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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2019 19:26:04 GMT -5
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Dec 12, 2019 23:52:42 GMT -5
I love these best of the whatever lists and base a bunch of my reading off them. My blog buddy Dick Hyacinth did a "Best of they Year Meta-List" of the people he thought were qualified and I found so much good stuff from them. Thanks for the link!
And I read some/most of 52, give or take 3 or 4 because my memory is wonky.
Solid A Plusses - All Time Favorites: 20th Century Boys, Hark! A Vagrant, Into the Woods, Vision, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Daytrippers, My Favorite Thing is Monsters
Surprisingly Great Books from Creators I am Not That Keen On or Concepts that Looked Bad: Afterlife With Archie, Saga, Wicked & the Divine, Sex Criminals, Scott Pilgrim Volume 6 (BY FAR the best one, still not as good as that one about the chef I forget the name of.)
And, Okay, I thought March was gonna be boring but then it really wasn't.
Worst Thing Derf Has Ever Done Let's Hear It For Sensationalism I Guess: My Friend Dahmer
I Did Not Understand At All: Copra, Monstress
Most Disappointing: Art of Charlie Chan Hock Choy, Multiversity
And, huh, I really, really, like a lot of Marvel stuff from the 2010s, and really, really... don't like a lot of DC stuff from the 2010s. Complete reversal of the '90s.
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Dec 13, 2019 0:31:46 GMT -5
Wally Gropius, the Understanding Monster, Nailbiter, the Goon, Mome, FRIGGIN' PATIENCE COME ON!!!, Trees, Yotsuba, Isle of 100,000 Graves and.... yeah, I'd like a DC superhero book how about Priest's Deathstroke? WERE ROBBED, THOUGH!
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Post by rberman on Dec 13, 2019 14:43:47 GMT -5
Here is the list in alphabetical order. I've read... five?
20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (Viz) Afterlife With Archie by Robert Aguirre-Sacasa, Francesco Francavilla, and Jack Morelli (Archie) All-New Wolverine by Tom Taylor (Marvel) Archival Quality by Ivy Noelle Weir and Christina “Steenz” Stewart (Oni) The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew (Abrams) Basquiat by Julian Voloj and Søren Mosdal (SelfMadeHero) Batman: The Black Mirror by Scott Snyder (DC) Batman: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder (DC) Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët (D&Q) Becoming Unbecoming by Una (Arsenal Pulp) The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui (Abrams) Big Kids by Michael DeForge (D&Q) Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine DeLandro, Cris Peters, Kelly Fitzpatrick, and Clayton Cowles (Image) The Black Hammer Universe by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Dark Horse) Boxers & Saints by Gene Luen Yang and Lark Pien (First Second) Brazen by Pénélope Bagieu (First Second) Building Stories by Chris Ware (Pantheon) Clyde Fans by Seth (D&Q) Copra by Michel Fiffe (Self-published/Bergen Street/Image) Criminal by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, with Elizabeth Breitweiser (Icon/Image) Daredevil by Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, Javier Rodriguez, Matt Wilson, and Joe Caramagna (Marvel) Daytripper by Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon (DC/Vertigo) Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes by Mary M. Talbot and Bryan Talbot (Jonathan Cape/Dark Horse) The Encyclopedia of Early Earth by Isabel Greenberg (Jonathan Cape/Little, Brown) The End of the F@(U$*#+g World by Charles Forsman (Fantagraphics) Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell (DC) Fatherland: A Family History by Nina Bunjevac (Jonathan Cape/Liveright) The Fifth Beatle by Vivek Tiwary, Andrew Robinson and Kyle Baker (Dark Horse) Frontier #7 by Jillian Tamaki (Youth in Decline) Gawain’s Girlfriend and the Green Knight by Polly Guo (Webcomic) Generous Bosom by Conor Stechshulte (Breakdown) Giant Days by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Lissa Treiman (BOOM! Suudios!) Girl Town by Carolyn Nowak (Top Shelf) Goodnight Punpun by Inio Asano (Viz) Guts by Raina Telgemeier with Braden Lamb (Scholastic) Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton (D&Q) Hawkeye by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel) Hellboy in Hell by Mike Mignola with Dave Stewart and Clem Robins (Dark Horse) Here by Richard McGuire (Pantheon) Hilda & The Black Hound by Luke Pearson (NoBrow/Flying Eye Books) Hip Hop Family Tree by Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics) The Hospital Suite by John Porcellino (D&Q) Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers (D&Q) House of X / Powers of X by Jonathan Hickman (Marvel) How To Be Happy by Eleanor Davis (Fantagraphics) How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden (DC/Vertigo/D&Q) Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh (Touchstone) The Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing and Joe Bennett (Marvel) Is This How You See Me? by Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics) It Never Happened Again by Sam Alden (Uncivilized) The Last Look Trilogy by Charles Burns (Pantheon) Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valerio-O’Connell (First Second) Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe (Webtoon) The Love Bunglers by Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics) Lumberjanes by various (BOOM! Studios) The March Trilogy by Rep. John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell (Top Shelf) Mister Miracle by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Clayton Cowles (DC) Monstress by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda, and Rus Wooton (Image) Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson (Marvel) The Multiversity by Grant Morrison (DC) My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics) My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf (Abrams) My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi, Caleb Cook, and John Hunt (VIZ) My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness by Kabi Nagata, Jocylene Allen, and Lianne Sentar (Seven Seas) The Nao of Brown by Glyn Dillon (Abrams) The Nib by Matt Bors and various (online) Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (HarperCollins) O Human Star by Blue Delliquanti (Webcomic) On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden (First Second) The Oven by Sophie Goldstein (AdHouse) Prince of Cats by Ron Wimberly (DC/Vertigo/Image) The Private Eye by Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente (Panel Syndicate/Image) The Property by Rutu Modan (D&)Q The River At Night by Kevin Huizenga (D&Q) Rock Candy Mountain by Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer (Image) Sabrina by Nick Drnaso (D&Q) Saga by Brian K. Vaughan, and Fiona Staples (Image) Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni) Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky (Image) Sex Fantasy by Sophia Foster Dimino (Koyama Press) A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Olma and Steven LeCroy (Kodansha) Silver Surfer by Dan Slott and Michael Allred (Marvel) Smile by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic) Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour (Image) Spider-Gwen by Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez (Marvel) Sunburning by Keiler Robert (Koyama) Super Late Bloomer by Julia Kaye (Andrews McMeel) This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (First Second) Thor by Jason Aaron (Marvel) Through the Woods by Emily Carroll (S&S/McElderberry) The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel) Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels (Lion Forge) The Vision by Tom King (Marvel) The Walking Dead #193 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard (Image) The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie (Image) The Wilds by Vita Ayala and Emily Pearson (Black Mask) The Witch Boy Trilogy by Molly Knox Ostertag (Scholastic) Why Art? By Eleanor Davis (Fantagraphics) Young Frances by Hartley Lin (AdHouse) Your Black Friend and Other Strangers by Ben Passmore (Silver Sprocket)
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 13, 2019 15:00:41 GMT -5
I've read ten. And parts of two others (Saga and Sex Criminals) that I kind of lost track of, but will likely read when they're done.
There are a number of others I keep meaning to read but haven't gotten around to reading yet.
There are a few I'm perplexed by, though I know that's more about me than the work. I thought Snyder's Batman was insanely overrated. I largely find Tom King's work unreadable. I've tried to read both Vision and Mr. Miracle a few times and have never been able to make it past (or in the latter case through) the first issue.
(edited because I missed Rock Candy Mountain).
