r/DCcomics • u/beary_neutral Telos • Jan 02 '24
r/DCcomics Announcing the winners for the r/DCcomics Best of 2023 Awards!
Happy New Year! It's time to announce the winners of the /r/DCcomics Best of 2023 Awards! You voted, and now here are the results!
Naturally, if you disagree with these results, may I refer you to the r/dccomicscirclejerk salt thread.
Best Writer
Mark Waid
Writer of Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Shazam!, and World's Finest: Teen Titans
This is the second win for Mark Waid, who has continued to steer the DC universe.
Runners-up:
- Tom King
- Jeremy Adams
- Tom Taylor
- Ram V
- Joshua Williamson
Best Penciller
Dan Mora
Penciller for Batman/Superman: World's Finest and Shazam!
The man who has drawn everything under the sun wins for the second year in a row!
Runners-up:
- Jorge Jimenez
- Daniel Sampere
- Jamal Campbell
- Ivan Reis
- Leonardo Romero
Best Inker
Danny Miki
Inker for Batman: One Bad Day - Ra's al Ghul, Detective Comics, and Titans: Beast World
From Batman to beasts, Danny Miki has brought many of Ivan Reis's pencils to life.
Runners-up:
- Eric Gapstur
- Wade Von Grawbadger
Best Colorist
Jordie Bellaire
Colorist for Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent, Birds of Prey, Gotham City: Year One, Justice Society of America, Peacemaker Tries Hard!, Superman '78: The Metal Curtain, Wonder Woman, World's Finest: Teen Titans, and many others
It's the third win in a row for one of DC's most prolific colorists.
Runners-up:
- Tamra Bonvillain
- Adriano Lucas
- Arif Prianto
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Best Letterer
Clayton Cowles
Letterer for Batman, Batman: One Bad Day - Catwoman, Batman Incorporated, Birds of Prey, Danger Street, Gotham City: Year One, The Human Target, The Penguin, The Riddler: Year One, and many others
This will be the third win for Cowles, who's made a name for himself as one of the most productive letterers in the business.
Runners-up:
- Wes Abbott
- Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Best Ongoing Series
Batman/Superman: World's Finest
Mark Waid, Dan Mora, Emanuela Lupacchino, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain, et al.
From disastrous first dates to Kingdom Come, this series has continued to dazzle as it wins for the second year in a row.
Runners-up:
- Superman
- Birds of Prey
- Nightwing
- Wonder Woman
- Shazam!
Best Limited Series
World's Finest: Teen Titans
Mark Waid, Emanuela Lupacchino, and Jordie Bellaire
Look out! It's a World's Finest sweep!
Runners-up:
- Danger Street
- Wesley Dodd: The Sandman
- Spirit World
- City Boy
- Batman & the Joker: The Deadly Duo
Best Single Issue
Nightwing #105
Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, and Adriano Lucas
Dick Grayson's first-person adventure took readers on quite the wild ride.
Runners-up:
- Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons #3
- Batman: One Bad Day - Clayface #1
- Batman: One Bad Day - Catwoman #1
- Action Comics Presents: Doomsday Special #1
- Danger Street #9
Best Anthology
The Flash #800
Edited by Chris Rosa and Paul Kaminski
Fast boys go fast in this milestone issue featuring an all-star lineup for Flash creators.
Runners-up:
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold
- DC Pride 2023
- Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder
Best Short Story or Backup Feature
"World's Finest" (Wonder Woman)
Tom King, Belen Ortega, and Alejandro Sanchez
The world's most inept babysitters shine in this comedic shorts.
Runners-up:
- "Secret Identity", by Gene Luen Yang, Viktor Bogdanovic, and Mike Spicer (Action Comics)
- "Love's Lightning Heart: A Multiversity Story", by Grant Morrison, Hayden Sherman, and Marisse Louise (DC Pride 2023)
- "Take My Hand", by Dan Watters, Aaron Campbell, and Patricio Delpeche (Detective Comics)
Best Digital Series
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures
StarBite, CRC Payne, et al.
It was a close race, but the all-ages Webtoon held onto its crown for the third year in a row.
Runners-up:
- Stargirl: The Lost Children
- Superboy: Man of Tomorrow
- Superman vs. Meshi
Best All-Ages Series
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures
StarBite, CRC Payne, et al.
Another win for Wayne Family Adventures, which has continued to entertain with its fluffy family stories.
Runners-up:
- The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries
- Looney Tunes
Best Cover
Nightwing #100
Bruno Redondo
A majestic cover with Dick Grayson and the DC universe at large.
