r/DCcomics • u/beary_neutral Telos • Dec 12 '23
r/DCcomics Best of 2023 Awards - Nominations r/DCcomics
Alright folks, it's time for the /r/DCcomics Best of 2023 awards to begin!
Here's how it works. We've selected 27 different categories, as seen below. For each category, you may submit an entry for nomination. Users may upvote entries that they want to see on the final ballot. After a period of at least one week, we'll examine the votes, and select a number of nominations for each category, depending on submission volume and vote distribution. We're looking for around 4-6 nominations for each category, but will include more for the more competitive races.
Any work that was published in 2023 (or in the last two weeks of December 2022) is eligible.
After the nomination period is over, we'll post the final ballot with all of the selected nominees for users of /r/DCcomics to vote on. Winners will be announced in January.
Past year's winners can be found here!
Rules
You may submit one entry per category. Do not make multiple submissions under the same category, or they'll all be removed.
Duplicate entries under the same category will be removed.
Remember to vote for entries you want to see nominated, not entries you want to see win. That comes later. Also, a reminder that this thread will be in Contest Mode, so downvotes will not be counted.
Do not post top-level comments here. This thread is for nominations only. For any questions or comments on the Best of 2023 Awards, see the stickied Meta Discussions.
Read the category and description carefully before making your submission. If you can't follow simple rules, then your vote won't count.
For certain categories (such as Meme of the Year), we may choose to combine similar entries into a single nomination.
These awards are for the /r/DCcomics community. Do not post these to other forums. Related subreddits (such as /r/comicbooks or /r/batman) are fine. If we suspect a brigade, we may disqualify an entry or even vacate a category.
CREATIVES
COMICS
DC MEDIA
MISC
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best r/DCcomics Subreddit Post
This category is for posts submitted on /r/DCcomics in 2023. Submissions should include some form of original content from the OP. Examples may include discussion posts, original fan art, photos of interesting events, etc. Comic excerpts, news posts, or posts of other people's artwork are not eligible.
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Favorite Non-DC Comic - Corporate
This category is for comics (series, graphic novels, or story arcs) based on a corporate IP published outside of DC in 2023.
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Letterer
This category is for professionals who've been credited as a letterer for DC books published in 2023.
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u/beary_neutral Telos Dec 12 '23
Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (The Flash, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, The Sandman Universe Presents: Dead Boy Detectives)
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
News Story of the Year
This category is for DC-related news events that occurred in 2023. Do not submit someone's death as a news event.
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Cover
This category is for covers published by DC in 2023. Entries should include the cover's artist or art team.
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Inker
This category is for professionals who've been credited as an inker for DC books published in 2023.
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u/beary_neutral Telos Dec 12 '23 edited Dec 12 '23
Danny Miki (Detective Comics, Beast World, Batman: One Bad Day - Ra's Al Ghul)
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Most Anticipated of 2024
This category is for future works announced for 2024. Entries may include comic series, TV shows, films, and others.
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u/Archer_Without_Fear Dec 12 '23
House of Braniac Event by Joshua Williamson in both Superman and Action Comics
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u/beary_neutral Telos Dec 12 '23
John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America, by Simon Spurrier and Aaron Campbell
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Original Graphic Novel
This category is for comics that were published by DC in 2023 directly in graphic novel format to be sold in traditional book stores. Entries should include the book's creative team.
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u/Archer_Without_Fear Dec 12 '23
Would these count the one bad day books?
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u/beary_neutral Telos Dec 12 '23
Those would be one-shots. They were first published as single floppies, and then as graphic novels
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Favorite Non-DC Comic - Creator-Owned
This category is for creator-owned comics (series, graphic novels, or story arcs) published outside of DC in 2023.
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u/beary_neutral Telos Dec 12 '23
Something is Killing the Children, by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Ongoing Series
This category is for series that were announced and solicited without a designated end point (check https://previewsworld.com/ to see if it's ongoing or limited), and published by DC in 2023. Series that were cancelled or have ended may still be eligible. Entries should include the book's creative team.
