{"id":25295,"date":"2021-12-31T08:01:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T08:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=25295"},"modified":"2022-01-09T08:00:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T08:00:13","slug":"best-of-year-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2021\/12\/31\/best-of-year-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Year: 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s face it: this past year was bloody awful for everybody. Nevertheless some very gifted people created some remarkable comics works and I’ll be damned if I don’t give you all one last chance to see that for yourselves.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thus here’s our compilation of the best graphic novels of 2021. You should check them out\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

Happy New Year from all of us to all of you.<\/p>\n

Kid Friendly Classics<\/span>
\nWomen Discoverers: 20 Top Women in Science<\/a>
\nBy Marie Moinard & Christelle Pecout, translated by Montana Kane (NBM)
\nISBN: 978-1-68112-270-0 (Album HB) eISBN: 978-1-68112-271-7
\n\u00c2\u00a9 2019 Blue Lotus Prod. \u00c2\u00a9 2021 NBM for the English translation.<\/p>\n

Mega Robo Bros: Power Up and Mega Robo Bros: Double Threat<\/a>
\nBy Neill Cameron with Abby Bulmer & Lisa Murphy (David Fickling Books)
\nISBNs: 978-1-78845-200-7 (Power Up PB) and 978-1-78845-232-8 (Double Threat PB)
\nText and illustrations \u00c2\u00a9 Neill Cameron 2021. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

The Spider’s Syndicate of Crime<\/a>
\nBy Ted Cowan, Jerry Siegel & Reg Bunn (Rebellion)
\nISBN 978-1-78108-905-7 (TPB)
\n\u00c2\u00a9 1965, 1966, 1967 & 2021 Rebellion Publishing IP Ltd. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n

The Secrets of Chocolate: A Gourmand’s Trip Through a Top Chef’s Atelier<\/a>
\nBy Franckie Alarcon, translated by Montana Kane (NBM)
\nISBN: 978-1-68112-278-6 (HB) eISBN: 978-1-68112-279-3
\n\u00c2\u00a9 Editions Delcourt 2014. \u00c2\u00a9 2021 NBM for the English translation.<\/p>\n

The Magical History Tour volume 1: The Great Pyramid<\/a>
\nBy Fabrice Erre & Sylvain Savoia translated by Joseph Laredo (Papercutz)
\nISBN: 978-1-54580-633-3 (HB)
\n\u00c2\u00a9 2018- DUPUIS \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Erre \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Savoia. All other material \u00c2\u00a9 2021 Papercutz.<\/p>\n

Bunny vs Monkey and the League of Doom!<\/a>
\nBy Jaimie Smart, with Sammy Borras (David Fickling Books)
\nISBN: 978-1-78845-230-4 (TPB)
\nText and illustrations \u00c2\u00a9 Jamie Smart 2021. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Wonder Woman: 80 Years of the Amazon Warrior \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Deluxe Edition<\/a>
\nBy William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter, Trina Robbins, Joye Hummel, Robert Kanigher, Samuel R. Delany, Cary Bates, Roy Thomas, George P\u00c3\u00a9rez, Len Wein, Lynda Carter, William Messner-Loebs, Phil Jimenez, Joe Kelly, Allan Heinberg, Amanda Conner, Brian Azzarello, Mariko Tamaki, Greg Rucka, Becky Cloonan & Michael W. Conrad, Patty Jenkins, Ross Andru & Mike Esposito, Dick Giordano, Don Heck, Gene Colan, Jill Thompson, Lee Moder, Gary Frank, Cliff Chiang, Elena Casagrande, Nicola Scott, Jen Bartel & various (DC Comics)
\nISBN: 978-1-7795-1157-7 (HB)
\n\u00c2\u00a9 1941, 1943, 1945, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2020, 2021 DC Comics. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n

No Country<\/a>
\nBy Patrice Aggs & Joe Brady (David Fickling Books)
\nISBN: 978-1-78845-183-3 (PB)
\nIllustrations \u00c2\u00a9 Patrice Aggs 2021. Text \u00c2\u00a9 Joe Brady. rights reserved.<\/p>\n

The Steel Claw: Invisible Man<\/a>
\nBy Ken Bulmer & Jes\u00c3\u00bas Blasco (Rebellion)
\nISBN: 978-1-78108-906-4 (TPB)
\n\u00c2\u00a9 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966 & 2021 Rebellion Publishing IP Ltd. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n

