The SAGA of the 2013 Harvey Awards

By pghhead -

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND SEPTEMBER 7, 2013: The 26th Annual Harvey Awards were presented tonight as part of the Baltimore Comic Con during a dinner at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. One title and its’ creative and art team ran away with most of the honors. While that’s a remarkable achievement, it’s a little disappointing that its’ dominance in the voting meant that several deserving books and creators had to settle for just being nominated. More details will follow, but here is the short list. (This is not the order of presentation, but the order in which most readers will have more interest.)

BEST WRITER = Brian K. Vaughan, SAGA, Image Comics

BEST ARTIST = Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY = SAGA #1, Image Comics

BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES = SAGA, Image Comics

BEST NEW SERIES = SAGA, Image Comics

HERO INITIATIVE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD = Sal Busecma

DICK GIORDANO HERO INITIATIVE HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD = Paul Levitz

BEST LETTERER = Todd Klein, FABLES, DC Comics

BEST INKER = Klaus Janson, CAPTAIN AMERICA, Marvel Comics

BEST COLORIST = Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics

BEST COVER ARTIST = David Aja, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics

BEST CARTOONIST = Jaime Hernandez, LOVE AND ROCKETS: NEW STORIES, Fantagraphics

MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT = Dennis Hopeless, AVENGERS ARENA, Marvel Comics

BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK = BATTLEPUG, Mike Norton, battlepug.com

SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS = Ryan North, ADVENTURE TIME, KaBOOM! Studios

SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION = BUILDING STORIES, Chris Ware, Pantheon Books

BEST ANTHOLOGY = DARK HORSE PRESENTS, various, Dark Horse

BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS = ADVENTURE TIME, KaBOOM! Studios

BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL = DICK TRACY, Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, Tribune Media Services

BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL = BLACKSAD: A SILENT HELL, Dark Horse

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED = ALIEN: THE ILLUSTRATED STORY, Titan Books

BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT = DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI’S DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN, ARTIST’S EDITION, IDW

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION = ROBOT 6 WEBSITE, Comic Book Resources




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