{"id":429,"date":"2018-02-10T16:17:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T21:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamiecoville.com\/blog\/?p=429"},"modified":"2018-02-11T02:07:15","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T07:07:15","slug":"the-combined-best-graphic-novels-of-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jamiecoville.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/02\/10\/the-combined-best-graphic-novels-of-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The Combined Best Comics & Graphic Novels of 2017!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the last few months there have been many, many websites with \u201cBest of 2017\u201d lists concerning comic books and graphic novels. If you\u2019ve 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 over 136 different \u201cBest Of\u201d Lists regarding comic books and graphic novels and combined them into a spreadsheet. There are over 2,100 different listings of books from these websites. I should note that I\u2019ve 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 mentions or more:<\/p>\n

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Book Title<\/td>\nCount<\/td>\nWriter<\/td>\nArtist<\/td>\nPublisher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters<\/td>\n64<\/td>\nEmil Ferris<\/td>\nEmil Ferris<\/td>\nFantagraphics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mister Miracle<\/td>\n45<\/td>\nTom King<\/td>\nMitch Gerads<\/td>\nDC Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Best We Could Do<\/td>\n36<\/td>\nThi Bui<\/td>\nThi Bui<\/td>\nHarry N. Abrams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boundless<\/td>\n32<\/td>\nJillian Tamaki<\/td>\nJillian Tamaki<\/td>\nDrawn & Quarterly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Batman<\/td>\n27<\/td>\nTom King<\/td>\nMikel Janin<\/td>\nDC Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You & A Bike & A Road<\/td>\n26<\/td>\nEleanor Davis<\/td>\nEleanor Davis<\/td>\nKoyama Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spinning<\/td>\n24<\/td>\nTillie Walden<\/td>\nTillie Walden<\/td>\nFirst Second<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black Hammer<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nJeff Lemire<\/td>\nDean Ormston, David Rubin<\/td>\nDark Horse Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nNagata Kabi<\/td>\nNagata Kabi<\/td>\nSeven Seas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shade The Changing Girl<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nCecil Castellucci<\/td>\nMarley Zarcone<\/td>\nDC Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anti-Gone<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nConnor Willumsen<\/td>\nConnor Willumsen<\/td>\nKoyama Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Mighty Thor<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nJason Aaron<\/td>\nRussell Dauterman<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Songy Of Paradise<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nGary Panter<\/td>\nGary Panter<\/td>\nFantagraphics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hostage<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nGuy Delisle<\/td>\nGuy Delisle<\/td>\nDrawn & Quarterly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Everything Is Flammable<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nGabrielle Bell<\/td>\nGabrielle Bell<\/td>\nUncivilized Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Flintstones<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nMark Russell<\/td>\nSteve Pugh, Rick Leonardi<\/td>\nDC Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paper Girls<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nBrian K. Vaughan<\/td>\nCliff Chiang<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monograph<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nChris Ware<\/td>\nChris Ware<\/td>\nRizzoli<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Real Friends<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nShannon Hale<\/td>\nLeuyen Pham<\/td>\nFirst Second<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Giant Days<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nJohn Allison<\/td>\nMax Sarin, Liz Fleming, Whitney Cogar<\/td>\nBOOM! Studios<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crickets No. 6<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nSammy Harkham<\/td>\nSammy Harkham<\/td>\nAmerican Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mirror Mirror II<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\n2dcloud<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
