As every year, the nominees to win the prestigious Harvey Awards from the world of comics. In this 2010, the lucky ones, within each of the multiple categories, are the following:
BEST SCRIPTWRITER
- Jason Aaron, “Scalped,” Vertigo / DC Comics
- Geoff Johns, "Blackest Night," DC Comics
- Robert Kirkman, "The Walking Dead," Image Comics
- Jeff Kinney, "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid # 3: The Last Straw," Amulet Books
- Mark Waid, “Irredeemable”, Boom! Studios
BEST DRAWER
- Robert Crumb, "Book Of Genesis", WW Norton
- Guy Davis, "Bprd: Black Goddess", Dark Horse Comics
- Brian Fies, “Whatever Happened To The World Of Tomorrow?”, Abrams ComicArts
- David Petersen, "Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 ?, Archaia Studios Press
- Frank Quitely, "Batman And Robin", DC Comics
- JH Williams III, "Detective Comics," DC Comics
BEST FULL AUTHOR
- Darwyn Cooke, "Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter," IDW
- Jeff Kinney, "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid # 3: The Last Straw," Amulet Books
- Roger Langridge, “The Muppet Show Comic Book”, Boom! Studios
- David Mazzucchelli, “Asterios Polyp”, Pantheon
- Seth, "George Sprott (1894-1975)", Drawn and Quarterly
BEST MARKER
- Chris Eliopoulos, “Franklin Richards: Son Of A Genius” stories, Marvel Comics
- Brian Fies, “Whatever Happened To The World Of Tomorrow?”, Abrams ComicArts
- Thomas Mauer, “Rapture,” Dark Horse Comics
- David Mazzucchelli, “Asterios Polyp”, Pantheon
- Richard Starkings, "Elephantmen," Image Comics
BEST INKER
- Oclair Albert, “Blackest Night”, DC Comics
- Steve Ellis, “High Moon,” Zuda / DC Comics
- Klaus Janson, “Amazing Spider-Man,” Marvel Comics
- Jeff Kinney, "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid # 3: The Last Straw," Amulet Books
- Mark Morales, "Thor," Marvel Comics
BEST COLORIST
- Brian Fies, “Whatever Happened To The World Of Tomorrow?”, Abrams ComicArts
- Steve Hamaker, "Bone: Crown Of Horns," Graphix
- Laura Martin, “The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures”, IDW
- David Mazzucchelli, “Asterios Polyp”, Pantheon
- Dave Stewart, “BPRD: Black Goddess,” Dark Horse Comics
BEST PORTADIST
- Jenny Frison, “The Dreamer,” IDW
- Mike Mignola, "Hellboy: The Bride Of Hell", Dark Horse Comics
- Michael Avon Oeming, "Mice Templar: Destiny, Part I," Image Comics
- Frank Quitely, "Batman And Robin", DC Comics
- JH Williams III, "Detective Comics," DC Comics
BEST NEW TALENT
- Kevin Cannon, “Far Arden,” Top Shelf
- Rob Guillory, “Chew,” Image Comics
- Reinhard Kleist, "Johnny Cash: I See A Darkness", Abrams ComicArts
- Nathan Schreiber, “Act-I-Vate: Power Out,” http://act-i-vate.com
- Matthew Weldon, "New Brighton Archeological Society," Image Comics
BEST NEW SERIES
- "Batman And Robin", DC Comics
- "Chew", Image Comics
- "Irredeemable", Boom! Studios
- "Sweet Tooth", Vertigo / DC Comics
- "Unwritten", Vertigo / DC Comics
BEST INDEFINITE SERIES OR MINI SERIES
- "Beasts Of Burden", Dark Horse Comics
- "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid", Amulet Books
- "Ganges", Fantagraphics Books
- "Invincible", Image Comics
- "Scalped", Vertigo / DC Comics
"The Walking Dead", Image Comics
BEST ORIGINAL PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS
- "Amulet: Storekeeper's Curse", Graphix
- "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid # 3: The Last Straw", Amulet Books
- "Grown-Ups Are Dumb", Hyperion Books
- "The Muppet Show Comic Book", Boom! Studios
- "New Brighton Archeological Society", Image Comics
- "3-2-3 Detective Agency", Amulet Books
BEST ANTHOLOGY
- “Act-I-Vate”, http://act-i-vate.com
- “Flight # 6 ?, Villard
- "Popgun # 3 ?, Image Comics
- "Strange Tales", Marvel Comics
- "Wednesday Comics", DC Comics
BEST ORIGINAL ALBUM
- “Asterios Polyp”, by David Mazucchelli, Pantheon
- “Book Of Genesis”, by Robert Crumb, WW Norton
- "George Sprott (1894-1975)", by Seth, Drawn and Quarterly
- “Footnotes In Gaza”, by Joe Sacco, Metropolitan Books
- “Stitches”, by David Small, WW Norton
- “Whatever Happened To The World Of Tomorrow?”, By Brian Fies, Abrams ComicArts
BEST PREVIOUSLY RELEASED ALBUM
- “AD: New Orleans After The Deluge”, by Josh Neufeld, Pantheon
- “Collected Essex County”, by Jeff Lemire, Top Shelf
