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The 6th Annual The Comic Fanatic.Com’s The Fannys!
 
  Posted on Jan 15, 2008 - 12:58 AM by Admin  
 
 
  The Fannys



Not nearly as exciting as the Emmys! Not as glamorous as a Grammy! Not as marvelous as Marvel’s No Prize! Not as in demand as DC’s Baldies! It’s The Comic Fanatic.Com’s end of the year awards, showcasing the best - and some of the worst - of 2007! It’s the 6th Annual The Comic Fanatic.Com Fannys!

Ongoing Series of 2007:



Incredible Hulk (Marvel) - It has been decades since Incredible Hulk has been as good as it was in 2007. Not since the days of the Hulk's lady love Jarella has this title seen such fantastical worlds and events. Not since the days of writer Peter David's incredible tenure has this title been this can't-wait-to-read-the-next-issue. Writer Greg Pak delivered the goods and then some in 2007 by taking the Hulk to an unexplored end of the Marvel Universe and then by bringing the Hulk screaming back to the Marvel Universe Earth with a vengeance, launching the epic "World War Hulk." When all was said and done and the dust settled, the Hulk as we knew him wasn't even a cast member in his own solo title, giving way to the Olympian known as Hercules…so it's anyone's guess as to where this title - now called Incredible Hercules - and the Hulk himself will be by the end of 2008!

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Mini-Series of 2007:



Marvel Zombies vs. Army Of Darkness (Marvel/Dynamite Entertainment) - This one could have gone either way - schlock or shock. Thankfully, writer John Layman delivered both, resulting in the best "Evil Dead" movie that you will never see on any screen! Featuring a cornucopia of some of the best covers in the history of comics, this miniseries fell into continuity, showing us how the Robert Kirkman-created Marvel Zombies became members of the flesh-eating undead and essentially sets the stage for the original Marvel Zombies miniseries and their first appearance in the pages of Ultimate Fantastic Four. And in true Marvel Zombies fashion, this miniseries left readers hungry for much, much more!

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Shocker of 2007:



Captain America #25 (Marvel) - It was one of Comicdom's best kept secrets…well, except to the folks at Wizard. Even when the rumors first surfaced that Captain America would be killed off, almost no one believed that writer Ed Brubaker and Marvel would touch such an iconic character. For one, future issues of the series had already been solicited and Comic Fanatics had already preordered their copies of those issues. Surely, Marvel wouldn't publish a book in which the title character wasn't even alive.



Then this issue hit the spinner racks…and jaws hit the floor! Not only did Brubaker and Marvel kill Cap, it was Cap's lady love Sharon Carter who delivered the actual deathblow! For many Comic Fanatics, it took several reads and several months of reading the following issues for the truth to finally sink in. Cap was dead…and for the remainder of the year, his solo title did indeed continue without him. From sadness to outrage, this one issue launched a whole range of emotions for many longtime Cap fans. For me, this was the single comic book that almost made me give up reading comics altogether.

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Single Issue of 2007:



Fallen Son: The Death Of Captain America - Iron Man (Marvel) - Sure, many would say that Iron Man is the rat b@st@rd who was responsible for the events that led up to Captain America's death, so it's kind of ironic that the Fallen Son issue that focused on Tony Stark ended up being one of the most powerful comic books I have read in decades. Chalk it up to the talented writer Jeph Loeb. This is the issue that featured Cap's funeral, and it was the speech given by Sam "The Falcon" Wilson that drove the fictional audience and readers alike to tears. Sam's "call to stand" speech was emotional and powerful. The end result was totally unexpected, but that end result left this thirty-something year-old Comic Fanatic standing and choking back tears myself. Loeb made the reader believe in Captain America, and more importantly, Loeb made the reader believe that we had indeed lost a real icon.

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Event of 2007:



The Sinestro Corps War (DC) - Not to be overshadowed by 52/Countdown, "The Sinestro Corps War" was the true big event in the DC Universe in 2007. Running through the pages of Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps, writers Geoff Johns and Dave Gibbons completely shook up the Green Lantern Corps, the Guardians and the future of the DCU. Stretching from the farthest reaches of the DCU all the way back to a final showdown on Earth, this event had it all - big action, deaths, stunning art and an amazing story. You didn't have to buy dozens of tie-ins and crossovers. No year long weekly event. Just two titles and a handful of one-shots…one of the better constructed events in years. The only drawback? This event left you wanting more immediately, as the stage is set for the next big Green Lantern event, "The Blackest Night"…but we have to wait until 2009!

