
‘Saga,’ ‘Sex Criminals’ And ‘Dick Tracy’ Win At The 2015 Harvey Awards
Last weekend at Baltimore Comic-Con, the 27th annual Harvey Awards were held, and in one of the least surprising developments in the history of the Harveys, Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga took home a few more awards to add to a shelf that I'm sure is already collapsing under the weight of its many honors.
Named for MAD Magazine editor and cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman (who, interestingly enough, did not win the award he was nominated for this year), the Harveys are voted on by industry professionals, and this year's winners represent a pretty interesting crop of current comics, including CA favorites like Lumberjanes, Hellboy In Hell, and even Dick Tracy. Check out a full roster of winners and nominees below!
Best Letterer
Winner: Jack Morelli, Afterlife with Archie, Archie Comic Publications
Also Nominated:
Aubrey Aiese, Lumberjanes, BOOM! Box (BOOM! Studios)
Deron Bennett, Hacktivist, Archaia Black Label (BOOM! Studios)
Ed Dukeshire, The Woods, BOOM! Studios
Josh Reed, Damsels in Excess, Aspen
Best Colorist
Winner: Dave Stewart, Hellboy in Hell, Dark Horse Comics
Also Nominated:
Elizabeth Breitweiser, Velvet, Image Comics
Jordie Bellaire, Moon Knight, Marvel Comics
Laura Martin, Armor Hunters, Valiant Entertainment
Matthew Wilson, The Wicked + The Divine, Image Comics
Best Syndicated Strip or Panel
Winner: Dick Tracy, Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, Tribune Media Services
Also Nominated:
Dilbert, Scott Adams, Universal Uclick
Fox Trot, Bill Amend, Universal Uclick
Get Fuzzy, Darby Conley, Universal Uclick
Mutts, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
Best Online Comics Work
Winner: The Private Eye, Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente, panelsyndicate.com
Also Nominated:
Albert the Alien, Trevor Mueller and Gabriel Bautista, albertthealien.com
Battlepug, Mike Norton, battlepug.com
Girls with Slingshots, Danielle Corsetto, girlswithslingshots.com
Space Mullet, Daniel Warren Johnson, space-mullet.com
Best American Edition of Foreign Material
Winner: Blacksad: Amarillo, Dark Horse
Also Nominated:
Beautiful Darkness, Drawn & Quarterly
Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of the Capricorn, EuroComics/IDW
The Collector, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
The Killer Omnibus Vol. 2, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
Best Inker
Winner: Danny Miki, Batman, DC Comics
Also Nominated:
Roger Langridge, Jim Henson's The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
Mark Pennington, Armor Hunters: Bloodshot, Valiant Entertainment
Joe Rivera, The Valiant, Valiant Entertainment
Wade Von Grawbadger, All New X-Men, Marvel Comics
Best New Series
Winner: Southern Bastards, Image Comics
Also Nominated:
Bitch Planet, Image Comics
Lumberjanes, BOOM! Box (BOOM! Studios)
Ms. Marvel, Marvel Comics
The Wicked + The Divine, Image Comics
Most Promising New Talent
Winner: Chad Lambert, "Kill Me" from Dark Horse Presents, Dark Horse Comics
Also Nominated:
Steve Bryant, Athena Voltaire Compendium, Dark Horse Comics
Daniel Warren Johnson, Ghost Fleet, Dark Horse Comics
Babs Tarr, Batgirl, DC Comics
Jen Van Meter, The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage, Valiant Entertainment
Special Award For Humor In Comics
Winner: Chip Zdarsky, Sex Criminals, Image Comics
Also Nominated:
James Asmus, Quantum and Woody, Valiant Entertainment
James Asmus & Fred Van Lente, The Delinquents, Valiant Entertainment
Ryan Browne, God Hates Astronauts, Image Comics
Fred Van Lente, Archer and Armstrong, Valiant Entertainment
Best Original Graphic Publication For Younger Readers
Winner: Lumberjanes, BOOM! Box (BOOM! Studios)
Also Nominated:
Jim Henson's The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
Sisters, Scholastic-Graphix
Spongebob Comics, United Plankton Pictures
This One Summer, First Second Books
Best Graphic Album Previously Published
Winner: Mouse Guard: Baldwin the Brave and Other Tales HC, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
Also Nominated:
Hit: 1955 TP, BOOM! Studios
