Titan Books, Langridge, Quitely and Starkings get Harvey nominations

The 2009 Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced with the release of the final ballot, presented by the Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con.

The nominees include New Zealand but UK-based artist Roger Langridge, Scotland's Frank Quitely and former Marvel UK editor Richard Starkings, creator of Elephantmen.

Titan Books The Best of Simon and Kirby book, edited by Steve Saeffel, has also been nominated in two collection categories.

Named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the industry's most innovative talents, the Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art. They will be presented 28th August 2010 in Baltimore in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con.

Nominations for the Harvey Awards are selected exclusively by creators - those who write, draw, ink, letter, color, design, edit or are otherwise involved in a creative capacity in the comics field. They are the only industry awards both nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals.

Final ballots, available for download at www.harveyawards.org, are due to the Harvey Awards by Friday, 7th August 2010 and full details for submission of completed ballots can be found on the final ballot. Voting is open to anyone professionally involved in a creative capacity within the comics field. Those without Internet access may request that paper ballots be sent to them via mail or fax by calling the Baltimore Comic-Con - (001) 410 526 7410 - or e-mailing baltimorecomicccon@yahoo.com.

This will be the fifth year for the Harvey Awards in Baltimore and the Master of Ceremonies this year for the second year in a row will be Scott Kurtz (www.pvponline.com).

This year's Baltimore Comic-Con will be held 28 - 29th August 2010. The ceremony and banquet for the 2009 Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, 28th August.

The 2009 Harvey Award Nominees

BEST WRITER

• Jason Aaron, SCALPED, Vertigo/DC Comics
  
• Geoff Johns, BLACKEST NIGHT, DC Comics
  
• Robert Kirkman, THE WALKING DEAD, Image Comics
  
• Jeff Kinney, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #3: THE LAST STRAW, Amulet Books
  
• Mark Waid, IRREDEEMABLE, BOOM! Studios
  

BEST ARTIST

• Robert Crumb, BOOK OF GENESIS, W.W. Norton
  
• Guy Davis, BPRD: BLACK GODDESS, Dark Horse Comics
  
• Brian Fies, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW?, Abrams ComicArts
  
• David Petersen, MOUSE GUARD : WINTER 1152, Archaia Studios Press
  
• Frank Quitely, BATMAN AND ROBIN, DC Comics
  
• JH Williams III, DETECTIVE COMICS, DC Comics
  

BEST CARTOONIST

• Darwyn Cooke, RICHARD STARK'S PARKER: THE HUNTER, IDW
  
• Jeff Kinney, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #3: THE LAST STRAW, Amulet Books
  
• Roger Langridge, THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK, BOOM! Studios
  
• David Mazzucchelli, ASTERIOS POLYP, Pantheon
  
• Seth, GEORGE SPROTT (1894-1975), Drawn and Quarterly
  

BEST LETTERER

• Chris Eliopoulos, FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SON OF A GENIUS stories, Marvel Comics
  
• Brian Fies, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW?, Abrams ComicArts
  
• Thomas Mauer, RAPTURE, Dark Horse Comics
  
• David Mazzucchelli, ASTERIOS POLYP, Pantheon
  
• Richard Starkings, ELEPHANTMEN, Image Comics
  

BEST INKER

• Oclair Albert, BLACKEST NIGHT, DC Comics
  
• Steve Ellis, HIGH MOON, Zuda/DC Comics
  
• Klaus Janson, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, Marvel Comics
  
• Jeff Kinney, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #3: THE LAST STRAW, Amulet Books
  
• Mark Morales, THOR, Marvel Comics
  

BEST COLOURIST

• Brian Fies, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW?, Abrams ComicArts
  
• Steve Hamaker, BONE: CROWN OF HORNS, Graphix
  
• Laura Martin, THE ROCKETEER: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES, IDW
  
