The following is a list of winners of the Harvey Award, sorted by category.
In 2017, the Harvey Awards decided to skip the 2017 awards ceremony and to reboot the ceremony for 2018 in order to give fewer awards by focusing on works instead of individuals.
Current awards
Main awards
Book of the Year Award
Digital Book of the Year Award
Best Children's or Young Adult Book Award
Best Adaptation From a Comic
Best Manga Title Award
Best European Book Award
Best International Book Award
Special awards
Harvey Awards Hall of Fame
International Spotlight Award
Comics Industry Pioneer Award
Previous awards
Works
Best New Series
Best Continuing or Limited Series
Best Original Graphic Publication For Younger Readers
Best Single Issue or Story
Best Graphic Album
Best Graphic Album of Original Work
Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work
Best Anthology
Best Syndicated Strip or Panel
Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation
Best American Edition of Foreign Material
Best Domestic Reprint Project
Best Online Comics Work
People
Best Writer
Best Artist or Penciller
Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
Best Inker
Best Letterer
Best Colorist
*1988 John Higgins, for '' Watchmen'' (DC)
*1989 John Higgins, for '' Batman: The Killing Joke'' (DC)
*1990 Steve Oliff, for '' Akira'' (Marvel Comics)
*1991 Steve Oliff, for ''Akira'' (Marvel Comics/Epic Comics)
*1992 Steve Oliff, for ''Akira'' (Marvel Comics/Epic Comics)
*1993 Jim Woodring, for ''
Tantalizing Stories Presents Frank In The River
''Frank in the River'' is a 24-page comic story by Jim Woodring.
Like all Frank stories, ''Frank in the River'' is virtually wordless and the story is conveyed entirely in pantomime.
Publication history
It was published by Tundra in 1992 in a s ...
'' (Tundra)
*1994 Steve Oliff, for '' Spawn'' (Image)
*1995 Steve Oliff/ Olyoptics, for '' Spawn'' (Image)
*1996 Chris Ware, for '' Acme Novelty Library'' (Fantagraphics Books)
*1997 Chris Ware, for ''Acme Novelty Library'' (Fantagraphics Books)
*1998 Chris Ware, for his body of work in 1997, including '' Acme Novelty Library'' (Fantagraphics Books)
*1999 Lynn Varley, for ''
300
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'' (Dark Horse Comics)
*2000 Chris Ware, for ''Acme Novelty Library'' (Fantagraphics Books)
*2001 Laura DePuy, for '' The Authority'' (WildStorm/DC)
*2002 Chris Ware, for ''Acme Novelty Library'' (Fantagraphics Books)
*2003 Dave Stewart, for '' Hellboy'' (Dark Horse Comics)
*2004 Chris Ware, for ''Acme Novelty Datebook'' (Drawn & Quarterly Publishing)
*2005 Dave Stewart, for '' DC: The New Frontier'' (DC)
*2006 Laura Martin, for '' Astonishing X-Men'' (Marvel Comics)
*2007 Lark Pien, for ''
American Born Chinese American-born Chinese are the subset of Chinese Americans who were born in the US.
The term may also refer to:
* ''ABC'' (Jin album), a Cantonese language album by Chinese American rapper Jin, the name of which is the colloquially used acronym o ...
Saga
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'' (Image Comics)
*2014 Dave Stewart, for ''Hellboy: The Midnight Circus'' (Dark Horse Comics)
*2015 Dave Stewart, for ''Hellboy in Hell'' (Dark Horse Comics)
*2016 Laura Allred, for '' Silver Surfer'' (Marvel Comics)
Best Cover Artist
*1996
Alex Ross
Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ''Marvels'', on which he collaborated wi ...
, for ''
Kurt Busiek's Astro City
''Kurt Busiek's Astro City'' is an American superhero anthology comic book series centered on a fictional American city of that name. Created and written by Kurt Busiek, the series is mostly illustrated by Brent Anderson, with character designs a ...
'' #1 (Image)
*1997 Alex Ross, for ''
Kingdom Come
" Kingdom come" is a phrase in the Lord's Prayer in the Bible.
Kingdom Come may also refer to:
Film
* ''Kingdom Come'' (1919 film), a Western short featuring Hoot Gibson
* ''Kingdom Come'' (2001 film), a comedy starring LL Cool J
* ''Kingdom ...
