Our favorite comics of 2006
Jason Michael
of best comics to rec.arts.comics.misc, which I enjoyed. With the
seeming demise of the Squiddies I thought I would take the opportunity
to run the same categories from that poll in the comics groups and see
what the concensus is for the best books from last year. I'll run this
until Jan. 11, 2007 at 12:01 EST. All votes posted to the groups (or to
my e-mail address below if you prefer) by that time will be tabulated,
and I'll try to run the results by the end of that weekend. With any
luck this will be fun.
You don't have to vote in every category, just the ones you wish:
Favorite Artist category:
Favorite Writer category:
Favorite Writer-artist team category:
Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
Favorite character:
Favorite comic team:
Favorite Graphic Novel:
Favorite Usenetter:
Jason
jason michael @ canada . com
Jason Michael
>
> Favorite Artist category:
>
Darwyn Cooke
> Favorite Writer category:
>
Grant Morrison
>
> Favorite Writer-artist team category:
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Bob Burden & Rick Geary (Gumby # 1)
>
> Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
>
Doctor Srange: The Oath
> Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
>
Batman (I'm really enjoying Grant Morrison's take on the character. )
> Favorite character:
>
Dr. Thirteen (Brian Azzarello's treatment of Terry Thirteen in the
back-up strip to Tales of the Unexpected is brilliant. This arc should
be collected on it's own when it's completed. )
> Favorite comic team:
>
Hero Brigade (Boom! Studios)
>
> Favorite Graphic Novel:
>
Ode To Kirihito by Osamu Tezuka
Denny Colt
> Favorite Artist category:
>
Bryan Hitch
>
> Favorite Writer category:
>
Kurt Busiek
>
> Favorite Writer-artist team category:
>
Morrison & Quitely (All Star Supes)
>
> Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
>
>
> Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
>
>
> Favorite character:
>
Black Adam (52)
>
> Favorite comic team:
>
Secret Six
>
> Favorite Graphic Novel:
>
Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis vol. 1
>
> Favorite Usenetter:
>
My main man, Marty Phipps!! Nah, it would have to be Code This. He
really knew how to rile folks up. What a showman!
The Black Guardian
> Last year someone posted the results from the 1988 rec.arts.comics poll
> of best comics to rec.arts.comics.misc, which I enjoyed. With the
> seeming demise of the Squiddies I thought I would take the opportunity
> to run the same categories from that poll in the comics groups and see
> what the concensus is for the best books from last year. I'll run this
> until Jan. 11, 2007 at 12:01 EST. All votes posted to the groups (or to
> my e-mail address below if you prefer) by that time will be tabulated,
> and I'll try to run the results by the end of that weekend. With any
> luck this will be fun.
> You don't have to vote in every category, just the ones you wish:
>
> Favorite Artist category:
Paco Medina
> Favorite Writer category:
Craig Kyle/Chris Yost (they write as a team; it was such a tough call
that I literally had to flip a coin; sadly, Brian K Vaughn lost the
toss)
> Favorite Writer-artist team category:
Brian K Vaughn/Adrian Alphona
> Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
DR. STRANGE: THE OATH
> Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
NEW X-MEN (it was such a tough call that I literally had to flip a
coin; sadly, RUNAWAYS lost the toss)
> Favorite character:
Bruiser aka Molly Hayes
> Favorite comic team:
New X-Men (it was such a tough call that I literally had to flip a
coin; sadly, Runaways lost the toss)
> Favorite Graphic Novel:
N/A (haven't read a graphic novel in... um... 20 years?)
> Favorite Usenetter:
Really don't think I have a favourite. There's a whole troop of people
whose posts I try to read. I don't even feel comfortable listing them,
because I'd probably leave someone out.
TheWatcherUatu
for the heck of it (I'm at work, it's the day after New Year's, and I'm
bored).
Jason Michael wrote:
>
> Favorite Artist category:
>
Right now? Daniel Acuna.
> Favorite Writer category:
>
Jim Starlin
> Favorite Writer-artist team category:
>
Millar and Hitch
> Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
>
Mystery in Space
Runner-up: Annihilation
> Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
>
52. It has had its ups and downs, but I've been reading it
consistently, and that's worth something. I'm sure there are better
books out there, but I haven't been reading them.
> Favorite character:
>
Toss-up between Thanos and Uncle Sam.
> Favorite comic team:
>
I'm going to go along with the guy who said Hero Brigade, though for
some reason Shadowpact has been growing on me, especially after last
issue's Ragman spotlight. There's almost no reason that Shadowpact
should work, but Willingham is finally ironing out some of the
unevenness and I'm enjoying it more.
