Harvey Winners 2015

Harvey Awards Announced

The winners for the 2015 Harvey Awards, named for the late Harvey Kurtzman  were announced at Baltimore Comicon. Winners are in Bold.

Jules Feiffer was inducted into the Hall of Fame Denis Kitchen received the Dick Giordano Hero Initiative Humanitarian of the Year Award Russ Heath won the Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement award

Legendary comic artist Russ Heath

BEST LETTERER

Aubrey Aiese, Lumberjanes, BOOM! Box, BOOM! Studios
Deron Bennett, Hacktivist, Archaia Black Label, BOOM! Studios
Ed Dukeshire, The Woods, BOOM! Studios
Jack Morelli, Afterline With Archie, Archie Comic Publications
Josh Reed, Damsels In Excess, Aspen
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BEST COLORIST

Elizabeth Breitweiser, Velvet, Image Comics
Jordie Bellaire, Moon Knight, Marvel Comics
Laura Martin, Armor Hunters, Valiant Entertainment
Dave Stewart, Hellboy In Hell, Dark Horse Comics
Matthew Wilson, The Wicked + The Divine, Image Comics
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BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL

Dick Tracy, Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, Tribune Media Services
Dilbert, Scott Adams, Universal Uclick
Fox Trot, Bill Amend, Universal Uclick
Get Fuzzy, Darby Conley, Universal Uclick
Mutts, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
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BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK

Albert The Alient, Trevor Mueller and Gabriel Bautista
Battlepug, Mike Norton
Girls With Slingshots, Danielle Corsetto
Space Mullet, Daniel Warren Johnson
The Private Eye, Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente
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BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL

Beautiful Darkness, Drawn & Quarterly
Blacksad: Amarillo, Dark Horse
Corto Maltese: Under The Sign Of Capricorn, EuroComics/IDW
The Collector, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
The Killler Omnibus Vol. 2, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
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BEST INKER

Roger Langridge, Jim Henson’s The Musical Monsters Of Turkey Hollow, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
Danny Miki, Batman, DC Comics
Mark Pennington, Armor Hunters: Bloodshot, Valiant Entertainment
Joe Rivera, The Valiant, Valiant Entertainment
Wade Von Grawbadger, All New X-Men, Marvel Comics
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BEST NEW SERIES

Bitch Planet, Image Comics
Lumberjanes, BOOM! Box (BOOM! Studios)
Ms. Marvel, Marvel Comics
Southern Bastards, Image Comics
The Wicked + The Divine, Image Comics
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MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT

Steve Bryant, Athena Voltaire Compendium, Dark Horse Comics
Daniel Warren Johnson, Ghost Fleet, Dark Horse Comics
Chad Lambert, Kill Me from Dark Horse Presents, Dark Horse Comics
Babs Tarr, Batgirl, DC Comics
Jen Van Meter, The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage, Valiant Entertainment
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SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS

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
Chip Zdarsky, Sex Criminals, Image Comics
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BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS

Jim Henson’s The Musical Monsters Of Turkey Hollow, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
Lumberjanes, BOOM! Box (BOOM! Studios)
Sisters, Scholastic-Graphix
Spongebob Comics, United Plankton Pictures
This One Summer, First Second Books
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BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM PREVIOUS PUBLISHED

Hit: 1955, BOOM! Studios
Mouse Guard: Baldwin The Brave And Other Tales, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
Rai Volume One: Welcome To New Japan, Valiant Entertainment
Six-Gun Gorilla, BOOM! Studios
The Love Bunglers, Fantagraphics
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BEST ANTHOLOGY

Dark Horse Presents, Dark Horse Comics
In The Dark: A Horror Anthology, IDW
Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, Locust Moon Press
Masterful Marks: Cartoonist Who Changed The World, Simon & Schuster
Wild Ocean, Fulcrum Publishing
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BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT

Harvey Kurtzman’s Jungle Book: Essential Kurtzman VOL. 1, Kitchen Sink Books/Dark Horse Books
Steranko Nick Fury Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artist’s Edition, IDW
The Complete Quantum And Woody Classic Omnibus, Valiant Entertainment
Valiant Masters: H.A.R.D. Corps Volume One: Search & Destroy, Valiant Entertainment
Walt Disney Donald Duck And Uncle Scrooge: The Of The Son (Don Rosa Library Volume One, Fantagraphics
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BEST COVER ARTIST

Chris Samnee, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
Fiona Staples, Saga, Image Comics
Francesco Francavilla, Afterlife With Archie, Archie Comic Publications
Jenny Frison, Revival, Image Comics
Mike Del Mundo, Elektra, Marvel Comics
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BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION

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
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History, Andrew Farago, Insight Editions
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SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION

Armor Hunters, Josh Johns and Warren Simons, Valiant Entertainment
Harvey Kurtzman’s Jungle Book: Essential Kurtzman Volume One, John Lind and Philip R. Simon, Kitchen Sink Books/Dark Horse Books
Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream, Andrew Carl, Josh O’Neill, and Chris Stevens, Locust Moon Press
Jim Henson’s The Musical Monsters Of Turkey Hollow, Scott Newman, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
The Valiant, Kyle Andrukiewicz and Warren Simons, Valiant Entertainment
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BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM ORIGINAL

Athena Voltaire Compendium, Dark Horse Comics
Jim Henson’s The Musical Monsters Of Turkey Hollow, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
Seconds, Ballantine Books
The Wrenchies, First Second Books
This One Summer, First Second Books
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BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES

Afterline With Archie, Archie Comic Publications
Daredevil, Marvel Comics
Saga, Image Comics
Southern Bastards, Image Comics
The Valiant, Valiant Entertainment
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BEST WRITER

Jason Aaron, Southern Bastards, Image Comics
Jen Van Meter, The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage, Valiant Entertainment
Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Image Comics
Mark Waid, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
G. Willow Wilson, Ms. Marvel, Marvel Comics
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BEST ARTIST

Clayton Crain, Rai, Valiant Entertainment
Roberto de la Torre, The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage, Valiant Entertainment
Chris Samnee, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
Fiona Staples, Saga, Image Comics
Jillian Tamaki, This One Summer, First Second Books
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BEST CARTOONIST

Steve Bryant, Athena Voltaire Compendium, Dark Horse Comics
Howard Chaykin, Bloodshot #25, Valiant Entertainment
Farel Dalrymple, The Wrenchies, First Second Books
Terry Moore, Rachel Rising, Abstract Studios
Dan Parent, Kevin Keller, Archie Comic Publications
Andy Runton, X-O Manowar #25, Valiant Entertainment
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BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY

Armor Hunters #1, Valiant Entertainment
Breaking Out, Dark Horse Presents #35, Dark Horse Comics
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Witches #4, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
Multiversity: Pax Americana, DC Comics
Rai #1, Valiant Entertainment
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