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Eisner Award for Best Coloring

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The Eisner Award for Best Coloring is an award for "creative achievement" in American comic books. It is awarded to a colorist.

Name change

The award was named "Best Colorist" from 1992 until 1994.

Winners and nominees

Year Nominee Titles Ref.
1990s
1992 Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), 2112 (Dark Horse Comics), Akira (Epic Comics) [1]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 (DC Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Epic Comics), Usagi Yojimbo Color Special #2 (Fantagraphics Books)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Disney), Disney Digests (Disney), The Jetsons (Harvey Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), Doom Patrol (DC Comics)
1993 Template:Sort/Olyoptics Template:Sort #28-#30 (DC Comics), Martian Manhunter: American Secrets (DC Comics), James Bond 007: Serpent's Tooth (Dark Horse Comics), Spawn (Image Comics) [2]
Template:Sort/Digital Chameleon Template:Sort (NBM Publishing), Batman: Sword of Azrael (DC Comics), L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 (DC Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), The Jam: Urban Adventure (Tundra Publishing)
1994 Template:Sort and Reuben Rude (Olyoptics) Template:Sort (Image Comics) [3]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics), Deathblow (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), Aliens: Salvation (Dark Horse Comics), Creature from the Black Lagoon (Dark Horse Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Comico/DC Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics), Shade, the Changing Man (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
1995 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics) [4]
Template:Sort/Mary Woodring Template:Sort (Fantagraphics Books)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics/Legend Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Gladstone Publishing)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Fantagraphics Books)
1996 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Fantagraphics Books) [5]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Topps Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics/Legend Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Tekno Comix), Martha Washington: Stranded in Space (Dark Horse Comics/Legend Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Drawn & Quarterly)
1997 Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics), Death: The Time of Your Life (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics), Bloody Mary (DC Comics/Helix), Challengers of the Unknown (DC Comics) [6]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (WildStorm/Image Comics/Marvel Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Homage Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), Batman and Captain America (DC Comics/Marvel Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics), The Dreaming (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics), The Sandman (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
1998 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Fantagraphics Books) [7]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Homage Comics), Mage (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort Color Special #1 (El Capitan Books)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics/Topps Comics), Dr. Strange: What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen? (Marvel Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Drawn & Quarterly)
1999 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics) [8]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Marvel Comics)
Template:Sort (Christian Lichtner and Aron Lusen) Template:Sort (Cliffhanger/WildStorm/Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Top Cow Productions/Image Comics)
2000s
2000 Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics/WildStorm), Planetary (DC Comics/WildStorm) [9]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics/Maverick), Happydale: Devils in the Desert (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort in Tomorrow Stories (America's Best Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Fantagraphics Books)
2001 Template:Sort Template:Sort #14 (Fantagraphics Books) [10]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (America's Best Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics/Maverick)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics), Nightwing (DC Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics/Maverick)
2002 Template:Sort Template:Sort (CrossGen), Ministry of Space (Image Comics) [11]
Template:Sort/Studio F Template:Sort (DC Comics/WildStorm)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), 100 Bullets (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Marvel Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort #15 (Fantagraphics Books)
