Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of

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, classic

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anthologies,

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, magazines,

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s, and (formerly) the

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Eros Comix imprint. They have managed several awards for achievement in comic books.

History

Founding

Fantagraphics was founded in 1976 by

Gary Groth Gary Groth (born September 18, 1954) is an American comic book editor, publisher and critic. He is editor-in-chief of ''The Comics Journal'', a co-founder of Fantagraphics Books, and founder of the Harvey Awards. Early life Groth is the son ...

and Michael Catron in

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. The company took over an adzine named ''The Nostalgia Journal'', which it renamed ''

The Comics Journal ''The Comics Journal'', often abbreviated ''TCJ'', is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels. Known for its lengthy interviews with comic creators, pointed editorials and scathing r ...

''. As comics journalist (and former Fantagraphics employee) Michael Dean writes, "the publisher has alternated between flourishing and nearly perishing over the years."

Kim Thompson Kim Thompson (September 25, 1956 – June 19, 2013) was an American comic book editor, translator, and publisher, best known as vice president and co-publisher of Seattle-based Fantagraphics Books. Along with co-publisher Gary Groth, Thompso ...

joined the company in 1977, using his inheritance to keep the company afloat. (He soon became a co-owner.) The company moved from Washington, D.C., to

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, to Los Angeles over its early years, before settling in Seattle in 1989. Beginning in 1981 Fantagraphics (under its Redbeard Inc. imprint) published ''

Amazing Heroes ''Amazing Heroes'' was a magazine about the comic book medium published by American company Fantagraphics Books from 1981 to 1992. Unlike its companion title, '' The Comics Journal'', ''Amazing Heroes'' was a hobbyist magazine rather than an anal ...

'', a magazine which examined comics from a hobbyist's point of view, as another income stream to supplement ''The Comics Journal''. ''Amazing Heroes'' ran for 204 issues (plus a number of specials and annuals), folding with its July 1992 issue.

Comics publisher

Beginning in 1979, Fantagraphics began publishing comics, starting with Jay Disbrow's ''The Flames of Gyro''. They gained wider recognition in 1982 by publishing the

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' '' Love and Rockets'', and moved on to such critically acclaimed and award-winning series as ''

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'', '' Eightball'', and ''

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''. The company moved operations to

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in 1984. Catron acted as Fantagraphics' co-publisher until 1985 (also handling advertising and circulation for ''

'' from 1982 to 1985), when he left the company.

The Kirby Awards and the Harvey Awards

From 1985 to 1987, Fantagraphics coordinated and presented (through their magazine ''Amazing Heroes'') The Jack Kirby Award for achievement in comic books, voted on by comic-book professionals. The Kirby Award was managed by Dave Olbrich, a Fantagraphics employee (and later publisher of

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). In 1987, a dispute arose when Olbrich and Fantagraphics each claimed ownership of the awards. A compromise was reached, and, starting in 1988, the Kirby Award was discontinued and two new awards were created: the

Eisner Awards The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are awards for creative achievement in American comic books. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the comic industry and often referred ...

, managed by Olbrich; and the Fantagraphics-managed

Harvey Awards The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. Named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman, the Harvey Awards were founded by Gary Groth in 1988, president of the publisher Fantagraphics, to be a successor to the Kirby Awards, which wer ...

, named for cartoonist

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Relocation to Seattle

In 1989, Fantagraphics relocated from Los Angeles to its current location in the

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neighborhood of

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. In 1990, the publisher introduced Eros Comix, a lucrative line of erotic comics that provided a replacement revenue stream for ''Amazing Heroes'' and which helped the company again avoid bankruptcy. Longtime employee Eric Reynolds joined Fantagraphics in 1993, first as news editor for ''The Comics Journal'' from 1993, before moving to marketing and promotion in 1996. Groth and Thompson acknowledged Reynolds was key to the company's rise to profitability.

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, later known as the publisher of '' The Comics Reporter'', was editor of ''

'' from 1994 to 1999.

Financial ups and downs

In 1998, Fantagraphics was forced into a round of layoffs; and in 2003 the company almost went out of business, losing over $60,000 in the wake of the 2002 bankruptcy of debtor and book trade distributor Seven Hills Distribution. One employee quit during the subsequent downsizing while denouncing Fantagraphics' "disorganization and poor management." Fantagraphics was saved by a restructuring and a successful appeal to comic book

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that resulted in a huge number of orders. After restructuring, the company has had greater success with such hardcover collections as '' The Complete Peanuts'', distributed by W. W. Norton & Company. In 2009, Fantagraphics ceased publishing the print edition of ''The Comics Journal'', shifting from an eight-times a year publishing schedule to a larger, more elaborate, semi-annual format supported by a new website.

