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The Best American
Comics 2011

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The Best American Comics showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming contributors. Editor Alison Bechdel — creater of the cult comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For" and author of Fun Home— has culled the best stories from graphic novels, pamplet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics and webcomics to create this cutting-edge collection. With entries from Joe Sacco, Jeff Smith, and Dash Shaw, this edtion delivers "a thrilling and varied journey from start to finish"  (Publishers Weekly).

Foreword by Jessica Abel and Matt Madden

Introduction by Alison Bechdel

Manifestation

by Gabrielle Bell

from gabriellebell.com

 

Blue Note  

by Kevin  Mutch

from Fantastic Life

 

New Year's Eve, 2004

by Gabby Schulz (a.k.a. Ken Dahl)

from Monsters

 

St. Ambrose

by John Pham

from Sublife

 

Queen 

by Michael Deforge

from arthurmag.com

 

Flower Mecha

by Angie Wang

from MySpace Darkhorse Presents

 

Up Up Down Down

by Robert Sergel

from Eschew

 

Nov. 3, 1956 (Parts One and Two, plus Memory and the Essential Truth)

by Joe Sacco

from Footnotes in Gaza

 

BodyWorld (Chapter Three)

by Dash Shaw

 

Pet Cat

by Joye Allison 

from Papercutter

 

Soixante Neuf

by David Lasky and Mairead Case

 

Little House in the Big City

by Sabrina Jones

from World War 3 Illustrated


Jordan W. Lint to the Age 65

by Chris Ware

from Virginia Quarterly Review

 

Domestic Men of Mystery

by Jillian Tamaki

from New York Times

 

 

 

 

Browntown

by Jaime Hernandez

(Excerpt) from Love and Rockets: New Stories

 

Fear of Fire

by Julia Gfrörer

(Excerpt) from Flesh and Bone

 

People Around Here

by Dave Lapp

from Taddle Creek

 

Great Gatsbys

by Kate Beaton

from Hark! A Vagrant

 

Abby’s Road

by Noah Van Sciver

from Blammo

 

Anatomy of a Pratfall

by Peter and Maria Hoey

from Coin-Op

 

The Mad Scientist

by Jeff Smith

(Excerpt) from RASL

 

1977

by Paul Pope

from THB: Comics from Mars

 

The Pterodactyl Hunters (in the Gilded City)

by Brendan Leach

(Excerpt)

 

Winter

by Danica Novgorodoff, Benjamin Percy, and James Ponsoldt

(Excerpt) from Refresh, Refresh

 

Glenn Ganges in “Mind and Body”

Kevin Huizenga 

(Excerpt) from Ganges

  

Weekends Abroad

Eric Orner 

from Three

 

The Ultimate Graphic Novel (in Six Panels)

by David Lansky

from The Stranger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Other notable comics from this year, selected by series editors Jessica Abel and Matt Madden.

