Ignatz Awards Explained

Ignatz Award
Awarded For:	Outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers
Presenter:	Ignatz Award Committee
Location:	Bethesda, Maryland
Country:	United States
Year:	1997
Host:	Small Press Expo
Website:	www.smallpressexpo.com/ignatz-awards

The Ignatz Awards recognize outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers. They have been awarded each year at the Small Press Expo since 1997,^[1] only skipping a year in 2001 due to the show's cancellation after the September 11 attacks.^[2] SPX has been held in either Bethesda, North Bethesda, or Silver Spring, Maryland.

The Ignatz Awards are named in honour of George Herriman and his strip Krazy Kat, which featured a brick-throwing mouse named Ignatz.

Awards criteria

As one of the few festival awards rewarded in comics, the Ignatz Awards are voted on by attendees of the annual Small Press Expo (SPX, or The Expo, its corporate name), a weekend convention and tradeshow showcasing creator-owned comics. Nominations for the Ignatz Awards are made by a five-member jury panel consisting of comic book professionals.^[3]

The jury panel remains anonymous (from both the public as well as each other) until the announcement of the awards. After a 1999 controversy involving juror Frank Cho, jurors are now prohibited from nominating their own work. However, there is no prohibition of one jury member's work being nominated for an award by his or her fellow jurors.

History

The first comics industry awards given the title "Ignatz" originated at the OrlandoCon,^[4] held in Orlando, Florida, from 1974 to 1994.^[5] The current Ignatz Awards are not connected with OrlandoCon. The SPX Ignatz Awards were conceived in 1996 by SPX organizer Chris Oarr and cartoonist Ed Brubaker. Their original mandate, to set the Ignatz apart from "mainstream" awards like the Eisner Awards, was that the work nominated be creator-owned, and focus more on work done by a single writer/artist.

The Award was administered by Jeff Alexander from 1998 to 2006,^[6] when they were taken over by Greg McElhatton. During his tenure as Ignatz Award Coordinator, Alexander drew a strip for the annual award program in George Herriman's style.^[7]

Award categories

The Ignatz is awarded in the following categories:

• Outstanding Artist
• Outstanding Anthology (added in 2017)
• Outstanding Collection (added in 2017)
• Outstanding Graphic Novel (added in 2005)
• Outstanding Story
• Promising New Talent
• Outstanding Series
• Outstanding Comic
• Outstanding Minicomic
• Outstanding Online Comic (added in 2001)

Discontinued categories

• Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection (1997–2004, replaced in 2005 by two separate awards)
• Outstanding Debut Comic (2000–2008)
• Outstanding Anthology or Collection (2005–2016, replaced in 2017 by two separate awards)

Award winners and nominees

Outstanding Artist

• 1997 Seth, Palookaville (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Gilbert Hernandez, New Love (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Dylan Horrocks, Pickle (Black Eye Productions)
  • C. S. Morse, Soulwind (Image Comics)
  • Gary Panter, Jimbo (Zongo Comics)
• 1998 Dave Sim, Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
  • Joe Chiappetta, Silly Daddy (self-published)
  • Nick Craine, (House of Anansi Press Ltd.)
  • Gilbert Hernandez, Luba (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Jaime Hernandez, Penny Century (Fantagraphics)
• 1999 Frank Cho, Liberty Meadows #1 (Insight Studios Group)
  • Eric Shanower, Age of Bronze (Image Comics)
  • Dylan Horrocks, Hicksville (Blackeye)
  • Dave Choe, Slow Jams (Non #3 & 4, Red Ink)
  • Pat McEown, Kissin' Cousin (Heart Throb #4)
• 2000 Dave Cooper, Weasel (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Craig Thompson, Good-Bye, Chunky Rice (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Rod Espinoza, The Courageous Princess (Antarctic Press)
  • Francesca Ghermandi, Pastil (Phoenix Enterprise Publishing Co.)
  • Bill Presing, Rex Steele-Nazi Smasher (Monkeysuit Press)
• 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks
  • Donna Barr, The Desert Peach (A Fine Line Press)
  • Jason Lutes, Berlin (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Carla Speed McNeil, Finder (Lightspeed Press)
  • Tony Millionaire, Maakies (Fantagraphics Books), Sock Monkey (Dark Horse Comics)
  • Jim Woodring, Frank (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2002 Megan Kelso, Artichoke Tales #1, Non #5 (Highwater Books and Red Ink Press)
  • Renée French, The Soap Lady (Top Shelf)
  • Paul Hornschemeier, Sequential, Forlorn Funnies (I Don't Get It Graphics and Absence Of Ink Press)
  • John Kerschbaum, Homecoming, Petey & Pussy (Fontanelle Press)
  • Thomas Ott, Greetings From Hellville (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2003 Jason Little, Shutterbug Follies (Doubleday Graphic Novels)
  • Renée French, Rosetta (Alternative Comics), Tinka (Atheneum)
  • Dean Haspiel, Aim to Dazzle (Alternative Comics)
  • Lorenzo Mattotti, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (NBM Publishing)
  • Scott Mills, My Own Little Empire (AdHouse Books), Space Devil (ModernTales.com)
• 2004 Craig Thompson, Blankets (Top Shelf Productions)^[8]
  • Chester Brown, Louis Riel (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Daniel Clowes, Eightball #23 (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad (iBooks)
  • Joe Sacco, The Fixer (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2005 David B, Epileptic (Pantheon), Babel (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Jeffrey Brown, Bighead (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Roger Langridge, Fred the Clown (Fantagraphics)
  • Seth, Clyde Fans Book 1 (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Craig Thompson, Carnet de Voyage (Top Shelf Productions)
• 2006 Tony Millionaire, Billy Hazelnuts (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Jordan Crane, The Clouds Above (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Renee French, The Ticking (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Anders Nilsen, Big Questions #7 and #8 (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #16 (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2007 Jaime Hernandez, Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Vanessa Davis, Papercutter #4 (Tugboat Press), Kramers Ergot #6 (Buenaventura Press)
  • John Hankiewicz, Asthma (Sparkplug Comic Books)
  • Rutu Modan, Exit Wounds (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Ted Stearn, Fuzz & Pluck in Splitsville #4 (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2008 Laura Park, Do Not Disturb My Waking Dream (self-published)
  • Warren Craghead, How to Be Everywhere (Self-published)
  • Lat, Town Boy (First Second Books)
  • Michel Rabagliati, Paul Goes Fishing (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Jillian Tamaki, Skim (Groundwood Books)
• 2009 Nate Powell, Swallow Me Whole (Top Shelf)
  • Tim Hensley, Mome (Fantagraphics), Kramer's Ergot #7 (Buenaventura)
  • Richard Sala, Delphine (Fantagraphics/Coconino)
  • Josh Simmons, Mome (Fantagraphics)
  • Carol Tyler, You’ll Never Know, Book One: A Good and Decent Man (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2010 Eddie Campbell, Alec: The Years Have Pants (A Life-Sized Omnibus) (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Al Columbia, (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Mike Dawson, Troop 142 (self-published & http://troop142.mikedawsoncomics.com)
  • John Pham, Sublife #2 (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Sully, The Hipless Boy (Conundrum Press)
• 2011 Joseph Lambert, I Will Bite You (Secret Acres)
  • Michael DeForge, Lose #3 (Koyama Press)
  • Edie Fake, Gaylord Phoenix (Secret Acres)
  • Renée French, H-Day (Picturebox)
  • Carol Tyler, You’ll Never Know, Vol 2: Collateral Damage (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2012 Jaime Hernandez, Love and Rockets: New Stories (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Marc Bell, Pure Pajamas (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Inés Estrada, Ojitos Borrosos (Self-published)
  • Craig Thompson, Habibi (Pantheon)
  • Matthew Thurber, 1 800 Mice (Picturebox)
• 2013 Michael DeForge, Lose #4 (Koyama Press)
  • Lilli Carré, Heads or Tails (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Miriam Katin, Letting It Go (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Ulli Lust, Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Patrick McEown, Hair Shirt (Harry N. Abrams)
• 2014 Sam Bosma, Fantasy Basketball
  • Kim Deitch, The Amazing, Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley
  • Sophie Goldstein, Darwin Carmichael Is Going to Hell; Edna II; House of Women
  • Ed Piskor, Hip Hop Family Tree (Vol. 1)
  • Jesse Reklaw, Couch Tag
• 2015 Emily Carroll – Through The Woods
  • Ed Luce – Wuvable Oaf
  • Roman Muradov – (In a Sense) Lost and Found
  • Jillian Tamaki – SuperMutant Magic Academy
  • Noah Van Sciver – Saint Cole
• 2016 Tillie Walden – The End of Summer
  • Daniel Clowes – Patience
  • Ryan Heshka – Mean Girls Club
  • Kevin Huizenga – Ganges
  • Noah Van Sciver – Disquiet
• 2017 Emil Ferris – My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
  • Pablo Auldadell – Paradise Lost
  • Manuele Fior – The Interview
  • Keren Katz – The Academic Hour
  • Barbara Yelin – Irmina
• 2018 Richie Pope – That Box We Sit On
  • Yvan Alagbé – Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures
  • Eddy Atoms – Pinky & Pepper Forever
  • Tommi Parrish – The Lie and How We Told It
  • Sophie Standing – Anxiety is Really Strange
• 2019 Rosemary Valero-O'Connell – Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
  • Koren Shadmi – Highwayman
  • Lucy Knisley – Kid Gloves
  • Sloane Leong – Prism Stalker
  • Ezra Claytan Daniels – Upgrade Soul
• 2020 Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
  • Ana Galvañ – Press Enter to Continue
  • Michael DeForge – Familiar Face
  • Katie Hicks – Guts
  • Tianran Qu – Slices of Life: 100 Comic Montage
• 2021 Lee Lai – Stone Fruit
  • Ashanti Fortson – Leaf Lace
  • Arantza Peña Popo – Lavender Scare
  • Damien Roudeau – Crude
  • Karl Stevens – Penny
• 2022 Reimena Yee – Alexander, the Servant & the Water of Life
  • Ron Regé Jr. – Halcyon
  • K Czap – Four Years Collected: Vol 2
  • Brecht Evens – The City of Belgium
  • Jesse Lonergan – Faster
• 2023 Olivia Stephens – Darlin' and Her Other Names
  • Caroline Cash – PeePee PooPoo #420
  • Curt Merlo – That Distant Fire
  • Benjamin Schipper – Joe Death and the Graven Image
  • Noah Van Sciver – Joseph Smith and the Mormons

