For a long time, I’ve wanted to catalog every award-winning title on DC Universe. This thread will contain my directories to every DCU title to win a noteworthy award. Below, you’ll find a directory of all the award lists I’ve created so far, to be updated as new awards are given and new comics arrive on DCU.
- Alley Awards (1961-1969)
- Shazam Awards (1970-1974)
- Goethe Awards (1971-1976)
- Comics Buyer’s Guide Fan Awards (1982-2010)
- Kirby Awards (1985-1987)
- Eisner Awards (1988-Present)
- Harvey Awards (1988-Present)
- GLAAD Media Awards (1990-Present)
- Don Thompson Awards (1992-1998)
- Wizard Fan Awards (1993-2006)
- Lulu Awards (1997-2009)
- Glyph Comics Awards (2006-Present)
- Ringo Awards (2017-Present)
And now, let us begin with The Big One:
THE EISNER AWARDS
Since 1988, the Eisner Awards have stood as the industry equivalent of the Oscars, but for comics. The awards are usually presented at San Diego Comic Con (though I imagine they’ll be distributed some other way this year). They were named for Will Eisner, creator of The Spirit.
When I was first getting into comics, and I couldn’t trust the opinions of my peers, I turned to the list of Eisner winners for a wider consensus on the best that modern comics had to offer. Today, I offer the same opportunity to you, complete with handy links.
- 1994: Best Editor, Mike Carlin
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #427-531
- 1994: Best Editor, Mike Carlin
- 2006: Best New Series
- 2007: Best Continuing Series
- 2009: Best Continuing Series
- 2000: Best Colorist/Coloring, Laura DePuy
- 2004: Best Cover Artist, James Jean
- 2005: Best Cover Artist, James Jean
- 1997: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 1998: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2017: Best Short Story (BATMAN ANNUAL #1, “Good Boy”)
- 2018: Best Writer, Tom King
THE BATMAN ADVENTURES: MAD LOVE
- 1994: Best Single Issue/Single Story
THE BATMAN ADVENTURES HOLIDAY SPECIAL
- 1995: Best Single Issue/Single Story
- 1996: Best Title for Younger Readers
- 1999: Best Title for Younger Readers
- 2018: Best Writer, Tom King
- 2007: Best Colorist/Coloring, Dave Stewart
- 2007: Best Single Issue/Single Story
BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE (1996)
- 1997: Best Short Story (BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE #4, “Heroes”)
- 1997: Best Anthology
- 2004: Best Colorist/Coloring, Patricia Mulvhill
- 1998: Best Title for Younger Readers
- 2001: Best Cover Artist, Brian Bolland
- 2000: Best Cover Artist, Alex Ross
BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #11-97
- 1992: Best Colorist/Coloring, Steve Oliff
- 1993: Best Penciller/Inker (Color Publication), P. Craig Russell
- 1993: Best Colorist/Coloring, Steve Oliff
- 1993: Best Editor, Archie Goodwin
- 1998: Best Finite Series/Limited Series
- 2000: Best Cover Artist, Alex Ross
- 1998: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 1993: Best Inker, Kevin Nowlan
- 1993: Best Editor, Archie Goodwin
- 2019: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2007: Best Writer/Artist (Drama), Paul Pope
- 2007: Best Finite Series/Limited Series
- 2010: Best Artist/Penciller/Inker, J.H. Williams III
- 2010: Best Colorist/Coloring, Dave Stewart
- 2010: Best Cover Artist, J.H. Williams III
- 2011: Best Colorist/Coloring, Dave Stewart
- 2013: Best Colorist/Coloring, Dave Stewart
- 2002: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2003: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2005: Best Colorist/Coloring, Dave Stewart
- 2005: Best Finite Series/Limited Series
- 1993: Best Editor, Archie Goodwin
- 2002: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2002: Best Cover Artist, Dave Johnson
- 2003: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2004: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2003: Best Colorist/Coloring, Dave Stewart
- 2019: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2001: Best Cover Artist, Brian Bolland
FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE JUSTICE LEAGUE
- 2004: Best Humor Publication
- 2004: Best Serialized Story
- 2005: Best Cover Artist, James Jean
- 1996: Best Writer, Garth Ennis
- 1997: Best Editor, Dan Raspler
- 1999: Best Single Issue/Single Story (HITMAN #34)
- 2009: Best Writer, Bill Willingham
- 2006: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2008: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (2006) #11
- 2008: Best Single Issue/Single Story
- 1997: Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior), Alex Ross
- 1997: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 1997: Best Cover Artist, Alex Ross
- 1997: Best Editor, Dan Raspler
- 1997: Best Finite Series/Limited Series
LETITIA LERNER, SUPERMAN’S BABYSITTER
- 2000: Best Writer/Artist (Humor), Kyle Baker
- 2000: Best Short Story
- 2000: Best Colorist/Coloring, Laura DePuy
- 2004: Best Artist/Penciller/Inker, John Cassaday
- 2005: Best Artist/Penciller/Inker, John Cassaday
- 2006: Best Artist/Penciller/Inker, John Cassaday
PLANETARY/BATMAN: NIGHT ON EARTH
- 2004: Best Artist/Penciller/Inker, John Cassaday
- 2004: Best Writer/Artist (Humor), Kyle Baker
- 2004: Best New Series
- 2005: Best Writer/Artist (Humor), Kyle Baker
- 2005: Best Title for Younger Readers
- 2006: Best Writer/Artist (Humor), Kyle Baker
- 1993: Best Penciller/Inker (Color Publication), P. Craig Russell
- 2006: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2006: Best Finite Series/Limited Series
- 2006: Best Single Issue/Single Story (SOLO #5)
- 2006: Best Anthology
- 1997: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 1997: Best Editor, Dan Raspler
- 1997: Best Serialized Story
- 1994: Best Editor, Mike Carlin
- 2007: Best Colorist/Coloring, Dave Stewart
- 1999: Best Artist/Penciller/Inker, Tim Sale
- 2007: Best Colorist/Coloring, Dave Stewart
SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #1-52
- 1994: Best Editor, Mike Carlin
- 1996: Best Editor, Stuart Moore
- 2019: Best Short Story, “The Talk of the Saints”
- 2009: Best Publication for Kids
- 2011: Best Publication for Kids
- 2000: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2000: Best Single Issue/Single Story (TOM STRONG #1)
- 2000: Best Serialized Story (TOM STRONG #4-7)
- 2001: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2002: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2003: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2004: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2005: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM
- 2011: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2000: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2000: Best Anthology
- 2001: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2002: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2000: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2001: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2001: Best Continuing Series
- 2002: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 1993: Best Cover Artist, Brian Bolland
- 1994: Best Cover Artist, Brian Bolland
- 2003: Best Cover Artist, Adam Hughes
- 2004: Best Colorist/Coloring, Patricia Mulvhill
- 2005: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein
- 2006: Best Letterer/Lettering, Todd Klein