The 2016 Harvey Award Nominees have been revealed, and there are quite a few surprises on the list this year, including a larger than expected number of finalists from Valiant Entertainment.
1. BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY
- BLOODSHOT REBORN #1, Valiant Entertainment
- BOOK OF DEATH #1, Valiant Entertainment
- PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, BOOM! Studios
- SILVER SURFER #11, Marvel Comics
- THE VALIANT #4, Valiant Entertainment
- WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR #1, Valiant Entertainment
2. BEST CARTOONIST
- Asaf Hanuka, THE REALIST
- Matt Kindt, UNITY #25
- Michael Kupperman, UNITY #25
- Terry Moore, RACHEL RISING
- Rafer Roberts, X-O MANOWAR #38
- Stan Sakai, USAGI YOJIMBO
3. BEST ARTIST
- Greg Capullo, BATMAN, DC Comics
- Jason Latour, SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Image Comics
- Chris Samnee, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
- Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics
- Mico Suayan, BLOODSHOT REBORN, Valiant Entertainment
4. BEST WRITER
- Jason Aaron, SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Image Comics
- Jeff Lemire, BLOODSHOT REBORN, Valiant Entertainment
- Brian K. Vaughan, SAGA, Image Comics
- Mark Waid, ARCHIE, Archie Comics
- G. Willow Wilson, MS. MARVEL, Marvel Comics
5. BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
- BITCH PLANET, Image Comics
- BLOODSHOT REBORN, Valiant Entertainment
- BOOK OF DEATH, Valiant Entertainment
- DIVINITY, Valiant Entertainment
- GIANT DAYS, BOOM! Studios/BOOM! Box
- NINJAK, Valiant Entertainment
- SAGA, Image Comics
- SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Image Comics
- THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL, Marvel Comics
6. BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM ORIGINAL
- CAPTIVE OF FRIENDLY COVE, Fulcrum Publishing
- FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, Top Shelf/IDW Publishing
- LONG WALK TO VALHALLA, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
- MARCH: BOOK TWO, Top Shelf Productions
- NANJING: THE BURNING CITY, Dark Horse Comics
- THE NEW DEAL, Dark Horse Books
- TWO BROTHERS, Dark Horse Books
7. BEST ANTHOLOGY
- DARK HORSE PRESENTS, Dark Horse Comics
- FRESH ROMANCE, Rosy Press
- ISLAND, Image Comics
- PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios
- THE 27 CLUB, A COMIC ANTHOLOGY, Red Stylo Media
8. BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, or JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION
- THE ART OF MOUSE GUARD: 2005-2015, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
- THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SELF-PUBLISHING COMICS, Random House/Watson Guptill
- MARCH: BOOK TWO, Top Shelf Productions
- PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios
- THE REALIST, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
9. BEST COVER ARTIST
- David Aja, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
- Raul Allen, IVAR, TIMEWALKER, Valiant Entertainment
- Mike Del Mundo, ELEKTRA, Marvel Comics
- Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic, DIVINITY, Valiant Entertainment
- David Lafuente, WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR, Valiant Entertainment
- Lewis LaRosa, NINJAK, Valiant Entertainment
- Paolo Rivera, THE VALIANT, Valiant Entertainment
- Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics
- Matt Taylor, ARCADIA, BOOM! Studios
10. BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT
- ARCHER & ARMSTRONG: THE COMPLETE CLASSIC OMNIBUS HC, Valiant Entertainment
- CRIMSON VOL. 1, BOOM! Studios
- QUANTUM AND WOODY BY PRIEST & BRIGHT VOL. 1: KLANG TP, Valiant Entertainment
- QUANTUM AND WOODY BY PRIEST & BRIGHT VOL. 2: SWITCH TP, Valiant Entertainment
- QUANTUM AND WOODY BY PRIEST & BRIGHT VOL. 3: AND SO… TP, Valiant Entertainment
11. SPECIAL AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
- BLOODSHOT REBORN, Rian Hughes, Jeff Lemire, Warren Simons, and Kyle Andrukiewicz, Valiant Entertainment
- BOOK OF DEATH, Tom Muller, Dylan Todd, Warren Simons, and Travis Escarfullery, Valiant Entertainment
