Awards and Recognition
A.D. was nominated for a 2010 Eisner Award (for Best Graphic Album—Reprint), a Harvey Award (for Best Previously Published Graphic Album), and a Harry Chapin Media Award (in the Book category). It was also a YALSA 2010 Great Graphic Novels for Teens selection. The A.D. hardcover was recognized on many top-ten lists for 2009. It was declared MTV's Best Nonfiction Comic of 2009, one of Vanity Fair magazine's top five books of 2009, and a Salon Critics' Pick. In addition, it was a Mother Jones magazine MoJo Top Book of 2009, and a Daily Beast recommended book.
A.D. was selected for inclusion in The Best American Comics 2010, guest-edited by Neil Gaiman.
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