{"id":31,"date":"2016-02-13T02:20:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T02:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamiecoville.com\/blog\/?p=31"},"modified":"2016-02-13T02:20:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T02:20:07","slug":"the-combined-best-graphic-novels-of-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jamiecoville.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/02\/13\/the-combined-best-graphic-novels-of-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"The Combined Best Graphic Novels of 2015!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the last few months there have been many, many websites with “Best of 2015” lists concerning comic books 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.<\/p>\n

I went through 94 different \u201cBest Of\u201d Lists regarding comic books and graphic novels and combined them into a spreadsheet. There are 1,822 different listings of books from these websites. I should note that I included books that were given honorable mentions. In short, if somebody thought it was a good book that you should check out, it\u2019s on here. Pivot tables have been created to show which books appeared on the number of lists. Here are the books with 5 or more recommendations, starting with a tie for the top spot with 25 recommendations:<\/p>\n

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Book Title<\/td>\nCount<\/td>\nWriter<\/td>\nArtist<\/td>\nPublisher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nKate Beaton<\/td>\nKate Beaton<\/td>\nDrawn & Quarterly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Marvel<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nG. Willow Wilson<\/td>\nAdrian Alphona<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SuperMutant Magic Academy<\/td>\n24<\/td>\nJillian Tamaki<\/td>\nJillian Tamaki<\/td>\nDrawn & Quarterly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nimona<\/td>\n24<\/td>\nNoelle Stevenson<\/td>\nNoelle Stevenson<\/td>\nHarper Collins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl<\/td>\n23<\/td>\nRyan North<\/td>\nErica Henderson<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March: Book Two<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nJohn Robert Lewis, Andrew Aydin<\/td>\nNate Powell<\/td>\nTop Shelf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Killing and Dying<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nAdrian Tomine<\/td>\nAdrian Tomine<\/td>\nDrawn & Quarterly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bitch Planet<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nKelly Sue DeConnick<\/td>\nValentine De Landro<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Wicked + The Divine<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nKieron Gillen<\/td>\nJamie McKelvie<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paper Girls<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nBrian K. Vaughan<\/td>\nCliff Chiang<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saga<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nBrian K. Vaughan<\/td>\nFiona Staples<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southern Bastards<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nJason Aaron<\/td>\nJason Latour<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lumberjanes<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nGrace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson<\/td>\nBrooke Allen<\/td>\nBoom!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Sculptor<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nScott McCloud<\/td>\nScott McCloud<\/td>\nFirst Second<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Descender<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nJeff Lemire<\/td>\nDustin Nguyen<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Story of My Tits<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nJennifer Hayden<\/td>\nJennifer Hayden<\/td>\nTop Shelf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Sandman: Overture<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nNeil Gaiman<\/td>\nJ.H. Williams III<\/td>\nDC Comics\/Vertigo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Two Brothers<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nF\u00e1bio Moon and Gabriel B\u00e1<\/td>\nF\u00e1bio Moon and Gabriel B\u00e1<\/td>\nDark Horse Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Archie<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nMark Waid<\/td>\nFiona Staples, Annie Wu<\/td>\nArchie Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Secret Wars<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nJonathan Hickman<\/td>\nEsad Ribic<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Fade Out<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nEd Brubaker<\/td>\nSean Phillips<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Divine<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nBoaz Lavie<\/td>\nAsaf Hanuka and Tomer Hanuka<\/td>\nFirst Second<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Multiversity<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nGrant Morrison<\/td>\nFrank Quitely, Ivan Reis and Jim Lee<\/td>\nDC Comics\/Vertigo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black River<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nJosh Simmons<\/td>\nJosh Simmons<\/td>\nFantagraphics Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Batgirl<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nBrenden Fletcher and Cameron Stewart<\/td>\nBabs Tarr<\/td>\nDC Comics\/Vertigo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Omega Men<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nTom King<\/td>\nBarnaby Bagenda and Toby Cypress<\/td>\nDC Comics\/Vertigo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Invisible Ink: