Harvey Awards nominations open

The Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con have just released the official Nomination Ballot for this year's Harvey Awards, honouring work published in the 2012 calendar year.

Named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the US comic industry's most innovative talents, the Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art. 

The 26th Annual Harvey Awards will be presented Saturday, 7th September 2013 as part of the Baltimore Comic-Con.

For the first time, Harvey Awards nomination ballots may be submitted using an online form. If you are a comics professional, you can vote online at  harveyawards.org/2013-nomination-ballot/. This will enable an easier and faster method for the professional community to submit their nominees.

Ballots are due for submission by Monday 6th May 2013 - and there's nothing to stop British comic creators or publications being nominated, so why not do so...

Additionally, if voters would prefer, ballots may be downloaded from the same page, completed, and sent via postal mail or e-mail.  All methods of submission are permitted.

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

In addition to being available on the website, ballots will be sent to all major publishers and distributed at comic conventions. We look forward to your participation and input in this process, and we look forward to seeing you at the Baltimore Comic-Con and the Harvey Awards.
   
Companies and individuals interested in sponsoring the 2013 Harvey Awards may do so by contacting us at harveys@baltimorecomiccon.com.

This year's Baltimore Comic-Con will be held 7-8th September, 2013.  The ceremony and banquet for the Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, September 8th.  Additional details about the Harvey Awards and the awards ceremony will be released over the next few months.

The Harvey Awards are one of the US comic book industry's oldest and most respected awards. With a history of over 26 years, the last eight in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con, the Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in 22 categories. They are the only industry awards nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. 
The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 14th year of bringing the comic book industry to the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. For more information visit www.baltimorecomiccon.com.

• Harvey Awards official web site: www.harveyawards.org

Harvey Awards 2012 nominations launched

The Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con have just released the official Nomination Ballot for this year's Harvey Awards. 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.

Ballots are due for submission by Monday 16th April 2012. In addition to being available on the website, ballots will be sent to all major publishers and distributed at comic conventions. 

Returning for his fourth consecutive Harvey Awards, Scott Kurtz will be the Master of Ceremonies for the awards banquet, to be held Saturday 8th September 2012 as part of the Baltimore Comic-Con. 

"After Scott, Stan Lee, and the Fake Stan Lee brought the house down again last year, we had to have him back!" said Marc Nathan, promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. "We are thrilled that Scott agreed to come back to Baltimore and help to make the Harvey Awards ceremony as fun and exciting as the last few years have been!"

Scott Kurtz has been creating his own comic strips since he got hooked on Garfield in the 4th grade. In 1998, his comic strip, PvP, debuted on the world wide web (pvponline.com) with 700 daily readers. Over the last 10 years, PvP has grown into a genuine Internet phenomenon, growing in readership to an estimated 150,000 readers per day, a monthly title from Image comics, winning a Harvey Award in 2010 for Best Online Comics Work, and winning the Eisner Award for best digital comic in 2006.

Scott co-wrote the excellent book How To Make Webcomics and co-founded webcomics.com to help assist others in forging their own creative destinies.

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. The Harvey Awards are the only industry awards both nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals.

This year's Baltimore Comic-Con will be held 8-9th September.  The ceremony and banquet for the Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, 8th September.  Additional details about the Harvey Awards and the awards ceremony will be released over the next few months.




• Ballots can be downloaded from HarveyAwards.org and completed forms can be e-mailed to harveyballotsAThotmail.com. All ballots must include requested professional verification information. The  Harvey Awards may be voted on exclusively by Comic-Book creators, those who write, draw, ink, color, letter, design, edit or are involved in the creative aspect of comics. Fans, retailers, distributors, and accounting personnel votes will not be counted.

• Convention info: www.baltimorecomiccon.com

Harvey Award Nom for Sean Michael Wilson and Mitsuhiro Asakawa's 'Ax'

Ax: Alternate Manga edited by Sean Michael Wilson and Mitsuhiro Asakawa and published by Top Shelf Publishing, has been nominated for a Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material.

"The Harvey Awards are one of the comic book industry's oldest and most respected awards," says Sean, who was born in Scotland but now lives in Japan and has several British titles to his credit, including A Christmas Carol for Classical Comics and Iraq: Operation Takeover, which was drawn by Lee O'Connor, as well as published work for Kodansha and NBM.

"The Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories," he continues. "They are the only industry awards both nominated by and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. So, it's very pleasing for us all that Ax has been selected by comic book professionals, hopefully recognising the significant step forward it is in showing the work of individual, mature style manga artists from Japan.

"Past winners in this category include Lone Wolf and Cub, Moebius, Akira and Persepolis - good company to be in!

"Just to get the nomination, from out of hundreds of possible books, is great, especially as this is a kind of democratic vote system choice, not a 'panel of judges' way. So, hopefully that should help with also getting interest in our other book plans."

