CGS "Best of 2013": The Final Round of Voting Begins!

Adam_Murdough

Here they are, your (and our) nominees for the CGS "Best of 2013" Awards:

Best New Hero or Team
Forever Carlyle
Molly Danger
The Bounce
Velvet Templeton

Best New Villain or Team
Gorr the God-Butcher
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man
"Mother"
The Builders

Best New Ongoing Comic
Lazarus
Harley Quinn
Star Wars
Young Avengers
Batman '66
East of West
Sex Criminals
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man

Best Limited Series
Battlefields: The Rise and Fall of Anna Kharkova
Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time
Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem
Infinity
Six-Gun Gorilla

Best Cliffhanger/Moment
John jerks his boss around (Sex Criminals #2)
Thor smites a Builder (Infinity #4)
the Crime Syndicate/Outsider reveal (Justice League #23)
Batman dissects Frankenstein (Batman & Red Robin #19)
Future X-Men arrive (Battle of the Atom #1)
Grills is shot (Hawkeye #8)
Kris kills Torque (Harbinger #15)

Best Storyline in a Series or Between Series
Foggy Nelson's battle with cancer (Daredevil)
"Throne of Atlantis" (Aquaman/Justice League)
"Battle of the Atom" (X-titles)
"Zen and the Art of Gazebo Repair" (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
"The God-Butcher" (Thor: God of Thunder)

Best Sleeper/Surprise Hit
Sex Criminals
Mighty Avengers
Batman '66
Afterlife With Archie
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man

Best Ongoing Comic
Saga
Hawkeye
All-New X-Men
F.F.
Batman

Best Graphic Album
Parker: Slayground
Avengers: Endless Wartime
The 5th Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story
Molly Danger (Vol. 1)
The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Ship That Sank Twice

Best Writer
Brian Wood
Jason Aaron
Brian Michael Bendis
Mark Waid
Matt Fraction
Jonathan Hickman

Best Artist
Fiona Staples
Paul Pelletier
Greg Capullo
Jamie McKelvie/Mike Norton
Francesco Francavilla
Esad Ribic
Chris Samnee

Best Writer/Artist
Terry Moore
Jeff Lemire
David Petersen
J.H. Williams III

Best Inker
Michael Lark
Kevin Maguire
Steve Leialoha

Best Color Artist
Javier Rodriguez
Brian Buccellato
Matt Hollingsworth
Jordie Bellaire

Best Letterer
VC's Joe Caramagna
Chris Eliopoulos
Wes Abbott
Todd Klein

Breakthrough Talent of 2013
Chip Zdarsky
Jeremy Dale
Brian Wood
Dennis Hopeless
Charles Soule


Now that the slate has been filled, the time has come to pick the winners--and for that, we turn once again to you! To cast your final votes, just choose ONE nominee for each of the sixteen categories from the lists posted above, and send your list of sixteen electees to us at bestof@comicgeekspeak.com. Please confine your choices to the given nominees--no write-ins allowed! You have until 5:00 p.m. on February 27, 2014 to submit your votes. May the best comics/characters/creators/what-have-you win!

random73

wow. that was tough list.

LibraryBoy

emailed my votes in this morning but figured I'd share them here, too:

Best New Hero or Team
Velvet Templeton

Best New Villain or Team
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man

Best New Ongoing Comic
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man

Best Limited Series
Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time

Best Cliffhanger/Moment
Grills is shot (Hawkeye #8)

Best Storyline in a Series or Between Series
Foggy Nelson's battle with cancer (Daredevil)

Best Sleeper/Surprise Hit
Afterlife With Archie

Best Ongoing Comic
Hawkeye

Best Graphic Album
The 5th Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story

Best Writer
Matt Fraction

Best Artist
Chris Samnee

Best Writer/Artist
Jeff Lemire

Best Inker
Michael Lark

Best Color Artist
Jordie Bellaire

Best Letterer
VC's Joe Caramagna

Breakthrough Talent of 2013
Charles Soule

random73

okay.i'm down for that. here is my list.

Best New Hero or Team
Forever Carlyle

Best New Villain or Team
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man

Best New Ongoing Comic
Lazarus

Best Limited Series
Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time

Best Cliffhanger/Moment)
Grills is shot (Hawkeye #8)

Best Storyline in a Series or Between Series
Foggy Nelson's battle with cancer (Daredevil)

Best Sleeper/Surprise Hit
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man

Best Ongoing Comic
All-New X-Men

Best Graphic Album
Molly Danger (Vol. 1)

Best Writer
Brian Michael Bendis

Best Artist
Chris Samnee

Best Writer/Artist
Jeff Lemire

Best Inker
Michael Lark

Best Color Artist
Brian Buccellato

Best Letterer
Chris Eliopoulos

Breakthrough Talent of 2013
Brian Wood

Yes, I know I gave my boy Marc Waid a pass in the best writer category but...Indestructible Hulk dispite a promising first issue was not great. and although I am digging Daredevil a lot Bendis takes it this year (for me) with the All New X-Men.

alienal

Here's my vote!

Best New Hero or Team
Forever Carlyle

Best New Villain or Team
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man

Best New Ongoing Comic
Lazarus

Best Limited Series
Infinity


Best Cliffhanger/Moment
the Crime Syndicate/Outsider reveal (Justice League #23)

Best Storyline in a Series or Between Series
"Battle of the Atom" (X-titles)


Best Sleeper/Surprise Hit
Afterlife With Archie

Best Ongoing Comic
All-New X-Men


Best Graphic Album
(None)

Best Writer
Jason Aaron


Best Artist
Chris Samnee

Best Writer/Artist
Jeff Lemire

Best Inker
Michael Lark

Best Color Artist
Javier Rodriguez

Best Letterer
VC's Joe Caramagna

Breakthrough Talent of 2013
Chip Zdarsky

HistoryProf

Might as well share my ballot - been looking for a reason to make my first post :)

Best New Hero or Team
Velvet Templeton

Best New Villain or Team
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man

Best New Ongoing Comic
Lazarus

Best Limited Series
Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem

Best Cliffhanger/Moment
John jerks his boss around (Sex Criminals #2)

Best Storyline in a Series or Between Series
Foggy Nelson's battle with cancer (Daredevil)

Best Sleeper/Surprise Hit
Sex Criminals

Best Ongoing Comic
Batman

Best Graphic Album
Avengers: Endless Wartime

Best Writer
Mark Waid

Best Artist
Chris Samnee

Best Writer/Artist
Jeff Lemire

Best Inker
Michael Lark

Best Color Artist
Javier Rodriguez

Best Letterer
VC's Joe Caramagna

Breakthrough Talent of 2013
Chip Zdarsky

David_D

OK here we go--

Best New Hero or Team
Velvet Templeton

Best New Villain or Team
The Builders

Best New Ongoing Comic
Sex Criminals

Best Limited Series
Infinity

Best Cliffhanger/Moment
the Crime Syndicate/Outsider reveal (Justice League #23)

Best Storyline in a Series or Between Series
"The God-Butcher" (Thor: God of Thunder)

Best Sleeper/Surprise Hit
Sex Criminals

Best Ongoing Comic
Saga

Best Graphic Album
Parker: Slayground

Best Writer
Brian Michael Bendis

Best Artist
Francesco Francavilla

Best Writer/Artist
Jeff Lemire

Best Inker
Michael Lark

Best Color Artist
Jordie Bellaire

Best Letterer
Todd Klein

Breakthrough Talent of 2013
Charles Soule

Greg

If people keep posting their ballot votes we'll need a spoilers label in here.