Patrick Horvath’s cozy/horror series Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees took the Harvey Award for Book of the Year, and Blacksad, by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, won the award for Best International Book for the third year in a row.
The 2025 awards were presented at the Harvey Awards Ceremony on Friday, October 10, during New York Comic Con (see “Harvey Award Nominees 2025”).
In addition to the awards, six creators were inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame: The husband-and-wife team of Wendy and Richard Pini (Elfquest); Patrick McDonnell (Mutts, The Super Hero’s Journey); John Byrne (X-Men, Fantastic Four, Superman); Peter David (The Incredible Hulk, Star Trek, Fallen Angel); and pioneering New Yorker cartoonist Barbara Shermund.
Winners in the seven categories were:
Book of the Year
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath (IDW Publishing)
Digital Book of the Year
Sarah’s Scribbles by Sarah Anderson (Go Comics)
Best Children’s Book
The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud (Graphix)
Best Young Adult Book
Raised by Ghosts by Briana Loewinsohn (Fantagraphics Books)
Best Manga
Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama; translated by Stephen Kohler (Kodansha Comics)
Best International Book
Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 2 by Juan Díaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido; translated by Diana Schutz & Brandon Kaner (Dark Horse Books)
Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel
Superman (DC Studios), directed by James Gunn. Based on Superman (DC Comics), created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Schuster
The Harvey Awards Steering Committee is co-chaired by Nellie Kurtzman, John Lind, and Chip Mosher.
Source: ICv2
