JABBICA
The JABBICA stands for Judge A Book By Its Cover Award and is awarded every year for the graphic novel (from that year's shortlist) with the best cover. It is only voted for by librarians and teachers and is a great way of getting school staff directly involved with all the fun of the Excelsior Award!
2024 JABBICA Winner
Groot: Uprooted
Cover by Lee Garbett
Published by Marvel Comics
2023 JABBICA Winner
Eve
Cover by Ario Anindito
Published by Boom! Studios
2022 JABBICA Winner
How to Pick a Fight
Cover by Lara Kaminoff
Published by Nobrow
2021 JABBICA Winner
Strange Skies Over East Berlin
Cover by Evan Cagle
Published by Boom! Studios
2020 JABBICA Winner
For The Kid I Saw In My Dreams
Cover by Kei Sanbe
Published by Yen Press
2019 JABBICA Winner
Skyward
Cover by Lee Garbett
Published by Image Comics
2018 JABBICA Winner
Slam!
Cover by Veronica Fish
Published by Boom! Studios
2017 JABBICA Winner
Audubon: On the Wings of the World
Cover by Jeremie Royer
Published by Nobrow
2016 JABBICA Winner
Copperhead
Cover by Scott Godlewski
Published by Image Comics
2015 JABBICA Winner
Moonhead and The Music Machine
Cover by Andrew Rae
Published by Nobrow
2014 JABBICA Winner
Earth 2
Cover by Ivan Reis
Published by DC
2013 JABBICA Winner
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Cover by Declan Shalvey
Published by Classical Comics
2012 JABBICA Winner
Sita: Daughter of the Earth
Cover by Manikandan
Published by Campfire