Comic Book Shopping List for the First Eight Months of 2011

With 2010 winding down, it's time to get excited about comics in 2011.  Here is a list of comics coming out in the first eight months of the year.

January

A Single Match, by Oji Suzuki, Drawn & Quarterly
Axe Cop vol.1, by Malachai Nicolle and Ethan Nicolle, Dark Horse
Battle Chasers Anthology, by Joe Madureira, Image 
Black Jack vol. 13, by Osamu Tezuka, Vertical

Casanova vol. 1: Luxuria, by Matt Fraction, Gabriel Ba, and Fabian Moon, Marvel
EmiTown, by Emi Lenox, Image 
Gantz vol. 15, by Hiroya Oku, Dark Horse
House of Mystery vol. 5: Under New Management, by Matthew Sturges and various, Vertigo 
John Carter of Mars: Weird Worlds, by Marv Wolfman, Murphy Anderson, Gray Morrow, & Joe Orlando, Dark Horse
Madame Xanadu vol. 3: Broken House of Cards, by Matt Wagner and Amy Reeder Hadley, Vertigo
Rat Catcher, by Andy Diggle and Victor Ibanez, Vertigo
Term Life, by A. J. Lieberman and Nick Thornborrow, Image
The New Teen Titans: Games, by Marv Wolfman and George Perez, DC
The Pilgrim, by Mark Ryan and Mike Grell, IDW 
The Smurfs #4: The Smurfette, by Peyo and Yvan Delporte, Papercutz
Twin Spica vol. 5, by Kou Yaginuma, Vertical
Vietnamerica: A Family's Leavetakings and Homecomings, by GB Tran, Villard 
Yesterday's Tomorrows vol. 1, by various and Rian Hughes, Image 

February

7 Billion Needles vol. 3, by Nobuaki Tadano, Vertical
20th Century Boys vol. 13, by Naoki Urasawa, Viz 
Age of Reptiles Omnibus, by Ricardo Delgado, Dark Horse
Air vol. 4: A History of the Future, by G. Willow Wilson and M.K. Perker, Vertigo
Akira vol. 5, by Katsuhiro Otomo, Kodansha
Avengers vol. 1, by Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr., Marvel 
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne, by Grant Morrison and various, DC
Black Jack vol. 14, by Osamu Tezuka, Vertical
Blecky Yuckerella vol. 4: Fuc- --u, -ss --le, by Johnny Ryan, Fantagraphics
Captain America by Jack Kirby Omnibus, by Jack Kirby, Marvel

Chi's Sweet Home vol. 5, by Keigo Higashino, Vertical
Daytripper, by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon, Vertigo

Elephantmen War Toys vol. 2: Enemy Species, by Richard Starkings and Boo Cook, Image 
Freakangels vol. 5, by Warren Ellis & Paul Duffield, Avatar
Garth Ennis' Battlefields vol. 6: Motherland, by Garth Ennis and Russ Braun, Dynamite

Human Target: Second Chances, by Peter Milligan, Javier Pulido, and Cliff Chiang, Vertigo 

Incorruptible vol. 3, by Mark Waid & Horacio Domingues, Boom

Irredeemable vol. 5, by Mark Waid and Peter Krause, Boom
Jack of Fables vol. 8: The Fulminate Blade, by Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges, and Tony Akins, Vertigo
King of the Flies vol. 2: The Origin of the World, by Mezzo and Pirus, Fantagraphics

Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service vol. 12, by Eiji Otsuka and Housui Yamazaki, Dark Horse

Lenny Zero & The Perps of Mega-City One, by Andy Diggle, Jock, John Wagner, Alan Grant, & Greg Staples, 2000AD
Lewis & Clark, by Nick Bertozzi, First Second
Lobster Johnson vol. 1: Iron Prometheus, by Mike Mignola, Jason Armstrong, & Dave Stewart, Dark Horse
MySpace Dark Horse Presents vol. 6, by Jaime Hernandez, Gabriel Ba, & others, Dark Horse
Nemesis, by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven, Marvel
Slam Dunk vol. 14, by Takehiko Inoue, Viz 
Stigmata, by Lorenzo Mattotti and Claudio Piersanti, Fantagraphics
Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire, by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell, DC
Suppli vol. 5, by Okazaki Mari, TokyoPop
The Goon vol. 10: Death's Greedy Comeuppance, by Eric Powell, Dark Horse