European line

Starting in 2005, Fantagraphics began a European graphic novel line,Kozinn, Allan
"Fantagraphics Seeks Support With a Kickstarter Campaign,"
''New York Times'' (November 6, 2013) starting with the co-publication of the Ignatz Series, edited and produced by the Italian artist Igort. The publisher announced a deal with Jacques Tardi in March 2009 that would see co-publisher Thompson translate a large number of his books.

New challenges

In 2006, Fantagraphics opened its own retail store, Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood. In 2009 Jacq Cohen started as the publicist for Fantagraphics. Co-publisher

left Fantagraphics due to illness in March 2013, and died of lung cancer a few months later. His absence left the company without a number of titles it had been counting on for the summer and fall of 2013; and, in November, Fantagraphics started a

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campaign to raise $150,000, which it surpassed in four days. In August 2020 the company rebranded, from ''Fantagraphics Books'' to just ''Fantagraphics''. At the same time it introduced a more compact logo featuring a stylized ink pen nib and a torch. In 2023, Fantagraphics began reprinting comics from Atlas Comics under license from

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. To date, they have released eight volumes devoted to series and three devoted to creators. In April 2025 they began a series of hardcovers called "Lost Marvels." The first volume, released in April, collects '' Tower of Shadows''. The second, scheduled for August, focuses on

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and includes Dominic Fortune, Monark Starstalker, and Phantom Eagle. The third, scheduled for November, reprints '' Savage Tales'' (vol. 2).

Imprints

Ignatz Series

The Ignatz Series is an international comic imprint. It is published by Fantagraphics (U.S.), Avant Verlag (Germany), Vertige Graphic (France), Oog & Blik (Holland), Coconino Press (Italy), and Sinsentido (Spain). It is named for Ignatz Mouse, a character in the comic strip ''

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''. The books in the Ignatz Series are designed midway between standard North American comic book pamphlet-size and

-size. Each title is 32 pages, two-color, saddle stitched, 8″ × 11″, with jacket, priced at $7.95. The Ignatz collection is edited and produced by Italian artist Igort. Fantagraphics editor

frequently provided translations.

Eros Comix

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' '' Birdland'' and reprints of work by

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and Frank Thorne. Eventually, Eros added to its catalogue dozens of comics titles, over 40 collected editions,

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videos,

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s, and books of erotic art and photography. The 2006 Eros Comix print catalog sold over 470 items, including adult comic books and humorous cheesecake-style comics often featuring

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s like

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's ''

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'', SS Crompton's '' Demi the Demoness'',

's '' Black Kiss'', '' Domino Lady''; and the Italian series '' Djustine'', '' Ramba'', and '' Adult Frankenstein''. Writer-artist Tom Sutton contributed work to Eros titles under the pseudonym "Dementia". Other contributors to Eros titles included

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, Mary Fleener, Mikael Oskarsson, Bill Pearson,

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, Bob Fingerman, Molly Kiely,

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, Robert Peters, John Workman, Colleen Coover, Marc Andreyko, Raulo Cáceres, Larry Fuller, Dennis Eichhorn, Dennis Cramer/ Justine Mara Andersen, Jon Macy, John Blackburn, and Greg Budgett. Eros' MangErotica line featured translated

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manga by the likes of Isutoshi,

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, Toshiki Yui, Teruo Kakuta, and Benkyo Tamaoki; and titles like '' Bondage Fairies'', '' Hatsuinu'', '' Hot Tails'', '' A Strange Kind of Woman'', ''

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'', and '' Super Taboo''. In the beginning, there was some controversy over Eros titles featuring back cover ads with

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numbers. In 1994, Eros editor Tom Verre was replaced by Jeremy Pinkham. By the late 1990s, the imprint was no longer profitable, and the publication of new material diminished rapidly. The Eros Comix website was no longer being maintained by 2017; its titles no longer appear on the Fantagraphics website under that label.

Titles

Comics anthology magazines

* ''Anything Goes!'' * '' BLAB!'' * ''Blood Orange'' * '' Critters'' * ''Ganzfeld'' * '' Graphic Story Monthly'' * ''Hotwire Comix and Capers'' * '' MOME'' * ''NOW'' * ''Pictopia'' * ''Prime Cuts'' * ''Snake Eyes'' * '' Zero Zero''

Magazines

* ''

'' (1981–1992) – a defunct publication devoted mostly to mainstream comics * ''

'' (1977–present) – magazine of comics news and criticism * '' Honk'' (1986–1987) – magazine of comics news and criticism * '' Nemo, the Classic Comics Library'' (1983–1990) – a defunct magazine devoted to classic comics

Comic book series

* ''

