Best of 2025

The "Best Of" competition provides CAF Collector's the opportunity to highlight their 5 most important acquisitions from the prior year. After the submission period ends, CAF's community votes on the artworks that they feel are the most compelling from the 13 possible categories and once the voting period closes we tally the results to see which artworks are awarded the Best of 2025.

Posting Entries Begins: Sunday, January 4, 2026
Posting Ends: Monday, January 19, 2026 11:59 PM EST
Voting Begins: Monday, January 19, 2026
Voting Ends: Saturday, January 31, 2026 11:59 PM EST

1751 total entries submitted for 2025

Published/Unpublished Comic Book Covers
252 Entries
Detective Comics #551 Cover Prelim Posted By: levi jacob Artist: Pat Broderick (Penciller)	Guardians of the Galaxy #33 by Kevin West Posted By: shaun clancy Artist: Kevin West (Penciller) Steve Montano (Inker)	Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files & Origins - Cover Posted By: Derek Crabbe Artist: Ed McGuinness (Penciller) Cam Smith (All)

Published/Unpublished Interior Panel Pages
258 Entries
Action Comics #413 Page 6 Metamorpho Sapphire Stagg Posted By: Stuart Lawrence Artist: John Calnan (Penciller) Murphy Anderson (Inker)	Marvel Two-in-One #62 Pg 19 - Thing, Moondragon Bingham, Day Posted By: Tony B. Artist: Jerry Bingham (Penciller) Gene Day (Inker)	Marvel #1000 Ben Grimm Interview by Steve Rude Posted By: Chris Snorek Artist: Steve Rude (All)

Published/Unpublished Comic Book Splashes, Title Pages
140 Entries
Green Goblin #13 title page 1 Posted By: John's Nerd-Vana Artist: Josh Hood (Penciller) Derek Fisher (Inker)	Ron Frenz and Brett Breeding Superman Annual 1 Splash Page 38 Posted By: Gaurav Patel Artist: Ron Frenz (Penciller) Brett Breeding (Inker)	DEATHMATE PROLOGUE PAGE 1 Posted By: Jason Richardson Artist: Barry Windsor-Smith (Penciller) Jim Lee (Inker) Bob Layton (Writer) Mike Heisler (Letterer)

Published/Unpublished Double Page Splash or Spread
53 Entries
Superman - The Last Days of Lex Luthor #2 p.38-39 Posted By: Derek Crabbe Artist: Bryan Hitch (Penciller) Kevin Nowlan (Inker)	Justice League JLA 4 splash Superman and Batman Posted By: George Hagenauer Artist: Mike Sekowsky (Penciller) Bernard Sachs (Inker)	Uncanny Xforce/Psylocke (Lady Mandarin) vs Shadow King DPS (Prelude to the Dark Angel saga) (2010) Posted By: JN 80 Artist: Billy Tan (Penciller)

Published/Unpublished Comic Book Pin-Ups, Illustrations, Trading Cards
150 Entries
Zero Hour 30th Anniversary Special #1 Legion pin up by Sprouse and Story Posted By: Miki Annamanthadoo Artist: Chris Sprouse (Penciller) Karl Story (Inker)	Red Sonja Posted By: Eric L Artist: Alfredo Alcala (Painter)	She-Hulk 1979 Ad by John Romita Sr. & Frank Springer Posted By: shaun clancy Artist: John Romita (Penciller) Frank Springer (Inker)

Published/Unpublished Strip Art
71 Entries
George Tuska Superman Strip 3-13-79 Posted By: Nick Nix Artist: George Tuska (Penciller) Vince Colletta (Inker)	Eek! Daily Strip -Universal Monsters - Scott Nickel Posted By: Thomas Suhling Artist: Scott Nickel (All)	Frank Robbins - Johnny Hazard - 12-26-1968 Posted By: Karl-Erik Lindkvist Artist: Frank Robbins (All)