One More Year<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nSimon Hanselmann<\/td>\nSimon Hanselmann<\/td>\nFantagraphics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saga<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nBrian K. Vaughan<\/td>\nFiona Staples<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Doom Patrol<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nGerard Way<\/td>\nNick Derington<\/td>\nDC Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roughneck<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nJeff Lemire<\/td>\nJeff Lemire<\/td>\nGallery 13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Customer Is Always Wrong<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nMimi Pond<\/td>\nMimi Pond<\/td>\nDrawn & Quarterly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nRyan North<\/td>\nErica Henderson<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Batman \/ Elmer Fudd Special #1<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nTom King<\/td>\nLee Weeks<\/td>\nDC Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sex Fantasy<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nSophia Foster-Dimino<\/td>\nSophia Foster-Dimino<\/td>\nKoyama Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rock Candy Mountain<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nKyle Starks<\/td>\nKyle Starks<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver Surfer<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nDan Slott<\/td>\nMichael Allred And Laura Allred<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pretending Is Lying<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nDominique Goblet<\/td>\nDominique Goblet<\/td>\nNew York Review Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Redlands<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nJordie Bellaire, Vanesa Del Rey<\/td>\nJordie Bellaire, Vanesa Del Rey<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uncomfortably Happily<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nYeon-Sik Hong<\/td>\nYeon-Sik Hong<\/td>\nDrawn & Quarterly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
My Brother’s Husband<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nGengoroh Tagame<\/td>\nGengoroh Tagame<\/td>\nPantheon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
God Country<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nDonny Cates<\/td>\nGeoff Shaw<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4 Kids Walk Into A Bank<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nMatthew Rosenberg<\/td>\nTyler Boss<\/td>\nBlack Mask Studios<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nMichael Deforge<\/td>\nMichael Deforge<\/td>\nDrawn & Quarterly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spill Zone<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nScott Westerfeld<\/td>\nAlex Puvilland<\/td>\nFirst Second<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wonder Woman<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nGreg Rucka<\/td>\nNicola Scott, Liam Sharp, Romulo Fajardo Jr.<\/td>\nDC Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iceland<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nYuichi Yokoyama<\/td>\nYuichi Yokoyama<\/td>\nRetrofit\/Big Planet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aliens: Dead Orbit<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nJames Stokoe<\/td>\nJames Stokoe<\/td>\nDark Horse Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brave<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nSvetlana Chmakova<\/td>\nSvetlana Chmakova<\/td>\nYen Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black Bolt<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nSaladin Ahmed<\/td>\nChristian James Ward<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dark Nights: Metal<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nScott Snyder<\/td>\nGreg Capullo<\/td>\nDC Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pope Hats #5<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nEthan Rilly<\/td>\nEthan Rilly<\/td>\nAdhouse Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Now #1<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\nFantagraphics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All’S Faire In Middle School<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nVictoria Jamieson<\/td>\nVictoria Jamieson<\/td>\nDial Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Complete