| Eisner Award for Best Webcomic | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Webcomic |
| Country | United States |
| First award | 2017 |
| Most recent winner (2025) | Life After Life by Joshua Barkman |
| Website | www.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 | teadragonsociety.com | [3][2] |
| Awaiting a Wave (The Weather Channel) | Dale Carpenter and Nate Powell | |||
| Brothers Bond | 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 | Dan Schkade | www.webtoons.com/en/thriller/lavender-jack/list?title_no=1410&page=1 | ||
| Let's Play | Mongie | www.webtoons.com/en/romance/letsplay/list?title_no=1218&page=1 | ||
| Lore Olympus | 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 | thebeliever.net/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]
[11] |
| 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/comics/22ink1.html | ||
| 2024 | Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320 | [13] |
| Asturias: The Origin of a Flag | Javi de Castro | https://www.javidecastro.com/asturias-the-origin-of-a-flag | ||
| Daughter of a Thousand Faces | Vel (Velinxi) | https://tapas.io/series/daughter-of-a-thousand-faces/info | ||
| Matchmaker, Vol. 6 | Cam Marshall | https://matchmakercomic.com/ | ||
| 3rd Voice | Evan Dahm | https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/3rd-voice/list?title_no=828919 | ||
| Unfamiliar | Haley Newsome | https://tapas.io/series/unfamiliar/info | ||
| 2025 | Life After Life | Joshua Barkman | falseknees.com/comics/24ink1.html | [14] |
| The Accidental Undergrad | Christian Giroux | https://solrad.co/tag/the-accidental-undergrad | ||
| Motherlover | Lindsay Ishihiro | https://motherlovercomic.com/ | ||
| Delilah Dirk: Practical Defence Against Piracy | Tony Cliff | https://www.delilahdirk.com/dd4/dd4-p188.html | ||
| Rigsby WI | S. E. Case | https://rigsbywi.com | ||
Notes
References
- ^ "Fantagraphics and Image Comics Lead Eisner Awards Nominations, Syfy Wire". Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ a b "Eisner Award Recipients 2010-Present, San Diego Comic-Con International". Archived from the original on 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "Complete List of 2018 Eisner Award Nominees Announced, comicbook.com".
- ^ "Eisner Award Nominees Revealed, Hollywood Reporter".
- ^ "Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List, Hollywood Reporter".
- ^ "2020 Eisner Nominees: The Complete List, The Hollywood Reporter".
- ^ "SDCC '20: The 2020 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award winners, The Beat".
- ^ "2021 Eisner Award Nominees Revealed, Image and Fantagraphics Lead With Most Nominations, comicbook.com".
- ^ "ComicCon@Home '21: The 2021 Eisner Award winners, The Beat".
- ^ "2022 Eisner Awards for works published in 2021". Comic-Con. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ Lussier, Germain (May 18, 2022). "And Your 2022 Eisner Award Nominees Are..." Gizmodo. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (July 25, 2023). "Comic-Con 2023: DC Wins Big at the Eisner Awards". IGN. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ Puc, Samantha (July 26, 2024). "SDCC '24: Announcing the 2024 Eisner Award winners". Comics Beat. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ Puc, Samantha (July 25, 2025). "SDCC '25: Announcing the 2025 Eisner Award winners". Comics Beat. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