'' * '' Artbabe'' * '' The Adventures of Captain Jack'' * '' Angry Youth Comix'' * ''Big Mouth'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Castle Waiting'' * '' Crap'' * '' Cud'' * '' Dalgoda'' * '' Doofus'' * '' Duplex Planet Illustrated'' * '' Eightball'' * '' The Eye of Mongombo'' * ''

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'' * '' Fission Chicken'' * '' Frank'' * ''

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'' * '' Good Girls'' * '' Grit Bath'' * ''

'' * '' Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 1-4'' by Ed Piskor * '' Jim'' * '' Jizz'' * '' Journey'' * '' La Perdida'' * '' Love and Rockets'' * '' Meatcake'' * ''Mechanics'' (Three-issue miniseries) * ''Megahex'' * ''

Naughty Bits ''Naughty Bits'' was a comic book series written and illustrated by Roberta Gregory, and published by Fantagraphics Books. The series ran from March 1991 to July 2004, totalling 40 issues. ''Naughty Bits'' is the story of Midge McCracken, aka Bi ...

'' * '' Neat Stuff'' * '' The Nimrod'' * '' Raisin Pie'' * '' Real Stuff'' * '' Schizo'' * '' Shadowland'' * '' Stinz'' * '' The Stuff of Dreams'' * '' Unsupervised Existence'' * '' Uptight'' * ''

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'' (up to volume 7) * '' Tales Designed to Thrizzle'' * '' Wandering Son'' * ''

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'' * ''Whot Not!'' * '' Wuvable Oaf''

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Graphic novels

* ''

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'' by Ho Che Anderson * ''Pixy'' by Max Andersson * '' Ghost World'' by

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* ''Caricature'' by Dan Clowes * ''

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'' by Dan Clowes * ''Patience'' by Dan Clowes * '' Beasts'' by Jacob Covey * '' My Favorite Thing Is Monsters'' by

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* ''Drawn to Berlin'' by Ali Fitzgerald * '' The Wipeout'' by Francesca Ghermandi * ''Black is the Color'' by Julia Gfrörer * ''Laid Waste'' by Julia Gfrörer * ''Amsterdam'' by Simon Hanselmann * ''Megahex'' by Simon Hanselmann * ''One More Year'' by Simon Hanselmann * '' Palomar'' by

* '' Locas'' by

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* '' I Killed Adolf Hitler'' by

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* '' The Lie and How We Told It'' by Tommi Parrish * '' Anywhere But Here'' by Miki Tori * ''

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'' by

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* '' Safe Area Goražde'' by Joe Sacco * ''Harum Scarum'' by

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* ''The Hoodoodad'' by Lewis Trondheim * '' Alphabetical Ballad of Carnality'' by David Sandlin * ''

Weathercraft ''Weathercraft'' is a 2010 graphic novel by American cartoonist Jim Woodring, featuring his best-known characters Frank, Manhog and Whim. While Frank stars in most of Woodring's stories set in the fictional universe of the Unifactor, this book ...

'', ''

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'', and '' Fran'' by

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* ''Frederick and Eloise: A Love Story'' by Brian Biggs

Classic comics compilations

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* '' The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library'' * '' Disney Masters'' * '' The Don Rosa Library'' * ''

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse ''Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse'' (also ''The Floyd Gottfredson Library'') is a 2011–2018 series of books collecting the span of work by Floyd Gottfredson on the daily ''Mickey Mouse'' comic strip in twelve volumes, as well as Gottfredson's Sund ...

'' * ''Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge & Donald Duck: Bear Mountain Tales'' * '' Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies'' Other titles * '' Barnaby'' * ''

Buz Sawyer ''Buz Sawyer'' is a comic strip created by Roy Crane.Ron Goulart, ''The Funnies : 100 Years of American Comic Strips''. Holbrook, Mass. : Adams Pub, 1995. (pp. 149-50) Distributed by King Features Syndicate, it had a run from November 1, 1943 t ...

'' * ''

Captain Easy ''Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune'' is an American action-adventure comic strip created by Roy Crane that was syndicated by Newspaper Enterprise Association beginning on Sunday, July 30, 1933. The strip ran for more than five decades until it wa ...

'' * ''

The Complete Crumb Comics ''The Complete Crumb Comics'' is a series of collections from Fantagraphics Books which was intended to reproduce the entire body of People of the United States, American cartoonist and comic book artist/writer Robert Crumb's comics work in chrono ...

'' * '' Dennis the Menace'' * '' The EC Artists' Library'' * '' Feiffer: The Collected Works'' * '' Humbug'' * ''

'' * ''

Little Nemo Little Nemo is a fictional character created by American cartoonist Winsor McCay. He originated in an early comic strip by McCay, '' Dream of the Rarebit Fiend'', before receiving his own spin-off series, ''Little Nemo in Slumberland''. The ful ...

