The Los Angeles Times has announced the finalists for this year’s L.A. Times Book Prize, which includes a category for Graphic Novels/Comics. The prize recognizes books published in 2025.
The Los Angeles Times has given an award in the graphic novel category since 2009, when Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli won the award. Other winners include The Love Bunglers by Jaime Hernandez, Duncan the Wonder Dog by Adam Hines, Beverly by Nick Drnaso, Tillie Walden’s On a Sunbeam, The Hard Tomorrow by Eleanor Davis, R. Kikuo Johnson’s No One Else, and Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith’s Wash Day Diaries. Tokyo These Days by Taiyō Matsumoto won the award last year.
The winners will be revealed on April 2517 Check out the finalists for this year below.
Black Cohosh by Eagle Valiant Brosi, published by Drawn and Quarterly
Cannon by Lee Lai, published by Drawn & Quarterly
Life Drawing: A Love and Rockets Collection by Jaime Hernandez, published by Fantagraphics
The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief by Carol Tyler, published by Fantagraphics
Milk White Steed by Michael D. Kennedy, published by Drawn & Quarterly
One other graphic novel received a nomination in another category, going up against all those “artless” books — Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen and published by Random House Graphic was nominated int eh Young Adult Literature category.
Congrats to all the nominees!