The Harvey Award Nominatees

[masteryoda]

First, I'd just like to say that there's way to ****ing many rpg threads in this forum. Second thing I'd like to say is the House of M got nominated, so eat it Eurkel.


BEST WRITER
Brian Michael Bendis / NEW AVENGERS / Marvel Comics
Ed Brubaker / CAPTAIN AMERICA / Marvel Comics
Joshua Hale Fialkov / ELK'S RUN / Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics
Mike Mignola / BPRD / Dark Horse Comics
Alex Robinson / TRICKED / Top Shelf

BEST ARTIST
Frank Cho / SHANNA, THE SHE-DEVIL / Marvel Comics
David Finch / NEW AVENGERS / Marvel Comics
Eduardo Risso / 100 BULLETS / DC/Vertigo
Noel Tuazon / ELK'S RUN / Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics
J.H. Williams III / PROMETHEA / ABC/WildStorm/DC Comics

BEST CARTOONIST
Frank Cho / SHANNA, THE SHE-DEVIL / Marvel Comics
Chris Eliopoulos / FANTASTIC FOUR PRESENTS: FRANKLIN RICHARDS, SON OF A GENIUS / Marvel Comics
John Kovalic / DORK TOWER / Dork Storm Press
Seth / WIMBLEDON GREEN / Drawn and Quarterly
Chris Ware / ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY # 16 / ACME Novelty Library

BEST LETTERER
Chris Eliopoulos / FANTASTIC FOUR PRESENTS: FRANKLIN RICHARDS, SON OF A GENIUS / Marvel Comics
Jason Hanley / ELK'S RUN / Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics
Todd Klein / MARVEL 1602: NEW WORLD / Marvel Comics
Richard Starkings / SHANNA, THE SHE-DEVIL / Marvel Comics
Chris Ware / ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY # 16 / ACME Novelty Library

BEST INKER
Charles Burns / BLACK HOLE # 12 / Fantagraphics Books
Scott Hanna / ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN / Marvel Comics
Steve Leialoha / FABLES / DC/Vertigo
Paul Neary / ULTIMATES 2 / Marvel Comics
Tim Townsend / HOUSE OF M / Marvel Comics

BEST COLORIST
Frank D'Armata / NEW AVENGERS / Marvel Comics
Jason Keith / SHANNA, THE SHE-DEVIL / Marvel Comics
Laura Martin / ASTONISHING X-MEN / Marvel Comics
Patricia Mulvihill / 100 BULLETS / DC/Vertigo
Jennifer Rodgers / THE LONE AND LEVEL SANDS / Archaia Studios Press

BEST COVER ARTIST
Frank Cho / SHANNA, THE SHE-DEVIL / Marvel Comics
Steve Epting / CAPTAIN AMERICA / Marvel Comics
James Jean / FABLES / DC/Vertigo
Mike Mignola / HELLBOY: THE ISLAND / Dark Horse
Datsun Tran / ELK'S RUN / Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics

BEST NEW TALENT
Joshua Hale Fialkov / ELK'S RUN / Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics
David Hine / DAREDEVIL: REDEMPTION / Marvel Comics
R. Kikuo Johnson / NIGHT FISHER / Fantagraphics Books
A. David Lewis / THE LONE AND LEVEL SANDS / Caption Box/Archaia Studios Press
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa / MARVEL KNIGHTS FOUR / Marvel Comics

BEST NEW SERIES
BAOBAB / Fantagraphics Books
DRAMACON / Tokyopop
MARVEL ADVENTURES: FANTASTIC FOUR / Marvel Comics
THE SURROGATES / Top Shelf
YOUNG AVENGERS / Marvel Comics
X-FACTOR / Marvel Comics

BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY / ACME Novelty Library
CAPTAIN AMERICA / Marvel Comics
ELK'S RUN / Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics
RUNAWAYS / Marvel Comics
Y: THE LAST MAN / DC/Vertigo

BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL
THE BOONDOCKS / Aaron McGruder Universal Press Syndicate
THE K CHRONICLES / Keith Knight Self-syndicated
MAAKIES / Tony Millionaire Self-syndicated
MUTTS / Patrick McDonnell King Features Syndicate
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN / Stan Lee and Larry Leiber King Features Syndicate

BEST ANTHOLOGY
FLIGHT, VOL. 2 / Image Comics
MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2005 / Marvel Comics
MARVEL MONSTERS: WHERE MONSTERS DWELL / Marvel Comics
MOME / Fantagraphics Books
PROJECT SUPERIOR / AdHouse
SOLO / DC Comics

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM - ORIGINAL
COMBAT ZONE / Marvel Comics
THE LONE AND LEVEL SANDS / Caption Box
NIGHT FISHER / Fantagraphics Books
TRICKED / Top Shelf
WIMBLEDON GREEN / Drawn and Quarterly

