X-Books Awards voting 2023

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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 2023! This year there were not a lot of ongoings, but wow so many mini series we have rarely seen in a year. Have fun voting in the:

X-Books voting 2023

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.
• Exception: In the category 'Covers' there is a pre-selection list you can chose from
• 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.
• Exception: In the category Crossovers/Events there are just a few choices, there you will see a remark 3 votes are not required.
• 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.

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 Digital (Unlimited) Series
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Least Favorite Digital (Unlimited) Series
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Favorite X-Book Cover
* Pick 3 covers from the given list, other entries are not valid.
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Least Favorite X-Book Cover
* Pick 3 covers from the given list, other entries are not valid.
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Favorite X-Men Crossover/ Event (any event or crossover where X-men were in)
* In this category there are not 3 votes are required
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Least Favorite X-Men Crossover/ Event (any crossover where X-men were in)
* In this category there are not 3 votes are required
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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, please do motivate
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Hero with the worst performances this year, please do motivate
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Villain with the most outstanding performances this year, please do motivate
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Vilain with the worst performances this year, please do motivate
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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 ongoing series were your most favorites this year?

Nominees:
Deadpool
Immortal X-Men
Legion of X
Marauders
Wolverine
X-Force
X-Men
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 2023

Nominees:
Before the Fall: Heralds of Apocalypse
Before the Fall: Mutants' First Strike
Before the Fall: Sons of X
Before the Fall: The Sinister Four
Dark Web Finale
Marvel Voices: X-Men 2023
Murderworld: Wolverine
Sins of Sinister Alpha
Sins of Sinister: Dominion
The Original X-Men
X-Men Annual (Cyclops vs. Captain Marvel)
X-Men Blue: Origins
X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023


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

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Favorite X-Mini Series
We had the most X-related mini series this year, so it might be a challenge to just pick 3. Tell me, which of these were your favorite 3 X-books mini series with our merry mutants in 2023.


Nominees:
Alpha Flight
Astonishing Iceman
Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain
Bishop: War College
Children of the Vault
Dark Web: X-Men
Dark X-Men
Days of Future Past: Doomsday
Deadpool: Badder Blood
Ghost Rider/ Wolverine: Weapons of Vengeance
Jean Grey
Magneto
Ms. Marvel, the new mutant
New Mutants: Lethal Legion
Predator vs. Wolverine
Realm of X
Rogue & Gambit
Sabretooth & the Exiles
SoS: Immoral X-Men
SoS: Nightcrawlers
SoS: Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants
Storm
Uncanny Avengers
Uncanny Spider-Man
X-23: Deadly Genesis
X-Cellent
X-Men Legends vol 2 (Bishop's story)
X-Terminators
X-Treme X-Men

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

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Favorite Digital (Unlimited) Series
Introduced last year for the very first time. Which of these were your favorite 3 x-related digital comics with our merry mutants in 2023.

Nominees:
Control (Polaris, Mirage vs. Mesmero)
Deadpool Loves the Marvel Universe
Down Home (Cannonball and family)
Et tu, crouton? (Boom Boom's date)
Eye on the Future (Jubilee and young mutants)
Fifteen Munutes (Dazzler vs. Executioner)
Fire in the House (Firestar at Orchis)
Gambit & Rogue (vs. Mr. Fortuit of Clan Destine)
Gwenpool (Gwenpool looking for love, Love Unlimited)
Karma in Love (Karma and Galura in Love Unlimited)
Madrox Family & Fantastic Four Team-Up
Safe with me (Frenzy and Paibok)
The Little Stuff (Prodigy and Ghostboy)
The Redroot Saga (Sunfire and Redroot)
The Unofficial X-Men (Jubilee, Faceshopper etc in Mojoworld)
Unbreakable (Marrow/Feral in Madripoor)
Voices: Negasonic Teenage Warhead
Voices: Snikt (the Logan family)
Vote of Confidence (Juggernaut at Gala)
X-Men Green, vol 3


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? This category changed compared to the previous years. There were so many, so we had a pre-selection last week. Please select your 3 favorites from the list below (other entries are not valid).