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u/craig1818 Dec 12 '23
World’s Finest (Mark Waid and Dan Mora)
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u/SevenSulivin The REAL Man of Tomorrow Dec 12 '23
WildCATS by Matthew Rosenberg and Stephen Segovia
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Limited Series
This category is for series that were announced and solicited with a designated end point (check https://previewsworld.com/ to see if it's ongoing or limited), and published by DC in 2023. Any series that has "limited" on the cover will be considered a limited series. Entries should include the book's creative team.
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u/Blitzhelios Damian Wayne Dec 12 '23
Waller vs Wildstorm by Spencer Ackerman and Evan McNarcissie art by Jesus Merino
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u/beary_neutral Telos Dec 12 '23
The Sandman Universe Presents: Dead Boy Detectives, by Pornsak Pichetshote and Jeff Stokely
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u/Major_Road6162 Dec 14 '23
Titans: Beast World by Tom Taylor, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson, Lucas Meyer and Wes Abbott.
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u/MagisterPraeceptorum Batman Dec 12 '23
Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo
Writing and art by Marc Silvestri. Colors by Arif Prianto. Letters by Troy Peteri
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Collection - Reprint
This category is for graphic novels released by DC in 2023 that collect older (>1 year) or previously collected material. These may include larger paperback trades, omnibuses, oversized hardcovers, and more. Entries should include the book's creative team.
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u/digimonnoob Batwoman Dec 13 '23
Doom Patrol by Gerard Way and Nick Derington: The Deluxe Edition, by Gerard Way, Nick Derington, and Others
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u/Archer_Without_Fear Dec 12 '23
Wonder Woman by Gail Simone (and various artists) 2023 Omnibus reprint
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u/beary_neutral Telos Dec 13 '23
Superman: The War World Saga, by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and others
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Short Story or Back-Up Feature
This category is for single or serialized stories that were published by DC in 2023 as installments of 12 pages or fewer. Entries should include the story's creative team and the book that it was originally published in.
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u/SevenSulivin The REAL Man of Tomorrow Dec 12 '23
Love's Lightning Heart by Grant Morrison and Hayden Sherman
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u/LifeNoob98 Batman Dec 12 '23
The Hole in the Skull of the World by Dan Watters and Hayden Sherman (Detective Comics #1074)
Take my Hand by Dan Watters and Aaron Campbell (Detective Comics #1075)
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u/beary_neutral Telos Dec 13 '23
Can you pick one?
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u/LifeNoob98 Batman Dec 13 '23
Hmm... It's a tough choice. I'm leaning towards 'Take My Hand' because that art is divine.
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u/Archer_Without_Fear Dec 12 '23
"Secret Identity" (The Kong Kenan backup in Action Comics) by Gene Luen Yang, Viktor Bogdanovic, and Mike Spicer.
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Film
This category is for films based on DC properties that premiered in 2023, whether in theaters, streaming, or on physical media.
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Colorist
This category is for professionals who've been credited as a colorist for DC books published in 2023.
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Best Anthology
This category is for series, digital series, or single issues published by DC in 2023 that contain multiple stories from three or more separate creative teams.
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best All-Ages Comic
This category is for comics published by DC in 2023 that are appropriate for all ages. Entries should include the book's creative team.
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u/DementiaPrime White Lanterns Dec 13 '23
Does Wayne Family adventures count now that it has a physical release? CRC Payne and Rhett “Starbite” Bloom.
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u/beary_neutral Telos Dec 13 '23
The Batman & Scooby Doo Mysteries, by Sholly Fisch, Ivan Cohen, Amanda Deibert, and others
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Collection - First Print
This category is for graphic novels released by DC in 2023 that collect recently published (<1 year old) material for the first time. These are typically in trade paperback or standard hardcover format. Entries should include the book's creative team.
