Voting for the 2014 X-Book Awards, as voted by CBR Forums

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2014 X-Book Awards as voted by CBR Forums

Another year has come and gone for Marvel’s mightiest mutants, and through there were debuts, deaths, epic crossovers, new series launched, and beloved series cancelled. 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 the Best and Worst of 2014! Voting begins Wednesday, December 31st (the last shipping date for comics in 2014), in this thread and lasts until Sunday, January 11th. Results will begin to be revealed the week of January 18th, 2015.

As much as I’d love to show you last year’s awards thread, and link to it… the Forum got rebooted, so you’ll have to take my word for it in award categories, without the link.

Today, discussion and debate may begin for many of the categories, as we reveal the categories, and the nominees for titles, artists, and writers. This gives you ample time to consider who you’re allocating your votes to.

Voting Rules:
For any category, you can allocate a 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place candidate for any award. 1st place nods are worth 3 votes, 2nd place nods two votes, and 3rd place nods one vote. Totals will be tabulated, and first place votes to be used as a tiebreaker, should there be one (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 only allows 3 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, cut and paste your post into a PM sent to worstblogever if you want your vote to remain confidential. Thanks for any participation ahead of time!

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• Best Ongoing X-Title
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• Best X-Miniseries
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• Worst X-Miniseries
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• Best X-One-Shot
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• Best X-Book Cover
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• Worst X-Book Cover
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• Best X-Men Crossover
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• Best X-Men Storyline from a Single Title
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• Worst X-Men Storyline from a Single Title
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• Best Writer
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• Best Artist
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• Best Hero/Heroine
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• Worst Hero/Heroine
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• Best Villain(s)
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• Worst Villain(s)
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• Breakout Star of the Year
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• Debut Character of the Year
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• Favorite Mutant on the Cast of a non-X-book
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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 Character/Appearance of the Year (The Rouge Mort Trophy)
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• 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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• Onomatopoeia 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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Best 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.
(2013 winner: Uncanny X-Men (vol. 3))

Nominees:

• A + X
• All New X-Factor
• All New X-Men
• Amazing X-Men (vol. 2)
• Cyclops (vol. 3)
• Deadpool (vol. 3)
• Magneto (vol. 3)
• Nightcrawler (vol. 4)
• Savage Wolverine
• Spider-Man & the X-Men
• Storm (vol. 3)
• Uncanny Avengers
• Uncanny X-Men (vol. 3)
• Wolverine (vol. 5)
• Wolverine (vol. 6)
• Wolverine and the X-Men (vol. 1)
• Wolverine and the X-Men (vol. 2)
• Wolverine MAX
• X-Force (vol. 3)
• X-Men (vol. 4)
• X-Men: Legacy (vol. 2)

Least Favorite Ongoing X-Title of the Year:
You see the category one above this? Well, take that one, and think of the opposite. Vote for the Ongoing X-Title that was frankly, an unmitigated disaster in your opinion throughout 2014. Same nominees, guys.
(Oh, and 2013’s winner was Wolverine & the X-Men (vol. 1)

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Best X-Book Miniseries of the Year:
This category is for the best of the Marvel miniseries with X-characters that hit shelves in at least part of 2014, that is intended to tell a story over at least two issues that captured the imaginations of X-fans.
(Your 2013 winner: Marvel Knights: X-Men)

Nominees:

• All New Doop
• AXIS
• AXIS: Revolutions
• Deadpool’s Art of War
• Deadpool: The Gauntlet
• Deadpool vs. Carnage
• Deadpool vs. X-Force
• Death of Wolverine
• Death of Wolverine:The Logan Legacy
• Death of Wolverine: Weapon X Project
• Hawkeye vs. Deadpool
• Inhumanity: The Awakening
• Marvel Knights: X-Men
• Night of the Living Deadpool
• Origin II

Least Favorite X-Book Miniseries of the Year :
Using the same nominees, for the best miniseries, pick the three that made you wish they were only a one-shot, or just never happened.
(Your 2013 winner: What if… AvX?)

