Media release — Comic experts came together Saturday night, August 20, 2011 to honor their peers during the presentation of the 2011 Harvey Awards, sponsored by DC Comics, comiXology, insight Studios, IDW, as well as painted Visions Comics, Cards & Games. The banquette to honor those nominated as well as the winners in much more than 20 classifications was held by the Baltimore Comic-Con as well as Cards, Comics & Collectibles.
Named in honor of Harvey Kurtzman, the Harvey awards acknowledge exceptional accomplishment in the field of comics as well as is the only market award both nominated as well as chosen by comic professionals. very first awarded in 1988, it is one of the industry’s oldest as well as many respected awards.

Scott Kurtz, who is finest understood for his webstrip, PvP, served as Master of ceremonies for the third year in a row, bringing his fantastic sense of humor as well as charisma to the stage.

Special thanks go to the sponsors who generously contributed to the 2011 Harvey gift Bags, including: Abrams Books; Adhouse Books; BOOM! Studios; DC Comics; IDW; Lasermach; Legendary Comics; top Cow; as well as Popfun Merchandising.

This year’s winners include:

BEST WRITER
Roger Langridge, Thor: The Mighty Avenger (Marvel)

BEST ARTIST
Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: The attire (IDW)

BEST CARTOONIST
Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: The attire (IDW)

BEST LETTERER
John Workman, Thor (Marvel)

BEST INKER
Mark Morales, Thor (Marvel)

BEST COLORIST
Jose Villarrubia, Cuba : My transformation (Vertigo/DC)

BEST COVER ARTIST
Mike Mignola, Hellboy (Dark Horse)

BEST new SERIES
American Vampire, Scott Snyder, Stephen King, as well as Rafael Albuquerque (Vertigo/DC)

BEST continuing OR restricted SERIES
Love as well as Rockets: volume 3, Jaime as well as Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, historical OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION
The Art Of Jaime Hernandez: The tricks of Life as well as Death, Edited by Todd Hignite (Abrams)

BEST SYNDICATED strip OR PANEL
“Doonesbury,” Garry Trudeau (Universal press Syndicate)

BEST ANTHOLOGY
Popgun # 4, Edited by D.J. Kirkbride, Anthony Wu, as well as Adam P. Knave (Image)

BEST graphic album – ORIGINAL
Scott Pilgrm volume 6: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)

BEST graphic album – previously PUBLISHED
Beasts Of Burden: animal Rites, Evan Dorkin as well as Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)

BEST single problem OR STORY
Daytripper, Fabio Moon as well as Gabiel Ba (Vertigo/DC)

BEST domestic REPRINT PROJECT
Dave Stevens’s The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier, developed by Randall Dahlk (IDW)

BEST AMERICAN edition OF foreign MATERIAL
Blacksad, Juan Diaz Canales as well as Juanjo Guarnido (Dark Horse)

BEST on the internet COMICS WORK
“Hark! A Vagrant,” Kate Beaton ()

SPECIAL award FOR humor IN COMICS
Roger Langridge, The Muppet show (BOOM!)

SPECIAL award FOR excellence IN PRESENTATION
Dave Stevens’s The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition, Edited by Scott Dunbier as well as developed by Randall Dahlk (IDW)

BEST new TALENT
Chris Samnee, Thor: The Mighty Avenger (Marvel)

BEST original graphic publication FOR younger READERS
Tiny Titans, Art Baltazar as well as Franco Aureliani (DC)

HERO effort lifetime accomplishment AWARD
Stan Lee, provided by mark Waid

HERO effort DICK GIORDANO HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR
Mike Gold, provided by mark Wheatley

SPECIAL AWARD
Paul McSpadden, Harvey award Administrator, provided by Denis Kitchen.

The Baltimore Comic will hold the Harvey awards for the seventh year during the 13th annual show, taking location September 8-9, 2012.

Save the Date! Baltimore Comic-Con 2012!

That’s right! mark your calendars now for next year’s Baltimore Comic-Con, which will take location the weekend of September 8-9, 2012 at the Baltimore Convention Center, as well as we’ll see YOU in Baltimore!

Contact Information

Please utilize the complying with e-mail addresses to get in touch with the Baltimore Comic-Con:
press@baltimorecomiccon.com – for any type of general press queries or to be added to our pr distribution
promoter@baltimorecomiccon.com – for requesting exhibitor, publisher, as well as artist alley applications
registrar@baltimorecomiccon.com – for queries about submitted registrations
harveys@baltimorecomiccon.com – for communications concerning the Harvey awards ceremony as well as banquet
general@baltimorecomiccon.com – for general Baltimore Comic-Con inquiries

About The Baltimore Comic-Con

The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 12th year of bringing the comic book market to the Baltimore as well as Washington D.C. area. With a guest listing unrivaled in the industry, the Baltimore Comic-Con will be held August 20-21, 2011. For much more information, please go to www.baltimorecomiccon.com.

About The Harvey Awards
The Harvey awards are one of the comic book industry’s oldest as well as many respected awards. With a history of over 20 yearsnull