Best and Worst of 2009

So 2009 is almost over and with only one more book to be released this year I figured now would be the time to start getting all of your opinions on the year in comics.  It's been a pretty big year with a lot happening all over the place.  We've seen Norman Osborn's slow run to insanity in Dark Reign.  Geoff Johns is resurrecting the heros and villains of the DC Universe in Blackest Night.  So what did you like?  What did you hate?  Here are some categories to start you off and if you have anything that you feel should be added to the list then let me know and if it's good I'll edit the post.

 
1. Best writer/worst writer  
 
2. Best artist/worst artist 
 
3. Best series/worst series 
 
4. Best arc/worst arc 
 
5. Best publisher/worst publisher 
 
6. Best indie book/worst indie book 
 
7. Best hero/worst hero 
 
8. Best villain/worst villain 
 
9. Best death/worst death 
 
10. Best resurection/worst resurection 

 1. Best writer/worst writer  
 Geoff Johns/Claremont
2. Best artist/worst artist 
 Steve McNiven/Howard Chakin
3. Best series/worst series 
 Green Lantern/Captain America: Reborn
4. Best arc/worst arc 
 Blackest Night/Dark Reign
5. Best publisher/worst publisher 
 Vertigo/Zenescope
6. Best indie book/worst indie book 
 Chew/Tarot
7. Best hero/worst hero 
 Captain America (Bucky)/Captain America (Rogers)
8. Best villain/worst villain 
 Red Hulk/MODOK clones
9. Best death/worst death 
Batman /Wasp
10. Best resurection/worst resurection      
Barry Allen/Captain America

just to add one for now.
 
worst death: Ms.Marvel. reason: its not like she really even died even though she did.

 1. Best writer/worst writer: Dan Slott/ Brian Bendis 
 
2. Best artist/worst artist: Mike Deodato Jr./Mike Mayhew
 
3. Best series/worst series: Mighty Avengers/Dark Avengers-New Avengers
 
4. Best arc/worst arc: Dark Reign/Dark Reign
 
5. Best publisher/worst publisher: Marvel/???
 
6. Best indie book/worst indie book: ???
 
7. Best hero/worst hero: Noh-Varr/Sentry
 
8. Best villain/worst villain: Norman Osborn/Venom
 
9. Best death/worst death: Khn'nr/Wasp
 
10. Best resurection/worst resurection: Hank Pym(I'm not sure if this counts but I'm using it)/Captain America(mostly the how, not that I don't want him back)

nice to see that someone besides IE posted I thought I was going to have to bump this

"  1. Best writer/worst writer   Geoff Johns/Claremont2. Best artist/worst artist  Steve McNiven/Howard Chakin3. Best series/worst series  Green Lantern/Captain America: Reborn4. Best arc/worst arc  Blackest Night/Dark Reign5. Best publisher/worst publisher  Vertigo/Zenescope6. Best indie book/worst indie book  Chew/Tarot7. Best hero/worst hero  Captain America (Bucky)/Captain America (Rogers)8. Best villain/worst villain  Red Hulk/MODOK clones9. Best death/worst death Batman /Wasp10. Best resurection/worst resurection      Barry Allen/Captain America "

2. Best artist/worst artist

Paco Medina/Jason Pearson <-- just stick to cover art Pears.

 1. Best writer/worst writer  
 Geoff Johns/Fraction
2. Best artist/worst artist 
 Steve McNiven/Pearson
3. Best series/worst series 
 Green Lantern/Incredible Hulk
4. Best arc/worst arc 
 Blackest Night/Dark Reign
5. Best publisher/worst publisher 
 DC/???
6. Best indie book/worst indie book 
 Unknown Soldier&Chew/Tarot
7. Best hero/worst hero 
 Hal Jordan/Steve Rogers
8. Best villain/worst villain 
 Norman Osbourn/Red Hulk
9. Best death/worst death 
Batman/Wasp or Damage
10. Best resurection/worst resurection      
Barry Allen/Steve Rogers.