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Best X-Book One-Shot of the Year:
This category honors the best single issue of an X-book that left you wishing the writer and artist were given either more pages, a whole miniseries, or that the thing would just leapfrog into an ongoing series thoughout all of 2014.
(2013 winner, for the record, was X-Men: Gold #1)

Nominees:

• All New X-Men Annual #1
• Deadpool Bi-Annual #1
• Death of Wolverine: Deadpool & Captain America #1
• Death of Wolverine: Life After Logan #1
• Revolutionary War: Alpha #1
• Revolutionary War: Dark Angel #1
• Revolutionary War: Knights of Pendragon #1
• Revolutionary War: MotorMouth #1
• Uncanny Avengers Annual #1
• Uncanny X-Men (vol. 3) Annual #1
• Uncanny X-Men Special #1
• Wolverine (vol. 6) Annual #1
• X-Men: No More Humans #1

Least Favorite X-Book One-Shot of the Year :
Using the same nominees, choose those three One-Shots that give you probably tried blocking out of your memory, you found them so appallingly bad.
(2013 had no winner, due to limited entries for the category ).

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Best X-Men Crossover/Event:
This category recognizes the best story to spring from the X-Men crossing over through either all of the X-Titles, or one title with a part of the Marvel Universe, and the interactions and battles that may have culminated in its happening, sending fans into a frenzy.
(2013 winner: X-Termination)

Nominees:

• AXIS
• Death of Wolverine
• Inhumanity
• No End in Sight (Uncanny X-Men/Iron Man/Nova Annuals)
• Original Sin
• Revolutionary War
• The Trial of Jean Grey (All New X-Men/Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2))

Best X-Book Cover:
Some say art is subjective. Well, tough. We’re going to vote on the covers from 2014 that were so amazing, people got suckered into buying an issue just based off of the pretty picture on the front of the book alone. Write in any 3 issues from the past calendar year. (new award category).
(2013 winner: (X-Men (vol. 4) #1 by Oliver Coipel)


Worst X-Book Cover:
And, of course, you can vote for the X-Book cover images that you thought were so god-awful, even the artist’s mom wouldn’t put the picture up on her fridge.
(2013 winner: Wolverine & the X-Men (vol. 1) #27)

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Best X-Men Storyline from a Single Title:
This category recognizes the creative teams who best worked together in 2013 to tell a story through the writing and art in a single title, capturing your attention within one title, without forcing you to submit to the often maligned “crossover burn out”.
(2013 winner: Uncanny X-Men (vol. 3): “Avengers vs. Uncanny-Men…GO!” )

Nominees:

• ”All Different” (All New X-Men #18-21)
• ”All in the Family” (Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) #6)
• ”Avenge the Earth” (Uncanny Avengers #18-22)
• ”Bloodline” (X-Men (vol. 4) #13-17)
• ”Bromo Superior” (X-Men (vol. 4) #13-17)
• ”Captain America + Cyclops” (A+X #13-18)
• ”Change of Decay” (All New X-Factor #7-12)
• "Charm School" (Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) #13)
• ”Deadpool vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.” (Deadpool (vol. 3) #21-25)
• "Dirty/Tricks" (X-Force (vol. 4) #1-6)
• ”Exogenous” (X-Men (vol .4) #18-22)
• ”Ghosts” (X-Men (vol .4) #9-12)
• ”The Madripoor Job” (Wolverine (vol. 6) #6-7)
• ”No Goats, No Glory” (Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) #7)
• ”Not Brand X” (All New X-Factor #1-6)
• ”One Down” (All New X-Men #25-30)
• ”The Quest for Nightcrawler” (Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) #1-5)
• ”Ragnarok Now” (Uncanny Avengers #9-17)
• ”Rogue Logan” (Wolverine (vol. 6) #1-4)
• "Starstruck" (Cyclops (vol. 3) #5)
• ”Three Months to Die” (Wolverine (vol. 6) #8-13)
• ”Tomorrow Never Learns” (Wolverine & the X-Men (vol. 2) #1-6)
• ”Uncanny X-Men vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.” (Uncanny X-Men (vol. 3) #19-22)
• ”War on Terror” (X-Force (vol. 4) #8-9)
• ”Wolverine is Dead- Eulogy” (Wolverine & the X-Men (vol. 2) #11-12)
• ”World War Wendigo” (Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) #8-12)
• ”Wrath” (Savage Wolverine #14-17)

