
by BK Munn
The nominees for the 22nd annual Bédélys Awards for French-language Quebec comics have been announced. The winners will be announced on May 28, 2021 as part of the 10th annual Montreal Comic Arts Festival. You can see the nominees being announced in a series of videos on the Bédélys site.
Bédélys International Award
Best comic book published in French-language outside of Québec
- Anaïs Nin : Sur la mer des mensonges, Léonie Bischoff (Casterman)
- Carbone & Silicium, Mathieu Bablet (Ankama)
- Clyde Fans, Seth (Delcourt)
- Eileen Gray : Une maison sous le soleil, Charlotte Malterre-Barthes & Zosia Dzierzawska (Dargaud)
- Géante, Jean-Christophe Deveney and Tamarit (Delcourt)
- Hors-saison, James Sturm (Delcourt)
- L’accident de chasse, David Carlson & Landis Blair (Sonatine)
- Peau d’homme, Hubert & Zanzim (Glénat)
- Pucelle 1 : Débutante, Florence Dupré de la Tour (Dargaud)
- Vernon Subutex, Virginie Despentes & Luz (Albin Michel)
Bédélys Youth Award
Best French-language comic book published in Quebec for an audience of 7 to 14 years of age
- Blue au pays des songes, Davide Tosello (Vents d’Ouest)
- Nat tout court, Maria Scrivan (Scholastic)
- Nico Bravo et le chien d’Hadès, Mike Cavallaro (Kinaye)
- Omniscients, Vincent Dugomier & Renata Castellani (Lombard)
- Sacrées Sorcières, Pénélope Bagieu (Gallimard)
Bédélys Independent Francophone Award
Best self-published francophone comic book created in Quebec
- Boumeries volume 10, Boum
- Grosses colères, Val-Bleu
- Kalipso Volume 1, Marie Blanchet
- Le feu des jours, Colin Effray
- Saperli, Catherin
Bédélys Independent Anglophone Award
Best self-published anglophone comic book created in Quebec
- Frog and Toad are Queer, Nina Drew
- Hi, Stranger, Anouk
- Kalipso Part 01, Marie Blanchet
- OKOK Comics Volume 1, Colin L. Racicot
Bédélys Québec Award
Best comic book created and published in Quebec
- Aliss, Patrick Senécal & Jeik Dion (Front Froid & Alire)
- Bouée, Catherine Lepage (La Pastèque)
- Casa Rodéo, Thom (Pow Pow)
- C’est comme ça que je disparais, Mirion Malle (Pow Pow)
- Temps libre, Mélanie Leclerc (Mécanique Générale)