The yr 2023 marks the thirty fifth anniversary of the Harvey Awards, some of the prestigious ceremonies in comics—and a celebration of the myriad kinds they’ve impressed the world over and throughout mediums. To mark the event, io9 has teamed up with the group to raise the lid on this yr’s nominees, forward of the annual gala and award ceremony at New York Comedian Con.
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“The Harvey Awards continues to differentiate itself by honoring the distinctive abilities required to create the easiest graphic novels,” Harvey Awards co-chair John Lind mentioned in a press launch offered to io9. “This yr is particularly spectacular given the vary of variety amongst authors, illustrators, and content material being created within the discipline and we’re thrilled to acknowledge these accomplishments.”
“The candidates for this yr’s Harvey Awards signify the superb spectrum of excellence within the comics discipline,” co-chair Nellie Kurtzman added. “We are able to’t wait to honor the creators who crammed these previous 12 months with such magnificent studying.”
Highlights from this yr’s nominees embody Kate Beaton’s Geese: Two Years within the Oil Sands for E book of the 12 months; Lore Olympus, the wildly widespread webseries by Rachel Smythe, up for Digital E book of the 12 months; and a stacked Greatest Manga class—together with two nods for Tatsuki Fujimoto and translator Amanda Haley for each Chainsaw Man and Goodbye, Eri. Past the realm of books and into diversifications, Marvel and DC dominate the Greatest Adaptation from Comedian E book/Graphic Novel class with the likes of The Sandman, She-Hulk, Candy Tooth, and Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse all getting nods alongside the likes of Nimona, Wednesday, and extra. Try the total checklist of nominees for E book and Digital E book of the 12 months, Greatest Kids’s or Younger Grownup E book, Greatest Manga, Greatest Worldwide E book, and Greatest Adaptation from Comedian E book/Graphic Novel beneath, making their debut right here on io9!
E book of the 12 months
• Performing Class by Nick Drnaso (Drawn and Quarterly)
• Geese: Two Years within the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton (Drawn and Quarterly)
• Observe Me Down: A Reckless E book by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips and Jacob Phillips (Picture Comics)
• Woman Juice by Benji Nate (Drawn and Quarterly)
• It’s Lonely on the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood (Picture Comics)
• Little Monsters Vol. 1 by Jeff Lemire & Dustin Nguyen (Picture Comics)
• The Man within the McIntosh Go well with by Rina Ayuyang (Drawn and Quarterly)
• Mimosa by Archie Bongiovanni (Abrams ComicArts/Certainly)
• Public Area Vol. 1 by Chip Zdarsky (Picture Comics)
• Who Will Make The Pancakes by Megan Kelso (Fantagraphics)
Digital E book of the 12 months
• Barnstormers by Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay (Comixology Originals)
• Deeply Dave by Grover
• Every thing is Superb by Mike Birchall
• Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe
• Ripple Results by Jordan Hart, Bruno Chiroleu, Justin More durable, and Shane Kadlecik
Greatest Kids’s or Younger Grownup E book
• Clementine Fox and the Nice Island Journey by Leigh Luna (Graphix/Scholastic)
• Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Membership: Roll Name by Molly Knox Ostertag and Xanthe Bouma (HarperAlley)
• Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra (First Second)
• Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying (First Second)
• In Limbo: A Graphic Memoir by Deb JJ Lee (First Second)
• Northranger by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo (HarperAlley)
Greatest Manga
• Cat + Gamer by Wataru Nadatani, translated by Zack Davisson (Darkish Horse Manga)
• Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translated by Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)
• Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translated by Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)
• Shuna’s Journey by Hayao Miyazaki, translated by Alex Dudok de Wit (First Second)
• Spy x Household by Tatsuya Endo, translated by Casey Loe (VIZ Media)
Greatest Worldwide E book
• Alice on the Run: One Little one’s Journey Via the Rwandan Civil Warfare by Gaspard Talmasse, translated by Nanette McGuinness (Life Drawn)
• At all times By no means by Jordi Lafebre and Clemence Sapin, translated by Montana Kane (Darkish Horse Books)
• Ashes by Álvaro Ortiz, translated by Eva Ibarzabal (Prime Shelf Productions)
• Blacksad: They All Fall Down Half 1 by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, translated by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (Darkish Horse Books)
• The Extraordinary Half: E book One: Orsay’s Fingers by Florent Ruppert and Jérôme Mulot, translated by M.B. Valente (Fantagraphics)
• Tiki: A Very Ruff 12 months by David Azencot, Fred Leclerc and Lucie Firou, translated by Nanette McGuinness (Life Drawn)
Greatest Adaptation from Comedian E book/Graphic Novel
• American Born Chinese language (Disney+), primarily based on American Born Chinese language by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)
• Drops of God (Apple TV+), primarily based on Drops of God by Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto (Vertical)
• Moon Knight (Disney+), primarily based on Moon Knight (Marvel Comics)
• Nimona (Netflix), directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, primarily based on Nimona by ND Stevenson (Quill Tree Books)
• The Sandman (Netflix), primarily based on The Sandman (DC Comics)
• She-Hulk (Disney+) primarily based on She-Hulk (Marvel Comics)
• Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse, directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin Okay. Thompson, primarily based on Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
• The Stuff of Legend – The Board Recreation, primarily based on The Stuff of Legend by Mike Raicht Brian Smith and Charles Paul Wilson III (Th3rd World Studios)
• Candy Tooth Season 2 (Netflix) primarily based on Candy Tooth by Jeff Lemire (DC Comics)
• Wednesday (Netflix), primarily based on The Addams Household by Charles Addams
The Harvey Awards Gala will happen at New York Comedian Con, which runs this yr from October 12-15. Extra particulars in regards to the ceremony and the Harvey Awards Corridor of Fame nominees shall be revealed at a later date.
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