Strange Growths, 1991-1997<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nJenny Zervakis<\/td>\nJenny Zervakis<\/td>\nSpit and a Half<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crawl Space<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nJesse Jacobs<\/td>\nJesse Jacobs<\/td>\nKoyama Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Secret Weapons<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nEric Heisserer<\/td>\nRaul Allen, Patricia Martin<\/td>\nValiant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Motor Crush<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nBrenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart<\/td>\nBabs Tarr, Cameron Stewart<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Extremity<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nDaniel Warren Johnson<\/td>\nDaniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mis(H)Adra<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nIasmin Omar Ata<\/td>\nIasmin Omar Ata<\/td>\nGallery 13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Girl From The Other Side: Si\u00fail, A R\u00fan<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nNagabe<\/td>\nNagabe<\/td>\nSeven Seas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Everyone’s A Aliebn When Ur A Aliebn Too: A Book<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nJomny Sun<\/td>\nJomny Sun<\/td>\nHarper Perennial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deathstroke<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nChristopher Priest<\/td>\nDiogenes Neves<\/td>\nDC Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawkeye<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nKelly Thompson<\/td>\nLeonardo Romero, Michael Walsh, Jordie Bellaire<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Wild Storm<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nWarren Ellis<\/td>\nJon Davis-Hunt<\/td>\nDC Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How To Read Nancy: The Elements Of Comics In Three Easy Panels<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nPaul Karasik, Mark Newgarden<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFantagraphics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fante Bukowski Two<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nNoah Van Sciver<\/td>\nNoah Van Sciver<\/td>\nFantagraphics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Black Monday Murders<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nJonathan Hickman<\/td>\nTomm Coker, Michael Garland, Rus Wooton<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bitch Planet<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nKelly Sue Deconnick<\/td>\nValentine De Landro, Taki Soma<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language Barrier<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nHannah K. Lee<\/td>\nHannah K. Lee<\/td>\nKoyama Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Providence<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nAlan Moore<\/td>\nJacen Burrows<\/td>\nAvatar Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nightlights<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nLorena Alvarez<\/td>\nLorena Alvarez<\/td>\nNobrow Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poppies Of Iraq<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nBrigitte Findakly And Lewis Trondheim<\/td>\nLewis Trondheim<\/td>\nDrawn & Quarterly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Imagine Wanting Only This<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nKristen Radtke<\/td>\nKristen Radtke<\/td>\nPantheon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Wicked + The Divine<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nKieron Gillen<\/td>\nJamie Mckelvie, Matt Wilson<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pashmina<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nNidhi Chanani<\/td>\nNidhi Chanani<\/td>\nFirst Second<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
America<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nGabby Rivera<\/td>\nJoe Quinones, Ramon Villalobos<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
