As we approach the beginning of another year it's always customary to produce a "Best of..." list and this is no different but the world of comic books has been teeming with so many quality titles that it's been nearly impossible to point to one overall "winner". So naturally we've decided to cop-out and form an all-star team of books worthy of praise. Sure, we could have chosen Saga as the best of the year and called it a day and no one would've flinched but thankfully the industry is the strongest it's been in years so there's something for everybody. Here are the 2014 Comic Book All-Stars (according to us).
ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
BOOKS THAT DEBUTED IN 2014 AND IMPRESSED
written by Jacob Semahn with art by Jorge Corona
written by Jay Faerber with art by Scott Godlewski,
colors by Ron Riley
Written by Grace Ellis and Noelle Stevenson
with art by Brooke Allen
written by Becky Cloonan and Brenden Fletcher,
with art by Karl Kerschl, colors by Geyser, and letters by Steve Wands
written by Scott Snyder, with art by Jock,
colors by Matt Hollingsworth and letters by Clem Robins
BEST LIMITED SERIES
THE BEST SHORT RELIEF IN THE BIGS
The Wake (Vertigo)
written by Scott Snyder with art by Sean Murphy,
colors by Matt Hollingsworth
The Multiversity (DC Comics)
written by Grant Morrison with art by Ivan Reis
and Joe Prado
Trillium (Vertigo)
written and illustrated by Jeff Lemire
THE SPECIALISTS
These are your starters in their fields of expertise:
BEST ARTIST
GREG CAPULLO - Batman
BEST COLORIST
JORDIE BELLAIRE - The Massive, Zero,
Moon Knight, They're Not Like Us,
and many, many more
BEST WRITER
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN - Saga, The Private Eye
BEST COMICS OF 2014
The starting line-up of All-Star Titles
Afterlife with Archie (Archie Comics)
written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
with art by Francesco Francavilla
The Wicked + The Divine (Image Comics)
written by Kieron Gillen, with art by Jamie McKelvie
and colours by Daniel Wilson
written by Brian K. Vaughan, with art by Fiona Staples,
letters and design by Fonografiks
written by G. Willow Wilson, with art by Adrian Alphona
and colors by Ian Herring
Moon Knight (Marvel)
written by Warren Ellis, Brian Wood
with art by Declan Shalvey, Greg Smallwood,
colors by Jordie Bellaire
Southern Bastards (Image Comics)
written by Jason Aaron with art by Jason Latour
Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
written by Brian Azzarello with art by Cliff Chiang
The Love Bunglers (Fantagraphics Books)
written and illustrated by Jaime Hernandez
Seconds (Ballantine Books)
written and illustrated by Bryan Lee O'Malley
2014 COMIC BOOK MVP
This female-led title became a bestseller, exceeded expectations
and proved that women can indeed carry a series
Harley Quinn (DC Comics)
written by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti
with art by Chad Hardin
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