Published/Unpublished Commissions/Recreations
279 Entries
Kim Jung Gi Death Dealer Posted By: Sean Marsh Artist: Kim Jung Gi (All)	Detective 556 cover Posted By: Brent McDonald Artist: Chris Kohler (Inker)	Scooby-Doo Meets Bob Dylan Posted By: J. Hollon Artist: Brendon Fraim (Penciller) Brian Fraim (Inker)

Unpublished�Sketch Covers/Convention Sketches
111 Entries
Popeye All Star Sketch Jam - Adams, Moore, Zullo, Stegman, Bastian, Wolf, Sienkiewicz, Pitarra, Fraim Posted By: Sean I Artist: Arthur Adams (All) Bill Sienkiewicz (All) Jeremy Bastian (All) Nick Pitarra (All) Chrissie Zullo (All) Ryan Stegman (All) Maria Wolf (All) Terry Moore (All) Brian Fraim (All) Brendon Fraim (All)	GRAIL John Romita Sr.and Sal Buscema Amazing Spider-man 259 recreation + Spider-man origins CGC SS Posted By: Arjuna Rajakumar Artist: John Romita Sr. (Penciller) Sal Buscema (Inker)	Galactus by Arthur Adams Posted By: Richard Oh Artist: Arthur Adams (Penciller)

Published/Unpublished Media artwork (Music, TV, Movie)
67 Entries
Battlestar Galactica (1978) Prelim Poster Artwork Posted By: Imran A Artist: Robert Tanenbaum (All)	Pan's Labyrinth Posted By: Ingrid Neilson Artist: James Martin (All)	No Life Signs - Star Wars Celebration Official Art Posted By: lee kohse Artist: Lee Kohse (Painter)

Published/Unpublished Non-Comic Cover, Pin-ups, Illustrations, Gaming Art
107 Entries
Sephiroth & Jenova from Final Fantasy VII by Rachta Lin Posted By: Kavi H Artist: Rachta Lin (All)	Bowser by Daniel Warren Johnson Posted By: Matt Holland Artist: Daniel Warren Johnson (Penciller)	Street Fighter Akuma Posted By: Kevin C Artist: Gerardo Zaffino (Penciller)

Published/Unpublished Other
67 Entries
BATMAN on rooftop with Gargoyle Statue by Rudy Nebres 11x14 inked 1998 (very detailed Posted By: Tony Isaza Artist: Rudy Nebres (All)	Marvel Beginnings First Draft Sketch Card - First Appearance Wolverine (Upper Deck, 2021) Posted By: John Espinoza Artist: Marco Carrillo (All)	Adam Hughes SUPERMAN Pin-up (2017) + Published Cover (2019) Classic 1950s Pose, Twice up! Posted By: Dino Mauricio Artist: Adam Hughes (All)

Published/Unpublished $500 and Under
128 Entries
Blue Bolt Comics V2#6 Cover Prelim (November 1941) - Davis Posted By: Scotty Moore Artist: Bob Davis (All)	Beauty and the Beast Issue 1 Cover by Mike Deodato Posted By: Malvin V Artist: Mike Deodato (All)	Batman Gotham Adventures 37 Page 22 Posted By: Tyler L Artist: Tim Levins (Penciller) Terry Beatty (Inker)

Mystery Sketch
68 Entries
Ian Cinco - Comic Art Live / Mystery Sketch art - MAGIK - 11 / 2025 Posted By: Richard Donnelly Artist: Ian Cinco (All)	Savage Land Cyclops - Mystery Sketch (CAL11 Spring 2025) by Elvin Ching Posted By: Stephen Paras Artist: Elvin Ching (All)	Patmai: Death & Dream Pieta Posted By: Matt Kennedy Artist: Patmai (Penciller) Patricia de Vera (Inker)

1751 entries entered for 2025

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	Steven Ng 1/23/2026 11:34:00 PM
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	Nick Le 1/23/2026 8:30:00 PM