The winners of the 2019 Harvey Award were revealed at their award ceremony last night. This year’s Harvey Awards were the 31st iteration of the awards and were the second iteration to have been awarded at New York Comic Con, having moved from Baltimore Comic Con last year. Without further ado, the nominees and winners (highlighted in bold) for all six categories are as follows:
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)
“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)
Digital Book of the Year
“Check, Please” by Ngozi Ukazu: www.checkpleasecomic.com
“Space Boy” by Stephen McCranie: www.webtoons.com/en/drama/space-boy/list?title_no=400&page=1
“The Contradictions” by Sophie Yanow: www.thecontradictions.com
The Nib edited by Matt Bors: www.thenib.com
“Woman World” by Aminder Dhaliwal: www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/woman-world/list?title_no=100912&page=1
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)
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)
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)
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)
The Snagglepuss Chronicles, by Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival and Die-Cast, based on Exit, Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles (DC Comics)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, based on Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
The Umbrella Academy by Netflix, based on “The Umbrella Academy” (Dark Horse Comics)
In addition to these awards, there were seven inductees into the Hall of Fame too:
Will Elder, an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for his work in launching MAD Magazine. He died at the age of 86 in 2008.
Jack Davis, an American illustrator and cartoonist and was best known for his variety of commercial art. Like Will Elder, he was a found member of MAD Magazine. He died aged 91 in 2016.
John Severin, an American comic book artist, famed for his war comics at EC Comics such as “Two-Fisted Tales,” as well as war and Western Comics at Marvel Comics. He worked at Cracked for 45 years and was also a founding member of MAD Magazine. He died at the age of 90 in 2012.
Continued belowMarie Severin, an American comic book artist and colorist, best known for her work at Marvel Comics and EC Comics. She died at the age of 89 last year.
Ben Oda, an Japanese-American letter, best known for his work at DC Comics, where he worked on “Action Comics,” “Justice League of America” and “Wonder Woman,” to name a few. He died at the age of 68 in 1984.
Alison Bechdel, an American cartoonist, best known for her comic strip “Dykes To Watch Out For,” and her graphic memoir, “Fun Home.” She also created the Bechdel test.
Mike Mignola, an American comic book artist best known for creating “Hellboy” and the Hellboy Universe, as well as “Baltimore” and the “Joe Golem” miniseries.
Finally, Maggie Thompson was awarded the Comics Industry Pioneer Award. Thompson is best known for her long running role as the Editor of Comics Buyer’s Guide.
Congratulations to all of the winners!
