The Shortlist for the 2026 British Fantasy Awards Announced

The shortlist for the 2026 British Fantasy Awards have been announced by the British Fantasy Society.

The awards will be presented as part of the 2026 Fantasycon, October 9-11 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Best Anthology

• Lesbians In Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before, edited by J S Fields, William C Tracy, Heather Tracy (Space Wizard Science Fantasy)
• Blood in the Bricks, edited by Neil Williamson, NewCon Press
• This Way Lies Madness, edited Dave Jeffery, Lee Murray, Flame Tree Press
• Silk and Sinew: A Collection of Folk Horror from the Asian Diaspora, Kristy Park Kulski (Bad Hand Books)

Best Artist

• Jenni Coutts
• Mina Ikemoto Ghosh
• Vincent Chong
• Ben Baldwin
• Kelly Chong

Best Audio (Fiction)

• The Shape of Monsters, CL Hellisen, Omari Douglas (Audible Originals)
• The Tiny Bookcase
• Podcastle
• Pseudopod

Best Audio (Non-Fiction)

• Breaking The Glass Slipper
• Fantasy Book Swap
• Uncanny
• The Folklore Podcast

Best Collection

• Dark Crescent, Lyndsey Croal (Luna Press)
• Call And Response, Christopher Caldwell (Neon Hemlock Press)
• Wolf’s Path, Joyce Chng (Atthis Arts)
• Who Will You Save, Gareth Powell (Titan Books)
• Into Wrack and Ruin, Benjamin Kurt Unsworth (Phantasmagoria Books)

Best Fantasy Novel (The Robert Holdstock Award)

• Daughters of Nicnevin, Shona Kinsella (Flame Tree Press)
• Magic, Maps, and Mischief, David Green (Independently Published)
• A Song of Legends Lost, M H Ayinde (Orbit)
• The Outcast Mage, Annabel Campbell (Orbit)
• Grave Empire, Richard Swan (Orbit)
• Upon a Starlit Tide, Kell Woods (Titan Books)

Best Horror Novel (The August Derleth Award)

• Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, Grady Hendrix (Tor Nightfire)
• The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen Graham Jones (Titan Books)
• Hungerstone, Kat Dunn (Manilla Press)
• The Needfire, MK Hardy (Solaris)
• Lionhearts, Dan Howarth (Northern Republic Press)
• Black Flame, Gretchen Felker-Martin (Titan Books)

Best Independent Press

• Flame Tree Press
• Luna Press
• Black Shuck Books
• Newcon Press

Best Magazine / Periodical

• Ginger Nuts of Horror
• Remains
• Phantasmagoria
• Strange Horizons
• Mythaxis Magazine

Best Newcomer

• M H Ayinde, A Song of Legends Lost (Orbit)
• Annabel Campbell, The Outcast Mage (Orbit)
• Ana Sun, Futures to Live By (NewCon Press)
• M K Hardy, The Needfire (Solaris)

Best Non-Fiction

• Writing The Magic: Essays on Crafting Fantasy Fiction, Dan Coxon & Richard V Hirst (Dead Ink Books)
• Spec Fic and the Politics of Identity: Finding the Self in Other, Eugen Bacon (Strange Horizons)
• Nigerian Speculative Fiction: Evolution, Chukwunonso Ezeiyoke (Routledge India)
• The Full Lid, Alasdair Stuart, edited by Marguerite Kenner
• Britain’s Folklore Year: A seasonal journey through our customs, celebrations and rituals, Mark Norman (National Trust Books)
• The Ecological Imaginary in Literature and Other Media: The Nature of Fantasy, Kevan Manwaring (Routledge)

Best Novella

• The River Has Roots, Amal El-Mohtar (Arcadia)
• Walking A Wounded Land, Andrew Knighton (Wizard’s Tower Press)
• Fate’s Bane, C L Clark (TorDotCom)
• The Nga’phandileh Whisperer: A Sauútiverse Novella, Eugen Bacon (Stars and Sabres Publishing)

Best Short Story

• “Godzilla As A Young Man Named Mike”, E M Faulds (Podcastle)
• “Shadow Jack”, C L Hellisen (Giganotosaurus)
• “No One Knows the Old Ways Anymore and It Will Be The End of Everything”, LJ McMenemy (Hiding Under the Leaves anthology, The Slab Press)
• “Down Street, James Bennett” (Blood in the Bricks anthology, NewCon Press)

#CoolArt: 'The Last Island' print by DEIH through Pangeaseed

'The Last Island' by DEIH.

