The 2014 Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced. Final winners will be annouced at the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con September 6, 2014. The awards are to recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art.
BEST LETTERER
- Deron Bennett, CYBORG 009, Archaia
- Dave Lanphear, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment
- Terry Moore, RACHEL RISING, Abstract Studio
- Steve Wands, ADVENTURE TIME, kaBOOM!
- Britt Wilson, ADVENTURE TIME WITH FIONNA AND CAKE, kaBOOM!
BEST COLORIST
- Jordan Bellaire, PRETTY DEADLY, Image Comics
- Marte Gracia, ALL NEW X-MEN, Marvel Comics
- Matt Hollingsworth, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
- Brian Reber, UNITY, Valiant Entertainment
- Dave Stewart, HELLBOY: THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS, Dark Horse Comics
BEST SYNDICATED STRIP or PANEL
- DICK TRACY, Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, Tribune Media Services
- FOX TROT, Bill Amend, Universal Uclick
- GET FUZZY, Darby Conley, Universal Uclick
- MUTTS, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
- THE PHANTOM, Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan, King Features Syndicate
BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK
- BATTLEPUG, Mike Norton, battlepug.com
- THE DREAMER, Lora Innes, thedreamercomic.com
- GUNNERKRIGG COURT, Tom Siddell, gunnerkrigg.com
- JL8, Yale Stewart, jl8comic.tumblr.com
- TABLE TITANS, Scott Kurtz, Steve Hamaker, and Brian Hurtt, tabletitans.com
BEST AMERICAN EDITION of FOREIGN MATERIAL
- ATTACK ON TITAN, Kodansha
- THE KILLER, VOLUME 4, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
- SHOWA: A HISTORY OF JAPAN 1926–1939, Drawn and Quarterly
- SUNNY, Viz Signature
- TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, Fantagraphics
BEST INKER
- Vanesa R. Del Rey, HIT, BOOM! Studios
- Stefano Gaudiano, THE WALKING DEAD, Image Comics
- Danny Miki, BATMAN, DC Comics
- Brian Stelfreeze, DAY MEN, BOOM! Studios
- Wade Von Grawbadger, ALL NEW X-MEN, Marvel Comics
BEST NEW SERIES
- AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE, Archie Comics
- QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment
- SEX CRIMINALS, Image
- SIX GUN GORILLA, BOOM! Studios
- SUICIDE RISK, BOOM! Studios
MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT
- James Asmus, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment
- Pere Perez, ARCHER AND ARMSTRONG, HARBINGER WARS, Valiant Entertainment
- Victor Santos, POLAR: CAME FROM THE COLD, DARK HORSE PRESENTS, Dark Horse Comics
- Jeff Stokely, SIX GUN GORILLA, BOOM! Studios
- Chip Zdarsky, SEX CRIMINALS, Image Comics
SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS
- James Asmus, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment
- Ryan North, ADVENTURE TIME, KaBOOM!
- Dan Parent, KEVIN KELLER, Archie Comics
- Fred Van Lente, ARCHER AND ARMSTRONG, Valiant Entertainment
- Jim Zub, SKULLKICKERS, Image Comics
BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS
- ADVENTURE TIME, KaBOOM!
