Sono stati annunciati i candidati per gli Harvey Awards 2020 scelti da un comitato composto da professionisti del fumetto, rivenditori, stampa etc. I premi sono supervisionati da Camilla Di Persia di ReedPop e Chris D'Lando, insieme a Eden Miller. Fino al 21 settembre ci saranno le votazioni da parte di tutti i professionisti di settore accreditati presso un evento ReedPop negli ultimi quattro anni. Gli Harvey Awards 2020 saranno annunciati durante il New York Comic Con MetaVerse, che si svolgerà dall'8 all'11 ottobre.

Di seguito tutte le nomination:

Book of the Year

• Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden (First Second)
• Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)
• Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim (Drawn and Quarterly)
• The Hard Tomorrow by Eleanor Davis (Drawn and Quarterly)
• Invisible Kingdom Vol. 1 by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward (Dark Horse Books/Berger Books)
• Little Bird: The Fight for Elder’s Hope by Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram (Image Comics)
• Making Comics by Lynda Barry (Drawn and Quarterly)
• Reincarnation Stories by Kim Deitch (Fantagraphics)
• Rusty Brown by Chris Ware (Pantheon Graphic Library)
• Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera (Boom! Studios)

Digital Book of the Year

• Afterlift by Chip Zdarsky and Jason Loo (comiXology Originals)
• The Eyes by Javi De Castro 
• Fried Rice Comic by Erica Eng 
• Harley Quinn: Black White & Red edited by Chris Conroy, Maggie Howell, Andy Khouri, and Amedeo Turturro (DC Comics / DC Digital First)
• The Nib edited by Matt Bors 

Best Children or Young Adult Book

• Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha (HarperCollins / Balzer + Bray)
• Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)
• Guts by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix)
• Stargazing by Jen Wang (First Second)
• Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru (DC Comics)

Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel

• Blacksad: Under the Skin video game by Microïds, based on Blacksad (Dark Horse Comics)
• I Am Not Okay With This by Netlfix, based on I Am Not Okay With This (Fantagraphics)
• Joker by Warner Bros. Pictures, based on Batman (DC Comics)
• Legion: Season 3 by FX Productions and Marvel Television, based on X-Men (Marvel Comics)
• Locke & Key: Season 1 by Netflix, based on Locke & Key (IDW Publishing)
• The Old Guard by Netflix, based on The Old Guard (Image Comics)
• The Sandman audio drama by Audible, based on The Sandman (DC Comics/Vertigo)
• Stumptown: Season 1 by ABC, based on Stumptown (Oni Press)
• The Umbrella Academy: Season 2, by Netflix, based on The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse Comics)
• Watchmen by HBO, based on Watchmen (DC Comics)

Best Manga

• H.P. Lovecraft’s At Mountains of Madness by Gou Tanabe (Dark Horse Manga)
• The Man Without Talent by Yoshiharu Tsuge (New York Review Comics)
• The Poe Clan by Moto Hagio (Fantagraphics)
• The Way of the Househusband by Kousuke Oono (Viz Media)
• Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama (Kodansha Comics)

Best International Book

• Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim (Drawn and Quarterly)
• The House Paco Roca (Fantagraphics)
• Portrait of a Drunk by Olivier Schrauwen, Florent Ruppert and Jérôme Mulot (Fantagraphics)
• Stay by Lewis Trondheim and Hubert Chevillard (Magnetic Press)
• Year of the Rabbit by Tian Veasna (Drawn and Quarterly)

Sono state diffuse le nomination per la 30° edizione degli Harvey Awards, l'importante premio statunitense che prende il suo nome da Harvey Kurtzman, fondatore e direttore della rivista MAD. I premi vengono selezionati esclusivamente dagli addetti ai lavori attraverso una votazione online. I vincitori saranno annunciati il 5 ottobre durante una cerimonia al New York Comic Con.

