Last night in Baltimore (apparently between trips to them Towers looking for red tops. Omar comin’!), the Harvey Awards were handed out. I suppose the Harveys are like the Golden Globes of comics awards. You may remember there was some controversy about the nominations earlier this year.
It turns out that Nascar Comics walked away empty handed, and all crisis was averted. Check out the winners from last night!
I was very pleased with the winners, and it should be noted that SO many of them have been on iFanboy at one time or another. I’m not saying there’s a connection, but between Grant Morrison, Gabriel Ba, Rantz Hoseley, Terry Moore, Dave Stewart, Brian K. Vaughan, and Alex Robinson, it’s clear that appearing on iFanboy is like a good luck charm, right?
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BEST WRITER
Kyle Baker, NAT TURNER, Abrams books
Ed Brubaker, CAPTAIN AMERICA, Marvel Comics
John Gallagher, BUZZBOY, Sky Dog Comics
Jeff Kinney, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, Amulet Books
Grant Morrison, ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, DC Comics
BEST ARTIST
Gabriel Bà, UMBRELLA ACADEMY, Dark Horse Comics
Kyle Baker, NAT TURNER, Abrams Books
Jimmy Gownley, AMELIA RULES, Renaissance Press
Jason Kruse, WORLD OF QUEST, Yen Press
Frank Quitely, ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, DC Comics
BEST CARTOONIST
Lar deSouza, LEAST I COULD DO, www.leasticoulddo.com
John Gallagher, BUZZBOY, Sky Dog Comics
Al Jaffee, TALL TALES, Abrams Books
Jeff Kinney, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, Amulet Books
Thom Zahler, LOVE & CAPES, Maerkle Press
BEST LETTERER
Jimmy Gownley, AMELIA RULES, Renaissance Press
Rob Leigh, THE SPIRIT, DC Comics
Doug Sherwood, LOCAL, Oni Press
John Workman, MARVEL 1985, Marvel Comics
Thom Zahler, BUZZBOY, Sky Dog Comics
BEST INKER
Rich Faber, BUZZBOY, Sky Dog Comics
Jamie Grant, ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, DC Comics
Jeff Kinney, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, Amulet Books
Mark Morales, THOR, Marvel Comics
Ryan Winn, THE DARKNESS, Image Comics
BEST COLORIST
Frank Cammuso, OTTO’S ORANGE DAY, Raw Junior, LLC
Jamie Grant, ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, DC Comics
Laura Martin, THOR, Marvel Comics
Wil Quintana, THE MICE TEMPLAR, Image Comics
Dave Stewart, UMBRELLA ACADEMY, Dark Horse Comics
BEST COVER ARTIST
Frank Cho, BUZZBOY: SIDEKICKS RULE! #3, Sky Dog Press
James Jean, FABLES, Vertigo Comics
Jay Lynch, MINDSHAFT #23, Mindshaft Publishing
Ken Rocafort, PILOT SEASON: CORE #1, Top Cow
Alex Ross, JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA, DC Comics
BEST NEW SERIES
THE DREAMER, IDW
ECHO, Abstract Studios
HIGH MOON, www.zudacomics.com
NIGHT OWLS, www.zudacomics.com
SUPERTRON, www.zudacomics.com
BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, DC Comics
CAPTAIN AMERICA, Marvel Comics
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, Amulet Books
MICE TEMPLAR, Image Comics
UMBRELLA ACADEMY, Dark Horse Comics
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION
DRAW!, edited by Mike Manley, Twomorrows Publishing
HOW TO MAKE WEBCOMICS, Brad Guigar, Dave Kellett, Scott Kurtz, and Kris Straub, Image Comics
KIRBY: KING OF COMICS, Mark Evanier, Abrams Books
SCORCHY SMITH AND THE ART OF NOEL SICKLES, edited by Dean Mullaney,
IDW WORDLESS BOOKS: THE ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVELS, edited by David A. Berona, Abrams Books
BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL
BREWSTER ROCKIT: SPACE GUY!, Tim Rickard, Tribune Media Services
GET FUZZY, Darby Conley, United Features Syndicate
MUTTS, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
THE NORM, Michael Jantze, Uclick Gocomics
PEARLS BEFORE SWINE, Stephan Pastis, United Features Syndicate
BEST ANTHOLOGY
COMIC BOOK TATTOO, edited by Rantz Hoseley, Image Comics
FLIGHT VOLUME 5, edited by Kazu Kibuishi, Villard
MOME VOLUME 10, edited by Eric Reynolds, Fantagraphics Books
PIXU #1, edited by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon, Self-Published
POPGUN VOLUME 2, edited by Joe Keatinge and Mark Andrew Smith, Image Comics
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM – ORIGINAL
BOTTOMLESS BELLY BUTTON, Fantagraphics Books
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES, Amulet Books
ESSEX COUNTY: THE COUNTRY NURSE, Top Shelf SKIM, Groundwood Books
TOO COOL TO BE FORGOTTEN, Top Shelf
WORLD OF QUEST: VOL. 2, Yen Press
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM – PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
AMELIA RULES!: FUNNY STORIES, Renaissance Press
M, Abrams Books
NAT TURNER, Kyle Baker, Abrams Books THE MICE TEMPLAR: VOL. 1, Image Comics
QUEEN AND COUNTRY: VOLUME 3, Oni Press
SKYSCRAPERS OF THE MIDWEST (HARDCOVER), Adhouse Books
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY
ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY #19, Self-Published
FIRST BORN: AFTERMATH #1, Top Cow
LOVE AND ROCKETS, VOL. 3 #1, Fantagraphics Books M, Abrams Books
NASCAR HEROES #5, NASCAR Comics
NAT TURNER, Abrams Books
THE AMAZING REMARKABLE MONSIEUR LEOTARD, First Second
Y: THE LAST MAN #60, Vertigo Comics
BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT
