Weekly Release Lists

Howdy, and happy holidays Comics the Gathering family! This year at CTG, we’ve thought it might be a good change of pace to set a new tradition in order for ourselves, in the form of our new (and soon to be) annual Best of CTG Awards!
 
Each year, our staff works tirelessly and viciously to get our hands on almost any sort of reading material possible, and then process that reading material into a review suitable for our readers in determining whether or not they should be picking up the same filth and content that we’ve been subjecting ourselves to! In short, this here’s our list of those series, artists, writers, and what have you that really stood out to our readers and staff members, and that we consider a grand way to send off 2014 in style!
 
So sit back, relax, and give our little list a read – and be sure to tune in this weekend for when we reveal our winners!
 
Sincerely,
 
The 2014 CTG Staff & Team
 
 
Best Ongoing Series 

• Batman (DC)
• Daredevil (Marvel)
• Hawkeye (Marvel)
• Saga (Image)
• East of West (Image)
• New Avengers (Marvel)
• Wonder Woman (DC)

 
Best Artist 

• Fiona Staples (Saga)
• David Aja (Hawkeye)
• Declan Shalvey (Moon Knight)
• Greg Capullo (Batman)
• Nick Dragotta (East of West)
• Chris Samnee (Daredevil)
• Andrea Sorrentino (Green Arrow)

 
Best Writer 

• Jonathan Hickman (East of West/Avengers/New Avengers)
• Rick Remender (Deadly Class/Captain America/Uncanny Avengers)
• Matt Fraction (Hawkeye/Sex Criminals/Ody-C)
• Jason Aaron (Southern Bastards/Thor: God of Thunder/Original Sin)
• Brian K. Vaughan (Saga/The Private Eye)
• Scott Snyder (Batman/The Wake/Wytches)
• Jeff Lemire (Trillium/Green Arrow/Animal Man)
• Geoff Johns (Superman/Justice League/Forever Evil

 
Best Colorist 

• Felipe Sobreiro (Spread)
• Jodie Bellaire (Just about everything)
• Ron Riley (Copperhead)
• FCO Plascencia (Batman)
• Aikau Oliva
• Dave Stewart

 
Best Independent Series

•  East of West
•  Southern Bastards
•  Deadly Class
•  The Fade Out
•  Copperhead
•  Saga
•  Sex Criminals
•  Copra

 
Best New Series 

• Southern Bastards (Image)
• Moon Knight (Marvel)
• Outcast (Image)
• Deadly Class (Image)
• Ms. Marvel (Marvel)
• Wytches (Image)
• Gotham by Midnight (DC)
• Legendary Star-Lord (Marvel)

 
Best Collected Edition

• Blacksad: Amarillo (Dark Horse)
• The Wake (Vertigo)
• Seconds (ONI Press)
• Punk Rock Jesus
• Walking Dead Vol. 20
• Wicked and the Divine Vol. 1

Best Creative Team

• Mark Waid/Chris Samnee
• Matt Fraction/Chip Zdarsky
• Brian K Vaughan/Fiona Staples
• Geoff Johns/John Romita Jr
• Warren Ellis/Declan Shalvey
• Scott Snyder/Greg Capullo 

 
Best Limited-Run

• Winter Soldier: Bitter March (Marvel)
• Men of Wrath (Icon)
• The Wake (Vertigo)
• Starlight (Image)
• Edge of Spider-Verse (Marvel)
• Multiversity (DC)

Best Premiere Issue 

• Wytches #1 (Image)
• Southern Bastards #1 (Image)
• Copperhead #1 (Image)
• Fade Out #1 (Image)
• Moon Knight #1 (Marvel)
• Ms. Marvel #1 (Marvel)
• Multiversity #1 (DC)

 
Best Publisher

• Image
• Marvel
• DC/Vertigo
• IDW
• Boom
• Dark Horse

 
Best of Image

• East of West
• Deadly Class
• Southern Bastards
• Sex Criminals
• The Fade Out
• Saga
• Copperhead

 
Best of DC

• Batman
• Wonder Woman
• Justice League
• Animal Man
• Green Arrow
• Aquaman
• Swamp Thing

 
Best of Marvel

• Moon Knight
• Hawkeye
• Avengers/New Avengers
• Daredevil
• Superior Foes of Spider-Man
• Thor: God of Thunder
• Ms. Marvel
• Uncanny Avengers

 
Best Dressed

• Mr. Knight (Moon Knight)
• Batgirl (Batgirl)
• Clint Barton (Hawkeye)
• Death (East of West)
• Earl Rath (Fade Out)
• Ms. Marvel (Ms. Marvel)

 
Best Single Issue

• Moon Knight #5
• Southern Bastards #4
• New Avengers #21
• Saga #22
• Multiversity: Pax Americana #1
• Sex Criminals #6

 
Best Event

• Original Sin (Marvel)
• Spider-Verse (Marvel)
• Forever Evil (DC)
• God Head (DC, Green Lantern)
• Armor Wars (Valiant)

 
Most Shocking Moment (SPOILERS)

• Joker's back! (Batman #35)
• Marko and Alana are splitting up (Saga #19)
• Death of Earl Tubb (Southern Bastards #4)
• Namor creates the cabal (New Avengers #23)
• Death of Lucifer (Wicked & Divine #5)

 
Most Exciting Comic of 2015

• Star Wars by Jason Aaron & John Cassaday
• Tokyo Ghost by Rick Remender & Sean Murphy
• Hawkeye by Jeff Lemire & Ramon Perez
• Secret Wars by Jonathan Hickman & Esad Ribic
• Darkside War by Geoff Johns
• Ant-Man by Nick Spencer & Ramon Rosanas
• Fight Club (Dark Horse) 

 
Best Story Arc

• Time Runs Out (Marvel)
• God Head (DC)
• Last Days of Midgard (Marvel)
• Forever Evil (Injustice League included)
• Armor Wars (Valiant)
• Multiversity (DC)
• Outsiders War (Green Arrow)

 
Best Superhero Movie

• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Captain America: Winter Soldier
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

 
Best Comic Book TV Show

• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
• Arrow
• The Flash
• Gotham
• Constantine