Black Hole
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'' (Fantagraphics Books)
*2005 James Jean, for '' Fables'' (DC/Vertigo)
*2006 James Jean, for ''Fables'' (DC/Vertigo)
*2007 James Jean, for ''Fables'' (DC/Vertigo)
*2008 Mike Mignola, for '' Hellboy'' (Dark Horse Comics)
*2009 James Jean, for ''Fables'' (DC/Vertigo)
*2010 Mike Mignola, for ''Hellboy: The Bride of Hell'' (Dark Horse Comics)
*2011 Mike Mignola, for ''Hellboy'' (Dark Horse Comics)
*2012 J. H. Williams, for ''
Batwoman
Batwoman is a name used by several characters of DC Comics, both in mainstream continuity and Elseworlds. The best known Batwomen are Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Kathy Kane and Kate Kane.
History
* The first Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Batwoman, Kathy Ka ...
Saga
is a series of science fantasy role-playing video games by Square Enix. The series originated on the Game Boy in 1989 as the creation of Akitoshi Kawazu at Square (video game company), Square. It has since continued across multiple platforms, ...
'' (Image Comics)
*2015 Fiona Staples, for ''Saga'' (Image Comics)
*2016 Fiona Staples, for ''Saga'' (Image Comics)
Steven Weissman
Steven Weissman (born June 4, 1968, in California) is an alternative cartoonist best known for his offbeat and bizarre explorations of childhood friendships. His work has been published by Fantagraphics, Retrofit Comics, and ''Vice
A vice ...
Night Fisher
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'' (Fantagraphics Books)
*2007 Brian Fies
*2008 Vasilis Lolos, for ''Last Call'' (Oni Press)
*2009
Bryan J. L. Glass
Bryan Jason Lee Glass is an American comic book writer, known for works such as ''The Mice Templar'', a creator-owned series that he publishes through Image Comics, and for which he won two Harvey Awards. He has also written books for Marvel Comic ...
Chip Zdarsky
Steve Murray (born December 21, 1975), known by the pen-name Chip Zdarsky, is a Canadian comic book artist and writer, journalist, illustrator and designer. He has also used the pseudonym Todd Diamonte. He worked for ''National Post'' for over a ...
Chad Lambert
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*1989 Bill Watterson, for '' Calvin and Hobbes'' (Universal Press Syndicate/Andrews McMeel Publishing)
*1990 Sergio Aragonés
*1991 Sergio Aragonés
*1992 Sergio Aragonés
*1993 Sergio Aragonés
*1994 Jeff Smith
*1995 Sergio Aragonés
*1996 Evan Dorkin
*1997 Sergio Aragonés
*1998 Sergio Aragonés
*1999 Sergio Aragonés
*2000 Sergio Aragonés, for ''
Groo
''Groo the Wanderer'' is a fantasy/comedy comic book series written and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, rewritten, co-plotted and edited by Mark Evanier, lettered by Stan Sakai and colored by Tom Luth. Over the years it has been published by Pacific C ...
The Muppet Show Comic Book
''The Muppet Show'' is a comic book series based on the variety television series of the same title created by Jim Henson and featuring The Muppets. The series was written and drawn by Roger Langridge and published by Boom Kids!, an imprint of Boo ...
Chip Zdarsky
Steve Murray (born December 21, 1975), known by the pen-name Chip Zdarsky, is a Canadian comic book artist and writer, journalist, illustrator and designer. He has also used the pseudonym Todd Diamonte. He worked for ''National Post'' for over a ...
Chip Zdarsky
Steve Murray (born December 21, 1975), known by the pen-name Chip Zdarsky, is a Canadian comic book artist and writer, journalist, illustrator and designer. He has also used the pseudonym Todd Diamonte. He worked for ''National Post'' for over a ...
Hardboiled Defective Stories
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Arkham Asylum
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Dave McKean
David McKean (born 29 December 1963) is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art, and sculpt ...
Robbin Brosterman Robbin may refer to:
Given name
* Robbin Crosby (1959–2002), former co-lead guitarist in the glam metal band Ratt
* Robbin Harms (born 1981), Danish former grand prix motorcycle rider
* Robbin Söderlund (born 1987), Swedish DJ and music pro ...
