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THE HARVEY AWARDS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES FOR 2023
Celebrated Comic Book Creators to be Honored at New York Comic Con: Chris Claremont, Walt Simonson, Louise Simonson, Marv Wolfman, George Pérez, and Bill Griffith
NEW YORK – October 3, 2023 – The Harvey Awards today revealed this year’s inductees into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame in advance of the ceremony taking place at New York Comic Con. The 2023 Harvey Awards include six renowned creators being honored: Chris Claremont (Uncanny X-Men, New Mutants), Walt Simonson (Thor, X-Factor), Louise Simonson (New Mutants, Superman: The Man of Steel), Marv Wolfman (Tomb of Dracula, Crisis on Infinite Earths), the late George Pérez (Crisis on Infinite Earths, The New Teen Titans), and Bill Griffith (Zippy the Pinhead, Three Rocks).
Chris Claremont said, “I started writing comics for the fun of it. Stayed in comics for the love of it. Still can’t wait to see what an artist will do with my words. I am honored to be inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame, especially as the reason I went to work for Stan Lee at Marvel as an intern many years ago is because Al Jaffee wouldn’t put me up for an internship at MAD Magazine as he felt it was no place for an innocent like me—MAD, the magazine the spectacular Harvey Kurtzman founded.”
“I was mindblown when I was told I was being inducted into the 2023 Harvey Awards Hall of Fame,” said Marv Wolfman. “Having been a huge fan of Harvey, to get an award in his name is a true honor.”
Bill Griffith said, “It’s a great honor to receive an award named for the man who unknowingly set me on the path to cartooning in the mid-1950s when MAD Magazine was my life raft out of suburban Long Island. Not only that, but it looks like him! I had the great pleasure of knowing Harvey, if only slightly. So this feels personal. This year marks the ‘trifecta’ for me, having earlier been inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame and receiving this year’s coveted Reuben Award. Yow! I am having fun yet!”
John Lind, co-chair of the Harvey Awards Committee, said of this year’s inductees, “We have an outstanding class of inductees from 2023, with a focus on creators whose influence on the books they created transcended the medium and serve as key examples of comic books’ influence on larger pop culture.”
The Harvey Awards Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized at the 35th annual awards ceremony on Friday, October 13, 2023, during New York Comic Con.
The Harvey Awards Committee is co-chaired by Nellie Kurtzman, John Lind, and Chip Mosher. Chris D’Lando and Camilla Di Persia of ReedPop and Eden Miller coordinate the awards. For more information about Harvey Kurtzman and the Harvey Awards, please visit harveyawards.com or the Harvey Awards social media pages (Facebook and X).
New York Comic Con, the ultimate pop culture destination event in the United States, will take place on October 12-15, 2023 at the Javits Center in NYC. NYCC brings the best of comics, television, film, exhibitors, celebrities, cosplay, anime, and more to create memorable, uniquely exciting experiences for fans. These experiences transcend beyond the walls of the Javits Center and continue to live beyond the weekend of NYCC through the online world of New York Comic Con’s Metaverse.
