Denver Comic Con 2018: The EGL Award Winners To Be Announced This Saturday, June 16th
by Hannah Means Shannon
The Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards is launching in response to the phenomenal expansion and appreciation of graphic novels. The creators and content of graphic literature are more diverse and eclectic than ever, and the format is experiencing tremendous growth in the book market as well as an increasing impact on literacy, education, and academia.
Not only do graphic novels have an incredible effect on library circulation, Pre-K through adult educators also recognize how graphic novels engage students across the entire ability and interest spectrum. Comics and graphic novels are also creating new career opportunities for storytellers as graphic novels have become a common source of inspiration for the film, theater, television, and gaming industries.
Pop Culture Classroom is proud to honor the world-class creators of this art form through the Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards. This awards program is directly connected to our mission to inspire a love of learning, increase literacy, celebrate diversity and build community through the tools of popular culture and the power of self-expression.
Not only do graphic novels have an incredible effect on library circulation, Pre-K through adult educators also recognize how graphic novels engage students across the entire ability and interest spectrum. Comics and graphic novels are also creating new career opportunities for storytellers as graphic novels have become a common source of inspiration for the film, theater, television, and gaming industries.
Pop Culture Classroom is proud to honor the world-class creators of this art form through the Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards. This awards program is directly connected to our mission to inspire a love of learning, increase literacy, celebrate diversity and build community through the tools of popular culture and the power of self-expression.
If you want to take a gander at this year’s nominees, dig in below!
Best in Children’s Books
Bolivar (BOOM! Studios)
by Sean Rubin
Good Night, Planet (TOON Books)
by Liniers
Real Friends (First Second)
by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham
The Big Bad Fox (Macmillan)
by Benjamin Renner
Where’s Halmoni? (Little Bigfoot)
By Julie Kim
Bats: Learning to Fly (Koch First Second)
by Falynn Koch
Best in Middle Grade Books
As the Crow Flies (Iron Circus Comics)
by Melanie Gillman
Cici’s Journal (First Second)
by Joris Chamblain and Aurelie Neyret
Dawn and the Impossible Three (Scholastic Graphix)
by Ann M. Martin and Gale Galligan
Solution Squad (Solution Squad Publishing)
by Jim McClain
Soupy Leaves Home (Dark Horse Comics)
by Cecil Castellucci and Jose Pimienta
The Witch Boy (Scholastic Graphix)
by Molly Ostertag
Brave (YEN Press)**
by Svetlana Chmakova
Best in Young Adult Books
Home Time: Book One (Top Shelf)
by Campbell Whyte
I Am Alfonso Jones (TU Books/Lee & Low)
by Tony Medina, Stacey Robinson and John Jennings
Quince (Fanbase Press)
by Sebastian Kadlecik, Kit Steinkellner and Emma Steinkellner
Spill Zone (First Second)
by Scott Westerfield and Alex Puvilland
The Wendy Project (Supergenius/Papercutz)
by Melissa Jane Osborne and Veronica Fish
Fire! The Zora Neale Hurston Story (Drawn & Quarterly)
by Peter Bagge
Lighter Than My Shadow (Lion Forge)
by Katie Green
Poppies of Iraq (Drawn & Quarterly)
by Brigitte Finakly and Lewis Trondheim
The Senses (Nobrow Press)
by Matteo Farinella
Spinning (First Second)
by Tillie Walden
Best in Adult Books
Mis(h)adra (Gallery 13)
by Iasmin Omar Ata
My Favorite Thing is Monsters (Fantagraphics)
by Emil Ferris
Park Bench (Gallery 13)
by Christophe Chaboute
Roughneck (Gallery 13)
by Jeff Lemire
The Sound of the World by Heart (Lion Forge)
by Giacomo Bevilacqua
Calamity Jane: The Calamitous Life of Martha Jane Cannary (IDW Publishing)
by Christian Perrissin and Mattheiu Blanchin
Hostage (Drawn & Quarterly)
by Guy Delisle
The Best We Could Do (Abrams Comic Arts)
by Thi Bui
The Hunting Accident (First Second)
by David L. Carlson and Landis Blair
Mosaic Award
As the Crow Flies (Iron Circus Comics)
by Melanie Gillman
Good Night, Planet (TOON Books)
by Liniers
onstress Vol. 2 (Image)
by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
Mis(h)adra (Gallery 13)
by Iasmin Omar Ata
Quince (Fanbase Press)
by Sebastian Kadlecik, Kit Steinkellner and Emma Steinkellner
Soupy Leaves Home (Dark Horse Comics)
by Cecil Castellucci and Jose Pimienta
The Best We Could Do (Abrams Comic Arts)
by Thi Bui
Where’s Halmoni? (Little Bigfoot)
By Julie Kim
Book of the year
Bats: Learning to Fly (Koch First Second)
by Falynn Koch
Cici’s Journal (First Second)
by Joris Chamblain and Aurelie Neyret
Home Time: Book One (Top Shelf)
by Campbell Whyte
My Favorite Thing is Monsters (Fantagraphics)
by Emil Ferris
Real Friends (First Second)
by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham
Soupy Leaves Home (Dark Horse Comics)
by Cecil Castellucci and Jose Pimienta
Spill Zone (First Second)
by Scott Westerfield and Alex Puvilland
The Hunting Accident (First Second)
by David L. Carlson and Landis Blair
Stay tuned on social media for the announced winners of the 2018 EGL Awards! Comicon.com will do its best to bring you the results ASAP.