2008 Nominations Graphic Novels

Pictures and stories; stories and pictures. While many of the Cybils categories explore one or the other, only the Graphic Novel category looks at the unique melding of words and images that is comics. Whether it's the daring deeds of superheroes or realistic stories of middle school life, sweeping fantasy tales or terrifying works of horror, graphic novels offer a way to read that engages all parts of the brain, electrifying the senses like no other print medium. We're looking forward to your nominations for the best of the best, those graphic novels that blend words and pictures into a seamless work that will capture readers and never let them go.

--Snow Wildsmith, organizer

Please leave a nomination -- including author and title -- in the comments below. One nomination per person, per category, please.

Comments

[Natasha @ Maw Books]

Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale

[Melissa]

Can I nominate Coraline, Neil Gaiman/P. Craig Russell

[Kelly Fineman]

Coraline being taken, I'll nominate The Mystery of the Fool and the Vanisher by David Ellwand and Ruth Ellwand.

[Scope Notes]

"Jellaby" by Kean Soo

[Sam Boswell]

"Li'l Kids" by Von Allan (ISBN:
978-0-9781237-0-3). Excellent collection of short stories; available as a bound edition or e-book. (Visit: www.vonallan.com/shop.html)

[Gaia Eirich]

Von Allan's "Li'l Kids", please!

http://www.vonallan.com/shop.html

[Barbara Rice]

The road to God knows by Von Allen

[Becky]

Three Shadows by Cyril Pedrosa

[Laura]

The Stonekeeper (Book 1 in the Amulet series) by Kazu Kibuishi

[Kaolin Fire]

Li'l Kids by Von Allan :)

http://www.vonallan.com/shop.html

[david e]

titles only need to be nominated once, it's not a popularity poll, folks.

[Louise]

Nightmare on Zombie Island by Paul D. Storrie

[Jessica Burkhart]

CHIGGERS by Hope Larson.

[Liz Jones]

Twilight Zone graphic stories, from Bloomsbury/Walker-- loved this.

[Liz]

Into the Volcano, by Don Wood

[Liz]

Into the Volcano, by Don Wood

[Liz]

Into the Volcano, by Don Wood

[Liz]

Sorry, it posted twice. :(

[Liz]

I'm sorry -- I didn't intentionally post three times!!

[Gina]

Kin (Good Neighbors) by Holly Black

[Anna]

Sand Chronicles Volume 1 by Hinako Ashihara

[Heather]

Stinky by Eleanor Davis

[Betsy]

Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow

[Alkelda the Gleeful]

Life Sucks, by Jessica Abel et al.

[Kim Baccellia]

I'd like to nominated IN THE SMALL by Michael Hague.

[Nan Hoekstra]

I nominate Three Shadows by Cyril Pedrosa, translated by Edward Gauvin

[david e]

Betsy, I'm pretty sure Satchel Page came out last year (very late) and was considered for the Cybils then...

[david e]

Prince of Persia by Jordan Mechner, A.B. Sina, LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland.

(also, wasn't Satchel Page published last year?)

[david e]

oh, look at that. magically my first post appeared AFTER my second post! wonky!

[Deborah Diesen]

Ellie McDoodle: New Kid in School
by Ruth McNally Barshaw

[Diana Dang]

MeruPuri by Masuri Hino

[furies]

the wall, by peter sis.

[Snow Wildsmith]

Hello, all! Sorry to be chiming in so late.

A few procedural details:

--We only accept the first nomination of a title, so if a title you love has already been nominated, please pick another.

--Regarding the nomination for Von Allan's "The Road to God Knows": at this time we aren't taking nominations for webcomics. All titles nominated need to be available in print form.

--Satchel Paige, MeruPuri, and The Wall are all excellent titles, but they are unfortunately not within the date range we are considering. Only titles published between Jan. 1, 2008 and Oct. 15, 2008 can be nominated.

Please, if you've nominated something that is ineligible due to one of the criteria I listed above, feel free to submit a different title for consideration. We thank you for your support of the Cybils!

[Snow Wildsmith]

And my personal nomination is: Real, vol. 1 by Takehiko Inoue.

[Snow Wildsmith]

@Liz Jones: Which of the Twilight Zone graphic novels did you want to nominate? I noticed that there were several published in 2008.

[deborah]

freakangels by warren ellis

[Monica Edinger]

There's a Wolf at the Door by Zoe B. Alley with pictures by R. W. Alley (Roaring Brook)

[cecil castellucci]

Emiko Superstar by Mariko Tamaki / Steve Rolston

[Ben]

Owly Time to Be Brave, by Andy Runton. Its a really great book!

[Kevin Parker aka Book Award Tragic]

Requiem for a Beast by Australian Matt Ottley.
ISBN: 9780734407962
ISBN-10: 0734407963
Publisher Hachette Livre Australia.

This book has attracted a bit of controversy in OZ but I have read it, or rather 'experienced' it and it is excellent, dealing with some challenging emotional subject matter elegantly. It combines text, graphics, fine art and music, all put together by Ottley to great effect.

Not sure about a release date for the USA.
More info about the book on my Australian Literary Award (www.literaryawards.com.au) site and comment on my Book Award Tragic blog.

It has won some recent awards here in Australia so not sure if it's eligible for the Cybils but it deserves a wider audience despite very Australian atmospherics.

Looking forward to covering this years Cybils again on Bookawardsonline.com and publicising the awards via my UK, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand Literary Award sites.

Keep up the great work!

Kevin Parker aka Book Award Tragic

[elizabeth]

Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale

!!!

[Leslie]

SPY GODDESS: THE CHASE FOR THE CHALICE by Michael P. Spradlin and Illustrated by Rainbow Buddy. The novels were wonderful and the graphic novel captures the characters and the story perfectly.

[AZ]

Out of Picture 2, art from the outside looking in
(multiple contributors)

[Kat Nicholson]

Frankenstein the Classical Comics Graphic Novel adaptation of Mary Shelly's original story.

[Jason Cardy]

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (graphic novel) by Classical Comics.

[sandhya]

Thoreau's Walden by John Porcellino

[David Pugh]

I'm nominating Classical Comics, MACBETH (Graphic Novel) with some fine artwork from Jon Haward and Nigel Dobbyn

[Snow Wildsmith]

Hello again!

Two things:

@deborah--Since Freakangels won't be nominated until Dec. 2008, it will not be eligible for this year's Cybils. It will be eligible next year, but for now you are welcome to pick another title.

Everyone else--PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ONLY THE FIRST NOMINATION OF A TITLE IS ELIGIBLE, so if you nominated a title that has already been nominated, please pick another title. I'm looking forward to hearing back from: Gaia Eirich, Kaolin Fire, Nan Hoekstra, Elizabeth (http://bravepandagirl.blogspot.com/), Jason Cardy, and David Pugh with their alternate choices.

Thanks!

[Greg Neri]

I nominate SKIM by Mariko Tamaki

[Cory Casoni]

SALT WATER TAFFY VOL. 1 - THE LEGEND OF OLD SALTY
by Matthew Loux

ISBN: 978-1-932664-94-2

http://www.onipress.com/display.php?type=bk&id=338