Least Favorite X-Men Story from a Single Title:
And, this category is another X-Razzie award, to recognize the stories from 2014 that left you scratching your head, tearing out your eyes, and wondering how in the world they ever got past a pitch to the editor. Y’know, stories that made the Hindenburg seem like a minor accident, because they were such unmitigated disasters.
(2013 winner: “Savage Learning” from [I]Wolverine & the X-Men (vol. 1)!)

Nominees:
Same as for “Best X-Men Story from a Single Title

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Best X-Writer :
The nominees for this category are anyone who contributed to at least a full issue of a comic in 2014, and managed to weave a tale so epic, it could move even the most jaded comic book fan. In italics, after the writer’s name, is there body of work for the calendar year.
(2013 winner: Simon Spurrier)

Nominees:

• Jason Aaron- (Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) #3-6, Wolverine & the X-Men (vol. 1) #40-42)
• John Arcudi- (Savage Wolverine #21-22)
• Brian Michael Bendis- (All New X-Men, Uncanny X-Men (vol. 3), A+X #18)
• Marguerite Bennett- (Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #4)
• Cullen Bunn- (( Magneto (vol. 3), Night of the Living Deadpool, Deadpool vs. Carnage)
• Howard Chaykin- ((AXIS: Revolutions #3)
• Chris Claremont- ((Nightcrawler (vol. 4))
• Paul Cornell- (( Wolverine (vol . 5) #13, Wolverine (vol .6) #1-12, Revolutionary War: Alpha #1)
• Peter David – (All New X-Factor, Deadpool’s Art of War)
• Jerry Duggan - ( Deadpool (vol. 3), A+X #16-18, Deadpool: The Gauntlet, Hawkeye vs. Deadpool, Death of Wolverine: Deadpool & Captain America #1)
• Ray Fawkes- (Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #5)
• Kieron Gillen – (Origin II , Revolutionary War: Dark Angel #1)
• Marc Guggenheim – (X-Men (vol. 4)#18-22
• Christopher Hastings – (Deadpool (vol. 3) Annual #2)
• Dennis Hopeless – (AXIS: Revolutions)
• Kathrynn Immonen – (Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) #7)
• Richard J. Isanove – (Savage Wolverine #14-17)
• Elliott Kalan – (Wolverine (vol. 6) Annual #1, Spider-Man & the X-Men)
• Craig Kyle (Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) #8-12, 14)
• John Layman – (Cyclops (vol. 3) #7-8 )
• Jason Latour – (Wolverine & the X-Men (vol. 2))
• Peter Milligan – (All New Doop)
• David Morrell – (Savage Wolverine #23)
• Monty Nero – (Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) Annual #1)
• Greg Pak – (Storm (vol. 3))
• Brian Posehn - (Deadpool (vol. 3), Deadpool: The Gauntlet )
• Rick Remender – (Uncanny Avengers, Avengers vs. X-Men: AXIS)
• Brahm Revel – (Marvel Knights: X-Men)
• Greg Rucka – (Cyclops (vol. 3) #1-6)
• Sean Ryan – (Uncanny X-Men Special #1, A+ X #17)
• Paul Scheer - (Deadpool Bi-Annual #1)
• Tim Seeley - (Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #2-3)
• Gail Simone (Savage Wolverine #19)
• Charles Soule - (Death of Wolverine, Death of Wolverine: Logan Legacy #1,7; Death of Wolverine: Weapon X Project)
• Simon Spurrier - ( X-Force (vol. 4))
• Jason Starr - (Wolverine MAX)
• Duane Swierczynski- (Deadpool vs. X-Force)
• Frank Tieri - (Savage Wolverine #20, AXIS: Revolutions #2)
• James Tynion IV - (Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) #13, Death of Wolverine: Logan Legacy #6)
• Jen Van Meter (Savage Wolverine #18)
• Brian Wood – (X-Men (vol. 4)#7-17
• Pete Woods – (Wolverine (vol. 6) #11-12
• David Yardin (A +X # 16-18)
• Chris Yost (Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) #8-12, 14)

