The final nominations for the 2013 Harvey Awards are now online, with our favourite series like Hawkeye and Saga already the big winners at 7 nominations a piece. Multiple nominations have also gone to titles like Revival (Image Comics), Batman (DC), Daredevil (Marvel), Archie, (Archie Comics), the strangely popular Adventure Time (KaBOOM ) and IDW’s Locke and Key (IDW).
Some of these are hardly surprising given the critical acclaim they have been given. Best Graphic Album is always a good category to take a look at as well, and familiar faces in My Friend Dahmer, Building Stories and one of our favourites, The Underwater Welder, can also be found there. We’re also pleased to see that our fingers are on the pulse, with the nominees for Best Cover Artist regularly featuring in our Cover Story column.
Unlike the Eisner Awards, the Harvey Awards are selected “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.”
Here’s the complete list:
Best Writer
- Matt Fraction, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
- Joe Hill, LOCKE AND KEY, IDW
- Tim Seeley, REVIVAL, Image Comics
- Scott Snyder, BATMAN, DC Comics
- Brian K. Vaughan, SAGA, Image Comics
- Mark Waid, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
Best Artist
- David Aja, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
- Greg Capullo, BATMAN, DC Comics
- Mike Norton, REVIVAL, Image Comics
- Chris Samnee, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
- Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics
Best Cartoonist
- Jaime Hernandez, LOVE AND ROCKETS: NEW STORIES, Fantagraphics
- Jeff Lemire, THE UNDERWATER WELDER, Top Shelf
- Terry Moore, RACHEL RISING, Abstract Studios
- Chris Ware, BUILDING STORIES, Pantheon
- Adam Withers and Comfort Love, RAINBOW IN THE DARK, uniquescomic.com/rainbowinthedark
Best Letterer
- Joe Caramagna, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
- Chris Eliopoulos, COW BOY: A BOY AND HIS HORSE, Archaia
- Todd Klein, FABLES, DC Comics
- Jack Morelli, ARCHIE, Archie Comics
- Chris Ware, BUILDING STORIES, Pantheon
Best Inker
- Steve Ellis, ONLY LIVING BOY, Bottled Lightning
- Jonathan Glapion, BATMAN, DC Comics
- Klaus Janson, CAPTAIN AMERICA, Marvel Comics
- Mark Morales, AVENGERS VS. X-MEN, Marvel Comics
- Bob Smith, LIFE WITH ARCHIE, Archie Comics
Best Colorist
- Laura Allred, FF , Marvel Comics
- Matt Hollingsworth, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
- Tito Pena, ARCHIE, Archie Comics
- Ed Ryzowski, GUTTERS, http://www.the-gutters.com/
- Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics
Best Cover Artist
- David Aja, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
- Steve Ellis, ONLY LIVING BOY, Bottled Lightning
- Jenny Frison, REVIVAL, Image Comics
- Adam Hughes, FAIREST, Vertigo Comics
- Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics
Most Promising New Talent
- Jerry Gaylord, FANBOYS VS. ZOMBIES, BOOM! Studios
- Dennis Hopeless, AVENGERS ARENA, Marvel Comics
- Ryan Jampole, MEGA MAN, Archie Comics
- Mark Mariano, Happyloo, MyPalMark.com
- David Nytra, THE SECRET OF THE STONE FROG, Toon Books
Best New Series
- ADVENTURE TIME, KaBOOM! Studios
- HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
- NEW CRUSADERS: RISE OF THE HEROES, Red Circle Comics
- REVIVAL, Image Comics
- SAGA, Image Comics
Best Continuing or Limited Series
- BATMAN, DC Comics
- DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
- HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
- LOCKE AND KEY, IDW
- RACHEL RISING, Abstract Studios
- SAGA, Image Comics
Best Syndicated Strip or Panel
- CUL DE SAC, Richard Thompson, Universal Press Syndicate
- DICK TRACY, Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, Tribune Media Services
