Friday night, during the New York Comic Con, the 2018 Harvey Awards were presented.
Book of the Year
- BLACK HAMMER: SECRET ORIGINS by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston and Dave Stewart (Dark Horse)
- BOUNDLESS by Jillian Tamaki (Drawn and Quarterly)
- EVERYTHING IS FLAMMABLE by Gabrielle Bell (Uncivilized Books)
- HOSTAGE by Guy Delisle (Drawn and Quarterly)
- KINDRED by Octavia E. Butler, adapted by Damian Duffy and illustrated by John Jennings (Abrams ComicArts)
- LIGHTER THAN MY SHADOW by Katie Green (Lion Forge)
- MONSTRESS by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image) – WINNER
- MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
- ROUGHNECK by Jeff Lemire (Gallery 13)
- SHADE THE CHANGING GIRL by Cecil Castellucci and Marley Zarcone (DC Comics)
- SPINNING by Tillie Walden (First Second)
- THE BEST WE COULD DO by Thi Bui (Abrams Books)
- THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS WRONG by Mimi Pond (Drawn and Quarterly)
- THE FLINSTONES by Mark Russell and Steve Pugh (DC Comics)
- THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER by Jen Wang (First Second)
Digital Book of the Year
- BANDETTE by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain)
- BARRIER by Brian K. Vaughn, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente (Panel Syndicate) – WINNER
- CHECK, PLEASE!: #HOCKEY by Ngozi Ukazu (checkpleasecomic.com)
- NOT DRUNK ENOUGH by Tessa Stone (ndecomic.com)
- THE TEA DRAGON SOCIETY by Katie O’Neill (teadragonsociety.com)
Best Children or Young Adult Book
- BRAVE by Svetlana Chmakova (JY)
- REAL FRIENDS by Shannon Hale and LeUyeun Pham (First Second)
- SPINNING by Tillie Walden (First Second)
- THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER by Jen Wang (First Second) – WINNER
- THE TEA DRAGON SOCIETY, by Katie O’Neill (Oni Press) – WINNER
Best Adaptation from a Comic Book/Graphic Novel
- ATOMIC BLONDE (Focus Features) – Directed by David Leitch. Adapted from “The Coldest City” (Oni Press)
- BLACK PANTHER (Walt Disney Pictures) – Directed by Ryan Coogler. Adapted from “Black Panther” (Marvel Comics) – WINNER
- THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (Warner Bros.) – Directed by Chris McKay. Adapted from “Batman” (DC Comics)
- LOGAN (20th Century Fox) – Directed by James Mangold. Adapted from “Wolverine” (Marvel Comics)
- MY FRIEND DAHMER (FilmRise) – Directed by Marc Meyers. Adapted from “My Friend Dahmer” (Abrams ComicArts)
- PREACHER (AMC) – Developed by Sam Catlin, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg. Adapted from “Preacher” (DC/Vertigo)
- RIVERDALE (The CW) – Developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Adapted from “Archie” (Archie Comics)
- THE END OF THE F***ING WORLD (Netflix) – Written by Charlie Covell. Adapted from “The End of the F***ing World” (Fantagraphics)
- THOR: RAGNAROK (Walt Disney Pictures) – Directed by Taika Waititi. Adapted from “Thor” (Marvel Comics)
- WONDER WOMAN (Warner Bros.) – Directed by Patty Jenkins. Adapted from “Wonder Woman” (DC Comics)
Best Manga
- MY BROTHER’S HUSBAND by Gengoroh Tagame Anne Ishii (Pantheon Graphic Library)
- MY HERO ACADEMIA by Kohei Horikoshi (Viz Media)
- MY LESBIAN EXPERIENCE WITH LONELINESS by Nagata Kabi (Seven Seas) – WINNER
- TOKYO GHOUL by Sui Ishida (Viz Media)
- YOUR NAME by Makoto Shinkai and Ranmaru Kotone (Yen Press)
Best European Book
- AUDUBON: ON THE WINGS OF THE WORLD by Fabien Grolleau and Jerémie Royer (Nobrow)
- CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’: CASS ELLIOT BEFORE THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS by Pénélope Bagieu (First Second) – WINNER
- FLIGHT OF THE RAVEN by Jean-Pierre Gibrat (IDW)
- THE GHOST OF GAUDI by El Torres and Jesús Alonso Iglesias (Magnetic Press)
- THE LADIES IN WAITING by Santiago García and Javier Olivares (Fantagraphics)
2018 International Spotlight Award:
- Harold Sakuishi (BECK, GORILLAMAN, SEVEN SHAKESPEARES)
2018 Comic Pioneer Honor:
- Jackie Estrada (co-publisher of Exhibit A Press, administrator of Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards)
2018 Hall of Fame Inductees:
- Roz Chast (THE NEW YORKER, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW)
Dave Gibbons (WATCHMEN)
