Vaulty Award Winners Recognizes Best Comics of 2016
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This year we added a Listener's Choice selection, so now your favorites are recognized also.
Don't miss out on these awesome comics, available in a comic shop near you.
Episode 90 of the podcast (listen here) announced the winners, but we've put them in print for you right here.
THE 2016 VAULTY AWARDS: WINNERS
Best Publisher 2016- Amy, Tony, and Listener's Choice – Image Comics
- Patty – Marvel Comics
- Patty – Mike Del Mundo (“Weirdworld” & “Vision” (covers))
- Amy – Skottie Young (“I Hate Fairyland” & covers)
- Tony – Fiona Staples (“Saga” & covers)
- Listener’s Choice – Greg Tocchini (“Low”)
- Honorable Mention – Nicola Scott
Best Animal In A Comic 2016
- Tony – Jonathan The Actual Wolverine (“All-New Wolverine” by Tom Taylor & Marcio Takara)
- Amy – Sandor (“Animosity” by Marguerite Bennett & Rafael de Latorre)
- Patty – Howard T. Duck (“Howard The Duck” by Chip Zdarsky & Joe Quinones)
- Listener’s Choice – Lying Cat (“Saga” by Brian K Vaughan & Fiona Staples)
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Best Comic-Based TV Show 2016
- Amy – Agent Carter: Season 2
- Patty – Marvel's Luke Cage
- Tony – Marvel's Daredevil: Season 2
- Listener’s Choice – The Flash (2016)
Best Annual, One Shot, or Original Graphic Novel, 2016
- Patty – “How to Talk to Girls At Parties” (by Neil Gaiman, Fabio Moon, & Gabriel Ba)
- Amy – “The Wicked + The Divine 1831” (by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans, & Jamie McKelvie)
- Tony – “Love is Love” (by Marc Andreyko, et al)
- Listener’s Choice – “DC Universe Rebirth #1” (by Geoff Johns, Ethan Van Sciver, Ivan Reis, Gary Frank, & Phil Jimenez)
Best Comic-Based Movie 2016
- Tony, Amy, Patty, and Listener's Choice – Captain America: Civil War
- Amy, Tony – Greg Rucka (“Wonder Woman”, “Black Magick”, “Stumptown”, & “Lazarus”)
- Patty – Nick Spencer (“Captain America: Sam Wilson”, “The Astonishing Ant-Man”, & “The Fix”)
- Listener’s Choice – Rick Remender (“Black Science”, “Low”, “Seven to Eternity”, “Tokyo Ghost”, “Devolution”, & “Deadly Class”)
- Honorable Mentions: Dan Slott, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Marguerite Bennett, Ryan North, & Jason Aaron
Breakthrough Creator 2016
- Patty – Tom King (“Vision”, “Batman”, “The Omega Men”, “Sheriff of Babylon”, & “Grayson”)
- Amy – Gerard Way (editor: Young Animal, writer: “Doom Patrol”, “Shade The Changing Girl”, & “Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye”)
- Tony – Brittney L. Williams (“Patsy Walker: AKA Hellcat” & “Goldie Vance”)
- Listener’s Choice – Matt Kindt (“Dept H”, “Ether”, “Divinity II”, “Divinity III”, “4001AD”, “Ninjak”, & “Rai”)
Series with The Best Covers 2016
- Tony – “Monstress” (by Sana Takeda)
- Patty – “Island” (by Simon Roy, Lin Visel, Malachi Ward, Matt Sheean, Michael DeForge, Johnnie Christmas, Marian Churchland, & Fil Barlow)
- Amy – “Scarlet Witch” (by David Aja)
- Listener’s Choice – “Saga” (by Fiona Staples)
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Best Limited Series 2016
- Amy, Tony – “Vision” (by Tom King & Gabriel Hernandez Walta)
- Patty – “Superman: American Alien” (by Max Landis, Nick Dragotta, Matthew Clark, Tommy Lee Edwards, Doc Shaner, Joelle Jones, Mark Buckingham, Jae Lee, Steve Dillon, Francis Manapul, Jonathan Case, & Jock)
- Listener’s Choice – “"Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (by James Tynion IV & Freddie E. Williams II)
Best Tween / Young-Adult Comic 2016
- Patty and Listener's Choice – “Goldie Vance” (by Hope Larson & Brittney L. Williams)
- Amy – “Lumberjanes” (by Kat Leyh, Shannon Watters, Carey Pietsch, & Ayme Sotuyo)