> Favorite Graphic Novel:
>
n/a - Don't think I've read any new ones this year.
> Favorite Usenetter:
>
Don't have any. Generally speaking, at any given moment my favorite
person is whoever happens to agree with me.
jgb
mimf
> You don't have to vote in every category, just the ones you wish:
>
> Favorite Artist category:
Don't really have one for 2006.
> Favorite Writer category:
Peter Allen David on X-Factor
(closely followed by Dan Slott on She-Hulk and The Thing)
> Favorite Writer-artist team category:
Brian K. Vaughan and his team on Runaways (usually Adrian Alphona pencils,
Craig Yeung inks, Christina Strain colorist)
> Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
Probably Son of M -- That's the one I was looking forward to the most at
the time it was coming out, though the ending was somewhat disappointing
-- seemed to be leading into something that was sidetracked by the
interminable Civil War.
> Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
X-Factor
> Favorite character:
Hard to say. Possibly Madrox.
> Favorite comic team:
X-Factor
> Favorite Graphic Novel:
Don't have one that didn't start out as separate issues.
> Favorite Usenetter:
Too many to list, and not all from comics forums.
spiznet
> You don't have to vote in every category, just the ones you wish:
>
> Favorite Artist category:
Jim Lee for All-Star Batman & Robin
>
>
> Favorite Writer category:
Frank Miller for ASBR
>
>
> Favorite Writer-artist team category:
Jim Lee/ Frank Miller for ASBR
>
>
> Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
Definitely ASBR
>
>
> Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
Astonishing X-Men
>
> Favorite character:
Black Canary, ASBR
>
> Favorite comic team:
Batman & Robin by Miller
>
> Favorite Graphic Novel:
Dark Knight Strikes Again and Again
>
> Favorite Usenetter:
sikkbones
Grey Wolf
wrote:
Thanks Jason!
I don't think I can just pick one! Here are my favorites:
>Favorite Artist category:
Mark Smiley (Artesia), Cliff Chiang (Tales of the Unexpected, various
other titles), Darwyn Cooke (The Spirit), and Khari Evans (Daughters
of the Dragon).
>Favorite Writer category:
Ed Brubaker (Captain America, Daredevil, Criminal), Justin Grey &
Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex), Dan Slott (She-Hulk).
>Favorite Writer-artist team category:
Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips (Criminal)
>Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
I liked Daughters of the Dragon, and am liking Civil War (even though
it's not over yet). I didn't pick up a whole lot of minis last year.
>Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
Captain America, Jonah Hex, Artesia (when it comes out!) She-Hulk
Runners Up: Local, American Virgin, Fables
David
Grey Wolf
wrote:
>> Favorite character:
>>
>
>Dr. Thirteen (Brian Azzarello's treatment of Terry Thirteen in the
>back-up strip to Tales of the Unexpected is brilliant. This arc should
>be collected on it's own when it's completed. )
I totally agree! I see that Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre #1-3 and
Tales/Unexpected #1-3 are being collected, so is there a chance that
Dr. 13 will get collected all on it's own? I sure hope so!
David
SyVyN11
"Jason Michael" <jwmi...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:1167770324....@s34g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Last year someone posted the results from the 1988 rec.arts.comics poll
> of best comics to rec.arts.comics.misc, which I enjoyed. With the
> seeming demise of the Squiddies I thought I would take the opportunity
> to run the same categories from that poll in the comics groups and see
> what the concensus is for the best books from last year. I'll run this
> until Jan. 11, 2007 at 12:01 EST. All votes posted to the groups (or to
> my e-mail address below if you prefer) by that time will be tabulated,
> and I'll try to run the results by the end of that weekend. With any
> luck this will be fun.
> You don't have to vote in every category, just the ones you wish:
>
> Favorite Artist category:
DC: Perze
>
>
> Favorite Writer category:
Marvel: PAD
DC: Geoff Johns
>
>
> Favorite Writer-artist team category:
Marvel: Whedon/Cassaday
DC: Morrison-Kubert
>
>
> Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
>
>
> Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
Marvel: Dr. Strange:The Oath
DC: Infinte Crisis
>
>
> Favorite character:
Marvel: Danny Rand/Captain America
DC: Batman/Black Adam
>
>
> Favorite comic team:
Marvel:X-factor
DC: Black Marvel Family
>
>
> Favorite Graphic Novel:
>
>
> Favorite Usenetter:
Worst Character
Marvel: Iron Man
DC: Firestorm/Flash
Worst comic team
Marvel: New Avengers
DC: New Shazam (Shazam and Marvel or whatever Winick is calling them)
Worst Writer:
Marvel (tie): JMS, Bendis, Millar (all three mail it in)
DC: (tie) Judd Winick, Stuart Moore, Bilson and DeMeo
Worst Artist:
Marvel: Malveev
DC: Ken Lashley
grinningdemon
wrote:
>Last year someone posted the results from the 1988 rec.arts.comics poll
>of best comics to rec.arts.comics.misc, which I enjoyed. With the
>seeming demise of the Squiddies I thought I would take the opportunity
>to run the same categories from that poll in the comics groups and see
>what the concensus is for the best books from last year. I'll run this
>until Jan. 11, 2007 at 12:01 EST. All votes posted to the groups (or to
>my e-mail address below if you prefer) by that time will be tabulated,
>and I'll try to run the results by the end of that weekend. With any
>luck this will be fun.
