The fine folks at The Harvey Awards have announced their nominees for this year’s awards. Named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman, the awards will be presented August 28 in Baltimore, in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con.

The DCU was honored in a number of categories, shown after the jump. To view the full list and for more info on voting, visit the Harvey Awards website.

Congratulations to all the nominees!

BEST WRITER
Geoff Johns, “BLACKEST NIGHT”

BEST ARTIST
Frank Quitely, “BATMAN AND ROBIN”
JH Williams III, “DETECTIVE COMICS”

BEST INKER
Oclair Albert, “BLACKEST NIGHT”

BEST COVER ARTIST
Frank Quitely, “BATMAN AND ROBIN”
JH Williams III, “DETECTIVE COMICS”

BEST NEW SERIES
“BATMAN AND ROBIN”

BEST ANTHOLOGY
“WEDNESDAY COMICS”

SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
“WEDNESDAY COMICS”, edited by Mark Chiarello

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY
“JONAH HEX #50″, written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, artwork by Darwyn Cooke

Originally posted in DC Universe-http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com