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Creature Commandos S2 E4

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“Chasing Squirrels”

The fourth episode of Creature Commandos on MAX is uneven and I’m not sure how I feel about it. The mixture of the silly comedy and horrible tragedy felt at odds with each other and I am not sure how I feel about it.

The section about Weasel’s backstory was tragic and sad. Seeing eight children being killed in a fire is something that you do not expect to see in an animation. I did think that this backstory really presented us with the story that humanized the Weasel character.

I’m not sure how I felt about the Frankenstein part of this episode. The comedy surrounding Frankenstein did not hit well for me. The whole Frankenstein-Rick Flagg interaction did not work for me either.

Perhaps the dichotomy of the two storylines was what didn’t work for me. I did find the Weasel part of the story to be very compelling, but the humor of Frankenstein felt like it took away from the overall story. I am not someone who believes that you can’t have humor in a tragic story, but this felt too over the top for me.

Still love The Bride though. She is great. I have a much more positive feeling toward Weasel.

2024 Year in Review: The John Carter Memorial Award

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This is one of our first recurring awards in the Year in Review. The John Carter Memorial Award, which is to recognize the film that is the “flop” of the year.

A flop is a film that failed to connect at the box office and lost a lot of money for its studio. A film could flop for any number of reasons, and a film can be great and still flop. Looking at the previous award recipients…

John Carter Memorial Award

Previous winners:  John Carter, Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Lone Ranger, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Expendables 3, Jem and the Holograms, Pan, Rock the Casbah, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Robin Hood (2018), Mortal Engines, Playmobil: The Movie, The Rhythm Section, Reminiscence, Strange World , The Flash 

A lot of these films are ones that I did not like, but there are some that were okay, but just either did not bring in the crowds or spent way too much on its budget.

This year, there have been a lot of films that would be considered flops. Particularly, some of the early films of the year were problematic for the studios. Furiosa: A Mad Max Story was well reviewed and beloved by some, but the crowds just did not come to see it. I don’t know if it were the recast of Furiosa with Anya Taylor-Joy or the lack of Mad Max, but Furiosa did not do well. Neither did The Fall Guy, a movie that I really liked and will probably make my end of year list. Fact is that this is a film remaking a TV series from the 1980s that very few people remembered, and, even with the exciting action, The Fall Guy just could not make it a success. It is a fun film though. On the other hand, a film that is not a good film is Borderlands. Borderlands reportedly cost $120 million to make and it had an $8.8 million dollar opening. Ouch. But that was not the worst thing yet. Borderlands dropped 72% in week two. Boom. Joker: Folie a Deux is the next film to talk about, because although Borderlands dropped 72% in its second week, Joker: Folie a Deux dropped a staggering 81%. It is poised to lose between $150-200 million dollars. Finally, and most recently, Kraven the Hunter made a dismal $11 million dollars in its opening weekend and I am curious to see what its second week drop will be. Kraven the Hunter received horrendous reviews, with people even claiming that it was worse than Madame Web (which could be in this category as well).

This year’s “Winner”:

Megalopolis

It made $4 million opening weekend on a budget of $120 million. After four weeks in the theater, it made $7.6 million dollars domestically and a whopping $12.5 million worldwide. All on a budget of $120 million. Reports say that director/producer Francis Ford Coppola put up a lot of his own money for this film. Whoa. I have not seen this film, so I cannot comment on the quality of film (this is probably a June Swoon film next year), but there is no denying that as a box office movie, this one flopped hard.

Superman Teaser Trailer

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I may not be a huge Superman fan, but this trailer is epic.

I don’t hate Superman. I have never hated the character, but he has just never been my guy. I’m a Spider-Man fan. But this trailer is truly a fantastic couple of minutes.

I feel that this trailer has shown that the creators have learned from some of the other Superman live action mistakes that have been made.

I believe in James Gunn and I think this builds an even more positive mindset. This is a great trailer.

And the MUSIC! Goosebump inducing. Amazing.

