The promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai won the first edition ofAmazon Comics Award, the competition that emerged in 2020 from the collaboration between Amazon Italy and Lucca Comics & Games. J-Pop Manga, Editor of the comic, celebrated the top position with a post on social channels and thanked the fans for their support.
The winner was determined through a public vote, with participation restricted to Amazon Italy customers only. Below you can read the list of comic book candidates.
- anesthesia, Ugly comics
- the Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman
- The Promised Neverland, Kaiu Shirai
- The stories of the secret, Lyon Gamer
- Killing stalkingKoogi
- Tex. Dakotas, Gianluigi Bonelli and Giovanni Tucci
- Dragon Ball Super, Akira Toriyama and Toyotaro
- Japanese notebooksIgort
- Sapiens. The cognitive revolution, Yuval Noah Harari
- The Hobbit. Sketches and sketchesAlan Lee
- Skeletons, Zerocalcare
- In dangerous India, Alain Ayroles
- Jimi Hendrix, Matteo Guarnaccia
- Everything will be fineLeo Ortolani
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Koyoharu Gotouge
The Promised Neverland therefore took first place, while Skeletons by Zerocalcare (BAO Publishing) and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge (Edizioni Star Comics) completed the podium.
What do you think about it? Do you agree with the top 3? Let us know with a comment! If you're looking for new comics, we recommend checking out the November releases of J-Pop Manga and the recent Lucca Changes 2020 announcements.