March

Batman: Time and the Batman, by Grant Morrison and various, DC
Black Jack vol. 15, by Osamu Tezuka, Vertical  
Demo vol. 2, by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan, Vertigo 
Detroit Metal City vol. 8, by Kiminori Wakasugi, Viz
Finder Library: vol. 1, by Carla Speed McNeil, Dark Horse
Finder: Voice, by Carla Speed McNeil, Dark Horse 
Freeway, by Mark Kalesniko, Fantagraphics 
Gantz vol. 16, by Hiroya Oku, Dark Horse
Girl Comics, by Trina Robbins, Devin Grayson, Ann Nocenti, G. Willow Wilson, and others, Marvel
iZombie vol. 1: Dead to the World, by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred, Vertigo
Little Lulu vol. 26: The Feud and Other Stories, by John Stanley and Irving Tripp, Dark Horse
Mean Machine: Real Mean, by John Wagner, Alan Grant, Greg Staples, Steve Dillon, & Kev Walker
Mid-Life, by Joe Ollmann, Drawn & Quarterly
Mome Winter 2011 vol. 21, by various, edited by Eric Reynolds, Fantagraphics 
Morning Glories vol. 1, by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma, Image 
Poseurs, by Deborah Vankin and Rick Mays, Image 
Scalped vol. 7: Rez Blues, by Jason Aaron and various, Vertigo 
Scenes from an Impending Marriage, by Adrian Tomine, Drawn & Quarterly
Spider-Man: Grim Hunt, by Joe Kelly, J.M. Dematteis, Fred Van Lente, Phil Jimenez, and others, Marvel
Superstar: As Seen on TV, by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen, IDW 
The Cardboard Valise, by Ben Katchor, Pantheon 
The Smurfs #5: The Smurfs and the Egg, by Peyo and Yvan Delporte, Papercutz 
The Taxidermist, by John Wagner, Cam Kennedy, & Ian Gibson, 2000AD
The Unwritten vol. 3: Dead Man's Knock, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross, Vertigo
Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus, by Walter Simonson, Marvel
Thor: The Mighty Avenger vol. 2, by Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee, Marvel
Twin Spica vol. 6, by Kou Yaginuma, Vertical
Wandering Son: Book One, by Shimura Takako, translated by Matt Thorn, Fantagraphics
Wildcats 3.0 vol. 2, by Joe Casey and Dustin Nguyen, Wildstorm 
Your Highness, by Danny McBride, Dark Horse
 

April

7 Billion Needles vol. 4, by Nobuaki Tadano, Vertical
20th Century Boys vol. 14, by Naoki Urasawa, Viz 
21: The Story of Roberto Clemente, by Wilfred Santiago, Fantagraphics
Approximate Continuum Comics, by Lewis Trondheim, Fantagraphics
Akira vol. 6, by Katsuhiro Ootomo, Kodansha
Astro City Shining Stars, by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson, Wildstorm 
Bat Boy: The Weekly World News Comic Strips, by Peter Bagge, IDW 
Big Questions, by Anders Nilsen, Drawn & Quarterly
Citizen Rex, by Mario Hernandez & Gilbert Hernandez, Dark Horse

Classic Comics Archives vol. 1: White Indian, by Frank Frazetta, Dark Horse
Congress of the Animals, by Jim Woodring, Fantagraphics
Dreadstar: The Beginning, by Jim Starlin, Dynamite 
Dungeon Quest: Book Two, by Joe Daly, Fantagraphics
DV8: Gods and Monsters, by Brian Wood and Rebekah Isaacs, Wildstorm 
Eye of the Majestic Creature, by Leslie Stein, Fantagraphics
Fables vol. 15: Rose Red, by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham, Vertigo 
Howard Chaykin's Black Kiss, by Howard Chaykin, Dynamite
House of Five Leaves vol. 3, by Natsume Ono, Viz
Huntington, West Virginia "On the Fly", by Harvey Pekar and Summer McClinton, Villard
Incognito vol. 2: Bad Influences, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, Marvel 

John Carter of Mars: Warlord of Mars, by Marv Wolfman, Chris Claremont, Peter B. Gillis, & Bill Mantlo, Dark Horse

