But make no mistake, it has plenty more on its mind than “gee, wasn’t Watchmen great?”, With queer romance, weaponized 9-panel grids, and an unexpected homage to black-and-white slice-of-life comics, this is the kind of postmodern fun you could only find in comics. Harada’s goal is to push humanity to a utopia. But its execution is anything but ancient. Seeing her work collected in this book cement her reputation as an adept storyteller, a master of unsettling, ethereal tales. as a sovereign nation? Focusing on the way America treats outsiders in general and the mentally ill in particular, Griffith’s book is a pointed indictment of that system while still joyously celebrating the strange adventure of a life lived by one of its victims. Her books are always so emotionally gripping and so elegantly composed; Guts is no exception. It feels like a major event, like something very big happened. Gene Yang is one of the best writers working in comics. Publisher: Dynamite. Aliens 3 was in good hands once upon a time. Despite my familiarity and interest in the Miyamoto Usagi character, I never really took the plunge into the original Sakai comics. Packed in between panels of invisible Jimmy running from monsters and growing tusks at a pie-eating contest, there’s one quick panel of an exhausted, broken Jimmy in full fatigues and bullet proof vest, and Clark looking over his shoulder, worried. Scripter/Artist: Lindsay Pollack Without question, this tale of a young man coming to grips with his sexuality is my favorite manga of the year. Um einen Comic-Kanon zu erstellen, haben wir eine Liste der besten Comics aller Zeiten aus Sicht deutschsprachiger Leser erstellt. Publisher: Graphix. The result is some straight psychedelic Grant Morrison girl gang friend comics. Advertising slots are available right now for the Beat. This webcomic follows Corinth, a teenage girl in an abusive relationship, who accidentally befriends a siren who names herself Skylla. The pacing of the story is also spot on, as each episode reveals just enough about the world to keep you intrigued until the next installment. It’s sometimes the only way to go to find a way to be content. Hill and Fernandez send Richard Wright, a mixed race ex-FBI agent who can pass as white who was booted from the Bureau for killing a teenager who pulled a cell phone on him, deep undercover to infiltrate the white nationalist army being formed by a California billionaire and his daughter. It’s gorgeous and reflective, providing an episodic glimpse into the life of the Cimmerian warrior-turned-king of the land. The comedy is deeply rooted in dogma and religious iconography, while the situations are “everyday life in Tokyo,” which makes for a mind-blowing magical realism story. A Year of Free Comics: Next-level ex revenge in HARD LACQUER! Publisher: PEOW Studio. Ram V balances each piece of the story delicately and makes it really tough to put down. This second volume of West Africa-born Marguerite Abouet’s autobiographical short tales of hi-jinks on the Ivory Coast pushes the boundaries of acceptable behavior, presenting Akissi as the ultimate anti-hero for kids everywhere. That would’ve been more than enough to move the story forward, yet Hickman and company also throw in a mutant drug that extends human lifespans by five years, as well as one that cures “diseases of the mind.” Even for the most jaded superhero fans, HOX/POX proves that The Blue Area of the Moon is the limit. HOX/POX was as hyped as any “event comic” Marvel ever pushed, and somehow shattered expectations. In a year filled with line-wide crossovers and events, DCeased proves that sometimes it’s best to keep your story under a single title. Mythology, action, adventure, humor, magic, and even family drama filled with mystery and betrayal. Lark Pien’s colors also sing, emotions influencing complexion, teenage girls blushing. Tackling tough topics and the necessity of abandoning toxic relationships through stunning dialogue and art, this book is truly a must-read. The Baths have a legendary architecture, and a myth around them that every hundred years they eat a foreigner. Publisher: Breakdown Press. There are only two textual Superman books, but they’re both wildly different, and they and the rest of the best comics of 2019 are a vastly different set than we would have seen even five years ago. This book is a remarkable achievement. Jonathan Hickman and Peppe Larraz reimagine and reinvent Moira MacTaggert from background character into one of the most compelling and interesting X-people in history. All of this happens within the context of a possible mutiny that slowly unfolds as the series progresses, adding to the tension. Publisher: Abrams, Griffith has made use of Schlitzie as the inspiration for his successful Zippy the Pinhead character, so it’s only fitting that he should pay tribute to the real man through this intricate and heartfelt biography. Verhoeven started writing Meat and Bone as a webcomic back in 2012 and it lasted for six years until this complete edition was released by Conundrum Press in May 2019. When set pieces like a creepy mansion and a dark mysterious bog take on a life of their own, you know you have a good horror story on your hands. — AJ Frost, Cartoonist: Stan Sakai I wasn’t expecting career-making work out of Larraz, Silva and Gracia, but their art was so good that people will be holding this run up to everything they do in the future as an incredibly high bar for them to