Podcast Special: “Best of 2011!”
In our first ever awards show (and longest podcast ever!) we take a look at the books and creators that made 2011 a great year to be a comics fan!
Click through to see the nominees!
And here are the nominees!
Best New Series
Animal Man – Jeff Lemire, Travel Foreman
Batman – Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo
Daredevil – Mark Waid, Marcos Martin, Paolo Rivera
I, Vampire – Joshua Hale Fialkov, Andrea Sorrentino
Punisher – Greg Rucka, Marco Checchetto
Rachel Rising – Terry Moore
Swamp Thing – Scott Snyder, Yanick Paquette
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man – Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli
Wolverine and the X-Men – Jason Aaron, Chris Bachalo
Wonder Woman – Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang
Best Reprint
Blackjacked and Pistol-Whipped: Crime Does Not Pay – Charles Biro, Bob Wood
Captain Easy 2: 1936-1937 – Roy Crane
The Death-Ray – Daniel Clowes
Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes – Carl Barks
Hark! A Vagrant – Kate Beaton
Manara Library 1: Indian Summer and Other Stories – Hugo Pratt, Milo Manara
Milk and Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad HC – Evan Dorkin
Pogo 1: Through the Wild Blue Wonder – Walt Kelly
Tank Tankuro – Gajo Sakamoto
X-Statix Omnibus – Peter Milligan, Mike Allred, Darwyn Cooke
Best Artist
Travel Foreman – Animal Man
Francisco Francavilla – Black Panther, Detective Comics
R. M. Guera – Scalped
Marcos Martin -Daredevil
Tradd Moore – The Strange Talent of Luther Strode
Jerome Opena – Uncanny X-Force
Ramón Pérez- Tale of Sand
Nate Simpson – Nonplayer
Craig Thompson – Habibi
J. H. Williams III – Batwoman, Detective Comics
Best Mini-Series
Axe Cop 2: Bad Guy Earth – Malachai Nicolle, Ethan Nicolle
Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes – Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman
Criminal: The Last of the Innocent – Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips
Key of Z – Claudio Sanchez, Chondra Echert, Aaron Kuder
The Rinse – Gary Phillips, Marc Laming
Severed – Scott Snyder, Scott Tuft, Attila Futaki
Spaceman – Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso
The Strange Talent of Luther Strode – Justin Jordan, Tradd Moore
Who is Jake Ellis? – Nathan Edmondson, Tonci Zonjic
Witch Doctor – Brandon Seifert, Lukas Ketner
Best for Kids
Amulet 4: The Last Council – Kazu Kibuishi
Anya’s Ghost – Vera Brosgol
Bad Island – Doug TenNapel
Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes – Carl Barks
Princeless – Jeremy Whitley, M. Goodwin
Rust 1: Victor in the Field – Royden Lepp
Sidekicks – Dan Santat
Snarked – Roger Langridge
Super Dinosaur – Robert Kirkman, Jason Howard
Three Thieves – Scott Chantler
Zita the Space Girl – Ben Hatke
Best Single Issue
Bowman #1 – Pat Aulisio
Boys #59 – Garth Ennis, Russ Braun
Daredevil #7 – Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera
Fantastic Four #600 – Jonathan Hickman, Steve Epting, Carmine di Giandomenico, Leinil Yu, Farel Dalrymple
Ganges #4 – Kevin Huizenga
Nonplayer #1 – Nate Simpson
Optic Nerve #12 – Adrian Tomine
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1 – Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli
Uncanny X-Force #18 – Rick Remender, Jerome Opena
Who is Jake Ellis? #1 – Nathan Edmondson, Tonci Zonjic
Best Writer
Jason Aaron – Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine, Scalped, Wolverine, Wolverine and the X-Men, X-Men Schism
Brian Azzarello – Flashpoint Batman Knight of Vengeance, Spaceman, Wonder Woman
Ed Brubaker – Captain America, Criminal, Incognito
Jonathan Hickman – Fantastic Four, FF, Red Wing, Secret Warriors, S.H.I.E.L.D.
Joe Hill – The Cape, Locke & Key
Robert Kirkman – The Infinite, Invincible, Super Dinosaur, The Walking Dead
Jeff Lemire – Animal Man, Frankenstein Agent of SHADE, Superboy, Sweet Tooth
Rick Remender – Fear Agent, Secret Avengers, Uncanny X-Force, Venom
Scott Snyder – American Vampire, Batman, Detective Comics, Severed, Swamp Thing
Nick Spencer – Iron Man 2.0, Morning Glories, THUNDER Agents, Ultimate Comics X-Men
Best Ongoing Series
Fantastic Four/FF – Jonathan Hickman, Steve Epting
Gladstone’s School for World Conquerors – Mark Andrew Smith, Armand Villavert
Invincible – Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley
Morning Glories – Nick Spencer, Joe Eisma
Scalped – Jason Aaron, R. M. Guera
The Sixth Gun – Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt
Sweet Tooth – Jeff Lemire
Ultimate Spider-Man – Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli
Uncanny X-Force – Rick Remender, Jerome Opena, Mark Brooks, Billy Tan
The Walking Dead – Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard
Best Graphic Novel
The Cabbie 1 – Marti
The Forming 1 – Jesse Moynihan
Green River Killer: A True Detective Story – Jeff Jensen, Jonathan Case
Habibi – Craig Thompson
Infinite Kung Fu – Kagan McLeod
Old City Blues – Giannis Milonogiannis
Pinocchio – Winshluss
Prison Pit 3 – Johnny Ryan
Tale of Sand – Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Ramón Pérez
Troop 142 – Mike Dawson
Who won?! You’ll have to listen to the podcast to find out!
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