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Courtesy of Diamond Comic Distributors , here are the nominees for the Diamond Gem Awards of 2016 , to be voted on by comic rule book retailers in the direct marketplace .
Participating comic computer storage owners will also be entered in a attracter to win a $ 200 backlist credit or two mess of 10 free 2017 FCBD posters .
Diamond say that " nominees were chosen by a panel of Diamond ware specialists based on their overall encroachment on the diligence , while comics and related ware were chosen on the merit of their sales public presentation and quality from the preceding year . "
2016 Comic Book Publisher of the Year – Over 4%Dark Horse ComicsDC ComicsIDW PublishingImage ComicsMarvel Comics
2016 Comic Book Publisher of the Year – Under 4%Aftershock ComicsBOOM ! StudiosDynamite EntertainmentOni PressTitan ComicsValiant Entertainment
2016 Backlist Publisher of the YearDark Horse ComicsDC ComicsIDW PublishingImage ComicsMarvel ComicsOni PressVIZ Media
2016 Comic Book of the Year – Under $ 3.00Aw Yeah cartoon strip : Action Cat & Adventure Bug # 1 – Dark Horse Comics ( JAN160159)DC Universe : Rebirth # 1 – DC Comics ( APR160273)Rough Riders # 1 – Aftershock Comics ( FEB161044)Snotgirl # 1 – Image Comics ( MAY160544)True truster : Deadpool # 1 – Marvel Comics ( NOV150859 )
2016 Comic Book of the Year – Over $ 3.004 Kids Walk into a Bank # 1 – Black Mask Studios ( FEB161207)All Star Batman # 1 – DC Comics ( JUN160203)Animosity # 1 – Aftershock Comics ( OCT161104)Batman / TMNT Adventures # 1 – IDW Publishing ( SEP160389)Betty & Veronica # 1 – Archie Comics ( MAY161104)Black Panther # 1 – Marvel Comics ( FEB160736)Briggs Land # 1 – Dark Horse Comics ( JUN160011)Faith ( Ongoing ) # 1 – Valiant Entertainment ( MAY161849)Motor Girl # 1 – Abstract Studio ( SEP161164)Reborn # 1 – Image Comics ( AUG160565)Skybourne # 1 – BOOM ! Studios ( JUL161320 )
2016 Licensed Comic of the YearDisney Frozen # 1 – Joe Books ( MAY161587)Dark Souls – Titan Comics ( FEB161793)Fight Club 2 # 10 – Dark Horse Comics ( DEC150108)The Haunted Mansion # 1 – Marvel Comics ( JAN160749)Mighty Morphin Power Rangers # 1 – BOOM ! Studios ( JAN161182)Revolution # 1 – IDW Publishing ( JUL160451)Rick & Morty ’s Lil ' Poopy Superstar # 1 – Oni Press # 1 ( MAY161666 )
2016 Best New Comic Book Series4 Kids Walk into a Bank – Black Mask StudiosAll Star Batman – DC ComicsAnimosity – Aftershock ComicsBlack Hammer – Dark Horse ComicsFaith – Valiant EntertainmentHillbilly – Albatross FunnybooksKill or Be Killed – Image ComicsMotor Girl – Abstract StudioRick & Morty ’s Lil ' Poopy Superstar – Oni PressSpider - Man / Deadpool # 1 – wonder ComicsTMNT Universe – IDW Publishing
2016 Original Graphic Novel of the YearAttack on Titan Anthology PX Edition – Kodansha Comics ( APR168248)Brandon Sanderson ’s White Sand HC Volume 1 – Dynamite Entertainment ( APR161507)Dark Night : A True Batman Story HC – DC Comics ( FEB160250)March Book 3 – IDW Publishing / Top Shelf Productions ( JUN160408)Neil Gaiman ’s How to blab out to missy at party – Dark Horse Comics ( FEB160019)One Week in the Library – Image Comics ( SEP160780)Steven Universe Original GN Volume 1 : Too Cool for School – BOOM ! Studios ( OCT151205)The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe H – Marvel Comics ( JUN160947 )
