The Combined Best Comics & Graphic Novels of 2024!
Since October 2024 there have been many, many websites with “Best of 2024” lists concerning comic books, manga, webcomics and graphic novels. If you’ve looked at a few, you may have noticed some of the same books on different lists and seen some unique to only that list.
I went through 268 different URLs with “Best of” Lists regarding comics and combined them into a spreadsheet. There are over 4,000 different listings of books from these websites. I should note that I’ve included books that were given honourable mentions. In short, if somebody thought it was a good book that you should check out, it’s on here.
One thing I did differently this year was I included lists from various youtube videos. I did this via Youtubes transcribe feature that is available on most videos. I am pretty sure I did not find all the videos that gave a top comics/GN list, as I can only incorporate what youtubes search algorithms show me. I found most of these videos to be very Marvel/DC heavy so you will see more of those books on the higher end of this years list. I am not sure if I’m going to include youtube videos next year, I mainly did it to fill in some time while waiting for some significant lists that I include every year.
The Top 10 books were:
- Ultimate Spider-Man by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto & David Messina (Marvel Comics)
- Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath (IDW Publishing)
- Transformers by Daniel Warren Johnson, Jorge Corona & Mike Spicer (Image Comics)
- Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta & Frank Martin (DC Comics)
- Final Cut by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
- Absolute Wonder Woman by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman & Jordie Bellaire (DC Comics)
- My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book 2 by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
- The Ultimates by Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri, Chris Allen, Phil Noto & Federico Blee (Marvel Comics)
- The Power Fantasy by Kieron Gillen & Caspar Wijngaard (Image Comics)
- Sunday by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics)
Congratulations to Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto & David Messina.
Below are all the books with 5 mentions or more.
| Book Title | Count | Writer | Artist | Publisher |
| Ultimate Spider-Man | 56 | Jonathan Hickman | Marco Checchetto, David Messina | Marvel Comics |
| Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees | 48 | Patrick Horvath | Patrick Horvath | IDW Publishing |
| Transformers | 43 | Daniel Warren Johnson | Daniel Warren Johnson, Jorge Corona, Mike Spicer | Image Comics |
| Absolute Batman | 35 | Scott Snyder | Nick Dragotta, Frank Martin | DC Comics |
| Final Cut | 33 | Charles Burns | Charles Burns | Pantheon |
| Absolute Wonder Woman | 29 | Kelly Thompson | Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire | DC Comics |
| My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book 2 | 28 | Emil Ferris | Emil Ferris | Fantagraphics |
| The Ultimates | 27 | Deniz Camp | Juan Frigeri, Chris Allen, Phil Noto, Federico Blee | Marvel Comics |
| The Power Fantasy | 26 | Kieron Gillen | Caspar Wijngaard | Image Comics |
| Sunday | 25 | Olivier Schrauwen | Olivier Schrauwen | Fantagraphics |
| Blurry | 24 | Dash Shaw | Dash Shaw | New York Review Comics |
| Tokyo These Days | 24 | Taiyō Matsumoto | Taiyō Matsumoto | VIZ Media |
| Helen of Wyndhorn | 23 | Tom King | Bilquis Evely, Matheus Lopes | Dark Horse Books |
| Avengers: Twilight | 21 | Chip Zdarsky | Daniel Acuña | Marvel Comics |
