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This will be the tenth year for the Harvey Awards in Baltimore. This year’s Baltimore Comic-Con will be held September 25-27, 2015. The ceremony and banquet for the 2015 Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, 26th September.

The 2014 Harvey Award Nominees

BEST LETTERER

• Aubrey Aiese, LUMBERJANES, BOOM! Box (BOOM! Studios)
• Deron Bennett, HACKTIVIST, Archaia Black Label (BOOM! Studios)
• Ed Dukeshire, THE WOODS, BOOM! Studios
• Jack Morelli, AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE, Archie Comic Publications
• Josh Reed, DAMSELS IN EXCESS, Aspen

BEST COLOURIST

• Elizabeth Breitweiser, VELVET, Image Comics
• Jordie Bellaire, MOON KNIGHT, Marvel Comics
• Laura Martin, ARMOR HUNTERS, Valiant Entertainment
• Dave Stewart, HELLBOY IN HELL, Dark Horse Comics
• Matthew Wilson, THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, Image Comics

BEST SYNDICATED STRIP or PANEL

• DICK TRACY, Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, Tribune Media Services
• DILBERT, Scott Adams, Universal Uclick
• FOX TROT, Bill Amend, Universal Uclick
• GET FUZZY, Darby Conley, Universal Uclick
• MUTTS, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate

BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK

• ALBERT THE ALIEN, Trevor Mueller and Gabriel Bautista: albertthealien.com
• BATTLEPUG, Mike Norton, battlepug.com
• GIRLS WITH SLINGSHOTS, Danielle Corsetto, girlswithslingshots.com
• SPACE MULLET, Daniel Warren Johnson, space-mullet.com
• THE PRIVATE EYE, Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente, panelsyndicate.com

BEST AMERICAN EDITION of FOREIGN MATERIAL

• BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS, Drawn & Quarterly
• BLACKSAD: AMARILLO, Dark Horse
• CORTO MALTESE: UNDER THE SIGN OF CAPRICORN, EuroComics/IDW
• THE COLLECTOR, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
• THE KILLER OMNIBUS VOL. 2, Archaia/BOOM! Studios

BEST INKER

• Roger Langridge, JIM HENSON’S THE MUSICAL MONSTERS OF TURKEY HOLLOW, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
• Danny Miki, BATMAN, DC Comics
• Mark Pennington, ARMOR HUNTERS: BLOODSHOT, Valiant Entertainment
• Joe Rivera, THE VALIANT, Valiant Entertainment
• Wade Von Grawbadger, ALL NEW X-MEN, Marvel Comics

BEST NEW SERIES

• BITCH PLANET, Image Comics
• LUMBERJANES, BOOM! Box (BOOM! Studios)
• MS. MARVEL, Marvel Comics
• SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Image Comics
• THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, Image Comics

MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT

• Steve Bryant, ATHENA VOLTAIRE COMPENDIUM, Dark Horse Comics
• Daniel Warren Johnson, GHOST FLEET, Dark Horse Comics
• Chad Lambert, “KILL ME” FROM DARK HORSE PRESENTS, Dark Horse Comics
• Babs Tarr, BATGIRL, DC Comics
• Jen Van Meter, THE DEATH-DEFYING DOCTOR MIRAGE, Valiant Entertainment

SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOUR IN COMICS

• James Asmus, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment
• James Asmus & Fred Van Lente, THE DELINQUENTS, Valiant Entertainment
• Ryan Browne, GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS, Image Comics
• Fred Van Lente, ARCHER AND ARMSTRONG, Valiant Entertainment
• Chip Zdarsky, SEX CRIMINALS, Image Comics

BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS

• JIM HENSON’S THE MUSICAL MONSTERS OF TURKEY HOLLOW, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
• LUMBERJANES, BOOM! Box (BOOM! Studios)
• SISTERS, Scholastic-Graphix
• SPONGEBOB COMICS, United Plankton Pictures
• THIS ONE SUMMER, First Second Books

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED

• HIT: 1955 TP, BOOM! Studios
• MOUSE GUARD: BALDWIN THE BRAVE AND OTHER TALES HC, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
• RAI VOL. 1: WELCOME TO NEW JAPAN TP, Valiant Entertainment
• SIX-GUN GORILLA TP, BOOM! Studios
• THE LOVE BUNGLERS, Fantagraphics

