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Fold, Stamp, and Staple Ballot for easy mailing. sup port the harve y award s Underscoring their commitment to the importance of providing a forum for the recognition of superior work in the comics field, our sponsors for the 2012 Harvey Awards included : The Baltimore Comic-Con, Boom! Studios , Captain Bluehen Comics, Cards, Comics, & Collectibles, Comicmix, ComicWOW!, ComiXology, DC Entertainment, Geppi's Entertainment Museum, Insight Studios Group, Painted Visions Comics Cards, and Games, Richmond Comix and Games, Steve Conley's Bloop, and Write Brothers Inc. Without these sponsors, the event would not be possible. The Harvey Awards committee and the Kurtzman family expresses their gratitude. The success of the Harveys in Baltimore has already elicited interest in sponsorship opportunities for 2013. For more information regarding available levels of sponsorship, please contact Marc Nathan at: [email protected] The Harvey Awards are a non-profit organization, and we rely upon our sponsors to make the ceremony possible.

general information COPIES OF BALLOT: Additional copies of this ballot can be downloaded from the website (www.harveyawards.org), or for an extra hardcopy, please contact us at harveyballots @hotmail.com. WITHDRAWAL OF MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS: Should an individual be nominated more than once in the same category, that person has the option of withdrawing one or more nominations from consideration. If this occurs, the nominee with the next highest vote total will be placed on the Final Ballot. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: Any queries you might have WeL cOm E concerning balloting and/or other Harvey Awards Named in honor of the late , issues can be addressed to: the Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work Harvey Awards Administrator Paul McSpadden in comics and sequential art. Nominations for 605 West Arapaho Road the Harvey Awards are selected exclusively by Richardson, Texas 75080 creators – those who write, draw, ink, letter, color, design, edit or are otherwise involved in a creative Or via eMail at [email protected] capacity in the comics field. We’re delighted that you will be joining thousands of other comics professionals in honoring the outstanding comics voting procedure achievements of 2012. Any work published in the calendar year 2012 is For over 25 years, since the inception of the awards in eligible for a Harvey Award nomination. Any 1986, the presentation of a ‘Harvey’ has represented published professional may vote for the most outstanding creative efforts of the comics the Harvey Awards. After completing the ballot industry. Your participation in completing this with 1 to 5 entries per category, then fold, stamp, Nomination Ballot will allow the Harvey Awards and staple. Mail the ballot. Committee to place before you a Final Ballot in May that reflects your candidates for the most outstanding Y work of 2012. ou may nominate in as many or as few categories as you wish. Your nominations will be counted to determine 2013 will be the 8 th year that the Harvey Awards have which creators/titles appear on the Final Ballot. been hosted by the Baltimore Comic-Con. Supporting the awards through funding, staff time, and banquet mailed ballots must be postmarked by May 6, 2013. facilities reflects a major commitment to the belief that comics professionals should have an opportunity to Online or email forms of this ballot may also be submitted. recognize the best work of their peers. The success of More information can be found at the Harvey Awards Baltimore’s hosting the awards gives testimony to the website, www.harveyawards.org. Completed ballots must dedication and ideals of its Chairman, Marc Nathan. be submitted by midnight (Pacific Time) on May 6, 2013: The Harvey Awards will be presented on Saturday, September harv eyb al l ots @ho tma i l. com 7th at the annual awards banquet, as part of the Baltimore Comic-Con. Highlights of the ceremony will include a full Please note that all nomination ballots (mailed and banquet dinner, Harvey nominees and presenters from the industry, and a deluxe gift bag from sponsors and friends of the emailed) must be accompanied by the requested Harvey Awards for the first 200 guests. Ticket details will be professional verification information. available soon. be st colori st List Colorist & Title of comic _

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