Throughout Comic Book Herald’s vast and fabled history, we’ve published a lot of curated guides to the best in comics. Of course, much like the discoveries and successes of similar Empires (Roman, Kree, Empire on FOX), many of these best ofs were scattered to the winds of time, and Dave’s general disinterest in neatly organizing over a decade’s worth of content.
No longer! Below, you’ll find all the best of lists published on Comic Book Herald since time immemorial (2011). This includes perennially popular and updated fare like Dave’s Favorite Comics of All Time, essential additions to literature, and seasonally appropriate yet questionable uses of time.
So, find the best of guide that suits your needs, and as always, enjoy the comics!
Marvel Annual:
Best of Marvel Comics in 2022!
The 10 Best Marvel Miniseries of 2021!
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The Best Marvel Comics in 2021!
The Best Marvel Comics in 2020!
The Best Marvel Comics of the Decade (By Year)
The Best Marvel Comics of 2017 (So Far)
DC Annual:
The Best DC Comics of 2022 (So Far)!
The Best DC Comics of 2020 (So Far)!
The Best DC Comics of the Decade (By Year)
My Favorite DC Comics of 2017!
MCU:
The Best Comics to Read with Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness!
The Best Comics to Read Before Spider-Man: No Way Home!
10 Great Comics Featuring the Marvel Multiverse!
Best of Marvel What If…? Comics!
10 Best Comics To Read With Wandavision!
The Best Comics to Read With Spider-Man: Far From Home!
One Comic Rec for Every Avenger in Avengers: Endgame!
Best Comics To Read Before Avengers: Endgame!
The Best Miles Morales Comics To Read With Into the Spider-Verse
(Technically not MCU, but I’m putting it here anyway)
The Best Venom Comics To Read With Venom (The Movie)!
Best Ant-Man & Wasp Comics To Read With The MCU
Best Deadpool Comics To Read With Deadpool 2
Best Comics To Read With Avengers: Infinity War
Best Iron Man Comics to Read Before Iron Man 3
Marvel Universe:
The 55 Best Marvel Comics of the 1980s
The 10 Best X-Men Stories of the 2010s!
The Best Marvel Comics For Kids (Of All Ages)
The 80 Best Marvel Comics in 80 Years!
The Best Marvel Cosmic Stories of All Time!
X-Men Timelines and Alternate Universes!
The 10 Best Golden Age Marvel Comics To Enjoy the Publisher’s Origins
All-New All-Different Marvel Fast Track Guide: 20 Essential Comics!
What Are The Best Secret Wars Tie-Ins? Every Series Ranked
The Best 100 Marvel Stories Told From 1998 to 2015!
The 25 Essential Trades to Marvel Comics From 1961 to 2000
DC Universe
The Best 100 DC Comics Since Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)!
Essential DC Comics: Elseworlds & Alternate Realities!
The Best 40 DC Comics From 1942 to 2000
Marvel Characters
The Best Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel) Comics!
Spider-Man History: 6 Significant Sinister Six Squads
All Smash, No Pass: The Best Hulk Comics of All Time!
The Best Kang the Conqueror Comics of All Time!
Best 5 Hawkeye (Marvel) Comics & Graphic Novels!
The Best 5 Modern Blade Comics!
The Best Carnage Comics of All Time!
Best 10 Thor Comics of All Time!
10 Best Captain America Comics of All Time!
The Best Spider-Man (Peter Parker) Comics of All Time!
The Best Silver Surfer Comics!
There is Only Doom | A Primer on The Greatest Villain of All Time
The Best of the Scarlet Witch!
The Greatest Daredevil Stories of All Time!
The Best Stilt-Man Comics of All-Time
The Best Moon Knight Comics of All Time!
The Best Magneto Stories of All Time!
The Five Essential X-Men “Generation X” Comic Book Stories!
The Best Solo Marvel Villain Stories!
Oh Snap, It’s a Skrull!!! The Best Skrull Reveals in Marvel Comics
The Best of Captain Marvel, Carol–Essential Comics Reading List!
A Bullet For Every Occasion: The Best Punisher Graphic Novels
The Best Deadpool Comics to Start With!
The Best of Captain America Comics in Marvel Unlimited
DC Characters
Best Batman Comics & Graphic Novels!
Best Green Arrow Comics of All Time!
The Best Swamp Thing Comics of All Time!
The Best Green Lantern Comics of All Time!
The Greatest Wonder Woman Stories of All Time!
The Greatest Aquaman Stories of All Time!
The Greatest Suicide Squad Stories of All Time!
The Best Tim Drake (Robin) Comics!
The 9 Best Batman Comics (Modern Era!)
The 8 Best Justice League Stories (Modern DC Era!)
The Best Scarecrow (Batman Villain) Comics!
Magic’s a Nasty Game–Best Starting Places for Hellblazer
The Best Joker Stories of All Time!
The Best of Shazam–Essential DC Captain Marvel Comics!
The Best Aquaman Comics To Read With The 2018 Movie!
Independent Comics:
Supporting Queer Comics & Creators
The List is the Law: The Best Judge Dredd Comics
Best Standalone Graphic Novels of the Decade
Sink Your Teeth Into the Best Vampire Comics of All Time
Best Indie Comics of the Decade
Best 100+ Issue Runs in Comics
Why You Should Be Buying Artist Editions from IDW
The Best New Image Comics of 2018
The Best Oni Press Comics & Graphic Novels
The Best Dark Horse Comics: Where to Start With Dark Horse Comic Books?
The Best Vertigo Comics: Where to Start With Vertigo?
The Best Image Comics: Where to Start With Image?
Best Family Superteams in Comic Books!
Star Wars
The Adventures of Obi-Wan Kenobi
Best Star Wars Comics to Read Before Episode 9
Best Han Solo Comics to Read with Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Best Star Wars Comics of All Time!
The Best Star Wars Comics to Read After The Last Jedi
The Best Star Wars Comics to Read Before The Force Awakens
CBH Faves
Dave’s Faves: All The Best Comics I’ve Ever Read
Dave’s Faves: The MCU Power Rankings!
My 5 Favorite Comic Book Podcasts of 2022
My List of 20 Favorites in 2020!
9 Comic Books for People Who Think They Hate Comic Books
Best Comics of the Decade: The 2010s!
The Year in Comics–Comic Book Herald’s 2017 Favorites!
My Favorite DC Comics of 2017!
Best Comics of All Time Updated–Now 225 Comics Ranked!
The Most Interesting Comic Book Trade Releases–February 2015
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