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• Something Is Killing the Children. 8

  Tynion, James, IV

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  Once again, my favourite ongoing comic series of the year. Will the (currently in development) Netflix adaptation be half as good as the comics?

• Tokyo These Days. 1

  Matsumoto, Taiyō, 1967-

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  A veteran editor travels Tokyo catching up with mangaka from his past as he puts together one final book. The work of Taiyō Matsumoto was new to me this year. But he's fast become one of my favourite creators in the field. I definitely encourage you…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Spectregraph

  Tynion, James, IV

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  The new(ish) kids on the publishing block, DSTLRY are producing some of the best looking books on the shelves. With Spectregraph, Tynion IV puts a fresh spin on the haunted house tale.

• Mr. Higgins Comes Home

  Mignola, Michael, 1960-

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  I've recently whipped through Mike Mignola and Warwick Johnson-Cadwell's trilogy of books following the adventures of Professor J.T. Meinhardt and his vampire hunting colleagues. Johnson-Cadwell's goofy art style works so well, making for a unique…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Street Angel

  Princess of Poverty

  Rugg, Jim

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  A homeless skateboarder who fights ninjas. What more could you need to know? One of my all time favorite comic series.

• Ultimate Spider-Man. 1, Married With Children

  Hickman, Jonathan

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  Fellow comic nerds rejoice! - Hickman has been entrusted with relaunching Marvel's Ultimate Universe and is the scribe on the new Ultimate Spidey book! Non-comic nerds - Ulti-what-now? Don't worry about it. All you need to know is it's a new…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees

  Horvath, Patrick (Filmmaker)

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  I saw someone calling this Richard Scarry meets Dexter. That nails it so well I don't think I need add anything further.

• The One Hand & the Six Fingers

  V, Ram

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  Originally published concurrently as two separate series by two different creative teams, The One Hand and The Six Fingers each tell the story of the same crime, with one told from the perspective of the lead investigator, and the other the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Weatherman. Vol. 3

  Leheup, Jody

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  The concluding volume to Jody Leheup and Nathan Fox's brilliant sci-fi trilogy. Total Recall with added space zombies? Kinda.

• Masters of the Nefarious

  Mollusk Rampage

  La Police, Pierre, 1959-

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  Is it a series of one page gags (à la G Larson et al) or a bonkers action adventure tale? Take your pick. Works equally brilliantly either way.

• Blood on the Tracks. Volume 17

  Oshimi, Shūzō

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  Shūzō san's Blood On The Tracks concluded this year with vol.17. It's possibly one of the best manga series I've read.

• Sins of Sinister

  Gillen, Kieron

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  Kieron Gillen's run on the X-Men definitely lost it's way towards the end. But it hit it's peak with Sins Of Sinister. Big bonkers sci-fi concepts practically leaping from every second page.

• Newburn. Volume Two

  Zdarsky, Chip

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  You loved the first volume right? Well here's the conclusion. From a strong field, Newburn may be the best thing Chip's written (aside from his newsletter obviously).

• Wonder Woman. Vol. One, Outlaw

  King, Tom, 1978-

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  Reading the chatter on the interwebs, Tom King seems to have become a somewhat divisive figure for his increasingly unique storytelling style. I know which side of the fence I fall. Best super-hero book of the year. (and let me qualify that by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• PTSD Radio. Vol. 1

  Nakayama, Masaaki

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  Definitely ranks as one of the weirder manga I've ever read. Aspects of Nakayama san's life start bleeding into the stories and (apparently) macabre aspects of the stories began leaking into his own life. To the point where he gave up manga in order…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Houses of the Unholy

  Brubaker, Ed, 1966-

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  You know if it's got Brubaker/Phillips on the cover it's going to be worth your time, right?

• The Forged. 01, Operation: Black Box

  Rucka, Greg, 1969-

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  Greg Rucka does Starship Troopers?

• The Sacrificers. Volume One

  Remender, Rick

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  Did you enjoy Rick's Seven To Eternity from a few years ago? Scratching a similar epic fantasy itch, The Sacrificers is my pick of the various new series he's launched over the last couple years or so.

• Alley

  Junji Ito Story Collection

  Itō, Junji, 1963-

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  With the seemingly continual stream of new Junji Itō collections you'd maybe expect the quality to begin to wane. Not so though, Alley is easily up there with the best of his books.

• Joker

  Killer Smile

  Lemire, Jeff

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  One of my favourite creative teams in comics (Lemire & Sorrentino) tackle the joker.