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Year
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Winner
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Works
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Publisher(s)
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1988
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Alan Moore
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Watchmen
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DC
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1989
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Alan Moore
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Batman: The Killing Joke
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DC
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1991
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Neil Gaiman
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Sandman
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DC
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1992
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Neil Gaiman
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Sandman; The Books of Magic; Miracleman
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DC; DC; Eclipse
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1993
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Neil Gaiman
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Sandman; Miracleman
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DC; Eclipse
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1994
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Neil Gaiman
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Sandman
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DC
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1995
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Alan Moore
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From Hell
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Kitchen Sink
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1996
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Alan Moore
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From Hell
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Kitchen Sink
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1997
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Alan Moore
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From Hell; Supreme
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Kitchen Sink; Maximum Press
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1998
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Garth Ennis
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Hitman; Preacher; The Unknown Soldier; Bloody Mary: Lady Liberty
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DC; DC/Vertigo; DC/Helix
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1999
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Kurt Busiek
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____ ______'s Astro City; Avengers
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Homage/WildStorm/Image; Marvel
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2000
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Alan Moore
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Promethea; Tom Strong; Tomorrow Stories; Top 10
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ABC
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2001
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Alan Moore
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Promethea; Tom Strong; Tomorrow Stories; Top 10
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ABC
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2002
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Brian Michael Bendis
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Powers; Alias; Daredevil; Ultimate Spider-Man
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Image; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel
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2003
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Brian Michael Bendis
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Powers; Alias; Daredevil; Ultimate Spider-Man
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Image; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel
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2004
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Alan Moore
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Promethea; Smax; Tom Strong; Tom Strong's Terrific Tales
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ABC
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2005
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Brian K. Vaughan
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Y: The Last Man; Ex Machina; Runaways; Ultimate X-Men
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Vertigo/DC; WildStorm/DC; Marvel; Marvel
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2006
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Alan Moore
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Promethea; Top 10: The Forty-Niners
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ABC
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2007
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Ed Brubaker
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Captain America; Criminal; Daredevil
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Marvel; Marvel; Marvel
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2008
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Ed Brubaker
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Captain America; Criminal; Daredevil; Immortal Iron Fist
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Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel
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2009
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Bill Willingham
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Fables; House of Mystery
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Vertigo/DC; Vertigo/DC
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2010
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Ed Brubaker
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Captain America; Daredevil; The Marvel Project; Criminal; Incognito
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Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel
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2011
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Joe Hill
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Locke & Key
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IDW
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2012
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Mark Waid
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Irredeemable; Incorruptible; Daredevil
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Boom!; Boom!; Marvel
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2013
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Brian K. Vaughan
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Saga
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Image
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2014
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Brian K. Vaughan
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Saga
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Image
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2015
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Gene Luen Yang
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Avatar: The Last Airbender; The Shadow Hero
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Dark Horse; First Second
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2016
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Jason Aaron
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Doctor Strange; Men of Wrath; Thor; Star Wars; Southern Bastards
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Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Marvel; Image
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2017
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Brian K. Vaughan
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Paper Girls; Saga; We Stand On Guard
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Image
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2018 (tie)
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Tom King
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Batman; Batman Annual #2; Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1; Mister Miracle
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DC; DC; DC; DC
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2018 (tie)
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Marjorie Liu
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Monstress
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Image
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2019
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Tom King
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Batman, Mister Miracle, Heroes in Crisis, Swamp Thing Winter Special
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DC; DC; DC; DC
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2020
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Mariko Tamaki
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Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass; Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me
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DC; First Second/Macmillan
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2021
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James Tynion IV
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Something is Killing the Children; Wynd; Batman; The Department of Truth; Razorblades
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Boom!; Boom!; DC; Image; Tiny Onion
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2022
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James Tynion IV
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House of Slaughter; Something is Killing the Children; Wynd; The Nice House on the Lake; The Joker; Batman; DC Pride 2021; The Department of Truth; Blue Book; Razorblades
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Boom!; Boom!; Boom!; DC; DC; DC; DC; Image; Tiny Onion; Tiny Onion
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2023
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James Tynion IV
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House of Slaughter; Something Is Killing the Children; Wynd; The Nice House on the Lake; The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country; The Closet;The Department of Truth
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Boom!; Boom!; Boom!; DC; DC; DC; Image; Image
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