SWIM TEAM and VICTORY. STAND! make the National Book Awards 2022 Longlist
Two graphic novels - Johnnie Christmas’ SWIM TEAM and Dawud Anyabwile, Derrick Barnes, and Tommie Smith’s VICTORY. STAND!: RAISING MY FIST FOR JUSTICE - made longlist for the 2022 National Book Award in Young People’s Literature
Belgium’s BD Comic Strip Festival celebrates the medium with Atomium Prize 2022
A solid selection of titles and Judith Vanistendael's career recognised in Belgium's Atomium Awards 2022, part of the BD Comic Strip Festival
Art Spiegelman to receive lifetime achievement award from National Book Foundation in November
Spiegelman becomes the first cartoonist to ever receive the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
Okupe and Akpan’s IYANU: CHILD OF WONDER wins Best Comic at the 2022 Nommo...
The second volume of Nigerian creators Roye Okupe and Godwin Akpan’s IYANU: CHILD OF WONDER won Best Graphic Novel at the 2022 Nommo Awards over the weekend.
Jemisin and Campbell’s FAR SECTOR comes out on top at the 2022 Hugo Awards
N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Capbell's FAR SECTOR comes out on top of the comics category at last night's Hugo Awards. Jemisin's fifth Hugo.
BOOM!, IDW, and WEBTOON top the lists of 2022 ‘Ringo Award nominees
The fifth annual Ringo Award Nominations list has a strong showing for publishers beyond the Big Two - with BOOM!, IDW and Webtoon clearly leading with pros and fans.
Safdar Ahmed’s STILL ALIVE wins Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Eve Pownall Award
Safdar Ahmed's STILL ALIVE: Graphic Reportage from Australia's Immigration Detention System comes out in US in November but it has been picking up the awards back home - with the CBCA making its fourth win since release
2022 Ignatz Awards nominations announced – with a change in voting
Along with the nominations a huge change in voting for the Ignatz Awards has been announced: voting will no longer take place at SPX but will be open to anyone who requests a ballot via email.
2022 Harvey Award nominations announced
The Harvey Awards are given out in six categories and will be presented at this years New york Comic Con.
Frederik L. Schodt wins second annual Tom Spurgeon Award
Pioneering manga scholar and translator Frederik L. Schodt will be presented with the award at this year's CXC festival in Columbus.
SDCC ’22: 2022 Eisner Award winners, top moments, and more!
The 2022 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were presented at a gala awards ceremony held during San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 22. This year's Eisner Award judges were comics writer/editor Barbara Randall Kesel, author/art historian Kim...
2022 Max and Moritz Awards presented at Erlangen Comic Salon
Aisha Franz, Steven Appleby and Liv Strömquist were all among the top books at the Erlangen Comic Salon's prestigious Max and Moritz Awards