Part of PangeaSeed's educational print program, 'Printed Oceans', raising awareness and education of pressing marine environmental issues through the lens of some of today's most respected creative minds.

Fine art giclee print, in a digitally signed and numbered 12" x 20" Standard Coral edition of 35 for $100; a digitally signed and numbered 25" x 42" XL Reef edition of 20, full bleed with hand deckled edges, for $225; and a digitally signed and numbered 16" x 26" Holographic Lava Foil edition of 15 for $185.

On sale now through PangeaSeed.

100% of profits directly support PangeaSeed's work to bridge art and ocean science, and will go to help power PangeaSeed Foundation's global ARTivism efforts and the artists who dedicate their time and talent to their cause.

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#CoolArt: 'Spider-Man #350' prints by Todd McFarlane & Erik Larsen through Bottleneck Gallery

'Spider-Man #350' by Todd McFarlane & Erik Larsen.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a limited edition of 100 for $60; and a 16" x 24" 3D lenticular print on 1mm PET, in a limited edition of 85 for $50, with a numbered digital COA issued by Verisart.

On sale Tuesday June 2 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

#CoolArt: 'Spider-Man vs Venom' prints by Todd McFarlane through Bottleneck Gallery

'Spider-Man vs Venom' by Todd McFarlane.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 100 for $60; and a 16" x 24" 3D lenticular print on 1mm PET, in a limited edition of 50 for $85, with a numbered digital COA issued by Verisart.

On sale Tuesday June 2 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Last Stand' by Luis Uzcategui

'Last Stand' by Luis Uzcategui.

#CoolArt: 'Willow' Original Art by Alexandra Verhoven through Every Day Original

'Willow' by Alexandra Verhoven.

8" x 8" chalk pastel drawing on green pastel paper, in a 1/1 edition for $550.

On sale now through Every Day Original.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Little Nemo In Slumberland' by Jean Giraud (Moebius)

'Little Nemo In Slumberland' by Jean Giraud (Moebius).

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Tara Phillips

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Tara Phillips.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Queen of Tides' by Inna Vjuzhanina

'The Queen of Tides' by Inna Vjuzhanina.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Tara McPherson

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Tara McPherson.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Dianne' by Yoann Lossel

'Dianne' by Yoann Lossel.

#CoolArt: 'Batman' prints by Danny Earls through Bottleneck Gallery

'Batcave' by Danny Earls.

Officially licensed 18" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 175 for $60; a numbered Gold Foil Variant edition of 100 for $70; a numbered Silver Foil Variant edition of 75 for $70; and a numbered Gold Foil Line Art Variant edition of 50 for $70.

On sale Friday May 29 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'At The Earth's Core' by Frank Frazetta

'At The Earth's Core' by Frank Frazetta.

Cover art for the 1972 edition of the novel 'At The Earth's Core', Book 1 of the Pellucidar series written by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

#CoolArt: 'X-Men '97' prints by Mike McGee through Bottleneck Gallery

'X-Men '97' by Mike McGee.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" giclee print, in a numbered Omega edition of 100 for $50; a numbered Danger Room edition of 50 for $50; a numbered Phoenix Foil edition of 75 for $60; and a numbered Sentinel edition of 50 for $50.

On sale Thursday May 28 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Omega Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Enchanted' by Marta Witkiewicz

'Enchanted' by Marta Witkiewicz.

#CoolArt: 'The Iron Giant' print by Ian Permana through Bottleneck Gallery

'The Iron Giant' by Ian Permana.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" giclee print, in a numbered Regular edition of 100 for $50; and a numbered Rainbow Foil Variant edition of 50 for $60.

On sale Wednesday May 27 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Unicorn’s Vigil' by Janice Sung

'The Unicorn’s Vigil' by Janice Sung.

#CoolArt: 'Vices: Intemperance' print by Timothy Pittides

'Vices: Intemperance' by Timothy Pittides.

16" x 20" giclee print, in a limited edition of 50 for $40.

On sale now through Timothy's website.

#CoolArt: 'Luce' and 'Buio' prints by Malleus

'Luce' and 'Buio' by Malleus, used as cover art for the Malleus Arcana Tarot Guidebook.

42cm x 69.5cm screen prints, in numbered limited editions of 50 for €60 each.

On sale now through the Malleus website.

'Luce'

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Morgana and the Fey' by David Hoffrichter

'Morgana and the Fey' by David Hoffrichter.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Superman' by Jean Giraud (Moebius)

'Superman' by Jean Giraud (Moebius).

