Harvey Awards
The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. Their full name is the Harvey Kurtzman Awards. The Harveys were created as part of a succesor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987.The Harvey Awards are nominated by an open vote among comic book professionals. The top five vote getters in each category are then chosen for a second vote from which the winners are chosen. The awards have been presented at various conventions since they started; the Chicago Comic-Con, the Dallas Fantasy Fair, Wondercon (in Oakland), and the Pittsburgh Comicon. The 2004 presentation is scheduled to be held at the Museum of Cartoon and Comic Art (MoCCA) in New York City.
Categories and winners of Harvey Awards are:
Best Writer
Best Artist or Penciller
Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
Special Award For Humor
Best Inker
Best Letterer
Best Colorist
Best Cover Artist
Special Award for Excellence in Production/Presentation
Best New Series
Best Continuing or Limited Series
Best Single Issue or Story
Best Graphic Album
Best Graphic Album of Original Work
Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work
Best Anthology
Best Syndicated Comic Strip
Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation
Best American Edition of Foreign Material
Best Domestic Reprint Project
Best New Talent
The Jack Kirby Hall of Fame