>You don't have to vote in every category, just the ones you wish:
>
>Favorite Artist category:
John Romita Jr.
>
>
>Favorite Writer category:
Geoff Johns
>
>
>Favorite Writer-artist team category:
Whedon/Cassaday
>
>
>Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
Toss-up between Batman & the Monster Men and Secret Six
>
>
>Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
Manhunter
>
>
>Favorite character:
Molly Hayes
>
>
>Favorite comic team:
Teen Titans
>
>
>Favorite Graphic Novel:
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall
>
>
>Favorite Usenetter:
As someone already said...whoever agrees with me.
Luke Hodgson
> Favorite Artist category:
Darwyn Cooke
> Favorite Writer category:
Paul Dini - Detective Comics
> Favorite Writer-artist team category:
Brian K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra - Y the Last Man
> Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
The Escapists - Brian K. Vaughn
> Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
Birds of Prey
> Favorite character:
Batman
> Favorite comic team:
Justice League of America
> Favorite Graphic Novel:
Hellblazer: Staring at the Wall - Mike Carey (trade paperback)
(What a pity Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Black Dossier
didn't come out in 2006)
> Favorite Usenetter:
Anyone who is polite and helpful! My fellow Australian Devlin Tay, for
instance.
EB
Jason Michael wrote:
> Last year someone posted the results from the 1988 rec.arts.comics poll
> of best comics to rec.arts.comics.misc, which I enjoyed. With the
> seeming demise of the Squiddies I thought I would take the opportunity
> to run the same categories from that poll in the comics groups and see
> what the concensus is for the best books from last year. I'll run this
> until Jan. 11, 2007 at 12:01 EST. All votes posted to the groups (or to
> my e-mail address below if you prefer) by that time will be tabulated,
> and I'll try to run the results by the end of that weekend. With any
> luck this will be fun.
> You don't have to vote in every category, just the ones you wish:
>
> Favorite Artist category:
>
> Favorite Writer category:
Jim Starlin
>
> Favorite Writer-artist team category:
>
>
> Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
Thanos:Epiphany
>
> Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
Amazing Spiderman
>
> Favorite character:
>
Hulk
> Favorite comic team:
Runaways
Christian Henriksson
<jwmi...@sympatico.ca> sayeth thus:
>Favorite Artist category:
Pia Guerra, Y-the Last Man
>Favorite Writer category:
Fabian Nicieza, Cable & Deadpool
>
>Favorite Writer-artist team category:
Vaughan/Alphona, Runaways
>Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
X-men: Deadly Genesis
>Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
Y-the Last Man
>Favorite character:
Ampersand from Y-tLM.
>Favorite comic team:
The Runaways kids.
>Favorite Graphic Novel:
If you mean an original GN, i.e. something that wasn't first published
as pamphlets, then sorry, I haven't read any.
Vic Vega
Favorite Artist category:
John Casaday, Astonishing X-Man
Favorite Writer category:
Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Daredevil
Favorite Writer-artist team category:
Warren Ellis and John Casaday, Planetary
Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
Astro City, The Dark Age
Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
Daredevil
Favorite character:
Captain America
Favorite comic team:
My favorite team books JLA, Avengers and the Legion of Super Heroes
have been kinda underperforming in so to my dismay Runaways is my
choice.
Favorite Graphic Novel:
Don't have a choice in the category, sorry.
Favorite Usenetter:
Badthingus. He seems to start more quality threads than anybody else
who's left here.
> Favorite Usenetter:
Nathan P. Mahney
"Jason Michael" <jwmi...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:1167770324....@s34g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
Frank Quitely, still doing great work on All-Star Superman
> Favorite Writer category:
Hmmm. Ed Brubaker, probably. Great work on Cap and Daredevil, good work
on X-Men. Hasn't turned in a bad book yet by my estimation.