Corpse Talk: Dead Good Storytellers<\/a>
\nBy Adam & Lisa Murphy (David Fickling Books)
\nISBN: ISBN: 978-1-78845-125-3 (PB)
\nText and illustrations \u00c2\u00a9 Adam & Lisa Murphy 2021. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Mature reading masterworks<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s face it, it’s not really kids rushing to the comics racks these days. Here’s a purely random number of potent picture books made with you and I in mind. Enjoy and don’t be snobbish: check out the kids’ stuff too\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/em><\/p>\n

The Silent Invasion: Dark Matter<\/a>
\nBy Michael Cherkas & Larry Hancock (NBM)
\nISBN: 978-1-68112-283-0 (TPB) eISBN 978-1-68112-284-7
\n\u00c2\u00a9 2021 Michael Cherkas & Larry Hancock. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Putin’s Russia – The Rise of a Dictator<\/a>
\nBy Darryl Cunningham (Myriad Editions)
\nISBN: 978-1-912408-91-7 (TPB)
\n\u00c2\u00a9 Darryl Cunningham 2021. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Orwell<\/a>
\nBy Pierre Christin & S\u00c3\u00a9bastien Verdier, with Andr\u00c3\u00a9 Juillard, Olivier Balez, Manu Larcenet, Blutch, Isabelle Merlet, Juanjo Guarnido, Enki Bilal & more: translated by Edward Gauvin (SelfMadeHero)
\nISBN: 978-1-910593-87-5 (TPB)
\nOrwell \u00c2\u00a9 DARGAUD 2019, by Christin, Verdier. All rights reserved. English translation \u00c2\u00a9 2021 SelfMadeHero.<\/p>\n

Pass Me By: Electric Vice<\/a>
\nBy Kyle Simmers & Ryan Danny Owen, with Derek Simmers (Renegade Arts Entertainment)
\nISBN: 978-1-98890-385-9 eISBN 978-1-98890-385-8 (Electric Vice)
\n\u00c2\u00a9 2021 Kyle Simmers and Ryan Danny Owen. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

A Journal of my Father<\/a>
\nBy Jiro Taniguchi translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian with Chitoku Teshima (Fanfare-Ponent Mon)
\nISBN: 978-1-91209-743-2 (HB)
\nChichi no Koyami by Jiro Taniguchi \u00c2\u00a9 Papier\/1995 Jiro Taniguchi. All rights reserved. \u00c2\u00a9 2021 Potent Mon for the English language edition.<\/p>\n

Catalyst<\/a>
\nBy Asia Alfasi, Charlotte Bailey, Jason Chuang, Dominique Duong, Catherine Anyango Gr\u00c3\u00bcnewald, Shuning Ji,Pris Lemons, Sonia Leong, Calico N.M., Tyrell Osborne & Woodrow Phoenix, edited by Ayoola Solarin(SelfMadeHero)
\nISBN: 978-1-91142-402-7 (PB)
\nAll stories and artwork \u00c2\u00a9 their respective creators. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Jinx Freeze<\/a>
\nBy Hurk (Avery Hill Publishing)
\nISBN: 978-1-910395-59-2 (TPB)
\n\u00c2\u00a9 Hurk, 2021.<\/p>\n

The Chagos Betrayal \u00e2\u20ac\u201c How Britain Robbed an Island and Made Its People Disappear<\/a>
\nBy Florian Grosset (Myriad Editions)
\nISBN: 978-1-912408-67-2 (TPB) eISBN 978-1-912408-93-1
\n\u00c2\u00a9 2021 Florian Grosset. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

The Stringer<\/a>
\nBy Ted Rall & Pablo Callejo (NBM)
\nISBN: 978-1-68112-272-4 (Album HB) eISBN: 978-1-68112-273-1
\n\u00c2\u00a9 2021 Ted Rall & Pablo G. Callejo. \u00c2\u00a9 2021 NBM for the English translation.<\/p>\n

