The Anthony Awards, named for Anthony Boucher, one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America, are given for excellence in crime fiction at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. This year, they have introduced a graphic novel category, and the nominees are:

• Scalped Volume 6: The Gnawing by Jason Aaron and Jock (Vertigo)
• Richard Stark’s Parker Volume 2: The Outfit by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
• Tumor by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Noel Tuazon (Archaia)
• A Sickness in the Family by Denise Mina and Antonio Fuso (Vertigo)
• Beasts of Burden by Jill Thompson and Evan Dorkin (Dark Horse)
• The Chill by Jason Starr and Mick Bertilorenzi (Vertigo)

(Note: I’ve added in the artists’ names for the Vertigo titles, which are strangely listed only by writer on the official site.) That’s a pretty good lineup. My personal picks would be the Parker book (although I’ve heard the first is better), just for the craft, or Beasts of Burden, which I thought transcended its genre instead of just being a great example of it.