House Of Women<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nSophie Goldstein<\/td>\nSophie Goldstein<\/td>\nFantagraphics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Marvel<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nG. Willow Wilson<\/td>\nAdrian Alphona, Takeshi Miyazawa<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Stone Heart: The Nameless City<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nFaith Erin Hicks<\/td>\nFaith Erin Hicks, Jordie Bellaire<\/td>\nFirst Second<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I\u2019M Not Here<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nGG<\/td>\nGG<\/td>\nKoyama Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venice<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJiro Taniguchi<\/td>\nJiro Taniguchi<\/td>\nFanfare\/Ponent Mon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Royal City<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJeff Lemire<\/td>\nJeff Lemire<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Batman Annual #2<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nTom King<\/td>\nLee Weeks, Michael Lark, Elizabeth Breitweiser, June Chung, Deron Bennett<\/td>\nDC Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aquaman<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nRiccardo Federici, Dan Abnett<\/td>\nStjepan Sejic, Various<\/td>\nDC Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Savage Town<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nDeclan Shalvey<\/td>\nPhilip Barrett, Jordie Bellaire<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mech Cadet Yu<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nGreg Pak<\/td>\nTakeshi Miyazawa<\/td>\nBOOM! Studios<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJohn Hankiewicz<\/td>\nJohn Hankiewicz<\/td>\nFantagraphics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunburning<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nKeiler Roberts<\/td>\nKeiler Roberts<\/td>\nKoyama Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
To Laugh That We May Not Weep: The Life And Art Of Art Young<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nArt Young,\u200e Art Spiegelman,\u200e Frank Young<\/td>\nArt Young<\/td>\nFantagraphics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Farmer Ned’S Comic Barn<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nGerald Jablonski<\/td>\nGerald Jablonski<\/td>\nFantagraphics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
As The Crow Flies<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nMelanie Gillman<\/td>\nMelanie Gillman<\/td>\nIron Circus Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Interview<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nManuele Fior<\/td>\nManuele Fior<\/td>\nFantagraphics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bolivar<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nSean Rubin<\/td>\nSean Rubin<\/td>\nArchaia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Tea Dragon Society<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nKatie O\u2019Neill<\/td>\nKatie O\u2019Neill<\/td>\nOni Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Wendy Project<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nMelissa Jane Osborne<\/td>\nVeronica Fish<\/td>\nPapercutz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mighty Jack And The Goblin King<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nBen Hatke<\/td>\nBen Hatke<\/td>\nFirst Second<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black Panther<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nTa-Nehisi Coates<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\nBlack Mask Studios<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Unworthy Thor<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJason Aaron<\/td>\nOlivier Coipel<\/td>\nMarvel Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kill Or Be Killed<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nEd Brubaker<\/td>\nSean Phillips<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monstress<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nMarjorie Liu<\/td>\nSana Takeda<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spy Seal<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nRich Tomasso<\/td>\nRich Tomasso<\/td>\nImage Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Where\u2019s Halmoni?<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJulie Kim<\/td>\nJulie Kim<\/td>\nLittle Bigfoot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Abominable Mr. Seabrook<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJoe Ollmann<\/td>\nJoe Ollmann<\/td>\nDrawn & Quarterly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shaolin Cowboy: Who’ll Stop The Reign?