Diamond has just announced their 2017 Gem Award winners, which recognize publishers and products that achieved significant sales success. The winners are chosen by comic book specialty retailers. DC was the large publisher of the year and Aftershock the smaller (under 3% market share ) publisher of the year; DC books led the products with Batman #24 and Doomsday Clock. Marvel was content with Top Dollar Market Share Publisher of the Year, Top Dollar Comic Book of the Year for Marvel Legacy #1; and Licensed Comic of the Year with Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel #1.
Image had the best new comic with Redneck.
The complete list:
2017 Diamond Gem Award Suppliers of the Year
2017 Comic Book Publisher of the Year – Over 3%: DC Comics
2017 Comic Book Publisher of the Year – Under 3%: Aftershock Comics
2017 Backlist Publisher of the Year: DC Comics
2017 Manga Publisher of the Year: VIZ Media
2017 Game Manufacturer of the Year: WizKids
2017 Toy Manufacturer of the Year: Funko
2017 Diamond Gem Award Products of the Year
2017 Comic Book of the Year – Under $3.99: Batman #24, DC Comics
2017 Comic Book of the Year – Over $3.99: Doomsday Clock #1 (of 12), DC Comics
2017 Best New Comic Book Series: Redneck, Image Comics
2017 Best All Ages Series: DuckTales, IDW Publishing
2017 Best All Ages Original/Reprint GN: DC Super Hero Girls, volume 4: Past Times at Super Hero High, DC Comics
2017 Licensed Comic of the Year: Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel #1, Marvel Comics
2017 Licensed TP or HC of the Year: Batman TMNT, volume 1, DC Comics/IDW Publishing
2017 Original Graphic Novel of the Year: Wonder Woman Earth One, volume 1, DC Comics
2017 Reprint TP or HC of the Year: The Walking Dead: Here’s Negan, Image Comics
2017 Indie Graphic Novel of the Year: My Favorite Thing is Monsters GN Vol. 1, Fantagraphics Books
2017 Manga TP of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Volume 1, VIZ Media
2017 Anthology of the Year: Love is Love GN, IDW Publishing
2017 Magazine of the Year: Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal Magazine
2017 Trade Book of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts HC, Dark Horse Comics
2017 Best Free Comic Book Day Book: FCBD 2017 I Hate Image, Image Comics
2017 Game Product of the Year: Marvel HeroClix: Deadpool and X-Force Booster Brick, WizKids/NECA
2017 Toy Product of the Year: Marvel Gallery: Dr. Strange PVC Figure, Diamond Select Toys
2017 Toy Line of the Year: POP!, Funko
2017 Collectible Statue of the Year: DC Designer Series: The Joker by Brian Bolland Statue, DC Collectibles