Harvey Awards nominees announced
The nominees for the 2008 Harvey Awards are:
BEST WRITER:
Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Marvel Comics (2007 winner, Daredevil)
Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
Grant Morrison, All Star Superman, DC Comics (2007 nominee, same)
William Van Horn, Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Gemstone (2007 nominee, same)
Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man, Vertigo/DC Comics (2007 nominee, same)
BEST ARTIST
Gabriel Ba, Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics
John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men, Marvel Comics
Guy Davis, BPRD, Dark Horse Comics
Frank Quitely, All Star Superman, DC Comics (2007 winner, same)
William Van Horn, Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Gemstone (2007 nominee, same)
— at this point, Cassaday’s nomination almost seems like a consolation nod, given Astonishing X-Men’s sparse and constantly delayed existence the past year.
BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
All Star Superman, DC Comics
Captain America, Marvel Comics
Damned, Oni Press
Daredevil, Marvel Comics (2007 winner)
Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics
Uncle Scrooge, Gemstone Comics
— glad to see The Spirit off the list. The bloom has come off that rose. I’m not going to be at all surprised if All Star Superman gets some kind of farewell award, but I’d like to see Captain America win. At the very least, I don’t think Daredevil deserves the honor.
BEST NEW SERIES
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
The Order, Marvel Comics
Resurrection, Oni Press
Thor, Marvel Comics
Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics
— I don’t read any of these, but even JMS and Thor fan Fin Fang Doom had to admit to himself that Thor sucked (I gave up after the first issue).
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