Best Publication for Kids
- Akissi: More Tales of Mischief, by Marguerite Abouet and Mathieu Sapin (Flying Eye/Nobrow)
- Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls, by Dav Pilkey (Scholastic Graphix)
- Guts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix)
- New Kid, by Jerry Craft (Quill Tree/HarperCollins)
- This Was Our Pact, by Ryan Andrews (First Second/Macmillan)
- The Wolf in Underpants, by Wilfrid Lupano, Mayana Itoïz, and Paul Cauuet (Graphic Universe/Lerner Publishing Group)
Best Publication for Teens
- Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass, by Mariko Tamaki and Steve Pugh (DC)
- Hot Comb, by Ebony Flowers (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Kiss Number 8, by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw (First Second/Macmillan)
- Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (First Second/Macmillan)
- Penny Nichols, by MK Reed, Greg Means, and Matt Wiegle (Top Shelf)
Best Humor Publication
- Anatomy of Authors, by Dave Kellett (SheldonComics.com)
- Death Wins a Goldfish, by Brian Rea (Chronicle Books)
- Minotäar, by Lissa Treiman (Shortbox)
- Sobek, by James Stokoe (Shortbox)
- The Way of the Househusband, vol. 1, by Kousuke Oono, translation by Sheldon Drzka (VIZ Media)
- Wondermark: Friends You Can Ride On, by David Malki (Wondermark)
Best Anthology
- ABC of Typography, by David Rault (SelfMade Hero)
- Baltic Comics Anthology š! #34-37, edited by David Schilter, Sanita Muižniece et al. (kuš!)
- Drawing Power: Women’s Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival, edited by Diane Noomin (Abrams)
- Kramer’s Ergot #10, edited by Sammy Harkham (Fantagraphics)
- The Nib #2–4, edited by Matt Bors (Nib)
Best Reality-Based Work
- Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations, by Mira Jacob (One World/Random House)
- Grass, by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, translation by Janet Hong (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos, by Lucy Knisley (First Second/Macmillan)
- Moonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight, by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm (Hill & Wang)
- My Solo Exchange Diary, vol. 2(sequel to My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness), by Nagata Kabi, translation by Jocelyne Allen (Seven Seas)
- They Called Us Enemy, by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker (Top Shelf)
Best Graphic Album- NEW
- Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden (First Second/Macmillan)
- Bezimena, by Nina Bunjevac (Fantagraphics)
- BTTM FDRS, by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore (Fantagraphics)
- Life on the Moon, by Robert Grossman (Yoe Books/IDW)
- New World, by David Jesus Vignolli (Archaia/BOOM!)
- Reincarnation Stories, by Kim Deitch (Fantagraphics)
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