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Takumi

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Takumi.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Wonder Woman' by Ivan Talavera

'Wonder Woman' by Ivan Talavera.

Variant cover art for 'Absolute Wonder Woman' issue #19, published April 2026 by DC Comics.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Takato Yamamoto

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Takato Yamamoto.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Pulling At The Fabric' by Hugh Pindur

'Pulling At The Fabric' by Hugh Pindur.

#CoolArt: 'Forest Maze IX' print by Kilian Eng through Black Dragon Press

'Forest Maze IX' by Kilian Eng.

18" x 24" giclee print on 308 gsm Cotton Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper, in a numbered limited edition of 165 for £70.

On sale Friday May 22 at 5pm UK through Black Dragon Press.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Solar Invasion' by Frank Frazetta

'The Solar Invasion' by Frank Frazetta.

Cover art for the novel, 'The Solar Invasion', written by Manly Wade Wellman, published October 1968 by Popular Library.

#CoolArt: 'Frankenstein' prints by Bernie Wrightson through Nakatomi Inc

'Reflection' & 'Eyes They May Be' by Bernie Wrightson, from the illustrated edition of 'Frankenstein' written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, published in 1983.

12" x 18" giclee print on archival acid free 100% cotton rag natural watercolour paper with archival inks, in a numbered and embossed in a limited edition of 300 for $50 each, and as a 2 print set for $80.

The artist’s share of the proceeds from this sale will go to Bernie's widow, Liz Wrightson.

On sale now through Nakatomi Inc.

'Reflection'

#CoolArt: 'Spider-Man' prints by Oliver Barrett through Bottleneck Gallery

'Spider-Man' by Oliver Barrett.

Officially licensed 10" x 10" giclee prints, in numbered limited editions of 100 for $40 each, as a 4 Regular edition print set for $155; 3D lenticular prints on 1mm PET with flip effect, in limited editions of 20 for $50, with numbered digital COA issued by Verisart, and as a 4 print 3D Lenticular set for $195.

On sale Thursday May 21 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

#CoolArt: 'Total Recall' prints by Chris Thornley (Raid71) through Vice Press

'Total Recall' by Chris Thornley (Raid71).

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 100 for £49.99; and a numbered Rainbow Foil Variant edition of 60 for £59.99.

On sale Thursday May 21 at 6pm UK through Vice Press.

Regular Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Sons Of The Bear-God' by Jeffrey Catherine Jones

'Sons Of The Bear-God' by Jeffrey Catherine Jones.

Cover art for the novel, 'Sons Of The Bear-God', book 2 in the 'John Prester' series, written by Norvel W Page, published in 1969.

#CoolArt: 'Welcome To Derry' prints by Feri Irawan through Bottleneck Gallery

'Welcome To Derry' by Feri Irawan.

Officially licensed 36" x 24" giclee print, in a numbered Regular edition of 75 for $50; and a numbered Silver Foil Variant edition of 75 for $65.

On sale Wednesday May 20 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Carol Danvers (aka Ms Marvel)' by Tran Nguyen

'Carol Danvers (aka Ms Marvel)' by Tran Nguyen.

Variant cover art for 'Captain Marvel: Dark Past' issue #3, published June 2026 by Marvel Comics.

Finalists For The 2026 Eisner Comic Industry Awards Announced

The finalists for the 2026 Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for works published between January 1 and December 31, 2025, given for creative achievement in American comic books, often referred to as the Comics Industry's equivalent of the Oscar Awards, have been announced.

The winners will be announced July 24 2026 during the San Diego Comic Con weekend.

Best Short Story

• "Blood Harvest," in Brain Damage, by Shintaro Kago, translated by Zack Davisson (Fantagraphics)
• "The Curse Room," in Brain Damage, by Shintaro Kago, translated by Zack Davisson (Fantagraphics)
• "Football Is Not War," by RK Russell and Wilfred Santiago, in Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project (Stacked Deck Press)
• "Red Snapper in the Rea," by Michael D Kennedy, in Milk White Steed (Drawn & Quarterly)
• "trAPPed" by Anand RK, Suparna Sharma, and Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg News)

Best One-Shot / Single Issue

• Absolute Batman 2025 Annual #1, by Daniel Warren Johnson, James Harren, and Meredith McClaren (DC)
• Absolute Martian Manhunter #1, by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez (DC)
• Assorted Crisis Events #4, by Deniz Camp and Eric Zawadski (Image)
• Coin-Op no. 10: Wet Cement, by Peter and Maria Hoey (Coin-Op Books)
• Ice Cream Man #43: "One Page Horror Stories," by W Maxwell Prince and others (Image)
• Something Is Killing the Children: A Monster Walks into a Bar #1, by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera (BOOM! Studios)