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM - PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
BLACK HOLE / Pantheon Books
DAISY KUTTER / Viper Comics
LATE BLOOMER / Fantagraphics Books
RUNAWAYS, VOLUME 1 HARDCOVER / Marvel Comics
STOKER'S DRACULA / Marvel Comics

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY
ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY # 16 / ACME Novelty Library
CAPTAIN AMERICA # 7 / Marvel Comics
ELK'S RUN # 3 / Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics
HOUSE OF M # 8 / Marvel Comics
LOVE AND ROCKETS, VOLUME 2, # 15 / Fantagraphics Books

BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT
FANTASTIC FOUR OMNIBUS / Marvel Comics
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE ALL-WINNERS, VOLUME 1 / Marvel Comics
LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND: SO MANY SPLENDID SUNDAYS / Sunday Press Books
COMPLETE PEANUTS / Fantagraphics Books
WALT AND SKEEZIX / Drawn and Quarterly

BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL
BAOBAB # 1 / Fantagraphics Books
BLAME! / Tokyopop
BUDDHA / Vertical Books
EPILEPTIC / Pantheon Books
PUSH MAN AND OTHER STORIES / Drawn and Quarterly

BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK
ACHEWOOD / Chris Onstad / www.achewood.com
AMERICAN ELF / James Kochalka / www.americanelf.com
PENNY ARCADE / Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik / www.penny-arcade.com
PERRY BIBLE FELLOWSHIP / Nicholas Gurewitch / www.thepbf.com
PVP / Scott Kurtz / www.pvponline.com

SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS
Kyle Baker / PLASTIC MAN / DC Comics
James Kolchalka / SUPER *****ERS / Top Shelf and www.americanelf.com
John Kovalic / DORK TOWER / Dork Storm Press
Marc Sumerak / FANTASTIC FOUR PRESENTS: FRANKLIN RICHARDS, SON OF A GENIUS / Marvel Comics
Zeb Wells / NEW WARRIORS / Marvel Comics

SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION / DC Comics
ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY / Pantheon Books
EARTH X HARDCOVER / Marvel Comics
FANTASTIC FOUR OMNIBUS / Marvel Comics
LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND: SO MANY SPLENDID SUNDAYS / Sunday Press Books

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION
ALTER EGO / TwoMorrows
COMIC BOOK ARTIST / Top Shelf
COMICS JOURNAL / Fantagraphics Books
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT / Marvel Comics
WIZARD / Wizard Entertainment

 

[masteryoda]

My picks...

BEST WRITER
Ed Brubaker-This guy just had too good of a year.

BEST ARTIST
Frank Cho-this guys needs to be on a mainstream Marvel book, big time. There's no one I'd like more on Amazing Spidey.


BEST CARTOONIST
Frank Cho-Not to sure of the difference but whatever.


BEST LETTERER
Who really cares, sorry but it's like saying who has the nicest penmanship.


BEST INKER
Scott Hanna-One of the few guys that makes me take notice.

BEST COLORIST
Frank D'Armata-I guess...again I've never really understood the difference betwen this and inker.

BEST COVER ARTIST
Steve Epting-But really it should be Alex Maleev.

BEST NEW TALENT
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

BEST NEW SERIES
YOUNG AVENGERS-No Brainer.

BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
Y: THE LAST MAN

 

[Not Jake]

I believe the preferred term is "Nominees", not "Nominatees".

 

[masteryoda]

Nobody likes a spelling geek, Jake.

 

[twylight]

First, I'd just like to say that there's way to ****ing many rpg threads in this forum.

I agree.

The 'New Hero' RPG should be in the Fan Fic forum.

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BEST WRITER

Mike Mignola / BPRD / Dark Horse Comics


BEST LETTERER

Jason Hanley / ELK'S RUN / Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics


BEST INKER

Steve Leialoha / FABLES / DC/Vertigo


BEST COLORIST

Laura Martin / ASTONISHING X-MEN / Marvel Comics


BEST COVER ARTIST
OHHHH...>.< Both so good But I have to go with:
James Jean / FABLES / DC/Vertigo

And a close second:
Mike Mignola / HELLBOY: THE ISLAND / Dark Horse


BEST NEW SERIES

YOUNG AVENGERS / Marvel Comics


BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES

RUNAWAYS / Marvel Comics


BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL
I like:
MUTTS / Patrick McDonnell King Features Syndicate

But it should be:
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN / Stan Lee and Larry Leiber King Features Syndicate

BEST ANTHOLOGY

SOLO / DC Comics


SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS

Kyle Baker / PLASTIC MAN / DC Comics


SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION

WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION / DC Comics

 

[Not Jake]

Nobody likes a spelling geek, Jake.

First you shrug off Best Letterer, then you insult me for having the ability to use real words. So tell me yoda, are you dyslexic, or did your hateful parents never spend enough time with you when you were trying to learn the alphabet at age 4? Because either way, I am going to make fuuuuunnnn of you.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

BEST WRITER
Mike Mignola / BPRD / Dark Horse Comics

Cap was great but built on a premise I couldn't get behind. That, plus the fact that every BPRD mini this year was amazing makes me go for Mignola.

