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The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993) and coordinated by the publisher Fantagraphics are given for achievement in comic books. Harvey Kurtzman ( October 3, 1924, Brooklyn New York – February 21, 1993) was a U Fantagraphics Books is an American publisher of Alternative comics, classic Comic strip anthologies Magazines Graphic novels A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative The Harveys were created as part of a successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987. The Jack Kirby Award for achievement in Comic books was presented from 1985-1987 by Amazing Heroes magazine and managed by Dave Olbrich

The Harvey Awards are nominated by an open vote among comic-book professionals. The top five vote-getters in each category are chosen for a second vote from which the winners are chosen.

Since their inception, the awards have been presented at various fan conventions: the Chicago Comic-Con, the Dallas Fantasy Fair, Oakland, California's Wondercon, and the Pittsburgh Comicon. A fan convention, or con, is an event in which fans of a particular TV show, Comic book, or Actor, or an entire style of entertainment Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U In 2004 and 2005, the presentation was held at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) in New York City. The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA is an American Not-for-profit arts organization, founded in October 2001 and devoted to the production history and relevance The City of New York [1][2] In 2006 the awards' presentation was moved to Baltimore Comic-Con. The Baltimore Comic-Con ( comic convention) is a comic book-oriented Fan convention held in the fall of every year since its inception in 2000

Categories and winners of Harvey Awards are:

Contents

Best Writer

Best Artist or Penciller

Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)

Special Award For Humor

Best Inker

Best Letterer

Best Colorist

Best Cover Artist

Special Award for Excellence in Production/Presentation

Best New Series

Best Continuing or Limited Series

Best Single Issue or Story

Best Graphic Album

Best Graphic Album of Original Work

Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work

Best Anthology

Best Syndicated Strip or Panel

Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation

Best American Edition of Foreign Material

Best Domestic Reprint Project

Best New Talent

Best Online Comics Work

The Jack Kirby Hall of Fame

The Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ HarveyAwards.org: "Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art Announces 2004 Harveys Nominees"
  2. ^ Press release (May 13, 2005): "18th Annual Harvey Awards Winners to Be Announced in June 11 Ceremony in NYC"

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