Best Continuing Series

• Absolute Batman, by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, and others (DC)
• Absolute Wonder Woman, by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, and Mattia De Iulis (DC)
• The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)
• FML, by Kelly Sue DeConnick and David Lopez (Dark Horse)
• The Power Fantasy, by Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard (Image)
• Storm, by Murewa Ayodele, Lucas Werneck, and others (Marvel)

Best Limited Series

• Absolute Martian Manhunter, by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez (DC)
• Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring, by Patrick Horvath (IDW)
• Bronze Faces, by Shobo, Shof, and Alexanre Tefenkgi (BOOM! Studios)
• Crownsville, by Rodney Barnes and Elia Bonetti (Oni Press)
• Everything Dead and Dying, by Tate Brombal and Jacob Phillips (Image)
• Out of Alcatraz, by Christopher Cantwell & Tyler Crook (Oni Press)

Best New Series

• Assorted Crisis Events, by Deniz Camp and Eric Zawadski (Image)
• Batman Vol. 4, by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez (DC)
• Black Cat, by G. Willow Wilson and Gleb Melnikov (Marvel)
• Exquisite Corpses, by James Tynion IV, Pornsak Pichetshote, Michael Walsh, and others (Image)
• Ghost Pepper, by Ludo Lullabi (Image)
• Temporal, by Stephanie Williams and Asiah Fulmore (Mad Cave)

Best Publication for Early Readers

• All the Hulk Feels, by Dan Santat (Abrams Fanfare / Marvel)
• The Faraway Forest: Wally's Route, by Debbie Fong (Chronicle Books)
• The Fire-Breathing Duckling, by Frank Cammuso (TOON Books)
• Night Light, by Michael Emberley (Holiday House)
• Steve, A Rare Egg, by Kelly Collier (Kids Can Press)

Best Publication for Kids

• The Cartoonists Club, by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud (Scholastic Graphix)
• Chickenpox, by Remy Lai (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)
• Creature Clinic, by Gavin Aung Than (First Second)
• Night Chef: An Epic Tale of Friendship with a Side of Deliciousness! By Mika Song (Random House Graphic)
• Oasis, by Guojing (Godwin Books/Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)
• A Song for You and I, by K O'Neill (Random House Graphic)

Best Publication for Teens

• Angelica and the Bear Prince, by Trung Le Nguyen (Random House Graphic)
• Clementine: Book Three, by Tillie Walden (Image Skybound)
• Everyone Sux But You, by K Wroten (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)
• Hello Sunshine, by Keezy Young (Little, Brown Ink)
• This Place Kills Me, by Mariko Tamaki and Nicole Goux (Abrams Fanfare)
• Trumpets of Death, by Simon Bournel-Bosson, translated by Edward Gauvin (Graphic Universe/Lerner)

Best Humour Publication

• And to Think We Started as a Book Club, by Tom Toro (Andrews McMeel Universal)
• Ew, It's Beautiful: A False Knees Comics Collection, by Joshua Barkman (Andrews McMeel Universal)
• The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt, by John Allison and Max Sarin (Dark Horse)
• Jeff the Land Shark, by Kelly Thompson and Tokitokoro (Marvel)
• Physics for Cats, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Spent: A Comic Novel, by Alison Bechdel (Mariner Books)

Best Anthology

• Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project, edited by Meghan Kemp-Gee and Megan Praz (Stacked Deck Press)
• DC Pride 2025, edited by Andrea Shea and Jillian Grant (DC)
• Noir Is the New Black Season 2 (FairSquare Graphics)
• Stardust the Super Wizard Anthology, edited by Van Jensen (Blue Creek Creative)
• 2000AD 2026 Annual Featuring Judge Dredd, edited by Oliver Pickles (Rebellion)

Best Reality-Based Work

• Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance, by Ben Passmore (Pantheon)
• Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me, by Mimi Pond (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Fela: Music Is the Weapon, by Jibola Fagbamiye and Conor McCreery (Amistad)
• Globetrotters: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's World Tour, by Julian Voloj and Julie Rocheleau (Abrams ComicArts)
• Muybridge, by Guy Delisle, translated by Helge Daschert and Rob Aspinal (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Surrounded: America's First School for Black Girls, 1832, by Wilfrid Lupano and Stéphane Fert (ABLAZE)