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Hero of 2007:



The Hulk (Marvel) - In a year that saw Spider-Man, Ghost Rider and the Fantastic Four take the big screen spotlight, it was the Green Goliath who stole the spotlight on the spinner rack. Rocketed into space by the Illuminati, the Hulk took the whole lemons-into-lemonade scenario to a whole new level. Rather than succumbing himself to being stranded on an alien planet, the Hulk literally made it his own, finding new friends, enemies and love, only to have his new life ripped away from him in an explosion supposedly caused by the Illuminati. A victim of extreme adversity once again, the Hulk and his Warbound packed up the family and headed back to Earth to exact his own brand of justice, casting him in the eyes of some as a dangerous villain or as an inspirational hero to the oppressed.

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Villains of 2007:



The Sinestro Corps (DC) - Sinestro has always been a few fries short of a Happy Meal, and in many instances has been portrayed as such. However, in 2007 Sinestro went from the sometimes silly to the completely sinister with an even more sinister supporting cast. DC pulled out all the stops to make this collection of bad guys truly bad, with a roster consisting of the likes of the Cyborg Superman, the loony former-Superboy-now-Superman-Prime, the new Parallax (Kyle Rayner), Mongul, Manhunters galore, and my personal favorite - the eerie sentient virus known as Despotellis, who was responsible for killing Kyle's mother and nearly killing Guy Gardner. DC even pulled off a major swerve by giving the Sinestro Corps a familiar face as their own Guardian-of-sorts, the Anti-Monitor! Assembled for their ability to inspire fear, the Sinestro Corps was almost a group of villains you would cheer for, merely in hopes of seeing more of them and soon!

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Heroine of 2007:



Mary Marvel (DC) - The best thing to come out of the weekly Countdown so far has been the evolution of the former goodie-two-shoes known as Mary Marvel. Not since her inclusion in Giffen and DeMatteis' Justice League has the innocent Mary been so interesting…but this time around, Mary's no longer the pure and innocent heroine. This is an all new, seemingly all-powerful Mary Marvel with an all new, darker look. It's anyone's guess as to how powerful Mary is now, or how much more powerful she will become. Some might even suggest that this Mary is on her way to becoming one of the DCU's biggest new villains, but for now this dark, powerful magic-wielder is still my pick as the Heroine of 2007.

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Team of 2007:



The Challengers (DC) - The Challengers may be the best unofficial team since Marvel’s original Defenders. Referred to by some as the new Challengers of the Unknown or the Challengers from Beyond, the strange grouping of Donna Troy, Kyle Rayner, Jason Todd and the Monitor known as "Bob" are an eclectic group that deserves more than a few appearances in Countdown and a handful of one-shots. On their search for Ray Palmer, the Challengers won readers over with Donna's leadership and the banter and bickering between Kyle and the former Robin/former Red Hood, Jason Todd. Throw in another female character, keep "Bob" and the rest of the team intact, and you have the ingredients for the next great DCU team book right here!

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New Series of 2007:



The All-New Booster Gold (DC) - Yeah, I'm just as surprised that I typed that as you are. For years, Booster has been the laughing stock of the DCU. But now Booster may very well be the biggest hero in the DCU that no one has ever heard of. Not since Giffen and DeMatteis has Booster Gold been this red-hot! Writers Geoff Johns and Jeff Katz may be the heir apparent to Giffen/DeMatteis, and this new Booster Gold series may be the best DCU book on the shelves today. Johns, Katz and artists Norm Rapmund and original Booster Gold creator Dan Jurgens deliver a true old school read that is exciting for Comic Fanatics young and old. With Booster playing the role of DCU time-cop alongside Rip Hunter, longtime DCU fans will be thrilled to see Booster return to familiar settings like "The Killing Joke", Hal Jordan's debut as Green Lantern and more. Part "Quantum Leap", part "Journeyman" and all fun! If you have ever been a DCU fan or ever plan to be one, The All-New Booster Gold is essential reading!

