The CGS "Best of 2016" Awards - E-mail Nominations by Feb. 12!
Adam_Murdough
Posts: 506
Another year in comics has come and gone, and once again the CGS Geeks are asking YOU, podcast listeners and forum members, to help them pay homage to those comics, characters, and creators that helped make 2016 great!
If you'd like to make your voice heard in our podcast's annual "Best of" honors, here's a list of the categories in which we're seeking listener nominees:
BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2016)
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2016)
BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2016)
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2016)
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2016)
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)
BEST WRITER
BEST ARTIST
BEST WRITER/ARTIST
BEST COLOR ARTIST
BEST LETTERER
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016
To participate, submit your ballot via e-mail to bestof@comicgeekspeak.com by 11:59 pm (EST), Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. Please make a nomination in AT LEAST EIGHT of the above-listed categories, and select only ONE nominee per category!
If you'd like to share your list of nominees publicly, please feel free to do it here in this thread, but be aware that posting such lists here DOES NOT COUNT as voting; you must submit your ballot via e-mail for it to be counted as part of the official listeners' nomination process!
Thanks in advance for your input, everyone! If you have any questions, send me a PM or just ask 'em here.
If you'd like to make your voice heard in our podcast's annual "Best of" honors, here's a list of the categories in which we're seeking listener nominees:
BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2016)
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2016)
BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2016)
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2016)
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2016)
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)
BEST WRITER
BEST ARTIST
BEST WRITER/ARTIST
BEST COLOR ARTIST
BEST LETTERER
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016
To participate, submit your ballot via e-mail to bestof@comicgeekspeak.com by 11:59 pm (EST), Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. Please make a nomination in AT LEAST EIGHT of the above-listed categories, and select only ONE nominee per category!
If you'd like to share your list of nominees publicly, please feel free to do it here in this thread, but be aware that posting such lists here DOES NOT COUNT as voting; you must submit your ballot via e-mail for it to be counted as part of the official listeners' nomination process!
Thanks in advance for your input, everyone! If you have any questions, send me a PM or just ask 'em here.
Comments
BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2016)
Batwoman, Clayface, Spoiler, Tim Drake, Batgirl: Detective Comics
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2016)
Steve Rogers Captain America-Hail Hydra
BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2016)
Scarlet Witch
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2016)
Civil War II: Gods of War
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT
DC Rebirth
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT
Steve Rogers Captain America #1 Hail Hydra
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)
Magic under attack in Doctor Strange
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
Hercules Marvel Comics
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2016)
Astro City
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)
March Book 3
BEST WRITER
Dan Slott
BEST ARTIST
Mike Alred
BEST WRITER/ARTIST
BEST COLOR ARTIST
Kevin Senft ‘Blond’-Green Lanterns
BEST LETTERER
Joe Sabino-Mighty Thor
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016
Simon Oliver-The Hellblazer
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2016) - Steve Rogers, agent of Hydra
BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2016) - "The Black Monday Murders"
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2016) - "The Vision"
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT - DC Rebirth #1
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT - Batman finds The Comedian's "smiley face" button in DC Rebirth.
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series) - Avengers Standoff at Pleasant Hill
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT - "Black Hammer"
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2016) - "Lazarus"
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION) - N/A
BEST WRITER - Nick Spencer
BEST ARTIST - Tomm Coker, "The Black Monday Murders"
BEST WRITER/ARTIST - Walt Simonson, "Ragnarok"
BEST COLOR ARTIST - Michael Garland, "The Black Monday Murders"
BEST LETTERER - Rus Wooton "The Black Monday Murders"
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016 - Julie & Shawna Benson
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION): The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
Easily my favorite thing I read last year. It's the history of the Singapore/Malaysia political relationship as told through the “biography” of a fictional artist. And the way the biography is presented, it's also something of a history of comics in Singapore. So you get two great history lessons, and also a moving, poignant story of a man and his love for the comics medium. If you liked Asterios Polyp, you'll probably like this.
BEST WRITER/ARTIST: Sonny Liew (The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, Dr. Fate)
I’ve been a big fan of Sonny since My Faith in Frankie back in 2004. But with his use of different art styles and particularly his page designs and storytelling in the Art of Charlie Chan... book, he took his work to the next level.
