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The CGS "Best of 2014" Awards - Email Nominations by 2/1

Adam_MurdoughAdam_Murdough Posts: 506
edited January 2015 in Comics Talk Community - The On Topic Forum
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 2014 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 2014)
BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014)
BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014)
BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014)
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 2014)
BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)
BEST WRITER
BEST ARTIST
BEST WRITER/ARTIST
BEST INKER
BEST COLOR ARTIST
BEST LETTERER
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014

To participate, submit your ballot via e-mail to bestof@comicgeekspeak.com by 11:59 pm (EST), Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. 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.

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    Brendan_PickettBrendan_Pickett Posts: 31
    These are my undecided picks so far

    Best New Hero/Heroine: Luci from The Wicked and The Divine, by Gillen McKelvie and Wilson Cowles. (Even though she is somehwhat an anti-heroine.)

    Best New Villain: the trees inTrees, by Warren Ellis and Jason Howard.

    Best New Comic: can't decide between Sex Criminals, Trees, and The Wicked and The Divine. (All Image Comics!)

    Best Limited Series: Harlan Ellison's Star Trek The City on the Edge of Forever.

    Best Cliffhanger/Moment: the end of The Wicked and Divine #01, or Hazel's first steps in Saga #18 (which was back in January of 2014.)

    Best Storyline: either Saga, or Tress, or even Super-Doom, which I really enjoyed, especially Supergirl #34 where she finds a human she can talk and relate to, kisses him and starts her first true relationship.

    Best Sleeper/Surprise Hit: She-Hulk by Charles Soule and Javier Pulido, or Silver Surfer by Dan Slott and Mike Allred. Both Marvel books which I picked up by chance and became hooked by. Shame that She-Hulk is being cancelled.

    Best Ongoing Comic-Book: There is so much choice! Either Daredevil, Saga, Trees, The Wicked and The Divine, or Sex Criminals or Multiversity. It will be hard for me to choose which one of these is the best.

    Best Graphic Album: Haven't read many of these this year as I mostly do issues...

    Best Writer: Charles Soule. He has been writing so top quality Comic-Book scripts this year.

    Best Artist: Fiona Staples (Saga) or Aaron Kruder (Action Comics) or Frank Quitely (Multiversity: Pax Americana.)

    Best Writer & Artist: Can't think of anyone who does both that I've been reading in the past year.

    Best Inker: Flicking through the Comics of 2014 I have to hand, it seems that all the titles I have do not have an inker, but are only credited to the artist and colourist and letterer.

    Best Colourist: Wil Quintana for his beyond brilliant colour work in recent issues of Action Comics, espeically Action Comics #37. (I'd also like to say here that currently the colourists at DC are far better than those at Marvel.)

    Best Letterer: erm... DC Lettering.

    Breakthrough Talent of 2014: Gillen McKelvie and Wilson Cowles (The Wicked and The Divine.)
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    TheOriginalGManTheOriginalGMan Posts: 1,763
    edited January 2015
    Here's how I'm leaning thus far:

    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2014)
    Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel

    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014)
    The Hock Family ("Lazarus")

    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014)
    "The Fadeout"
    (Runners up: Grayson, Secret Avengers, COWL, & Loki: Agent of Asgard)

    BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014)
    "Original Sin"
    (Runner up: AXIS)

    BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT
    "Grayson - Future's End #1" (a cliffhanger told in reverse!)
    (Runner Up: Sabrina as the bride of (SPOILER) in Afterlife of Archie #6)

    BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)
    Inhumanity (which also envelops the Ms. Marvel book)
    (Runners up: "Multiversity," "The Spider-Verse" & "AXIS")

    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
    "Autumanlands: Tooth and Claw"
    (Runners up: "Low" and "Men of Wrath")

    BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2014)
    "Secret Avengers"
    (Runners up: Lazarus, Saga, East of West, COWL, Superior Foes of Spider-Man, Loki: Agent of Asgard)

    BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)
    N/A

    BEST WRITER
    Nick Spencer (Superior Foes of Spider-Man, Secret Avengers)

    BEST ARTIST
    Greg Tocchini (Low)

    BEST WRITER/ARTIST
    Walt Simonson (Ragnarok)

    BEST INKER
    N/A

    BEST COLOR ARTIST
    Santiago Arcas (Lazarus)

    BEST LETTERER
    Troy Petteri (COWL)

    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014
    Kyle Higgins and Alec Seigel (writers for COWL)
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    shanebshaneb Posts: 109
    I thought I would post my nominations, plus I added a couple additional categories and "honorable mentions," just cause it was hard to narrow down!

    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2014)

    Ms. Marvel


    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014)

    Boss (Southern Bastards)


    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014)

    Afterlife With Archie


    BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014)

    Bodies


    BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT

    Letter 44 End of Volume 1


    BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)

    Saga vol. 4


    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT

    Letter 44


    BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2014)

    Saga


    BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)

    Batman Noir: The Long Halloween

    BEST WRITER

    Jason Aaron (Thor: God of Thunder, Southern Bastards)


    BEST ARTIST

    Fiona Staples (Saga)


    BEST WRITER/ARTIST

    Mike Mignola (Hellboy in Hell)


    BEST INKER

    Danny Miki


    BEST COLOR ARTIST

    Ian Herring


    BEST LETTERER

    Jared K. Fletcher


    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014

    Josh Williamson (Nailbiter, Birthright)


    Best Publishers

    Image

    Best Horror Comic

    Afterlife With Archie

    Best Non-Superhero Book

    Saga

    Best Superhero Comic

    Thor: God of Thunder

    Best Maxi-Series

    The Wake

    Best Reprint

    Miracleman

    Biggest Comic News Story

    Relaunching of Archie With Fiona Staples and Mark Waid

    Best Comic Adaptation

    Guardians of the Galaxy

    Best Licensed Property

    Game of Thrones (IDW)

    Honorable Mentions(People)

    Scott Snyder (American Vampire, Batman, The Wake)

    Greg Rucka (Lazarus, Stumptown)

    Brian K Vaughn (Saga)

    Jeff Lemire (Trillium, Teen Titans: Earth One)

    J.H. Williams (Sandman: Overture)

    Neil Gaiman (Sandman: Overture)

    Emma Rios (Pretty Deadly)

    Kelly Sue Deconnick (Pretty Deadly, Captain Marvel)

    Honorable Mentions(Comics)

    Stumptown Vol. 3

    Lazarus

    Revival

    Walking Dead

    Outcast

    The Massive

    Federal Bureau of Physics

    Arkham Manor

    Life After

    God is Dead

    Low

    Velvet

    Wicked + Divine

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    TheOriginalGManTheOriginalGMan Posts: 1,763
    shaneb said:


    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014)

    Afterlife With Archie

    I think that started in 2013, no?
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    bralinatorbralinator Posts: 5,967
    Adam_Murdough said:



    To participate, submit your ballot via e-mail to bestof@comicgeekspeak.com by 11:59 pm (EST), Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. 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!

    Just wanted to remind folks to email their picks...

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    SolitaireRoseSolitaireRose Posts: 1,445
    TheOriginalGMan said:

    shaneb said:


    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014)

    Afterlife With Archie

    I think that started in 2013, no?
    Yep. It don't qualify.

