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NYCC 2022: 2022 Harvey Awards winners revealed

The Harvey Awards winners include Mirka Andolfo’s ‘Sweet Paprika,’ Disney+’s ‘Ms. Marvel,’ and more.

October 8, 2022

The Harvey Awards took place last night at New York Comic Con, and the winners were announced. The annual awards ceremony was founded by Gary Groth in 1988, recognizing the best comics and adaptations of comics.

Check out the full lineup of winners below.

2022 Harvey Award for Book of the Year

The Good Asian, Vol. 1 by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi (Image Comics)

Nominees:

Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia, translated by Gabriela Soares (Top Shelf Productions)
Crisis Zone by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics)
Department of Truth, Vol 3: Free Country by James Tynion IV, Jorge Fornes, David Romero, John J. Pearson, Tyler Boss, Elsa Charretier and Alison Sampson (Image Comics)
Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell (DC Comics)
The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V, Filipe Andrade, & Ines Amaro (BOOM! Studios)
Lightfall Book 2: Shadow of the Bird by Tim Probert (HarperAlley)
Nice House on the Lake by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno (DC Comics)
Run: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury and Nate Powell (Abrams Books)
Sisters of the Mist by Marlyn Spaaij (Flying Eye Books)

2022 Harvey Award for Digital Book of the Year

Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe

Nominees:

Everything is Fine by Mike Birchall
I’m Fine I’m Fine Just Understand by ND Stevenson
Love Everlasting by Tom King and Elsa Charretier
Snow Angels by Jeff Lemire and Jock (Comixology Originals)

2022 Harvey Award for Best Children’s or Young Adult Book

Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh (HarperAlley)

Nominees:

The Aquanaut by Dan Santat (Scholastic Graphix)
Lightfall Book 2: Shadow of the Bird by Tim Probert (HarperAlley)
Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese-American by Laura Gao (HarperAlley)
Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas (HarperAlley)

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2022 Harvey Award for Best Manga

Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translated by Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)

Nominees:

Blood on the Tracks by Shuzo Oshimi, translated by Daniel Komen (Vertical Comics)
Blue Lock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura, translated by Nate Derr (Kodansha Comics)
Cat + Gamer by Wataru Nadatani, translated by Zack Davission (Dark Horse Comics)
Red Flowers by Yoshiharu Tsuge, translated by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly)
Spy X Family by Tatsuya Endo, translated by Casey Loe (VIZ Media)

2022 Harvey Award for Best International Book

Sweet Paprika by Mirka Andolfo (Image Comics)

Nominees:

Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia, translated by Gabriela Soares (Top Shelf Productions)
Castaways by Pablo Monforte and Laura Perez, translated by Silvia Perea Labayen (Dark Horse Comics)
This is How I Disappear by Mirion Malle, translated by Aleshia Jensen and Bronwyn Haslam (Drawn & Quarterly)
The Waiting by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, translated by Janet Hong (Drawn & Quarterly)
Yellow Cab by Benoît Cohen and Christophe Chabouté, translated by Edward Gauvin (IDW Publishing)

2022 Harvey Award for Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel

Ms. Marvel (Disney+) based on Ms. Marvel (Marvel Comics)

Nominees:

The Batman, directed by Matt Reeves, based on Batman (DC Comics)
El Deafo (Apple TV+), based on El Deafo by CeCe Bell (Abrams Books)
Heartstopper (Netflix), based on Heartstopper by Alice Oseman (Hachette Children’s Group)
Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage “Game” board game based on Mind MGMT by Matt Kindt (Dark Horse Comics)
Paper Girls (Amazon Prime Video), based on Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang (Image Comics)
Paris, 13th District directed by Jacques Audiard, based on “Amber Sweet,” “Hawaiian Getaway,” and “Killing And Dying” by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
Peacemaker (HBO Max), based on The Peacemaker (DC Comics)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, based on Shang-Chi (Marvel Comics)