2015 HARVEY AWARD nominees announced

from the official press release . . . . . . . . . BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - July 5, 2016 - The 2016 Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced with the release of the final ballot representing the input of the voters, 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 3, 2016 in Baltimore, MD, in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con. The Harvey Awards may be voted on exclusively by Comic-Book creators, those who write, draw, ink, color, letter, design, edit, or are otherwise professionally involved in the creative aspect of comics, online or in print. The Harvey Awards are the only industry awards both nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. Thank you to all that have already participated by submitting a nomination ballot. Final ballots are due to the Harvey Awards by Monday, August 8, 2016. Full submission instructions can be found on the final ballot. Voting is open to anyone professionally involved in a creative capacity within the comics field.  This will be the eleventh year for the Harvey Awards in Baltimore, MD. Look for more details soon as to how you can attend the Harvey Awards dinner.  This year's Baltimore Comic-Con will be held September 2-4, 2016. The ceremony and banquet for the 2016 Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, September 3rd. Without further delay, the 2015 Harvey Award Nominees:   BEST LETTERER   ____ Aubrey Aiese, LUMBERJANES, BOOM! Box/BOOM! Studios ____ Dave Lanphear, DIVINITY, Valiant Entertainment ____ Patricia Martin, WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR, Valiant Entertainment ____ Dave Sharpe, NINJAK, Valiant Entertainment ____ John Workman, RAGNAROK, IDW Publishing   BEST COLORIST   ____ Laura Allred, SILVER SURFER, Marvel Comics ____ Ulises Arreola, NINJAK, Valiant Entertainment ____ David Baron, DIVINITY, Valiant Entertainment ____ Jordie Bellaire, INJECTION, Image Comics ____ Laura Martin, RAGNAROK, IDW Publishing ____ Brian Reber, X-O MANOWAR, Valiant Entertainment   BEST SYNDICATED STRIP or PANEL   ____ BIZARRO, Dan Piraro, King Features Syndicate ____ BLOOM COUNTY, Berkeley Breathed, Universal Uclick ____ DICK TRACY, Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, Tribune Content Agency ____ MUTTS, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate ____ PEARLS BEFORE SWINE, Stephan Pastis, Universal Uclick ____ PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN, Dana Simpson, Universal Uclick ____ ZIPPY THE PINHEAD, Bill Griffith, King Features Syndicate   BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK   ____ ALBERT THE ALIEN, Trevor Mueller and Gabriel Bautista http://albertthealien.com ____ BATTLEPUG, Mike Norton  http://battlepug.com/comic/2016/6/17/epilogue ____ BLOOM COUNTY 2015, Berkeley Breathed  http://www.gocomics.com/bloom-county/ ____ OH JOY SEX TOY, Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan  http://www.ohjoysextoy.com ____ ZOMBIE BOY, Mark Stokes  http://www.zombieboycomics.com     BEST AMERICAN EDITION of FOREIGN MATERIAL   ____ CORTO MALTESE: BEYOND THE WINDY ISLES, IDW Publishing ____ ONE PUNCH MAN, Viz ____ THE REALIST, Archaia/BOOM! Studios ____ SHOWA 1953-1989: A HISTORY OF JAPAN, Drawn & Quarterly ____ TWO BROTHERS, Dark Horse Books   BEST INKER   ____ Klaus Janson, DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE, DC Comics ____ Seth Mann, NINJAK, Valiant Entertainment ____ Danny Miki, BATMAN, DC Comics ____ Tom Palmer, BLOODSHOT REBORN, Valiant Entertainment ____ Joe Rivera, THE VALIANT, Valiant Entertainment ____ Ryan Winn, DIVINITY, Valiant Entertainment   BEST NEW SERIES   ____ ARCHIE, Archie Comics ____ BLOODSHOT REBORN, Valiant Entertainment ____ GIANT DAYS, BOOM! Box/BOOM! Studios ____ PAPER GIRLS, Image Comics ____ THE VISION, Marvel Comics   MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT   ____ Raul Allen, WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR, Valiant Entertainment ____ Robert Gill, BOOK OF DEATH, Valiant Entertainment ____ Tom King, THE VISION, Marvel Comics ____ Dan Mora, KLAUS, BOOM! Studios ____ Lissa Treiman, GIANT DAYS, BOOM! Studios   SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS   ____ James Asmus, QUANTUM AND WOODY MUST DIE!, Valiant Entertainment ____ Elliott Kalan, UNITY #25, Valiant Entertainment ____ Michael Kupperman, UNITY #25, Valiant Entertainment ____ Rafer Roberts, X-O MANOWAR #38, Valiant Entertainment ____ Fred Van Lente, IVAR, TIMEWALKER, Valiant Entertainment ____ Chip Zdarsky, HOWARD THE DUCK, Marvel Comics   BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS   ____ GIANT DAYS, BOOM! Box/BOOM! Studios ____ LUMBERJANES, BOOM! Box/BOOM! Studios ____ THE ONLY LIVING BOY, Bottled Lightning ____ OVER THE GARDEN WALL, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios ____ SPACE DUMPLINS, Scholastic Graphix   BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED   ____ BLOODSHOT REBORN VOL. 1: COLORADO TP, Valiant Entertainment ____ DIVINITY DELUXE EDITION HC, Valiant Entertainment ____ IVAR, TIMEWALKER VOL. 1: MAKING HISTORY TP, Valiant Entertainment ____ THE LESS THAN EPIC ADVENTURES OF TJ AND AMAL, Iron Circus Comics ____ NINJAK VOL. 1: WEAPONEER TP, Valiant Entertainment ____ THE VALIANT DELUXE EDITION HC, Valiant Entertainment   