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    mguy1977mguy1977 Posts: 801
    edited January 2015
    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2014) Velvet (Velvet)
    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014) Boss (Southern Bastards)
    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014) She-Hulk
    BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014) Superman Unchained
    BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT The end of Southern Bastards #1
    BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series) Fables Vol. 20 Camelot tpb
    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT Southern Bastards
    BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2014) Saga
    BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION) Blacksad Amarillo HC
    BEST WRITER Ed Brubaker (Velvet & Fatale)
    BEST ARTIST Sean Phillips (Fatale)
    BEST WRITER/ARTIST Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo Senso)
    BEST INKER Jason Latour (Southern Bastards)
    BEST COLOR ARTIST Elizabeth Breitweiser (Velvet)
    BEST LETTERER Todd Klein (Fables)
    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014 Marguerite Bennett (Lois Lane one-shot)

    Matthew
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    Mr. GlassMr. Glass Posts: 1
    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2014)
    Captain Duke McQueen (Starlight Image Comics)

    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014)
    Coach Euless Boss (Southern Bastards Image Comics)

    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014)
    C.O.W.L. Image Comics

    BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014)
    Starlight Image Comics

    BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT
    The beating of Earl Tubb by Coach Boss in Southern Bastards #4

    BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)
    Multiversity DC Comics

    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
    The Fuse Image Comics

    BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2014)
    Saga Image Comics

    BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)
    Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream Locust Moon

    BEST WRITER
    Rick Remender Deadly Class, Black Science, Uncanny Avengers, Captain America

    BEST ARTIST
    Mike Del Mundo Elektra Marvel Comics

    BEST WRITER/ARTIST
    David Lapham Stray Bullets Image Comics

    BEST INKER
    Danny Miki Batman DC Comics

    BEST COLOR ARTIST
    Elizabeth Breitweiser The Fade Out Image Comics

    BEST LETTERER
    Jared K. Fletcher Southern Bastards Image Comics

    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014
    Tom King Grayson DC Comics
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    JaceTheComicSourceJaceTheComicSource Posts: 140
    edited February 2015
    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM
    Asa Stonethrow - Rise of the Magi TopCow

    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM
    The Armor Hunters - Armor Hunters event Valiant

    BEST NEW COMIC
    Rise of the Magi - TopCow Honorable mentions - C.O.W.L, Moon Knight

    BEST LIMITED SERIES
    A Voice in the Dark - TopCow

    BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT
    Cabin blows up at end of Clone #15 - Image Skybound

    BEST STORYLINE
    Batman Eternal

    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
    Letter 44 - Oni Press Honorable Mention - A Voice In The Dark - TopCow

    BEST ONGOING COMIC
    Clone - Image Skybound Honorable Mention - Lazarus - Image

    BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM
    Spider-Man Family Business

    BEST WRITER
    Charles Soule - Letter 44, Red Lanterns, She-Hulk, Death of Wolverine, Swamp Thing, Thunderbolts, Inhuman, Superman/Wonder Woman

    BEST ARTIST
    Mikel Janin - Grayson

    BEST WRITER/ARTIST
    Jeremy Dale - Skyward

    BEST INKER
    Richard Friend - Forever Evil, Wonder Woman

    BEST COLOR ARTIST
    Marcelo Maiolo - Green Lantern Corps Honorable Mention - Jordie Bellaire - Moon Knight

    BEST LETTERER
    Troy Petteri - CO.W.L.

    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014
    G. Willow Wilson - Ms. Marvel Honorable Mention - Babs Tar - Batgirl

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    ChrisMurrinChrisMurrin Posts: 256
    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2014) Ms. Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Marvel

    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014) Tom Ferris, Dry Spell, Action Lab

    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014) Copperhead, Image

    BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014) Stray Bullets: Killers, Image

    BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT The nature of the enemies revealed in The Walking Dead 132, Image

    BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series) American Wasteland, Archer & Armstrong, Valiant

    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT Copperhead, Image

    BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2014) Daredevil, Marvel

    BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION) Athena Voltaire Compendium, Dark Horse

