Like most of the Young Animal lineup, Shade fills the void left behind by ‘90s mature-comics staple Vertigo, a weird and wonderful adventure that feels like a gem from an indie publisher.

These comics, however far-reaching in their themes, styles and executions, are, quite simply, the best comics of 2017.Īrtists: Marley Zarcone, Marguerite Sauvage How do you rank a long-running and reliably excellent science-fiction family drama against an intimate memoir about loving and leaving dreams? Do you penalize a series for shipping sporadically if each issue to hit stands in 2017 landed with an utter gut-punch that left us reeling for months to come? The result of reconciling our various tastes is a mélange of superhero social commentary, immigration memoirs, meditations on monstrousness and caveman satire all occupying the same countdown. While mainstream comics underwent tectonic shifts (Marvel’s Legacy initiative, DC’s dual explosions of Metal and Doomsday Clock), independent and original releases flourished from all corners-a clear development when you note that 13 different publishers and imprints are represented among our 25 picks. We’re not ashamed to admit that we had a beast of a time narrowing down our 25 favorite comics of 2017.

Best comic book readers for pc 2017