The Combined Best Comics & Graphic Novels of 2022!
Finally.
Over the last 5 months there have been many, many websites with “Best of 2022” lists concerning comic books, manga 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 213 different URLs with “Best Of” Lists regarding comics and combined them into a spreadsheet. There are almost 3,280 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.
This year the #1 book was Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton, published by Drawn & Quarterly. Ducks was picked more than double the amount of times than the #2 book. I’ve been doing these lists since 2015 and no #1 book had that big of a spread between it and the #2 book. This is the 2nd time Kate’s book was #1 on this list, with Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection being tied for that spot in 2015. Congratulations to the very talented and intelligent Kate Beaton for making paying off your student loans pay you.
The #2 book was Fantastic Four: Full Cirlce by Alex Ross (Abrams ComicArts). It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood (Image Comics) and The Night Eaters, Book 1: She Eats the Night by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Abrams ComicArts) tied for the 3rd spot. The Nice House on the Lake by last years shout out James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno and Jordie Bellaire (DC Comics) are your top 5 recommended books of the year.
Below are all the books with 5 mentions or more.
| Book Title | Count | Writer | Artist | Publisher |
| Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands | 58 | Kate Beaton | Kate Beaton | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Fantastic Four: Full Circle | 28 | Alex Ross | Alex Ross and Josh Johnson | Abrams ComicArts |
| It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth | 26 | Zoe Thorogood | Zoe Thorogood | Image Comics |
| The Night Eaters, Book 1: She Eats the Night | 26 | Marjorie Liu | Sana Takeda | Abrams ComicArts |
| The Nice House on the Lake | 25 | James Tynion IV | Álvaro Martínez Bueno and Jordie Bellaire | DC Comics |
| Squire | 23 | Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh | Sara Alfageeh | Quill Tree Books |
| One Beautiful Spring Day | 20 | Jim Woodring | Jim Woodring | Fantagraphics |
| Do A Powerbomb! | 19 | Daniel Warren Johnson | Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer | Image Comics |
| Wash Day Diaries | 18 | Jamila Rowser | Robyn Smith | Chronicle Books |
| Little Monarchs | 18 | Jonathan Case | Jonathan Case | Margaret Ferguson Books |
| Monkey Meat | 17 | Juni Ba | Juni Ba | Image Comics |
| Batman/Superman: World’s Finest | 17 | Mark Waid | Dan Mora, Travis Moore and Tamra Bonvillain | DC Comics |
| Immortal X-Men | 17 | Kieron Gillen | Lucas Werneck, Michele Bandini, David Curiel and Diijo Lima | Marvel Comics |
| AXE: Judgment Day | 17 | Kieron Gillen | Valerio Schiti and Marte Gracia | Marvel Comics |
| Catwoman: Lonely City | 17 | Cliff Chiang | Cliff Chiang | DC Comics |
| Talk to My Back | 17 | Yamada Murasaki | Yamada Murasaki | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Saga | 16 | Brian K. Vaughan | Fiona Staples | Image Comics |
| Step By Bloody Step | 16 | Si Spurrier | Matías Bergara and Mattheu Lopes | Image Comics |
| Clementine | 16 | Tillie Walden | Tillie Walden | Image Comics |
| X-Men: Red | 16 | Al Ewing | Various | Marvel Comics |
| Keeping Two | 16 | Jordan Crane | Jordan Crane | Fantagraphics |
| Frizzy | 15 | Claribel A. Ortega | Rose Bousamra | First Second |
| Acting Class | 15 | Nick Drnaso | Nick Drnaso | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Chainsaw Man | 15 | Tatsuki Fujimoto | Tatsuki Fujimoto | VIZ Media |
| The Human Target | 14 | Tom King | Greg Smallwood | DC Comics |
| Swim Team | 14 | Johnnie Christmas | Johnnie Christmas | HarperAlley |
| Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice | 14 | Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes | Dawud Anyabwile | Norton Young Readers |
| Birds of Maine | 14 | Michael DeForge | Michael DeForge | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Time Zone J | 14 | Julie Doucet | Julie Doucet | Drawn & Quarterly |
| The Many Deaths of Laila Starr | 14 | Ram V | Filipe Andrade | BOOM! Studios |
| Eight Billion Genies | 13 | Charles Soule | Ryan Browne | Image Comics |
| Nightwing | 13 | Tom Taylor | Various | DC Comics |
| Public Domain | 13 | Chip Zdarsky | Chip Zdarsky | Image Comics |
| Miss Quinces | 13 | Kat Fajardo | Kat Fajardo and Mariana Azzi | Graphix |
| Enter the Blue | 12 | David Chisholm | David Chisholm | Z2 Comics |
| Flung Out of Space | 12 | Grace Ellis | Hannah Templer | Abrams ComicArts |
| Isla to Island | 12 | Alexis Castellanos | Alexis Castellanos | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Men I Trust | 11 | Tommi Parrish | Tommi Parrish | Fantagraphics |
| That Texas Blood | 11 | Chris Condon | Jacob Phillips | Image Comics |
