Marvel comics in the 2000s!
Click any year below to see more about the hero of the year winners, and to find all the comics we read for each individual year. Or you can check out previous decades’ comics in the 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, or 1990’s!
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2000
Hero of the Year: Sentry
Villain of the Year: Green Goblin
Issue of the Year: Sentry #1
Writer of the Year: Christopher Priest
Artist of the Year: Jae Lee
2001
Hero of the Year: Spider-Man
Villain of the Year: Cassandra Nova
Issue of the Year: X-Force #116
Writer of the Year: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist of the Year: John Romita Jr
2002
Hero of the Year: Spider-Man
Villain of the Year: Kang the Conqueror
Issue of the Year: Amazing Spider-Man #38
Writer of the Year: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist of the Year: Alex Maleev
2003
Hero of the Year: Fantastic Four
Villain of the Year: Doctor Doom
Issue of the Year: Runaways #1
Writer of the Year: Brian K. Vaughn
Artist of the Year: Adrian Alphona
2004
Hero of the Year: She-Hulk
Villain of the Year: Scarlet Witch
Issue of the Year: Astonishing X-Men #1
Writer of the Year: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist of the Year: Alex Maleev
2005
Hero of the Year: Captain America
Villain of the Year: Quicksilver
Issue of the Year: House of M #7
Writer of the Year: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist of the Year: John Cassaday
2006
Hero of the Year: Hulk
Villain of the Year: Annihilus
Issue of the Year: Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties of War One-Shot
Writer of the Year: Warren Ellis
Artist of the Year: Stuart Immonen
2007
Hero of the Year: Thor
Villain of the Year: Red Skull
Issue of the Year: Captain America #25
Writer of the Year: J. Michael Straczynski
Artist of the Year: David Aja
2008
Hero of the Year: Wolverine
Villain of the Year: Skrulls
Issue of the Year: Guardians of the Galaxy #1
Writer of the Year: Ed Brubaker
Artist of the Year: Steve McNiven
2009
Hero of the Year: Nick Fury
Villain of the Year: Norman Osborn (Green Goblin)
Issue of the Year: Secret Invasion: Dark Reign #1
Writer of the Year: Jonathan Hickman
Artist of the Year: Mike Deodato
2010
Hero of the Year: Loki
Villain of the Year: Norman Osborn (Green Goblin)
Issue of the Year: Fantastic Four #588
Writer of the Year: Jonathan Hickman
Artist of the Year: Daniel Acuna
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Are you doing all the way to present day too with the newest comics coming out? I want to start but i’m scared that when i catch up i won’t be able to move on from 2010 and i’m sure there are plenty of great stories after then. will you cover those?
Looking forward to the Ultimate U reading list. I’m pretty sure I’ve read everything up to Ultimatum except for some Ultimate X-Men after Millar stopped writing. Someday I’d like to read it all again, but having a few primo stories picked out here will do.
I do plan to read ALL the Spidey related series again as we go through the year.