The votes are tallied and YOU have spoken so it’s time for the results of the Comic Attack Top 5 of 2019 Fan Poll! Each category showcased submissions sent in from fans and some of the staff here to be voted on. If there was a tie for 5th place then that entry will be designated as an Honorable Mention (HM). Now it’s time to see if your favorite artist, anime, writer, and more made the lists!
Now before we get started with the rest of the polls we wanted to recognize a great talent that was lost in 2019 in colorist, Justin Ponsor. His work is hands down some of the best in comics and over the years he enhanced the storytelling of so many other great artists in titles such as Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Avengers, Civil War II, Defenders, and so many more. You should go through your own comic collection to see how great he was and do an online search for even more of his work!
Thank you, Justin!
TOP 5 ART TEAMS OF 2019
Now we did make a change to the Artists category as we were receiving submissions for both colorist and line artist. So we figured what the hell and combined them for this year’s Fan Poll. If you see a single individual listed it is because that person was credited as both artist and colorist in the series they contributed the visual storytelling. So check out who made the Top 5 this year!
Jamal Campbell (Naomi, Far Sector)
Khary Randolph & Emilio Lopez (Excellence)
Sanford Greene & Rico Renzi (Bitter Root)
Jorge Jimenez & Alejandro Sanchez (Justice League)
Rob Guillory & Taylor Wells (Farmhand)
HM
Nathan Fox & Dave Stewart (The Weatherman)
TOP 5 ON-GOING CAPES & TIGHTS TITLES OF 2019
The ongoing battle between good and evil continued in 2019 and as heroes fought the good fight we were given fantastical stories of their triumphs, failures, and everything else in between. So here are the ones fans chose as the stand outs from 2019!
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (Marvel
The Immortal Hulk (Marvel)
Batman (DC)
Black Panther (Marvel)
Livewire (Valiant)
TOP 5 ALL-AGES TITLES OF 2019
The comics that appeal to the kids out there or even just the kid in us are some of the best because it was those stories that grabbed you and hooked you in this medium. 2019 saw it’s share of many of these comics that could be enjoyed by readers of any age and from mutant turtles to iron clad heroines we’ve got the top 5 right here thanks to fans who voted!
Steven Universe (BOOM!)
Ironheart (Marvel)
Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur (Marvel)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Dark Horse)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (IDW)
TOP 5 WRITERS OF 2019
Once again another year of talented writers dropped some of the hottest stories on comic fans! Whether breathing new life into age old characters or delivering something brand new, picking what to read and stick with was a pretty hard decision in 2019. Here’s the top 5 that voters settled on in our fan poll!
Jonathan Hickman (House of X/Powers of X)
Christopher Priest (Deathstroke)
Saladin Ahmed (Miles Morales: Spider-Man)
Vita Ayala (Livewire, Xena, Morbius)
Brandon Thomas (Excellence)
TOP 5 ANIME OF 2019
There’s so much great anime out there that it was a struggle to pick the top 5 as several voters pointed out to us! Well that’s a good thing because it means that there were some quality shows out there that either had you coming back for more seasons or you checked out something new and decided to stick with it!
Demon Slayer (Crunchyroll)
My Hero Academia (Crunchyroll)
Cannon Busters (Netflix)
Carole & Tuesday (Netflix)
Fire Force (Crunchyroll)
TOP 5 ONGOING INDIE TITLES OF 2019
This is probably one of the most fun categories just due to diverse amount of stories told from indie creators. From capes and tights to murder plants it’s hard to gauge where these stories are going to go and that is where the fun starts! So cheers to the top 5 who made it here in a wide selection of great comics out there!
Bitter Root (Image)
The Weatherman (Image)
Livewire (Valiant)
Farmhand (Image)
CODA (BOOM!)
TOP 5 COLLECTED EDITIONS OF 2019
There’s some people out there who just don’t have the time to pick up those monthly singles and will wait for the trades. Or some that just want to make their comic library look sophisticated with a collection of hardcovers and dust jackets. So we put up a category just for you and you have spoken as to what you liked in 2019!
Bitter Root Vol 1: Family Business (Image)
Excellence Vol 1: Kill the Past (Image)
Shuri Vol 1: The Search for Black Panther (Marvel)
Livewire Vol 1: Fugitive (Valiant)
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Vol 7 (Marvel)
TOP 5 COMIC BASED MOVIES OF 2019
The category that fans are always “passionate” about is how our stories have been translated to the big screen. 2019 saw a huge amount of comic/anime properties hit the movies and while some didn’t hold up to expectations others blew them away and some made it to the top 5 here!
Alita: Battle Angel (20th Century Fox)
Avengers: Endgame (Marvel Studios)
Shazam (DCU)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (Marvel Studios)
Joker (DCU)
TOP 5 COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS OF 2019
Another passionate category that gets a lot of heat is this one and for what’s it worth the more publishers the more avenues we have to get these great stories that don’t all resemble one another. So check out who made this year’s top 5!
BOOM!
DC Comics
Dark Horse
Marvel
A Wave Blue World
Well that’s it for the CA Top 5 of 2019 Fan Poll! If you haven’t done so already, check out Part 1 of the Fan Poll and remember that this is all in fun and pretty subjective when leaving comments. Hopefully after it’s all said and done you’ll find something new to read or watch and enjoy!
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