Best Graphic Memoir

• The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief, by Carol Tyler (Fantagraphics)
• My Life in 24 Frames Per Second, by Rintaro (Kana Manga US)
• It Rhymes with Takei, by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger (Top Shelf)
• Precious Rubbish, by Kayla E (Fantagraphics)
• Raised by Ghosts, by Briana Loewinsohn (Fantagraphics)
• Talking to My Father's Ghost: An Almost True Story, by Alex Krokus (Chronicle)

Best Graphic Album: New

• Cannon, by Lee Lai (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Drome, by Jesse Lonergan (23rd St. Books)
• The Fable of Erkling Woods, by Juni Ba (Goats Flying Press)
• A Garden of Spheres, by Linnea Sterte (Peow2)
• More Weight: A Salem Story, by Ben Wickey (Top Shelf)
• Shadows of the Sea, by Cathy Malkasian (Fantagraphics)

Best Graphic Album: Reprint

• Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Storybook Edition, by Patrick Horvath (IDW)
• Ginseng Roots: A Memoir, by Craig Thompson (Pantheon)
• Goes Like This, by Jordan Crane (Fantagraphics)
• Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen: The Deluxe Edition, by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber (DC)
• Tongues, by Anders Nilsen (Pantheon)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium

• Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, Book 1), by Tamora Pierce, adapted by Vita Ayala and Sama Beck (Abrams Fanfare)
• The Compleat Angler: A Graphic Adaptation, by Izaak Walton, adapted by Gareth Brookes (SelfMadeHero)
• Dead Man Walking: Graphic Edition, by Sister Helen Prejean, adapted by Rose Vines and Catherine Anyango Grünewald (Random House)
• Ghost Boys: The Graphic Novel, by Jewell Parker Rhodes and Setor Fiadzigbey (Little, Brown Ink)
• Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel, by William Golding, adapted by Aimée De Jongh (Penguin Classics)
• A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel, by Ursula K Le Guin, adapted by Fred Fordham (Clarion Books)

Best US Edition of International Material

• Buff Soul, by Moa Romanova, translated by Melissa Bowers (Fantagraphics)
• Cornelius: The Merry Life of a Wretched Dog, by Marc Torices, translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Drawn & Quarterly)
• In the End We All Die, by Tobias Aeschbacher, translated by Andrew Shields (Helvetiq)
• Nocturnos, by Laura Perez, translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
• Raging Clouds, by Yudori (Fantagraphics)
• Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, by Anaïs Flogny, translated by Dan Christensen (Abrams ComicArts)

Best US Edition of International Material: Asia

• Hirayasumi, vols. 4–7, by Keigo Shinzo, translated by Jan Mitsulo Cash (VIZ Media)
• Land, vol. 1, by Kazumi Yamashita, translated by Kevin Gifford (Yen Press)
• Purgatory Funeral Cakes, by Sanho, translated by Danny Lim (Dark Horse)
• Tokyo Alien Bros., vols. 1–3, by Keigo Shinzo, translated by Casey Loe (VIZ Media)
• Yan, vols. 1–2, by Chang Sheng, translated by Vanessa Liu (Titan Manga)
• Best Archival Collection/Project—StripsArthur Ferrier's Pin-Up Parade Box Set, edited by Rian Hughes (Korero Press)
• Barnaby, vol. 5: 1950–1952, by Crockett Johnson, edited by Eric Reynolds and Philip Nel (Fantagraphics)
• The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1928–1930, edited by J Michael Catron and Bill Blackbeard (Fantagraphics)
• Rea Irvin's The Smythes, edited by R. Kikuo Johnson and Dash Shaw (NYRC)
• Terminal Exposure: Comics, Sculpture, and Risky Behavior, by Michael McMillan, edited by Lucas Adams (NYRC)

Best Archival Collection / Project: Comic Books

• AKIRA Volumes 1–5 Hardcover Collection, by Katsuhiro Otomo, edited by Haruko Hashimoto, Ajani Oloye, and Lauren Scanlan (Kodansha USA Publishing)
• The Atlas Comics Library No. 7: Girl Comics, edited by Dr. Michael J Vassallo (Fantagraphics)
• Comics of the Movement #1, by Courtland Cox, Jennifer Lawson, Alfred Hassler, and Benton Resnik (Good Trouble Comics)
• Hothead Paisan, by Diane DiMassa, organized by Anika Banister (NYRC)
• Scream! The Specials 1985–2024, edited by Chiara Mestieri (Rebellion)
• Weird Science Vol. 1 XXL, edited by Grant Geissman (TASCHEN)

