2016 Harvey Awards

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The 2016 Harvey Awards were presented at the Baltimore Comic-Con on September 3.

The Harvey Awards are given annually to the creators and publications receiving the most votes from the industry’s comics professionals and publishers. The award is named for Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993), cartoonist, writer, editor and founder of Mad Magazine.

Best Letterer

  • John Workman, RAGNAROK, IDW Publishing

Best Colorist

  • Laura Allred, SILVER SURFER, Marvel Comics

Best Syndicated Strip or Panel

  • BLOOM COUNTY, Berkeley Breathed, Universal Uclick

Best Online Comics Work

Best American Edition of Foreign Material

Tie:

  • TWO BROTHERS, Dark Horse Books
  • CORTO MALTESE: BEYOND THE WINDY ISLES, IDW Publishing

Best Inker

  • Klaus Janson, DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE, DC Comics

Best New Series

  • PAPER GIRLS, Image Comics

Most Promising New Talent

  • Tom King, THE VISION, Marvel Comics

Special Award for Humor in Comics

  • Chip Zdarsky, HOWARD THE DUCK, Marvel Comics

 Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers

  • LUMBERJANES, BOOM! Box/BOOM! Studios

Best Graphic Album Previously Published

  • THE LESS THAN EPIC ADVENTURES OF TJ AND AMAL, Iron Circus Comics

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation

  • PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, Scott Newman, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios

Best Domestic Reprint Project

  • CRIMSON VOL. 1, BOOM! Studios

Best Cover Artist

  • Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics

Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation

  • MARCH: BOOK TWO, Top Shelf Productions

Best Anthology

  • PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios

Best Graphic Album Original

  • MARCH: BOOK TWO, Top Shelf Productions

Best Continuing or Limited Series

  • SAGA, Image Comics

Best Writer

  • Brian K. Vaughan, SAGA, Image Comics

Best Artist

  • Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics

Best Cartoonist

  • Stan Sakai, USAGI YOJIMBO

Best Single Issue or Story

  • PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, BOOM! Studios

Harvey Kurtzman Hall of Fame Award

  • Carl Barks
  • Al Jaffee

Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award

  • Beth Widera

Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Joe Giella

4 thoughts on “2016 Harvey Awards

  1. Looks like a good list. Now I’ll have to read Battlepug.

    I am so happy to have Bloom County back.

  2. Congrats to everyone, but I’m particularly stoked for Tom King, and his work on The Vision. Magnificent stuff.

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