| The Flash | 11 | Jeremy Adams | Various | DC Comics |
| Shuna’s Journey | 10 | Hayao Miyazaki | Hayao Miyazaki | First Second |
| She-Hulk | 10 | Rainbow Rowell | Rogê Antônio, Luca Maresca, Takeshi Miyazawa and Rico Renzi | Marvel Comics |
| Thieves | 10 | Lucie Bryon | Lucie Bryon | Nobrow |
| The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere—A Memoir | 10 | James Spooner | James Spooner | Harper |
| Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow | 10 | Tom King | Bilquis Evely and Mattheus Lopes | DC Comics |
| Lore Olympus | 10 | Rachel Smythe | Rachel Smythe | Random House Worlds |
| Who Will Make the Pancakes | 10 | Megan Kelso | Megan Kelso | Fantagraphics |
| Chivalry | 10 | Neil Gaiman | Colleen Doran | Dark Horse Books |
| Sir Ladybug | 10 | Corey R. Tabor | Corey R. Tabor | Balzer + Bray |
| Detention | 9 | Tim Hensley | Tim Hensley | Fantagraphics |
| Sabretooth | 9 | Victor LaValle | Leonard Kirk and Rain Beredo | Marvel Comics |
| Reckless: The Ghost in You | 9 | Ed Brubaker | Sean Phillips and Jacob Phillips | Image Comics |
| Poison Ivy | 9 | G. Willow Wilson | Marcio Takara, Brian Level, Atagun Ilhan and Arif Prianto | DC Comics |
| Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure | 9 | Lewis Hancox | Lewis Hancox | Graphix |
| Amazing Spider-Man | 9 | Zeb Wells | Various | Marvel Comics |
| Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese-American | 9 | Laura Gao | Laura Gao | Balzer + Bray |
| Goodbye, Eri! | 9 | Tatsuki Fujimoto | Tatsuki Fujimoto | VIZ Media |
| Reckless: Follow Me Down | 9 | Ed Brubaker | Sean Phillips and Jacob Phillips | Image Comics |
| Look Back | 9 | Tatsuki Fujimoto | Tatsuki Fujimoto | VIZ Media |
| The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza | 9 | Mac Barnett | Shawn Harris | Katherine Tegen Books |
| A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance | 9 | Rick Remender | André Lima Araújo and Chris O’Halloran | Image Comics |
| Spy x Family | 9 | Tatsuya Endo | Tatsuya Endo | VIZ Media |
| Fine: A Comic About Gender | 9 | Rhea Ewing | Rhea Ewing | Liveright |
| The Good Asian | 9 | Pornsak Pichetshote | Alexandre Tefenkgi and Lee Loughridge | Image Comics |
| The Flamingo | 9 | Guojing | Guojing | Random House Studio |
| Always Never | 9 | Jordi Lafebre | Jordi Lafebre and Clémence Sapin | Dark Horse Books |
| Invisible | 9 | Christina Diaz Gonzalez | Gabriela Epstein | Graphix |
| Cat + Gamer | 8 | Wataru Nadatani | Wataru Nadatani | Dark Horse Books |
| The Tryout | 8 | Christina Soontornvat | Joanna Cacao and Amanda Lafrenais | Graphix |
| Crickets | 8 | Sammy Harkham | Sammy Harkham | Commonwealth Comic Book Company |
| Akane-Banashi | 8 | Yuki Suenaga | Takamasa Moue | VIZ Media |
| The Liminal Zone | 8 | Junji Ito | Junji Ito | VIZ Media |
| Mamo | 8 | Sas Milledge | Sas Milledge | BOOM! Studios |
| Detective Comics | 8 | Ram V | Rafael Albuquerque, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki and Dave Stewart | DC Comics |
| Moon Knight | 8 | Jed MacKay | Allesandro Cappuccio, Federico Sabbatini and Rachelle Rosenberg | Marvel Comics |
| Action Comics | 8 | Phillip Kennedy Johnson | Riccardo Federici, Will Conrad, Dale Eaglesham, Mike Perkins, and David Lapham | DC Comics |
| Once & Future | 8 | Kieron Gillen | Dan Mora and Tamra Bonvillan | BOOM! Studios |
| Days of Sand | 8 | Aimée de Jongh | Aimée de Jongh | SelfMadeHero |
| Galaxy: The Prettiest Star | 8 | Jadzia Axelrod | Jess Taylor and Cris Peter | DC Comics |
| Love and Rockets: The First Fifty: The Classic 40th Anniversary Collection | 8 | Gilbert, Jaime and Mario Hernandez | Gilbert, Jaime and Mario Hernandez | Fantagraphics |
| Kaiju No. 8 | 8 | Naoya Matsumoto | Naoya Matsumoto | VIZ Media |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin | 8 | Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Tom Waltz | Esau Escorza, Isaac Escorza and Ben Bishop | IDW Publishing |
| Wingbearer | 8 | Marjorie Liu | Teny Issakhanian | Quill Tree Books |
| Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths | 7 | Joshua Williamson | Various | DC Comics |
| Suzanne: The Jazz Age Goddess of Tennis | 7 | Tom Humberstone | Tom Humberstone | Avery Hill Publishing |
| As a Cartoonist | 7 | Noah Van Sciver | Noah Van Sciver | Fantagraphics |
| The Thing: The Next Best Thing | 7 | Walter Mosley | Tom Reilly and Jordie Bellaire | Marvel Comics |
| The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton | 7 | Kyle Starks | Chris Schweizer | Image Comics |
| Joseph Smith and the Mormons | 7 | Noah Van Sciver | Noah Van Sciver | Abrams ComicArts |
| The Third Person | 7 | Emma Grove | Emma Grove | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Batman | 7 | Chip Zdarsky | Jorge Jimenez and Tomeu Morey | DC Comics |
| Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons | 7 | Kelly Sue DeConnick | Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha, Nicola Scott and Hi-Fi | DC Comics |