 Best writer : Geof Johns
worst writer  : Matt Fraction
 
Best artist : Ed Bennes
worst artist : Sandor polito
 
Best series : Red Robin
worst series : Dark Avengers
 
Best arc : Blackest Night
worst arc : Dark Reign
 
Best publisher : DC
worst publisher : Image had a bad year IMO
 
Best indie book : Anna Mercury
worst indie book : not sure
 
Best hero : Tim Drake was awesome this year
worst hero : Damian Wayne
 
Best villain : Doom
worst villain : Norman Osborn (so annoying)
 
Best death : Batman
worst death : Wasp Why?
 
Best resurection : Captain America
worst resurection : Barry Allen to many Flashes to handle for me

Best writer: Geoff Johns (Morrison was good this year but almost everything that Johns did was excellent)
worst writer: Chris Yost
 
Best artist: Frank Quitley
worst artist: David Lopez
 
Best series: Batman and Robin
worst series: Teen Titans
 
Best arc: Blackest Night and Batman Reborn
worst arc: Dark Reign
 
Best publisher: DC
worst publisher: Marvel  

Best hero: Dick Grayson
worst hero: Tim Drake
 
Best villain: Bane 
worst villain: Black Lantern Doctor Light
 
Best death: Bruce Wayne
worst death: Damage
 
Best resurection: Barry Allen
worst resurection: Bruce Wayne and Kyle Rayner (they were both brought back to life ONE issue later?!)

1. Best writer/worst writer  
Kyle & Yost / MATT FRACTION  
 
2. Best artist/worst artist 
Skottie Young / Greg Land  

3. Best series/worst series 
Cowboy Ninja Viking / Uncanny X-Men  

4. Best arc/worst arc  
Taster's Choice (Chew) / Utopia
 
5. Best publisher/worst publisher  
Del Ray / Marvel
 
6. Best indie book/worst indie book 
Cowboy Ninja Viking / Errr... I don't read enough indie titles :p  

7. Best hero/worst hero  
Doc Strange / Cyclops
 
8. Best villain/worst villain 
Kimura / Stryfe 
 
9. Best death/worst death 
Leper Queen / Boom Boom  

10. Best resurrection/worst resurrection      
Boom Boom / Red Queen (Madelyne Pryor)

  1. Best writer/worst writer  
Kyle & Yost , Grant Morrison or Peter David/ MATT FRACTION  or Claremont
 
2. Best artist/worst artist 
Frank Quitely / Greg Land  or Tom Grummet

3. Best series/worst series 
X-Factor or Batman and Robin / Uncanny X-Men or X-Men:Forever

4. Best arc/worst arc  
Batman Reborn (First arc of Batman and Robin) or Blackest Night / Dark Reign
 
5. Best publisher/worst publisher  
Marvel (X-Force & X-Factor) or DC (Batman and Robin & Blackest Night titles) / Marvel (Uncanny X-Men etc)
 
6. Best indie book/worst indie book 
 I don't read indie titles, ha.

7. Best hero/worst hero  
Kyle Rayner or Dick Grayson/ -
 
8. Best villain/worst villain 
Kimura, Professor Pyg, or Selene / Norman Osbourne... bore.
 
9. Best death/worst death 
Kyle Rayner/ -

10. Best resurrection/worst resurrection      
Several Black Lanterns / Red Queen.

no one else?

Best writer : 
 Grant Morrison or  Kyle & Yost  hard to pick just one

worst writer  : 
Bendis or Geof Johns his arcs are becoming as problematic as Bendis and Superboy Prime sucks..no actually Bendis was the bigger train wreck
 
Best artist : 
Alex Garner

worst artist :
Greg Land
 
Best series : The Walking Dead

worst series : Dark Avengers
 
Best arc : Something Daredevil or maybe whatever wacky thing is happening in Guardians of Galaxy  - "F*ck you Blackest Night!!"

worst arc : Dark Reign  - "Fck you Dark Reign even more"
 
Best publisher : 
DC brought home the bacon
worst publisher : 
Image, maybe Marvel...no Image
 
Best indie book : Unknown,  Red Sonja dynamite, North,  Mommy Is in America and  Met Buffalo Bill or Captain Blood
worst indie book : Tarot
 
Best hero : 
Wonder Woman

Worst hero :
Sentry
 
Best villain : Loki
worst villain :  Stryfe
 
Best death : OMG They killed Sentry "You B*stards!"
worst death : Wasp, that sucks
 
Best resurrection :  Captain America
worst resurrection : Flash family