Outstanding Anthology

• 2017 Elements: Fire – An Anthology by Creators of Color, edited by Taneka Stotts
  • ALPHABET: The LGBTQAIU Creators from Prism Comics, edited by Jon Macy and Tara Madison Avery
  • Comic Book Slumber Party's Deep Space Canine, edited by Hanhah K. Chapman
  • POWER & MAGIC: The Queer Witch Comics Anthology, edited by Joamette Gil
  • Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists, edited by Javier Olivares & Santiago Garcia
• 2018 Comics for Choice – edited by Hazel Newlevant, Whit Taylor and Ø.K. Fox
  • La Raza Anthology: Unidos y Fuertes – edited by Kat Fajardo & Pablo Castro
  • Ink Brick #8 – edited by Alexander Rothmans, Paul K. Tunis, and Alexey Sokolin
  • Bottoms Up, Tales of Hitting Rock Bottom – edited by J.T. Yost
  • Lovers Only – edited by Mickey Zacchilli
• 2019 We’re Still Here: An All-Trans Comics Anthology – edited by Tara Avery and Jeanne Thornton
  • Electrum – edited by Der-shing Helmer
  • Wayward Sisters – edited by Allison O'Toole
  • Family – The Nib Magazine – edited by Matt Bors, Matt Lubchanksy and Eleri Harris
  • Death – The Nib Magazine – edited by Matt Bors, Matt Lubchanksy and Eleri Harris
• 2020 Be Gay, Do Comics – edited by The Nib
  • Sweaty Palms Volume 2 – Sage Coffey
  • Dates III – edited by Zora Gilbert and Cat Parra
  • The Anthology of Mind – Tommi Musturi
  • LAAB Magazine #4 – edited by Ronald Wimberly and Joshua O'Neill
• 2021 Glaeolia 2
  • A Queer Prisoner's Anthology IV – edited by Casper Cendre
  • Bystander – Kadak Collective
  • Confined Before Covid: A Pandemic Anthology by LGBTQ Prisoners – ABO Comix
  • First Wave: Comics from the Early Months of China's Outbreak – edited by Xinmei Liu
• 2022 Good Boy Magazine #1 – edited by Michael Sweater and Benji Nate
  • LAAB Magazine #2 – edited by Ronald Wimberly and Joshua O'Neill
  • Isolated: A Pandemic Comics Anthology – edited by Tana Oshima
  • Smut Peddler Presents: Sordid Past – edited by Andrea Purcell
  • Baltic Comics Magazine š! #42 'Scientific Facts – edited by Dave Schilter and Sanita Muižniece
• 2023 Shades of Fear – edited by Allison O'Toole and Ashanti Fortson
  • Cram Comics Issue #1 – edited by Andrew Alexander
  • Glaeolia 3 – edited by Emuh Ruh
  • NOW #12 – edited by Eric Reynolds
  • Home: A Comics Anthology on Belonging in Ireland Today – edited by Katherine Foyle

Outstanding Collection

• 2017 Our Cats Are More Famous Than Us: A Johnny Wander Collection, by Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota
  • Boundless, by Jillian Tamaki
  • The Complete Neat Stuff, by Peter Bagge
  • Hip Hop Family Tree, Vol. 4, by Ed Piskor
  • Time Clock, by Leslie Stein
• 2018 Sex Fantasy – Sophia Foster-Dimino
  • Beirut Won’t Cry – Mazen Kerbaj
  • Blackbird Days – Manuele Fior
  • Language Barrier – Hannah K. Lee
  • Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition – Julia Kaye
• 2019 Girl Town – Casey Nowak
  • Love Letters to Jane’s World – Paige Braddock
  • Dirty Plotte – Julie Doucet
  • Leaving Richard’s Valley – Michael DeForge
  • This Woman’s Work – Julie Delporte
• 2020 GLEEM – Eddie Carasco
  • Inappropriate – Gabrielle Bell
  • Glenn Ganges in: The River at Night – Kevin Huizenga
  • The Complete Works of Fante Bukowski – Noah Van Sciver
  • Slices of Life: 100 Comic Montage – Tianran Qu
• 2021 The Crossroads at Midnight – Abby Howard
  • The Pleasure of the Text – Sami Alwani
  • Nineteen – Ancco
  • Do You Think I Look Like a Girl? – Tess Scilipoti
  • The Sky is Blue with a Single Cloud – Kuniko Tsurita
• 2022 Mr Boop – Alec Robbins
  • Arrive In My Hands – Trinidad Escobar
  • Cover Not Final: Crime Funnies – Max Huffman
  • Think I've Still Got It! – Wang XX
  • The Peanutbutter Sisters and Other American Stories – Rumi Hara
• 2023 Who Will Make The Pancakes? – Megan Kelso
  • Boodle Fight – Ashley Topacio
  • Upside Dawn – Jason
  • Cankor – Matthew Allison
  • Griz Grobus and the Tale of Azkon's Heart – Simon Roy, Jess Pollard and Sergey Nazarov

Outstanding Graphic Novel

• 2005 Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return, Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon)
  • Bighead by Jeffrey Brown (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Carnet de Voyage, Craig Thompson (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Cinema Panopticum, Thomas Ott (L'Association, Fantagraphics)
  • Why Are You Doing This?, Jason (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2006 Tricked, Alex Robinson (Top Shelf Productions)
  • The Clouds Above, Jordan Crane (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Fun Home, Alison Bechdel (Houghton Mifflin)
  • The Ticking, Renee French (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Wimbledon Green, Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2007 Don't Go Where I Can't Follow, Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Aya, Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Bookhunter, Jason Shiga (Sparkplug Comic Books)
  • Exit Wounds, Rutu Modan (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • House, Josh Simmons (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2008 Skim, Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (Groundwood Books)
  • The Hot Breath of War, Trevor Alixopulos (Sparkplug Comic Books)
  • Notes for a War Story, Gipi (First Second Books)
  • Paul Goes Fishing, Michel Rabagliati (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Spent, Joe Matt (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2009 Acme Novelty Library #19, Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Disappearance Diary, Hideo Azuma (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
  • Drop-In, Dave Lapp (Conundrum)
  • Nicolas, Pascal Girard (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • You’ll Never Know, Book One: A Good and Decent Man, Carol Tyler (Fantagraphics)
• 2010 Market Day, James Sturm (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • The Complete Jack Survives, Jerry Moriarty (Buentaventura Press)
  • Pim & Francie: The Golden Bear Days, Al Columbia (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Summit of the Gods Vol. 1, Yumemakura Baku and Jiro Taniguchi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
  • Years of the Elephant, Willy Linthout (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
• 2011 Gaylord Phoenix, Edie Fake (Secret Acres)
  • The Heavy Hand, Chris Cilla (Sparkplug)
  • Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, Barry Deutsch (Amulet Books)
  • Special Exits, Joyce Farmer (Fantagraphics Books)
  • You’ll Never Know, Vol 2: Collateral Damage, Carol Tyler (Fantagraphics)
• 2012 Big Questions, Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland, Harvey Pekar and Joseph Remnant (Top Shelf/Zip)
  • My Friend Dahmer, Derf Backderf (Abrams ComicArts)
  • Troop 142, Mike Dawson (Secret Acres)
  • A Zoo In Winter, Jiro Taniguchi (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
• 2013 Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life, Ulli Lust (Fantagraphics Books)
  • The Property, Rutu Modan (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Susceptible, Genevieve Castree (Drawn & Quarterly))
  • When David Lost His Voice, Judith Vanistendael (Harry N. Abrams)
  • You'll Never Know Vol. 3: A Soldier's Heart, Carol Tyler (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2014 This One Summer, Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
  • The Amazing, Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley, Kim Deitch
  • The Boxer, Reinhard Kleist
  • Boxers and Saints, Gene Luen Yang
  • War of Streets and Houses, Sophie Yanow
• 2015 The Oven, Sophie Goldstein
  • Beauty, Kerascoët and Hubert
  • Rav, Mickey Zacchilli
  • Saint Cole, Noah Van Sciver
  • Wendy, Walter Scott
• 2016 Hot Dog Taste Test, Lisa Hanawalt
  • Nod Away, Josh Cotter
  • Sick, Gabby Schulz
  • Soldier’s Heart, Carol Tyler
  • Trashed, Derf Backderf
• 2017 My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Emil Ferris
  • Band for Life, Anya Davidson
  • Eartha, Cathy Malkasian
  • March: Book 3, John Lewis, Nate Powell, Andrew Aydin
  • Tetris, Box Brown
• 2018 Why Art? – Eleanor Davis
  • Run for It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for Their Freedom – Marcelo D'Salete
  • Uncomfortably Happily – Yeon-sik Hong
  • The Lie and How We Told It – Tommi Parrish
  • Anti-Gone – Connor Willumsen
• 2019 Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me – Mariko Tamaki & Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
  • Upgrade Soul – Ezra Clayton Daniels
  • Woman World – Aminder Dhaliwal
  • Highwayman – Koren Shadmi
  • Gender Queer – Maia Kobabe
• 2020 Hot Comb – Ebony Flowers
  • This Was Our Pact – Ryan Andrews
  • How I Tried to be a Good Person – Ulli Lust
  • Skip - Molly Mendoza
  • Pittsburgh – Frank Santoro
• 2021 Stone Fruit – Lee Lai
  • Come Home, Indio – Jim Terry
  • A Map to the Sun – Sloane Leong
  • Mr. H: Portrait of a High School Art Teacher – Nico Harriman
• 2022 No One Else – R. Kikuo Johnson
  • Discipline – Dash Shaw
  • Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine – Mohammad Sabaaneh
  • Clutter: A Scatterbrained Sexual Assault Memoir – Ariel Bordeaux
  • What is Home, Mum? – Sabba Khan
• 2023 Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands – Kate Beaton
  • Mimosa – Archie Bongiovanni
  • Nervosa – Hayley Gold
  • The Man in the McIntosh Suit – Rina Ayuyang
  • Last Chance to Find Duke – Shang Zhang