<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nGeof Darrow<\/td>\nGeof Darrow<\/td>\nDark Horse Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fire!! The Zola Hurston Neale Story<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nPeter Bagge<\/td>\nPeter Bagge<\/td>\nDrawn & Quarterly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baking With Kafka<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nTom Gauld<\/td>\nTom Gauld<\/td>\nDrawn & Quarterly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Voices In The Dark<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nMarcel Beyer, Ulli Lust<\/td>\nUlli Lust<\/td>\nNew York Review Comics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5 Worlds, V.1: The Sand Warrior<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nMark Siegel, Alexis Siegel<\/td>\nMark Siegel, Xanthe Bouma, Matt Rockefeller, Boya Sun<\/td>\nRandom House<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tenements, Towers & Trash<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJulia Wertz<\/td>\nJulia Wertz<\/td>\nBlack Dog & Leventhal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Also of note, a handful of reviewers included a webcomic within it\u2019s best books lists.\u00a0Tilly Walden\u2019s On A Sunbeam\u00a0<\/a>got the most (4) mentions this year, which is remarkable as she tied for the most mentions last year. Like last year\u00a0The Nib<\/a>\u00a0got 2nd place as a general site and Nib hosted specific comics\u00a0Sarah Glidden’s The Art of War<\/a>\u00a0and Jess Parker’s\u00a0Who Was The Somerton Man<\/a>\u00a0were\u00a0also mentioned.\u00a0Tied for 2nd with 3 mentions is <\/span>Michael DeForge’s Leaving Richard’s Valley<\/a>.\u00a0 It should be said that several Self-Published and very small press comics were both web comics and printed books. I did not do a through check, but it’s possible that some of those books are available as web comics and vice versa.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Image was the most popular with 74 different titles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

DC was 2nd with 54 different titles.<\/p>\n

Fantagraphics and Marvel are tied for a close 3rd with 53 different titles.<\/p>\n

Dark Horse has 30 titles.<\/p>\n

First Second did well with 24 titles.<\/p>\n

58 Self-Published books made the list too.<\/p>\n

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

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

I did not use lists where the website was not in English and the books appeared to be translated versions.<\/p>\n

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

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 of listing them all. In some cases I combined those involved even if they worked on the title for different issues.<\/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, with rare exceptions. Apologies to the reviewers of those books.<\/p>\n

Some writers included books that were technically published in 2016 and at least 1 just listed best books they read that year, but the vast majority of those lists were 2017 books. The number of non 2017 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 2017, 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

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A Reading Life – https:\/\/areadinglife.com\/2017\/11\/28\/best-of-2017-books-for-adults\/<\/a>
\nA Reading Life – https:\/\/areadinglife.com\/2017\/11\/29\/best-of-2017-books-for-young-adults\/<\/a>
\nA Reading Life – https:\/\/areadinglife.com\/2017\/11\/30\/best-of-2017-books-for-children\/<\/a>
\nAdventures in Poor Taste – http:\/\/www.adventuresinpoortaste.com\/2018\/01\/02\/the-year-in-queer-the-top-10-lgbtq-comics-of-2017\/<\/a>
\nAdvocate – https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/arts-entertainment\/2018\/1\/03\/best-lgbt-graphic-novels-2017<\/a>
\nAll The Wonders – http:\/\/www.allthewonders.com\/podcasts\/some-of-the-top-middle-grade-graphic-novels-of-2017-books-between-episode-40\/<\/a>
\nAmazon – https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?ie=UTF8&node=17388344011<\/a>
\nAnime News Network – https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/feature\/2017-12-29\/best-manga-and-light-novels-of-2017\/.125750<\/a>
\nAV Club – https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/the-best-comics-of-2017-1820879242<\/a>
\nBam! Smack! Pow! – https:\/\/bamsmackpow.com\/2017\/12\/31\/top-comic-books-2017\/<\/a>
\nBarnes and Nobel – https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/blog\/sci-fi-fantasy\/best-comics-graphic-novels-2017\/<\/a>
\nBarnes and Nobel – https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/blog\/sci-fi-fantasy\/best-new-manga-series-2017\/<\/a>