My Mother’s Love Affair With A Famous Cartoonist<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nBill Griffith<\/td>\nBill Griffith<\/td>\nFantagraphics Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wytches<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nScott Snyder<\/td>\nJock<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sacred Heart<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nLiz Suburbia<\/td>\nLiz Suburbia<\/td>\nFantagraphics Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nRiad Sattouf<\/td>\nRiad Sattouf<\/td>\nMetropolitan Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Airboy<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nJames Robinson<\/td>\nGreg Hinkle<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Midnighter<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nSteve Orlando<\/td>\nACO, Alec Morgan, Stephen Mooney<\/td>\nDC Comics\/Vertigo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fante Bukowski<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nNoah Van Sciver<\/td>\nNoah Van Sciver<\/td>\nFantagraphics Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jem and The Holograms<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nKelly Thompson<\/td>\nSophie Campbell<\/td>\nIDW Publishing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harrow County<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nCullen Bunn<\/td>\nTyler Crook<\/td>\nDark Horse Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drawn & Quarterly: Twenty-five Years of Contemporary Cartooning, Comics and Graphic Novels<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\nDrawn & Quarterly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russian Olive To Red King<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nKathryn Immonen<\/td>\nStuart Immonen<\/td>\nAdhouse Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Giant Days<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nJohn Allison<\/td>\nLissa Treiman<\/td>\nBoom!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frontier<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\nYouth in Decline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawkeye<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nMatt Fraction<\/td>\nDavid Aja, Francesco Francavilla<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ruins<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nPeter Kuper<\/td>\nPeter Kuper<\/td>\nAbrams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nanjing: The Burning City<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nEthan Young<\/td>\nEthan Young<\/td>\nRandom House<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hellboy in Hell<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nMike Mignola<\/td>\nMike Mignola<\/td>\nDark Horse Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Star Wars<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nJason Aaron<\/td>\nJohn Cassaday and Stuart Immonen<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
One-Punch Man<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nONE<\/td>\nYusuke Murata<\/td>\nViz Media<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sexcastle<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nKyle Starks<\/td>\nKyle Starks<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lazarus<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nGreg Rucka<\/td>\nMichael Lark<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Providence<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nAlan Moore<\/td>\nJacen Burrows<\/td>\nAvatar Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mowgli’s Mirror<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nOlivier Schrauwen<\/td>\nOlivier Schrauwen<\/td>\nRetrofit Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Autumnlands<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nKurt Busiek<\/td>\nBenjamin Dewey<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver Surfer<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nDan Slott<\/td>\nMike Allred<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monstress<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nMarjorie Liu<\/td>\nSana Takeda<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Terror Assaulter (O.M.W.O.T.)<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nBenjamin Marra<\/td>\nBenjamin Marra<\/td>\nFantagraphics Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Displacement: A Travelogue<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nLucy Knisley<\/td>\nLucy Knisley<\/td>\nFantagraphics Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COPRA<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nMichel Fiffe<\/td>\nMichel Fiffe<\/td>\nSelf-Published<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rat Queens<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nKurtis J. Wiebe<\/td>\nRoc Upchurch and Stjepan \u0160eji\u0107<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MIND MGMT<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nMatt Kindt<\/td>\nMatt Kindt<\/td>\nDark Horse Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trashed<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nDerf Backderf<\/td>\nDerf Backderf<\/td>\nAbrams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Star Wars: Darth Vader<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nKieron Gillen<\/td>\nSalvador Larroca and Edgar Delgado<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unflattening<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nNick Sousanis<\/td>\nNick Sousanis<\/td>\nHarvard University Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Oven<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nSophie Goldstein<\/td>\nSophie Goldstein<\/td>\nAdHouse Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sex