'' * ''

Little Orphan Annie ''Little Orphan Annie'' was a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and print syndication#Comic strip syndication, syndicated by the Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James ...

'' * '' Nancy'' * '' The Complete Peanuts'' * '' Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips'' * '' Poor Arnold's Almanac'' * '' The Complete E. C. Segar Popeye'' * '' Powerhouse Pepper'' * ''

Prince Valiant ''Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur'', often simply called ''Prince Valiant'', is an American comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full s ...

'' * '' Sam's Strip''

Books

* '' Black Images in the Comics: A Visual History'' by Fredrik Strömberg * '' Blacklight: The World of L.B. Cole'' by Bill Schelly * '' Film Noir 101: The 101 Best Film Noir Posters from the 1940s & 1950s'' by Mark Fertig * '' Laura Warholic'' by Alexander Theroux, 2007 * '' Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It'' edited by Anne Ishii,

Chip Kidd Charles Kidd (born 1964) is an American graphic designer known for Cover art, book covers. Early childhood Born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, Shillington in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Kidd grew up being fascinated and heavily inspired by Am ...

, and Graham Kolbeins * '' No Straight Lines'' edited by

Justin Hall Justin Hall (born December 16, 1974, in Chicago, Illinois) is an Americans, American journalist and entrepreneur, best known as a pioneer blogger. Biography Born in Chicago, Hall graduated Francis W. Parker School (Chicago), Francis W. Parker ...

* ''Significant Objects'' edited by Joshua Glenn and Rob Walker * ''Tales of Terror! The EC Companion'' by Grant Geissman and Fred von Bernewitz * '' Take That, Adolf! The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War'' by Mark Fertig

Eros Comix titles

* '' Adult Frankenstein'' by Enrico Teodorani * '' Aunts in your Pants'' by Enrico Teodorani * '' Birdland'' by

* '' Elizabeth Bathory'' by Raulo Cáceres * ''

'' by

Bill Willingham William Willingham (born 1956) is an American writer and artist of comics, known for his work on the series '' Elementals'' and ''Fables''. Career William Willingham was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. During his father's military career the fam ...

* '' Karate Girl'' * ''

Omaha the Cat Dancer Omaha ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 41st-most-populous city, Omaha had a popu ...

'' by Kate Worley (story) and Reed Waller (art) * '' Ramba'' by Rossi, Delizia, and Laurenti, whose

protagonist A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a ...

is an erotic Italian hitlady * '' Small Favors'' by Colleen Coover * '' Sticky'' by Dale Lazarov and Steve MacIsaac * '' Submit!'' by Silvano & Enrico Teodorani * '' Tales from the Clit'' by Enrico Teodorani * ''

Tijuana Bibles Tijuana bibles (also known as eight-pagers, Tillie-and-Mac books, Jiggs-and-Maggie books, Jo-Jo books, bluesies, blue-bibles, gray-backs, and two-by-fours) were palm-sized erotic comics produced in the United States from the 1920s to the early ...

'' * '' Untamed Love'' by

Frank Frazetta Frank Frazetta (born Frank Frazzetta ; February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010) was an American artist known for themes of Fantasy art, fantasy and science fiction, noted for comic books, mass market paperback, paperback book covers, paintings, p ...

* ''Vladrushka'' and ''Rosa & Annalisa'' by JLRoberson * '' Wendy Whitebread'' by Don Simpson * '' Wheela, Biker Bitch of the Apocalypse'' by Enrico Teodorani

MangErotica titles

* '' Bondage Fairies'' (1996) * '' Hot Tails'' (1996) * ''Spunky Knight'' (1996) * '' Super Taboo'' (1996) * '' Secret Plot'' (1997) * '' Countdown: Sex Bomb'' (1997) * '' Misty Girl Extreme'' (1997) * '' Secret Plot Deep'' (1998) * '' Silky Whip'' by

(1998) * '' New Bondage Fairies: Fairie Fetish'' (1998) * '' Co-ed Sexxtacy'' (1999) * ''

'' (2000) * '' Pink Sniper'' by Kengo Yonekura (2006) * '' Domin-8 Me!'' by Sesshu Takemura (2007, original title: ''Take On Me'') * '' Milk Mama'' by Yukiyanagi (2008) * ''Love Selection'' by Gunma Kisaragi (2010) * '' Too Hot to Handle'' by Jogi Tsukino (2010, original title: ''♭37 °C'') * '' Love & Hate'' by Enomoto Heights (2011) * '' A Strange Kind of Woman'' by Inu (2011)

Recognition

Kirby Awards

1986 * Best Black-and-White Comic: ''Love and Rockets'', by

and

Note: In 1988, the Kirby Awards was disbanded and replaced by the Harvey and the

Eisner Awards

List of won Eisner Awards: 1994 * Best Archival Collection: ''Complete Little Nemo in Slumberland Vol. 6''
by

Winsor McCay Zenas Winsor McCay ( – July 26, 1934) was an American cartoonist and animator. He is best known for the comic strip ''Little Nemo'' (1905–1914; 1924–1927) and the animated film ''Gertie the Dinosaur'' (1914). For contractual reasons, he w ...

