You voted, and now, after over 1,000 ballots were cast (precisely three more ballots cast than four years ago), here are the results of your votes for your favorite comic book creator runs of all-time (this is the FOURTH time we've done this countdown. We're on an every four year schedule)! I'll try to post a new installment every day for the rest of the countdown.

To recap, you all sent in ballots ranking your favorite runs from #1 (10 points) to #10 (1 point). I added up all of the points and here we are!

80. Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta's East of West – 140 points (1 first place vote)

East of West #1-45

East of West was an Image Comics series by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta (and colorist Frank Martin) that was set in a reality where the Civil War never ended and the United States instead was split into warring factions based on the various ethnic groups of the country (a Chinese faction, a Native American faction, an African-American faction plus the standard Confederacy, Union and a Texas nation). In 1908, a comet hits and the various groups all agree to join together to form a treaty as the Seven Nations of America (the six factions plus the place where the comet hit, known as Armistice).

The comet brought with it a message about the End Times, and the Four Horsemen came to Earth to bring about the End Times. The Horsemen recruit a group of the "Chosen," people high up in the various kingdoms who will aid them in their goal. However, things change when Death fell in love with a human. He was no longer interested in the End Times. The others then seemingly killed his wife and child and he killed them in return before apparently dying himself at the hands of the Chosen. Now, it's years later and the three other Horsemen are now adolescents and they are working with the Chosen to bring about End Times and Death just wants revenge on them all.

Dragotta did an amazing job designing all of these character and Hickman did his standard intricately plotted epic. You can see how well he balances all the various plots in this bit from #16 where the various kingdoms are at odds with each other as different nations have different stances on the End Times, as Death reunites with his wife (who is not actually dead. Their son isn't, either, but is being raised to become the "Beast" of the Apocalypse)...

I really can't get over just how good Dragotta and Martin were on this series.

79. Ryan North and Erica Henderson's Unbeatable Squirrel Girl – 144 points (3 first place votes)

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Vol.1) #1-8, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Vol.2) #1-50

In her very first appearance, in a story by Will Murray and Steve Ditko, Squirrel Girl defeated Doctor Doom. That was it for Squirrel Girl for the next decade or so, before Dan Slott had her join the Great Lakes Avengers and Slott picked up on the whole "beating up Doctor Doom" aspect of her story and had it so that she very quietly was able to beat pretty much anyone (there's a whole hilarious riff where she defeated Thanos and the Watcher showed up to insist that the Thanos that she defeated was definitely the real Thanos, but then Slott revealed in She-Hulk that Thanos was able to create clones that could fool even the Watcher - it's circles within circles!). So when Ryan North started formulating the first ongoing series for Squirrel Girl, that was the main hook he had to deal with, she was "unbeatable." Working with Erica Henderson and Rico Renzi, North decided to explore the rest of Doreen Green's life by having her decide to go to college.

Of course, she is an obvious superhero who TALKS TO SQUIRRELS, so North and Henderson have a lot of fun with the absurdity of the whole secret identity gambit with Squirrel Girl.

One of the things that is a bit hard to translate on a computer screen like this is the little notes that North puts on the bottom of each page. They're hilarious little nods to the story.

One of the most amusing things about the series is that it was firmly planted within the Marvel Universe, but North took a very continuity-adjacent take on it all. He explained his position to CBR, "That's part of the idea, to have this really accessible version of the Marvel Universe. I was actually inspired a lot by the LEGO Marvel video games, which you can go into completely cold, but if you have some idea of these characters and their history, there's a lot there for you to enjoy. The Marvel Universe has so much history in it, it'd be crazy not to exploit that when you can! The trick is to do it in such a way that if someone's new, they don't feel like they're missing something. I always feel like captions that read "Check out issue #224 for this character's origin!!" are a bit of a cop-out, especially when I was a kid and couldn't afford issue #224, even if I could find it."

The original Unbeatable Squirrel Girl series was cut short by Secret Wars, but when it relaunched, the whole gang returned. Eventually, Henderson left the series and was replaced by Derek Charm, who is an excellent artist in his own right. The second series concluded after 50 issues, giving North a roughly six-year stint depicting the hilarious adventures of Squirrel Girl and her friends.

78. Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch's Ultimates – 146 points (1 first place vote)

The Ultimates" #1-13, The Ultimates 2 #1-13

The Ultimates was essentially a post-modern take on the Avengers, with all of the characters filled with all sorts of neuroses, while the realistic artwork of Bryan Hitch helped to show what it would look like if there were actual superheroes in the world.

Captain America was recovered at the end of the first issue, and he is brought in to lead a team of superheroes, consisting of Iron Man, Giant Man and the Wasp.

Nick Fury, head of SHIELD, was also involved (with a look based on Samuel L. Jackson, which turned out to be quite fortuitous).

The book is noted for its widescreen action, courtesy of Bryan Hitch (taking the same style he used to such great effect on The Authority), and the soap opera drama that occurs throughout the series, such as when Giant Man physically abuses his wife, the Wasp, and is thrown off the team. When Bruce Banner turns into the Hulk and goes on a rampage in New York, the team is forces to go into action for the first time against one of their own colleagues! This is when Thor joins the team, although through odd means.

The rest of the series involves an alien invasion, and the addition of new members, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.

Check out the over-the-top action Hitch draws so well…

Writer Mark Millar ratcheted up the drama in the second volume, as doubts have been raised as to whether Thor was a real god, or if he was just insane. Meanwhile, there was a traitor in the Ultimates’ midsts, and another invasion is coming – this time from other countries on Earth.

The finale ended with some beautiful Bryan Hitch artwork. Millar later returned to do a few sequels, now starring a Black Ops version of the Ultimates. The Marvel Cinematic Universe owes a great deal to the groundwork put out there by The Ultimates.

77. Roy Thomas' Avengers – 148 points

The Avengers #35-104

Roy Thomas took over from original writer Stan Lee on The Avengers, and proceeded to write the title for the next seventy or so issues, working most notably with artists John Buscema and Neal Adams.

During this run, "Avengers" readers were treated to the introduction of Ultron, the introduction of the Vision - who starred in one of Thomas’ most notable stories of his run – "Even an Android Can Cry"...

the introduction of Yellowjacket, the marriage of Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, Hawkeye becoming Goliath, Vision and the Scarlet Witch beginning to date, and probably the most notable part of Thomas’ run on the book, the epic Kree Skrull War, where Neal Adams did some dynamite work (on the issues he actually drew).

Sal Buscema and Barry Windsor Smith also drew some notable issues during this run.

Thomas’ run was marked by an interesting blend of character drama with grand adventures – the reaction to Jarvis betraying the team was treated just as it was just as important as whatever villain they were fighting that week.

Thomas laid a great foundation for future Avengers writers.