‘Cyclopedia Exotica,’ ‘The Magic Fish’ and more nominated for 2021 Harvey Awards

The Harvey Awards have revealed their nominees for 2021 across the six categories they reintroduced in 2018, as chosen by a nominating committee of “diverse industry voices including creators, publishing professionals, retailers, educators and librarians.”

The awards are given out annually in conjunction with the October-held New York Comic Con. Like last year, this year they plan to livestream the ceremony rather than present them in person.

The winners will be chosen by creators and other industry professionals. If you’d like to apply to participate in selecting this year’s Harvey Awards, you can visit the Harvey Awards Apply to Vote page.

Book of the Year

• The Book Tour by Andi Watson (Top Shelf Productions)
• Cyclopedia Exotica by Aminder Dhaliwal (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Department of Truth, Vol 1: The End Of The World by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds (Image Comics)
• Heaven No Hell by Michael DeForge (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf (Abrams)
• The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen (Random House)
• Monsters by Barry Windsor-Smith (Fantagraphics)
• Stone Fruit by Lee Lai (Fantgraphics)
• Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen? by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber (DC Comics)
• Save It For Later: Promises, Protest and Parenthood by Nate Powell (Abrams)

Digital Book of the Year

• Adora and The Distance by Marc Bernardin and Ariela Kristantina (Comixology Originals)
• Crisis Zone by Simon Hanselmann
• Cyclopedia Exotica by Aminder Dhaliwal
• Friday by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin
• Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe

Best Children or Young Adult Book

• Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter (Scholastic Graphix)
• Class Act by Jerry Craft (Quill Tree Books)
• The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen (Random House)
• Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney and Robyn Smith (DC Comics)
• Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright (Scholastic Graphix)

Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel

• The Boys by Amazon, based on The Boys (DC Comics)
• Invincible by Amazon, based on Invincible (Image)
• Loki by Disney+, based on The Avengers (Marvel Comics)
• Superman & Lois by CW, based on Superman (DC Comics
• Sweet Tooth by Netflix, based on Sweet Tooth (DC/Vertigo) 
• WandaVision by Disney+, based on The Avengers (Marvel Comics)

Best Manga

• Asadora! by Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Media)
• Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku (Kodansha Comics)
• Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto (VIZ Media)
• Remina by Junji Ito (VIZ Media)
• Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo (VIZ Media)

Best International Book

• The City of Belgium by Brecht Evans, translated by Brecht Evans (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Factory Summers by Guy Delisle, translated by Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Moms by Yeong-shin Ma, translated by Janet Hong (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Paul At Home by Michel Rabagliati, translated by Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall (Drawn & Quarterly)
• The Winter of the Cartoonist by Paco Roca, translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)