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Original Graphic Novels of 2007:



Josh Howard Presents Sasquatch (Viper Comics) - If we had a category for Anthology of 2007, this monstrous book would win hands - or at least big feet - down! Dead@17 creator Josh Howard is joined by a vast array of talented artists and writers to deliver one big @$$ book of all things Bigfoot. Covering all genres from comedy and adventure to fantasy and outright horror, Sasquatch is one giant-sized book that is a must-have for all Comic Fanatics, and a bargain at twice its price.



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Oddly Normal: Family Reunion (Viper Comics) - The best new all-ages character to hit spinner racks in decades returned in 2007 for another fantastical adventure in the lovable world of Fignation. Creator Otis Frampton and artist Sergio Quijada teamed up to bring back Oddly, Oopie and the rest of the eclectic cast in order to save Fignation from an evil scientist who has plans to use one of their own against them. The end result is another incredible read that left me scratching my head and wondering why we can't see Oddly and her friends on a spinner rack each and every month!

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Sci-Fi Book of 2007:



Nova (Marvel) - I have been a Richard Rider fan from the very beginning. Proud owner of each and every Nova comic book ever published. And I never could understand why Nova could never maintain an ongoing series. Well, I think that this current Nova series is the one that will stick. Not only is this one of the best superhero comic books on the shelves today, Nova is without a doubt the best sci-fi comic in the galaxy!



Writers-extraordinaire Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning get Nova in a big way. No longer a poor man's Green Lantern or an flighty, irresponsible teenager, Nova is now a space-cop of a different sort, basically a war-torn one man corps with the responsibility of protecting the entire cosmic Marvel Universe on his shoulders. And Abnett and Lanning deliver one of the best looks at the Cosmic Marvel Universe this side of Jim Starlin, even managing to make a talking Russian dog come across as serious rather than silly. Then there's the supporting cast. Familiar, albeit updated faces - both hero and villain, combined with all new allies and bad guys make this book unpredictable and a must-read each and every month!

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Horror Book of 2007:



The Walking Dead (Image) - Month in and month out, writer Robert Kirkman refuses to let up in the pages of The Walking Dead. If anything, this book just gets more and more horrific with each new issue. Kirkman doesn't limit the horror to the flesh-eating undead, although they do get more than their fair share. In many instances, a single zombie won't even appear in an issue of The Walking Dead, but the horror quota never decreases. With the introduction of The Governor, horror is always lurking around the corner. However, it's another sense of horror that makes The Walking Dead a monthly nail-biter. Kirkman's superb characterization will draw you in and make you care about each character, then the writer quickly reminds you of this book's overall theme - at no time is anyone safe or off limits! With real life danger, death and dinner-seeking zombies waiting around every corner, The Walking Dead is the great zombie flick that never ends…and as a reader and a tremendous fan, I hope it never does!

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Most Underrated of 2007:



Red 5 Comics - One of the industry's newest publishers, Red 5 Comics debuted late in 2007, but did so in a big, big way…in a way that demanded attention and promised even bigger and better things to come in the very near future. Red 5 Comics debuted with three titanic titles: the superhero-with-a-twist Abyss; the old-school, extremely fun title Atomic Robo, which reads like Iron Man meets Deadpool; and my personal favorite title, Neozoic, which brilliantly displays what would have happened if the dinosaurs wouldn't have died out. This onslaught was soon followed by one of the coolest looking characters on the shelves today with the crime-fighting-family book Midknight. In the matter of just a few months, Red 5 Comics grabbed the attention of Comic Fanatics everywhere with a roster of talented writers and artists and some of the freshest titles to hit a spinner rack in years. Look for 2008 to be a huge year for Red 5 Comics!



