Eisner Award for Best Webcomic

Eisner Award for Best Webcomic
Awarded forBest Webcomic
CountryUnited States
First awarded2017
Most recent winner (2023)Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe
Websitewww.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/

The Eisner Award for Best Webcomic is an award for "creative achievement" in American comic books for material originally published as a webcomic.

History and name change

Webcomics were eligible for the Best Digital Comic award when it was created in 2005. In 2014 the award was changed to Best Digital/Webcomic. In 2017 the award was split into Best Digital Comic and Best Webcomic.

Winners and nominees

Year Title Authors Website Ref.
2010s
2017 Bird Boy Anne Szabla bird-boy.com [1][2]
Deja Brew Taneka Stotts and Sarah DuVall
Jaeger Ibrahim Moustafa
The Middle Age Steve Conley steveconley.com/the-middle-age
On Beauty Christina Tran sodelightful.com/comics/beauty/
2018 The Tea Dragon Society Katie O'Neill [3][2]
Awaiting a Wave (The Weather Channel) Dale Carpenter and Nate Powell
Brothers Bond (Line Webtoon) Kevin Grevioux and Ryan Benjamin www.webtoons.com/en/action/brothersbond/list?title_no=1458&page=1
Dispatch from a Sanctuary City (The Nib) Mike Dawson thenib.com/dispatch-from-a-sanctuary-city
Welcome to the New World (New York Times Sunday Review) Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/26/opinion/sunday/welcome-to-the-new-world.html
2019 The Contradictions Sophie Yanow [4][5]
Lavender Jack (Line Webtoon) Dan Schkade www.webtoons.com/en/thriller/lavender-jack/list?title_no=1410&page=1
Let's Play (Line Webtoon) Mongie www.webtoons.com/en/romance/letsplay/list?title_no=1218&page=1
Lore Olympus (Line Webtoon) Rachel Smythe www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=1
Tiger, Tiger (Hiveworks) Petra Erika Nordlund www.tigertigercomic.com
2020s
2020 Fried Rice Comic Erica Eng friedricecomic.com [6][7]
Cabramatta Matt Huynh believermag.com/cabramatta/
Chuckwagon at the End of the World Erik Lundy www.theknucklesammich.com/restauranthtml/
The Eyes Javi de Castro www.javidecastro.com/theeyes
reMIND Jason Brubaker
Third Shift Society Meredith Moriarty www.webtoons.com/en/supernatural/third-shift-society/list?title_no=1703
2021 Crisis Zone Simon Hanselmann www.instagram.com/simon.hanselmann/ [8][9]
BFF Clément C. Fabre, Joseph Saffiedine, and Thomas Cadène www.webtoonfactory.com/en/webtoons/114-bff-saison-1/
DPS! Only Vel tapas.io/series/dpsonly/
Isle of Elsi Alec Longstreth www.isleofelsi.com
The Kiss Bet Ingrid Ochoa www.webtoons.com/en/romance/the-kiss-bet/list?title_no=1617
The Middle Age Steve Conley middleagecomic.com
2022 Lore Olympus Rachel Smythe www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320 [10]

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Batman: Wayne Family Adventures CRC Payne, Starbite www.webtoons.com/en/slice-of-life/batman-wayne-family-adventures/list?title_no=3180
Isle of Elsi Alec Longstreth www.isleofelsi.com
Navillera: Like a Butterfly Hun and Jimmy, translated by Kristianna Lee tapas.io/series/navillera-like-a-butterfly/info
Unmasked Breri and Nuitt www.webtoonfactory.com/en/serie/unmasked/
2023 Lore Olympus Rachel Smythe www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320 [12]
Deeply Dave Grover https://deeplydave.com/
Delilah Dirk: Practical Defence Against Piracy Tony Cliff https://www.delilahdirk.com/dd4/dd4-p46.html
The Mannamong Michael Adam Lengyel https://www.mannamong.com/episode-1/
Spores Joshua Barkman https://falseknees.com/

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Fantagraphics and Image Comics Lead Eisner Awards Nominations, Syfy Wire". Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  2. ^ a b "Eisner Award Recipients 2010-Present, San Diego Comic-Con International". Archived from the original on 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  3. ^ "Complete List of 2018 Eisner Award Nominees Announced, comicbook.com".
  4. ^ "Eisner Award Nominees Revealed, Hollywood Reporter".
  5. ^ "Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List, Hollywood Reporter".
  6. ^ "2020 Eisner Nominees: The Complete List, The Hollywood Reporter".
  7. ^ "SDCC '20: The 2020 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award winners, The Beat".
  8. ^ "2021 Eisner Award Nominees Revealed, Image and Fantagraphics Lead With Most Nominations, comicbook.com".
  9. ^ "ComicCon@Home '21: The 2021 Eisner Award winners, The Beat".
  10. ^ "2022 Eisner Awards for works published in 2021". Comic-Con. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  11. ^ Lussier, Germain (May 18, 2022). "And Your 2022 Eisner Award Nominees Are..." Gizmodo. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  12. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (July 25, 2023). "Comic-Con 2023: DC Wins Big at the Eisner Awards". IGN. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
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