News:
Our Top Books of the Week
Dave:
Forrest:
TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK
JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.
Segment: Best of the year!
| Best comic to show a lapsed fan | Forrest: Harley Quinn Black + White + Red DB-The Magic Fish Daredevil |
| Best Comics Trend | Forrest: Creator-owned anthologies Dave: Digital-first series Contained events (X of swords, Future State) |
| Worst Comics Trend | Forrest: Marvel ignores (rewards!) plagiarism Conan is in the 616 Star Wars feels aimless Creators term/name searching Creators denigrating criticism |
| Biggest Disappointment | Forrest: King in Black Justice League Dark moved to backup series Empyre Thor |
| Biggest Surprise: Industry | Forrest: DC Divorces from Diamond IDW rotating administration Marvel buys Alien/Predator Chadwick Boseman honored in comics |
| Biggest Surprise: In Comics | Forrest: Starlord is canonically queer Mentions: |
| Best #1 / One Shot | Forrest: Department of Truth #1 X of Swords: Creation Marvels Snapshot: Cyclops Hedra |
| Best Ongoing | Forrest: Hellions Daredevil Guardians of the Galaxy That Texas Blood The Entire X-Line |
| Best Miniseries | Forrest: King of Nowhere Alienated Redfork Wonder Woman: Dead Earth Superman Smashes the Klan Wynd Lost Soldiers |
| Best OGN | Forrest: Blue in Green Dave: The Magic Fish |
| Best Event | Forrest: X of Swords Dave: Empyre |
| Best Reboot | Forrest: SWORD Dave: Champions Mentions: Alien: The Original Screenplay |
| Most Memorable Retcon (bad or good) | Forrest: Franklin Richards Dave: Franklin Richards Mentions: Brand New Day |
| Best Romance | Forrest: Lonely Receiver Dave: Wiccan and Hulkling Mentions: Cheater Code |
| Best Hero | Forrest: Apocalypse Dave: Daredevil Mentions: |
| Best in-comic Team | Forrest: Hellions Dave: Suicide Squad Mentions: X-Factor |
| Best Creator Team | Forrest: Chip Zdarsky / Marco Checcetto
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| Best Writer | Forrest: Al Ewing Mentions: Alex Paknadel Chip Zdarsky Mariko Tamaki Zac Thompson Lonnie Nadler |
| Best Artist | Forrest: Daniel Warren Johnson Dave: Martin Simmonds Mentions: James Stokoe Javier Rodriguez Sami Kivela Tyler Jenkins Jacob Phillips |
| Best Villain | Forrest: Sinister Mentions: |
| Best Costume | Forrest: Elektra Daredevil Abigail Brand (SWORD) |
| Comic we wish we were caught up on | Forrest: Far Sector Dave: Daredevil |
| Best comic not from this year | Forrest: Berserk Mentions: Way of the Househusband |
| Best Publisher | Forrest: TKO Aftershock Vault |
Segment: 2021 prediction! Dave says Spider-Man will get the big event of the year. Forrest says DC will reboot.
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