More than ever before, the Harveys reflect the full diversity of the comics industry. Comics from twenty-three separate publishers have been nominated, a Harveys record. The Harveys are the only industry award chosen from start to finish solely by industry professionals, and this year the voters found comics and creators of note across the artistic spectrum.

The nominees for the 2004 Harvey Awards are:

Best Writer

Chester Brown | Louis Riel
Drawn & Quarterly Publishing

Gilbert Hernandez | Love & Rockets
Fantagraphics Books

Alan Moore | Promethea
America's Best Comics / Wildstorm / DC Comics

Brian Vaughn | Y: The Last Man
DC Comics

Mark Waid | Fantastic Four
Marvel Comics

Best Artist

Charles Burns | Black Hole
Fantagraphics Books

Jaime Hernandez | Love & Rockets
Fantagraphics Books

George Perez | Avengers / JLA
DC Comics / Marvel Comics

Craig Thompson | Blankets
Top Shelf Productions

Ashley Wood | Popbot
IDW Publishing

Best Cartoonist

Chester Brown | Louis Riel
Drawn & Quarterly Publishing

Charles Burns | Black Hole
Fantagraphics Books

Jaime Hernandez | Love & Rockets
Fantagraphics Books

Jeff Smith | Bone
Cartoon Books

Craig Thompson | Blankets
Top Shelf Productions

Special Award for Humor in Comics

Jimmy Gownley | Amelia Rules
Renaissance Books

Sam Henderson | Magic Whistle
Alternative Comics

Batton Lash | Supernatural Law
Exhibit A Press

Tony Millionaire | Sock Monkey
Dark Horse Comics

Johnny Ryan | Angry Youth Comix
Fantagraphics Books

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation

Acme Novelty Datebook | Chris Ware
Drawn & Quarterly Publishing

Popbot | Ashley Wood
IDW Publishing

Project Telstar
AdHouse Books

Quimby the Mouse | Chris Ware
Fantagraphics Books

Yossel | Joe Kubert
edited by Dwight Jon Zimmerman
ibooks

Best New Series

Belly Button | Sophie Crumb
Fantagraphics Books

Human Target | Peter Milligan and Javier Pulido
DC Comics

Love Fights | Andi Watson
Oni Press

Plastic Man | Kyle Baker
DC Comics

The Pogostick | Al Columbia and Ethan Persoff
Fantagraphics Books

Best Continuing or Limited Series

Black Hole | Charles Burns
Fantagraphics Books

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume II | Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill
America's Best Comics / Wildstorm / DC Comics

Love & Rockets | Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez
edited by Gary Groth
Fantagraphics Books

Promethea | Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III
America's Best Comics / Wildstorm / DC Comics

Supernatural Law | Batton Lash
Exhibit A Press

Best Single Issue or Story

Astro City Vol. 3, #2 | Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson
Homage / Wildstorm / DC Comics

Black Hole #11 | Charles Burns
Fantagraphics Books

CSI: Serial #1-5 | Max Allan Collins, Gabriel Rodriguez and Ashley Wood
IDW Publishing

Gotham Central #6-10 | Greg Rucka and Michael Lark
DC Comics

Love & Rockets #9 | Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez
Fantagraphics Books

Quicken Forbidden #12 | Dave Roman and John Green
Cryptic Press

Supernatural Law #38 | Batton Lash
Exhibit A Press

Best Graphic Album of Original Work

Blankets | Craig Thompson
Top Shelf Productions

The Fixer | Joe Sacco
Drawn & Quarterly Publishing

Nightmare Alley | Spain Rodriguez
Fantagraphics Books

Sgt. Rock: Between Hell and a Hard Place | Brian Azzarello and Joe Kubert
DC Comics

Yossel | Joe Kubert
ibooks

Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work

Louis Riel | Chester Brown
Drawn & Quarterly Publishing

Palomar | Gilbert Hernandez
Fantagraphics Books

Quimby the Mouse | Chris Ware
Fantagraphics Books

Summer of Love | Debbie Drechsler
Drawn & Quarterly Publishing

Vic & Blood | Harlan Ellison with Richard Corben
ibooks

Best Anthology

Comics Journal 2003 Winter Special
edited by Gary Groth
Fantagraphics Books

Drawn & Quarterly #5
edited by Chris Oliveros
Drawn & Quarterly Publishing

Kramer’s Ergot #4
edited by Sammy Harkham
Avodah Books *

Nickelodeon Magazine: "The Comic Book" section
edited by Chris Duffy & Dave Roman
Nickelodeon Magazines, Inc.