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 03, by John Wagner, Pat Mills, & Brian Bolland, 2000AD

Judge Dredd: Mega-City Masters 03, by John Wagner and various, 2000AD
Love from the Shadows, by Gilbert Hernandez, Fantagraphics
Lychee Light Club, by Usamaru Furuya, Vertical
Melvin Monster, vol. 3: The John Stanley Library, by John Stanley, Drawn & Quarterly
Miss Fury, by Tarpé Mills, IDW
Mister Wonderful: A Love Story, by Daniel Clowes, Pantheon 
Pinocchio, by Winshluss Winshluss, Last Gasp

Powers vol. 14: 712, by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Oeming, Marvel

Reunion, by Pascal Girard, Drawn & Quarterly
R.I.P.: Best of 1985-2004, by Thomas Ott, Fantagraphics
Setting the Standard, by Alex Toth, edited by Greg Sadowski, Fantagraphics
Slaine: Lord of Misrule, by Pat Mills, Greg Staples, & Clint Langley, 2000AD
Slam Dunk vol. 15, by Takehiko Inoue, Viz
Strange Tales II, by Rafael Grampa, Kate Beaton, Frank Santoro, Dash Shaw, and others, Marvel
Superman: The Black Ring, by Paul Cornell and Pete Woods, DC
Supersized: Strange Tales from a Fast-Food Culture, by Morgan Spurlock, Jeremy Barlow, Dark Horse
The Arctic Marauder, by Jacques Tardi, Fantagraphics
The Boys vol. 8: Highland Laddie, by Garth Ennis, John McCrea, and Keith Burns, Dynamite 
The Comics Journal #301, edited by Gary Groth and Kristy Valenti, Fantagraphics
The Complete Peanuts 1979-1980 vol. 15, by Charles M. Schulz, Fantagraphics
The Hidden, by Richard Sala, Fantagraphics
The Unknown: The Devil Made Flesh, by Mark Waid & Minck Oosterveer, Boom

Walt and Skeezix: Book Five: 1929-1930, by Frank King, Drawn & Quarterly
X-Men: Fall of the Mutants Omnibus, by Louise Simonson, Chris Claremont, Mark Gruenwald, and Ann Nocenti, and others, Marvel
Yeah!, by Peter Bagge and Gilbert Hernandez, Fantagraphics
 

May

Adventures of Dr. McNinja: Night Powers, by Chris Hastings, Benito Cereno, & Les McClaine, Dark Horse
American Vampire vol. 2, by Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquereque, Vertigo 
Archie Archives vol. 1, by various, Dark Horse
Batman & Robin vol. 3: Batman Must Die!, by Grant Morrison, Frazer Irving, and Cameron Stewart, DC
Black Jack vol. 16, by Osamu Tezuka, Vertical

Chester 5000-XYV, by Jessica Fink, Top Shelf 
Deadman vol. 1, by various, Neal Adams, and Carmine Infantino, DC
Everlast, by Caleb Monroe, Chad Michael Murray, & Danijel Zezelj, Archaia
Farm 54, by Galit Seliktar and Gilad Seliktar, Ponent Mon
Forlorn Funnies vol. 1, by Paul Hornschemeier, Fantagraphics
Gantz vol. 17, by Hiroya Oku, Dark Horse
Garden, by Yuichi Yokoyama, Picturebox
Garth Ennis' The Complete Battlefields vol. 2, by Garth Ennis, PJ Holden, Carlos Esquerra, and Russ Braun, Dynamite
Gente vol. 3: The People of Ristorante Paradiso, by Natsume Ono, Viz
Geoff Johns' The Flash Omnibus, vol. 1, by Geoff Johns and various, DC
Hellblazer: City of Demons, by Si Spencer and Sean Murphy, Vertigo
House of Mystery vol. 6: Safe as Houses, by Matthew Sturges, Luca Rossi, and various, Vertigo
I'll Give It My All...Tomorrow vol. 3, by Shunju Aono, Viz
Incredible Change-Bots Two, by Jeffrey Brown, Top Shelf
Isle of 100,000 Graves, by Jason and Fabien Vehlmann, Fantagraphics 
Jew Gangster, by Joe Kubert, Vertigo 
Kubert Covers War, by Joe Kubert, DC
Life with Mr. Dangerous, by Paul Hornschemeier, Villard
Little Lulu vol. 27: The Treasure Map and Other Stories, by John Stanley & Irving Tripp, Dark Horse
Little Lulu's Pal Tubby vol. 3: The Frog Boy and Other Stories, by John Stanley, Dark Horse
Mome Spring 2011 vol. 22, by various, edited by Eric Reynolds, Fantagraphics 
Nemesis The Warlock, vol. 2, by Pat Mills, Kevin O'Neill, Bryan Talbot, John Hincklenton, & Tony Luke, 2000AD
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, by Shigeru Mizuki, Drawn & Quarterly
Paying for It, by Chester Brown, Drawn & Quarterly
S. H. I. E. L. D.: Architects of Tomorrow, by Jonathan Hickman and Dustin Weaver, Marvel
Slaine: The Horned God, by Pat Mills & Simon Bisley, 2000AD
The Bendatti Vendetta, by Robbie Morrison, John Burns, & Jim Hanson, 2000AD
The Klondike, by Zach Worton, Drawn & Quarterly
The Smurfs #6: The Smurfs and the Howlibird, by Peyo, Gos, and Yvan Delporte, Papercutz
The Trial of Captain America, by Ed Brubaker and Daniel Acuna, Marvel
Twin Spica vol. 7, by Kou Yaginuma, Vertical
Unknown Soldier vol. 4: Beautiful World, by Joshua Dysart, Alberto Ponticelli, and Rick Veitch, Vertigo
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse vol. 1: Race to Death Valley, by Floyd Gottfredson, edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth, Fantagraphics 

