Looking for the best of the best when it comes to comics? Then you’ll want to read your way into this year’s 2026 Harvey Award nominees. These represent some of the best of the best in comics over the last year.

The Harvey Awards were founded in 1998 and named after writer and artist Harvey Kurtzman. Nominees are judged by a host of comics publishing professionals, including publishers, retailers, librarians, and educators across seven categories, including Book of the Year, Digital Book of the Year, Best Children’s Book, Best Young Adult Book, Best Manga, Best International Book, and Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel.

Anyone who has attended a ReedPop comic convention between 2016 and 2026 with a Professional or Artist Alley badge is eligible to vote in each category to select winners. Eligible voters can apply to vote here, and voting ends August 28. Comics fans will be able to watch the announcements live or via livestream from New York City Comic Con on October 9.

Take a peep at a handful of the categories and nominees this year.

Best Children’s Book

• A Fishboy Named . . . Sashimi by Dan Santat
• Inbetweens by Faith Erin Hicks
• The New Girl: First Crush by Cassandra Calin
• Night Chef by Mika Song
• Young Shadow & the Watchdogs by Ben Sears

Best Manga

• Billy Bat by Naoki Urasawa & Takashi Nagasaki
• He Rolled Me Up Like a Grilled Squid by Yoshiharu Tsuge
• Land by Kazumi Yamashita
• Miss Ruki by Fumiko Takano
• My Gorilla Family by Iijima Ichiro
• My Life in 24 Frames Per Second by Rintaro

Best Young Adult Book

• Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen
• Flip by Ngozi Ukazu
• Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit: A Graphic Novel by Kim Hyun Sook & Ryan Estrada
• Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young
• This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki & Nicole Goux

Book Of The Year

• Absolute Batman Volume 1: The Zoo by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta
• Absolute Martian Manhunter Vol 1: Martian Vision by Deniz Camp & Javier Rodriguez
• Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance by Ben Passmore
• Cannon by Lee Lai
• Drome by Jesse Lonergan
• The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief by Carol Tyler
• A Garden of Spheres by Linnea Sterte
• More Weight: A Salem Story by Ben Wickey
• The Once and Future Riot by Joe Sacco
• The Weight by Melissa Mendes

Check out the full list of 2026 Harvey Awards finalists.

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