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Wizard Magazine has recently released their list of bests for 2008, a year jam-packed in comics with huge events, crossovers, solid indies, and groundbreaking issues. After carefully considering every single panel and thought bubble that’s crossed their paths in the past year, the winners have been announced. The list, which can be seen in the deluxe Gold collector’s issue of Wizard out November 25th, covers what the hardworking staff at Wizard are the best of 2008. Some of their selections are;<\/p>\n

Best Writer: Jason Aaron (“Scalped”, “Ghost Rider”, “Wolverine”)
\nBest Artist: Leinil Yu (“Secret Invasion”)
\nBest Book: “Action Comics” (DC Comics)
\nBest Event: “Secret Invasion” (Marvel Comics)
\nBest Single Issue: “Y: The Last Man” #60 (DC\/Vertigo)
\nBest Indie of the Year: “Kramers Ergot” 7 (Buenaventura Press)
\nBest Hero: “Captain America” (Marvel Comics)
\nBest Villain: Norman Osborn (Marvel Comics)
\nBest Revamp: “The Incredible Hercules” (Marvel Comics)
\nBest All-Ages title: “Tiny Titans” (DC Comics)
\nBest R-rated book: “The Boys” (Dynamite Entertainment)
\nBest Horror writer: Joe Hill (“Locke & Key”)
\nBest Cover Artist: Marko Djurdjevic (“Thunderbolts”, “Daredevil”)
\nBest Movie: “Iron Man” (Marvel Studios)<\/p>\n

“Wizard’s very excited about presenting our picks for the best in comics of 2008 in this special all-new Gold collectors’ issue,” says Mike Cotton, Wizard Magazine managing editor. “We had a lot of fun\u2014and fights\u2014putting together our picks for the best writer, artist, book and movies of 2008, and we can’t wait to see the fans’ reaction.” <\/p>\n

For more information about Wizard Magazine, visit Wizarduniverse.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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