ASTOUNDING SPACE THRILLS, IDW
COMPLETE PEANUTS, Fantagraphics Books
COMPLETE TERRY AND THE PIRATES, IDW
SCORCHY SMITH AND THE ART OF NOEL SICKLES, IDW
WACKY PACKAGES, Abrams Books
BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL
GUS AND HIS GANG, First Second
POCKET FULL OF RAIN, Fantagraphics Books
RED COLORED ELEGY, Drawn and Quarterly
SOLANIN, Viz
WITCHBLADE TAKERU MANGA #’s 11 & 12, Top Cow
BEST ON-LINE COMICS WORK
BLACK CHERRY BOMBSHELLS, Tony Trovarello and John Zito, www.zudacomics.com
HIGH MOON, Scott O. Brown, David Gallaher and Steve Ellis www.zudacomics.com
LEAST I COULD DO, Lar deSouza and Ryan Sohmer, www.leasticoulddo.com
NIGHT OWLS, Bobby & Peter Timony, www.zudacomics.com
PVP, Scott Kurtz, www.pvponline.com
SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS
Lar deSouza, LEAST I COULD DO, www.leasticoulddo.com
John Gallagher, BUZZBOY, Sky Dog Comics
Al Jaffee, TALL TALES, Abrams Books
Jeff Kinney, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, Amulet Books
David Malki, WONDERMARK, www.wondermark.com
SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
COMPLETE LOCAL: HARDCOVER EDITION, Ryan Kelly and Brian Wood, Oni Press
KIRBY: KING OF COMICS, Mark Evanier, Abrams Books
QUEEN AND COUNTRY: VOLUME 3, Greg Rucka, Mike Norton, Steve Rolston, and Chris Samnee, Oni Press
TALL TALES, Al Jaffee, Abrams Books
WONDERMARK, VOL. 1: BEARDS OF OUR FOREFATHERS, David Malki, Dark Horse Comics
BEST NEW TALENT
Matt Cassan, NASCAR: HEROES, Nascar Comics
Bryan J. L. Glass, THE MICE TEMPLAR, Image Books
Laura Innes, THE DREAMER, IDW
Tim Sievert, THAT SALTY AIR, Top Shelf
Bobby Timony, NIGHT OWLS, www.zudacomics.com
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Pretty cool. I’m happy with all of these and they make sense. This should lead to an inevitable Morrison/Gabriel Ba book.
that jimmy mcnulty is good police
He’s natural police is what he is.
@PraxJarvin – It seems like a perfect fit, I’d have to admit. That would be something to look forward to.
Gabriel Ba, I’m gonna let you finish, but Frank Quitely had some of the best pencils of all time!
Also, Y #60 wins and ex machina 40 not even nominated? Brian K Vaughn was robbed! By Brian K Vaughn!!!1!!!
Now, don’t (DARE!) get me wrong, I love All Star Superman. I just want Quitely’s barrel-chested, weird-faced Superman to hold me in his well drawn arms and tell me that everything is right in the world… but seriously, how is this book still getting awards??? It’s like DC planned their release schedule to weave in and out of award nomination cut off points, spanning years and ending probably a few weeks after last year’s Harvey Awards, leaving it elligible for this year’s! I bet Quitely had the pencils completed way early on, but DC saw an award cash cow on their hands! (well… okay, not really)
At the very least: this pushes DC closer and closer to Absolute All Star Superman. (Too bad for me, I just caved and bought the vol. 1 paperback to compliment my vol. 2 hardcover)
The book is so good it breaks time.
I dreamed that i met jimmy last night. Weird.
I know Gerard Way and Grant Morrison teased that they might be working on something together in the future. I think that would be awesome. Some really twisted stuff would probably come outta that marriage.
i like that ifanboy has had so many of these creators on. but now it’s time to schedule the al jaffee show. snappy answers to stupid fanboys!
This might be the first time at any time where I agree with all the winners chosen. Although in retrospect, these are weird nominations for the most part. Normally because I haven’t heard some of these comics or creators; but Nascar Comics? God I forgot about how ridiculous that was..
Love it ‘Kirby: King of Comics’ is getting some love, that is a great biography/oversized art book.
Great awards, all the winners really deserved them. Also, I would be really interested in that Morrison/Ba team up. That would make an awesome book.
I’m ready for All Star to not win any more awards. Because once a girl breaks up with me, cancels our (monthly) dates, I don’t dig constant reminders (ala awards) reminding me just how awesome she was.
Or something like that. The allegory made sense in my brain before I started typing.
@ThePunisherMAX: You would love to see a comic with-
Grant Morrison as writer.
Gabriel Ba as artist
Dave Stewart as Colorist
Mark Morales as Inker
John Workman as Letterer
with James Jean as the Cover Artist?
…..Yeah that would be a kick ass comic book.
@TNC: I heard they’re gonna do the next arc on NASCAR Heroes. 🙂
Maybe it should be customary that all the winners of individual awards must then unite to create the ultimate comic series afterwards?
Pocket Full of Rain should have won. Jason is just that good.
So All Star Superman has now been officially over-rated? Just checking.
No, because it’s really that good……
@DuneGig: Yes, that should be a contract to whoever wins those particular awards!
*Warning!: When you pick up your award you are no obligated to do a comic with the winners of the writer, artist, inking, coloring, lettering, and cover art awards as well*
@Win: I would buy Nascar Heroes if that was the team. Morrison could do some crazy shit of people driving left for 4 hours.