2021 CHU Member Choice Awards - Nominations

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I thought this would be fun to do but let’s first start off with some nominations before we do actual voting of our favorites.

Here are the categories and the goal is for everyone interested in participating to put 1 and only 1 nomination in each category (so choose wisely your top favorite nomination in each category). On December 30th, I’ll tally up the names and the top 5 in each category will go on to the voting round for our 2021 CHU Member Choice Awards.

Remember, this applies only to 2021. The only time it can dip further back prior is if it’s part of an ongoing series, like best ongoing continuing series of 2021, etc.

You can copy and paste the bold categories into your replies to do your nominations. I tried to not overload the categories as it can start to get a little redundant. If you think there’s a category we should include, please do let me know sooner rather than later to include it so most won’t skip.

Best Publisher of 2021

Best Mini-Series of 2021

Best Ongoing Series of 2021

Best Kid/Teen Series of 2021

Best Indie Title of 2021

Best Cover of 2021

Best Homage Cover of 2021

Best Store Exclusive Variant of 2021

Best Original Graphic Novel of 2021

Best Omnibus of 2021 (can include reprints)

Best New Writer of 2021 (up and coming writer)

Best Male Writer of 2021

Best Female Writer of 2021

Best Writer/Artist Team of 2021

Best Overall Interior Artist of 2021

Best Male Cover Artist of 2021

Best Female Cover Artist of 2021

Best New Upcoming Artist of 2021

Best Colorist in 2021

Best Letterer of 2021

Best Backup Story of 2021

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Just to kick things off, here’s my list so far (I’ll be coming back to add the rest later) as I think about some of the other categories. Remember, you don’t have to explain, just jot down the name or title, etc. Nothing more and nothing less.

Best Publisher of 2021 - Marvel

Best Mini-Series of 2021 - Stray Dogs (Image Comics)

Best Ongoing Series of 2021 - That Texas Blood (Image Comics)

Best Kid/Teen Series of 2021

Best Indie Title of 2021

Best Cover of 2021

Best Homage Cover of 2021

Best Store Exclusive Variant of 2021

Best Original Graphic Novel of 2021 - Pulp (Image Comics)

Best Omnibus of 2021 (can include reprints)

Best New Writer of 2021 (up and coming writer)

Best Male Writer of 2021

Best Female Writer of 2021

Best Writer/Artist Team of 2021 - Brubaker / Philips

Best Overall Interior Artist of 2021

Best Male Cover Artist of 2021

Best Female Cover Artist of 2021

Best New Upcoming Artist of 2021 - Bjorn Barends

Best Colorist in 2021

Best Letterer of 2021

Best Backup Story of 2021

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#4

Here’s my shortlist
:love_you_gesture: :love_you_gesture: :love_you_gesture: - Can’t forget the love hand gestures. Every picture he is in, has them. His covers are dope and sick. He is an up and coming beast.

Best Cover of 2021 - Gun Honey, Javan Jordan Photoshopped/stolen cover

Best Homage Cover of 2021 - Gun Honey, Javan Jordan stolen cover

Best Store Exclusive Variant of 2021 - Gun Honey, Javan Jordan stolen cover

Best Male Cover Artist of 2021 - Javan Jordan

Best New Upcoming Artist of 2021 - Javan Jordan

Note: Do not include my results. Clearly I am biased :rofl:

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#5

Very humorous and funny but I wanna try to keep this nomination list clean, so it’s easier to tally the results for the voting polls. :slight_smile:

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#6

My bad. I struggled with my resistance, but ultimately failed in that endeavor

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#7

Ha ha. I read the thread title and thought we were voting on CHU members. I vote Alana for Best Spec Advice and drunkwookie for best Star Wars info.

