Via The Hollywood Reporter, the Harvey Awards have announced the nominees for the 32nd annual awards ceremony, honoring the best comic books and adaptations released since October 2019. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of New York Comic Con, this year’s awards will be be held during a livestreamed presentation on ReedPop’s New York Comic Con Metaverse channel. A specific time and day for the awards were not announced, but the Metaverse event will run from Thursday, October 8, to Sunday, October 11. Now, here are the nominees:
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 (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 Comic” 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 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)
Best Manga:
“H.P. Lovecraft’s At 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 (Drawn and Quarterly)
“The House” by 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 International Book is a new category that replaces the previous Best European Book award, so as to be more inclusive of other works.
Lance Fensterman, global president of ReedPop, commented, “With the Harvey Awards, ReedPop is thrilled to be a partner in helping honor the life and work of the great Harvey Kurtzman and spotlight the best of the best within the industry. We are grateful to be championing this diverse group of creators, especially during the pandemic which has impacted this industry so deeply. While this year’s awards may take a different shape, the goal remains the same to celebrate all of the wonderful nominees via New York Comic Con’s Metaverse, a digital gathering place for fans and professionals alike.”
Voting is now open to any comics industry professionals who have been previously been approved for a Professional or Artist Alley badge, at any ReedPop comic convention from 2016 to 2020: applications can be made here. Voting will conclude on September 21.
