Mimicking the 2014 Eisner awards winners to a very large degree, the 2014 Harvey Awards were filled with excellence in the comic book medium. The Baltimore Comic Convention drew in the best in talent from the comic book industry for the 2014 convention. The parallel to the award nominees and winners was not lost on the fans. Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s “Sex Criminals” continues to delight, “Saga” remains everyone’s favorite and the creator of “Peanuts” and a comic strip legend Charles Schulz was the first to be inducted into the Harvey Kurtzman Hall of Fame.
As reported by Jess Camacho of GeekedOutNation.com, here are the winners in each category of the 2014 Harvey Awards:
Best Letterer: Terry Moore for “Rachel Rising”
Best Colorist: Dave Stewart for “Hellboy: The Midnight Circus”
Best Syndicated Strip or Panel: “Dick Tracy” by Joe Staton and Mike Curtis
Best Online Comics Work: “Battlepug” by Mike Norton
Best US Edition of Foreign Material: “Attack on Titan”
Best Inker: Wade Von Grawbadger for “All New X-Men”, Marvel Comics
Best New Series: “Sex Criminals” by Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky
Special Award for Humor in Comics: Ryan North for “Adventure Time”
Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers: “Adventure Time”
Best Graphic Album Previously Published: “Mouse Guard Vol. 3 The Black Axe” by David Peterson
Most Promising New Talent: Chip Zdarsky
Special Award for Excellence in Presentation: “Best of Comix Book: When Marvel Comics Went Underground” by John Lind
Best Domestic Reprint Project: “Best of Comix Book: When Marvel Comics Went Underground “
Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation: “The Fifth Beatle” by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew Robinson and Kyle Baker
Best Anthology: “Dark Horse Presents” by Dark Horse
Best Graphic Album- Original: “The Fifth Beatle” by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew Robinson and Kyle Baker
Dick Giordano Hero Initiative Humanitarian of the Year: Stan Goldberg
Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award: Herb Trimpe
Harvey Kurtzman Hall of Fame Inductee: Charles Schulz
Best Cover Artist: Fiona Staples for “Saga”
Best Cartoonist: Paul Pope for “Battling Boy”
Best Writer: Brian K. Vaughn for “Saga”
Best Artist: Fiona Staples for “Saga”
Best Single Issue: “Hawkeye #11: Pizza Is My Business” by Matt Fraction & David Aja
Best Continuing or Limited Series: “Saga” by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples
