2017 Yearly Comics Spotlight

[NicksPicks]

I know I'm probably too late for the Spotlight discussion, but here's my 2017 comics year in review. Cheers everyone!

DC:
Favorite Series (New or continuing) – Action Comics (Hon. Mention – Batman)
Favorite Single Issue or Story Arc – Batman/Elmer Fudd Special (Hon. Mention – Superman Reborn)
Favorite Creator (Writer/Artist/etc) – Tom King (everything he writes is at least interesting)
Book you wish more people read – Batgirl and the Birds of Prey (Hon. Mention – Deathstroke)
Book you wish they would publish – JSA (Only read a few past issues, but would love an ongoing)

Marvel:
Favorite Series (New or continuing) – All-New Wolverine
Favorite Single Issue or Story Arc –
Favorite Creator (Writer/Artist/etc) – Kelly Thompson
Book you wish more people read – All-New Wolverine
Book you wish they would publish – “real” Avengers

Image:
Favorite Series (New or continuing) – Descender (seriously, go read it!)
Favorite Single Issue or Story Arc – Descender: “Rise of the Robots” arc (Hon. Mention – Scales & Scoundrels #1 was a good hook)
Favorite Creator (Writer/Artist/etc) – Donny Cates
Book you wish more people read – Manifest Destiny (Hon. Mention – I Hate Fairyland)
Book you wish they would publish – There’s already so much. Surprise me, Image!

Other Publishers:
Favorite Series (New or continuing) – Black Hammer
Favorite Single Issue or Story Arc –
Favorite Creator (Writer/Artist/etc) – Tyler Jenkins, the “Grass Kings” artist (Hon. Mention – Jeff Lemire)
Book you wish more people read – X-O Manowar (Hon. Mention – Archie)
Book you wish they would publish -

Miscellaneous:
Most improved – Aquaman (I enjoyed Aquaman before #25, but the art change really boosted the book to must-read status)
Favorite Publisher – DC (Hon. Mention – Valiant)
Best All Ages title – Super Sons
Favorite Comic Television Show – The Flash
Favorite Comic Movie – So tough! But I loved Wonder Woman (Virtual tie – Logan)
Best Other (trade, hardcover, periodical or book) – Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus
Highlight of 2017 – Justice League and Thor in movie theaters at the same time (what a wonderful world we live in)
Prediction for 2018 - Marvel publishes an event comic book series [WebWiz17]
How often do post on the forum? About once per month
Have you joined the Slack channel? No
Have you ever submitted a Previews Spotlight Clip? Yes – and you should too!
Has the Comic Book Page podcast added any comics to your reading list? If so, which comics and why? – Yes, I subscribed to Astro City after hearing it talked about glowingly by John and Drew.

Additional Comments: The Comic Book Page podcast provides an excellent and diverse lineup of comic/pop culture commentary that can’t be missed! Previews Spotlight gives you reading recommendations from the people, the weekly comic reviews and movie reviews give a thoughtful look at what’s come out, the convention highlights are a great look at the fan community, and the Mayo Reports give great insight to the business side of comics if you’re into sales tactics and performance statistics. Here’s to a successful 2018 for the Comic Book Page crew, to enjoyable comics, and to the enjoyment of all the listeners!!!

[NicksPicks]

Highlight of 2017- The presence of Jack Kirby was everywhere for his 100th birthday. DC - The Kirby one-shots, Mister Miracle mini-series. Thor: Ragnarok was Kirby's art come to life.

To echo what SpideySavestheDay says, YES! 2017 was definitely the year for Jack Kirby! What a fitting way to celebrate his 100th birthday year than to highlight his work with plenty of reprints and tributes. My enjoyment of Thor: Ragnarok was solely based on how much it looked like a Kirby comic come to life. And I actually bought an omnibus just so I could have his whole Fourth World collection.

[erickowabunga]

Best Other (trade, hardcover, periodical or book) – Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus

Have you been able to make it through the whole thing yet? It's MASSIVE!

