Winners Of The 2025 Harvey Awards Announced

The winners of the 2025 Harvey Awards have been announced.

The Harvey Awards are named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the cartoonist and founding editor of MAD magazine, and are voted on entirely by comics professionals.

The winners were announced at a ceremony during New York Comic Con, October 9-12 2025.

Book of the Year

• Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath (IDW Publishing)

Digital Book of the Year

• Sarah’s Scribbles by Sarah Anderson (Go Comics)

Best Children’s Book

• The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud (Graphix)

Best Young Adult Book

• Raised by Ghosts by Briana Loewinsohn (Fantagraphics)

Best Manga

• Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama; translated by Stephen Kohler (Kodansha Comics)

Best International Book

• Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 2 by Juan Díaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido; translated by Diana Schutz & Brandon Kander (Dark Horse Books)

Best Adaptation from Comic Book / Graphic Novel

• Superman (DC Studios), directed by James Gunn. Based on Superman (DC Comics), created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Schuster

Hall Of Fame Inductees

• John Byrne
• Patrick McDonnell
• Wendy & Richard Pini
• Peter David
• Barbara Shermund

Nominees For The 2025 Harvey Awards Announced

Nominees for the 2025 Harvey Awards have been announced.

The Harvey Awards are named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the cartoonist and founding editor of MAD magazine, and are voted on entirely by comics professionals.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony during New York Comic Con, October 9-12 2025.

Book of the Year

• Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath (IDW Publishing)
• Final Cut by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
• Helen of Wyndhorn by Tom King & Bilquis Evely (Dark Horse)
• Precious Metal: From the World of Little Bird by Darcy Van Poelgeest & Ian Bertram (Image Comics)
• Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1 by Jonathan Hickman & Marco Checchetto (Marvel Comics)

Digital Book of the Year

• Castle Swimmer by Wendy Lian Martin (Webtoon)
• Morgana and Oz by Miyuli (Webtoon)
• The Mafia Nanny by SH00 & Violet Matter (Webtoon)
• Resenter by Gigi Murakami (VIZ Manga)
• Sarah’s Scribbles by Sarah Anderson (Go Comics)

Best Children’s Book

• The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud (Graphix)
• Chickenpox by Remy Lai (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers / Macmillan)
• Free Piano (Not Haunted) by Whitney Gardner (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
• Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia & Brittney Williams (First Second)
• Song for You and I by Kay O’Neil (RH Graphic)
• Weirdo by Tony Weaver Jr, Jess Wibowo, & Cin Wibowo (First Second)

Best Young Adult Book

• Ash’s Cabin by Jen Wang (First Second)
• How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger (Greenwillow Books)
• Navigating with You by Jeremy Whitley, Cassio Ribeiro & Nikki Foxrobot (Maverick / Mad Cave)
• Raised by Ghosts by Briana Loewinsohn (Fantagraphics)
• Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamet Ries (HarperAlley)

Best Manga

• The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All by Sumiko Arai; translated by Ajani Oloye (Yen Press)
• The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren; translated by Ajani Oloye (Yen Press)
• Tokyo These Days by Taiyo Matsumoto; translated by Michael Arias (VIZ Media)
• Wind Breaker by Satoru Nii; translated by Jacqueline Fung (Kodansha Comics)
• Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama; translated by Stephen Kohler (Kodansha Comics)

Best International Book

• Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 2 by Juan Díaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido; translated by Diana Schutz & Brandon Kander (Dark Horse Books)
• Mothballs by Sole Otero; translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
• Muybridge by Guy Delisle; translated by Helge Dascher & Rob Aspinall (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Sunday by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics)
• The Road: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Manu Larcenet; from the novel by Cormac McCarthy (Abrams)

Best Adaptation from Comic Book / Graphic Novel

• Agatha All Along (Disney+), showrun by Jac Schaeffer. Based on Agatha Harkness (Marvel Comics), created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
• Berlin: The Play (Court Theatre), adapted by Mickle Maher & directed by Charles Newell. Based on Berlin by Jason Lutes (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Boop! The Musical with music by David Foster, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, and book by Bob Martin. Based on Betty Boop created by Max Fleischer & Grim Natwick
• Cat Kid Comic Club!: The Musical with music by Brad Alexander, book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila. Based on Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey (Graphix)
• Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+), showrun by Dario Scardapane. Inspired by Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli. Daredevil created by Stan Lee & Bill Everett.
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios), directed by Matt Shakman. Based on The Fantastic Four (Marvel Comics), created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
• Paying For It, directed by Sook-Yin Lee. Based on Paying For It by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)
• The Penguin (Max Original), showrun by Lauren LeFranc. Based on The Penguin (DC Comics), created by Bob Kane & Bill Finger
• Superman (DC Studios), directed by James Gunn. Based on Superman (DC Comics), created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Schuster
• Thunderbolts (Marvel Studios), directed by Jake Schreier. Based on Thunderbolts (Marvel Comics), created by Kurt Busiek & Mark Bagley

