2025 CBC Awards

View the full list of Nominated Channels and Creators.

2025 CBC Awards:

Finalist:

Tier 1: Emerging Channel Tier - Under 499 Subscribers - For up-and-coming creators.

Best Comic Book Show - Best ongoing series.

• Bagged and Unfiltered - Darth Lopez

• Creator Interviews - The FAQs Project

• FOMO Squad - Haul Yeah Comics  - Winner

• Guess That Key - Sector 2815

• Midnight with Monsters - Son of Crom

Best Informative Content - Guides, deep dives, history, and analysis. 

• Chonko Comics and Nerd Culture

• ComicMike

• Heroes for Hire Comic Club  - Winner

• The FAQs Project

• UpAndAdamComics

Best Entertaining Content - Hauls, unboxings, reviews, reaction videos, games, and skits.

• Casino_Comics

• Chonko Comics and Nerd Culture

• Heroes for Hire Comic Club  - Winner

• Side Quest Comics

• Swaggduhh

Most Engaging Host - Host that excels at interviews, hosting auctions, and/or guest engagement.

• Haul Yeah Comics  - Winner

• Long Box Punk

• Psychotronic Squirt Gun - Aaron

• Side Quest Comics

• The FAQs Project

Best New Channel or Creator (For channels under a year old).

• A.W.O. Comics

• Chonko Comics and Nerd Culture

• Dan’s Comic Corner  - Winner

• Darth Lopez

• UpAndAdamComics

Tier 2: Mid-Tier Channels - 500–999 Subscribers - For growing creators making a strong impact.

Best Comic Book Show - Best ongoing series.

• Comic Book Church - Bleeker St. Comics - Winner

• Kickin' It With Kpop - kpop_junki

• Monday Night Raw Books - Cup O' Comics

• Sunday Comic Book Hangover Show - Haul Yeah Comics & Lettuce Comics

• Weekly Comic Wrap-Up - Blakk Crown Comics

Best Live Stream - For live-streamed content.

• Comic Book Church - Bleeker St. Comics - Winner

• Kickin' It With Kpop - kpop_junki

• Oldwolf's Thursday Night NCBD Train Wreck - Oldwolf65

• Sunday Comic Book Hangover Show - Haul Yeah Comics & Lettuce Comics

• Sunday Superman Show - Matt Likes Comics

Best Informative Content - Guides, deep dives, history, and analysis.

• Blakk Crown Comics - Weekly Comic Wrap-Up

• Josh's Comics

• kpop_junki - Kickin' It with Kpop

• Matt Likes Comics  - Winner

• Time Travel Comics

Best Entertaining Content - Hauls, unboxings, reviews, reaction videos, games, and skits.

• Dope_Comix

• Free Key Loowee

• Higgypopcomics

• Just Your Average Geeks

• Matt Likes Comics  - Winner

Most Engaging Host - Host that excels at interviews, hosting auctions, and/or guest engagement.

• Blakk Crown Comics

• Dope_Comix

• Kpop_Junki

• Lettuce Comics

• Paul in the 619  - Winner

Tier 3: Major Channels - 1,000 - 2000 Subscribers - For established creators with a larger audience and influence.

Best Comic Book Show – Best ongoing series or format.

• Big 5 Live - M.O.N Comics - Winner

• Collector Club - The Immortal Biggie Shaq

• FOC Weekly - AussieVerse

• New Keys and Hot Comics - The Council of Comics

• On the Hunt - Kingdom of Nerds

Best Live Stream – For live-streamed content.

• Collector Club - The Immortal Biggie Shaq

• Comics Unleashed! - The Code-X Station

• Keep Calm and Collect - Twenty2 Comics

• Spidey's Outback - MadSpidey

• The Council of Comics  - Winner

Best Informative Content – Guides, deep dives, history, and analysis.

• Anachronic Comics

• Dr. Doom's Fan Club

• Kingdom of Nerds  - Winner

• The Code-X Station

• UncannyDerekComics

Best Entertaining Content – Hauls, unboxings, reviews, reaction videos, games, and skits.