Nominees:
Astonishing Iceman # 2 variant by Junggeun Yoon, sexy Bobby love the style of this cover
Astonishing Iceman 4 main by Jusús Saiz - Iceman and Spider-Man
Connecting cover X-Men - Iron-Man by Lucas Werneck- the wedding cover
Dark Web #3 Maddie/Havok by Noto
Dark X-Men #2, Maddie vs. Maggot by Stephen Segovia
Dark X-Men #4., team pictuer by Stephen Segovia
Heralds of Apocalypse (Apaccy, Genesis and their kids)
Immortal X-Men #10 by Mark Brooks - Xavier with broken helmet
Immortal X-Men #11, by Mark Brooks - Storm cover
Immortal X-Men #13 - Doug and all the flowers
Immortal X-Men #14 - Xavier in fear of the Huge Sentinel on Krakoa
Immortal X-Men #16, by Mark Brooks - Apocalypse with sword and Phoenix
Immortal X-Men #17, by Mark Brooks - multiple Jean variants
Jean Grey #1, by Amy Reeder- Face Jean combined with Phoenix rapture
Mutant First Strike 1 - Bishop, Cyke and Jean in Nimrod eye
Nightcrawlers #2 - anatomy variant by Jonah Lobe
Rogue & Gambit #3, by Carlos Gomez - Rogue with fight mirrored on her body
Sinister Four, Coccolo Stormbreakers Variant - Gambit and Child Ororo
Storm and the Brotherhood #3 - ANAD Storm
X-Force #48 - Colossus vs. Mikhail
X-men #23 - X-men fighting Stark Sentinels
X-Men Blue Origins Dauterman Variant - Mystique and Destiny smooching
X-Men Red #10 - full cast by Dauterman
X-Men Red #11, by Russel Dauterman - Storm surrounded by multiple Xaviers
X-Men: Red 17, by Stefano Caselli - Apocalypse with moon in hands
X-Treme X-Men #5, by Salvador Larroca, team shot



Least favorite Covers
Please select your 3 favorites from the list below

Nominees:
Alpha Flight #2 - artistic variant by Ricoletta Baldari
BB: Captain Britain #4 by Erica D'urso - Betsy and Rachel
Dark X-Men #3, Sauvage Varint - Maddie with skulls
Immoral X-Men #1 by Leinil F. Yu - ugly Emma)
Jean Grey #4 by Amy Reeder - Multiple Jeans aiming for Phoenix Force
Legion of X #9 by Ben Harvey - Demon horned Nightcrawler
Marauders #11, by Peach Mokomo - all his covers were bad, this was the worst)
Ms. Marvel, New Mutant #1, by Sara Pichelli - Face Kamala
New Mutants Lethal Legion #1, by Javier Fernandez, team picture
Realm of X # 2 by David Lopez- terrible Typhood Mary
Realm of X # 3, by Stephanie Hans - Mirage falling on rainbow bridge
Rogue & Gambit #1, by Steve Morris - both of them with Destiny in background
Sabretooth & the Exiles #3, by Ryab Stegman - Nekra fighting Sabretooth
X-Men #27, part of the connecting cover
X-Treme X-Men #4, by Salvador Larroca - weird Storm boobs

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Favorite X-Men Crossover/event (any crossover or event where X-men were in).
What event or crossover or event made you really look forward to the next issue and made quite an impression on you? In this category you do not have to select 3 if you can't.

Nominees:
Dark Web
Fall of X
Hellfire Gala '23
Revenge/Lord of the Brood (X-Men-Cap Marvel)
Sins of Sinister
Unforgiven (X-Men, Spider-Man and Cap America)
Weapons of Vengeance (Wolverine/ Ghost Rider)


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:
Arokko War, aka Genesis war (Brotherhood vs. Genesis and crew)
Beast vs. Wolverine story (Wolverine)
Broken promises and broken bones (Gambit and Rogue)
Clone Wars (Wolverine)
Cordially invited (X-Men/Iron-Man the Emma- Tony affair)
Deadlocked (Immortal X-Men #13)
Freeing the tortured mutants in Sabretooth and the Exiles
From the Shadows (X-Men #25)
Here Comes Yesterday, the Treshold 3 story, Marauders.
Listen Closely (Imm. X-Men Doug/Krakoa story)
Love Unlimited Gambit and Rogue
Pre–Genesis (Marauders/Wicked in Genosha)
Prison Break (Sevyr and Solem break out - X-Force)
Revenge of the Brood (Cap Marvel)
Quiet Council Falling Apart - Immortal X-Men
Reborn (X-Force, Colossus vs. Mikhail.
Rogue and Gambit breaking in
Something caught your eye? (Rasputin vs. FF, X-Men #27)
The end of Peackock Tattoo Man/ saving Max (X-Force)
Unbreakable (Marrow in Madripoor)
Vote. Die. Repeat. (Sinister Murders the Quiet Council, Immortal #9)
Weapons of X (Beast/Wolverine in X-Force/Wolverine)
Wounded Wolves (Laura meets Laura, X-Men)



Same list applies for the least favorites storyline if you should 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 2023 and managed to weave a tale so epic, it could move even the most jaded comic book fan.

