The Year's Best Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga

Byron Preiss, Howard Zimmerman

Macmillan, Dec 13, 2005 - Comics & Graphic Novels - 272 pages

Called "maybe the most interesting fiction in America today," by the New York Times, graphic novels, comics and manga have recently been soaring in popularity. The medium maintains one of the most diverse readerships and more significantly, graphic novels and manga have garnered critical acclaim from every major national publication for such works as Maus, Persepolis and Akira.
Now, for the first time ever,The Year's Best Comics and Manga will feature the best of this genre published between June, 2003-December, 2004. With selections and excerpts from leading works by commercial and independent publishers of graphic novels, comics and manga, The Year's Best Comics and Manga will provide insight and entertainment to the casual and passionate comics reader alike.

What people are saying

LibraryThing Review

User Review  - Bodagirl - LibraryThing

I like that the major entries have portions of the original comics, but I wish that there was a brief synopsis or blurb about the plot as well.

YEAR'S BEST GRAPHIC NOVELS, COMICS, AND MANGA: From Blankets to Demo To Blacksad

User Review  - Jane Doe - Kirkus

This grab-bag, scattershot selection might appeal to fans of contemporary comics but won't win converts or satisfy the curious.With all the attention graphic narratives have generated, an annual "best ...

Contents

• Section 1: 9
• Section 2: 11
• Section 3: 98
• Section 4: 107
• Section 5: 109
• Section 6: 113
• Section 7: 114
• Section 8: 184
• Section 9: 189
• Section 10: 191
• Section 11: 224
• Section 12: 226
• Section 13: 259

About the author

BYRON PREISS was one of the first publishers of graphic novels starting in 1976. He has produced graphic novels based on the works of Ray Bradbury, Harlan Ellison, Isaac Asimov and many others. HOWARD ZIMMERMAN co-created and edited the first nationally distributed magazine devoted to comic books and strips, Comics Scene. He has worked with both Marvel and DC Comics and produced numerous award-winning graphic works.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Year's Best Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga; Year's Best Graphic Novels, Comics, & Manga
• Editors: Byron Preiss, Howard Zimmerman
• Publisher: Macmillan, 2005
• ISBN: 0312343264, 9780312343262
• Length: 272 pages
• Subjects: Comics & Graphic Novels / Anthologies; Comics & Graphic Novels / General