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
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
Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel
- American Born Chinese
- Drops of God
- Nimona
- The Sandman
- She-Hulk
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- The Stuff of Legend – The Board Game
- Sweet Tooth Season 2
- Wednesday
