The 2008 Harvey Award Nominees were announced today, and the MIGHTY MOTOR SAPIENS got a nomination in the ‘best syndicated panel or strip category’.<\/p>\n
It goes without saying that I’m thrilled. Since my ‘return’ to comics I’ve been involved in 2 self-syndicated on-line strips, and now both of them have received HArvey Award nominations!<\/p>\n
I had initially intended to avoid conventions this year, but it looks likely that I will attempt to attend The Baltimore convention after all. I had a good time at the awards ceremony last year, and how often do you get nominated for awards anyway. Okay, yeah, two years in row so far. I’m not counting on a hat-trick next year!<\/p>\n
Here’s the Official Announcement cribbed from the Harvey Awards website after the cut: <\/p>\n
BALTIMORE, MD (June 18, 2008) — The 2008 Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced with the release of the final ballot, presented by the Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con. Named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the industry’s most innovative talents, the Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art. They will be presented September 27, 2008 in Baltimore, MD, in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con.<\/p>\n
Nominations for the Harvey Awards are selected exclusively by creators – those who write, draw, ink, letter, color, design, edit or are otherwise involved in a creative capacity in the comics field. They are the only industry awards both nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. Professionals who participate will be joining nearly 2,000 other comics professionals in honoring the outstanding comics achievements of 2007. Thank you to all that have already participated by submitting a nomination ballot.<\/p>\n
Final ballots are due to the Harvey Awards by Friday, August 15, 2008. Full details for submission of completed ballots can be found on the final ballot. Voting is open to anyone involved in a creative capacity within the comics field. Final ballots are available for download at www.harveyawards.org. Those without Internet access may request that paper ballots be sent to them via mail or fax by calling the Baltimore Comic-Con (410-526-7410) or e-mailing baltimorecomicccon@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n
This will be the third year for the Harvey Awards in Baltimore, MD. Our Master of Ceremonies will once again be Kyle Baker. Look for more details soon on how you can attend the Harvey Awards dinner.<\/p>\n
This year’s Baltimore Comic-Con will be held September 27-28, 2008. Convention hours are Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. The ceremony and banquet for the 2008 Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, September 27.<\/p>\n
Without further delay, the 2008 Harvey Award Nominees:
\nBEST WRITER<\/p>\nEd Brubaker, Captain America, Marvel Comics
\nJeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
\nGrant Morrison, All Star Superman, DC Comics
\nWilliam Van Horn, Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Gemstone
\nBrian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man, Vertigo\/DC Comics<\/p>\nBEST ARTIST<\/p>\n
Gabriel Ba, Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics
\nJohn Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men, Marvel Comics
\nGuy Davis, BPRD, Dark Horse Comics
\nFrank Quitely, All Star Superman, DC Comics
\nWilliam Van Horn, Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Gemstone<\/p>\nBEST CARTOONIST<\/p>\n
Darwyn Cooke, The Spirit, DC Comics
\nMatt Kindt, Super Spy, Top Shelf
\nJeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
\nBryan Lee O’Malley, Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together, Oni Press
\nVasilis Lolos, Last Call, Oni Press
\nWilliam Van Horn, Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Gemstone<\/p>\nBEST GRAPHIC ALBUM – ORIGINAL <\/p>\n
The Arrival, Scholastic Books
\nDonald Duck: The Case of the Missing Mummy, Gemstone
\nExit Wounds, Drawn & Quarterly
\nLaika, First Second
\nScott Pilgrim Gets It Together, Oni Press<\/p>\nBEST GRAPHIC ALBUM – PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED<\/p>\n
The Annotated Northwest Passage, Oni Press
\nAntiques, Volume 1, Gemstone
\nCaptain America Omnibus, Volume 1, Marvel Comics
\nDamned, Volume 1, Oni Press
\nDark Tower: The Gunslinger Born, Marvel Comics<\/p>\nBEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT<\/p>\n
Complete Peanuts, Fantagraphics Books
\nComplete Terry and the Pirates, IDW
\nEC Archives, Gemstone
\nPopeye, Fantagraphics Books
\nWalt and Skeezix, Drawn & Quarterly<\/p>\nBEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL<\/p>\n
Eduardo Risso’s Tales of Terror, Dynamite Entertainment
\nExit Wounds, Drawn & Quarterly
\nManga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Abrams
\nMoomin, Volume 2, Drawn & Quarterly
\nWitchblade Manga, Top Cow\/Image<\/p>\nSPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR<\/p>\n
Chris Eliopoulos, Franklin Richards series, Marvel Comics
\nNicholas Gurewitch, Perry Bible Fellowship, www.pbfcomics.com
\nJeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
\nBryan Lee O’Malley, Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together, Oni Press
\nWilliam Van Horn, Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Gemstone<\/p>\nBEST ON-LINE COMIC<\/p>\n
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney, www.wimpykid.com
\nEZ Street, Robert Tinnell and Mark Wheatley, www.comicmix.com\/title\/ez-street\/
\nPenny Arcade, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, www.penny-arcade.com
\nPerry Bible Fellowship, Nicholas Gurewitch, www.pbfcomics.com
\nSurreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo, Dwight L. Macpherson, Thomas Boatwright
\n and Thomas Mauer,
\n www.drunkduck.com\/The_Surreal_Adventures_of_Edgar_Allan_Poo<\/p>\nSPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION<\/p>\n
The Annotated Northwest Passage, Scott Chantler, Oni Press
\nDiary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney, Amulet Books
\nEC Archives, Various, edited by John Clark, Gemstone
\nPostcards: True Stories That Never Happened, edited by Jason Rodriguez, Villard
\nSuper Spy, Matt Kindt, Top Shelf<\/p>\nBEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY<\/p>\n
Alice in Sunderland, Dark Horse Comics
\nAll Star Superman # 8, DC Comics
\nCaptain America # 25, Marvel Comics
\nDonald Duck: The Case of the Missing Mummy, Gemstone
\nI Killed Adolf Hitler, Fantagraphics Books
\nImmortal Iron Fist # 7, Marvel Comics
\nStephen Colbert’s Tek Jansen # 1, Oni Press<\/p>\nBEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION<\/p>\n
Blah Blah Blog, Tom Brevoort, http:\/\/www.marvel.com\/blogs\/Tom%20Brevoort\/
\nThe Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth and Michael Dean, Fantagraphics Books
\nMeanwhile…Comics!, John, Jason and Scott, http:\/\/www.meanwhilecomics.com
\nThe Naked Artist: Comic Book Legends, Bryan Talbot and Hunt Emerson, Moonstone Books
\nOverstreet Comic Book Price Guide, edited by J.C. Vaughn, Gemstone
\nReading Comics: How Graphic Albums Work and What They Mean, Douglas Wolk, Da Capo Press<\/p>\nBEST COVER ARTIST<\/p>\n
John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men, Marvel Comics
\nMarko Djurdjevic, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
\nJames Jean, Fables, Vertigo\/DC Comics
\nMike Mignola, Hellboy, Dark Horse Comics
\nWilliam Van Horn, Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Gemstone<\/p>\nBEST LETTERER<\/p>\n
Chris Eliopoulos, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
\nJared K. Fletcher, The Spirit, DC Comics
\nWillie Schubert, Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Gemstone
\nDouglas E. Sherwood, Local, Oni Books
\nChris Ware, Acme Novelty Library, Acme Novelty<\/p>\nBEST COLORIST<\/p>\n
Susan Daigle-Leach, Uncle Scrooge, Gemstone
\nJamie Grant, All Star Superman, DC Comics
\nMatt Hollingsworth, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
\nMatt Kindt, Super Spy, Top Shelf
\nLaura Martin, Thor, Marvel Comics<\/p>\nBEST INKER<\/p>\n
Stefano Gaudiano, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
\nJeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
\nSteve Leialoha, Fables, DC Comics
\nMark Morales, Thor, Marvel Comics
\nKevin Nowlan, Witchblade, Top Cow\/Image<\/p>\nBEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL<\/p>\n
Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau, Universal Press Syndicate
\nGet Fuzzy, Darby Conley, United Feature Syndicate
\nThe K Chronicles, Keith Knight, Self-Syndicated
\nThe Mighty Motor-Sapiens, Mark Wheatley, Daniel Krall, Robert Tinnell, MJ Butler,
\n Craig Taillerfer, Matthew Plog, and Jerry Carr, Self-Syndicated
\nMutts, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate<\/p>\nBEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES<\/p>\n
All Star Superman, DC Comics
\nCaptain America, Marvel Comics
\nDamned, Oni Press
\nDaredevil, Marvel Comics
\nUmbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics
\nUncle Scrooge, Gemstone Comics<\/p>\nBEST NEW SERIES<\/p>\n
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
\nThe Order, Marvel Comics
\nResurrection, Oni Press
\nThor, Marvel Comics
\nUmbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics<\/p>\nBEST NEW TALENT<\/p>\n
Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
\nJeff Lemire, Essex County, Top Shelf
\nVasilis Lolos, Last Call, Oni Press
\nRobbi Rodriguez, Maintenance, Oni Press
\nChristian Slade, Korgi #1: Sprouting Wings, Top Shelf<\/p>\nBEST ANTHOLOGY<\/p>\n
Flight Volume 4, edited by Kazu Kibuishi, Ballantine Books
\nMome Volume 8, edited by Gary Groth and Eric Reynolds, Fantagraphics Books
\nPopgun Volume 1, edited by Joe Keatinge and Mark Andrew Smith, Image Books
\nPostcards: True Stories That Never Happened, edited by Jason Rodriquez, Villard
\nWalt Disney’s Comics and Stories, edited by John Clark, Gemstone<\/p>\nCongratulations to all the nominees! If you know a nominee, please pass on the good news!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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