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Best 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 start drinking in their hard work, and amazing talent.
(2013 winner: Stuart Immonen)

Nominees:

• Ron Ackins- (Uncanny X-Men Special #1)
• Daniel Acuna- (Uncanny Avengers #18-22, 25)
• Kris Anka- (X-Men (vol. 4) #10-12, Wolverine (vol. 6) #8)
• Mahmoud Asrar- (Wolverine & the X-Men (vol. 2) #1-6, All New X-Men #31-36)
• Chris Bachalo- (Uncanny X-Men (vol. 3) #14,16-22, 25-28, Wolverine & the X-Men (vol. 1) #42)
• Carlo Barbieri - ( Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) #9-12)
• Elia Bonetti - (Death of Wolverine: Logan Legacy #5)
• Roland Boschi- (Wolverine MAX #14)
• Reilly Brown- (Deadpool: The Gauntlet)
• Matteo Buffagni- (X-Men (vol. 4) #16-17, Storm (vol. 3) #3)
• Jacopo Camagni- (Deadpool Annual #2)
• Jim Cheung- (AXIS #9)
• Andy Clarke- (Death of Wolverine: Logan Legacy #6)
• Russell Dauterman- (Cyclops (vol. 3) #1-5)
• Alan Davis- (Wolverine (vol. 5) #13)
• Carmine di Giandomenico - (All New X-Factor #1-12, 15-18)
• Paco Diaz- (A + X #16)
• Terry Dodson- (X-Men (vol. 4) #9, AXIS #4-6)
• Juan Doe- (Death of Wolverine: Logan Legacy #4)
• Salvador Epsin- (Deadpool vs. Carnage)
• Marco Failla- (Spider-Man & the X-Men #1)
• Javi Fernandez - (Magneto (vol. 3) #5-8)
• Nick Giavonetti - (Deadpool Bi-Annual #1)
• Sanford Green- (Uncanny Avengers #23)
• Javier Garron- (Cyclops (vol. 3) #6-8)
• Mike Hawthorne- (Deadpool (vol. 3) #22-25, 27, 35-39)
• Rock He-Kim - (X-Force (vol. 4) #1-3, 7-9, #12-13)
• Tan Eng Huat- (X-Force (vol. 4) #10-11, AXIS: Revolutions #3)
• Victor Ibanez- (Storm (vol. 3) #1-2, 4-6
• Stuart Immonen- (All New X-Men #22-31)
• Richard J. Isanove (Savage Wolverine #14-17)
• Jorge Jimenez - (Wolverine & the X-Men (vol. 2) #12, Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) #13)
• Scott Koblish- (Deadpool (vol. 3) #26,28, 34, Deadpool's Art of War)
• Scott Kolins- (Death of Wolverine: Deadpool & Captain America #1)
• Ariela Kristiana- (Death of Wolverine: Logan Legacy #2-3)
• Adam Kubert- (Origin II, AXIS #1-2, 7)
• Ken Lashley- (AXIS: Revolutions #1)
• David Lafuente- (All New Doop)
• Pepe Larraz- (Wolverine & the X-Men (vol. 1) #40, Deadpool vs. X-Force #1-4)
• Salvador Larroca- (Amazing X-Men Annual #1, Uncanny Avengers #24, Death of Wolverine: Weapon X Project #1-4)
• Matteo Lolli- (Hawkeye vs. Deadpool)
• Jeff Loveness- (A+X #16)
• John Lucas- (Deadpool (vol. 3) #30-33)
• Clay Mann- (X-Men (vol. 4) #10-15)
• Jonathon Marks- (Wolverine (vol. 6) Annual #1, Savage Wolverine #23)
• Kevin Maurer- (AXIS: Revolutions #2)
• Ed McGuiness- (Amazing X-Men #3-6, 8)
• Steve McNiven- (Uncanny Avengers #16-17, Death of Wolverine #1-4)
• Paco Medina- (Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) #7)
• Pop Mhan- (All New X-Factor #13-14)
• Jorge Molina- (X-Force (vol. 4) #4-6
• Todd Nauck - (Nightcrawler (vol. 4) #1-9)
• Peter Nguyen - (Death of Wolverine: Logan Legacy #7)
• Oliver Nome - (Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #1)
• Goran Parlov- (A + X #17)
• Gerardo Enrique Sandoval Perez- (Wolverine (vol. 6) #9)
• Brandon Peterson- ( All New X-Men #21)
• Joe Quinones- (Savage Wolverine #21-22)
• Brahm Revel- (Marvel Knights: X-Men)
• Ramon Rosanas- (Night of the Living Deadpool)
• Robbi Rodriguez- (Wolverine & the X-Men (vol. 2) #9)
• Marco Rudy- (Uncanny X-Men (vol. 3))
• Felix Ruiz- (Savage Wolverine #20)
• Gerardo Sandoval - (Wolverine (vol. 6) #1-7)
• Andrea Sorrentino- (Uncannny X-Men (vol. 3) Annual #1, All New X-Men Annual #1)
• Dexter Soy - (X-Men (vol. 4) #18, 20)
• Ryan Stegman- (Wolverine (vol. 6) #1-4)
• Harvey Talibao- (X-Men (vol. 4) #19-22)
• Gabriel Hernandez Walta- (Magneto (vol. 3) #1-3, 9-13)
• Leinil Francis Yu (Avengers vs. X-Men: AXIS #3-4, 8)