• David Mazzucchelli, ASTERIOS POLYP, Pantheon
  
• Dave Stewart, BPRD: BLACK GODDESS, Dark Horse Comics
  

BEST COVER ARTIST

• Jenny Frison, THE DREAMER, IDW
  
• Mike Mignola, HELLBOY: THE BRIDE OF HELL, Dark Horse Comics
  
• Michael Avon Oeming, MICE TEMPLAR: DESTINY, PART I, Image Comics
  
• Frank Quitely, BATMAN AND ROBIN, DC Comics
  
• JH Williams III, DETECTIVE COMICS, DC Comics
  

BEST NEW TALENT

• Kevin Cannon, FAR ARDEN, Top Shelf
  
• Rob Guillory, CHEW, Image Comics
  
• Reinhard Kleist,JOHNNY CASH: I SEE A DARKNESS, Abrams ComicArts
  
• Nathan Schreiber, ACT-I-VATE: POWER OUT, (http://act-i-vate.com)
  
• Matthew Weldon, NEW BRIGHTON ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, Image Comics
  

BEST NEW SERIES

• BATMAN AND ROBIN, DC Comics
  
• CHEW, Image Comics
  
• IRREDEEMABLE, BOOM! Studios
  
• SWEET TOOTH, Vertigo/DC Comics
  
• UNWRITTEN, Vertigo/DC Comics
  

BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES

• BEASTS OF BURDEN, Dark Horse Comics
  
• DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, Amulet Books
  
• GANGES,Fantagraphics Books
  
• INVINCIBLE, Image Comics
  
• SCALPED, Vertigo/DC Comics
  
• THE WALKING DEAD, Image Comics
  

BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS

• AMULET: STOREKEEPER'S CURSE, Graphix
  
• DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #3: THE LAST STRAW, Amulet Books
  
• GROWN-UPS ARE DUMB, Hyperion Books
  
• THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK, BOOM! Studios
  
• NEW BRIGHTON ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, Image Comics
  
• 3-2-3 DETECTIVE AGENCY, Amulet Books
  

BEST ANTHOLOGY

• ACT-I-VATE, http://act-i-vate.com
  
• FLIGHT # 6, Villard
  
• POPGUN # 3, Image Comics
  
• STRANGE TALES, Marvel Comics
  
• WEDNESDAY COMICS, DC Comics
  

BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC ALBUM

• ASTERIOS POLYP, by David Mazucchelli, Pantheon
  
• BOOK OF GENESIS, by Robert Crumb, W.W. Norton
  
• GEORGE SPROTT (1894-1975), by Seth, Drawn and Quarterly
  
• FOOTNOTES IN GAZA, by Joe Sacco, Metropolitan Books
  
• STITCHES, by David Small, W.W. Norton
  
• WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW?, by Brian Fies, Abrams ComicArts
  

BEST PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED GRAPHIC ALBUM

• A.D.: NEW ORLEANS AFTER THE DELUGE, by Josh Neufeld, Pantheon
  
• COLLECTED ESSEX COUNTY, by Jeff Lemire, Top Shelf
  
• GRAVESLINGER, by Shannon Denton, Jeff Mariotte, John Cboins & Nina Sorat, IDW
  
• MASTERPIECE COMICS, by R. Sikoryak, Drawn and Quarterly
  
• MICE TEMPLAR VOLUME 1, by Bryan J.L. Glass and Michael Avon Oeming, Image Comics
  

BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL

• CUL-DE-SAC, by Richard Thompson, Universal Press Syndicate
  
• FOXTROT, by Bill Amend, Universal Press Syndicate
  
• GET FUZZY, by Darby Conley, United Feature Syndicate
  
• MUTTS, by Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
  
• PEARLS BEFORE SWINE, by Stephan Pastis, United Feature Syndicate
  

BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT

• THE BEST OF SIMON AND KIRBY, by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; edited by Steve Saffel, Titan Books
  