Best Academic / Scholarly Work

• Comic Art in Korea, by John A. Lent (University Press of Mississippi)
• Comics of the Anthropocene: Graphic Narrative at the End of Nature, by José Alaniz (University Press of Mississippi)
• Graphic Narratives of Resistance, by Jennifer Boum Make and Charly Verstraet (Edinburgh University Press)
• Latinx Comics Studies: Critical and Creative Crossings, edited by Fernanda Díaz-Basteris and Maite Urcaregui (Rutgers University Press)
• Manga's First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905–1989, by Andrea Horbinski (University of California Press)

Best Comics-Related Periodical / Journalism

• CANON, by Colin Blanchette and Alex Eklund
• Comic Book Creator, edited by Jon B. Cooke (TwoMorrows)
• Dummy, edited by John Kelly (The Dummy Corporation)
• Shelfdust, edited by Steve Morris, www.shelfdust.com
• SKTCHD, by David Harper, www.sktchd.com
• SOLRAD: The Online Literary Magazine for Comics, edited by Daniel Elkin, www.solrad.co (Fieldmouse Press)

Best Comics-Related Book

• Crumb: A Cartoonist's Life, by Dan Nadel (Scribner)
• Facing Feelings: Inside the World of Raina Telgemeier, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic)
• How Comics Are Made, by Glenn Fleishman (Andrews McMeel)
• Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide to Graphic Narrative, by Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk (Abrams ComicArts)
• Only What's Necessary: Charles M. Schultz and the Art of Peanuts, by Chip Kidd (Abrams ComicArts)
• Ooops…I Just Catharted!: Fifty Years of Cathartic Comics, by Rupert Kinnard, edited by William O. Tyler (Stacked Deck Press)

Best Publication Design

• The Art of Manga, designed by Tessa Lee (Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco / VIZ Media)
• The Essential Peanuts, designed by Shawn Dahl with Chip Kidd (Abrams ComicArts)
• Fruits Basket: The Complete Box Set (Collector's Edition #13), designed by Wendy Chan (Yen Press)
• Red Light Properties: Unfinished Business, designed by Dan Goldman (Kinjin Storylab)
• The Marvel Art of Michael Allred Slipcase Edition, designed by Kurtis Findlay (Clover Press)
• Weird Science Vol. 1 XXL, designed by Anna-Tina Kessler (TASCHEN)

Best Webcomic

• The Accidental Undergrad by Christian Giroux (Fieldmouse Press)
• Keeping Time by Kody Okamoto (keepingtimecomic.com)
• The Legend of Parvaterra by Raúl Arnáiz (WEBTOON)
• Sable: A Ghost Story, by Ethan M. Aldridge (sablecomic.com)
• Superfish, by Peglo (WEBTOON)
• Terran Omega: The Ghosts of War, by PJ Holden (pauljholden.com)
• Tiger, Tiger by Petra Erika Nordlund (tigertigercomic.com)

Best Digital Comic

• DeadAss, by hakei (VIZ Media)
• In the Real Dark Night, by Jimmy Gownley (G-Ville Comics)
• The Lycan, by Mike Carey, Thomas Jane, David James Kelly, and Diego Yapur (Comixology Originals)
• Overwatch 2: Against the Tide, by Brandon Chen and Velinxi (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Practical Defense Against Piracy, by Tony Cliff (delilahdirk.com)
• The World of Lublu, by Charbak Dipta (The Charbax Store)

Best Writer

• Deniz Camp, Absolute Martian Manhunter (DC); Assorted Crisis Events (Image); The Ultimates (Marvel)
• Scott Snyder, Absolute Batman, Batman/Deadpool (DC); By a Thread: Book 2 (Comixology Originals), You Won't Feel a Thing (DSTLRY)
• Mariko Tamaki, This Place Kills Me (Abrams Fanfare)
• Kelly Thompson, Absolute Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey (DC); Jeff the Land Shark (Marvel)
• James Tynion IV, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd: The Power of the Blood (BOOM! Studios); Let This One Be a Devil, Red Book (Dark Horse); The City Beneath Her Feet (DSTLRY); The Department of Truth, Exquisite Corpses, W0RLDTR33 (Image); Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man (Image Skybound)
• Stephanie Williams, Street Sharks (IDW); Roots of Madness (Ignition Press); Temporal (Mad Cave)