June

99 Days, by Matteo Casali and Kristian Donaldson, Vertigo
Al Capp's Complete Shmoo vol. 2: The Newspaper Strips, by Al Capp, Dark Horse
Angry Youth Comix vol. 3: Take a Joke, by Johnny Ryan, Fantagraphics 
Anya's Ghost, by Vera Brosgol, First Second
Baltimore vol. 1: The Plague Ships, by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Ben Stenbeck, & Dave Stewart, Dark Horse
Casanova vol. 2: Gula, by Matt Fraction and Fabio Moon, Marvel
Chi's Sweet Home vol. 6, by Konami Kanata, Vertical
Celluloid, by Dave McKean, Fantagraphics
Deadpool Max: Nutjob, by David Lapham and Kyle Baker, Marvel
Dr. Strange: Into the Dark Dimension, by Roger Stern, Paul Smith, Bret Blevins, and Mark Badger, Marvel 
First Wave, by Brian Azzarello, Rags Morales, and Phil Noto, DC 
Flight vol. 8, by Kazu Kibuishi and various, Villard

Hellblazer: Bloody Carnations, by Peter Milligan and Giuseppe Camuncoli, Vertigo 

Infinity Inc.: The Generations Saga vol. 1, by Roy Thomas and Jerry Ordway, DC
Invincible Iron Man vol. 7, by Matt Fraction, Kelly Sue Deconnick, Carmine Di Giandomenico, and John Romita, Marvel

Kingdom: The Promised Land, by Dan Abnett & Richard Elson, 2000AD
Level Up, by Gene Luen Yang and Thien Pham, First Second

Low Life: Paranoia, by Rob Williams, Henry Flint, & Simon Coleby, 2000AD
Moomin Book Six: The Complete Lars Jansson Comic Strip, by Lars Jansson, Drawn & Quarterly
Queen of the Black Black, by Megan Kelso, Fantagraphics 
Sweet Tooth vol. 3: Animal Armies, by Jeff Lemire, Vertigo
Sybil-Anne vs. Ratticus, by R. Macherot, Fantagraphics 

Thing: Liberty Legion, by Roy Thomas, John Buscema, Sal Buscema, and Rich Buckler, Marvel 

