The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel/Comics, established in 2009, is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Works are eligible during the year of their first US publication in English, though they may be written originally in languages other than English.
The Graphic Novel/Comics category was officially added to the awards roster for the 2009 cycle, reflecting the growing literary recognition of the medium. The inaugural winner in this category was David Mazzucchelli for his work, Asterios Polyp.
This prize is distinct in its eligibility criteria, often accepting books originally published in languages other than English, provided the US publication in English occurs within the eligibility year.
Recipients +Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel/Comics winners and finalistsYearAuthorTitleResultRef.2009Asterios PolypWinnerFootnotes in GazaFinalistGoGo MonsterLubaScott Pilgrim, Vol. 5: Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe2010Duncan the Wonder Dog: Show OneWinnerBodyworldFinalistWeathercraftYou’ll Never Know, Book Two: Collateral Damage2011Finder: VoiceWinnerCelluloidFinalistCongress of the AnimalsGardenI Will Bite You! And Other Stories2012Everything Together: Collected StoriesWinnerAre You My Mother?: A Comic DramaFinalistBuilding StoriesCruisin’ With the Hound: The Life and Times of Fred TooteUnterzakhn2013Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your LifeWinnerFinalistThe Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the SommeHand-Drying in America: And Other StoriesIncidents in the Night: Volume 12014WinnerArséne SchrauwenFinalistCan’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? A MemoirAn Iranian Metamorphosis and Jillian TamakiThis One Summer2015Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978–1984WinnerHonor Girl: A Graphic MemoirFinalistNew Construction: Two More StoriesSoldier’s Heart: The Campaign to Understand My WWII Veteran Father: A Daughter’s Memoir (You’ll Never Know)Tim Ginger2016BeverlyWinnerFinalistDemon: Volume 1Don’t Come in HereRokudenashikoWhat Is Obscenity: The Story of a Good for Nothing Artist and Her Pussy2017PresentWinnerAnti-GoneFinalistEverything is FlammableIceland with Jamie Richards (trans.)The Interview2018On A SunbeamWinnerno and FinalistShit is RealWhy Art?2019The Hard TomorrowWinnerGrassFinalistIs This How You See Me? and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with MeLeaving Richard's Valley2020Apsara EngineWinnerKaitoBlue Flag (Vol. 1-4)FinalistCome Home, Indio: A MemoirSports Is Hell with Janet Hong (trans.)Umma’s Table2021No One ElseWinnerHeaven No HellFinalist with Ann Xu (illus.)Shadow LifeStone Fruit with Janet Hong (trans.)2022 and Robyn SmithWash Day DiariesWinnerDog BiscuitsFinalist with Ryan Holmberg (trans.)Talk to My Back Men I Trust Joseph Smith and the Mormons2023WinnerCartoonshowFinalistCodaBlood of the VirginSocial FictionCODA2024WinnerHobtown Mystery Stories Vol. 2FinalistPetar & LizaCutting SeasonRare Flavours2025Jaime HernándezLife Drawing: A Love and Rockets CollectionWinner Retrieved 2026-05-14.Eagle Valiant BrosiBlack CohoshFinalistMichael D. KennedyMilk, White, SteedLee LaiCannonCarol TylerThe Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief
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