Alex Ross
Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ''Marvels'', on which he collaborated wi ...
Amie Brockway-Metcalf
Amie may refer to:
*Amie, an alternate spelling of the female personal name Amy
*AMIE, the Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers, a professional certification given by India's Institution of Engineers
*Amie (song), "Amie" (song), song f ...
Seth
Seth,; el, Σήθ ''Sḗth''; ; "placed", "appointed") in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Mandaeism, and Sethianism, was the third son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, their only other child mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible. A ...
Sunday Press Books
Sunday Press Books is an American publisher of comic strip reprint collections founded in 2005 by Peter Maresca. The company is known as a respected reprinter of comic strips and has to date won three Eisner Awards and two Harvey Awards. Since 202 ...
Brett Warnock
Brett derives from a Middle English surname meaning "Briton" or "Breton", referring to the Celtic people of Britain and Brittany, France. Brette can be a feminine name.
People with the surname
* Adrian Brett (born 1945) English flutist and writer ...
EC Archives
The ''EC Archives'' are an ongoing series of American hardcover collections of full-color comic book reprints of EC Comics, published by Russ Cochran and Gemstone Publishing from 2006 to 2008, and then continued by Cochran and Grant Geissman's G ...
Randall Dahlk Randall may refer to the following:
Places
United States
*Randall, California, former name of White Hall, California, an unincorporated community
*Randall, Indiana, a former town
*Randall, Iowa, a city
*Randall, Kansas, a city
*Randall, Minnesota ...
Kitchen Sink Books
Denis Kitchen (born August 27, 1946) is an American underground cartoonist, publisher, author, agent, and the founder of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
Early life
Kitchen grew up in Wisconsin, attending William Horlick High School, Racine, ...
Andrew Carl
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived ...
,
Josh O'Neill
Josh is a masculine given name, frequently a diminutive (hypocorism) of the given names Joshua (name), Joshua or Joseph, though since the 1970s, it has increasingly become a full name on its own. It may refer to:
People A–J
* "Josh", an early ...
Bernard Krigstein
Bernard Krigstein (; March 22, 1919 – January 8, 1990), was an American illustrator and gallery artist who received acclaim for his innovative and influential approach to comic book art, notably in EC Comics. His artwork usually displayed the s ...
Stan Lee
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which ...
*1996
Carl Burgos
Carl Burgos (; born Max Finkelstein ; April 18, 1916 – March 1, 1984) Note: Gives only month and year of death. was an American comic book and advertising artist best known for creating the original Human Torch in ''Marvel Comics'' #1 (Oct. 193 ...
Carmine Infantino
Carmine Michael Infantino (; May 24, 1925 – April 4, 2013) was an American comics artist and editing, editor, primarily for DC Comics, during the late 1950s and early 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comic Books. Among his character creat ...
*1997 International: Jean Giraud, also known as Moebius
*1998 Retroactive:
Gardner F. Fox
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*1998 Lifetime Achievement:
Carmine Infantino
Carmine Michael Infantino (; May 24, 1925 – April 4, 2013) was an American comics artist and editing, editor, primarily for DC Comics, during the late 1950s and early 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comic Books. Among his character creat ...
John Romita, Sr.
John V. Romita (; born January 24, 1930) is an American comic book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and for co-creating characters including the Punisher and Wolverine (character), Wolverine. He was indu ...
*1999 International;
Georges Remi Georges may refer to:
Places
*Georges River, New South Wales, Australia
*Georges Quay (Dublin)
* Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Other uses
*Georges (name)
* ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas
* "Georges" (song), a 197 ...
, also known as Hergé
*2000 No award
*2001 Retroactive: Mort Weisinger
*2001 Lifetime Achievement:
Sheldon Moldoff
Sheldon Moldoff (; April 14, 1920 – February 29, 2012) was an American comics artist best known for his early work on the DC Comics characters Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and as one of Bob Kane's primary "ghost artists" (uncredited collaborators) ...
John Romita, Sr.
John V. Romita (; born January 24, 1930) is an American comic book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and for co-creating characters including the Punisher and Wolverine (character), Wolverine. He was indu ...
Stan Lee
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which ...