After the Holiday is a great time to reminisce and check out our year in review. There isn’t a better place to do that than the IWMCG Official Bunn Awards!
    

What Are The Bunn Awards? 

During the height of COVID, our store—like so many others—struggled to see the light at the end of the tunnel. For the first time since comics began, new releases came to a complete halt. With nothing new arriving each week, we turned to the past, digging through older comics and reflecting on the immense effort it takes to bring this incredible medium to life.

As we looked back, one name kept appearing again and again—title after title, week after week. That name was none other than creative Cullen Bunn. Before long, it became a running joke among our staff just how much work Mr. Bunn had poured into the industry, balancing his own creator-owned projects while also stepping in on countless mini-series and collaborations. The deeper we looked, the clearer it became: this was a creator driven by genuine love for comics.

It’s because of Cullen Bunn—and the countless passionate, hardworking creators like him, pouring their hearts into their craft day after day (and sometimes into the passions of others)—that businesses like ours are able to exist at all.

Out of this moment of reflection, appreciation, and looking back at the incredible work released throughout the year, The Bunn Awards were born.

Below you will find descriptions of our current categories.

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 Best Ongoing Title – We are looking at a current ongoing title and its story as a whole regardless of creative team switches. It is judged exclusively on its own continuous narrative.

Best Mini / Maxi  –  Any tale that was 12 issues or less and ended within the year.

Best New Series – Any Story that began in the current year. Ones that started so strong they almost demand blind loyalty into the new year.

Fresh Face Award – A small featurette for the new names pushing into the spotlight.  With so many rising stars who shines the brightest?

Best Artist (Cover) –  A definer that keeps the focus on the Artist that hurts your wallet the most.  Always catching your eye amidst the vast selection of the new release rack. Compelling you to purchase regardless of its interior content.

Best Artist (Interior) – Sometimes the words come secondary, Comics are a two way street but it is always noticeable when art is just carrying you through a 32page adventure regardless of those pesky real world surroundings.

Best Writer – To the person behind the tale! The constructor of worlds and drama, conflict and consequence.  A name that demands commitment regardless of genre. A person worthy to stand next to Cullen Bunn.  

Best Single Comic Book – Through the onslaught of creativity and distribution, amid ongoing arcs, one-shots, & minis series you can find a single gem. Pristine, unscathed by the dramas surrounding it. This award goes to a Single comic book featured in an ongoing, One-Shot, or Miniseries.

Comic Club Book Of The Year - Voted by YOU! The best Comic Book Club Book! Once a month the Comic Book Club put in the work to find amazing Trade Paper Backs / Graphic Novels. To Celebrate the journey and bring more attention to our fantastic book club! You can now vote on the Comic Club Book of The Year! The book can be nominated because you enjoyed the book, think it’s cool, or even because it was the best time you had at our Book Club meeting! The reasons are entirely up to you! Just make sure and vote!

New Category Added This Year!

Best Original Graphic Novel  - Sometimes an epic tale needs more than 32pages. The brilliance of having a completely original story and putting the work in to release all of it at once should be celebrated. Some consider this the highbrow level of the Comic Book Medium. Pour some champagne and ponder the best graphic novel that moved you this year!