\nBen Towle – http:\/\/www.benzilla.com\/?p=6266<\/a>
\nBooklist Online – https:\/\/www.booklistonline.com\/Top-10-Graphic-Novels-2017-Sarah-Hunter\/pid=8966988<\/a>
\nBookList Online – https:\/\/www.booklistonline.com\/Top-10-Graphic-Novels-for-Youth-2017-Sarah-Hunter\/pid=8964161<\/a>
\nBounding Into Comics – http:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2017\/12\/27\/the-10-best-comic-books-of-2017\/<\/a>
\nCBC – http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/books\/the-best-canadian-comics-and-graphica-of-2017-1.4453579<\/a>
\nCBR – https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/tag\/bestcomics2017\/<\/a>
\nChicago Public Library – https:\/\/chipublib.bibliocommons.com\/list\/share\/200121216_chipublib_teens\/1058615227_best_teen_graphic_novels_and_manga_of_2017<\/a>
\nComicBook.com – http:\/\/comicbook.com\/comics\/2018\/01\/01\/the-10-best-indie-comics-of-2017\/#1<\/a>
\nComicon.com – http:\/\/www.comicon.com\/2017\/12\/26\/comicons-8-best-comic-series-of-2017\/<\/a>
\nComicon.com – http:\/\/www.comicon.com\/2017\/12\/26\/comicons-8-best-original-graphic-novels-of-2017\/<\/a>
\nComicon.com – http:\/\/www.comicon.com\/2017\/12\/26\/comicons-8-best-single-comic-issues-of-2017\/<\/a>
\nComicon.com – http:\/\/www.comicon.com\/2017\/12\/28\/comicons-8-best-webcomics-of-2017\/<\/a>
\nComicon.com – http:\/\/www.comicon.com\/2017\/12\/29\/comicons-most-progressive-comics-2017\/<\/a>
\nComicosity – http:\/\/www.comicosity.com\/best-of-2017-graphic-novel\/<\/a>
\nComicosity – http:\/\/www.comicosity.com\/best-of-2017-series\/<\/a>
\nComicosity – http:\/\/www.comicosity.com\/best-of-2017-single-issue\/<\/a>
\nComics Alternative – http:\/\/comicsalternative.com\/young-readers-reviews-of-good-night-planet-the-dam-keeper-and-misfit-city-as-well-as-a-look-back-at-2017\/<\/a>
\nCritical Hit – https:\/\/www.criticalhit.net\/comics-toys\/20-best-comic-books-2017\/<\/a>
\nCryptoscatology – http:\/\/cryptoscatology.blogspot.com\/2017\/12\/the-cryptoscatology-top-ten-best-comic.html<\/a>
\nDaniel Elkin – http:\/\/www.danielelkin.com\/2017\/12\/top-13-small-press-comics-i-reviewed-of.html<\/a>
\nDen of Geek – http:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/us\/books-comics\/best-comics-of-2017\/269562\/best-comics-2017-comicbooks<\/a>
\nDenver Public Library – https:\/\/kids.denverlibrary.org\/booklist\/best-brightest-graphic-novels-2017<\/a>
\nEntropy – https:\/\/entropymag.org\/best-of-2017-comics-graphic-novels\/<\/a>
\nEPL (Edmonton Public Library) – https:\/\/epl.bibliocommons.com\/list\/share\/664197898_comicsprof\/1032066367_best_graphic_novels_2017<\/a>
\nEW – http:\/\/ew.com\/books\/best-comics-2017\/best-comics-of-2017\/<\/a>
\nFantagraphics – http:\/\/fantagraphics.com\/flog\/whats-store-top-comix-2017\/<\/a>
\nFantom Comics – http:\/\/fantomcomics.tumblr.com\/post\/169268628241\/fantoms-favorite-comics-of-2017<\/a>
\nForbes – https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/pictures\/5a2aaf04a7ea432f2e756465\/best-graphic-novels-of-20\/#262f8e171d9b<\/a>
\nForbidden Planet – http:\/\/forbiddenplanet.blog\/2017\/best-year-2017-matts-picks\/<\/a>
\nForbidden Planet – http:\/\/forbiddenplanet.blog\/2017\/best-year-2017-richmonds-picks\/<\/a>
\nForbidden Planet – http:\/\/forbiddenplanet.blog\/2018\/best-of-the-year-2017-joes-picks\/<\/a>
\nForbidden Planet – http:\/\/forbiddenplanet.blog\/2018\/best-year-2017-richard-begs-forgiveness-tardiness\/<\/a>
\nFree Library of Philadelphia – https:\/\/libwww.freelibrary.org\/blog\/post\/3168<\/a>
\nFresh Toast – https:\/\/thefreshtoast.com\/culture\/best-comic-books-from-each-major-publisher-in-2017\/<\/a>
\nGamespot – https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/gallery\/the-10-best-comics-of-2017\/2900-1711\/<\/a>
\nGeeks – https:\/\/geeks.media\/best-comics-of-2017-for-fans-of-every-genre<\/a>
\nGood OK Bad – http:\/\/goodokbad.com\/index.php\/about\/2017comics<\/a>
\nGood Reads – https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/choiceawards\/best-graphic-novels-comics-2017<\/a>
\nGosh London – https:\/\/www.goshlondon.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/17\/the-gosh-best-of-2017-kids<\/a>
\nGosh London – https:\/\/www.goshlondon.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/9\/the-gosh-best-of-2017<\/a>
\nGraphic Policy – https:\/\/graphicpolicy.com\/2018\/01\/04\/alexs-best-2017\/<\/a>
\nGuide Live – https:\/\/www.guidelive.com\/comic-books\/2017\/12\/14\/perfectpanels-10-best-comic-books-2017<\/a>
\nHell Machine Jog (Joe McCulloch) – https:\/\/twitter.com\/snubpollard\/status\/947651965797961728<\/a>