| Lunar New Year Love Story | 20 | Gene Luen Yang | LeUyen Pham | First Second |
| Rook Exodus | 19 | Geoff Johns | Jason Fabok | Image Comics |
| The One Hand & Six Fingers | 19 | Ram V, Dan Watters | Laurence Campbell, Sumit Kumar | Image Comics |
| Space Ghost | 19 | David Pepose | Jonathan Lau, Andrew Dalhouse | Dynamite Entertainment |
| Doom | 19 | Sanford Greene, Jonathan Hickman | Sanford Greene, Rachelle Rosenberg | Marvel Comics |
| Rare Flavours | 19 | Ram V | Filipe Andrade | BOOM! Studios |
| Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir | 18 | Tessa Hulls | Tessa Hulls | McClelland & Stewart |
| The Deep Dark | 18 | Molly Knox Ostertag | Molly Knox Ostertag, Maarta Laiho, Amelia Allore | Graphix |
| Wonder Woman | 18 | Tom King | Various | DC Comics |
| Fantastic Four | 18 | Ryan North | Carlos Gómez, Ivan Fiorelli, Francesco Mortarino, Steven Cummings, Jesus Aburtov Brian Reber | Marvel Comics |
| Feral | 17 | Tony Fleecs | Trish Forstner, Tone Rodriguez, Brad Simpson | Image Comics |
| Houses of the Unholy | 17 | Ed Brubaker | Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips | Image Comics |
| Geiger | 17 | Geoff Johns | Gary Frank, Paul Pelletier, Andrew Hennessy, Brad Anderson, John Kalisz | Image Comics |
| Nightwing | 16 | Tom Taylor | Bruno Redondo | DC Comics |
| The Grommets | 14 | Rick Remender, Brian Posehn | Brett Parson, Moreno Dinisio | Image Comics |
| Absolute Superman | 14 | Jason Aaron | Rafa Sandoval | DC Comics |
| Brownstone | 14 | Samuel Teer | Mar Julia | Versify |
| Plain Jane and the Mermaid | 14 | Vera Brosgol | Vera Brosgol | First Second |
| Cobra Commander | 14 | Joshua Williamson | Andrea Milani, Annalisa Leoni | Image Comics |
| Ultimate X-Men By Peach Momoko | 14 | Peach Momoko, Zack Davisson | Peach Momoko | Marvel Comics |
| Universal Monsters: Frankenstein | 14 | Michael Walsh | Michael Walsh, Toni Marie Griffin | Image Comics |
| Ash’s Cabin | 13 | Jen Wang | Jen Wang | First Second |
| Dawnrunner | 13 | Ram V | Evan Cagle, Dave Stewart | Dark Horse Books |
| Second Hand Love | 13 | Yamada Murasaki | Yamada Murasaki | Drawn & Quarterly |
| I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir | 13 | Maurice Vellekoop | Maurice Vellekoop | Pantheon |
| The Sacrificers | 13 | Rick Remender | Max Fiumara | Image Comics |
| Ice Cream Man | 13 | W. Maxwell Prince | Martín Morazzo | Image Comics |
| Local Man | 13 | Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs | Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs, Brad Simpson, Felipe Sobreiro, Allen Passalaqua | Image Comics |
| The New Girl | 12 | Cassandra Calin | Cassandra Calin | Graphix |
| How It All Ends | 12 | Emma Hunsinger | Emma Hunsinger | Greenwillow Books |
| Victory Parade | 12 | Leela Corman | Leela Corman | Schocken |
| Mary Tyler Moorehawk | 12 | Dave Baker | Dave Baker | Top Shelf Productions |
| Birds of Prey Vol. 1: Megadeath | 12 | Kelly Thompson | Leonardo Bastos Romero, Arist Deyn, Jordie Bellaire | DC Comics |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 12 | Jason Aaron | Joëlle Jones, Rafael Albuquerque, Cliff Chiang, Chris Burnham | IDW Publishing |
| Poison Ivy | 12 | G. Willow Wilson | Marcio Takara, Brian Level, Emma Rios, DaN1 | DC Comics |
| Kagurabachi | 12 | Takeru Hokazono | Takeru Hokazono | VIZ Media |
| RedCoat | 11 | Geoff Johns | Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Brad Anderson | Image Comics |
| Aliens vs. Avengers | 11 | Jonathan Hickman | Esad Ribic | Marvel Comics |
| Big Jim and the White Boy | 11 | David F. Walker | Marcus Kwame Anderson | Ten Speed Graphic |
| The Pedestrian | 11 | Joey Esposito | Sean Von Gorman, Josh Jensen | Magma Comix |
