Best Ongoing: The Sixth Gun by Bunn & Hurtt
I think this supernatural western is Bunn’s masterpiece; it’s his most cohesive work - a dense mystery populated by great characters. The series reached its conclusion this year, with 50 amazing issues under its gun belt.Nominees: Stray Bullets, American Monster, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Woman, Revival, East of West, Lazarus, Injection, Rachel Rising
This unsettling suburban tale is my comic of the year
Nominees: Sheriff of Babylon, House of Penance, Toil and Trouble, Karnak, Omega Men
I like how strange and literary it is. I liked the characters; I like the imagination and the black humor. I like that it pays homage to the past, but is still its own thing.
Nominees: Black Monday Murders, the Unbelievable Gwenpool, American Monster
Best Backup Story: Gwenpool in Howard the Duck (concluded in Jan 2016 issue)
Best Anthology Series/Book: Nothing impressed me here
Warren Ellis treads into Holmsian territory here, with a twisted tale that was not only a thrilling detective story laced with black humor, but it also revealed how all but one member of the team bonded - and how insidious the Injection has become.
Nominees: The Gwenpool /M.O.D.O.K story (Gwenpool #1-4), Spider-Woman’s pregnancy and birth (Spider-Woman #1-5) and the final showdown in the Sixth Gun
Best Event or Crossover: Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy by Dan Slott
Nominees: Spider-Women, Death of X/Inhumans vs. X-Men – I can’t really call this yet as 2 of these are still ongoing.
A tale of love, obsession and time travel: While I prefer Clowes art in glorious B&W (see David Boring), there are some brightly surreal images that catch the eye, and the story is an emotional powerhouse that has more layers than I expected (from what I thought would be a simple tale of revenge.) Jacob Brogan wrote a particularly insightful review… www.slate.com
Nominees: Equally as great… Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson and The Rattler by Jason McNamara and Greg Hinkle
The series is finally back in print and ready to be enjoyed by a whole new generation of comic fan.
Most Improved Series: Red Hood and the Outlaws
Best All-Ages series: Spider-Woman
It’s not specifically geared towards the kiddies and some of it might be too intense for younger, sensitive types. But for the most part I think this tale of an unlikely family unit has oodles of heart, humanity, humor and true heroism. The 4 “Hs” makes a refreshing read for people young and old.
Miscellaneous
I’ll need to see this again, but I loved it in the theater. Great origin story, a superb cast, dazzling FX and a whip smart finish that saw the good Doctor employ intellect to best a foe that was stronger than he.
Benedict’s wonderful even in the wrong role (see Star Trek), in the right role, like this one, he’s priceless.
Dream casting here – Robbie was a pitch perfect blend of crazy, sexy, funny and deadly. Laced with sadness (when her dream-come-true is snatched away from her)
Finally we get a Peter Parker who looks and sounds age appropriate. Holland is flawless as early era Spidey, what with his rather nervous nerdy disposition out of costume, and his gabby, quick quips in. Welcome to the Marvel U Spider-Man.
It’s Twilda ‘Flippin’ Swinton, one of the best actresses of our age. Of course she wins this. Her Ancient One is the right mix of other-worldly reserve, authority and wisdom.
I know, I've seen the complaints, "Cara's a poor actress and that dance thing was weird." I don't care I liked her, I found the Enchantress strange and creepy and that bad dance/writhing thing was oddly appealing. It's so... B-movie. I loved it.
The best thing about this movie was seeing Diana on the big screen. When Wonder Woman joined Supes and Bat and did that hero pose thing, I nearly pissed my pants with unbridled joy. She was tough, regal, smart, beautiful - everything I'd hoped she would be.
Golden Raspberry: Jesse Eisenbergh as Lex Luthor (Batman v Superman)
Every time he opened his mouth it was like the sound of finger nails down a chalkboard. A wretched performance, with Gawd awful line delivery - He ruined, absolutely RUINED every scene he was in.
Best Comic Book TV Series: izombie maybe ?? the 3rd season hasn't aired yet and I've given up on the other shows.
Most of my pieces are in the low end price range, but when I saw this at my LOC I swooned and knew she had to be mine. This is based on a design by Adi Granov, looks like Bachalo’s version (my favorite). It is sexy without being porny (at least to me). I like her strong pose - the sculpt and paint job is great.
Someone finally knocked Image off this throne. The thing I admire about Gerard Way's line is how it did things right. It had a vision -a commitment to the fringe- and it hired the right people to bring that vision to light... right down to the letterers, who fit their series intentions to a T.
One last thing before I wrap this up. 2016 can also be summed up as the Year of the Wonder Woman origin story. Morrison, Rucka, De Liz and Thompson all took a crack at showing us Diana's early life and times.
Until next year...
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Part 2: 2016 Best Writing, Art, Designs
Part 3: 2016 Best Stories, Arcs, Events, Misc
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