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HARVEY AWARDS UNVEIL 2025 NOMINEES

Annual Harvey Awards Celebration to Honor Outstanding Work in Comics During This Year’s New York Comic Con

NEW YORK, NY – August 12, 2025 –The Harvey Awards today announced the nominations and opened voting for the 2025 awards across 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 2025 Harvey Awards are:

Book of the Year 

·       Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath (IDW Publishing)

·       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

·       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)

·       Sarah's Scribbles by Sarah Anderson (Go Comics)

Best Children’s Book

·       The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud (Graphix)

·       Chickenpox by Remy Lai (Allen & Unwin)

·       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

·       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)

·       Raised by Ghosts by Briana Loewinsohn (Fantagraphics)

·       Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamet Ries (HarperAlley)

Best Manga

·       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)

·       Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama; translated by Stephen Kohler (Kodansha Comics)

Best International Book

·       Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 2 by Juan Díaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido; translated by Diana Schutz & Brandon Kaner (Dark Horse Books)

·       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

·       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

·       Superman (DC Studios), directed by James Gunn. Based on Superman (DC Comics), created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Schuster

·       Thunderbolts (Marvel Studios), directed by Jake Schreier. Based on Thunderbolts (Marvel Comics), created by Kurt Busiek & Mark Bagley

 

Nominees were selected by a curated committee of industry voices including creators, publishers, 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 and 2025 are eligible to vote.

Select professionals have already received invitations to vote. If you would like to apply to participate in the voting process, please visit the Harvey Awards Apply to Vote page. Voting will close on September 2, 2025.

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, visit harveyawards.com or follow the Harvey Awards on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The Harvey Awards Steering Committee is co-chaired by Nellie Kurtzman, John Lind, and Chip Mosher.

New York Comic Con is the ultimate pop culture destination event in the United States. NYCC brings the best of comics, television, film, exhibitors, celebrities, cosplay, anime, and more to create memorable, uniquely exciting experiences for fans. These experiences transcend beyond the walls of the Javits Center and continue to live beyond the weekend of NYCC through Popverse, a robust digital platform where they could get their pop culture fix of content, community, and merchandise all year long. Fans are also invited to sign up to become Popverse Superfans at thepopverse.com to receive access to convention coverage, how-to and shopping guides, deep dives into popular fandoms, and more.

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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