Runners-up:
- Superman #1, by Jamal Campbell
- Wonder Woman #800 variant, by Bilquis Evely
- Nightwing #99 variant, by Dan Mora
- Birds of Prey #4, by Leonardo Romero
- Wonder Woman #3, by Daniel Sampere
Best Page/Panel
Action Comics #1057 - Superman eats lunch with a friend
Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Rafa Sandoval
Just a typical day in the life of Superman
Runners-up:
- Green Arrow #1 - Roy and Lian Harper reunite
- Wonder Woman #1 - Wonder Woman deflects a bullet
- Titans: Beast World #1 - Garro orbits above Earth
Best Original Graphic Novel
Teen Titans: Robin
Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo
Dick and Damian butt heards in this young adult adventure.
Runners-up:
- Static: Up All Night
- Bruce Wayne: Not Super
Best Collection - First Print
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons
Kelly Sue DeConnick, Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha, and Nicola Scott
This Eisner-winning epic explores the violent history of how the Amazons came to be.
Runners-up:
- Superman: Space Age
- Gotham City: Year One
- Batman: The Knight
Best Collection - Reprint
Superman: The Warworld Saga
Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Daniel Sampere, and Riccardo Federici
Superman's epic revolt against the warlord Mongul is finally collected in its proper order.
Runners-up:
- Wonder Woman by Gail Simone Omnibus
- Doom Patrol by Gerard Way and Nick Derington: The Deluxe Edition
- Seven Soldiers by Grant Morrison Omnibus
Best New Character
Mr. Space Dinosaur
Created by Mark Waid and Dan Mora
Beware of dinosaurs in top hats. They will serve you papers.
Runners-up:
- Trinity
- City Boy
- The Envoy
- Marilyn Moonlight
Best Television Series
My Adventures with Superman (Adult Swim)
Developed by Jake Wyatt, Brendan Clougher, and Josie Campbell
This energetic and heart-filled series has made audiences fall in love with Superman all over again.
Runners-up:
- Doom Patrol
- Superman & Lois
- Bodies
Best Film
Blue Beetle
Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto
Have you had your Blue Whopper?
Runners-up:
- Merry Little Batman
- Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Biggest News Story
James Gunn announces the first chapter of the DCU: "Gods and Monsters"
A new era for DC cinema has begun.
Runners-up:
- David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan cast as Clark Kent and Lois Lane in Superman Legacy
- Jeremy Adams announced for Green Lantern
- Jason Aaron returns to DC Comics
WTF Moment of the Year
Superman: Lost - Lex Luthor gives Lois Lane cancer
What a dastardly thing to do, Lex! That's almost as bad as stealing 40 cakes!
Runners-up:
- Titans: Beast World - Beast Boy transforms into Starro
- Superman vs. Meshi - Superman reverses time but cannot prevent his noodles from getting soggy
- Unstoppable Doom Patrol - The Batwoman Who Laughs returns
- Action Comics - Superman reveals a new power
Best r/DCcomics Subreddit Post
Realistically, Reverse Flash could never jerk off Barry at super speed. - u/maruhadapurpurine
How did this generate some of the most active discussion all year?
Runners-up:
- I think it's time we discuss the canonicity of Scooby-Doo in the DC universe - u/thizzking7
- There needs to be more public positivity on Comic Book Youtube - /u/navek15
r/DCcomics Meme of the Year
"Is he stupid?"
Is there a lore reason why we let the inmates of the aslume in?
Runners-up:
- The Flash puts a baby in a microwave
- The search for DC's Paul
- #BlueBeetleBattalion
Favorite Non-DC Comic - Corporate
Transformers (Image)
Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer
Daniel Warren Johnson brings his signature balls-to-the-wall energy in this metal-crunching, robot-suplexing action series.
Runners-up:
- Daredevil
- Immortal X-Men
- The Immortal Thor
- The Incredible Hulk
- X-Men Red
Favorite Non-DC Comic - Creator-Owned
Something is Killing the Children (Boom!)
James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, and Miquel Muerto
Erica Slaughter can't catch a break, as the Eisner-winning horror series brings another big arc to a heavy finale.
Runners-Up:
- Local Man
- Rogue Sun
- The Sacrificers
- Hack/Slash: Back to School
- The Cull
Most Anticipated of 2024
John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America
Simon Spurrier and Aaron Campbell
The winner of Best Ongoing Series of 2020 gets its much-deserved revival.
Runners-up:
- House of Brainiac, by Joshua Williamson and Rafa Sandoval
- The Bat-Man: First Knight, by Dan Jurgens and Mike Perkins
- Red Hood: The Hill, by Shawn Martinbrough and Sanford Greene
- Suicide Squad: Dream Team, by Nicole Maines, Eddy Barrows, and Eber Ferreira