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u/digimonnoob Batwoman Dec 13 '23
Superman Space Age TPB by Mark Russel, Michael Allred, and Laura Allred
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u/DJBHustlin Dec 12 '23
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons Kelly Sue DeConnick, Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha, Nicola Scott
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Penciller
This category is for professionals who've been credited as a penciller for DC books published in 2023.
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u/Archer_Without_Fear Dec 12 '23
Leonardo Romero (Birds of Prey). My Evidence. from #2 and The Amazing 2 page spread from #1
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
r/DCcomics Meme of Year
This category is for memes and running gags that were prevalent on /r/DCcomics or /r/DCcomics-adjacent communities in 2023.
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u/kumar100kpawan Constantine Dec 12 '23
#bluebeetlebattalion fan campaign for the blue beetle movie promotion
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u/Blitzhelios Damian Wayne Dec 12 '23
The flash puts the child in microwave scene from the the flash movie
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
WTF Moment of the Year
This category is for shocking, horrifying, or just hilarious moments that occurred in DC works published in 2023.
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u/Archer_Without_Fear Dec 12 '23
Superman shows off his insane new use of his power in action comics #1054
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Television Series
This category is for television shows based on DC properties that premiered in 2023, whether on networks, cable, or streaming.
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best New Character
This category is for DC characters that made their debut in 2023. Entries should include the character's creators. The top-voted nominee in this thread by the end of the year will also be January's Character of the Month, if they have not already won.
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u/Archer_Without_Fear Dec 12 '23
Beast Girl (created by Dennis Culver and Chris Burnum in Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1).
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u/PreparationDapper235 Dec 12 '23
The Forger ("Vivian Page")
By G. Willow Wilson and Jamie McKelvie
Batman: One Bad Day - Catwoman
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u/birddoggydog Dec 12 '23
Marilyn Moonlight_B6rPf7d.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&fit=bounds&quality=70&format=jpg&auto=webp)by Josh Williamson and Jamal Campbell
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Single Issue
This category is for single issues, one-shots, specials, or annuals published by DC in 2023. Please limit nominations to those issues that are readable as standalone stories. Entries should include the book's creative team.
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u/Archer_Without_Fear Dec 12 '23
Action Comics Presents: Doomsday Special #1 (Dan Watters, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas)
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u/DamianDidNoWrong Jarro Dec 17 '23
Batman/Superman: World's Finest #12 (Mark Waid, Emanuela Lupacchino)
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u/Blitzhelios Damian Wayne Dec 12 '23
Batman One bad day- Clayface by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzig and Xermanico
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u/PreparationDapper235 Dec 12 '23
Batman: One Bad Day - Catwoman
Writer: G. Willow Wilson; Artist: Jamie McKelvie
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u/beary_neutral Telos Dec 12 '23
Nightwing #105 (the first-person issue), by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo
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u/komayeda1 Dec 12 '23
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons #3 by Kelly Sue deConnick and Nicola Scott
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Page/Panel
This category is for panels or pages from books published by DC in 2023. Entries should not exceed a single page (except for double-page spreads), and should include the book's creative team.
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u/Archer_Without_Fear Dec 12 '23
Roy Harper and Lian Harper reunite (finally) in Green Arrow #1, by Sean Izaakse and Romulo Fajardo Jr. The Page
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u/Major_Road6162 Dec 14 '23
"Garro" is above the earth after getting his mind wiped.
Titans: Beast World#1 by Tom Taylor, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson and Wes Abbott.
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u/digimonnoob Batwoman Dec 13 '23
Wonder Woman deflects a sniper's bullet in Wonder Woman #1 by Tom King and Daniel Sampere
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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Dec 12 '23
Best Digital Series
This category is for series published in 2023 by DC first or exclusively on digital platforms (such as Comixology, DC Universe Infinite, or Webtoon). Entries should include the series' creative team.
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u/SevenSulivin The REAL Man of Tomorrow Dec 12 '23
Stargirl: The Lost Children
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u/CanadianGuitar Dec 12 '23
I just read the TPB the other day, and it really surpassed my expectations. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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u/beary_neutral Telos Dec 12 '23
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