The Harvey Awards, the top honor in comics, has announced this year's nominees. The big news for animation fans is the nomination of Gene Deitch's CAT ON A HOT THIN GROOVE for Best Domestic Reprint Project. This year's ceremony will take place at the new Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art on June 26, 2004 as part of the Third Annual MoCCA Art Festival.
Harveys' researcher and comic authority Douglass Barre said, "This years nominations celebrate the diversity of our industry from the most mainstream hits to the most alternative voices. In 2004, comic book professionals honored more publishers with Harvey nominations than in any year before."
This year's awards dinner will feature New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman (SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS, STARDUST, AMERICAN GODS, NEVERWHERE) as keynote speaker, and Staten Island's own Evan Dorkin (MILK AND CHEESE, DORK) as emcee. The dinner ceremony will be held at New York City's historic Puck Building, home to the 2004 MoCCA Art Festival.
The nominees for the 2004 Harvey Awards are:SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMORJimmy Gownley (AMELIA RULES (Renaissance Books), etc.)Sam Henderson (MAGIC WHISTLE (Alternative Press), etc.)Batton Lash (SUPERNATURAL LAW (Exhibit A Press), etc.)Tony Millionaire (SOCK MONKEY (Dark Horse), etc.)Johnny Ryan (ANGRY YOUTH COMIX (Fantagraphics), etc.)
BEST ARTISTCharles Burns for BLACK HOLE (Fantagraphics)Jaime Hernandez for LOVE & ROCKETS (Fantagraphics)George Perez for AVENGERS/JLA (DC/Marvel)Craig Thompson for BLANKETS (Top Shelf)Ashley Wood for POPBOT (IDW)
BEST CONTINUING/LIMITED SERIESBLACK HOLE by Charles Burns, edited by Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics)LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN VOLUME II by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, edited by Scott Dunbier (DC/Wildstorm/ABC)LOVE & ROCKETS by Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, edited by Gary Groth(Fantagraphics)PROMETHEA by Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III, edited by Scott Dunbier(DC/Wildstorm/ABC)SUPERNATURAL LAW by Batton Lash, edited by Jackie Estrada (Exhibit A Press)
BEST SYNDICATED STRIPDOONESBURY by G.B. TrudeauMAAKIES by Tony MillionaireMUTTS by Patrick McDonnellUNDERWORLD by KazZIPPY by Bill Griffith
BEST COVER ARTISTCharles Burns for BLACK HOLE (Fantagraphics)Tomer Hanuka for BIPOLAR (Alternative Press)Adam Hughes for WONDER WOMAN (DC)Dave Johnson for 100 BULLETS (DC)Alex Ross for ASTRO CITY (DC/Homage)
BEST CARTOONISTChester Brown for LOUIS RIEL (Drawn & Quarterly)Charles Burns for BLACK HOLE (Fantagraphics)Jaime Hernandez for LOVE & ROCKETS (Fantagraphics)Jeff Smith for BONE (Cartoon Books)Craig Thompson for BLANKETS (Top Shelf)
BEST WRITERChester Brown for LOUIS RIEL (Drawn & Quarterly)Gilbert Hernandez for LOVE & ROCKETS (Fantagraphics)Alan Moore for PROMETHEA (DC/Wildstorm/ABC)Brian Vaughn for Y: THE LAST MAN (DC)Mark Waid for FANTASTIC FOUR (Marvel)
BEST COLORISTJeromy Cox for PROMETHEA (DC/Wildstorm/ABC)Bill Crabtree for INVINCIBLE (Image)Alex Sinclair for ARROWSMITH (DC)Dave Stewart for BEWARE THE CREEPER! (DC)Chris Ware for ACME NOVELTY DATEBOOK (Drawn & Quarterly)
BEST NEW TALENTMat Brinkman, TERATOID HEIGHTS (Highwater Books)Jeffrey Brown, UNLIKELY (Top Shelf)Sophie Crumb, BELLY BUTTON COMIX (Fantagraphics)Derek Kirk Kim, SAME DIFFERENCE AND OTHER STORIES (Alternative Comics)Sarah Varon, SWEATER WEATHER (Alternative Comics)
BEST NEW SERIESBELLY BUTTON by Sophie Crumb, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)HUMAN TARGET by Peter Milligan and Javier Pulido, edited by Karen Berger (DC)LOVE FIGHTS by Andi Watson, edited by Jamie S. Rich (Oni)PLASTIC MAN by Kyle Baker, edited by Joey Cavalieri (DC)THE POGOSTICK by Al Columbia and Ethan Persoff, edited by Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics)
BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIALTHE BLOODY STREETS OF PARIS by Jacques Tardi, edited by Dwight Jon Zimmerman (ibooks)5 IS THE PERFECT NUMBER by Igort (Drawn & Quarterly)ICARO by Jiro Taniguchi and Moebius, edited by Dwight Jon Zimmerman (ibooks)THE IRON WAGON by Jason, edited by Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics)PERSEPOLIS by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon)
BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECTCAT ON A HOT THIN GROOVE by Gene Deitch, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)HONOUR AMONG PUNKS by Gary Reed and Guy Davis (ibooks)KRAZY AND IGNATZ by George Herrimann, edited by Bill Blackbeard (Fantagraphics)AL CAPP'S LI'L ABNER: THE FRAZETTA YEARS, edited by Denis Kitchen (Dark Horse Comics)SPIRIT ARCHIVES by Will Eisner, edited by Dale Crain (DC)VIETNAM JOURNAL by Don Lomax, edited by Hilary Hughes and Dwight Jon Zimmerman (ibooks)
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORYASTRO CITY #2 by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson (DC/Wildstorm/Homage)BLACK HOLE #11 by Charles Burns (Fantagraphics)CSI: SERIAL #1-5 by Max Allan Collins and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)GOTHAM CENTRAL #6-10 by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark (DC)LOVE & ROCKETS #9 by Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics)QUICKEN FORBIDDEN #12 by Dave Roman and John Green (Cryptic Press)SUPERNATURAL LAW #38 by Batton Lash (Exhibit A Press)
BEST INKERCharles Burns for BLACK HOLE (Fantagraphics)Mick Gray for PROMETHEA (DC/Wildstorm/ABC)Jaime Hernandez for LOVE & ROCKETS (Fantagraphics)Jimmy Palmiotti for TWO-STEP (DC/Wildstorm/Cliffhanger)Scott Williams for BATMAN (DC)
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM OF PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WORKLOUIS RIEL by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)PALOMAR by Gilbert Hernandez, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)QUIMBY THE MOUSE by Chris Ware, edited by Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics)SUMMER OF LOVE by Debbie Drechsler (Drawn & Quarterly)VIC & BLOOD by Harlan Ellison with Richard Corben, edited by Howard Zimmerman (ibooks)
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATIONCOMIC ART MAGAZINE (Comic Art)COMIC BOOK ARTIST (Top Shelf)COMICS JOURNAL (Fantagraphics)STAN LEE: AND THE RISE AND FALL OF THE AMERICAN COMIC BOOK by Jordan Raphael and Tom Spurgeon (Chicago Review Press)WILL ELDER: THE MAD PLAYBOY OF ART edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM OF ORIGINAL WORKBLANKETS by Craig Thompson (Top Shelf)THE FIXER by Joe Sacco (Drawn & Quarterly)NIGHTMARE ALLEY by Spain Rodriguez, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)SGT. ROCK: BETWEEN HELL AND A HARD PLACE by Brian Azzarello and Joe Kubert, edited by Will Dennis (DC)YOSSEL by Joe Kubert (ibook)
BEST ANTHOLOGYCOMICS JOURNAL 2003 WINTER SPECIAL edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)DRAWN & QUARTERLY #5 edited by Chris Oliveros (Drawn & Quarterly)KRAMER'S ERGOT #4 edited by Sammy Harkham (Avodah Books)NICKELODEON MAGAZINE: COMICS IN NICKELODEON, edited by Chris Duffy (Nickelodeon)PROJECT TELSTAR, edited by Chris Pitzer (AdHouse Books)
SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATIONACME NOVELTY DATEBOOK by Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly)POPBOT COLLECTION by Ashley Wood (IDW)PROJECT TELSTAR, edited by Chris Pitzer (AdHouse Books)QUIMBY THE MOUSE by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)YOSSEL by Joe Kubert, edited by Dwight Jon Zimmerman (ibook)
BEST LETTERERTodd Klein for PROMETHEA (DC/Wildstorm/ABC)Clem Robins for 100 BULLETS (DC)Robbie Robbins for DARK DAYS (IDW)Dave Sim for CEREBUS (Aardvark-Vanaheim)Richard Starkings for SUPERMAN/BATMAN (DC)
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