Thor: World Eaters, by Matt Fraction and Pasqual Ferry, Marvel

Trouble, by Mark Millar and Terry Dodson, Marvel

Walt Disney Treasury: Donald Duck vol. 1, by Don Rosa, Boom

July

Acts of Vengeance Crossovers, by Walter Simonson, Archie Goodwin, Roy Thomas, Peter David, and others, Marvel
Aquaman: Death of the Prince, by various and Jim Aparo, DC
Batman: Knight and Squire, by Paul Cornell and Jimmy Broxton, DC
Cowboys, by Gary Philips and Brian Hurtt, Vertigo
Crusades vol. 2: Dei, by Steven Seagle and Kelley Jones, Image
Defiance: Resistance Book 2, by Carla Jablonski and Leland Purvis, First Second
Dreadstar II: Metamorphosis Odyssey, by Jim Starlin, Dynamite
Firestorm: The Nuclear Man, by Gerry Conway & Al Milgrom, DC
Hera: The Goddess and her Glory, by George O'Connor, First Second
Impossible Man, by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Roy Thomas, Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, and George Perez, Marvel 
Jack of Fables vol. 9: The Ultimate Jack of Fables Story, by Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges, and Tony Akins, Vertigo
Northlanders vol. 5: Metal, by Brian Wood, Riccardo Burchielli, Becky Cloonan, and Fiona Staples, Vertigo 
Scarlet, by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev, Marvel
Superior, by Mark Millar and Leinil Yu, Marvel 
Tales of the Batman - Gene Colan vol. 1, by various & Gene Colan, DC 
The Cabbie: Book One, by Martí, Fantagraphics 
The Jack Kirby Omnibus vol. 1, by Jack Kirby, DC
The Marquis vol. 2: The Marquis and the Midwife, by Guy Davis, Dark Horse
The Marshal Law Omnibus, by Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill, Top Shelf
The Smurfs #7: The Astrosmurf, by Peyo and Gos, Papercutz

Thor: Blood & Thunder, by Ron Marz, Jim Starlin, Bruce Zick, and M. C. Wyman, Marvel
Too Much Coffee Man Omnibus, by Shannon Wheeler, Dark Horse
Twin Spica vol. 8, by Kou Yaginuma, Vertical 
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories Archives vol. 1, by Floyd Gottfredson & Al Taliaferro, Boom 
Wandering Son: Book Two, by Shimura Takako, translated by Matt Thorn, Fantagraphics

August

Americus, by MK Reed and Jonathan David Hill, First Second
Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine, by Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert, Marvel
Bake Sale, by Sara Varon, First Second
Cruisin' with the Hound: The Life and Times of Fred Toote, by Spain Rodriguez, Fantagraphics

DC Universe: Legacies, by Len Wein, Scott Kolins, Brian Bolland, George Pérez, Joe Kubert, Andy Kubert, J.G. Jones, & J.H. Williams III, DC
Fogtown, by Andersen Gabrych and Brad Rader, Vertigo
Invincible Iron Man vol. 6: Stark Resilient - Book 2, by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca, Marvel 
Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot, by Jean-Patrick Manchette and Jacques Tardi, Fantagraphics
Madame Xanadu vol. 4: Extra Sensory, by Matt Wagner, Amy Reeder, and Marley Zarcone, Vertigo
Return to Perdition, by Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty, Vertigo
Rocket Raccoon: Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant, by Bill Mantlo, Keith Giffen, Mike Mignola, and Sal Buscema, Marvel 
Secret Society of Super-Villains, by various, DC
Suppli vol. 6, by Okazaki Mari, Tokyopop

The Armed Garden and Other Stories, by David B., Fantagraphics

The Man Who Grew His Beard, by Olivier Schrauwen, Fantagraphics 
The New Teen Titans Omnibus vol. 1, by various, DC
The Steve Ditko Omnibus vol. 1, by Steve Ditko, DC
Vapor, by Max, Fantagraphics
Velveteen & Mandala, by Jiro Matsumoto, Vertical
X-Men: X-Tinction, by Chris Claremont, Louise Simonson, Jim Lee, and Rob Liefeld, Marvel 

And hey, here's a few interesting things coming out in September:

September

Joe the Barbarian, by Grant Morrison and Sean Murphy, Vertigo

PS Magazine: The Best of The Preventive Maintenance Monthly, by Will Eisner, Eddie Campbell, Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, & Ann Eisner, Abrams Comic Arts
Twin Spica vol. 9, by Kou Yaginuma, Vertical
Zahra's Paradise, by Amir and Khalil, First Second 

December 15, 2010 Updates to the "Best Comics of 2010" Lists

I'm collecting all of the online "Best Comics of 2010" lists so that I can later aggregate them into a single meta-list.  Here are this week's additions to the lists:

Berkeley Place
Drawn
FEARnet (Best Horror Comics)
Four Colours & The Truth (Best Collections, Translations, & Reprints)
Multiversity Comics (Best Original Graphic Novel)
New York Magazine: Vulture
Sekventiellt (Best Swedish Comic Books)
USA Today: PopMatters

The complete list of "Best Comics of 2010" is here: http://iloverobliefeld.blogspot.com/2010/12/best-comics-of-2010-lists.html

The "Best Comics of 2010" Lists

I'm collecting all of the online "Best Comics of 2010" lists so that I can later aggregate them into a single meta-list.  I thought I'd post all of the lists that I have found here.

