Hello! I'm really excited for this. Why? It's the last post of 2012 AND it's my 100th published article! *Waiting for applause* OK, 2012 was a great and terrible year for comics. Millar was able to give us an entire series in a year (new record), Mark Waid gave us Daredevil, and Scott Snyder repeatedly broke our hearts in American Vampire. However, Rob Liefeld continued to draw comics, Marvel gave us the travesty that was the new Spider-Man, and Superman fell prey to the terrible writing of Scott Lobdell. Did I mention Rob Liefeld? Now, let's get to it!
NOTE: Quick message to most critically-acclaimed series (Batman, Swamp Thing, X-Force, etc)
Now, let's actually begin!
5. Detective Comics
by John Layman and Jason Fabok
OK... I have a confession to make. I like John Layman's Detective Comics better than Scott Snyder's Batman. No bricks through my window yet? Good. John Layman's DC has been a fun ride, and we're only 3 issues in. Looking back, I realize issue 14 needs a better score than 3.5/5. I realize that this is the Bat-book that really broke the mold for me. It wasn't too dark, and it felt like I was watching a lost episode of B:TAS in comic book form. That my friends, is what a Batman book should be like.
4. Batman Incorporated
by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham
If you're looking for light Silver-Age style fun and camp, Batman Inc is the place to read. Morrison and Burnham craft an intricate tale that feels like it's all been planned from the beginning. Actually, I think it was. You got action, adventure, humor, and Bat Cow all in one book, and that cemented it as one of the best books of 2012.
3. I, Vampire
by Joshua Hale Fiakov and Andrea Sorrentino
If you're wondering why Andrew Bennett went mad, it's because he heard Andrea Sorrentino was leaving the series. Sorrentino made I, Vampire one of the most visually unique and pleasing books of the year, and now, he's leaving it! Thankfully, we'll still have the awesome story of Joshua Hale Fiakov to keep us attached to the title. It's one of the craziest in comics. It's killed off its main character, turned its main character into the bad guy (and vice versa) and gave us the best zero issue in September.
2. Saga
by Brian Vaughn and Fiona Staples
Saga is Star Wars meets Romeo and Juliet. Star Trek meets How I Met Your Mother. It's a great story, that takes place in one of the most three-dimensional universes ever. Vaughn and Staples have crafted a galaxy that feels like it's existed long before you opened the pages of the book, and will continue to exist after you close the book. Marko and Alana are great characters, and even background characters feel real. Plus, Fiona Staples' art is gorgeous.
NOW... #1 is...
1. Deathstroke
by Rob Liefeld
loljk
1. Animal Man
by Jeff Lemire and Steve Pugh with Timothy Green and Travel Foreman
Animal Man is one of the most touching books on the shelves right now. Why? Lemire has put one of the most realistically written families in a terrible situation. It's relatable, clever, creepy and heartwarming. Also, Steve Pugh has been a pretty awesome replacement for Travel Foreman.
Well, there goes 2012, and hello 2013! 2013 will bring us the launch of Millar and Quitely's Jupiter's Children, Snyder and Lee's Man of Steel, Lemire and Sorrentino's Green Arrow among others. Let's hope it's another banner year for comics, and that publishers will stop giving Liefeld work! Happy New Year! Also, I just want to thank the people that have actually been reading this site. I thank the one person somewhere in Germany who always seems to be the first one to read the book, and I hope you guys have a great 2013. Thanks!
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