Awards
The series has been widely recognized in the industry. It won the Harvey Award for Best New Series of 1995; Best Continuing or Limited Series of 2000 and 2001; Best Single Issue or Story of 1997 (issue 7) and 2000 (issue 13); and Harvey Special Award for Excellence in Presentation every year from 1995 to 1999, followed by wins in the same category for issue 13 in 2000, Jimmy Corrigan in 2001, and the Acme Novelty Datebook in 2004. Chris Ware won the Harvey Award for his work in Acme Novelty Library for Best Cartoonist of 2006; Best Letterer of 1996, 2000, 2002, and 2006; Best Cover Artist of 2000; and Best Colorist of 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2002. He also won the Harvey Award for Best Colorist of 2004 for his work in Acme Novelty Datebook.
Acme Novelty Library also won the Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series of 1996 and 2000; Best New Graphic Album of 2000 (issue 13); and Best Publication Design of 1995, 1996, 1997 (issue 7), and 2002 (issue 15). Acme Novelty Library Annual Report for Shareholders also won the Eisner Award for Best Publication Design of 2006. Furthermore, an Acme Novelty Library display stand won the Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Product of 1998. Chris Ware won the Eisner Award for his work in Acme Novelty Library for Best Artist/Writer-Drama of 2008 (issue 18); Best Artist/Writer of 2009 (issue 19); Best Colorist/Coloring of 1996, 1998, 2001 and 2006; and Best Letterer/Lettering of 2009 (issue 19).
The series also won Ignatz Awards for Outstanding Series of 1997, 1998; Outstanding Comic of 1998 (issue 9) and 2000 (issue 13); Outstanding Story of 2000 (Jimmy Corrigan); and Outstanding Graphic Novel of 2009 (issue 19).
Other awards won by Acme Novelty Library include Good Taste Awards for Best New Series of 1994; Best Continuing Series of 1995, 1996 (issue 7), 1997, 1999 (issues 11 to 13), and 2000; Best Single Issue of 1996 (issue 7), 1999 (issue 13), and 2000; Best Ongoing Serialized Story of 1999 (Jimmy Corrigan); and Best Production Design of 1998, 1999, and 2000.
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