The CGS "Best of 2020" Awards: The Final Vote (DEADLINE EXTENDED: Sunday, March 28)
Adam_Murdough
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And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when the voting to determine the winners of the CGS "Best of 2020" Awards was destined to commence! Below is the final slate of nominees, broken down by category:
BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2020)
D-Cell (Juggernaut)
Gwen Stacy
Owen Johnson (Fire Power)
Skulldigger & Skeleton Boy
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2020)
The Ghost-Maker
the new Monster Society of Evil
Professor Charles Xavier
Punchline
BEST NEW ONGOING COMIC (first issue shipped in 2020)
Department of Truth
Iron Man
Norse Mythology
X-Factor
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2020)
Batman: Three Jokers
Gotham City Monsters
Juggernaut
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
Wonder Woman: Dead Earth
X-Men/Fantastic Four
BEST SINGLE ISSUE/ONE-SHOT
Dark Nights: Death Metal--The Secret Origin
Detective Comics #1027
Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey + Emma Frost
Immortal Hulk: The Threshing Place
Marvel Snapshots: Sub-Mariner
Marvel Snapshots: X-Men
Star Trek: Hell's Mirror
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT
Batman Who Laughs becomes the Darkest Knight (Dark Nights: Death Metal #2)
Dr. Doom's parting atrocity (Dr. Doom #10)
Elektra becomes Daredevil (Daredevil #25)
the reemergence of Dr. Donald Blake (Thor #9)
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)
Dark Nights: Death Metal
Dr. Doom's quest
My Little Pony: Season 10
X of Swords
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
Crossover
Far Sector
Killadelphia
Stillwater
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2018)
Daredevil
Guardians of the Galaxy
Star Wars
Young Justice
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)
Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns, and Moonage Daydreams
Everything, Vol. 1
Pulp
Reckless
BEST WRITER
Ed Brubaker
Christopher Cantwell
Al Ewing
Chip Zdarsky
BEST ARTIST
CAFU
Martin Morazzo
Sean Phillips
Chris Samnee
BEST WRITER/ARTIST
Mike Allred
Daniel Warren Johnson
Terry Moore
Chip Zdarsky
BEST COLOR ARTIST
Jordie Bellaire
Gabe Eltaeb
Matheus Lopes
Tomeu Morey
Jacob Phillips
Matt Wilson
BEST LETTERER
Aditya Bidikar
Clayton Cowles
Todd Klein
Tom Napolitano
Cory Petit
Sean Phillips
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2020
Juann Cabal
Christopher Cantwell
Elena Casagrande
N.K. Jemisin
The candidates are arrayed before you--now, make your choices and raise your voices! Submit your ballots via e-mail to bestof@comicgeekspeak.com, anytime before 11:59 pm (EST) on Sunday, March 28th. Please vote for only ONE candidate in each category; no dual votes or "ties" allowed! Also, please vote in every category, if possible. Ballots containing votes in fewer than 12 of the 16 categories will be considered incomplete and disqualified! If you'd like to share your ballot publicly, please feel free to do it here in this thread, but be aware that posting here DOES NOT COUNT as voting; you must submit your ballot via e-mail for it to be counted!
May the best comics/creators/etc. win!!
Comments
BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2020): Owen Johnson (Fire Power)
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2020): Professor Charles Xavier
BEST NEW ONGOING COMIC (first issue shipped in 2020): Department of Truth
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2020): Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
BEST SINGLE ISSUE/ONE-SHOT: Detective Comics #1027
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT: No vote
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series): No vote
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT: Far Sector
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2018): No vote
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION): No vote
BEST WRITER: Ed Brubaker
BEST ARTIST: CAFU
BEST WRITER/ARTIST: Terry Moore
BEST COLOR ARTIST: Gabe Eltaeb
BEST LETTERER: Clayton Cowles
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2020: N.K. Jemisin
BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2020)
Owen Johnson (Fire Power)
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2020)
The Ghost-Maker
BEST NEW ONGOING COMIC (first issue shipped in 2020)
Department of Truth
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2020)
Batman: Three Jokers
BEST SINGLE ISSUE/ONE-SHOT
Detective Comics #1027
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT
the reemergence of Dr. Donald Blake (Thor #9)
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)
Dark Nights: Death Metal
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
Crossover
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2020)
Daredevil
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)
Pulp
BEST WRITER
Al Ewing
BEST ARTIST
Chris Samnee
BEST WRITER/ARTIST
Chip Zdarsky
BEST COLOR ARTIST
Matt Wilson
BEST LETTERER
Clayton Cowles
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2020
Elena Casagrande
BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2020)
Skulldigger & Skeleton Boy
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2020)
Professor Charles Xavier
BEST NEW ONGOING COMIC (first issue shipped in 2020)
Iron Man
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2020)
Wonder Woman: Dead Earth
BEST SINGLE ISSUE/ONE-SHOT
Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey + Emma Frost
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT
Dr. Doom's parting atrocity (Dr. Doom #10)
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)
Dr. Doom's quest
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
Far Sector
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2018)
Star Wars
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)
Everything, Vol. 1
BEST WRITER
Christopher Cantwell
BEST ARTIST
CAFU
BEST WRITER/ARTIST
Daniel Warren Johnson
BEST COLOR ARTIST
Jordie Bellaire
BEST LETTERER
Aditya Bidikar
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2020
Elena Casagrande