July 11, 2025

EYG Favorite Comic Cover of the Week

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Week of 12/18/24

We have a couple of more weeks in 2024, and we have already named the cover of the year and the cover artists of the year. Congrats to Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood #2 (Variant) and Alex Ross respectively.

That means that this week’s medalists are the old too late for the date. They will just have to settle for medalist presented this week.

Bronze Medalist

Plastic Man No More #4

Cover art by Alex Lins & Marcelo Maiolo

The Plastic Man series has had some excellent covers. The way he is melting is a very distinct look. The reflection of the timer in his goggles are very intriguing too. Close in to his face is very compelling too.

Silver Medalist

Parliament of Rooks #1

Variant Cover B

Cover Art by Abigail Jill Harding

This new book from Ablaze is a beautiful cover in black and white. Black and white is not used as often in cover art, but this is so wonderful with the creepy birds and some kind of creature behind the man on the stairs. It’s a beauty.

Gold Medalist

House of Slaughter #28

Cover art by Jorge Fornes

Broken glass is a very compelling image and the colors are fabulous. There is just so much to look at on this cover and it does not feel like a typical House of Slaughter book. I noticed this one immediately, and knew it would be this week’s gold medalist.

Skeleton Crew S1 E4

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“Can’t Say I Remember No At Attin”

The fun adventures of the Skeleton Crew moved on as the crew arrived at the coordinates given to them last week by Kh’ymm, only to discover that they had not arrived at At Attin.

Turned out that this was one of the other planets that was spoken about as the Jewels of the Old Republic. According to Kh’ymm last week, the Jewels of the Old Republic was a “group of planets of wonder kept hidden for their protection.” Apparently, At Attin was the only one that was saved and remained hidden.

The planet they landed on was very much like At Attin, only war torn and devastated, with the battling factions on the land.

Honestly, this felt a little rushed. I did like the use of Neel in this episode with Hayna, the daughter of the rebel force’s leader Beef. This did feel like it could have been two episodes and really mined this setting as a source.

However, we did find out much more about SM 33 and his backstory, and why he couldn’t “say I remember At Attin.” He repeated that several times through the episode and when he nearly went crazy, that scene was quite intense and scary.

This was Neel’s episode though as he came through big time in several moments. Fern was having a crisis of confidence as their attempts to find coordinates to At Attin.

The end of the episode came very suddenly and felt odd. Overall, I thought it was an entertaining thirty plus minutes, but it did seem cramped into the time frame. I would have liked more of an expansion of what we got.

2024 Year in Review: The EYG Stan Lee Movie Cameo Award

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The EYG Stan Lee Movie Cameo Award

Previous winners:  Stan Lee (Big Hero 6*, Deadpool, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* ), John Cena (Daddy’s Home), Chris Evans (Thor: The Dark World, Free Guy), Sigourney Weaver (Cabin in the Woods), Hugh Jackman (X-Men: First Class), Yoda (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man: Far From Home), Harrison Ford (Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker), Rudy Giuliani (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm), Val Kilmer (Top Gun: Maverick), Rhea Perlman (Barbie)

Every year brings us a ton of awesome cameos in movies. In honor of our beloved Stan Lee, we are continuing to honor those actors who show up as a surprise or a short appearance.

Runners-Up: We will touch upon a bunch of these movies. In The Fall Guy, there were three decent cameos. Jason Momoa showed up at the end as a replacement for Aaron Taylor-Johnson character and that was fun. Then we got Lee Majors and Heather Thomas, who, of course, were from the original Fall Guy TV show. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire had the original Ghostbusters again, but the top cameo from this film I think was William Atherton as Walter Peck back, now as the Mayor of New York. Danny DeVito showed up in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, but honestly, my memory of that one was lacking. There was a cool cameo in Wicked as Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenowerth, who were the stars of the Broadway play version, were an awesome inclusion, even though my theater had no idea who they were. Then, Deadpool & Wolverine dominated the cameos this year. I am not sure I would count Westley Snipes, Jennifer Garner, Channing Tatum and Dafne Keen as cameos. They all were really important cast members, almost to the level of supporting actors. However, Henry Cavill is absolutely a cameo as the Cavillrine and it nearly won this award.

