| Eisner Award for Best Single Issue/One-Shot (must be able to stand alone) | |
| Awarded For: | Best Single Issue/One-Shot |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
| Holder: | The Riddler by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (2023) |
The Eisner Award for Best Single Issue/One-Shot is an award for "creative achievement" in American comic books.
The award was launched as "Best Single Issue" in 1988. In 1991 it was changed to "Best Story or Single Issue." In 1992 it was changed to "Best Single Issue or Story" and multi-issue stories were eligible. In 1993 it was changed to "Best Single Issue (Self-Contained Story)." In 2002 it was changed to "Best Single Issue." In 2003 it was changed to "Best Single Issue or One-Shot." In 2022 it was changed to "Best Single Issue/One-Shot (must be able to stand alone)."
| Year | Title | Authors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | |||
| 1988 | and Art Adams | [1] | |
| (Dark Horse Comics) | |||
| (Mad Dog Graphics) | |||
| , Arnold Pander, Jacob Pander, and Jay Geldof | |||
| (DC Comics) | , J. M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire, and Terry Austin | ||
| (Eclipse Comics) | |||
| 1989 | (Kitchen Sink Press) | and Dan Burr | [2] |
| (DC Comics) | , Chas Truog, and Doug Hazlewood | ||
| (DC Comics) | and Brian Bolland | ||
| (DC Comics) | |||
| (Kitchen Sink Press) | |||
| 1990s | |||
| 1990 | There was no Eisner Award ceremony, or awards distributed, in 1990, due to widespread balloting mix-ups.[3] | ||
| 1991 | (Dark Horse Comics) | , Charles Vess, and Jean "Moebius" Giraud | [4] |
| (Kitchen Sink Press) | |||
| (Apocalypse Ltd) | and Kevin O'Neill | ||
| (Eclipse Comics) | |||
| 1992 [5] | (DC Comics) | and various artists | [6] |
| (Tundra Publishing) | and various artists | ||
| (Dark Horse Comics) | |||
| (Marvel Comics/Epic Comics) | and Sergio Aragonés | ||
| (DC Comics) | , Thomas Yeates, and Shepherd Hendrix | ||
| 1993 | (Dark Horse Comics) | and Steve Rude | [7] |
| (Epic Comics) | , Rafael Nieves, and Seitu Hayden | ||
| (DC Comics) | and David Lloyd | ||
| (Drawn & Quarterly) | |||
| (DC Comics) | and Jill Thompson | ||
| (DC Comics) | and John Watkiss | ||
| 1994 | (DC Comics) | and Bruce Timm | [8] |
| (Image Comics) | and Todd McFarlane | ||
| (Marvel Comics) | and Sergio Aragonés | ||
| (Marvel Comics) | and Alex Ross | ||
| (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) | and P. Craig Russell | ||
| 1995 | (DC Comics) | , Bruce Timm, Ronnie del Carmen, and others | [9] |
| (Fantagraphics) | |||
| (Cartoon Books) | |||
| (Dark Horse Comics) | |||
| (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) | , Steven T. Seagle, and various artists | ||
| 1996 | (Jukebox Productions/Image Comics) | and Brent Anderson | [10] |
| (Fantagraphics) | |||
| (Dark Horse Comics) | and Teddy Kristiansen | ||
| (Fantagraphics) | |||
| (El Capitan Books) | |||
| 1997 | (Jukebox Productions/Homage Comics) | , Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg | [11] |
| (Horse Press) | |||
| (Dancing Elephant Press) | |||
| (Topps) | |||
| (Drawn & Quarterly) | |||
| (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) | and Charles Vess | ||
| (El Capitan Books) | |||
| 1998 | (Jukebox Productions/Homage Comics) | , Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg | [12] |
| (DC Comics) | and Rick Burchett | ||
| (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) | |||
| (Drawn & Quarterly) | |||
| (DC Comics) | , Rick Burchett, and Terry Austin | ||
| 1999 | (DC Comics) | , John McCrea, and Garry Leach | [13] |
| (Dark Horse Comics) | and Galen Showman | ||
| (Funny Valentine Press) | and various artists | ||
| (Kitchen Sink Press) | and Eddie Campbell | ||
| (Dancing Elephant Press) | |||
| 2000s | |||
| 2000 | (America's Best Comics) | , Chris Sprouse, and Al Gordon | [14] |
| (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) | |||
| (America's Best Comics) | , J. H. Williams III, and Mick Gray | ||
| (El Capitan Books) | |||
| (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) | , Darick Robertson, and Rodney Ramos | ||
| 2001 | (America's Best Comics) | , J. H. Williams III, and Mick Gray | [15] |
| (Lightspeed Press) | |||
| (Top Shelf Productions) | |||
