Media Release -- On Saturday, September 8, the winners of the 25th annual Harvey Awards were announced at the Baltimore Comic Con. Perhaps this year's standout was Marvel Comics' Daredevil series, taking the Best New Series and Best Continuing or Limited Series awards, with Mark Waid earning the Best Writer and Joe Rivera the Best Inker awards respectively for their work on the title.
Web cartoonist Kate Beaton also nabbed an impressive number of awards for her Hark! A Vagrant, taking the Best Cartoonist, Best Online Comics Work, and the Special Award for Humor in Comics.
J.H. Williams was recognized for his work on DC Comics' Batwoman, taking the Best Artist and Best Cover Artist awards. Archaia Entertainment's graphic novel presentation of Jim Henson's unproduced screenplay Tale of Sand earned Best Single Issue or Story and Best Original Graphic Novel, while Dark Horse Comics' Dark Horse Presents was named Best Anthology. IDW Publishing's Walt Simonson's The Mighty Thor Artist's Edition was recognized with the Best Domestic Reprint Project and Special Award for Excellence in Presentation honors.
The full list of winners, as chosen by comics professionals, include:
Best Writer
Mark Waid, Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
Best Artist
J.H. Williams, Batwoman (DC Comics)
Best Inker
Joe Rivera, Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
Best Cartoonist
Kate Beaton, Hark! A Vagrant (Drawn & Quarterly/harkavagrant.com)
Best Letterer
Chris Eliopoulis, Fear Itself (Marvel Comics)
Best Colorist
Dave Stewart, Hellboy: The Fury (Dark Horse Comics)
Best Cover Artist
J.H. Williams, Batwoman (DC Comics)
Most Promising Talent
Sara Pichelli, Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
Best Single Issue or Story
Jim Henson's Tale of Sand (Archaia Entertainment)
Best Syndicated Strip
Cul De Sac by Richard Thompson (Universal Press Syndicate)
Best Online Comics Work
Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton (harkavagrant.com)
Best American Edition of Foreign Material
The Manara Library Volume 1: Indian Summer and Other Stories (Dark Horse Comics)
Best New Series
Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
Best Continuing or Limited Series
Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
Best Anthology
Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse Comics)
Best Original Graphic Album
Jim Henson's Tale of Sand (Archaia Entertainment)
Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers
Anya's Ghost (First Second)
Best Graphic Album Previously Published
The Death Ray (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation
Genius Isolated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth (IDW Publishing)
Best Domestic Reprint Project
Walt Simonson's The Mighty Thor Artist's Edition (IDW Publishing)
Special Award for Excellence in Presentation
Walt Simonson's The Mighty Thor Artist's Edition (IDW Publishing)
Special Award for Humor in Comics
Kate Beaton, Hark! A Vagrant (Drawn & Quarterly, harkavagrant.com)