However, the winner of this award is…

Chris Evans (Deadpool & Wolverine)

Chris Evans appeared in Deadpool & Wolverine as Johnny Storm from the Fantastic Four instead of Steve Rogers, despite the teasing that he was actually Cap. The theaters exploded when he said “Flame On!” Then he brought some great foul mouthed dialogue. He came a long way from “Language.”

This also ties Chris Evans with Stan Lee himself for three separate wins in this category. Evans won this award for Thor: The Dark World, when he played Loki playing Cap, and Free Guy, playing himself made over the use of Cap’s shield. It is amazing that Chris Evans has now tied Stan in the category that was named after him.

Congrats to Chris Evans!

Year in Review: In Memoriam Part 3

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Kevin Sullivan

Akira Toriyama

Bill Hayes

Chita Rivera

Earl Holliman

Gavin Creed

James Sikking

James Robinson

John Amos

Joyce Randolph

Ka

Mary Weiss

Michael Zulli

Mitzi McCall

Peter Marshall

“Screamin'” Scott Simon

Shelley DuVall

“Psycho” Sid Eudy

David Soul

Teri Garr

Willie Mays

Robert MacNeil

Michael Cole

Tito Jackson

Lemon Drop Kid

2024 Year in Review: I See Kid Actors

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Once again, we have the award for the best child actor award from movie or TV. This award goes to the actor who must be 17 years old or under. If they turn 18, they are no longer eligible for this award.

I See Kid Actor Award 

Previous Winners:  Emjay Anthony (Chef), Jacob Trembley (Room), Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things), Dafne Keen (Logan), Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Noah Jupe (Honey Boy), McKenna Grace (Troop Zero), Jeremy T. Thomas (Antlers), Alisha Weir (Matilda the Musical), Madeleine Yuna Voyles (The Creator),

These are the runners-up:

In the coming of age movie Didi, Izaac Wang played the lead role and he carried the film. He had to do a lot of emotional work and he was certainly in the running for this award. Elliott Heffernan was the main protagonist in Blitz, and his trials on returning to his mother through war torn London were thrilling. William Fitzgerald debuted as Ezra alongside Robert DeNiro and Bobby Cannavale, and he held his own. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever brought a couple of strong contenders for this award in Beatrice Schneider, who played the lead troublemaker Imogene Herdman, and Molly Belle Wright, who played Beth, the eyes of the audience and perhaps the heart of the film. Cailey Fleming matched up wonderfully with Ryan Reynolds in IF. Dan Hough had to perform without any words in Speak No Evil and he delivered a sensational performance.

However, when I saw this movie, I knew this was the winner of this award. She is the first ever 2-time winner of the I See Kid Actors Award….

Alisha Weir (Abigail)

Alisha Weir won this award a couple of years ago for her performance as Matilda in Matilda the Musical, and you couldn’t get further away from that role with her role as the titular child vampire. Alisha Weir’s dedication and commitment to this performance dominated the movie and she picked the whole film onto her demure frame. She was the key element to why this horror/comedy worked. I wish they had not spoiled the reveal of Abigail as a vampire in the trailers because I can’t imagine how effective it would be if I hadn’t have known the twist.

Year in Review: WWE Matches of the Year

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It ha been a top notch year in the WWE. I have enjoyed every show that they have put on and there have been years where I could not say that.

Because of that, there are a bunch of Match of the Year contenders. I would guess that there are plenty of matches that could make this list from NXT or RAW and Smackdown that do not stand out as much as those on the PLEs.

I have made a list of the Top 20 WWE Matches of the Year.

#20. Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes, Smackdown. Match number one of their best of seven series. Honestly, most of these matches between these two could have made this list.

#19. Axiom/Nathan Frazer vs. Andre Chase/Ridge Holland, NXT No Mercy. Axiom/Frazer are our tag team of the year, and this is one reason why. Ridge Holland turned on Chase U after their loss.

