2011 Harvey Award Winners

On the heels of SDCC's Eisner Awards comes another comic book award ceremony, the Harvey Awards. My hat goes off to Jill Thompson and Evan Dorkin, the creators of Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites, for getting the recognition they truly deserve. Mike Mignola is also well awarded Best Cover Artist--I mean, just look at his work! It causes my peepers to eye-jaculate. I'm still wavering on the importance of Vertigo's American Vampire series. Does anyone out there think some garlic-deterred, blood-suckers will stake a claim in our comic cannon the years to come? Well, at least the Harveys got Best Single Issue or Story right for the Ba brother's Daytripper. For those curious enough, here is the complete listing of winners.

2011 Harvey Award Winner List

Best Letterer
John Workman, Thor (Marvel)

Best Colorist
Jose Villarrubia, Cuba: My Revolution (Vertigo/DC Comics)


Best Syndicated Strip or Panel
Doonesbury, Gary Trudeau (Universal Press Syndicate)

Best Online Comics Work
Hark! A Vagrant, by Kate Beaton


Best American Edition of Foreign Material
Blacksad, Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (Dark Horse)


Best Inker
Mark Morales, Thor (Marvel)


Best New Series
American Vampire, Scott Snyder, Stephen King and Rafael Albuquerque (Vertigo/DC Comics)


Most Promising New Talent
Chris Samnee, Thor: The Mighty Avenger(Marvel)


Special Award for Humor in Comics
Roger Langridge, The Muppet Show (BOOM! Studios)


Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers
Tiny Titans, Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani (DC Comics)


Best Graphic Album — Previously Published
Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites, Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)


Best Anthology
Popgun #4, edited by D.J. Kirkbride, Anthony Wu and Adam P. Knave (Image Comics)


Best Domestic Reprint Project
Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition, designed by Randall Dahlk and edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW Publishing)


Best Cover Artist
Mike Mignola, Hellboy (Dark Horse)


Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation
The Art Of Jaime Hernandez: The Secrets Of Life And Death, Todd Hignite (Abrams ComicArts)


Special Award for Excellence in Presentation
Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition, designed by Randall Dahlk and edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW Publishing)


Best Graphic Album — Original
 Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 6: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni Press)


Best Continuing or Limited Series
Love And Rockets, Vol. 3, Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)


Best Writer
Roger Langridge, Thor: The Mighty Avenger (Marvel)


Best Artists
Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit (IDW Publishing)


Best Cartoonist
Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit (IDW Publishing)


Best Single Issue or Story
Daytripper, Fabio Moon and Gabiel Ba (Vertigo/DC Comics)


For more information on the Harvey Awards click here.