Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Saga, a creator-owned title from Image Comics, garnered a slew of nominations for the 2013 Harvey Awards, which will be presented on September 7th at the Baltimore Comic Con.  Saga received of prestigious nominations including "Best New Series," "Best Continuing Stories," "Best Writer," "Best Artist," "Best Cover Artist," and "Best Colorist."
 
Chris Ware’s massive box set Building Stories, which was the number one alternative comic release of the past 10 months (see "Top 10 Fiction & Reality Properties--Spring 2013"), also received multiple nods including "Best Graphic Album," "Best Cartoonist," "Best Letterer," "Best Single Story," and "Best Presentation," while Marvel’s Hawkeye was the most honored mainstream superhero comic with nominations for "Best New Series," "Best Continuing Series," "Best Single Story," "Best Writer" (Matt Fraction), "Best Artist" (David Aja) and "Best Cover Artist" (Aja).
 
Other breakout titles from 2012 including KaBOOM!’s Adventure Time, DC’s Batman, Marvel’s Daredevil, Image’s Revival, and Top Shelf’s The Underwater Welder also received recognition in the form of Harvey Award Nominations.
 
BEST CARTOONIST
Jaime Hernandez, Love and Rockets: New Stories, Fantagraphics
Jeff Lemire, The Underwater Welder, Top Shelf
Terry Moore, Rachel Rising, Abstract Studios
Chris Ware, Building Stories, Pantheon
Adam Withers and Comfort Love, Rainbow in the Dark, uniquescomic.com
 
BEST WRITER
Matt Fraction, Hawkeye, Marvel Comics
Joe Hill, Locke and Key, IDW
Tim Seeley, Revival, Image Comics
Scott Snyder, Batman, DC Comics
Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Image Comics
Mark Waid, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
 
BEST ARTIST
David Aja, Hawkeye, Marvel Comics
Greg Capullo, Batman, DC Comics
Mike Norton, Revival, Image Comics
Chris Samnee, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
Fiona Staples, Saga, Image Comics
 
BEST LETTERER
Joe Caramagna, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
Chris Eliopoulos, Cow Boy: A Boy and His Horse, Archaia
Todd Klein, Fables, DC Comics
Jack Morelli, Archie, Archie Comics
Chris Ware, Building Stories, Pantheon
 
BEST COLORIST
Laura Allred, FF , Marvel Comics
Matt Hollingsworth, Hawkeye, Marvel Comics
Tito Pena, Archie, Archie Comics
Ed Ryzowski, Gutters, the-gutters.com
Fiona Staples, Saga, Image Comics
 
BEST SYNDICATED STRIP or PANEL
Cul De Sac, Richard Thompson, syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate
Dick Tracy, Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, syndicated by Tribune Media Services
Get Fuzzy, Darby Conley, syndicated by United Feature Syndicate
Mutts, Patrick McDonnell, syndicated by King Features Syndicate
Pearls Before Swine, Stephen Pastis, syndicated by United Feature Syndicate
 
BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK
Bandette, Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover
Battlepug, Mike Norton
The Dreamer, Lora Innes
Nimona, Noelle Stevenson
Sheldon, Dave Kellett
 
BEST AMERICAN EDITION of FOREIGN MATERIAL
Abelard, NBM
Blacksad: A Silent Hell, Dark Horse
New York Mon Amour, Fantagraphics Books
Sharaz-De: Tales from the Arabian Nights, Archaia
Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, Vol. 22, VIZ Media
 
BEST INKER
Steve Ellis, Only Living Boy, Bottled Lightning
Jonathan Glapion, Batman, DC Comics
Klaus Janson, Captain America, Marvel Comics
Mark Morales, Avengers vs. X-Men, Marvel Comics
Bob Smith, Life with Archie, Archie Comics
 
BEST NEW SERIES
Adventure Time, KaBOOM! Studios
Hawkeye, Marvel Comics
New Crusaders: Rise of the Heroes, Red Circle Comics
Revival, Image Comics
Saga, Image Comics
 
MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT
Jerry Gaylord, Fanboys vs. Zombies, BOOM! Studios
Dennis Hopeless, Avengers Arena, Marvel Comics
Ryan Jampole, Mega Man, Archie Comics
Mark Mariano, Happyloo, MyPalMark.com
David Nytra, The Secret of the Stone Frog, Toon Books
 
SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS
Chad Lambert, The Possum at Large 10th Anniversary Craptacular, Old School Comics
Ryan North, Adventure Time, KaBOOM! Studios
Dan Parent, Kevin Keller, Archie Comics
Chris Sparks, Team Cul de Sac: Cartoonists Draw the Line at Parkinson’s, Andrews McMeel
Jim Zub, Skullkickers, Image Comics
 
BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS
Adventure Time, KaBOOM! Studios
Amelia Rules: Her Permanent Record, Simon and Schuster
Cow Boy: A Boy and His Horse, Archaia
Drama, Scholastic
Superman Family Adventures, DC Comics
The Shark King, Toon Books
 
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
Alien: The Illustrated Story, Titan Books
Archie: The Married Life, Book 2, Archie Comics
Cursed Pirate Girl Collected Edition: Volume One, Archaia
Heads or Tails, Fantagraphics
King City, Image
 
BEST ANTHOLOGY
Dark Horse Presents, various, Dark Horse
District Comics, Matt Dembicki, Fulcrum Publishing
Once Upon a Time Machine, Andrew Carl, Dark Horse
Team Cul de Sac: Cartoonists Draw the Line at Parkinson’s, Chris Sparks, Andrews McMeel
Womanthology: Space, Mariah Huehner, IDW
 
BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT
Best of Archie Comics, Vol. 2, Archie Comics
Came the Dawn and Other Stories, THE EC COMICS LIBRARY, Fantagraphics
Crime Does Not Pay Archives, Dark Horse Comics
David Mazzuchelli’s Daredevil Born Again: Artist’s Edition, IDW
Pogo: Bona Fide Balderdash Vol. 2, Walt Kelly’s Pogo, Fantagraphics
 
BEST COVER ARTIST
David Aja, Hawkeye, Marvel Comics
Steve Ellis, Only Living Boy, Bottled Lightning
Jenny Frison, Revival, Image Comics
Adam Hughes, Fairest, Vertigo Comics
Fiona Staples, Saga, Image Comics
 
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL or JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION
Alter Ego Magazine, TwoMorrows Publishing
Jack Kirby Collector, TwoMorrows Publishing
Team Cul de Sac: Cartoonists Draw the Line at Parkinson’s (Profile), Andrews McMeel
Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, HarperCollins
Robot 6 Website, Comic Book Resources
 
SPECIAL AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
Building Stories, Chris Ware, Pantheon Books
Cursed Pirate Girl Collected Edition: Volume One, Jeremy Bastian, Archaia
David Mazzuchelli’s Daredevil Born Again: Artist’s Edition, Scott Dunbier, IDW
Team Cul de Sac: Cartoonists Draw the Line at Parkinson’s , Chris Sparks, Andrews McMeel
The Art of Betty and Veronica, Victor Gorelick and Craig Yoe, Archie Comics
 
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM ORIGINAL
Building Stories, Pantheon
The Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song, Abrams ComicArts
My Friend Dahmer, Abrams ComicArts
Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score, IDW
The Underwater Welder, Top Shelf
 
BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
Batman, DC Comics
Daredevil, Marvel Comics
Hawkeye, Marvel Comics
Locke and Key, IDW
Rachel Rising, Abstract Studios
Saga, Image Comics
 
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY
Batman  # 12, DC Comics
Building Stories, Pantheon
Hawkeye # 1, Marvel Comics
Locke and Key: Grindhouse, IDW
The Mire, BeckyCloonan.net
Saga # 1, Image Comics
Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8, Fantagraphics