Outstanding Story

• 1997 From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell (Kitchen Sink Press)
  • "A Death In the Family" by Joe Chiappetta, Silly Daddy (self-published)
  • "Ghost World" Daniel Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
  • "Hicksville" Dylan Horrocks, Pickle (Black Eye Productions)
  • "It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken" by Seth, Palookaville (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 1998 "Ghost World" by Daniel Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
  • "Jimmy Corrigan" by Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)
  • "Letters from Venus" by Gilbert Hernandez, New Love (Fantagraphics)
  • "New York City Diary" Julie Doucet, Dirty Plotte (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • "Soba" Joe Sacco, Stories From Bosnia (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 1999 "David Boring" Daniel Clowes, Eightball #20 (Fantagraphics)
  • "Sex & Violence: part 2" by David Lapham, Stray Bullets #18 (El Capitan Books)
  • Cavewoman: Jungle Tales by Budd Root (Basement Comics)
  • "Over the Line" by Scott Roberts, Patty-Cake and Friends #13 (Slave Labor)
  • "Slow Jams" by David Choe, Non #3 & #4 (Red Ink)
• 2000 "Jimmy Corrigan, Smartest Kid On Earth" by Chris Ware, The Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics Books)
  • "The Bridge" by Jason, Mjau Mjau No. 6 (Jippi Forlag)
  • Cave-In by Brian Ralph, (Highwater Books)
  • From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, (Eddie Campbell Comics, distributed by Top Shelf Productions)
  • Jug by Androo Robinson, (self-published)
• 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks
  • "Bygone" by Rutu Modan, Flipper Vol. 2 (Actus Tragicus/Top Shelf Productions)
  • Herobear and the Kid No. 2 by Mike Kunkel (Astonish Comics)
  • The Nimrod No. 5 by Lewis Trondheim (Fantagraphics Books)
  • "Popeye the Savior Man" by Sean Bieri, Jumbo Jape (self-published)
  • "Stocks Are Surging" by Tom Hart, The Collected Hutch Owen (Top Shelf Productions)
• 2002 Trenches by Scott Mills (Top Shelf Productions)
  • "Retreat" by Megan Kelso, Artichoke Tales #1 (Highwater Books)
  • "Royal Sable" by Mira Friedmann, Actus Box Series (Actus Tragicus)
  • "Where Hats Go" by Kurt Wolfgang, Non #5 (Red Ink Press)
  • "Wir Mussën Wissen, Wir Werden Wissen (We Must Know, We Will Know)" by Ron Regé Jr., Drawn & Quarterly volume 4 (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2003 Fleep by Jason Shiga (Sparkplug Comic Books)
  • "30,000 Hours to Kill" by Gilbert Hernandez Love & Rockets #6 (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Black Hole #10 by Charles Burns (Fantagraphics Books)
  • "Hipman" by R. Crumb Mystic Funnies #3 (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Untitled second story by Jason, Sshhhh! (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2004 "Glenn Ganges", Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Volume 1, Kevin Huizenga (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • "The Little Things", Rubber Necker #3, by Nick Bertozzi (Alternative Comics)
  • “Maggie”, Love and Rockets v.2 #8, Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books)
  • “Paul in the Metro”, Drawn & Quarterly #5, Michel Rabagliati (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • "Portrait of My Dad", McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern #13, David Heatley (McSweeney's, Ltd.)
• 2005 Dogs and Water, Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • "Dumb Solitaire", Love and Rockets #11 and #13, Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
  • "Homme De Le Bois", The Frank Ritza Papers, David Collier (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • The Legend of Wild Man Fischer, Dennis P. Eichhorn and J.R. Williams (Top Shelf Productions)
  • "Onion Jack", Superior Showcase #0, Joel Priddy (AdHouse Books)
• 2006 Ganges #1, Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics Books)
  • "Prebaby", Scrublands, Joe Daly (Fantagraphics Books)
  • "Somersaulting", Drawn & Quarterly Showcase #3, Sammy Harkham (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • "To Capt. Ayres", MOME Winter 2006, Andrice Arp (Fantagraphics Books)
  • We Are On Our Own, Miriam Katin (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2007 "Felix", Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Vol. 4, Gabrielle Bell (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Delphine #1–2, Richard Sala (Fantagraphics Books/Coconico Press)
  • Don't Go Where I Can't Follow, Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • The End, Anders Nilsen (Fantagraphics Books/Coconico Press)
  • "Martha Gregory", Asthma, John Hankiewicz (Sparkplug Comic Books)
• 2008 The Thing About Madeleine, Lilli Carré (Self-published)
  • "Americus", Papercutter #7, MK Reed and Jonathan Hill (Tugboat Press)
  • "The Candy Rod", Hotwire Comics #2, Onsmith (Fantagraphics Books)
  • "The Galactic Funnels", Mome #11, Dash Shaw (Fantagraphics Books)
  • "The Urn", Inkweed, Chris Wright (Sparkplug Comic Books)
• 2009 "Willy," Papercutter #10, Damien Jay (Tugboat)
  • "The Carnival," Mome #14, Lilli Carré (Fantagraphics)
  • Disappearance Diary, Hideo Azuma (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
  • "Seeing Eye Dogs of Mars," Acme Novelty Library #19, Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • "Untitled," Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Book 5, Amanda Vähämäki (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2010 Monsters, Ken Dahl (Secret Acres)
  • "John Wesley Harding", The Red Monkey Double Happiness Book, Joe Daly (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Market Day, James Sturm (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • "Turd Place", The Hipless Boy, Sully (Conundrum Press)
  • "Untitled", Mome #16, Laura Park (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2011 "Browntown", Love and Rockets: New Stories #3, Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
  • "Blood of the Virgin", Crickets #3, Sammy Harkham (self-published)
  • "LINT", Acme Novelty Library #20, Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • "The most gripping mind-exploding triumphantly electric of our time", Papercutter #15, Jonas Madden-Conner (Tugboat Press)
  • "Weekends Abroad", Three #1, Eric Orner (self-published)
• 2012 “Return to Me,” Love and Rockets: New Stories #4, Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
  • 1 800 Mice, Matthew Thurber (Picturebox)
  • “Keith or Steve”, Mome #22, Nick Drnaso (Fantagraphics)
  • Lucille, Ludovic Debeurme (Top Shelf)
  • “The Weeper”, Papercutter #17, Jason Martin and Jesse Reklaw (Tugboat Press)
• 2013 Gold Star, John Martz (Retrofit Comics)
  • “Arid,” Secret Prison #7, Tom Hart (Retrofit Comics)
  • Birdseye Bristoe, Dan Zettwoch (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • "The Carnival", Heads or Tails, Lilli Carré (Fantagraphics)
  • “Neighbors”, Tusen Hjärtan Stark #1, Joanna Helgren (Domino Books)
• 2014 "Brownout Biscuit" (from Octopus Pie): Dead Forever, Meredith Gran
  • Destination X, Jon Martz
  • "The Grassy Knoll", Nick Drnaso
  • "Jobs", Life Zone, Simon Hanselmann
  • "Mom", Viewotron #2, Sam Sharpe
• 2015 Sex Coven from Frontier #7, Jillian Tamaki
  • Doctors, Dash Shaw
    • • • • Me As a Baby from Lose #6, Michael DeForge Nature Lessons from The Late Child And Other Animals, Marguerite Van Cook and James Romberger Weeping Flower, Grows in Darkness, by Kris Mukai
• 2016 My Hot Date, Noah Van Sciver
  • The Hunter, Joe Sparrow
  • Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam from Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam and Other Stories, Simon Hanselmann
  • Killing and Dying, Adrian Tomine
  • “Shrine of the Monkey God, from Kramers Ergot #8, Kim Deitch
• 2017 Diana’s Electric Tongue, Carolyn Nowak
  • March: Book 3, John Lewis, Nate Powell, Andrew Aydin
  • My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Emil Ferris
  • "Small Enough" from Diary Comics, Dustin Harbin
  • "Too Hot to Be Cool" from Elements, Maddi Gonzalez
• 2018 How the Best Hunter in the Village Met Her Death – Molly Ostertag
  • Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures – Yvan Alabge
  • Why Art? – Eleanor Davis
  • Rhode Island Me – Michael DeForge
  • The Lie and How We Told It – Tommi Parrish
• 2019 Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me – Mariko Tamaki & Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
  • Sacred Heart Vol 2 Part 1: Livin’ in the Future – Liz Suburbia
  • Sincerely, Harriet – Sarah Winifred Searle
  • Woman World – Aminder Dhaliwal
  • The Dead Eye and the Deep Blue Sea – Vannak Anan Prum
• 2020 The Hard Tomorrow – Eleanor Davis
  • "Little Red Riding Hood" – Gabrielle Bell
  • The Lab – Allison Conway
  • BTTM FDRS – Ezra Daniels and Dan Passmore
  • The Weight #9 – Melissa Mendes
• 2021 Personal Companion – Freddy Carrasco
  • Misguided Love – Raquelle Jac
  • Nineteen – Ancco
  • Moms – Yeong-shin Ma
  • The Hazards of Love – Stan Stanley
• 2022 The Lover of Everyone in the World – Beatrix Urkowitz
  • Big Cats – Liz Yerby
  • Ley Lines: The First Few Bars – Keren Katz
  • Ley Lines: Love, or the Axe – Jordan Jeffries
  • "Winter Break 2029" from Invisible Parade – Mississippi
• 2023 Wash Day Diaries – Robyn Smith and Jamila Rowser
  • Weeds – Kit Anderson
  • "Impatient Ms. S" from Glaeolia 3 – Koyubi
  • Inversion – Lily Thu Fierro and Generoso Fierro
  • I Owe it to My Parents to NOT Come Out – Richard Mercado

