Best of 2024: Comics, creators, and more
This week, we forego the usual news recaps to give you our best comic books of 2023 lists. We unpack the best writers, artists, series, anthologies, and so much more! That includes silly categories like biggest stinker, best couple, and the like!
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Show Notes
Scroll down to see all our winners, but be sure to tune in to hear why we loved them all!
Best Single Issue
Nathan: Doom #1 (Sanford Greene, Jonathan Hickman)
Dave: Ultimates #1 (Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri)
Best Graphic Novel
Dave: Cormac McCarthy's The Road, adapted by Manu Larcenet (Abrams ComicArts, 2024)
Nathan: Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story (Nicole Maines, Rye Hickman)
Best Writer
Nathan: Ram V (The New Gods, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The One Hand, Rare Flavours, Dawnrunner, etc.)
Dave: Deniz Camp (Ultimates)
Best Artist
Nathan: Dan Mora (Power Rangers Prime, Absolute Power, Justice League Unlimited, DC All-In)
Dave: Nick Dragotta (Absolute Batman)
Best Series
Dave: The One Hand/The Six Fingers (special recognition: The Ultimates)
Nathan: Ultimate Spider-Man (special recognition: I Heart Skull-Crusher!)
Best Anthology
Nathan: Swan Songs (W. Maxwell Prince)
Dave: Cruel Universe
Best Letterer
Nathan: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Dave: Lucas Gattoni (Somna, Blue Beetle)
Best Colors
Nathan: Jordie Bellaire
Dave: Mat Lopes (Batman and Robin: Year One, Helen of Wyndhorn)
Best Comics film or TV?
Dave: The Penguin
Nathan: My Adventures with Superman
Best Comics Event?
Dave: Absolute Power
Nathan: Blood Hunt
Best Horror
Dave: Into the Unbeing Part 1
Nathan: Creature from the Black Lagoon
Wild card options:
Biggest Stinker
Nathan: Jeff!
Dave: Etienne, from the Power Fantasy
Most gruesome death
Dave: Spider-Man in 8 Deaths of Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #61)
Nathan: SAME
Best couple
Nathan: Peter Parker and Mary Jane
Dave: Steve Trevor and Wonder Woman
Best Reboot/Relaunch
Dave: Absolute Wonder Woman
Nathan: Absolute Batman
Best Plot Twist
Dave: Aliens vs. Avengers (2024) #1 (The face-hugger becomes the spider on Miles’ suit after the Venom symbiote bonds with it)
Nathan: Batman: City of Madness #3 (The Joker’s true identity)
Most Anticipated Series of Next Year
Dave: Absolute Martian Manhunter
Nathan: SAME