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The Best American Comics showcases the work of both established and upand- coming cartoonists. Editor Françoise Mouly—long-time art editor at The New Yorker and cofounder of the comics anthology RAW—has culled the best pieces from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, minicomics, and webcomics to create a stunning installment of this series, complete this year with a selection of comics for kids, as well as contributions from Charles Burns, Chester Brown, and Joyce Farmer.

 

Foreword by Jessica Abel and Matt Madden

Introduction by Françoise Mouly

Contents

Jessica Abel and Matt Madden
  Foreword

Françoise Mouly
  Introduction

 

 

Charles Burns
X’ed Out (Excerpt)

Scott Chantler
The Battle of Buron from Two Generals

Adrian Tomine
Scenes from an Impending Marriage (Excerpt)

Gary Panter
Jimbo

Michael Kupperman
Are Comics Moronic Dribble? and Skull Groin from Up All Night

Nora Krug
Kamikaze from A Public Space

Jonathan Bennett
Skyline and Hot Stuff from The Believer

Anders Nilsen
The Pilot Learns to Fly from Big Questions

Sarah Glidden
The Golan Heights from How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less

Sammy Harkham
Blood of the Virgin (Excerpt) from Crickets

Leanne Shapton
A Month Of . . . from the New York Times

Joyce Farmer
Special Exits (Excerpt)

Jim Woodring
Frank Among the Gut-Worshippers from Congress of the Animals

Chester Brown
Angelina from Paying for It

Jonathan Bennett
Hibern-8 from The Believer

Renée French
Stage 6 from H Day

Michael Kupperman
Diner Food from Up All Night

Jaime Hernandez
The Love Bunglers: Part Four (Excerpt) from Love and Rockets

Jonathan Bennett
Prophets from The Believer

Dakota McFadzean
Leave Luck to Heaven

Christoph Niemann
Red Eye from NewYorkTimes.com

Jonathan Bennett
Dead Soles from The Believer

David Sandlin
House of Debt

David Collier
The Irish Table from Chimo

Michael Kupperman
House of Shouts from Up All Night

Jesse Jacobs
Even the Giants Get the Blues (Excerpt) from Even the Giants

Jordan Crane
Elsewheres from Keeping Two

Jonathan Bennett
Haggling from The Believer

Chris Ware
Money from The New Yorker

 