| Twin Cities | 7 | Jose Pimienta | Jose Pimienta | Random House Graphic |
| The Aquanaut | 7 | Dan Santat | Dan Santat | Graphix |
| What Is Home, Mum? | 7 | Sabba Khan | Sabba Khan | Street Noise Books |
| Devil’s Reign | 7 | Chip Zdarsky | Marco Checchetto and Marcio Menyz | Marvel Comics |
| Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank | 7 | Eric Orner | Eric Orner | Metropolitan Books |
| The Department of Truth | 7 | James Tynion IV | Various | Image Comics |
| Run on Your New Legs | 6 | Wataru Midori | Wataru Midori | Yen Press |
| Witches: The Complete Collection | 6 | Daisuke Igarashi and Jamal Joseph Jr. | Daisuke Igarashi | Seven Seas Entertainment |
| Ride On | 6 | Faith Erin Hicks | Faith Erin Hicks | First Second |
| Orochi | 6 | Kazuo Umezu and Molly Tanzer | Kazuo Umezu | VIZ Media |
| DC Pride 2022 | 6 | Various | Various | DC Comics |
| Salamandre | 6 | I.N.J. Culbard | I.N.J. Culbard | Dark Horse Books |
| The Greatest Thing | 6 | Sarah Winifred Searle | Sarah Winifred Searle | First Second |
| Ultrasound | 6 | Conor Stechschulte | Conor Stechschulte | Fantagraphics |
| One-Punch Man | 6 | ONE | Yusuke Murata | VIZ Media |
| The Projector and Elephant | 6 | Martin Vaughn-James | Martin Vaughn-James | New York Review Comics |
| Chef’s Kiss | 6 | Jarrett Melendez | Danica Brine and Hank Jones | Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group |
| Walk Me to the Corner | 6 | Anneli Furmark | Anneli Furmark | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Daredevil | 6 | Chip Zdarsky | Marco Checchetto, Rafael de Latorre and Matthew Wilson | Marvel Comics |
| The Keeper | 6 | Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes | Marco Finnegan | Abrams ComicArts |
| Jujutsu Kaisen | 6 | Gege Akutami | Gege Akutami | VIZ Media |
| Sakamoto Days | 6 | Yuto Suzuki | Yuto Suzuki | VIZ Media |
| Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball | 6 | Jon Chad | Jon Chad | First Second |
| It Won’t Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir | 6 | Malaka Gharib | Malaka Gharib | Ten Speed Press |
| The Real Riley Mayes | 5 | Rachel Elliott | Rachel Elliott | Balzer + Bray |
| Killing Stalking: Deluxe Edition | 5 | Koogi | Koogi | Seven Seas Entertainment |
| Freestyle: A Graphic Novel | 5 | Gale Galligan | Gale Galligan and K Czap | Graphix |
| Your Pal Fred | 5 | Michael Rex | Michael Rex | Viking Books for Young Readers |
| Forest Hills Bootleg Society | 5 | Dave Baker | Nicole Goux | Simon & Schuster |
| 20th Century Men | 5 | Deniz Camp | Stipan Morian | Image Comics |
| The Joy of Quitting | 5 | Keiler Roberts | Keiler Roberts | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Crumbs | 5 | Danie Stirling | Danie Stirling | Clarion Books |
| Rogues’ Gallery | 5 | Hannah Rose May and Declan Shalvey | Justin Mason and Triona Farrell | Image Comics |
| A Frog in the Fall | 5 | Linnea Sterte | Linnea Sterte | Peow Studio |
| X-Terminators | 5 | Leah Williams | Carlos Gomez and Bryan Valenza | Marvel Comics |
| Schappi | 5 | Anna Haifisch | Anna Haifisch | Fantagraphics |
| Ghost Cage | 5 | Caleb Goellner and Nick Dragotta | Nick Dragotta | Image Comics |
| My Aunt Is a Monster | 5 | Reimena Yee | Reimena Yee | Random House Graphic |
| Radical: My Year with a Socialist Senator | 5 | Sofia Warren | Sofia Warren | IDW Publishing |
| Defenders Beyond | 5 | Al Ewing and Javier Rodriguez | Javier Rodriguez | Marvel Comics |
| Katie the Catsitter: Best Friends 4 Never | 5 | Colleen AF Venable | Stephanie Yue and Branden Lamb | Random House Graphic |
| Aquaman: Andromeda | 5 | Ram V | Christian Ward | DC Comics |
| Ice Cream Man | 5 | W. Maxwell Prince | Martin Morazzo and Chris O’Halloran | Image Comics |
| Growing Pangs | 5 | Kathryn Ormsbee | Molly Brooks | Random House Graphic |
| Mazebook | 5 | Jeff Lemire | Jeff Lemire | Dark Horse Books |
| Something is Killing the Children | 5 | James Tynion IV | Werther Dell’Edera | BOOM! Studios |
| What’s the Furthest Place from Here? | 5 | Matt Rosenberg | Tyler Boss, Josh Hickson, Roberto Lopez Ortiz and Sweeney Boo | Image Comics |
| The Well | 5 | Jake Wyatt | Choo | First Second |
| Red Scare: A Graphic Novel | 5 | Liam Francis Walsh | Liam Francis Walsh | Graphix |
| Huda F Are You? | 5 | Huda Fahmy | Huda Fahmy | Dial Books |
| Newburn | 5 | Chip Zdarsky and Nadia Shammas | Jacob Phillips and Ziyed Yusuf Ayoub | Image Comics |
| Heartstopper | 5 | Alice Oseman | Alice Oseman | Graphix |
| Tokyo Revengers | 5 | Ken Wakui | Ken Wakui | Seven Seas Entertainment |
| We Only Kill Each Other | 5 | Stephanie Phillips | Peter Krause and Ellie Wright | Dark Horse Books |
| Iron Man | 5 | Christopher Cantwell, Kurt Busiek, and Gerry Duggan | Various | Marvel Comics |
| My Hero Academia | 5 | Kohei Horikoshi | Kohei Horikoshi | VIZ Media |
Regarding Publishers:
This year Image Comics was the most popular publisher with 89 different titles.
