Favorite Comics 2015

This is the year that I really got into comics again; for once I'm reading stuff as it actually comes out.  Not all of the series here started in 2015 but all were still coming out or finished in 2015.


10. Batgirl- Cameron Stewart and Babs Tarr


Just an all around fun series; Tarr's art is playful and, best of all, most issues contain self-contained stories.

9. Howard The Duck- Chip Zdarsky and Joe Quinones

Zdarsky is one of the funniest guys working in comics today and the second issue of the re-launch nearly brought tears to my eyes. Talk about range! I'm looking forward to watching this series evolve.

8. Sex Criminals- Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky

Suprisingly less dirty than you think! The premise is just the hook to bring you into what is actually just a  very well written story about men, women, and relationships. Beautiful art from Zdarsky.

7. Southern Bastards- Jason Aaron and Jason Latour

Imagine the The Sopranos meets Friday Night Lights with a bit of Sons of Anarchy thrown in and you might come up with something like Aaron and Latour's southern fried noir about a football coach who is the kingpin of crime in a rural southern town.


6. Unbeatable Squirrel Girl- Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Rico Renzi

So much good!  My favorite thing about this series is that each issue actually takes 30 minutes to read (granted a good 5 of that is North's fine print comments on the bottom of each page... but still).  It's light-hearted, fun for the whole family that is smart and entertaining enough for grown-ups as well.

5. Spider-Gwen- Jason Latour, Robbie Rodriguez, Rico Renzi

Latour and Rodriguez turn the Spider-Man mythos on its head by having Gwen Stacy (arguably the first woman in a refridgerator) get bit in by the spider, transforming her from damsel in distress into the hero of the series.

4. Batman- Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo

This might be the best thing ever done with Batman in his monthly series.  4 years and this series is still going strong but this year saw, not only the finale to the brilliant Endgame (arguably the best Batman/Joker showdown ever done) but the current story arc with a very different version of Batman with Jim Gordon under the cowl.

3. Hawkeye- Matt Fraction/David Aja



Bottom line the best thing in Superhero comics over the last few years.  Beautiful art, brilliant, creative story-telling that maximizes the power of the comics medium.

2. Casanova- Matt Fraction, Fabio Moon, Gabriel Ba

I finally got around to reading this series this year and, fortunately, it was just in time for the latest volume.  Fraction is the Tarantino of comics; a mash-up artist of influence and style (and with taste closer to my own no less!).




1. Saga- Brian K. Vaughn/Fiona Staples

It's like nothing else out there--- not just comics, but anywhere! No TV show or movie is doing anything like this.  I seriously can't even begin to explain this series--- just read it!