2017 has been a great year for comics. Marvel, Image, DC, Boom!, IDW, they have all been putting out some great title this year! This is a list of the top ten books that came out in 2017. Keep in mind this is just one comic book reader’s list, so make sure to add any titles you felt like we missed and why it is a worthy inclusion. Here is looking to 2018 and hoping it to be a year of tights, flight, and continued fantastic storytelling. Please note, these are listed in no particular order, as I loved them all equally and didn’t want to make the “Sophie’s Choice” ranking them.
Reborn (Image)
Story: Where do you go when you die? Not heaven or hell–somewhere else. Somewhere you have to fight to survive. Somewhere the people from the past are waiting for you–the good and the bad.
Why You Should Read It: Mark Millar has put together one great Sci-Fi epic of a comic book. In six issues he builds a world, introduces amazing heroes AND villains, and makes you care about all of it. Don’t sleep on this book check it out today.
Written by
Mark Millar
Art by
Greg Capullo
Jonathan Glapion
Cover by
Greg Capullo
Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern (Boom!/DC)
Story: Cornelius discovers an ancient ring in the Forbidden Zone and unlocks a power that echoes across universes. With the Green Lantern Corps, led by Hal Jordan, racing to get to the source of this power before Sinestro can get his hands on it, they will discover a truth about the Guardians that will change them forever on…THE PLANET OF THE APES.
Why You Should Read It: Simple… it is the Green Lantern Corps ON THE PLANET OF THE APES!
Written by
Justin Jordan
Robbie Thompson
Art by
Barnaby Bagenda
Colored by
Emilio Lopez
Cover by
Ethan Van Sciver
Star Wars Darth Vader (Marvel)
Story: Picking up directly where Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith ends, follow Vader as he receives his legendary red lightsaber and witness Vader’s rise to power as a Dark Lord of the Sith!
Why You Should Read It: Charles Soule gives a rare glimpse of Anakin Skywalker actually learning to be Darth Vader. This book picks up when he steps off the operating table at the end of Revenge of the Sith, and (for the first story) ends with him building his first Sith lightsaber.
Written by
Charles Soule
Art by
Giuseppe Camuncoli
Cover by
Jim Cheung
Nightwing: The New Order (DC)
Story: NIGHTWING: THE NEW ORDER is the story of a future world without “weapons”—where superpowers have been eliminated and outlawed. The man responsible? None other than Dick Grayson, a.k.a. Nightwing, now leader of a government task force called the Crusaders who are charged with hunting the remaining Supers. But when events transpire which turn the Crusaders’ aim toward Grayson’s own family, the former Boy Wonder must turn against the very system he helped create, with help from the very people he’s been hunting for years—the last metahumans of the DC Universe.
Why You Should Read It: An Elseworlds tale from DC Comics about Nightwing putting an end to metahumans on Earth. Do I need to say more? Oh yeah, Dick has a kid named Jake (Starfire is his Mom). And Jake just manifested powers.
Written by
Kyle Higgins
Pencils
Trevor McCarthy
Inks
Trevor McCarthy
Colored by
Dean White
Cover by
Trevor McCarthy
Invincible (Image)
Story: “THE END OF ALL THINGS” mega-story begins, and it will touch every corner of the INVINCIBLE Universe, and when it’s over…IT’S OVER.
Why You Should Read It: This is it, the final story arc is coming to a close. Mark Grayson has had a good run, but how will it end?
Written by
Robert Kirkman
Art by
Nathan Fairbairn
Ryan Ottley
Cover by
Nathan Fairbairn
Ryan Ottley
Journey to Star Wars The Last Jedi: Captain Phasma (Marvel)
Story: What happened to Captain Phasma after Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens? Writer Kelly Thompson (HAWKEYE) and artist Marco Checchetto (AVENGERS WORLD, PUNISHER, GAMORA) expand Captain Phasma’s story and reveal how she escaped the destruction of Starkiller Base. It’s the stunning lead-in to this winter’s blockbuster big-screen Star Wars film, and everything you need to know is right here!
Why You Should Read It: If you liked the glimpse of Captain Phasma in The Force Awakens, and wanted to see more from her in The Last Jedi, Marvel has the story for you. Journey to the Last Jedi takes place as Starkiller Base is imploding and Phasma only has a few moments to cover her tracks for the “help” she gave to Han Solo and Finn. How will she get out of this situation? Read the book to find out.
Written by
Kelly Thompson
Art by
Marco Checchetto
Cover by
Marco Checchetto
Super Sons (DC)
Story: When Robin (Damian Wayne) discovers a connection between a series of mysterious crimes and the aftermath of the bizarre and deadly Amazo Virus, he needs Superboy (Jonathan Kent) to aid in the investigation. But when the duo learn that the teenage Kid Amazo has plans that put the entire Justice League in danger, they need help from an unlikely source: Lex Luthor!
Why You Should Read It: Damian Wayne and Jonathan Kent team up in the most epic kids of superheroes team up of all time! Robin and Superboy are a match made in the superhero daycare heaven, make sure to pick up this fun and adventurous new book.
Written by
Peter J. Tomasi
Art by
Alisson Borges
Jorge Jimenez
Star Trek/Green Lantern Vol. 2 Stranger Worlds (IDW/DC)
Story: The galaxy-spanning crossover epic continues in this sequel to the blockbuster STAR TREK/GREEN LANTERN: THE SPECTRUM WAR! Captain Kirk and Hal Jordan lead the combined might of Starfleet and the Lantern Corps on an all-new adventure against new foes!
Why You Should Read It: Like Green Lantern/Planet of the Apes, this series continues the Lantern Corps shot into the Star Trek Universe. As Hal, John, Guy, and the rest of the Green Lanterns settle into the Kelvin Timeline we get to see how they help Starfleet explore the known and unknown universe.
Written by
Mike Johnson
Art by
Angel Hernandez
Star Trek The Next Generation: Mirror Broken (IDW)
Story: For the first time in the history of Star Trek: The Next Generation, go into the alternate “Mirror, Mirror” universe to meet the cold-blooded crew of the I.S.S. Enterprise and their captain, the ruthless Jean-Luc Picard! Inspired by the classic Star Trek episode,
Why You Should Read It: Finally TNG gets the Mirror Universe treatment, and it does NOT disappoint! Mirror Picard is a ruthless and ambitious as you have always hoped. Plus any book that can make young Wesley Crusher cool, it is a win in my book.
Written by
David Tipton
Scott Tipton
Art by
J.K. Woodward
Dark Knights: Metal
Story: DARK NIGHTS: METAL is a DC event unlike any other one that will push Batman, Superman and heroes of the Justice League beyond their limits to take on threats unlike any our world has ever seen! It will take the combined might of the World’s Greatest Heroes as you’ve never seen them before to face what’s coming their way!
Why You Should Read It: This book has taken the status quo of Batman and flipped it on its ear! The Dark Multiverse has been revealed and the various Dark Versions of Batman (and the Bat-Family for that matter) have been exciting, scary and a lot of fun.
Written by
Scott Snyder
Pencils
Greg Capullo
Art by
Jonathan Glapion
FCO Plascencia
What books did you love this year? Make sure to leave a comment about what made a regular appearance on the pull-list at your local comic shop during 2017.
