X-Books Awards voting 2022

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Another year has almost come and gone for Marvel’s mightiest mutants, and through there were great debuts, sad deaths and awesome stories told. Writers and artists both brought their best, and sometimes, their not-so-best to the table, and now it’s your chance to vote for your most (and least) favorites of 2022!

X-Books voting 2022

Voting Rules:

• Let us not start debating each others votes, or how much we liked or dislikes everything, there are many other threads in which we can debate. Let us just vote.
• When you miss a name/title, simply vote for them and they will be added to the overviews. No use to ask them being added, that will only happen when someone actually voted for them.
• For any category, you can allocate a 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place candidate for any award. 1st place nods are worth 4 points, 2nd place two points and 3rd place receives 1 point. You will have to nominate 3 per category to make your vote count. If you only submit one candidate, they will not get full scores.
• Please remember, if you insist on posting images of the covers, rather than just stating the issue number of the cover you’re nominating, that CBR allows limited images per post.
• When it comes time to vote, just reply to this post, delete out this opening part, and fill in the ballot below under “Categories”. Or, copy and paste the category parts below.
• In case totals will be the same, once the voting ended, the amount first place votes will be used as a tiebreaker, should there be one.

Please note, this year I started earlier as I will go on holidays as off Friday, till the end of the year. Meaning I will still update your votes, only less regular then previous years.

Categories:

Favorite Ongoing X-Title
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Least Favorite Ongoing X-Title
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Favorite X-One-Shot
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Least Favorite X-One-Shot
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Favorite X- Mini Series
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Least Favorite X-Mini Series
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Favorite X-Book Cover
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Least Favorite X-Book Cover
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Favorite X-Men Crossover/ Event (any event or crossover where X-men were in) *in this category you do not require to submit 3 votes
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Least Favorite X-Men Crossover/ Event (any crossover where X-men were in) *in this category you do not require to submit 3 votes
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Favorite X-Men Storyline from a Single Title
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Least Favorite X-Men Storyline from a Single Title
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Favorite Writer
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Least Favorite Writer
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Favorite Artist
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Least Favorite Artist
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Hero with the most outstanding performances this year
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Hero with the worst performances this year
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Favorite Villain or Villain Team
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Least Favorite Villain or Villain Team
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Comeback of the Year
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Breakout Star of the Year
Note: A character returning from death or limbo, should be in the Comeback category.
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Debut Character of the Year
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Guest Star of the Year
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Death of the Year
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Most Missed Character of the Year
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Most Bizarre or Shocking Moment of the Year
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Funniest Moment of the Year
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Quote of the Year
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Best Romance/Kiss of the Year
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Best Single Battle/Fight of the Year
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Low Point of the Year
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Highlight of the Year
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Favorite Ongoing X-Title of the Year:
Really, it speaks for itself, doesn’t it? This is the end-all, be-all, best X-book shipping monthly for the calendar year. Which 3 X-books series were your most favorites this year?

Nominees:
Immortal X-Men
Legion of X
Marauders
New Mutants
Wolverine
X-Force
X-Men Legends (vol 1)
X-Men Legends (vol 2)
X-Men Red



Same list applies for the least favorites series if you choose to vote in that category

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Favorite X-One-Shot
This category is for the best of the Marvel One shot with X-characters that hit shelves in at least part of 2022.

Nominees:
A.X.E.: Avengers
A.X.E.: Eternals
A.X.E.: Eve of Judgment
A.X.E.: Judgment Day Omega
A.X.E.: X-Men
FCD 2022: Avengers/X-Men
Giant Size Thunderbird
Hellfire Gala 2022
Marauders Annual
Secret X-Men
Unlimited: A Paddy's Day Yarn (Banshee story)
Unlimited: Hellfire Gala: Confessionals
Unlimited: So I'm dating a pop star (Lila Cheney story)
Women of Marvel
X-Force Annual



Same apply for the least favorites one-shot if you choose to vote in that category

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Favorite X-Mini Series
So which of these were your favorite 3 X-books mini series with our merry mutants in 2022.

Nominees:
A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #1-3
Deadpool: Bad Blood
Devil's Reign: X-Men
Gambit
Knights of X
Life of Wolverine Infinity Comic
Sabretooth
Sabretooth & the Exiles
Unlimited: Eany come Home
Unlimited: Hellfire Gala (Secret X-Men)
Unlimited: Longitude (the AIM story)
Unlimited: Paradise Lost
Unlimited: X-Men Green, vol 2
X Deaths of Woverine
X Lives of Wolverine
X-Men '92: House of XCII
X-Terminators


Same titles apply for the least favorites mini-series if you choose to vote in that category

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Favorite Book Cover
Art is in the eyes of... yeah that's right. But which cover art did you love most? There are so many, so pick your choice and yes you can add the covers you like in your voting, I will keep this list updated.

