Rob Clough’s Top 50 Comics For 2008



The reviewer and critic Rob Clough has posted an extensive list of 50 best-of comics for the year 2008. This includes commentary you should read if you find the following list intriguing on any level. His choices are:

1. ACME Novelty Library #19, Chris Ware (self-published, distributed by Drawn & Quarterly)
2. What It Is, Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
3. Little Nothings, Lewis Trondheim (NBM)
4. Bottomless Belly Button, Dash Shaw (Fantagraphics)
5. Inkweed, Chris Wright (Sparkplug Comic Books)
6. Wormdye, Eamon Espey (Secret Acres)
7. Petey and Pussy, John Kerschbaum (Fantagraphics)
8. An Anthology Of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons And True Stories, Vol 2 (Yale University Press), edited by Ivan Brunetti
9. Breakdowns: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young %@&*!, Art Spiegelman (Pantheon)
10. Willie and Joe, Bill Mauldin (Fantagraphics)
11. The Hot Breath Of War , Trevor Alixopolous (Sparkplug Comic Books)
12. Bourbon Island 1730, Lewis Trondheim & Appollo (First Second)
13. Alan's War, Emmanuel Guibert (First Second)
14. Paul Goes Fishing, Michel Rabagliati (Drawn & Quarterly)
15. The works of Kevin Huizenga
16. Perla La Loca, Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
17. Beyond Palomar, Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
18. Errand Service, Will Dinski (self-published)
19. Bodyworld, Dash Shaw (webcomic)
20. Against Pain, Ron Rege', Jr (Drawn & Quarterly)
21. Ordinary Victories, Manu Larcenet (NBM)
22. Goddes of War, Lauren Weinstein (Picturebox)
23. Gus & His Gang, Christophe Blain (First Second)
24. Tales Designed To Thrizzle #4, Michael Kupperman (Fantagraphics)
25. Capacity, Theo Ellsworth (Secret Acres)
26. Eye Of The Majestic Creature #3, Leslie Stein (self-published)
27. Best American Comics 2008 (Houghton-Mifflin)
28. I Still Live, Annie Murphy (self-published)
29. MOME #12
30. Nocturnal Conspiracies, David B (NBM)
31. Little Things, Jeffrey Brown (Touchstone)
32. The Rabbi's Cat 2, Joann Sfar (Pantheon)
33. Swell, Juliacks (self-published)
34. Spaniel Rage 2008, Vanessa Davis (self-published)
35. Pocket Full Of Rain, Jason (Fantagraphics)
36. The Complete Peanuts 1967-68, Charles Schulz (Fantagraphics)
37. Explainers, Jules Feiffer (Fantagraphics)
38. Where Demented Wented, Rory Hayes (Fantagraphics)
39. The Night Of Your Life, Jesse Reklaw (Dark Horse)
40. Snake Oil, Chuck Forsman (self-published)
41. Estrus Comics #6, Mari Naomi (self-published)
42. Love and Rockets New Stories #1, Los Bros Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
43. Hotwire, Volume 2 (Fantagraphics), edited by Glenn Head
44. Injury Comics #2, Ted May, Jeff Wilson & Jason Robards (Buenaventura)
45. Drawn & Quarterly Showcase #5 (Drawn & Quarterly)
46. Hall Of Best Knowledge, Ray Fenwick (Fantagraphics)
47. Do Not Disturb My Waking Dream, Laura Park (self-published)
48. Grotesque #2, Sergio Ponchionne (Fantagraphics)
49. Windy Corner Magazine #2 (Sparkplug Comic Books)
50. Magic Whistle #11, Sam Henderson (Alternative)
 
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