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Zenescope Entertainment - Founded in 2005, Zenescope Entertainment isn't exactly a new name in the industry, but they are quickly becoming well known for several reasons. Grimm's Fairy Tales put Zenescope on the map, offering up a modern retelling of well known fairy tales which play out like "Tales From The Crypt" with hot chicks! Zenescope has also become known for publishing titles based on the hit movies "Final Destination" and "Se7en." Then there is the excellent Grimm spinoff, Return To Wonderland, written by one of my favorite talents in the industry, the writer and creator of The Gift, Raven Gregory. If you thought "Alice In Wonderland" was a freaky tale before, you ain't seen freaky yet until you read this one! And as 2007 wound down, Zenescope debuted their entry into the zombie genre, a book unlike any other undead title on the shelves today, The Living Corpse. Another thing that Zenescope has become known for is sellouts. Go ahead and try to find some of those early Zenescope titles. And there is a reason for those sellouts and hard to find books - some of the most talented writers in the industry creating some of the most entertaining and horrific tales, complemented by some of the best artwork you'll ever see from cover to cover. If you haven't already hopped aboard the Zenescope bandwagon, do so while you can still lay your hands on one of their titles!

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Indy Books of 2007:



Wild Boys (Masterpiece Comics) - Not since the days of Marvel's original Guardians of the Galaxy series have I enjoyed a sci-fi/super-team book like I did with Wild Boys. Creator Ace Masters offered up an eclectic, memorable cast set in a grim future, and then turned up the action to "11." Factor in the stunning art from the artist known as Irapuan and you have one of the most complete packages that the independent scene has seen in ages. For me, Wild Boys was the book that put Masterpiece Comics on the radar, and 4 issues simply were not enough.



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SubCulture (Ape Entertainment) - One of the best stories I have read in years, SubCulture is a book like no other. No super-powered superheroes. No horror or sci-fi. Writer Kevin Freeman and artist Stan Yan's SubCulture is just a book about the all-too-real life of the comic book geek. Think "Clerks" for the comic book set, or "The Breakfast Club" for the comic book bunch. If you can't honestly see something of yourself somewhere in SubCulture, you must not be a true Comic Fanatic.

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Return of 2007:



Thor (Marvel) - Not since the days of Michael Avon Oeming's truly epic send-off had the God of Thunder been seen in the Marvel Universe…even though Marvel had teased readers with the god-awful Clor. However in 2007, writer J. Michael Straczynski brought back the one and only true hammer-time hero. JMS gave longtime Thor fans and newcomers alike a Thor series anyone could enjoy. JMS took his time reintroducing Thor and his supporting cast, occasionally throwing in some unexpected twists and turns such as placing Asgard in Oklahoma and bringing back Thor's evil brother Loki as his sister! And let's not forget one of the single best moments of the year when Thor delivered some much needed retribution on Iron Man for that whole Clor mess! Fresh and new, yet familiar enough for longtime fans, the second coming of Thor couldn't have come in a better package or at a better time.

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The "Jump The Shark" Moment of 2007:



Spider-Man's "One More Day" (Marvel) - For the second year in a row, Marvel owns our "Jump The Shark" award. Last year, Marvel nabbed this dubious dishonor for the Clor episode in Civil War. This year, Marvel's "Jump The Shark" award makes last year's choice look like a literary masterpiece. How "jump the shark" was "One More Day"? Well, I'll try not to get too wordy or too carried away…



The whole premise of "One More Day" goes against Peter Parker's character and against basic logic. Apparently, those infamous, always-blamed, usually evil "Powers-That-Be" decided that Peter should no longer be married. Maybe it was too much of a challenge to write an older, married character. Who knows?



Now, while Mary Jane Watson-Parker has always been one of my favorite supporting characters, even if the edict to do away with the marriage came down, there were several better ways to execute the decision. A simple divorce (which would have raised hackles, but not nearly as much as what has been raised over this storyline), or even killing off MJ (which had already been tried and reversed). Anything but the ole make-a-deal-with-devil scenario. Marvel, the 70's just called and they want their old idea back. Or maybe those "Powers-That-Be" have plans to light Spidey's head on fire and call him the Spider-Rider…



Instead, we have Peter and MJ making a deal with Mephisto to save Aunt May in return for erasing their marriage…oh, and as an added bonus, Mephisto also does away with that whole annoying "Spider-Man revealed his identity" thang, thus nullifying one of the biggest things to come out of Civil War, making that whole Clor thing look a little less awful and putting another genie back into its bottle. The end result? Peter Parker wakes up to hell-spawned wheatcakes, a healthy, but still old-as-dirt Aunt May, the return of Harry Osborn, and he and the world have no recollection of his marriage or the fact that he is Spider-Man. The only thing missing from this entire ridiculous scenario was Bobby Ewing stepping out of the shower…



Basically, it's now a clean slate for Peter Parker and Spider-Man. A start-from-scratch Spider-Man. Psst…Marvel…you already had that. It's called Ultimate Spider-Man. You might have heard of it. It was created for those fans who didn’t grow up with Spider-Man and Peter Parker…those who didn’t want an older, married character…and it sells an issue or two every month.