| Uncanny X-Men | 11 | Gail Simone | David Marquez, Javier Garrón, Edgar Salazar, Victor Olazaba, Matthew Wilson | Marvel Comics |
| The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival | 11 | Estelle Nadel, Sammy Savos, Bethany Strout | Sammy Savos | Roaring Brook Press |
| Hirayasumi | 11 | Keigo Shinzo | Keigo Shinzo | VIZ Media |
| Zatanna: Bring Down The House | 11 | Mariko Tamaki | Javier Rodriguez | DC Comics |
| Cormac McCarthy’s The Road | 11 | Cormac McCarthy, Manu Larcenet | Manu Larcenet | Abrams ComicArts |
| Dandadan | 11 | Yukinobu Tatsu | Yukinobu Tatsu | VIZ Media |
| Flash Gordon | 11 | Jeremy Adams | Will Conrad, Cliff Richards, Lee Loughridge | Mad Cave Studios |
| The Deviant | 11 | James Tynion IV | Joshua Hixson | Image Comics |
| Conan the Barbarian | 11 | Jim Zub | Roberto De la Torre, Jose Villarrubia | Titan Comics |
| Lunar Boy | 10 | Jes Wibowo, Cin Wibowo | Jes Wibowo, Cin Wibowo | HarperAlley |
| Ain’t No Grave | 10 | Skottie Young | Jorge Corona | Image Comics |
| Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back | 10 | Ruth Chan | Ruth Chan | Roaring Brook Press |
| Absolute Power | 10 | Mark Waid | Dan Mora | DC Comics |
| The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All | 10 | Sumiko Arai | Sumiko Arai | Yen Press |
| The Boy Wonder | 10 | Juni Ba | Juni Ba, Chris O’Halloran | DC Comics |
| Tender | 10 | Beth Hetland | Beth Hetland | Fantagraphics |
| Immortal Thor | 10 | Al Ewing | Various | Marvel Comics |
| The Moon Is Following Us | 9 | Daniel Warren Johnson | Daniel Warren Johnson, Riley Rossmo | Image Comics |
| Precious Metal: From the World of Little Bird | 9 | Darcy Van Poelgeest | Ian Bertram, Matt Hollingsworth | Image Comics |
| Chrysanthemum Under The Waves | 9 | Maggie Umber | Maggie Umber | Self-Published |
| Young Hag and the Witches’ Quest | 9 | Isabel Greenberg | Isabel Greenberg | Harry N. Abrams |
| Pearl | 9 | Sherri L. Smith | Christine Norrie | Graphix |
| Plastic Man No More! | 9 | Christopher Cantwell | Alex Lins, Jacob Edgar, Marcelo Maiolo | DC Comics |
| In Utero | 9 | Chris Gooch | Chris Gooch | Top Shelf Productions |
| Polar Vortex | 9 | Denise Dorrance | Denise Dorrance | The Experiment |
| Search and Destroy | 9 | Atsushi Kaneko | Atsushi Kaneko | Fantagraphics |
| We Are Big Time | 8 | Hena Khan | Hena Khan | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
| My Name is Shingo | 8 | Kazuo Umezz | Kazuo Umezz | VIZ Media |
| Spiral and Other Stories | 8 | Aidan Koch | Aidan Koch | New York Review Comics |
| Self-Esteem and the End of the World | 8 | Luke Healy | Luke Healy | Drawn & Quarterly |
| The Jellyfish | 8 | Boum | Boum | POW POW Press |
| Weirdo | 8 | Tony Weaver Jr. | Jes Wibowo, Cin Wibowo | First Second |
| The Incredible Hulk | 8 | Phillip K. Johnson | Nic Klein, Danny Earls, Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque | Marvel Comics |
| Void Rivals | 8 | Robert Kirkman | Lorenzo De Felici | Image Comics |
| Detective Comics | 8 | Ram V, Dan Watters | Goran Sudžuka, Stefano Raffaele, Ivan Reis | DC Comics |
| Chainsaw Man | 8 | Tatsuki Fujimoto | Tatsuki Fujimoto | VIZ Media |
| G.I. Joe | 7 | Joshua Williamson | Tom Reilly, Jordie Bellaire | Image Comics |
| Cutting Season | 7 | Bhanu Pratap | Bhanu Pratap | Fantagraphics |
| Blood Hunt | 7 | Jed MacKay | Pepe Larraz, Sara Pichelli | Marvel Comics |
| Batman: Dark Age | 7 | Mark Russell | Mike Allred, Laura Allred | DC Comics |
| John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America | 7 | Simon Spurrier | Aaron Campbell | DC Comics |
| Hate Revisited | 7 | Peter Bagge | Peter Bagge | Fantagraphics |