BEST ANTHOLOGY

• DARK HORSE PRESENTS, Dark Horse Comics
• IN THE DARK: A HORROR ANTHOLOGY, IDW
• LITTLE NEMO: DREAM ANOTHER DREAM, Locust Moon Press
• MASTERFUL MARKS: CARTOONISTS WHO CHANGED THE WORLD, Simon & Schuster
• WILD OCEAN, Fulcrum Publishing

BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT

• HARVEY KURTZMAN’S JUNGLE BOOK: ESSENTIAL KURTZMAN VOLUME 1, Kitchen Sink Books/Dark Horse Books
• STERANKO NICK FURY AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. ARTIST’S EDITION, IDW
• THE COMPLETE QUANTUM AND WOODY CLASSIC OMNIBUS, Valiant Entertainment
• VALIANT MASTERS: H.A.R.D. CORPS VOL. 1 – SEARCH & DESTROY, Valiant Entertainment
• WALT DISNEY DONALD DUCK AND UNCLE SCROOGE: THE SON OF THE SUN (DON ROSA LIBRARY VOL. 1), Fantagraphics

BEST COVER ARTIST

• Mike Del Mundo, ELEKTRA, Marvel Comics
• Francesco Francavilla, AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE, Archie Comic Publications
• Jenny Frison, REVIVAL, Image Comics
• Chris Samnee, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
• Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, or JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION

• BACK ISSUES, Comic Pop
• COMIC BOOK CREATOR, TwoMorrows Publications
• HEROES OF THE COMICS: PORTRAITS OF THE LEGENDS OF COMIC BOOKS, Drew Friedman, Fantagraphics
• MASTERFUL MARKS: CARTOONISTS WHO CHANGED THE WORLD, Monte Beauchamp, Simon & Schuster
• TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE ULTIMATE VISUAL HISTORY, Andrew Farago, Insight Editions

SPECIAL AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION

• ARMOR HUNTERS, Josh Johns and Warren Simons, Valiant Entertainment
• HARVEY KURTZMAN’S JUNGLE BOOK: ESSENTIAL KURTZMAN VOLUME 1, John Lind and Philip R. Simon, Kitchen Sink Books/Dark Horse Books
• LITTLE NEMO: DREAM ANOTHER DREAM, Andrew Carl, Josh O’Neill, and Chris Stevens, Locust Moon Press
• JIM HENSON’S THE MUSICAL MONSTERS OF TURKEY HOLLOW, Scott Newman, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
• THE VALIANT, Kyle Andrukiewicz and Warren Simons, Valiant Entertainment

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM ORIGINAL

• ATHENA VOLTAIRE COMPENDIUM, Dark Horse Comics
• JIM HENSON’S THE MUSICAL MONSTERS OF TURKEY HOLLOW, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
• SECONDS, Ballantine Books
• THE WRENCHIES, First Second Books
• THIS ONE SUMMER, First Second Books

BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES

• AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE, Archie Comic Publications
• DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
• SAGA, Image Comics
• SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Image Comics
• THE VALIANT, Valiant Entertainment

BEST WRITER

• Jason Aaron, SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Image Comics
• Jen Van Meter, THE DEATH-DEFYING DOCTOR MIRAGE, Valiant Entertainment
• Brian K. Vaughan, SAGA, Image Comics
• Mark Waid, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
• G. Willow Wilson, MS. MARVEL, Marvel Comics

BEST ARTIST

• Clayton Crain, RAI, Valiant Entertainment
• Roberto de la Torre, THE DEATH-DEFYING DOCTOR MIRAGE, Valiant Entertainment
• Chris Samnee, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
• Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics
• Jillian Tamaki, THIS ONE SUMMER, First Second Books

BEST CARTOONIST

• Steve Bryant, ATHENA VOLTAIRE COMPENDIUM, Dark Horse Comics
• Howard Chaykin, BLOODSHOT #25, Valiant Entertainment
• Farel Dalrymple, THE WRENCHIES, First Second Books
• Terry Moore, RACHEL RISING, Abstract Studios
• Dan Parent, KEVIN KELLER, Archie Comic Publications
• Andy Runton, X-O MANOWAR #25, Valiant Entertainment

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY

• ARMOR HUNTERS #1, Valiant Entertainment
• “Breaking Out”, DARK HORSE PRESENTS #35, Dark Horse Comics
• JIM HENSON’S THE STORYTELLER: WITCHES #4, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
• MULTIVERSITY: PAX AMERICANA, DC Comics
• RAI #1, Valiant Entertainment

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