2007 HARVEY AWARD WINNERS

**MattBrady** · 09-08-2007, 11:30 PM

The 20th Annual Harvey Awards ceremony has just wrapped, and here are the winners:

Best Letterer: Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo

Best Colorist: Lark Pien, American Born Chinese

Best Syndicated Strip of Panel: Keith Knight, The K Chronicles

Best Online Comics Work: Nicholas Gurewitch, Perry Bible Fellowship

Best Inker: Danny Miki, Eternals

Best American Edition of Foreign Material (tie): Abandon the Old in Tokyo Drawn + Quarterly; and Moomin - Drawn + Quarterly

Best New Series: The Spirit, DC Comics

Best Graphic Album – Previously Published: Absolute New Frontier DC Comics

Special Award for Humor in Comics: Bryan Lee O’Malley, Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness

Best New Talent: Brian Fies - Mom’s Cancer

Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation: Art Out of Time: Unknown Comic Visionaries 1900-1969, Abrams

Best Anthology: Flight vol 3, Ballantine Books

Best Domestic Reprint Project: Complete Peanuts, Fantagraphics

Best Cover Artist: James Jean

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation: Lost Girls, Top Shelf

Best Graphic Album – Original: Pride of Baghdad, DC Comics/Vertigo

Hero Initiative Presentation & Award – Presented to Joe Kubert to a standing ovation

Best Continuing or Limited Series: Daredevil, Marvel Comics

Best Writer: Ed Brubaker, Daredevil

Best Artist: Frank Quitely, All-Star Superman

Best Cartoonist: Jaime Hernandez, Love & Rockets

Best Single Issue or Story: Civil War #1, Marvel

Dr. Crane · 09-08-2007, 11:35 PM

Who's Harvey?

Kudos to Brubaker and Daredevil though!

AgentSaint · 09-08-2007, 11:36 PM

Wasnt civil war #1 out before these awards last year?

TheJerkle · 09-08-2007, 11:40 PM

Daredevil is a good book but I really don't think it's the best one at Marvel

Pezdro · 09-08-2007, 11:41 PM

I can't believe Dan Miki got an award for inking. Him and Crime lab studios ruin tons of pages.

KoozyK · 09-08-2007, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by AgentSaint

Wasnt civil war #1 out before these awards last year?

Civil War #1 was released may '06. since ballots are due in march of the year in question, it falls in the 07 voting.

Tobey Cook · 09-08-2007, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pezdro

I can't believe Dan Miki got an award for inking. Him and Crime lab studios ruin tons of pages.

I'd have to agree with you there. I think Miki's work is what turns me off most of the Marvel books like Moon Knight. Just too heavy on the inks there for it to be enjoyable to look at.

biffordmichael · 09-08-2007, 11:49 PM

Congrats to Daredevil, it's easily one of Marvel's top three books...month in and month out it rotates in and out of my favorite book slot and yet gets none of the love that Cap and other more high profile titles get from the general public! Nice to see it pick this up!

Biff

JKA · 09-08-2007, 11:54 PM

Good choices. I was surprised by Civil War #1, but it was good issue and series overall.

Joe Henderson · 09-09-2007, 12:01 AM

Yay Perry Bible Fellowship!

PhoenixFacto · 09-09-2007, 12:05 AM

Congrats to Brubaker and Daredevil and the very deserving Pride of Baghdad! Its about time that GN got recognized!

beta-ray · 09-09-2007, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Crane

Who's Harvey?

Kudos to Brubaker and Daredevil though!

Harvey Kurtzman... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Kurtzman

http://www.harveyawards.org/

Yeah, way to go Brubaker! (totally earned it!)

SouthtownKid · 09-09-2007, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Crane

Who's Harvey?

It's like asking, "who's Eisner?"

