The funniest series you'll read that will also make you cry. Zdarsky has a knack for tickling the funny bone while also pulling the heart strings. Veronica Fish also drew the best issue of the series with Shocket and Linda, female clones of Howard and Rocket.9. The Vision- Tom King/Gabriel Hernandez Walta
Both deeply funny and deeply disturbing, this book uses Marvel's favorite artificial human to examine the darker side of humanity and family.
8. Jughead- Chip Zdarsky/Erica Henderson
Everyone's favorite slacker is updated for the 21st century--- plus: dream team up with Zdarsky and Henderson!7. Spider-Gwen- Jason Latour/Robbi Rodgriguez
Latour continues to make Earth-65 his own personal playground yet also manages to successfully give Gwen Stacy her very own unique spider-verse to inhabit. Interesting twist on familiar characters is just a perk on top of the gourgeous art and solid story and characters.
6. Batman/All-Star Batman- Scott Snyder/Greg Capullo/John Romita, Jr.
Snyder and Capullo's run on the flagship title will go down as one of the all time greats in the history of comics and All-Star Batman is shaping up to be the capstone of Snyder's work on the character.
North/Erica Henderson
USG continues to be, not only one of the most enjoyable comics out there, but also one of the most innovative. This year also saw the release of the Original Graphic Novel The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe (and Henderson ALSO drew Jughead). Added Bonus: I got my first ever letter published in letters page and all I had to do was imitate a squirrel!
4. Mother Panic- Jody Houser/Tommy Lee Edwards
Part of the concept of DC's Young Animal line is to bring back the early days of Vertigo when, rather than being the companies creator-owned imprint, it focused on darker, more adult corners of the DC Universe. Mother Panic focuses on a new Gotham vigilante who works outside Batman's circles. If anyone was curious about a connection between the two, our protagonist makes it abundantly clear in the first issue when she bluntly states, "Fuck the Bat."
3. Doom Patrol- Gerward Way/Nick Derrington
I am a HUGE fan of the Morrison/Case iteration of the Doom Patrol from the 90's. Way seems to be attempting to pick up where they left off--- It's still unclear if this will be a faithful continuation of that run or more of an homage that will incorporate more of the team's larger history. If anyone can pull of a decent Morrison imitation, it's Way. His Umbrella Academy is the best Grant Morrison comic not written by Morrison. I only hope he can grow beyond his influences a bit and make the book his own.
2. Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye- Gerard Way/Nick Rivera/Michael Avon-Oeming
Doom Patrol may have been the Young Animal title I was most looking forward to but, ultimately, Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye has proved to be the most intriguing. It kind of reads like a more dramatic version of The Venture Bros--- and I mean that in a good way. Plus, they brought back Wild Dog! Friggin' Wild Dog!Do I need to explain this more than simply saying: it's Saga
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