EP 127 -
THE 2017 VAULTY AWARDS: WINNERS
* WRITER OF THE YEAR 2017:
Patty: Tom King [Batman, Mister Miracle, Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, Sherriff of Babylon]
Tony: Tom King [Batman, Mister Miracle, Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, Sherriff of Babylon]
Minnie: Tom King [Batman, Mister Miracle, Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, Sherriff of Babylon]
Ryan: Ryan North [The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Jughead, Inhumans: Once & Future Kings]
Listener’s Choice: Tom King [Batman, Mister Miracle, Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, Sherriff of Babylon]
* BEST COMIC-BASED TV SHOW IN 2017:
P: Legion: Season 1
T: Legion: Season 1
M: The Defenders
R: Legion: Season 1
LC: Runaways: Season 1
* COLORIST OF THE YEAR 2017:
P: David Rubin [Ether, Black Hammer, Sherlock Frankenstein & The Legion of Evil]
T: Matt Wilson [The Wicked + The Divine, Paper Girls, Star-Lord, Black Cloud, Secret Empire, Marvel Legacy, All-New Guardians of The Galaxy, Black Widow, Captain Marvel, The Mighty Thor, The Unworthy Thor, Runaways]
M: Mitch Gerads [Batman, Mister Miracle, Sherriff of Babylon]
R: Matt Wilson [The Wicked + The Divine, Paper Girls, Star-Lord, Black Cloud, Secret Empire, Marvel Legacy, All-New Guardians of The Galaxy, Black Widow, Captain Marvel, The Mighty Thor, The Unworthy Thor, Runaways]
LC: Matt Wilson [The Wicked + The Divine, Paper Girls, Star-Lord, Black Cloud, Secret Empire, Marvel Legacy, All-New Guardians of The Galaxy, Black Widow, Captain Marvel, The Mighty Thor, The Unworthy Thor, Runaways]
* ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2017:
P: David Rubin [Ether, Black Hammer, Sherlock Frankenstein & The Legion of Evil, Rumble]
T: Joelle Jones [Supergirl: Being Super, Batman, Lady Killer 2]
M: David Lopez [Blackhand Ironhead, covers – All-New Wolverine]
R: Fiona Staples [Saga]
LC: Fiona Staples [Saga]
* BREAKTHROUGH CREATOR OF 2017:
P: Tom King [Batman, Mister Miracle, Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, Sherriff of Babylon]
T: Kelly Thompson [Hawkeye, Mega Princess, Jem & The Holograms, Jem: The Misfits, Jem: Imfinite, Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Pink, Star Wars Annual #2, America, Generations: Hawkeye & Hawkeye, Ghostbusters: Answer The Call, Star Wars: Captain Phasma]
M: Kelly Thompson [Hawkeye, Mega Princess, Jem & The Holograms, Jem: The Misfits, Jem: Imfinite, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink, Star Wars Annual #2, America, Generations: Hawkeye & Hawkeye, Ghostbusters: Answer The Call, Star Wars: Captain Phasma]
R: Cecil Castellucci [Soupy Leaves Home, Shade The Changing Girl]
LC: Donny Cates [God Country, Redneck, Babyteeth, Reactor]
* BEST ANNUAL, ONE-SHOT, OR ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL, OF 2017:
P: Batman/Elmer Fudd Special [Tom King, Lee Weeks, Lovern Kindzierski, Byron Vaughns, Carrie Strachan]
T: Batman Annual #2 [Tom King, Michael Lark, Lee Weeks, Elizabeth Breitweiser, June Chung]
M: *abstained*
R: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters [Emil Ferris]
LC: Batman Annual #2 [Tom King, Michael Lark, Lee Weeks, Elizabeth Breitweiser, June Chung]
* BEST LIMITED SERIES OF 2017:
P: Sherlock Frankenstein & The Legion of Evil [Jeff Lemire, David Rubin]
T: Motor Girl [Terry Moore]
M: Heavy Vinyl/Hi-Fi Fight Club [Carly Usdin, Nina Vakueva, Irene Flores, Rebecca Nalty]
R: The Flintstones [Mark Russell, Steve Pugh, Chris Chuckry, Rick Leonardi, Scott Hanna]
LC: Dark Nights Metal [Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Greg Capullo, Mikel Janín, Alvaro Martínez Bueno, Raúl Fernández, Jonathan Glapion, Brad Anderson, June Chung, Fco Plascencia]
* BEST NEW-TO-YOU COMIC THAT YOU READ THIS YEAR (must have been originally published prior to 2017):
P: Superman (Rebirth) [Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi, Jorge Jimenez, Doug Mahnke, Mick Gray, John Kalisz, Alejandro Sanchez, Jaime Mendoza, Wil Quintana, Trevor Scott] (2016)
T: Wilde Life [Pascalle Lepas] (2014)
M: Green Lanterns [Sam Humphries, Robson Rocha, Geoff Johns, Ed Benes, Will Conrad, Thomas Derenick, Neil D. Edwards, Jack Herbert Sr, Eduardo Pansica, Jay Leisten, Blond, Hi-Fi, Keith C. Champagne, Tom Palmer Sr., Vicente Cifuentes, Marc Deering, Rob Hunter, Mark John Irwin, Julio Ferreira, Ronan Cliquet] (2016)
R: Hellboy [Mike Mignola, John Byrne, Dave Stewart, Matt Hollingsworth] (1994)
LC: *No Listener’s Choice Winner; no repeat votes*
* BEST ALL-AGES COMIC OF 2017:
P: Goldie Vance [Jackie Ball, Hope Larson, Noah Hayes, Sarah Stern]
T: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl [Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Rico Renzi]
M: Star Wars Adventures [Cavan Scott, Derek Charm, Elsa Charretier, Pierrick Colinet, Landry Quinn Walker, EMJ, Shannon Eric Denton, Alan Tudyk, Arianna Florean, Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Annie Wu, Delilah S Dawson, Jon Sommariva, Sean P. Parsons, Charlie Kirchoff, Monica Kubina, Lee Loughridge]
R: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl [Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Rico Renzi]
LC: Star Wars Adventures [Cavan Scott, Derek Charm, Elsa Charretier, Pierrick Colinet, Landry Quinn Walker, EMJ, Shannon Eric Denton, Alan Tudyk, Arianna Florean, Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Annie Wu, Delilah S. Dawson, Jon Sommariva, Sean P. Parsons, Charlie Kirchoff, Monica Kubina, Lee Loughridge]
* BEST COMIC-BASED MOVIE IN 2017:
P: Thor: Ragnarok
T: Logan
M: Wonder Woman
R: Wonder Woman
LC: Wonder Woman
* THE ZDARSKY AWARD FOR FUNNIEST COMIC OF 2017:
P: The Flintstones [Mark Russell, Steve Pugh, Chris Chuckry, Rick Leonardi, Scott Hanna]
T: Josie & The Pussycats [Marguerite Bennett, Cameron Deordio, Audrey Mok, Kelsey Shannon, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Matt Herms, Andre Paul Szymanowicz]
M: Swing [Linda Sejic, Jenni Cheung, Matt Hawkins]
R: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl [Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Rico Renzi]
LC: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl [Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Rico Renzi]
* SERIES WITH THE BEST COVERS IN 2017:
P: Paper Girls [Cliff Chiang]
T: Doom Patrol [Nick Derington, Tamra Bonvillain, Simon Bisley, Paul Rentler, Farel Dalrymple, Laura Allred, Mike Allred, James O’Barr]
M: Mister Miracle [Nick Derington, Mitch Gerads]
R: The Wicked + The Divine [Jamie McKelvie, Matt Wilson, Emi Lenox, Nicola Scott, Alison Sampson, Chynna Clugston, Elsa Charretier, Jock, Meredith McClaren, Jonathan Hickman, Sophie Campbell, Noelle Stevenson, Russell Dauterman]
LC: Saga [Fiona Staples]
* BEST TEAM-UP OF 2017:
P: Batman & Elmer Fudd (Batman/Elmer Fudd Special) [Tom King, Lee Weeks, Lovern Kindzierski, Byron Vaughns, Carrie Strachan]
T: Batman & Catwoman (Batman) [Tom King, Joelle Jones, Mitch Gerads, Clay Mann, Mikel Janin, June Chung, Jordie Bellaire, David Finch, Seth Mann, Danny Miki, Matt Banning, Hugo Petrus]
M: Harley, Ivy, Betty, & Veronica (Harley & Ivy Meet Betty & Veronica) [Marc Andreyko, Paul Dini, Laura Braga, Adriana da Silva Melo, Tony Aviña, J. Nanjan, Arif Prianto]
R: Batman ’66 & Wonder Woman ’77 (Batman ’66 Meets Wonder Woman ’77) [Marc Andreyko, Jeff Parker, David J. Hahn]
LC: Lois Lane & Selina Kyle (Batman #36 & #37, “Superfriends”) [Tom King, Clay Mann, Seth Mann, Jordie Bellaire]
* BEST ANIMAL IN A COMIC IN 2017:
P: Lockjaw (Black Bolt) [Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward, Frazer Irving]
T: Mike The Gorilla (Motor Girl) [Terry Moore]
M: Lockjaw (Black Bolt) [Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward, Frazer Irving]
