Harvey Award nominees announced

Nominees for this year's Harvey Awards, named for comics legend Harvey Kurtzman, have been announced:

BEST WRITER
Brian Michael Bendis | NEW AVENGERS | Marvel Comics
Ed Brubaker | CAPTAIN AMERICA | Marvel Comics
Joshua Hale Fialkov | ELK'S RUN | Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics
Mike Mignola | BPRD | Dark Horse Comics
Alex Robinson | TRICKED | Top Shelf

Read More

BEST ARTIST
Frank Cho | SHANNA, THE SHE-DEVIL | Marvel Comics
David Finch | NEW AVENGERS | Marvel Comics
Eduardo Risso | 100 BULLETS | DC/Vertigo
Noel Tuazon | ELK'S RUN | Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics
J.H. Williams III | PROMETHEA | ABC/WildStorm/DC Comics

BEST CARTOONIST
Frank Cho | SHANNA, THE SHE-DEVIL | Marvel Comics
Chris Eliopoulos | FANTASTIC FOUR PRESENTS: FRANKLIN RICHARDS, SON OF A GENIUS | Marvel Comics
John Kovalic | DORK TOWER | Dork Storm Press
Seth | WIMBLEDON GREEN | Drawn and Quarterly
Chris Ware | ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY #16 | ACME Novelty Library

BEST LETTERER
Chris Eliopoulos | FANTASTIC FOUR PRESENTS: FRANKLIN RICHARDS, SON OF A GENIUS |Marvel Comics
Jason Hanley | ELK'S RUN | Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics
Todd Klein | MARVEL 1602: NEW WORLD | Marvel Comics
Richard Starkings | SHANNA, THE SHE-DEVIL | Marvel Comics
Chris Ware | ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY #16 | ACME Novelty Library

BEST INKER
Charles Burns | BLACK HOLE # 12 | Fantagraphics Books
Scott Hanna | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN | Marvel Comics
Steve Leialoha | FABLES | DC/Vertigo
Paul Neary | ULTIMATES 2 | Marvel Comics
Tim Townsend | HOUSE OF M | Marvel Comics

BEST COLORIST
Frank D'Armata | NEW AVENGERS | Marvel Comics
Jason Keith | SHANNA, THE SHE-DEVIL | Marvel Comics
Laura Martin | ASTONISHING X-MEN | Marvel Comics
Patricia Mulvihill | 100 BULLETS | DC/Vertigo
Jennifer Rodgers | THE LONE AND LEVEL SANDS | Archaia Studios Press

BEST COVER ARTIST
Frank Cho | SHANNA, THE SHE-DEVIL | Marvel Comics
Steve Epting | CAPTAIN AMERICA Marvel | Comics
James Jean | FABLES DC/Vertigo
Mike Mignola | HELLBOY: THE ISLAND | Dark Horse
Datsun Tran | ELK'S RUN | Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics

BEST NEW TALENT
Joshua Hale Fialkov | ELK'S RUN | Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics
David Hine | DAREDEVIL: REDEMPTION | Marvel Comics
R. Kikuo Johnson | NIGHT FISHER | Fantagraphics Books
A. David Lewis | THE LONE AND LEVEL SANDS | Caption Box/Archaia Studios Press
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | MARVEL KNIGHTS FOUR | Marvel Comics

BEST NEW SERIES
BAOBAB | Fantagraphics Books
DRAMACON | Tokyopop
MARVEL ADVENTURES: FANTASTIC FOUR | Marvel Comics
THE SURROGATES | Top Shelf
YOUNG AVENGERS | Marvel Comics
X-FACTOR | Marvel Comics

BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY | ACME Novelty Library
CAPTAIN AMERICA | Marvel Comics
ELK'S RUN | Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics
RUNAWAYS | Marvel Comics
Y: THE LAST MAN | DC/Vertigo

BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL
THE BOONDOCKS | Aaron McGruder | Universal Press Syndicate
THE K CHRONICLES | Keith Knight | Self-syndicated
MAAKIES | Tony Millionaire | Self-syndicated
MUTTS | Patrick McDonnell | King Features Syndicate
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN | Stan Lee and Larry Leiber | King Features Syndicate

BEST ANTHOLOGY
FLIGHT, VOL. 2 | Image Comics
MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2005 | Marvel Comics
MARVEL MONSTERS: WHERE MONSTERS DWELL | Marvel Comics
MOME | Fantagraphics Books
PROJECT SUPERIOR | AdHouse
SOLO | DC Comics

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM - ORIGINAL
COMBAT ZONE | Marvel Comics
THE LONE AND LEVEL SANDS | Caption Box
NIGHT FISHER | Fantagraphics Books
TRICKED | Top Shelf
WIMBLEDON GREEN | Drawn and Quarterly

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM - PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
BLACK HOLE | Pantheon Books
DAISY KUTTER | Viper Comics
LATE BLOOMER | Fantagraphics Books
RUNAWAYS, VOLUME 1 HARDCOVER | Marvel Comics
STOKER'S DRACULA | Marvel Comics

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY
ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY #16 | ACME Novelty Library
CAPTAIN AMERICA #7 | Marvel Comics
ELK'S RUN #3 | Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics
HOUSE OF M # 8 | Marvel Comics
LOVE AND ROCKETS, VOLUME 2, # 15 | Fantagraphics Books

BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT
FANTASTIC FOUR OMNIBUS | Marvel Comics
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE ALL-WINNERS, VOLUME 1 | Marvel Comics
LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND: SO MANY SPLENDID SUNDAYS | Sunday Press Books
COMPLETE PEANUTS | Fantagraphics Books
WALT AND SKEEZIX | Drawn and Quarterly

BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL
BAOBAB # 1 | Fantagraphics Books
BLAME! | Tokyopop
BUDDHA | Vertical Books
EPILEPTIC | Pantheon Books
PUSH MAN AND OTHER STORIES | Drawn and Quarterly

BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK
ACHEWOOD | Chris Onstad | www.achewood.com
AMERICAN ELF | James Kochalka | www.americanelf.com
PENNY ARCADE | Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik | www.penny-arcade.com
PERRY BIBLE FELLOWSHIP | Nicholas Gurewitch | www.thepbf.com
PVP | Scott Kurtz | www.pvponline.com

SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS
Kyle Baker | PLASTIC MAN DC Comics
James Kolchalka | SUPER F*CKERS Top Shelf and www.americanelf.com
John Kovalic | DORK TOWER Dork Storm Press
Marc Sumerak | FANTASTIC FOUR PRESENTS: FRANKLIN RICHARDS, SON OF A GENIUS Marvel Comics
Zeb Wells | NEW WARRIORS Marvel Comics

SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION DC Comics
ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY Pantheon Books
EARTH X HARDCOVER Marvel Comics
FANTASTIC FOUR OMNIBUS Marvel Comics
LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND: SO MANY SPLENDID SUNDAYS Sunday Press Books

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION
ALTER EGO | TwoMorrows
COMIC BOOK ARTIST Top Shelf
COMICS JOURNAL | Fantagraphics Books
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT | Marvel Comics
WIZARD | Wizard Entertainment

Some interesting, mainstream-friendly choices for sure, especially when compared to this year's Eisner Awards.

The Harvey Awards have moved to the Baltimore Comic-Con, which runs Sept. 9-10. Kyle Baker will serve as master of ceremonies.