Criminals<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nMatt Fraction<\/td>\nChip Zdarsky<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wuvable Oaf<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nEd Luce<\/td>\nEd Luce<\/td>\nFantagraphics Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roller Girl<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nVictoria Jamieson<\/td>\nVictoria Jamieson<\/td>\nDial Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grayson<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nTim Seeley and Tom King<\/td>\nMikel Janin, Stephen Mooney<\/td>\nDC Comics\/Vertigo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Eternaut<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nH\u00e9ctor Germ\u00e1n Oesterheld<\/td>\nFrancisco Solano L\u00f3pez<\/td>\nFantagraphics Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Borb<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nJason Little<\/td>\nJason Little<\/td>\nUncivilized Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alex + Ada<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn<\/td>\nJonathan Luna<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sky In Stereo<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nMardou<\/td>\nMardou<\/td>\nRevival House\/Alternative Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I Hate Fairyland<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nSkottie Young<\/td>\nSkottie Young<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pablo<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJulie Birmant & Cl\u00e9ment Oubrerie<\/td>\nCl\u00e9ment Oubrerie<\/td>\nSelfMadeHero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Exquisite Corpse<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nPenelope Bagieu<\/td>\nPenelope Bagieu<\/td>\nFirst Second<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Age of Selfishness<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nDarryl Cunningham<\/td>\nDarryl Cunningham<\/td>\nAbrams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not Funny Ha-Ha<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nLeah Hayes<\/td>\nLeah Hayes<\/td>\nFantagraphics Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Private Eye: Deluxe Edition<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nBrian K. Vaughan<\/td>\nMarcos Martin<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Generous Bosom<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nConor Stechschulte<\/td>\nConor Stechschulte<\/td>\nBreakdown Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bright-Eyed at Midnight<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nLeslie Stein<\/td>\nLeslie Stein<\/td>\nFantagraphics Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Humans<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nKeenan Marshall Keller<\/td>\nTom Neely<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F\u00fctchi Perf<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nKevin Czap<\/td>\nKevin Czap<\/td>\nCzap Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gotham Academy<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nBrenden Fletcher and Becky Cloonan<\/td>\nKarl Kerschl<\/td>\nDC Comics\/Vertigo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Island<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lady Killer<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJo\u00eblle Jones and Jamie S. Rich<\/td>\nJo\u00eblle Jones<\/td>\nDark Horse Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prez<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nMark Russell<\/td>\nBen Caldwell<\/td>\nDC Comics\/Vertigo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East of West<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJonathan Hickman<\/td>\nNick Dragotta<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Daredevil<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nMark Waid<\/td>\nChris Samnee<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
We Can Never Go Home<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nMatthew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon<\/td>\nJosh Hood<\/td>\nBlack Mask Studios<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Space Dumplins<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nCraig Thompson<\/td>\nCraig Thompson<\/td>\nScholastic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bacchus Omnibus Edition, Vol. 1<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nEddie Campbell<\/td>\nEddie Campbell<\/td>\nTop Shelf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nDavid Lapham<\/td>\nDavid Lapham<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Last Man<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nBastien Viv\u00e8s, Micha\u00ebl Sanlaville, Balak<\/td>\nBastien Viv\u00e8s, Micha\u00ebl Sanlaville, Balak<\/td>\nFirst Second<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kaijumax<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nZander Cannon<\/td>\nZander Cannon<\/td>\nOni Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fantasy Sports<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nSam Bosma<\/td>\nSam Bosma<\/td>\nNobrow Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Huck<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nMark Millar<\/td>\nRafael Albuquerque<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melody: Story Of A Nude Dancer<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nSylvie Rancourt<\/td>\nSylvie Rancourt<\/td>\nDrawn & Quarterly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Also of note, a handful of reviewers included a webcomic within it’s best books lists. There was a clear winner with\u00a0Lighten Up<\/a><\/strong> by Ronald Wimberly getting picked by 4 websites. Every other webcomic was only picked once.<\/p>\n