Calling the decision to release "One More Day" - or allow it to escape - a bonehead move is a drastic understatement. My first issue of Amazing Spider-Man was #60 from the original series way back when. I have bought every issue of that title since, plus nearly every other Spider-Man comic book ever published. "One More Day" is the greatest show of disrespect for my loyalty and all of my money that Marvel has received over the decades. "One More Day" is nothing more than a slap in the face to any and every self-respecting Spider-Man fan the world over. If I hadn't already preordered my comic books three months ahead of time, this poor excuse of a storyline would have prompted me to stop buying Spider-Man comics for the first time in over 30 years.

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The "Blink And You'll Miss It" Moment of 2007:



Marvel Holiday Special 2007 (Marvel) - One of 2008's biggest events will undoubtedly be Marvel's "Secret Invasion." Already, Comic Fanatics and completists are hunting down every clue, hint and appearance of the beginning of the Skrull's secret invasion of the Marvel Universe. Such publicized appearances in the pages of New Avengers and the Illuminati miniseries have already been bagged and boarded, but what about the Marvel Holiday Special 2007 one-shot? Yep. Therein be a Skrull!

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The "You're Going To Hell For That" Moment of 2007:



DCU Infinite Halloween Special (DC) - No, charging $5.99 for a comic book won't earn you a trip to hell…although it will land you right at the outskirts…but one of the stories in this Halloween-themed one-shot might just complete the trip for one writer. Not that anyone asked or ever wondered, but Dan DiDio shows us what would have happened if Charlie Brown and his pals would have grown into adulthood, had the little red-headed girl "stolen" from him, and then sacrificed his dog Snoopy to raise the Great Pumpkin. I felt dirty and hell-bound just from reading this twisted tale.

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Movie of 2007:



Ghost Rider - Now, this movie didn't and wouldn't win any awards for great movie making. And, sure, "Spider-Man 3" made more money at the box office, and I imagine "Fantastic Four: The Rise Of The Silver Surfer" did, as well. But "Spider-Man 3" was a huge disappointment to me, and while I really did enjoy the second FF flick, I enjoyed "Ghost Rider" just a little bit more. Maybe it was because it was a movie I never thought would be made, and I am sure it had a little something to do with the fact that Ghost Rider is my favorite comic book character. I wasn't too impressed with Nicolas Cage's Elvis-meets-Evil-Knieval portrayal of Johnny Blaze, but the CGI Ghost Rider was beyond my expectations and cooler than cool. And to see Ghost Rider riding side by side with the western Ghost Rider was a true goosebump-giver for this fan. The best comic book movie of the year? Probably not, but "Ghost Rider" was the one comic book flick I enjoyed like no other.

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Best Idea of 2007 or The "Why I Didn't Get Much Work Done" Award:



GraphicAudio's DC Comics Audio Productions - Audio books and full fledged audio productions are certainly nothing new. However, I would bet that you haven't heard anything like what the folks at GraphicAudio have put together in their audio productions of the hit DC comic books Infinite Crisis and 52. Calling these productions "audio books" or "audio productions" would be doing them a grand injustice. With full casts, cinematic music and ear-blowing digital effects, these productions are truly blockbuster movies for your mind.



It all comes down to the details, of which GraphicAudio leaves none out. While you might have been able to read the entire Infinite Crisis miniseries in an hour or so, GraphicAudio's 2-part adaptation spans a whopping 13 CDs totaling 13 hours. Even the tiniest details about the comic book events that you may have overlooked or simply forgotten about are included. The voice talents bringing the DCU characters to life sound exactly like how you would imagine those characters would sound. And it all plays out bigger and better than you could ever imagine.



