Harvey Nominees

The nominees for the Harvey Awards, presented at the Baltimore Comic Con have been announced. The awards will be given out at a banquet on August 20. The Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art and are named for Harvey Kurtzmann.

Best Letterer

• Box 13, by Scott Brown
• Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit, by Darwyn Cooke
• Casanova, by Dustin Harbin
• Witchblade, by Troy Peteri
• Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom # 1, by Robbie Robbins
• Thor, by John Workman

Best Colorist

• Mice Templar: Volume 10, by Veronica Gandini
• The Stand, by Laura Martin
• Gutters, by Ed Ryzowski
• BPRD, by Dave Stewart
• Cuba: My Revolution, by Jose Villarrubia

Best Syndicated Strip or Panel

• Cul de Sac, by Richard Thompson
• Doonesbury, by Garry Trudeau
• Mutts, by Patrick McDonnell
• Non Sequitur, by Wiley Miller
• Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling

Best On-Line Comics Work

• Guns of Shadow Valley, by David Wachter and James Andrew Clark
• Gutters, by Lar deSouza, Ed Ryzowski and Ryan Sohmer
• Hark! A Vagrant, by Kate Beaton
• La Morte Sisters, created Tony Trov, Johnny Zito and Christine Larsen
• PVP, by Scott Kurtz

Best American Edition of Foreign Material

• Ax: Alternate Manga, edited by Sean Michael Wilson and Mitsuhiro Asakawa
• Blacksad, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido
• It Was the War of the Trenches, by Jacques Tardi
• The Killer: Modus Vivendi, by Matz and Luc Jacamon
• Torpedo: Volume 2, by Jordi Bernet

Best Inker

• Hawks of Outremer, by Damian Couceiro
• Box 13, by Steve Ellis
• Agents of Atlas, by Gabriel Hardman
• Thor, by Mark Morales
• Magdalena, by Sal Regla

Best New Series

• American Vampire, by Scott Snyder, Stephen King and Rafael Albuquerque
• Echoes, by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Rashan Ekedal
• Gutters, Lar deSouza, by Ed Ryzoski and Ryan Sohmer
• Kill Shakespeare, by Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery
• Sixth Gun, by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt
• Thor: The Mighty Avenger, by Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee

Most Promising New Talent

• Barry Deutsch, Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, by
• Comfort Love and Adam Withers, Rainbow in the Dark, by
• Chris Samnee, Thor: The Mighty Avenger, by
• Scott Snyder, American Vampire, by
• Nick Spencer, Morning Glories, by

Special Award for Humor in Comics

• The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis, by Matt Groening
• The Muppet Show, by Roger Langridge
• Gutters, by Ryan Sohmer
• I Thought You Would Be Funnier, by Shannon Wheeler
• Love and Capes, by Thom Zahler

Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers

• Amulet #3: The Cloud Searcher, by Kazu Kibuishi
• Jingle Belle, by Paul Dini
• Meanwhile: Pick Any Path, 3856 Story Possibilities, by Jason Shiga
• Reading with Pictures, Josh Elder
• Smile, by Raina Telgemeier
• Tiny Titans, by Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani

Best Graphic Album Previously Published

• Art in Time, edited Dan Nadel
• Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites, by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson
• Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition, designed by Randall Dahlk & edited by Scott Dunbier
• The Marvelous Land of Oz, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young
• Tumor, by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Noel Tuazon

Best Anthology

• Blab World #1, edited by Monte Beauchamp and Bill North
• CBGB, edited by Ian Brill
• Popgun # 4, edited by D.J. Kirkbride, Anthony Wu, and Adam P. Knave
• Reading with Pictures, edited by Josh Elder
• Strange Tales, Volume II # 1, edited by Jody LeHeup
• Uniques Tales, edited by Comfort Love and Adam Withers

Best Domestic Reprint Project

• The Darkness, by Garth Ennis, Marc Silvestri, and Batt
• Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition, designed by Randall Dahlk & edited by Scott Dunbier
• Jet Scott, by Jerry Robinson and Sheldon Stark
• Li’l Abner: The Complete Dailies and Color Sundays, edited by Bruce
  Canwell

• Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, by Neal Adams and Dennis O’Neil

Best Cover Artist

• Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit, by Darwyn Cooke
• Angel, by Jenny Frison
• Amazing Spider-Man, by Marcos Martin
• Hellboy, by Mike Mignola
• Batman and Robin, by Frank Quitely

Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation

• 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Myth-Making, by Paul Levitz
• The Art of Jaime Hernandez: The Secrets of Life and Death, edited by Todd Hignite
• Jerry Robinson: Ambassador of Comics, by N. C. Christopher Couch
• Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen, by Denis Kitchen, Charles Brownstein, John Lind, and Diana Schutz
• Portrait of a Sequential Artist, directed by Andrew D. Cook

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation

• Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition, designed by Randall Dahlk & edited by Scott Dunbier
• Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen by Denis Kitchen, Charles Brownstein, John Lind, and Diana Schutz
• Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit, Darwyn Cooke
• SHAZAM! The Golden Age of the World’s Mightiest Mortal, Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear
• Wednesday Comics Hardcover Edition, edited by Mark Chiarello

Best Graphic Album – Original

• Duncan, The Wonder Dog, by Adam Hines
• Market Day, by James Sturm
• Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour, by Bryan Lee
  O’Malley

• Wilson, by Dan Clowes
• X’ed Out, by Charles Burns

Best Continuing or Limited Series

• Chew, John Layman and Rob Guillory
• Daytripper, by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba
• Echo, by Terry Moore
• Fantastic Four, by Jonathan Hickman and Dale Eaglesham
• Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom # 1, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriquez
• Love and Rockets: Volume 3, by Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez

Best Writer

• Sixth Gun, by Cullen Bunn
• Echoes, by Joshua Hale Fialkov
• Thor: The Mighty Avenger, by Roger Langridge
• Gutters, by Ryan Sohmer
• Irredeemable, by Mark Waid

Best Artist

• Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit, by Darwyn Cooke
• Cuba: My Revolution, by Dean Haspiel
• Sixth Gun, by Brian Hurtt
• Gutters, by Ed Ryzowski
• Thor: The Mighty Avenger, by Chris Samnee

Best Cartoonist

• Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit. by Darwyn Cooke
• Love and Rockets, by Jaime Hernandez
• Sweet Tooth, by Jeff Lemire
• Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour, by Bryan Lee O’Malley
• RASL, by Jeff Smith

Best Single Issue or Story

• ACME Novelty Library # 20: Lint, by Chris Ware
• Daytripper, by Fabio Moon and Gabiel Ba
• Echoes # 1, Joshua Hale Fialkov and Rashan Ekedal
• Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom #1, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriquez
• Love and Rockets: New Stories, Volume 3, by Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez
• Popgun # 4, edited by D.J. Kirkbride, Anthony Wu and Adam P. Knave
• Wilson, by Daniel Clowes

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