Winners Of The 2022 Harvey Awards Announced

The winners of the 2022 Harvey Awards have been announced.

The Harvey Awards are named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the cartoonist and founding editor of MAD magazine, and are voted on entirely by comics professionals.

The winners were announced during New York Comic Con, October 6-9 2022.

Book of the Year

• The Good Asian, Vol. 1 by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi (Image Comics)

Digital Book of the Year

• Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe

Best Children’s or Young Adult Book

• Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh (HarperAlley)

Best Manga

• Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimot, translated by Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)

Best International Book

• Sweet Paprika by Mirka Andolfo (Image Comics)

Best Adaptation from Comic Book / Graphic Novel

• Ms Marvel (Disney+) based on Ms Marvel (Marvel Comics)

Finalists for the 2022 Harvey Awards Announced

The finalists for the 2022 Harvey Awards have been announced.

The Harvey Awards are named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the cartoonist and founding editor of MAD magazine, and are voted on entirely by comics professionals.

The winners will be announced in an online livestream during New York Comic Con in October.

Book of the Year

• Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia, translated by Gabriela Soares (Top Shelf Productions)
• Crisis Zone by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics)
• Department of Truth, Vol 3: Free Country by James Tynion IV, Jorge Fornes, David Romero, John J Pearson, Tyler Boss, Elsa Charretier and Alison Sampson (Image Comics)
• Far Sector by NK Jemisin and Jamal Campbell (DC Comics)
• The Good Asian, Vol. 1 by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi (Image Comics)
• The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V, Filipe Andrade, & Ines Amaro (BOOM! Studios)
• Lightfall Book 2: Shadow of the Bird by Tim Probert (HarperAlley)
• Nice House on the Lake by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno (DC Comics)
• Run: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L Fury and Nate Powell (Abrams Books)
• Sisters of the Mist by Marlyn Spaaij (Flying Eye Books)

Digital Book of the Year

• Everything is Fine by Mike Birchall
• I’m Fine I’m Fine Just Understand by ND Stevenson
• Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe
• Love Everlasting by Tom King and Elsa Charretier
• Snow Angels by Jeff Lemire and Jock (Comixology Originals)

Best Children’s or Young Adult Book

• The Aquanaut by Dan Santat (Scholastic Graphix)
• Lightfall Book 2: Shadow of the Bird by Tim Probert (HarperAlley)
• Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese-American by Laura Gao (HarperAlley)
• Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh (HarperAlley)
• Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas (HarperAlley)

Best Manga

• Blood on the Tracks by Shuzo Oshimi, translated by Daniel Komen (Vertical Comics)
• Blue Lock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura, translated by Nate Derr (Kodansha Comics)
• Cat + Gamer by Wataru Nadatani, translated by Zack Davission (Dark Horse Comics)
• Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimot, translated by Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)
• Red Flowers by Yoshiharu Tsuge, translated by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Spy X Family by Tatsua Endo, translated by Casey Loe (VIZ Media)

Best International Book

• Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia, translated by Gabriela Soares (Top Shelf Productions)
• Castaways by Pablo Monforte and Laura Perez, translated by Silvia Perea Labayen (Dark Horse Comics)
• Sweet Paprika by Mirka Andolfo (Image Comics)
• This is How I Disappear by Mirion Malle, translated by Aleshia Jensen and Bronwyn Haslam (Drawn & Quarterly)
• The Waiting by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, translated by Janet Hong (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Yellow Cab by Benoît Cohen and Christophe Chabouté, translated by Edward Gauvin (IDW Publishing)

