The Harvey Awards Announce Thier 2023 Nominees

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The Harvey Awards are one of the most prestigious honors bestowed on creators in the comic industry. Since 1988, these awards have recognized the outstanding achievements of creators across the entire industry. This includes digital works, manga, children’s books, television, and more. This year’s batch of nominees is no different, with creators being singled out for their amazing contributions to comics this year. The announcement of this year’s nominees comes a few months before the actual ceremony takes place during this year’s New York Comic Con.

The Legacy of the Harvey Awards

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The Harvey Awards are named after American cartoonist, writer, editor, and comic pioneer Harvey Kurtzman. Kurtzman is most notable for the creation of MAD magazine in 1952. From there, the iconic creator went on to create a variety of works including Humbug, Help!, and The Jungle Book. He also served as a mentor to several talents within the industry. They include Terry Gilliam, Gloria Steinem, and Robert Crumb.

This Year’s Honorees

This year’s batch of Harvey Award nominees comes from a committee of those within the industry. This committee includes creators and publishers as well as retailers and librarians. The nominees span six distinct categories: Book of the Year, Digital Book of the Year, Best Children or Young Adult Book, Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel, Best Manga, and Best International Book.

Plus, three special recognition awards will be announced during the New York Comic Con ceremony. They are the Comics Industry Pioneer Award, Harvey Hall of Fame Award, and International Spotlight Award. Here is a full list of the nominees this year:

Book of the Year

Acting Class by Nick Drnaso
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Follow Me Down: A Reckless Book by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Jacob Phillips
Girl Juice by Benji Nate
It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood
Little Monsters Vol. 1 by Jeff Lemire & Dustin Nguyen
The Man in the McIntosh Suit by Rina Ayuyang
Mimosa by Archie Bongiovanni
Public Domain Vol. 1 by Chip Zdarsky
Who Will Make the Pancakes by Megan Kelso

Digital Book of the Year

Barnstormers by Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay
Deeply Dave by Grover
Everything is Fine by Mike Birchall
Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe
Ripple Effects by Jordan Hart, Bruno Chiroleu, Justin Harder, and Shane Kadlecik

Children’s or Young Adult Book

Clementine Fox and the Great Island Adventure by Leigh Luna
Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club: Roll Call by Molly Knox Ostertag and Xanthe Bouma
Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra
Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying
In Limbo: A Graphic Memoir by Deb JJ Lee
Northranger by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo

Manga

Cat + Gamer by Wataru Nadatani, translated by Zack Davisson
Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translated by Amanda Haley
Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translated by Amanda Haley
Shuna’s Journey by Hayao Miyazaki, translated by Alex Dudok de Wit
Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo, translated by Casey Loe

International Book

Alice on the Run: One Child’s Journey Through the Rwandan Civil War by Gaspard Talmasse, translated by Nanette McGuinness
Always Never by Jordi Lafebre and Clemence Sapin, translated by Montana Kane
Ashes by Álvaro Ortiz, translated by Eva Ibarzabal
Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 1 by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, translated by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander
The Extraordinary Part: Book One: Orsay’s Hands by Florent Ruppert and Jérôme Mulot, translated by M.B. Valente
Tiki: A Very Ruff Year by David Azencot, Fred Leclerc, and Lucie Firou, translated by Nanette McGuinness