Best comic books of 2023: Creators, moments, and more

BEST COMIC BOOKS OF 2023 Best Single Issue Nathan: Batman: City of Madness #1 (Christian Ward) Dave: Batman: City of Madness #1 (Christian Ward) Best Graphic Novel Dave: I Am Stan by Tom Scioli Nathan: ​​Danger and Other Unknown Risks (Ryan North, Erica Henderson) Best Writer Nathan: Kelly Thompson (The Cull, Birds of Prey, Black Cloak) Dave: Tom King (Wonder Woman, Danger Street, Animal Pound, Gotham City Year One, Human Target, Batman Brave and the Bold) Best Artist Nathan: Peach Momoko (A zillion covers this year, Star Wars Visions, Extreme Venomverse, Demon War) Dave: Stevan Subic (The Riddler: Year One) Best Series  Dave: Danger Street (Tom King, Jorge Fornes) Nathan: Fantastic Four (Ryan North, Iban Coello, Ivan Fiorelli) Best Anthology Nathan: Xino (Various) Dave: Batman: Brave and the Bold (Various!) Best Letterer Nathan: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou  Dave: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (Literally everything he does) Best Colors Nathan: Tamra Bonvillain (World’s Finest, Batman, Fire & Ice, DC Pride, Animal Pound) Dave: Jordie Bellaire (BoP, World’s Finest Teen Titans, Phantom Road, Assassin's Apprentice W0rldtr33) Best Comics film or TV? Dave: Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Nathan: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Best Comics Event? Dave: Fall of X (Children of the Atom, Alpha Flight, Uncanny Avengers, Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant, Jean Grey) Nathan: Knight TerrorsWild card options:  Most improbable survival Nathan: Everyone - DCeased: War of the Undead Gods Dave: Daredevil Most gruesome death  Dave: The X-Men at the Hellfire Gala Nathan: The X-Men at the Hellfire Gala Favorite couple Nathan: Iceman and Romeo Dave: The couple in Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto (Yuta and Eri) Best Reboot/Relaunch Dave: Clobberin’ Time - Steve Skroce Nathan: Hawkgirl, Alan Scott Best Newcomer Dave: DSTLRY  Nathan: Iman Vellani Biggest Surprise Spider-Man Reign 2 Announced  Tom Brevoort named X-Men editor