Rai Vol. 1: Welcome to New Japan TP, Valiant Entertainment
Six-Gun Gorilla TP, BOOM! Studios
The Love Bunglers, Fantagraphics
Best Anthology
Winner: Dark Horse Presents, Dark Horse Comics
Also Nominated:
In the Dark: A Horror Anthology, IDW
Little Nemo: Dream a Little Dream, Locust Moon Press
Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World, Simon & Schuster
Wild Ocean, Fulcrum Publishing
Best Domestic Reprint Project
Winner: Steranko Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artist’s Edition, IDW
Also Nominated:
Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book: Essential Kurtzman Volume 1, Kitchen Sink Books/Dark Horse Books
The Complete Quantum and Woody Classic Omnibus, Valiant Entertainment
Valiant Masters: HARD Corps Vol. 1 - Search & Destroy, Valiant Entertainment
Walt Disney Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge: The Son of the Sun (Don Rosa Library Vol. 1), Fantagraphics
Best Cover Artist
Winer: Fiona Staples, Saga, Image Comics
Also Nominated:
Mike Del Mundo, Elektra, Marvel Comics
Francesco Francavilla, Afterlife with Archie, Archie Comic Publications
Jenny Frison, Revival, Image Comics
Chris Samnee, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation
Winner: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History, Andrew Farago, Insight Editions
Also Nominated:
Back Issues, Comic Pop
Comic Book Creator, TwoMorrows Publications
Heroes of the Comics: Portraits of the Legends of Comic Books, Drew Friedman, Fantagraphics
Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World, Monte Beauchamp, Simon & Schuster
Special Award for Excellence in Presentation
Winner: Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, Andrew Carl, Josh O'Neill, and Chris Stevens, Locust Moon Press
Also Nominated:
Armor Hunters, Josh Johns and Warren Simons, Valiant Entertainment
Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book: Essential Kurtzman Volume 1, John Lind and Philip R. Simon, Kitchen Sink Books/Dark Horse Books
Jim Henson's The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow HC, Scott Newman, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
The Valiant, Kyle Andrukiewicz and Warren Simons, Valiant Entertainment
Best Graphic Album Original
Winner: Jim Henson’s The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
Also Nominated:
Athena Voltaire Compendium, Dark Horse Comics
Seconds, Ballantine Books
The Wrenchies, First Second Books
This One Summer, First Second Books
Best Continuing or Limited Series
Winner: Saga, Image Comics
Also Nominated:
Afterlife with Archie, Archie Comic Publications
Daredevil, Marvel Comics
Southern Bastards, Image Comics
The Valiant, Valiant Entertainment
Best Writer
Winner: Mark Waid, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
Also Nominated:
Jason Aaron, Southern Bastards, Image Comics
Jen Van Meter, The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage, Valiant Entertainment
Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Image Comics
G. Willow Wilson, Ms. Marvel, Marvel Comics
Best Artist
Winner: Fiona Staples, Saga, Image Comics
Also Nominated:
Clayton Crain, Rai, Valiant Entertainment
Roberto de la Torre, The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage, Valiant Entertainment
Chris Samnee, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
Jillian Tamaki, This One Summer, First Second Books
Best Cartoonist
Winner: Terry Moore, Rachel Rising, Abstract Studios
Also Nominated:
Steve Bryant, Athena Voltaire Compendium, Dark Horse Comics
Howard Chaykin, Bloodshot #25, Valiant Entertainment
Farel Dalrymple, The Wrenchies, First Second Books
Dan Parent, Kevin Keller, Archie Comic Publications
Andy Runton, X-O Manowar #25, Valiant Entertainment
Best Single Issue or Story
Winner: "Breaking Out", Dark Horse Presents #35, Dark Horse Comics
Also Nominated:
Armor Hunters #1, Valiant Entertainment
"Breaking Out", Dark Horse Presents #35, Dark Horse Comics
Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Witches #4, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
Rai #1, Valiant Entertainment
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