- BATTLING BOY, First Second
- G-MAN: COMING HOME, Image Comics
- MONSTER ON THE HILL, Top Shelf Productions
- ONLY LIVING BOY, Bottled Lightning
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
- HARBINGER VOLUME 1: OMEGA RISING, Valiant Entertainment
- THE KILLER OMNIBUS VOLUME 1, Archaia
- MOUSE GUARD VOL. 3: THE BLACK AXE, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
- POLARITY, BOOM! Studios
- RAINBOW IN THE DARK: THE COMPLETE SAGA, Comfort Love and Adam Withers
BEST ANTHOLOGY
- DARK HORSE PRESENTS, Dark Horse Comics
- MOUSE GUARD: LEGENDS OF THE GUARD VOLUME 2, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
- OUTLAW TERRITORY 3, Image Comics
- SPERA, VOLUME 3, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
- THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT
- BARNABY VOLUME 1, Fantagraphics
- BEST OF COMIX BOOK: WHEN MARVEL COMICS WENT UNDERGROUND, Kitchen Sink Books/Dark Horse
- FRAGGLE ROCK CLASSICS VOLUME 2, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
- VALIANT MASTERS: NINJAK VOLUME 1 – BLACK WATER, Valiant Entertainment
- VALIANT MASTERS: SHADOWMAN VOLUME 1 – SPIRITS WITHIN, Valiant Entertainment
BEST COVER ARTIST
- Goni Montes, CLIVE BARKER’S NEXT TESTAMENT,
- Andrew Robinson, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment
- Chris Samnee, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
- Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics
- Brian Stelfreeze, DAY MEN, BOOM! Studios
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, or JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION
- AL CAPP: A LIFE TO THE CONTRARY, Denis Kitchen, Bloomsbury
- AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CHRONICLES: THE 1950S, TwoMorrows Publishing
- ART OF RUBE GOLDBERG, Jennifer George, Abrams ComicArts
- CO-MIX: A RETROSPECTIVE OF COMICS, GRAPHICS, AND SCRAPS, Art Spiegelman, Drawn and Quarterly
- THE FIFTH BEATLE: THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY, by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson, and Kyle Baker,
Dark Horse - MARCH: BOOK ONE, John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell, Top Shelf Productions
SPECIAL AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
- BEST OF COMIX BOOK: WHEN MARVEL COMICS WENT UNDERGROUND, John Lind,
Kitchen Sink Books/Dark Horse Comics - CYBORG 009, Stephen Christy, Archaia
- HARBINGER WARS, Josh Johns and Warren Simons, Valiant Entertainment
- THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR, Joe LeFavi, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
- UNITY, Alejandro Arbona, Josh Johns, and Warren Simons, Valiant Entertainment
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM ORIGINAL
- BATTLING BOY, First Second
- CYBORG 009, Archaia
- THE FIFTH BEATLE: THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY, Dark Horse Comics
- MARCH: BOOK ONE, Top Shelf Productions
- THE REASON FOR DRAGONS, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
- ARCHER AND ARMSTRONG, Valiant Entertainment
- DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
- HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
- HIT, BOOM! Studios
- MOUSE GUARD: LEGENDS OF THE GUARD VOL. 2, Archaia
- SAGA, Image Comics
BEST WRITER
- James Asmus, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment
- Matt Fraction, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
- Matt Kindt, MIND MGMT, Dark Horse Comics
- Brian K. Vaughan, SAGA, Image Comics
- Mark Waid, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
BEST ARTIST
- David Aja, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
- Dan Parent, KEVIN KELLER, Archie Comics
- Nate Powell, MARCH: BOOK ONE, Top Shelf Productions
- Chris Samnee, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
- Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics
- Jeff Stokely, SIX GUN GORILLA, BOOM! Studios
BEST CARTOONIST
- Matt Kindt, MIND MGMT, Dark Horse Comics
- Comfort Love and Adam Withers, RAINBOW IN THE DARK, uniquescomic.com
- Terry Moore, RACHEL RISING, Abstract Studios
- Dan Parent, KEVIN KELLER, Archie Comics
- David Petersen, MOUSE GUARD: THE BLACK AXE, BOOM! Studios/Archaia
- Paul Pope, BATTLING BOY, First Second
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY
- ADVENTURE TIME ANNUAL #1, kaBOOM!
- DEMETER, self-published, Becky Cloonan
- “A Kiss ISN’T Just A Kiss!”, KEVIN KELLER #10, Archie Comics
- “Now and Then”, DARK HORSE PRESENTS #30, Dark Horse Comics
- "Pizza is My Business’, HAWKEYE #11, Marvel Comics
- SUICIDE RISK #5, BOOM! Studios
- UNITY #1, Valiant Entertainment