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Best Hero/Heroine :
Pick those three heroes who you felt had the most impact, and were the best at what they do, whether it was nice or not, in 2014.
(2012 and 2013 winner: Cyclops)

Write in 3.


Worst Hero/Heroine :
And, choose the three heroes who were totally counterproductive, or dead weight, in defending a world that hates and fears them in 2014.
(2013 Winner: Havok)

Write in 3.



Best Villain(s):
Choose the three villains that were so evil, and effective at busting the X-Men’s chops that it was practically scary in 2014. You may decide to nominate a whole villain team, if they’re not individually fleshed out, if you choose.
(2013 winner: Apocalypse Twins)

Write in 3.



Worst Villain(s):
Choose the three villains, or villainous teams, that had downright embarrassing showings, or were mass producers of “epic fail” in 2014.
(2011, 2012, and 2013 winner: Kade Kilgore and his Hellfire Club)

Write in 3.

Breakout Star of the Year:
Choose three characters who you feel made the jump from the C or D-List, to the forefront, skirting the edge of, or possibly joining the ranks of the A-List of Marvel’s Mutants.
(2013 award winner: Legion)

Write in 3.



Best Debut of the Year:
Choose three characters who had their first appearance in a comic book in 2014, that you feel as a result, have a big future in the X-verse.
(2013 award winner: Benjamin Deeds, Morph II)

Write in 3.


Favorite Guest-Star of the Year:
What character outside of the casts of a regular X-book made a guest appearance in the title during 2014, and stole every panel they appeared in?
(2013 Winner: Pete Wisdom)

Write in 3.