Best Adaptation from Comic Book / Graphic Novel

• The Batman, directed by Matt Reeves, based on Batman (DC Comics)
• El Deafo (Apple TV+), based on El Deafo by CeCe Bell (Abrams Books)
• Heartstopper (Netflix), based on Heartstopper by Alice Oseman (Hachette Children’s Group)
• Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage “Game” board game, based on Mind MGMT by Matt Kindt (Dark Horse Comics)
• Ms Marvel (Disney+) based on Ms Marvel (Marvel Comics)
• Paper Girls (Amazon Prime Video), based on Paper Girls by Brian K Vaughan and Cliff Chiang (Image Comics)
• Paris, 13th District, directed by Jacques Audiard, based on “Amber Sweet,” “Hawaiian Getaway,” and “Killing And Dying” by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Peacemaker (HBO Max), based on The Peacemaker (DC Comics)
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, based on Shang-Chi (Marvel Comics)

Finalists for the 2021 Harvey Awards Announced

The finalists for the 2021 Harvey Awards have been announced.

The Harvey Awards are named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the cartoonist and founding editor of MAD magazine, and are voted on entirely by comics professionals.

The winners will be announced in an online livestream during New York Comic Con’s Metaverse in October.

Book of the Year

• The Book Tour by Andi Watson (Top Shelf Productions)
• Cyclopedia Exotica by Aminder Dhaliwal (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Department of Truth, Vol 1: The End Of The World by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds (Image Comics)
• Heaven No Hell by Michael DeForge (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf (Abrams)
• The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen (Random House)
• Monsters by Barry Windsor-Smith (Fantagraphics)
• Stone Fruit by Lee Lai (Fantgraphics)
• Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen? by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber (DC Comics)
• Save It For Later: Promises, Protest and Parenthood by Nate Powell (Abrams)

 

Digital Book of the Year

• Adora and The Distance by Marc Bernardin and Ariela Kristantina (Comixology Originals)
• Crisis Zone by Simon Hanselmann – Serialized on https://www.instagram.com/simon.hanselmann/
• Cyclopedia Exotica by Aminder Dhaliwal – Serialized on https://www.instagram.com/aminder_d/
• Friday by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin – http://panelsyndicate.com/comics/friday
• Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe – https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320

 

Best Children or Young Adult Book

• Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter (Scholastic Graphix)
• Class Act by Jerry Craft (Quill Tree Books)
• The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen (Random House)
• Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney and Robyn Smith (DC Comics)
• Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright (Scholastic Graphix)

 

Best Adaptation from Comic Book / Graphic Novel

• The Boys by Amazon, based on The Boys (DC Comics)
• Invincible by Amazon, based on Invincible (Image)
• Loki by Disney+, based on The Avengers (Marvel Comics)
• Superman & Lois by CW, based on Superman (DC Comics
• Sweet Tooth by Netflix, based on Sweet Tooth (DC/Vertigo)
• WandaVision by Disney+, based on The Avengers (Marvel Comics)

 

Best Manga

• Asadora! by Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Media)
• Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku (Kodansha Comics)
• Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto (VIZ Media)
• Remina by Junji Ito (VIZ Media)
• Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo (VIZ Media)

 

Best International Book

• The City of Belgium by Brecht Evans, translated by Brecht Evans (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Factory Summers by Guy Delisle, translated by Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Moms by Yeong-shin Ma, translated by Janet Hong (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Paul At Home by Michel Rabagliati, translated by Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall (Drawn & Quarterly)
• The Winter of the Cartoonist by Paco Roca, translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)

Finalists for the 2020 Harvey Awards Announced

The finalists for the 2020 Harvey Awards have been announced.

The Harvey Awards are named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the cartoonist and founding editor of MAD magazine, and are voted on entirely by comics professionals.

The winners will be announced in an online livestream during New York Comic Con’s Metaverse in October.

Book of the Year

• Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden (First Second)
• Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)
• Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim (Drawn and Quarterly)
• The Hard Tomorrow by Eleanor Davis (Drawn and Quarterly)
• Invisible Kingdom Vol. 1 by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward (Dark Horse Books / Berger Books)
• Little Bird: The Fight for Elder's Hope by Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram (Image Comics)
• Making Comics by Lynda Barry (Drawn and Quarterly)
• Reincarnation Stories by Kim Deitch (Fantagraphics)
• Rusty Brown by Chris Ware (Pantheon Graphic Library)
• Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera (BOOM! Studios)

Digital Book of the Year

• Afterlift by Chip Zdarsky and Jason Loo (comiXology Originals)
• The Eyes by Javi De Castro
• Fried Rice Comic by Erica Eng
• Harley Quinn: Black White & Red edited by Chris Conroy, Maggie Howell, Andy Khouri, and Amedeo Turturro (DC Comics / DC Digital First)
• The Nib edited by Matt Bors

