The finalists for the Prix Utopiales BD (BD = Bande Dessinée = Comic Strip) were revealed September 12.

The prize, worth 2000 Euros, is awarded to the best comic of the year by the sci-fi comics readers club of the Nantes municipal library.

The jury of the Prix Utopiales BD 2022 will be chaired by Elene Usdin, winner of the Prize Utopiales BD 2022.

The winner will be announced during Utopiales in Nantes, France, being held from November 1-5.

The finalists are:

• Astra Nova by Lisa Blumen (France), published by L’employé du moi.
• Le bestiaire du crépuscule by Daria Schmitt (France), published by Dupuis.
• Émotattoo by Olivier Luge (France), published by humenSciences.
• Frontier by Guillaume Singelin (France), published by Rue de Sèvres.
• Hyper Loto Espace by Matis Monvoisin et Arnaud Rouesnel (France), published by Atrabile.
• La mécanique des vides by Zéphir (France), published by Futuropolis.