Spike Spiegel
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(Thanks to Zombine for the title assist!)
January's been sort of busy between work and family -related issues, so the OT is a bit rough this month. I might try to polish it up when I can, but no promises: this month might not be any better.
Here's a sampling of what you can expect in February.
+Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Alpha #1 by Sam Humphries and Ed McGuinness (Feb 4).
+Hawkeye #21 by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Feb 4).
+Darth Vader #1 & 2 by Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca (Feb 11, 25).
+Silk #1/Spider-Gwen #1 by Robbie Thompson and Stacey Lee; Jason Latour and Robbie Rodriguez (Feb 18; 25).
+Daredevil #13 by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee (Feb 25).
+Thor Annual #1 by Jason Aaron, CM Punk, Noelle Stevenson, Rob Guillory, and Marguerite Sauvage (Feb 25).
+Harley Quinn Valentine's Day Special #1 by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and John Timms (Feb 11).
+Batman & Robin #39 by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason (Feb 18).
+The Multiversity: Mastermen #1 by Grant Morrison and Jim Lee (Feb 18).
+Aquaman #39 by Jeff Parker and Paul Pelletier (Feb 25).
+Gotham Academy #5 by Becky Cloonan, Brendan Fletcher and Karl Kerschl (Feb 25).
+Suiciders #1 by Lee Bermejo (Feb 25).
+Nameless #1 by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham (Feb 4).
+Postal #1 by Bryan Hill, Matt Hawkins and Isaac Goodhart (Feb 4).
+Saga #25 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Feb 4).
+Satellite Sam #11 by Matt Fraction and Howard Chaykin (Feb 11).
+Bang! Tango TP by Joe Kelly and Adrian Sibar (Feb 11).
+The Surface #1 by Ales Kot and Langdon Foss (Feb 25).
+The Goon: Once Upon a Hard Time #1 by Eric Powell (Feb 4).
+Rat God #1 by Richard Corben (Feb 4).
+B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth #128 by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi and James Harren (Feb 18).
+Dark Horse Presents #7 by Various Writers and Artists (Feb 18).
+EI8HT #1 by Rafael Albuquerque and Mike Johnson (Feb 18).
+Mister X: Razed #1 by Dean Motter (Feb 25).
+Transformers vs G.I. Joe #5 by Tom Scioli and John Barber (Feb 4).
+D4VE #1 by Ryan Ferrier and Valentin Ramon (Feb 11).
+Star Trek/Planet of the Apes #3 by Scott and David Tipton and Rachael Stott (Feb 18).
+D&D: Legends of Baldur's Gate #5 by Jim Zub and Max Dunbar (Feb 25).
+Orphan Black #1 by John Fawcett, Graeme Manson, Jody Houser and Szymon Kudranski (Feb 25).
+Samurai Jack #17 by Jim Zub and Sergio Quijada (Feb 25).
+Cluster #1 by Ed Brisson and Damian Couceiro (Boom!, Feb 4).
+Imperium #1 by Joshua Dysart and Doug Braithwaite (Valiant, Feb 4).
+Legenderry: Vampirella #1/Red Sonja #1/Green Hornet #1 by David Avallone and David Cabrera/Mark Andreyko and Aneke/Daryl Gregory and Brent Peeples (Dynamite, Feb 4/11/18).
+Divinity #1 by Matt Kindt and Trevor Hairsine (Valiant, Feb 11).
+Help Us! Great Warrior #1 by Madeleine Flores (Boom!, Feb 11).
+Black Hood #1 by Duane Swierczynski and Michael Gaydos (Archie, Feb 25).
