tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post84604879142824618..comments2023-08-02T02:23:35.019-04:00Comments on I Love Rob Liefeld | A Comic Book Blog: Best Comics of 2008 Meta-ListSandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672666055136757425noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post-81815268991126045182009-10-22T05:53:41.263-04:002009-10-22T05:53:41.263-04:00having thought about this very little, I still hav...having thought about this very little, I still have to say I am a little confused by the statistical choices for this list. why would a book ranked number one by a reviewer who ranked 20 titles have less weight than a title listed at the same spot by a reviewer who only had a list of ten? Wouldn't you have been better served by simply assigning a value to each rank and doing the calculations from there? I would think that would reflect a more valid reality as well as making your job a hell of a lot easier. Just curious, I suppose, nothing that matters much I suppose, and quite likely a choice that has some pretty solid reasoning behind it...mateonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post-75038464363296855192009-10-20T22:33:05.386-04:002009-10-20T22:33:05.386-04:00Scalped is terrific. I hope it maintains its high...Scalped is terrific. I hope it maintains its high ranking in 2009, but I'm worried that people will forget about it now that it's been ongoing for a couple of years.<br /><br />I read Omega in trade, and I can imagine it being tough to understand in single issues with a month break in between each issue.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672666055136757425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post-43348484412914328462009-10-20T15:45:01.424-04:002009-10-20T15:45:01.424-04:00Showing up higher, rather.Showing up higher, rather.David Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154853673567565465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post-66408698989691609822009-10-20T15:44:12.381-04:002009-10-20T15:44:12.381-04:00I'm a little surprised by Y not showing up mor...I'm a little surprised by Y not showing up more also, but I guess only issue #60 came out. Seriously though, what an issue.<br /><br />Scalped finishing up at #12 on the year is wonderful. What an incredible title that is, and Aaron and Guera are one of the best teams in mainstream comics today.<br /><br />Nice to see some Blue Beetle love on there - John Rogers and Rafael Albequerque's run on that title was an incredibly underrated one.<br /><br />I must admit, I'm perplexed by Omega the Unknown. I read the entire series but I found it incomprehensible. It was a difficult read that worked really poorly as a month to month read...perhaps it'd be better in trade, but it was not an enjoyable read for me.<br /><br />Thanks for compiling this list. It's an excellent look at the year and gives me a ton to add to my reading list.David Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154853673567565465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post-57651288144816429662009-10-20T13:14:03.569-04:002009-10-20T13:14:03.569-04:00Interesting. If I remember correctly, the only is...Interesting. If I remember correctly, the only issue of Y that came out in 08 was the final one, so maybe that's why it got less attention. Or maybe it just got lost in the shuffle; there were a hell of a lot of good comics last year. I think I had it listed as an Honorable Mention or something.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867868039166531163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post-87844105150199497072009-10-20T12:58:56.746-04:002009-10-20T12:58:56.746-04:00Well, Y only showed up on two lists: the Washingt...Well, Y only showed up on two lists: the Washington Post had it on an unnumbered list of six books (92 points) and the Graphic Novel Reporter had it on an unnumbered list of ten books (55 points). I'm actually surprised that it didn't show up on more lists.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672666055136757425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post-3812271241209569002009-10-20T12:25:47.773-04:002009-10-20T12:25:47.773-04:00Man, this sort of thing must be heaven for math ge...Man, this sort of thing must be heaven for math geeks and statisticians. That's pretty crazy how one or two people can affect the bottom of the list. Which makes me wonder about something like Y: The Last Man, which one would think would make it onto several lists. But maybe it was low, and on lists that had lots of entries. Wild and crazy stuff, man.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867868039166531163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post-71113827407772983402009-10-20T12:12:43.044-04:002009-10-20T12:12:43.044-04:00I'm planning on posting another list that show...I'm planning on posting another list that shows the number of lists that each book appeared on. For instance, five different people had Echo on their list, while only you (52 points) and one other person (110 points) had Solanin.