2017 In Books

I struggled to get books read this year, and those I did read were mostly graphic novels. I’ve also read a lot of Brian K Vaughan. I wanted to like his stuff as much as I liked Y: The Last Man, but I didn’t. What’s not so obvious is that a lot of the graphic novels I really liked were by Image Comics. I’m not sure what that means, but I may be checking out more of their stuff in 2018. Here’s what I eventually worked my way through this year:

Outcast Vol. 3 by Robert Kirkman & Paul Azaceta
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
Saga Vol 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 by Brian K Vaughan & Fiona Staples
The Monk by Matthew Lewis
Wolverine: Logan by Brian K Vaughan, Eduardo Russo, & Dean White
East of West Vol 2 by Jonathan Hickman & Nick Dragotta
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K Vaughan & Niko Henrichon
We Stand On Guard by Brian K Vaughan, Steve Skroce, & Matt Hollingsworth
The Private Eye by Brian K Vaughan, Marcos Martin, & Muntsa Vicente
Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda
the princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace
United We Stand (Lorien Legacies 7) by Pittacus Lore
The Hedge Knight Vol 1, 2 by Ben Avery, Mike S Miller, & George R R Martin
The Walking Dead Vol 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 by Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore
Wayward Vol 4 by Jim Zub, Tamra Bonvillian, Ludwig Olimba, & Marshall Dillon
Legend Vol 1 Defend the Grounds by Samuel Sattin & Chris Koehler
The Wicked + The Divine Vol 1, 2, 3, 4 by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie
Stitches by David Small
Pretty Deadly Vol 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick & Emma Rios
Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles by Dennis Calero
Songbook by Nick Hornby
The Dark Prophesy (Trials of Apollo 2) by Rick Riordan
Shazam! by Geoff Johns & Gary Frank
CBLDF Presents Liberty by various comic writers & artists
The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase 2) by Rick Riordan
The Manhattan Projects Vol 1 by Johnathan Hickman & Nick Pitarra
The Surrogates Vol 1 by Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele
Huck Vol 1 by Mark Millar, Rafael Albuquerque, Dave McCaig, & Nate Piekos
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Hope Larson
Chew: The Omnivore Collection Vol 1 by John Layman & Rob Guillory
The Fade Out Act 1 by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips with Elizabeth Breitweiser & Amy Condit
Invincible Vol 1 by Robert Kirkman & Cory Walker

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