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Post by brianf on Dec 13, 2019 16:25:00 GMT -5
I've read about 30 of these (give or take and collection or two) and added a few to my library for later list.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 13, 2019 19:21:09 GMT -5
I've read ten. And parts of two others (Saga and Sex Criminals) that I kind of lost track of, but will likely read when they're done. There are a number of others I keep meaning to read but haven't gotten around to reading yet. There are a few I'm perplexed by, though I know that's more about me than the work. I thought Snyder's Batman was insanely overrated. I largely find Tom King's work unreadable. I've tried to read both Vision and Mr. Miracle a few times and have never been able to make it past (or in the latter case through) the first issue. (edited because I missed Rock Candy Mountain). Yeah, I'm not a big fan of Snyder or Kings myself, I almost feel like their inclusion is so the list isn't labeled elitist.
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Post by Dizzy D on Dec 20, 2019 6:50:00 GMT -5
Read the ones in bold.
20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (Viz): Read it, love it... But it's not 2010-2019 (I guess they go for the english translation. Afterlife With Archie by Robert Aguirre-Sacasa, Francesco Francavilla, and Jack Morelli (Archie). Should have read it, but Archie never was big here and I don't think I saw any of the issues here. All-New Wolverine by Tom Taylor (Marvel): Read it, really like the series, don't think it's quite Best of 2010s though. It's a solid comicbook though with a lot of character development for Laura Kinley from Mr. Fuzzity Murder Stabbity Clone to being an individual rounded character. Archival Quality by Ivy Noelle Weir and Christina “Steenz” Stewart (Oni) The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew (Abrams) Basquiat by Julian Voloj and Søren Mosdal (SelfMadeHero) Batman: The Black Mirror by Scott Snyder (DC) Batman: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder (DC): Read, did not particularly care for it, but I'm so over Batman. Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët (D&Q) Becoming Unbecoming by Una (Arsenal Pulp) The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui (Abrams) Big Kids by Michael DeForge (D&Q) Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine DeLandro, Cris Peters, Kelly Fitzpatrick, and Clayton Cowles (Image) Read the first trade, but did not care too much for it. It's not bad, just not for me. The Black Hammer Universe by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Dark Horse): Still on my backlist. Boxers & Saints by Gene Luen Yang and Lark Pien (First Second) Brazen by Pénélope Bagieu (First Second) Building Stories by Chris Ware (Pantheon) Clyde Fans by Seth (D&Q) Copra by Michel Fiffe (Self-published/Bergen Street/Image) Criminal by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, with Elizabeth Breitweiser (Icon/Image): One of my favourite series of the last decade (though again, it started in the 2000s). Even at its worst, it's still very very good. Daredevil by Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, Javier Rodriguez, Matt Wilson, and Joe Caramagna (Marvel): Like it, but more for the art than the writing. Not a big Waid fan. Daytripper by Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon (DC/Vertigo) Read it and absolutely love it. Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes by Mary M. Talbot and Bryan Talbot (Jonathan Cape/Dark Horse) The Encyclopedia of Early Earth by Isabel Greenberg (Jonathan Cape/Little, Brown) The End of the F@(U$*#+g World by Charles Forsman (Fantagraphics) Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell (DC): Read it, it's good but the Flintstones was better IMHO. Fatherland: A Family History by Nina Bunjevac (Jonathan Cape/Liveright) The Fifth Beatle by Vivek Tiwary, Andrew Robinson and Kyle Baker (Dark Horse) Frontier #7 by Jillian Tamaki (Youth in Decline) Gawain’s Girlfriend and the Green Knight by Polly Guo (Webcomic) Generous Bosom by Conor Stechshulte (Breakdown) Giant Days by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Lissa Treiman (BOOM! Suudios!) Girl Town by Carolyn Nowak (Top Shelf) Goodnight Punpun by Inio Asano (Viz) Guts by Raina Telgemeier with Braden Lamb (Scholastic) Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton (D&Q) Hawkeye by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel): Read it and love it. Hellboy in Hell by Mike Mignola with Dave Stewart and Clem Robins (Dark Horse): Solid. Was sad that it ended and it was not really the way I wanted the story to end, but still solid. Here by Richard McGuire (Pantheon) Hilda & The Black Hound by Luke Pearson (NoBrow/Flying Eye Books) Hip Hop Family Tree by Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics): Read it and love it. The Hospital Suite by John Porcellino (D&Q) Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers (D&Q) House of X / Powers of X by Jonathan Hickman (Marvel): I'm a big fan of this series, but again would not put it as best of the decade. It gives a new direction to the whole X-line and it has given a lot of energy to a title that needed it, but for best of a decade I think it should work as an isolated work and this is not that: this is a setup for a lot of series. How To Be Happy by Eleanor Davis (Fantagraphics) How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden (DC/Vertigo/D&Q) Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh (Touchstone) The Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing and Joe Bennett (Marvel): Love it, still curious if it sticks the landing (always hesitant to put ongoing series on a best off list). Is This How You See Me? by Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics) It Never Happened Again by Sam Alden (Uncivilized) The Last Look Trilogy by Charles Burns (Pantheon) Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valerio-O’Connell (First Second) Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe (Webtoon) The Love Bunglers by Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics) Lumberjanes by various (BOOM! Studios): Fun series, really good at what it does. The March Trilogy by Rep. John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell (Top Shelf): As a non-American,always interesting to read historic comics about another country. Definitely worthy of inclusion. Mister Miracle by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Clayton Cowles (DC): There are things I really like about it, there are things I don't like about it. Think it's one of those, not for me. Monstress by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda, and Rus Wooton (Image): Like the art more than the story, but it's perfectly aimed at its audience. Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson (Marvel): Another series that is perfectly aimed at its audience. The Multiversity by Grant Morrison (DC) My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics) My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf (Abrams) My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi, Caleb Cook, and John Hunt (VIZ): I know it's very popular, but is this just another Shonen series or is there more to it? My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness by Kabi Nagata, Jocylene Allen, and Lianne Sentar (Seven Seas) The Nao of Brown by Glyn Dillon (Abrams) The Nib by Matt Bors and various (online) Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (HarperCollins) O Human Star by Blue Delliquanti (Webcomic) On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden (First Second) The Oven by Sophie Goldstein (AdHouse) Prince of Cats by Ron Wimberly (DC/Vertigo/Image) The Private Eye by Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente (Panel Syndicate/Image) The Property by Rutu Modan (D&)Q The River At Night by Kevin Huizenga (D&Q) Rock Candy Mountain by Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer (Image) Sabrina by Nick Drnaso (D&Q) Saga by Brian K. Vaughan, and Fiona Staples (Image): Read it, love it. Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni) Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky (Image): Read it, love it. Sex Fantasy by Sophia Foster Dimino (Koyama Press) A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Olma and Steven LeCroy (Kodansha) Silver Surfer by Dan Slott and Michael Allred (Marvel): I quite dislike Slott's writing, but Allred's art won me over. Smile by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic) Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour (Image): I think the first trade is perfect. Kinda disappointed with the series going forward though. Spider-Gwen by Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez (Marvel) Sunburning by Keiler Robert (Koyama) Super Late Bloomer by Julia Kaye (Andrews McMeel) This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (First Second) Thor by Jason Aaron (Marvel): Solid run on a longrunning title. Through the Woods by Emily Carroll (S&S/McElderberry) The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel): Not my thing, but happy that it exists. Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels (Lion Forge) The Vision by Tom King (Marvel) The Walking Dead #193 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard (Image) The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie (Image): I disliked the first issue when I first read it, I really started to like the series a bit in though. The Wilds by Vita Ayala and Emily Pearson (Black Mask) The Witch Boy Trilogy by Molly Knox Ostertag (Scholastic) Why Art? By Eleanor Davis (Fantagraphics) Young Frances by Hartley Lin (AdHouse) Your Black Friend and Other Strangers by Ben Passmore (Silver Sprocket)
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