Comics Industry Legends honored at Harvey Awards in Baltimore

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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND September 26 . . . Speeches and tributes extended the duration of The 28th Annual Harvey Awards well beyond midnight as several legends of the comics industry were honored and recognized for their many contributions to the art form.  The Harvey Awards are named after cartoonist, writer and editor Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993).  The Harvey Awards have been honoring excellence in the comics industry since 1988 and have been announced at a dinner ceremony during the Baltimore Comic Con for several years now. 

The legends being recognized during the awards included writer/artists Jules Feiffer and the late Will Eisner, who  both received the Harvey Kurtzman Hall of Fame award which recognizes cartoonists for significant, historic and cultural impact.  The Dick Giordano Hero Initiative Humanitarian of the Year Award was presented to Dennis Kitchen, a pioneer of underground comics and also founder of the CBLDF (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund).  Artist Russ Heath, Jr. was presented the Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award.  Writer Vivek Tiwary (The Fifth Beatle) served as Master of Ceremonies for the Harvey Awards.

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Here are the categories and winners of the 28th Harvey Awards . . . . . . . . . .

 

BEST LETTERER  Ed Dukeshire  THE WOODS  Archaia/BOOM! Studios

BEST COLORIST  Dave Steward  HELLBOY IN HELL  Dark Horse Comics

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

BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK  Brian K Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente THE PRIVATE EYE  panel syndicate.com

BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF A FOREIGN PUBLICATION  Dark Horse Comics BLACKSAD: AMARILLO

BEST INKER  Danny Miki  BATMAN  DC Comics

BEST NEW SERIES  Image Comics SOUTHERN BASTARDS

MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT  Chad Lambert “KILL ME” from DARK HORSE PRESENTS  Dark Horse

SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS Chip Zdarsky  SEX CRIMINALS  Image Comics

BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS  — LUMBERJANES BOOM! Studios

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED  — MOUSE GUARD: BALDWIN THE BRAVE AND OTHER TALES HC  Archaia/BOOM! Studios

SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION - - LITTLE NEMO: DREAM ANOTHER DREAM Andrew Carl, Josh O’Neil and Chris Stevens  Locust Moon Press

BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT - - STERANKO: NICK FURY AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. ARTIST’S EDITION  IDW

BEST COVER ARTIST  Fiona Staples  SAGA  Image Comics

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL or JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION — TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE ULTIMATE VISUAL HISTORY  Andrew Farago, Insight Editions

BEST ANTHOLOGY — DARK HORSE PRESENTS  Dark Horse Comics

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM ORIGINAL  - - JIM HENSON’S THE MUSICAL MONSTERS OF TURKEY HOLLOW  Archaia/BOOM! Studios

BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES - - SAGA  Image Comics

BEST WRITER  Mark Waid  DAREDEVIL  Marvel Comics

BEST ARTIST  Fiona Staples  SAGA  Image Comics

BEST CARTOONIST Terry Moore RACHELRISING  Abstract Studios

BEST SINGLE ISSUE or STORY  “Breaking Out” DARK HORSE PRESENTS #35 Dark Horse Comics

 

 

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