I read a lot of good books and comics this year. I even made my goal of 100 in the GoodReads Challenge. I had to leave off a lot of good books, but I think I managed to narrow it down to the best of them. I’ve been posting these over at my other blog for the last few years.
How to be an Anti-Racist- Imbram X. Kendi
Fence- C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad, & Joana LaFuente
The Kingdom of Copper -S.A. Chakraborty
The Hate U Give- Angie Thomas
Insexts-Marguerite Bennett, Ariela Kristantina, Bryan Valenza, Jessica Kholinne, & A Larger World
These Savage Shores- Ram V, Sumit Kumar, Vitorio Astone, Aditya Bidkar
Wild Seed -Octavia E. Butler
Solutions and Other Problems-Allie Brosh
American Rule-Jared Yates Sexton
Heavenly Blues- Ben Kahn & Bruno Hidalgo
Honorable Mentions:
We Are the Ants- Shaun David Hutchinson
Archie vs. Predator- Alex de Campi, Fernando Ruiz, Fernando Ruiz, Rick Koslowski, John Workman, & Jason Millet
Bloom- Kevin Panetta & Savanna Ganucheau
Over the Top: A Raw Journey of Self Love- Jonathan Van Ness
Kick-Ass Ongoing Series:
Sex Criminals- Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky
X-Men: Messiah Complex- Ed Brubaker, Mike Carey, Peter David, Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost, Marc Silvestri, Billy Tan, Scot Eaton, Humberto Ramos, Chris Bachalo, & Others.
Animosity- Marguerite Bennett, Rafael de Latorre, & Rob Schwager
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Ryan Parrott, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Walter Baiamonte & Others.