Marvel was 2nd place (again) with 84 different titles.
DC drops from 1st to 3rd with 69 different titles.
VIZ Media moves from 5th to 4th with 56 different titles.
and Fantagraphics gets the 5th spot with 48 titles.
47 Self-Published books made the list too.
The 3 most popular web comics were (again!) Batman: Wayne Family Adventures by CRC Payne, StarBite, Maria Li and Lan Ma (4 picks), The Nib and I’m Fine I’m Fine Just Understand by ND Stevenson trying for 2nd place with 2 picks each.
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.
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.
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 did find there were more lists like that this year, which was one of the reasons it took me this long to finish this. Many YA prose books have Graphic Novel looking covers and I need to examine previews to determine if it’s comics or not. If this continues to be the trend I may need to just focus on GN/Comics only lists.
I did not use lists where the website was not in English and the books appeared to be translated versions.
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 translaters 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. My apologies to the reviewers of those books.
Some reviewers included books that were published in 2021 or earlier. Normally the amount of times these books were mentioned isn’t significant, but I am seeing more and more books pop up that were comics series last year and came up again this year as a collected edition. Most notable for this year is The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, which tied for #1 last year, got 14 picks this year.
Most of the lists were general ‘best/favourite books’ of 2022, but I also included lists dedicated to young readers, manga, LGBTQ+, etc… What type list is noted on column B in the spreadsheet.
A small number of lists also had rankings and those are included in Column C.
This list of websites this list is compiled from:
| ABC Canberra | https://www.abc.net.au/canberra/programs/drive/book-club-recommendations-2022/101775420 |
| AIPT | https://aiptcomics.com/2022/12/18/aipt-comics-podcast-episode-202-best-comics-of-2022/ |
| AIPT | https://aiptcomics.com/2022/12/20/aipts-best-comics-of-2022-part-1/ |
| AIPT | https://aiptcomics.com/2022/12/22/aipts-best-comics-of-2022-part-2/ |
| ALA | https://www.ala.org/rt/gncrt/best-graphic-novels-adults-reading-list-2022 |
| ALA | https://www.ala.org/rt/gncrt/best-graphic-novels-children-reading-list-2022 |
| Amazon | https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=s9_acss_bw_cg_BHPNOV20_2b1_w?node=17296348011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=0KFGJ2FX17ZEWNA94KE3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=be85bac0-da1d-4ea4-a991-8f056d7023e6&pf_rd_i=17296227011 |
| Amazon | https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=s9_acss_bw_cg_BHPNOV20_2c1_w?node=17296349011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=0KFGJ2FX17ZEWNA94KE3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=be85bac0-da1d-4ea4-a991-8f056d7023e6&pf_rd_i=17296227011 |
| Anime Hunch | https://animehunch.com/dandadan-tops-japans-nationwide-bookstore-employees-recommended-manga-2022-ranking/ |
| Anime Soul King | https://www.animesoulking.com/2023/01/15/the-best-manga-of-2022-recommendations/ |
| Anlist | https://anilist.co/article/Top-10-Romance-Manga-of-2022 |
| Anlist | https://anilist.co/article/Top-10-Action-Manga-of-2022 |
| Asian Movie Pulse | https://asianmoviepulse.com/2022/12/best-manga-releases-of-2022/ |
| Autostraddle | https://www.autostraddle.com/92-of-the-best-queer-books-of-2022/ |
| Barnes and Noble | https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/books/barnes-nobles-best-books-of-2022/barnes-nobles-best-graphic-novels-of-2022/_/N-29Z8q8Z2x7q |
| Barnes and Noble | https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/books/barnes-nobles-best-books-of-2022/barnes-nobles-best-young-reader-books-of-2022/_/N-29Z8q8Z2x83 |
| Barnes and Noble | https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/books/barnes-nobles-best-books-of-2022/barnes-nobles-best-manga-manhwa-of-2022/_/N-29Z8q8Z2x7v |
| Barnes and Noble | https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/books/barnes-nobles-best-books-of-2022/barnes-nobles-best-picture-books-of-2022/_/N-29Z8q8Z2x7x |
| Beneath The Tangles | https://beneaththetangles.com/2022/12/27/best-manga-of-2022/ |
| Big Comic Page | https://bigcomicpage.com/2022/12/23/bcps-top-10-comics-of-2022/ |
| Book Riot | https://bookriot.com/best-comics-of-2022/ |
| Book Riot | https://bookriot.com/bestbooks2022/ |
| Borg | https://borg.com/2022/12/15/borgs-best-of-2022-the-best-books/ |
| Brightly | https://www.readbrightly.com/middle-grade-chapter-books-2022/ |
| Broken Frontier | https://www.brokenfrontier.com/broken-frontier-awards-2022-winners/ |