1ST PLACE WINNER:
Antman #1; written by Nick Spencer; pencils by Ramon Rosanas; colors by Jordan Boyd; published by Marvel Comics (8pts)
2ND PLACE FINISHER:
*TIE* Batman #38; written by Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV; pencils by Greg Capullo, Danny Miki and Sam Kieth; colors by FCO Plascencia & Ronda Pattison ; published by DC Comics (5pts)
*TIE* Daredevil #12; written by Mark Waid; pencils by Chris Samnee; colors by Matthew Wilson; published by Marvel Comics (5pts)
3RD PLACE FINISHER:
*TIE* Batman & Robin #38; written by Peter Tomasi; pencils by Patrick Gleason & Mick Gray; colors by John Kalisz; published by DC Comics (3pts)
*TIE* The Dying and the Dead #1; written by Jonathan Hickman; pencils by Ryan Bodenheim; colors by Michael Garland; published by Image Comics (3pts)
Here's How It Works
In the last week of the month (or earlier, if you're confident about your choices), any GAF member can send me a private message with their personal picks for the three best single issues released that month, from any publisher. These picks should be arranged in order of rank -- first, second, and third place -- and each ranking will be worth a specific point value. A first place ranking for a comic is worth 5 points; a second place is worth 3 points; a third place, 2 points. Then before next month's COMICS! OT goes live, I'll tally the results and point values from each ballot, and post the top three overall winners in the next OP as last month's, GAF-approved, best of the best. Then, maybe at the end of the year, we'll have a showdown between the year's top finishers or something similar.
A Sample Ballot
This is an example of how a sample ballot submitted by you might look. You don't have to use this formatting but I do ask that, however you send it to me, you are CLEAR on which comics you are voting for and in what order they are ranked.
The Voting Rules
1. Only single issues released that month are to be considered for voting; no trade collections, and no "just caught up" considerations for issues released one/two/however many months ago. Sorry if this excludes you from the voting process, trade-only readers and mail-order folk. I didn't see any other way.
2. Each GAF member is allowed one ballot, and once that ballot has been cast you are done for the month. If an issue comes out and you think it's the best comic you've ever read or will ever read, but you already cast your vote the week before, that's too bad. In other words, there are no take-backs so VOTE THOUGHTFULLY.
3. Three comics per ballot, and no more. You could send me a list of the ten best comics that month, with full paragraph summaries on why you ranked them in what order; but in the end, I'm only going to tally points for the top three and ignore the rest. You CAN pick just one book as the best that month... but that one vote is still worth only 5 points.
4. No ties on the ballots, please. You have to pick three comics as the best that month, and you have to rank them "1st, 2nd, 3rd" so that I can assign points to each. If you're torn between two issues of two different series as the best that month, and you can't decide which one you loved more than the other, TRY.
5. To make things a bit easier on me when it comes to making the OP, I'm establishing a deadline for casting ballots of 10pm Eastern Standard Time on the last day of the month. You can cast your ballot at any time during the month that you wish; however once that deadline has passed, any ballots sent to me will be ignored.
6. Again, to make things easier I would prefer that your votes be cast via private message sent to me, rather than through an open post in the OT. In addition to keeping the voting process a secret, using the PM method means I won't have to search through thread pages for someone's vote posted as an afterthought to an unrelated discussion.
Failure to comply with any of the above rules MAY result in your ballot getting thrown out.
Other rules and stipulations may follow, but for now we'll roll with these for the first round and see how it goes. Have fun voting!
Spoilers. In the age of digital comics, they are increasingly becoming an issue in these threads, as the drive to be first to discuss the week's releases overrides common sense and good posting etiquette. So over the coming weeks and months, the members of Comic GAF will be collaborating on and will eventually be implementing a system of general rules for avoiding spoilers on new comics in the Comics OT thread. But for now, please abide by the temporary guidelines outlined below. And remember, you are being watched and judged by your peers.
1. Discussion of newly released comics that involves specific plot details shall be accompanied at all times by the appropriate use of the
January's been sort of busy between work and family -related issues, so the OT is a bit rough this month. I might try to polish it up when I can, but no promises: this month might not be any better.
Here's a sampling of what you can expect in February.
+Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Alpha #1 by Sam Humphries and Ed McGuinness (Feb 4).
+Hawkeye #21 by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Feb 4).
+Darth Vader #1 & 2 by Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca (Feb 11, 25).
+Silk #1/Spider-Gwen #1 by Robbie Thompson and Stacey Lee; Jason Latour and Robbie Rodriguez (Feb 18; 25).
+Daredevil #13 by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee (Feb 25).
+Thor Annual #1 by Jason Aaron, CM Punk, Noelle Stevenson, Rob Guillory, and Marguerite Sauvage (Feb 25).
+Harley Quinn Valentine's Day Special #1 by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and John Timms (Feb 11).
+Batman & Robin #39 by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason (Feb 18).
+The Multiversity: Mastermen #1 by Grant Morrison and Jim Lee (Feb 18).
+Aquaman #39 by Jeff Parker and Paul Pelletier (Feb 25).