Voted on so far:
AXE Judgement Day 1
AXE Judgement Day 5
AXE Judgement Day 6
AXE Judgement Day #6 variant by Valerio Giangiordano
Gambit #2 Russell Dauterman Variant
Gambit #5 Russell Dauterman Variant
Hellfire Gala 2022 - Promo Variant
Immortal X-Men #1
Immortal X-Men #2
Immortal X-Men #3
Immortal X-Men #4
Immortal X-Men #7
Immortal X-Men #8
Knight of X #4, Felipe Massafera variant
Knights of X #1
Knights of X #1 Skottie Young Variant
Legion of X #1, Duke Rian
Legion of X #5
New Mutants 26 variant cover by Carmen Carnero
New Mutants 27 variant cover by Marcus To
Wolverine 27 variant by Mahmud Asrar
X Deaths of Wolverine 2 - Anime Style Variant
X-Lives #1 Peach Momoko Variant
X-Men #8
X-Men #9
X-Men #11
X-Men #11, Pepe Larraz
X-Men 11 variant by Carmen Carnero
X-Men #12 Trading Card Variant by Russell Dauterman
X-Men #14 Trading Card Variant by Russell Dauterman
X-Men Annual #1 Peach Momoko variant
X-Men Red #1 official cover
X-Men Red #2 (Storm vs Vulcan)
X-Men Red #4 (Sunspot's resurrection)
X-Men Red 6
X-Men Red 7: Storm vs Isca by Russell Dauterman
X-Men: Red #9, Dauterman
X-Terminators #3 - Main Cover




Least Favorite Book Cover
Which covers did not deserve the title art at all? Give us the 3 covers you hated most?

Voted on so far:
AXE Death To Mutants #3
Marauders #1 Carlini Teaser Variant
Secret X-Men #1, Yu
X-Force #30
X-Force #31
X-Men #13
X-Men #15
X-Men #16
X-Men #17, Coccolo
X-Men Legends #12, Davis
X-Men Red #8

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Favorite X-Men Crossover/event (any crossover or event where X-men were in). * in this category you do not require to submit 3 votes
What event or crossover or event made you really look forward to the next issue and made quite an impression on you?

Nominees:
AXE: Judgment Day
Dark Ages
Dark Web
Devil's Reign
Hellfire Gala 2022
X Deaths of Wolverine
X Lives of Wolverine


Same apply for the least favorites event/crossover if you choose to vote in that category

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Favorite X-Men Storyline from a Single Title
What story was most exciting, most emotional, most fun? What story left an everlasting impression? I can not remember all, so nominated the ones I did. If you have more suggestions, just vote for them and I will update the nominees list.

Nominees:
Diamonds Are Forever, IXM
Eany Come Home (Unlimited, Maggot story)
Enter Cerebrax - X-Force
Extinction Agenda, Marauders vs Kin Crimson
Hated and Feared, Knights of X (the Otherworld War)
Here comes Yesterday (Threshold/Sublime arc) Marauders
Green X-Men
Infinity story Iceman and Romeo
Ongoing story of horrible Beast
Kraven’s Hunt - X-Force
Marvel Voices: Iceman
Pillow Talk, Legion of X, first arc
Race Against Crushing Death, for Freedom - X-Men Green
Red in Blue, Immortal #7, the outstanding Nightcrawler issue
Return to the Vault (X-Men)
Sisterhood of the Metal Bones, X-Men (Laura and Deathstrike)
The Broken Land, X-Men Red (opening arc)
The Hour of Uranos, AXE 1,2 and X-Men Red
The Labors of Magik - New Mutants #25-28
The Left Hand (Selene Arc, IXM)
The Mutant We Left Behind (Forge retrieving Laura)
The New Testament of Irene Adler, IXM
The Secret Origin of Captain Krakoa, X-Men
Thick As Thieves - Gambit
Was Cyclops Right (Judgment of Cyclops, X-Men)




Same list applies for the least favorites storyline if you choose to vote in that category

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Favorite X-Writer
The nominees for this category is for anyone who contributed to at least a full issue of a comic in 2021 and managed to weave a tale so epic, it could move even the most jaded comic book fan.