2003 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), The Amazing Screw-On Head (Dark Horse Comics), Star Wars: Empire (Dark Horse Comics), Human Target: Final Cut (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics), Doom Patrol (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics), Tom Strong (America's Best Comics, Captain America (Marvel Comics) [12]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (America's Best Comics), Leave It to Chance (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Marvel Comics), Daredevil (Marvel Comics), The Filth #1-3 (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics), Batman: Nine Lives (DC Comics), Catwoman (DC Comics), Catwoman: Selina's Big Score (DC Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Absence of Ink)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (CrossGen)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), Wonder Woman (DC Comics), 100 Bullets (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics), Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
2004 Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), Wonder Woman (DC Comics), 100 Bullets (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) [13]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Absence of Ink)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (CrossGen)
2005 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Marvel Comics), Ultimate X-Men (Marvel Comics), Ultimate Six (Marvel Comics), Captain America (Marvel Comics), Conan (Dark Horse Comics), BPRD (Dark Horse Comics), DC: The New Frontier (DC Comics) [14]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Burlyman Entertainment)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Marvel Comics), Ministry of Space (Image Comics), Planetary (WildStorm/DC Comics), I Am Legion: The Dancing Faun (Humanoids Publishing/DC Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (WildStorm/DC Comics)
2006 Template:Sort Template:Sort #16 (Acme Novelty Library) [15]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), Otherworld (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Scholastic Graphix)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (WildStorm/DC Comics)
2007 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), Conan (Dark Horse Comics), The Escapists (Dark Horse Comics), Hellboy (Dark Horse Comics), Action Comics (DC Comics), Batman/The Spirit (DC Comics), Superman (DC Comics) [16]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (IDW Publishing)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Fantagraphics Books)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (First Second)
Template:Sort Template:Sort #17 (Acme Novelty Library)
2008 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Dark Horse Comics), Cut (Dark Horse Comics), Hellboy (Dark Horse Comics), Lobster Johnson (Dark Horse Comics), The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse Comics), The Spirit (DC Comics) [17]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Renaissance Press)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Scholastic Graphix), Bone: Old Man's Cave (Scholastic Graphix), Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil (DC Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Marvel Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Red 5 Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Burlyman Entertainment)
2009 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), BPRD (Dark Horse Comics), The Goon (Dark Horse Comics), Hellboy (Dark Horse Comics), Solomon Kane (Dark Horse Comics), The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse Comics), Body Bags (Image Comics), Captain America: White (Marvel Comics) [18][19]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Scholastic Graphix), Bone: Treasure Hunters (Scholastic Graphix)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), 100 Bullets (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Icon Comics), Incognito (Icon Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort #19 (Acme Novelty Library)
2010s
2010 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), BPRD (Dark Horse Comics), The Goon (Dark Horse Comics), Hellboy (Dark Horse Comics), Solomon Kane (Dark Horse Comics), The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse Comics), Zero Killer (Dark Horse Comics), Detective Comics (DC Comics), Northlanders (Vertigo Comics), Luna Park (Vertigo Comics) [20][21]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Scholastic Graphix), Little Mouse Gets Ready (Toon Books)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (IDW Publishing), Thor (Marvel Comics), The Stand: American Nightmares (Marvel Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Pantheon Books)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), Batman and Robin (DC Comics)
2011 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), BPRD (Dark Horse Comics), Baltimore (Dark Horse Comics), Let Me In (Dark Horse Comics), Detective Comics (DC Comics), Neil Young’s Greendale (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics), Daytripper (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics), Joe the Barbarian (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics) [22][23]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster), Amelia Rules!: The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)
