THE HARVEY AWARDS UNVEIL 2024 NOMINEES

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NEW YORK, NY – August 15, 2024 – The Harvey Awards today unveiled the nominations and opened the voting for the following categories: Book of the Year, Digital Book of the Year, Best Children’s Book, Best Young Adult Book, Best Manga, Best International Book, and Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel. The nominees for the 2024 Harvey Awards are:

2024 Harvey Awards' Book of the Year nominations

  • Monica by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)
  • Roaming, by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • A Guest in the House, by EM Carroll (Macmillan Publishers)
  • My Favorite Thing is Monsters Vol. 2 by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
  • Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed (Penguin Random House)
  • Watership Down Graphic Novel by James Sturm and Joe Sutphin, based on the novel by RIchard Adams (Penguin Random House)
  • Tender by Beth Hetland (Fantagraphics)
  • Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (Macmillan Publishers)
  • Love Everlasting by Tom King and Elsa Charretier (Image)
  • Where the Body Was, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Philips (Image)
  • Radiant Black Vol. 5 by Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark, Eduardo Ferigato, and Marcelo Costa (Image)

2024 Harvey Awards' Digital Book of the Year nominations

  • Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe (Webtoon)
  • Unordinary by uru-chan (Webtoon)
  • Encore by Miles Burks (Webtoon)
  • Heir’s Game by suspu (Webtoon)
  • Jamie by LD Lapinski (Yellow Jacket)
  • A Witch’s Guide to Burning by Aminder Dhaliwal (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Rose Wolves by Natalie Warner (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Of Swamp and Sea by Mia Jay Boulton & Laurel Boulton (Webtoon)
  • Boyfriends by Refrainbow (Webtoon)
  • Friday by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin (Panel Syndicate)

2024 Harvey Awards' Best Children's Book nominations

  • Lightfall: The Dark Times by Tim Probert (HarperAlley)
  • Lunar Boy by Jes & Cin Wibowo (HarperAlley)
  • Dungeons & Dragons Club: Time to Party by Molly Ostertag and Xanthe Bouma (HarperAlley)
  • Ant Story by Jay Hosler (HarperAlley)
  • Mexikid by Pedro Martin (Penguin Random House)
  • Dog Man and the Scarlett Shredder by Dav Pilkey (Scholastic)
  • Saving Sunshine by Saadia Faruqi and Shazleen Khan (First Second)
  • Timid by Jonathon Todd (Scholastic)
  • Amulet Vol. 9 by Kazu Kibuishi (Graphix)

2024 Harvey Awards' Best Young Adult Book nominations

  • Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu & Mad Rupert (First Second)
  • Sunhead by Alex Assan (HarperAlley)
  • Brownstone by Samuel Teer and Mar Julia (Versify)
  • The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha (HarperAlley)
  • Homebody by Theo Parish (HarperAlley)
  • Ghost Roast by Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, and Emily Cannon (Versify)
  • Deep Dark by Molly Ostertag (Graphix)
  • Infinity Particle by Wendy Xu (Quill Tree)
  • Roaming by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Clementine Book 2 by Tille Walden (Image)
  • Prez: Setting a Dangerous President by Mark Russell and Ben Caldwell (DC Comics)

2024 Harvey Awards' Best Manga nominations

  • The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren, translated by Ajani Oloye (Yen Press)
  • Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama, translated by Stephen Kohler (Kodansha)
  • Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui, translated by Taylor Engel (Yen Press)
  • Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe, translated by Misa 'Japanese Ammo' (VIZ)
  • Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito, translated by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ)
  • H.P. Lovecraft’s The Shadow Over Innsmouth by Gou Tanabe, translated by Zack Davisson (Dark Horse)
  • Berserk Deluxe Edition Vol 14 by Kentaro Miura, translated by Duane Johnson (Dark Horse)
  • Second Hand Love by Yamada Murasaki, translated by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • My Picture Diary by Fujiwara Maki, translated by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Okinawa by Susumu Higa, translated by Jocelyne Allen (Fantagraphics)

2024 Harvey Awards' Best International Book nominations

  • The Great Beyond by Léa Murawiec, translated by Aleshia Jensen (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Blacksad Vol. 7 by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, translated by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (Europe Comics)
  • Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed (Pantheon)
  • A Boy Named Rose by Gaëlle Geniller, translated by Fabrice Sapolsky (Fairsquare Graphics)
  • Transitions: A Mother's Journey by Élodie Durand, translated by Evan McGorray (Top Shelf Productions)
  • Layers by Pénélope Bagieu, translated by Montana Kane (First Second)
  • Inside the Mind of Sherlock Holmes by Cyril Lieron and Benoit Dahan (Titan)

2024 Harvey Awards' Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel nominations

  • Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths by Warner Bros. Animation & DC Studios, based on Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC Comics)
  • Deadpool & Wolverine directed by Shawn Levy, based on Wolverine and Deadpool (Marvel)
  • Multiverses by Warner Bros Games, based on Warner Bros properties (Warner Bros)
  • Demon Slayer –Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles by SEGA, based on Demon Slayer –Kimetsu no Yaiba- (VIZ Media)
  • X-Men ‘97 by Marvel Animation & Disney+, based on X-Men (Marvel)
  • Invincible by Amazon Prime Video, based on Invincible (Image)
  • The Marvels by Marvel Studios, based on Marvel Comics (Marvel)
  • Loki by Marvel Studios, based on Loki (Marvel)
  • Attack on Titan: The Musical, directed by Gou Ueki, based on Attack on Titan (Kodansha)

Nominees for this year’s awards were selected by a curated committee of diverse industry voices including creators, publishing professionals, retailers, educators, and librarians. Creator and industry professionals who have been previously approved for a Professional or Artist Alley badge at any ReedPop comic convention between 2016 – 2024 are automatically eligible to cast their ballot. 

Select professionals have been preapproved to vote on this year’s awards and have received their invites already. If you’d like to apply to participate in selecting this year’s Harvey Awards, please visit the Harvey Awards Apply to Vote page. Voting will conclude on September 2nd.

The Harvey Awards honors books and creators working in sequential art across a variety of categories and represents one of the industry’s longest-running annual events. The awards are named after Harvey Kurtzman, the legendary creator who is best remembered for creating MAD.

The annual gala celebrating the Harvey Awards will be livestreamed during New York Comic Con. More information about this year’s Harvey Awards ceremony event and an announcement regarding this year’s Harvey Awards Hall of Fame class will be released at a later date.

For more information about Harvey Kurtzman and the Harvey Awards, please visit harveyawards.com or the Harvey Awards social media pages (FacebookTwitterInstagram). The Harvey Awards Steering Committee is co-chaired by Nellie Kurtzman, John Lind, and Chip Mosher.

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About Harvey Kurtzman and the Harvey Awards:

Harvey Kurtzman (1924–1993), creator of MAD, was a cartoonist and pop culture icon. Among the most influential American satirists, he was known for his visionary abilities that encompassed author, artist, designer, and editor, and combined those skills in some capacity in almost every project he was involved in. The Harvey Awards, presented annually since 1988, are named in his honor and aim to recognize the achievements among creators and their books in the publishing industry.

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