Promising New Talent

• 1997 Debbie Drechsler, Nowhere (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Tom Hart, The Sands (Black Eye Productions)
  • C. S. Morse, Soulwind (Image Comics)
  • Walt Holcombe, King of Persia (self published through Accordion Press)
  • Steve Weissman, Yikes! (Alternative Press)
• 1998 Carla Speed McNeil, Finder (Lightspeed Press)
  • Tara Jenkins, Galaxion (Helikon Press)
  • Matt Madden, Black Candy (Black Eye Books)
  • Ron Rege, Skibber Bee Bye (self-published)
  • Chris Oliveros, The Envelope Manufacturer (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 1999 Brian Ralph, Fireball #7 (Fort Thunder)
  • Leland Myrick, Sweet (Adept Books)
  • Madison Clell, Cuckoo (Green Door Studios)
  • Jason Little, Jack's Luck Runs Out (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Dave Kiersh, Is Kissing a Girl Who Smokes Like Kissing an Ashtray, Non #4 (Red Ink)
• 2000 Nick Bertozzi, Boswash (Luxurious Comics)
  • Ben Catmull, Paper Theater (self-published)
  • Rod Espinosa, The Courageous Princess (Antarctic Press)
  • Kevin Huizenga, Supermonster (self-published)
  • Stephen Notley, Bob the Angry Flower (self-published)
• 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks
  • Tomer and Asaf Hanuka, Bipolar, self-published
  • Mike Kunkel, Herobear and the Kid, Astonish Comics
  • Metaphrog, Louis: Red Letter Day, Metaphrog
  • Rutu Modan, Flipper Vol. 2, Actus Tragicus/Top Shelf Productions
  • Ben Steckler, Get BenT, self-published
• 2002 Greg Cook, Catch as Catch Can (Highwater Books)
  • Jeffrey Brown, Clumsy: A Novel (self-published)
  • Mike Dawson, Cabaret, Gabagool! (self-published)
  • Sammy Harkham, "Study Group 12 #2" "Though I Slumber, My Heart Is Still Awake" (Study Group 12)
  • Anders Brekhus Nilsen, Big Questions #4: Asomatognosia (self-published)
  • Rick Smith and Tania Menesse, Shuck (Shuck Comics)
• 2003 Derek Kirk Kim, Same Difference and Other Stories (self-published)
  • Marc Bell, Rosetta (Alternative Comics), Shrimpy & Paul (Highwater Books)
  • Ray Friesen, RQW (Don't Eat Any Bugs Comics)
  • John Hankiewicz, Tepid, Eleanor E. Is Home (self-published)
  • Raina Telgemeier, Take Out (self-published)
• 2004 Lauren Weinstein, Kramer's Ergot #4 (Avodah Books)
  • Martin Cendreda, Hi-Horse Omnibus (Alternative Comics, Hi-Horse Comics)
  • Svetlana Chmakova, Chasing Rainbows (www.girlamatic.com, www.svetlania.com)
  • Dan James, The Octopi and the Ocean (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Leland Purvis, Suspended in Language (G.T. Labs)
• 2005 Andy Runton, Owly (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Joshua W. Cotter, Skyscrapers of the Midwest (AdHouse Books)
  • Rebecca Dart, RabbitHead (Alternative Comics)
  • Vanessa Davis, Spaniel Rage (Buenaventura Press)
  • Karl Stevens, Guilty (Karl Stevens Publishing, dist. by Alternative Comics)
• 2006 Hope Larson, Salamander Dream (AdHouse Books), Gray Horses (Oni Press)
  • Andrice Arp, Mome Winter 2006 (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Jonathan Bennett, Mome Fall 2005 (Fantagraphics Books)
  • R. Kikuo Johnson, Night Fisher (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Ben Jones, BJ & Da Dogs (Picturebox, Inc.)
• 2007 Tom Neely, The Blot (I Will Destroy You)
  • Gabrielle Bell, Lucky, Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Vol. 4 (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Scott Campbell (artist), Flight Vol. 4 (Ballantine Books), Hickee vol. 3 #3 (Alternative Comics)
  • Lilli Carré, Papercutter #3 (Tugboat Press), You Ain't No Dancer Vol. 2 (New Reliable Press)
  • Brandon Graham, King City (TokyoPop)
• 2008 Sarah Glidden, How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less (self-published)
  • Oliver East, Trains Are... Mint(Blank Slate)
  • Austin English, Windy Corner #2 (Sparkplug Comic Books)
  • Chuck Forsman, Snake Oil #1 (self-published)
  • Lars Martinson, Tonoharu (Pliant Press/Top Shelf Productions)
• 2009 Colleen Frakes, Woman King (self-published)
  • T. Edward Bak, Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Book 5 (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Hellen Jo, Jin & Jam #1 (Sparkplug), "Diamond Heights," Papercutter #9 (Tugboat)
  • Ed Luce, Wuvable Oaf (self-published)
  • Amanda Vähämäki, Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Book 5 (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2010 Matt Wiegle, "The Orphan Baiter", Papercutter #13 (Tugboat Press)
  • Rina Ayuyang, Whirlwind Wonderland (Sparkplug Comic Books & Tugboat Press)
  • Rami Efal, Never Forget, Never Forgive (Studio Namu)
  • Blaise Larmee, Young Lions (self-published)
  • Sully, The Hipless Boy (Conundrum Press)
• 2011 Darryl Ayo Brathwaite, House of Twelve Monthly #3 (Comixology)
  • Tony Breed, Finn and Charlie are Hitched (self-published/online)
  • Jesse Jacobs, Even the Giants (AdHouse)
  • Jon McNaught, Birchfield Close (Nobrow Press)
  • Jesse Moynihan, Forming (Nobrow/online)
• 2012 Lale Westvind, Hot Dog Beach (Self-published)
  • Lauren Barnett, Me Likes You Very Much (Hic & Hoc Publications)
  • Clara Besijelle, The Lobster King (Self-published)
  • Tessa Brunton, Passage (Sparkplug Books)
  • Lila Quintero Weaver, Dark Room: A Memoir in Black and White (University of Alabama Press)
• 2013 Sam Alden, Hawaii 1997 & Haunter (Self-published)
  • Nathan Bulmer, Eat More Bikes (Koyama Press)
  • Philippa Rice, Looking Out (Hic & Hoc Publications)
  • Diana Thung, August Moon (Top Shelf)
  • Angie Wang, "The Teacup Tree," Secret Prison #7 (Self-published)
• 2014 Cathy G. Johnson, Jeremiah; Boy Genius; Until It Runs Clear
  • Luke Howard, Trevor
  • Nick Offerman, Orange; Onions
  • Keiler Roberts, Powdered Milk (series)
  • Daryl Seitchik, Missy
• 2015 Sophia Foster-Dimino – Sphincter; Sex Fantasy
  • M. Dean - K.M. & R.P. & MCMLXXI (1971)
  • Dakota McFadzean – Don't Get Eaten by Anything
  • Jane Mai – Soft
  • Gina Wynbrandt – Big Pussy
• 2016 Tillie Walden – I Love This Part
  • Kevin Budnik -Handbook
  • Maia Kobabe – Tom O’Bedlam
  • Sara Lautman – The Ultimate Laugh, Grape Nuts
  • Carolyn Nowak – Radishes
• 2017 Bianca Xunise – "Say Her Name" — originally published on The Nib.^[9]
  • Kelly Bastow – Year Long Summer
  • Margot Ferrick – Yours
  • Aud Koch – "Run" from the Oath Anthology
  • Isabella Rotman – Long Black Veil
• 2018 Yasmin Omar Ata – Mis(h)adra
  • Tara Booth – How to Be Alive
  • Xia Gordon – The Fashion of 2004, Harvest
  • Rumi Hara – Nori and The Rabbits of the Moon
  • Tommi Parrish – The Lie and How We Told It
• 2019 **Ebony Flowers
  • Haleigh Buck
  • Emma Jayne
  • Mar Julia
  • Kelsey Wroten
• 2020 Theo Stultz
  • AJ Dungo
  • Sylvia Nickerson
  • Andrew Lorenzi
  • Emil Wilson
• 2021 Pa-Luis
  • Royal Dunlap
  • Nico Harriman
  • Zoe Maeve
  • Tess Scilipoti
• 2022 Juni Ba – Djeliya
  • Trinidad Escobar – Arrive In My Hands
  • Yara Elfouly – Archeologist Landings
  • Juniper Kim – Koreans Sing in English
  • Emma Grove – The Third Person
• 2023 Deb JJ Lee – In Limbo
  • Grayson Bear – Pokey
  • Leo Fox – My Body Unspooling
  • Richard Mercado – I Owe it to My Parents to NOT Come Out
  • Shanti Ray – Sennen

