2010 Harvey Awards Announced!
The Harvey Awards, named for famed writer/cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman, once again hit the Baltimore Comic Con in style. Emceed by PvP’s esteemed artist and writer Scott Kurtz (not only because his name is close to Harvey’s, but because he’s genuinely funny!), is held in tandem with a celebratory dinner and ceremony. Our intrepid Glenn Hauman was on scene tweeting the winners to us all, and shucks, he even joined the folks for the after-party. We here at ComicMix congratulate all this years nominees and celebrate the victories for this years winners! Did your favorite take home the ole’ Harv’? Find out below!
Best Writer:
This years nominees are:
- Jason Aaron, Scalped, Vertigo/DC
- Geoff Johns, Blackest Night, DC
- Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead, Image Comics
- Jeff Kiney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3, Amulet Books
- Mark Waid, Irredeemable, Boom! Studios
And the winner: Robert “Suck it Johns, I PWN Zombies” Kirkman!
He joins other Harvey Winners like Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Brian K. Vaugn, and Neil Gaiman!
Best Artist:
This years nominees are:
- 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 Entertainment
- Frank Quitely, Batman and Robin, DC
- JH Williams III, Detective Comics, DC
And the winner: Robert Crumb!
He joins other Harvey Winners like Dave Gibbons, Alex Ross, Mike Mignola, and Brian Bolland… but c’mon. He’s already had a movie about his life. Gibbons, Ross, Mignola, and Bolland should be proud they now share this award with Robert.
Best Cartoonist:
This years nominees are:
- Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: The Hunter, IDW
- Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3, Amulet Books
- Roger Langridge, The Muppet Show Comic Book, Boom! Studios
- David Mazzucchelli, Asterios Polyp, Pantheon
- Seth, George Sprott (1894-1975), Drawn and Quarterly
And the winner: Darwyn “Now who do I fight next?” Cooke!
He joins other Harvey Winners like Paul Chadwick, Jeff Smith, Chris Ware, and Sergio Aragones!
Thanks for joining us. We’ve outlined all the amazing nominees here, and have bolded the winners for your convenience. Big congrats to all of tonight’s winners!
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 Colorist:
- 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: THE STONEKEEPER’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 PRIMER”, IDW
- “FLIGHT # 6”, Villard
- “POPGUN # 3”, Image Comics
- “STRANGE TALES”, Marvel Comics
- “WEDNESDAY COMICS”, DC Comics
Best Original Graphic Album:
- “ASTERIOS POLYP”, by David Mazzucchelli, 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 & Nima 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 Online Comics Work:
- “HARK! A VAGRANT”, by Kate Beaton, http://harkavagrant.com
- “HIGH MOON”, by Steve Ellis, David Gallaher and Scott O. Brown, http://www.zudacomics.com/high-moon ,
- “POWER OUT”, by Nathan Schreiber, http://act-i-vate.com ,
- “PVP”, by Scott Kurtz, http://pvponline.com/
- “SIN TITULO”, by Cameron Stewart, http://www.sintitulocomic.com
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 BRINKLE’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 Mazzucchelli, 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
Dennis O’Neil gave out the 1st annual Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award to Tim Sale, and second award was also given to Jerry Robinson as well.
The Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Walt Simonson by his wife, and fellow comic book aficionado, Louise Simonson.
Congratulations again to all the winners!
For more on underground comix artist and publisher Denis Kitchen, check out this 30-minute Mr. Media TV interview with him from August 19, 2010: http://www.mrmedia.com/2010/08/denis-kitchen-oddly-compel…
For more on underground comix artist and publisher Denis Kitchen, check out this 30-minute Mr. Media TV interview with him from August 19, 2010: http://www.mrmedia.com/2010/08/denis-kitchen-oddl…
I think the committee had a difficult time with so many good books from which to choose, but the winners all deserved it. Glad to see Kirkman getting the prize. Certainly his year!
I think the committee had a difficult time with so many good books from which to choose, but the winners all deserved it. Glad to see Kirkman getting the prize. Certainly his year!