1989 Harvey Award Nominees
(winners highlighted in gold)

Best Writer

Chester Brown for Yummy Fur
[ Vortex ]

Paul Chadwick for Concrete
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Gilbert Hernandez for Love & Rockets
[ Fantagraphics ]

Alan Moore for V for Vendetta
[ DC ]

Rick Veitch for Swamp Thing
[ DC ]

Best Artist or Penciller

Brian Bolland for The Killing Joke
[ DC ]

Paul Chadwick for Concrete
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Jaime Hernandez for Love & Rockets
[ Fantagraphics ]

Dave McKean for Black Orchid
[ DC ]

Steve Rude for Nexus
[ First ]

Best Cartoonist

Peter Bagge for Neat Stuff
[ Fantagraphics ]

Chester Brown for Yummy Fur
[ Vortex ]

Paul Chadwick for Concrete
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Gilbert Hernandez for Love & Rockets
[ Fantagraphics ]

Jaime Hernandez for Love & Rockets
[ Fantagraphics ]

Best New Series

Aliens by Mark Verheiden and Mark Nelson
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Animal Man by Grant Morrison, Chaz Truog, and Doug Hazlewood
[ DC ]

Kings In Disguise by James Vance and Dan Burr
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

The Maze Agency by Michael Barr, Adam Hughes, and Rick Magyar
[ Comico ]

Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Matt Dringenberg
[ DC ]

Best Continuing or Limited Series

Concrete by Paul Chadwick
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Love & Rockets by Los Bros. Hernandez
[ Fantagraphics ]

Neat Stuff by Peter Bagge
[ Fantagraphics ]

Nexus by Mike Baron and Steve Rude
[ First ]

V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd
[ DC ]

Yummy Fur by Chester Brown
[ Vortex ]

Best Single Issue or Story

"The Coyote Gospel" in Animal Man #5 by Grant Morrison, Chaz Truog, and Doug Hazelwood
[ DC ]

The Killing Joke by Alan Moore, Brian Bolland, and Jim Higgins
[ DC ]

"Always Fences" in Concrete #10 by Paul Chadwick
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

"Jaka’s Story, Chapter 1" in Cerebus #114 by Dave Sim and Gerhard
[ Aardvark-Vanaheim ]

The Jam: Super-Cool Color-Injected Turbo Adventure from Hell by Bernie Mireault
[ Comico ]

"Human Diastrophism" in Love & Rockets by Gilbert Hernandez
[ Fantagraphics ]

"The Rival" in Neat Stuff #11 by Peter Bagge
[ Fantagraphics ]

"The Rocketeer’s New York Adventure" in Rocketeer Adventure Magazine #1 by Dave Stevens, Bilson, Demeo, and Mayo
[ Comico ]

Best Graphic Album

The Killing Joke by Alan Moore, Brian Bolland, and Jim Higgins
[ DC ]

Batman: Year One by Frank Miller, Dave Mazzucchelli, and Richmond Lewis
[ DC ]

Brought to Life by Joyce Brabner, Alan Moore, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Steve Yeates
[ Eclipse ]

The Cowboy Wally Show by Kyle Baker
[ Dolphin/Doubleday ]

Hardboiled Defective Stories by Charles Burns
[ RAW/Pantheon ]

Special Achievement in Humor

Sergio Aragones for Groo the Wanderer
[ Marvel/Epic ]

Peter Bagge for Neat Stuff
[ Fantagraphics ]

Chester Brown for Yummy Fur
[ Vortex ]

Bob Burden for Flaming Carrot Comics
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Steve Purcell for Sam and Max, Freelance Police
[ Comico ]

Bill Watterson for Calvin and Hobbes
[ UPS/Andrews & McMeel ]

Best Inker

Gerhard for Cerebus
[ Aardvark-Vanaheim ]

Dan Green for Uncanny X-Men
[ Marvel ]

John Nyberg for Plastic Man
[ DC ]

Bill Sienkiewicz for Dr. Zero
[ Marvel/Epic ]

Al Williamson for Daredevil
[ Marvel ]

Best Letterer

Ken Bruzenak for Mr. Monster
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Todd Klein for Black Orchid
[ DC ]

Tom Orzechowski for Uncanny X-Men
[ Marvel ]

Bob Pinaha for Grendel
[ Comico ]

Bill Spicer for Concrete
[ Dark Horse Comics ]

Best Colorist

John Higgins for The Killing Joke
[ DC ]

Richmond Lewis for Batman: Year One
[ DC ]

Joe Matt for Grendel
[ Comico ]

Steve Oliff for Akira
[ Marvel/Epic ]

Tatjana Wood for Swamp Thing
[ DC ]

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation

The Killing Joke, design by Richard Bruning
[ DC ]

Batman: Year One, design by Richard Bruning
[ DC ]

Black Orchid, design by Richard Bruning and Dave McKean
[ DC ]

Hardboiled Defective Stories, design by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly
[ Raw/Penguin Books ]

Li’l Abner
, design by Peter Poplaski and Ray Fehrenbach
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Stray Toasters
, design by Robin Brosterman and Bill Sienkiewicz
[ Marvel/Epic ]

Best American Edition of Foreign Material

Akira, translated by Jo Duffy, edited by Archie Goodwin
[ Marvel/Epic ]

Fires, translated by Tom Leighton, edited by Bernd Metz
[ Catalan ]

The Incal, translated by Randy & Jean-Marc L’officier, various editors
[ Marvel/Epic ]

Lone Wolf and Cub, translated by David Lewis and Alex Wald, edited by Alex Wald
[ First ]

Sinner
, translated by Deborah Bonner, edited by Kim Thompson
[ Fantagraphics ]

Best Reprint

The Complete Crumb Comics , edited by Gary Groth and R. Fiore, art directed by Dale Crain
[ Fantagraphics ]

The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye, edited and art directed by Richard Marschall, design by Audu Paden
[ Fantagraphics ]

The Complete Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy, edited by Bill Blackbeard, art directed by Bhob Steward [ NBM/Flying Buttress ]

Li’l Abner, edited by Dave Schreiner, art directed by Peter Poplaski and Ray Fehrenbach
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

The Spirit
, edited by Dave Schreiner, art directed by Peter Poplaski
[ Kitchen Sink Press ]

Jack Kirby Hall of Fame

Steve Ditko

Stan Lee

Jean "Moebius" Giraud

Alex Toth

Wally Wood