Fred Fordham Wins Hugo Best Graphic Story

Alan Gardner Published: August 31, 2026 1 minute 2 comments

The 2026 Hugo Awards Ceremony was held this weekend at LAcon V with winners announced across 21 categories. The winner of this year’s Best Graphic Story or Comic went to Fred Fordham for his adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea.

Book cover for "A Wizard of Earthsea: a graphic novel"

Previous adapations by Fordham include: When the Sky Falls: Graphic Novel, To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel, and The Midnight Library: The Graphic Novel that will come out in October.

For the full list of nominees and winners, visit LAcon V’s website.

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Atanwat

Making Ged a “person of color” is absolutely correct and in total agreement with the text. (This was a semi-major issue that the producers of the TV miniseries ignored, resulting in LeGuin’s adjective “whitewashed”.) Nevertheless, I personally feel that the Ged in this adaptation is too dark, which may make a distinction from Vetch (later in the novel) a little difficult.

Ann

Ged is supposed to resemble a Native American. He’s often described as having “red” skin.

Aug 31,2026

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Fred Fordham Wins Hugo Best Graphic Story

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