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5th Annual Talking Comics Award Winners Announced!

We read, we laughed, we cried, we connected. We fell in love. We voted.

Thank you to each and every creator and team member who helped bring these titles to life.

This year, your stories fueled our love of comics in new and wonderful ways, and we are grateful to have been along for the adventure.

Here, in the order they were announced, you’ll find the winners of the 5th Annual Talking Comics Awards.

Best Media Adaptation of a Comics Property

Talking Comics Staff Pick: Wonder Woman

Listener Pick: Wonder Woman

Breakthrough Writer

Talking Comics Staff Pick: Gabby Rivera

Listener Pick: Donny Cates

Breakthrough Artist

Talking Comics Staff Pick: Jonas Goonface

Listener Pick: Linda Sejic

Best New Series

Talking Comics Staff Pick: Hawkeye

Storytellers: Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero & more

Listener Pick: Hawkeye

Storytellers: Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero & more

Best Original Graphic Novel

Talking Comics Staff Pick: The Best We Could Do

Storyteller: Thi Bui

Listener Pick: My Favorite Thing is Monsters

Storyteller: Emil Ferris

Best Publisher

Talking Comics Staff Pick: BOOM! Studios

Listener Pick: Image Comics

Best Single-issue or One Shot

Talking Comics Staff Pick: Batman Annual #2

Storytellers: Tom King, Lee Weeks

Listener Pick: Batman Annual #2

Storytellers: Tom King, Lee Weeks

Best Mini or Limited Series

Talking Comics Staff Pick: Motor Girl

Storyteller: Terry Moore

Listener Pick: Mister Miracle

Storytellers: Tom King and Mitch Gerads

Best On-going Series

Talking Comics Staff Pick: The Wicked + The Divine

Storytellers: Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matt Wilson

Listener Pick: The Wicked + The Divine

Storytellers: Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matt Wilson

Best Artist

Talking Comics Staff Pick: Joelle Jones

Listener Pick: Stjepan Sejic

Best Writer

Talking Comics Staff Pick: Tom King

Listener Pick: Tom King

Best Story Arc

Talking Comics Staff Pick: Silver Surfer Finale

Storytellers: Dan Slott, Mike Allred, Laura Allred

Listener Pick: Batman: Rules of Engagement

Storytellers: Tom King, Lee Weeks, Clay Mann, Joelle Jones, Michael Lark 

Best Overall Comic

Talking Comics Staff Pick: Hawkeye

Storytellers: Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero & more

Listener Pick: Batman

Storytellers: Tom King, Matt Banning, David Finch, Mikel Janin, Joelle Jones, Clay Mann, & many more

Here’s looking forward to all of the great books and creators of 2018!

Cheers!

For our detailed thoughts on these titles and more, check out the deliberation podcasts for the 5th Annual Talking Comics Awards

Issue #316: The Best Comics of 2017 – Nominations Episode I

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Issue #317: The Best Comics of 2017 – Nominations Episode II

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Issue #318: The Best Comics of 2017 – Nominations Episode III

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Executive Editor of Talking Comics, Co-Host of the Talking Comics podcast, Host of the Talking Games podcast, Writer of Ink & Pixel featured on Joblo.com, Candadian by proxy, and Pancake King.

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