Comics for Kids

Notable Comics from September 1, 2010, to August 31, 2011

Key to the Introduction

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
Badman, Derik A. Badman's Cave
Barry, Lynda Picture This: The Near-sighted Monkey Book
Bayer, Josh ROM
Beaton, Kate Dracula Hark! A Vagrant
Beaton, Kate 1980s Businesswoman Comics Hark! A Vagrant
Bell, Gabrielle Sa Vie Lucky
Bertozzi, Nick Lewis & Clark
Betteo, Patricio Mundo Invisible
Brosgol, Vera Anya's Ghost
Brown, Box Ben Died of a Train
Brubaker, Ed & Sean Philips Incognito, Vol. 2: Bad Influences
Burger, Jan Earth and Sky
C-D
Carey, Mike and Peter Gross The Unwritten Vol. 3: Dead Man's Knock
Carroll, Emily His Face All Red
Chippendale, Brian If 'n Oof
Clowes, Daniel Mister Wonderful: A Love Story
Colek, Marek Baba Yaga and the Wolf
Cragg, Stephanie Midcentury Modern
Craghead, Warren A Sound of the World. A Thing. www.craghead.com
Dandro, Travis Edward Journal #3
Dawson, Mike Troop 142
Deforge, Michael S M
Deforge, Michael Spotting Deer
Destefano, Stephen & George Chieffet Lucky in Love: A Poor Man's History (Vol. 1)
Duzyj, Mickey Miss Chris
Dysart, Joshua , Alberto Ponticelli, and Pat Masioni Unknown Soldier Vol. 4: Beautiful World, “Kalashnikov”
E-F
Fake, Edie Gaylord Phoenix
Fawkes, Glynnis The Terrible Story of Kinyras and Myrrha
Fawkes, Ray One Soul
Fernández, BEF, Bernardo Espiral
Fiffe, Michel Zegas #1
Forde, Maria Marlon Brando, Volume 2
Forgues, Christopher Powr Mastrs #3
G-H
Geary, Rick The Lives of Sacco & Vanzetti (A Treasury of Victorian Murder)
Gfrörer, Julia Too Dark to See
Girard, Pascal Bigfoot
Girard, Philippe R. Killing Velazquez
Gladstone, Brooke & Josh Neufeld The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media
Glaubitz, Charles Crystal Sigil Panel to Panel #1
Hanawalt, Lisa How to get a Haircut. I Want You #2
Hanawalt, Lisa Worst Sandwiches. I Want You #2
Hart, Tome The Dodgers Suspect Device #1
Hayden, Jennifer S'crapbook
Hines, Adam Duncan the Wonder Dog
Hosler, Jay, Zander Cannon & Kevin Cannon Evolution: The Story of Life on Earth
Huff, Ari The Magnificent Osterman Brothers
Huizenga, Kevin Rumbling What Things Do
I-J
Ita, Sam Frankenstein: A Pop-Up Book
Jankovic, Dunja Habitat # 2
K-L
Kaczynski, Tom Trans Utopia.
Kaczynski, Tom The Cozy Apocalypse Mome #21
Katchor, Ben The Cardboard Valise
Kibuishi, Kazu Amulet #4: The Last Council
Kim, Alex Night Machine
King, David Lemon Styles
Koch, Aiden The Whale
Larmee, Blaise 2001
Lintz, Sharon &Nathan Schreiber Cancer Porn Hounds 2
Lintz, Sharon & Nicholas Breutzman Photo Meetings Porn Hounds 2
Little, Jason Motel Art Improvement Service
M-N
Madden-Connor, Jonas The Most Gripping Mind-Exploding Triumphantly Electric of our Time. Papercutter #15
Marra, Benjamin The Incredibly Fantastic Adventures of Maureen Dowd
McGowan, Jed Lone Pine
McLeod, Kagan Infinite Kung Fu
McNeil, Carla Speed Finder: Voice
Mose, Max All Aboard
Murphy, Annie Truth: Stranger than Fiction Gay Genius
Neal, Nate The Sanctuary
Neely, Tom The Wolf
Niffinegger, Audrey The Night Bookmobile
O-P
Ortega, David Abuela y los Dead Mexicans
Ottaviani, Jim & Leland Myrick Feynman
Overby, Jason 2101
Palermo, Pat Live / Work #1
Powell, Nate Any Empire
Q-R
Redniss, Lauren Radioactive
Reklaw, Jesse N.Y.D.I. #1
Romberger, James & Wallace Stevens Madame La Fleurie Hooded Utilitarian
Roy, Simon Shipwrecked with Dan the Gorilla
Rucka, Greg and JH Williams III Batwoman: Elegy
S-T
Sakugawa, Yumi Mundane Fortunes for the Next Ten Billion Years
Seth Palookaville #20
Sheean, Matt & Malachi Ward Expansion #1 & #2
Singh, Mahendra & Lewis Carroll The Hunting of the Snark
Smith, Jeff RASL #11
Snider, Grant Incidental Comics
Som, Bishakh Untitled Pood #2
Stein, Leslie Eye of the Majestic Creature #6
Stevens, Karl The Lodger
Sundstrom, Matt Second Chances
Thurber, Matthew 1-800-Mice #5
Todd, Mark & Esther Watson Nubbin & Nutz
Tran, GB Vietnamerica: A Family's Journey
U-V
Van Sciver, Noah Blammo #7
W-X
Wilumsen Rich Richmond Pood #2
Wood, Brian & Becky Cloonan The Waking Life of Angels. Demo #2
Wood, Brian & Becky Cloonan Volume One Love Story. Demo #2
Worton, Zach The Klondike
Y-Z
Yost, J.T. Losers Weepers #3
Zettwoch, Dan Motor Lodge Root Rot
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