Best Writer / Artist

• Juni Ba, The Boy Wonder (DC); The Fable of Erkling Woods (Goats Flying Press); Monkey Meat Summer Batch (Image)
• Jamal Campbell, Zatanna (DC)
• Jesse Lonergan, Drome (23rd St. Books)
• Chang Sheng, Yan, vols. 1–2 (Titan Manga)
• Linnea Sterte, A Garden of Spheres (Peow2)
• Kazumi Yamashita, Land, vol. 1 (Yen Press)

Best Penciller / Inker

• Elsa Charetier, The City Beneath Her Feet (DSTLRY)
• Sean Phillips, Giant Size Criminal #1, The Knives: A Criminal Book (Image)
• Javier Rodriguez, Absolute Martian Manhunter (DC)
• Chris Samnee, Batman and Robin: Year One (DC)
• Hayden Sherman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Batman: Dark Patterns (DC)
• Eric Zawadzki, Assorted Crisis Events (Image)

Best Painter / Multimedia Artist

• Teddy Kristiansen, Black Hammer: Spiral City (Dark Horse)
• Cathy Malkasian, Shadows of the Sea (Fantagraphics)
• Qu, Slices of Life: A Comic Montage (Bulgilhan Press)
• Martin Simmonds, The Department of Truth (Image)
• Mika Song, Night Chef: An Epic Tale of Friendship with a Side of Deliciousness! (Random House Graphic)
• Linnea Sterte, A Garden of Spheres (Peow)

Best Cover Artist

• Juni Ba, The Boy Wonder (DC); The Fable of Erkling Woods (Goats Flying Press); TMNT Nightwatcher, TMNT Godzilla (IDW); Monkey Meat Summer Batch (Image)
• Nick Dragotta, Absolute Batman, Absolute Batman 2025 Annual, Batman #1, Batman/Deadpool (DC)
• Francesco Francavilla, Cyberpunk 2077, Star Wars: Tales from the Nightlands (Dark Horse); Absolute Batman, Absolute Martian Manhunter, Batman: Full Moon, Nightwing variants (DC); Green Hornet/Miss Fury (Dynamite); Star Trek: The Last Starship, Twilight Zone (IDW); Dick Tracy (Mad Cave)
• Mateus Manhanini, Absolute Superman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Mr. Terrific: Year One variants (DC); Doctor Strange, Ironheart: Bad Chemistry, Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Phases of the Moon Knight, Star Wars: The High Republic, Storm, The Ultimates (Marvel)
• Javier Rodriguez, Absolute Martian Manhunter, Batman & Robin: Year One #7, The New Gods #8 (DC)
• Hayden Sherman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Batman: Dark Patterns #3-12 (DC)

Best Colouring

• Jordie Bellaire, Absolute Wonder Woman, The Nice House by the Sea (DC); The Exorcism at 1600 Penn (IDW); Assorted Crisis Events, The Department of Truth, Exquisite Corpses, W0RLDTR33 (Image); GI Joe (Image/Skybound); EC Catacomb of Torment, EC Epitaphs from the Abyss (Oni Press)
• Ninakupenda Gaillard, Chickenpox (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)
• Jesse Lonergan, Drome (23rd St. Books)
• Matheus Lopes, Batman and Robin Year One (DC); The Seasons (Image)
• Javier Rodriguez, Absolute Martian Manhunter (DC)
• José Villarrubia, This Ink Runs Cold (Alan Spiegel Fine Arts); Ghostbox (Comixology Originals); Dracula Book 2: The Brides, The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly (Dark Horse); It Rhymes with Takei (Top Shelf)

Best Lettering

• Janice Chiang, Acro and the Cat, All Upon a Time, Beyond the Aural Vault, Republica, Solarblader (Sandstorm); John Carpenter's Blood of the Taken: Next of Kin, Pause, Tales of Science Fiction (Storm King)
• Clayton Cowles, Absolute Batman, Batman, Batman & Robin: Year One, Birds of Prey, Black Canary: Best of the Best, Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman, (DC); Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1-3 (Marvel)
• Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Ill Vacation, Stillman (Comixology Originals); Absolute Martian Manhunter, Challengers of the Unknown, DC K.O., The Flash, Green Arrow, Poison Ivy (DC); Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, Starship Godzilla, (IDW); Author Immortal (Image); Our-Soot-Stained Heart (Mad Cave)
• Nate Piekos, American Caper #1, Archie Vs. Minor Threats, Black Hammer: Spiral City, The Brood, Minor Threats: The Last Devil Left Alive, Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons, The Umbrella Academy Plan B, Welcome to Twilight (Dark Horse); I Hate Fairyland (Image)
• Ben Wickey, More Weight: A Salem Story (Top Shelf)

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Feather-Born Empress' by Alexandra Manukyan

'The Feather-Born Empress' by Alexandra Manukyan.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Thing' by Jean Giraud (Moebius)

'The Thing' by Jean Giraud (Moebius).

