CGS Best of 2006: The Definitive List!

This is it! We've collated the Geeks' nominations for each of this year's "Best of" categories with the most popular suggestions from the Forum, and now it's time to put it to the final vote! Here's the official slate of nominees:

NEW HERO or TEAM:
Black Coat
Athena Voltaire
new JSA
Batwoman
Agents of Atlas
Shadowpact
Secret Avengers (Civil War)
Nextwave

NEW VILLAIN OR TEAM
Solomon Grundy (Justice League of America)
Superboy-Prime (Infinite Crisis)
Bugs in Exterminators
Secret Six
Pro-Registration Side (Civil War)
Skeets (52)
Iron Man (Civil War)

NEW COMIC
Jonah Hex
Justice Society of America
Elephantmen
Moon Knight
Shadowpact
Casanova
Batman/Spirit

LIMITED SERIES
Daughters of the Dragon
Mouse Guard
Black Coat
52

MOMENT or CLIFFHANGER
reveal of the sixth Secret Six member (Secret Six)
Superman Returns Opening music
who picked up Mjolnir? (Fantastic Four)
Barry Allen returns in Civil War 4
Superboy-Prime defeated in Infinite Crisis 7
Spider-Man reveal in Civil War 2

STORYLINE
"War in Home" (Amazing Spider-Man)
"Devil in Cell Block D" (Daredevil)
Checkmate 1-6
Ralph Dibny in 52
"Up Up & Away" (Superman)

ONGOING COMIC
Fables
Wasteland
Strangers in Paradise
Daredevil
Y the Last Man
Teen Titans
the Phantom

SLEEPER OR SURPRISE HIT
Mouse Guard
success of 52
Irredeemable Ant-Man
Mystery in Space
Onslaught Reborn
discovery of Pulp Heroes in comics
the Escapists

PUBLICATIONS ABOUT COMICS
Comics Buyers Guide
All-Star Companion vol.2
Daily Bugle pamphlets
Back Issue!
TwoMorrows Companions overall

COLLECTION
Absolute New Frontier
Essential OHOTMU
Absolute Dark Knight Returns
Absolute Sandman vol.1
DC's Absolutes overall
Complete Peanuts Collection

WRITER
Geoff Johns
Brian K. Vaughan
Keith Giffen
Justin Gray/Jimmy Palmiotti
Ed Brubaker

ARTIST
Phil Jimenez
Tom Grummett
Mike Norton
John Romita Jr.
Ivan Reis
Terry Moore
Darwyne Cooke
Ed Benes
J.H. Williams III

INKER
Jesus Merino
Dexter Vines
Freddie Williams II
Jimmy Palmiotti
Butch Guice

COLORIST
Morry Hollowell
Jamie Grant
Alex Sinclair
Soto's Jay Brown

LETTERER
Chris Eliopoulos
Todd Klein

EDITOR
Karen Berger
Steve Wacker
Michael Siglain
Wacker/Siglain

COVER ARTIST
Buzz
Alex Ross
J.G. Jones

BREAKOUT TALENT
Greg Pak
Charlie Huston
Simon Oliver
David Petersen
Freddie Williams II
Steve McNiven

DISAPPOINTMENT
Battle for Bludhaven
Smallville
no regular series for Mike Norton
Publisher hype
success of 52
the new Flash
the new Justice League of America
Civil War

COMIC RELATED PROJECT IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Superman II Donner Cut
Superman Returns
DC Stamps
Heroes
New York Comic Con

IMPORTANT NEWS OF 2006
Civil War sales
expanding of comics outside of Direct Market
Civil War delays
Jamal Igle on Nightwing
becoming a part of CGS
Shazam: Monster Society of Evil
Sam Raimi to develop pulp hero movies

ANTICIPATED FOR 2007
post-Civil War Marvel Universe
Return of Thor
Mike Norton on a series
Wizard World Philly vs. Heroes Con
end of 52
Buffy Season 8 comic
more Athena Voltaire


Please e-mail your votes for the overall winners in each of the above categories to Peter at: peterjohnrios@gmail.com!
*Note: DO NOT post your votes on the Forum--please e-mail them directly to Peter!!