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.
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