Slate and the Center for Cartoon Studies have announced the shortlists for the first Cartoonist Studio Prizes, and it’s hard to argue with them. For Best Graphic Novel of 2012, the line-up is:
- Lilli Carré for Heads or Tails
- Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido for Blacksad: A Silent Hell
- Tom Gauld for Goliath
- Brandon Graham for King City
- Jesse Jacobs for By This Shall You Know Him
- Na Liu and Andres Vera Martinez for Little White Duck: A Childhood in China
- Luke Pearson for Hilda and the Midnight Giant
- Chris Ware for Building Stories
- Julia Wertz for The Infinite Wait and Other Stories
- Frank M. Young and David Lasky for The Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song
For Best Webcomic of 2012, the nominees are:
- Ryan Andrews for Sarah and the Seed
- Gabrielle Bell for Lucky
- Boulet for Bouletcorp
- Vince Dorse for Untold Tales of Bigfoot
- Patrick Farley for The First Word
- Dakota McFadzean for The Dailies
- Randall Munroe for xkcd
- Winston Rowntree for Subnormality
- Noelle Stevenson for Nimona
- Jillian Tamaki for SuperMutant Magic Academy
The winners in each category will be announced March 1.
