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'''Funniest Comic:'''
* Spy X Family (Chris)
* Peacemaker Tries Hard (Matt)

'''Best Manga You Read This Year:'''
* Chainsaw Man (Chris)
* Berserk (Matt)

'''Harley Quinn Memorial Award for DC Character from Other Media Not Yet in Comics:'''
* Eagley (Matt)

'''Most Buckwild Use of Wrestling Outside of Wrestling:''' 
* Gohan casually does a sheer drop brainbuster in Dragonball Super Hero (Chris)
* Optimus Prime’s rainmaker/german suplex followed by Jetfire’s superkick in Transformers #1 (Matt)

'''Chris’s Shirt Memorial Award for Hypest Tear-Your-Shirt-Off Moment:''' 
* Batman vs. Multiversal Zur-en-Arrhs (Chris)
* Batman vs. Not Joker Red Mask (Matt)

'''Union Strong Award for Movie or Show You Wanted to Talk About But Didn’t Out of Solidarity for the Unions:''' 
* Barbie (Matt)

'''Game of the Year:'''
* LoZ: TotK (Chris, traditional)
* Vampire Survivors (Chris, you are a fool if you believe it was not VS’s year)
* Alan Wake 2 (Matt)

'''Favorite Thing That Came Out Before 2023 But This is the Year You Got Into It:'''
* Dragonball / Akira Toriyama (Chris)
* Armored Core (Matt)

'''Cow Tools Presents Poop Butt Award for ESE Disagreement:'''
* Ambush Bug

'''Most Beautiful Song Released in 2023:'''
* SZA - Kill Bill

'''Raddest Weapon (non-sword):'''
* God of War: Leviathan Axe (Chris)
* God of War: The Mask from the Movie the Mask (Matt)
* Batman: Shark Repellant Used on the Shark That is Also The Joker (Matt)
* Emeritus: Doom Shotgun
* Emeritus: SotN Crissaegrim

'''Jarnathan D&D Movie Award for Most Unexpectedly Fun Character in Media 2023:''' 
* Piccolo and his cute phone case (Chris)
* Alan, Barbie (Matt)

'''Most Delicious Snack:'''
* Cajun Filet Biscuit (Chris)
* Paisley Park Purple Lemonade (Matt)

'''Doughboy Award for Character That Ain’t Ever Getting Over No Matter How Hard You Try:''' 
* Rek-Rap (Chris)
* Johnny Thunder (Matt)
* Batman of Zur-En-Arrh (Everyone, probably, except comic writers)

'''Best Weird Little Freak:''' 
* Rek-Rap
* Beast Girl, Unstoppable Doom Patrol (special runner-up)

'''Matt Wilson Award for Reference So Blatant Yet Perfect It Made You Lean Over to Your Wife and Whisper “Akira”:''' 
* “It’s Going to be the Final Chapter,” Doc Ock - Spider-Man 2

'''Jared Stevens Memorial Award for Best or Possibly Worst Dirtbag Hero in Comics:''' 
* Peacemaker (Chris)
* <s>Clea (juxtaposed with Stephen)</s> Hallow’s Eve (Matt)
* Guts (tragic dirtbag)

'''Award for Best Matt Wagner Series the WRA Hosts Haven’t Read Despite Being Fans of Matt Wagner:''' 
* Mage: The Hero Defined (Chris)
* Zorro/Django (Matt)
* "We know what you’re getting at, Brad, we’re going to get to it"

'''Most Hardboiled Humphrey Bogart-Style Noir Moment You Read:''' 
* Lies of Locke Lamora (Chris)
* The Good Asian (Matt)
* Parasocial (Matt)

'''Best Kyle Starks Comic 2023:''' 
* Fuck This Place/I Hate This Place (Chris, probably best)
* Peacemaker Tries Hard (Chris, pure joy)
* Where Monsters Lie (Matt)

'''Most Embarrassing Comics Moment:''' 
* Reading Berserk on an Airplane (Chris)
* Geoff Johns Kills the JSA to Start a New JSA Series (Matt)
* Danger Street (did not read, but probably)

'''Hbomberguy (Derogatory) Award for Worst Ripoff or Rehash 2023:''' 
* The Flash movie

'''Hbomberguy (Complimentary) Award for Best Revisited or Revamped Concept 2023:''' 
* Dragonball Super (Chris)
* Jonathan Hickman Makes an Ultimate Universe That’s Good (Matt)

'''Texter’s Choice Award:''' 
* AEW Dynamite
* Amazing Spider-Man or Batman

'''Favorite Comics Catch-Up or Older Comic Read in 2023:''' 
* Berserk (Chris)
* Defenders Beyond (Matt)

'''Best Comic You Were Too Busy To Keep Up With Because You Were Reading Bad Comics:''' 
* Unstoppable Doom Patrol (Chris)
* Ram V Detective Comics (Matt)

'''669 Gimmick Street Award for Best Pod Conversation:'''
* Filmation Ghostbusters on Gimmick Street & Dan Ackroyd Ghost Blowjob (winner)
* Berserk Catch-Ups
* Jurgies
* Thursday Night Raw

'''Commitment to the Bit Memorial Award for Best Bit Left on the Cutting Room Floor:''' 
* Blue Streak BoCo “I’m a federalé” (Matt)

'''Kyle Starksiest Moment Not Written By the Franchise “Hollywood” Kyle Starks:''' 
* Optimus Prime’s German Suplex (Chris)
* Hama GI Joe: Serpentor doesn’t care if everyone here is turned into a zombie (Matt)
* Ultimate Universe: Close-up on Reed as he thinks about how much he hates this fucking guy the Maker

'''Best Sword:''' 
* Master Sword (Chris)
* Dragonslayer, Berserk (Matt)

'''Outstanding Achievement in Marvel Comics Bullshit:''' 
* Ryan North’s Fantastic Four
* Galactus’s Hot Mom Becoming the Phoenix
* The Flame’s Identity and Anti-Venom, Spider-Man 2

'''Hobby You’re Most Irrationally Tempted to Pick Up:''' 
* Magic the Gathering with LotR/other crossovers (Chris)
* Gunpla (Matt)

'''Scott Pilgrim Playing Baldur’s Gate 3 in Versus Mode Award for Most Interesting Revisit to an Existing Franchise:''' 
* Dragonball Super, again, I’m sorry (Chris)
* Hickman’s Ultimate Universe (Matt)

'''Definitely Not the Flash Award for Best Use of the Multiverse Concept:''' 
* Across the Spider-Verse

'''Sensational Spider-Character Find of 2023 Award for Most Exciting Spider-Character or Take on a Spider-Character:''' 
* Hallow’s Eve (Chris)
* Rek-Rap (Matt)

'''Intercontinental Champion:'''
* Kyle Starks

'''Gordie in the Bank Winner:'''
* Chip Zdarsky