    BEST WRITER Mark Waid, Daredevil, Marvel and others

    BEST ARTIST Pere Perez, Archer & Armstrong, Valiant

    BEST WRITER/ARTIST Steve Bryant, Athena Voltaire Compendium, Dark Horse

    BEST INKER Butch Guice, Winterworld, IDW

    BEST COLOR ARTIST Trish Mulvihill, Brother Lono (and others), DC

    BEST LETTERER Todd Klein, Fables, DC

    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014 Kelly Sue DeConnick, Captain Marvel, Pretty Deadly, Bitch Planet, and others
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    ilgogailgoga Posts: 2
    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2014)
    Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel
    Runner up: Thor

    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014)
    The Cabal (Team, New Avengers)
    Runner up: Superior Iron-Man

    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014)
    The Fade Out (Image)
    Runner up: Wytches, Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta

    BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014)
    The Wake (Vertigo)
    Runner up: Trillium, Royals

    BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)
    Batman - Zero Year (DC)
    Runner up: New Avengers - A Perfect World

    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
    Kinski (Gabriel Hardman, monkeybrain)
    Runner up: Bitch Planet

    BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2014)
    Lazarus (Image)
    Runner up: Batman, New Avengers, Manhattan Projects

    BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)
    Moon Knight vol. 1 (Marvel)

    BEST WRITER
    Jonathan Hickman (The Manhattan Projects, East of West, New Avengers)
    Runner up: Scott Snyder, Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker

    BEST ARTIST
    Frazer Irving (Annihilator)
    Runner up: Sean Phillips, Mike Allred

    BEST WRITER/ARTIST
    Jeff Lumire (Trillium)

    BEST COLOR ARTIST
    Jordie Bellaire (Manhattan Projects, Zero, Moon Night)

    BEST LETTERER
    Clayton Cowles (Black Widow, Zero, Bitch Planet)
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    TheOriginalGManTheOriginalGMan Posts: 1,763
    ilgoga said:


    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014)
    The Cabal (Team, New Avengers)
    Runner up: Superior Iron-Man

    Ooooo ... both of those are good picks.

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    bralinatorbralinator Posts: 5,967
    edited January 2015
    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM =
    Silk, from Amazing Spider-Man #4

    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM =
    Superior Foes of Spider-Man

    BEST NEW COMIC =
    The Wicked + The Divine

    BEST LIMITED SERIES =
    Multiversity

    BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT =
    The climax of Superior Spider-Man, Otto Octavious learns a lesson on power & responsibility

    BEST STORYLINE =
    The "Blue File" She-Hulk

    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT =
    'Seconds' by Bryan Lee O’Malley

    BEST ONGOING COMIC =
    Southern Bastards

    BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM =
    (tie) Andre the Giant: Life & Legend by Box Brown / Hip Hop Family Tree (Book 2)

    BEST WRITER =
    Jason Aaron

    BEST ARTIST =
    Evan "Doc" Shaner

    BEST WRITER/ARTIST =
    Jeff Lemire (see 'Trillium')

    BEST INKER =
    Wade Von Grawbadger

    BEST COLOR ARTIST =
    Laura Allred

    BEST LETTERER =
    Todd Klein

    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014 =
    Tradd Moore (All-New Ghost Rider)

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    LibraryBoyLibraryBoy Posts: 1,803
    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2014) - Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan)

    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014) - The yetis from Lumberjanes #4

    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014) - Lumberjanes

    BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014) - Star Trek: Harlan Ellison's City on the Edge of Forever

    BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT - Norman Osborn realizes the original Spider-Man has returned, Superior Spider-Man #31

    BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series) - "The Good Old Days", She-Hulk #s 8-10 (Steve Rogers on trial, She-Hulk for the defense, Matt Murdock for the prosecution)

    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT - Afterlife with Archie

    BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2014) - Silver Surfer

    BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION) - Afterlife With Archie Vol. 1

    BEST WRITER - Dan Slott

    BEST ARTIST - Andrea Sorrentino (Green Arrow)

    BEST WRITER/ARTIST - Box Brown, Andre the Giant: Life & Legend

    BEST COLOR ARTIST - Jordie Bellaire

    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014 - Evan "Doc" Shaner, artist on Dynamite's Flash Gordon
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    TheOriginalGManTheOriginalGMan Posts: 1,763
    bralinator said:


    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM =
    Superior Foes of Spider-Man

    They are soooooo 2013.

