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1992 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners


The nominated creators have been recognized by their peers for having produced some of the outstanding achievements in comics in 1991.
(Winners are in bold and marked with *)

Best Writer

  • Peter Bagge, for Hate (Fantagraphics)
  • Dan Clowes, for Eightball (Fantagraphics)
  • Neil Gaiman, for Sandman (DC) *
  • Alan Moore, for From Hell (Spiderbaby Grafix and Tundra)
  • Dave Sim, for Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)

Best Artist

  • Simon Bisley, for Batman: Judgement on Gotham (DC)
  • Dan Clowes, for Eightball (Fantagraphics)
  • Jim Lee, for X-Men (Marvel)
  • Dave McKean, for Cages (Tundra)
  • Mark Schultz, for Xenozoic Tales (Kitchen Sink) *

Best Cartoonist

  • Peter Bagge, for Hate (Fantagraphics)
  • Chester Brown, for Yummy Fur (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Dan Clowes, for Eightball (Fantagraphics)
  • Julie Doucet, for Dirty Plotte (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Dave Sim, for Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim) *

Special Award For Humor

  • Doug Allen
  • Sergio Aragones *
  • Peter Bagge
  • Dan Clowes
  • Joe Matt

Best Inker

  • Mark Farmer, for Incredible Hulk (Marvel)
  • Gerhard, for Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
  • Jaime Hernandez, for Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics) *
  • Scott Williams, for X-Men (Marvel)
  • Al Williamson, for Daredevil (Marvel)

Best Letterer

  • Dan Clowes, for Eightball (Fantagraphics)
  • Todd Klein, for Sandman (DC) *
  • Tom Orzechowski, for X-Men (Marvel)
  • Denise Prowell, for Xenozoic Tales (Kitchen Sink)
  • Dave Sim, for Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)

Best Colorist

  • Charles Burns and Mike Newhall, for Curse of the Molemen (Kitchen Sink)
  • Ted McKeever, for Metropol (Marvel/Epic)
  • Paul Mounts, for Adventures of Captain America (Marvel)
  • Steve Oliff, for Akira (Marvel/Epic) *
  • Greg Wright, for Spider-Man (Marvel)

Special Award For Excellence In Presentation

  • Blab, edited by Monte Beauchamp (Kitchen Sink)
  • Cages, by Dave McKean (Tundra)
  • Complete Little Nemo In Slumberland, by Winsor McCay (Fantagraphics) *
  • Maus II, by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon Books)
  • Raw, edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly (RAW/Penguin)

Best New Series

  • Cages, by Dave McKean (Tundra) *
  • Grateful Dead Comix, edited by Jeff Tamarkin (Kitchen Sink)
  • Lowlife, by Ed Brubaker (Caliber)
  • Naughty Bits, by Roberta Gregory (Fantagraphics)
  • Palookaville, by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Continuing or Limited Series

  • Cerebus, by Dave Sim and Gerhard (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
  • Doom Patrol, by Grant Morrison, Richard Case and various artists (DC)
  • Eightball, by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics) *
  • Hate, by Peter Bagge (Fantagraphics)
  • Sandman, by Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC)

Best Single Issue or Story

  • Batman: Judgement on Gotham, by Alan Grant, John Wagner and Simon Bisley (DC)
  • Hate #6, by Peter Bagge (Fantagraphics)
  • Eightball #6, by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)
  • Sandman Special #1, by Neil Gaiman, Bryan Talbot and Mark Buckingham (DC)
  • Xenozoic Tales #11, by Mark Schultz and Steve Stiles (Kitchen Sink) *
  • Zot! #35, by Scott McCloud (Eclipse)

Best Graphic Album: Original Material

  • Abraham Stone, by Joe Kubert (Platinum, and Malibu)
  • Batman: Judgement on Gotham, by Alan Grant, John Wagner and Simon Bisley (DC)
  • Batman: Red Rain, by Doug Moench, Kelley Jones and Malcolm Jones III (DC)
  • To the Heart of the Storm, by Will Eisner (Kitchen Sink) *
  • Viking Prince, by Lee Marrs and Bo Hampton (DC)

Best Graphic Album: Previous Released Material

  • Lout Rampage, by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)
  • Maus II, by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon Books) *
  • Sandman: Dream Country, by Neil Gaiman, Charles Vess, Colleen Doran, Kelley Jones and Malcolm Jones III (DC)
  • Twisted Sisters, edited by Diane Noomin (Penguin)
  • Violent Cases, by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (Tundra)

Best Anthology

  • Raw, edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly (RAW/Penguin)
  • Blab, edited by Monte Beauchamp (Kitchen Sink)
  • Dark Horse Presents, edited by Randy Stradley (Dark Horse) *
  • Drawn and Quarterly, edited by Chris Oliveros (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Taboo, edited by Steve Bissette and various other editors (Spiderbaby Grafix, and Tundra)

Best Syndicated Comic Strip

  • Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson (Universal Press Syndicate) *
  • Big Baby, by Charles Burns [self syndicated]
  • The Far Side, by Gary Larson (United Press Syndicate)
  • Ernie Pook's Comeek, by Lynda Barry [self syndicated]
  • Doonesbury, by Garry Trudeau Universal Press Syndicate

Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation

  • Blab, edited by Monte Beauchamp (Kitchen Sink)
  • Comics Buyer's Guide, edited by Don Thompson and Maggie Thompson (Krause)
  • The Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth, Helena Harvilicz and Frank Young (Fantagraphics) *
  • Completely Mad, by Maria Reidelbach (Little, Brown & Co.)
  • From AARGH! to ZAP!, by Harvey Kurtzman (Prentice Hall Press)

Best American Edition of Foreign Material

  • Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo (Marvel/Epic) *
  • Billy Budd, K.G.B., by Jerome Charyn and Francois Boucq (Catalan)
  • Blueberry, by Jean "Moebius" Giraud and Jean-Michel Charlier (Marvel/Epic)
  • Cheval Noir, edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)
  • Crying Freeman, by Kazuo Koike and Ryoichi Ikegami (Viz)
  • Violent Cases, by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (Tundra)

Best Domestic Reprint

  • Complete Crumb Comics, by Robert Crumb (Fantagraphics) *
  • Complete Little Nemo In Slumberland, by Winsor McCay (Fantagraphics)
  • Flash Gordon, by Alex Raymond (Kitchen Sink)
  • Li'l Abner, by Al Capp (Kitchen Sink)
  • Komplete Kolor Krazy Kat, by George Herriman (Kitchen Sink and Remco)
  • Polly and Her Pals, by Cliff Sterrett (Kitchen Sink/Remco)

Most Promising New Talent

  • Sarah Byam
  • David Chelsea
  • David Collier
  • Frank Gresham
  • Nina Paley
  • Joe Quesada *
  • Shannon Wheeler

Jack Kirby Hall of Fame

  • Jack Davis
  • Will Elder
  • Gil Kane
  • Walt Kelly *
  • Bernard Krigstein *
  • Joe Kubert
  • Stan Lee
  • Sheldon Mayer
  • Gilbert Shelton
  • John Stanley
  • Al Williamson