O Harvey Awards, segundo prêmio mais importante dos quadrinhos nos EUA, anunciou seus indicados à premiação de 2008 recentemente. Numa tendência que se acentua nas últimas edições, o Harvey está cada vez mais pop.
Tanto que Captain America 25, a edição com a morte do Capitão América, sucesso de vendas no ano passado, está indicada na categoria "Melhor edição ou história". Os prêmios dos quadrinhos, assim como o Oscar, costumam fazer a separação entre sucessos de bilheteria e sucesso de crítica. Esta divisão está desaparecendo.
Umbrella Academy
Captain America
All Star Superman
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Y: The Last Man
O prêmio continua seu caso de amor com os quadrinhos Disney – que são pouco notados por outros prêmios e pelo mercado, mas no Harvey estão presentes em quase todas as categorias. William Van Horn, desenhista do Tio Patinhas, recebeu nada menos que cinco indicações.
No mais, o prêmio repete indicados do Eisner Awards, inegáveis destaques de 2007, como All Star Superman, Astonishing X-Men, Umbrella Academy, o escritor Ed Brubaker, o capista James Jean...
Confira abaixo a relação completa de categorias e indicados:
MELHOR ESCRITOR
- Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Marvel Comics
- Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
- Grant Morrison, All Star Superman, DC Comics
- William Van Horn, Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, Gemstone
- Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man, Vertigo/DC Comics
MELHOR ARTISTA
- Gabriel Ba, Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics
- John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men, Marvel Comics
- Guy Davis, BPRD, Dark Horse Comics
- Frank Quitely, All Star Superman, DC Comics
- William Van Horn, Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, Gemstone
MELHOR CARTUNISTA
- Darwyn Cooke, The Spirit, DC Comics
- Matt Kindt, Super Spy, Top Shelf
- Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
- Bryan Lee O'Malley, Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together, Oni Press
- Vasilis Lolos, Last Call, Oni Press
- William Van Horn, Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, Gemstone
MELHOR GRAPHIC NOVEL ORIGINAL
- The Arrival, Scholastic Books
- Donald Duck: The Case of the Missing Mummy, Gemstone
- Exit Wounds, Drawn & Quarterly
- Laika, First Second
- Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together, Oni Press
MELHOR GRAPHIC NOVEL – REEDIÇÃO DE MATERIAL
- The Annotated Northwest Passage, Oni Press
- Antiques, Volume 1, Gemstone
- Captain America Omnibus, Volume 1, Marvel Comics
- Damned, Volume 1, Oni Press
- Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born, Marvel Comics
MELHOR REPUBLICAÇÃO DE MATERIAL NACIONAL
- Complete Peanuts, Fantagraphics Books
- Complete Terry and the Pirates, IDW
- EC Archives, Gemstone
- Popeye, Fantagraphics Books
- Walt and Skeezix, Drawn & Quarterly
MELHOR EDIÇÃO AMERICANA DE MATERIAL ESTRANGEIRO
- Eduardo Risso's Tales of Terror, Dynamite Entertainment
- Exit Wounds, Drawn & Quarterly
- Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Abrams
- Moomin, Volume 2, Drawn & Quarterly
- Witchblade Manga, Top Cow/Image
PRÊMIO ESPECIAL DE HUMOR
- Chris Eliopoulos, Franklin Richards series, Marvel Comics
- Nicholas Gurewitch, Perry Bible Fellowship, www.pbfcomics.com
- Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
- Bryan Lee O'Malley, Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together, Oni Press
- William Van Horn, Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, Gemstone
MELHOR HQ ONLINE
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney
- EZ Street, Robert Tinnell and Mark Wheatley
- Penny Arcade, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik
- Perry Bible Fellowship, Nicholas Gurewitch
- Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo, Dwight L. Macpherson, Thomas Boatwright and Thomas Mauer
