The Harvey Awards were given out at the weekend’s Baltimore Comic-Con, where Brian Michael Bendis gave the keynote speech. All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely did well. picking up no less than three Harveys, which isn’t overly surprising – the series featured pretty frequently in a number of contributor’s Best of the Year lists on here last winter and obviously made a big impact with readers. Nicholas Gurewitch’s brilliant Perry Bible Fellowship (as seen in the pages of the Guardian) also did well, picking up two awards; I have to add that I was pleased to see the always excellent Brian K Vaughan winning the Best Writer award for Y: the Last Man. The series has now concluded and I have to say I thought it was one of the most interesting comics series from a mainstream publisher I’ve read in ages and an unusual spin on the great science fiction cliche of the last man in the world, usually neatly sidestepping the many pitfalls and stereotypes such a story could easily have fallen into, along the way delivering some memorable characters and a fascinating perspective on gender roles and relationships, as well as providing a great adventure story. If you didn’t get into Y when it was running there’s the first in a new set of large, deluxe volumes coming from DC soon which will collect ten issues’ worth each, making a very handy way into the series for newbies (and I heartily recommend you do pick it up). (link via Comic Book Resources)
BEST WRITER
Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man, Vertigo/DC Comics
BEST ARTIST
Frank Quitely, All Star Superman, DC Comics
BEST CARTOONIST
Darwyn Cooke, The Spirit, DC Comics
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM — ORIGINAL
Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together, Oni Press
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM – PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
Captain America Omnibus, Volume 1, Marvel Comics
BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT
Complete Peanuts, Fantagraphics Books
BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL
Eduardo Risso’s Tales of Terror, Dynamite Entertainment
SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR
Nicholas Gurewitch, Perry Bible Fellowship
BEST ON-LINE COMIC
Perry Bible Fellowship, Nicholas Gurewitch,
SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
EC Archives, Various, edited by Russ Cochran, Gemstone
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY
All Star Superman # 8, DC Comics
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION
Reading Comics: How Graphic Albums Work and What They Mean, Douglas Wolk, Da Capo Press
BEST COVER ARTIST
Mike Mignola, Hellboy, Dark Horse Comics
BEST LETTERER
Chris Eliopoulos, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
BEST COLORIST
Laura Martin, Thor, Marvel Comics
BEST INKER
Kevin Nowlan, Witchblade, Top Cow/Image
BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL
Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau, Universal Press Syndicate
BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
All Star Superman, DC Comics
BEST NEW SERIES
Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics
BEST NEW TALENT
Vasilis Lolos, Last Call, Oni Press
BEST ANTHOLOGY
Popgun Volume 1, edited by Joe Keatinge and Mark Andrew Smith, Image Books
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