- GET FUZZY, Darby Conley, United Feature Syndicate
- MUTTS, Patrick McDonnell, King Features
- PEARLS BEFORE SWINE, Stephen Pastis, United Feature Syndicate
Best Anthology
- DARK HORSE PRESENTS, various, Dark Horse
- DISTRICT COMICS, Matt Dembicki, Fulcrum Publishing
- ONCE UPON A TIME MACHINE, Andrew Carl, Dark Horse
- TEAM CUL DE DE SAC: CARTOONISTS DRAW THE LINE AT PARKINSON’S, Chris Sparks, Andrews McMeel
- WOMANTHOLOGY: SPACE, Mariah Huehner, IDW
Best Graphic Album – Original
- BUILDING STORIES, Pantheon
- THE CARTER FAMILY: DON’T FORGET THIS SONG, Abrams ComicArts
- MY FRIEND DAHMER, Abrams ComicArts
- RICHARD STARK’S PARKER: THE SCORE, IDW
- THE UNDERWATER WELDER, Top Shelf
Best Graphic Album – Previously Published
- ALIEN: THE ILLUSTRATED STORY, Titan Books
- ARCHIE: THE MARRIED LIFE, BOOK 2, Archie Comics
- CURSED PIRATE GIRL COLLECTED EDITION: VOLUME ONE, Archaia
- HEADS OR TAILES, Fantagraphics
- KING CITY, Image Comics
Best Single Issue or Story
- BATMAN # 12, DC Comics
- BUILDING STORIES, Pantheon
- HAWKEYE # 1, Marvel Comics
- LOCKE AND KEY: GRINDHOUSE, IDW
- THE MIRE, BeckyCloonan.net
- SAGA# 1, Image Comics
- TALES DESIGNED TO THRIZZLE #8, Fantagraphics
Best Domestic Reprint Project
- BEST OF ARCHIE COMICS, VOL. 2, Archie Comics
- CAME THE DAWN AND OTHER STORIES, THE EC COMICS LIBRARY , Fantagraphcs
- CRIME DOES NOT PAY ARCHIVES, Dark Horse
- DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI’S DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN, ARTIST’S EDITION, IDW
- POGO: BONA FIDE BALDERDASH VOL. 2, WALT KELLY’S POGO, Fantagraphics
Best American Edition of Foreign Material
- ABELARD, NBM
- BLACKSAD: A SILENT HELL, Dark Horse
- NEW YORK MON AMOUR, Fantagraphics Books
- SHARAZ-DE: TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS, Archaia
- NAOKI URASAWA’S 20TH CENTURY BOYS, VOL. 22, VIZ Media
Best Online Comics Work
- BANDETTE, Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover, www.monkeybraincomics.com/titles/bandette/
- BATTLEPUG, Mike Norton, www.battlepug.com
- THE DREAMER, Lora Innes, www.thedreamercomic.com
- NIMONA, Noelle Stevenson, gingerhaze.com/nimona
- SHELDON, Dave Kellett, sheldoncomics.com
Special Award for Humor in Comics
- Chad Lambert, THE POSSUMS AT LARGE 10TH ANNIVERSARY CRAPTACULAR, Old School Comics
- Ryan North, ADVENTURE TIME, KaBOOM! Studios
- Dan Parent, KEVIN KELLER, Archie Comics
- Chris Sparks, TEAM CUL DE SAC – CARTOONISTS DRAW THE LINE AT PARKINSON’S, Andrews McMeel
- Jim Zub, SKULLKICKERS, Image Comics
Special Award for Excellence in Presentation
- BUILDING STORIES, Chris Ware, Pantheon Books
- CURSED PIRATE GIRL COLLECTED EDITION: VOLUME ONE, Jeremy Bastian, Archaia
- DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI’S DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN: ARTIST’S EDITION, Scott Dunbier, IDW
- TEAM CUL DE DE SAC: CARTOONISTS DRAW THE LINE AT PARKINSON’S, Chris Sparks, Andrews McMeel
- THE ART OF BETTY AND VERONICA, Victor Gorelick and Craig Yoe, Archie Comics
Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation
- ALTER EGO MAGAZINE, TwoMorrows Publishing
- JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR, TwoMorrows Publishing
- TEAM CUL DE DE SAC: CARTOONISTS DRAW THE LINE AT PARKINSON’S, Andrews McMeel
- MARVEL COMICS: THE UNTOLD STORY, Sean Howe, HarperCollins
- ROBOT 6 WEBSITE, Comic Book Resources
Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers
- ADVENTURE TIME, KaBOOM! Studios
- AMELIA RULES: HER PERMANENT RECORD, Simon and Schuster
- COW BOY: A BOY AND HIS HORSE, Archaia
- DRAMA, Scholastic
- SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES, DC Comics
- THE SHARK KING, Toon Books
