Superman Comic Books
The voting booth for our 6th annual awards ceremony for the world of Superman has closed!
Voting began on November 1st 2006 and ended December 3rd 2006.
The 2006 SHIELD Awards gave you, the fans, the opportunity to voice your opinions about comics with a 2006 cover date and other Superman-related merchandise released in 2006.
Everyone who voted in the 2006 SHIELD Awards automatically went into the draw for a chance to win a Superman Through the Ages Action Figure Set.
There could only be one winner and that person is: Scott Lopez
The results have been forwarded on to DC Comics and the various winners. Congratulations to those creative people involved!
Here are the results...
SHIELD Award Winners
BEST WRITER
This category was very close this year, but once again, for an amazing 6th year in a row, Jeph Loeb came out on top as the fan's favorite writer!
| Jeph Loeb (Superman/Batman & Supergirl) | 22% |
| Grant Morrison (All Star Superman) | 18% |
| Geoff Johns & Kurt Busiek (Superman/Action Comics) | 14% |
| Geoff Johns (Infinite Crisis) | 11% |
| Jim Krueger and Alex Ross (Justice) | 8% |
| Greg Rucka (Adventures of Superman/The OMAC Project/Supergirl) | 5% |
| Kurt Busiek (Superman/Action Comics) | 5% |
| Mark Verheiden (Superman & Superman/Batman) | 5% |
| Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid (52) | 4% |
| Brad Meltzer (Justice League of America) | 4% |
| Adam Beechen (Justice League Unlimited) | 1% |
| Mark Waid (Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes) | 1% |
| Gail Simone (Action Comics/JLA Classified/Villains United) | 1% |
| Judd Winick (Superman/Shazam: First Thunder) | 1% |
| Bob Harras (JLA) | 0% |
| Steve Englehart (JLA Classified) | 0% |
BEST ARTIST (Penciller/Inker team)
There's no doubting the excellence of Alex Ross' art, and teamed with Doug Braithwaite, the two took out this year's Best Artist award.
| Doug Braithwaite & Alex Ross (Justice) | 25% |
| Ed McGuinness & Dexter Vines (Superman/Batman) | 17% |
| John Byrne & Nelson (Action Comics) | 11% |
| Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino (Superman) | 8% |
| Frank Quitely & Jamie Grant (All Star Superman) | 7% |
| Pete Woods (Superman/Action Comics) | 7% |
| Ed Benes & Mariah Benes (Adventures of Superman) | 6% |
| Ethan Van Sciver (Superman/Batman) | 5% |
| Ed Benes & Sandra Hope (Justice League of America) | 4% |
| Renato Guedes (Adventures of Superman) | 3% |
| Ian Churchill & Norm Rapmund (Supergirl) | 2% |
| Keith Giffen & Joe Bennett (52) | 1% |
| Rick Burchett (Justice League Unlimited) | 1% |
| Barry Kitson & Mick Gray (Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes) | 1% |
| Joshua Middleton (Superman/Shazam: First Thunder) | 1% |
| Tom Derenick & Dan Green (JLA) | 0% |
| Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez & Sean Phillips (JLA Classified) | 0% |
| Kilian Plunkett & Tom Nguyen (JLA Classified) | 0% |
| Tom Derenick & Mark Farmer (JLA Classified) | 0% |
BEST REGULAR SUPERMAN TITLE
"Superman" just edged out "Action Comics" for the title of "Best Regular Superman Title" in this year's SHIELD Awards. There were only a handful of votes between them.
| Superman | 24% |
| Action Comics | 23% |
| All Star Superman | 21% |
| Superman/Batman | 19% |
| Adventures of Superman | 13% |
BEST SUPERMAN FAMILY BOOK (i.e. Other Superman-family comics)
While "JLA" had won the award over the past 5 years, the title's successor "Justice League of America" took the No. 1 spot, beating out the last remaining 2006 issues of "JLA" for the award.
| Justice League of America | 36% |
| JLA | 16% |
| Supergirl | 13% |
| Justice League Unlimited | 13% |
| Teen Titans | 12% |
| Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes | 7% |
| JLA Classified | 3% |
BEST ONE SHOT, LIMITED SERIES, OR GUEST APPEARANCE (i.e. Other Superman-related comics)
In 2005 this award was won by "Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1", so it is no surprise that the series itself took out this award in 2006.
| Infinite Crisis [7 parts] | 29% |
| Justice [12 parts] | 23% |
| Superman Returns Prequel Comics [4 parts] | 17% |
| 52 [52 parts] | 12% |
| Superman Secret Files & Origins 2005 | 6% |
| Infinite Crisis: Secret Files & Origins 2006 | 4% |
| Superman/Shazam: First Thunder [4 parts] | 3% |
| Villains United - Infinite Crisis Special | 2% |
| The OMAC Project - Infinite Crisis Special | 2% |
| JLA Classified: Cold Steel [2 parts] | 2% |
| The Next [6 parts] | 0% |
BEST STORT/STORY ARC IN THE REGULAR SUPERMAN TITLES
This was almost a forgone conclusion, with Geoff Johns "Up, Up, and Away" ending up with over 50% of the votes to come out a clear winner in this category.