Favorite Mutant in the Cast of a Non-X-Book:
Just so longtime Avengers like Scarlet Witch, or Quicksilver don’t feel left out, there’s a new category for your favorite characters with an X-Gene who end up in a Marvel book outside the X-verse.
(2013 award winner: X-23)

Write in 3.

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Death of the Year:
This category isn’t a write-in... there’s a list compiled of all the Mutants and supporting X-characters who died in 2014, and you get to pick the three deaths that impacted the X-books the most.
(2013 winner: Rogue)


Nominees:

• Antonio Aggasiz
• Arkea
• Cable (pick one)
• Saul Creed
• Dark Beast
• Dr. Cornelius
• Elixir (?)
• Exodus
• Meme
• Antjie Qoboza
• Red Skull (Magneto (vol. 3) #9)
• S-Men (Magneto (vol. 3) #9)
• Amanda Sefton
• Volga
• Wolverine

Most Missed Character:
Oddly, we give out an award to the “most missed character, who gets an award for not showing up in an X-book during the calendar year, even though we wish they did.
(2013 winner: Warpath)


Write in 3.

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Most Bizarre Moment of the Year (the Rouge Mort Trophy):
Choose three moments from 2014 that left you as a reader, shaking your head, and reading it something again, and again, to believe it actually happened, or that caused a popping sound to occur in your cerebral cortex, they were so weird.
(2013 Award Winner: Shatterstar is his Own Grandfather!)

Write in 3.



Shocking Moment of the Year:
Pick the three most jaw-dropping plot twists from 2014 that blew your mind, and made you start going through withdrawals for the next issue of a comic to find out what happened next.
(2013 winner: Strong Guy kills Tier!)

Write in 3.



Funniest Moment of the Year:
Whether the writers and artists were trying intentionally to be funny or not, choose three moments from the X-books in 2014 that made you LOL.
(2013 award winner: Ilyana’s Plans to Prank Avengers Tower)

Write in 3.


Quote of the Year:
Vote for three of the most quotable lines uttered in an X-book from 2014.
(2013 award winner: “I rule me.” - Legion)

Write in 3.



Onomatopoeia of the Year:
Sometimes, “BAMF” or “Snikt” says more than a thousand words. And let’s not forget the legend of “SLAMMO!” This is the equivalent of those awards they have at the Oscars for Foleys and sound editing, perhaps… but honestly, I wish it had been around for X-Men: Die By the Sword when giant sounds were the only thing stopping us from seeing Sage and Psylocke’s unmentionables.
(2013 Award Winner: POINK!)

Write in 3.


Best Romance/Kiss of the Year:
What lip-locks caught your attention? Were there mutants playing tonsil hockey that you felt were beyond hot? Vote here for your favorites!
(2013 Award Winner: Legion & Blindfold)

Write in 3.


Best Fight/Battle of the Year:
What would you say was the best scrum between two characters of the year? Or was there an all out team versus team brawl that you feel deserves the nod? Whatever your choice is, please cite the issue number(s), so it's clear which you're picking (because folks like Wolverine and Sabretooth clash like 2-3 times over a calendar year).
(2013 award winner: Legion vs. Cyclops)

Write in 3.


Low Light of the Year:
Choose your three most groan-worthy moments of 2014, that would have made you embarrassed to be seen reading it by your friends.
(2013 winner: Havok’s Speech in Uncanny Avengers #5)

Write in 3.



Highlight of the Year:
Choose the three moments that made you grin from ear to ear, and then come on CBR to sing the praises of the creative teams for giving you the goods.
(2013 winner: The Return of Nightcrawler)

Write in 3.

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Feel free to discuss 2014's X-Books and potential nominees at this time. Keep in mind we still have 3 more weeks of books to come, so you may want to hold off on voting until after the 31st.