+Gotham Academy #5 by Becky Cloonan, Brendan Fletcher and Karl Kerschl (Feb 25).
+Suiciders #1 by Lee Bermejo (Feb 25).
+Nameless #1 by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham (Feb 4).
+Postal #1 by Bryan Hill, Matt Hawkins and Isaac Goodhart (Feb 4).
+Saga #25 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Feb 4).
+Satellite Sam #11 by Matt Fraction and Howard Chaykin (Feb 11).
+Bang! Tango TP by Joe Kelly and Adrian Sibar (Feb 11).
+The Surface #1 by Ales Kot and Langdon Foss (Feb 25).
+The Goon: Once Upon a Hard Time #1 by Eric Powell (Feb 4).
+Rat God #1 by Richard Corben (Feb 4).
+B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth #128 by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi and James Harren (Feb 18).
+Dark Horse Presents #7 by Various Writers and Artists (Feb 18).
+EI8HT #1 by Rafael Albuquerque and Mike Johnson (Feb 18).
+Mister X: Razed #1 by Dean Motter (Feb 25).
+Transformers vs G.I. Joe #5 by Tom Scioli and John Barber (Feb 4).
+D4VE #1 by Ryan Ferrier and Valentin Ramon (Feb 11).
+Star Trek/Planet of the Apes #3 by Scott and David Tipton and Rachael Stott (Feb 18).
+D&D: Legends of Baldur's Gate #5 by Jim Zub and Max Dunbar (Feb 25).
+Orphan Black #1 by John Fawcett, Graeme Manson, Jody Houser and Szymon Kudranski (Feb 25).
+Samurai Jack #17 by Jim Zub and Sergio Quijada (Feb 25).
+Cluster #1 by Ed Brisson and Damian Couceiro (Boom!, Feb 4).
+Imperium #1 by Joshua Dysart and Doug Braithwaite (Valiant, Feb 4).
+Legenderry: Vampirella #1/Red Sonja #1/Green Hornet #1 by David Avallone and David Cabrera/Mark Andreyko and Aneke/Daryl Gregory and Brent Peeples (Dynamite, Feb 4/11/18).
+Divinity #1 by Matt Kindt and Trevor Hairsine (Valiant, Feb 11).
+Help Us! Great Warrior #1 by Madeleine Flores (Boom!, Feb 11).
+Black Hood #1 by Duane Swierczynski and Michael Gaydos (Archie, Feb 25).
1ST PLACE WINNER:
Antman #1; written by Nick Spencer; pencils by Ramon Rosanas; colors by Jordan Boyd; published by Marvel Comics (8pts)
2ND PLACE FINISHER:
*TIE* Batman #38; written by Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV; pencils by Greg Capullo, Danny Miki and Sam Kieth; colors by FCO Plascencia & Ronda Pattison ; published by DC Comics (5pts)
*TIE* Daredevil #12; written by Mark Waid; pencils by Chris Samnee; colors by Matthew Wilson; published by Marvel Comics (5pts)
3RD PLACE FINISHER:
*TIE* Batman & Robin #38; written by Peter Tomasi; pencils by Patrick Gleason & Mick Gray; colors by John Kalisz; published by DC Comics (3pts)
*TIE* The Dying and the Dead #1; written by Jonathan Hickman; pencils by Ryan Bodenheim; colors by Michael Garland; published by Image Comics (3pts)
Here's How It Works
In the last week of the month (or earlier, if you're confident about your choices), any GAF member can send me a private message with their personal picks for the three best single issues released that month, from any publisher. These picks should be arranged in order of rank -- first, second, and third place -- and each ranking will be worth a specific point value. A first place ranking for a comic is worth 5 points; a second place is worth 3 points; a third place, 2 points. Then before next month's COMICS! OT goes live, I'll tally the results and point values from each ballot, and post the top three overall winners in the next OP as last month's, GAF-approved, best of the best. Then, maybe at the end of the year, we'll have a showdown between the year's top finishers or something similar.
A Sample Ballot
This is an example of how a sample ballot submitted by you might look. You don't have to use this formatting but I do ask that, however you send it to me, you are CLEAR on which comics you are voting for and in what order they are ranked.
Average GAF Member said:
The Voting Rules
1. Only single issues released that month are to be considered for voting; no trade collections, and no "just caught up" considerations for issues released one/two/however many months ago. Sorry if this excludes you from the voting process, trade-only readers and mail-order folk. I didn't see any other way.
2. Each GAF member is allowed one ballot, and once that ballot has been cast you are done for the month. If an issue comes out and you think it's the best comic you've ever read or will ever read, but you already cast your vote the week before, that's too bad. In other words, there are no take-backs so VOTE THOUGHTFULLY.
3. Three comics per ballot, and no more. You could send me a list of the ten best comics that month, with full paragraph summaries on why you ranked them in what order; but in the end, I'm only going to tally points for the top three and ignore the rest. You CAN pick just one book as the best that month... but that one vote is still worth only 5 points.
4. No ties on the ballots, please. You have to pick three comics as the best that month, and you have to rank them "1st, 2nd, 3rd" so that I can assign points to each. If you're torn between two issues of two different series as the best that month, and you can't decide which one you loved more than the other, TRY.
5. To make things a bit easier on me when it comes to making the OP, I'm establishing a deadline for casting ballots of 10pm Eastern Standard Time on the last day of the month. You can cast your ballot at any time during the month that you wish; however once that deadline has passed, any ballots sent to me will be ignored.
6. Again, to make things easier I would prefer that your votes be cast via private message sent to me, rather than through an open post in the OT. In addition to keeping the voting process a secret, using the PM method means I won't have to search through thread pages for someone's vote posted as an afterthought to an unrelated discussion.
Failure to comply with any of the above rules MAY result in your ballot getting thrown out.
Other rules and stipulations may follow, but for now we'll roll with these for the first round and see how it goes. Have fun voting!
Spoilers. In the age of digital comics, they are increasingly becoming an issue in these threads, as the drive to be first to discuss the week's releases overrides common sense and good posting etiquette. So over the coming weeks and months, the members of Comic GAF will be collaborating on and will eventually be implementing a system of general rules for avoiding spoilers on new comics in the Comics OT thread. But for now, please abide by the temporary guidelines outlined below. And remember, you are being watched and judged by your peers.
1. Discussion of newly released comics that involves specific plot details shall be accompanied at all times by the appropriate use of the
tag function.
2. Direct posting of full-page images from newly released comics using the tags is strictly prohibited, and outgoing links to such should be accompanied by the appropriate spoiler warnings.
3. Direct posting of images or spoilers from comics that have yet to be released is strictly prohibited, and outgoing links to such should be accompanied by the appropriate spoiler warnings.
4. Covers, solicitation copy, and/or promotional materials shall not be considered spoilers and are allowed, unless their content involves specific plot details; in those cases, outgoing links with spoiler warnings should be used.
5. The unmarked posting of spoilers related to comics will be allowed after a period of one week (Wednesday to Wednesday) from that comic's release.[/b] ([u]NOTE:[/u] Longer? -Spike)
[b]6. Members of Comic GAF are expected at all times to exercise common sense and polite discretion as a matter of courtesy to fellow posters. I know, tough one.
7. If you are unsure of whether or not posting something would constitute a spoiler, err on the side of caution and use the [SPOILER] tags.[/b]
In short, don't be Stephanie Brown. Don't be... The Spoiler. For one thing, [b]you're[/b] not that loveable. >:|
Happy reading!
2. Direct posting of full-page images from newly released comics using the tags is strictly prohibited, and outgoing links to such should be accompanied by the appropriate spoiler warnings.
3. Direct posting of images or spoilers from comics that have yet to be released is strictly prohibited, and outgoing links to such should be accompanied by the appropriate spoiler warnings.
4. Covers, solicitation copy, and/or promotional materials shall not be considered spoilers and are allowed, unless their content involves specific plot details; in those cases, outgoing links with spoiler warnings should be used.
5. The unmarked posting of spoilers related to comics will be allowed after a period of one week (Wednesday to Wednesday) from that comic's release.[/b] ([u]NOTE:[/u] Longer? -Spike)
[b]6. Members of Comic GAF are expected at all times to exercise common sense and polite discretion as a matter of courtesy to fellow posters. I know, tough one.
7. If you are unsure of whether or not posting something would constitute a spoiler, err on the side of caution and use the [SPOILER] tags.[/b]
In short, don't be Stephanie Brown. Don't be... The Spoiler. For one thing, [b]you're[/b] not that loveable. >:|
Happy reading!
Fantastic OP though Spike! You da man!
