The MV1 GRU Fan Awards
The MV1 Gru
Fan Awards are voted upon by the readers and writers of MV1 as a
way to celebrate the stories, characters and moments that make
reading and being a part of MV1 enjoyable. So far, Grus have been
handed out for Year One and Year Two, with Year Three voting
nearly upon us. Listed below are the Gru recipients for Years One
and Two.
| FAVORITE SERIES | ||
| Year One | Fantastic Four 417 - 428 | Mark Bousquet |
| Year Two | Defenders 165 - 176 | Alex Maggi |
| Year Three | The Vault | Randy Lander |
| CHARACTER of the YEAR | ||
| Year One | Captain Marvel | |
| Year Two | Dr. Strange | |
| Year Three | Hawkeye | |
| FAVORITE SINGLE ISSUE of the YEAR | ||
| Year One | Fantastic Four 425 | Mark Bousquet |
| Year Two | Champions 19 | Mark Beaulieu |
| Year Three | Captain Marvel 90 | Ralph Angelo |
| FAVORITE STORYLINE of the YEAR | ||
| Year One | FRANKLIN MUST DIE
Fantastic Four 423 - 425 |
Mark Bousquet |
| Year Two | DOUBLE QUEST
Defenders 172 - 175 |
Alex Maggi |
| Year Three | REVISIONIST WAR Captain Marvel 82 - 91 |
Ralph Angelo |
| TEAM of the YEAR | ||
| Year One | AVENGERS | |
| Year Two | DEFENDERS | |
| Year Three | DEFENDERS | |
| FAVORITE ANTHOLOGY SERIES | ||
| Year One | Tales to Astonish | |
| Year Two | What If ... ? | |
| Year Three | Marvel Premiere | |
| FAVORITE ANTHOLOGY STORY | ||
| Year One | Tales to Astonish 109 | Mark Bousquet |
| Year Two | Avengers Spotlight 46 | Joe Lionelle |
| Year Three | Marvel Triple Action 50 | Mark Bousquet, Ralph Angelo, Matt Turnage |
| FAVORITE TIME DISPLACED SERIES | ||
| Year One | Liberators | Jess Nevins |
| Year Two | All God's Children | Mark Bousquet |
| Year Three | All Winners Squad | Jess Nevins |
| FAVORITE LIMITED SERIES | ||
| Year Two | Fantastic Adventures | Jeff Melton |
| Year Three | Fist of Khonshu | Barry Reese and Alex Maggi |
| FAVORITE MOMENT of the YEAR | ||
| Year One | Captain Marvel 69
Genis accepting his father's legacy |
Van Plexico |
| Year Two | Dr. Strange
Dr. Strange's crisis of faith |
Alex Maggi |
| Y2 | Avengers 421
Jarvis defeats Crossfire |
Scott Harris |
| Y2 | All God's Children 9
Return of Franklin Richards |
Mark Bousquet |
| Y2 | All God's Children
Santa Claus vs. Easter Bunny |
Mark Bousquet |
| Year Three | Captain America 479 Cap learns he's helping Nazi's |
Mark Bousquet |
| CLIFFHANGER of the YEAR | ||
| Year One | Avengers 2009 # 3 | Ralph Angelo |
| Y1 | Avengers 414 | V. Plexico / M. McClelland |
| Y1 | Defenders 175 | Alex Maggi |
| Y1 | Fantastic Four 424 | Mark Bousquet |
| Y1 | Iron Man 341 | Matt Turnage |
| Y1 | Liberators 24 | Jess Nevins |
| Year Two | Squadron Supreme 11 | Kell Carpenter |
| Y2 | All God's Children 9 | Mark Bousquet |
| Year Three | Captain Marvel 88 | Ralph Angelo |
| SURPRISE of the YEAR | ||
| Year One | Avengers 414
The appearance of Kang |
Van Plexico and Mike McClelland |
| Year Two | Ghost Rider 99
Ghost Rider revealed to be Jean DeWolffe |
Alex Maggi and Matt Turnage |
| Year Three | Avengers 429 Ultron revealed to be Galador |
Scott Harris |
| FUNNIEST MOMENT of the YEAR | ||
| Year One | Thunderbolts 12 | Lonni Holland |
| Year Two | Ms. Marvel 34
Deadpool as Wonder Boy |
Mark Bousquet |
| Year Three | Champions 31 Cerebus swallows Gatherer's Vision |
Mark Beaulieu |
| FIGHT of the YEAR | ||
| Year One | The Final Battle
Avengers 2009 |
Ralph Angelo |
| Year Two | Moondragon vs.
Devil-Slayer Defenders |
Alex Maggi |
| Y2 | Roxxon vs. Defenders
Defenders |
Alex Maggi |
| Y2 | Captain Marvel 77 | Ralph Angelo |
| Y2 | Santa Claus vs.
Easter Bunny All God's Children |
Mark Bousquet |
| Y2 | Avengers vs. Scarlet
Centurion Avengers 414 - 416 |
Scott Harris |
| Year Three | Thanos vs. Genis Captain Marvel 88 |
Ralph Angelo |
| VILLAIN of the YEAR | ||
| Year One | Dr. Doom | |
| Year Two | Dr. Doom | |
| Year Three | Thanos | |
| SUPPORTING CHARACTER of the YEAR | ||
| Year One | McClelland the Elf | Tales to Astonish # 107 |
| Year Two | Bucky / Nomad | Avengers 1958 |
| Y2 | Dr. Joanne Huang | The Vault |
| Y2 | Cecilia Reyes | Defenders |
| Y2 | Jim Rhodes | Iron Man |
| Y2 | Jarvis | Avengers |
| Y2 | Skrull 4 | All God's Children |
| Year Three | Dr. Joanne Huang | The Vault |
| WRITER of the YEAR | ||
| Year One | Mark Bousquet | |
| Year Two | Alex Maggi | |
| Year Three | Ralph Angelo | |
Year One Gru Awards Announced on June 15, 1999
Year Two Gru Awards Announced on September 10, 1999
Year Three Gru Awards
Announced on August 11, 2000