The yr 2023 marks the thirty fifth anniversary of the Harvey Awards, probably the most prestigious ceremonies in comics—and a celebration of the myriad varieties they’ve impressed internationally and throughout mediums. To mark the event, io9 has teamed up with the group to carry the lid on this yr’s nominees, forward of the annual gala and award ceremony at New York Comic Con.
“The Harvey Awards continues to differentiate itself by honoring the distinctive skills required to create the perfect graphic novels,” Harvey Awards co-chair John Lind mentioned in a press launch offered to io9. “This yr is very spectacular given the vary of range amongst authors, illustrators, and content material being created within the area and we’re thrilled to acknowledge these accomplishments.”
“The candidates for this yr’s Harvey Awards signify the wonderful spectrum of excellence within the comics area,” co-chair Nellie Kurtzman added. “We will’t wait to honor the creators who crammed these previous 12 months with such magnificent studying.”
Highlights from this yr’s nominees embrace Kate Beaton’s Geese: Two Years within the Oil Sands for E-book of the Yr; Lore Olympus, the wildly widespread webseries by Rachel Smythe, up for Digital E-book of the Year; 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: Across the Spider-Verse all getting nods alongside the likes of Nimona, Wednesday, and extra. Try the complete listing of nominees for E-book and Digital E-book of the Yr, Greatest Kids’s or Younger Grownup E-book, Greatest Manga, Greatest Worldwide E-book, and Greatest Adaptation from Comedian E-book/Graphic Novel under, making their debut right here on io9!
E-book of the Yr
• 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/Absolutely)
• Public Area Vol. 1 by Chip Zdarsky (Picture Comics)
• Who Will Make The Pancakes by Megan Kelso (Fantagraphics)
Digital E-book of the Yr
• Barnstormers by Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay (Comixology Originals)
• Deeply Dave by Grover
• All the pieces is Fantastic 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 Youngster’s Journey Via the Rwandan Civil Battle by Gaspard Talmasse, translated by Nanette McGuinness (Life Drawn)
• All the time By no means by Jordi Lafebre and Clemence Sapin, translated by Montana Kane (Darkish Horse Books)
• Ashes by Álvaro Ortiz, translated by Eva Ibarzabal (High 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 Yr 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+), based mostly on American Born Chinese language by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)
• Drops of God (Apple TV+), based mostly on Drops of God by Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto (Vertical)
• Moon Knight (Disney+), based mostly on Moon Knight (Marvel Comics)
• Nimona (Netflix), directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, based mostly on Nimona by ND Stevenson (Quill Tree Books)
• The Sandman (Netflix), based mostly on The Sandman (DC Comics)
• She-Hulk (Disney+) based mostly on She-Hulk (Marvel Comics)
• Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse, directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin Ok. Thompson, based mostly on Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
• The Stuff of Legend – The Board Recreation, based mostly on The Stuff of Legend by Mike Raicht Brian Smith and Charles Paul Wilson III (Th3rd World Studios)
• Candy Tooth Season 2 (Netflix) based mostly on Candy Tooth by Jeff Lemire (DC Comics)
• Wednesday (Netflix), based mostly 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 can be revealed at a later date.
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