The winners of the 2020 Harvey Awards have been announced. Unlike previous years when the awards have been presented at a physical iteration of New York Comic Con, a virtual ceremony will officially award the winners at the online edition of New York Comic Con and MCM Comic Con’s Metaverse, with Vivek Tiwary hosting on October 9. The nominees and winners (highlighted in bold) of the 2020 Harvey Awards are as follows:
Book of the Year
“Are You Listening?” by Tillie Walden (First Second)
“Dragon Hoops” by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)
“Grass” by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, translated by Janet Hong (Drawn and Quarterly)
“The Hard Tomorrow” by Eleanor Davis (Drawn and Quarterly)
“Invisible Kingdom” Vol. 1 by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward (Dark Horse Books/Berger Books)
“Little Bird: The Fight for Elder’s Hope” by Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram (Image Comics)
“Making Comics” by Lynda Barry (Drawn and Quarterly)
“Reincarnation Stories” by Kim Deitch (Fantagraphics)
“Rusty Brown” by Chris Ware (Pantheon Graphic Library)
“Something is Killing the Children” Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera (BOOM! Studios)
Digital Book of the Year
“Afterlift” by Chip Zdarsky and Jason Loo (comiXology Originals)
“The Eyes” by Javi De Castro (https://www.javidecastro.com/theeyes)
“Fried Rice” by Erica Eng (https://friedricecomic.com/)
“Harley Quinn: Black White & Red” edited by Chris Conroy, Maggie Howell, Andy Khouri, and Amedeo Turturro (DC Comics / DC Digital First)
“The Nib” edited by Matt Bors (https://www.thenib.com)
Best Children or Young Adult Book
“Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir” by Robin Ha (HarperCollins / Balzer + Bray)
“Dragon Hoops” by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)
“Guts” by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix)
“Stargazing” by Jen Wang (First Second)
“Superman Smashes the Klan” by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru (DC Comics)
Best Manga
“H.P. Lovecraft’s At The Mountains of Madness” by Gou Tanabe (Dark Horse Manga)
“The Man Without Talent” by Yoshiharu Tsuge (New York Review Comics)
“The Poe Clan” by Moto Hagio (Fantagraphics)
“The Way of the Househusband” by Kousuke Oono (VIZ Media)
“Witch Hat Atelier” by Kamome Shirahama (Kodansha Comics)
Best International Book*
“Grass” by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, translated by Janet Hong (Drawn and Quarterly)
“The House Paco Roca” (Fantagraphics)
“Portrait of a Drunk” by Olivier Schrauwen, Florent Ruppert and Jérôme Mulot (Fantagraphics)
“Stay” by Lewis Trondheim and Hubert Chevillard (Magnetic Press)
“Year of the Rabbit” by Tian Veasna (Drawn and Quarterly)
Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel
Blacksad: Under the Skin video game by Microïds, based on “Blacksad” (Dark Horse Comics)
I Am Not Okay With This by Netflix, based on “I Am Not Okay With This” (Fantagraphics)
Joker by Warner Bros. Pictures, based on Batman (DC Comics)
Legion: Season 3 by FX Productions and Marvel Television, based on X-Men (Marvel Comics)
Locke & Key: Season 1 by Netflix, based on “Locke & Key” (IDW Publishing)
The Old Guard by Netflix, based on “The Old Guard” (Image Comics)
The Sandman audio drama by Audible, based on “The Sandman” (DC Comics/Vertigo)
Stumptown: Season 1 by ABC, based on “Stumptown” (Oni Press)
The Umbrella Academy: Season 2, by Netflix, based on “The Umbrella Academy” (Dark Horse Comics)
Watchmen by HBO, based on “Watchmen” (DC Comics)
In addition to the awards, there are six individuals set to be inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame:
Osamu Tezuka, a Japanese manga artist best known for “Astro Boy,” “Princess Knight,” and “Black Jack.” He died at the age of 60 in 1989.
Jill Thompson, an American illustrator best known for her series “Scary Godmother” and her work on “The Sandman.”
Denys Cowan, Derek T. Dingle, Michael Davis, and the late Dwayne McDuffie, the founding members of Milestone Media.
Congratulations to all the winners! The ceremony will be presented on the NYCC YouTube channel on Friday.
