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· 2014 Year in Review:

If you listened to the Comics.Community year in review podcast, then you will have already heard my picks for best of 2014. Below are my notes from that podcast

Comics.Community – 2014 IN REVIEW

FAVORITE ONGOING SERIES 2014

-Favorite Pre-Established Ongoing Series – Your three favorite currently ongoing comic series that launched before 2014.

1.      Saga
2.      Manhattan Projects
3.      Batgirl

–Favorite New Ongoing Series – Your three favorite currently ongoing comic series that launched in 2014.

1.      Gotham by Midnight
2.      Thor
3.      Ms. Marvel

 

FAVORITE MINI-SERIES

-Favorite Mini-Series – Your three favorite mini-series that launched in 2014.

1.      Wild’s End
2.      Squidder
3.      Death of Wolverine: Deadpool & Captain America (1 shot)

 

FAVORITE EVENTS

-Favorite Events – Your three favorite “Events” that launched in 2014.

1.      Multiversity
2.      Original Sin
3.      Death of Wolverine

 

GRAPHIC NOVELS AND COLLECTIONS

-Favorite Collected Edition (TPB or HC): Your three favorite Collected Editions that were published in 2014. Collected Editions are reprinted material published as a collection. The content can be pre-2014, but the collection must have been published in 2014.

1.      Thor: God of Thunder.
2.      Moon Knight Vol 1
3.      Black Science Vol 1

–Favorite OGN (original graphic novel): Your three favorite OGN’s that were published in 2014. An OGN is a new story published for the first time as a as a TPB or HC.

1.      Doomboy
2.      Andre the Giant: Life and Legend
3.      Rocket Girl Vol 1

 

COMICS-RELATED MOVIES/TV

-Favorite comic-based movie/TV show of 2014 – Your three favorite comic-based movies/TV shows released in 2014.

1.      Winter Soldier
2.      Agents of Shield
3.      The Walking Dead

 

COMIC NEWS/COMICS INDUSTRY

-Favorite Comic News Stories of 2014: What announcements/industry-events had you most excited?

1.      Spider bum.
2.      Marvel Movie news.
3.      Batman/Superman in East Lansing

 –Favorite Publishers: Your three favorite publishers in 2014.

1.      Marvel
2.      Image
3.      DC

–Biggest Comic Flops: So much promise… so little outcome. Your three biggest comic disappointments (books you looked forward to that didn’t live up to the hype).

1.      Pop!
2.      Batwoman
3.      Fire & Stone

 –Sad Cancellations: Three titles you were sorry to see go away.

1.      Hawkeye
2.      She-Hulk
3.      Grace Randolph’s SUPURBIA. (Not cancelled, but done)

 –Publisher Suggestion Box: (Finish the sentence) Dear publishers, please…

1.      DC fix Batwoman.
2.      Marvel & DC, less heroes, more villains.
3.      Bring back Steve Rogers.

 –Favorite Comic/Pop Culture Website

1.      Comic Book Resources
2.      The Mary Sue
3.      EW

–Favorite Comic/Pop Culture Podcasts

1.      Post Show Recaps
2.      SU&SD
3.      AMC Movie News

 

LOOKING FORWARD TO 2015

Most anticipated comic book series (print) of 2015.

1.      Star Wars #1
2.      Multiversity Guidebook (80 pages!)
3.      S.H.I.E.L.D #1
4.     Star Trek/ Planet of the Apes

 Most anticipated comic property (TV, movie) of 2015.

1.      The Avengers: Age of Ultron
2.      Marvel’s Agent Carter
3.      Walking Dead