 
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The full spreadsheet with pivot tables for books, writers, publishers and more is available here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Regarding Publishers<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Image was the most popular with 87 different titles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Marvel and DC tied for 2nd<\/sup> with 50 titles each.<\/p>\n

Fantagraphics and Dark Horse tied for 3rd<\/sup> with 33 titles.<\/p>\n

Viz Media was 4th<\/sup> with 20 titles.<\/p>\n

Drawn and Quarterly was 5th<\/sup> with 17 titles.<\/p>\n

45 Self-Published books made the lists too.<\/p>\n

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Caveats<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Where websites broke up their lists into parts, I\u2019ve counted that as 1 list.<\/p>\n

Where a website does more than 1 list (say best Comic Books and best Graphic Novels) I\u2019ve counted that as two separate lists.<\/p>\n

Where a writer wrote \u2018best of\u2019 lists for multiple websites, I\u2019ve 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

I did not include lists that were a mixed of prose books and graphic novels.<\/p>\n

I did not use nominations for upcoming awards.<\/p>\n

There were also a couple of \u201cBest Books for 2016\u201d lists that I did not include.<\/p>\n

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. Apologies to the reviewers of those books.<\/p>\n

Some writers included books that were technically published in 2014 and at least 1 just listed best books they read that year, but the vast majority of those lists were 2015 books. The number of non 2015 books in the spreadsheet is very tiny and insignificant to the overall list.<\/p>\n

Most of the lists were general \u2018best\/favourite books\u2019 of 2015, but I also included lists dedicated to young readers, manga, etc\u2026 What type list is noted on column B in the spreadsheet.<\/p>\n

A small number of lists also had rankings and those are included in Column C.<\/p>\n

Here are the websites I used, including the ones with lists broken up into multiple pages.<\/p>\n