Outstanding Series

• 1997 Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)
  • Jason Lutes, Berlin (Black Eye Productions)
  • Daniel Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
  • Seth, Palookaville (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Gary Spencer Millidge, Strangehaven (Abiogenesis)
• 1998 Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)
  • Daniel Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
  • Debbie Drechsler, Nowhere (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Joe Chiappetta, Silly Daddy (self-published)
  • Steve Weissman, Yikes! (Alternative Press)
• 1999 Max, The Extended Dream of Mr. D (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Eric Shanower, Age of Bronze (Image Comics)
  • Jay Hosler, Clan Apis (Active Synapse Comics)
  • Gary Spencer Millidge, Strangehaven (Abiogenesis)
  • Adam Warren, Gen 13: Magical Drama Queen Roxy (Wildstorm)
• 2000 Dave Cooper, Weasel (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Jay Hosler, Clan Apis (Active Synapse Comics)
  • Madison Clell, Cuckoo (Green Door Studios)
  • Bryan Talbot, Heart of Empire (Dark Horse Comics)
  • Jason, Mjau Mjau (Jippi Forlag)
• 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks
  • Jason Lutes, Berlin (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Carla Speed McNeil, Finder (Lightspeed Press)
  • Mike Kunkel, Herobear and the Kid (Astonish Comics)
  • Sam Henderson, Magic Whistle, (Alternative Comics)
  • Jason, Mjau Mjau (Jippi Forlag)
• 2002 James Kochalka Sketchbook Diaries (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Chester Brown, Louis Riel (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Sam Henderson, Magic Whistle (Alternative Comics)
  • David Hahn, Private Beach (Slave Labor Graphics)
  • Dave Cooper, Weasel (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2003 Charles Burns, Black Hole (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Roger Langridge, Fred the Clown (Hotel Fred Press)
  • Ted Stearn, Fuzz & Pluck in Splitsville (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Scott Roberts, Patty Cake (Slave Labor Graphics)
  • Gary Spencer Millidge, Strangehaven (Abiogenesis Press)
• 2004 Carla Speed McNeil, Finder (Light Speed Productions)
  • Charles Burns, Black Hole (Fantagraphics Books)
  • John Porcellino, King Cat (self-published)
  • Nick Bertozzi, Rubber Necker (Alternative Comics)
  • Kim Deitch, Stuff of Dreams (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2005 Carla Speed McNeil, Finder (Light Speed Productions)
  • Tomer Hanuka, Asaf Hanuka, and Etgar Keret, Bipolar (Alternative Comics)
  • David Heatley, Deadpan (self-published)
  • Los Bros Hernandez, Love and Rockets vol. II (Fantagraphics)
  • Joshua W. Cotter, Skyscrapers of the Midwest (AdHouse Books)
• 2006 Owly by Andy Runton (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Acme Novelty Library by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Big Questions by Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Love and Rockets by Los Bros. Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Optic Nerve by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2007 Mourning Star by Kazimir Strzepek (Bodega Distribution)
  • Atlas by Dylan Horrocks (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Delphine by Richard Sala (Fantagraphics Books/Coconico Press)
  • Dungeon by Lewis Trondheim, Joann Sfar, and various (NBM)
  • Love & Rockets by Los Bros Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2008 Snake Oil by Chuck Forsman (self-published)
  • Eye of the Majestic Creature, Leslie Stein (self-published)
  • Injury, Ted May, Jason Robards, and Jeff Wilson (Buenaventura Press)
  • Paul series, Michel Rabagliati (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • 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 Brown
  • Crickets, 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 Shiga
  • The 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 Mock
• 2018 Frontier – Youth in Decline
  • Ley Lines – Czap Books
  • Nori – Rumi Hara
  • Bug Boys – Laura Knetzger
  • Gumballs – Erin Nations
• 2019 The Nib Magazine – Matt Bors
  • Daygloayhole Quarterly – Ben Passmore
  • Heavenly Blues – Ben Kahn/Bruno Hidalgo
  • Frontier – Youth in Decline
  • Endgames – Ru Xu
• 2020 Fizzle – Whit Taylor
  • The Misplaced – Chris Callahan
  • SUPERPOSE – Joe Seosamh and C. Anka
  • kuš! – kuš! komiks
  • Frontier – Youth in Decline
• 2021 Ex.Mag – Peow Studios
  • A Queer Prisoner’s Anthology IV – edited by Casper Cendre
  • Malarkey – November Garcia
  • Ley Lines – edited by L Nichols and K Czap
  • Tongues – Anders Nilsen
• 2022 The Many Deaths of Laila Starr – Ram V and Filipe Andrade
  • Methods of Dyeing – B. Mure
  • Trans Classic Movies – Jett Allen
  • Ley Lines – edited by L Nichols and K Czap
  • The Nib Magazine – edited by Matt Bors
• 2023 Tales of Old Snake Creek – Drew Lerman
  • Venomyths – Joshua Ray Stephens
  • Maple Terrace 01 – Noah Van Sciver
  • Viewotron Comics & Stories No. 2 – Sam Sharpe and Peach S. Goodrich
  • Fizzle #4 – Whit Taylor

Outstanding Comic

• 1997 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 & Quarterly)
• 1999 Frank Cho, Liberty Meadows #1 (Insight Studio Group)
  • Pekar, Sacco, Stack & Warneford, American Splendor: Transatlantic Comics
  • James Sturm, Hundreds of Feet Below Daylight (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Ben Katchor, The Jew of New York (Pantheon Books)
  • Joe Zabel & Gary Dumm, Oracle (Amazing Montage)
• 2000 Chris Ware, The Acme Novelty Library #13 (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Ron Rege and Joan Leidy, Boys (Highwater Books)
  • Madison Clell, Cuckoo No. 10 (Green Door Studios)
  • Pete Sickman-Garner, Hey Mister, The Trouble With Jesus (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Jordan Crane, The Last Lonely Saturday (Red Ink)
• 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks
  • Frank #4, Jim Woodring, Fantagraphics Books
  • Herobear and the Kid #2, Mike Kunkel, Astonish Comics
  • James Kochalka's Sketchbook Diaries, James Kochalka, Top Shelf Productions
  • Mjau Mjau #7, Jason, Jippi Forlag
  • Sequential #6, Paul Hornschemeier, I Don't Get It Press
• 2002 Daniel Clowes, Eightball #22 (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Anders Brekhus Nilsen, Big Questions #4: Asomatognosia (self-published)
  • Tony Consiglio, Double Cross: More or Less (Top Shelf Productions)
  • James Kochalka, Sketchbook Diaries Volume 2 (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Jon Lewis, True Swamp: Stoneground and Hillbound (Alternative Comics)
• 2003 Nick Bertozzi, Rubber Necker #2, (Alternative Comics)
  • Adam Suerte, Aprendiz Book 1 (self-published)
  • Charles Burns, Black Hole #10 (Fantagraphics Books)
  • David Collier, Collier's Vol. 2 #2 (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • David Lasky and Greg Stump, Urban Hipster #2 (Alternative Comics)
• 2004 Daniel Clowes, Eightball #23 (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Charles Burns, Black Hole #11 (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Kim Deitch, Stuff of Dreams #2 (Fantagraphics Books)
  • John Hankiewicz, Tepid Summer 2003 (Tepid Comics)
  • John Porcellino, King Cat #62 (Self-published)
• 2005 Kevin Huizenga, Or Else #1 (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Anders Nilsen, Dogs & Water (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Los Bros. Hernandez Love & Rockets #13 (Fantagraphics)
  • Los Bros. Hernandez, Love & Rockets #12 (Fantagraphics)
  • Marc Bell, Worn Tuff Elbow #1 (Fantagraphics)
• 2006 Schizo #4 by Ivan Brunetti (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Big Questions #7 by Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Ganges #1 by Kevin Huizenga (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Optic Nerve #10 by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Stuff of Dreams #3 by Kim Deitch (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2007 Optic Nerve #11 by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Doctor Id by Adam McGovern and Paolo Leandri (Indie Ink Studios)
  • Fuzz & Pluck in Splitsville #4 by Ted Stearn (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Love & Rockets vol. 2 #18 by Los Bros Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Monster Parade #1 by Ben Catmull (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2008 Snake Oil #1 by Chuck Forsman (self-published)
  • Cryptic Wit #2, Gerald Jablonski (self-published)
  • Department of Art, Dunya Jankovic (self-published)
  • Lucky Vol. 2 #2, Gabrielle Bell (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Palooka-ville #19, Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2009 Uptight #3, Jordan Crane (Fantagraphics)
  • Danny Dutch #1, David King (Sparkplug)
  • Dead Ringer, Jason T. Miles (La Mano)
  • Interiorae #3, Gabriella Giandelli (Fantagraphics/Coconino)
  • Reich #6, Elijah Brubaker (Sparkplug)
• 2010 I Want You, Lisa Hanawalt (Buenaventura Press)
  • Blammo #6, Noah Van Sciver (Kilgore Books)
  • Eschew #2, Robert Sergel (Sparkplug Comic Books)
  • Flesh and Bone, Julia Gfrörer (Sparkplug Comic Books)
  • Sublife #2, John Pham (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2011 Lose #3, Michael DeForge (Koyama Press)
  • Crickets #3, Sammy Harkham (self-published)
  • Danger Country #1, Levon Jihanian
  • Habitat #2, Dunja Jankovic
  • The Magic Hedge, Marian Runk
• 2012 Pterodactyl Hunters, Brendan Leach (Top Shelf)
  • Hot Dog Beach #2, Lale Westvind (Self-published)
  • Passage, Tessa Brunton (Sparkplug Books)
  • The Sixth Gun #17, Brian Hurtt and Cullen Bunn (Oni Press)
  • Pope Hats #2, Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books)
• 2013 Pope Hats #3, Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books)
  • Hyperspeed to Nowhere, Lale Westvind (Self-published)
  • The Life Problem, Austin English (Drippybone Books)
  • Looking Out, Philippa Rice (Hic & Hoc Publications)
  • St. Owl's Bay, Simon Hanselmann (Self-published)
• 2014 Wicked Chicken Queen, Sam Alden (Retrofit Comics/Big Planet Comics)
  • Blammo #8, Noah Van Sciver
  • Cosplayers, Dash Shaw
  • It Will All Hurt #2, Farel Dalrymple
  • Misliving Amended, Adam Buttrick
• 2015 The Oven, Sophie Goldstein
  • Borb, Jason Little
  • The Nature of Nature, Disa Wallander
  • Pope Hats #4, Ethan Rilly
  • Weeping Flower, Grows in Darkness, Kris Mukai
• 2016 Fantasy Sports #1, Sam Bosma
  • As the Crow Flies, Melanie Gillman
  • Be Good, John Martz
  • Patience, Daniel Clowes
  • Shrine of the Monkey God, from Kramers Ergot 9, Kim Deitch
• 2017 Your Black Friend, Ben Passmore
  • Canopy, Karine Bernadou
  • Libby’s Dad, Eleanor Davis
  • Public Relations #10, Matthew Sturges, Dave Justus, Steve Rolston, Annie Wu
  • Sunburning, Keiler Roberts
• 2018 Hot to Be Alive – Tara Booth
  • Recollection – Alyssa Berg
  • Hot Summer Nights – Freddy Carrasco
  • Whatsa Paintoonist – Jerry Moriarty
  • Baopu – Yao Xiao
• 2019 Check Please! – Ngozi Ukazu
  • Lorna – Benji Nate
  • Infinite Wheat Paste #7 – Pidge
  • The Saga of Metalbeard – Joshua Paddon & Matthew Hoddy
  • Egg Cream – Liz Suburbia
• 2020 Cry Wolf Girl – Ariel Ries
  • My Dog Ivy – Gabrielle Bell
  • Theth Tomorrow Forever – Josh Bayer
  • Cosmoknights – Hannah Templer
  • Mooncakes – Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker
• 2021 Leaf Lace – Ashanti Fortson
  • Francis Bacon – EA Bethea
  • The Dog & The Cat – Dominique Duong
  • Rhapsodie – Maddi Gonzalez
  • A Cordial Invitation – Adam Szym
• 2022 I See A Knight – Xulia Vicente
  • Four Years Collected: Vol 2 – K Czap
  • PeePee PooPoo #69 – Caroline Cash
  • Are Comic Books Real? – Alex Nall
  • Ode to Keisha – Jamila Rowser and Trinidad Escobar
• 2023 Gordita: Built Like This – Daisy Ruiz
  • Platonic Love – A ee mi
  • Lemon Yellow – Ciara Quilty-Harper
  • Forget Me Not – Gabriel Howell
  • Live Rock Part 1: Aquarium Life – Ross Jackson

