With the Eisner Awards being handed out at this week’s Comic-Con International, here’s a quick rundown of the nominees for this year’s Harvey Awards. The awards, as always, will be handed out at Baltimore Comic-Con on the night of September 8th of this year. Top Cow looks to be one of the surprises of this year’s awards, with almost every major category having some of the company’s work represented. For a quick look, here are this year’s nominees!BEST CARTOONISTKate Beaton, HARK! A VAGRANT, harkavagrant.com;print edition by Drawn and QuarterlyJeremy Haun, PILOT SEASON: THE BEAUTY #1, Image ComicsJeff Kinney, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: CABIN FEVER, Amulet BooksRoger Langridge, SNARKED, kaboom!Comfort Love & Adam Withers, RAINBOW IN THE DARK,uniquescomic.com/rainbowinthedarkCraig Thompson, HABIBI, Pantheon BooksBEST SYNDICATED STRIP or PANELBIZARRO, Dan Piraro, syndicated by King Features SyndicateCUL DE SAC, Richard Thompson, syndicated by Universal Press SyndicateDOONESBURY, Garry Trudeau, syndicated by Universal Press SyndicateMUTTS, Patrick McDonnell, syndicated by King Features SyndicatePEARLS BEFORE SWINE, Stephen Pastis, syndicated by United Feature SyndicateBEST ONLINE COMICS WORKBATTLEPUG, Mike Norton, battlepug.comBUCKO, Erika Moen and Jeff Parker, buckocomic.comDELILAH DIRK AND THE TURKISH LIEUTENANT, Tony Cliff, delilahdirk.comGRONK, Katie Cook, gronkcomic.comHARK! A VAGRANT, Kate Beaton, harkavagrant.comMOST PROMISING NEW TALENTNick Bradshaw, ASTONISHING X-MEN, Marvel ComicsNathan Edmondson, WHO IS JAKE ELLIS?, Image ComicsLaura Lee Gulledge, PAGE BY PAIGE, Amulet BooksJustin Jordan, THE STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE, Image ComicsSara Pichelli, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, Marvel ComicsBEST WRITERJoshua Fialkov, ECHOES, Top CowLaura Lee Gulledge, PAGE BY PAIGE, Amulet BooksJeff Lemire, ANIMAL MAN, DC ComicsJason Shiga, EMPIRE STATE: A LOVE STORY (OR NOT), Abrams ComicArtsMark Waid, DAREDEVIL, Marvel ComicsBEST ARTISTPaolo Rivera, DAREDEVIL, Marvel ComicsChris Samnee, CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY, Marvel ComicsJason Shiga, EMPIRE STATE: A LOVE STORY (OR NOT), Abrams ComicArtsCraig Thompson, HABIBI, Pantheon BooksJ.H. Williams, BATWOMAN, DC ComicsBEST COVER ARTISTJohn Tyler Christopher, ARTIFACTS, Top CowMarcos Martin, DAREDEVIL, Marvel ComicsPaolo Rivera, DAREDEVIL, Marvel ComicsMark Simpson (Jock), DETECTIVE COMICS, DC ComicsJ.H. Williams, BATWOMAN, DC ComicsBEST LETTERERChris Eliopoulos, FEAR ITSELF, Marvel ComicsLaura Lee Gulledge, PAGE BY PAIGE, Amulet BooksTodd Klein, S.H.I.E.L.D.: ARCHITECTS OF FOREVER, Marvel ComicsDavid Lanphear, SECRET AVENGERS, Marvel ComicsJason Shiga, EMPIRE STATE: A LOVE STORY (OR NOT), Abrams ComicArtsBEST COLORISTElizabeth Breitweiser, CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY, Marvel ComicsFrancesco Francavilla, BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR, Marvel ComicsSunny Gho, ARTIFACTS, Top CowDave McCaig, THE MAGDALENA, Top CowDave Stewart, HELLBOY: THE FURY, Dark HorseBEST INKERLaura Lee Gulledge, PAGE BY PAIGE, Amulet BooksMark Morales, THOR, Marvel ComicsSal Regla, THE MAGDALENA, Top CowJoe Rivera, DAREDEVIL, Marvel ComicsJason Shiga, EMPIRE STATE: A LOVE STORY (OR NOT), Abrams ComicArtsBEST AMERICAN EDITION of FOREIGN MATERIALADVENTURES OF HERGE, Drawn & QuarterlyTHE KILLER VOL. 3: MODUS VIVENDI!, Archaia EntertainmentTHE MANARA LIBRARY VOL. 1: INDIAN SUMMER AND OTHER