Comic Book Gurus Have Spoken: Spiderman and Archie in Top Comic Book Spots for 2013

The winners of the 2013 GEM Awards have been announced, with many long-time favorites claiming coveted spots.

GEM awards are selected by comic book specialty retailers as they vote on who the top publishers are, top comics, and top merchandise, that they recognized throughout the year. The award stands as the pinnacle of sales achievement for comic book artists, writers, publishers and industry executives. Also makes a great reference list for comic book lovers to buff up our reading piles and fill display cases with items we might have missed out on last year!

Winner highlights include:

2013 Comic Book of the Year - Under $3.00
Afterlife with Archie #1 - Archie Comics (JUL130792)

2013 Comic Book of the Year - Over $3.00
Superior Spider-Man #1 NOW! - Marvel Comics (NOV120633)


2013 Top Dollar Comic of the Year
Superman Unchained #1 (APR130107)

2013 Licensed Comic of the Year

The Star Wars: Lucas Draft #1 - Dark Horse Comics (SEP138217)

2013 Magazine of the Year

Batman Automobilia Figure Collectors Magazine - Eaglemoss

2013 Best New Comic Book Series

East of West - Image Comics

2013 Game Product of the Year

The Walking Dead: Monopoly PX - USAopoly (OCT128266)

(we featured The Walking Dead: Risk game last year, which gets our vote of excellence, too: http://www.comicbookmom.com/2013/12/cool-gift-idea-risk-walking-dead.html)

2013 Toy Product of the Year

DC Comics Super Villains: The Joker Action Figure - DC Collectibles (MAY130285)

2013 Collectible Statue of the Year

DC Comics Bombshells: Harley Quinn Statue - DC Collectibles (JUN130317)

Check out the full list with included artwork on the Diamond website at www.diamondcomics.com