\nHerald Scotland – http:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/arts_ents\/15784889.Graphic_Content__From_werewolves_to_cross_dressing__our_choice_of_books_of_the_year\/<\/a>
\nHerald Scottland – http:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/arts_ents\/15783879.Graphic_Content__Cartoonists_choose_their_comics_and_graphic_novels_of_the_year\/<\/a>
\nHeroic Girls – http:\/\/www.heroicgirls.com\/best-graphic-novels-2017-kids-teens\/<\/a>
\nHipinion – http:\/\/forums.hipinion.com\/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=115077<\/a>
\nHollywood Reporter – https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/heat-vision\/best-comics-2017-1070417<\/a>
\ni09 – https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/the-15-best-comics-of-2017-1821292444<\/a>
\nICPL – http:\/\/blog.icpl.org\/2017\/12\/30\/icpl-top-staff-picks-for-2017-graphic-novels\/<\/a>
\nICV2 – https:\/\/icv2.com\/articles\/columns\/view\/39263\/the-10-best-graphic-novels-2017<\/a>
\nICV2 – https:\/\/icv2.com\/articles\/news\/view\/39211\/top-10-kids-graphic-novels-2017<\/a>
\nInfinite Earths – https:\/\/iearths.blogspot.ca\/2017\/12\/the-top-10-best-comics-of-2017.html?m=1<\/a>
\nInverse – https:\/\/www.inverse.com\/article\/39420-best-comics-2017-writers-ninjak-batgirl-kaijumax-flintstones<\/a>
\nIVC2 – https:\/\/icv2.com\/articles\/news\/view\/39236\/top-10-manga-2017<\/a>
\nKevin Huizenga – https:\/\/kevinh.blogspot.com\/2017\/12\/2017-time-capsule.html<\/a>
\nKirkus – https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/lists\/best-middle-grade-graphic-novels-2017\/<\/a>
\nKitsap Regional Library – http:\/\/www.krl.org\/blog\/best-graphic-novels-teens-2017<\/a>
\nLarge Hearted Boy – http:\/\/www.largeheartedboy.com\/blog\/archive\/2017\/12\/favorite_graphi_6.html<\/a>
\nLars Ingebrigtsen – https:\/\/lars.ingebrigtsen.no\/2017\/12\/14\/the-best-comics-of-2017\/<\/a>
\nLeo Weekly – https:\/\/www.leoweekly.com\/2017\/12\/leo-looks-back-best-comic-books-2017\/<\/a>
\nLet’s Talk Picture Books – http:\/\/www.letstalkpicturebooks.com\/2017\/12\/best-graphic-novels-of-2017.html<\/a>
\nLibrary Journal – http:\/\/lj.libraryjournal.com\/bestbooks2017\/graphic_novels.php<\/a>
\nLisa Hanawalt – https:\/\/twitter.com\/lisadraws\/status\/946879618551726080<\/a>
\nMatt Seneca – http:\/\/mattseneca.tumblr.com\/post\/169372094107\/2017-a-fuck-ass-year<\/a>
\nMultiversity Comics – http:\/\/www.multiversitycomics.com\/news-columns\/2017-in-review-best-miniseries\/<\/a>
\nMultiversity Comics – http:\/\/www.multiversitycomics.com\/news-columns\/2017-in-review-best-new-series\/<\/a>
\nMultiversity Comics – http:\/\/www.multiversitycomics.com\/news-columns\/2017-in-review-best-ongoing-series\/<\/a>
\nMultiversity Comics – http:\/\/www.multiversitycomics.com\/news-columns\/2017-in-review-best-single-issue\/<\/a>
\nMultiversity Comics – http:\/\/www.multiversitycomics.com\/news-columns\/2017-in-review-graphic-novel\/<\/a>
\nMultiversity Comics – http:\/\/www.multiversitycomics.com\/news-columns\/2017-in-review-webcomic\/<\/a>
\nMultiversity Comics – http:\/\/www.multiversitycomics.com\/reader-poll\/2017-readers-choice\/<\/a>
\nNewsarama – https:\/\/www.newsarama.com\/37961-best-of-best-shots-2017-our-review-crew-picks-the-best-of-the-year.html<\/a>
\nNJ – http:\/\/www.nj.com\/hudson\/index.ssf\/2018\/01\/what_was_the_best_comic_book_series_of_2017_comic.html<\/a>
\nNPR – http:\/\/apps.npr.org\/best-books-2017\/#\/tag\/comics-and-graphic-novels<\/a>
\nObservation Deck – https:\/\/observationdeck.kinja.com\/comic-books-2017-1821374651<\/a>
\nPanel Platter – http:\/\/www.panelpatter.com\/2017\/12\/james-2017-favorites-in-17-ridiculous.html<\/a>
\nPanel Platter – http:\/\/www.panelpatter.com\/2018\/01\/rob-m-favorite-sci-fi-and-fantasy.html<\/a>
\nPanel Platter – http:\/\/www.panelpatter.com\/2018\/01\/rob-ms-favorite-anthologies-of-2017.html<\/a>
\nPanel Platter – http:\/\/www.panelpatter.com\/2018\/01\/rob-ms-favorite-horror-comics-of-2017.html<\/a>
\nPanel Platter – http:\/\/www.panelpatter.com\/2018\/01\/rob-ms-favorite-horror-comics-of-2017.html<\/a>
\nPanel Platter – http:\/\/www.panelpatter.com\/2018\/01\/rob-ms-favorite-indie-books-of-2017.html<\/a>
\nPanel Platter – http:\/\/www.panelpatter.com\/2018\/01\/rob-ms-favorite-superhero-style-comics.html<\/a>
\nPaste – https:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2017\/12\/the-10-best-kids-comics-of-2017.html<\/a>
\nPaste – https:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2017\/12\/the-25-best-comics-of-2017.html<\/a>
