The Harvey Awards

Fri, Jun 17, 2005

Apologies for being a few days late in bringing you all the results of the annual Harvey Awards, one of the pre-eminent awards in all of Comicdom, which were announced a few days ago. Big congratulations to all of those who won –and I just know that a certain person in FPI’s own buying team is going to be pleased as punch that Andy Runton and Owly won.

Best New Talent: Andy Runton for Owly

Best New Series: Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist

Best Letterer: Todd Klein for Wonder Woman

Best Writer: Daniel Clowes for Eightball

Best Artist: Darwyn Cooke for the New Frontier

Best Cartoonist: Jeff Smith for Bone

Best Cover Artist: James Jean for Fables

Best Single Issue or Story: Eightball #23

Best Domestic Reprint Project: The Complete Peanuts 1950-52

Best Continuing / Limited Series: The New Frontier

Best Inker: Charles Burns for Black Hole

Best Colourist: Dave Stewart for the New Frontier

Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work: Bone One Volume Edition

Special Award for Humour in Comics: Kyle Baker for Plastic Man

Best Anthology (TIE): Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventure of the Escapist; Chris Ware for McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern #13

Best Graphic Album of Original Work: Blacksad 2, Juajono Guardino, Juan Diaz Canales

Best Syndicated Strip or Panel: Mutts, Patrick McDonald

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation: The Complete Peanuts 1950-52

Best American Edition of Foreign Material: Buddha

Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation: Comic Book Artist, Jon B. Cooke, Editor

Some great material in there and nice to see such a diverse range. Blacksad and Owly have been special favourites around the FPI crew and I think we’re all very pleased to see Fantagraphics being highlighted for their frankly excellent Complete Peanuts series (have you seen the box set due this autumn? I so want one!) – they’re up there with Checker for publishing classic material right now and doing them with respect and style. Some of those classic titles may not sell in the quantities of say an X-Men title (what does???) but comic fans would be poorer without them.