Britain-based talent also up for an award includes New Zealander Roger Langridge for his work on BOOM! Studios The Muppet Show (and also for best writer, on Thor: The Mighty Avenger); Duncan Fergedo for his work on Hellboy; Frank Quitely for Best Cover Artist (for his work on Batman and Robin); and Northern Ireland's Garth Ennis for The Darkness.

• Any comic book professionals who feel like voting for Ax book for the final winner can do so on the Harvey website: http://www.harveyawards.org/The deadline for voting is 6th August 2011

ILEX Manga title wins Harvey Award

UK publisher Ilex’s bestselling The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga has been announced as the winner of the 2010 Harvey Award for ‘Best American Edition of Foreign Material’, and was also recently shortlisted for the prestigious Eisner Award.

Written by Helen McCarthy, the book is the first authorised English language biography on Japan’s most celebrated artist of the 21st century and I think it will interest followers of this blog. I also worked with Helen on Manga Max magazine a few years back.

Osamu Tezuka has often been called the Walt Disney of Japan, but he was far more than that. Tezuka was Disney, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Tim Burton and Carl Sagan, all rolled into one incredibly prolific package, and he changed the face of Japanese culture forever.

This book reveals what makes him one of the key figures of 20th century pop culture. Packed with stunning images, many never before seen outside Japan, it pays tribute to the work of an artist, writer, animator, doctor, entrepreneur and traveller whose insatiably curious mind created two companies, dozens of animated films and series, and over 150,000 pages of comic art in one astonishingly creative lifetime.  

ILEX call The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga "an amazing adventure for the manga and anime neophyte, an essential reference for the confirmed fans, and a visual treat for anyone who loves art".


• The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga is on sale from amazon.co.uk

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.

2009 Harvey Award Nominees Announced

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, with British creators Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely among the honoured nomimees.

DC Comics online comics service, Zuda Comics, has helped bring several new talents to light, an indication of the surely now undisputed importance of the web comic format.

Named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the US comic industry's most innovative talents, the Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art. They will be presented 10th October 2009 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. Professionals who participate will be joining nearly 2,000 other comics professionals in honoring the outstanding comics achievements of 2008.

Final ballots are due to the Harvey Awards by Friday, 28th August, 2009. 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. Final ballots are available for download at www.harveyawards.org. Those without Internet access may request that paper ballots be sent to them via mail or fax by calling the Baltimore Comic-Con (410-526-7410) or e-mailing baltimorecomicccon@yahoo.com.

This will be the fourth year for the Harvey Awards at the Baltimore Comic-Con, which will be held 10-11th October, with top web comic creator will be Scott Kurtz (www.pvponline.com) on hand as master of Ceremonies at the award ceremony and banquet.

The 2008 Harvey Award Nominees:

BEST WRITER

• Kyle Baker for Nat Turner, Abrams Books

• Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Marvel Comics

• John Gallagher, Buzzboy, Sky Dog Comics

• Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books

• Grant Morrison, All Star Superman, DC Comics

BEST ARTIST

• Gabriel Ba, The Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics

• Kyle Baker, Nat Turner, Abrams Books

• Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules!, Renaissance Press

• Jason Kruse, The World of Quest, Yen Press

• Frank Quitely, All Star Superman, DC Comics

BEST CARTOONIST

• Lar deSouza, Least I Could Do: www.leasticoulddo.com

• John Gallagher, Buzzboy, Sky Dog Comics

• Al Jaffee, Tall Tales, Abrams Books

• Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books

• Thom Zahler, Love and Capes, Maerkle Press

BEST LETTERER

• Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules!, Renaissance Press

• Rob Leigh, The Spirit, DC Comics

• Doug Sherwood, Local, Oni Press

• John Workman, Marvel 1985, Marvel Comics

• Thom Zahler, Buzzboy, Sky Dog Comics

BEST INKER

• Rich Faber,Buzzboy, Sky Dog Comics

• Jamie Grant, All Star Superman, DC Comics


• Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books

• Mark Morales, Thor, Marvel Comics

• Ryan Winn, The Darkness, Image Comics

BEST COLOURIST

• Frank Cammuso, Otto's Orange Day, Raw Junior, LLC

• Jamie Grant, All Star Superman, DC Comics

• Laura Martin, Thor, Marvel Comics

• Wil Quintana, The Mice Templar, Image Comics

• Dave Stewart, The Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics

BEST COVER ARTIST

• Frank Cho, Buzzboy: Sidekicks Rule! #3, Sky Dog Press

• James Jean, Fables, Vertigo Comics

• Jay Lynch, Mindshaft #23, Mindshaft Publishing

• Ken Rocafort, Pilot Season: Core #1, Top Cow

• Alex Ross, Justice Society of America, DC Comics

BEST NEW SERIES

• The Dreamer, IDW

• Echo, Abstract Studios

• High Moon, www.zudacomics.com/high_moon

• Night Owls, www.zudacomics.com/the_night_owls

• Supertron, www.zudacomics.com/supertron

BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES

• All Star Superman, DC Comics

• Captain America, Marvel Comics

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books

• Mice Templar, Image Comics

• The Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION

• Draw!, edited by Mike Manley, Twomorrows Publishing

• How To Make WebComics by Brad Guigar, Dave Kellett, Scott Kurtz, and Kris Straub, Image Comics

