22 Panels Episode 58 - Our Favorite Comics of 2022, part 1

Episode 058 - December 18, 2022

Our Favorite Comics of 2022 pt. 1

News of Note

• Publishers not paying creators
• Action Labs (remember them?) planning to publish FCBD Princeless, anyway
• AMC publishing- and thus DeConnick/Sienkiewicz book- may be no more

3 Amazing New Books

Tyler:

Art Brut #1, W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Image

Leonide the Vampyr: A Christmas for Crows, Mike Mignola, Rachel Aragno, Dark Horse

Dark Ride #3, Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan, Image

Tad:

Love Everlasting #7 (& #5), Tom King, Elsa Charretier, Everlasting Productions/Image

Danger Street #1, Tom King, Jorge Fornes, DC

StarHenge, Book One: The Dragon & The Boar #6, Liam Sharp, Image

Honorable Mentions: Art Brut #1, Billionaire Island: Cult of Dogs #2, Dark Ride #3, Ginseng Roots #11, Gospel #2, Grim #6, Hell to Pay #2, Jonna & The Unpossible Monsters #12, The Life and Death of the Brave Captain Suave #3, Monica Rambeau: Photon #1, Resident Alien: The Book of Love #2, Shirtless Bear-Fighter! 2 #5, Specs #2, Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #29, Two Graves #2, Wynd: The Throne in the Sky #5

Great Responsibility - Our Favorite Books of 2022 pt. 1

Number 27

Tyler: Crimson Cage, John Lees, Alex Cormack, AWA

Tad: West of Sundown, Tim Seeley, Aaron Campbell, Jim Terry, Vault

Also by Tim Seeley:

Money Shot, Sarah Beattie, Caroline Leigh Layne, Vault

Chronophage, Ilias Kryiazis, Humanoids

The Roadie, Fran Galan, Dark Horse

Superman vs. Lobo, Sarah Beattie, Mirka Andolfo, DC

Suicide Squad: King Shark, Scott Kolins, DC

Hexware, Zulema Scotto Lavina, Image

Robins, Baldemar Rivas, DC

Spider-Gwen: Gwenverse, Jodi Nishijima, Marvel

Number 26

Tyler: Beware the Eye of Odin, Doug Wagner, Tim Odland, Image

Tad: Grim, Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano, Boom!

Also by Stephanie Phillips:

We Only Kill Each Other, Peter Krause, comiXology/Dark Horse

Harley Quinn, Riley Rossmo, Georges Duarte, Matteo Lolli, DC

Love Unlimited: Millie the Spy, Nick Roche, Marvel

Mark Dawson’s Beatrix Rose: Vigilante, Valeria Favoccia, comiXology

Wonder Woman: Evolution, Mike Hawthorne, DC

Number 25

Tyler: West of Sundown, Tim Seeley, Aaron Campbell, Jim Terry, Vault

Tad: Crowded, Christopher Sebela, Ted Brandt, Ro Stein, Image

Also by Christopher Sebela:

.Self, Cara McGee, comiXology

Foul Brood, Claire Roe

Dirtbag Rapture, Kendall Goode, Oni

Blink, Hayden Sherman, Oni

Number 24

Tyler: Golden Rage, Chrissy Williams, Lauren Knight, Image

Tad: Catwoman: Lonely City, Cliff Chiang, DC

Number 23

Tyler: Night of the Ghoul, Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla, Dark Horse

Tad: Mindset, Zack Kaplan, John Pearson, Vault

Also by Zack Kaplan:

Break Out, Wilton Santos, Dark Horse

Forever Forward, Arjuna Susini, Scout

Metal Society, Guilherme Balbi, Image

Number 22

Tyler: Dark Ride, Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan, Skybound

Tad: The Life and Death of the Brave Captain Suave, Joe Sieracki, Kelly Williams, Scout

Also by Joe Sieracki:

Ghosts of Science Past, Jesse Lonergan, Humanoids

Number 21

Tyler: Deadliest Bouquet, Erica Schultz, Gab Contreras, Image

Tad: Barnstormers, Scott Snyder, Tula Lotay, comiXology

Also by Scott Snyder:

Canary, Dan Panosian, comiXology

Undiscovered Country, Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Image

Dark Spaces: Wildfire, Hayden Sherman, IDW

Nocterra, Tony S. Daniel, Image

Clear, Francis Manapul, comiXology

Dudley Datson and the Forever Machine, Jamal Igle, comiXology

Night of the Ghoul, Francesco Francavilla, comiXology/Dark Horse

Number 20

Tyler: Dig: A Sink Tale, John Lees, Alex Cormack, Comixtribe

Tad: Squire, Sara Alfgeeh, Nadia Shammas, Harper Collins

Number 19

Tyler: Lovesick, Luana Vecchio, Image

Tad: Ginseng Roots, Craig Thompson, Uncivilized

3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular

Tad:

Trve Kvlt #5, Scott Bryan Wilson, Liana Kangas, IDW

Traveling to Mars #2, Mark Russell, Roberto Meli, Ablaze

What’s the Furthest Place From Here #9, Matthew Rosenberg, Tyler Boss, Image

Book Tad KNOWS are Spectacular:

Deadliest Bouquet #5, Erica Schultz, Carola Borelli, Gab Contreras, Image

Collections:

Batman/Catwoman, Tom King, Clay Mann, Liam Sharp, DC

Batman: Killing Time, Tom King David Marquez, DC

Catwoman: Lonely City, Cliff Chiang, DC

Fantastic Four: Life Story, Mark Russell, Sean Izaakse, Marvel

Graphic Novel:

Afro Samurai, Takashi Okazaki, Titan

Honorable Mentions: Break Out #4, BRZRKR #11, The Department of Truth: Wild Fictions Special, Eve: Children of the Moon #3, GCPD: The Blue Wall #3, Gold Goblin #2, Groo: Gods Against Groo #1, Gun Honey: Blood for Blood #4, Namor, The Sub-Mariner: Conquered Shores #3, Spider-Man: The Lost Hunt #2

Tyler:

Deadliest Bouquet #5, Erica Schultz, Carola Borelli, Gab Contreras, Image

Breakout #4, Zack Kaplan, Wilton Santos, Dark Horse

TRVE KVLT #5, Scott Wilson, Liana Kangas, IDW