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016: David Rubín (Ether, Beowulf)
Rubín first came to my attention with his work in the two Aurora West books that tied into Paul Pope’s Battling Boy (and where is that second volume of Battling Boy?) But seeing his work at a larger size and in color (he colors his work himself) in Ether (written by Matt Kindt) and the Beowulf graphic novel has given me an even greater appreciation of his talent. He’s been around a while, mostly working in Europe, but I need to track down his Hero graphic novels (adapting the “12 Labors of Hercules”) he did through Dark Horse. He’s been getting a little buzz the past couple of years, but I think this may be the year where he finally breaks out in a big way.
Best New Villain : Godspeed
Best New Comic :
Best limited series: Omega Men
Best single issue or one shot: DC Rebirth
Best Cliffhanger: paper girls 5
Best Storyline: Darksied War
Best Sleeper hit: Superman American alien
Best Ongoing comic: Ms Marvel
Best Graphic Album: March book 3
Best Writer: Tom King
Best Artist: Chris Samnee
Best writer/artist : Francis Manapul
Best colourist: Matt Wilson ( paper girls)
Best Breakthrough Talent: Julie and shawna benson
BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2016)
Nadia Pym, AKA Wasp II, AKA The Unstoppable Wasp (Free Comic Book Day Vol 2016 Avengers)
I've already grown to totally love this girl. A fish-out-of-water type story of a super-smart, super-capable young woman who will probably grow to become one of the best
heroes we've seen in awhile. She's part of Champions, which I like, but not nearly so much as Nadia, who just got her own title this month.
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2016)
**
BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2016)
Great Lakes Avengers
This team has become the "Legion of Substitute Heroes" for a new age - they're quirky, they're dedicated to being heroes and - most appropriately to the Marvel Universe - they're hyper self-absorbed. Fascinating story development, unexpected-but-appropriate character development and great art, to boot!
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2016)
Howard the Duck
Although not listed as such, it ended up being a limited series. Loved it. Wish there was more.
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT
Champions (Vol. 2) #1
(Got *me* hooked, anyway)
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT
*
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)
Squirrel Girl/Howard the Duck crossover. 'Nuff said.
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
*
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2016)
Kurt Busiek's Astro City - hands down, still the most consistently well-written, well-drawn/painted comic series of the past 20 years (if not consistently published until recently).
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)
Doctor Strange (Current Series, Vol. 2): The Last Days of Magic
I'd have nominated this for "Best Storyline", but I wanted to split the difference between having a Howard/Doreen Green teamup and this exquisite pushing of the envelope. I feel this was the way to go.
BEST WRITER
Jason Aaron, Doctor Strange
What a remarkable imagination.
BEST ARTIST
Chris Bachalo, Doctor Strange
Telling these stories in the weird realms is challenging. He not only meets but surpasses anyone's reasonable expectations for such a task.
BEST WRITER/ARTIST
John Byrne
After more than 4 decades in the business, still writing and drawing excellent comics. This year's "Stowaway to the Stars: A Graphic Album to Color" is another enjoyable romp of a starfaring nature and a return to his roots.
(I might have said Starlin if he'd published anything in 2016 - his stuff consistently rocks & I don't see it nearly enough)
BEST COLOR ARTIST
Rico Renzi - Squirrel Girl. 'Nuff said.
BEST LETTERER
Cory Petit, Doctor Strange
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016
**
* If there was one that really impressed me, I'd remember it. Can't think of one.
** I can't pretend that I read a wide enough range to really say who's who with enough accuracy to be fair in this category.
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2016) Felix Black from American Monster
BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2016) Power Man and Iron Fist
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2016) Swamp Thing
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT Howling Commandos of SHIELD #6
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT The end of Vision #4
BEST STORYLINE Power Man & Iron Fist: Civil War II
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT Batgirl and the Birds of Prey
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2016) Silver Surfer
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION) Ghoul Scouts: Night of the Unliving Undead
BEST WRITER David F. Walker
BEST ARTIST Michael Allred
BEST WRITER/ARTIST Steve Bryant
BEST COLOR ARTIST Trish Mulvihill (C’mon! Help me out with this one, eh, folks?!?)