• Kirby: King of Comics by Mark Evanier, Abrams Books

• Scorchy Smith and the Art of Noel Sickles edited by Dean Mullaney, IDW

• Wordless Books: The Original Graphic Novels edited by David A. Berona, Abrams Books

BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL

• Brewster Rockit: Space Guy! by Tim Rickard, Tribune Media Services

• Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley, United Features Syndicate

• Mutts by Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate

• The Norm by Michael Jantze, Uclick Gocomics

• Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis, United Features Syndicate

BEST ANTHOLOGY

• Comic Book Tattoo edited by Rantz Hoseley, Image Comics

• Flight Volume 5, edited by Kazu Kibuishi, Villard

• Mome Volume 10, edited by Eric Reynolds, Fantagraphics Books

• Piku #1, edited by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon, Self-Published

• Poggun Volume 2, edited by Joe Keatinge and Mark Andrew Smith, Image Comics

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM - ORIGINAL

• Bottomless Belly Button, Fantagraphics Books

• Rodrick Rules: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books

• Essex County: The Country Nurse, Top Shelf

• Skim, Groundwood Books

• Too Cool To Be Forgotten, Top Shelf

• World of Quest Volume 2, Yen Press

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM - PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED

• Amelia Rules!: Funny Stories, Renaissance Press

• M, Abrams Books

• Nat Turner, Abrams Books

• The Mice Templar Volume 1, Image Comics

• Queen and Country Volume 3, Oni Press

• em>Skyscrapers of the MidWest, Adhouse Books

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY

• ACME Novelty Library #19, Self-Published

• First Born: Aftermath #1, Top Cow

• Love and Rockets Volume 3 #1, Fantagraphics Books

• M, Abrams Books

• Nascar Heroes #5, NASCAR Comics

• Nat Turner, Abrams Books

• The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard, First Second

• Y: The Last Man #60, Vertigo Comics

BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT

• Astounding Space Thills by Steve Conley, IDW

• Complete Peanuts, Fantagraphics Books

• Complete Terry and the Pirates, IDW

• Scorchy Smith and the Art of Noel Sickles, IDW

• Wacky Packages, Abrams Books

BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL

• Gus and His Gang, First Second

• Pocket Full of Rain, Fantagraphics Books

• Red Coloured Elegy, Drawn and Quarterly

• Solanin, Viz

• Witchblade Takeru Manga #'s 11 & 12, Top Cow

BEST ON-LINE COMICS WORK

• Black Cherry Bombshells, Tony Trovarello and John Zito, www.zudacomics.com

• High Moon, www.zudacomics.com/high_moon

• Least I Could Do, Lar deSouza and Ryan Sohmer, www.leasticoulddo.com

• Night Owls, Bobby and Peter Timony www.zudacomics.com/the_night_owls

• PVP, Scott Kurtz, www.pvponline.com

SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOUR IN COMICS

• Lar deSouza, Least I Could Do, www.leasticoulddo.com

• John Gallagher, Buzzboy, Sky Dog Comics

• Al Jaffee, Tall Tales, Abrams Books

• Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books

• David Malki, Wondermark, www.wondermark.com

SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION

• Complete Local: Hardcover Edition, Ryan Kelly and Brian Wood, Oni Press

• Kirby: King of Comics by Mark Evanier, Abrams Books

• Queen and Country Volume 3, Greg Rucka, Mike Norton, Steve Rolston, and Chris Samnee, Oni Press

• Tall Tales, Al Jaffee, Abrams Books

• Wondermark Volume One: Beard of our Forefathers, David Malki, Dark Horse Comics

BEST NEW TALENT

• Matt Cassan, Nascar: Heroes, Nascar Comics

• Bryan J.L. Glass, The Mice Templar, Image Books

• Laura Innes, The Dreamer, IDW

• Tim Sievert, That Salty Air, Top Shelf

• Bobby Timony, Night Owls, www.zudacomics.com

Congratulations to all the nominees!

• For additional information about the Harvey Kurtzman and the Harvey Awards, visit www.harveyawards.org.

• For additional information about the Baltimore Comic-Con, visit www.comicon.com/baltimore.