| Masters of the Nefarious: Mollusk Rampage | 7 | Pierre La Police | Pierre La Police | New York Review Comics |
| DnDoggos: Get the Party Started | 7 | Scout Underhill | Scout Underhill, Liana Sposto | Feiwel & Friends |
| The Penguin | 7 | Tom King | Rafael de Latorre, Steven Subic | DC Comics |
| Age 16 | 7 | Rosena Fung | Rosena Fung | Annick Press |
| Woman, Life, Freedom | 7 | Marjane Satrapi, Jean-Pierre Perrin, Farid Vahid, Abbas Milani | Various | Seven Stories Press |
| Adrift on a Painted Sea | 7 | Tim Bird | Tim Bird, Sue Bird | Avery Hill Publishing |
| Mothballs | 7 | Sole Otero | Sole Otero | Fantagraphics |
| Batman & Robin: Year One | 7 | Mark Waid | Chris Samnee | DC Comics |
| Vera Bushwack | 7 | Sig Burwash | Sig Burwash | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Dog Days | 7 | Keum Suk Gendry-Kim | Keum Suk Gendry-Kim | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Oba Electroplating Factory | 7 | Yoshiharu Tsuge | Yoshiharu Tsuge | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Grand Electric Thought Power Mother | 7 | Lale Westvind | Lale Westvind | Perfectly Acceptable Press |
| Somna: A Bedtime Story | 7 | Becky Cloonan | Tula Lotay, Lee Loughridge | DSTLRY |
| Loving, Ohio | 7 | Matthew Erman | Sam Beck | Dark Horse Books |
| Duke | 7 | Joshua Williamson | Tom Reilly, Jordie Bellaire | Image Comics |
| Something is Killing the Children | 7 | James Tynion IV | Werther Dell’Edera | BOOM! Studios |
| She-Hulk | 7 | Rainbow Rowell | Ig Guara, Andrés Genolet | Marvel Comics |
| Universal Monsters: Dracula | 7 | James Tynion IV | Martin Simmonds | Image Comics |
| PeePee PooPoo | 7 | Caroline Cash | Caroline Cash | Silver Sprocket |
| Public Domain | 7 | Chip Zdarsky | Chip Zdarsky | Image Comics |
| Saga | 7 | Brian K Vaughan | Fiona Staples | Image Comics |
| Ultimate Black Panther | 6 | Bryan Hill | Stefano Caselli, Carlos Nieto | Marvel Comics |
| Poetry Comics | 6 | Grant Snider | Grant Snider | Chronicle Books |
| Ant Story | 6 | Jay Hosler | Jay Hosler | HarperAlley |
| Homebody | 6 | Theo Parish | Theo Parish | HarperAlley |
| Hot House | 6 | John Hankiewicz | John Hankiewicz | Fieldmouse Press |
| Distant Ruptures | 6 | CF | CF | New York Review Comics |
| Peepshow #15 | 6 | Joe Matt | Joe Matt, Chester Brown | Fantagraphics |
| Get Fury | 6 | Garth Ennis | Jacen Burrows, Guillermo Ortego, Nolan Woodard | Marvel Comics |
| Peep no. 1 | 6 | Various | Various | Self-Published |
| Unwholesome Love | 6 | Charles Burns | Charles Burns | Partners and Son |
| Flash Point | 6 | Imai Arata | Imai Arata | Glacier Bay Books |
| Unico: Awakening | 6 | Samuel Sattin | Gurihiru | Graphix |
| The Puerto Rican War: A Graphic History | 6 | John Vásquez Mejías | John Vásquez Mejías | Union Square |
| Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account | 6 | Ernesto Saade | Ernesto Saade | Graphic Universe ™ |
| Uncanny Valley | 6 | Tony Fleecs | Dave Wachter | BOOM! Studios |
| Drafted | 6 | Rick Parker | Rick Parker | Abrams ComicArts |
| Brittle Joints | 6 | Maria Sweeney | Maria Sweeney | Street Noise Books |
| Punk Rock Karaoke | 6 | Bianca Xunise | Bianca Xunise | Viking Books for Young Readers |
| Portrait of a Body | 6 | Julie Delporte | Julie Delporte | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Dwellings | 6 | Jay Stephens | Jay Stephens | Oni Press |
| Batman | 6 | Chip Zdarsky | Various | DC Comics |
| Batman/Superman: World’s Finest | 6 | Mark Waid | Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain | DC Comics |
| The Department of Truth | 6 | James Tynion IV | Martin Simmonds | Image Comics |
| One Piece | 6 | Eiichiro Oda | Eiichiro Oda | VIZ Media |
| Kaya | 6 | Wes Craig | Wes Craig | Image Comics |