BEST LETTERER Joe Caramagna
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016 Marguerite Bennett
BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2016) – The New Bat Team (Detective Comics)
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2016) – The Victim Syndicate (Detective Comics)
BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2016) – Seven to Eternity (Remender, Opena)
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2016) – Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Tynion, Williams)
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT – Star Wars: C-3PO (Robinson, Harris)
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT – Deadly Class #21
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series) – Deadly Class (Remender, Craig)
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT – Black Hammer (Lemire, Ormston)
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2016) – Deadly Class (Remender, Craig)
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION) – Monstress vol. 1 (Liu, Takeda)
BEST WRITER – Jason Aaron (Southern Bastards)
BEST ARTIST – Sana Takeda (Monstress)
BEST WRITER/ARTIST – Skottie Young (I Hate Fairyland)
BEST COLOR ARTIST – Mike Henderson (Nailbiter)
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016 – Marjorie M. Liu (Monstress)
Best new Villain: Lord Golgotha (Reborn, Image)
Best New Comic: Moon Knight (Lemire, Smallwood & Co.)
Best Limited Series: Resident Alien: the Man with No Name (Dark Horse)
Best Single issue/one-shot: DC Universe Rebirth #1
Best Sleeper title: Rough Riders (Aftershock Comics)
Best Graphic Album: The Private Eye HC (Image, Brian K. Vaughn & Marcos Martin)
Best Moment or Cliffhanger: Death of [SPOILER] (Saga #38)
Best Ongoing: Astro City
Best Writer: Jason Aaron (Dr. Strange & Thor)
Best Artist: Joe Benitez (Lady Mechanika)
Best Storyline: Eidolon (James Bond #7-12, Warren Ellis, Dynamite)
Best Writer/Artist: Terry Moore (Rachel Rising, Motor Girl)
Break through talent: Mariano LaClaustra (Artist, Doctor Who: The 12th Doctor, Titan Comics)
Lemme know - thanks!
Brian G. Philbin
BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2016) - Champions of Spiral City (Black Hammer)
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2016) - Godspeed (Flash)
BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2016) - Spider-Man/Deadpool (specific recognition to Joe Kelly & Ed McGuinness)
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2016) - Kalus (close tip of the hat to Vision)
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT - DC Comics Rebirth
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT - Watchmen button in DC Comics Rebirth
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series) - Klaus
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT - Black Monday Murders
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2016) - Silver Surfer
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION) - Klaus HC (Boom!)
BEST WRITER - Dan Slott (Silver Surfer)
BEST ARTIST - Dan Mora (Klaus)
BEST WRITER/ARTIST - Jeff Lemire
BEST COLOR ARTIST - Jordie Bellaire (everything?)
BEST LETTERER - Ed Dukeshire (Klaus)
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016 - Dan Mora (Art for Klaus)
BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2016): New Super-man
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2016): Victim Syndicate from Detective Comics
BEST NEW COMIC: The Fix
BEST LIMITED SERIES: Tokyo Ghost
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT: Batman #51 Scott Snyder’s final issue on Batman was a perfect single issue send off
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT: Batman #12 I am suicide when Bruce reveals how his attempted suicide is the fuel for him to fight crime. “I let the razor fall, and I understood it was done, I’d done it, I’d surrendered. My life was no longer my life…”
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series): Vivek Headland’s storyline in Injection Vol 2 as he turned into a spectacular character. I’m not sure if this counts but the characters storyline in Injection Vol 2 was my favourite part of the book and a joy to read.
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT: New Super-man
BEST ONGOING COMIC: East of West
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM: Dark Knight: A True Batman Story
BEST WRITER: Tom King
BEST ARTIST: Mikel Janin (For the wonderful two page layouts in Batman which are stupendous)
BEST WRITER/ARTIST: Francis Manapul
BEST COLOR ARTIST: Jordi Bellaire
BEST LETTERER: Russ Wooton (Tokyo Ghost)
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016: Chelsea Cain (Mockingbird)
I know she worked on The Dark and Bloody, DK III: The Master Race, and We are Robin, at the very least. I think she also did work on a couple of one-shots, but I'm not one hundred percent sure about that.