Project Telstar
edited by Chris Pitzer
AdHouse Books

Best Inker

Charles Burns | Black Hole
Fantagraphics Books

Mick Gray | Promethea
America's Best Comics / Wildstorm / DC Comics

Jaime Hernandez | Love & Rockets
Fantagraphics Books

Jimmy Palmiotti | Two-Step
Cliffhanger / Wildstorm / DC Comics

Scott Williams | Batman
DC Comics

Best Letterer

Todd Klein | Promethea
America's Best Comics / Wildstorm / DC Comics

Clem Robins | 100 Bullets
Vertigo / DC Comics

Robbie Robbins | Dark Days
IDW Publishing

Dave Sim | Cerebus
Aardvark-Vanaheim

Richard Starkings | Superman / Batman
DC Comics

Best Colorist

Jeromy Cox | Promethea
America's Best Comics / Wildstorm / DC Comics

Bill Crabtree | Invincible
Image Comics

Alex Sinclair | Arrowsmith
Cliffhanger / Wildstorm / DC Comics

Dave Stewart | Beware The Creeper!
DC Comics

Chris Ware | Acme Novelty Datebook
Drawn & Quarterly Publishing

Best Syndicated Strip or Panel

Doonesbury | G.B. Trudeau
Syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate

Maakies | Tony Millionaire
Syndicated by the Artist

Mutts | Patrick McDonnell
Syndicated by King Features Syndicate

Underworld | Kaz
Syndicated by the Artist

Zippy | Bill Griffith
Syndicated by King Features Syndicate

Best Biographical, Historical Or Journalistic Presentation

Comic Art Magazine
Comic Art

Comic Book Artist
TwoMorrows / Top Shelf

The Comics Journal
Fantagraphics Books

Stan Lee: And the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book
Chicago Review Press

Will Elder: The Mad Playboy of Art
Fantagraphics Books

Best American Edition of Foreign Material

The Bloody Streets of Paris | Jacques Tardi
edited by Dwight Jon Zimmerman
ibooks

5 is the Perfect Number | Igort
Drawn & Quarterly Publishing

Icaro | Jiro Taniguchi and Moebius
edited by Dwight Jon Zimmerman
ibooks

The Iron Wagon | Jason
edited by Kim Thompson
Fantagraphics Books

Persepolis | Marjane Satrapi
Pantheon Books

Best Domestic Reprint Project

Cat on a Hot Thin Groove | Gene Deitch
edited by Gary Groth
Fantagraphics Books

Honour Among Punks | Gary Reed and Guy Davis
ibooks

Krazy and Ignatz | George Herrimann
edited by Bill Blackbeard
Fantagraphics Books

Al Capp's Li'l Abner: The Frazetta Years
edited by Denis Kitchen
Dark Horse Comics

Spirit Archives | Will Eisner
edited by Dale Crain
DC Comics

Vietnam Journal | Don Lomax
edited by Hilary Hughes and Dwight Jon Zimmerman
ibooks

Best New Talent

Teratoid Heights | Mat Brinkman
Highwater Books *

Unlikely | Jeffrey Brown
Top Shelf Productions

Belly Button Comix | Sophie Crumb
Fantagraphics Books

Same Difference and Other Stories | Derek Kirk Kim
Alternative Comics *

Sweaterweather | Sara Varon
Alternative Comics *

Best Cover Artist

Charles Burns | Black Hole
Fantagraphics Books

Tomer Hanuka | Bipolar
Alternative Comics

Adam Hughes | Wonder Woman
DC Comics

Dave Johnson | 100 Bullets
Vertigo / DC Comics

Alex Ross | Astro City
Homage / DC Comics

The nominees for 2004 demonstrate how varied the medium of graphic storytelling has become. Sales of comic books and graphic novels have more than tripled in the last year. Harveys researcher and comic authority Douglass Barre said, “This year’s nominations celebrate the diversity of our industry from the most mainstream hits to the most alternative voices. In 2004, comic book professionals honored more publishers with Harvey nominations than in any year before.”

Harveys design director Dave Bissel said, “As a graphic artist, it’s really gratifying to see so many different creators get the recognition and respect of their peers. Congratulations to everyone.”

This year’s awards dinner will feature New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman (Sandman: Endless Nights, Stardust, American Gods, Neverwhere) as keynote speaker, and Staten Island’s own Evan Dorkin (Milk and Cheese, Dork) as emcee. The dinner ceremony will be held at New York City’s historic Puck Building, home to the 2004 MoCCA Art Festival. Sponsorship packages are now available to all wishing to attend.

“We’re honored to welcome the Harvey Awards home to New York,” said Lawrence Klein, MoCCA Chairman. “Not only was New York home to Harvey Kurtzman, for whom the awards are named, but New York is the birthplace of modern comic and cartoon art.”

Douglass Barre
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