hit again. Kids’ comics have devoted themselves to strict narratives, but the Akissi books are here to reclaim the territory staked out by the likes of Little Lulu and make it available to a new generation. — Deanna Destito, Cartoonist: Tillie Walden And it does this without turning the character into Catwoman. When I Arrived at the Castle is a prestige format one-shot to put it crudely, an OGN to put it broadly, a worthy exemplar of individual vision born of zine but writ larger. Von tragischen Sternenmännern und surrealen Roadtrips. — Ricardo Serrano, Cartoonist: Akiko Higashimura Bob Q is a revelation here, too – his art is clean and sharp, with brisk action pacing and the kind of facial expressions and body language you need to sell the hell out of Russell’s humor. This is an astounding and heart-aching work that screams to the world thanks especially to the illustration work of Lindsay Pollack, who manages to capture the tapestry of suffering with sweeping visuals of the devastation, while also drawing the reader in on the intimate circumstances of the characters. So with IDW launching a new Usagi Yojimbo title this year after being published through Dark Horse for more than two decades, I figured it was the perfect jumping on point for a new reader like myself. — Ricardo Serrano, Writer: Jordan B. Gorfinkel 165 12 Actionserie mit Kevin … It’s a masterclass in writing and visual storytelling. This series is a true boon to any teenage artist, as it both humanizes the Higashimura of today by showing her less flattering teenage qualities, as well as delivers a reality check that behind every prolific creator is a great deal of unseen work. Wir stellen euch unsere Bestenliste mit Empfehlungen aus verschiedenen Genres zusammen, sodass es euch garantiert demnächst nicht an Lesestoff mangelt! — Morgana Santilli, Writer: Kevin Panetta The point of the book is unambiguously the emotions of the characters and not high action and adventure, and Rowell makes each character’s distinct voice so entertaining to track through the melodrama that it’s now one of the first things I read when a new issue hits. A friend bought  House of X #1 for me because he was immediately hooked and wanted someone else along for the ride. For one, House of X, drawn by Pepe Larraz, and Powers of X, drawn by R.B. Publisher: ShortBox. Big moods. And he took an old Superman tale – Superman Smashes the Klan is based on a story from the old radio show – and made a couple of tweaks to it to turn it into one of my favorite character studies of Superman and Clark Kent that I’ve ever read. He’s thoughtful and diligent about his characters, which lets him get deep inside their heads and flesh them out fully, both through their actions and how he poses them in the story. In der folgenden Liste finden Sie einige Variationen von Comics und Bewertungen, die von Käufern hinterlassen wurden. Publisher: Marvel Comics, When House of X and Powers of X  were first announced, I was interested, but not excited. Colorist: Chris O’Halloran “Here we go again,” I thought. Largely assumed by everyone in the manga industry to be too risky to license in English, the localization of this series also marks the end of “unpublishable” manga. The White Trees thrives on the chemistry between Krylos, Dahvlan and Scotiar and – even if that wasn’t the case – the interiors depict an immersive fantasy world. Music is life. And then they all get trapped in their new haunted house, one that’s full of environmental and body horror. Like all anthologies, not every story in each of the Ito collections will appeal to all readers. Every issue of this series has CAFU doing present-day art and an all-star guest (Doug Braithwaite, Adam Pollina) drawing flashbacks to earlier periods in Harada’s life. Roxanne Gay, Ming Doyle, Jordie BellaireTKO Studios. Keep an eye out for this one in 2020. To do this inside a zombie story is extremely difficult, but Taylor’s script is emotional and incisive, while Hairsine and Gaudiano work magic with the character acting and the horror of the book. Everything gets harder, you don’t sleep much and you have no energy or time to recuperate. — Greg Silber, Cartoonist: Ariel Ries Paired with art by Robbi Rodriguez and colors by Rico Renzi, this fluorescent-drenched world is one for the ages. — Greg Silber, Cartoonist: Bill Griffith — Billy Henehan, Creator: Hannah Templer Sakai’s iconic funny cartoon style may make for a fairly quick read, but the historical research and details incorporated enlighten the readers while not dragging the story. Inscrutable comics, accented with picture book design choices. But at the same time, the horror components of the book are much more subtle about the overall theme. On the art front, Checchetto does some incredible and dynamic work while Fornes channels David Mazzucchelli with his debut issue. Themes of madness brought on by hauntings reveal themselves in “Death Row Doorbell” and “Library Vision.” And the classic urban legend surrounding a hitchhiker takes a strange twist in “I Don’t Want to Be a Ghost.”, The story from which the collection gets its name is perhaps uncharacteristically graphic for Ito, who, while he does not shy away from blood and guts, tends to use them sparingly and to great effect. — AJ Frost, Cartoonist: Eleanor Davis Publisher: Dark Horse. It’s a vampire period drama that tackles imperialism and commerce. Luckily, Kodansha decided to try it out through their digital-first program, and its success