The righteous book-lovin’ supergroup YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association for the uninitiated, recently released their list of nominations for 2010’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens. The big DH received five excellent nominations—more than Marvel, DC, Vertigo, Image, IDW or Boom! Huzzah!

And now, the nominees…

• Brody’s Ghost: Book 1 by Mark Crilley
• Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites by Dorkin, Evan and Jill Thompson
• 365 Samurai And A Few Bowls Of Rice by J.P. Kalonji.
• The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects by Mike Mignola
• Grandville by Bryan Talbot

Congrats to the nominees and many thanks to YALSA for recognizing these tremendous books! And you know, all these wondrous bits of fiction make great holiday gifts. Just sayin’…