Outstanding Minicomic

• 1997 The Perfect Planet, James Kochalka
  • Hey Mister #4, Pete Sickman-Garner
  • King-Cat Comics #52, John Porcellino
  • Magic Whistle #9, Sam Henderson
  • Out There #5, Alan Hunt
• 1998 Amy Unbounded, Rachel Hartman (Pug House Press)
  • Bathroom Girls, Yvonne Mojica
  • King Cat Comics, John Porcellino
  • Magic Boy Does Laundry, James Kochalka
  • Oaf, Matt Brinkman
• 1999 Fireball #7, Brian Ralph (Highwater Books)
  • Tales of the Great Unspoken, Aaron Augenblick (Self-published)
  • Ped Xing, Androo Robinson (Self-published)
  • Bolol Belittle, Mat Brinkman (Self-published)
  • Noe-Fie #8, Kurt Wolfgang (Noe-Fie Mono-Media)
• 2000 LowJinx #2, edited by Kurt Wolfgang (Noe-Fie Mono-Media)
  • Angry Youth Comics No. 11, Johnny Ryan (Self-published)
  • Jug, Androo Robinson (Self-published)
  • Timberdoodle, Jon Kerschbaum (Self-published)
  • True Stories, Swear to God, Tom Beland (Self-published)
• 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks
  • Amy Unbounded No. 12, Rachel Hartman (Pug House Press)
  • Democracy: Mime Complaint No. 5, Jesse Reklaw (Self-published)
  • Jumbo Jape, Sean Bieri (Self-published)
  • Low Jinx 3: The Big Rip-Off, edited by Kurt Wolfgang (Noe-Fie Mono-Media)
  • Tepid Spring 2001, John Hankiewicz (self-published)
• 2002 Artichoke Tales #1, Megan Kelso (Highwater Books)
  • Double Cross Assortment, Tony Consiglio (Self-published)
  • Gloriana: Super Monster #14, Kevin Huizenga (Self-published)
  • Homecoming, John Kerschbaum (Fontanelle Press)
  • Long Tail Kitty: Heaven, Lark Pien (Self-published)
• 2003 I Am Going to Be Small, Jeffrey Brown (self-published)
  • Josh Comics, Josh Sullivan
  • Lo-Horse #1, David Lasky and Jesse Reklaw
  • Take Out, Raina Telgemeier
  • That Thing You Fall Into, Diana Tamblyn
• 2004 Lucky #3, Gabrielle Bell (Self-published)
  • Big Questions #6, Anders Nilsen (Self-published)
  • Quantum Entanglement, Spooky Action at a Distance, Teleportation and You, Jim Ottaviani and Roger Langridge (G.T. Labs)
  • Thankless Job, Pat Lewis (Lunchbreak Comics)
  • Underground: Souvenir, Matthew Bellisle (Gravity/DSN)
• 2005 Phase 7, Alec Longstreth (Self-published)
  • Couch Tag #2, Jesse Reklaw (Self-published)
  • Dance, John Hankiewicz (Self-published)
  • Monday, Andy Hartzell (Self-published)
  • Ouija Interview #3, Sarah Becan (Self-published)
• 2006 Monsters, Ken Dahl
  • Comicore Jr., Paulette Poullet
  • Gaylord Phoenix #4, Edie Fake
  • Trackrabbit, Geoff Vasile
  • Window #8, Dave Lapp
• 2007 P.S. Comics #3, Minty Lewis
  • Burning Building Comix, Jeff Zwirek
  • The Monkey and the Crab, Shawn Cheng and Sara Edward-Corbett
  • Noose, Mark Burrier
  • Seven More Days of Not Getting Eaten, Matt Wiegle
• 2008 Bluefuzz, Jesse Reklaw
  • Dorado Park, Lilli Carré
  • How To Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less, Sarah Glidden
  • Ochre Ellipse #2, Jonas Madden-Connor
  • Swell, Juliacks
• 2009 Stay Away From Other People, Lisa Hanawalt
  • Claptrap #2, Onsmith
  • Just So You Know #1, Joey Alison Sayers
  • Stewbrew, Kelly Froh & Max Clotfelter
  • Xoc #1, Matt Dembicki
• 2010 Rambo 3.5, Jim Rugg
  • Don't Drink from the Sea, Lilli Carré
  • Stories by... Vol. 1, Martin Cendreda
  • Troop 142, Mike Dawson
  • Water Column #3, Josh Frankel
• 2011 Ben Died of a Train, Box Brown
  • Gaylord Phoenix #5, Edie Fake
  • Danger Country #1, Levon Jihanian
  • Morning Song, Laura Terry
  • Trans-Utopia, Tom Kaczynski (Uncivilized Books)
• 2012 The Monkey in the Basement and Other Delusions, Corinne Mucha (Retrofit Comics)
  • The Death of Elijah Lovejoy, Noah Van Sciver (2D Cloud)
  • Hypnotic Induction Technique, Grant Reynolds (Self-published)
  • Ramble On #2, Calvin Wong (Self-published)
  • RAV #6, Mickey Zacchilli (Self-published)
• 2013 The End of the Fucking World #16, Charles Forsman (Fantagraphics)
  • Il Cammino Delle Capre, Kris Mukai & Zachary Zezima (Self-published)
  • Hawaii 1997, Sam Alden (Self-published)
  • Lawaway, Joseph Lambert (Self-published)
  • Powdered Milk Vol. 10: The Man Who Could Not Read, Keiler Roberts (Self-published)
• 2014 House of Women, Sophie Goldstein
  • The Grassy Knoll, Nick Drnaso
  • Never Forgets, Yumi Sakugawa (Self-published)
  • Test Tube #1, Carlos Gonzales
  • Up to the Top, Ian Sampson
• 2015 Sex Fantasy #4, Sophia Foster-Dimino
  • Devil's Slice of Life, Patrick Crotty (Peow! Studio)
  • Epoxy 5, John Pham
  • King Cat #75, John Porcellino (Self-published)
  • Whalen: A Reckoning, Audry
• 2016 Radishes, Carolyn Nowak
  • The Experts, Sophie Franz
  • Laffy Meal, Pranas T. Naujokaitis
  • Maps to the Suns, Sloane Leong
  • The Unofficial Cuckoo’s Nest, Luke Healy
• 2017 Tender-Hearted, Hazel Newlevant}
  • The Man Who Came Down the Attic Stairs, Celine Loup
  • Our Tale of Woe, Keren Katz & Geffen Refaeli
  • Reverse Flaneur, M. Sabine Rear
  • Same Place Same Time, Ann Xu
• 2018 Say It With Noodles: On Learning to Speak the Language of Food – Shing Yin Khor
  • Dog Nurse – Margot Ferrick
  • Greenhouse – Debbie Fong
  • Common Blessings & Common Curses – Maritsa Patrinos
  • Mothball 88 – Kevin Reilly
• 2019 Trans Girls Hit the Town – Emma Jayne
  • Gonzalo – Jed McGowan
  • Silver Wire – Kriota Willberg
  • Cherry – InésEstrada
  • YLLW YLLW YLLW – Mar Julia
• 2020 Black Hole Heart – Cathy G Johnson
  • I Feel Weird #4 – Haleigh Buck
  • Chapter Two – Keren Katz
  • The Gulf – Nguyen Nguyen
  • Canvas – Theo K. Stultz
• 2021 Bodyseed – Casey Nowak
  • Slum Clearance Symphony – Brendan Leach
  • Lavender Scare – Arantza Peña Popo
  • Montana Diary – Whit Taylor
  • The Drain Pipe – Leda Zawacki
• 2022 PeePee PooPoo #69 – Caroline Cash
  • Joy – Maritsa Patrinos
  • Carrington's World – Summer Pierre
  • Phonestoned – King Ray
  • Sleemor Gank - Burg Land 1 – Alexander Laird
• 2023 Death Bloom – Yasmeen Abedifard
  • Sacred Grove – Celine Loup
  • You're the Center of Attention – Gina Wynbrandt
  • Farewell – João Fazenda
  • Hares on the Mountain – Lee Dean and Salavador Aguilera

