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October 6, 2019


Your 2019 Harvey Awards Winners

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Given out over the weekend just past in conjunction with New York Comic Con. Winners In bold.

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BOOK OF THE YEAR

* Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home, by Nora Krug (Scribner)
* Berlin, by Jason Lutes (Drawn & Quarterly)
* BTTM FDRS, by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore (Fantagraphics)
* Hey Kiddo, by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Scholastic Graphix) [pictured above]
* Kid Gloves, by Lucy Knisley (First Second)
* Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell (First Second)
* My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
* On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden (First Second)
* Upgrade Soul, by Ezra Claytan Daniels (Lion Forge)
* When I Arrived at the Castle, by Emily Carroll (Koyama Press)

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DIGITAL BOOK OF THE YEAR

zimage* Check, Please, by Ngozi Ukazu [pictured right]
* Space Boy, by Stephen McCranie
* The Contradictions, by Sophie Yanow
* The Nib, edited by Matt Bors
* Woman World, by Aminder Dhaliwal

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BEST CHILDREN'S OR YOUNG ADULT BOOK

* Hey Kiddo, by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Scholastic Graphix)
* Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell (First Second)
* Mr. Wolf's Class #2: Mystery Club, by Aron Nels Steinke (Scholastic Graphix)
* New Kid, by Jerry Craft (HarperCollins Children's Books)
* On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden (First Second)

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BEST MANGA

* Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection, by Junji Ito (VIZ Media)
* Mob Psycho 100, by ONE (Dark Horse Manga)
* My Hero Academia, by Kohei Horikoshi (VIZ Media)
* Our Dreams at Dusk, by Yuhki Kamatani (Seven Seas)
* Smashed, by Junji Ito (VIZ Media)
* Witch Hat Atelier, by Kamome Shirahama (Kodansha Comics)

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BEST EUROPEAN BOOK

* Corto Maltese, by Hugo Pratt (IDW Publishing)
* O Josephine, by Jason (Fantagraphics)
* Radiant, by Tony Valente (VIZ Media)
* Red Ultramarine, by Manuele Fior, translated by Jamie Richards (Fantagraphics)
* Waves, by Ingrid Chabbert and Carole Maurel (Archaia)

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BEST COMICS ADAPTATION AWARD

* Alita: Battle Angel, by 20th Century Fox, based on Battle Angel Alita (Kodansha USA)
* Avengers: Endgame, by Marvel Studios, based on The Avengers (Marvel Comics)
* The Boys, by Amazon Studios, based on The Boys (Dynamite Entertainment)
* Captain Marvel, by Marvel Studios, based on Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)
* Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, by Netflix, based on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Archie Comics)
* Doom Patrol, by DC Universe, based on Doom Patrol (DC Comics)
* Marvel's Spider-Man, by Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive, based on Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
* Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, based on Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) [pictured below]
* The Snagglepuss Chronicles, by Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival and Die-Cast, based on Exit, Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles (DC Comics)
* Umbrella Academy, by Netflix, based on The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse Comics)

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In addition, Maggie Thompson won the comics pioneer award and Mike Mignola, Alison Bechdel and group of MAD creators -- Will Elder, Jack Davis, John Severin, Marie Severin, Ben Oda -- were all inducted into the program's Hall of Fame.

Congratulations to all winners and nominees.

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