Reich, Elijah Brubaker (Sparkplug Comic Books) 2009 Uptight, Jordan Crane (Fantagraphics) Danny Dutch, David King (Sparkplug) Delphine, Richard Sala (Fantagraphics/Coconino) Interiorae, Gabriella Giandelli (Fantagraphics/Coconino) Reich, Elijah Brubaker (Sparkplug) 2010 Ganges, Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics Books) King-Cat Comics & Stories, John Porcellino (self-published) Sublife, John Pham (Fantagraphics Books) Summit of the Gods, Yumemakura Baku and Jiro Taniguchi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon) Troop 142, Mike Dawson (self-published)2011 Everything Dies, Box BrownCrickets, Sammy Harkham (self-published) Dungeon Quest, Joe Daly (Fantagraphics Books) Lose, Michael DeForge (Koyama Books) Reich, Elijah Brubaker (Sparkplug Comic Books)2012 Love and Rockets: New Stories, the Hernandez brothers (Fantagraphics)Black Mass, Patrick Kyle (Mother Books) Eye of the Majestic Creature, Leslie Stein (Self-published) Ganges, Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics) Pope Hats, Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books)2013 Lose, Michael DeForge (Koyama Press)The Hive, Charles Burns (Pantheon) Madtown High, Whit Taylor (self-published) Pope Hats, Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books) Prison Pit, Johnny Ryan (Fantagraphics)2014 Demon, Jason ShigaThe Black Feather Falls, Ellen Lindner Powdered Milk, Keiler Roberts Sky in Stereo, Sacha Mardou Towerkind, Kat Verhoeven 2015 Sex Fantasy, Sophia Foster-Dimino Dumb, Georgia Webber Frontier, Ryan Sands (editor) March, John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell Pope Hats, Ethan Rilly 2016 Powdered Milk, Keiler Roberts Cartozia Tales, Isaac Cates (editor) Demon, Jason Shiga Ganges, Kevin Huizenga Megg & Mogg & Owl, Simon Hanselmann 2017 Chester 5000, Jess Fink Crickets, Sammy Harkham Frontier, Ryan Sands (editor) Maleficium, Sabin Cauldron The Old Woman, Rebecca Mock2018 Frontier – Youth in DeclineLey Lines – Czap Books Nori – Rumi Hara Bug Boys – Laura Knetzger Gumballs – Erin Nations2019 The Nib Magazine – Matt BorsDaygloayhole Quarterly – Ben Passmore Heavenly Blues – Ben Kahn/Bruno Hidalgo Frontier – Youth in Decline Endgames – Ru Xu2020 Fizzle – Whit TaylorThe Misplaced – Chris Callahan SUPERPOSE – Joe Seosamh and C. Anka kuš! – kuš! komiks Frontier – Youth in Decline2021 Ex.Mag – Peow StudiosA Queer Prisoner’s Anthology IV – edited by Casper Cendre Malarkey – November Garcia Ley Lines – edited by L Nichols and Kevin Czap Tongues – Anders Nilsen Outstanding Comic1997 Daniel Clowes, Eightball #17 (Fantagraphics)Pete Sickman-Garner, Hey Mister #1 (Top Shelf Productions) Dean Haspiel and Josh Neufeld, Keyhole #2 (Modern) Walt Holcombe, King of Persia (self-published through Accordion Press) Seth, Palookaville #10 (Drawn & Quarterly)1998 Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #9 (Fantagraphics)Bill Willingham, Coventry #1 (Fantagraphics) Daniel Clowes, Eightball #19 (Fantagraphics) Debbie Drechsler, Nowhere #3 (Drawn & Quarterly) Joe Sacco, Stories From Bosnia #1: Soba (Drawn