# List of award-winning graphic novels

This is a list of graphic novels which have won a notable award.

## Pulitzer Prize winners

* 1992: Maus a.k.a. Maus: A Survivor's Tale — My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (non-fiction; ISBN 0-679-40641-7)

## Hugo Award winners

* 1988: Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (ISBN 0-930289-23-4), category "Other Forms"
* 2009: Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones by Kaja & Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment), Best Graphic Novel
* 2010: Girl Genius, Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm by Kaja & Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment), Best Graphic Story
* 2011: Girl Genius, Volume 10: Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse by Kaja & Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment), Best Graphic Story
* 2012: Digger by Ursula Vernon (writer, artist) (Sofawolf Press), Best Graphic Story
* 2013: Saga, Volume One by Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Fiona Staples (artist) (Image Comics), Best Graphic Story
* 2015: Ms. Marvel, Volume 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson (writer), Adrian Alphona (artist), Jake Wyatt (artist) (Marvel Comics), Best Graphic Story
* 2016: The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman (writer), J. H. Williams III (artist) (Vertigo), Best Graphic Story
* 2017: Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu (writer), Sana Takeda (artist) (Image Comics), Best Graphic Story
* 2018: Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood by Marjorie Liu (writer), Sana Takeda (artist) (Image Comics), Best Graphic Story
* 2019: Monstress, Volume 3: Haven by Marjorie Liu (writer), Sana Takeda (artist) (Image Comics), Best Graphic Story
* 2020: LaGuardia by Nnedi Okorafor (writer), Tana Ford (artist), James Devlin (colorist) (Berger Books/Dark Horse Comics), Best Graphic Story
* 2021: Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler (original author), Damian Duffy (writer), John Jennings (artist) [d], (Abrams Books), Best Graphic Story

## Bram Stoker Award winners

* 2000: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume One by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, category "Best Illustrated Narrative"
* 2003: The Sandman: Endless Nights by Neil Gaiman, category "Best Illustrated Narrative"
* 2011: Neonomicon by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows, category "Best Graphic Novel"
* 2012: Witch Hunts: A Graphic History of the Burning Times by Rocky Wood and Lisa Morton, "Best Graphic Novel"
* 2013: Alabaster: Wolves by Caitlin R. Kiernan, "Best Graphic Novel"
* 2014: Bad Blood by Jonathan Maberry and Tyler Crook, "Best Graphic Novel"
* 2015: Shadow Show: Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury by Sam Weller, Mort Castle, Chris Ryall, and Carlos Guzman, "Best Graphic Novel"
* 2017: Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy and Octavia E. Butler, "Best Graphic Novel"

## Guardian First Book Award winner

* 2001: Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware

## Robert F. Kennedy Book Award

* 2014 Special Recognition: March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell

## The Case Centre Awards & Competitions Winners

* 2019 Outstanding Compact Case Award Winner: Turbulence on the Tarmac, by Debapratim Purkayastha and Sid Ghosh (Non-fiction; Case Ref 519-0016-1)

## World Fantasy Award winner

* The Sandman: Dream Country contains a story by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess, #19 "A Midsummer Night's Dream" that earned this award in 1991 as Best Short Fiction.

## Sidewise Award winner

* 2004 Ministry of Space by Warren Ellis (writer) and Chris Weston (artist) (Image Comics), Best Short Form

## Ignatz Award winners

* Black Hole by Charles Burns
* Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man by John Porcellino
* Tricked by Alex Robinson
* Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
* Blankets by Craig Thompson
* Three Fingers by Rich Koslowski
* From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
* Cages by Dave McKean
* Ghost World by Daniel Clowes
* It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken by Seth
* Same Difference and Other Stories by Derek Kirk Kim

## Kirby Award for Best Graphic Album winners

* Beowulf (First Comics)
* The Rocketeer, by Dave Stevens (Eclipse Comics)
* Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson (DC)