SPECIAL AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION    ____ BLOODSHOT REBORN, Rian Hughes, Jeff Lemire, Warren Simons, and Kyle Andrukiewicz, Valiant Entertainment ____ BOOK OF DEATH, Tom Muller, Dylan Todd, Warren Simons, and Travis Escarfullery, Valiant Entertainment ____ DIVINITY, Tom Muller, Warren Simons, Dylan Todd, and Matt Kindt, Valiant Entertainment ____ NINJAK, Rian Hughes, Tom Muller, Matt Kindt, Warren Simons, and Tom Brennan, Valiant Entertainment ____ PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, Scott Newman, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios ____ THE VALIANT, Rian Hughes, Paolo Rivera, Dylan Todd, Warren Simons, and Kyle Andrukiewicz, Valiant Entertainment   BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT   ____ ARCHER & ARMSTRONG: THE COMPLETE CLASSIC OMNIBUS HC, Valiant Entertainment ____ CRIMSON VOL. 1, BOOM! Studios ____ QUANTUM AND WOODY BY PRIEST & BRIGHT VOL. 1: KLANG TP, Valiant Entertainment ____ QUANTUM AND WOODY BY PRIEST & BRIGHT VOL. 2: SWITCH TP, Valiant Entertainment ____ QUANTUM AND WOODY BY PRIEST & BRIGHT VOL. 3: AND SO... TP, Valiant Entertainment   BEST COVER ARTIST   ____ David Aja, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics ____ Raul Allen, IVAR, TIMEWALKER, Valiant Entertainment ____ Mike Del Mundo, ELEKTRA, Marvel Comics ____ Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic, DIVINITY, Valiant Entertainment ____ David Lafuente, WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR, Valiant Entertainment ____ Lewis LaRosa, NINJAK, Valiant Entertainment ____ Paolo Rivera, THE VALIANT, Valiant Entertainment ____ Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics ____ Matt Taylor, ARCADIA, BOOM! Studios   BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, or JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION   ____ THE ART OF MOUSE GUARD: 2005-2015, Archaia/BOOM! Studios ____ THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SELF-PUBLISHING COMICS, Random House/Watson Guptill ____ MARCH: BOOK TWO, Top Shelf Productions ____ PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios ____ THE REALIST, Archaia/BOOM! Studios   BEST ANTHOLOGY   ____ DARK HORSE PRESENTS, Dark Horse Comics ____ FRESH ROMANCE, Rosy Press ____ ISLAND, Image Comics ____ PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios ____ THE 27 CLUB, A COMIC ANTHOLOGY, Red Stylo Media   BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM ORIGINAL ____ CAPTIVE OF FRIENDLY COVE, Fulcrum Publishing ____ FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, Top Shelf/IDW Publishing ____ LONG WALK TO VALHALLA, Archaia/BOOM! Studios ____ MARCH: BOOK TWO, Top Shelf Productions ____ NANJING: THE BURNING CITY, Dark Horse Comics ____ THE NEW DEAL, Dark Horse Books ____ TWO BROTHERS, Dark Horse Books   BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES   ____ BITCH PLANET, Image Comics ____ BLOODSHOT REBORN, Valiant Entertainment ____ BOOK OF DEATH, Valiant Entertainment ____ DIVINITY, Valiant Entertainment ____ GIANT DAYS, BOOM! Studios/BOOM! Box ____ NINJAK, Valiant Entertainment ____ SAGA, Image Comics ____ SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Image Comics ____ THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL, Marvel Comics   BEST WRITER   ____ Jason Aaron, SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Image Comics ____ Jeff Lemire, BLOODSHOT REBORN, Valiant Entertainment ____ Brian K. Vaughan, SAGA, Image Comics ____ Mark Waid, ARCHIE, Archie Comics ____ G. Willow Wilson, MS. MARVEL, Marvel Comics   BEST ARTIST   ____ Greg Capullo, BATMAN, DC Comics ____ Jason Latour, SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Image Comics ____ Chris Samnee, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics ____ Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics ____ Mico Suayan, BLOODSHOT REBORN, Valiant Entertainment   BEST CARTOONIST   ____ Asaf Hanuka, THE REALIST ____ Matt Kindt, UNITY #25 ____ Michael Kupperman, UNITY #25 ____ Terry Moore, RACHEL RISING ____ Rafer Roberts, X-O MANOWAR #38 ____ Stan Sakai, USAGI YOJIMBO   BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY   ____ BLOODSHOT REBORN #1, Valiant Entertainment ____ BOOK OF DEATH #1, Valiant Entertainment ____ PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, BOOM! Studios ____ SILVER SURFER #11, Marvel Comics ____ THE VALIANT #4, Valiant Entertainment ____ WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR #1, Valiant Entertainment Congratulations to all of the nominees! If you know a nominee, please pass on the good news using email, Facebook, and Twitter. For additional information about Harvey Kurtzman and the Harvey Awards, visit  http://www.harveyawards.org Harvey Awards banquet and award ceremony tickets, as well as General Admission and VIP Package tickets for Weekend, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the Baltimore Comic-Con, are now on sale. Visit  http://baltimorecomiccon.com/tickets/ for more information and to purchase your advanced tickets now.      The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 17th year of bringing the comic book industry to the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. area. With a guest list unequaled in the industry, the Baltimore Comic-Con will be held September 2-4, 2016.