Suggestions:
Al Ewing (X-Men Red)
Alex Paknadel (Eany Come Home, Unlimited)
Ann Nocenti (Legends: Longshot story)
Benjamin Percy (X Lives/Deaths of Wolverine, Wolverine)
Chris Claremont (Gambit)
Declan Shalvey (Unlimited: Longitude and Paddy's Day Yarn (Banshee story)
Fabian Nicieza (Unlimited: Pardise Lost)
Gerry Duggan (X-Men, Devil's Reign: X-Men)
Jason Loo (Unlimited: Downtime )
Karla Pacheco (Unlimited, Green X-Men, vol 2)
Kieron Gillen (Immortal X-Men)
Larry Hama (Wolverine: Patch)
Leah Williams
Louise Simonson (XM Legends)
Nadia Shammas (X-Force Annual)
Nyla Rose (GS Thunderbird)
Peter Milligan (X-Cellent)
Rob Liefeld (Deadpool Bad Blood)
Roy Thomas (XM Legends - Wolverine/Beast story)
Si Spurrier (Legion of X)
Steve Foxe (Xmen 92)
Steve Orando (Marauders and Marauders Annual)
Tini Howard (Knights of X)
Victor Lavalle (Sabretooth)
Vita Ayala (New Mutants)


Same list applies for the least favorites writers if you choose to vote in that category

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Favorite X-Artist
The much coveted award to honor an artist on the X-Books who flat out makes jaws drop, and makes readers stop, ignore the captions, and just started drowning in their hard work and amazing talent.

Nominees:
Adam Kubert (Wolverine and covers for XLoW and XDoW)
Alex Lins
Andrea Di Vito (Wolverine: Patch)
Art Adams (Legends: Longshot story)
Bob Quinn (Knights of X)
Carlos Gomez
Creees Lee (Marauders Annual)
Dave Watcher (XM Legends - Wolverine/Beast story)
David Cutler (GS Thunderbird)
Declan Shalvey (Unlimited: Longitude)
Eleonora Carlini (Marauders)
Emilio Laiso (Unlimited, Green X-Men, vol 2)
Federico VicentiI (X Deaths of Wolverine)
Jan Bazaldua (Legion of X)
Jan Duursema
Jason Loo (Unlimited: Downtime )
Javier Pina (X-Men)
Joshua Cassara (X Lives of Wolverine)
Julian Shaw (Eany Come Home, Unlimited)
Leonard Kirk (Sabretooth)
Lucas Werneck (Immortal X-Men)
Matt Horak (Unlimited: Pardise Lost)
Michael Allred (X-Cellent)
Nick Roche (Unlimited: A Paddy's Day Yarn, the Banshee story)
Pasqual Ferry (AXE JMD)
Pepe Larraz (X-Men)
Phil Noto (Devil's Reign: X-Men)
Rafael Pimentel (X-Force Annual)
Rob Liefeld (Deadpool Bad Blood)
Robert Gill (X-Force)
Rod Reis (New Mutants)
Russel Dautemann (covers X-Men and Red X-Men)
Salva Espin (X-Men 92)
Sid Kotian (Gambit)
Stefano Caselli (X-Men Red)
Valerio Schiti (AXE Judgment Day)
Walter Simonson (XM Legends)


The same list applies for the least favorites artists if you choose to vote in that category

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Hero with the most outstanding performances this year
Not your general favorites, but the ones that were the best of 2022!
Who deserves to be voted the best hero of the year? Who played their roles really well this year? Was it one of the new Captains or Counsil members of the Krakoa, or the X-Men who finally appeared in an X-title since years, or is it one of those members who got attention after a long time? It's up to you.

Suggestions/ Voted on so far:
Beast in X-Force
Cyclops (for him vs. the Progenitor Celestial
Destiny in Immortal X-Men
Emma Frost (against Kingpin and Hellfire hostess)
Firestar (for winning the vote)
Forge (getting Laura out)
Iceman (for beating Terrax and finding true love)
Jean Grey for facing her demons and establishing the Phoenix foundation
Magneto (for killing Tarn)
Magneto and Logus powers combined
Magneto in Judgment day
Nightcrawler in Judgment Day
Nova (being a real hero)
Storm (for ruler of Sol/ XM Red)
Sunspot
Synch for stepping up a notch
Wiz-Kid (beig double agent)
Wolverine (Logan, for XLoW and XDoW)


Hero with the worst performances this year
Not your general dislikes, but the ones that were the worst of 2022!
To bad you cannot vote for those who we voted for every year, like Kid Omega, Fantomex en Glob, as none of them were really present. So which charecter performance did you have hated most this year?