Harvey Kurtzman. EC artist and writer, known for doing probably the first anti-war war comics, not to mention starting Mad magazine. A brilliant storyteller and a huge presence in the comics industry.

strangernpar · 09-09-2007, 12:12 AM

I didn't even think Pride of Bagdad was nominated. Last time I saw a list , it wasn't. Super glad it made it tho.
As far as Civil War goes, it was a wonderful idea in the beginning that went terribly terribly wrong by the end. So the first issue getting an award is ok. Although "best single issue"?? seriously? For the entire year??SERIOUSLY??

Crump's Brother · 09-09-2007, 12:17 AM

Darwyn Cooke had a nice night. I've been meaning to check out The Spirit. The Lost Girls was incredibly well-presented.

YDLM · 09-09-2007, 12:27 AM

Bravo to Mark Millar and Steve McNiven

Winteriscoming · 09-09-2007, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by TheJerkle

Daredevil is a good book but I really don't think it's the best one at Marvel

I would have gone with Captain America.

leafinsectma · 09-09-2007, 01:01 AM

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Best Continuing or Limited Series: Daredevil, Marvel Comics

Best Writer: Ed Brubaker, Daredevil

Woo hoo!! Congrats guys!!

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Originally Posted by TheJerkle

Daredevil is a good book but I really don't think it's the best one at Marvel

I personally like Iron Fist better than DD but its all good.

Kerouac · 09-09-2007, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Crump's Brother

Darwyn Cooke had a nice night. I've been meaning to check out The Spirit.

Better make it quick: for all intents and purposes, the book is over in a couple months (when Cooke leaves).

biffordmichael · 09-09-2007, 01:46 AM

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Woo hoo!! Congrats guys!!

I personally like Iron Fist better than DD but its all good.

Yeah Iron-Fist, Daredevil, and Cap all three are my fave books at Marvel and each month they totally blow me away...I wish I could get as excited about Bru's X-book...

Biff

superate · 09-09-2007, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Crane

Who's Harvey?

Yeah, I've seen a rabbit...Well say hello - Harvey.

Morbius · 09-09-2007, 02:04 AM

Daredevil? Really? After getting every issue from vol 2 #1, this was the year I dropped it because nothing was going on. It totally lost my interest. I love Brubaker, but I think this is easily the least of his work. Haven't they read Criminal?

NedPepper · 09-09-2007, 03:01 AM

Daredevil getting the love it deserves! Congrat, Bru.

Although, I still think his Cap is the best super hero title being published.

And James Jean wins for his covers every year. And much deserved.

newfoundma · 09-09-2007, 03:48 AM

James Jean's stuff is beautiful, but I really wanted JG Jones to win for Best Cover Artist. He did such great work every week on 52, but his covers were never redundant. Each cover told a story and used a unique style, as opposed to being a shot of a group of characters posing. And he did it every week.

I am thrilled that Pride of Baghdad won. The best original graphic novel I have ever read, and possibly one of the best comics I have ever read period.

Jed Saxon · 09-09-2007, 05:35 AM

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Special Award for Humor in Comics: Bryan Lee O’Malley, Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness

Agreed

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Best Anthology: Flight vol 3, Ballantine Books

Vol. 3? Was that really published last year? Anyway, well deserved.

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Best Cover Artist: James Jean

Agreed.

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Special Award for Excellence in Presentation: Lost Girls, Top Shelf

Agreed.

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Best Continuing or Limited Series: Daredevil, Marvel Comics

Agreed.
Although "Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdock" was even better, but I guess it flew under too many radars.

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Best Writer: Ed Brubaker, Daredevil

One part says "agreed" the other part is yelling SEAN McKEEVER!

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Best Artist: Frank Quitely, All-Star Superman

Agreed.

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Best Cartoonist: Jaime Hernandez, Love & Rockets

Agreed.

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Best Single Issue or Story: Civil War #1, Marvel

Not really. Every issue of "Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane" was way better than that.
But hopefully next year "Iron Fist #7" (best done-in-one stories in the past several years) will win.