Best comic books of 2023: Creators, moments, and more
It's that time of year when the best-of-the-year lists are piling in, but you know you can trust the AIPT Comics podcast as we are recapping the week in news and comics every single week! In fact, as of this recording, we've published 52 podcasts this year! Listen below and find out what cut is the best of the year, including some fun categories!
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Show Notes
BEST COMIC BOOKS OF 2023
Best Single Issue
Nathan: Batman: City of Madness #1 (Christian Ward)
Dave: Batman: City of Madness #1 (Christian Ward)
Best Graphic Novel
Dave: I Am Stan by Tom Scioli
Nathan: Danger and Other Unknown Risks (Ryan North, Erica Henderson)
Best Writer
Nathan: Kelly Thompson (The Cull, Birds of Prey, Black Cloak)
Dave: Tom King (Wonder Woman, Danger Street, Animal Pound, Gotham City Year One, Human Target, Batman Brave and the Bold)
Best Artist
Nathan: Peach Momoko (A zillion covers this year, Star Wars Visions, Extreme Venomverse, Demon War)
Dave: Stevan Subic (The Riddler: Year One)
Best Series
Dave: Danger Street (Tom King, Jorge Fornes)
Nathan: Fantastic Four (Ryan North, Iban Coello, Ivan Fiorelli)
Best Anthology
Nathan: Xino (Various)
Dave: Batman: Brave and the Bold (Various!)
Best Letterer
Nathan: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Dave: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (Literally everything he does)
Best Colors
Nathan: Tamra Bonvillain (World’s Finest, Batman, Fire & Ice, DC Pride, Animal Pound)
Dave: Jordie Bellaire (BoP, World’s Finest Teen Titans, Phantom Road, Assassin's Apprentice W0rldtr33)
Best Comics film or TV?
Dave: Guardians of the Galaxy 3
Nathan: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Comics Event?
Dave: Fall of X (Children of the Atom, Alpha Flight, Uncanny Avengers, Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant, Jean Grey)
Nathan: Knight Terrors
Wild card options:
Most improbable survival
Nathan: Everyone - DCeased: War of the Undead Gods
Dave: Daredevil
Most gruesome death
Dave: The X-Men at the Hellfire Gala
Nathan: The X-Men at the Hellfire Gala
Favorite couple
Nathan: Iceman and Romeo
Dave: The couple in Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto (Yuta and Eri)
Best Reboot/Relaunch
Dave: Clobberin’ Time - Steve Skroce
Nathan: Hawkgirl, Alan Scott
Best Newcomer
Dave: DSTLRY
Nathan: Iman Vellani
Biggest Surprise
Spider-Man Reign 2 Announced
Tom Brevoort named X-Men editor