1995 * Best Publication Design: ''The Acme Novelty Library'', designed by

Chris Ware Franklin Christenson "Chris" Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American cartoonist known for his ''Acme Novelty Library'' series (begun 1994) and the graphic novels ''Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth'' (2000), ''Building Stories'' (2012 ...

1996 * Best Continuing Series: ''Acme Novelty Library'', by Chris Ware * Best Archival Collection: ''The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 11'', by

Robert Crumb Robert Dennis Crumb (; born August 30, 1943) is an American artist who often signs his work R. Crumb. His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and satire of contemporary American c ...

* Best Coloring: Chris Ware - ''The Acme Novelty Library'' * Best Comics-Related Publication - Periodical: ''The Comics Journal'' * Best Publication Design: ''The Acme Novelty Library'' by Chris Ware 1997 * Best Comics-Related Periodical: ''The Comics Journal'' * Best Publication Design: ''Acme Novelty Library Vol. 7'' 1998 * Best Coloring: Chris Ware, ''The Acme Novelty Library'' * Best Comics-Related Periodical: ''The Comics Journal'' * Best Comics-Related Product: ''Acme Novelty Library'' display stand, designed by Chris Ware 1999 * Best Comics-Related Periodical: ''The Comics Journal'' 2000 * Best Continuing Series: ''Acme Novelty Library'' by Chris Ware * Best Graphic Album - New: ''Acme Novelty Library Vol. 13'', by Chris Ware * Best Writer/Artist:

, ''Eightball'' 2001 * Best Writer/Artist - Humor: Tony Millionaire, ''Maakies'' * Best Coloring: Chris Ware, ''Acme Novelty Library'' #14 2002 * Best Single Issue: ''Eightball'' #22, by Dan Clowes * Best Writer/Artist: Dan Clowes, ''Eightball'' * Best Publication Design: ''Acme Novelty Library'' #15, designed by Chris Ware 2003 * Best Single Issue or One-Shot: ''The Stuff of Dreams'' by

Kim Deitch Kim Deitch (born May 21, 1944 in Los Angeles, California) is an American cartoonist who was an important figure in the underground comix movement of the 1960s, remaining active in the decades that followed with a variety of books and comics, somet ...

* Best Archival Collection/Project: ''Krazy & Ignatz'' by George Herriman * Best Writer/Artist- Humor: Tony Millionaire, ''The House at Maakies Corner'' * Best Comics-Related Publication (Periodical or Book): ''B. Krigstein Vol. 1'', by Greg Sadowski 2004 * Best Archival Collection/Project: ''Krazy & Ignatz: 1929–1930'', by George Herriman, edited by

Bill Blackbeard William Elsworth Blackbeard (April 28, 1926 – March 10, 2011), better known as Bill Blackbeard, was a writer-editor and the founder-director of the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art, a comprehensive collection of comic strips and cartoon art fr ...

2005 * Best Single Issue or One-Shot: '' Eightball'' #23: "The Death Ray", by Dan Clowes * Best Archival Collection/Project: '' The Complete Peanuts'' edited by Gary Groth * Best Publication Design: ''The Complete Peanuts'', designed by

Seth Seth, in the Abrahamic religions, was the third son of Adam and Eve. The Hebrew Bible names two of his siblings (although it also states that he had others): his brothers Cain and Abel. According to , Seth was born after Abel's murder by Cain, ...

2007 * Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips: ''The Complete Peanuts
1959–1960, 1961–1962'', by Charles Schulz * Best U.S. Edition of International Material: ''The Left Bank Gang'' by Jason * Best Writer/Artist-Humor: Tony Millionaire, ''Billy Hazelnuts'' 2008 * Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books: ''I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets!'', by

Fletcher Hanks Fletcher Hanks Sr. (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) was an American cartoonist from the Golden Age of Comic Books, who wrote and drew stories detailing the adventures of all-powerful, supernatural heroes and their elaborate punishments of t ...

