The 2019 Harvey Awards took place last week at New York Comic Con and this year’s winners are as follows:
Book of the Year: Hey Kiddo, by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Graphix)
Digital Book of the Year: Check Please, by Ngozi Ukazu
Best Children’s or Young Adult Book: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (First Second)
Best Manga: My Hero Academia, by Kohei Horikoshi (Viz)
Best European Book: Waves, by Ingrid Chabbert and Carole Maurel (Archaia)
Best Comics Adaptation: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, based on Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
Additionally, seven creators were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
- Hellboy creator Mike Mignola
- Fun Home and Dykes to Watch Out For cartoonist Alison Bechdel
- A group of five former Mad Magazine contributers:
- Will Elder
- Jack Davis
- John Severin
- Marie Severin
- Ben Oda
The Comics Industry Pioneer award was presented to Comic Buyer’s Guide editor Maggie Thompson.