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#9

My picks

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Best Publisher of 2021 - Image Comics

Best Mini-Series of 2021 - Stray Dogs (Image Comics)

Best Ongoing Series of 2021 - The Department of Truth (Image Comics)

Best Indie Title of 2021 - Red Room (Fantagraphics Books)

Best Cover of 2021 - X-Men #20 by Mike Del Mundo (Marvel)

Best Male Writer of 2021 - James Tynion IV

Best Female Writer of 2021 - Joelle Jones (Wonder Girl)

Best Writer/Artist Team of 2021 - W. Maxwell Prince / Martin Morazzo (Ice Cream Man)

Best Overall Interior Artist of 2021 - J. H. Williams III (Echolands)

Best Male Cover Artist of 2021 - Joshua Middleton

Best Female Cover Artist of 2021 - Carla Cohen

Best New Upcoming Artist of 2021 - Bjorn Barends

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Best Publisher of 2021 - Marvel
Best Mini-Series of 2021 - We Live
Best Ongoing Series of 2021 - Nocterra
Best Indie Title of 2021 - We Live
Best Cover of 2021 - Iron Man 12 Rahzzah Miles DJ
Best Homage Cover of 2021 - Iron Man 12 Rahzzah Miles DJ
Best Male Writer of 2021 - James Tynion IV
Best Female Writer of 2021 - Joelle Jones
Best Male Cover Artist of 2021 - Adam Hughes
Best Female Cover Artist of 2021 - Jenny Frison
Best New Upcoming Artist of 2021 - Bjorn Barends

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#13

My tentative list. I need to work on answers for a few of the categories.

Best Publisher of 2021

Image Comics

Best Mini-Series of 2021

Best Ongoing Series of 2021

Nightwing

Best Kid/Teen Series of 2021

Best Indie Title of 2021

Geiger

Best Cover of 2021

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Art by Totino Tedesco

Best Homage Cover of 2021

Batman 118, Bogdanovic after McFarlane

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Best Store Exclusive Variant of 2021

NYCC exclusive to Superman: Son of Kal-El #1

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Best Original Graphic Novel of 2021

Best Omnibus of 2021 (can include reprints)

Cosmic Ghost Rider Vol 1 (Only one I’ve read/purchased)

Best New Writer of 2021 (up and coming writer)

Best Male Writer of 2021

Tom Taylor (Nightwing, Superman: Son of Kal-El, Dark Knights of Steel, Marvel Dark Ages)

Best Female Writer of 2021

Karla Pacheco (Spider-Woman)

Best Writer/Artist Team of 2021

Geoff Johns / Gary Frank (Geiger)

Best Overall Interior Artist of 2021

Jorge Jimenez

Best Male Cover Artist of 2021

Ricardo Federici

Best Female Cover Artist of 2021

Jenny Frison

Best New Upcoming Artist of 2021

Bjorn Barends

Best Colorist in 2021

Tomeu Morey

Best Letterer of 2021

Best Backup Story of 2021

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#14

Quick start - I’ll come back later to finish

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#15

Thanks for setting this up! Really fun to reflect on what overall was a great year for comics. Some tough decisions in there that could go a number of ways!

Best Publisher of 2021
Image

Best Mini-Series of 2021
The Good Asian

Best Ongoing Series of 2021
Black Widow

Best Kid/Teen Series of 2021
Canto II

Best Indie Title of 2021
Many Deaths of Laila Starr

Best Cover of 2021
Marvel 6 (Bermejo)

Best Homage Cover of 2021
Gamma Flight 1 (Where the Wild Things Are)

Best Store Exclusive Variant of 2021
Wonder Woman: Black & Gold 1 (Warren Louw)

Best Original Graphic Novel of 2021

Best Omnibus of 2021 (can include reprints)
All-New Wolverine

Best New Writer of 2021 (up and coming writer)
Tony Fleecs

Best Male Writer of 2021
Ram V

Best Female Writer of 2021
Kelly Thompson

Best Writer / Artist Team of 2021
Kelly Thompson/Elena Casagrande

Best Overall Interior Artist of 2021
Marco Chechetto

Best Male Cover Artist of 2021
Josh Middleton

Best Female Cover Artist of 2021
Jenny Frison

Best New Upcoming Artist of 2021
Bjorn Barends

Best Colorist in 2021
Mat Lopes (Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow)

Best Letterer of 2021
Clayton Cowles

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#16

I’ll have to revisit the other categories soon.