* Best U.S. Edition of International Material: ''I Killed Adolf Hitler'' by Jason 2009 * Best U.S. Edition of International Material:''The Last Musketeer'' by Jason 2011 * Best Reality-Based Work: ''It Was the War of the Trenches'' by Jacques Tardi * Best U.S. Edition of International Material: ''It Was the War of the Trenches'' by Jacques Tardi 2012 * Best Archival Collection/Project-Comic Strips: ''

Vols. 1-2'',
by

Floyd Gottfredson Arthur Floyd Gottfredson (May 5, 1905July 22, 1986) was an American cartoonist best known for his defining work on the Mickey Mouse (comic strip), ''Mickey Mouse'' comic strip, which he worked on from 1930 until his retirement in 1975. His contri ...

, edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth 2013 * Best Short Story: ''Moon1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch'',
by Michael Kupperman, in ''Tales Designed to Thrizzle'' #8 * Best Archival Collection/Project-Strips: '' Pogo Vol. 2: Bona Fide Balderdash'',
by

Walt Kelly Walter Crawford Kelly Jr. (August 25, 1913 – October 18, 1973) was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip ''Pogo (comic strip), Pogo''. He began his animation career in 1936 at The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney S ...

, edited by Carolyn Kelly and Kim Thompson 2014 * Best Short Story: ''Untitled'' by Gilbert Hernandez, in ''Love and Rockets: New Stories'' #6 * Best U.S. Edition of International Material: ''Goddam This War!'',
by Jacques Tardi and Jean-Pierre Verney * Best Writer/Artist: Jamie Hernandez, ''Love and Rockets: New Stories'' #6 2015 * Best Reality-Based Work: '' Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 2'' by Ed Piskor 2016 * Best Archival Collection/Project - Strips: '' The Eternaut'',
by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and

Francisco Solano López Francisco Solano López Carrillo (24 July 1827 or 1826 – 1 March 1870) was a Paraguay, Paraguayan statesman, Officer (armed forces), military officer and politician who served as President of Paraguay between 1862 and 1870, of which he serve ...

, edited by Gary Groth and Kristy Valenti * Best Writer/Artist:

Bill Griffith William Henry Jackson Griffith (born January 20, 1944) is an American cartoonist who signs his work Bill Griffith and Griffy. He is best known for his surreal daily comic strip '' Zippy''. The catchphrase "Are we having fun yet?" is credited t ...

, ''Invisible Ink: My Mother's Secret Love Affair with a Famous Cartoonist'' 2017 * Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books (at least 20 years old): ''The Complete Wimmen's Comix'',
edited by

Trina Robbins Trina Robbins ( Perlson; August 17, 1938 – April 10, 2024) was an American cartoonist. She was an early participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the first women in the movement. She co-produced the 1970 underground comic '' I ...

, Gary Groth and J. Michael Catron 2018 * Best Graphic Album- New: '' My Favorite Thing Is Monsters'' by

* Best U.S. Edition of International Material: ''Run for It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for the Freedom'',
by

Marcelo D'Salete Marcelo D'Salete (born 1979) is a Brazilian comic book writer, illustrator and professor. He holds a master's degree in art history from the University of São Paulo. During his adolescence, he studied graphic design at Carlos de Campos College a ...

, translated by Andrea Rosenberg * Best Writer/Artist:

, ''My Favorite Thing Is Monsters'' * Best Coloring:

''My Favorite Thing Is Monsters'' * Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: ''The Comics Journal'',
edited by Dan Nadel, Timothy Hodler and Tucker Stone, www.tcj.com * Best Comics-Related Book: ''How to Read Nancy: The Elements of Comics in Three Easy Panels'',
by Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden 2020 * Best Single Issue/One-Shot: ''Our Favorite Thing is My Favorite Thing Is Monsters'' by Emil Ferris * Best U.S. Edition of International Material: ''The House'' by Paco Roca 2021 * Best Graphic Album - Reprint: ''Seeds and Stems'' by Simon Hanselmann * Best Webcomic: ''Crisis Zone'' by Simon Hanselmann * Best U.S. Edition of International Material: ''Goblin Girl'' by Moa Romanova * Best Archival Collection/Project - Strips: ''The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age'' edited by Trina Robbins * Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books: ''The Complete Hate'' by

Peter Bagge Peter Bagge (pronounced , as in ''bag''; born December 11, 1957) is an American cartoonist whose best-known work includes the comics ''Neat Stuff'' and ''Hate (comics), Hate''. His stories often use black humor and exaggerated cartooning to drama ...