Best New Hero/Team: Champions (Ms Marvel, Nova, Spider-Man, Cyclops, Amadeus Cho and VIV VISION !!) Champions These young heroes display maturity beyond their years (and beyond that of their elders in the Avengers) when they quit the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in order to use their powers to help regular people in need. Each character has their own opinions and insecurities, which lead to hilarious and insightful arguments. Oh, and the inclusion of my new favourite hero – VIV VISION !! – is the icing on this delicious slice of action adventure ! (Note: Please do not try to eat the comic; it is hard to swallow and the colours run in your mouth)
Best New Villain/Team: The murderer/saboteur in Dept H by Matt Kindt and Sharlene Kindt. OK, this is a bit of a cheat as the killer has yet to be revealed. Whomever they are (the mad biologist, the brusque technician or perhaps even the protagonist’s brother !) their actions have brought about a scenario which is clever and potentially devastating not just for the crew trapped in a sabotaged under water base but for the world. A fantastic mystery here from the Kindt’s. Hmm, just realised whilst typing this the murderer and the saboteur may be two different characters ! Back to the drawing board in my investigations……
Best New Comic: Joyride by Jackson Lanzing and Marcus To. This comic does exactly as advertised by the title. It takes us on a joy-ride with a rebellious teenagers, including a princess and a character wanting to both live up to and rebel; against her family. And the ride is indeed with most joyous, with fun supporting characters and cool villains.
Best Limited Series: Cry Havoc by Si Spurrier, Ryan Kelly, Lee Loughridge, Matt Wilson and Nick Filardi. This comic uses colour in a unique way to delineate three different eras of the main character’s story. This menas the changes in timeframe are not confusing and allow for the cleverness of the story’s structure to shine through. The art from Ryan Kelly is beautiful and gritty (sometimes at the same time) and the final sequence is magical. This is a comic which will be talked about for years for its clever use of the medium – even the solicitation for #1 is brilliant: “It’s not about a lesbian werewolf going to war. Except it kind of is” !
Best Single Issue/One Shot: Vision #12 by Tom King, Gabriel Hernandez Walta and Jordie Bellaire. Brought the series to a perfect - and perfectly logical - end. To say more would be to ruin the story, so I will leave you with a small piece of advice: Have some tissues handy to wipe away your tears...
Best Cliffhanger/Moment: Omega Men #12s final panel fade to black. It is a cliff-hanger in that an important question is not answered, yet it wraps up the series perfectly by driving home its theme of the relativity of truth in narrating a rebellion/war and in understanding terrorists/freedom fighters.
Best Storyline: “Bloodshot Island”, Bloodshot Reborn #s 14-18 by Jeff Lemire, Tomas Giorello and Mico Suayan. This was a great story, introducing a new group of Bloodshots who have fought in major conflicts throughout US history (including the brilliant “Viet Man” and his dog), a new villain with mysterious ties to our main character and a couple of new evil plots by the evil Project Rising Spirit. As always, Jeff Lemire created three-dimensional characters instead of stereotypes (tricky to do when the other Bloodshots are essentially living stereotypes !) who evolve throughout the story. In this story he uses a mystery’s resolution to tie up loose ends, create new story possibilities and organically establish a new crisis. Excellent work from a master storyteller, with incredible art to match !
Best Sleeper/Surprise Hit: Vision by Tom King, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Jordie Bellaire, Mike del Mundo and Michael Walsh. In this incredible series the Vision is given more humanity and character in 12 issues than he has had in the past 12 years ! A story by turns horrific, tense, tragic, funny and heartbreaking; this was not at all what I expected. It was far, far better !
Best Ongoing Comic: Black Hammer Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston fuses silver age superheroics with family tensions, an intriguing mystery and a few moments of horror. The story is literary and the artwork could be displayed at the Louvre. A pure comics masterpiece !