Ecco le nomination:

    Book of the Year

        BLACK HAMMER: SECRET ORIGINS by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston and Dave Stewart (Dark Horse)

        BOUNDLESS by Jillian Tamaki (Drawn and Quarterly)

        EVERYTHING IS FLAMMABLE by Gabrielle Bell (Uncivilized Books)

        HOSTAGE by Guy Delisle (Drawn and Quarterly)

        KINDRED by Octavia E. Butler, adapted by Damian Duffy and illustrated by John Jennings (Abrams ComicArts)

        LIGHTER THAN MY SHADOW by Katie Green (Lion Forge)

        MONSTRESS by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)

        MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)

        ROUGHNECK by Jeff Lemire (Gallery 13)

        SHADE THE CHANGING GIRL by Cecil Castellucci and Marley Zarcone (DC Comics)

        SPINNING by Tillie Walden (First Second)

        THE BEST WE COULD DO by Thi Bui (Abrams Books)

        THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS WRONG by Mimi Pond (Drawn and Quarterly)

        THE FLINSTONES by Mark Russell and Steve Pugh (DC Comics)

        THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER by Jen Wang (First Second)
         

    Digital Book of the Year

        BANDETTE by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain)

        BARRIER by Brian K. Vaughn, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente (Panel Syndicate)

        CHECK, PLEASE!: #HOCKEY by Ngozi Ukazu (checkpleasecomic.com)

        NOT DRUNK ENOUGH by Tessa Stone (ndecomic.com)

        THE TEA DRAGON SOCIETY by Katie O’Neill (teadragonsociety.com)
         

    Best Children or Young Adult Book

        BRAVE by Svetlana Chmakova (JY)

        REAL FRIENDS by Shannon Hale and LeUyeun Pham (First Second)

        SPINNING by Tillie Walden (First Second)

        THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER by Jen Wang (First Second)

        THE TEA DRAGON SOCIETY, by Katie O’Neill (Oni Press)
         

    Best Adaptation from a Comic Book/Graphic Novel

        ATOMIC BLONDE (Focus Features) – Directed by David Leitch. Adapted from "The Coldest City" (Oni Press)

        BLACK PANTHER (Walt Disney Pictures) - Directed by Ryan Coogler. Adapted from "Black Panther" (Marvel Comics)

        THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (Warner Bros.) - Directed by Chris McKay. Adapted from "Batman" (DC Comics)

        LOGAN (20th Century Fox) - Directed by James Mangold. Adapted from "Wolverine" (Marvel Comics)

        MY FRIEND DAHMER (FilmRise) - Directed by Marc Meyers. Adapted from "My Friend Dahmer" (Abrams ComicArts)

        PREACHER (AMC) - Developed by Sam Catlin, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg. Adapted from "Preacher" (DC/Vertigo)

        RIVERDALE (The CW) - Developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Adapted from "Archie" (Archie Comics)

        THE END OF THE F***ING WORLD (Netflix) - Written by Charlie Covell. Adapted from "The End of the F***ing World" (Fantagraphics)

        THOR: RAGNAROK (Walt Disney Pictures) - Directed by Taika Waititi. Adapted from "Thor" (Marvel Comics)

        WONDER WOMAN (Warner Bros.) - Directed by Patty Jenkins. Adapted from "Wonder Woman" (DC Comics)
         

    Best Manga

        MY BROTHER'S HUSBAND by Gengoroh Tagame Anne Ishii (Pantheon Graphic Library)

        MY HERO ACADEMIA by Kohei Horikoshi (Viz Media)

        MY LESBIAN EXPERIENCE WITH LONELINESS by Nagata Kabi (Seven Seas)

        TOKYO GHOUL by Sui Ishida (Viz Media)

        YOUR NAME by Makoto Shinkai and Ranmaru Kotone (Yen Press)
         

    Best European Book

        AUDUBON: ON THE WINGS OF THE WORLD by Fabien Grolleau and Jerémie Royer (Nobrow)

        CALIFORNIA DREAMIN': CASS ELLIOT BEFORE THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS by Pénélope Bagieu (First Second)

        FLIGHT OF THE RAVEN by Jean-Pierre Gibrat (IDW)

        THE GHOST OF GAUDI by El Torres and Jesús Alonso Iglesias (Magnetic Press)

        THE LADIES IN WAITING by Santiago García and Javier Olivares (Fantagraphics)

Durante il Baltimore Comic-Con si è tenuta la premiazione dei prestigiosi Harvey Awards, premioche prende il suo nome da Harvey Kurtzman, fondatore e direttore della rivista MAD. Dopo avervi segnalato le nomination, ecco l'elenco dei vincitori:

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: Battlepug, Mike Norton, battlepug.com
 
Best American Edition of Foreign Material: Tie: Two Brothers, Dark Horse Books and 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 & 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 Volume 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

Sono state da poco diffuse le nomination per gli Harvey Awards, l'importante premio statunitense che prende il suo nome da Harvey Kurtzman, fondatore e direttore della rivista MAD. I premi vengono selezionati esclusivamente dagli addetti ai lavori attraverso una votazione online aperta fino all'8 agosto. I vincitori saranno annunciati il 3 settembre durante una cerimonia al Baltimore Comic-Con.

