It’s the most wonderful time of the year for those in the comic book and manga field! Along with the yearly Eisner Awards comes The Harvey Awards, one of the most prestigious trophies one can win in the field. Recently, the 2026 nominees were announced and oh boy is it going to be a wild, hopefully bloodless, fight. To sort of preface, the Harvey’s are divided up into several different categories including Best Manga, Best Adaptation and Book of the Year.
Nominees can be or come from anywhere. This year’s nominees include books from Scholastic and Random House, international stories like “Witchcraft” by Sole Otero and even adaptations of things like “The Boys” and “Chainsaw Man“! So without further ado, let’s take a look at this year’s list of nominees!
Book of the Year
- “Absolute Batman Vol.1: The Zoo” by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta (DC)
- “Absolute Martian Manhunter Vol. 1: Martian Vision” by Deniz Camp & Javier Rodriguez (DC)
- “Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance” by Ben Passmore (Pantheon)
- “Cannon” by Lee Lai (Drawn & Quarterly)
- “Drome” by Jesse Lonergan (23rd Street Books/Macmillan)
- “The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief” by Carol Tyler (Fantagraphics)
- “A Garden of Spheres” by Linnea Sterte (Peow2)
- “More Weight: A Salem Story” by Ben Wickey (Top Shelf/IDW)
- “The Once and Future Riot” by Joe Sacco (Metropolitan/Holt)
- “The Weight” by Melissa Mendes (Drawn & Quarterly)
Digital Book of the Year
- “In The Real Dark Night” by Jimmy Gownley (Webcomic)
- “The Keluarga Cable Ship Company” by Mereida Fajardo (UK Digital)
- “The Lycan” by Mike Carey, Thomas Jane, David James Kelly and Diego Yapur (Comixology Originals)
- “Nap Comix” by Rachael Smith (WEBTOON)
- “Practical Defense Against Piracy” by Tony Cliff (Webcomic)
- “Terran Omega: The Ghosts of War” by PJ Holden (Webcomic)
- “The World of Lublu” by Charbak Dipta (The Charbax Store)
Best Children’s Book
- “A Fishboy Named… Sashimi” by Dan Santat (Roaring Brook Press)
- “Inbetweens” by Faith Erin Hicks (First Second)
- “The New Girl: First Crush” by Cassandra Calin (Scholastic)
- “Night Chef” by Mika Song (Random House Graphic)
- “Young Shadow & the Watchdogs” by Ben Sears (Fantagraphics)
Best Young Adult Book
- “Angelica and the Bear Prince” by Trung Le Nguyen (Random House Graphic)
- “Flip” by Ngozi Ukazu (First Second)
- “Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit: A Graphic Novel” by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada (Penguin Workshop)
- “Hello Sunshine” by Keezy Young (Little, Brown Ink)
- “This Place Kills Me” by Mariko Tamaki and Nicole Goux (Abrams Fanfare)
Best Manga
- “Billy Bat” by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki (Kana/Abrams)
- “He Rolled Me Up Like a Grilled Squid” by Yoshiharu Tsuge (Drawn & Quarterly)
- “Land” by Kazumi Yamashita (Yen Press)
- “Miss Ruki” by Fumiko Takano (NYR Comics)
- “My Gorilla Family” by Iijima Ichiro (Living the Line)
- “My Life in 24 Frames Per Second” by Rintaro (Kana/ Abrams ComicArts)
Best International Book
- “Animan” by Anouk Ricard (Drawn & Quarterly)
- “Buff Soul” by Moa Romanova (Fantagraphics)
- “Mary Pain” by Lola Lorente (Drawn & Quarterly)
- “Nocturnos” by Laura Perez (Fantagraphics)
- “Tiodora’s Letters: An Enslaved Woman’s Fight for Family and Freedom” by Marcelo D’Salete (Fantagraphics)
- “Witchcraft” by Sole Otero (Fantagraphics)
Best Adaptation From Comic Book/Graphic Novel
- “The Boys – Season 5” (Prime Video). Based on “The Boys” by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson (Dynamite)
- “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” (Crunchyroll/Sony). Based on “Chainsaw Man” by Tatsuki Fujimoto (VIZ Media)
- “Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle” (Crunchyroll/Sony). Based on “Demon Slayer” by Koyoharu Gotouge (VIZ Media)
- “Invincible – Season 4” (Prime Video). Based on “Invincible” by Robert Kirkman, Corey Walker and Ryan Ottley (Image/Skybound)
- “LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight” (Warner Bros Games). Based on “Batman” by Bob Kane & Bill Finger (DC Comics)
- “My Hero Academia – Final Season” (Crunchyroll). Based on “My Hero Academia” by Kohei Horikoshi (VIZ Media)
- “One Piece – Season 2” (Netflix). Based on “One Piece” by Eiichiro Oda (VIZ Media)
- “Peacemaker – Season 2” (HBO Max). Based on “Peacemaker” by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette (DC Comics, Charlton)
- “Spider-Noir” (Prime Video/MGM+). Based on “Spider-Man Noir” by David Hine, Fabrice Sapolsky and Carmine Di Giadomenico (Marvel Comics)
- “Your Letter” (Netflix). Based on “Your Letter” by Hyeon A. Cho (WEBTOON/Naver)
If you’re itching to find out who wins, keep an eye on New York Comic-Con starting October 11th, 2026!
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