| Superman | 6 | Joshua Williamson | Various | DC Comics |
| Jujutsu Kaisen | 6 | Gege Akutami | Gege Akutami | VIZ Media |
| Green Lantern | 6 | Jeremy Adams, Alex Segura | Various | DC Comics |
| Rune: The Tale of a Thousand Faces | 5 | Carlos Sánchez | Carlos Sánchez | Flying Eye Books |
| Continental Drifter | 5 | Kathy MacLeod | Kathy MacLeod | First Second |
| Exceptional X-Men | 5 | Eve L. Ewing | Carmen Carnero, Nolan Woodard | Marvel Comics |
| Wolverine: Revenge | 5 | Jonathan Hickman | Greg Capullo | Marvel Comics |
| Scarlett | 5 | Kelly Thompson | Marco Ferrari, Lee Loughridge | Image Comics |
| The Scrapbook of Life and Death | 5 | J Webster Sharp | J Webster Sharp | Avery Hill Publishing |
| Batman Dylan Dog | 5 | Roberto Recchioni | Gigi Cavenago, Werther Dell’Edera | DC Comics |
| Bear Pirate Viking Queen | 5 | Sean Lewis | Jonathan Marks Barravecchia | Image Comics |
| Elise and the New Partisans | 5 | Dominique Grange | Jacques Tradi | Fantagraphics |
| Hyde Street | 5 | Geoff Johns | Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson | Image Comics |
| The Writer | 5 | Josh Gad, Ben Berkowitz, Max Berkowitz | Ariel Olivetti | Dark Horse Books |
| Blessed Be | 5 | Rick Altergott | Rick Altergott | Fantagraphics |
| Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison – and How We Stayed Connected | 5 | Jay Jay Patton, Antoine Patton, Kiara Valdez | Markia Jenai | Graphix |
| EC Cruel Universe | 5 | Various | Various | Oni Press |
| Fall Of The House Of X/Rise Of The Powers Of X | 5 | Gerry Duggan | Various | Marvel Comics |
| Star of Swan | 5 | Margot Ferrick | Margot Ferrick | Breakdown Press |
| The Bat-Man First Knight | 5 | Dan Jurgens | Mike Perkins, Mike Spicer | DC Comics |
| The Gulf | 5 | Adam de Souza | Adam de Souza | Tundra Books |
| Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis | 5 | David Maass | Patrick Lay, Ezra Rose | Dark Horse Books |
| Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir | 5 | Ai Weiwei, Elettra Stamboulis | Gianluca Costantini | Ten Speed Graphic |
| Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race, and Voting Rights in the U.S. | 5 | Caitlin Cass | Caitlin Cass | Fantagraphics |
| Your Letter | 5 | Hyeon A. Cho | Hyeon A. Cho | Yen Press |
| Nights: Season One, Part One | 5 | Wyatt Kennedy | Luigi Formisano | Image Comics |
| NYX | 5 | Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing | Francesco Mortarino, Enid Balám, Elisabetta D’Amico, Michael Shelfer, Raúl Angulo | Marvel Comics |
| Evil Eyes Sea | 5 | Özge Samancı | Özge Samancı | Uncivilized Books |
| Wildful | 5 | Kengo Kurimoto | Kengo Kurimoto | Groundwood Books |
| Navigating with You | 5 | Jeremy Whitley | Cassio Ribeiro | Maverick |
| Bunt!: Striking Out on Financial Aid | 5 | Ngozi Ukazu | Mad Rupert | First Second |
| Return to Eden | 5 | Paco Roca | Paco Roca | Fantagraphics |
| Godzilla: Monsterpiece Theatre | 5 | Tom Scioli | Tom Scioli | IDW Publishing |
| The Heart That Fed: A Father, A Son, and the Long Shadow of War | 5 | Carl Sciacchitano | Carl Sciacchitano | Gallery 13 |
| Lies My Teacher Told Me: A Graphic Adaptation | 5 | James W. Loewen, Nate Powell | Nate Powell | The New Press |
| 49 Days | 5 | Agnes Lee | Agnes Lee | Levine Querido |
| Resurrection of Magneto | 5 | Al Ewing | Luciano Vecchio, David Curiel | Marvel Comics |
| Gachiakuta | 5 | Kei Urana | Kei Urana | Kodansha Comics |
| Medalist | 5 | Tsurumaikada | Tsurumaikada | Kodansha Comics |
| Spy x Family | 5 | Tatsuya Endoand | Tatsuya Endoand | VIZ Media |
| Oshi no Ko | 5 | Aka Akasaka | Mengo Yokoyari | Yen Press |
| Roaming | 5 | Mariko Tamaki | Jillian Tamaki | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End | 5 | Kanehito Yamada | Tsukasa Abe | ViZ Media |