| But Why Tho? | https://butwhytho.net/2022/12/year-in-review-top-indie-comics-of-2022/ |
| But Why Tho? | https://butwhytho.net/2022/12/year-in-review-top-superhero-comics-of-2022/ |
| But Why Tho? | https://butwhytho.net/2022/12/best-top-manga-of-2022/ |
| CBC | https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-best-canadian-comics-of-2022-1.6681575 |
| CBR | https://www.cbr.com/best-comics-2022/ |
| CBR | https://www.cbr.com/cbrs-top-100-comics-of-2022-100-76/ |
| CBR | https://www.cbr.com/cbrs-top-100-comics-of-2022-75-51/ |
| CBR | https://www.cbr.com/cbrs-top-100-comics-of-2022-50-26/ |
| CBR | https://www.cbr.com/cbrs-top-100-comics-of-2022-25-11/ |
| CBR | https://www.cbr.com/cbrs-top-100-comics-of-2022-10-1/ |
| CBR | https://www.cbr.com/best-dc-comic-issues-2022/ |
| CBR | https://www.cbr.com/marvel-comics-greatest-2022/ |
| CBR | https://www.cbr.com/best-new-ongoing-manga-2022/ |
| Chicago Public Library | https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200121216_chipublib_teens/2203506479_best_teen_graphic_novels_and_manga_of_2022?_gl=1*1cpl9yo*_ga*NzQ5OTQ3MzIwLjE2NzQwMDQ4Njk.*_ga_G99DMMNG39*MTY3Njk0ODYxMy40LjEuMTY3Njk0ODY0MC4wLjAuMA.. |
| Chicago Public Library | https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200121216_chipublib_teens/2203497959_best_teen_nonfiction_of_2022?_gl=1*1cpl9yo*_ga*NzQ5OTQ3MzIwLjE2NzQwMDQ4Njk.*_ga_G99DMMNG39*MTY3Njk0ODYxMy40LjEuMTY3Njk0ODY0MC4wLjAuMA.. |
| Chicago Public Library | https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/199702383_chipublib_adults/2207078629_best_books_of_2022?_gl=1%2A1kirrze%2A_ga%2ANzQ5OTQ3MzIwLjE2NzQwMDQ4Njk.%2A_ga_G99DMMNG39%2AMTY3Njk0ODYxMy40LjEuMTY3Njk0ODY0MC4wLjAuMA..&page=2 |
| Chicago Public Library | https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200049033_chipublib_kids/2205109719_best_fiction_for_younger_readers_of_2022?_gl=1*1kirrze*_ga*NzQ5OTQ3MzIwLjE2NzQwMDQ4Njk.*_ga_G99DMMNG39*MTY3Njk0ODYxMy40LjEuMTY3Njk0ODY0MC4wLjAuMA.. |
| Chicago Public Library | https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200049033_chipublib_kids/2205123673_best_informational_books_for_older_readers_of_2022?_gl=1*1kirrze*_ga*NzQ5OTQ3MzIwLjE2NzQwMDQ4Njk.*_ga_G99DMMNG39*MTY3Njk0ODYxMy40LjEuMTY3Njk0ODY0MC4wLjAuMA.. |
| Comic Book Club | https://comicbookclublive.com/2022/12/28/best-graphic-novels-of-2022/ |
| Comic Book Herald | https://www.comicbookherald.com/best-comics-of-2022/ |
| Comic Book Revolution | https://www.comicbookrevolution.com/the-10-best-manga-of-2022/ |
| Comic Book Revolution | https://www.comicbookrevolution.com/the-10-best-comic-book-series-of-2022/ |
| Comic Book Revolution | https://www.comicbookrevolution.com/the-10-best-comic-book-single-issues-of-2022/ |
| Comic Book Revolution | https://www.comicbookrevolution.com/the-5-best-comic-book-storylines-of-2022/ |
| Comic Book Yeti | https://www.comicbookyeti.com/post/al-s-top-10-webcomics-of-2022 |
| Comic Frontline | https://comicfrontline.com/2022/12/28/best-comic-books-of-2022-winners/ |
| Comic Frontline | https://comicfrontline.com/2022/12/20/best-comic-books-of-2022-writer-penciller-ongoing-series-publisher-single-issue/ |
| Comic Frontline | https://comicfrontline.com/2022/12/13/best-comic-books-of-2022-best-under-the-radar-series-mini-maxi-series-shocking-moment-new-series-new-creative-team/ |
| Comic Frontline | https://comicfrontline.com/2022/12/06/best-comic-books-of-2022-best-male-character-female-character-villain-indie-title-1/ |
| Comic Frontline | https://comicfrontline.com/2022/11/22/best-comic-books-of-2022-cover-artist-event-one-shot-cover/ |
| ComicBook.com | https://comicbook.com/comics/news/2022-comicbook-golden-issue-award-best-graphic-novel-ducks-kate-beaton/ |
| ComicBook.com | https://comicbook.com/comics/news/the-2022-comicbook-com-golden-issue-award-for-best-limited-comic-series/ |
| ComicBook.com | https://comicbook.com/comics/news/2022-golden-issue-award-best-ongoing-comic-amazing-spider-man/ |
| ComicBook.com | https://comicbook.com/anime/news/2022-golden-issue-award-best-manga-series/ |
| Comicon | https://www.comicon.com/2022/12/29/comicons-5-best-digital-webcomics-of-2022/ |
| Comicon | https://www.comicon.com/2022/12/27/comicons-5-best-single-issues-of-2022/ |
| Comicon | https://www.comicon.com/2022/12/27/comicons-5-best-comic-series-of-2022/ |
| Comicon | https://www.comicon.com/2022/12/27/comicons-5-best-ogns-of-2022/ |
| Comics Beat | https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-beats-30-best-comics-of-2022/ |
| Comics Grinder | https://comicsgrinder.com/2022/12/19/best-comics-and-graphic-novels-of-2022/ |
| Comics Wrorth Reading | https://comicsworthreading.com/2023/01/04/my-favorite-comics-and-manga-of-2022/ |
| Comics XF | https://www.comicsxf.com/2022/12/19/comicsxfs-best-comics-of-2022/ |
| Cybils | http://www.cybils.com/2023/01/cybils2022-graphic-novels.html |
| Cybils | http://www.cybils.com/2023/01/cybils2022-easy-reader-early-chapter-books.html |