Robert Boyd – http:\/\/www.thegreatgodpanisdead.com\/2015\/12\/my-favorite-comics-of-2015.html<\/a>
\nSlate – http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/arts\/books\/2015\/12\/adrian_tomine_kate_beaton_jillian_tamaki_best_comics_and_graphic_novels.html<\/a>
\nGood Reads – https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/choiceawards\/best-graphic-novels-comics-2015<\/a>
\nTech Times – http:\/\/www.techtimes.com\/articles\/107899\/20151203\/best-comics-of-2015.htm<\/a>
\nKirkus – https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/lists\/best-middle-grade-graphic-novels-of-2015\/ also on http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/kirkus\/best-middlegrade-graphic-_b_8690024.html<\/a>
\nA.V. Club – http:\/\/www.avclub.com\/article\/our-favorite-graphic-novels-one-shots-and-archives-229423<\/a>
\nRob Kirby Comics – http:\/\/robkirbycomics.com\/Rob_Kirby_Comics\/Blog\/Entries\/2015\/12\/15_Robs_Top_30_Comics_and_Comics-related_Things_of_2015_%28see_2014_list_here%29.html<\/a>
\nVulture – http:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2015\/12\/10-best-comic-books-of-2015.html<\/a>
\nVulture – http:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2015\/11\/10-best-graphic-novels-2015.html<\/a>
\nPaste Magazine – http:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2015\/12\/10-small-press-and-self-published-comics-you-shoul.html<\/a>
\nAmazon.com – http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b\/ref=s9_acss_bw_cg_boty15_3a1?_encoding=UTF8&node=13127711011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-6&pf_rd_r=100NMR6DKYNC4X3J66V2&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=2325173882&pf_rd_i=13108091011<\/a>
\nThe Comic Reporter 5 For Friday – http:\/\/www.comicsreporter.com\/index.php\/fff_results_post_441_the_year_in_comics\/<\/a>
\nForbes – http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/robsalkowitz\/2015\/12\/21\/ten-best-graphic-novels-of-2015\/<\/a>
\nThe Beat – http:\/\/www.comicsbeat.com\/the-best-comics-of-2015\/<\/a>
\nCBR – http:\/\/www.comicbookresources.com\/article\/cbrs-top-100-comics-of-2015-100-76<\/a>
\nCBR – http:\/\/www.comicbookresources.com\/article\/cbrs-top-100-comics-of-2015-75-51<\/a>
\nCBR – http:\/\/www.comicbookresources.com\/article\/cbrs-top-100-comics-of-2015-50-26<\/a>
\nCBR – http:\/\/www.comicbookresources.com\/article\/cbrs-top-100-comics-of-2015-25-11<\/a>
\nCBR – http:\/\/www.comicbookresources.com\/article\/cbrs-top-100-comics-of-2015-10-1<\/a>
\nBleeding Cool – http:\/\/www.bleedingcool.com\/2015\/12\/30\/bleeding-cools-11-best-graphic-novels-of-2015\/<\/a>
\nMental Floss – http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/72457\/25-best-comics-and-graphic-novels-2015<\/a>
\ni09 – http:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/the-20-best-comics-and-graphic-novels-of-2015-1748709046<\/a>
\nComicosity – http:\/\/www.comicosity.com\/best-of-2015-graphic-novel\/<\/a>
\nComicosity – http:\/\/www.comicosity.com\/best-of-2015-indie-comics\/<\/a>
\nEntropy Mag – http:\/\/entropymag.org\/best-of-2015-comics-graphic-novels\/<\/a>
\nBarnes & Noble – http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/blog\/sci-fi-fantasy\/the-best-new-manga-series-of-2015\/<\/a>
\nComics and Cola – http:\/\/www.comicsandcola.com\/2015\/12\/2015-in-comics-reading-guide.html<\/a>
\nComics Alternative – http:\/\/comicsalternative.com\/episode-168-our-favorite-comics-of-2015\/<\/a>
\nCBC – http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/books\/bestbooks2015\/<\/a>
\nSavage Critic – http:\/\/www.savagecritic.com\/uncategorized\/abhay-2015-another-year-that-i-mindlessly-consumed-entertainment-almost\/<\/a>
\nComics for Grownups – http:\/\/comicsforgrownups.tumblr.com\/post\/136118333648\/episode-54-best-of-2015<\/a>
\nJourneys in Darkness and Light – https:\/\/journeysindarknessandlight.wordpress.com\/2015\/12\/16\/best-comics-of-2015-my-top-10\/<\/a>
