Harvey Awards

Harvey Awards
Awarded forAchievement in comic books
LocationChicago Comicon (1988)
Dallas Fantasy Fair (1989–1995)
WonderCon (1997–1999)
Pittsburgh Comicon (2000–2002)
MoCCA Festival (2004–2005)
Baltimore Comic-Con (2006–2016)
New York Comic Con (2017–present)
CountryUnited States
Presented byHarvey Awards Executive Committee
First awarded1988
Websitehttps://www.harveyawards.com Edit this on Wikidata

The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. Named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman, the Harvey Awards were founded by Gary Groth in 1988, president of the publisher Fantagraphics, to be the successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued in 1987.[1]

The Harvey Awards are now nominated by the Harvey Awards Nomination Committee.[2] The winners are selected by an open vote among comic-book professionals. The Harveys are no longer affiliated with Fantagraphics.[when?] The Harvey Awards Executive Committee is made up of unpaid volunteers, and the Awards are financed through sponsorships.[3]

Since their inception, the awards have been hosted at a string of comic book conventions, starting at the Chicago Comicon, and subsequently moving to the Dallas Fantasy Fair, Wondercon, the Pittsburgh Comicon, the MoCCA Festival, the Baltimore Comic-Con, and currently the New York Comic Con.

  1. ^ "Newswatch: Kirby Awards End In Controversy", The Comics Journal #122 (June 1988), pp. 19-20.
  2. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (2018-06-27). "Details of the 2018 Harvey Awards announced and it's a big change". The Beat. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  3. ^ "Sponsors" Archived 2013-05-07 at the Wayback Machine Harvey Awards official site. Retrieved May 3, 2013.

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