Best Children or Young Adult Book

• Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha (HarperCollins / Balzer + Bray)
• Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)
• Guts by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix)
• Stargazing by Jen Wang (First Second)
• Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru (DC Comics)

Best Adaptation from Comic Book / Graphic Novel

• Blacksad: Under the Skin video game by Microïds, based on Blacksad (Dark Horse Comics)
• I Am Not Okay With This by Netlfix, based on I Am Not Okay With This (Fantagraphics)
• Joker by Warner Bros. Pictures, based on Batman (DC Comics)
• Legion: Season 3 by FX Productions and Marvel Television, based on X-Men (Marvel Comics)
• Locke & Key: Season 1 by Netflix, based on Locke & Key (IDW Publishing)
• The Old Guard by Netflix, based on The Old Guard (Image Comics)
• The Sandman audio drama by Audible, based on The Sandman (DC Comics / Vertigo)
• Stumptown: Season 1 by ABC, based on Stumptown (Oni Press)
• The Umbrella Academy: Season 2, by Netflix, based on The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse Comics)
• Watchmen by HBO, based on Watchmen (DC Comics)

Best Manga

• HP Lovecraft's At Mountains of Madness by Gou Tanabe (Dark Horse Manga)
• The Man Without Talent by Yoshiharu Tsuge (New York Review Comics)
• The Poe Clan by Moto Hagio (Fantagraphics)
• The Way of the Househusband by Kousuke Oono (VIZ Media)
• Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama (Kodansha Comics)

Best International Book

Note: This category has been reconfigured for 2020 from 2019's "Best European Book" to be more inclusive of other works.

• Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim (Drawn and Quarterly)
• The House Paco Roca (Fantagraphics)
• Portrait of a Drunk by Olivier Schrauwen, Florent Ruppert and Jérôme Mulot (Fantagraphics)
• Stay by Lewis Trondheim and Hubert Chevillard (Magnetic Press)
• Year of the Rabbit by Tian Veasna (Drawn and Quarterly)

2019 Harvey Awards Winners Announced

The 2019 Harvey Awards winners have been announced.

The Harvey Awards are named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the cartoonist and founding editor of MAD magazine, and are voted on entirely by comics professionals.

The awards were presented during New York Comic Con at a gala event on Friday, October 4.

Book of the Year

• Hey Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Scholastic Graphix)

Digital Book of the Year

• Check, Please by Ngozi Ukazu

Best Children’s or Young Adult Book

• Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (First Second)

Best Manga

• My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi (VIZ Media)

Best European Book

• Waves by Ingrid Chabbert and Carole Maurel (Archaia)

Best Comics Adaptation Award

• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, based on Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)

Finalists for the 2019 Harvey Awards Announced

The finalists for the 2019 Harvey Awards have been announced.

The Harvey Awards are named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the cartoonist and founding editor of MAD magazine, and are voted on entirely by comics professionals.

The awards will be presented during New York Comic Con at a gala event on Friday, October 4.

Book of the Year

• Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug (Scribner)
• Berlin by Jason Lutes (Drawn & Quarterly)
• BTTM FDRS by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore (Fantagraphics)
• Hey Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Scholastic Graphix)
• Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley (First Second)
• Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (First Second)
• My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips(Image)
• On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden (First Second)
• Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels (Lion Forge)
• When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll (Koyama Press)

Digital Book of the Year

• Check, Please by Ngozi Ukazu
• Space Boy by Stephen McCranie
• The Contradictions by Sophie Yanow
• The Nib edited by Mat Bors
• Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal

Best Children’s or Young Adult Book

• Hey Kiddo by Jarrett J Krosoczka (Scholastic Graphix)
• Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (First Second)
• Mr. Wolf’s Class #2: Mystery Club by Aron Nels Steinke (Scholastic Graphix)
• New Kid by Jerry Craft (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
• On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden (First Second)

Best Manga

• Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito (VIZ Media)
• Mob Psycho 100 by ONE (Dark Horse Manga)
• My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi (VIZ Media)
• Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani (Seven Seas)
• Smashed by Junji Ito (VIZ Media)
• Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama (Kodansha Comics)

