The CGS Best of 2023 Awards Complete Ballot (DUE 4/7)
i_am_scifi
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Here is the full ballot for the Best of 2023 Awards!
BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2023)
Crossjack
Junk Rabbit
Lex Luthor(?)
The Plot Holes
The Vigil
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2023)
Constance Wayne
The Harrower
Ph34r (W0rldtr33)
The Sovereign of the United States
Toranos/Utgard-Thor
BEST NEW ONGOING COMIC (first issue shipped in 2023)
Birds of Prey
Conan the Barbarian
The Immortal Thor
TransFormers
Wonder Woman
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2023)
Danger Street
Eight Billion Genies
The Human Target
Stargirl: The Lost Children
Ultimate Invasion
BEST SINGLE ISSUE/ONE-SHOT
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #12
Nightwing #105
Outsiders #1
Timeless (2023)
Wonder Woman #4
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT
Danger Street #12
Sisko gets stabbed (Star Trek #15)
Brother Eternity & Tempest: face to face (Titans #3)
Ultimate Kang revealed! (Ultimate Invasion #4)
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)
“Day of Blood” (Star Trek)
The Crystal Run (Han Solo & Chewbacca)
“The Impossible City” (Avengers)
Superman: Space Age
"Who is Victor Shade?" (Avengers Inc.)
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
Boxed
Dead Romans
Peacemaker Tries Hard!
Scarlet Witch
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2023)
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest
Nightwing
(Sensational) She-Hulk
SHAZAM!
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)
Cereal: Sweet Darkness
Do a Powerbomb! TPB
Night Fever
Spider-Man: Blue—Gallery Edition
BEST WRITER
Al Ewing
Tom King
Jeff Lemire
Tom Taylor
James Tynion IV
Mark Waid
BEST ARTIST
Chris Burnham
Dan Mora
Nicola Scott
Greg Smallwood
BEST WRITER/ARTIST
Daniel Warren Johnson
Sean Gordon Murphy
Terry Moore
Zoe Thorogood
BEST COLOR ARTIST
Jordie Bellaire
Tamra Bonvillain
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Jose Villarubia
BEST LETTERER
Clayton Cowles
Rob Leigh
Tom Napolitano
Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2023
Daniel Warren Johnson
Leonardo Romero
Tim Sheridan
Roberto de la Torre
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, April 7th. 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!!
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Where I'm at so far:
BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2023)
The Plot Holes
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2023)
Constance Wayne
The Harrower
Ph34r (W0rldtr33)
The Sovereign of the United States
Toranos/Utgard-Thor
BEST NEW ONGOING COMIC (first issue shipped in 2023)
Birds of Prey
Conan the Barbarian
The Immortal Thor
TransFormers
Wonder Woman
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2023)
The Human Target
BEST SINGLE ISSUE/ONE-SHOT
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #12
Nightwing #105
Outsiders #1
Timeless (2023)
Wonder Woman #4
BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT
Danger Street #12
BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)
Superman: Space Age
"Who is Victor Shade?" (Avengers Inc.)
BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
Boxed
Dead Romans
Peacemaker Tries Hard!
Scarlet Witch
BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2023)
SHAZAM!
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)
Do a Powerbomb! TPB
Spider-Man: Blue—Gallery Edition
BEST WRITER
Tom King
BEST ARTIST
Greg Smallwood
BEST WRITER/ARTIST
Daniel Warren Johnson
BEST COLOR ARTIST
Jordie Bellaire
Tamra Bonvillain
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Jose Villarubia
BEST LETTERER
Clayton Cowles
Rob Leigh
Tom Napolitano
Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2023
Daniel Warren Johnson