2010 Harvey Award Nominees Announced

The 2010 Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced.  Here's the webcomic category:

The full list of nominees after the jump:

Nominations and selections for the Harvey Awards are selected by creators (those who write, draw, ink, letter, color, design, edit or are otherwise involved in a creative capacity in the comics field).  Final ballots are due to the Harvey Awards by Friday, August 7, 2010 (final ballots are available for download at www.harveyawards.org).  The ceremony and banquet for the 2009 Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, August 28 in Baltimore, MD, in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con. The Master of Ceremonies this year (for the second year in a row) will be Scott Kurtz.  

 
BEST WRITER
 
  Jason Aaron, "SCALPED", Vertigo/DC Comics
  Geoff Johns, "BLACKEST NIGHT", DC Comics
  Robert Kirkman, "THE WALKING DEAD", Image Comics
  Jeff Kinney, "DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #3: THE LAST STRAW", Amulet Books
  Mark Waid, "IRREDEEMABLE", BOOM! Studios
 
BEST ARTIST
 
  Robert Crumb, "BOOK OF GENESIS", W.W. Norton
  Guy Davis, "BPRD: BLACK GODDESS", Dark Horse Comics
  Brian Fies, "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW?", Abrams ComicArts
  David Petersen, "MOUSE GUARD : WINTER 1152", Archaia Studios Press
  Frank Quitely, "BATMAN AND ROBIN", DC Comics
  JH Williams III, "DETECTIVE COMICS", DC Comics
 
BEST CARTOONIST
 
  Darwyn Cooke, "RICHARD STARK'S PARKER: THE HUNTER", IDW
  Jeff Kinney, "DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #3: THE LAST STRAW", Amulet Books
  Roger Langridge, "THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK", BOOM! Studios
  David Mazzucchelli, "ASTERIOS POLYP", Pantheon
  Seth, "GEORGE SPROTT (1894-1975)", Drawn and Quarterly
 
BEST LETTERER
 
  Chris Eliopoulos, "FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SON OF A GENIUS" stories, Marvel Comics
  Brian Fies, "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW?", Abrams ComicArts
  Thomas Mauer, "RAPTURE", Dark Horse Comics
  David Mazzucchelli, "ASTERIOS POLYP", Pantheon
  Richard Starkings, "ELEPHANTMEN", Image Comics
 
BEST  INKER
 
  Oclair Albert, "BLACKEST NIGHT", DC Comics
  Steve Ellis, "HIGH MOON",  Zuda/DC Comics
  Klaus Janson, "AMAZING SPIDER-MAN", Marvel Comics
  Jeff Kinney, "DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #3: THE LAST STRAW", Amulet Books
  Mark Morales, "THOR", Marvel Comics
 
BEST COLORIST
 
  Brian Fies, "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW?", Abrams ComicArts
  Steve Hamaker, "BONE: CROWN OF HORNS", Graphix
  Laura Martin, "THE ROCKETEER: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES", IDW
  David Mazzucchelli, "ASTERIOS POLYP", Pantheon
  Dave Stewart, "BPRD: BLACK GODDESS", Dark Horse Comics
 
BEST COVER ARTIST
 
  Jenny Frison, "THE DREAMER", IDW
  Mike Mignola, "HELLBOY: THE BRIDE OF HELL", Dark Horse Comics
  Michael Avon Oeming, "MICE TEMPLAR: DESTINY, PART I", Image Comics
  Frank Quitely, "BATMAN AND ROBIN", DC Comics
  JH Williams III, "DETECTIVE COMICS", DC Comics
 
BEST NEW TALENT
 
  Kevin Cannon, "FAR ARDEN", Top Shelf
  Rob Guillory, "CHEW", Image Comics
  Reinhard Kleist,"JOHNNY CASH: I SEE A DARKNESS", Abrams ComicArts
  Nathan Schreiber, "ACT-I-VATE: POWER OUT", http://act-i-vate.com
  Matthew Weldon, "NEW BRIGHTON ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY", Image Comics
 

BEST NEW SERIES

 
  "BATMAN AND ROBIN", DC Comics
  "CHEW", Image Comics
  "IRREDEEMABLE", BOOM! Studios
  "SWEET TOOTH", Vertigo/DC Comics
  "UNWRITTEN", Vertigo/DC Comics
 
BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
 
  "BEASTS OF BURDEN", Dark Horse Comics
  "DIARY OF A WIMPY KID", Amulet Books
  "GANGES",  Fantagraphics Books
  "INVINCIBLE", Image Comics
  "SCALPED", Vertigo/DC Comics
  "THE WALKING DEAD", Image Comics
 
BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS

  "AMULET: STOREKEEPER'S CURSE", Graphix
  "DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #3: THE LAST STRAW", Amulet Books
  "GROWN-UPS ARE DUMB", Hyperion Books
  "THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK", BOOM! Studios
  "NEW BRIGHTON ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY", Image Comics
  "3-2-3 DETECTIVE AGENCY", Amulet Books
 
BEST ANTHOLOGY
 
  "ACT-I-VATE", http://act-i-vate.com
  "FLIGHT # 6", Villard
  "POPGUN # 3", Image Comics
  "STRANGE TALES", Marvel Comics
  "WEDNESDAY COMICS", DC Comics

BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC ALBUM
 
  "ASTERIOS POLYP", by David Mazucchelli, Pantheon
  "BOOK OF GENESIS", by Robert Crumb, W.W. Norton
  "GEORGE SPROTT (1894-1975)", by Seth, Drawn and Quarterly
  "FOOTNOTES IN GAZA", by Joe Sacco, Metropolitan Books
  "STITCHES", by David Small, W.W. Norton
  "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW?", by Brian Fies, Abrams ComicArts
 
BEST PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED GRAPHIC ALBUM
 
  "A.D.: NEW ORLEANS AFTER THE DELUGE", by Josh Neufeld, Pantheon
  "COLLECTED ESSEX COUNTY", by Jeff Lemire, Top Shelf
  "GRAVESLINGER", by Shannon Denton, Jeff Mariotte, John Cboins & Nina Sorat, IDW
  "MASTERPIECE COMICS", by R. Sikoryak, Drawn and Quarterly
  "MICE TEMPLAR VOLUME 1", by Bryan J.L. Glass and Michael Avon Oeming, Image Comics
 
BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL
 
  "CUL-DE-SAC", by Richard Thompson, Universal Press Syndicate
  "FOXTROT", by Bill Amend, Universal Press Syndicate
  "GET FUZZY", by Darby Conley, United Feature Syndicate
  "MUTTS", by Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
  "PEARLS BEFORE SWINE", by Stephan Pastis, United Feature Syndicate
 
BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT
 
  "THE BEST OF SIMON AND KIRBY", by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; edited by Steve Saffel,
           Titan Books
  "HUMBUG", conceived and edited by Harvey Kurtzman and created by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack
           Davis, Will Elder, Al Jaffee and Arnold Roth; edited by Gary Groth, Fantagraphics Books
  "RIP KIRBY", by Alex Raymond;  edited by Dean Mullaney, IDW
  "THE ROCKETEER:  THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES", by Dave Stevens; edited by Scott Dunbier,
           IDW
  "THE TOON TREASURY OF CLASSIC CHILDREN'S COMICS", edited by Art Spiegelman and
           Francoise Mouly, Abrams ComicsArt
 
BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL
 
  "THE ART OF OSAMU TEZUKA: GOD OF MANGA", by Helen McCarthy, Abrams ComicArts
  "MANGA KAMISHIBAI", by Eric P. Nash, Abrams ComicArts
  "THE PHOTOGRAPHER", by Emmanuel Guibert, Didier LeFevre and Frederic Lemercier,
           First Second
  "PLUTO: URASAWA X TEZUKA", by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki, Viz Media
  "20TH CENTURY BOYS", by Naoki Urasawa, Viz Media
 
BEST ON-LINE COMICS WORK
 
  "HARK! A VAGRANT", by Kate Beaton, http://harkavagrant.com
  "HIGH MOON", by Steve Ellis, David Gallaher and Scott O. Brown,
           http://www.zudacomics.com/high_moon
  "POWER OUT", by  Nathan Schreiber, http://act-i-vate.com
  "PVP", by Scott Kurtz, http://www.pvponline.com
  "SIN TITULO", by Cameron Stewart, http://www.sintitulocomic.com
 
SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS
 
  Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson, "BEASTS OF BURDEN", Dark Horse Books
  Jeff Kinney, "DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #3: THE LAST STRAW", Amulet Books
  Roger Landridge, "THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK", BOOM! Studios
  Bryan Lee O'Malley, "SCOTT PILGRIM #5", Oni Press
  Andrew Pepoy, "THE ADVENTURES OF SIMONE & AJAX: A CHRISTMAS CAPER", ComicMix
 
SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
 
  "ART OF HARVEY KURTZMAN: THE MAD GENIUS OF COMICS", by Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle,
           Abrams ComicArts
  "THE BRINKLEY GIRLS: THE BEST OF NELL BRINKLEY'S CARTOONS FROM 1913-1940", edited
           by Trina Robbins, Fantagraphics Books
  "GEORGE SPROTT (1894-1975)", by Seth, Drawn and Quarterly
  "THE ROCKETEER: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES", by Dave Stevens, edited by Scott Dunbier, IDW
  "SECRET IDENTITY: THE FETISH ART OF SUPERMAN'S CO-CREATOR JOE SHUSTER", edited by
           Craig Yoe, Abrams ComicArts
  "WEDNESDAY COMICS", edited by Mark Chiarello, DC Comics
 

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION

 
  "ALTER-EGO", edited by Roy Thomas, TwoMorrows
  "ART OF HARVEY KURTZMAN: THE MAD GENIUS OF COMICS", by Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle,
           Abrams ComicArts
  "THE BEST OF SIMON AND KIRBY", by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; edited by Steve Saffel,
           Titan Books
  "THE COMICS JOURNAL", edited by Gary Groth, Michael Dean and Kristy Valenti,
           Fantagraphics Books
  "UNDERGROUND CLASSICS", by James Danky and Denis Kitchen, Abrams ComicArts
 
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY
 
  "ALEC: THE YEARS HAVE PANTS", by Eddie Campbell, Top Shelf
  "ASTERIOS POLYP", by David Mazucchelli, Pantheon
  "GANGES #3", by Kevin Huizenga, Fantagraphics Books
  "GEORGE SPROTT (1894-1975)", by Seth, Drawn and Quarterly
  "JONAH HEX #50", written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, artwork by Darwyn Cooke,
           DC Comics
  "RICHARD STARK'S PARKER: THE HUNTER", by Darwyn Cooke, IDW
  "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW?", by Brian Fies, Abrams ComicArts

 

 

 

 

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