#18. Gunther vs. Sheamus, RAW. A King of the Ring tournament match and you never get a bad match between these two studs. They put on a BANGER… AFTER BANGER… AFTER BANGER!

#17. Cody Rhodes vs. Logan Paul, King & Queen of the Ring. Cody may not have had the greatest feuds of the year, but he put on some great matches. Logan Paul is a special star too.

#16. Bron Breakker vs. Sheamus vs. Kaiser, Survivor Series. Breakker defended his Intercontinental Championship in this hard hitting triple threat.

#15. Cody Rhodes vs. AJ Styles, Backlash. The French crowd may have helped this match, but these are two masters going at it. It was an amazing match-up, much better than their I Quit Match.

#14. Bayley vs. Iyo Sky, Wrestlemania 40. The first of several matches from this year’s Wrestlemania saw Bayley get a big victory over her former Damage Control mate. Bayley deserved this big Wrestlemania moment.

#13. Gunther vs. Randy Orton, King and Queen of the Ring. This was a brilliant match between two of the best, that was tainted by a messed up finish. However, that finish was used later in storyline so it helps this out.

#12. Men’s War Games, Bloodline vs. Bloodline, Survivor Series. A great story involved with Solo Sikoa’s rival group and Roman’s shaky alliance with CM Punk. Brutal match that led to three big injuries, but also an unbelievable moment with Bronson Reed off the top of the cage, and some perfect timing for Punk and Roman to avoid the splash.

#11. Axion/Nathan Frazer vs. MSK, NXT Great American Bash. Two of the fastest and most creative teams battled right in the midst of the NXT/TNA talent sharing. Amazing work, and a Wes Lee heel turn as well.

#10. Ilja Dragunov vs. Ricochet, RAW. This was another first round match-up in the King of the Ring tournament on RAW and these two put on as show. I wish Ilja hadn’t gotten injured because he is one of the best wrestlers in the WWE.

#9. Braun Stroman vs. Bronson Reed, Last Monster Standing, RAW. What a main event. Stroman and Reed had been killing each other for weeks and this was the way to put this feud to rest. It also saw the return from injury of Seth Rollins. Big man slapping man meat!

#8. Sami Zayn vs. Chad Gable, Clash at the Castle. It was for Sami’s IC title and Sami and Gable put on a classic matchup. Otis had enough of Gable’s behavior and headed for the hills, leading to Sami to defeat Master Gable.

#7. Ilja Dragunov vs. Dijak, NXT. A defense of the NXT Championship, Dragunov was brutal as ever and Dijak lost after some secret interference from Joe Gacy.

#6. Sami Zayn vs. Gunther, Wrestlemania 40. Sami Zayn ended the 666 day IC reign of Gunther at Wrestlemania. What a great match this was with Sami pulling out a top rope brainbuster into the turnbuckle that just looked sick.

#5. Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match, Money in the Bank. It is Tiffy-time as Tiffany Stratton won the ladder match for the contract. Chelsea Green took one of the big bumps from ladder through a table on the floor. Oh, and Iyo Sky nearly killed Zoey Stark… or else she should have. The women’s match really stole this show.

#4. Rock/Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes/Set Rollins, Wrestlemania 40. The first night tag team match that led to the night two match being contested under Bloodline rules. The Rock pinned Cody Rhodes. Seth was fighting through so much pain. This was such cinema. A great end of night one.

#3. Oba Femi vs. Josh Briggs vs. Dijak, NXT Stand and Deliver. An absolutely brutal match with three massive men. Oba Femi is a monster. Dijak deserved a lot better from the WWE. Oba Femi pulled off some insane power moves and this was epic. The NXT match of the Year for sure.

#2. CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre, Bad Blood. Inside the Hell in a Cell, Punk and McIntyre wrapped up their feud of the year with one of the best Cell matches ever. Bloody. Brutal. Hard hitting. And an amazing story. Most years, this would be the Match of the Year going away, but in 2024, it had to compete with the greatest feel good cinematic match ever.