- “Graveslinger”, by Shannon Denton, Jeff Mariotte, John Cboins and Nina Sorat, IDW
- “Masterpiece Comics”, by R. Sikoryak, Drawn and Quarterly
- “Mice Templar Volume 1 ?, by Bryan JL Glass and Michael Avon Oeming, Image Comics
BEST VIGNETTE OR PRESS STRIP
- “Cul-De-Sac”, by Richard Thompson, Universal Press Syndicate
- “Foxtrot”, by Bill Amend, Universal Press Syndicate
- “Get Fuzzy” by Darby Conley, United Feature Syndicate
- “Mutts” by Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
- “Pearls Before Swine”, by Stephan Pastis, United Feature Syndicate
BEST NATIONAL MATERIAL RE-EDITION PROJECT
- “The Best Of Simon And Kirby”, by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; edited by Steve Saffel, Titan Books
- “Humbug”, conceived and edited by Harvey Kurtzman and created by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, Will Elder, Al Jaffee and Arnold Roth; edited by Gary Groth, Fantagraphics Books
- “Rip Kirby”, by Alex Raymond; edited by Dean Mullaney, IDW
- “The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures”, by Dave Stevens; edited by Scott Dunbier, IDW
- "The Toon Treasury Of Classic Children's Comics", edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly, Abrams ComicsArt
BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL
- “The Art Of Osamu Tezuka: God Of Manga”, by Helen McCarthy, Abrams ComicArts
- “Manga Kamishibai”, by Eric P. Nash, Abrams ComicArts
- “The Photographer”, by Emmanuel Guibert, Didier LeFevre and Frederic Lemercier, First Second
- “Pluto: Urasawa X Tezuka”, by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki, Viz Media
- “20th Century Boys”, by Naoki Urasawa, Viz Media
BEST ONLINE COMIC
"Hark! A Vagrant “, by Kate Beaton
"High Moon" by Steve Ellis, David Gallaher and Scott O. Brown
"Power Out", by Nathan Schreibe
"PvP" by Scott Kurtz
"Untitled" by Cameron Stewart
SPECIAL PRIZE FOR HUMOR IN THE COMIC
- Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson, "Beasts Of Burden," Dark Horse Books
- Jeff Kinney, "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid # 3: The Last Straw," Amulet Books
- Roger Landridge, “The Muppet Show Comic Book”, Boom! Studios
- Bryan Lee O'Malley, “Scott Pilgrim # 5 ?, Oni Press
- Andrew Pepoy, “The Adventures Of Simone & Ajax: A Christmas Caper”, ComicMix
SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
- "Art OF Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius Of Comics", by Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle, Abrams ComicArts
- “The Brinkley Girls: The Best Of Nell Brinkley's Cartoons From 1913-1940 ?, edited by Trina Robbins, Fantagraphics Books
- "George Sprott (1894-1975)", by Seth, Drawn and Quarterly
- “The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures”, by Dave Stevens, edited by Scott Dunbier, IDW
- "Secret Identity: The Fetish Art Of Superman's Co-Creator Joe Shuster", edited by Craig Yoe, Abrams ComicArts
- “Wednesday Comics”, edited by Mark Chiarello, DC Comics
BEST BIOGRAPHIC, HISTORICAL OR NEWSPAPER PRESENTATION
- “Alter-ego”, edited by Roy Thomas, TwoMorrows
- “Art Of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius Of Comics”, by Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle, Abrams ComicArts
- “The Best Of Simon And Kirby”, by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; edited by Steve Saffel, Titan Books
- "The Comics Journal", edited by Gary Groth, Michael Dean and Kristy Valenti, Fantagraphics Books
- “Underground Classics”, by James Danky and Denis Kitchen, Abrams ComicArts
BEST UNIT NUMBER OR HISTORY
- “Alec: The Years Have Pants”, by Eddie Campbell, Top Shelf
- “Asterios Polyp”, by David Mazucchelli, Pantheon
- “Ganges # 3 ?, by Kevin Huizenga, Fantagraphics Books
- "George Sprott (1894-1975)", by Seth, Drawn and Quarterly
- “Jonah Hex # 50 ?, written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, drawing by Darwyn Cooke, DC Comics
- “Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter”, by Darwyn Cooke, IDW
- “Whatever Happened To The World Of Tomorrow?”, By Brian Fies, Abrams ComicArts
I'll be away for a couple of weeks because I can finally have a few vacation in conditions, so to be good and when I return I will come with the batteries.