• Kingdom of Nerds - The Other Comic Show

• The Code-X Station

• The Council of Comics  - Winner

• The Otaku Mike - Comic Reviews

• Whodat Comics

Most Engaging Host - Host that excels at interviews, hosting auctions, and/or guest engagement.

• Brucifer - Kingdom of Nerds

• Cliff on Comics  - Winner

• OmniBeau - AussieVerse

• Sal the Slab Guy - The Code X Station

• The Immortal Biggie Shaq

Biggest Channel Supporter (Blue Wrench, Fan, or overall supporter - non-creator)

• James Abel

• JSS Brooklyn - Winner

• Richard Westphal

• TheJacksonRoykirk

• Tina Karanson - Has Withdrawn from voting.

Best On-Screen Presence - Favorite Hands, Mustache, Facial Hair, or Hair

• barbarian_kungfu

• Eman's World of Geek - Hair

• James Mac - MJ Comix - Hair

• Rob's Fat Stax o Comix - Mustache - Winner

• thegreyman - Beard

Favorite Community Artist (amateur artists who have not been professionally published)

• 23monch

• Cbizzle and Green Shirt Guy

• garbagehamsandwich

• Radd Art and Comics

• UpandAdamComics  - Winner

Best Short-form Content - Shorts, or Reels

• Bigby McFly the Comic Guy

• ComicPop - Winner

• Cynation Comics

• MJ Comix

• The Unchosen Ones Podcast

Best Comic Book or Omnibus Review (a channel that consistently reviews comic books and/or omnibus)

• ComicPop - Winner

• Gem Mint Collectibles

• John's Comics with Friends & Know Good Comics - Omni X-Men

• Near Mint Condition

• Pop Culture Philosophers - Weekly Comic Book Review

Best Statue or Toy Review/ Unboxing (a channel that consistently reviews/unboxes Statues or Toys)

• FishCat Collectibles

• Joseph Michaels (The Adventurous Joe)

• MadSpidey - Winner

• Open By Chance

• Triple G Comics

Best Cleaning, Pressing, or Comic Restoration Content (Channel that demonstrates cleaning, pressing, or restoration)

• ComicCapCollectibles - Winner

• Improve-Collecting Comics

• Johnny's Comic Stuff

• M-Pressed Comics

• Metarog

Best Speculation Comic Content (Keep Spec'ing Award)

• Biggie Shaq & TM Nerdy - Hot 5 Commandments - Winner

• Comics with IzzyVerseNYC - Top 10 Trending Lists

• Economics in Comics

• Mighty Comics and Collectibles

• Twenty2 Comics

Best Live Stream

• Monday Night Special - Comic Collector Geek - Winner

• Off The Rack - ComicPop

• Only Slabs - Rob Fat Stax & The Comic Vet

• Rockin Robbie Live - Pop Culture Philosophers

• Comics Unleashed! - The Code-X Station

Most Innovative Content Creator (Pushing creative boundaries in content style via video editing, audio, voice-over, thumbnails, and overall presentation skills)

• ComicPop - Winner

• DJ LINX

• E-Man's World of Geek

• The Unchosen Ones Podcast

• UncannyDerekComics

Best Tour Video - Comic-Con, Local Comic Shop, or Nerd Cave

• Jerry the Jitter Bug Comic Book Collector

• Lunch Money Comics

• SimpleSimon

• Still only 35c

• The Comics Den - Winner

Most Comedic / Entertaining Content Creator

• All Sorts Of Words

• Dope_Comix - Winner

• Free Key Loowee

• GeekyolHog

• Sal from ComicPop

Comic Book Community Builder Award (Creator fostering engagement and interaction with the community)

• Christina Payne

• Comic Collector Geek

• ComicPop  - Winner

• M.O.N. Comics

• Son of Crom

Comic Book Community Channel of the Year

• Comic Collector Geek

• ComicPop  - Winner

• Legion of Comics

• Lunch Money Comics

• Raph's Retro Comics

Comic Book Community Hall of Fame (A channel with 5+ years on YouTube)

• ComicPop

• The Immortal Biggie Shaq

• John's Comics with Friends

• Near Mint Condition  - Winner

• Pop Culture Philosophers