The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books since 1988. The digital comic category was added in 2005. Some say the category could be expanded, given the abundance of digital creations. Regardless, there are 42 different titles nominated in the past 8 years. The 2013 nominations have been made: Ant Comic, by Michael DeForge (previously, twice) | Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover | It Will All Hurt, by Farel Dalrymple (previously) | Our Bloodstained Roof, by Ryan Andrews (previously) | Oyster War, by Ben Towle. Nominations and winners from prior years inside. 2012:
- Bahrain, by Josh Neufeld
- Battlepug, by Mike Norton (previously)*
- Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant, by Tony Cliff (aka MetaFilter's Own TangoCharlie; previously)
- Outfoxed, by Dylan Meconis
- Sarah and the Seed, by Ryan Andrews (previously)
- The Abominable Charles Christopher, by Karl Kerschl (previously, twice) *
- The Bean, by Travis Hanson
- Lackadaisy, by Tracy Butler (previously)
- Max Overacts, by Caanan Grall (previously)
- Zahra's Paradise, by Amir and Khalil (previously)
- The Abominable Charles Christopher, by Karl Kerschl
- Bayou, by Jeremy Love (previously free, now you get the first issue and can buy the rest)
- The Guns of Shadow Valley, by David Wachter and James Andrew Clark
- Power Out, by Nathan Schreiber
- Sin Titulo, by Cameron Stewart (previously) *
- Bodyworld, by Dash Shaw (previously)
- Finder, by Carla Speed McNeil *
- The Lady's Murder, by Eliza Frye
- Speak No Evil: Melancholy of a Space Mexican, by Elan Trinidad
- Vs., by Alexis Sottile & Joe Infurnari
- The Abominable Charles Christopher, by Karl Kerschl
- Billy Dogma, Immortal, by Dean Haspiel
- The Process, by Joe Infurnari
- PX! (preview, as the original online material is no longer available), by Manny Trembley and Eric A. Anderson
- Sugarshock! (preview, original material no longer online), by Joss Whedon and Fabio Moon *
- Bee, in "Motel Art Improvement Service," by Jason Little
- Girl Genius, by Phil Foglio (previously, twice)
- Minus, by Ryan Armand
- Phables, by Brad Guigar
- Sam and Max, by Steve Purcell *
- Shooting War, by Anthony Lappe and Dan Goldman
- Athena Voltaire, by Steve Bryant
- Copper, by Kazu (previously)
- Jonny Crossbones, by Les McClaine
- Mom's Cancer, by Brian Fies *
- Ojingogo, by Matt Forsythe