Award Winners for 2020

by Sara Smith 
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Every year, there are several awards presented throughout the country, mostly at notable comic conventions.  Here is a list of these award-winning titles that may not appear as an award winner on purchasing services.  You may see duplicate titles, as I am not going to omit a title if it wins two or more different awards.  In some cases, I have included the nominees when available.  Even being nominated for these prestigious awards is an honor, so all of these books on the nominees list are quality titles that you can consider purchasing for your collection.

Eisner Awards - 2020

2020 Eisner Winning Books

Originally posted by Comic Con International

Best Short Story
“Hot Comb,” by Ebony Flowers


Best Single Issue/One-Shot
Our Favorite Thing Is My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, by Emil Ferris


Best Continuing Series
Bitter Root, by David Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene


​Best Limited Series
Little Bird by Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram

Best New Series
Invisible Kingdom, by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward

Best Publication for Early Readers
Comics: Easy as ABC, by Ivan Brunetti


Best Publication for Kids
Guts, by Raina Telgemeier


​Best Publication for Teens
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell

Best Humor Publication 
The Way of the Househusband, vol. 1, by Kousuke Oono

​​Best Anthology
Drawing Power: Women’s Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival, edited by Diane Noomin

Best Reality-Based Work
They Called Us Enemy, by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker

Best Graphic Album—New
Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden


Best Graphic Album—Reprint
LaGuardia, by Nnedi Okorafor and Tana Ford 

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Best Adaptation from Another Medium
Snow, Glass, Apples, by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran

Best U.S. Edition of International Material
The House, by Paco Roca, translation by Andrea Rosenberg

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia (TIE)
Cats of the Louvre, by Taiyo Matsumoto

Witch Hat Atelier, by Kamome Shirahama

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2020 Eisner Nominees

Originally posted by Comic Con International

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POP CULTURE CLASSROOM EXCELLENCE IN GRAPHIC LITERATURE AWARDS WINNERS - 2020

Book of the Year:

• White Bird: A Wonder Story by R.J. Palacio is the EGL Book of the Year

Mosaic Winner

• Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw wins Mosaic Award Elevating Inclusive Representation in Graphic Literature

Best in Children's Graphic Literature

• Fiction – Akissi: More Tales of Mischief by Marguerite Abouet & Mathieu Sapin (Flying Eye Books)

Best Middle Grade Graphic Literature

• Fiction – White Bird: A Wonder Story by R. J. Palacio (Random House Children’s Books)
• Nonfiction – Guts by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic)

Best in Young Adult Graphic Literature

• Fiction – Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw (First Second)
• Nonfiction – King of King Court by Travis Dandro (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best in Adult Graphic Literature

• Fiction – The Hard Tomorrow by Eleanor Davis (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Nonfiction – A Fire Story by Brian Fries (ABRAMS Books)

Originally posted at the Pop Culture Classroom.

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YALSA Top 10 Great Graphic Novels for Teens - 2020

• Bloom. By Kevin Panetta. Art by Savanna Ganucheau. First Second
• Cosmoknights: Book One. By Hannah Templer. Art by the author. Top Shelf Productions
• I Was Their American Dream: a Graphic Memoir. By Malaka Gharib. Art by the author. Clarkson Potter
• Kiss Number 8. By Colleen AF Venable. Art by Ellen T. Crenshaw. First Second
• Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me. By Mariko Tamaki. Art by Rosemary Valero-O'Connell. First Second
• The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave's Journey from Bondage to Freedom. By David F. Walker. Art by Damon Smyth, Marissa Louise. Ten Speed Press
• Pumpkinheads. By Rainbow Rowell. Art by Faith Erin Hicks. First Second
• Simon & Louise. By Max de Radigues. Art by the author. Conundrum International
• They Called Us Enemy. By George Takei and Justin Eisinger. Art by Harmony Becker. Top Shelf Productions
• Witch Hat Atelier. By Kamome Shirahama. Art by the author (Volumes 1-3). Kodansha Comics

​Originally posted byYALSA

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The Hugo Awards - 2020

Winner: LaGuardia, written by Nnedi Okorafor, art by Tana Ford, colors by James Devlin (Dark Horse)
Nominees:

• Die, Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker, by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans, letters by Clayton Cowles (Image)
• Monstress, Volume 4: The Chosen, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image)
• Mooncakes, by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker, letters by Joamette Gil (Oni Press)
• Paper Girls, Volume 6, written by Brian K. Vaughan, drawn by Cliff Chiang, colors by Matt Wilson, letters by Jared K. Fletcher (Image)
• The Wicked + The Divine, Volume 9: “Okay”, by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, colors by Matt Wilson, letters by Clayton Cowles (Image)

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