2022 * Best Lettering: ''Monsters'' by Barry Windsor-Smith * Best Archival Collection/Project - Strips: '' Popeye: the E.C. Segar Sundays, vol 1'' by E.C. Segar * Best Graphic Album - New: ''Monsters'' by Barry Windsor-Smith 2024 * Best Graphic Album - Reprint: ''Hip Hop Family Tree: The Omnibus'' by Ed Piskor * Best Archival Collection/Project - Strips: ''Dauntless Dames: High-Heeled Heroes of the Comic Strips'' edited by Peter Maresca and Trina Robbins * Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: ''The Comics Journal #309'' edited by Gary Groth, Kristy Valenti, and Austin English

Harvey Awards

List of won Harvey Awards: 1989 * Best Writer: Gilbert Hernandez - ''Love and Rockets'' * Best Continuing or Limited Series: ''Love and Rockets'' by Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez * Best Domestic Reprint Project: ''The Complete Crumb Comics'', by Robert Crumb 1990 * Best Writer: Gilbert Hernandez - ''Love and Rockets'' * Best New Series: ''Eightball'' by Dan Clowes * Best Continuing or Limited Series: ''Love and Rockets'' by Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez * Best Single Issue or Story: ''Eightball'' #1, by Dan Clowes * Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation: ''The Comics Journal'', edited by Gary Groth * Best Domestic Reprint Project: ''The Complete Little Nemo in Slumberland'', by Winsor McCay 1991 * Best Cartoonist (writer/artist): Peter Bagge, ''Hate'' * Best Letterer: Dan Clowes, ''Eightball'' * Best New Series: ''Hate'' by Peter Bagge * Best Continuing or Limited Series: ''Eightball'' by Dan Clowes * Best Single Issue or Story: ''Eightball'' #3, by Dan Clowes * Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation: ''The Comics Journal'', edited by Gary Groth and Helena Harvilicz * Best Domestic Reprint Project: ''The Complete Crumb Comics'', by Robert Crumb * Special Award Excellence in Presentation: ''The Complete Little Nemo in Slumberland'', by Winsor McCay, edited by Richard Marschall, designed by Dale Crain 1992 * Best Inker: Jaime Hernandez, ''Love and Rockets'' * Best Continuing or Limited Series: ''Eightball'' by Dan Clowes, edited by Gary Groth * Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation: ''The Comics Journal'', edited by Gary Groth, Helena Harvilicz and Frank Young * Best Domestic Reprint Project: ''The Complete Crumb Comics'', by Robert Crumb * Special Award Excellence in Presentation: ''The Complete Little Nemo in Slumberland'', by Winsor McCay, edited by Richard Marschall, art directed by Dale Crain 1993 * Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation: ''The Comics Journal'', edited by Gary Groth and Frank Young * Best Domestic Reprint Project: ''The Complete Crumb Comics'', by Robert Crumb 1994 * Best American Edition of Foreign Material: ''Billie Holiday'' by José Antonio Muñoz and Carlos Sampayo, edited by Gary Grot, Robert Boyd and Kim Thompson * Best Domestic Reprint Project: ''The Complete Little Nemo In Slumberland Vol. 6'' by Winsor McCay, edited by Bill Blackbeard, packaged by Dale Crain 1995 * Best New Series: ''Acme Novelty Library'' by Chris Ware, edited by Kim Thompson * Best Domestic Reprint Project: ''The Complete Crumb Comics'', by Robert Crumb, edited by Gary Groth and Robert Boyd, art direction by Mark Thompson * Special Award Excellence in Presentation: ''Acme Novelty Library'', by Chris Ware, edited by Kim Thompson 1996 * Best Letterer: Chris Ware, ''Acme Novelty Library'' * Best Colorist: Chris Ware, ''Acme Novelty Library'' * Best Domestic Reprint Project: ''The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. II'', by Robert Crumb, edited by Mark Thompson * Special Award Excellence in Presentation: ''Acme Novelty Library'', by Chris Ware, edited by Kim Thompson, art directed by Chris Ware 1997 * Best Writer: Daniel Clowes, ''Eightball'' * Best Letterer: Dan Clowes, ''Eightball'' * Best Colorist: Chris Ware, ''Acme Novelty Library'' * Best Continuing or Limited Series: ''Eightball'' by Dan Clowes, edited by Gary Groth * Best Single Issue or Story: ''Acme Novelty Library'' #13, by Chris Ware * Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation: ''The Comics Journal'', edited by Gary Groth and Tom Spurgeon * Special Award Excellence in Presentation: ''Acme Novelty Library'', by Chris Ware, edited by Kim Thompson, art directed by Chris Ware 1998 * Best Colorist: Chris Ware, his body of work in 1997, including ''Acme Novelty Library'' * Best New Series: ''Penny Century'' by Janime Hernandez, edited by Gary Groth * Best Single Issue or Story:''Eightball'' #18, by Dan Clowes, edited by Gary Groth * Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation: ''The Comics Journal'', edited by Gary Groth * Special Award Excellence in Presentation: ''Acme Novelty Library'', by Chris Ware, edited by Kim Thompson, art directed by Chris Ware 1999 * Best Artist or Penciller: Jaime Hernandez, his body of work in 1998, including ''Penny Century'' * Best Inker: Charles Burns, ''Black Hole'' * Best Single Issue or Story: ''Penny Century'' #3 "Home School", by Jaime Hernandez * Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation: ''The Comics Journal'', edited by Gary Groth and Tom Spurgeon * Special Award Excellence in Presentation: ''Acme Novelty Library'', by Chris Ware, edited by Kim Thompson, art directed by Chris Ware 2000 * Best Inker: Jaime Hernandez, ''Penny Century'' * Best Letterer: Chris Ware, ''Acme Novelty Library'' * Best Colorist: Chris Ware, ''Acme Novelty Library'' * Best Cover Artist: Chris Ware, ''Acme Novelty Library'' * Best New Series: ''Weasel'' by Dave Cooper, edited by Gary Groth * Best Continuing or Limited Series: ''Acme Novelty Library'' by Chris Ware, edited by Kim Thompson * Best Single Issue or Story: ''Acme Novelty Library'' #13 by Chris Ware * Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation: ''The Comics Journal'' * Special Award Excellence in Presentation: ''Acme Novelty Library'' #13 by Chris Ware 2001 * Best Artist or Penciller: Jaime Hernandez, ''Penny Century'' * Best Inker: Charles Burns, ''Black Hole'' * Best New Series: ''Luba's Comix and Stories'' by Gilbert Hernandez, edited by Gary Groth * Best Continuing or Limited Series: ''Acme Novelty Library'' by Chris Ware, edited by Kim Thompson * Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation: ''The Comics Journal'' 2002 * Best Cartoonist (writer/artist): Daniel Clowes, ''Eightball'' * Best Inker: Charles Burns, ''Black Hole'' * Best Letterer: Chris Ware, ''Acme Novelty Library'' * Best Colorist: Chris Ware, ''Acme Novelty Library'' * Best New Series: ''La Perida'', by

