Category: year in review – 2007

Worst New Series of 2007

Doom DeLuise says: Mighty Avengers! I think this is new this year. Either way, I hate it. I got tired of the thought bubbles right away, and the way the characters interact bores the hell out of me. I think I lasted all of three issues before I got tired of that hot naked Ultron…



Best New Series of 2007

Fin Fang Doom says: Buffy the Vampire Slayer! I’m not even going to pretend I’m being objective here. I love Buffy. This series could be the comic book equivalent of poop on a stick and I’d eat it up with a spoon. Having Joss Whedon write this cast of characters again is a dream come…



Worst Mini-Series of 2007

Jim Doom says: GAYO! Green Arrow: Year One was a major part in the abuse Green Arrow took in 2007. I started out really liking this, but it ended up being just a stupid retelling-slash-update of Green Arrow’s origin that just made him look like a stupid tool. The type-shout insult of “GAYO!!!” became code…



Best Mini-Series of 2007

Doom DeLuise says: Trials of Shazam! It may only come out once every few months, but it’s still really pretty awesome, and the art is beyond sweet. I have a lot of complaints about this mini-series, but I had more complaints about every other mini-series, so this is the one I chose as best, sort…



Worst Crossover of 2007

Fin Fang Doom says: Countdown! Two years ago, the Countdown to Infinite Crisis was exciting and well-paced, its tie-ins were actually relevant, and it really set the stage for Infinite Crisis to pay it all off in a big way. Countdown to Final Crisis has been slow and cumbersome, the tie-ins have mostly just been…



Best Crossover of 2007

Doominator says: Messiah Complex! Messiah Complex was so much better than expected. It’s like two or three years of mediocre X-Men were blown away to make way for the coolest thing in the history of cool. And I’m not talking just comics. This is cooler than anything else that is cool. This is almost as…



Worst Hero of 2007

Jim Doom says: Cyclops! He’s a dork in Astonishing X-Men, he’s a “douchebag” in Wolverine (Wolverine’s words) and he’s a pompous prick in Messiah Complex. Cyclops has just become a tool. After far too many years of no one giving him the respect he deserved, he’s now demanding it and not earning it. Why do…



Best Hero of 2007

Doom DeLuise says: Booster Gold! The greatest one you’ve never heard of, Booster Gold. How do you redeem a character that is only heroic for the endorsements, fame, and praise? Make him be incredibly heroic behind the scenes, but have it so that nobody knows about it and still treats him with scorn. And this…



Worst Villain of 2007

Fin Fang Doom says: Iron Man! There’s no doubt in my mind that Iron Man is not a hero. Every time in 2007 that he appeared in a comic that didn’t have his name in the title, be it Thor, She-Hulk, Captain America, or Civil War, he was presented as a total asshole. Not necessarily…



Best Villain of 2007

Doominator says: The Joker! A pre-emptive vote for the Joker. Sure, he was kind of scarce this year. But he’s just in hiding … Fin Fang Doom says: Sinestro! The antagonist in the biggest storyline in 2007 was a shoe-in for best villain honors. And even in defeat, he remains a badass. Doom DeLuise says:…