\nPublishers Weekly – http:\/\/best-books.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/best-books\/2015\/comics<\/a>
\nNerdist – http:\/\/nerdist.com\/the-10-best-comics-of-2015\/<\/a>
\nPolygon – http:\/\/www.polygon.com\/comics\/2015\/12\/23\/10636552\/best-comics-2015<\/a>
\nVox – http:\/\/www.vox.com\/2015\/12\/11\/9890256\/12-best-comic-books-2015<\/a>
\nCBR – http:\/\/www.comicbookresources.com\/article\/in-your-face-jam-top-10-series-of-2015<\/a>
\nBleeding Cool – http:\/\/www.bleedingcool.com\/2015\/12\/31\/bleeding-cools-11-best-comics-of-2015\/<\/a>
\nComicBook.com – http:\/\/comicbook.com\/2015\/12\/15\/the-best-comics-of-2015-part-one\/<\/a>
\nComicBook.com – http:\/\/comicbook.com\/2015\/12\/15\/the-best-comics-of-2015-part-two-\/<\/a>
\nPaul Gravett – http:\/\/www.paulgravett.com\/articles\/article\/my_top_ten_comics_of_2015<\/a>
\nThe Factual Opinion – http:\/\/www.factualopinion.com\/the_factual_opinion\/2015\/12\/the-best-comics-of-2015-sure-why-not.html<\/a>
\npopOptiq – http:\/\/www.popoptiq.com\/best-comics-of-2015-part-one\/<\/a>
\npopOptiq – http:\/\/www.popoptiq.com\/best-comics-of-2015-part-two\/<\/a>
\nPaste Magazine – http:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2015\/12\/the-best-comic-books-of-2015.html?a=1<\/a>
\nGuide Live – http:\/\/www.guidelive.com\/comic-books\/2015\/12\/30\/top-10-comics-2015-year-newcomers-indies-took-reins<\/a>
\nMutha Magazine – http:\/\/muthamagazine.com\/2015\/12\/ask-a-mutha-whats-the-good-stuff-a-readingwatching-picks-list-for-2015\/<\/a>
\nJust Indie Comics – http:\/\/justindiecomics.com\/2016\/01\/09\/best-comics-of-2015-part-one\/<\/a>
\nJust Indy Comics – http:\/\/justindiecomics.com\/2016\/01\/12\/best-comics-of-2015-part-two\/<\/a>
\nVice – http:\/\/www.vice.com\/read\/vices-top-ten-comics-of-2015<\/a>
\nCBR – Comics Can Be Good – http:\/\/goodcomics.comicbookresources.com\/2016\/01\/12\/my-top-ten-comics-of-2015\/<\/a>
\nABS-CBN – http:\/\/news.abs-cbn.com\/lifestyle\/12\/30\/15\/the-top-comic-books-of-2015<\/a>
\nAnime News Network – http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/feature\/2015-12-11\/the-best-and-most-memorable-manga-of-2015\/.96203<\/a>
\nApp.com – http:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/entertainment\/books\/2015\/12\/25\/exciting-new-comics\/77875946\/<\/a>
\nA.V. Club – http:\/\/www.avclub.com\/article\/our-favorite-ongoing-and-serial-comics-2015-229119<\/a>
\nComic Bastards – http:\/\/comicbastards.com\/comics\/best-of-2015-best-comic-of-the-year\/<\/a>
\nAmerican Library Association – http:\/\/www.ala.org\/news\/member-news\/2016\/01\/yalsa-names-2016-great-graphic-novels-teens<\/a>
\nCBR Comics Should Be Good – http:\/\/goodcomics.comicbookresources.com\/2016\/01\/16\/dont-worry-about-those-other-best-comics-of-the-year-lists-because-this-is-the-one-youve-been-waiting-for\/<\/a>
\nComics Anonymous – https:\/\/comicsanonymous2015.wordpress.com\/tag\/best-of-2015\/<\/a>
\nYour Chicken Enemy – http:\/\/danielrelkin.blogspot.ca\/2015\/12\/top-10-comics-i-reviewed-of-2015.html<\/a>
\nEntertainment Weekly – http:\/\/www.ew.com\/article\/2015\/12\/22\/best-comics-2015<\/a>
\nGQ – http:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/the-10-best-graphic-novels-of-2015<\/a>
\nThe Hollywood Reporter – http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/heat-vision\/top-10-comics-2015-851021<\/a>
\nICV2.com – http:\/\/icv2.com\/articles\/columns\/view\/33360\/2015-comics-favorites-delights-guilty-pleasures<\/a>
\nThe Independent – http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/books\/features\/the-best-graphic-novels-of-2015-a6750376.html<\/a>
\nLongbox Coffin – http:\/\/arecomicsevengood.tumblr.com\/post\/136186593959\/top-comics-of-2015<\/a>
\nMultiversity Comics – http:\/\/www.multiversitycomics.com\/columns\/2015-best-new-series\/<\/a>
\nExistential Ennui – http:\/\/www.existentialennui.com\/2015\/12\/the-ten-best-graphic-novels-and-comics.html<\/a>
\nNPR – http:\/\/apps.npr.org\/best-books-2015\/#\/tag\/comics-and-graphic-novels<\/a>
