This year's nominees for the 18th Annual Harvey Awards, chosen solely by industry professionals, have been announced, with DC and Fantagraphics leading the way with the most nominations.
The new Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, in New York City, will host the awards ceremony at the historic Puck Building on June 11, 2005, as part of the Fourth Annual MoCCA Art Festival Weekend. Jeff (Bone) Smith will be the keynote speaker.
The nominees for the 18th Annual Harvey Awards are:
Best New TalentSamuel Hiti / END TIMES - TIEMPOS FINALES / La Luz ComicsChristopher Reilly / PUPHEDZ / Brillig ProductionsAndy Runton / OWLY / Top ShelfLeslie Stein / YEAH, IT IS / Alternative ComicsBryan Lee O'Malley / SCOTT PILGRIM / Oni Press
Best New SeriesMICHAEL CHABON PRESENTS: THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST / Dark Horse ComicsEX MACHINA: THE FIRST HUNDRED DAYS / DC Comics/WildstormOR ELSE / Drawn & QuarterlyOWLY / Top Shelf1602 / Marvel
Best LettererDaniel Clowes / EIGHTBALL / Fantagraphics BooksTodd Klein / WONDER WOMAN / DC ComicsSeth / PALOOKAVILLE / Drawn & QuarterlyDave Sim / CEREBUS / Aardvark-VanaheimRichard Starking / CONAN / Dark Horse Comics
Best WriterBrian Michael Bendis / DAREDEVIL / MarvelDaniel Clowes / EIGHTBALL / Fantagraphics BooksAlan Moore / PROMETHEA / DC Comics/Wildstorm/America's Best Comics Christopher Reilly / PUPHEDZ / Brillig ProductionsJudd Winick / GREEN ARROW / DC Comics
Best ArtistCharles Burns / BLACK HOLE #2 / Fantagraphics BooksJohn Cassady / PLANETARY / DC Comics/WildstormDarwyn Cooke / DC: THE NEW FRONTIER / DC ComicsJuanjo Guardino / BLACKSAD 2 / ibooks/KomikwerksJaime Hernandez / LOVE AND ROCKETS / Fantagraphics Books
Best CartoonistKyle Baker / PLASTIC MAN / DC ComicsDaniel Clowes / EIGHTBALL / Fantagraphics BooksBatton Lash / SUPERNATURAL LAW / Exhibit A PressBryan Lee O'Malley / SCOTT PILGRIM / Oni PressJeff Smith / BONE / Cartoon Books
Best Cover ArtistCharles Burns / BLACK HOLE / Fantagraphics BooksJuanjo Guardino / BLACKSAD / ibooks/KomikwerksJames Jean / FABLES / DC Comics/VertigoScott McKowen / 1602 / MarvelHumberto Ramos / SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN / Marvel
Best Single Issue or StoryBATMAN: ROOM FULL OF STRANGERS / DC ComicsBLACK HOLE #12 / Fantagraphics BooksDOGS AND WATER / Drawn & QuarterlyIDENTITY CRISIS #1-4 / DC ComicsEIGHTBALL #23 / Fantagraphics BooksPUPHEDZ / Brillig ProductionsSUPERNATURAL LAW #101 / Exhibit A Press
Best Domestic Reprint ProjectKRAZY AND IGNATZ / Fantagraphics BooksB. KRIGSTEIN: COMICS / Fantagraphics BooksTHE LAST HEROES / ibooks/KomikwerksMARGE'S LITTLE LULU VOL. 1 / Dark Horse ComicsTHE COMPLETE PEANUTS 1950-52 / Fantagraphics Books The Spirit Archives Vol. 14 / DC Comics
Best Continuing / Limited SeriesEIGHTBALL / Fantagraphics BooksIDENTITY CRISIS / DC ComicsLOVE AND ROCKETS / Fantagraphics BooksTHE NEW FRONTIER / DC ComicsSUPERNATURAL LAW / Exhibit A Press