has since aided a print version hitting shelves all over the United States. And of course, there’s nothing even close to a happy ending. The colors in this book are really something else. What would you do if you had a creepy voice tormenting you and then suddenly you learn that the voice is tied to the fact that you’re going to die on your 30th birthday? Beastars is no Zootopia, but nor is it Animal Farm; instead, it lives somewhere in-between, positing the very serious question of how a society full of predators and prey would operate, and how the balance of power would shake out. A misfit friends story that benefits from its specificity: the depiction of Asian-American cultural dynamics is nuanced, understated, authentic. Translator:  Alethea & Athena Nibley The two series have slightly different focuses: House primarily covers the formation of the new mutant nation-state Krakoa while Powers is a time-hopping narrative that explores mutant’s function and biological importance, but they have a unified goal: reaffirming the X-Men’s prominent position in the Marvel Universe. When it was announced that Bergen Street Press, the home of Corpa collected editions, would be shutting its doors, fans of Copra waited and debated where Copra‘s trades would move to. — Arpad Okay, Writer: Chip Zdarsky FANDOM FLAMES: Queerbaiting and all the twisty turns of media, SILBER LININGS: Greg’s Mom on “Class of 1984.”, The Marvel Rundown: Boba Fett has his hands full in STAR…, Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 5/5/21: The Strange Case of Andrew Garfield’s Phone, Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey, an autobiographical look at the mangaka’s life, combining hope for tomorrow and the fears of today, Williams sets them up and knocks them down, Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie the Pinhead, presented in the form of rollicking absurdity, This is an astounding and heart-aching work, EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Welcome back Donna Troy, now known as THE INFECTED: DEATHBRINGER, The CW’s CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS Arrowverse crossover gets a comic tie-in, EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Will McPhail’s IN questions obligatory social interactions, YouNeek Studios teams with Dark Horse Comics for graphic novel reissues, new material, Young Adult Library Services Association announces the 2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens, EXCLUSIVE: Wonderbound announces new graphic novel HELLO MY NAME IS POOP. Few comics managed to create such a relentless and constant sense of dread. Fans of Higashimura can now get a glimpse at how the mangaka achieved her manga-making dreams with Blank Canvas, an autobiographical look at the mangaka’s life from high school and into college. Vault’s Sera and the Royal Stars has a little bit of everything for everyone. Aaron’s take on the guy is more of a Mad Max figure, roaming the world and getting into adventures, where he meets who these stories are really about. Inker: Ted Brandt It looks fantastic. Female Furies is a remarkable series. Deutschen Karikaturpreis waren Zeichner*innen aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz angehalten, ihre Beiträge zum Thema Klimakrise und Klimaschutz einzusenden. Compelling, timeless, and impossible. With the weariness of age and other interests now occupying their personal spheres, they quickly learn that H.O.P.P.E.R.S. These Savage Shores is a period piece about a vampire/demon battle that plays out between London and Calcutta via the East India Company. Februar im Museum für Kommunikation in Bern zu sehen ist, werden die besten Pressekarikaturen der Schweiz ausgestellt. It’s more mad and inventive than what the story implies, but bright and clear all the same. It’s incredibly fun to watch comic creators jump from good but underappreciated to superstars, and to see two creators do it on the same book is even better. Das sind sie – die zehn besten Comics des Quartals. Brandon Thomas (W), Khary Randolph (A), Emilio Lopez (C) Image Comics. Die besten Comics 2019 . A small room lit by dawn. It’s got the brutal ridicule of modern society that made The Flintstones so amazing, and the incredibly thoughtful take on Christianity that was just beneath the thin veneer of comedy in God Is Disappointed In You. It’s phenomenal work. Long retired, they’re called back into action after their children are kidnapped; along the way, they’re forced to deal with dragons, an enchanted forest and each other. And Gay and the rest of the team do an outstanding job of building conflict into the leads. This is an incredibly thoughtful series, one which drives home the idea that gender identity and sexuality — and how they are expressed — are different for everyone. Creator Yuhki Kamatani’s artwork toes the line between reality and surrealism, conveying the conflicting feelings about self-realization and self-actualization through an incredible use of themed imagery. It may seem silly, but that moment is surrounded by many heavy moments of loss, melancholy, joy, and reconnection. The team is even experimenting with their collected editions, collecting a two-issue arc from this volume and adding deleted scenes for their Bad Weekend hardback that has been available since the summer. Tom Taylor (W), Trevor Hairsine, James Harren & Stefano Gaudiano (A), Rain Beredo (C) DC Comics. Ram V, Sumit Kumar and Vittorio Astone gave me that with