| (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) | , Warren Pleece, and Dean Ormston | ||
| (Drawn & Quarterly) | |||
| (Dark Horse Comics/Maverick) | |||
| 2002 | (Fantagraphics) | [16] | |
| (Drawn & Quarterly) | and Jason Lutes | ||
| (Lightspeed Press) | |||
| (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics) | and Eduardo Risso | ||
| (Drawn & Quarterly) | |||
| 2003 | (Fantagraphics) | [17] | |
| (Absence of Ink) | and Pablo Callejo | ||
| (Sparkplug Comics) | |||
| (Derfcity Comics) | |||
| (Origin) | and Pedro Camello | ||
| 2004 | (Dark Horse Comics) [18] | and Cary Nord | [19] |
| (Dark Horse Comics) | |||
| (Lightspeed Press) | |||
| (Horse Press) | |||
| (WildStorm/DC Comics) | and Jon J Muth | ||
| (Dark Horse Comics) | |||
| 2005 | (Fantagraphics) | [20] | |
| (AiT/Planet Lar) | and Becky Cloonan | ||
| (WildStorm/DC Comics) | , Tony Harris, and Tom Feister | ||
| (WildStorm/DC Comics) | and Gene Ha | ||
| (Dark Horse Comics) | |||
| 2006 | (DC Comics) | [21] | |
| (Kyle Baker Publishing) | |||
| (WildStorm/DC Comics) | , Tony Harris, and Tom Feister | ||
| (Fantagraphics/Coconino Press) | |||
| (America's Best Comics) | and J. H. Williams III | ||
| 2007 | (DC Comics) | and Darwyn Cooke | [22] |
| (AdHouse Books) | |||
| (AdHouse Books) | |||
| (Fantagraphics) | |||
| 2008 | (DC Comics) | and Gene Ha | [23] |
| (Renaissance Press) | |||
| (AdHouse Books) | |||
| (Marvel Comics) | and Salvador Larroca | ||
| 2009 | No award given out in 2009.[24] | ||
| 2010s | |||
| 2010 | (Marvel Comics) | and Gene Colan | [25] [26] |
| (DC Comics) | and Jesus Saiz | ||
| (Fantagraphics) | |||
| (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) | and Peter Gross | ||
| (Dark Horse Comics) | |||
| 2011 | (Dark Horse Comics) | and Richard Corben | [27] [28] |
| (IDW Publishing) | , Jason Ciaramella, and Zack Howard | ||
| (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) | , Mark Buckingham, and others | ||
| (IDW Publishing) | and Gabriel Rodriguez | ||
| (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) | and Rick Veitch | ||
| 2012 | (Marvel Comics) | , Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera | [29] |
| (Fantagraphics) | |||
| (IDW Publishing) | and Gabriel Rodriguez | ||
| (Action Lab Comics) | and Mia Goodwin | ||
| (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) | , Peter Gross, and Al Davison | ||
| 2013 | [30] | ||
| (Koyama Press) | |||
| (AdHouse Books) | |||
| (Uncivilized Books) | and Crosby | ||
| (Fantagraphics) | |||
| 2014 | (Marvel Comics) | and David Aja | [31] |
| (Fantagraphics) | and Jaime Hernandez | ||
| (New Paradigm Studios) | and N. Steven Harris | ||
| 2015 | (Dark Horse Comics) | and Jill Thompson | [32] |
| (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) | and Brent Anderson | ||
| (Image Comics) | |||
| (Marvel Comics) | |||
| (DC Comics) | and Frank Quitely | ||
| 2016 | (Marvel Comics) | and Mike Allred | [33] |
| (HighWater Press) | and Scott B. Henderson | ||
| (Avery Hill Publishing) | |||
| (Retrofit Comics/Big Planet Comics) | |||
| (AdHouse Books) | |||
| 2017 | (Dark Horse Comics) | , Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson | [34] |
| (Retrofit Comics/Big Planet Comics) | |||
| (Kilgore Books) | |||
| (Image Comics) | and Sean Phillips | ||
| (Pigeon Press) | |||
| (Silver Sprocket) | |||
| 2018 | (Dark Horse Comics) | and Adam Hughes | [35] |
| (ShortBox) | |||
| (AdHouse Books) | |||
| (Sun Comics) | |||
| (ShortBox) | |||
| 2019 | (Marvel Comics) | [36] | |
| (ShortBox) | |||
| (Dark Horse Comics) | and Emi Lenox | ||
| (Silver Sprocket) | |||
| (IHQ Studio/Image Comics) | , translated by James Robinson | ||
| 2020s | |||
| 2020 | (Fantagraphics) | [37] [38] | |
| (Coin-Op Books) | and Maria Hoey | ||
| (AdHouse Books) | |||
| (ShortBox) | |||
| (ShortBox) | |||
| 2021 | (Koyama Press) | [39] [40] | |
| (Birdcage Bottom Books) | |||
| (Image Comics) | |||
| (DC Comics) | and Giuseppe Camuncoli | ||
| (Storm Kids) | , Paul Storrie, and Dave Alvarez | ||
| 2022 | (DC Comics) | [41] | |
| #1 (Marvel Comics) | |||
| (Boom! Comics/Archaia) | |||
| #87: "Get Grayson" (DC Comics) | and Bruno Redondo | ||
| (Quindrie Press) | |||
| 2023 | (DC Comics) | [42] | |
| (Marvel Comics) | |||
| (IDW) | |||
| (BOOM | Studios) | ||