The Chesley Awards were presented by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) at Renovation on August 18. The Chesleys recognize excellence in speculative fiction art.
- Best Cover Illustration – Paperback Book: Jason Chan, for Geist, by Phillipa Ballantine
- Best Cover Illustration – Hardback Book: Michael Whelan, for The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
- Best Cover Illustration – Magazine: Nick Greenwood, for Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, 6/10
- Best Interior Illustration: Donato Giancola, Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth, by Donato Giancola
- Best Three-Dimensional Art: Mark Newman, “Eel Walker”; bronze
- Best Color Work—Unpublished: Julie Dillon, “Planetary Alignment”; digital
- Best Monochrome Work – Unpublished: Ian Miller, “Triptych”; ink
- Best Product Illustration: Sam Weber, Shadow Rising, by Robert Jordan, promo art for Tor ebook, 1/10
- Best Gaming-Related Illustration: Lucas Graciano, “Amorphous Drake” Legends of Norrath
- Best Art Director: Jon Schindehette, for Wizards of the Coast
- Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement: Boris Vallejo
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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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Artist Jean Colan (b.1926) died on June 23. Colan began working on comics in 1944 and his art appeared in Batman, Daredevil, Tomb of Dracula, and Howard the Duck, among other titles. Colan also co-created the Falcon, the first mainstream African-American superhero. Colan was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2005.
Artist Lew Sayre Schwartz (b.1926) died on June 19 following a fall which resulted in a brain hemorrhage. Schwartz worked as a ghost artist for Bob Kane on Batman from 1946 through 1953, when he went to work for King Features. Schwartz’s work in advertising would eventually win him 4 Emmys and 6 Clios. Schwartz also helped create the title sequence for the film Dr. Strangelove and taught at the School of Visual Arts,where he founded the film department.
Artist Lee J. Ames (b.1921) died on June 3. Ames began working for Disney when he was 18 and had work appear as parts of Donald’s Snow Fight , Fantasia, and Pinocchio. He went on to work in the comics field, working for several different publishers, before he began writing the Draw 50 series of educational books.
Artist Kazuhiko Sano (b.1952) died on May 31. Sano is best known for his science paintings, which have appeared in the pages of National Geographic, but he also has provided art for Walt Disney and the iconic Return of the Jedi movie poster.
ASFA has announced the nominees for this year’s Chesley Awards, presented for excellence in SF/F illustration and artwork. The winners will be announced at Renovation, this year’s Worldcon, in Reno, Nevada.
Paperback
- Volkan Baga, for The Zombies of Oz, by Christian Endres
- Jason Chan, for Geist, by Phillipa Ballantine
- Jon Foster, for Dreadnought, by Cherie Priest
- Todd Lockwood, for The Ragged Man, by Tom Lloyd
- Stephan Martiniere, for Ares Express, by Ian McDonald
- Anthony Palumbo, for Yarn, by Jon Armstrong
- John Picacio, for Elric: Swords and Roses, by Michael Moorcock
- Dan Dos Santos, for Alien Tango, by Gini Koch
Hardcover
- Kinuko Y. Craft, for Midsummer Night, by Freda Warrington
- Don Maitz, for Blasphemy, by Mike Resnick
- Gregory Manchess, for Spectrum 17, edited by Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner
- John Picacio, for The Waters Rising, by Sheri S. Tepper
- Michael Whelan, for The Way of the Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
Magazine
- Julie Dillon, for Clarkesworld #48
- Nick Greenwood, for Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show #17
- David A. Hardy, for Analog, April 2010
- Audrey Lazarev, for Clarkesworld #50
- Sergio Rebolledo, for Clarkesworld #40
- James Ryman, for Heavy Metal, January 2010
Three-Dimensional
- Thomas S. Kuebler, Scream Queen; mixed media
- David Meng, Amphibiana; mixed media
- Mark Newman, Eel Walker; bronze
- Michael Parkes, The Letter; bronze
- Jordu Schell, Ixana; mixed media
- Vincent Villafranca, The Dogs of War; bronze
Interior Illustration
- Jason Chan, Vilcabamba, by Harry Turtledove
- Jon Foster, Four Horsemen, at Their Leisure, by Richard Parks
- Donato Giancola, Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth, by Donato Giancola
- John Picacio, Elric: Swords and Roses, by Michael Moorcock
- Keith Thompson, Behemoth, by Scott Westerfeld
Unpublished Color
- Daren Bader, Isis; oil
- Julie Dillon, Planetary Alignment; digital
- David A. Hardy, Portals to Infinity; acrylic
- Omar Rayyan, The Favorite; oil
- Matthew Stewart, Waterfall Dragons; oil
- Raoul Vitale, Torin’s Quest; oil
Unpublished Monochrome
- Eric Braddock, Highborne; graphite & white charcoal on toned paper
- Anthony Francisco, Tikbalang; digital
- Ed Ko, Drawing for Beautiful Grim; pencil
- Petar Meseldžija, UNK!; pencil
- Ian Miller, Triptych; ink
- David Palumbo, Zombie Girl; acrylic
Product
- Bob Eggleton, Dragon’s Domain: The Ultimate Dragon Painting Workshop; Impact, September 2010
- Donato Giancola, St. George and the Dragon, promo art for Dragon*Con 2010
- Lars Grant-West, Pact of the Blind, promo art for IlluXCon 3
- David Palumbo, Transcend (aka Judgment), Heavy Metal tarot card; 2010
- Sam Weber, Shadow Rising, by Robert Jordan, promo art for Tor ebook
Gaming
- Daarken, Harbor Serpent (Magic card, Magic 2011 core set)
- Lucas Graciano, Amorphous Drake (Legends of Norrath)
- Kekai Kotaki, Gaea’s Revenge (Magic card, Magic 2011 core set)
- Howard Lyon, Eel Umbra (Magic card, “Rise of the Eldrazi” set)
- Matthew Stewart, Bloodshot Trainee (Magic card, “Scars of Mirrodin” set)
- L. A. Williams, Maritime Guard (Magic card, Magic 2011 core set)
Art Director
- Lou Anders — Pyr Books
- Irene Gallo — Tor
- William Schafer — Subterranean Press
- Jon Schindehette — Wizards of the Coast
- David Stevenson — Ballantine / Del Rey
Lifetime Artistic Acheivement
- Brom
- Jeffrey / Catherine Jones
- Ian Miller
- Moebius/Jean Giraud
- Darrell K. Sweet
- Boris Vallejo
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Fan artist Terry Jeeves died on May 29. Jeeves was a founder of the British Science Fiction Association and served as editor of its ‘zine, Vector. He also published his own fanzine, Erg for more than forty years and was the co-editor of Triode with Eric Bentcliffe. Jeeves won the Doc Weir Award for service to British fandom , the Rotsler Award, and in 2010 was inducted into the First Fandom Hall of Fame. In 2010, Thomas Sadler published Wartime Daze, a fanzine tribute to Jeeves that included numerous articles and art by Jeeves.
Artist Jeffrey Catherine Jones (b.1944) died on May 19. Jones provided cover art for authors including Jack Williamson, Robert E. Howard, and numerous others. Jones’s art appeared on the poster for Dragonslayer and she published several collections of her own work.
Artist Douglas S. Chaffee (b.1936) died on April 26. After doing artwork for NASA, the US Navy, and National Geographic, Chaffee began working in the gaming industry in the mid-1980s. He worked for TSR, FASA, and several gaming magazines. He was the Guest of Honor at the World Gaming Convention and the Artist Guest of Honor at Dragon*Con/Origins in 1990.
