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1993 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 1992.
(Winners are in bold and marked with *)

Best Writer

  • Peter Bagge, for Hate (Fantagraphics)
  • Dan Clowes, for Eightball (Fantagraphics)
  • Will Eisner, for Invisible People (Kitchen Sink) *
  • Neil Gaiman, for Sandman (DC)
  • Gilbert Hernandez, for Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics)
  • Alan Moore, for From Hell (Spiderbaby Grafix & Tundra)

Best Artist

  • Dan Clowes, for Eightball (Fantagraphics)
  • Jaime Hernandez, for Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics)
  • Frank Miller, for Sin City (Dark Horse)
  • Mark Schultz, for Xenozoic Tales (Kitchen Sink) *
  • Jim Woodring, for Tantalizing Stories (Tundra)

Best Cartoonist

  • Mike Allred, for Madman (Tundra)
  • Peter Bagge, for Hate (Fantagraphics)
  • Dan Clowes, for Eightball (Fantagraphics)
  • Will Eisner, for Invisible People (Kitchen Sink) *
  • Jim Woodring, for Tantalizing Stories (Tundra)

Special Achievement In Humor

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

Best Inker

  • Mark Farmer, for Incredible Hulk (Marvel)
  • Kevin Nowlan, for Sword of Azrael (DC)
  • Marc Silvestri, for Cyberforce (Image)
  • Karl Story, for Star Trek: Debt of Honor (DC)
  • Scott Williams, for WildC.A.T.S. (Image)
  • Al Williamson, for Spider-Man 2099 (Marvel) *

Best Letterer

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

Best Colorist

  • Mark Chiarello, for Bram Stoker's Dracula (Topps)
  • Joe Chiodo, for Cyberforce (Image)
  • Mark Martin, for "Montgomery Wart," from Tantalizing Stories Presents Frank In The River (Tundra)
  • Steve Oliff, for Akira (Marvel/Epic)
  • Jim Woodring, for "Frank," from Tantalizing Stories Presents Frank In The River (Tundra) *

Special Award For Excellence In Presentation

  • Arcane Eye of Hogarth (Fantagraphics)
  • Batman: Night Cries (DC) *
  • Cages, by Dave McKean (Tundra)
  • Hey Look!, by Harvey Kurtzman (Kitchen Sink)
  • Rubber Blanket #2 (Rubber Blanket Press)
  • Tantalizing Stories Presents Frank In The River, by Jim Woodring and Mark Martin (Tundra)

Best New Series

  • Big Mouth, by Pat Moriarity and various other creators (Starhead)
  • Cud, by Terry LaBan (Fantagraphics)
  • Madman, by Mike Allred (Tundra) *
  • Spawn, by Todd McFarlane (Image)
  • Tantalizing Stories, by Jim Woodring and Mark Martin (Tundra)

Best Continuing or Limited Series

  • Cages, by Dave McKean (Tundra)
  • Eightball, by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)
  • Hate, by Peter Bagge (Fantagraphics)
  • Invisible People, by Will Eisner (Kitchen Sink)
  • Love and Rockets, by Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
  • Sandman, by Neil Gaiman and various artists (DC) *

Best Single Issue or Story

  • Big Mouth #1, by Pat Moriarity and various other creators (Starhead)
  • Hate #9, by Peter Bagge (Fantagraphics)
  • Invisible People #1, by Will Eisner (Kitchen Sink)
  • Nexus: The Origin #1, by Mike Baron, Steve Rude and Gary Martin (Dark Horse)
  • Rubber Blanket #2, by Richmond Lewis, David Mazzucchelli, Ted Stearn and David Hornung (Rubber Blanket Press)
  • Tantalizing Stories Presents Frank In The River, by Jim Woodring and Mark Martin (Tundra) *
  • Xenozoic Tales #12, by Mark Schultz and Steve Stiles (Kitchen Sink)

Best Graphic Album: Original Material

  • Acid Bath Case, by Steven Walsh and Kellie Strom (Kitchen Sink)
  • Batman: Night Cries, by Archie Goodwin and Scott Hampton (DC)
  • Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, by Oscar Wilde and P. Craig Russell (NBM) *
  • Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving and Bo Hampton (Tundra)
  • Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, by L. Frank Baum and Mike Ploog (Tundra)
  • Star Trek: Debt of Honor, by Chris Claremont, Adam Hughes and Karl Story (DC)

Best Graphic Album: Previous Released Material

  • The Crow vol. 1, by James O'Barr (Tundra)
  • The Playboy, by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Sin City, by Frank Miller (Dark Horse)
  • Hey Look!, by Harvey Kurtzman (Kitchen Sink) *
  • Hypnotic Tales, by Richard Sala (Kitchen Sink)

Best Anthology

  • Dark Horse Presents, edited by Randy Stradley (Dark Horse) *
  • Drawn and Quarterly, edited by Chris Oliveros (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Hyena, edited by Mark Martin (Tundra)
  • Pictopia, edited by Gary Groth and Robert Boyd (Fantagraphics)
  • Taboo, edited by Steve Bissette and various other editors (Spiderbaby Grafix & Tundra)

Best Syndicated Comic Strip

  • Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson (Universal Press Syndicate) *
  • Ernie Pook's Comeek, by Lynda Barry [self syndicated]
  • For Better or For Worse, by Lynn Johnston (United Feature Syndicate)
  • The Far Side, by Gary Larson (United Press Syndicate)
  • Zippy, by Bill Griffith (King Features)

Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation

  • Comics Buyer's Guide, edited by Don Thompson and Maggie Thompson (Krause)
  • Comics Scene, edited by David McDonnell (Starlog)
  • The Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth and Frank Young (Fantagraphics) *
  • Understanding Comics: The Slideshow, by Scott McCloud
  • Wizard, edited by Alan Binenstock (Gareb Shamus Enterprises)

Best American Edition of Foreign Material

  • Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo (Marvel/Epic) *
  • Cheval Noir, edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)
  • Crying Freeman, by Kazuo Koike and Ryoichi Ikegami (Viz)
  • Heavy Metal, edited by Julie Simmons-Lynch (Tundra)
  • Ranma 1/2, by Rumiko Takahashi (Viz)

Best Domestic Reprint

  • Complete Crumb Comics, by Robert Crumb (Fantagraphics) *
  • DC Archives series, edited by Bob Kahan and various other editors (DC)
  • Flash Gordon, by Alex Raymond (Kitchen Sink)
  • Hey Look!, by Harvey Kurtzman (Kitchen Sink)
  • Li'l Abner, by Al Capp (Kitchen Sink)

Jack Kirby Kall of Fame

  • Jerry Siegel *
  • Joe Shuster *