[sprior93]

Best Ongoing X-Title
1. Magneto
2. X-Force
3. Uncanny X-Men

Worst Ongoing X-Title
1. All New X-Men
2. Wolverine & The X-Men (vol. 2)
3. X-Men

Best X-Book Cover
1. Magneto #4
2. Uncanny X-Men #18
3. All New X-Factor #3

Best Writer
1. Cullen Bunn
2. Simon Spurrier
3. Chris Claremont

Best Artist
1. Javi Fernandez
2. Frazer Irving
3. Ed McGuinness

Best Hero/Heroine
1. Magik
2. Psylocke
3. Magneto

Worst Hero/Heroine
1. Iceman
2. Beast
3. Angel(Adult)

Death of the Year
1. Exodus(RIP)
2. Amanda Sefton
3. Snikts McStabstab(Wolverine)

Best Romance/Kiss of the Year
1. Dr. Nemesis/Fantomex (X-Force #6)
2. Storm/Wolverine
3. Gambit/Polaris (All New X-Factor #13)

Low Point of the Year
1. Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver retcon
2. Xavier/Mystique revelation
3. Dazzler's new costume

[anthony_lynch15]

Hi worstblogever. Great to see you're still doing this.

Should X-Men : No More Humans be in a few of these categories?

[Anduinel]

Thanks for all the work you put into this. I think this list is mostly going to highlight how few X-Men books I've read this year. I'll back-fill some of this later.

Best Ongoing X-Title
1. Cyclops
2. Amazing X-Men
3. Spider-Man & The X-Men

Worst Ongoing X-Title
1. Wolverine & The X-Men
2. Uncanny Avengers
3. X-Men

Best X-Miniseries
1. Deadpool's Art of War
2. Origin II


Worst X-Miniseries
1. Axis
2. Axis: Revolutions
3. All-New Doop

Best One-Shot
1. Death of Wolverine: Life After Logan
2. No More Humans

Best X-Book Cover
1. Nightcrawler #2
2. Storm #1
3. Storm #5

Best X-Men Storyline from a Single Title
1. "Starstruck" (Cyclops #1 - 5)
2. "Charm School" (Amazing X-Men #13)
3. "Exogenous" (X-Men (vol .4) #18-22)

Worst X-Men Storyline from a Single Title
1. "Tomorrow Never Learns" (Wolverine & the X-Men (vol. 2) #1-6)
2. "Wolverine is Dead- Eulogy" (Wolverine & the X-Men (vol. 2) #11-12)
3. "World War Wendigo" (Amazing X-Men (vol. 2) #8-12)

Best Writer
1. Greg Rucka
2. James Tynion IV
3. Cullen Bunn

Best Artist
1. Stuart Immomen
2. Jorge Jimenez
3. Ed McGuiness

Best Hero/Heroine
1. Northstar
2. Teen Cyclops
3. Nightcrawler

Worst Hero/Heroine
1. Scarlet Witch
2. Fantomex
3. Havok

Worst Villain(s)
1. Phoenix Corp
2. Arkea
3. Azazel

Breakout Star of the Year
1. Hellion

Debut Character of the Year
1. Creep
2. Briar Raleigh
3. Rico

Favorite Mutant on the Cast of a non-X-book
1. Prodigy (Young Avengers)
2. Cannonball (Avengers)
3. Sunspot (Avengers)

Guest Star of the Year
1. Alpha Flight (Astonishing X-Men: World War Windego)

Death of the Year
1. Wolverine
2. Amanda Sefton
3. Exodus

Most Missed Character of the Year
1. Surge
2. Chamber
3. Dani Moonstar

Best Romance/Kiss of the Year
1. Anole/Noam
2. Nightcrawler/Amanda Sefton
3. Fantomex/Doc Nemesis

Low Point of the Year
1. Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch No Longer Related to Magneto
2. Nightcrawler Being Souless and Made of Slugs
3. Xavier Married Mystique

Highlight of the Year
1. Nightcrawler lives
2. Actual character driven story in AXM #13
3. Wolverine & The X-Men finally ends