2016 Indie GN of the YearAngel Catbird HC Volume 1 – Dark Horse Comics ( MAY160020)Apocrypha Now HC – IDW Publishing / Top Shelf Productions ( FEB160424)Dan Clowes ' solitaire HC – Fantagraphics ( JAN161448)Giant Clarence Shepard Day Jr. TP Volume 2 – BOOM ! studio apartment ( JAN161218)Head Lopper TP Volume 1 – Image Comics ( JUL160804)Mooncop HC – Drawn & Quarterly ( JUL161544)Rachel Rising Omnibus HC / SC – Abstract Studio ( JUN160996 )
2016 Reprint TP or HC of the YearArchie TP Volume 1 – Archie Comics ( DEC151006)Black Panther TP Book 1 : A Nation Under Our Feet – Marvel Comics ( JUN160956)Bloom County Episode XI : A New Hope TP – IDW Publishing ( JUL160568)Faith TP Volume 1 : Hollywood & Vine – Valiant Entertainment ( MAY161860)Hellboy in Hell TP Volume 2 : Death Card – Dark Horse Comics ( JUN160095)Lumberjanes TP Volume 3 – BOOM ! studio ( NOV151165)Saga TP Volume 6 – Image Comics ( MAR160684)The Sandman : Overture TP – DC Comics /Vertigo ( AUG160359 )
2016 Anthology of the YearAliens 30th Anniversary Original Comics Series HC – Dark Horse Comics ( DEC150061)Attack on Titan Anthology PX Edition – Kodansha Comics ( APR168248)Jim Henson ’s The Storyteller : Dragons HC – BOOM ! Studios ( MAY161246)Spidey All New Marvel Treasury Edition TP – Marvel Comics ( MAR160929)Thought Bubble Anthology Collection TP – Image Comics ( AUG160710)Zap Comix # 16 – Fantagraphics ( SEP151352 )
2016 Best All - geezerhood SeriesBird Boy – Dark Horse ComicsDisney Princess – Joe BooksDisney Kilala Princess – TokyopopLumberjanes – BOOM ! StudiosMarvel Universe Ultimate Spider - Man Contest Champions – Marvel ComicsMy Little Pony : Friendship is Magic – IDW PublishingOddly Normal – Image ComicsThe Pink Panther – American MythologyPokémon XY – Viz MediaScooby Doo Team Up – DC ComicsSpace Battle Lunchtime – Oni Press
2016 Best All - Ages Original / Reprint GNAvatar the Last Airbender TP Volume 12 : skunk and Shadow Part 3 – Dark Horse Comics ( NOV150073)Camp Midnight GN – Image Comics ( FEB160616)DC Super Hero Girls TP Volume 1 : Finals Crisis – DC Comics ( APR160322)Disney Stitch Volume 1 – Tokyopop ( JUN161837)Disney Zootopia GN – Joe Books ( APR161717)Figment 2 HC : Legacy of Imagination – Marvel Comics ( JAN160929)Grumpy Cat Misadventures HC – Dynamite Entertainment ( DEC151217)My Little Pony : Equestria fille TP – IDW Publishing ( NOV150426)Nameless City GN Vol . 1 SC / HC – : 01 First Second Books ( FEB161513 / FEB161514)Raina Telgemeier ’s Ghosts GN / HC – Graphix ( JUN161552)Steven Universe TP Vol . 2 – BOOM ! Studios ( DEC151106)Super Mario Adventures GN – VIZ Media ( AUG162108)Welcome to Showside TP Vol . 1 – Z2 Comics ( FEB161983 )
2016 Best Free Comic Book Day BookFCBD 2016 All Ages Korra / Train your Dragon / plant V Zombies – Dark Horse Comics ( JAN160023)FCBD 2016 Bob ’s Burgers – Dynamite Entertainment ( JAN160006)FCBD 2016 BOOM ! studio Summer Blast – BOOM ! Studios ( JAN160003)FCBD 2016 Bruce Lee : Dragon Rises # 0 – Darby Pop Publishing ( JAN160022)FCBD 2016 Camp Midnight – Image Comics ( JAN160007)FCBD 2016 Civil War II # 1 – Marvel Comics ( JAN160009)FCBD 2016 One Punch Man & My Hero Academia – VIZ Media ( JAN160049)FCBD 2016 Pink Panther Party – American Mythology ( JAN160014)FCBD 2016 read-only storage # 0 – IDW Publishing ( JAN160008)FCBD 2016 Suicide Squad # 1 – DC Comics ( JAN160005 )
2016 Manga Publisher of the YearDark Horse ComicsKodansha ComicsSeven Seas EntertainmentTokyopopUdon EntertainmentVertical ComicsVIZ MediaYEN Press
2016 Manga TP of the YearAttack on Titan GN Volume 18 – Kodansha Comics ( FEB161617)Disney Manga Kilala Princess GN Volume 1 – TokyoPop ( MAY161827)I Am a Hero Omnibus TP Volume 1 – Dark Horse Comics ( DEC150147)One Punch Man GN Volume 4 – VIZ Media ( NOV151742)Persona 4 GN Volume 1 – Udon Entertainment ( JUL151648)Space Dandy GN Volume 1 – Yen Press ( APR162155 )
2016 Magazine of the YearCaptain America 75th Anniversary Magazine – Marvel ComicsDoctor Who Magazine – Panini Publishing LTDHeavy Metal – Heavy Metal MagazineImage+ # 1 – Image ComicsMad Magazine – DC Comics
2016 Trade Book of the YearAlan Moore Jerusalem HC Slipcase Edition – WW Norton ( JUL162245)Angry Birds : The Art of Angry Birds the Movie HC – IDW Publishing ( MAR160473)Apes & Babes SC – Image Comics ( MAR160659)Art of DC Comics Bombshells HC – DC Comics ( JUN160333)Art of Jim Davis Garfield HC – Hermes Press ( MAY162028)Art of Magic the pucker HC Zendikar – VIZ Media ( NOV151737)Bait HC : Off Color Stories for You to Color – Dark Horse Comics ( AUG160017)Batman Character Encyclopedia HC – DH Publishing ( JAN161900)Civil War Box Set Slipcase HC – Marvel Comics ( SEP150851)Harley Quinn YR SC Wild Card – Scholastic ( MAR161975)Jim Henson ’s Labyrinth Tales HC – BOOM ! Studios ( JUL161323)Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Volume 46 – Gemstone Publishing ( APR161667 )
2016 Game Manufacturer of the YearIDW GamesPaizoUSAopolyWizkids
2016 Game Product of the YearDC HeroClix Batman : Arkham Quick Start – Wizkids ( JAN160053)Pathfinder Core Rulebook Pocket Edition – Paizo ( APR168770)TMNT : shadow of the Past Board Game – IDW Games ( APR160482 )
2016 Toy Manufacturer of the YearDC CollectiblesDiamond Select ToysFunkoHasbroMezco
2016 Toy Product of the YearBatman enliven : disturbed Love Joker & Harley Quinn 2 Pack Action Figure – DC Collectibles ( AUG150311)DC Icons : Harley Quinn Action Figure – DC Collectibles ( AUG150314)Marvel Select : Captain America 3 Iron Man MK45 Action Figure – Diamond Select Toys ( JAN162254)One-12 Collective : Judge Dredd Action Figure – Mezco Toys ( MAR152110)POP ! Star war : 6 - inch Rancor with Luke & Slave Oola PX Vinyl Figure 3 - pack – Funko ( SEP158902 )
2016 Toy Line of the YearBatman Animated Action Figures – DC CollectiblesDC Icons Action Figures – DC CollectiblesFunko POP ! figure – FunkoMarvel Legends – Marvel ComicsMarvel Select – Marvel ComicsOne:12 Collective – Mezco ToysVinimates – Diamond Select toy dog
2016 Collectible Statue of the YearBatman V Superman : DOJ Armored Batman Statue – DC Collectibles ( SEP150334)Marvel Gallery : Spider - Gwen PVC Figure – Diamond Select Toys ( MAR162236)Marvel Lady Deadpool Bishoujo Statue – Kotobukiya ( SEP152305)Women of Dynamite : Vampirella Statue – Dynamite Entertainment ( APR151332)Suicide Squad : Harley Quinn Statue – DC Collectibles ( JAN160369 )
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