| Up, Up, and Away (ACT #837-840, SUP #650-653) | 57% |
| Superman, This is Your Life (SUP #226, ACT #836, AOS #649) | 16% |
| With a Vengeance! (Superman/Batman #20-25) | 15% |
| Rack and Ruin (AOS #646-647) | 6% |
| Back in Action (ACT #841-843) | 6% |
BEST STORY/STORY-ARC IN A SUPERMAN FAMILY/RELATED TITLE
No shock that best writer Jeph Loeb wins another category for his re-introduction of Kara Zor-El into the DC Universe.
| Power (Supergirl #1-5) | 40% |
| Secret History... Sacred Trust (JLA Classified #26-31) | 24% |
| New Maps of Hell (JLA Classified #10-15) | 11% |
| Candor (Supergirl #6-8) | 10% |
| A Game of Chance (JLA Classified #22-25) | 9% |
| The Hypothetical Woman (JLA Classified #16-21) | 6% |
BEST COVER
Very close this year... the top three places were quite close at the final tally, with Alex Ross taking out this coveted prize.
| Justice #4 | 11% |
| All Star Superman #1 | 9% |
| Infinite Crisis #6 (Lee Cover) | 8% |
| Superman #224 | 7% |
| Superman #654 | 7% |
| Justice #5 (2nd Printing) | 6% |
| Action Comics #838 | 6% |
| 52: Week 1 | 6% |
| Superman #226 | 6% |
| Infinite Crisis #4 (Lee Cover) | 5% |
| Justice #4 (2nd Printing) | 5% |
| Infinite Crisis #3 (Lee Cover) | 4% |
| Justice League of America #0 (Michael Turner Cover) | 4% |
| Superman #650 | 4% |
| Justice League of America #1b | 4% |
| Action Comics #840 | 4% |
| Supergirl #7 | 2% |
| Infinite Crisis #7 (Perez Cover) | 1% |
| Action Comics #833 | 1% |
| Infinite Crisis #4 (Perez Cover) | 1% |
BEST APPEARANCE IN AN ALTERNATIVE MEDIA (i.e. TV, Movies, Books, etc...)
Superman's big return to the big screen in "Superman Returns" took this award away from "Smallville" (which had won the award for the past 5 years), winning by a large majority.
| Superman Returns (Movie) | 55% |
| Smallville (TV Series - Seasons 5 & 6) | 19% |
| Justice League Unlimited (Animated Series) | 14% |
| Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (Documentary) | 8% |
| Superman Returns (Novelization) | 1% |
| Hollywoodland (Movie) | 1% |
| Legion of Super Heroes (Animated Series) | 1% |
| Krypto The Superdog (Animated Series) | 1% |
BEST PRODUCT (i.e. Toys, Statues, Calendar, etc)
The DVD collection for "Smallville" Season 5 took out this award this year, with Season 4 having done the same last year.
| Smallville - The Complete Fifth Season | 18% |
| Superman Forever #1 Statue | 12% |
| WETA Workshop Superman Returns Statues | 9% |
| Superman Returns Soundtrack CD | 9% |
| Superman: The Animated Series - Volume Three DVD | 7% |
| Justice League - Season Two DVD | 6% |
| JLA Cover to Cover: Superman Statue | 6% |
| Art of Superman Returns (Book) | 4% |
| Superman: The Ultimate Max Fleischer Cartoon Collection DVD | 4% |
| Justice League - Season One DVD | 3% |
| Lois & Clark: Complete Second Season DVD | 2% |
| Adventures of Superboy: Complete First Season DVD | 2% |
| Superman Returns: Superman In Flight Statue | 2% |
| Adventures of Superman: Complete Second Season DVD | 2% |
| Superman Returns: Superman 13-Inch Deluxe Collector Figure | 2% |
| Superman Returns Visual Guide (Book) | 2% |
| Superman 1:4 Scale Museum Quality Statue | 2% |
| Lex Luthor 13-Inch Deluxe Collector's Figure | 2% |
| Superman Cover To Cover Special '83 #1 Statue | 1% |
| Lois & Clark: Complete Third Season DVD | 1% |
| Superman Cover To Cover Superman #53 Statue | 1% |
| Superman - Brainiac Attacks DVD | 1% |
| Lois & Clark: Complete Fourth Season DVD | 1% |
| Adventures of Superman: Complete Fifth and Sixth Seasons DVD | 1% |
| Superman Returns Busts | 0% |
| Adventures of Superman: Complete Third & Fourth Seasons DVD | 0% |
| Superman Returns: Superman Maquette | 0% |
That concludes the SHIELD Awards for 2006. We look forward to a great 2007 and another SHIELD Awards ceremony in a year's time. Thank you all for your participation.