Best European Book

• Corto Maltese by Hugo Pratt (IDW Publishing)
• Josephine by Jason (Fantagraphics)
• Radiant by Tony Valente (VIZ Media)
• Red Ultramarine by Manuele Fior, translated by Jamie Richards(Fantagraphics)
• Waves by Ingrid Chabbert and Carole Maurel (Archaia)

Best Comics Adaptation Award

• Alita: Battle Angel, by 20th Century Fox, based on Battle Angel Alita (Kodansha USA)
• Avengers: Endgame by Marvel Studios, based on The Avengers (Marvel Comics)
• The Boys by Amazon Studios, based on The Boys (Dynamite Entertainment)
• Captain Marvel by Marvel Studios, based on Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)
• Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, by Netflix, based on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Archie Comics)
• Doom Patrol by DC Universe, based on Doom Patrol (DC Comics)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man by Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive, based on Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
• The Snagglepuss Chronicles, by Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival and Die-Cast, based on Exit, Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles (DC Comics)
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, based on Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
• The Umbrella Academy by Netflix, based on The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse Comics)

2018 Harvey Award Winners

The winners of the 2018 Harvey Awards have been announced.

The Harvey Awards are named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the cartoonist and founding editor of MAD magazine, and are voted on entirely by comics professionals.

The awards were presented during New York Comic Con at a gala event on Friday October 5 at Shop Studios (528 W 39th St).

Book of the Year

• MONSTRESS by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)

Digital Book of the Year

• BARRIER by Brian K Vaughn, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente (Panel Syndicate)

Best Children or Young Adult Book

• THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER by Jen Wang (First Second)

Best Adaptation from a Comic Book/Graphic Novel

• BLACK PANTHER (Walt Disney Pictures) – Directed by Ryan Coogler. Adapted from “Black Panther” (Marvel Comics)

Best Manga

• MY LESBIAN EXPERIENCE WITH LONELINESS by Nagata Kabi (Seven Seas)

Best European Book

• CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’: CASS ELLIOT BEFORE THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS by Pénélope Bagieu (First Second)

2018 International Spotlight Award

• Harold Sakuishi

2018 Comic Pioneer Honor

• Jackie Estrada

Hall Of Fame Inductees

• Roz Chast
• Dave Gibbons

2018 Harvey Awards Finalists Announced

The finalists for the 2018 Harvey Awards have been announced.

The Harvey Awards are named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the cartoonist and founding editor of MAD magazine, and are voted on entirely by comics professionals.

The awards will be presented during New York Comic Con at a gala event on Friday, October 5th at Shop Studios (528 W 39th St).

Book of the Year

• BLACK HAMMER: SECRET ORIGINS by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston and Dave Stewart (Dark Horse)
• BOUNDLESS by Jillian Tamaki (Drawn and Quarterly)
• EVERYTHING IS FLAMMABLE by Gabrielle Bell (Uncivilized Books)
• HOSTAGE by Guy Delisle (Drawn and Quarterly)
• KINDRED by Octavia E. Butler, adapted by Damian Duffy and illustrated by John Jennings (Abrams ComicArts)
• LIGHTER THAN MY SHADOW by Katie Green (Lion Forge)
• MONSTRESS by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)
• MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
• ROUGHNECK by Jeff Lemire (Gallery 13)
• SHADE THE CHANGING GIRL by Cecil Castellucci and Marley Zarcone (DC Comics)
• SPINNING by Tillie Walden (First Second)
• THE BEST WE COULD DO by Thi Bui (Abrams Books)
• THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS WRONG by Mimi Pond (Drawn and Quarterly)
• THE FLINSTONES by Mark Russell and Steve Pugh (DC Comics)
• THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER by Jen Wang (First Second)

Digital Book of the Year

• BANDETTE by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain)
• BARRIER by Brian K. Vaughn, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente (Panel Syndicate)
• CHECK, PLEASE!: #HOCKEY by Ngozi Ukazu (checkpleasecomic.com)
• NOT DRUNK ENOUGH by Tessa Stone (ndecomic.com)
• THE TEA DRAGON SOCIETY by Katie O’Neill (teadragonsociety.com)

Best Children or Young Adult Book

• BRAVE by Svetlana Chmakova (JY)
• REAL FRIENDS by Shannon Hale and LeUyeun Pham (First Second)
• SPINNING by Tillie Walden (First Second)
• THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER by Jen Wang (First Second)
• THE TEA DRAGON SOCIETY, by Katie O’Neill (Oni Press)