BEST LETTERER
 
Aubrey Aiese, LUMBERJANES, BOOM! Box/BOOM! Studios
Dave Lanphear, DIVINITY, Valiant Entertainment
Patricia Martin, WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR, Valiant Entertainment
Dave Sharpe, NINJAK, Valiant Entertainment
John Workman, RAGNAROK, IDW Publishing
 
BEST COLORIST
 
Laura Allred, SILVER SURFER, Marvel Comics
Ulises Arreola, NINJAK, Valiant Entertainment
David Baron, DIVINITY, Valiant Entertainment
Jordie Bellaire, INJECTION, Image Comics
Laura Martin, RAGNAROK, IDW Publishing
Brian Reber, X-O MANOWAR, Valiant Entertainment
 
BEST SYNDICATED STRIP or PANEL
 
BIZARRO, Dan Piraro, King Features Syndicate
BLOOM COUNTY, Berkeley Breathed, Universal Uclick
DICK TRACY, Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, Tribune Content Agency
MUTTS, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
PEARLS BEFORE SWINE, Stephan Pastis, Universal Uclick
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN, Dana Simpson, Universal Uclick
ZIPPY THE PINHEAD, Bill Griffith, King Features Syndicate
 
BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK
 
ALBERT THE ALIEN, Trevor Mueller and Gabriel Bautista, albertthealien.com
BATTLEPUG, Mike Norton, battlepug.com
BLOOM COUNTY 2015, Berkeley Breathed, gocomics.com/bloom-county
OH JOY SEX TOY, Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan, ohjoysextoy.com
ZOMBIE BOY, Mark Stokes, zombieboycomics.com
 
BEST AMERICAN EDITION of FOREIGN MATERIAL
 
CORTO MALTESE: BEYOND THE WINDY ISLES, IDW Publishing
ONE PUNCH MAN, Viz
THE REALIST, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
SHOWA 1953-1989: A HISTORY OF JAPAN, Drawn & Quarterly
TWO BROTHERS, Dark Horse Books
 
BEST INKER
 
Klaus Janson, DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE, DC Comics
Seth Mann, NINJAK, Valiant Entertainment
Danny Miki, BATMAN, DC Comics
Tom Palmer, BLOODSHOT REBORN, Valiant Entertainment
Joe Rivera, THE VALIANT, Valiant Entertainment
Ryan Winn, DIVINITY, Valiant Entertainment
 
BEST NEW SERIES
 
ARCHIE, Archie Comics
BLOODSHOT REBORN, Valiant Entertainment
GIANT DAYS, BOOM! Box/BOOM! Studios
PAPER GIRLS, Image Comics
THE VISION, Marvel Comics
 
MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT
 
Raul Allen, WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR, Valiant Entertainment
Robert Gill, BOOK OF DEATH, Valiant Entertainment
Tom King, THE VISION, Marvel Comics
Dan Mora, KLAUS, BOOM! Studios
Lissa Treiman, GIANT DAYS, BOOM! Studios
 
SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS
 
James Asmus, QUANTUM AND WOODY MUST DIE!, Valiant Entertainment
Elliott Kalan, UNITY #25, Valiant Entertainment
Michael Kupperman, UNITY #25, Valiant Entertainment
Rafer Roberts, X-O MANOWAR #38, Valiant Entertainment
Fred Van Lente, IVAR, TIMEWALKER, Valiant Entertainment
Chip Zdarsky, HOWARD THE DUCK, Marvel Comics
 
BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS
 
GIANT DAYS, BOOM! Box/BOOM! Studios
LUMBERJANES, BOOM! Box/BOOM! Studios
THE ONLY LIVING BOY, Bottled Lightning
OVER THE GARDEN WALL, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios
SPACE DUMPLINS, Scholastic Graphix
 
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
 
BLOODSHOT REBORN VOL. 1: COLORADO TP, Valiant Entertainment
DIVINITY DELUXE EDITION HC, Valiant Entertainment
IVAR, TIMEWALKER VOL. 1: MAKING HISTORY TP, Valiant Entertainment
THE LESS THAN EPIC ADVENTURES OF TJ AND AMAL, Iron Circus Comics
NINJAK VOL. 1: WEAPONEER TP, Valiant Entertainment
THE VALIANT DELUXE EDITION HC, Valiant Entertainment
 
