- Notes:
- In 1988 the Kirby Awards were discontinued. They were replaced by two awards: the Harvey Award and the Eisner Award.
No awards were presented in 1990, a transition year when San Diego Comic-Con took over administration of the awards.
1992 - Best Comics-Related Product - Sandman statue, by Randy Bowen (DC)
1993 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Comic Relief (Berkeley, California)
1993 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Moondog's (Chicago, Illinois)
1993 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - The Beguiling (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
1994 - Best Comics-Related Product/Item - Death statue, by Randy Bowen (DC)
1994 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Dr. Comics & Mr. Games (Oakland, California)
1994 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Golden Apple Comics (Los Angeles, California)
1995 - Best Comics-Related Item - Sandman Arabian Nights statue, designed by P. Craig Russell and sculpted by Randy
1995 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Flying Colors (Concord, California)
1996 - Best Comics-Related Item - Comic strip stamps (U.S. Postal Service)
1996 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Atlantis Fantasyworld (Santa Cruz, California)
1996 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - KINGS Comics (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
1997 - Best Comics-Related Item - Hellboy bust, Randy Bowen (Bowen Designs)
1997 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Central City Comics (Columbus, Ohio)
1997 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Chicago Comics (Chicago, Illinois)
1997 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - That's Entertainment (Fitchburg & Worcester, Massachusetts)
1998 - Best Comics-Related Product - Acme Novelty Library display stand, designed by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)
1998 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Hi De Ho Comics (Santa Monica, California)
1998 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Meltdown Comics & Collectibles (Los Angeles, California)
1999 - Best Comics-Related Product/Item - Sandman Pocketwatch, designed by Kris Ruotolo (DC/Vertigo)
1999 - Best Comics-Related Sculpted Figures - Hellboy statue, sculpted by Randy Bowen, produced by Bowen Designs
1999 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - DreamHaven (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
1999 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Star Clipper Comics & Games (St. Louis, Missouri, United States)
2000 - Best Comics-Related Book - The Sandman: The Dream Hunters, by Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano (DC/Vertigo)
2000 - Best Comics-Related Product/Item - Lunch boxes: Milk & Cheese, Sin City, Bettie Page, Hellboy, Groo (Dark Horse)
2000 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Golden Age Collectables (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
2001 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Strange Adventures (Nova Scotia, Canada)
2002 - Best Comics-Related Item - Dark Horse classic comic characters statuettes, sculpted by Yoe Studio (Dark Horse)
2002 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Source Comics & Games (Falcon Heights, Minnesota)
2003 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - All About Books and Comics (Phoenix, Arizona)
2004 - Best Comics-Related Book - The Art of Hellboy, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
2004 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - ACME Comics & Collectibles (Sioux City, Iowa)
2005 - Best Digital Comic - Mom's Cancer
2005 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Night Flight Comics (Salt Lake City, Utah)
2006 - Best Digital Comic - PVP
2006 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Zeus Comics (Dallas, Texas)
2007 - Best Comics-Related Book - The Art of Brian Bolland, edited by Joe Pruett (Desperado/Image)
2007 - Best Digital Comic - Sam and Max
2007 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Earth-2 Comics (Sherman Oaks, California)
2008 - Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism - Newsarama, produced by Matt Brady and Michael Doran (http://www.newsarama.com)
2008 - Best Digital Comic - Sugarshock!
2008 - Best Humor Publication - Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories - Dark Horse
2008 - Best Short Story - Mr. Wonderful, in New York Times Sunday Magazine
2008 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Brave New World (Newhall, California, USA)
2009 - Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism - Comic Book Resources, produced by Jonah Weiland (www.comicbookresources.com)
2009 - Best Digital Comic - Finder
2009 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Tate's Comics, Fort Launderdale, Florida, USA
2010 - Best Digital Comic - Sin Titulo
2010 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Vault of Midnight, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2011 - Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism - ComicBookResources, produced by Jonah Weiland
2011 - Best Digital Comic - Abominable Charles Christopher
2011 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Comics N' Vegetables (Tel Aviv, Israel)
2012 - Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism - The Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon, www.comicsreporter.com
2012 - Best Digital Comic - Battlepug
2012 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Akira Comics, Madrid, Spain - Jesus Marugan Escobar
2012 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - The Dragon, Guelph, ON, Canada - Jennifer Haines
2013 - Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism - The Comics Reporter, edited by Tom Spurgeon, www.comicsreporter.com
2013 - Best Digital Comic - Bandette
2013 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Challengers Comics + Conversation, Chicago, IL
2014 - Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism - Comic Book Resources, produced by Jonah Weiland, www.comicbookresources.com
2014 - Best Digital / Webcomic - Oatmeal, The
2015 - Best Digital/WebcomicPrivate Eye, The
2015 - Best Short Story - When the Darkness Presses by Emily Carroll (webcomic)
2015 - Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Packrat Comics (Hilliard, Ohio)
2016 - Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism - Hogan's Alley, edited by Tom Heintjes, cartoonician.com
2016 - Best Digital Comic / Webcomic - Bandette - Monkeybrain/comicXology
2016 - Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Orbital Comics (London, UK)
2017 - Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism - The A.V. Club comics coverage, (Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by Oliver Sava et al.), www.avclub.com
2017 - Best Digital Comic - Bandette - Monkeybrain/comiXology - http://www.denofgeek.com/us/books-comics/eisner-awards/264400/2017-eisner-…
2017 - Best Webcomic - 2017 Bird Boy
2017 - Spirit of Comics Retailer Award - Comicazi, Robert Howard, David Lockwood, Michael Burke. (Somerville, MA, U.S.)
2021 - Best Comics-Related Journalism/Periodical - Women Write About Comics, edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne
2021 - Best Digital Comic - Friday, by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin (Panel Syndicate)
2021 - Best Webcomic - Crisis Zone, by Simon Hanselmann
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