These Savage Shores, and they did it with some really impressive technical skill. Verhoeven weaves a coherent, engaging narrative while shifting within a large ensemble of characters, and manages to give appropriate time to develop each of them. Auch in Büchern und Hörspielen treiben sie ihr Unwesen. Viele neue deutsche Comics, der Trend zur Hommage ging ebenfalls weiter. A beautiful book, and an easily approachable entry point for those who want to see what this side of Love & Rockets is all about. On the surface, this premise might seem tropey, but the finished product is far from it. Pencillers: Trevor Hairsine and Neil Edwards — Chloe Maveal, Cartoonist:  Hikaru Nakamura With that in mind, here are our best comics of 2019! It’s just brutal from start to finish. ­— Josh Hilgenberg, Writer: Chip Zdarsky  With short comics perfect for reading on your phone, you could read five strips from five different cartoonists in the time it takes to read this blurb. If that isn’t enough to draw you in to the new series, at least come for the art. This sharp, poignant story is so beautifully executed by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell that it is, at times, literally breathtaking. As a huge horror fan, finding something that truly scares me is sometimes difficult. In these pages, Jordan B. Gorfinkel (aka GORF) and Erez Zadok make the words come alive with engaging text and astonishing art. Guilty good and weird in the tummy sexy. One of The Nib’s most memorable contributions this year was a sobering look at a gay, Jewish member of the anti-Nazi resistance during the Holocaust by Dorian Alexander and Levi Hastings. Letters: Jim Campbell That’s why the best comics of 2019 contains not one, but three Superman books. Pace handles the God pages, and does everything with a scratchy, inky sketchiness that I love; he does layouts for the Sunstar pages, and Kirk and Troy finish them, and it’s pretty amazing how effortlessly the art goes back and forth between that scratchy 80s indie look and traditional, very good superhero art. I hope we get Hill and Fernandez working together again soon. With Dial H, Humphries’ comedy skills are still on display but he manages to infuse heart and explore different aspects of trauma that feel like a continuation of themes he began with Jessica Cruz. I’m constantly looking for something I’ve never seen before. Photography in a war zone is an incredibly dangerous job that kills a lot of real world journalists. The Outer Darkness’ influences are crystal clear, subtlety be damned. Letterer: Mare Odomo Much like what Geoff Johns accomplished with Green Lantern, the Dial H creative team dusts off an old DC property for a modern audience while also adding to the toy box. Lines from Hairsine and Edwards are brutally realistic, while Gaudiano’s inks pack in the detail and Beredo’s colors paint the bleak tone that accompanies the arrival of super powered zombies. — Zack Quaintance, Cartoonist: Jessi Sheron Saint Young Men, a slice of life comedy about two men sharing an apartment in Tokyo sounds pretty typical, but these two men just happen to be Jesus and Buddha. The Best Comics And Graphic Novels Of 2019 By Mason Downey on December 23, 2019 at 12:09PM PST Superheroes had a fantastic year both in live-action and 2D. The world Jon Tsuei has crafted is richly detailed, and his protagonist, Sera, is fierce and heroic. Letterer: Kim McLean Publisher: Image Comics, Ice Cream Man, for the uninitiated, is an anthology horror comic wherein the stories are loosely connected by the titular, sinister ice cream man, as well as by an acute sense of existential fear that runs through each and every issue. It’s just a really well-made comic from start to finish, and even if you’ve never cared for the Lone Ranger before, you should give this book a shot. SDCC 2019 Die besten Bilder der Comic-Con. Artist: Pepe Larraz Ah, comics. Translator: Jocelyne Allen Much like Conan the Barbarian, this is a definitive take on the character that feels like a cumulative reckoning on who this character is. The anti-life equation is solved and, through the internet, infects heroes and civilians alike. Meat and Bone is a book about finding happiness and rejecting the idea of being the “ideal” or “perfect” version of yourself. As Taylor’s proven, he can get to any character’s tragic flaw in a heartbeat and he does so here mercilessly, giving DCeased shock without ever feeling cheap. He’s loose and sketchy but always tells a clear story. To say that Akiko Higashimura is a break-out mangaka would be farcical, considering that she has had incredible success in Japan for many years now. These 12 issues were the best X-Men comics I’ve ever read as they came out. Saint Young Men is available in digital and print, sample chapters can be read on Kodansha Comics. Like Kelsey Wroten’s Cannonball, which was unafraid to confront issues that aren’t resolved with youth’s end, Stargazing speaks to issues young people go through we pretend only afflict adults. Lettering & Layout: Lys Blakeslee Translator: John Werry Over the last 10 years, we’ve seen the audience for comic books grow and expand beyond what anyone could have anticipated, largely thanks to the publishing industry’s increased efforts to reach out towards younger and more diverse audiences. Outer Darkness became compulsively readable because of it, with the promise of an important character death or course-altering event was always lurking behind the flip of a page.