The 2008 Harvey Awards were announced at a ceremony at Baltimore Comic-Con last weekend.  DC creators took the top three creative awards, Best Writer, Best Artist, and Best Cartoonist. 

 

DC’s All Star Superman not only took Best Artist, but also Best Single Issue or Story and Best Continuing Series.   Dark Horse’s Umbrella Academy won Best New Series; Image’s Popgun won Best Anthology. 

 

Four publishers split the top graphic novel spots—Oni, Marvel, Fantagraphics, and Dynamite. 

 

The 2008 Harvey Awards:

 

Best Writer

Brian K. Vaughan

Y: The Last Man

Vertigo/DC Comics

 

Best Artist

Frank Quitely

All Star Superman

DC Comics

 

Best Cartoonist

Darwyn Cooke

The Spirit

DC Comics

 

Best Graphic Album—Original

Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together

Oni Press

 

Best Graphic Album—Previously Published

Captain America Omnibus, Volume 1

Marvel Comics

 

Best Domestic Reprint Project

Complete Peanuts

Fantagraphics Books

 

Best American Edition of Foreign Material

Eduardo Risso's Tales of Terror

Dynamite Entertainment

 

Special Award for Humor

Nicholas Gurewitch

Perry Bible Fellowship

www.pbfcomics.com

 

Best Online Comic

Perry Bible Fellowship

Nicholas Gurewitch

www.pbfcomics.com

 

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation

EC Archives

Various, edited by John Clark

Gemstone

 

Best Single Issue or Story

All Star Superman # 8

DC Comics

 

Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation

Reading Comics: How Graphic Albums Work and What They Mean

Douglas Wolk

Da Capo Press

 

Best Cover Artist

Mike Mignola

Hellboy

Dark Horse Comics


Best Letterer

Chris Eliopoulos

Daredevil

Marvel Comics

 

Best Colorist

Laura Martin

Thor

Marvel Comics

 

Best Inker

Kevin Nowlan

Witchblade

Top Cow/Image

 

Best Syndicated Strip or Panel

Doonesbury

Garry Trudeau

Universal Press Syndicate

 

Best Continuing or Limited Series

All Star Superman

DC Comics

 

Best New Series

Umbrella Academy

Dark Horse Comics

 

Best New Talent

Vasilis Lolos

Last Call

Oni Press

 

Best Anthology

Popgun Volume 1,

Edited by Joe Keatinge and Mark Andrew Smith

Image Books

 

Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award

Nick Cardy

Presented by Todd Dezago