{"id":31235,"date":"2024-12-31T16:06:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T16:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=31235"},"modified":"2024-12-31T16:06:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T16:06:15","slug":"wins-top-ten-best-and-most-enjoyable-must-read-this-list-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2024\/12\/31\/wins-top-ten-best-and-most-enjoyable-must-read-this-list-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Win\u2019s Top Ten Best and Most Enjoyable MUST READ THIS List of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

What a year it\u2019s been. I\u2019m not talking about all that other stuff. I can\u2019t do anything about Confirmed and Sustained Human Idiocy (aka CaSHI syndrome). As usual, I\u2019m just waffling on about comics and 2024 has seen some total graphical treasures released: so much so that I\u2019m about to do a thing I hate and will simply list some that I really liked.<\/em><\/p>\n

Not all of them; that would be silly and achieve nothing. Just the ones that impressed me most. There isn\u2019t a countdown and my top ten has more than ten in it. They moved and delighted me best, stood rereading most and were the ones published last year that I would be proudest to give other people to read as examples of what my chosen medium can accomplish.<\/em><\/p>\n

The titles are all linked to their original NRD reviews so you can say you researched them too, but frankly your best bet would be to just unhitch your payment method of choice – or least embattled – and order them all without wasting any more time.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ready.<\/em><\/p>\n

Here we go then…<\/em><\/p>\n

Lord of the Flies – the Graphic Novel<\/a><\/strong> by William Golding & Aim\u00e9e de Jongh (Faber & Faber)<\/p>\n

Spirou & Fantasio volume 21: The Prisoner of the Buddha<\/a><\/strong> by Andr\u00e9 Franquin, Jid\u00e9hem & Greg (Cinebook)<\/p>\n

Giant<\/a><\/strong> by Mollie Ray (Faber & Faber)<\/p>\n

Degas & Cassatt: A Solitary Dance<\/a><\/strong> by EFA & Rubio (NBM)<\/p>\n

Safer Places<\/a><\/strong> by Kit Anderson (Avery Hill Publishing)<\/p>\n

Erased<\/a><\/strong> – An Actor of Color\u2019s Journey Through the Heyday of Hollywood by Loo Hui Phang & Hugues Micol (NBM)<\/p>\n

Adrift on a Painted Sea<\/a><\/strong> by Sue Bird and Tim Bird (Avery Hill Publishing)<\/p>\n

Prez: Setting a Dangerous President<\/a><\/strong> by Mark Russell, Ben Caldwell, & various (DC Comics)<\/p>\n

Edifice<\/a><\/strong> by Andrzej Klimowski (SelfMadeHero)<\/p>\n

Proxy Mom – My Experience With Postpartum Depression<\/a><\/strong> by Sophie Adriansen & Mathou (NBM)<\/p>\n

Harlem<\/a><\/strong> by Mika\u00ebl (NBM)<\/p>\n

The Scrapbook of Life and Death<\/a><\/strong> by J. Webster Sharp (Avery Hill Publishing)<\/p>\n

Self-Esteem and The End of the World<\/a><\/strong> by Luke Healy (Faber & Faber)<\/p>\n

Popeye vol 3: The Sea Hag & Alice the Goon<\/a><\/strong> by Elzie Crisler Segar (Fantagraphics Books)<\/p>\n

Adieu Birkenau<\/a><\/strong> by Ginette Kolinka, JDMorvan & Victor Matet, & various (SelfMadeHero)<\/p>\n

Neroy Sphinx: Playing to Lose<\/a><\/strong> by Daniel Whiston, Dave Thomson & various (Markosia)<\/p>\n

The Last Queen<\/a><\/strong> by Jean-Marc Rochette (SelfMadeHero)<\/p>\n

The Incredible Story of Cooking – From Prehistory to Today<\/a><\/strong> by St\u00e9phane Douay & Benoist Simmat & various (NBM)<\/p>\n

Identity Crisis 20th<\/sup> Anniversary Deluxe Edition<\/a><\/strong> by Brad Meltzer, Rags Morales & Michael Bair & various (DC Comics)<\/p>\n

I realise many of these might be challenging or uncomfortable reading for (…the parents of…) our younger followers. If so here\u2019s another Winning List. These have none of the swear words or rude bits – although there\u2019s a lots of manic laughs and modicum of apparently wholly acceptable violence…<\/em><\/p>\n

Oi Kids! Get these!<\/em><\/p>\n

Bunny vs Monkey book 10: The Great Big Glitch!<\/a><\/strong> by Jamie Smart & various (David Fickling Books)<\/p>\n

Yakari and the Pronghorns (vol 22)<\/a><\/strong> by Derib, Job & Dominique (Cinebook)<\/p>\n

Robot Archie and the Time Machine<\/a><\/strong> by E. George Cowan, Ted Kearon, Mike Western & various (Rebellion)<\/p>\n

Mega Robo Bros: Nemesis<\/a><\/strong> by Neill Cameron & various (David Fickling Books)<\/p>\n

Jamie Smart\u2019s Max & Chaffy: Hunt for the Pirate\u2019s Gold!<\/a><\/strong> by Jamie Smart & various (David Fickling Books)<\/p>\n

Black Max vol 3<\/a><\/strong> by Frank S. Pepper, Ken Mennell, Alfonso Font & various (Rebellion)<\/p>\n

Jamie Smart\u2019s Looshkin: Honk If You See It!<\/a><\/strong> by Jamie Smart & various (David Fickling Books)<\/p>\n

Kids Are Still Weird \u2013 and More Observations From Parenthood<\/a><\/strong> by Jeffrey Brown (NBM)<\/p>\n

Invincible Iron Man Omnibus vol 2<\/a><\/strong> by Stan Lee, Archie Goodwin, Gene Colan, George Tuska, Johnny Craig & various (MARVEL)<\/p>\n

Tosh\u2019s Island<\/a><\/strong> by Linda Sargent, Joe Brady & Leo Marcell, Kate Brown (David Fickling Books)<\/p>\n

Thank you for you time and attention across the last taut, fraught 366 days, and – Grodd willing – let’s do the same or similar next year… but not tomorrow okay? Let\u2019s gear up again bright and surly on Thorsday, yesss?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What a year it\u2019s been. I\u2019m not talking about all that other stuff. I can\u2019t do anything about Confirmed and Sustained Human Idiocy (aka CaSHI syndrome). As usual, I\u2019m just waffling on about comics and 2024 has seen some total graphical treasures released: so much so that I\u2019m about to do a thing I hate … <\/p>\n

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