As we're about to hit the end of the year, Paul and I are thinking about the next episode of House to Astonish, which will be our end-of-year wrap-up. As part of this, we're going to be inaugurating House to Astonish's own awards - the Homies - where we're going to hand out gongs in eight categories. The best part is, we want YOU to help - Paul and I are each going to select our winners in the following categories, but we're also going to read out what our listeners think on the next episode. So check out the categories below, and let us know who or what you'd award each glittering prize to if you were us!

BEST NEW SERIES

This one's pretty self-explanatory - any comic whose first issue was published between 1 January 2012 and the date of broadcast (likely to be the 29th or 30th of December) is eligible. What new series got your attention the most this year?

BEST ACTUALLY NEW SERIES

This one's a little less self-explanatory - what series, again first published between 1 January and date of broadcast, did you think was best, with the proviso that it has to be something where the property wasn't in existence prior to the start of 2012. We're counting re-use of titles as well as concepts, so Prophet, X-Men Legacy or Dial H wouldn't be eligible, but (for example) Saga would.

MOST WANTED

This is for the comic, series or graphic novel that saw print this year which you'd want to see more of, whether that be a book that was cancelled before its time, a one-shot or mini that just begs for a follow-up, or an OGN that you'd love to see a sequel to.

MOST PLEASANT SURPRISE

It may have seemed unappealing when you read about it online, and those preview pages may have looked unremarkable, but when you finally got the winner of this category in your hands you were ready to eat your words. What comic, series or graphic novel did you find yourself enjoying much more than you thought you would?

STIFF DRINK AWARD

This award will go to the comic or graphic novel that most made us gasp with surprise - an unexpected plot twist, a daring cliffhanger or a shocking denouement will stand a book in good stead here.

THE JOE CHILL AWARD FOR SERVICES TO REFRIGERATORS

Here we're looking for the most egregious example of bad gender relations in the comics world, whether that's a disservice done to female characters or to a female creator(s) or participant(s) in comics fandom.

THE NEW COKE AWARD FOR MOST ILL-JUDGED MARKETING

What move did a comics company or creator make this calendar year that had the effect of most making you want not to read a particular book or buy a particular company's comics? We're looking for abrasive interviews, ridiculous variants and counterproductive advertising here.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

This is exactly what it says - which creator, creative team or publisher really knocked it out of the park this year?

Let us have your picks in the comments thread below, along with your thinking on each one - we'll read out a range of the responses on our big end-of-year show. Happy nominating!