Shortlists 2024
Excelsior Award White Shortlist 2024
The books on the Excelsior Award White shortlist have been designated as suitable for children aged 9+ (or Key Stage 2 in schools)
Winner (and Overall Winner) - Hades: The Horn of Plenty
by Manilo Castagna, Harriet Webster, Lorenzo Colangeli & Francesca Dell'Omodarme
Published by Autumn Publishing (an imprint of Igloo Books)
ISBN-13: 978-1837713417
Star Cat: A Turnip in Time
by James Turner & Yasmin Sheikh
Published by David Fickling Books
ISBN-13: 978-1788452564
Groot: Uprooted
by Dan Abnett & Damian Couceiro
Published by Marvel Comics
ISBN-13: 978-1302953188
Magical History Tour
by Fabrice Erre & Sylvain Savoia
Published by Papercutz
ISBN-13: 978-1545811313
Superman vs. Meshi, Volume 1
by Satoshi Miyagawa & Kai Kitago
Published by DC Comics and Kodansha
ISBN-13: 978-1779523129
Excelsior Award Blue Shortlist 2024
The books on the Excelsior Award Blue shortlst have been designated as suitable for children aged 11+ (or Key Stage 3 in schools)
Winner - Joe Fixit
by Peter David & Yildiray Cinar
Published by Marvel Comics
ISBN-13: 978-1302947330
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Volume 1
by Miri Mikawa & Yozorano Udon
Published by Yen Press
ISBN-13: 978-1975367329
Batman Beyond: Neo-Year
by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing & Max Dunbar
Published by DC Comics
ISBN-13: 978-1779517562
Vern: Custodian of the Universe
by Tyrell Waiters
Published by Nobrow
ISBN-13: 978-1913123093
Danger and Other Unknown Risks
by Ryan North & Erika Henderson
Published by Penguin
ISBN-13: 978-0593224847
Excelsior Award Red Shortlist 2024
The books on the Excelsior Award Red shortlst have been designated as suitable for children aged 14+ (or Key Stage 4 in schools)
Winner - Grim, Volume 1
by Stephanie Phillips & Flaviano
Published by Boom! Studios
ISBN-13: 978-1684158829
Dark Knights of Steel, Volume 1
by Tom Taylor & Yasmine Putri
Published by DC Comics
ISBN-13: 978-1779520517
Batman: One Bad Day - Mr. Freeze
by Gerry Duggan & Matteo Scalera
Published by DC Comics
ISBN-13: 978-1779520081
Asterios the Minotaur
by Serge Le Tendre & Frédéric Peynet
Published by Cinebook
ISBN-13: 978-1800441156
Cold Iron
by Andy Diggle & Nick Brokenshire
Published by Dark Horse
ISBN-13: 978-1506730875
Excelsior Award Black Shortlist 2024
The books on the Excelsior Award Black shortlist have been designated as suitable for children aged 16+ (or Sixth Form in schools).
We are avoiding topics that could be considered "offensive" or "too adult" for a school library, but books on this shortlist may include moderate swearing and moderate violence, akin to a 15-rated movie.
Winner - Redbeard, Volume 1
by Jean-Charles Kraehn & Stefano Carloni
Published by Cinebook
ISBN-13: 978-1800441088
Batman: One Bad Day - Two-Face
by Mariko Tamaki & Javier Fernandez
Published by DC Comics
ISBN-13: 978-1779519924
Yokohama Station SF, Volume 1
by Yuba Isukari & Gonbe Shinkawa
Published by Yen Press
ISBN-13: 978-1975350895
Briar
by Christopher Cantwell & German Garcia
Published by Boom! Studios
ISBN-13: 978-1684159000
War Birds
by Geoffrey D. Wessel & Steve Parkhouse
Published by Dark Horse
ISBN-13: 978-1506733746