Premios de la Crítica 2026 winners announced

The winners of the 26th Premios de la Crítica, organized by Dolmen Editorial, were announced on September 12 during the closing ceremony of the Jornadas del Cómic de Avilés. The awards are determined by a two-round voting process involving 85 comic book critics and journalists.

Key winners include Hayden Sherman for Best International Artist (Absolute Wonder Woman) and Deniz Camp for Best International Writer (Absolute Martian Manhunter). In the national categories, Javier Rodríguez won Best National Artist (Absolute Martian Manhunter), while Natalia Velarde took home Best National Writer and Best National Work for Encías Quemadas.

Additional honors include the International Career Award presented to Peter David and the National Career Award presented to Josep María Beá. Toni Guiral received the Best Theoretical Work award for 'Comic strips: made in USA: 1894-1928'.