2018 SEE-IT Award Winner: The Witch Boy
“As our culture becomes increasingly visual, graphic novels are instrumental in sparking a love of reading in kids. More than that, graphic novels are a chance to explore rarely-visited worlds and to tell the stories of characters who are often kept out of the mainstream. I tried to do that in some small way with The Witch Boy, and it means so much to me to be honored.”
- Molly Knox Ostertag
2017 SEE-IT Award Winner: The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded
Author: Jim Ottaviani
Illustrator: Leland Purvis
Publisher: Abrams Comic Arts
English mathematician and scientist Alan Turing (1912–1954) is credited with many of the foundational principles of contemporary computer science. The Imitation Game presents a historically accurate graphic novel biography of Turing’s life, including his groundbreaking work on the fundamentals of cryptography and artificial intelligence. His code breaking efforts led to the cracking of the German Enigma during World War II, work that saved countless lives and accelerated the Allied defeat of the Nazis. While Turing’s achievements remain relevant decades after his death, the story of his life in post-war Europe continues to fascinate audiences today.
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2018 SEE-IT Finalists
Nightlights
Author & Illustrator: Lorena Alvarez
Publisher: Nobrow
Pashmina
Author & Illustrator: Nidhi Chanani
Publisher: First Second
Spinning
Author & Illustrator: Tillie Walden
Publisher: First Second
The Wendy Project
Author: Melissa Jane Osborne
Illustrator: Veronica Fish
Publisher: Super Genius
The Witch Boy
Author & Illustrator: Molly Knox Ostertag
Publisher: Scholastic/Graphix
New Super-Man Vol. 1: Made in China
Author: Gene Luen Yang
Illustrator: penciled by Viktor Bogdanovic, inked by Richard Friend
Colorist: Hi-Fi, lettered by Dave Sharpe
Publisher: DC Comics
