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HARVEY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Pittsburgh, PA, April 29, 2000 – JEFF SMITH, CHRIS WARE, MIKE
MIGNOLA, and ALAN MOORE were the big winners at the thirteenth annual
HARVEY AWARDS ceremony April 28th, held at the PITTSBURGH COMICON.
One of the comic book industry’s longest-running and most prestigious
awards, the Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in comics
and sequential art. The Harveys are the only industry awards in
which both the nominees and the winners are selected by the full
body of comics creators.
Jeff Smith, who both writes and draws the comic series "Bone,"
was honored as the Best Cartoonist for his work in 1999. Mike Mignola
was voted Best Artist for "Hellboy: Box Full of Evil," and Alan
Moore was recognized as Best Writer for his "League of Extraordinary
Gentlemen." Chris Ware walked away with six Harveys for "Acme Novelty
Library," including Best Cover Artist, Best Series, and Best Single
Issue. The full list of winners for the 20 Harvey Award categories,
along with all the nominees, can be found on-line at http://www.HarveyAwards.org.
This year was the first in which the Harvey Awards ceremony was
held at the Pittsburgh Comicon, which experienced record attendance
over its three days. The ceremony featured several innovations,
including a special recognition of the many important cartoonists
and comics writers who passed away since the last ceremony. Harvey
Awards chairman DENIS KITCHEN and Fantagraphics co-publisher KIM
THOMPSON eulogized 20 artists, including GIL KANE, EDWARD GOREY,
and CHARLES SCHULZ, against a backdrop of images from their life
and work.
The awards are named in honor of HARVEY KURTZMAN. Kurtzman was
an industry innovator best known for creating "MAD" magazine in
1952; he is also known for his groundbreaking war comics and the
long-running Playboy strip "Little Annie Fanny." Kurtzman is remembered
as a brilliant editor who discovered and nurtured a wide array of
talent, including ROBERT CRUMB, GILBERT SHELTON, TERRY GILLIAM,
and GLORIA STEINEM. Late in life he modestly referred to himself
as the "father-in-law of underground comix" in recognition of the
reverence in which he was held by generations of cartoonists.
Kurtzman’s pervasive and lasting influence was the subject
of the keynote address, delivered by Jeff Smith. EVAN DORKIN, the
acerbic wit behind "Milk & Cheese," "Dork," and the Cartoon
Network’s "Space Ghost: Coast to Coast," made his debut as
the evening’s Master of Ceremonies. The awards themselves were
presented by fellow cartoonists, comic writers, and previous Harvey
Award winners, including DAVID CAMPITI, SARAH DYER, STEVE LIEBER,
SHELDON MOLDOFF, MARTIN NODELL, GEORGE PEREZ, MARK SCHULTZ, and
AL WILLIAMSON.
The Harvey Awards were made possible by the generous support of
the PITTSBURGH COMICON, DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS, and DARK HORSE
COMICS.
Special thanks go to MICHAEL and RENEE GEORGE and the entire staff
of the Pittsburgh Comicon for all of their hard work and assistance.
Next year’s Harvey Awards will return to the Pittsburgh Comicon
on APRIL 27, 2001.
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Contact Information
For Press Information or to obtain a Harvey Awards Ballot contact
HarveyAwards@hotmail.com
For Banquet/Convention Information, contact Michael & Renee
George at pcomicon@floodcity.net Phone (814) 467-4116
Fax (814) 467-4416
Web site: http://www.pittsburghcomicon.com
For General Information, contact Denis Kitchen
Phone (413) 586-9844
Fax (413) 586-8295
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