Harvey Award for Book of the Year winners
The Harvey Awards' top prize for a graphic novel or collection, voted by comics professionals.
Every year, 2026 to 2018
2026
- Absolute Batman Vol. 1: The Zoo by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta Winner
- A Garden of Spheres by Linnea Sterte Nominee
- Absolute Martian Manhunter Vol. 1: Martian Vision by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez Nominee
- Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance by Ben Passmore Nominee
- Cannon by Lee Lai Nominee
- Drome by Jesse Lonergan Nominee
- More Weight: A Salem Story by Ben Wickey Nominee
- The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief by Carol Tyler Nominee
- The Once and Future Riot by Joe Sacco Nominee
- The Weight by Melissa Mendes Nominee
2025
- Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath Winner
- Final Cut by Charles Burns Nominee
- Helen of Wyndhorn by Tom King and Bilquis Evely Nominee
- Precious Metal: From the World of Little Bird by Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram Nominee
- Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1 by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto Nominee
2024
- Roaming by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki Winner
- A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll Nominee
- Love Everlasting by Tom King and Elsa Charretier Nominee
- Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham Nominee
- Monica by Daniel Clowes Nominee
- My Favorite Thing is Monsters Vol. 2 by Emil Ferris Nominee
- Radiant Black Vol. 5 by Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark, Eduardo Ferigato, and Marcelo Costa Nominee
- Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed Nominee
- Tender by Beth Hetland Nominee
- Watership Down Graphic Novel by James Sturm and Joe Sutphin, based on the novel by Richard Adams Nominee
- Where the Body Was by Ed Brubaker and Sean Philips Nominee
2023
- Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton Winner
- Acting Class by Nick Drnaso Nominee
- Follow Me Down: A Reckless Book by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips and Jacob Phillips Nominee
- Girl Juice by Benji Nate Nominee
- It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth: An Auto-Bio-Graphic-Novel by Zoe Thorogood Nominee
- Little Monsters Vol. 1 by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen Nominee
- Mimosa by Archie Bongiovanni Nominee
- Public Domain Vol. 1 by Chip Zdarsky Nominee
- The Man in the McIntosh Suit by Rina Ayuyang Nominee
- Who Will Make The Pancakes by Megan Kelso Nominee
2022
- The Good Asian by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi Winner
- Ballad For Sophie by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia Nominee
- Crisis Zone by Simon Hanselmann Nominee
- Department of Truth, Vol 3: Free Country by James Tynion IV, Jorge Fornes, David Romero, John J. Pearson, Tyler Boss, Elsa Charretier and Alison Sampson Nominee
- Far Sector by N. K. Jemisin Nominee
- Lightfall Book 2: Shadow of the Bird by Tim Probert Nominee
- Run: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, and Nate Powell Nominee
- Sisters of the Mist by Marlyn Spaaij Nominee
- The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V, Filipe Andrade, and Ines Amaro Nominee
- The Nice House on the Lake by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno Nominee
2021
- The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen Winner
- Cyclopedia Exotica by Aminder Dhaliwal Nominee
- Department of Truth, Vol 1: The End Of The World by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds Nominee
- Heaven No Hell by Michael DeForge Nominee
- Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf Nominee
- Monsters by Barry Windsor-Smith Nominee
- Save it for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest by Nate Powell Nominee
- Stone Fruit by Lee Lai Nominee
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber Nominee
- The Book Tour by Andi Watson Nominee
2020
- Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang Winner
- Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden Nominee
- Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, translation by Janet Hong Nominee
- Invisible Kingdom Vol. 1 by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward Nominee
- Little Bird: The Fight for Elder's Hope by Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram Nominee
- Making Comics by Lynda Barry Nominee
- Reincarnation Stories by Kim Deitch Nominee
- Rusty Brown by Chris Ware Nominee
- Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera Nominee
- The Hard Tomorrow by Eleanor Davis Nominee
2019
- Hey Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka Winner
- BTTM FDRS by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore Nominee
- Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug Nominee
- Berlin: City of Stones by Jason Lutes Nominee
- Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley Nominee
- Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell Nominee
- My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips Nominee
- On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden Nominee
- Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels Nominee
- When I Arrived at the Castle by E.M. Carroll Nominee
2018
- Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda Winner
- Black Hammer: Secret Origins by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston and Dave Stewart Nominee
- Boundless by Jillian Tamaki Nominee
- Everything is Flammable by Gabrielle Bell Nominee
- Hostage by Guy Delisle Nominee
- Kindred by Damian Duffy and John Jennings Nominee
- Lighter Than My Shadow by Katie Green Nominee
- My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris Nominee
- Roughneck by Jeff Lemire Nominee
- Shade the Changing Girl by Cecil Castellucci and Marley Zarcone Nominee
- Spinning by Tillie Walden Nominee
- The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui Nominee
- The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui Nominee
- The Customer is Always Wrong by Mimi Pond Nominee
- The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang Nominee