A-B
Aaron, Jason , R.M. Guera, Davide Furno, and Francesco Francavilla Scalped: High Lonesome
Ayers, William and Ryan Alexander-Tanner To Teach: The Journey, in Comics
Ayo, Darryl Enemies with Benefits anyANYway, no. 1
Ayuyang, Rina Arroz Caldo Whirlwind Wonderland
Badman, Derik 20 out of 30 Days
Baillie, Liz Freewheel, vol. 1
Bak, T. Edward Wild Man Chapter 2: “A Bavarian Botanist in St. Petersburg,” parts 1–3 Mome, vol. 17; vol. 18; vol. 19
Bechdel, Alison A Story About Life San Francisco Panorama (McSweeney’s Issue 33)
Bertozzi, Nick Persimmon Cup The Act-i-vate Primer
Boruchow, Joe Stuffed Animals: A Story in Paper Cutouts
Bourret, Adam I’m Crazy
Breutzman, Nicholas You Can’t Be Here
Brown, Box Alpha Everything Dies no. 1, Omega, Everything Dies no. 2
Brubaker, Ed and Sean Phillips The Sinners Criminal, vol. 5
C-D
Carey, Mike and Peter Gross The Unwritten, vols. 1–2
Cendreda, Martin Copy Stories
Christensen, Sean and Amy Kuttab Labanotation: The Center of Weight
Churchland, Marian Beast
Chwast, Seymour Dante’s Divine Comedy
Clowes, Daniel Wilson
Colbert, C.C. and Tanitoc Booth
Columbia, Al Pim & Francie: The Golden Bear Days {Artifacts and Bone Fragments}
Cotter, Josh Migraneur Driven by Lemons
Dahm, Evan Rice Boy
Dawson. Mike Troop 142, nos. 1–3.
Deforge, Michael Peter’s Muscle
Dorkin, Evan and Jill Thompson Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites
Dysart, Joshua , Alberto Ponticelli, and Pat Masioni Unknown Soldier: Easy Kill Unknown Soldier: Haunted House
E-F
Eichler, Glenn and Nick Bertozzi Stuffed!
Forsman, Chuck Wolf
Frederick – Frost, Alexis Courtship of Ms. Smith The Voyage
G-H
Gaiman, Neil and P .Craig Russell The Sandman: The Dream Hunters
Geary, Rick The Terrible Axe-man of New Orleans
Goodin, Robert The Spiritual Crisis of Carl Jung Mome, vol. 19
Graham, Brandon King City, vol. 2
Grogan, C. Geoff Fandancer
Hernandez, Gilbert The Troublemakers
Hindle, James Little Wolves Unsettled
Husted, Ursula Murray Drawing on Yourself
Hutsul, Christopher A Very Kraftwerk Summer
I-J
Immonen, Kathryn and Stuart Immonen Moving Pictures
Johnson, Mat and Simon Gane Dark Rain: A New Orleans Story
Jones, Ben, Frank Santoro, and John Vermilyea Chocolate Gun Mome, vol. 16
K-L
Kaczynski, Tom and Dash Shaw Resolution Mome, vol. 17
Kelso, Megan Artichoke Tales
Kerlow, Victor Big Empty Space This Is the Story of a Man Who Could Not Die Rabid Rabbit’s Tall Tales and Magnanimous Myths
Kindt, Matt Revolver 3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man
Kupperman, Michael All About Drainage, Books Are Stupid Tales Designed to Thrizzle, no. 6
Lambert, Joseph Tantrum
Lane, Tim Spike Hotwire Comics
Larson, Hope Mercury
Leach, Brendan Summer Internship Four Comics
Little, Jason Bee in . . . The Ramble MySpace DarkHorse Presents (online issue 36)
Livingston, Stuart 7:42 a.m. Popgun, vol. 4
Lonergan, Jess Joe and Azat
M-N
Malkasian, Cathy Temperance
McShane, James Archaeology
Milburn, Lane Death Trap
Millionaire, Tony Billy Hazelnuts and the Crazy Bird
Mucha, Corinne Future Dreams Is It the Future Yet?
Nau jokaitis, Pranas T. Beard
O-P
Oleksyk, Sarah Ivy, chapters 4–5
Onsmith Disposession by Tornado Hotwire Comics
Overby, Jason Untitled Shitbeams on the Loose
O’Malley, Bryan Lee Scott Pilgrim, vol. 6 (Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour)
Poplak, Richard, Alex Jansen, Jason Gilmore, and Nick Marinkovich Kenk
Q-R
Reklaw, Jesse Toys I Loved Dope Flounder
Reynolds, Grant Where the River Meets the Sea Comic Diorama
Rickheit, Hans The Squirrel Machine
Robinson, Sean Michael Much of What We Said Wasn’t Anything at All The Art of Lying
Rugg, Jim Rambo 3.5
Ryan, Johnny Prison Pit Book One
S-T
Sacco, Joe The Unwanted, parts 1–2 Virginia Quarterly Review, Fall, Spring
Sharpe, Sam Change Your Name Pinstriped Bloodbath
Shaw, Dash Blind Date Mome, vol. 16
Shiga, Jason Meanwhile
Shrethsa, Anuj True Tales of Kitchkanni, vol. 1 Rabid Rabbit’s Tall Tales and Magnanimous Myths
Small, David Stitches
Smith, Andrew Sausage Hand
St. John, Nick How I Came to Work at the Wendy’s
Stechschulte, Conor Held Sinister The Spirit World
Steinke, Aron Nels Neptune
Sturm, James Market Day
Sully (Sherwin Tjia) The Hipless Boy
Telgemeier, Raina Smile
Tyler, C. You’ll Never Know, Book Two: “Collateral Damage”
U-V
W-X
Ware, Chris Putty Gray San Francisco Panorama (McSweeney’s Issue 33)
White, Mack Roadside Hell Hotwire Comics
White, Tracy How I Made It to Eighteen
Whitehead, Chadwick The Myth of Ice Cream and Race Cars Rabid Rabbit’s Tall Tales and Magnanimous Myths
Wiegle, Matt The Orphan Baiter Papercutter, no. 13
Woodring, Jim Weathercraft: A Frank Comic
Y-Z
Yang, Belle Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale
Yost, J.T. Losers Weepers
Zwirek, Jeff The Chicago Typewriter Pinstriped Bloodbath
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