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#17

Come on, we need more nominations… you don’t want ol biased poyo coming up with the remainder of the nominees… :wink:

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I forgot to designate my “Best Exclusive Cover” and now I can’t seem to edit the post. Can you add that it is the NYCC exclusive to Superman: Son of Kal-El #1, please?

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Done! :+1:

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Best Publisher of 2021 Image

Best Mini-Series of 2021 Nice House on the Lake

Best Ongoing Series of 2021 Nocterra

Best Kid/Teen Series of 2021 Wynd

Best Indie Title of 2021 Nocterra, Department of Truth

Best Cover of 2021 King Spawn 3 Barends/ Spawn 323 Barends

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Best Homage Cover of 2021

Best Store Exclusive Variant of 2021 We Live 5 2nd print foil

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Best Original Graphic Novel of 2021

Best Omnibus of 2021 (can include reprints)

Best New Writer of 2021 (up and coming writer)

Best Male Writer of 2021 Tynion

Best Female Writer of 2021

Best Writer/Artist Team of 2021 Tynion/Simmonds for DOT

Best Overall Interior Artist of 2021

Best Male Cover Artist of 2021 Dell’Otto

Best Female Cover Artist of 2021 Frison

Best New Upcoming Artist of 2021 Bjorn Barends

Best Colorist in 2021

Best Letterer of 2021

Best Backup Story of 2021

Worst first issue in the history of mankind Shadecraft 1

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#21

Best Publisher of 2021 - Marvel

Best Mini-Series of 2021 - WOTBH

Best Ongoing Series of 2021- Daredevil

Best Kid/Teen Series of 2021 - Wynd

Best Indie Title of 2021 - Stray Dogs**

Best Cover of 2021 - Wonder Girl 1

Best Homage Cover of 2021

Best Store Exclusive Variant of 2021

Best Original Graphic Novel of 2021

Best Omnibus of 2021 (can include reprints)

Best New Writer of 2021 (up and coming writer)

Best Male Writer of 2021 - Tynion IV

Best Female Writer of 2021 - Joelle Jones

Best Writer/Artist Team of 2021 - Tynion / Jimenez

Best Overall Interior Artist of 2021 - Jorge Jimenez

Best Male Cover Artist of 2021 - Adam Hughes

Best Female Cover Artist of 2021 - Frison

Best New Upcoming Artist of 2021 - Bjorn Barends

Best Colorist in 2021

Best Letterer of 2021

Best Backup Story of 2021

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Best Publisher of 2021 - DC

Best Mini-Series of 2021

Best Ongoing Series of 2021 - Nightwing

Best Kid/Teen Series of 2021 - Mamo

Best Indie Title of 2021

Best Cover of 2021

Best Homage Cover of 2021

Best Store Exclusive Variant of 2021

Best Original Graphic Novel of 2021

Best Omnibus of 2021 (can include reprints) - Justice League Dark

Best New Writer of 2021 (up and coming writer)

Best Male Writer of 2021 - Tom Taylor (Nightwing, Dark Ages, Son of Kal-el, Dark Knights of Steel)

Best Female Writer of 2021 -

Best Writer/Artist Team of 2021 - Tom Taylor/ Bruno Redondo (Nightwing)

Best Overall Interior Artist of 2021 - Joelle Jones (Wonder Girl)

Best Male Cover Artist of 2021 - Adam Hughes (Black Widow)

Best Female Cover Artist of 2021 - Jenn Bartel

Best New Upcoming Artist of 2021

Best Colorist in 2021 - Jordie Bellaire

Best Letterer of 2021 - Andworld Design

Best Backup Story of 2021

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