What the hell, since comics have pretty much completely overtaken all other media (almost even movies!) in my idolatry, it's time to start passing out some Tederick.com awards for them, too.

Best overall: Umbrella Academy

Good bloody lord I don't think I could enjoy this thing more. From neck to nuts, this was apparently exactly what I was looking for in a comic this year, in every category: writing, characters, tone, design, art, colouring, lettering, letter columning.... Four issues into the six, I'm willing to call it perfectly, splendidly, Favourite Thing Ever-y, superbly sublime.

Best ongoing: Immortal Iron Fist

Sort of came out of left field for me, but this too has been a source of much delight this year and is leaving all the other Marvel titles (yes, even That One) in its wake for sheer readability and the giddy gleesomeness of its storytelling. Brubaker and Fraction kick ass on an issue-by-issue basis, and they gave us The Bride of Nine Spiders, which is worthy of some kind of character-naming Nobel Prize. I didn't like the Annual much (mostly because of the art); otherwise I'd say IIF hasn't put a foot wrong in '07.

Best single issue: Sensational Spider-Man Annual

With the abhorrent artistic cowardice of One Last Day looming, Matt Fraction did something that this comics world sorely needed: he did a comic about why being in love with someone so much that you can't imagine your life without them... isn't tragic. After all, it's too easy, isn't it, going for the quick dramatic kill of the doomed love affair. Staying put - staying married, and making it work, and showing what that love means - that's the real challenge. Way to go, Matt Fraction. You're owning this list.

Other shit what was great: Zombies Calling, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Spike: Shadow Puppets, Astonishing X-Men, Powers, The Boys, All-Star Batman & Robin, Mighty Avengers

Still waiting: Serenity Rose, Vol. 2. Must I get another tattoo??