Best Adaptation from a Comic Book/Graphic Novel

• ATOMIC BLONDE (Focus Features) – Directed by David Leitch. Adapted from “The Coldest City” (Oni Press)
• BLACK PANTHER (Walt Disney Pictures) – Directed by Ryan Coogler. Adapted from “Black Panther” (Marvel Comics)
• THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (Warner Bros.) – Directed by Chris McKay. Adapted from “Batman” (DC Comics)
• LOGAN (20th Century Fox) – Directed by James Mangold. Adapted from “Wolverine” (Marvel Comics)
• MY FRIEND DAHMER (FilmRise) – Directed by Marc Meyers. Adapted from “My Friend Dahmer” (Abrams ComicArts)
• PREACHER (AMC) – Developed by Sam Catlin, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg. Adapted from “Preacher” (DC/Vertigo)
• RIVERDALE (The CW) – Developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Adapted from “Archie” (Archie Comics)
• THE END OF THE F***ING WORLD (Netflix) – Written by Charlie Covell. Adapted from “The End of the F***ing World” (Fantagraphics)
• THOR: RAGNAROK (Walt Disney Pictures) – Directed by Taika Waititi. Adapted from “Thor” (Marvel Comics)
• WONDER WOMAN (Warner Bros.) – Directed by Patty Jenkins. Adapted from “Wonder Woman” (DC Comics)

Best Manga

• MY BROTHER’S HUSBAND by Gengoroh Tagame Anne Ishii (Pantheon Graphic Library)
• MY HERO ACADEMIA by Kohei Horikoshi (Viz Media)
• MY LESBIAN EXPERIENCE WITH LONELINESS by Nagata Kabi (Seven Seas)
• TOKYO GHOUL by Sui Ishida (Viz Media)
• YOUR NAME by Makoto Shinkai and Ranmaru Kotone (Yen Press)

Best European Book

• AUDUBON: ON THE WINGS OF THE WORLD by Fabien Grolleau and Jerémie Royer (Nobrow)
• CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’: CASS ELLIOT BEFORE THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS by Pénélope Bagieu (First Second)
• FLIGHT OF THE RAVEN by Jean-Pierre Gibrat (IDW)
• THE GHOST OF GAUDI by El Torres and Jesús Alonso Iglesias (Magnetic Press)
• THE LADIES IN WAITING by Santiago García and Javier Olivares (Fantagraphics)

2016 Harvey Awards Winners

The 29th Annual Awards were presented on Saturday September 3, 2016 part of this year's Baltimore Comic Con.

The Harvey Awards are named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the cartoonist and founding editor of MAD magazine, and selected entirely by creators.

Best Writer
Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Image Comics

Best Artist
Fiona Staples, 'Saga', Image Comics

Best Cartoonist
Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo

Best Letterer
John Workman, Ragnarok, IDW Publishing

Best Inker
Klaus Janson, Dark Knight III: The Master Race, DC Comics

Best Colourist
Laura Allred, Silver Surfer, Marvel Comics

Best Cover Artist
Fiona Staples, 'Saga', Image Comics

Most Promising New Talent
Tom King, The Vision, Marvel Comics

Best New Series
Paper Girls, Image Comics

Best Continuing or Limited Series
'Saga', Image Comics

Best Syndicated Strip or Panel
Bloom County, Berkeley Breathed, Universal Uclick

Best Anthology
Peanuts: A Tribute To Charles M. Schulz, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios

Best Graphic Album - Original
March: Book Two, Top Shelf Productions

Best Graphic Album - Previously Published
The Less Than Epic Adventures Of Tj And Amal, Iron Circus Comics

Best Single Issue or Story
Peanuts: A Tribute To Charles M. Schulz, BOOM! Studios

Best Domestic Reprint Project
Crimson VOL. 1, BOOM! Studios

Best American Edition of Foreign Material
Tie: Two Brothers, Dark Horse Books
Corto Maltese: Beyond The Windy Isles, IDW Publishing

Best Online Comics Work
Battlepug, Mike Norton, battlepug.com

Special Award for Humor in Comics
Chip Zdarsky, Howard The Duck, Marvel Comics

Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation
March: Book Two, Top Shelf Productions

Best Original Graphic Publication for Young Readers
'Lumberjanes', BOOM! Box (BOOM! Studios)

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation
Peanuts: A Tribute To Charles M. Schulz, Scott Newman, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios

2015 Harvey Awards Winners

Presented in a ceremony at this year's Baltimore Comic Con, the Harvey Awards are named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the cartoonist and founding editor of MAD magazine, and selected entirely by creators.

