WOMAN OF TOMORROW among 2023 Hugo Awards finalists

The finalists for the 2023 Hugo Awards have simply been introduced and it’s a who’s who of returnees – as Monstress, Saga and Once & Future return in rivalry alongside acquainted names and different surprises.

The 2023 Hugo Award winners shall be declared October 21, 2023 on the 81st World Science Fiction Convention, which is happening at Chengdu Worldcon, China. Voting on ultimate poll – from July 10 – will solely be open to members of the Chengdu Worldcon (which will be bought on-line by way of their web site).

The Best Graphic Story or Comic class has acquainted faces alongside licensed titles and variations. Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda’s ongoing fantasy collection Monstress is essentially the most acquainted on the listing. The collection’ seventh quantity can be the seventh consecutive nomination for the Image Comics printed collection that debuted in 2015. The collection has gained three Hugo Awards thus far – in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Other acquainted faces are Kieron Gillen with Dan Mora for the fourth assortment of their BOOM! Studios collection Once & Future. Gillen has been a daily fixture of the Hugo nominations for this and varied different collection, together with The Wicked + The Divine (with Jamie McKelvie and Matt Wilson) and Die (with Stephanie Hans), each printed by Image. Once & Future’s first and third volumes have beforehand been nominated. This 12 months would make the collection’ third nomination in a row. Gillen’s tasks have repeatedly been nominated however but to obtain a win. Could this be the 12 months?

Tom King returns to the Hugos for a second consecutive 12 months with newest superhero highlight serial Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (DC Comics), with Bilquis Evely and Matheus Lopes. In 2022 he was nominated for Strange Adventures (DC Comics), alongside Mitch Gerads and Evan “Doc” Shaner.

Meanwhile Brian Ok. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ critically acclaimed, award successful, returning collection Saga is as soon as once more nominated. Prior to its 2018 to 2022 hiatus, the favored Image Comics collection had been a daily characteristic within the Hugo Awards, successful the class in 2013 with its first collected quantity and being nominated nearly each consecutive 12 months since.

There are two shock entries within the Best Graphic Story or Comic class – Cyberpunk 2077: Big City Dreams by Bartosz Sztybor, Filipe Andrade, Alessio Fioriniello, Roman Titov, Krzysztof Ostrowski (Dark Horse Books) and Dune: The Official Movie Graphic Novel, by Lilah Sturges, Drew Johnson, and Zid (Legendary Comics). Two variations or spin-offs of film or videogame properties (although Cyberpunk 2077 is itself a videogame spinoff of a tabletop RPG whereas Dune is an adaptation of a film of Frank Herbert‘s classic novel). Cyberpunk 2077: Big City Dreams is part of Dark Horse Books’ World of Cyberpunk 2077 steady of tie-in comics and graphic novels.

Outside the comics class, Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) has Avatar: The Way of Water, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Nope, and Oscar-winner Everything Everywhere All at Once as standouts within the six sturdy class. Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) has two episodes of shock hit Star Wars collection Andor sitting beside The Expanse, For All Mankind, Stranger Things and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

Below is the listing of the 2023 Hugo Award classes for Best Graphic Story or Comic, Dramatic Presentation (Long and Short), and Artist finalists. For the whole Hugo ebook and brief story-related lists take a look at right here.

Best Graphic Story or Comic

Cyberpunk 2077: Big City Dreams, by Bartosz Sztybor, Filipe Andrade, Alessio Fioriniello, Roman Titov, Krzysztof Ostrowski (Dark Horse Books)
DUNE: The Official Movie Graphic Novel, by Lilah Sturges, Drew Johnson, Zid (Legendary Comics)
Monstress vol. 7: Devourer, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image Comics)
Once & Future Vol 4: Monarchies within the UK, by Kieron Gillen / Dan Mora (BOOM! Studios)
Saga, Vol. 10, by Brian Ok. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Fonografiks (Image Comics)
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, by Tom King, Bilquis Evely, and Matheus Lopes (DC Comics)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

Avatar: The Way of Water, screenplay by James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver, directed by James Cameron (Lightstorm Entertainment / TSG Entertainment II)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, screenplay by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler (Marvel Studios)
Everything Everywhere All at Once, screenplay by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Sheinert (IAC Films / Gozie AGBO)
Nope, written by Jordan Peele, directed by Jordan Peele (Universal Pictures / Monkeypaw Productions)
Severance (Season 1), written by Dan Erickson, Anna Ouyang Moench et al., directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle (Red Hour Productions / Fifth Season)
Turning Red, screenplay by Julia Cho and Domee Shi, directed by Domee Shi (Walt Disney Studios / Pixar Animation Studios)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

Andor: “One Way Out”, written by Beau Willimon, Tony Gilroy, and George Lucas, directed by Toby Haynes (Lucasfilm)
Andor: “Rix Road”, written by Tony Gilroy and George Lucas, directed by Benjamin Caron (Lucasfilm)
The Expanse: “Babylon’s Ashes”, written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, Naren Shankar, directed by Breck Eisner (Alcon Entertainment)
For All Mankind: “Stranger in a Strange Land”, written by Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, directed by Craig Zisk (Tall Ship Productions/Sony Pictures Television)
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: “Whose Show is This?”, written by Jessica Gao, Francesca Gailes, and Jacqueline Gailes, directed by Kat Coiro (Marvel Entertainment)
Stranger Things: “Chapter Four: Dear Billy”, written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, and Paul Dichter, directed by Shawn Levy (21 Laps Entertainment)