THE DETAILS:
• Compiled from over 60 “Best of the Decade” lists.
• Only those books that made at least 5 lists are included on the master list. Organized by number of mentions.
• Limited to comics books and graphic novels released between 2000-2009. 38 comics in all.
THE LIST:
24 MENTIONS:
Y: THE LAST MAN
Brian K. Vaughn, Pia Guerra - Vertigo
19 MENTIONS:
ALL STAR SUPERMAN
Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely – DC
SCOTT PILGRIM
Bryan Lee O’Malley – Oni
17 MENTIONS:
BLANKETS
Craig Thompson – Top Shelf
16 MENTIONS:
FABLES
Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Lan Medina – Vertigo
14 MENTIONS:
CAPTAIN AMERICA
Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting, Mike Perkins, Michael Lark - Marvel
THE WALKING DEAD
Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn - Image
13 MENTIONS:
PLANETARY
Warren Ellis, John Cassaday – Wildstorm
11 MENTIONS:
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC (11)
Alison Bechdel – Houghton Mifflin
THE ULTIMATES
Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch, Steve Dillon – Marvel
10 MENTIONS:
BLACK HOLE
Charles Burns – Pantheon
DC: THE NEW FRONTIER
Darwyn Cooke -DC
BONE
Jeff Smith - Cartoon Books
JIMMY CORRIGAN: THE SMARTEST KID ON EARTH
Chris Ware - Pantheon
PERSEPOLIS
Marjane Satrapi – Pantheon
9 MENTIONS:
ASTERIOS POLYP
David Mazzucchelli – Pantheon
DAREDEVIL (9)
Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev – Marvel Comics
8 MENTIONS:
ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY
Chris Ware – Pantheon
LOUIS RIEL: A COMIC-STRIP BIOGRAPHY
Chester Brown – D&Q
PROMETHEA
Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III - America’s Best Comics / Wildstorm,
WE3
Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely – Vertigo
7 MENTIONS:
100 BULLETS
Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso - Vertigo
GREEN LANTERN
Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Ethan Van Sciver, Doug Mahnke – DC
HELLBOY
Mike Mignola -Dark Horse
SAFE AREA GORAZDE
Joe Sacco, Christopher Hitchens – Fantagraphics
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN
Alan Moore, Kevin O’Neill - America’s Best Comics / Wildstorm
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN
Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley – Marvel
6 MENTIONS:
ASTONISHING X-MEN
Joss Whedon, John Cassaday – Marvel
CRIMINAL
Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips – Icon
PUNISHER MAX
Garth Ennis, Lewis Larosa, Leandro Fernandez – Marvel
5 MENTIONS:
100%
Paul Pope – Vertigo
ACHEWOOD
Chris Onstad - achewood.com / Dark Horse
EPILEPTIC
David B. – Pantheon
IDENTITY CRISIS
Brad Meltzer, Rags Morales – DC
KRAMERS ERGOT
Sammy Harkham, Various – Buenaventura
POWERS
Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming - Image / Icon
THE AUTHORITY
Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch – Wildstorm
THE GOON
Eric Powell – Dark Horse
