Reading Order Guide For Beginners & Fans
This month, I dig into my thoughts on the Eisner-Winning Assorted Crisis Events, try to become a Trekkie, and find at least two new graphic novels worthy of the annual list (including one frontrunner!).
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To see the full year’s list, check out the best comics of 2026 (updated monthly!). [Read more…] about My Favorite Graphic Novels of September 2026
Throughout the 2000s, the success and hits from Image Comics typically serves as a strong indicator of the kind of decade it’s been for English-speaking creator-owned comics. The 2010s in particular reflect the 2nd Golden Age of Image Comics, with an early decade rush of hit series like Saga, Sex Criminals, Bitch Planet, East of West, and many more. The 2020s then are more about carving a new path forward for what it means to be an Image book, after many of those previous decade hits ended, faltered or simply disappeared. The hypes not as loud but the comics can be just as good. [Read more…] about 10 Best Image Comics of the Decade (2020 – Present)
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Marvel’s had a rough 2020s, as a waning MCU and the failing leadership of CB Cebulski’s tenure as editor-in-chief led to DC overtaking Marvel in local comic shop market share for the first time since the splash of 2011’s New 52 (and on a sustained basis for the first time this century!). It’s a notably down decade for the once and future House of Ideas, but as is always the case, even at historical low points, amazing creators make amazing Marvel Comics that shine through.
For Marvel, the decade’s most memorable moments include the X-Men’s Age of Krakoa, the Maker’s new Ultimate Universe, and Doctor Doom’s most notable world takeover since Emperor Doom. Below you’ll find my picks for the best Marvel Comics of the 2020s, limited to new releases this decade. Longer runs of comics could begin prior to the 2020s, but must release a substantial amount of the run after the year 2020. Otherwise, all that matters is that I had a great time reading and think you will too! [Read more…] about 10 Best Marvel Comics of the Decade (2020 – Present)
Heading into the 2020s, DC Comics was in a precarious position. The late 2010s DC Rebirth initiative was closing in on 4 years, and had clearly lost its luster after launching to tremendous fanfare in 2016. Likewise, co-publishers Jim Lee and Dan Didio were closing in on a decade in the role, with a tenure that began with the controversial, shockwave-inducing New 52. Coupled with increasing pressure and meddling from the corporate overlords at Warners Bros, the future of DC Comics seemed murky at best.
Given that shaky foundation, the decade has gone about as well as you could have imagined. In early 2020, Marie Javins replaced Didio as DC’s Editor-in-Chief, and through a series of new initiatives (Infinite Frontier, Dawn of DC, All-In), the 2024 launch of the Absolute Universe, the continued prestige presence of DC Black Label, and the overwhelmingly beloved compact comics format launch, DC surpassed Marvel as the market share sales leader in comic shops by mid-decade. [Read more…] about 10 Best DC Comics of the Decade (2020 – Present)
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This month Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees returns, Tillie Walden and James Stokoe have new graphic novels, and Dogs on Dates makes a run at becoming my new favorite graphic novel of the year.
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To see the full year’s list, check out the best comics of 2026 (updated monthly!). [Read more…] about My Favorite Graphic Novels of July 2026