The 2014 Harvey Award Nominations Are Revealed

The full list of nominations for the ninth annual Harvey Awards were revealed today. Named for the late comic book creator and founding editor of MAD Magazine, Harvey Kurtzman, the Harvey Awards honor the best creators and projects in the fields of comics and sequential art. The Harvey Awards are distinguished by the fact that the winners are voted entirely by comic creators and professionals.

Voting is currently open on the official Harvey Award website and will end on August 18. The awards ceremony and dinner will be held at Baltimore Comic-Con on Saturday, September 6.

This year, Valiant's Quantum and Woody received the most nominations with six, including nods for "Best Writer," "Most Promising New Talent," and "Best New Series." Marvel's Hawkeye and Daredevil, Image's Saga, and Dark Horse's graphic novel The Fifth Beatle were also nominated in several categories. The full list of nominees is below:

Best Writer

-James Asmus, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment

-Matt Fraction, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics

-Matt Kindt, MIND MGMT, Dark Horse Comics

-Brian K. Vaughan, SAGA, Image Comics

-Mark Waid, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics

Best Artist

-David Aja, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics

-Dan Parent, KEVIN KELLER, Archie Comics

-Nate Powell, MARCH: BOOK ONE, Top Shelf Production

-Chris Samnee, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics

-Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics

-Jeff Stokely, SIX GUN GORILLA, BOOM! Studios

Best Cartoonist

-Matt Kindt, MIND MGMT, Dark Horse Comics

-Comfort Love and Adam Withers, RAINBOW IN THE DARK, uniquescomic.com

-Terry Moore, RACHEL RISING, Abstract Studios

-Dan Parent, KEVIN KELLER, Archie Comics

-David Petersen, MOUSE GUARD: THE BLACK AXE, BOOM! Studios/Archaia

-Paul Pope, BATTLING BOY, First Second

Best Letterer

-Deron Bennett, CYBORG 009, Archaia

-Dave Lanphear, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment

-Terry Moore, RACHEL RISING, Abstract Studio

-Steve Wands, ADVENTURE TIME, kaBOOM!

-Britt Wilson, ADVENTURE TIME WITH FIONNA AND CAKE, kaBOOM!

Best Inker

-Vanesa R. Del Rey, HIT, BOOM! Studios

-Stefano Gaudiano, THE WALKING DEAD, Image Comics

-Danny Miki, BATMAN, DC Comics

-Brian Stelfreeze, DAY MEN, BOOM! Studios

-Wade Von Grawbadger, ALL NEW X-MEN, Marvel Comics

Best Colorist

-Jordan Bellaire, PRETTY DEADLY, Image Comics

-Marte Gracia, ALL NEW X-MEN, Marvel Comics

-Matt Hollingsworth, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics

-Brian Reber, UNITY, Valiant Entertainment

-Dave Stewart, HELLBOY: THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS, Dark Horse Comics

Best Cover Artist

-Goni Montes, CLIVE BARKER’S NEXT TESTAMENT

-Andrew Robinson, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment

-Chris Samnee, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics

-Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics

-Brian Stelfreeze, DAY MEN, BOOM! Studios

Most Promising New Talent

-James Asmus, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment

-Pere Perez, ARCHER AND ARMSTRONG, HARBINGER WARS, Valiant Entertainment

-Victor Santos, POLAR: CAME FROM THE COLD, DARK HORSE PRESENTS, Dark Horse Comics

-Jeff Stokely, SIX GUN GORILLA, BOOM! Studios

-Chip Zdarsky, SEX CRIMINALS, Image Comics

Best New Series

-AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE, Archie Comics

-QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment

-SEX CRIMINALS, Image

-SIX GUN GORILLA, BOOM! Studios

-SUICIDE RISK, BOOM! Studios

Best Continuing or Limited Series

-ARCHER AND ARMSTRONG, Valiant Entertainment

-DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics

-HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics

-HIT, BOOM! Studios

-MOUSE GUARD: LEGENDS OF THE GUARD VOL. 2, Archaia

-SAGA, Image Comics

Best Syndicated Strip or Panel

-DICK TRACY, Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, Tribune Media Services

-FOX TROT, Bill Amend, Universal Uclick

-GET FUZZY, Darby Conley, Universal Uclick

-MUTTS, Patrick McDonnell, King Features

-THE PHANTOM, Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan, King Features Syndicate

