Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication

Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication
Awarded forBest Humor Publication
CountryUnited States
First award1992
Most recent winner (2025)Processing: 100 Comics That Got Me Through It by Tara Booth
Websitewww.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards-current-info

The Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication is an American comic book award presented annually to recognize creative achievement in humorous graphic novels and comics. The category was established in 1992 and is presented as part of the Eisner Awards at San Diego Comic-Con.


Winners and nominees

Year Title Authors Publisher Ref.
2010s
2010 Scott Pilgrim vol. 5: Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe Brian Lee O'Malley Oni Press [1]
Drinky Crow's Maakies Tony Millionaire Fantagraphics [2]
Everybody Is Stupid Except for Me, And Other Astute Observations Peter Bagge Fantagraphics
Little Lulu, vols. 19-21 John Stanley, Irving Tripp Dark Horse
The Muppet Show Comic Book: Meet the Muppets Roger Langridge BOOM Kids!
2011 I Thought You Would Be Funnier Shannon Wheeler BOOM! [1]
Afrodisiac Jim Rugg, Brian Maruca Adhouse [3]
Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book Ian Boothby, John Delaney, Dan Davis Bongo
Drinking at the Movies Julia Wertz Three Rivers Press/Crown
Literature: Unsuccessfully Competing Against TV since 1953 Dave Kellett Small Fish Studios
Prime Baby Gene Luen Yang First Second
2012 Milk & Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad Evan Dorkin Dark Horse [1]
The Art of Doug Sneyd: A Collection of Playboy Cartoons Dark Horse [4]
Chimichanga Eric Powell Dark Horse
Coffee: It's What's for Dinner Dave Kellet Small Fish
Kinky & Cosy Nix NBM
2013 Darth Vader and Son Jeffrey Brown Chronicle [1]
Adventure Time Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, Braden Lamb KaBOOM! [5]
BBXX: Baby Blues Decades 1&2 Jerry Scott, Rick Kirkman Andrews McMeel
Naked Cartoonists Gary Groth Fantagraphics
2014 Vader's Little Princess Jeffrey Brown Chronicle [6]
The Adventures of Superhero Girl Faith Erin Hicks Dark Horse
The Complete Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes, Rob Davis SelfMadeHero
The (True!) History of Art Sylvain Coissard, Alexis Lemoine SelfMadeHero
You're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack Tom Gauld Drawn & Quarterly
2015 The Complete Cul de Sac Richard Thompson Andrews McMeel [7]
Dog Butts and Love. And Stuff Like That. And Cats Jim Benton NBM
Groo vs. Conan Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier, Tom Yeates Dark Horse
Rocket Raccoon Skottie Young Marvel
Superior Foes of Spider-Man Nick Spencer, Steve Lieber Marvel
2016 Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection Kate Beaton Drawn & Quarterly [8]
Cyanide & Happiness: Stab Factory Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker, Dave McElfatrick BOOM!
Deep Dark Fears Fran Krause Ten Speed Press
Sexcastle Kyle Starks Image
UR Eric Haven AdHouse
2017 Jughead Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Derek Charm Archie [1]
The Further Fattening Adventure of Pudge, Girl Blimp Lee Marrs Marrs Books [9]
Hot Dog Taste Test Lisa Hanawalt Drawn & Quarterly
Man, I Hate Cursive Jim Benton Andrews McMeel
Yuge! 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump G.B. Trudeau Andrews McMeel
2018 Baking with Kafka Tom Gauld Drawn & Quarterly [1]
Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1 Tom King, Lee Weeks, Byron Vaughn DC [10]
The Flinstones Mark Russell,Steve Pugh, Rick Leonardi, Scott Hanna DC
Rock Candy Mountain Kyle Starks Image
Wallace the Brave Will Henry Andrews McMeel
2019 Giant Days John Allison, Max Sarin, Julia Madrigal BOOM! [11]
Get Naked Steven T. Seagle Image
MAD magazine Bill Morrison DC
A Perfect Failure: Fanta Bukowski 3 Noah Van Sciver Fantagraphics
Woman World Aminder Dhaliwal Drawn & Quarterly
2020s
2020 The Way of the Househusband, vol. 1 Kousuke Oono, trans. by Sheldon Drzka VIZ Media [12]
Anatomy of Authors Dave Kellett SheldonComics.com
Death Wins a Goldfish Brian Rea Chronicle Books
Minotäar Lissa Treiman Shortbox
Sobek James Stokoe Shortbox
Wondermark: Friends You Can Ride On David Malki Wondermark
2021 Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Matt Fraction, Steve Lieber DC Comics [13]
The Complete Fante Bukowski Noah Van Sciver Fantagraphics
Department of Mind-Blowing Theories Tom Gauld Drawn & Quarterly
FANGS Sarah Andersen Andrews McMeel
Wendy, Master of Art Walter Scott Drawn & Quarterly
What If We Were... Axelle Lenoir Top Shelf
2022 Not All Robots Mark Russell, Mike Deodato Jr. AWA Upshot [14]
Bubble Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan, Tony Cliff First Second/Macmillan
Cyclopedia Exotica Aminder Dhaliwal Drawn & Quarterly
The Scumbag Rick Remender Image
Thirsty Mermaids Kat Leyh Gallery 13/Simon and Schuster
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Haro Aso, Kotaro Takata, trans. by Nova Skipper VIZ Media
2023 Revenge of the Librarians Tom Gauld Drawn & Quarterly [15]
Cryptid Club Sarah Andersen Andrews McMeel
I Hate This Place Kyle Starks, Artyom Topilin Image Skybound
Killer Queens David Booher, Claudia Balboni Dark Horse
Mr. Lovenstein Presents: Failure J. L. Westover Image Skybound
2024 It's Jeff: The Jeff-Verse #1 Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru Marvel [16]
How to Love: A Guide to Feelings & Relationships for Everyone Alex Norris Candlewick/Walker Books
I Was a Teenage Michael Jackson Impersonator, and Other Musical Meanderings Keith Knight Keith Knight Press
Macanudo: Optimism is for the Brave Liniers Fantagraphics
The Yakuza's Bias Teki Yatsuda, trans. by Max Greenway Kodansha
2025 Processing: 100 Comics That Got Me Through It Tara Booth Drawn & Quarterly [17]
Adulthood is a Gift! Sarah Andersen Andrews McMeel
Forces of Nature Edward Steed Drawn & Quarterly
Kids Are Still Weird: And More Observations from Parenthood Jeffrey Brown NBM
A Pillbug Story Allison Conway Black Panel Press
2026 And To Think We Started as a Book Club Tom Toro Andrews McMeel [18]
Ew, It's Beautiful: A False Knees Comics Collection Joshua Barkman Andrews McMeel
The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt John Allison, Max Sarin Dark Horse
Jeff the Land Shark Kelly Thompson, Tokitokoro Marvel
Physics for Cats Tom Gauld Drawn & Quarterly
Spent: A Comic Novel Alison Bechdel Mariner Books


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