\nPanel Platter – http:\/\/www.panelpatter.com\/2016\/01\/james-2015-favorites.html<\/a>
\nPanel Platter – http:\/\/www.panelpatter.com\/2016\/01\/scotts-year-of-comics-or-his-favorite.html<\/a>
\nPanel Platter – http:\/\/www.panelpatter.com\/2016\/01\/guy-thomass-top-ten-favorite-comics-of.html<\/a>
\nPublishers Weekly – http:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/by-topic\/industry-news\/comics\/article\/69024-the-sculptor-tops-pw-s-10th-annual-graphic-novel-critics-poll.html<\/a>
\nSequential – http:\/\/www.sequential.cc\/2015\/12\/top-ten-graphic-novels-of-2015.html<\/a>
\nsktchd – http:\/\/sktchd.com\/column\/creators-share-their-favorite-comics-of-2015\/<\/a>
\nsktchd – http:\/\/sktchd.com\/column\/the-sktchies-favorite-comics-of-2015\/<\/a>
\nSchool Library Journal – http:\/\/www.slj.com\/2015\/11\/feature-articles\/top-10-graphic-novels-2015\/<\/a>
\nSchool Library Journal – http:\/\/blogs.slj.com\/goodcomicsforkids\/2015\/12\/15\/the-good-comics-for-kids-2015-gift-guide\/<\/a>
\nForward.com – http:\/\/forward.com\/culture\/books\/328162\/from-ira-glass-to-ultra-orthodox-ya-heroines-the-best-jewish-graphic-novels\/?attribution=home-hero-item-img-4<\/a>
\nSmoo Comics – http:\/\/www.smoo-comics.com\/2015\/12\/five-great-comics-i-read-this-year\/<\/a>
\nThe Gaurdian – http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2015\/dec\/07\/best-graphic-books-2015-adrian-tomine-rachael-ball-jillian-tamaki-andy-hixon?CMP=twt_gu<\/a>
\nThe Village Voice – http:\/\/www.villagevoice.com\/arts\/the-outstanding-comics-of-2015-bring-it-all-back-home-7957185<\/a>
\nWashington Post – https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/entertainment\/books\/best-graphic-novels-of-2015\/2015\/11\/18\/89086376-7902-11e5-b9c1-f03c48c96ac2_story.html<\/a>
\nCreative Bloq – http:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/comics\/best-graphic-novels-2015-121518520<\/a>
\nComic Alliance – http:\/\/comicsalliance.com\/comics-alliance-best-of-2015-winners\/<\/a>
\nThe Kansas City Star – http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/entertainment\/books\/article49301710.html<\/a>
\nThe Alligators Mouth – http:\/\/www.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk\/#!Books-of-the-Year-2015-Comics-Graphic-Novels\/co3i\/56571c7f0cf22d6285177161<\/a>
\nLibrary Journal – http:\/\/reviews.libraryjournal.com\/2015\/11\/best-of\/best-books-2015-graphic-novels\/<\/a>
\nPanels – http:\/\/panels.net\/bestof2015\/<\/a>
\nRichland Library – http:\/\/www.richlandlibrary.com\/recommend\/best-comics-2015-biased-selection<\/a>
\nUnder the Radar – http:\/\/www.undertheradarmag.com\/lists\/under_the_radars_top_25_comic_books_and_graphic_novels_of_2015\/<\/a>
\nClear Eyes Full Shelves – http:\/\/cleareyesfullshelves.com\/blog\/2015-list-of-awesome-comics-graphic-novels<\/a>
\nNews OK – http:\/\/newsok.com\/article\/5469978<\/a>
\nConTV – http:\/\/blog.contv.com\/best-new-comic-series-and-graphic-novels-of-2015\/<\/a>
\nHarris County Public Library – http:\/\/www.hcpl.net\/content\/2015-staff-favorites-graphic-novels-part-one<\/a>
\nHarris County Public Library – http:\/\/www.hcpl.net\/content\/2015-staff-favorites-graphic-novels-part-two<\/a>
\nThe Globe & Mail – http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/arts\/books-and-media\/the-globe-100-the-best-books-of-2015\/article27607992\/#collection\/comicsfive\/<\/a>
\nThe Mary Sue – http:\/\/www.themarysue.com\/the-best-of-pull-wisely-2015\/<\/a>
\nHeroic Girls – http:\/\/www.heroicgirls.com\/the-best-all-ages-comics-for-girls-in-2015\/<\/a>
\nVertigology – http:\/\/vertigology.net\/2015\/12\/23\/the-top-30-comics-of-2015\/<\/a>
\nOutlandish Lit – http:\/\/outlandishlit.blogspot.ca\/2016\/01\/best-comics-of-2015.html<\/a>
\nBook Minx Reads – https:\/\/bookminxreads.wordpress.com\/2015\/12\/23\/top-ten-week-best-comicsgraphic-novels-read-in-2015\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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