All the Places in Between<\/a>
\nBy John Cei Douglas (Liminal 11)
\nISBN: 978-1-912634-23-1 (PB)
\n\u00c2\u00a9 2020 John Cei Douglas. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Pulling Weeds from a Cactus Garden \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Life is Full of Pricks<\/a>
\nBy Nathalie Tierce (Indigo Raven)
\nISBN: 978-1-73783-260-7 (PB) eISBN: 978-1-734174-4-1
\n\u00c2\u00a9 2021 Indigo Raven. \u00c2\u00a9 2021 Nathalie Tierce. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Farewell, Brindavoine<\/a>
\nBy Tardi, translated by Jenna Allen (Fantagraphics)
\nISBN: 978-1-68396-433-9 (Album HB)
\nThis edition of Farewell, Brindavoine \u00c2\u00a9 2021 Fantagraphics Books, Inc. Adieu Brindavoine<\/em> \u00c2\u00a9 2011 Casterman. Translation \u00c2\u00a9 2021 Jenna Allen. Preface \u00c2\u00a9 2021 Beno\u00c3\u00adt Mouchart. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Canciones \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Federico Garc\u00c3\u00ada Lorca Drawn by Tobias Tak<\/a>
\nAdapted and translated by Tobias Tak (NBM)
\nISBN: 978-1-68112-274-8 (HB) eISBN 978-1-68112-275-5
\n\u00c2\u00a9 2017 Tobias Tak\/Scratch Books. Foreword \u00c2\u00a9 2017 Christopher Maurer. Introduction \u00c2\u00a9 2017 Joost Swarte.<\/p>\n

The Roles We Play<\/a>
\nBy Sabba Khan (Myriad Editions)
\nISBN: 978-1-912408-30-6 (Deluxe Paperback) eISBN: 978-1-912408-98-8
\n\u00c2\u00a9 Sabba Khan 2021. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Knock Out! \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The True Story of Emile Griffith<\/a>
\nBy Reinhard Kleist, translated by Michael Waaler (SelfMadeHero)
\nISBN: 978-1-91059-386-8 (TPB)
\n\u00c2\u00a9 Text and illustrations 2019 CARLSEN Verlag GmbH, Hamburg, Germany. English translation \u00c2\u00a9 2021 SelfMadeHero. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Love Me Please \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Story of Janis Joplin (1943-1970)<\/a>
\nBy Nicolas Finet, Christopher & Degreff: translated by Montana Kane (NBM)
\nISBN: 978-1-681122-76-2 (HB) eISBN: 978-1-681122-77-9
\n\u00c2\u00a9 Hatchette Livre (Marabout) 2020. \u00c2\u00a9 2021 NBM for the English translation. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

The Dancing Plague<\/a>
\nBy Gareth Brookes (SelfMadeHero)
\nISBN: 978-1-910593-98-1 (PB)
\nText and images \u00c2\u00a9 2021 Gareth Brookes. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Coma<\/a>
\nBy Zara Slattery (Myriad Editions)
\nISBN: 978-1-912408-66-5 (PB) eISBN: 978-1-912408-78-8
\n\u00c2\u00a9 Zara Slattery 2021. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Bu\u00c3\u00b1uel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles<\/a>
\nBy Ferm\u00c3\u00adn Sol\u00c3\u00ads, translated by Lawrence Schimel (SelfMadeHero)
\nISBN: 978-1-910593-84-4 (PB)
\n\u00c2\u00a9 2008, 2019 Ferm\u00c3\u00adn Sol\u00c3\u00ads. \u00c2\u00a9 2019 Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S.A.U. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden<\/a>
\nBy Mannie Murphy (Fantagraphics Books)
\nISBN: 978-1-68396-410-0 (HB)
\n\u00c2\u00a9 2021 Mannie Murphy. This edition \u00c2\u00a9 2021 Fantagraphics Books, Inc. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Hypnotwist\/Scarlet by Starlight<\/a>
\nBy Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books)
\nISBN: 978-1-68396-204-5 (HB)
\nHypnotwist\/Scarlet by Starlight \u00c2\u00a9 2021 Gilbert Hernandez. This edition \u00c2\u00a9 2021 Fantagraphics Books, Inc. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let’s face it: this past year was bloody awful for everybody. Nevertheless some very gifted people created some remarkable comics works and I’ll be damned if I don’t give you all one last chance to see that for yourselves. Thus here’s our compilation of the best graphic novels of 2021. You should check them out\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 … <\/p>\n

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