| Den of Geek | https://www.denofgeek.com/comics/best-comics-2022/ |
| Denver Library | https://www.denverlibrary.org/all-ages/list/staff-picks/staff-favorites-2022-graphic-format-books |
| Diverse Tech Geek | https://www.diversetechgeek.com/10-favorite-graphic-novels-2022/ |
| Diverse Tech Geek | https://www.diversetechgeek.com/10-favorite-webcomics-2022-edition/ |
| Doom Rocket | https://doomrocket.com/best-comics-2022/ |
| EW | https://ew.com/books/the-best-comic-books-of-2022/ |
| Fiction Talk | https://fictiontalk.com/2023/01/03/best-graphic-novels/ |
| Film School Rejects | https://filmschoolrejects.com/best-comic-books-2022/ |
| Forbes | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2022/12/16/the-best-graphic-novels-of-2022/?sh=4e103e1319b3 |
| Game Rant | https://gamerant.com/best-manga-2022/ |
| Games Radar | https://www.gamesradar.com/best-comics-2022/ |
| Geek Girl Authority | https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/best-webtoon-series-2022/ |
| Geek Hard Show | https://geekhardshow.com/2023/01/andrews-picks-ten-best-comics-of-2022/ |
| Geek Network | https://geek-network.com/geek-network-top-10-best-comics-of-2022/ |
| Geek Vibes Nation | https://geekvibesnation.com/the-gvn-talking-comics-best-of-2022/ |
| Geekcast Radio | https://www.geekcastradio.com/comics/top-100-comics-of-2022/ |
| GLAAD | https://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/34/nominees |
| Globe and Mail | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-top-5-graphic-novels-of-2022/ |
| Go Book Mart | https://gobookmart.com/web-stories/10-best-graphic-novels-of-2022/ |
| Go BookMart | https://gobookmart.com/top-10-manga-of-2022/ |
| Good OK Bad | http://goodokbad.com/index.php/about/2022comics |
| Good Reeds | https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-graphic-novels-comics-2022 |
| Gosh | https://goshlondon.com/gosh-best-of/2022/ |
| Graphic Policy | https://graphicpolicy.com/2023/01/01/bretts-favorite-comics-of-2022-and-a-reflection-on-the-past-year/ |
| Horn Book | https://www.hbook.com/story/fanfare-2022-booklist |
| Horror News Network | https://www.horrornewsnetwork.net/2022-horror-comic-award-winners/ |
| IGN | https://www.ign.com/articles/best-comic-book-series-graphic-novel-2022 |
| Imagination Soup | https://imaginationsoup.net/middle-grade-books-2022/ |
| Imagination Soup | https://imaginationsoup.net/best-picture-books-2022/ |
| Imagination Soup | https://imaginationsoup.net/the-best-chapter-books-of-2022/ |
| Irish Times | https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2022/12/28/best-irish-comic-books-of-2022/ |
| Japan Geeks | https://japan-geeks.com/best-manga-of-2022/ |
| Joshua Adelglass | https://joshuaedelglass.com/joshs-favorite-graphic-novels-of-2022/ |
| Kirkus | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/best-indie-childrens-books-of-2022/ |
| Kirkus | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/best-ya-graphic-literature-2022 |
| Kirkus | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/best-graphic-middle-grade-2022 |
| Kirkus | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/best-beginning-readers-of-2022 |
| Kirkus | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/candlewicks-best-books-2022 |
| Kirkus | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/lerners-best-books-2022 |
| Kirkus | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/best-picture-books-of-2022-for-animal-lovers |
| Kirkus | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/best-picture-books-of-2022-about-nature |
| Kirkus | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/best-science-and-medicine-books-2022 |
| Kirkus | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/best-memoirs-2022 |
| Kotaku | https://kotaku.com/best-manga-2022-one-punch-man-hell-paradise-chainsaw-ma-1849920639 |
| Laughing Place | https://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2022/12/29/the-year-in-marvel-comics-the-best-of-2022/ |
| Level Up Entertainment | https://levelupentertainment.com/news/2020/12/16/2022-didnt-completely-suck-awards |
| Library Journal | https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/Best-Graphic-Novels-of-2022 |
| Lit Reactor | https://litreactor.com/columns/the-must-read-horror-graphic-novels-of-2022 |
| Literary Hub | https://lithub.com/the-best-reviewed-graphic-literature-of-2022/ |
| Locus Magazine | https://locusmag.com/2023/02/2022-recommended-reading-list/ |
| Looper | https://www.looper.com/1098307/the-best-comics-of-2022-so-far/ |
| Los Angeles Public Library | https://www.lapl.org/books-emedia/lapl-reads/book-lists/best-2022-graphic-novels |
| Marvel | https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/2022-year-in-review-best-marvel-comic-issues |
| Matthew Price | https://matthewlprice.com/2023/01/08/best-graphic-novels-of-2022/ |