If you see another list out there or write one yourself, send me a link.

13 Minutes
4thletter!
6'7" and Green

About.com (best new manga)
About.com (best continuing manga)
About.com (critics' choices for best manga)
About.com (manga readers' choice awards)
A Comic Book Blog
AltDaily
Alternate Cover
Amazon
Amazon.co.uk
Ambrosia (best comics published in the United States)
American Library Association (best comics for teens)
Anime Diet (best manga)
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Ashcan Press
Articulate Nerd  
Attentiondeficitdisorderly
Austin American-Statesman
Awesomed By Comics (podcast)

Beaucoup Kevin
Berkeley Place
Big Red Robot
BookGerms
Boston Phoenix
Brian Evinou
Buffalog

Candy or Medicine (best mini-comics)
Carve Your Name Comics
Chamber Four
Collected Comics Library (best collected editions)
Comic Attack: Bento Bako Weekly (best manga)
Comic Book Bin
Comic Book Jesus: Extra Sequential (podcast)
Comic Book Resources
Comic Book Resources: Comics Should Be Good! (Brian Cronin)
Comic Book Resources: Comics Should Be Good! (Greg Burgas)
Comic Book Resources: Robot 6
Comic Book Resources: Robot 6 (creator survey)
Comic Book Resources: Robot 6 (most criminally ignored comics)
Comic Book Resources: When Words Collide
Comic Book Therapy
Comic Panelist 
ComicsAlliance
Comics-and-More
Comics-and-More (best manga)
Comics-and-More (best superhero comics)
Comics Comics
Comics from Mars
Comics - On The Ration
Comics Worth Reading
Comikaze
ComiXology: This Ship is Totally Sinking
Creative Loafing

Death to the Universe
DHarbin!
Dork Forty
Drawn 

Electric Ant Zine: Ryan Sands
Entertainment Weekly: Shelf Life
Exquisite Things
Extra Sequential (podcast)

Fangoria (best horror comics)
Fearing Americans
FEARnet (best horror comics)
Flashlight Worthy
Flavorwire
Forbidden Planet International
Forbidden Planet International: Richard 
Forbidden Planet International: Wim
Four Colours & The Truth (best collections, translations, & reprints) 
Four Colours & The Truth (best mini-series)
Four Colours & The Truth (best ongoing comic series)
Four Colours & The Truth (best original graphic novels)
Fourcast! (podcast)

G4tv.com
Geekadelphia 
Geekscape 
Girls Read Comics Too
Going to New Mexico
Good Comics for Kids (best comics for kids)
Graphic Novel Reporter
Graphic Universe
GraphiContent
 
Heeb Magazine
House to Astonish (podcast)
Hypergeek (best original graphic novels)

iFanboy (best manga)
iFanboy (best new comics)
iFanboy (best single issues)
iFanboy (best collected editions)
iFanboy (best new non-superhero comic book series)
iFanboy (podcast)
IGN
IGN Blog

Inkstuds (creators' picks) (podcast)
Inkstuds (critics' picks) (podcast)
Inside Pulse: Comics Nexus
Inside Pulse: Comics Nexus (Aaron Glazer) 

Joshua Malbin 

King Trash: Michael DeForge
Kirkus Book Reviews (best comic books for children)
Kirkus Book Reviews (best comic books for teens)

Largehearted Boy
Las Vegas Weekly
Learning How To Swim
Library Journal
Lordrexfear
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: The Hero Sandwich