[drew]

DC:
Favorite Series (New or continuing)- Aquaman, best series for me.
Favorite Single Issue or Story Arc- Batman Annual #2
Favorite Creator (Writer/Artist/etc)- Dan Abnet
Book you wish more people read- Aquaman
Book you wish they would publish- Warlord Comic

Marvel:
Favorite Series (New or continuing)- Thor
Favorite Single Issue or Story Arc- Thanos (Jeff Lemire) most took place in 2017
Favorite Creator (Writer/Artist/etc)- Jason Aaron
Book you wish more people read- Punisher Platoon
Book you wish they would publish- Get the Conan & Red Sonja license

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Favorite Series (New or continuing)- Lazarus
Favorite Single Issue or Story Arc- God Country
Favorite Creator (Writer/Artist/etc)- Greg Rucka
Book you wish more people read- Lazarus
Book you wish they would publish- ???

Other Publishers:
Favorite Series (New or continuing)- Briggs Land
Favorite Single Issue or Story Arc- Harrow County "Dark Times A Comin"
Favorite Creator (Writer/Artist/etc)- Brian Wood or Jeff Lemire
Book you wish more people read- Briggs Land
Book you wish they would publish- ???

Miscellaneous:
Most improved- Donny Cates
Favorite Publisher- Dark Horse
Best All Ages title- Ms. Marvel
Favorite Comic Television Show- Inhumans
Favorite Comic Movie- Thor Ragnarok
Best Other (trade, hardcover, periodical or book)- The Incal (Jodorowsky / Mobieus)
Highlight of 2017- Bendis leaves Marvel
Prediction for 2018- Marvel gets their act together to the benefit of the comics industry
How often do post on the forum? Rarely (once a month or so)
Have you joined the Slack channel? No, I don't know what slack is?
Have you ever submitted a Previews Spotlight Clip? Yes, when I'm not too busy.
Has the Comic Book Page podcast added any comics to your reading list? If so, which comics and why? Yes... too many to list. Blackhammer is one that comes to mind and I love it, Aquaman too based on this podcast gushing over it.

DC:
Favorite Series (New or continuing)- Mister Miracle
Favorite Single Issue or Story Arc- Mister Miracle #4
Favorite Creator (Writer/Artist/etc)- Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo on Metal
Book you wish more people read- DC's 1-shots and mini-series. A lot of quality and risks worth reading.

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Favorite Series (New or continuing)- The Wicked + The Divine
Favorite Single Issue or Story Arc- The Wicked + The Divine: Imperial Phase II
Favorite Creator (Writer/Artist/etc)- Jaime McKelvie and Kieron Gillen for The Wicked + The Divine
Book you wish more people read- Manifest Destiny
Book you wish they would publish- More historical fantasy like Manifest Destiny and Black Monday Murders

Other Publishers:
Favorite Series (New or continuing)- Black Hammer (Dark Horse)
Favorite Single Issue or Story Arc- Black Hammer Annual 1
Favorite Creator (Writer/Artist/etc)- Jeff Lemeire for Black Hammer
Book you wish more people read- Lady Mechanika (Benetiz)

Miscellaneous:
Most improved- DC. DC abandoned the mini-series with the New52, but with Rebirth, they are producing some of their best work. Mister Miracle, Metal, Flintstones, Batman: White Knight. Also, smaller story arcs
Favorite Publisher- DC
Favorite Comic Television Show- Punisher
Favorite Comic Movie- Logan
Highlight of 2017- The presence of Jack Kirby was everywhere for his 100th birthday. DC - The Kirby one-shots, Mister Miracle mini-series. Thor: Ragnarok was Kirby's art come to life.
Prediction for 2018- Marvel rights the ship under new leadership. DC builds on Watchmen and Bendis. Comics on TV and the movies continues.
How often do post on the forum? Maybe once a month. The Slack channel is my main point of communication.
Have you joined the Slack channel? See above
Have you ever submitted a Previews Spotlight Clip? Yes, but its been a few years.
Has the Comic Book Page podcast added any comics to your reading list? If so, which comics and why? I've added comics like Astro City and Elephantmen because of the podcast.

SpideySavesTheDay and JRPhoenix - not sure what happenede but either my spreadsheet compiling glitched or operator error - either way I missed your submissions and we didn't double check to catch error until after recording - Really sorry guys - I should have double/triple checked

[SpideySavestheDay]

[WebWiz19]

That's ok. I still look forward to listening to the year in review episode.

