Harvey Award

The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993) and coordinated by the publisher Fantagraphics, are given for achievement in comic books. The Harveys were created as part of a successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987.

The Harvey Awards are nominated by an open vote among comic-book professionals. The winners are selected from the top five nominees in each category by a final round of voting.

Since their inception, the awards have been presented at various fan conventions such as the Chicago Comic-Con, the Dallas Fantasy Fair, Oakland, California's Wondercon, and the Pittsburgh Comicon. In 2004 and 2005, the presentation was held at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) in New York City. In 2006 the awards' presentation was moved to Baltimore Comic-Con.

Categories
Awards are given out in the following categories:
 * Best Writer
 * Best Artist or Penciller
 * Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
 * Best Inker
 * Best Letterer
 * Best Colorist
 * Best Cover Artist
 * Best New Series
 * Best Continuing or Limited Series
 * Best Single Issue or Story
 * Best Graphic Album (discontinued after 1990)
 * Best Graphic Album of Original Work
 * Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work
 * Best Anthology
 * Best Syndicated Strip or Panel
 * Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation
 * Best American Edition of Foreign Material
 * Best Domestic Reprint Project
 * Best New Talent
 * Best Online Comics Work
 * Special Award for Humor
 * Special Award for Excellence in Production/Presentation
 * The Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award
 * The Jack Kirby Hall of Fame