> Favorite Writer-artist team category:
Warren Ellis/Stuart Immonen
> Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
Nextwave
> Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
Nothing really stands out, I must say. I want to say Conan, but that was
derailed with flashbacks and flashforwards and new writers. Both Batman
titles have been awesome, but only for the last 6 months or so. Cap and
Daredevil have been great. All-Star Superman had too few issues, as did
Nextwave.
Ah, who cares. Conan it is.
> Favorite character:
Conan
> Favorite comic team:
Nextwave
> Favorite Usenetter:
Haven't they renamed this thing the Paul O'Brien Award yet?
- Nathan P. Mahney -
http://www.thecomicnerd.com
Arnold
"Jason Michael" <jwmi...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:1167770324....@s34g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> of best comics to rec.arts.comics.misc, which I enjoyed. With the
> seeming demise of the Squiddies I thought I would take the opportunity
> to run the same categories from that poll in the comics groups and see
> what the concensus is for the best books from last year. I'll run this
> until Jan. 11, 2007 at 12:01 EST. All votes posted to the groups (or to
> my e-mail address below if you prefer) by that time will be tabulated,
> and I'll try to run the results by the end of that weekend. With any
> luck this will be fun.
> You don't have to vote in every category, just the ones you wish:
>
> Favorite Artist category:
Frank Quitely
> Favorite Writer category:
Joss Whedon/Grant Morrison
> Favorite Writer-artist team category:
Frank Quitely and Grant Morrison
> Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
All Star Superman
> Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
Astonishing X-Men
> Favorite character:
Spidey, by a hair over Superman.
> Favorite comic team:
The X-team in Astonishing X-Men.
> Favorite Usenetter:
Arnold Kim
it's an answer -and- a .sig line!
YKW '06
> news:1167770324....@s34g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> Last year someone posted the results from the 1988 rec.arts.comics poll
>> of best comics to rec.arts.comics.misc, which I enjoyed. With the
>> seeming demise of the Squiddies I thought I would take the opportunity
>> to run the same categories from that poll in the comics groups and see
>> what the concensus is for the best books from last year. I'll run this
>> until Jan. 11, 2007 at 12:01 EST. All votes posted to the groups (or to
>> my e-mail address below if you prefer) by that time will be tabulated,
>> and I'll try to run the results by the end of that weekend. With any
>> luck this will be fun.
>> You don't have to vote in every category, just the ones you wish:
>>
>> Favorite Artist category:
>
Alex Ross
>
>> Favorite Writer category:
>
Dan Slott
>
>> Favorite Writer-artist team category:
>
Matt Wagner
>
>> Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
>
Justice
>
>> Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
>
52 (what other book aside from Ult Spidey even =had= "more than 12
issues" in 2006?)
>
>> Favorite character:
>
Kitty Pryde
>
>> Favorite comic team:
>
Justice Society
>
>> Favorite Usenetter:
>
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Jason Michael wrote:
> Last year someone posted the results from the 1988 rec.arts.comics poll
> of best comics to rec.arts.comics.misc, which I enjoyed. With the
> seeming demise of the Squiddies I thought I would take the opportunity
> to run the same categories from that poll in the comics groups and see
> what the concensus is for the best books from last year. I'll run this
> until Jan. 11, 2007 at 12:01 EST. All votes posted to the groups (or to
> my e-mail address below if you prefer) by that time will be tabulated,
> and I'll try to run the results by the end of that weekend. With any
> luck this will be fun.
> You don't have to vote in every category, just the ones you wish:
>
> Favorite Artist category:
George Perez
>
>
> Favorite Writer category:
Bendis (USM, DD)
>
>
> Favorite Writer-artist team category:
Millar/Hitch or
Whedon/Cassaday
>
>
> Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
IC
>
>
> Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
USM
>
>
> Favorite character:
Ultimate Spiderman
>
>
> Favorite comic team:
Squadrom Supreme
>
>
> Favorite Graphic Novel:
>
>
> Favorite Usenetter:
Me
Lee K. Seitz
Jason Michael <jwmi...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>Favorite Artist category:
Tom Grummett
>Favorite Writer category:
Dan Slott
>Favorite Writer-artist team category:
Favorite Writer-artist:
Aaron Williams
>Favorite limited series, 12 or fewer issues:
I don't remember everything I bought last year.
>Favorite book, more than 12 issues:
PS 238 - it had less than 12 issues in 2006, but I assume you simply
meant this category for ongoing series.
>Favorite character:
She-Hulk
>Favorite comic team:
Exiles
>Favorite Graphic Novel:
>
>Favorite Usenetter:
--
lkseitz (Lee K. Seitz) .at. hiwaay @dot@ net
"I wish the world would listen more and be less intransigent."
-- Steve Spielberg on the making of _Munich_