SPECIAL AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
 
BLOODSHOT REBORN, Rian Hughes, Jeff Lemire, Warren Simons, and Kyle Andrukiewicz, Valiant Entertainment
BOOK OF DEATH, Tom Muller, Dylan Todd, Warren Simons, and Travis Escarfullery, Valiant Entertainment
DIVINITY, Tom Muller, Warren Simons, Dylan Todd, and Matt Kindt, Valiant Entertainment
NINJAK, Rian Hughes, Tom Muller, Matt Kindt, Warren Simons, and Tom Brennan, Valiant Entertainment
PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, Scott Newman, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios
THE VALIANT, Rian Hughes, Paolo Rivera, Dylan Todd, Warren Simons, and Kyle Andrukiewicz, Valiant Entertainment
 
BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT
 
ARCHER & ARMSTRONG: THE COMPLETE CLASSIC OMNIBUS HC, Valiant Entertainment
CRIMSON VOL. 1, BOOM! Studios
QUANTUM AND WOODY BY PRIEST & BRIGHT VOL. 1: KLANG TP, Valiant Entertainment
QUANTUM AND WOODY BY PRIEST & BRIGHT VOL. 2: SWITCH TP, Valiant Entertainment
QUANTUM AND WOODY BY PRIEST & BRIGHT VOL. 3: AND SO... TP, Valiant Entertainment
 
BEST COVER ARTIST
 
David Aja, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics
Raul Allen, IVAR, TIMEWALKER, Valiant Entertainment
Mike Del Mundo, ELEKTRA, Marvel Comics
Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic, DIVINITY, Valiant Entertainment
David Lafuente, WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR, Valiant Entertainment
Lewis LaRosa, NINJAK, Valiant Entertainment
Paolo Rivera, THE VALIANT, Valiant Entertainment
Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics
Matt Taylor, ARCADIA, BOOM! Studios
 
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, or JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION
 
THE ART OF MOUSE GUARD: 2005-2015, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SELF-PUBLISHING COMICS, Random House/Watson Guptill
MARCH: BOOK TWO, Top Shelf Productions
PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios
THE REALIST, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
 
BEST ANTHOLOGY
 
DARK HORSE PRESENTS, Dark Horse Comics
FRESH ROMANCE, Rosy Press
ISLAND, Image Comics
PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios
THE 27 CLUB, A COMIC ANTHOLOGY, Red Stylo Media
 
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM ORIGINAL

CAPTIVE OF FRIENDLY COVE, Fulcrum Publishing
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, Top Shelf/IDW Publishing
LONG WALK TO VALHALLA, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
MARCH: BOOK TWO, Top Shelf Productions
NANJING: THE BURNING CITY, Dark Horse Comics
THE NEW DEAL, Dark Horse Books
TWO BROTHERS, Dark Horse Books
 
BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
 
BITCH PLANET, Image Comics
BLOODSHOT REBORN, Valiant Entertainment
BOOK OF DEATH, Valiant Entertainment
DIVINITY, Valiant Entertainment
GIANT DAYS, BOOM! Studios/BOOM! Box
NINJAK, Valiant Entertainment
SAGA, Image Comics
SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Image Comics
THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL, Marvel Comics
 
BEST WRITER
 
Jason Aaron, SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Image Comics
Jeff Lemire, BLOODSHOT REBORN, Valiant Entertainment
Brian K. Vaughan, SAGA, Image Comics
Mark Waid, ARCHIE, Archie Comics
G. Willow Wilson, MS. MARVEL, Marvel Comics
 
BEST ARTIST
 
Greg Capullo, BATMAN, DC Comics
Jason Latour, SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Image Comics
Chris Samnee, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics
Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics
Mico Suayan, BLOODSHOT REBORN, Valiant Entertainment
 
BEST CARTOONIST
 
Asaf Hanuka, THE REALIST
Matt Kindt, UNITY #25
Michael Kupperman, UNITY #25
Terry Moore, RACHEL RISING
Rafer Roberts, X-O MANOWAR #38
Stan Sakai, USAGI YOJIMBO
 
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY
 
BLOODSHOT REBORN #1, Valiant Entertainment
BOOK OF DEATH #1, Valiant Entertainment
PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, BOOM! Studios
SILVER SURFER #11, Marvel Comics
THE VALIANT #4, Valiant Entertainment
WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR #1, Valiant Entertainment