Best InkerCharles Burns / BLACK HOLE / Fantagraphics BooksDanny Miki / ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR / MarvelAndy Parks / GREEN ARROW / DC ComicsSeth / PALOOKAVILLE / Drawn & QuarterlySteve Leialoha / FABLES / DC Comics/Vertigo
Best ColoristDaniel Clowes / EIGHTBALL / Fantagraphics BooksLaura Martin / ASTONISHING X-MEN / MarvelPatricia Mulvihill / 100 BULLETS / DC Comics/VertigoStefani Renee / ANT / Arcana StudioDave Stewart / DC: THE NEW FRONTIER / DC Comics
Best Graphic Album of Previously Published WorkAMERICAN ELF: SKETCHBOOK DIARIES OF JAMES KOCHALKA / Top Shelf / James KochalkaBONE: ONE VOLUME EDITION / Cartoon Books / Jeff SmithCLYDE FANS: BOOK 1 / Drawn & Quarterly / SethLOCAS / Fantagraphics Books / Jaime HernandezR. CRUMB'S KAFKA / ibooks/Komikwerks / Robert Crumb & David Zane Mairowitz
Special Award for Humor in ComicsKyle Baker / PLASTIC MAN / DC ComicsJimmy Gownley / AMELIA RULES! / ibooks/Komikwerks Roger Langridge / FRED THE CLOWN / Hotel FredChristopher Reilly / PUPHEDZ / Brillig ProductionsJohnny Ryan / ANGRY YOUTH COMIX / Fantagraphics Books
Best AnthologyMICHAEL CHABON PRESENTS: THE AMAZING ADVENTURE OF THE ESCAPIST / Dark Horse Comics / Diana Schutz, EditorFIGHT #1 / Image Comics / Kazu Kibuishi, EditorKRAMER'S ERGOT #5 / Gingko Press / Sammy Harkham, EditorMCSWEENEY'S QUARTERLY CONCERN #13 / McSweeney's Books / Chris Ware, EditorNICKELODEON (Comic Book Section) / Viacom/Nickelodeon / Dave Roman, Editor
Best Graphic Album of Original WorkBLACKSAD 2 / ibooks/Komikwerks / Juajono Guardino, Juan Diaz CanalesCARNET DE VOYAGE / Top Shelf / Craig ThompsonJIMBO IN PURGATORY / Fantagraphics Books / Gary PanterOWLY / Top Shelf / Andy RuntonSCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 1 / Oni Press / Bryan Lee O'Malley
Best Syndicated Strip or PanelDOONESBURY / Garry Trudeau / Universal Press SyndicateTOM, THE DANCING BUG / Ruben Bolling / Universal Press SyndicateMAAKIES / Tony Millionaire / Self-SyndicatedMUTTS / Patrick McDonald / King Features SyndicateUNDERWORLD / Kaz / Self-Syndicated
Special Award for Excellence in PresentationIN THE SHADOW OF NO TOWERS / PantheonMCSWEENEY'S QUARTERLY CONCERN #13 / McSweeney's BooksMR. X COLLECTED / ibooks/KomikwerksTHE COMPLETE PEANUTS 1950-52 / Fantagraphics Books Valerian: New Future Trilogy / ibooks/Komikwerks
Best American Edition of Foreign MaterialBLACKSAD 2 / ibooks/KomikwerksBUDDHA / Vertical Inc.METABARONS / Humanoids PublishingPERSEPOLIS 2: STORY OF A RETURN / PantheonVALERIAN: NEW FUTURE TRILOGY / ibooks/Komikwerks
Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic PresentationCOMIC ART MAGAZINE / M. Todd Hignite / M. Todd Hignite, EditorCOMIC BOOK ARTIST / Top Shelf / Jon B. Cooke, EditorTHE COMICS JOURNAL / Fantagraphics Books / Gary Groth and Dirk Deppey, EditorsINDY MAGAZINE / Alternative Comics / Bill Kartalopoulos, EditorMEN OF TOMORROW / Basic Books / Gerard Jones, Author
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