Welcome to You Decide, a feature I haven't used in a number of years, but I've decided to bring back for 2021! In the past, I would ask people a poll question every week or so and then I would collect the answers and post them on the blog. This time around, though, I'm doing a new comic book-related (including a comic book movie-related one every once in a while) poll question on my Twitter account, Brian_Cronin, every day of the year (okay, sometimes a little past midnight on any given day, but you know what I mean, pretty much every day. 31 days in January, 31 polls in January). Each poll will last a week and then, once a month's worth of polls are finished (so, seven days after the end of the month), I will share the results of the previous month.
You can search for all of the current polls that are still open (a week's worth of them) by searching for the hashtag #csbgpoll on Twitter, or just click here. Go vote for the polls that are still open and check back every day to see a new comic book related poll!
In the meantime, here are the results of the polls for January (the winner is bolded)....
1. What do you think is the best Frank Miller/David Mazzucchelli comic book collaboration?
Batman: Year One - 49.7%
Born Again - 50.3%
2. Who do you think is the definitive Justice League artist? If you pick "Other," feel free to say who in a comment (I just couldn't pick between Maguire, Porter or Sekowsky for that final choice).
Dick Dillin - 20.5%
George Perez - 56.3%
Jim Lee - 6.9%
Other (the "Other" votes where the people said who they voted for were 10 for Kevin Maguire, 7 for Howard Porter, 1 for Bryan Hitch, 1 for Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, 1 for Chuck Patton, 1 for Alex Toth and 1 for Mike Sekowsky) - 16.3%
3. After Captain America, what superhero do you most associate with the Avengers? I did a variation of this question yeeeears ago and these were the top four votegetters, so that's why these are the four options.
Thor - 10.7%
Iron Man - 54.2%
Hawkeye - 15.3%
Vision - 19.8%
After realizing that the Marvel Cinematic Universe made the question a bit moot, I did an alternate version of this poll.
After the "Big Three," what superhero do you most associate with the Avengers?
Hawkeye - 37.3%
Scarlet Witch -6.2%
Vision - 35.6%
Wasp - 20.9%
4. Which Justice League run did you like best?
Grant Morrison's JLA -49.8%
Giffen/DeMatteis' JLI - 50.2%
5. Since the Year 2000, who do you think is the best regular Amazing Spider-Man writer?
Howard Mackie - 6.3%
J. Michael Straczynski - 31.7%
Dan Slott - 53.2%
Nick Spencer - 8.7%
6. What is your favorite multi-title Batman crossover?
Knightfall/Quest/End - 37.2%
No Man's Land - 43.1%
Murderer/Fugitive - 4.3%
Death of the Family - 15.4%
7. Do you think Rogue having super-strength and the ability to fly are irreplaceable aspects of her character now?
Yes - 61.3%
No - 38.7%
8. Which title has the highest percentage of great stories out of its history (all volumes of the titles, except just the one for Hellblazer since there was just that one volume).
Amazing Spider-Man - 48.5%
Daredevil - 29%
Thor - 7.6%
Hellblazer - 14.9%
9. Which Manhunter series was your favorite?
Kirby/Simon - 7.1%
Goodwin/Simonson - 59.1%
Ostrander/Yale/Rice - 13%
Andreyko/Saiz - 20.8%
10. Do you think that Marvel should cease using the Punisher's skull logo now that it has been adopted as a logo by extremist groups?
Yes - 52.8%
No - 47.2%
11. What was your favorite 1990s Batman creative team? Apologies to Marv Wolfman, Barry Kitson, Bret Blevins, Mike Manley and Mark Buckingham.