Best Anthology

-DARK HORSE PRESENTS, Dark Horse Comics

-MOUSE GUARD: LEGENDS OF THE GUARD VOLUME 2, BOOM! Studios/Archaia

-OUTLAW TERRITORY 3, Image Comics

-SPERA, VOLUME 3, BOOM! Studios/Archaia

-THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR, BOOM! Studios/Archaia

Best Graphic Album – Original

-BATTLING BOY, First Second

-CYBORG 009, Archaia

-MARCH: BOOK ONE, Top Shelf Productions

-THE FIFTH BEATLE: THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY, Dark Horse Comics

-THE REASON FOR DRAGONS, BOOM! Studios/Archaia

Best Graphic Album – Previously Published

-HARBINGER VOLUME 1: OMEGA RISING, Valiant Entertainment

-THE KILLER OMNIBUS VOLUME 1, Archaia

-MOUSE GUARD VOL. 3: THE BLACK AXE, BOOM! Studios/Archaia

-POLARITY, BOOM! Studios

-RAINBOW IN THE DARK: THE COMPLETE SAGA, Comfort Love and Adam Withers

Best Single Issue or Story

-ADVENTURE TIME ANNUAL #1, kaBOOM!

-DEMETER, self-published, Becky Cloonan

-A Kiss ISN’T Just A Kiss!, KEVIN KELLER #10, Archie Comics

-Now and Then, DARK HORSE PRESENTS #30, Dark Horse Comics

-Pizza is My Business, HAWKEYE #11, Marvel Comics

-SUICIDE RISK #5, BOOM! Studios

-UNITY #1, Valiant Entertainment

Best Domestic Reprint Project

-BARNABY VOLUME 1, Fantagraphics

-BEST OF COMIX BOOK: WHEN MARVEL COMICS WENT UNDERGROUND, Kitchen Sink Books/Dark Horse

-FRAGGLE ROCK CLASSICS VOLUME 2, BOOM! Studios/Archaia

-VALIANT MASTERS: NINJAK VOLUME 1 – BLACK WATER, Valiant Entertainment

-VALIANT MASTERS: SHADOWMAN VOLUME 1 SPIRITS WITHIN, Valiant Entertainment

Best American Edition of Foreign Material

-ATTACK ON TITAN, Kodansha

-THE KILLER, VOLUME 4, BOOM! Studios/Archaia

-SHOWA: A HISTORY OF JAPAN 1926-1939, Drawn and Quarterly

-SUNNY, Viz Signature

-TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, Fantagraphics

Best Online Comics Work

-BATTLEPUG, Mike Norton, battlepug.com

-THE DREAMER, Lora Innes, thedreamercomic.com

-GUNNERKRIGG COURT, Tom Siddell, gunnerkrigg.com

-JL8, Yale Stewart, jl8comic.tumblr.com

-TABLE TITANS, Scott Kurtz, Steve Hamaker, and Brian Hurtt, tabletitans.com

Special Award for Humor in Comics

-James Asmus, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment

-Ryan North, ADVENTURE TIME, KaBOOM!

-Dan Parent, KEVIN KELLER, Archie Comics

-Fred Van Lente, ARCHER AND ARMSTRONG, Valiant Entertainment

-Jim Zub, SKULLKICKERS, Image Comics

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation

-BEST OF COMIX BOOK: WHEN MARVEL COMICS WENT UNDERGROUND, John Lind, Kitchen Sink Books/Dark Horse Comics

-CYBORG 009, Stephen Christy, Archaia

-HARBINGER WARS, Josh Johns and Warren Simons, Valiant Entertainment

-THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR, Joe LeFavi, BOOM! Studios/Archaia

-UNITY, Alejandro Arbona, Josh Johns, and Warren Simons, Valiant Entertainment

Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation

-AL CAPP: A LIFE TO THE CONTRARY, Denis Kitchen, Bloomsbury

-AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CHRONICLES: THE 1950S, TwoMorrows Publishing

-ART OF RUBE GOLDBERG, Jennifer George, Abrams ComicArts

-CO-MIX: A RETROSPECTIVE OF COMICS, GRAPHICS, AND SCRAPS, Art Spiegelman, Drawn and Quarterly

-THE FIFTH BEATLE: THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY, by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson, and Kyle Baker, Dark Horse

-MARCH: BOOK ONE, John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell, Top Shelf Productions

Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers

-ADVENTURE TIME, KaBOOM! Studios

-BATTLING BOY, First Second

-G-MAN: COMING HOME, Image Comics

-MONSTER ON THE HILL, Top Shelf Productions

-ONLY LIVING BOY, Bottled Lightning

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