Take it from someone who has worked in radio over the course of three decades, the amount of work that the folks at GraphicAudio put into these presentations is astronomical. Myself, one of the things I am looking most forward to in 2008 is the conclusion of GraphicAudio's presentation of 52 and hoping for an adaptation of Countdown and maybe more major comic book events like "The Sinestro Corps War" and even events outside of the DCU. The future of comic books is here and its name is GraphicAudio!

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Writer of 2007:



Ed Brubaker - Maybe this award should have been renamed “Busiest Writer of 2007.” One of the busiest scribes in the industry, Ed Brubaker's name was attached to numerous titles in 2007. Brubaker was the writer of such Marvel titles as Daredevil, Uncanny X-Men and Captain America. Plus, Brubaker found the time to co-write Iron Fist and write the Marvel Icon title Criminal. But it’s the quality of Brubaker's work that earns him the title of "Writer of 2007."



Brubaker's work on Criminal earned him a well-deserved Eisner Award for "Best New Series" in 2007. And the accolades and praise didn't end there. Along with co-writer Matt Fraction, Brubaker turned B-lister Iron Fist into a must-read. Over in the pages of Daredevil, Brubaker continued to lump despair into the life of Matt Murdock, delivering a run that rivals some of the greatest Daredevil storylines of all time. And with a completely different writing style, Brubaker spent 2007 guiding Marvel's uncanny mutants into one of the biggest X-events in decades.



Then there's Captain America…



How many writers in the industry’s history can lay claim to bringing Bucky back to life and then killing off the original Captain America, Steve Rogers? Brubaker is the only one, and despite the fact that he killed off the title's main character, the writer spent most of 2007 making a non-Cap Captain America comic book one of the most readable books on spinner racks.



One of the boldest writers in the industry, Brubaker is unafraid to take chances with his writing and the characters he brings to life or sends to their deaths. Brubaker is one of the few writers whom I always give a benefit of doubt to, simply because the payoffs are that incredible. And with a new Captain America set to debut this year, I fully expect 2008 to be an even bigger and better year for Brubaker.

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Artist of 2007:



Ivan Reis - I have been a fan of artist Ivan Reis' work for years, dating all the way back to his work on Lady Death. However, this artist really began to shine with his arrival at DC with his work on such titles as Action Comics and the Rann-Thanagar War. But it's Reis' work on the ongoing Green Lantern series during "The Sinestro Corps War" that wins the artist this award hands down.



Reis has a smooth, classic style that pays attention to detail. Check out Reis' work in Green Lantern #25 alone. Reis' work in that issue is George Perez in quality and quantity. Writer Geoff Johns' storyline was epic in every sense of the word, but it was Reis' artwork that made the storyline a Hollywood big-screen blockbuster.



At one point in each artist's career, they produce a work that becomes their signature piece, and I do believe that Green Lantern #25 is Reis' masterpiece. However, this is an artist who hasn't stopped growing. As with each of his issues of Green Lantern, Reis just seems to get better and better with each new work, impossibly perfecting upon perfection.

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Publisher of 2007:



Marvel - Sure, the awful "One More Day" left a horrible taste in Comic Fanatics' mouths as 2007 wound down. However, that miserable storyline notwithstanding, Marvel did plenty in 2007 to nab the title of "Publisher of 2007."



Marvel began the year wrapping up 2006's big event, Civil War. In perhaps one of the biggest comic book events since the death of Superman, Marvel took the world and the media by storm by killing off Captain America. Plus, Marvel joined forces with the biggest name writer in the world, Stephen King, to deliver an all new piece of the Dark Tower saga. Soon thereafter, Marvel thrust one of their biggest characters into the spotlight with "World War Hulk." And let's not forget Marvel's three box-office outings with "Spider-Man 3", "Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer" and "Ghost Rider."



2007 also saw more of the fan favorite Marvel Zombies, the return of Thor, the conclusion of the Ultimate Universe/Supreme Power Universe crossover, Tony Stark was named Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., the re-debut of The Twelve, the death and rebirth of Cable, the first big X-Men crossover in years, and Spider-Man back in his black costume. Plus, Marvel subtly laid the foundation for 2008’s big event, "Secret Invasion."



With the "Secret Invasion" already underway and big screen outings for Iron Man and the Hulk on tap for this year, expect 2008 to be another red-letter year for the House of Ideas.
 
 
 
 
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