Outstanding Online Comic

• 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks
  • Ben Jones, Future Genies of Mush Past
  • Scott McCloud, I Can't Stop Thinking
  • Jonathan Morris, Jeremy
  • Demian5, When I Am King
  • Scott McCloud, Zot! Hearts and Minds
• 2002 Jason Little, Bee
  • Tom Hart, Hutch Owen: Public Relations
  • Jordan Crane, Keeping Two
  • Derek Kirk Kim, Small Stories
  • Tracy White, Traced
• 2003 James Kochalka, American Elf
  • Gabrielle Bell, Bell's Home Journal
  • Ted Slampyak, Jazz Age
  • Nick Bertozzi, The Salon
  • Jesse Reklaw, Slow Wave
• 2004 James Kochalka, American Elf
  • Patrick Farley, Apocamon
  • J.J. Naas, Desert Rocks
  • Timothy Kreider, The Pain … When Will it End?
  • Craig Boldman, Tailipoe
• 2005 Nicholas Gurewitch, The Perry Bible Fellowship
  • deadmouse, Ballad
  • Kazu Kibuishi, Copper
  • Jenn Manley Lee, Dicebox
  • Steven Manale, Superslackers
• 2006 Nicholas Gurewitch, The Perry Bible Fellowship
  • A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible by David Hellman and Dale Beran
  • Claviger by Ronnie Casson
  • Micrographica by Renee French
  • Thingpart by Joe Sayers
• 2007 Achewood by Chris Onstad
  • Grace by Kris Dresen
  • Persimmon Cup by Nick Bertozzi
  • Thingpart by Joe Sayers
  • Wondermark by David Malki !
• 2008 Achewood by Chris Onstad
  • Danny Dutch by David King
  • Slow Wave by Jesse Reklaw
  • Thingpart by Joey Sayers
  • Traced by Tracy White
• 2009 Year of the Rat, Cayetano Garza
  • Bodyworld, Dash Shaw
  • Danny Dutch, David King
  • Thingpart, Joey Alison Sayers
  • Vanessa Davis's comics for Tablet
• 2010 Troop 142, Mike Dawson
  • Callahan Online, John Callahan
  • I Think You're Sauceome, Sarah Becan
  • The Lesttrygonians, Stephen Gilpin
  • Reliable Comics, David King
• 2011 Hark! A Vagrant, Kate Beaton
  • Alphabet Horror, Nate Marsh
  • A Cartoonist’s Diary, Pascal Girard
  • Finn and Charlie are Hitched, Tony Breed
  • Lucky, Gabrielle Bell
• 2012 SuperMutant Magic Academy, Jillian Tamaki
  • Amazing Facts…and Beyond! with Leon Beyond, Dan Zettwoch and Kevin Huizenga
  • Black Is the Color, Julia Gfrorer
  • Lucky, Gabrielle Bell
  • Starslip, Kris Straub
• 2013 SuperMutant Magic Academy, Jillian Tamaki
  • Bird Boy, Annie Szabla
  • Gabby's Playhouse, Ken Dahl & Gabby Schulz
  • Haunter, Sam Alden
  • July Diary, Gabrielle Bell
• 2014 Vattu, Evan Dahm
  • Band for Life, Anya Davidson
  • Big Dogs at Nite, Dane Martin
  • Demon, Jason Shiga
  • On Hiatus, Pete Toms
• 2015 The Bloody Footprint, Lilli Carré
  • Carriers, Lauren Weinstein
  • Mom Body, Rebecca Roher
  • O Human Star, Blue Delliquanti
  • Witchy, Ariel Ries
• 2016 Octopus Pie, Meredith Gran
  • A Cartoonist’s Diary, Rina Ayuyang
  • Just Doing My Job, Gynnis Fawkes
  • A Small Revolution, Samantha Leriche-Gionet (AKA “Boum”)
  • Vattu, Evan Dahm
• 2017 The Meek, Der-shing Helmer
  • Disability in the Age of Trump, Amanda Scurti
  • Normal Person/Maine Vacation, Lauren Weinstein
  • That's Not Who We Are, Mike Dawson
  • Woman World, Aminder Dhaliwal
• 2018 Lara Croft Was My Family – Carta Monir
  • Woman World – Aminder Dhaliwal
  • The Wolves Outside – Jesse England
  • A Fire Story – Brian Files
  • A Part of Me is Still Unknown – Meg O’Shea
• 2019 Full Court Crush – Hannah Blumenreich
  • Isle of Elsi – Alec Longstreth
  • That’s Not My Name! – Hannako Lambert
  • What Doctors Know About CPR – Nathan Gray
  • About Face – Nate Powell
• 2020 Witchy – Ariel Ries
  • I Exist – Breena Nuñez
  • Like the Tide – Isabella Rotman
  • Gabby Schulz
  • SUPERPOSE – Joe Seosamh and C. Anka
• 2021 Birds of Maine – Michael DeForge
  • Leaf Lace – Ashanti Fortson
  • Shadows Become You – Susannah Lohr
  • Mr. Boop – Alec Robbins
  • I Do Not Want to Write Today – Shing Yin Khor
• 2022 Ride or Die – Mars Heyward
  • Blind Alley – Adam de Souza
  • Vattu – Evan Dahm
  • Alexander, the Servant & the Water of Life – Reimena Yee
  • Technofeelia Vol. 4 'Help – Amy Kurzweil
• 2023 The God of Arepo – Reimena Yee
  • Adversary – Blue Delliquanti
  • Trans Classic Movies – Jett Allen
  • Growing Up, and Getting Out – Lonnie Mann
  • Whale Fall – Mara Ramirez

Outstanding Anthology or Collection (discontinued)

• 2005 Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man by John Porcellino (La Mano)
  • Above and Below: Two Tales of the American Frontier by James Sturm (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Dead Herring Comics, edited by Actus (Actus Independent Comics)
  • Fred the Clown by Roger Langridge (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Hutch Owen: Unmarketable by Tom Hart (Top Shelf Productions)
• 2006 Black Hole by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
  • Castle Waiting by Linda Medley (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Drawn & Quarterly Showcase #3 by Matt Broersma, Genevieve Elverum, and Sammy Harkham (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • The Push Man and Other Stories by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Squirrel Mother by Megan Kelso (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2007 Curses by Kevin Huizenga (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Vol. 4 by Gabrielle Bell, Martin Cendrera, and Dan Zettwoch (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • King-Cat Classix by John Porcellino (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Misery Loves Comedy by Ivan Brunetti (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Moomin Book One by Tove Jansson (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2008 Papercutter #7, edited by Greg Means (Tugboat Press)
  • Inkweed, Chris Wright (Sparkplug Comic Books)
  • Little Lulu Vol. 18, John Stanley (Dark Horse)
  • Pond Life, John Broadley (PictureBox)
  • Windy Corner #2, edited by Austin English (Sparkplug Comic Books)
• 2009 Kramer’s Ergot #7, ed. Sammy Harkham (Buenaventura)
  • Abandoned Cars, Tim Lane (Fantagraphics)
  • Against Pain, Ron Regé Jr. (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Book 5, T. Edward Bak, Anneli Furmark, Amanda Vähämäki (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Fuzz and Pluck: Splitsville by Ted Stearn (Fantagraphics)
• 2010 Masterpiece Comics, R. Sikoryak (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • The Hipless Boy, Sully (Conundrum Press)
  • Lemon Styles, David King (Sparkplug Comic Books)
  • Red Snow, Susumu Katsumata (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Ten Thousand Things to Do, Jesse Reklaw (self-published)
• 2011 I Will Bite You, Joseph Lambert (Secret Acres)
  • Black Eye, edited by Ryan Standfest (Rotland Press)
  • Gay Genius, edited by Annie Murphy (Sparkplug)
  • Make Me a Woman, Vanessa Davis (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Three #1, edited by Robert Kirby
• 2012 Hark! A Vagrant, Kate Beaton (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Big Questions, Anders Nilsen (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • The Man Who Grew His Beard, Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Nobrow #6, Various artists (Nobrow)
  • Ojitos Borrosos, Inés Estrada (Self-published)
• 2013 Very Casual, Michael DeForge (Koyama Press)
  • Freddie Stories, Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Heads or Tails, Lille Carré (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Peter Bagge's Other Stuff, Peter Bagge (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Tusen Hjärtan Stark #1, Various, ed. by Austin English (Domino Books)
• 2014 QU33R, edited by Robert Kirby
  • Amazing Facts and Beyond, Kevin Huizenga and Dan Zettwoch
  • The End, Anders Nilsen
  • Eye of the Majestic Creature (Vol. 2), Leslie Stein
  • Sock Monkey Treasury, Tony Millionaire
• 2015 How To Be Happy, Eleanor Davis
  • Drawn & Quarterly, 25 Years of Contemporary Cartooning, Comics, and Graphic Novel, Tom Devlin, Chris Oliveros, Peggy Burns, Tracy Hurren, and Julia Pohl-Miranda (producers)
  • An Entity Observes All Things, Box Brown (Retrofit Comics/Big Planet Comics)
  • Pope Hats, #4, Ethan Rilly
  • SuperMutant Magic Academy, Jillian Tamaki
• 2016 Step Aside Pops, Kate Beaton
  • Beverly, Nick Drnaso
  • Beyond: The Queer Sci Fi and Fantasy Anthology, Sfé R. Monster and Taneka Stotts
  • The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, Trina Robbins
  • Killing And Dying, Adrian Tomine

Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection (discontinued)

• 1997 It's A Good Life if You Don't Weaken by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • At The Seams by Ed Brubaker (Alternative Press)
  • Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: Stories by Ben Katchor (Little, Brown)
  • L'Ascension Du Haut Mal by David B. (L'Association)
  • Lost in the Alps by Cosey (NBM)
• 1998 Ghost World by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)
  • Views of the Warehouse District by Martin Tom Dieck (Westhampton House)
  • Frank vol. 2 by Jim Woodring (Fantagraphics)
  • The Little Man by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Titanic Tales edited by Mark Wheatley (Insight Studios)
• 1999 Cages by Dave McKean (Kitchen Sink)
  • Hey Mister: Celebrity Roast by Pete Sickman-Garner (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Hicksville by Dylan Horrocks (Black Eye)
  • Time Warp by Ed Hillyer (Slab-O-Concrete)
  • Tiny Bubbles by James Kochalka (Highwater Books)
• 2000 From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell (Eddie Campbell Comics, distributed by Top Shelf Productions)
  • Banks/Eubanks by Tom Hart (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Clan Apis by Jay Hosler (Active Synapse)
  • Comix 2000 various, (L'Association)
  • Drawn & Quarterly, Volume 3 various, (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2001 Ignatz Awards cancelled after 9-11 Attacks
  • Box Office Poison by Alex Robinson (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid On Earth by Chris Ware (Pantheon Books)
  • Mail Order Bride by Mark Kalesniko (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia, 1992–1995 by Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Snake 'n' Bacon's Cartoon Cabaret by Michael Kupperman (Avon Books)
• 2002 The Golem's Mighty Swing by James Sturm (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Fallout, edited by Jim Ottaviani (G.T. Labs)
  • Haw! by Ivan Brunetti (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Non #5, edited by Jordan Crane (Red Ink Press)
  • Summer of Love by Debbie Drechsler (Drawn & Quarterly)
• 2003 Three Fingers by Rich Koslowski (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Beg The Question by Bob Fingerman (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Epileptic by David B (L'Association)
  • The Frank Book by Jim Woodring (Fantagraphics Books)
  • Nightmare Alley by Spain Rodriguez and William Lindsay Gresham (Fantagraphics Books)
• 2004 Blankets by Craig Thompson (Top Shelf Productions)
  • The Fixer by Joe Sacco (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Louis Riel by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • McSweeney's Quarterly Concern #13, Edited by Chris Ware (McSweeney's, Ltd.)
  • Teratoid Heights by Matt Brinkman (Highwater Books)

Outstanding Debut Comic (discontinued)