Suggestions:
Al Ewing (X-Men Red, Storm&BoM, Heralds of Apocalypse)
Alyssa Wong (Deadpool)
Ann Nocenti (Storm)
Benjamin Percy (X-Force, Wolverine, Ghost Rider/ Wolverine: Weapons of Vengeance)
Brian Haberlin (X-Men Legends: Bishops story)
Charlie Jane Anders (New Mutants: Lethal Legion)
Chris Claremont (X-Treme X-Men)
Christos Gage (Original X-Men)
Deniz Camp (Children otV)
Ed Brisson (Alpha Flight)
Erica Schultz (X-23: Deadly Regenesis)
Gerry Duggan (X-Men Dark Web, X-Men, UA)
J. Holtman (Bishop: War College)
J.M. Dematteis (Magneto)
Jim Zub (Murderworld: Wolverine)
Kieron Gillen (Sins of Sinister, Immortal/Immoral, Sinister Four)
Leah Williams (X-Terminators)
Louise Simonson (Jean Grey)
Marc Guggenheim (DoFP: Doomsday)
Peter Milligan (X-Cellent)
Preeti Chhibber
Rob Liefeld (Deadpool: Badder Blood)
Si Spurrier (Legion of X, Ult Spiderman, Nightcrawlers, Sons of X)
Stephanie Phillips (Rogue & Gambit)
Steve Foxe (Dark X-Men)
Steve Orlando (Marauders, Asht. Iceman, Mutants' First Strike)
Torunn Grønbekk (Real of X)
Tini Howard (Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain)
Victor Lavalle (Sabretooth & the Exiles)
Whilce Portacio (Legends: Bishop story)
Zeb Wells (Dark Web Finale)


Same list applies for the least favorites writers if you want 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 their amazing talent.

Nominees:
Adam Kubert (Dark Web Finale)
Bernard Chang (Jean Grey)
Brian Haberlin (X-Men Legends, Bishop's story)
Carlos Gómez (X-Terminators, Rogue & Gambit)
Carlos Nieto (Murderworld: Wolverine)
Diogenes Neves (Realm of X)
Edgar Salazar (X23 Deadly Genesis)
Eleonora Carlini (Marauders)
Enid Balám (New Mutants: Lethal Legion)
Geoff Shaw (Ghost Rider/ Wolverine: Weapons of Vengeance)
Greg Land (Original X-Men)
Javier Garrón (UA)
Jonas Scharf (Dark X-Men)
Joshua Cassara (X-Men)
Juan Frigeri (connecting cover Cap Marvel/X-Men)
Juan José Ryp (Wolverine)
Lee Garbett (Unc Spider-Man)
Leonard Kirk (Sabretooth & the Exiles)
Luca Maresca (Children otV)
Luca Pizzari (Heralds of Apocalypse)
Lucas Werneck (Sins of Sinister, Immortal X-Men)
Manuel Garcia (DoFP: Doomsday)
Martin Coccolo (Deadpool)
Michael Allred (X-Cellent)
Netho Diaz (Legon of X)
Paco Medina (Immoral X-Men, Storm&BoM, Nightcrawlers, Sinister Four)
Pepe Larraz (Before the Fall covers)
Phil Noto (Dark Web: X-Men)
Rob Liefeld (Deadpool: Badder Blood)
Robert Gill (X-Force)
Rod Reis (Dark Web: X-Men)
Salvador Larroca (X-Treme X-Men
Scott Godlewski (Alpha Flight)
Sean Damien Hill (Bishop: War College)
Sid Katian (Storm)
Stefano Caselli (X-Men Red)
Todd Nauck (Magneto)
Valentina Pinti (Mutants' First Strike)
Vasco Georgiev (Betsy B: Captain Britain)
Vincenzo Carratù (Ast. Iceman)
Whilce Portacio (Legends: Bishop story)
Yıldıray Çınar (X-Men Red)


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 2023!
Who deserves to be voted the best hero of the year? Who played their roles really well this year? Was it one of the Great Ring members of planet Arokko, or the future X-Men of Sins of Sinister, or is it one of those members who got attention after a long time? It's up to you. If you have others you want to nominate, tell me who and why and I will update the list.

Suggestions/ Voted on so far
Apocalypse (no motivation given, risk of not being counted)
Colossus, finally stepping up
Cyclops, he was right about the Brood
Destiny for beating up Mother Righteous
Dr. Stasis for leading Orchis
Emma Frost for actually doing something substantial against Orchis
Exodus for leading mutants through a desert wasteland
Firestar for being a spy on Orchis
Gambit killing a mind-altered Warren, saved Cap Marvel
Genesis for opposing Storm and the Brotherhood
Hazmat (goes nucluer boom)
Hope (no motivation given, risk of not being counted)
Iceman (handling the Brood)
Jean Grey (no motivation given, risk of not being counted)
Legion (pissed off Mother Righteous & helped NC)
Madelyne, aka Goblin Queen for stepping in to the team leader role
Mother Righteous (holding all the cards in SoS)
Mother Rightgeous for still being mysterious
Mr. Sinister for Sins of Sinister
Nova
Rogue for saving Xavier at the very last moment
Shadowkat for actually doing something about Orchis
Storm for leading a war
Sunfire for saving Redroot
Wolverine (for killing Beast)
Xavier (his confession to Doug was a breath of fresh air)


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Hero with the worst performances this year
Not your general dislikes, but the ones that were the worst of 2023!
So which charecter performance did you have hated most this year?
If you have others you want to nominate, tell me who and why and I will update the list.