Template:Sort (Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers) Template:Sort (Metaphrog)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (First Second Books), Resistance (First Second Books), Booth (First Second Books), Brain Camp (First Second Books), Solomon’s Thieves (First Second Books)
Template:Sort Template:Sort #20: Lint (Acme Novelty Library)
2012 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics), Madman All-New Giant-Size Super-Ginchy Special (Image Comics) [24][23]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Oni Press)
Template:Sort and Ramón K. Pérez Template:Sort (Archaia Entertainment)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Icon Comics), Casanova: Gula (Icon Comics)
2013 Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), Fatale (Image Comics), BPRD (Dark Horse Comics), Conan the Barbarian (Dark Horse Comics), Hellboy in Hell (Dark Horse Comics), Lobster Johnson (Dark Horse Comics), The Massive (Dark Horse Comics) [25][23]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Pantheon Books)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (MonkeyBrain Books)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Pantheon Books)
2014 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics), Nowhere Men (Image Comics), Pretty Deadly (Image Comics), Zero (Image Comics), The Massive (Dark Horse Comics), Tom Strong (DC Comics), The X-Files Season 10 (IDW Publishing), Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics), Journey into Mystery (Marvel Comics), Numbercruncher (Titan Comics), Quantum and Woody (Valiant Comics) [26][23]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Bongo Comics), Strangers in Paradise 20th Anniversary Issue 1 (Abstract Studio), RASL (Cartoon Books)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Marvel Comics), Daredevil: End of Days (Marvel Comics), The Wake (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), Baltimore: The Infernal Train, BPRD: Hell on Earth (Dark Horse Comics), Conan the Barbarian (Dark Horse Comics), Hellboy in Hell (Dark Horse Comics), The Massive (Dark Horse Comics), The Shaolin Cowboy (Dark Horse Comics), Sledgehammer 44 (Dark Horse Comics)
2015 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), BPRD (Dark Horse Comics), Abe Sapien (Dark Horse Comics), Baltimore (Dark Horse Comics), Lobster Johnson (Dark Horse Comics), Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder (Dark Horse Comics), The Shaolin Cowboy (Dark Horse Comics), Aliens: Fire and Stone (Dark Horse Comics), DHP (Dark Horse Comics) [27][23]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Marvel Comics), Madman in Your Face 3D Special (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (IDW Publishing), Judge Dredd (IDW Publishing), Wild Blue Yonder (IDW Publishing)
Template:Sort Template:Sort vols. 1-2 (Harper)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Top Shelf Productions)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), The Wicked + The Divine (Image Comics), Daredevil (Marvel Comics), Thor (Marvel Comics)
2016 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics), Injection (Image Comics), Plutona (Image Comics), Pretty Deadly (Image Comics), The Surface (Image Comics), They’re Not Like Us (Image Comics), Zero (Image Comics), The X-Files (IDW Publishing), The Massive (Dark Horse Comics), Magneto (Marvel Comics), Vision (Marvel Comics) [28][23]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics), Art Ops (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics), Criminal Magazine (Image Comics), Outcast by Kirkman and Azaceta (Image Comics), Velvet (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics), Batman: Arkham Knight (DC Comics), Earth 2: Society (DC Comics), Runaways (Marvel Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), BPRD Hell on Earth (Dark Horse Comics), Fight Club 2 (Dark Horse Comics), Frankenstein Underground (Dark Horse Comics), Hellboy in Hell (Dark Horse Comics), Hellboy and the BPRD (Dark Horse Comics), The Sandman: Overture (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics), The Twilight Children (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics), Captain America: White (Marvel Comics), Space Dumplins (Scholastic Graphix)
2017 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics), Paper Girls (Image Comics), The Wicked + The Divine (Image Comics), Black Widow (Marvel Comics), The Mighty Thor (Marvel Comics), Star-Lord (Marvel Comics) [29][23]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics), Kill or Be Killed (Image Comics), Velvet (Image Comics), Outcast (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Pantheon Books)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), Ragnarök (IDW Publishing), Black Panther (Marvel Comics)
2018 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Fantagraphics Books) [30][23]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Marvel Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), Black Hammer (Dark Horse Comics), Sherlock Frankenstein (Dark Horse Comics), Beowulf (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), BPRD: Devil You Know (Dark Horse Comics), Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea (Dark Horse Comics), Sherlock Frankenstein (Dark Horse Comics), Shaolin Cowboy (Dark Horse Comics), Maestros (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (ShortBox)
2019 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics), Paper Girls (Image Comics), The Wicked + The Divine (Image Comics), The Mighty Thor (Marvel Comics), Runaways (Marvel Comics) [31][32]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), Batman (DC Comics), Nameless City: The Divided Earth (First Second Books), Days of Hate (Image Comics), The Dead Hand (Image Comics), Head Lopper (Image Comics), Redlands (Image Comics), Shuri (Marvel Comics), Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), Batman (DC Comics), Doom Patrol (DC Comics), Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Marvel Comics), Multiple Man (Marvel Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), Batgirl (DC Comics), Birds of Prey (DC Comics), Wonder Woman: Earth One, vol. 2 (DC Comics), Die!Die!Die! (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), Seven to Eternity (Image Comics), Wytches (Image Comics)
2020s
2020 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics), B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know (Dark Horse Comics), Hellboy and the BPRD (Dark Horse Comics), Gideon Falls (Image Comics), Silver Surfer Black (Marvel Comics), Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) [33][34]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Nobrow Press)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics), Outpost Zero (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (DC Comics), Batman White Knight Presents Von Freeze (DC Comics), Little Bird (Image Comics), November (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Nobrow Press)
2021 Template:Sort Template:Sort (Dark Horse Comics); Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams (Insight Editions) [35][36]
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Fantagraphics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Marvel Comics), X of Swords (Marvel Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (comiXology); Black Hammer (Dark Horse Comics); Gideon Falls (Image Comics); Spider-Man #4-5 (Marvel Comics)
Template:Sort Template:Sort (Image Comics); Fire Power (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment); Thor (Marvel Comics)
2022 Matt Wilson Undiscovered Country (Image); Fire Power (Image Skybound); Eternals, Thor, Wolverine (Marvel); Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters (Oni) [37]
Filipe Andrade/Inês Amaro The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (BOOM! Studios)
Terry Dodson Adventureman (Image Comics)
Katie O'Neill The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Oni)
Jacob Phillips Destroy All Monsters, Friend of the Devil (Image)
2023 Jordie Bellaire The Nice House on the Lake, Suicide Squad: Blaze (DC); Antman, Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age (Marvel) [38][39]
Jean-Francois Beaulieu I Hate Fairyland 2022, Twig (Image)
Dave McCaig The Incal: Psychoverse (Humanoids)
Jacob Phillips Follow Me Down, The Ghost in You, That Texas Blood (Image)
Alex Ross and Josh Johnson The Fantastic Four: Full Circle (Abrams ComicArts)
Diana Sousa Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins, The Mighty Nein Origins: Yasha Nydoorin, The Mighty Nein Origins: Fjord Stone, and The Mighty Nein Origins: Caleb Widogast (Dark Horse)
2024 Jordie Bellaire Batman, Birds of Prey (DC); Dark Spaces: Hollywood Special (IDW) [40]
Matt Hollingsworth Captain America, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Punisher (Marvel)
Lee Loughridge Red Zone (AWA); Edgeworld, Grammaton Punch, Nostalgia (Comixology Originals); The Devil's Cut, Gone, Somna (DSTLRY); Star Trek (IDW); Killadelphia (Image); Hunt. Kill. Repeat. (Mad Cave)
Dave McCaig The Sacrificers (Image), The Walking Dead Deluxe (Image Skybound)
Dean White Conan the Barbarian (Titan Comics)

Multiple awards and nominations

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The following individuals have won Best Coloring or Best Colorist one or more times:

Colorist Wins Nominations
Dave Stewart 10 14
Chris Ware 4 11
Jordie Bellaire 4 5
Matt Wilson 3 5
Laura Allred 2 6
Laura DePuy/Laura Martin[note 1] 2 5
Steve Oliff/Olyoptics[note 2] 2 3
Matt Hollingsworth 1 7
Patricia Mulvihill 1 6
Angus McKie 1 3
Lynn Varley 1 2
Emil Ferris 1 1
Reuben Rude[note 3] 1 1

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The following individuals have received two or more nominations but never won Best Coloring or Best Colorist:

Colorist Nominations
Jeromy Cox 5
Steve Hamaker 5
Lovern Kindzierski 5[note 4]
Daniel Vozzo 3
Jean-Francois Beaulieu 3
José Villarrubia 2
Paul Hornschemeier 2
Steven Griffen 2
Jimmy Gownley 2
Elizabeth Breitweiser 2

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See also

Notes

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References

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