24]
Harvey Pekar and Paul Buhle (eds.)Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New LandAbrams ComicArtsNominee[24]
2013Mike Richardson (ed.)Dark Horse PresentsDark Horse ComicsWinner[22]
Justin Hall (ed.)No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer ComicsFantagraphicsNominee[25]
Jeff Ranjo (ed.)Where Is Dead Zero?Dead Zero PublishingNominee[25]
Matt Smith (ed.)2000 ADRebellion DevelopmentsNominee[25]
Alex Spiro and Sam Arthur (eds.)Nobrow #7: Brave New WorldNobrow PressNominee[25]
2014Mike Richardson (ed.)Dark Horse PresentsDark Horse ComicsWinner[22][26]
Sam Arthur and Alex Spiro (eds.)Nobrow #8: HysteriaNobrow PressNominee[26]
Gabe Fowler (ed.)Smoke SignalDesert IslandNominee[26]
Matthew Levine and Cameron Chittock (eds.), by Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, et al.Thrilling Adventure HourArchaia Entertainment/Boom! StudiosNominee[26]
Michael Woods (ed.)Outlaw TerritoryImage ComicsNominee[26]
2015Josh O'Neill, Andrew Carl, and Chris Stevens (eds.)Little Nemo: Dream Another DreamLocust MoonWinner[22][27]
Monte Beauchamp (ed.)Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the WorldSimon & SchusterNominee[27]
Jonathan Clode and John Stuart Clark (eds.)To End All Wars: The Graphic Anthology of The First World WarSoaring PenguinNominee[27]
Rachel Deering (ed.)In the Dark: A Horror AnthologyTiny Behemoth Press/IDW PublishingNominee[27]
Anne Ishii, Chip Kidd, and Graham Kolbeins (eds.)Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make ItFantagraphicsNominee[27]
2016Tom Devlin (ed.)Drawn & Quarterly, Twenty-Five Years of Contemporary, Cartooning Comics, and Graphic NovelsDrawn & QuarterlyWinner[22][28]
Dan Berry (ed.)24 x 7FanfareNominee[28][29]
Matt Bors (ed.)Eat More Comics: The Best of the NibThe NibNominee[28][29]
David Petersen (ed.)Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, vol. 3Boom! Studios/Archaia EntertainmentNominee[28][29]
Shannon Watters (ed.)Peanuts: A Tribute to Charles M. SchulzBoom! Studios/KaBOOM!Nominee[28][29]
2017Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich (eds.)Love Is LoveIDW Publishing/DC ComicsWinner[22][30]
Santiago Garcia (ed.)Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish CartoonistsFantagraphicsNominee
Brandon Graham and Emma Ríos (eds.)Island MagazineImage ComicsNominee
Sammy Harkham (ed.)Kramers Ergot #9FantagraphicsNominee
David Schilter and Sanita Muižniece (eds.)Baltic Comics Anthology š! #26: dADakuš!Nominee
2018Taneka Stotts (ed.)Elements: Fire, A Comic Anthology by Creators of ColorBeyond PressWinner[22]
Max B. Perlson, Trina Robbins, et al.A Bunch of Jews (and Other Stuff): A Minyen YidnBedside PressNominee[31][32]
Sean Phillips (ed.)The Spirit AnthologyLakes International Comic Art FestivalNominee[31][32]
Eric Reynolds (ed.)Now #1FantagraphicsNominee[31][32]
Jamie Rhodes, et al.A Castle in EnglandNobrow PressNominee[31][32]
2019Marco Lopez, Desiree Rodriguez, Hazel Newlevant, Derek Ruiz, and Neil Schwartz (eds.)Puerto Rico StrongLion Forge ComicsWinner[33]
Shelly Bond (ed.)Femme Magnifique: 50 Magnificent Women Who Changed the WorldBlack Crown/IDW PublishingNominee[34]
Alex de Campi (ed.)Twisted RomanceImage ComicsNominee[34]
Will Dennis (ed.), curated by J. H. Williams III and Wendy Wright-WilliamsWhere We Live: A Benefit for the Survivors in Las VegasImage ComicsNominee[34]
2020s
2020Diane Noomin (ed.)Drawing Power: Women’s Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment and SurvivalAbrams ComicArtsWinner[35][36][37]
Matt Bors (ed.)The Nib #2–4The NibNominee[35][38]
Sammy Harkham (ed.)Kramers Ergot #10FantagraphicsNominee[35][38]
David RaultABC of TypographySelfMadeHeroNominee[35][38]
David Schilter, Sanita Muižniece, et al. (eds.)Baltic Comics Anthology š! #34-37kuš!Nominee[35][38]
2021MK Czerwiec (ed.)Menopause: A Comic TreatmentGraphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University PressWinner[39]
Shelly Bond (ed.)Hey, Amateur! Go From Novice to Nailing It in 9 PanelsIDW Publishing/Black CrownNominee[40]
Sammy Harkham (ed.)Los Angeles TimesNTWRKNominee[40]
Wren McDonald (ed.)Ex Mag, vols. 1-2Peow StudioNominee[40]
Sarah Mirk (ed.)Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World’s Most Infamous PrisonAbrams ComicArtsNominee[40]
Eric Reynolds (ed.)NowFantagraphicsNominee[40]
2023Matt Bors (ed)The Nib MagazineNibWinner[41]
Alex Antone and Jon Moisan (eds)CreepshowImage SkyboundNominee
Josh Bernstein (ed)The Illustrated Al: The Songs of “Weird Al” YankovicZ2
Bex Ollerton (ed)Sensory: Life on the SpectrumAndrews McMeel
Rantz Hoseley (ed)Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic AlbumZ2

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