Via The Beat, the nominations for the 2022 Harvey Awards, honoring the best comics of the past year, have been announced. The winners will be announced at a ceremony during this year’s New York Comic Con, held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center over the weekend of October 6-9. Now, here are the nominees:
Book of the Year:
– “Ballad for Sophie” by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia, translated by Gabriela Soares (Top Shelf Productions)
– “Crisis Zone” by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics)
– “Department of Truth, Vol 3: Free Country” by James Tynion IV, Jorge Fornes, David Romero, John J. Pearson, Tyler Boss, Elsa Charretier and Alison Sampson (Image Comics)
– “Far Sector” by N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell (DC Comics)
– “The Good Asian, Vol. 1” by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi (Image Comics)
– “The Many Deaths of Laila Starr” by Ram V, Filipe Andrade, & Ines Amaro (BOOM! Studios)
– “Lightfall Book 2: Shadow of the Bird” by Tim Probert (HarperAlley)
– “Nice House on the Lake” by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno (DC Comics)
– “Run: Book One” by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury and Nate Powell (Abrams Books)
– “Sisters of the Mist” by Marlyn Spaaij (Flying Eye Books)
Digital Book of the Year:
– “Everything is Fine” by Mike Birchall
– “I’m Fine I’m Fine Just Understand” by ND Stevenson
– “Lore Olympus” by Rachel Smythe
– “Love Everlasting” by Tom King and Elsa Charretier
– “Snow Angels” by Jeff Lemire and Jock (Comixology Originals)
Best Children’s or Young Adult Book:
– “The Aquanaut” by Dan Santat (Scholastic Graphix)
– “Lightfall Book 2: Shadow of the Bird” by Tim Probert (HarperAlley)
– “Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese-American” by Laura Gao (HarperAlley)
– “Squire” by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh (HarperAlley)
– “Swim Team” by Johnnie Christmas (HarperAlley)
Best Manga:
– “Blood on the Tracks” by Shuzo Oshimi, translated by Daniel Komen (Vertical Comics)
– “Blue Lock” by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura, translated by Nate Derr (Kodansha Comics)
– “Cat + Gamer” by Wataru Nadatani, translated by Zack Davission (Dark Horse Comics)
– “Chainsaw Man” by Tatsuki Fujimot, translated by Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)
– “Red Flowers” by Yoshiharu Tsuge, translated by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly)
– “Spy x Family” by Tatsua Endo, translated by Casey Loe (VIZ Media)
Best International Book:
– “Ballad for Sophie” by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia, translated by Gabriela Soares (Top Shelf Productions)
– “Castaways” by Pablo Monforte and Laura Perez, translated by Silvia Perea Labayen (Dark Horse Comics)
– “Sweet Paprika” by Mirka Andolfo (Image Comics)
– “This is How I Disappear” by Mirion Malle, translated by Aleshia Jensen and Bronwyn Haslam (Drawn & Quarterly)
– “The Waiting” by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, translated by Janet Hong (Drawn & Quarterly)
– “Yellow Cab” by Benoît Cohen and Christophe Chabouté, translated by Edward Gauvin (IDW Publishing)
Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel:
– The Batman, directed by Matt Reeves, based on Batman (DC Comics)
– El Deafo (Apple TV+), based on “El Deafo” by CeCe Bell (Abrams Books)
– Heartstopper (Netflix), based on “Heartstopper” by Alice Oseman (Hachette Children’s Group)
– Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage “Game” board game based on “Mind MGMT” by Matt Kindt (Dark Horse Comics)
– Ms. Marvel (Disney+) based on “Ms. Marvel” (Marvel Comics)
– Paper Girls (Amazon Prime Video), based on “Paper Girls” by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang (Image Comics)
– Paris, 13th District directed by Jacques Audiard, based on ‘Amber Sweet,’ ‘Hawaiian Getaway,’ and ‘Killing and Dying’ by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
– Peacemaker (HBO Max), based on The Peacemaker (DC Comics)
– Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, based on Shang-Chi (Marvel Comics)
Lance Fensterman, Global President of NYCC organizer ReedPop, tells The Beat “We are honored to once again shine a light on the best and brightest work within the comics industry through the prestigious Harvey Awards. This year’s list of nominees are bringing fresh, original storytelling and unique voices to the industry and we are looking forward to celebrating their work at this year’s New York Comic Con.” Voting is now open until September 2. If you are a comics professional and have not been invited to vote yet, please apply here.