BEST ARTIST
Eduardo Risso / 100 BULLETS / DC/Vertigo

BEST CARTOONIST
Chris Eliopoulos / FANTASTIC FOUR PRESENTS: FRANKLIN RICHARDS, SON OF A GENIUS / Marvel Comics

BEST LETTERER
I don't really know how to judge lettering, I'm sad to say. Letters are letters. I never really notice any of the bells and whistles anyone puts on them.

BEST INKER
Paul Neary / ULTIMATES 2 / Marvel Comics

Anybody who can make Hitch's art look even better is a shoe-in.

BEST COLORIST
Laura Martin / ASTONISHING X-MEN / Marvel Comics

Maybe it's because Cassaday's art style features a lot of linework but not as much rendering, leaving the colorist a lot of room for creative lighting, but I've thought AXM has looked better than any of the others listed consistently.

BEST COVER ARTIST
James Jean / FABLES / DC/Vertigo

Not even a contest. Jean is the kind of artist that makes me want to work harder and give up art altogether all at once. "Incredible" doesn't even come close to describing his work.

BEST NEW TALENT
Abstaining. I don't like either of the two I recognize, and I haven't read any of the others' work.

BEST NEW SERIES
YOUNG AVENGERS / Marvel Comics

BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
CAPTAIN AMERICA / Marvel Comics

All right, I guess I made up for the Best Writer section here. I love Runaways as well, but it's been dragging its feet lately while Cap has been kicking ass straight through. And no, I don't read Y: The Last Man. I'll get to it someday. It's on my trade list.

BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL
I don't read any strips regularly.

BEST ANTHOLOGY
SOLO / DC Comics

Teddy Kristiansen's issue shows how incredible Solo can be, and although Kristiansen's is my favorite so far, none of the other artists' issues have disappointed one bit.

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM - ORIGINAL
Sadly, I haven't read any. Not enough money to buy the number of comics I do regularly plus graphic novels.

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM - PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
I haven't read any of these either. See above for why.

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY
CAPTAIN AMERICA # 7 / Marvel Comics

Despite Epting's absence, Leon did a great job and the story was pretty much everything I could ever want in a single issue of a comic. Great send-off for a character who was only marginally popular and whom I was pretty much indifferent to.

BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT
LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND: SO MANY SPLENDID SUNDAYS / Sunday Press Books

Anything from Winsor McCay wins. Period.

BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL
I haven't read any.

BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK
PENNY ARCADE / Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik / www.penny-arcade.com

The only one I read, and it's hilarious. It's like geek euphoria.

SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS
Marc Sumerak / FANTASTIC FOUR PRESENTS: FRANKLIN RICHARDS, SON OF A GENIUS / Marvel Comics

I love the Franklin Richards comics. Hell, I actually bought the crappy recent Power Pack series for it.

SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION / DC Comics
LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND: SO MANY SPLENDID SUNDAYS / Sunday Press Books

One of these two should win. I can't decide.

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION
Don't read any. In fact, I'm only familiar with Wizard, and I sure as hell wouldn't vote for that rag.

 

[Themanofbat]

First you shrug off Best Letterer, then you insult me for having the ability to use real words. So tell me yoda, are you dyslexic, or did your hateful parents never spend enough time with you when you were trying to learn the alphabet at age 4? Because either way, I am going to make fuuuuunnnn of you.

You shouldn't be so insensitive when it comes to yoda's parents.

You all know that his Dad has been living in my shed for close to 7 years now because I can give him the proper man love.

And he still has good cartilage in his knees...

 

[Ben Urich]

BEST WRITER
Ed Brubaker / CAPTAIN AMERICA / Marvel Comics

BEST ARTIST (how the Christ did David Finch get nominated? He's one of the worst in the business, IMO)
Eduardo Risso / 100 BULLETS / DC/Vertigo


BEST CARTOONIST
Chris Eliopoulos / FANTASTIC FOUR PRESENTS: FRANKLIN RICHARDS, SON OF A GENIUS / Marvel Comics

BEST COLORIST
Laura Martin / ASTONISHING X-MEN / Marvel Comics


BEST COVER ARTIST
James Jean / FABLES / DC/Vertigo


BEST NEW TALENT (Roberto Sacasa? Are you kidding me?)
David Hine / DAREDEVIL: REDEMPTION / Marvel Comics (This series was totally underrated - one of the better Daredevil stories ever told, IMO)


BEST NEW SERIES
YOUNG AVENGERS / Marvel Comics


BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
Y: THE LAST MAN / DC/Vertigo


BEST ANTHOLOGY
SOLO / DC Comics


BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM - PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
RUNAWAYS, VOLUME 1 HARDCOVER / Marvel Comics


BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK
ACHEWOOD / Chris Onstad / www.achewood.com


SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION / DC Comics

 

[Elijya]

good to see some many nods for Tricked