Il prossimo 6 Settembre, darante il Baltimore Comic-Con, verranno assegnati per la ventisettesima volta i prestigiosi Harvey Awards (intitolati a Harvey Kurtzman).

I voti vengono raccolti esclusivamente tra gli addetti ai lavori del settore, è per questo un premio molto ambito e di grande importanza. L’anno scorso furono Saga e i suoi autori Brian K. Vaughn e Fiona Staples a fare incetta di premi (sul sito di Manicomix potete trovare un resoconto della scorsa edizione: qui).

Ma vediamo quali sono le nomination:

Best Writer

• James Asmus, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment
• Matt Fraction, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
• Matt Kindt, MIND MGMT, Dark Horse Comics
• Brian K. Vaughn, SAGA, Image Comics
• Mark Waid, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics

Best Artist

• David Aja, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
• Dan Parent, KEVIN KELLER, Archie Comics
• Nate Powell, MARCH: BOOK ONE, Top Shelf Production
• Chris Samnee, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
• Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics
• Jeff Stokely, SIX GUN GORILLA, BOOM! Studios

Best Cartoonist

• Matt Kindt, MIND MGMT, Dark Horse Comics
• Comfort Love and Adam Withers, RAINBOW IN THE DARK, uniquescomic.com
• Terry Moore, RACHEL RISING, Abstract Studios
• Dan Parent, KEVIN KELLER, Archie Comics
• David Petersen, MOUSE GUARD: THE BLACK AXE, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
• Paul Pope, BATTLING BOY, First Second

Best Letterer

• Deron Bennett, CYBORG 009, Archaia
• Dave Lanphear, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment
• Terry Moore, RACHEL RISING, Abstract Studio
• Steve Wands, ADVENTURE TIME, kaBOOM!
• Britt Wilson, ADVENTURE TIME WITH FIONNA AND CAKE, kaBOOM!

Best Inker

• Vanesa R. Del Rey, HIT, BOOM! Studios
• Stefano Gaudiano, THE WALKING DEAD, Image Comics
• Danny Miki, BATMAN, DC Comics
• Brian Stelfreeze, DAY MEN, BOOM! Studios
• Wade Von Grawbadger, ALL NEW X-MEN, Marvel Comics

Best Colorist

• Jordan Bellaire, PRETTY DEADLY, Image Comics
• Marte Gracia, ALL NEW X-MEN, Marvel Comics
• Matt Hollingsworth, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
• Brian Reber, UNITY, Valiant Entertainment
• Dave Stewart, HELLBOY: THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS, Dark Horse Comics

Best Cover Artist

• Goni Montes, CLIVE BARKER’S NEXT TESTAMENT
• Andrew Robinson, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment
• Chris Samnee, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
• Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics
• Brian Stelfreeze, DAY MEN, BOOM! Studios

Most Promising New Talent

• James Asmus, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment
• Pere Perez, ARCHER AND ARMSTRONG, HARBINGER WARS, Valiant Entertainment
• Victor Santos, POLAR: CAME FROM THE COLD, DARK HORSE PRESENTS, Dark Horse Comics
• Jeff Stokely, SIX GUN GORILLA, BOOM! Studios
• Chip Zdarsky, SEX CRIMINALS, Image Comics

Best New Series

• AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE, Archie Comics
• QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment
• SEX CRIMINALS, Image
• SIX GUN GORILLA, BOOM! Studios
• SUICIDE RISK, BOOM! Studios

Best Continuing or Limited Series

• ARCHER AND ARMSTRONG, Valiant Entertainment
• DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
• HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
• HIT, BOOM! Studios
• MOUSE GUARD: LEGENDS OF THE GUARD VOL. 2, Archaia
• SAGA, Image Comics

Best Syndicated Strip or Panel

• DICK TRACY, Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, Tribune Media Services
• FOX TROT, Bill Amend, Universal Uclick
• GET FUZZY, Darby Conley, Universal Uclick
• MUTTS, Patrick McDonnell, King Features
• THE PHANTOM, Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan, King Features Syndicate

Best Anthology

• DARK HORSE PRESENTS, Dark Horse Comics
• MOUSE GUARD: LEGENDS OF THE GUARD VOLUME 2, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
• OUTLAW TERRITORY 3, Image Comics
• SPERA, VOLUME 3, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
• THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR, BOOM! Studios/Archaia