#1. Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns, Wrestlemania 40. Cody Rhodes finished his story as he finally defeated Roman Reigns after an almost four years title reign for Reigns. The match was contested under Bloodline rules and so we saw interference from Solo, Jimmy and Jey Uso, John Cena, “The Final Boss” The Rock, Seth Rollins and The Undertaker. Finally, Roman Reigns succumb to three crossroads and Cody celebrated with all of the babyfaces in a scene right out of Wrestlemania 10. One of the best displays of wrestling and entertainment ever. Perhaps the greatest Wrestlemania main event ever.

Carry-On

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Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman star in a New Netflix action flick called Carry-On, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who was known for The Shallows, Orphan, Non-Stop and Black Adam.

Carry-On is like Die Hard 2 meets Phone Booth. It is an exciting action movie with some preposterous situations that should not work. However, everything is so thrilling and dramatic that you excuse the improbable and embrace the excitement.

Egerton played Ethan Kopek, a down on his luck TSA agent whose girlfriend Nora (Sofia Carson) is pregnant. Kopek, who was denied his dream job of joining the police force, is going through the motions at his TSA job at the airport. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Kopek gets blackmailed by a man (Jason Bateman) who wants him to make sure a carry-on case gets through the security check and he says that if he does not, Nora will be killed.

Most action movies requires a lot of suspension of disbelief and this is no exception. However, the film is very exciting and everything is put together so well that even on those time when it feels like the film has stretched credibility, you are okay with it because of the well done story.

Egerton and Bateman carry on a conversation over a headpiece for much of the film and they are very engaging during this time. I did not expect Bateman to be able to play such a cold monster as he does in this film, but he does it exceedingly well. Egerton is a perfect foil for Bateman as he played the young, lacking confidence hero beautifully and we see him slowly gaining more strength as the risks pile up.

It does a good job of building the tension in each scene and the anxiety of the situations. The over the top scenes are still set up and executed well. If you have to pick apart the situations, a lot of the film would not hold up, but you could say that about most action/adventure movies, especially this type of action movie like Die Hard.

There is one scene involving a car crash that has some wonky special effects, but most of the movie is practical effects and looks pretty solid.

And I suppose we could argue about this being a Christmas movie.

Carry-On is a lot of fun and brings an electric action thriller despite some of the most implausible moments. Egerton and Bateman were excellent and carry the film on their backs.

3.75 stars

2024 Year in Review: WWE

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What a big year for the WWE! Their business is booming and the creativity is at a huge level. Vince McMahon is completely gone, and Paul “HHH” Levesque as head of creative works so much. Just a few years ago I was getting ready to not watch wrestling as much, but now it is can’t miss.

Male Wrestler of the Year: Cody Rhodes. Runners-Up: Gunther, Drew McIntyre, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Jey Uso, LA Knight

Female Wrestler of the Year: Liv Morgan. Runners-Up: Rhea Ripley, Nia Jax, Bayley, Iyo Sky, Chelsea Green, Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill.

Tag Team of the Year: Axiom & Nathan Frazer. Runners-Up: Motor City Machine Guns, Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill, DIY, Street Profits.

Manager: Paul Heyman. Runners-Up: Paul Ellering, Adam Pierce, Nick Aldis

On the Mike: Drew McIntyre. Runners-Up: Kevin Owens, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Paul Heyman

Feud of the Year: Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk. Runners-Up: Bloodline vs. Bloodline 2.0, Kevin Owens heel turn, New Day turns

Underused Performer: Shinsuke Nakamura. Runners-Up: Otis, DIY, Piper Niven, Chad Gable

Comeback of the Year: Roman Reigns. Runners-Up: Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson, Drew McIntyre

Saddest Comeback: AJ Styles, who is promptly injured on his return.

Celebrity of the Year: Jellyroll. Runners-Up: Dwayne Johnson, Logan Paul, Jesse Ventura

Moment of the Year: The Wyatt Sicks “murder” Chad Gable and backstage crew.

