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October 11, 2009


Your 2009 Harvey Award Winners

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The Harvey Awards presented their 2009 winners in a ceremony hosted by Scott Kurtz, in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con weekend. Winners in bold.

BEST WRITER
* Kyle Baker, Nat Turner, Abrams Books
* Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Marvel Comics
* John Gallagher, Buzzboy, Sky Dog Comics
* Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
* Grant Morrison, All-Star Superman, DC Comics

BEST ARTIST
* Gabriel Ba, Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics
* Kyle Baker, Nat Turner, Abrams Books
* Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules, Renaissance Press
* Jason Kruse, World of Quest, Yen Press
* Frank Quitely, All-Star Superman, DC Comics

BEST CARTOONIST
* Lar deSouza, Least I Could Do
* John Gallagher, Buzzboy, Sky Dog Comics
* Al Jaffee, Tall Tales, Abrams Books
* Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
* Thom Zahler, Love & Capes, Maerkle Press

BEST LETTERER
* Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules, Renaissance Press
* Rob Leigh, The Spirit, DC Comics
* Doug Sherwood, Local, Oni Press
* John Workman, Marvel 1985, Marvel Comics
* Thom Zahler, Buzzboy, Sky Dog Comics

BEST INKER
* Rich Faber, Buzzboy, Sky Dog Comics
* Jamie Grant, All-Star Superman, DC Comics
* Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
* Mark Morales, Thor, Marvel Comics
* Ryan Winn, The Darkness, Image Comics

BEST COLORIST
* Frank Cammuso, Otto's Orange Day, Raw Junior, LLC
* Jamie Grant, All-Star Superman, DC Comics
* Laura Martin, Thor, Marvel Comics
* Wil Quintana, The Mice Templar, Image Comics
* Dave Stewart, Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics

BEST COVER ARTIST
* Frank Cho, Buzzboy: Sidekicks Rule! #3, Sky Dog Press
* James Jean, Fables, Vertigo Comics
* Jay Lynch, Mineshaft #23, Mineshaft Publishing
* Ken Rocafort, Pilot Season: Core #1, Top Cow
* Alex Ross, Justice Society of America, DC Comics

BEST NEW SERIES
* The Dreamer, IDW
* Echo, Abstract Studios
* High Moon, Zuda
* Night Owls, Zuda
* Supertron, Zuda

BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
* All-Star Superman, DC Comics
* Captain America, Marvel Comics
* Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
* Mice Templar, Image Comics
* Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION
* Draw!, edited by Mike Manley, Twomorrows Publishing
* How To Make Webcomics, Brad Guigar, Dave Kellett, Scott Kurtz, and Kris Straub, Image Comics
* Kirby: King Of Comics, Mark Evanier, Abrams Books
* Scorchy Smith and the Art of Noel Sickles, edited by Dean Mullaney, IDW
* Wordless Books: The Original Graphic Novels, edited by David A. Berona, Abrams Books

BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL
* Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!, Tim Rickard, Tribune Media Services
* Get Fuzzy, Darby Conley, United Features Syndicate
* Mutts, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
* The Norm, Michael Jantze, Uclick Gocomics
* Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis, United Features Syndicate

BEST ANTHOLOGY
* Comic Book Tattoo, edited by Rantz Hoseley, Image Comics
* Flight Vol. 5, edited by Kazu Kibuishi, Villard
* MOME Vol. 10, edited by Eric Reynolds, Fantagraphics Books
* Pixu #1, edited by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon, Self-Published
* Popgun Vol. 2, edited by Joe Keatinge and Mark Andrew Smith, Image Comics

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM -- ORIGINAL
* Bottomless Belly Button, Fantagraphics Books
* Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Amulet Books
* Essex County: The Country Nurse, Top Shelf
* Skim, Groundwood Books
* Too Cool To Be Forgotten, Top Shelf
* World of Quest: Vol. 2, Yen Press

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM -- PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
* Amelia Rules!: Funny Stories, Renaissance Press
* M, Abrams Books
* Nat Turner, Abrams Books
* The Mice Templar: Vol. 1, Image Comics
* Queen and Country, Oni Press
* Skyscrapers Of The Midwest, Adhouse Books

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY
* ACME Novelty Library #19, Self-Published
* First Born: Aftermath #1, Top Cow
* Love and Rockets Vol. 3 #1, Fantagraphics Books
* M, Abrams Books
* NASCAR Heroes #5, NASCAR Comics
* Nat Turner, Abrams Books
* The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard, First Second
* Y: The Last Man #60, Vertigo Comics

BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT
* Astounding Space Thrills, IDW
* Complete Peanuts, Fantagraphics Books
* Complete Terry And The Pirates, IDW
* Scorchy Smith And The Art Of Noel Sickles, IDW
* Wacky Packages, Abrams Books

BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL
* Gus and His Gang, First Second
* Pocket Full Of Rain, Fantagraphics Books
* Red Colored Elegy, Drawn and Quarterly
* Solanin, Viz
* Witchblade Takeru Manga #s 11-12, Top Cow

BEST ON-LINE COMICS WORK
* Black Cherry Bombshells, Tony Trovarello and John Zito, Zuda
* High Moon, Scott O. Brown, Zuda
* Least I Could Do, Lar deSouza and Ryan Sohmer
* Night Owls, Bobby & Peter Timony
* PVP, Scott Kurtz

SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS
* Lar deSouza, Least I Could Do
* John Gallagher, Buzzboy, Sky Dog Comics
* Al Jaffee, Tall Tales, Abrams Books
* Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
* David Malki, Wondermark

SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
* Complete Local: Hardcover Edition, Ryan Kelly and Brian Wood, Oni Press
* Kirby: King Of Comics, Mark Evanier, Abrams Books
* Queen And Country Vol. 3, Greg Rucka, Mike Norton, Steve Rolston, and Chris Samnee, Oni Press
* Tall Tales, Al Jaffee, Abrams Books
* Wondermark Volume One: Beards Of Our Forefathers, David Malki, Dark Horse Comics

BEST NEW TALENT
* Matt Cassan, NASCAR: Heroes, NASCAR Comics
* Bryan J.L. Glass, The Mice Templar, Image Books
* Lora Innes, The Dreamer, IDW
* Tim Sievert, That Salty Air, Top Shelf
* Bobby Timony, Night Owls, Zuda
 
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