‘Tis the season—for every major media outlet to blast their opinions on this year’s best comics offerings. At Fantagraphics we are enormously proud of all the books we publish, and the artists who make them, so we decided to compile all of their year-end accolades into one handy list for you to browse. While we’re tooting our own horn, we might as well mention that any of these titles would make a fantastic gift for the discerning comics fan in your life. Just sayin’.
Check back, we’ll be updating as more lists go up!
The Lie and How We Told It by Tommi Parrish
Third place in PW’s Annual Graphic Novel Critics Poll
#12 of Paste Magazine‘s 25 Best Comics of 2018
#7 of Hyperallergic‘s Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2018
#3 of Daily Grindhouse‘s Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2018
NPR’s Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2018’s Great Reads
#5 of Paste Magazine‘s 25 Best Comic Books of 2018
Love and Rockets Vol. IV by Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez
#4 of Paste Magazine‘s 25 Best Comics of 2018
Drawn to Berlin by Ali Fitzgerald
#3 on Vulture‘s 10 Best Comics of 2018
#11 of Paste Magazine‘s 25 Best Comics of 2018
Fruit of Knowledge by Liv Strömquist
A Best Book of 2018 according to The Guardian
Parallel Lives by Olivier Schrauwen
A Best Book of 2018 according to The Guardian
#5 of Vulture‘s 10 Best Comics of 2018
#7 of Daily Grindhouse‘s Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2018
A Best Graphic Novel of 2018 according to Forbes
A Best LGBTQ Graphic Novel of 2018 according to The Advocate
A Best Reviewed Books of 2018 according to Book Marks
That’s all for now!
Don’t forget to check out our Holiday Gift Guide for more great, gift-able books of 2018:
