2024 was a down year with comic book movies. Marvel only put out one movie. Sony had one of the worst films of the year. Nothing from DC. It has been slow. 2025 will have a whole bunch of choices, but 2024, there is one clear standout.

I feel confident that I can make this pick before seeing Kraven the Hunter in a few weeks. Even if it surprises us and becomes one of the few Sony Spider-films that was any good, it will in no universe match the winner of this award this year. I feel sure in that statement. I mean, I did see Madame Web.

The previous winners:

The Christopher Reeve Memorial Comic Book Movie of the Year

Previous Winners: Batman (1989), Dick Tracy (1990), The Rocketeer (1991), Batman Returns (1992), Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), The Crow (1994), Batman Forever (1995), The Phantom (1996), Men in Black (1997), Blade (1998), Mystery Men (1999), X-Men (2000), From Hell (2001), Spider-Man (2002), X2: X-Men United (1993), Spider-Man 2 (1994), V for Vendetta (2005), 300 (2006), Superman: Doomsday (2007), The Dark Knight (2008), Watchmen (2009), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Captain America: First Avenger (2011), The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Captain America: Winter Soldier & Guardians of the Galaxy [tie] (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Logan (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Birds of Prey (2020), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

2024 Christopher Reeve Memorial Comic Book Movie of the Year:

Deadpool and Wolverine

(Marvel Studios)

This film accomplished so much… such as:

• Brought Deadpool into the MCU
• Brought Hugh Jackman back to the role of Logan
• Gave a tremendous love letter to the FOX Marvel Universe
• Made $1.3 BILLION dollars at the Box Office becoming the highest grossing R rated movie of all time.
• Final got everyone to shut up about Disney meddling in the rating. This was a full blown R rated movie.
• Created a huge number of unbelievable cameos
• Got Madonna to help decide where her song would work best.

And so much more. Deadpool & Wolverine is the best super hero movie of the year by far and is well deserving of this award.