The 25th annual Harvey Awards, which are named for famed comics creator Harvey Kurtzman, were announced at the Baltimore Comic Con. Mark Waid won "Best Writer" for his work on Marvel’s Daredevil, which also won "Best Continuing or Limited Series" and "Best New Series." J.H. Williams won both "Best Artist" and "Best Cover Artist" for his work on DC’s Batwoman, while Kate Beaton hit the trifecta, winning "Best Cartoonist," "Best Online Comic" and the "Special Award for Humor in Comics" for her Hark, A Vagrant. Archaia Entertainment’s Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand won the coveted "Best Original Album," and "Best Single Issue or Story."
Click here for a complete list of the 2012 Harvey Award Nominations. Here is a complete list of the winners of the 25th annual Harvey Awards.
BEST LETTERER - Chris Eliopoulos for Fear Itself, published by Marvel Comics
BEST COLORIST - Dave Stewart for Hellboy: The Fury, published by Dark Horse Comics
BEST SYNDICATED STRIP - Cul De Sac, by Richard Thompson, syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate
BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK - Hark! A Vagrant, by Kate Beaton, print edition published by Drawn and Quarterly
BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL - The Manara Library, Volume 1: Indian Summer and Other Stories, published by Dark Horse Comics
BEST INKER - Joe Rivera for Daredevil, published by Marvel Comics
BEST NEW SERIES - Daredevil, published by Marvel Comics
MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT - Sara Pichelli, for Ultimate Spider-Man, published by Marvel Comics
SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS - Kate Beaton for Hark! A Vagrant, harkavagrant.com; printed edition published by Drawn and Quarterly
BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS - Anya’s Ghost, published by First Second
BEST ANTHOLOGY - Dark Horse Presents published by Dark Horse Comics
BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT - Walt Simonson’s the Might Thor, Artist’s Edition, published by IDW
BEST COVER ARTIST - J. H. WILLIAMS for Batwoman, published by DC Comics
SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION - Walt Simonson’s the Might Thor, Artist’s Edition, published by IDW
BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC ALBUM - Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand, published by Archaia Entertainment
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL,HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION – Genius Isolated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth, published by IDW
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED – The Death Ray, “published by Drawn and Quarterly
BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES - Daredevil, published by Marvel Comics
BEST WRITER - Mark Waid for Daredevil, published by Marvel Comics
BEST ARTIST - J. H. Williams for Batwoman, published by DC Comics
BEST CARTOONIST - Kate Beaton for Hark! A Vagrant, harkavagrant.com; printed edition published by Drawn and Quarterly
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY - Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand, published by Archaia Entertainment