Suggestions/ Voted on so far:
Aurora, being useless in Marauders
Beast (for his ways in X-Force)
Bishop, being useless in Marauders
Captain 'Betsy' Britain (for being what she is in Knights of X)
Curse (for being a cruel murderer)
Colossus
Cyclops revealing Krakoa secrets
Domino
Gambit dying vs Furies
Havok (X-Men behaviour and Dark Web)
Kid Omega (dead bodies closet)
Kwannon. Has gone from badass leader of Hellions to roster filler on the Marauders.
Nature Girl (becoming a mess murderer)
Nightcrawler (drunk)
Omega Red (out of character)
Rogue, being useless in X-Men
Sage (for getting adicted)
Wolverine (for being Beast victim)
Xavier for his general arrogance

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Villain with the most outstanding performances this year
Did you just love the return of the villains of the past, like Brimstone Love, or did you like to see Druig and Uranus coursing trouble? Or did you really love the way classic villains like Merlyn and Erik the Red returned in Legends this year? You might have lost track of which villains appeared, so here are some suggestions.

Suggestions:
'Abigail Brand
Brimstone Love
Cerebrax
Children of the Vault
Cordyceps Jones
Curse
Destiny
Doctor BBarrington
Doctor Stasis
Druig
Feilong
Goblin Queen
Harrier
Human Adaptoid (X_men Unltd.Paradise Lost)
Isca the Unbeaten
Katrina (AXE)
Kin Crimson Nobles (Delphos, Eric, Beter, Pr!tz)
King Arthur
Kraven the Hunter
Merlyn
Moira Mac Taggert
Mr. Sinister
Nature Girl
Omega Red
Orchis
Ora Serrata
Progenitor (Celestial of Judgment Day)
Sabretooth
Sauron
Selene
Sublime & The U-Men
Swith
Tarn
Terrax (Iceman Infinity comic)
Tumult, the Trickster Chimeara
Uranos
Vulcan


The same list applies for the worst villains performance if you choose to vote in that category

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Comeback of the Year
Pick three characters/teams who had their first appearance since years! Who came back from the land of the dead or comic-book-limbo that you were most happy about? One rule, they had to be gone for at least a year. I will add votes for other candidates to the list.

Nominees:
Acolytes Rem Ram, Barnacle, Senyaka, Delgado and more
Alchemist
Birdy
Blindfold
Brimstone Love
Cassandra Nova
Cerebra (2099)
Danger
Delpos the Red
Eric the Red
Firefist (Rusty Collins)
ForgetMeNot
Holocaust (Nemesis)
Kylun
Melter
Mikhail
Mordred
Romeo
Spike
Spike
Switch
Thunderbird
Warbird

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Breakout Star of the Year
Choose three characters who are long time X-characters who you feel made the jump from the C or D-List, to the forefront, skirting the edge of, had exciting focus, or development, or possibly joining the ranks of the A-List of Marvel’s Mutants. Please mind that A-listers don't break out, they are suppose to be front and center. Who gets the Rising Star Award this year? Please Note: A character returning from death or limbo, should be in the Comeback category and a character returning from death or limbo, should be in the Comeback category.

Suggestions:
Abigail Brand
Boom Boom
Cable
Dazzler
Exodus
Firestar
Forge
Juggernaut (Unlimited Paradise Lost and Legion of X)
Lodus Logos
Moira
Mr. Sinister
Nekra
Sabretooth
Sunspot
Tempo
Vulcan

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Debut Character of the Year
Choose three characters who had their first appearance in a comic book in 2020, that you feel as a result, have a big future in the X-verse. Did the cruel Moneta in Prisoner X make a great debut, or did you prefer one of the future hybrid mutants like Cardinal or Rasputin? If you have other nominees, just vote for them and I will of course add them to this list.

Nominees:
Arnab Chakladar (who helped Moira)
Betel the Red
Captain Krakoa
Escapade
Fisher King (X-Men Red)
Graig of NASA
Loolo (Blue Arokko kid)
Mother Righteous
Nameless
Ora Serrata (Great Ring)
Pr!tz the Red
Syzya of the Smoke
Third Eye
Threshold
Tumult, the Trickster Chimaera
Weaponless Zsen

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Guest Star performance of the Year
The X-Men do have sometimes some guest appearances from Marvel heroes and villains from other corners of the Marvel Universe. They might socialize with them, or fight with or against the X-Men. Which non-X-Men character that made a great guest appearance in one of the X-Titles was you favorite visitor?

Some Suggestions:
Black Pather (Green X-Men)
Captain America (Hellfire Gala 2022)
Doom (ellfire Gala)
Elektra (Devil's Reign: X-Men)
Iron-Man at Hellfire Gala
Jane Forester- Valkyrie (Death of Wolverine)
Kingpin (Devil's Reign: X-Men)
Kraven the Hunter
Mary Jane Watson (Gala)
MODOK in X-Men
Namor (Green X-Men)
Nick Fury (Wolverine: Patch)
Nova (Richard Rider) in X-Men Red
Rocket Raccoon (X-Men)
Scarlet Witch (Hellfire Gala)
Silver Surfer (Iceman Inf. Comic)
Spider-Man at Hellfire Gala