Madinkbeard (best print comics)
Madinkbeard (best webcomics)
Manga Critic (best manga)
Manga Bookshelf (best manga)
Manga Out Loud (best manga) (podcast)
Manga Widget (best manga)
Manga Worth Reading (best manga)
Manga Xanadu (best manga)
Marietta Times
Maybe Blogging Will Help: John Porcellino 
Meltcast (part 1 | part 2) (podcast)
Meltcast: Aaron Brewer
Meltcast: Sam Humphries
Meltcast: Caleb Monroe
Meltcast: Chris Rosa
Memories Fade
Motion Pictures Comics (part one | part two) 
MTV Geek
MTV Splashpage
Multiversity Comics
Multiversity Comics (best issue)
Multiversity Comics (best mini-series)
Multiversity Comics (best new series)
Multiversity Comics (best ongoing series)
Multiversity Comics (best original graphic novel)
Multiversity Comics (most overlooked title)

National Public Radio: Monkey See 
Ninthart 
Nerdage (best comic book series)
Nerdage (best graphic novels)
New Westminster Public Library
New York Magazine: Vulture
New York Times
Novels Blogs

OK Comics

Panel Patter (part 1 | part 2)
Paul Gravett
Piki Geek
PING! 
Playback:stl  
Politics and Prose
Poopsheet Foundation (best mini-comics and small press titles)
Popdose
Project Coe
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly (critics' poll)
Publishers Weekly (best manga)

Readings
read/RANT!

Salon
San Francisco Chronicle
Secret Identity (podcast)
Seen All Over
Sekventiellt (best Swedish comic books)
Septagon Studios Comic Blog
Sequential Tart
Sidebar (podcast)
Sparkplug Comic Books
Suicide Girls Blog 

Techland
Techland (best graphic novels)
Tederick Tumbles 
The Alternative Chronicle
The Awesomenomicon (part 1 | part 2)
The Comic Book Times
The Comics Reporter (list of lists) 
The Cultural Gutter
The Daily Cross Hatch
The Economist: More Intelligent Life (Dan Nadel)
The Institute of Idle Time
The Long and Shortbox Of It!
The Nerdiest Kids
The SF Site: Nexus Graphica (part one | part two)
The Weekly Crisis
Thirteen Minutes
Three Trees Studios    
Topless Robot
Trosper and Ignatz Meet Gentle Giant
Truest Word Ever Spoke

Unwinnable
USA Today: PopMatters (best collected comics)
USA Today: PopMatters (best ongoing comics)

Village Voice

Warren Peace Sings the Blues
Wednesday's Haul
Wired.com: Alt Text (best new webcomics)
Wolkin's House of Chicken and Waffles (and Comics!)
Wordnerdy

X-Ray Spex (best comic book)
X-Ray Spex (best graphic novels)
X-Ray Spex (best books about comics)

Comic Book Gift Ideas

According to the media, many people have gone into a shopping frenzy now that Thanksgiving has passed and the time for gift-giving is approaching.  Since there are only a few "Best Comics of 2010" lists around to give you gift ideas, I thought I'd remind everyone that you can always select gifts from the highly-praised comics of yesteryear.

So here are the Comics of Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa Past, a.k.a the "Best Comics" Meta-Lists from 2005 through 2009.  These lists combined many different "best comics of the year" lists, written by reviewers and critics across the internet, into single lists of the top comic books of each year.

Here are the Meta-Lists:

• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005

For Your Consideration...

I like that Fall/Early Winter is becoming the "Oscar season" for comic books.  For the last couple of years, publishers seem to be releasing their heavy hitters during the September/October/November months.  Perhaps they recognize the importance of getting on those year-end "Best Comics of the Year" lists, and they know that comics released around now will have a better chance of being remembered than books that came out way back in January or February. 

This year, the Fall books include Darwyn Cooke's Parker: The Outfit, Chris Ware's Acme Novelty Library #20, Seth's Palookaville #20, Carol Tyler's You'll Never Know Book Two: Collateral Damage, Charles Burns's X'ed Out, Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez's Love and Rockets: New Stories #3, Top Shelf's AX manga anthology, Johnny Ryan's Prison Pit vol. 2, Osamu Tezuka's Ayako, and Kevin Huizenga's Wild Kingdom. I'm sure I'm missing a few other contenders, but that's a pretty stellar line-up, wouldn't you agree?

Also, I'd say Scott Pilgrim has an excellent chance of ending up as the most-beloved book for the year, and it came out back in July.  But it kind of perfectly fits the role of summer blockbuster in our movie analogy, doesn't it?