Best Graphic Album: The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew. I have enjoyed Sonny Liew’s work for years, and 2016 saw him create his best work to date ! This graphic novel examines the history of Liew’s native Singapore through the lens of a comics artist, the eponymous Charlie Chan Hock Chye. Liew shows his amazing range with art reminiscent of the American golden age, newspaper strips and photorealism.
Best Writer: Kieron Gillen, writer of The Wicked + The Divine, Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl, Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra, Uber and Mercury Heat. He also has a story in the Alan Moore anthology Cinema Purgatorio called “Modded”. This was the hardest category for me ! There have been so many great writers creating excellent work this year – Al Ewing, Tom King, Greg Rucka, Alan Moore to name but a few. Kieron Gillen beat them all out though due to the quantity of the quality he produced in 2016. From the twists and turns in the rock-infused story of gods in WicDiv, through the deliciously evil Darth Vader and Doctor Aphra to the horrifying evil of the Nazi superhumans of Uber, Gillen did it all in 2016 !
Best Artist: Nicola Scott, penciller on Wonder Woman, all art duties on Black Magick ! Nicola Scott’s work was almost perfect when she started on Birds of Prey a few years ago. Last year she went to the next level with her stunning art on the “Year One” story arc of Wonder Woman and the creator-owned (with Greg Rucka) Black Magick. Nicola’s sense of design is given full reign in these comics as she creates a world from entirely new cloth in Black Magick or re-designs such classic superhero elements as Wonder Woman’s invisible jet. As a result she creates some of the best looking people, places and things seen in comics !
Best Writer/Artist: Gilbert Hernandez, Love & Rockets New Stories #8, Love & Rockets #1 (magazine) and Garden of Flesh. Beto is, for mine, the best artist working in comics today (and has been for a few decades now). So a year which saw a graphic novel as well as TWO issues of Love & Rockets is a stellar year regardless of whatever other hassles we have endured. In all three titles Beto once again showed his mastery of the comics medium, with perfect art allowed to breathe as dialogue is used to delineate only that we cannot already determine from the art. Due to its nature, Garden of Flesh will not be to everyone’s taste (it is a sexualised re-telling of the Adam & Eve bible story) , but is still beautifullu illustrated and has some examination of interesting themes (along with the best looking women ever to be shown in comics !!)
Best Colour Artist: Matt Wilson, The Wicked + The Divine, Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl, Paper Girls, Black Widow and more. I knew this bloke was great when he made line art from Jamie McKelvie look even better when he coloured it ! Matt Wilson provides the “pop” to The Wicked + The Divine’s pop-infused story of rock gods. Without it the comic would not be as vibrant and inviting as it is. He shows his diverse skill in colour design with books like Black Widow and the Paper Girls, both of which I also loved in 2016.
Best Letterer: Clayton Cowles, The Wicked + The Divine, Vision, IvX, Thanos, Champions, Civil War 2 and many more ! It is said that letterers have done their job when the reader does not take notice of the letters. I am not sure that’s entirely true; Clayton Cowles adds a layer of extra “art” to the comics he works on, be it through the different font types he uses for different characters, the colours he chooses for word balloons or caption boxes, or sound effects which jump off the page yet blend with the artwork.
Breakthrough Talent: Tom King, writer of Vision, Grayson (with Tim Seeley), Sheriff of Babylon, Batman best breakout talent on many lists and who am I to argue with the comics cognoscenti ? It is easy to see why this is the case – due to his stellar work on Omega Men and Grayson, DC gave Mr King the reins to their most popular character: Batman ! For me his best writing was on Vision and Sheriff of Babylon, which both played with themes of how identity changes under duress, albeit in two totally different circumstances.
Perhaps I should have gone with my gut and nominated either Tula Lotay or Bilquis Evely instead !
