About The Eisners
A celebration of comic book excellence, tracking every winner and nominee from 1988 to present day.
The Awards
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly known as the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. They are named after the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner, creator of The Spirit and a major contributor to the development of the graphic novel format.
First awarded in 1988, the Eisners are considered the comic book industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are presented annually at San Diego Comic-Con International, honoring the best publications and creators of the preceding year.
This Project
This site is a personal project to catalog and explore the history of the Eisner Awards. Beyond browsing the archives, you can track which award-winning and nominated comics you've read — building your own reading list along the way.
The data is sourced from official Eisner Award records and verified against multiple comic book databases. Cover images are provided via the Comic Vine API.
Design Notes
The visual design draws inspiration from the Swiss International Style — clean typography, systematic grids, and purposeful restraint. The asymmetrical comic panel grid on the home page pays homage to the medium itself, while the cadmium yellow accent echoes the bold coloring of classic comics.
Typography is set in Geist, a contemporary grotesque that balances Swiss precision with modern warmth.