PRÊMIO ESPECIAL POR DESTAQUE EM APRESENTAÇÃO
- The Annotated Northwest Passage, Scott Chantler, Oni Press
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney, Amulet Books
- EC Archives, Various, edited by John Clark, Gemstone
- Postcards: True Stories That Never Happened, edited by Jason Rodriguez, Villard
- Super Spy, Matt Kindt, Top Shelf
MELHOR EDIÇÃO OU HISTÓRIA
- Alice in Sunderland, Dark Horse Comics
- All Star Superman # 8, DC Comics
- Captain America # 25, Marvel Comics
- Donald Duck: The Case of the Missing Mummy, Gemstone
- I Killed Adolf Hitler, Fantagraphics Books
- Immortal Iron Fist # 7, Marvel Comics
- Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen # 1, Oni Press
MELHOR APRESENTAÇÃO BIOGRÁFICA, HISTÓRICA OU JORNALÍSTICA
- Blah Blah Blog, Tom Brevoort, http://www.marvel.com/blogs/Tom%20Brevoort/
- The Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth and Michael Dean, Fantagraphics Books
- Meanwhile...Comics!, John, Jason and Scott, http://www.meanwhilecomics.com
- The Naked Artist: Comic Book Legends, Bryan Talbot and Hunt Emerson, Moonstone Books
- Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, edited by J.C. Vaughn, Gemstone
- Reading Comics: How Graphic Albums Work and What They Mean, Douglas Wolk, Da Capo Press
MELHOR CAPISTA
- John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men, Marvel Comics
- Marko Djurdjevic, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
- James Jean, Fables, Vertigo/DC Comics
- Mike Mignola, Hellboy, Dark Horse Comics
- William Van Horn, Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, Gemstone
MELHOR LETRISTA
- Chris Eliopoulos, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
- Jared K. Fletcher, The Spirit, DC Comics
- Willie Schubert, Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, Gemstone
- Douglas E. Sherwood, Local, Oni Books
- Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library, Acme Novelty
MELHOR COLORISTA
- Susan Daigle-Leach, Uncle Scrooge, Gemstone
- Jamie Grant, All Star Superman, DC Comics
- Matt Hollingsworth, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
- Matt Kindt, Super Spy, Top Shelf
- Laura Martin, Thor, Marvel Comics
MELHOR ARTE-FINALISTA
- Stefano Gaudiano, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
- Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
- Steve Leialoha, Fables, DC Comics
- Mark Morales, Thor, Marvel Comics
- Kevin Nowlan, Witchblade, Top Cow/Image
MELHOR CARTUM OU TIRA
- Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau, Universal Press Syndicate
- Get Fuzzy, Darby Conley, United Feature Syndicate
- The K Chronicles, Keith Knight, Self-Syndicated
- The Mighty Motor-Sapiens, Mark Wheatley, Daniel Krall, Robert Tinnell, MJ Butler,
- Craig Taillerfer, Matthew Plog, and Jerry Carr, Self-Syndicated
- Mutts, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
MELHOR MINISSÉRIE OU SÉRIE
- All Star Superman, DC Comics
- Captain America, Marvel Comics
- Damned, Oni Press
- Daredevil, Marvel Comics
- Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics
- Uncle Scrooge, Gemstone Comics
MELHOR NOVA SÉRIE
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
- The Order, Marvel Comics
- Resurrection, Oni Press
- Thor, Marvel Comics
- Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics
MELHOR NOVO TALENTO
- Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books
- Jeff Lemire, Essex County, Top Shelf
- Vasilis Lolos, Last Call, Oni Press
- Robbi Rodriguez, Maintenance, Oni Press
- Christian Slade, Korgi #1: Sprouting Wings, Top Shelf
MELHOR ANTOLOGIA
- Flight Volume 4, editada por Kazu Kibuishi, Ballantine Books
- Mome Volume 8, editada por Gary Groth and Eric Reynolds, Fantagraphics Books
- Popgun Volume 1, editada por Joe Keatinge and Mark Andrew Smith, Image Books
- Postcards: True Stories That Never Happened, editada por Jason Rodriquez, Villard
- Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, editada por John Clark, Gemstone