| Newburn | 5 | Chip Zdarsky | Jacob Phillips | Image Comics |
Regarding Publishers:
Image Comics had 109 different books picked this year, followed by DC Comics (91), VIZ Meda (72), Marvel Comics (71) trying for 5th was Fantagraphics (61) and Self Published (61). Out of the Self-Published books Chrysanthemum Under The Waves by Maggie Umber was the most popular with 9 reviewers picking it.
Webcomics did not do that well this year, with the most popular being Batman: Wayne Family Adventures by CRC Payne & Starbite with 3 picks. This is the 4th year in a row that webcomic has appeared on this list. I should note that books that were also web comics like Joe Sacco’s War on Gaza (4 picks) are listed as books. The only webcomic with 2 picks was Lesbian Grief by Nes Lee (posted on X/Twitter). All other web comics got 1 pick.
Caveats:
Where a reviewer/writer wrote ‘best of’ lists for multiple websites, I’ve cross referenced their lists and removed books that were named twice. I did not think it would be fair if those writers could tip the popularity scale by naming the same book(s) over and over again on multiple websites. Sadly, there was an increase of websites publishing lists with no credit to who (or whom) created the list. In those cases I marked them as n/a but the practice of not crediting writers is a shameful one. Although for libraries I understand fully if the Librarians picking the books want to remain anonymous due to the threatening, targeted climate in the United States.
If a writer wrote for multiple sites, but one of those sites picks was a group effort, I did not remove books that are listed twice. There were also sites that did fan voting and picked the same book for various categories, I kept them in that case as well.
I generally did not include lists that were a mixed of prose books and graphic novels unless there were a significant number of graphic novels on the list, or they had a list of GNs only and put a GN on a otherwise list of prose books. I’ve come to really appreciate publishers that put : A Novel in the books title as it helps identify prose books when they have a GN looking cover.
With inkers and colourists I often, but not always included them within the Artist section. Where there were multiple (usually more than 5) involved in a book, or in the title’s run over the course of the year, various was used instead of listing them all. In some cases, I combined those involved even if they worked on the title for different issues. Where the translators were credited (without me having to really dig for it) are mentioned on column G of the data. The same goes for the editors of anthologies.
For simplicity sake, if a list named a specific comic book issue or specific volume of a graphic novel, I removed those specifics and just listed the series title, with rare exceptions. The same goes with issue #s when reviewers were picking best single issues. My apologies to the reviewers of those books.
Some reviewers included books that were published in 2023 or earlier. Normally the number of times these books were mentioned is not significant to the overall list. Often (but not always) the work was published again in a new collected edition and that is what the reviewer picked.
Most of the lists were general ‘best/favourite books’ of 2024, but I also included lists dedicated to young readers, manga, LGBTQ+, etc… What type list is noted on column B in the spreadsheet.
Some lists also had rankings and those are included in Column C. I’ve also included age groups or other identifiers in that column.
This list of websites this list is compiled from: