The Best Comic Books Dave Read In 2002

    This page collects all of the books I gave a rating of "Strongly Recommended" or better to come out during 2002. Books which I Strongly Recommended to limited groups are generally not included, but those with mature readers caveats are. You may notice some "Best Book" winners aren't mentioned here, because they were simply the best of a weak week. Boldfaced books got a rating higher than Strongly Recommended.

    So, here it is, broken down by month. Be warned that this reflects my reading habits, there may well have been some excellent titles out there I didn't read for whatever reason.

  • January
    • Young Justice #41 - Peter David, DC
    • Power Company: Josiah Power - Kurt Busiek, DC
    • Black Panther v2 #40 - Priest, Marvel
    • Captain Marvel v3 #27 - Peter David, Marvel
    • Sandwalk Adventures #2 (of 5) - Jay Hosler, Active Synapse
  • February
    • eXiles #9 - J. Winick, Marvel
    • Black Panther v2 #41 - Priest, Marvel
    • Akiko #47 - Mark Crilley, Sirius
  • March
    • Young Justice #43 - Peter David, DC
    • Taskmaster #2 (of 4) - Udon Studio, Marvel
    • Black Panther v2 #42 - Priest, Marvel
    • Dork Tower #16 - John Kovalic, Dork Storm Press
    • The Complete Copybook Takes - J. Torres, Oni Press
  • April
    • Black Panther v2 #43 - Priest, Marvel
    • Amy Unbounded: Belondweg Blossoming TPB - Rachel Hartman, Pug House
    • Lair of the Mad Bun - Rachel Hartman, Pug House
  • May
      Green Lantern #150 - J. Winick, DC
    • Black Panther v2 #44 - Priest, Marvel
    • Akiko #48 - Mark Crilley, Sirius
    • Sandwalk Adventures #3 (of 5) - Jay Hosler, Active Synapse
    • Captain Marvel v3 #32 - Peter David, Marvel
    • Amazing Spider-Man v2 #41 - JMS, Marvel
  • June
    • Fantastic Four v3 #56 - Karl Kesel, Marvel
    • Black Panther v2 #45 - Priest, Marvel
    • Spider-Man: Sweet Charity - Zimmerman, Marvel
  • July
      Dork Tower #19 - John Kovalic, Dork Storm Press
    • Amy Unbounded #13 - Rachel Hartman, Pug House
  • August
    • Harley Quinn #23 - Karl Kesel, DC
    • Black Panther v2 #48 - Priest, Marvel
    • Fantastic Four v3 #60 - Mark Waid, Marvel
    • League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol II #2 (of 6) - Moore, DC/ABC
    • Girl Genius #7 - Phil Foglio, Airship Entertainment
    • Desert Peach: Seven Peaches TPB - Donna Barr, A Fine Line
  • September
    • Dork Tower #20 - John Kovalic, Dork Storm
    • Sandwalk Adventures #4 (of 5) - Jay Hosler, Active Synapse
  • October
    • Dork! #10 - Evan Dorkin, Slave Labor Graphics
  • November
    • Cartoon History of the Universe III - Larry Gonick, W.W. Norton
  • December
    • Sandwalk Adventures #5 (of 5) - Jay Hosler, Active Synapse
  • Boy, I get curmudgeony at the end of the year....
    The best bang for your buck, I'd say, has got to be the Belondweg Blossoming TPB from Pug House. Much as I like Black Panther, Amy Unbounded is probably a better book for most readers. Oh, and I didn't list it above, but Marville #1 got my nod for the WORST book I put down money for in 2002.
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