    :-)

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    penn2kpenn2k Posts: 30
    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2014): The Falcon as Captain America
    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014): The Furies ( Earth 2, Earth 2: World’s End )
    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014): The Multiversity
    BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014): Superman Unchained
    BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT: Superman ‘jokerized’ at end of Batman #35
    BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series): Gothtopia ( Batman books )
    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT: Iron Fist, The Living Weapon
    BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2014): Daredevil
    BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION): Thanos, The Infinity Revelation
    BEST WRITER: Charles Soule ( She-Hulk )
    BEST ARTIST: Phil Noto ( Black Widow )
    BEST WRITER/ARTIST: Walter Simonson ( Ragnarok )
    BEST INKER: Wade Von Grawbadger ( All-New Captain America )
    BEST COLOR ARTIST: FCO Plascencia ( Batman – Year Zero )
    BEST LETTERER: Troy Peteri, C.O.W.L.
    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014: Kaare Andrews ( Iron Fist, The Living Weapon )
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    i_am_scifii_am_scifi Posts: 784
    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2014): Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan is, quite simply, a breath of fresh air. Her youthful exuberance makes each and every appearance she has a joy to read.)

    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014): The Inheritors (while Morlun is not new, his family is. And Spider-Verse has made them a threat to be reckoned with)

    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014): Ms. Marvel. See above.

    BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014): Edge of Spider-verse (Marvel gathered together some of the best talents in comics today to present us with their take on the Spider-Man character. And, excluding issue 4, it worked beautifully. David Hine, Jason Latour, Dustin Weaver, and Gerard Way, all on one mini? Magic.)

    BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT: The reveal of Old Nick Fury in Original Sin #4 (I've been reading this via the Marvel Unlimited App, and I can safely say that this is a retcon I look forward to being completely explained.)

    BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series): The Great Society vs. The New Avengers - New Avengers Vol 3, issues 16.NOW-21 (It's the closest we'll ever come to Hickman's Avengers versus the JLA. And this JLA analog was written better than New 52's Justice League.)

    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT: Spider-Man 2099 (I am painfully uninitiated with Spider-Man 2099, but I was surprised by just how much I love the new comic. And Peter David is terrific, as usual.)

    BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2014): Avengers/New Avengers (I need to put them together, because you can't have one without the other. And this year has made that even more apparent.)

    Runner Up: Chew

    BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION): Attack on Titan, Volume 12 (a turning point for the series, which layered a new level of political intrigue along with the science fiction element of the series.)

    Runner Up: Ms. Marvel, Vol 1

    BEST WRITER: Dan Slott (Superior Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man, Spiderverse, Silver Surfer...I think that all speaks for itself. What a year, man.)
    Runner Up: Jonathan Hickman

    BEST ARTIST: Chip Zdarsky (Sex Criminals. So good. So so good.)
    Runner Up:

    BEST WRITER/ARTIST: Jeremy Dale (Skyward, for obvious reasons. RIP Jeremy.)

    BEST INKER: David Marquez (Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man had to be on my list in some fashion, and here's as good a place to put it as any. Marquez inks himself, and does it flawlessly. One of the better drawn comics on the stands.)

    Runner Up: Wade Von Grawbadger (All-New X-Men)

    BEST COLOR ARTIST: Fiona Staples (Saga; most people go right to the art of Saga, but it's the coloring that makes it so damn gorgeous for me. And Fiona colors herself excellent.)

    BEST LETTERER: Todd Klein (Fables. Fables is regularly the best lettered comic in comics today.)

    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014: G. Willow Wilson (talk about a breakout year. Ms. Marvel is one of the biggest sleeper hits at Marvel, and now in 2015, she has X-Men (both the current book and a new one on the way), AND she was part of the Marvel Retreat, meaning there's a lot more to come form her!)