Best Writer
Mark Waid, 'Daredevil', Marvel Comics

Best Artist
Fiona Staples, 'Saga', Image Comics

Best Cartoonist
Terry Moore, 'Rache Rising', Abstract Studios

Best Letterer
Jack Morelli, 'Afterline With Archie', Archie Comic Publications

Best Inker
Danny Miki, 'Batman', DC Comics

Best Colourist
Dave Stewart, 'Hellboy In Hell', Dark Horse Comics

Best Cover Artist
Fiona Staples, 'Saga', Image Comics

Most Promising New Talent
Chad Lambert, "Kill Me" from 'Dark Horse Presents', Dark Horse Comics

Best New Series
'Southern Bastards', Image Comics

Best Continuing or Limited Series
'Saga', Image Comics

Best Syndicated Strip or Panel
'Dick Tracy', Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, Tribune Media Services

Best Anthology
'Dark Horse Presents', Dark Horse Comics

Best Graphic Album - Original
'Jim Henson's The Musical Monsters Of Turkey Hollow', Archaia/BOOM! Studios

Best Graphic Album - Previously Published
'Mouse Guard: Baldwin The Brave And Other Tales', Archaia/BOOM! Studios

Best Single Issue or Story
"Breaking Out", 'Dark Horse Presents #35', Dark Horse Comics

Best Domestic Reprint Project
'Steranko Nick Fury Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artist's Edition', IDW

Best American Edition of Foreign Material
'Blacksad: Amarillo', Dark Horse Comics

Best Online Comics Work
'The Private Eye', Brian K Vaughan, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente

Special Award for Humor in Comics
Chip Zdarsky, 'Sex Criminals', Image Comics

Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation
'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History', Andrew Farago, Insight Editions

Best Original Graphic Publication for Young Readers
'Lumberjanes', BOOM! Box (BOOM! Studios)

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation
'Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream', Andrew Carl, Josh O'Neill, and Chris Stevens, Locust Moon Press

2014 Harvey Awards Winners

Presented in a ceremony at Baltimore Comic Con, the Harvey Awards are named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the cartoonist and founding editor of MAD magazine, and selected entirely by creators.

Best Writer
Brian K. Vaughan, SAGA, Image Comics

Best Artist
Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics

Best Cartoonist
Paul Pope, BATTLING BOY, First Second

Best Letterer
Terry Moore, RACHEL RISING, Abstract Studio

Best Inker
Wade Von Grawbadger, ALL NEW X-MEN, Marvel Comics

Best Colourist
Dave Stewart, HELLBOY: THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS, Dark Horse Comics

Best Cover Artist
Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics

Most Promising New Talent
Chip Zdarsky, SEX CRIMINALS, Image Comics

Best New Series
SEX CRIMINALS, Image Comics

Best Continuing or Limited Series
SAGA, Image Comics

Best Syndicated Strip or Panel
DICK TRACY, Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, Tribune Media Services

Best Anthology
DARK HORSE PRESENTS, Dark Horse Comics

Best Graphic Album – Original
THE FIFTH BEATLE: THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY, Dark Horse Comics

Best Graphic Album – Previously Published
MOUSE GUARD VOL. 3: THE BLACK AXE, BOOM! Studios/Archaia

Best Single Issue or Story
Pizza is My Business, HAWKEYE #11, Marvel Comics

Best Domestic Reprint Project
BEST OF COMIX BOOK: WHEN MARVEL COMICS WENT UNDERGROUND, Kitchen Sink Books/Dark Horse

Best American Edition of Foreign Material
ATTACK ON TITAN, Kodansha

Best Online Comics Work
BATTLEPUG, Mike Norton, battlepug.com

Special Award for Humor in Comics
Ryan North, ADVENTURE TIME, KaBOOM!

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation
BEST OF COMIX BOOK: WHEN MARVEL COMICS WENT UNDERGROUND, John Lind, Kitchen Sink Books/Dark Horse Comics

Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation
THE FIFTH BEATLE: THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY, by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson, and Kyle Baker, Dark Horse

Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers
ADVENTURE TIME, KaBOOM! Studios

Harvey Kurtzman Hall of Fame Award
Charles M Schultz

Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award
Stan Golberg

Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award
Herb Trimpe