| Medium | https://cryptoscatology.medium.com/the-cryptoscatology-top-ten-the-best-comic-books-of-2022-b0b7bfa20500 |
| Medium | https://medium.com/@TTCGroup/my-top-10-comic-books-of-2022-33e162f7b3ee |
| Medium | https://medium.com/@atthehelm/comics-make-the-world-go-round-five-best-series-of-2022-5688d120c237 |
| Medium | https://medium.com/@lukewhenderson/the-10-best-graphic-novels-i-read-in-2022-1067339d4f11 |
| Mercury News | https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/12/08/best-graphic-novels-2022-free-comic-book-day-founder-gives-his-8-picks/ |
| MLMILLERWRITES | https://mlmillerwrites.com/2022/12/28/my-favorite-horror-comic-books-of-2022/ |
| Monkeys Fighting Robots | https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/justin-mundays-favorite-comics-of-2022/ |
| Multiversity Comics | http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/2022-yir-webcomic/ |
| Multiversity Comics | http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/2022-yir-digital-first-series/ |
| Multiversity Comics | http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/2022-yir-single-issue/ |
| Multiversity Comics | http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/2022-yir-one-shot/ |
| Multiversity Comics | http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/2022-yir-reprint/ |
| Multiversity Comics | http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/2022-yir-anthology/ |
| Multiversity Comics | http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/2022-yir-licensed/ |
| Multiversity Comics | http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/2022-yir-non-manga/ |
| Multiversity Comics | http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/2022-year-in-review-best-ongoing-series/ |
| Multiversity Comics | http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/2022-yir-mini/ |
| Multiversity Comics | http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/2022-yir-new-series/ |
| Multiversity Comics | http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/2022-yir-concluded-series/ |
| Multiversity Comics | http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/2022-yir-manga-series/ |
| Multiversity Comics | http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/2022-yir-ogn/ |
| Multnomah County Library | http://bestof.multcolib.org/2021/#tags=comics%2Fgraphic+novels&view=covers&year=2022 |
| Nerdy Book Club | https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2022/12/29/the-2022-nerdies-graphic-novels-announced-by-katherine-sokolowski/ |
| Nerdy Book Club | https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2022/12/28/the-2022-nerdies-early-readers-and-chapter-books-announced-by-alyson-beecher/ |
| New York Public Library | https://www.nypl.org/books-more/recommendations/comics-2022/adults |
| New York Public Library | https://www.nypl.org/books-more/recommendations/best-books/teens?f%5B0%5D=terms%3AComics |
| New York Public Library | https://www.nypl.org/books-more/recommendations/best-books/kids?f%5B0%5D=terms%3AGraphic%20Novels |
| New York Times | https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/22/books/notable-books.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-books-general&variant=show®ion=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&block=storyline_flex_guide_recirc |
| New Yorker | https://www.newyorker.com/best-books-2022 |
| NPR | https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2022 |
| Panel Platter | http://www.panelpatter.com/2022/12/james-favorite-comics-of-2022-romance.html |
| Panel Platter | http://www.panelpatter.com/2022/12/james-favorite-comics-of-2022.html |
| Panel Platter | http://www.panelpatter.com/2022/12/seans-favorite-comics-of-2022.html |
| Parents | https://www.parents.com/best-childrens-books-2022-6950985 |
| Paste Magazine | https://www.pastemagazine.com/books/lists/best-comics-of-2022/ |
| Polygon | https://www.polygon.com/2022/12/6/23488554/best-comics-2022-graphic-novels |
| Pop Culture and Comics | https://www.popcultureandcomics.com/post/pop-s-best-comics-graphic-novels-movies-and-tv-of-2022 |
| Pop Culture Squad | https://popculturesquad.com/2022/12/31/year-in-review-2022-the-best-new-comics-and-ogns-of-the-year/ |
| Pop Matters | https://www.popmatters.com/best-books-2022 |
| Powells | https://www.powells.com/staff-top-fives-2022 |
| Powells | https://www.powells.com/post/best-books/best-books-of-2022-nonfiction |
| Powells | https://www.powells.com/post/best-books/best-books-of-2022-scifi-fantasy-horror-romance-graphic-novels |
| Powells | https://www.powells.com/post/best-books/best-books-of-2022-kids-and-young-adult |
| Publishers Weekly | https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/91182-beaton-s-ducks-tops-pw-s-2022-graphic-novel-critics-poll.html |
| Random Thoughts | https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2022/12/20/the-best-comics-of-2022/ |