Heel of the Year: Drew McIntyre. Runners-Up: Gunther, Solo Sikoa, Finn Balor, Dominic Mysterio, Liv Morgan

Face of the Year: Cody Rhodes. Runners-Up: Sammy Zayn, Bianca Belair, Jey Uso, LA Knight

Entrance Song: I Believe in Joe Hendry (Joe Hendry). Runners-Up: Kingdom (Cody Rhodes), Burn it Down (Seth Rollins)

Storyline of the Year: The Final Boss/Bloodline vs. Cody Rhodes. New Day Turns on Big E, Bloodline vs. Bloodline.

Best Broadcaster: Michael Cole. Wade Barrett, Pat McAfee, Joe Tessitore, Corey Graves

Breakout Star: Jacob Fatu. Runners-Up: Braun Breakker, Chelsea Green, The Wyatt Sicks, Tiffany Stratton

Heel Turn of the Year: Kevin Owens. Runners-Up: New Day, Shinsuke Nakamura, DIY

Shock of the Year: New Day turns on Big E. Runners-Up: Wyatt Sicks debut, The Rock shows up on WWE TV, #WeWantCody

Faction of the Year: Wyatt Sicks. Runners-Up: Judgment Day, Bloodline 2.0, Original Bloodline

NXT Male Wrestler of the Year: Oba Femi

NXT Female Wrestler of the Year: Roxanne Perez

Battlestar Galactica S3 E15

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“A Day in the Life”

This was a really solid episode dealing with Adama and his relationship with his ex-wife Carolanne. It was his wedding anniversary and the show tells us that Adama does a lot of reflection on this day, so much so that he would imagine being able to talk to and visit with the spirit of Carolanne.

Meanwhile, Chief Tyrol and Cally get stuck in an air lock that had a leak. This came after a fight between them over the amount of time that they had to devote to Galactica in comparison to their baby son. The air was dropping in the air lock, making this a life v. death struggle.

The rescue attempt by the pilots was really tense and filled me with doubt. I could see something happening to one or even both of Tyrol and Cally. The rescue mission was a success, but Tyrol and Cally were in pretty bad shape from decompression sickness.

We get some good scenes between Adama and Lee as they share their own POV of Carolanne. Lee had a much more negative memory of her as her actions were very difficult to deal with after Adama had left.

The episode continues to tease a potential relationship forming between Adama and President Roslin, and, to be honest, I am here for it. I think they make a very interesting pairing. I’m just not sure that they will ever be able to get past their jobs or themselves to make a relationship work.

Silo S2 E4, E5

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“The Harmonium”

“Descent”

Boy, some big things went down on Silo over the last two weeks.

I did not realize that I was a week behind when I pulled up the series on Apple TV +, but there they were. Then all the crap happened.

  • The Mayor killed Judge Meadows. Poisoned mushrooms. I knew fungus should not be eaten.
  • Solo is going crazy…okay, maybe he is already crazy.
  • Knox and Shirley framed for the murder of Judge Meadows.
  • An angry mob chased after Knox and Shirley.
  • The whole Juliette going underwater to go find a suit was tense and crazy.
  • Juliette collapses from her infected injury on her arm.
  • Is Solo the real Solo? Who is the Solo that Juliette knows?
  • Sims is made a Judge. Not Bernard’s shadow though.

Things are building for a really exciting second part of the season. I can’t imagine what is happening with this rebellion when Juliette makes it back to her home silo.

2024 Year in Review: Comic Cover Artist of the Year

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This year, we started a weekly post called Favorite Comic Covers of the Week. I wound up giving our Gold, Silver and Bronze medalist every week for the best comic covers (in my opinion) of the week.

I decided that we then could give out the Comic Cover Artist of the Year and use what we have done this year to determine our medalists.

I kept track of the medal winners each week. If they received a Gold medal, they earned 3 points. Everyone listed as working on the cover each got three points. If they received a Silver medal, they got two points and a Bronze would earn them 1 point.

If there was a tie, the number of gold medals was the first tie break and the second tie break was how many artists worked on the cover. A solo artist gets the edge over the duos.

Spoiler alert, both of those tie breaks came into play.