\nPierce County Library – http:\/\/www.piercecountylibrary.org\/books-materials\/pierce-county-favorites\/Default.htm<\/a>
\nPolygon – https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/comics\/2017\/12\/22\/16807870\/comics-2017-marvel-dc<\/a>
\nPublisher Weekly – https:\/\/best-books.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/best-books\/2017\/comics<\/a>
\nPublishers Weekly – https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/by-topic\/industry-news\/comics\/article\/75675-my-favorite-thing-is-monsters-tops-annual-pw-graphic-novel-critics-poll.html<\/a>
\nReadings – https:\/\/www.readings.com.au\/news\/graphic-novels-and-comics-we-loved-in-2017<\/a>
\nRyan C’s Four Colour Apocalypse – https:\/\/fourcolorapocalypse.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/07\/2017-year-in-review-top-10-single-issues\/<\/a>
\nRyan C’s Four Colour Apocalypse – https:\/\/fourcolorapocalypse.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/13\/2017-year-in-review-top-10-collected-editions-contemporary\/<\/a>
\nSchool Library Journal – http:\/\/blogs.slj.com\/afuse8production\/2017\/12\/20\/31-days-31-lists-day-twenty-2017-comics-for-kids\/<\/a>
\nSchool Library Journal – http:\/\/www.slj.com\/2017\/11\/reviews\/best-of\/top-10-graphic-novels-2017\/<\/a>
\nScifi Pulse – http:\/\/www.scifipulse.net\/comic-books-2017-the-year-in-review\/<\/a>
\nSequential State – https:\/\/sequentialstate.com\/blog\/comics-challenged-2017-complete-list\/<\/a>
\nSlackjaw Punks – http:\/\/slackjawpunks.com\/top-5-comics-of-2017\/<\/a>
\nSpy – http:\/\/spy.com\/2017\/entertainment\/books-music-movies\/best-graphic-novels-2017-comics-72376\/<\/a>
\nSuper Skull – http:\/\/www.superskullshow.com\/episodes-all\/2017\/12\/7\/super-skulls-best-graphic-novels-of-2017<\/a>
\nSyFy – http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/syfywire\/syfy-wires-best-ongoing-genre-comics-of-2017<\/a>
\nThe Beat – http:\/\/www.comicsbeat.com\/the-beats-best-comics-of-2017\/<\/a>
\nThe Comics Journal – http:\/\/www.tcj.com\/the-best-comics-of-2017\/<\/a>
\nThe Comics Reporter – http:\/\/www.comicsreporter.com\/index.php\/fff_results_postr_491_books_of_2017\/<\/a>
\nThe Guardian – https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2017\/dec\/03\/rachel-cooke-best-graphic-novels-2017-joff-winterhart-driving-short-distances-grandville-talbot<\/a>
\nThe Hundreds – https:\/\/thehundreds.com\/blogs\/content\/best-2017-graphic-novels<\/a>
\nThe Irish Times – https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/books\/living-colour-favourite-comics-and-graphic-novels-of-2017-1.3324716<\/a>
\nThe Smart Set – https:\/\/thesmartset.com\/comic-countdown\/<\/a>
\nThe Verge – https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2017\/12\/22\/16807260\/best-comics-of-2017<\/a>
\nTurnaround – https:\/\/theturnaroundblog.com\/2017\/12\/21\/top-comic-books-of-2017\/<\/a>
\nUnder The Radar – http:\/\/www.undertheradarmag.com\/blog\/under_the_radars_holiday_gift_guide_2017_part_9_books_and_graphic_novels\/<\/a>
\nUnwinnable – https:\/\/unwinnable.com\/2018\/01\/03\/the-best-comics-of-2017\/<\/a>
\nUproxx – http:\/\/uproxx.com\/hitfix\/best-comics-2017\/<\/a>
\nVice – https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/paqaxk\/the-ten-best-comics-of-2017<\/a>
\nVillain Media – https:\/\/villainmedia.com\/jorge-solis-top-10-comic-books-2017\/<\/a>
\nVulture – http:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2017\/12\/10-best-comics-2017.html<\/a>
\nWashington Post – https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/entertainment\/books\/the-10-best-graphic-novels-of-2017\/2017\/11\/10\/ded1688c-af85-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html?utm_term=.74d0cde5c002<\/a>
\nWaukegan Public Library – https:\/\/www.waukeganpl.org\/2017-review-graphic-novels\/<\/a>
\nWhatCulture – http:\/\/whatculture.com\/comics\/10-best-comic-books-of-2017<\/a>
\nWhatCulture – http:\/\/whatculture.com\/comics\/10-best-comic-books-of-2017-so-far<\/a>
\nWhy So Blu? – http:\/\/whysoblu.com\/best-comic-books-2017\/<\/a>
\nWired – https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/best-comics-2017\/<\/a>
\nWomen Write About Comics – http:\/\/womenwriteaboutcomics.com\/2018\/01\/03\/small-press-bites-faves-of-2017-edition\/<\/a>
\nWomen Write About Comics – http:\/\/womenwriteaboutcomics.com\/2017\/12\/30\/wwacs-favorite-big-press-comics-of-2017\/<\/a>
\nZainab Akhtar – https:\/\/twitter.com\/comicsandcola\/status\/941346392492167168<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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