| Reddit r/comicbooks poll | https://www.reddit.com/r/comicbooks/comments/1010igv/here_we_have_it_your_rcomicbooks_bestof_2022/ |
| Reddit r/ImageComics | https://www.reddit.com/r/ImageComics/comments/10o7mrm/rimagecomics_best_of_2022/ |
| Reddit: culturefan | https://www.reddit.com/r/graphicnovels/comments/100l8b8/this_guy_lists_50_favorite_comics_of_2023/j2jbs14/ |
| Reddit: MakeWayForTomorrow | https://www.reddit.com/r/graphicnovels/comments/100l8b8/this_guy_lists_50_favorite_comics_of_2023/j2i83hx/ |
| School Library Journal | https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/best-graphic-novels-2022-slj-best-books |
| School Library Journal | https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/slj-top-10-manga-2022 |
| Screen Rant | https://screenrant.com/best-comic-books-2022-marvel-dc-graphic-novels/ |
| Screen Rant | https://screenrant.com/best-new-manga-2022-deamons-shadow-ruridragon/ |
| Screen Rant | https://screenrant.com/the-best-continuing-manga-of-2022/ |
| Screen Rant | https://screenrant.com/best-new-horror-comics-2022-creepshow-slumber-vineyard/ |
| Seattle Public Library | https://www.spl.org/books-and-media/books-and-ebooks/staff-picks/seattle-staff-faves-2022-nonfiction |
| Seattle Public Library | https://www.spl.org/books-and-media/books-and-ebooks/staff-picks-for-teens/seattle-staff-faves-2022-teen-books |
| She Reads | https://shereads.com/best-graphic-novels-coming-2022/ |
| Skokie Public Library | https://skokielibrary.info/lists/3047/2022-staff-picks-graphic-novels/ |
| Skokie Public Library | https://skokielibrary.info/lists/3032/staff-picks-2022-fiction-graphic-novels-readers-and-nonfiction-for-grades-k-3/ |
| Skokie Public Library | https://skokielibrary.info/lists/3027/staff-picks-2022-graphic-novels-and-nonfiction-for-grades-4-5/ |
| Skokie Public Library | https://skokielibrary.info/lists/3029/staff-picks-2022-books-for-babies-through-preschool/ |
| Skokie Public Library | https://skokielibrary.info/lists/3030/staff-picks-2022-picture-books-for-grades-k-3/ |
| Skokie Public Library | https://skokielibrary.info/lists/3028/staff-picks-2022-books-for-grades-6-8/ |
| Stack Overflow | https://geekdad.com/2023/01/stack-overflow-our-favorite-books-of-2022/ |
| Telegraph | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/best-graphic-novels-2022-reviewed/ |
| Texas Public Library | https://txla.org/news/2022-maverick-graphic-novel-reading-list-announced/ |
| Texas Public Library | https://txla.org/tools-resources/reading-lists/maverick/current-list/ |
| The Comics Journal | https://www.tcj.com/the-best-comics-of-2022/ |
| The Guardian | https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/dec/03/the-best-comics-and-graphic-novels-of-2022 |
| The Indianapolis Public Library | https://indypl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1652485239/2216635351 |
| The Irish Times | https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2022/12/10/the-irish-times-best-graphic-novels-of-2022/ |
| The Mary Sue | https://www.themarysue.com/best-comics-and-graphic-novels-2022/ |
| The Pop Verse | https://www.thepopverse.com/best-comic-comics-graphic-novels-2022-popverse |
| The True Japan | https://thetruejapan.com/the-best-new-manga/#:~:text=The%2010%20Best%20New%20Manga%20in%202022%201,%28Motoo%20Nakanishi%2C%202021%20%E2%80%93%20Present%29%20…%20More%20items |
| The Turnaround Blog | https://theturnaroundblog.com/2023/01/13/our-favourite-comix-from-2022-graphic-novel-staff-picks/ |
| Toledo Public Library | https://www.toledolibrary.org/blog/tlcpl-best-books-of-2022 |
| Toronto Star | https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2022/12/21/year-in-review-our-reviewers-pick-their-top-5-historical-fiction-graphic-novel-and-horror-books-of-2022.html |
| Walden Pond Books | https://bookshop.org/lists/best-comics-graphic-novels-for-adults-2022 |
| Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/11/17/best-graphic-novels/ |
| Waterstones | https://www.waterstones.com/blog/the-best-books-of-2022-manga |
| Waterstones | https://www.waterstones.com/blog/the-best-books-of-2022-teenage-and-young-adult |
| Waterstones | https://www.waterstones.com/blog/the-best-books-of-2022-baby-and-toddler |
| Waterstones | https://www.waterstones.com/blog/the-best-books-of-2022-childrens-fiction |
| What Do We Do All Day | https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/best-graphic-novels-2022/ |
| Why So Blu? | https://whysoblu.com/the-best-comics-of-2022/ |
| Women Write About Comics | https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2023/01/wwacs-favorite-big-press-comics-of-2022/ |
| Women Write About Comics | https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2023/01/favorite-small-press-books-of-2022/ |
| Yuri Anime News | https://www.yurianimenews.com/yurimanga/top-10-yuri-manga-of-the-year-2022 |
| Yuricon | https://okazu.yuricon.com/2022/12/31/okazu-top-yuri-of-2022/ |