The 2011 Harvey Awards ceremony took place at the Baltimore Comic-Con on Saturday August 20th. Along with the Eisner Awards, The Harvey’s are one of the biggest awards events in the industry and this year the major players were DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and IDW Publishing – scoring 4 awards apiece.
Here is a complete list of the winners, you can find the nominees list here.
BEST LETTERER
John Workman, Thor, Marvel Comics
BEST COLORIST
Jose Villarrubia, Cuba: My Revolution, Vertigo/DC Comics
BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL
Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau, Universal Press Syndicate
BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK
Hark! A Vagrant, Kate Beaton
BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL
Blacksad, Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, Dark Horse Comics
BEST INKER
Mark Morales, Thor, Marvel Comics
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 Comics
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 Comics
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 & edited by Scott Dunbier, IDW
BEST COVER ARTIST
Mike Mignola, Hellboy, Dark Horse Comics
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION
The Art of Jaime Hernandez: The Secrets of Life and Death, edited by Todd Hignite, Abrams ComicArts
SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition, designed by Randall Dahlk & edited by Scott Dunbier, IDW
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM – ORIGINAL
Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour, Bryan Lee O’Malley, Oni Press
BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
Love and Rockets Volume 3, Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez, Fantagraphics
BEST WRITER
Roger Langridge, Thor: The Mighty Avenger, Marvel Comics
BEST ARTIST
Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit, IDW
BEST CARTOONIST
Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit, IDW
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY
Daytripper, Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba, Vertigo/DC Comics
SPECIAL AWARDS
Paul McSpadden, Harvey Award Administrator
Hero Initiative Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year: Mike Gold
Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award: Stan Lee
– The Comic Book Critic