Jessica Abel Jessica Abel (born 1969) is an American comic book writer and artist, known as the creator of such works as ''Life Sucks'', ''Drawing Words & Writing Pictures'', ''Soundtrack'', ''La Perdida'', ''Mirror, Window'', ''Radio: An Illustrated Guide' ...

* Best Single Issue or Story: ''Eightball'' #22 by Dan Clowes 2003 * Best Inker: Jaime Hernandez, ''Love and Rockets'' * Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work: ''20th Century Eightball'' by Daniel Clowes * Best Anthology: ''Comics Journal Summer Special 2002'' * Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation: ''B. Krigstein Vol. 1'' * Best Domestic Reprint Project: ''Krazy and Ignatz'' * Special Award Excellence in Presentation: ''Krazy and Ignatz'', designed by Chris Ware 2004 * Best Inker: Charles Burns, ''Black Hole'' * Best Cover Artist: Charles Burns, ''Black Hole'' * Best Single Issue or Story: ''Love and Rockets'' #9 by Jamie and Gilbert Hernandez (tied with ''Gotham Central'' # 6-10 by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark) * Best Domestic Reprint Project: ''Krazy and Ignatz'' by George Herriman, edited by Bill Blackbeard 2005 * Best Writer: Daniel Clowes - ''Eightball'' * Best Inker: Charles Burns, ''Black Hole'' * Best Single Issue or Story: ''Eightball'' #23 by Daniel Clowes - 2006, ''Love and Rockets'' (vol. 2) #15, by Hernandez * Best Domestic Reprint Project: '' The Complete Peanuts 1950–1952'' by Charles Schulz * Special Award Excellence in Presentation: ''The Complete Peanuts 1950–1952'', by Charles Schulz, designed by Seth 2006 * Best Inker: Charles Burns, ''Black Hole'' * Best New Talent: R. Kikuo Johnson, ''Night Fisher'' (split award with tied ''Marvel Knights 4'' by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa) * Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation: ''The Comics Journal'', edited by Gary Groth 2007 * Best Cartoonist (writer/artist): Jaime Hernandez, ''Love and Rockets'' * Best Domestic Reprint Project: '' The Complete Peanuts'' 2008 * Best Domestic Reprint Project: '' The Complete Peanuts'' 2009 * Best Domestic Reprint Project: '' The Complete Peanuts'' 2011 * Best Continuing or Limited Series: ''Love and Rockets Vol. 3'' by Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez 2013 * Best Cartoonist (writer/artist): Jaime Hernandez, ''Love and Rockets''

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