BEST NEW VILLAIN: Godspeed
BEST NEW COMIC Power Man & Iron Fist
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT: Star Wars: C-3PO Annual
BEST CLIFFHANGER: The watch from Rebirth
BEST STORYLINE: Aquaman: The Deluge
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT: Black Widow
BEST ONGOING COMIC: Descender
BEST WRITER: Tom King
BEST ARTIST: Chris Samnee
BEST WRITER/ARTIST: Jeff Lemire
BEST COLOR ARTIST: (Can’t find the actual name, but the main colorist for Aquaman)
BEST LETTERER: Nic Shaw, The Fix
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016: Mark Russell, Flintstones
Here's what I just emailed in:
BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2016): Superwoman - Lana Lang, DC Rebirth
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2016): Steve Rogers, Captain America - Hail Hydra
BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2016): The Black Monday Murders
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2016): n/a
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT: DC Rebirth #1
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT: Batman finds the Comedian’s button in DC Rebirth #1
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series): The near-destruction of Magic in Doctor Strange
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT: Moon Knight
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2016): The Black Monday Murders
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION): Doctor Strange - The Oath HC
BEST WRITER: Charles Soule - Daredevil
BEST ARTIST: Phil Jimenez - Superwoman
BEST WRITER/ARTIST: Walt Simonson - Ragnarok
BEST COLOR ARTIST: Jesus Saiz - Steve Rogers, Captain America
BEST LETTERER: Rus Wooton - The Black Monday Murders
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016: Ron Garney - Daredevil ( I know he’s a legendary artist, but the new style he adopted on this book was amazing )
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2016)Godspeed
BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2016)Aquaman
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2016)Superman: Lois and Clark, after that Starve(Image)
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT DC Rebirth
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT Barry recognizes Wally (DC Rebirth)
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)Darkseid War
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT John Carter(Dynamite)
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2016)Lazarus
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)Southern Bastards 3:Homecoming
BEST WRITER Jason Aaron(Southern Bastards, Star Wars, Damned(Image), Mighty Thor, Dr. Strange)
BEST ARTIST Dan Mora, after that Mikel Janin
BEST WRITER/ARTIST Walt Simonson (Ragnarok), after that Skottie Young
BEST COLOR ARTIST Dan Mora after that Jordie Bellaire and Jean-Francois Beaulieu
BEST LETTERER
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016 Dan Mora
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2016) Muse (Daredevil)
BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2016) Wonder Woman '77
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2016) Superman: Lois and Clark
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT DC Rebirth
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT Barry recognizes Wally (DC Rebirth)
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series) "End of Games" Darth Vader
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT Red Team: Double Tap, Center Mass
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2016) Star Wars
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION) Master of Kung-Fu Omnibus
BEST WRITER Mark Millar
BEST ARTIST Frank Cho
BEST WRITER/ARTIST Jim Starlin
BEST COLOR ARTIST Jordie Bellaire
BEST LETTERER Joe Caramagna
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016 Marguerite Bennett
BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2016): Future Quest team
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2016): Mammon (Black Monday Murders)
BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2016): Dept. H
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2016): Wild’s End: The Enemy Within
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT: Black Widow #1
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT: Hellboy overthrows Hell (Hellboy in Hell)
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series): The Vision #1-12
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT: Black Hammer
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2016): Paper Girls
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION): The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
BEST WRITER: Brian K. Vaughan
BEST ARTIST: Gabriel Bá
BEST WRITER/ARTIST: Sonny Liew
BEST COLOR ARTIST: Matt Wilson
BEST LETTERER: John Workman
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016: David Rubín
Clayface (detective Comics )
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2016)
Steve Rogers Captain America
BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2016)
Spider-man/Deadpool (marvel)
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2016)
Civil War 2 Kingpin (Marvel)
BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT
DC Rebirth (DC)
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT
Nazi Cap (Steve Rogers Captain America 1)
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)
Isn’t it Bromantic (Spider-man/Deadpool )
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom)
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2016)
Batman (DC)
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)
Love is Love (DC and IDW )
BEST WRITER
Jason Aaron (Thor, Star Wars, Southern Bastards, Doctor Strange)
BEST ARTIST
Ed McGuiness (Spider-man-Deadpool
BEST WRITER/ARTIST
Mike Mignola (Hellboy in Hell)
BEST COLOR ARTIST
Val Staples
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2016
Benjamin Percy (Green Arrow )
I think mine would have been a straight down the ticket Enchanted Tiki Room.