R: Chef Bear (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) [Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Rico Renzi]
LC: Jonathan The Actual Wolverine (All-New Wolverine; Hawkeye) [Tom Taylor, Djibril Morissette-Phan, Nicole Virella, Leonard Kirk, Scott Hanna, J. Aburtov, Michael Garland, Cory Hamscher, Erick Arciniega, Juan Cabal, Nolan Woodard; Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero, Michael Walsh, Jordie Bellaire]
* BEST TWEEN / YOUNG-ADULT COMIC OF 2017:
P: Super Sons [Peter J. Tomasi, Alisson Borges, Jorge Jimenez, Alejandro Sanchez, Hi Fi, Ivan Plascencia, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Jose Luis]
T: The Unstoppable Wasp [Jeremy Whitley, Elsa Charretier, Veronica Fish, Megan Wilson, Ted Brandt, Ro Stein]
M: Princeless Raven Year Two: Love & Revenge [Jeremy Whitley, Xenia Pamfil]
R: Spill Zone [Scott Westerfeld, Alex Puvilland]
LC: Archie [Mark Waid, Pete Woods, Audrey Mok, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Joe Eisma, Lori Matsumoto, Andre Paul Szymanowicz]
* BEST COMIC VILLAIN OF 2017:
P: The Warden (Black Bolt) [Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward, Frazer Irving]
T: Maximus The Mad (Black Bolt) [Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward, Frazer Irving]
M: Captain Phasma (Star Wars: Captain Phasma) [Kelly Thompson, Marco Checchetto, Andres Jose Mossa]
R: Hela by Cate Blanchett (Thor: Ragnarok)
LC: *No Listener’s Choice Winner; no repeat votes*
* PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR 2017:
P: DC Comics
T: Aftershock Comics
M: Image Comics
R: First Second Books
LC: Image Comics
* BEST SUPERHERO COMIC OF 2017:
P: The Mighty Thor [Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, Matt Wilson, Steve Epting, Frank Martin Jr., Valerio Schiti, Vero Gandini, Rain Beredo]
T: Mister Miracle [Tom King, Mitch Gerads]
M: All-New Wolverine [Tom Taylor, Djibril Morissette-Phan, Nicole Virella, Leonard Kirk, Scott Hanna, J. Aburtov, Michael Garland, Cory Hamscher, Erick Arciniega, Juan Cabal, Nolan Woodard]
R: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl [Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Rico Renzi]
LC: Batman [Tom King, Joelle Jones, Mitch Gerads, Clay Mann, Mikel Janin, June Chung, Jordie Bellaire, David Finch, Seth Mann, Danny Miki, Matt Banning, Hugo Petrus]
* BEST NEW ONGOING SERIES OF 2017:
P: Black Hammer [Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, Dave Stewart]
T: Elsewhere [Jay Faerber, Sumeyye Kesgin, Ron Riley]
M: DC Comics: Bombshells United [Marguerite Bennett, Marguerite Sauvage, Marcelo DiChiara, Siya Oum, Luciano Vecchio, David J. Hahn, Pasquale Qualano, Sandy Jarrell, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Mirka Andolfo, Richard Ortiz, J. Nanjan]
R: Faith & The Future Force [Jody Houser, Barry Kitson, Stephen Jorge Segovia, Diego Bernard, Cary Nord, Ulises Arreola, Juan A. Castro]
LC: Mister Miracle [Tom King, Mitch Gerads]
* THE FLOW-MY-TEARS AWARD FOR SADDEST COMIC IN 2017:
P: The War for Phang (Saga) [Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples]
T: Batman Annual #2 (Batman) [Tom King, Michael Lark, Lee Weeks, Elizabeth Breitweiser, June Chung]
M: Captain Phasma (Star Wars: Captain Phasma) [Kelly Thompson, Marco Checchetto, Andres Jose Mossa]
R: Death of Vacuum (The Flintstones) [Mark Russell, Steve Pugh, Chris Chuckry, Rick Leonardi, Scott Hanna]
LC: The War for Phang (Saga) [Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples]
* COMIC OF THE YEAR 2017:
P: Silver Surfer [Dan Slott, Michael Allred, Laura Allred]
T: Motor Girl [Terry Moore]
M: The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Part 1 [Irene Koh, Michael Dante DiMartino, Vivian Ng]
R: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl [Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Rico Renzi]
LC: Saga [Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples]