<br /><br />It's also important to remember that everyone only had 550 points to dole out, which means that a person who listed 20 books gave fewer points to his or her top book than a person who only listed 5 books. Far Arden (I'm assuming it is the web version) was only selected by one person, but she ranked it as her top book out of five, which gave it 183 points. That's one reason why the bottom end of the list might not reflect a critical consensus as much as the top half, since a single entry like that can give a ton of points to a book.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672666055136757425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post-25882707022602228822009-10-20T11:04:24.478-04:002009-10-20T11:04:24.478-04:00Glad this is finally up. I love lists like this; ...Glad this is finally up. I love lists like this; it's fascinating to see how things stack up. Now I've gotta revisit my list and see how my tastes compare. I do know that I would have had Swallow Me Whole in the top one or two if I had read it before I completed the list, so that affected things. I'm also surprised to see Solanin so low; I think my ranking of it was what got it on the list at all. Maybe that came out too late for a lot of people to notice? The same goes for Three Shadows, maybe. I'm also impressed that Jin and Jam was so high; that's basically a minicomic. And how did Far Arden get on there? It didn't come out until 2009. I guess that's the webcomic version?<br /><br />Okay, looking at my list, it looks like I didn't contribute to the ranking of Skim, Blue Pills, Speak of the Devil, or Jamilti, since you only counted the top 20. And Magic Trixie didn't rank; boo! Neither did Pocket Full of Rain, which is interesting. And other than Monster (which is another one that I didn't read enough of until 2009 to put on the list, otherwise it would have been high), Black Jack (but not the Eisner-winning Dororo!), and various artsy stuff like Travel, Tatsumi, and Monster Men Bureiko Lullaby, there wasn't much manga. I wonder if that's because a lot of manga was limited to manga-only lists which weren't considered for being too limited. I would think Nana might have made an appearance, and maybe Real? I dunno.<br /><br />Overall, an interesting list. I can't complain too much, although Terry Moore's Echo seems strangely popular, and I would be happier if Joker wasn't on the list at all. But I do know that one was popular with a lot of people, even if I hated it.<br /><br />Okay, enough blather. Lists! They're bizarrely fascinating!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867868039166531163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post-3225085453807161572009-10-19T22:54:49.028-04:002009-10-19T22:54:49.028-04:00Ahhh! You're right! I must have been thinkin...Ahhh! You're right! I must have been thinking of my alternate-reality top 10. (Where Xavier died years ago and Magneto heads up the X-Men.)<br /><br />Now I remember: I read Omega this year, after I had written my list. But I did love it, and it would have been on my list if I had read it in time.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672666055136757425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post-9515743367623408882009-10-19T22:52:55.231-04:002009-10-19T22:52:55.231-04:00Okay, cool. I bought that. I might even still ha...Okay, cool. I bought that. I might even still have it somewhere... maybe? I'm pretty sure I liked it. <br /><br />Also Omega wasn't in your top ten! I find this strangely validating.MarkAndrewhttp://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/10/08/more-on-steve-gerber-howard-the-duck-and-omega-the-unknown/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post-90971720135683005732009-10-19T22:07:52.717-04:002009-10-19T22:07:52.717-04:00That would be great to see a wrap-up post. But yo...That would be great to see a wrap-up post. But you have to give Omega the Unknown a try -- it really is fantastic. Totally deserves its ranking. And you are correct about Ganges #2. The first half was basically a weird fighting video game, and the second half was about the main character playing in a Doom-style game with his co-workers. It's excellent. (Both Omega and Ganges are in <a href="http://iloverobliefeld.blogspot.com/2009/01/best-comics-of-2008.html" rel="nofollow">my personal top 10 for 2008</a>.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672666055136757425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post-73059528930179638322009-10-19T20:53:50.006-04:002009-10-19T20:53:50.006-04:00Ganges # 2 was the one with Video games and shit, ...Ganges # 2 was the one with Video games and shit, right?MarkAndrewhttp://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/author/markandrew/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post-83849060685162635892009-10-19T20:46:55.696-04:002009-10-19T20:46:55.696-04:00Nice! Thanks for doing this! I'll try'n...Nice! Thanks for doing this! I'll try'n do a wrap-up review post on CSBG like I did last year, unless I'm lazy.<br /><br />Although I'm still boycotting Omega the Unknown on principle, Gary Panter or no.MarkAndrewhttp://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8026774725178592968.post-31226940019657225842009-10-19T13:24:46.176-04:002009-10-19T13:24:46.176-04:00Glad to see the list pop up somewhere. Interesting...Glad to see the list pop up somewhere. Interesting stuff.Chad Nevetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785622045733202883noreply@blogger.com