[JohnMayo]

Sorry about the mistake. Drew sent me the file enough in advance that I could have double checked that nothing was missing. I didn't do that so I'll take some of the blame for us not including everyone that posted.

[NiklasJ]

spider man + mockingbird = spockingbird
VERY obscure I admit, spider man mentions it in once in one issue of AMS the fall of parker

[drew]

spider man + mockingbird = spockingbird
VERY obscure I admit, spider man mentions it in once in one issue of AMS the fall of parker

ahhhhhaaaaa - cool thanks

[jrphoenix]

DC:
Favorite Series (New or continuing)- Aquaman, best series for me.
Favorite Single Issue or Story Arc- Batman Annual #2
Favorite Creator (Writer/Artist/etc)- Dan Abnet
Book you wish more people read- Aquaman
Book you wish they would publish- Warlord Comic

Marvel:
Favorite Series (New or continuing)- Thor
Favorite Single Issue or Story Arc- Thanos (Jeff Lemire) most took place in 2017
Favorite Creator (Writer/Artist/etc)- Jason Aaron
Book you wish more people read- Punisher Platoon
Book you wish they would publish- Get the Conan & Red Sonja license

Image:
Favorite Series (New or continuing)- Lazarus
Favorite Single Issue or Story Arc- God Country
Favorite Creator (Writer/Artist/etc)- Greg Rucka
Book you wish more people read- Lazarus
Book you wish they would publish- ???

Other Publishers:
Favorite Series (New or continuing)- Briggs Land
Favorite Single Issue or Story Arc- Harrow County "Dark Times A Comin"
Favorite Creator (Writer/Artist/etc)- Brian Wood or Jeff Lemire
Book you wish more people read- Briggs Land
Book you wish they would publish- ???

Miscellaneous:
Most improved- Donny Cates
Favorite Publisher- Dark Horse
Best All Ages title- Ms. Marvel
Favorite Comic Television Show- Inhumans
Favorite Comic Movie- Thor Ragnarok
Best Other (trade, hardcover, periodical or book)- The Incal (Jodorowsky / Mobieus)
Highlight of 2017- Bendis leaves Marvel
Prediction for 2018- Marvel gets their act together to the benefit of the comics industry
How often do post on the forum? Rarely (once a month or so)
Have you joined the Slack channel? No, I don't know what slack is?
Have you ever submitted a Previews Spotlight Clip? Yes, when I'm not too busy.
Has the Comic Book Page podcast added any comics to your reading list? If so, which comics and why? Yes... too many to list. Blackhammer is one that comes to mind and I love it, Aquaman too based on this podcast gushing over it.

Wow 1/2 my wish came true with the Conan license My childhood favorite going back to where I first read Conan

[NicksPicks]

Best Other (trade, hardcover, periodical or book) – Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus

Have you been able to make it through the whole thing yet? It's MASSIVE!

Only about a 10th of it so far, but it's been great. Definitely some way out there kind of stuff, though!

[drew]

Book you wish they would publish- Get the Conan & Red Sonja license

Wow 1/2 my wish came true with the Conan license My childhood favorite going back to where I first read Conan

nice pick - hey you got any lottery numbers?

[jrphoenix]

Book you wish they would publish- Get the Conan & Red Sonja license

Wow 1/2 my wish came true with the Conan license My childhood favorite going back to where I first read Conan

nice pick - hey you got any lottery numbers?

No kidding... my luck apparently only shows up with trivial matters

[ChrisMyers]

I finished listening to the Yearly Spotlight today. I enjoyed hearing what other folks out there thought of comics in 2017. I read about 1850 comics last year and I thought that was a lot until I heard John's numbers and now I know I'm a slacker. LOL, Thanks for doing this guys and here's to 2018 being a banner year for comic books.

[drew]

I finished listening to the Yearly Spotlight today. I enjoyed hearing what other folks out there thought of comics in 2017. I read about 1850 comics last year and I thought that was a lot until I heard John's numbers and now I know I'm a slacker. LOL, Thanks for doing this guys and here's to 2018 being a banner year for comic books.

I think I'm around 1500 or so - you got me beat

[doctormo]

I just consumed the Yearly Comics Spotlight episode, it was a joy as usual! Thank you John and Drew. Also John, I would love a separate episode devoted to the Crisis on Earth X crossover.

Thanks,