• 2000 Dork #8 by Evan Dorkin (Slave Labor Graphics)
• 2002 Pulpatoon Pilgrimage by Joel Priddy (AdHouse Books)
• 2003 Studygroup12 #3 edited by Zack Soto
• 2004 Teen Boat #6: Vote Boat by Dave Roman and John Green (Cryptic Press)
• 2005 Will You Still Love Me if I Wet the Bed? by Liz Prince (Top Shelf Productions)
• 2006 Class of '99 by Josh Eiserike (Self-Published)
• 2007 Papercutter #6 edited by Alec Longstreth (Tugboat Press)
• 2008 Swallow Me Whole by Nate Powell (Top Shelf Productions)

Ignatz Awards Jury

• 1997
  • Jessica Abel
  • Chester Brown
  • Ed Brubaker
  • Mark Wheatley
  • Joe Zabel
• 1998
  • Michael Cohen
  • Tom Devlin
  • Tom Hart
  • Marc Hempel
  • Dylan Horrocks
• 1999
  • Frank Cho^[10]
  • Jordan Crane
  • Jon Lewis
  • Carla Speed McNeil
  • Jim Ottaviani
• 2000
  • Donna Barr
  • Sean Bieri
  • Phil Foglio
  • Dean Haspiel
  • Jason Little
• 2001
  • Matt Feazell
  • Roberta Gregory
  • Jon "Bean" Hastings
  • Sam Henderson
  • James Sturm
• 2002
  • Suzanne Baumann
  • Nick Bertozzi
  • David Lasky
  • Alex Robinson
• 2003
  • Pam Bliss
  • Ariel Bordeaux
  • David Hahn
  • Batton Lash
  • Matt Madden
• 2004
  • Kevin Huizenga
  • Megan Kelso
  • Rich Koslowski
  • Layla Lawlor
  • Steve Lieber
• 2005
  • Jennifer Daydreamer
  • Shaenon Garrity
  • James Kochalka
  • Jeff Parker
  • Dan Zettwoch
• 2006
  • Jeffrey Brown
  • Henry Chamberlain
  • Justin Hall
  • Laurenn McCubbin
  • Jim Rugg
• 2007
  • Sara Edward-Corbett
  • Paul Hornschemeier
  • Steve MacIsaac
  • Jesse Reklaw
  • Zack Soto
• 2008
  • Gabrielle Bell
  • Farel Dalrymple
  • Eleanor Davis
  • John Hankiewicz
  • Andy Hartzell
• 2009
  • Lilli Carré
  • Vanessa Davis
  • Robert Kirby
  • Scott Mills
  • Laura Park
• 2010
  • Trevor Alixopulos
  • Joshua Cotter
  • Rob G
  • David Kelly
  • Anders Nilsen
• 2011
  • Rina Ayuyang
  • Mike Dawson
  • Kris Dresen
  • Theo Ellsworth
  • John Porcellino
• 2012
  • Edie Fake
  • Minty Lewis
  • Dylan Meconis
  • Lark Pien
  • Julia Wertz
• 2013
  • Lisa Hanawalt
  • Dustin Harbin
  • Damien Jay
  • Sakura Maku
  • Jason Shiga
• 2014
  • Darryl Ayo
  • Austin English
  • Melissa Mendes
  • Thein Pham
  • Whit Taylor
• 2015
  • Lamar Abrams
  • Cara Bean
  • Robyn Chapman
  • Sophie Goldstein
  • Corrine Mucha
• 2016
  • Tony Breed
  • Summer Pierre
  • Keiler Roberts
  • C. Spike Trotman
  • J.T. Yost
• 2017
  • Neil Brideau
  • Glynnis Fawkes
  • Sara Lautman
  • Trungles
  • David Willis

Ignatz Awards Committee

• 1997
  • Chris Oarr, Coordinator
• 1998
  • Chris Oarr, Coordinator
  • Jeff Alexander
• 1999
  • Jeff Alexander, Coordinator
• 2000–2006
  • Jeff Alexander, Coordinator
  • Karon Flage
  • Greg McElhatton
• 2007–2010
  • Greg McElhatton, Coordinator
  • Jeff Alexander
  • Karon Flage
• 2011–2012
  • Eden Miller, Coordinator
  • Greg McElhatton
  • Karon Flage
• 2013–2016
  • Eden Miller, Coordinator
• 2017–present
  • Dan Stafford, Coordinator

References

Resources

• Web site: Ignatz Awards (1997–2007). Comic Book Awards Almanac. 23 September 2014.
• 1997 awards: News: Newswatch: You Must Attend SPX. 32–33 . The Comics Journal. 198. Aug 1997.
• 1998 awards: News: News Watch: Ignatz Awards 1998: Same Old, Same Old?. Tom Spurgeon. Tom. Spurgeon. 25. The Comics Journal. 208. Nov 1998.
• 1999 awards: News: Year in Review: 1999 Awards. Darren . Hick. 13. The Comics Journal. 220. Feb 2000.
• 2000 nominations / awards: Web site: 2000 Ignatz Award Nominees and Winners. Comic Book Awards Almanac. Hahn Library.
• 2001 nominations: Web site: 2001 Ignatz Award Nominees. Comic Book Awards Almanac. Hahn Library.
• 2002 awards: Web site: 2002 Ignatz Awards. Comic Book Awards Almanac. Hahn Library.
• 2003:
  • nominations: Web site: 2003 Ignatz Award Nominees Announced. Diamond Comic Distributors. 2003.
  • awards: Web site: SPX 2003 stuff. Copacetic Comics Company. 2003.
• 2004 awards: Web site: SPX 2004 Bonanza of Comics!. The Copacetic Comics Company. 26 October 2004.
• 2005 awards: News: Comics honored with Ignatz Awards. Matthew . Price. The Oklahoman. Sep 30, 2005.
• 2006 awards: Web site: 2006 Ignatz Award Winners. Heidi. MacDonald. Oct 15, 2006. The Beat.
• 2007 awards: News: The Year in Awards. Dec 31, 2007. Publishers Weekly.
• 2008 awards: News: Eric Millikin. Millikin. Eric. and staff. Journal Datebook: August, 2008 — October, 2008. 26–27. The Comics Journal. Seattle. January 2009.
• 2009 awards: Web site: Winners of the 2009 Ignatz Awards. KEVIN . MELROSE. Sep 27, 2009. CBR.
• 2010 awards: Web site: 2010 Ignatz Award winners. Heidi MacDonald. Heidi . MacDonald. Sep 13, 2010. The Beat.
• 2011 awards: Web site: Winners announced for 2011 Ignatz Awards. JOHN . PARKIN. Sep 11, 2011. CBR.
• 2012 awards: Web site: Winners announced for 2012 Ignatz Awards. CBR. JOHN . PARKIN. Sep 16, 2012.
• 2013 awards: Web site: Brett. SPX 2013: IGNATZ AWARD WINNERS. September 16, 2013 . Graphic Policy.
• 2014 awards: News: SPX: SMALL PRESS EXPO: And your 2014 Ignatz Award winners are.... Comic Riffs. Michael. Cavna. The Washington Post. Sep 14, 2014. Michael Cavna.
• 2015 awards:
  • Web site: Your 2015 Ignatz Award Winners!. The Comics Reporter. 23 September 2015. 20 September 2015.
  • Web site: Wheeler. Andrew. 21 September 2015. Women Triumph at Ignatz Awards with Wins for Foster-Dimino, Goldstein, Carroll, Carre, and J. Tamaki. 18 August 2020. Comics Alliance.
• 2016 awards:
  • Web site: 2016 IGNATZ AWARD Winners (Full List). Newsarama. Arrant. Chris. 23 January 2017. 23 January 2017.
  • News: Small Press Expo: Here are your 2016 Ignatz Award winners, including new talent Tillie Walden. Cavna. Michael. September 18, 2016. 24 January 2017.
• 2017:
  • nominations:
    • News: SPX Announces 2017 Ignatz Awards Nominees. 2017-08-17. Comicosity. 2017-08-27. en-US.
    • Web site: SPX Announces 2017 Ignatz Award Nominees. Small Press Expo. August 17, 2017.
  • awards: Web site: Jasper. Marykate. Queer, Black, and Female Creators Lead the 2017 Ignatz Awards. The Mary Sue. September 17, 2017.
• 2018 awards: Web site: Leblanc . Philippe . Rounding up the 2018 Ignatz Award Winners and SPX Controversies . . 2018-09-21.
• 2019 awards: Web site: 2019 Ignatz Awards Winners Announced. Christopher. Chiu-Tabet . September 15, 2019. Multiversity Comics.
• 2020 awards: Web site: MacDonald . Heidi . 2020-09-14 . Syndicated Comics . 2022-06-14 . The Beat . en-US.
• 2021 awards: Web site: 2021-07-17 . 2021 Ignatz Award Winners & Nominees SPX: The Small Press Expo . 2022-06-14 . www.smallpressexpo.com . en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902134329/https://www.smallpressexpo.com/spx-2021-ignatz-nominees/. Sep 2, 2021.
• 2022 awards: Web site: Simons . Dean . 2022-09-19 . Here are the winners from the 2022 IGNATZ Awards: Here is a complete list of the nominees and winners from last weekend's Ignatz Awards. 2023-12-15 . The Beat . en-US.
• 2023 awards: Web site: Dark . Joan Zahra . 2023-09-11 . 2023 Ignatz Awards Winners: Comics That Rebel, That Fascists Hate . 2023-12-17 . The Mary Sue . en.

External links

• Ignatz Awards Official Website

Notes and References

1. News: Small Press Expo Initiates First Festival Prize for Comic Books: Ignatz Award. Comics Buyer's Guide. September 12, 1997. 8.
2. Web site: 2001 Ignatz Award Nominees. Comic Book Awards Almanac. Hahn Library. The Small Press Expo was scheduled for Sept. 14-15, 2001 in Bethesda, Maryland, but was cancelled due to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The Ignatz is a festival prize determined by a ballot of attendees and exhibitors of the Expo, and, as such, the results of the voting are unique to the environment found at the Expo. The Expo steering committee decided that to hold the Ignatzes without a way to ensure similar results would not be fair to the recipients nor in keeping with the spirit of the award. Therefore, the awards were cancelled for the year..
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