- DIVINITY, Tom Muller, Warren Simons, Dylan Todd, and Matt Kindt, Valiant Entertainment
- NINJAK, Rian Hughes, Tom Muller, Matt Kindt, Warren Simons, and Tom Brennan, Valiant Entertainment
- PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, Scott Newman, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios
- THE VALIANT, Rian Hughes, Paolo Rivera, Dylan Todd, Warren Simons, and Kyle Andrukiewicz, Valiant Entertainment
12. BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
- BLOODSHOT REBORN VOL. 1: COLORADO TP, Valiant Entertainment
- DIVINITY DELUXE EDITION HC, Valiant Entertainment
- IVAR, TIMEWALKER VOL. 1: MAKING HISTORY TP, Valiant Entertainment
- THE LESS THAN EPIC ADVENTURES OF TJ AND AMAL, Iron Circus Comics
- NINJAK VOL. 1: WEAPONEER TP, Valiant Entertainment
- THE VALIANT DELUXE EDITION HC, Valiant Entertainment
13. BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS
- GIANT DAYS, BOOM! Box/BOOM! Studios
- LUMBERJANES, BOOM! Box/BOOM! Studios
- THE ONLY LIVING BOY, Bottled Lightning
- OVER THE GARDEN WALL, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios
- SPACE DUMPLINS, Scholastic Graphix
14. SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS
- James Asmus, QUANTUM AND WOODY MUST DIE!, Valiant Entertainment
- Elliott Kalan, UNITY #25, Valiant Entertainment
- Michael Kupperman, UNITY #25, Valiant Entertainment
- Rafer Roberts, X-O MANOWAR #38, Valiant Entertainment
- Fred Van Lente, IVAR, TIMEWALKER, Valiant Entertainment
- Chip Zdarsky, HOWARD THE DUCK, Marvel Comics
15. MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT
- Raul Allen, WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR, Valiant Entertainment
- Robert Gill, BOOK OF DEATH, Valiant Entertainment
- Tom King, THE VISION, Marvel Comics
- Dan Mora, KLAUS, BOOM! Studios
- Lissa Treiman, GIANT DAYS, BOOM! Studios
16. BEST NEW SERIES
- ARCHIE, Archie Comics
- BLOODSHOT REBORN, Valiant Entertainment
- GIANT DAYS, BOOM! Box/BOOM! Studios
- PAPER GIRLS, Image Comics
- THE VISION, Marvel Comics
17. BEST INKER
- Klaus Janson, DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE, DC Comics
- Seth Mann, NINJAK, Valiant Entertainment
- Danny Miki, BATMAN, DC Comics
- Tom Palmer, BLOODSHOT REBORN, Valiant Entertainment
- Joe Rivera, THE VALIANT, Valiant Entertainment
- Ryan Winn, DIVINITY, Valiant Entertainment
18. BEST AMERICAN EDITION of FOREIGN MATERIAL
- CORTO MALTESE: BEYOND THE WINDY ISLES, IDW Publishing
- ONE PUNCH MAN, Viz
- THE REALIST, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
- SHOWA 1953-1989: A HISTORY OF JAPAN, Drawn & Quarterly
- TWO BROTHERS, Dark Horse Books
19. BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK
- ALBERT THE ALIEN, Trevor Mueller and Gabriel Bautista, albertthealien.com
- BATTLEPUG, Mike Norton, battlepug.com
- BLOOM COUNTY 2015, Berkeley Breathed, gocomics.com/bloom-county
- OH JOY SEX TOY, Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan, ohjoysextoy.com
- ZOMBIE BOY, Mark Stokes, zombieboycomics.com
20. BEST SYNDICATED STRIP or PANEL
- BIZARRO, Dan Piraro, King Features Syndicate
- BLOOM COUNTY, Berkeley Breathed, Universal Uclick
- DICK TRACY, Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, Tribune Content Agency
- MUTTS, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
- PEARLS BEFORE SWINE, Stephan Pastis, Universal Uclick
- PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN, Dana Simpson, Universal Uclick
- ZIPPY THE PINHEAD, Bill Griffith, King Features Syndicate
21. BEST COLORIST
- Laura Allred, SILVER SURFER, Marvel Comics
- Ulises Arreola, NINJAK, Valiant Entertainment
- David Baron, DIVINITY, Valiant Entertainment
- Jordie Bellaire, INJECTION, Image Comics
- Laura Martin, RAGNAROK, IDW Publishing
- Brian Reber, X-O MANOWAR, Valiant Entertainment
22. BEST LETTERER
- Aubrey Aiese, LUMBERJANES, BOOM! Box/BOOM! Studios
- Dave Lanphear, DIVINITY, Valiant Entertainment
- Patricia Martin, WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR, Valiant Entertainment
- Dave Sharpe, NINJAK, Valiant Entertainment
- John Workman, RAGNAROK, IDW Publishing
Congratulations to all of the nominees! The winners will be announced at the Baltimore Comic Con on Saturday, September 3rd.