## Eisner Award / Harvey Award winners
### Original graphic novels

* Acme Novelty Library #13, by Chris Ware
* Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland
* Batman: War on Crime by Paul Dini and Alex Ross
* Batman & Superman Adventures: World's Finest by Paul Dini, Joe Staton and Terry Beatty
* Blankets by Craig Thompson
* The Cartoon History of the Universe III: From the Rise of Arabia to the Renaissance by Larry Gonick
* Ed the Happy Clown by Chester Brown
* Elektra Lives Again by Frank Miller
* Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde Vol. 2, by Oscar Wilde and P. Craig Russell
* Fax from Sarajevo by Joe Kubert (ISBN 1-56971-346-4)
* Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
* The Golem's Mighty Swing by James Sturm (ISBN 1-896597-71-8)
* Last Day in Vietnam by Will Eisner
* March: Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell
* The Name of the Game by Will Eisner
* One! Hundred! Demons! by Lynda Barry
* The Originals by Dave Gibbons
* Our Cancer Year by Harvey Pekar, Joyce Brabner and Frank Stack (non-fiction; ISBN 1-56858-011-8)
* Safe Area Goražde by Joe Sacco (non-fiction; ISBN 1-56097-470-2)
* Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
* A Small Killing by Alan Moore and Oscar Zarate (ISBN 1-59291-009-2)
* Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse
* Superman: Peace on Earth by Paul Dini and Alex Ross
* Swallow Me Whole by Nate Powell
* This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
* To the Heart of the Storm by Will Eisner
* Torso by Brian Michael Bendis and Marc Andreyko
* Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud (non-fiction)
* Why I Hate Saturn by Kyle Baker
* You Are Here by Kyle Baker

### Comic-book compilations

* Astonishing X-Men: Gifted by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday
* Astro City: Life in the Big City by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson
* Batman: Black and White by various creators, ed. by Bob Kahan (ISBN 1-56389-332-0)
* Batman: Black & White, Volume Two by various creators, ed. by Mark Chiarello and Nick J. Napolitano (ISBN 1-56389-917-5)
* Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (ISBN 1-56389-868-3)
* Batman: The Long Halloween Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (ISBN 1-56389-469-6)
* Batman Adventures: Dangerous Dames and Demons by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, and others
* Blacksad 2 by Juanjo Guarnido and Juan Diaz Canales
* The Complete Bone Adventures (1994; ISBN 0-9636609-2-6), reissued in color as Bone: Out from Boneville (2005; ISBN 0-439-70640-8), by Jeff Smith
* Bone: One Volume Edition by Jeff Smith (ISBN 1-888963-14-X)
* Cages by Dave McKean
* Cerebus: Flight by Dave Sim and Gerhard
* From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
* Hellboy: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola
* Hellboy: The Wolves of Saint August by Mike Mignola
* Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware
* Kings in Disguise by James Vance and Dan Burr. (ISBN 0-393-32848-1)
* Lone Wolf and Cub by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima
* Louis Riel by Chester Brown
* Marvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross
* Maus II a.k.a. Maus: A Survivor's Tale — And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman (non-fiction; ISBN 0-679-72977-1)
* Same Difference and Other Stories by Derek Kirk Kim
* Sandman: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman and various artists
* Sin City a.k.a. Sin City: The Hard Goodbye by Frank Miller (ISBN 1-59307-293-7)
* Sin City: Family Values by Frank Miller (ISBN 1-59307-297-X)
* Sin City: That Yellow Bastard by Frank Miller (ISBN 1-59307-296-1)
* Stray Bullets: Innocence of Nihilism by David Lapham
* The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot
* Twentieth Century Eightball by Daniel Clowes
* Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (ISBN 0-930289-23-4)
* Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan

## Kodansha Manga Award

* 1984: Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo
* 1986: Adolf by Osamu Tezuka and What's Michael? by Makoto Kobayashi (tie)
* 1993: Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki
* 2000: Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue
* 2001: 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa
* 2006: Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara
* 2009: Ah! My Goddess by Kōsuke Fujishima
* 2012: Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura
* 2015: Knights of Sidonia by Tsutomu Nihei

## Kirkus Prize

* 2019 Winner: New Kid by Jerry Craft

## National Book Award
### Young People's Literature

* 2006 Finalist: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
* 2009 Finalist: Stitches by David Small
* 2013 Finalist: Boxers and Saints by Gene Luen Yang
* 2015 Finalist: Nimona by ND Stevenson
* 2016 Winner: March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell

## American Library Association Youth Media Awards
### Newbery Medal

* 2015 Honor Book: El Deafo by Cece Bell
* 2016 Honor Book: Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
* 2020 Winner: New Kid by Jerry Craft

### Caldecott Medal

* 2015 Honor Book: This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki

### Coretta Scott King Book Award

* 2014 Author Honor: March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell
* 2017 Author Winner: March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell
* 2020 Author Winner: New Kid by Jerry Craft

### Michael L. Printz Award

* 2007 Winner: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
* 2015 Honor Book: This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
* 2017 Winner: March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell

### Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal

* 2017 Winner: March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell

### YALSA Nonfiction Award

* 2017 Winner: March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell