Nominees are listed below the winner(s) for each year.

  • 1998: (no award)
  • 1999: Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman
    • Jonah Hex: Shadows West #1 by Joe R. Lansdale
    • Hellboy: Box Full of Evil by Mike Mignola
    • Faust: Book of M by David Quinn
  • 2000: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (miniseries) by Alan Moore
    • Cable 79-84 by Robert Weinberg
    • "Spuds" (Night Terrors #1) by Bernie Wrightson
  • 2001: (no award)
    • "Freezes Over" (Hellblazer 158-161) by Brian Azzarello
    • "The First Adventures of Miss Catterina Poe" (The Dreaming 56) by Caitlin R. Kiernan
    • Desperadoes: Quiet of the Grave by Jeff Mariotte
    • "Quiver" (Green Arrow 1-10) by Kevin Smith
    • Weird Western Tales by Various Authors
  • 2002: Nightside (Issues 1-4) by Robert Weinberg
    • Howard the Duck (Issues 1-6) by Steve Gerber
    • Fort: Prophet of the Unexplained (Issues 1-4) by Peter Lenkov

See also