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

BEST COMIC BOOKS OF 2023Best Single IssueNathan: Batman: City of Madness #1 (Christian Ward)Dave: Batman: City of Madness #1 (Christian Ward)Best Graphic NovelDave: I Am Stan by Tom ScioliNathan: ​​Danger and Other Unknown Risks (Ryan North, Erica Henderson)Best WriterNathan: 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 ArtistNathan: 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 AnthologyNathan: Xino (Various)Dave: Batman: Brave and the Bold (Various!)Best LettererNathan: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Dave: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (Literally everything he does)Best ColorsNathan: 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 3Nathan: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseBest 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 survivalNathan: Everyone - DCeased: War of the Undead GodsDave: DaredevilMost gruesome death Dave: The X-Men at the Hellfire GalaNathan: The X-Men at the Hellfire GalaFavorite coupleNathan: Iceman and RomeoDave: The couple in Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto (Yuta and Eri)Best Reboot/RelaunchDave: Clobberin’ Time - Steve SkroceNathan: Hawkgirl, Alan ScottBest NewcomerDave: DSTLRY Nathan: Iman VellaniBiggest SurpriseSpider-Man Reign 2 Announced Tom Brevoort named X-Men editor