Variant cover art for 'Fantastic Four' issue #3, published November 2018 by Marvel Comics.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Sylvain Sarrailh

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Sylvain Sarrailh.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Celestial' by Alexandra Verhoven

'Celestial' by Alexandra Verhoven.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Syd Mills (Vetyr)

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Syd Mills (Vetyr).

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Moon' by Hiro

'Moon' by Hiro.

Currently on view at Haven Gallery, as part of Hiro's 'In Flow' solo art exhibition.

#CoolArt: 'The Poppy War' Illumicrate Cover Art TIMED Release prints by Tommy Arnold

'The Poppy War', 'The Dragon Republic' and 'The Burning God' by Tommy Arnold, cover art for the Illumicrate editions of the 'The Poppy War' trilogy, written by RF Kuang.

• 12" x 17" Gallery-quality giclée prints on 100% cotton rag archival paper, in a signed and  numbered TIMED release editions for $67 each, and as a 3 print set for $179.
  

• 16" x 12" Gallery-quality giclée prints on 100% cotton rag archival paper, in a signed and  numbered TIMED release editions for $67 each, and as a 3 print set for $179.

• 24" x 18" Gallery-quality giclée prints on 100% cotton rag archival paper, in a signed and  numbered TIMED release editions for $119 each, and as a 3 print set for $335.

On sale in a TIMED Release until Thursday May 21 at 12pm ET from Tommy's website.

'The Poppy War' (12" x 17" Edition)

#ArtOfTheDay: 'New World' by Frank Frazetta

'New World' by Frank Frazetta.

Cover art for the hardcover book club edition of 'The 1972 Annual World's Best SF', published by DAW Books.

#CoolArt: 'The Thing' print by Mark Chilcott through Bottleneck Gallery

'The Thing' by Mark Chilcott.

36" x 12" giclee print, in a numbered Regular edition of 100 for $50; and an archival pigment print on 4mm thick acrylic panel, in a limited edition of 25 for $100, with a numbered digital COA issued by Verisart.

On sale Thursday May 14 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery (co-released with Vice Press).

#CoolArt: 'Invader Zim' prints by Florey through Bottleneck Gallery

'Invader Zim' by Florey.

Officially licensed 18" x 24" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 100 for $45; and a numbered Foil Variant edition of 50 for $55.

On sale Thursday May 14 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

#CoolArt: 'Jaws' prints by Sam Gilbey through Vice Press

'Jaws' by Sam Gilbey.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" lithograph print, in a numbered Regular edition of 180 for £39.99; and a numbered Art Variant edition of 160 for £39.99.

On sale Thursday May 14 at 6pm UK through Vice Press.

Regular Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Sylph' by Madalyn McLeod

'Sylph' by Madalyn McLeod.

#CoolArt: 'Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla' prints by Jason Raish through Bottleneck Gallery

'Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla' by Jason Raish.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" giclee print, in a numbered Regular edition of 100 for $60; a numbered Foil Variant edition of 75 for $70; a numbered Noir Variant edition of 50 for $70; and a numbered Mecha Variant edition of 75 for $70.

On sale Wednesday May 13 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Blacksmith's Daughter' by Makenna Karp

'The Blacksmith's Daughter' by Makenna Karp.

#CoolArt: 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Theatrical print through Bottleneck Gallery

'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Theatrical poster.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered TIMED Release edition for $75; an archival pigment print on multi-layer acrylic panel, in a 24" x 36" edition of 100 for $175, with a numbered digital COA issued by Verisart; a 5" x 7.5" edition of 125 for $75, with a numbered digital COA issued by Verisart; a 24" x 36" 3D lenticular edition of 75, on 4mm polystyrene, for $200, with a numbered digital COA issued by Verisart; and a 16" x 24" 3D lenticular edition of 75, on 1mm PET, for $85, with a numbered digital COA issued by Verisart.

On sale Tuesday May 12 at 12pm ET until Wednesday May 13 at 11.59pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery (co-released with Vice Press).

TIMED Release & Acrylic Panel Editions

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Hermit' by Polina Ipatova

'The Hermit' by Polina Ipatova.

Card art from the 'Caminante Tarot', published by Mindful Ape.