    Runner Up: Babs Tarr
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    compsolutcompsolut Posts: 150
    edited January 2015
    Noticing that there is one name not appearing on breakthrough talent that I think warrants noting (and I will be casting my vote for): James Tynion IV (Batman, Batman: Eternal, The Woods, Memetic). Everything he has touched jumps to the top of my stack, and not because I notice his name, but because I can't wait for the next issues of the books he is on. It took me until mid-August to put his name and these books all together. Just my humble opinion.
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    deadpooldeadpool Posts: 56
    Been a weird year for me and comics ... took some time off to focus in other areas then scramble back ...


    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2014)
    Dawn Greenwood (Silver Surfers Companion )

    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014)
    General Gumm (Batman 66 and the Green Hornet )

    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014)
    Moon Knight

    BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014)
    Starlight (image)

    BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT
    He-man and the masters of the universe #11 (King Randor Revealed to be King Hss in disguise )

    BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)
    Batman Year Zero

    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
    Afterlife with Archie


    BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2014)
    Batman

    BEST WRITER
    Tom Taylor

    BEST ARTIST
    Greg Capullo (Batman and Greg Capullo Action Figure design Series )

    BEST WRITER/ARTIST
    Jason Latour (not for combined on one title, but his writing and pencil skills across the board )

    BEST INKER
    Tristain Jones (on his own art)


    BEST COLOR ARTIST
    Val Staples (multiple)

    BEST LETTERER
    Wes Abbot

    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014
    Ralph Garman (writer of Batman 66 meets Green Hornet )
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    luckymustardluckymustard Posts: 927
    deadpool said:

    Been a weird year for me and comics ... took some time off to focus in other areas then scramble back ...

    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014)
    General Gumm (Batman 66 and the Green Hornet )

    ...

    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014
    Ralph Garman (writer of Batman 66 meets Green Hornet )

    Weird year when these two happen... yes! And I agree with them at least getting nominated. What a value the book was as I heard it usually a couple weeks after reading it, being "read aloud", voice-acted really, with crazy impersonations by the writers themselves!
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    deadpooldeadpool Posts: 56
    luckymustard said:



    Weird year when these two happen... yes! And I agree with them at least getting nominated. What a value the book was as I heard it usually a couple weeks after reading it, being "read aloud", voice-acted really, with crazy impersonations by the writers themselves!

    So true ! i completely forgot about Garman doing a pitch perfect Adam west in his read aloud podcast ... just adds to his talent in comics and we why DC should give him a Batman 66 book
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    luckymustardluckymustard Posts: 927
    And Robin/Burt Ward! And many others.
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    luckymustardluckymustard Posts: 927
    Just submitted!

    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014)
    General Gumm (Batman 66 and the Green Hornet)

    BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014)
    Multiversity

    BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT
    Marvel-like characters/teams in DC's Multiversity

    BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)
    Batman Zero Year

    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT
    The Life After

    BEST WRITER
    Scott Snyder (Batman)

    BEST ARTIST
    Frank Quitely (Multiversity, Jupiter's Legacy)

    BEST WRITER/ARTIST
    Jeff Lemire (Trillium)

    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014
    Ralph Garman (writer (co-writer with Kevin Smith, but Smith has said that Garman was the real writer) of Batman 66 and the Green Hornet)
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    Thor_ElThor_El Posts: 136
    I had sent my votes in on Thursday...

    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2014) -- John Aman, the Amazing Man (Gallant Comics interpretation).

    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014) -- The Angels of Heven (THOR & LOKI: THE TENTH REALM).