STORIES, Dark HorseONWARD TOWARD OUR NOBLE DEATHS, Drawn & QuarterlySINGLE MATCH, Drawn & QuarterlyBEST NEW SERIESANGEL & FAITH, Dark HorseANIMAL MAN, DC ComicsDAREDEVIL, Marvel ComicsLAST MORTAL, Top CowOZMA OF OZ, Marvel ComicsRACHEL RISING, Abstract StudioSPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICSKate Beaton, HARK! A VAGRANT, harkavagrant.com;print edition by Drawn and QuarterlyEvan Dorkin, MILK AND CHEESE: DAIRY PRODUCTS GONE BAD, Dark HorseJeff Kinney, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: CABIN FEVER, Amulet BooksRoger Langridge, SNARKED, kaboom!Lela Lee, FAIRY TALES FOR ANGRY LITTLE GIRLS, Abrams ComicArtsBEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERSANYA’S GHOST, First SecondDIARY OF A WIMPY KID: CABIN FEVER, Amulet BooksFRAGGLE ROCK, ArchaiaMYSTIC, Marvel ComicsOZMA OF OZ, Marvel ComicsSNARKED, kaboom!BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHEDBIG QUESTIONS, Drawn & QuarterlyDARK TOWER OMNIBUS, Marvel ComicsTHE DEATH RAY, Drawn & QuarterlyECHOES, Top CowPS MAGAZINE: THE BEST OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE MONTHLY, Abrams ComicArtsS.H.I.E.L.D.: ARCHITECTS OF FOREVER, Marvel ComicsBEST ANTHOLOGYDARK HORSE PRESENTS, edited by various, Dark HorseFLIGHT #8, edited by Kazu Kibuishi, Villard BooksJIM HENSON’S THE STORYTELLER, edited by Nate Cosby, Archaia EntertainmentSHAME ITSELF, edited by Tom Brennan, Marvel ComicsSOMEDAY FUNNIES, edited by Michael Choquette, Abrams ComicArtsBEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECTBLACKJACKED AND PISTOL WHIPPED: A CRIME DOES NOT PAY PRIMER, Dark HorseTHE COMICS: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION, Abrams ComicArtsDEFINITIVE FLASH GORDON AND JUNGLE JIM, IDWWALT DISNEY’S MICKEY MOUSE (THE FLOYD GOTTFREDSON LIBRARY), FantagraphicsWALT SIMONSON’S THE MIGHTY THOR ARTIST’S EDITION, IDWBEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, or JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATIONALAN MOORE: STORYTELLER, Universe BooksTHE COMICS JOURNAL, FantagraphicsGENIUS ISOLATED: THE LIFE AND ART OF ALEX TOTH, IDWGOVERNMENT ISSUE: COMICS FOR THE PEOPLE, 1940s-2000s, Abrams ComicArtsPS MAGAZINE: THE BEST OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE MONTHLY, Abrams ComicArtsSPECIAL AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATIONJIM HENSON’S TALE OF SAND, designed by Eric Skillman, Archaia EntertainmentPS MAGAZINE: THE BEST OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE MONTHLY, selected by Eddie Campbell, Abrams ComicArtsRICHARD STARK’S PARKER: THE MARTINI EDITION, designed by Darwyn Cooke, IDWSOMEDAY FUNNIES, edited by Michael Choquette, Abrams ComicArtsWALT SIMONSON’S THE MIGHTY THOR ARTIST’S EDITION,edited by Scott Dunbier, IDWBEST GRAPHIC ALBUM ORIGINALEMPIRE STATE: A LOVE STORY (OR NOT), Abrams ComicArtsHABIBI, Pantheon BooksINFINITE KUNG FU, Top Shelf ProductionsJIM HENSON’S TALE OF SAND, Archaia EntertainmentONE SOUL, Oni PressPAGE BY PAIGE, Amulet BooksBEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIESATOMIC ROBO AND THE GHOST OF STATION X, Red 5 ComicsDAREDEVIL, Marvel ComicsDIARY OF A WIMPY KID: CABIN FEVER, Amulet BooksECHOES, Top CowRACHEL RISING, Abstract StudioBEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORYDAREDEVIL #7, Marvel ComicsECHOES #5, Top CowGANGES #4, FantagraphicsTHE HOMELAND DIRECTIVE, Top Shelf ProductionsJIM HENSON’S TALE OF SAND, Archaia EntertainmentOPTIC NERVE #12, Drawn & QuarterlyZORRO RIDES AGAIN #1, Dynamite Comics