Voted on so far:
Beast, we all know why
Captain Britain
Curse power is to literally ruin everything (plus she plain rude)
Cyclops for being a damsel in distress and doing very little this year
Destiny, for enslaving Manifold
Emma (wig, glasses inhibitor ring and sitcom marriage
Gambit (Killed an innocent woman in a stupid gamble)
Jean Grey for destroying realities and millions of lives while dead
Magik (no motivation given, risk of not being counted)
Ms. Marvel (no motivation given, risk of not being counted)
Quiet Council, being tricked by Sinister and trusting Mother Righteous
Rasputin for being a massive flop. All those powers and all she can do is randomly antagonise the Fantastic Four.
Rogue, for enslaving Manifold
Talon, for doing nothing really
Typhoid Mary (no motivation given, risk of not being counted)
Shadowkat for becoming a grumpy cold-blood assassin with a stupid codename
Sebastian Shaw (if he counts as a 'hero' in this) for being a selfish piece of excrement and siding with Orchis
Sinister, being more annoying
Storm for her lack of humility and pointing-fingers attitude
Wolverine for being Beast's toy
Xavier- being manipulated and got everyone scattered around

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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 the Mesmero or Mikhail, or did you like to see the baddies from Orchis coursing trouble? Or did you really love the way classic villain Vulcan became bad again this year? You might have lost track of which villains appeared, so here are some suggestions.

Suggestions:
Azazel
Captain Krakoa
Children of the Vault
Count Nefaria
Doc Barrington
Doctor Stasis
Feilong
First Horsemen
Genesis
Goblin Queen II
Irae (Magneto mini)
Lethal Legion (from the New Mutants mini)
Mesmero
Mikhail Rasputin
Moira X Mac Taggert
Mojo
Mother Rightgeous
Mr. Sinister
New Sisterhood of Evil (Magneto mini)
Nimrod, the Hunter
Orbis Stellaris
Orchis
Powerbroker (Rogue & Gambit)
Selene
Stark Sentinels
Vulcan
White Sword


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:
Apocalypse/Revelation
Beautiful Dreamer
Broo
Genesis
Gimmick/ Feint
Infectia
Infestation (the incect girl)
Justice (let's discus if this is valid)
Kid Omega
Kimura (X-23, Deadly Reg)
Mikhail
Morgan Le Fay
Phantazia
Pogg Ur-Pogg
Power Broker (Rogue & Gambit)
Rasputin
Redroot the Forest
Roger Bochs Jr.
Specter, aka Ghostboy
Surge (War College)
Trân Cao Mạnh
White Sword
Wither (Love Unltd Gwenpool)

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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. Think Sunspot or Nekra of last year. Was it one of the War Collage kids, or someone within Sins of Sinister?

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.


Suggestions:
Amass
Exodus
Firestar
Galura
Hope
Karma
Kobak Never-Held
Loolo (in Sins of Sinister)
Madelyne Pryor - Goblin Queen of Limbo
Mother Righteous
Mr. Sinister
Ms. Marvel
Sunfire
Sunspot
Tempo

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Debut Character of the Year
Choose three characters who had their first appearance in a comic book in 2023, that you feel as a result, have a big future in the X-verse. Did the cruel Irae in the Magneto mini make a great debut, or did you prefer one of unofficial X-Men or the Latverian mutants appealed the most to you? As mentioned before, if you have other nominees, just vote for them and I will of course add them to this list.

Nominees:
Aphellion (Unofficial X-Men)
Auntie Fortune
Bad Guy (Unofficial X-Men)
Blowback (Trevor)
Dreamer, Hugo (Latveria mutant)
Faceshopper (Unofficial X-Men)
Good Arson (Unofficial X-Men)
Harmonize (Unofficial X-Men)
Haymaker (X-23, Deadly Reg)
Irae (Magneto mini)
Ironcloak, Romona (Latveria mutant)
Jon Ironfire
Jun Wei (Orchis)
Kafka (War College, Immortal X-Men)
Lycaon Two Wolves
Mojo Junior (Unlimited)
Nerium (Latveria mutant)
Orc (Apocalypse's blue demon)
Pity Girl (Unofficial X-Men)
Sentinel Zero (the one with Logan's claws, Orchis)
Slag (Latveria mutant)
Stark Sentinels
Volta (Latveria mutant)
Wagnerine
Woofer