    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014) -- Walt Simonson's RAGNARÖK

    BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014) -- (no vote)

    BEST CLIFFHANGER / MOMENT -- Thor calls down the Thunder in Heven (THOR & LOKI: THE TENTH REALM)

    BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series) -- (no vote)

    BEST SLEEPER / SURPRISE HIT -- VELVET (Image Comics)

    BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2014) -- TRANSFORMERS: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

    BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION) -- ANNIHILATION OMNIBUS

    BEST WRITER -- Kurt Busiek

    BEST ARTIST -- Walt Simonson

    BEST WRITER / ARTIST -- Walt Simonson

    BEST INKER -- Jake Isenberg

    BEST COLOR ARTIST -- Laura Martin

    BEST LETTERER -- John Workman

    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014 -- (no vote)
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    KurtKurt Posts: 2
    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2014) Dawn Greenwood (Silver Surfers Companion)
    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014) Boss (Southern Bastards)
    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014) Silver Surfer
    BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014) Starlight (Image)
    BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT The reveal of Old Nick Fury in Original Sin #4
    BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series) Spider-verse
    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT Spider-Gwen
    BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2014) Hawkeye
    BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION) Bryan Lee O’Malley (Seconds)
    BEST WRITER Matt Fraction (Hawkeye, Sex Criminals)
    BEST ARTIST Greg Capullo (Batman)
    BEST WRITER/ARTIST Terry Moore (Rachel Rising)
    BEST INKER Wade Von Grawbadger (All-New X-Men)
    BEST COLOR ARTIST Jordie Bellaire (Manhattan Projects, Zero, Moon Night)
    BEST LETTERER Jared K. Fletcher (Southern Bastards)
    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014 Charles Soule (Letter 44, Red Lanterns, Superman Wonder Woman, She-Hulk, Inhumans, Death of Wolverine, Swamp Thing, etc.)
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    David_DDavid_D Posts: 3,881
    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2014)

    Kamala Khan, Ms. Marvel

    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014)

    The Boss, Southern Bastards

    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014)

    Copperhead, Image Comics

    BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014)

    Red Team, Dynamite

    (I love Multiversity, but the last issue hasn't shipped, so that won't be eligible until next year)

    BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT

    The zombies do something very surprising, Walking Dead #130

    BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series)

    Saga Volume 4

    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT

    The new volume of Secret Avengers

    BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2014)

    Saga

    BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION)

    Stray Bullets Uber Alles Edition

    BEST WRITER

    Brian K. Vaughan

    BEST ARTIST

    Sean Phillips

    BEST WRITER/ARTIST

    David Lapham

    BEST INKER

    I just don't think I can discern the inking well enough to vote for this

    BEST COLOR ARTIST

    Jordie Bellaire

    BEST LETTERER

    Rus Wooten

    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014

    G. Willow Wilson
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    fredzillafredzilla Posts: 2,131
    Been putting this off and then just remembered...

    BEST NEW HERO or HERO TEAM (debut in 2014):
    Dawn Greenwood (Silver Surfer)

    BEST NEW VILLAIN or VILLAIN TEAM (debut in 2014):
    Boss (Southern Bastards)

    BEST NEW COMIC (first issue shipped in 2014):
    The Multiversity

    BEST LIMITED SERIES (last issue shipped in 2014):
    N/A

    BEST CLIFFHANGER/MOMENT:
    Daredevil #11

    BEST STORYLINE (within a series or across multiple series):
    Spiderverse

    BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT:
    Silver Surfer

    BEST ONGOING COMIC (need not have begun publication in 2014):
    Grayson

    BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM (OGN or COLLECTION):
    Boxers and Saints

    BEST WRITER:
    Dan Slott (Spider-Man and Silver Surfer!)

    BEST ARTIST:
    Skottie Young (Rocket Raccoon)

    BEST WRITER/ARTIST:
    Dave Wachter (Guns of Shadow Valley)

    BEST INKER:
    N/A

    BEST COLOR ARTIST:
    Hi-Fi Color/Brian Miller

    BEST LETTERER:
    N/A

    BREAKTHROUGH TALENT OF 2014:
    Skottie Young (Rocket Raccoon)
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