Harvey Awards 2025 Winners Announced
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The Harvey Award winners were announced tonight at the end of the New York Comic Con. The Harvey Awards honors books and creators working in sequential art. Additionally, six individuals were inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame. Here are the inductees and the category winners.
Harvey Awards Hall of Fame Inductees
- Wendy and Richard Pini, husband and wife team behind the ElfQuest series of comics and graphic novels.
- Patrick McDonnell, creator of the comic strip “Mutts“, “The Super Hero’s Journey“
- John Byrne, notable artist for “X-Men,” “Fantastic Four”, and “Superman”
- Peter David, awarded posthumously for his work on “The Incredible Hulk,” “Star Trek”, and “Fallen Angel”
- Barbara Shermund, awarded posthumously, was one of the first women cartoonists to work for “The New Yorker”.
Book of the Year
Winner – “Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees” by Patrick Horvath (IDW Publishing)
Fellow Nominees
- “Final Cut” by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
- “Helen of Wyndhorn” by Tom King & Bilquis Evely (Dark Horse)
- “Precious Metal: From the World of Little Bird” by Darcy Van Poelgeest & Ian Bertram (Image Comics)
- “Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1” by Jonathan Hickman & Marco Checchetto (Marvel Comics)
Digital Book of the Year
Winner – “Sarah’s Scribbles” by Sarah Anderson (GoComics)
Fellow Nominees
- “Castle Swimmer” by Wendy Lian Martin (Webtoon)
- “Morgana and Oz” by Miyuli (Webtoon)
- “The Mafia Nanny” by SH00 & Violet Matter (Webtoon)
- “Resenter” by Gigi Murakami (VIZ Manga)
Best Children’s Book
Winner – “The Cartoonists Club” by Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud (Graphix)
Fellow Nominees
- “Chickenpox” by Remy Lai (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers/Macmillan)
- “Free Piano (Not Haunted)” by Whitney Gardner (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
- “Mixed-Up” by Kami Garcia & Brittney Williams (First Second)
- “Song for You and I” by Kay O’Neil (RH Graphic)
- “Weirdo” by Tony Weaver Jr, Jess Wibowo, & Cin Wibowo (First Second)
Best Young Adult Book
Winner – “Raised by Ghosts” by Briana Loewinsohn (Fantagraphics)
Fellow Nominees
- “Ash’s Cabin” by Jen Wang (First Second)
- “How It All Ends” by Emma Hunsinger (Greenwillow Books)
- “Navigating with You” by Jeremy Whitley, Cassio Ribeiro & Nikki Foxrobot (Maverick/Mad Cave)
- “Strange Bedfellows” by Ariel Slamet Ries (HarperAlley)
Best Manga
Winner – “Witch Hat Atelier” by Kamome Shirahama; translated by Stephen Kohler (Kodansha Comics)
Fellow Nominees
- “The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All” by Sumiko Arai; translated by Ajani Oloye (Yen Press)
- “The Summer Hikaru Died” by Mokumokuren; translated by Ajani Oloye (Yen Press)
- “Tokyo These Days” by Taiyo Matsumoto; translated by Michael Arias (VIZ Media)
- “Wind Breaker” by Satoru Nii; translated by Jacqueline Fung (Kodansha Comics)
Best International Book
Winner – “Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 2” by Juan Díaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido; translated by Diana Schutz & Brandon Kander (Dark Horse Books)
Fellow Nominees
- “Mothballs” by Sole Otero; translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
- “Muybridge” by Guy Delisle; translated by Helge Dascher & Rob Aspinall (Drawn & Quarterly)
- “Sunday” by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics)
- “The Road: A Graphic Novel Adaptation” by Manu Larcenet; from the novel by Cormac McCarthy (Abrams)
Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel
Winner – “Superman” (DC Studios), directed by James Gunn. Based on “Superman” (DC Comics), created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Schuster
Fellow Nominees
- “Agatha All Along” (Disney+), showrun by Jac Schaeffer. Based on “Agatha Harkness” (Marvel Comics), created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
- “Berlin: The Play” (Court Theatre), adapted by Mickle Maher & directed by Charles Newell. Based on “Berlin” by Jason Lutes (Drawn & Quarterly)
- “Boop! The Musical with music” by David Foster, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, and book by Bob Martin. Based on “Betty Boop” created by Max Fleischer & Grim Natwick
- “Cat Kid Comic Club!: The Musical with music” by Brad Alexander, book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila. Based on “Cat Kid Comic Club” by Dav Pilkey (Graphix)
- “Daredevil: Born Again” (Disney+), showrun by Dario Scardapane. Inspired by “Daredevil: Born Again” by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli. “Daredevil” created by Stan Lee & Bill Everett.
- “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” (Marvel Studios), directed by Matt Shakman. Based on “The Fantastic Four” (Marvel Comics), created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
- “Paying For It”, directed by Sook-Yin Lee. Based on “Paying For It” by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)
- “The Penguin” (Max Original), showrun by Lauren LeFranc. Based on “The Penguin” (DC Comics), created by Bob Kane & Bill Finger
- “Thunderbolts” (Marvel Studios), directed by Jake Schreier. Based on “Thunderbolts” (Marvel Comics), created by Kurt Busiek & Mark Bagley
Congratulations to the winners.
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