Awards

However, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association has garnered criticism for only recognizing writers in the category.

The six nominees in line for the British Book Awards’ inaugural Graphic Novel of the Year are a mix of kids titles and pieces for adults - all of which are published in the UK

Other winners this year included Mike Curato, who won the award for Outstanding Graphic Novel for Gaysians.

The Kirbys are a curiosity in the ever-growing world of annual comics prizes, with its seven descriptive categories focusing on the artists themselves, and representing traits and roles that the late Jack Kirby embodied

The deadline is May 1, 2026 for comics published during the 2025 calendar year.

Graphic novels were among a handful of winners disclosed on Monday night in a virtual pre-show ahead of the main NAACP Image Awards ceremony set to take place this coming Saturday (February 28)

"By us. For us. Celebrating the outstanding achievements of women in comic book culture."

Celebrating work in the kids, YA, and adult categories, the first ever GNCRT Outstanding Comics Award winners have been announced

The Will EisnerComic Awards Judges Choice committee has chosen 18 creators for induction into the 2026 Hall of Fame

Soli Deo Gloria by writer Jean-Christophe Deveney and artist Édouard Cour (Dupuis) was picked the 2026 recipient of the Fnac France Inter Prix BD. The winner, chosen by a final panel of journalists and booksellers, was announced live on daily morning show La Grande Matinale on January 7 during a special day of programming devoted to comics.

Hannah McCann’s graphic memoir about abortion rights and folklore in Northern Ireland, St Brigid & Me, has been named the 2025 winner of the UK's First Graphic Novel Award

This year's Eisner Ward Judges have been announced: Tiffany Babb, Jerry Dear, Dr. Randy Duncan, Katie Pryde and Regine Sawyer