Today, we round up the best comics of the past 10 years.
There were lots of comic books published this past decadeeven when you leave out all the manga and webcomics.
Here are EW’s picks for the highlights of the decade in comics, with one clear No.
Ms. Marvel shows off her embiggened fist in the comics.
1 and 14 extremely good runners-up.
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On top of the cuteness and innovative world building,Sagaalso took seriously the “war” inStar Wars.
(The series picked up againwith new issues in January 2022.)
but that question fueled the entire run and introduced new and daring concepts to Batman’s mythos.
Batman is an 80-year-old character, and yet both teams managed to make him their own.
How did they do it?
That’s the secret ofBlack Hammer: It was an origin story all along.C.H.
Each issue tells the story of one moment in the life of obituary writer Bras de Oliva Domingos.
Heavy stuff, huh?
And something about this short-livedFantastic Fourspin-off, relaunched for a 16-issue run amid theMarvel Now!
initiative,still feels like the future.
and minor characters renewed with personality to spare (Artie, Leech, and the Moloids!).
House of X/Powers of X(Marvel)
Screw recency bias.
Jonathan Hickman’s return to superhero comics withthese parallel X-Men bookstook the industry by storm.
that will surely (or hopefully) generate fantastic stories for years to come.C.A.
Lumberjanes(Boom!
Box)
Friendship to the max!
Here, feminist icons were name-dropped like legendary heroes (“HolyMae Jemison!")
There were mysteries to solve (why are there so many monsters around this summer camp, anyway?
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters(Fantagraphics)
A masterpiece, an instant classic.
What else is there to say?
Well, it is worth noting how close we came to never reading this book at all.
Lovecraft’s mythos into a linked series of horrors.
earned multiple slots on this list.
One reason for that is the brilliant synergy of the creative lineups.
Ms. Marvel shows off her embiggened fist in the comics.
