Post by Administrator on Nov 4, 2005 19:46:03 GMT -5
The Harvey Awards, named for the late comics genius Harvey Kurtzman and developed to honor comic book industry professionals and companies singled out by their peers, will have a new home at the Baltimore Comic-Con. The 19th annual Harvey Awards will be held Saturday evening, September 9, 2006.
Paul McSpadden, the awards' long-time administrator, Nellie Kurtzman, Harvey's daughter and family representative, and Denis Kitchen, consultant for the Kurtzman family, made the announcement on behalf of the Harvey Awards, joined by Baltimore Comic-Con promoter Marc Nathan.
The Harvey Awards are one of the comics industry's oldest and most respected service organizations, and they are the only industry awards both nominated by and selected by the full body of industry professionals to honor artistry, artistic achievement and professional merit in a wide variety of categories.
Beginning in 1986 at the Chicago Comic-Con, the Harveys enjoyed runs at the Dallas Fantasy Fair, Wondercon (then based in Oakland), the Pittsburgh Comicon, and most recently New York's Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA).
The Baltimore Comic-Con, founded in 2000, has grown into one of the premier trade shows in the industry and has maintained comic books and the comic arts as its central themes since its inception. Held for the past four years at the Baltimore Convention Center within walking distance of the historic and tourist-friendly Inner Harbor, the Harvey Awards' new home is within a day's drive of almost the entire eastern seaboard of the United States.
“On behalf of Nellie Kurtzman and the Kurtzman family, Denis Kitchen, and everyone involved in the Harvey Awards, we are pleased to announce the Baltimore Comic-Con as our new home,” McSpadden said. “Just sampling the show's guest list over the past few years, it is clear that this show extends a welcome to the widest possible array of creative talent and publishers. From small press newcomers to established professionals to our industry's elder statesmen, Marc Nathan and his team are aligned with our mission to recognize and promote excellence in the comic arts.”
“It is a distinct honor to host the Harvey Awards at the Baltimore Comic-Con,” Nathan said. “Harvey Kurtzman's wit, wisdom and unique ability to come up with a different take on just about any subject has long represented a pinnacle in the comic book world. The awards that bear his name have always been a symbol of distinction in our industry, and we're extremely happy to welcome that distinction to Baltimore.”
Additional details about the Harvey Awards and the awards ceremony will be released over the next few months.
Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993) was a cartoonist, writer, editor and comics genius. He is probably best remembered for MAD, which he founded in 1952. He created 28 revolutionary issues with such talent as Will Elder, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood but left after a falling out in 1956 with E.C. publisher Bill Gaines (for whom he also created Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat).
Kurtzman then created the short-lived satire magazine Trump for Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner in 1957. He followed with the comic-size Humbug in 1958, then Help! magazine. During his Help! tenure he discovered such diverse talent as Terry Gilliam, Gloria Steinem, Gilbert Shelton, and R. Crumb. In 1962 he and collaborator Will Elder began producing the long-running and elaborate “Little Annie Fanny” comic for Playboy. In the '70s he became known as the “father-in-law of underground commix” for inspiring a new generation of media-bending cartoonists.
For additional information about the Harvey Awards, visit www.harveyawards.org.
For additional information about the Baltimore Comic-Con, visit www.comicon.com/baltimore.
Paul McSpadden, the awards' long-time administrator, Nellie Kurtzman, Harvey's daughter and family representative, and Denis Kitchen, consultant for the Kurtzman family, made the announcement on behalf of the Harvey Awards, joined by Baltimore Comic-Con promoter Marc Nathan.
The Harvey Awards are one of the comics industry's oldest and most respected service organizations, and they are the only industry awards both nominated by and selected by the full body of industry professionals to honor artistry, artistic achievement and professional merit in a wide variety of categories.
Beginning in 1986 at the Chicago Comic-Con, the Harveys enjoyed runs at the Dallas Fantasy Fair, Wondercon (then based in Oakland), the Pittsburgh Comicon, and most recently New York's Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA).
The Baltimore Comic-Con, founded in 2000, has grown into one of the premier trade shows in the industry and has maintained comic books and the comic arts as its central themes since its inception. Held for the past four years at the Baltimore Convention Center within walking distance of the historic and tourist-friendly Inner Harbor, the Harvey Awards' new home is within a day's drive of almost the entire eastern seaboard of the United States.
“On behalf of Nellie Kurtzman and the Kurtzman family, Denis Kitchen, and everyone involved in the Harvey Awards, we are pleased to announce the Baltimore Comic-Con as our new home,” McSpadden said. “Just sampling the show's guest list over the past few years, it is clear that this show extends a welcome to the widest possible array of creative talent and publishers. From small press newcomers to established professionals to our industry's elder statesmen, Marc Nathan and his team are aligned with our mission to recognize and promote excellence in the comic arts.”
“It is a distinct honor to host the Harvey Awards at the Baltimore Comic-Con,” Nathan said. “Harvey Kurtzman's wit, wisdom and unique ability to come up with a different take on just about any subject has long represented a pinnacle in the comic book world. The awards that bear his name have always been a symbol of distinction in our industry, and we're extremely happy to welcome that distinction to Baltimore.”
Additional details about the Harvey Awards and the awards ceremony will be released over the next few months.
Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993) was a cartoonist, writer, editor and comics genius. He is probably best remembered for MAD, which he founded in 1952. He created 28 revolutionary issues with such talent as Will Elder, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood but left after a falling out in 1956 with E.C. publisher Bill Gaines (for whom he also created Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat).
Kurtzman then created the short-lived satire magazine Trump for Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner in 1957. He followed with the comic-size Humbug in 1958, then Help! magazine. During his Help! tenure he discovered such diverse talent as Terry Gilliam, Gloria Steinem, Gilbert Shelton, and R. Crumb. In 1962 he and collaborator Will Elder began producing the long-running and elaborate “Little Annie Fanny” comic for Playboy. In the '70s he became known as the “father-in-law of underground commix” for inspiring a new generation of media-bending cartoonists.
For additional information about the Harvey Awards, visit www.harveyawards.org.
For additional information about the Baltimore Comic-Con, visit www.comicon.com/baltimore.