- Tony – “Joyride” (by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, & Marcus To)
- Tony, Amy – “Wonder Woman” (by Greg Rucka, Nicola Scott, Liam Sharp, & Bilquis Evely)
- Patty – “Silver Surfer” (by Dan Slott & Mike Allred)
- Listener’s Choice – “Vision” (by Tom King & Gabriel Hernandez Walta)
Best Moment of Squeee 2016
- Amy – Peter sings to Robot Kitty Pryde in “Star-Lord & Kitty Pryde #3” (by Sam Humphries & Alti Firmansyah)
- Tony – 1st appearance of Jonathan The Actual Wolverine in “All-New Wolverine #7” (by Tom Taylor & Marcio Takara)
- Patty – Persephone returns in “The Wicked + The Divine #18” (by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie)
- Listener’s Choice – Cyclops in “Death of X” (by Jeff Lemire, Charles Soule, & Aaron Kuder)
Best New-to-You Comic
- Patty – “Arrowsmith” (by The Official Kurt Busiek Page & Carlos Pacheco) (2003)
- Amy – “Kingdom Come” (by Mark Waid & Alex Ross) (1996)
- Tony – “Rachel Rising” (by Terry Moore Art) (2011)
- Listener’s Choice – “East of West” (by Jonathan Hickman & Nick Dragotta) (2013)
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| Vaulty Award Winner for Best Kids/All-Ages Comic 2016 |
Best Kids / All-Ages Comic 2016
- Tony – “Above The Clouds” (by Melissa Pagluica)
- Patty – “Bird Boy” (by Anne Szabla)
- Amy – “Space Battle Lunchtime” (by Natalie Riess)
- Listener’s Choice – “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” (by Christina Rice, Agnes Garbowska, Ted Anderson, Brenda Hickey, Katie Cook, Andy Price, Thomas Zahler, & AMF)
The I Love You Man Award for Best Recommendation To You By Someone From Cracking The Vault in 2016
- Amy – “Pretty Deadly” (recommended by Tony), “Rebels” (recommended by Patty), & “Vision” (recommended by Jake)
- Tony – “DC Bombshells” (recommended by Amy), “Vision” (recommended by Patty & Jake)
- Patty – “Supergirl: Being Super” (recommended by Tony)
- Listener’s Choice – “Paper Girls” (recommended by we all)
The Zdarsky Award for Funniest Comic 2016
- Tony – “The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #6 / Howard the Duck #6” [“Animal House”] (by Ryan North, Chip Zdarsky, Erica Henderson, & Joe Quinones)
- Patty – “Howard The Duck” (by Chip Zdarsky & Joe Quinones)
- Amy – “Patsy Walker: AKA Hellcat” (by Kate Leth & Brittney L. Williams)
- Listener’s Choice – “Giant Days” (by John Allison & Max Sarin)
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| East of West, Vaulty Award Winner |
Best Comic Villain 2016
- Tony – Brian Michael Bendis for “Civil War II”
- Patty – Shalla-Bal from “Silver Surfer” (by Dan Slott & Mike Allred)
- Amy – Ananke from “The Wicked + The Divine” (by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie)
- Listener’s Choice – The Horsemen from “East of West” (by Jonathan Hickman & Nick Dragotta)
Best New Ongoing Series 2016
- Patty and Listener's Choice – “Ether” (by Matt Kindt & Dave Rubin)
- Amy – “Wonder Woman” (by Greg Rucka, Nicola Scott, Liam Sharp, & Bilquis Evely)
- Tony – “Motor Girl” (by Terry Moore)
- Patty – Mike del Mundo / Marco D'Alfonso (“Weirdworld”)
- Tony and Listener's Choice – Matt Wilson (“Paper Girls”, “The Mighty Thor”, “The Wicked + The Divine”, “Black Widow”, “Cry Havoc”, “Phonogram”, & “Captain Marvel”)
- Amy – Hwei Lim (”Mirror”)
- Tony, Amy, and Listener's Choice – “Saga #38” (by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples)
- Patty – “Vision #12” (by Tom King & Gabriel Hernandez Walta)
Comic of the Year 2016
- Patty, Amy – “Vision” (by Tom King & Gabriel Hernandez Walta)
- Tony – “The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl” (by Ryan North & Erica Henderson)
- Listener’s Choice – “East of West” (by Jonathan Hickman & Nick Dragotta)