Best Graphic Album – Original

• BATTLING BOY, First Second
• CYBORG 009, Archaia
• MARCH: BOOK ONE, Top Shelf Productions
• THE FIFTH BEATLE: THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY, Dark Horse Comics
• THE REASON FOR DRAGONS, BOOM! Studios/Archaia

Best Graphic Album – Previously Published

• HARBINGER VOLUME 1: OMEGA RISING, Valiant Entertainment
• THE KILLER OMNIBUS VOLUME 1, Archaia
• MOUSE GUARD VOL. 3: THE BLACK AXE, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
• POLARITY, BOOM! Studios
• RAINBOW IN THE DARK: THE COMPLETE SAGA, Comfort Love and Adam Withers

Best Single Issue or Story

• ADVENTURE TIME ANNUAL #1, kaBOOM!
• DEMETER, self-published, Becky Cloonan
• A Kiss ISN’T Just A Kiss!, KEVIN KELLER #10, Archie Comics
• Now and Then, DARK HORSE PRESENTS #30, Dark Horse Comics
• Pizza is My Business, HAWKEYE #11, Marvel Comics
• SUICIDE RISK #5, BOOM! Studios
• UNITY #1, Valiant Entertainment

Best Domestic Reprint Project

• BARNABY VOLUME 1, Fantagraphics
• BEST OF COMIX BOOK: WHEN MARVEL COMICS WENT UNDERGROUND, Kitchen Sink Books/Dark Horse
• FRAGGLE ROCK CLASSICS VOLUME 2, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
• VALIANT MASTERS: NINJAK VOLUME 1 – BLACK WATER, Valiant Entertainment
• VALIANT MASTERS: SHADOWMAN VOLUME 1 SPIRITS WITHIN, Valiant Entertainment

Best American Edition of Foreign Material

• ATTACK ON TITAN, Kodansha
• THE KILLER, VOLUME 4, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
• SHOWA: A HISTORY OF JAPAN 1926-1939, Drawn and Quarterly
• SUNNY, Viz Signature
• TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, Fantagraphics

Best Online Comics Work

• BATTLEPUG, Mike Norton, battlepug.com
• THE DREAMER, Lora Innes, thedreamercomic.com
• GUNNERKRIGG COURT, Tom Siddell, gunnerkrigg.com
• JL8, Yale Stewart, jl8comic.tumblr.com
• TABLE TITANS, Scott Kurtz, Steve Hamaker, and Brian Hurtt, tabletitans.com

Special Award for Humor in Comics

• James Asmus, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment
• Ryan North, ADVENTURE TIME, KaBOOM!
• Dan Parent, KEVIN KELLER, Archie Comics
• Fred Van Lente, ARCHER AND ARMSTRONG, Valiant Entertainment
• Jim Zub, SKULLKICKERS, Image Comics

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation

• BEST OF COMIX BOOK: WHEN MARVEL COMICS WENT UNDERGROUND, John Lind, Kitchen Sink Books/Dark Horse Comics
• CYBORG 009, Stephen Christy, Archaia
• HARBINGER WARS, Josh Johns and Warren Simons, Valiant Entertainment
• THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR, Joe LeFavi, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
• UNITY, Alejandro Arbona, Josh Johns, and Warren Simons, Valiant Entertainment

Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation

• AL CAPP: A LIFE TO THE CONTRARY, Denis Kitchen, Bloomsbury
• AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CHRONICLES: THE 1950S, TwoMorrows Publishing
• ART OF RUBE GOLDBERG, Jennifer George, Abrams ComicArts
• CO-MIX: A RETROSPECTIVE OF COMICS, GRAPHICS, AND SCRAPS, Art Spiegelman, Drawn and Quarterly
• THE FIFTH BEATLE: THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY, by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson, and Kyle Baker, Dark Horse
• MARCH: BOOK ONE, John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell, Top Shelf Productions

Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers

• ADVENTURE TIME, KaBOOM! Studios
• BATTLING BOY, First Second
• G-MAN: COMING HOME, Image Comics
• MONSTER ON THE HILL, Top Shelf Productions
• ONLY LIVING BOY, Bottled Lightning