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The Harvey Awards are named after Harvey Kurtzman, the writer and artist who was a foundational figure in American cartooning. Fantagraphics established the relationship with Kurtzman when the awards were founded in 1988.
Gary Groth, president of the publisher Fantagraphics, founded the Harvey Awards in 1988. They were created as a successor to the Kirby Awards, which were discontinued in 1987.
Winners are selected by an open vote among comic-book professionals. Since 2018, nominations have been handled by a selection committee rather than an open vote, but the final selection still comes from industry professionals.
The Harvey Awards ceremony has been held at the New York Comic Con since the 7th of October 2017. Previous venues include the Chicago Comicon, the Dallas Fantasy Fair, WonderCon, the Pittsburgh Comicon, the MoCCA Festival, and the Baltimore Comic-Con.
The 2003 Harvey Awards ceremony and banquet were cancelled due to funding shortages after the scheduled keynote speaker Neil Gaiman was unable to appear. The award winners were announced at the Pittsburgh Comicon without a formal ceremony.
Will Elder, Jack Davis, Marie Severin, John Severin, and Ben Oda were inducted posthumously at the 2019 Harvey Awards gala to address past oversights. Harvey Awards co-chair John Lind told the New York Times that the goal was to recognize creators who may have been overlooked.