‘Mary Shelley’s School for Monsters: The Killing Stone’ wins first-ever Nebula Award for Best Comic

Jessica Maison and Anna Wieszczyk’s graphic novel beat out seven other nominees in the inaugural category.

Mary Shelley’s School for Monsters: The Killing Stone has won the first-ever Nebula Award for Best Comic. The award was announced this weekend at the 61st annual Nebula Awards, presented annually by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.

The Killing Stone is the second book in the graphic novel series, written by Jessica Maison and illustrated by Anna Wieszczyk, with lettering by Matt Krotzer. The series reimagines the Frankenstein author as having become an immortal monster who founded a school for other misunderstood creatures.

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Quick Hits | Rounding up the awards

With news on the Nebula Awards, the Lambda Literary Awards and more.

Nominees have been announced recently for several different book awards programs, many of which include comic or graphic novel categories.

Let’s start with the Nebula Awards, which recognize the best in science fiction literature, games and media — and now comics, too. The Nebulas added a “Best Comic” category this year (along with a “Best Poem” category), and the nominees include:

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