Notables Lists
As part of our commitment to raising the profile of Australian creators and titles, ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics compiles and publishes a yearly list of notable Australian graphic novels and comics.
To be considered for this list the title must have at least one Australian creator, and must be available in a format accessible to libraries (trade paperbacks and hard covers, not floppies).
2023 ALIA Graphic Notables
Junior
Ember & the Island of Lost Creatures by Jason Pamment (Allen & Unwin)
Leaf-Light by Trace Balla (Allen & Unwin)
Ghost Book by Remy Lai (Allen & Unwin)
Young Adult
Inferno Girl Red by Mat Groom, Erica D’Urso, and Igor Monti (Image Comics)
Nightwing Volume 3: The Battle For Blüdhaven’s Heart by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC Comics)
Women Who Were Kings: Catherine the Great by Queenie Chan (Bento Comics)
Adult
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha, and Nicola Scott (DC Comics)
Eventually Everything Connects by Sara Firth (Allen & Unwin)
Transhuman Volume 2 by Stephen Kok, Razz Tsolmon, and Maria Arena (TL Creative)
2022 ALIA Graphic Notables
Junior
My Aunt is a Monster by Reimena Yee (Penguin Random House)
Rainbow the Koala by Remy Lai (Allen & Unwin)
Young Adult
Witchy Volume 2 by Ariel Slamet Ries (Oni Press)
The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle (Allen & Unwin)
Neverlanders by Tom Taylor and Jon Sommariva (Penguin Australia)
Adult
Talgard Tome 2 by Gary Proudley and various artists (Gestalt Comics)
Our Members Be Unlimited by Sam Wallman (Scribe)
Fractured Shards Volume 1 and Volume 2 by Dan Feuerriegel, Shaun Keenan, Stephen Kok, and Riccardo Faccini (Comics2Movies)
2021 ALIA Graphic Notables
Junior
Big Apple Diaries by Alyssa Bermudez (Pan MacMillan)
Pawcasso by Remy Lai (Allen & Unwin)
Treasure in the Lake by Jason Pamment (Allen & Unwin)
Young Adult
Seven Secrets Volume 1 by Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo (Boom! Studios)
Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton and Aśka (Freemantle Press)
Adult
Still Alive by Safdar Ahmed (Twelve Panels Press)
Stone Fruit by Lee Lai (Fantagraphics)
Underground by Miranda Burton (Allen & Unwin)
2020 ALIA Graphic Notables
Junior
Super Sidekicks Volume 3: Trial of Heroes by Gavin Aung Than (Penguin)
Landing With Wings by Trace Balla (Allen & Unwin)
Action Tank Book 2 by Mike Barry (Mike Barry Was Here)
Young Adult
Fence Volume 4: Rivals by C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad (Boom! Box)
Home Time Volume 2 by Campbell Whyte (Top Shelf)
Terralympus Volume 2 byStephen Kok and Von Randal (TL Creative)
Adult
Under-Earth by Chris Gooch (Top Shelf)
The Grot by Pat Grant (Top Shelf)