Grant/Breyfogle/Mitchell - 45.1%
Moench/Jones/Beatty - 15.9%
Dixon/Nolan/Hanna - 23%
Milligan/Aparo/DeCarlo - 15.9%
12. Outside of Jim Starlin, who do you think is the best comic book writer of Thanos?
Ron Marz - 24.6%
Keith Giffen - 29.2%
Jonathan Hickman - 31.8%
Donny Cates - 14.4%
13. Who was the best Ghost Rider writer?
Gary Friedrich - 25.6%
Michael Fleisher - 10%
Howard Mackie - 35.6%
Jason Aaron - 28.9%
14. What's the best Teen Titans romance?
Garth/Tula - 3.1%
Dick/Kory - 75.8%
Conner/Cassie - 13.7%
Donna/Roy - 7.5%
15. Who do you think is Dick Grayson's best love interest?
Koriand'r - 56%
Barbara Gordon - 44%
16. Who is the best superhero butler?
Alfred Pennyworth - 80.8%
Edwin Jarvis - 19.2%
17. Which love interest of the original Teen Titans was the worst? Garth and Wally don't really have any notably bad love interests.
Terry Long - 60.8%
Cheshire - 15.3%
Tarantula - 23.8%
18. Besides Mary Jane, who is your favorite one of Spider-Man's living ex-girlfriends?
Betty Brant - 16.6%
Black Cat - 75.1%
Carlie Cooper - 5.5%
Mockingbird - 2.8%
19. Who do you like Barbara Gordon better as?
Batgirl - 33.7%
Oracle - 66.3%
20. Who was the worst fictional comic book president? If your pick is "write in," then let me know who you'd prefer.
Philip Voigt - 13.3%
Lex Luthor - 53.1%
Gary "Smiler" Callahan - 27.3%
Write-In Candidate - 6.3%
21. Who is your favorite Marvel martial arts-themed superhero?
Iron Fist - 59.6%
Shang Chi - 24.2%
Karnak - 7%
Mantis - 9.1%
22. Who is the greatest Avengers villain?
Loki - 9.1%
Thanos - 20.6%
Ultron - 42%
Kang - 28.3%
23. Which member of Warlock's original Infinity Watch (not counting Warlock himself) would you most like to see appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Pip the Troll - 40.3%
Moondragon - 56.5%
Maxam - 3.2%
24. Just based on their work on the original Spectacular Spider-Man series, who was the best writer on that series?
Bill Mantlo - 6.1%
Roger Stern - 27.5%
Peter David - 27.5%
J.M. DeMatteis - 38.9%
25. Who is your favorite member of We3 (4 doesn't count!)?
1 (Bandit, the dog) - 36.2%
2 (Tinker, the cat) - 44.8%
3 (Pirate, the rabbit) - 19%
26. What was your favorite Jack Kirby series from when he returned to Marvel in the mid-1970s? I couldn't pick between Machine Man or Devil Dinosaur for the final spot, so just say which one you picked of those if you pick "Other"!
Captain America - 35.7%
Black Panther - 19.3%
Eternals - 31.4%
Other (Of the people who listed their "Other" choices, Devil Dinosaur received six votes and Machine Man received three votes) - 13.6%
27. It's 1992, you can only buy one Fabian Nicieza-penned comic book. What is it going to be?
New Warriors - 37.2%
Nomad - 7.8%
X-Force - 17.9%
X-Men - 37.2%
28. Who was the best of Marv Wolfman and George Perez's new New Teen Titans creations from DC Comics Presents #26?
Starfire - 41.2%
Cyborg - 27.1%
Raven - 31.7%
29. Who is your favorite Robin? Sorry, Stephanie! Just four spots.
Dick Grayson - 45%
Jason Todd - 2%
Tim Drake - 40.4%
Damian Wayne - 12.6%
30. Do you prefer the Marvel version of Sandman as a hero/anti-hero or as a villain?
Hero/Anti-Hero (like when he was an Avenger or a member of Silver Sable's Wild Pack) - 52.2%
Villain - 47.8%
31. Who is the best Batman villain to have never appeared in a live action Batman movie?
Clayface - 48.9%
Court of Owls - 20.4%
Man-Bat - 18%
Hush - 12.7%
Go vote for the February polls! And feel free to e-mail me ideas for polls at brianc@cbr.com!