Listen, I appreciate that you’re taking the time to read this intro, but every second you waste here is a second you could have spent reading one of the many great new comic books in 2024. So, again, thank you for considering that I might be able to write something here worth reading, but in the name of Jack Kirby, let’s get moving to the best comics this year!
The list rules: I’m keeping the picks to my favorite 50 completed graphic novels and trades released in 2024. This means favorites I’ve been reading entirely in single issue (Juni Ba’s The Boy Wonder or The Ultimates) are absent (but will definitely be on next year’s list!). Likewise, I ruled out including any compendiums (what’s up Sex Criminals: The Cumplete Collection) or favorite reads that came out late in 2023 (sorry Mobilis and Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey!). As always, the list is also limited to works that have been written or translated into English, and somehow found their way into my hands.
This approach is most difficult for long-running ongoing comics, or even newer ongoings like Ultimate Spider-Man, where I’m ranking and considering the first collected volume (Ultimate Spider-Man #1 to #6), but have read the first 11 issues of the series in single issues. It’s impossible not to let feelings about the run as a whole trickle into my evaluation of a particular collection – this is especially true of a work like Monstress which has been a favorite since 2015! – so I do grant a bonus for how hard it is to *stay* great for longer periods of time. Nonetheless, longtime readers will note a distinct absence of Ice Cream Man on this year’s selections, and although that’s been my favorite ongoing comic book for years, the 2024 collection of issues #37 to #40 is not among my favorite issues in the run (listen, I still love the comic – this year’s just that damn good!). Hopefully that makes everything clear as mud, but the important thing to remember is if the book ain’t been collected in 2024, it doesn’t matter one single solitary darn how much I enjoyed the single issues!
I’ve actually recommended over 100 new collected comics to CBH Patrons throughout 2024, and narrowing this list to *only* 50 was a painful challenge. I wish I hadn’t done it to myself!
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Otherwise, without further ado, check out the best comics of 2024, listed from my 50th favorite to my absolute favorite below! [Read more…] about The Best Comics of 2024