• HUMBUG, conceived and edited by Harvey Kurtzman and created by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, Will Elder, Al Jaffee and Arnold Roth; edited by Gary Groth, Fantagraphics Books
  
• RIP KIRBY, by Alex Raymond; edited by Dean Mullaney, IDW
  
• THE ROCKETEER: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES, by Dave Stevens; edited by Scott Dunbier, IDW
  
• THE TOON TREASURY OF CLASSIC CHILDREN'S COMICS, edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly, Abrams ComicsArt
  

BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL

• THE ART OF OSAMU TEZUKA: GOD OF MANGA, by Helen McCarthy, Abrams ComicArts
  
• MANGA KAMISHIBAI, by Eric P. Nash, Abrams ComicArts
  
• THE PHOTOGRAPHER, by Emmanuel Guibert, Didier LeFevre and Frederic Lemercier, First Second
  
• PLUTO: URASAWA X TEZUKA, by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki, Viz Media
  
• 20TH CENTURY BOYS, by Naoki Urasawa, Viz Media

BEST ON-LINE COMICS WORK

• HARK! A VAGRANT by Kate Beaton,
  
• HIGH MOON by Steve Ellis, David Gallaher and Scott O. Brown
  
• POWER OUT by Nathan Schreiber
  
• PVP by Scott Kurtz
  
• SIN TITULO by Cameron Stewart
  

SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS

• Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson, BEASTS OF BURDEN, Dark Horse Books
  
• Jeff Kinney, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #3: THE LAST STRAW, Amulet Books
  
• Roger Landridge, THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK, BOOM! Studios
  
• Bryan Lee O'Malley, SCOTT PILGRIM #5, Oni Press
  
• Andrew Pepoy, THE ADVENTURES OF SIMONE & AJAX: A CHRISTMAS CAPER, ComicMix
  

SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION

• ART OF HARVEY KURTZMAN: THE MAD GENIUS OF COMICS by Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle, Abrams ComicArts
  
• THE BRINKLEY GIRLS: THE BEST OF NELL BRINKLEY'S CARTOONS FROM 1913-1940 edited by Trina Robbins, Fantagraphics Books
  
• GEORGE SPROTT (1894-1975) by Seth, Drawn and Quarterly
  
• THE ROCKETEER: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES by Dave Stevens, edited by Scott Dunbier, IDW
  
• SECRET IDENTITY: THE FETISH ART OF SUPERMAN'S CO-CREATOR JOE SHUSTER edited by Craig Yoe, Abrams ComicArts
  
• WEDNESDAY COMICS edited by Mark Chiarello, DC Comics
  

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION

• ALTER-EGO edited by Roy Thomas, TwoMorrows
  
• ART OF HARVEY KURTZMAN: THE MAD GENIUS OF COMICS by Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle, Abrams ComicArts
  
• THE BEST OF SIMON AND KIRBY by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; edited by Steve Saffel, Titan Books
  
• THE COMICS JOURNAL edited by Gary Groth, Michael Dean and Kristy Valenti, Fantagraphics Books
  
• UNDERGROUND CLASSICS by James Danky and Denis Kitchen, Abrams ComicArts
  

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY

• ALEC: THE YEARS HAVE PANTS by Eddie Campbell, Top Shelf
• ASTERIOS POLYP by David Mazucchelli, Pantheon
  
• GANGES #3, by Kevin Huizenga, Fantagraphics Books
  
• GEORGE SPROTT (1894-1975) by Seth, Drawn and Quarterly
  
• JONAH HEX #50 written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, artwork by Darwyn Cooke, DC Comics
  
• RICHARD STARK'S PARKER: THE HUNTER by Darwyn Cooke, IDW
• WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW? by Brian Fies, Abrams ComicArts
  

Congratulations to all of the nominees.
 
• For additional information about Harvey Kurtzman and the Harvey Awards, visit www.harveyawards.org. 
• For additional information about the Baltimore Comic-Con, visit www.baltimorecomiccon.com.