On Saturday, September 7, the winners of the 26th annual Harvey Awards were announced at the Baltimore Comic Con. Chief among the standouts was Image’s Saga – who won awards for Best Colorer, Best New Series, Best Continuing Series, Best Writer, Best Artist, and Best Single Issue for Saga #1.
KaBoom!’s Adventure Time took home two Harvey Awards for Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers and writer Ryan North received a Special Award for Humor in Comics for the title.
The full list of winners, as chosen by comics professionals, include:
Letterer:
Todd Klein for Fables (DC Comics)
Color:
Fiona Staples for Saga (Image Comics)
Syndicated strip:
Joe Staton, Mike Curtis for Dick Tracy (Tribune Media Services)
Online Comics Work:
Battle Pug by Mike Norton
American Edition of Foreign Material:
Blacksad: A Silent Hell (Dark Horse)
Inker:
Klaus Janson for Captain America (Marvel Comics)
New Series:
Saga (Image)
New Talent:
Dennis Hopeless for Avengers Arena (Marvel Comics)
Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers:
Adventure Time (KaBoom!)
Best Graphic Album Previously Published:
Alien: the Illustrated Story (Titan Comics)
Best Anthology:
Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse)
Best Domestic Reprint Project:
Daredevil: Born Again Artists Edition by David Mazzucchelli (IDW Publishing)
Best Cover Artist:
David Aja for Hawkeye
Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation:
Robot 6 blog by Comic Book Resources
Best Graphic Album, Original:
Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score by Darwyn Cooke (IDW Publishing)
Best Continuing or Limited Series:
Saga (Image Comics)
Best Writer:
Brian K. Vaughan, Saga
Best Artist:
Fiona Staples, Saga
Best Cartoonist:
Jaime Hernandez for Love and Rockets: New Stories (Fantagraphics)
Best Single Issue or Story:
Saga #1
Special Awards for Excellence in Presentation:
Building Stories by Chris Ware
Dick Giordano Hero Initiative Humanitarian of the Year Award:
Paul Levitz
Special Award for Humor in Comics:
Ryan North for Adventure Time (KaBoom!)
Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award:
Sal Buscema