This weekend starts the last month of the year, which also kick starts my annual excursion for looking backwards on things that made the year less sucky.
We all have routines and schedules that get in the way of happiness, and we also have friends and family that assist in moving the pendulum back toward the positive when moments sway too heavy.
An added necessity to individual circumstance is to supplement your life with the participation or consumption of something extracurricular. These days, though I still dabble heavily in music, I have found myself knee deep in comic art and storytelling. Some of these books are better than most of what’s on the TV, and more than just me should be paying attention.
In the coming days I’ll share my favorite collected volumes of comics from the last year, as well as my annual listing of favorite albums. First, though, allow me to indulge in listing what I thought were the top ten debut issues of comics from the indie publications.
Cheers 🍻
10 | Go-Bots
Written & Illustrated by Tom Scioli
IDW Publishing
9 | Hot-Lunch Special
Written by Eliot Rahal
Illustrated by Jorge Fornés
Published by Aftershock
8 | Man-Eaters
Written by Chelsea Cain
Illustrated by Kate Niemczyk
Published by Image Comics
7 | Friendo
Written by Alex Paknadel
Illustrated by Martin Simmonds
Published by Vault
6 | Bordertown
Written by Eric M. Esquivel
Illustrated by Ramon Villalobos
Published by Vertigo
5 | Farmhand
Written & Illustrated by Rob Guillory
Published by Image Comics
4 | Fearscape
Written by Ryan O’Sullivan
Illustrated by Andrea Mutti
Published by Vault
3 | Punks Not Dead
Written by David Barnett
Illustrated by Martin Simmonds
Published by Black Crown IDW
2 | Murder Falcon
Written by Daniel Warren Johnson
Illustrated by Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer
Published by Image Comics
1 | Crowded
Written by Christopher Sebela
Illustrated by Ro Stein & Ted Brandt & Co.
Published by Image Comics