DAY DAY! Appreciate the kind words man, I just like talking about cool comics with great people. I saw that you put the Immortal Hulk omnibus as your book of the year and ... I'm embarrassed to say I haven't finished the series yet. Read the first two trades and loved them but never finished. Got to make sure I do that here in 2024!

Ha, the story was DEFINITELY trippy, but I loved every part of that book. Even if you completely skipped out on the story (the first time I read it I had a pretty serious cold and couldn't focus on much) the amazing art by the Moores would still put this book in the top 10 by itself. When I reread it with a clear head, I got to enjoy it that much more.

Thank you! Hard not to be passionate when I'm talking about such great books.

No problem, thank you for watching! I'm always happy talking about great comics

It was one of those books that every month a new issue came out I went back and read all the previous ones to make sure I had the best understanding for it. Great story by King and fantastically moody and expressive art by Hester.

Seriously, it was great and I didn't hear anyone talk about it at all. It came out in October and a lot of 'Best of' lists are mostly all done by then. Hopefully it gets more coverage this year!

Thanks man! You know I can't have a year go by without praising DWJ. If he puts out a book in a given year, I'm going to shout it out. And Eight Billion Genies, man, like I said in the video I did EXPECT to like that anywhere near as much as I did. Let's hope 2024 is another great year of comics!

Since Omar made me only talk about one book this year, I should make a video on all the others I wanted to cover. What am I going to do, not tell everyone about comics I like?

@@bunkmastab IMPOSSIBLE!!

Glad my list lived up to your expectations! There's plenty of great capes and spandex comics out there but there are also tons of great non-super hero books too, all of them deserve shouting out. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for checking it out!

Thank you! I was really proud of how this one came out, trying to take the things I learned from this video to make all my future videos even better!

Aww, thank you so much Steve. Your words are too kind and undeserved, but I appreciate the heck out of them and you. Can't wait to see what you and Monty get up to this year!

@@bunkmastab you are far too kind, my brother! This weekend, I am finishing my 2023 video and working on a 2024. Monty will have his BarkBox in the next few weeks, but I have ideas for him to join other videos, as well. Keep being amazing!

I like doing lists like this both to celebrate amazing comics but also to try to give some that might have fallen through the cracks and got missed. You've got 3 great comics in the list you mentioned clearly. What were your favorite books of the year? I'm always interested in finding out great comics I might have missed or are sitting in my "to be read" like that can get nudged to the top

Awesome, thank you! I'm curious, what did you have as your top book last year? If you think we've got similar tastes I would love to hear about any books you liked that might have gone under the radar for me

Thanks for checking out the video! I haven't been in DFW since 2008 and didn't hit up any comic shops while I was there but my brother in law lives in Austin and I'm a big fan of AntiHero Gallery out there. Hope you like 20th Century Men!

Jake and Jordan are the best! I was honored when they asked me to host their 100th video stream and always love streaming with Jake. Thank you so much for the kind words, I'm just over here trying to say good words about good books!

Ha, having seen the pieces you've been opening I completely get how following current series took a back seat to current reading. I'm flipped from you, where current comic reading and comic collecting gets my primary attention and comic art is secondary. The great news is, with so many great new titles coming out, that means a whole lot of new comic art coming out! Cheers to some amazing collecting in 2024!

I'll read any story that David Rubin is on art for, the fact that it's a great cyberpunk noir Detective story is just gravy. Really hoping that team continues telling stories in that world

If you don't hate Tom King (and there are plenty that do), Gotham Year One is incredible. And same on whenever we get Do A Powerbomb Deluxe. We're supposed to be getting Extremity Deluxe this year and, while that's my last favorite DWJ story, that's a day one purchase for me.

@@bunkmastab Extremity deluxe!?! Whattttt!?!?! He said he was returning to space mullet also right?

@@Illuminerdy_ I don't think he's necessarily returning to Space Mullet, just that the trade is getting a reprint (the old Dark Horse version is WAY out of print and is missing some of he chapters that are on the website) and it's going to contain material that's never been seen before. If you've never read it, it's a pretty fascinating look at him improving as an artist and writer as he experiments and tries new things out

@@bunkmastab that’s the only title of his I haven’t touched and I’m excited to finally read it at some point hopefully.

What it do, babyyyyy?! was a meme for a minute after Kawhi Leonard said it on a live video after the Raptors won the NBA Finals. Somewhere along the way of doing videos I started opening videos like that as a joke and it kind of just stuck

@@bunkmastab I KNEW it was something like that! Thanks!

Thanks buddy! Last year was a great year of comics and I'm excited for this year. What was your top book?

As far as brand new and not a collected edition of old material: Teen Titans: Robin and Noir Burlesque. I didn’t a lot of new things. Just a bunch that’s new to me. As far as single issues go Death of Power. Though obviously that’s a niche in a niche to recommend that to someone but I like the craft that’s being put into it. It’s a parody of the Death of Superman comic. Definitely absurd graphic material that’s not for everyone.

@@deathtone1614 I really liked Noir Burlesque, Marini's paints were incredible. Death of Power isn't something I've heard of before but I'll check it out! Thank you for the recommendations

You and me both! I'm about to film an updated collection video and that meant putting all the books away that were sitting around on the floor, stacks of single issues off of shelves, etc. Sometimes I feel more like a Dragon just kind of sitting on a big pile of stuff instead of a comic collector. I really think you'll like Eight Billion Genies, though, that one was surprisingly beautiful. Going into it, I was really ready to be disappointed, clearly that didn't happen

On that Swan Songs issue, the story of the marriage is just one issue. Thankfully the marriage portrayed in the issue is more of a situation of two people who stop communicating with each other, eventually stop trying to, and how each of them blames the other. No kids involved, that would have certainly changed the trajectory. I'm really sorry to hear that your Dad wasn't the greatest but I'm glad you were able to get past that and grow up despite it. Stay strong and read great comics!

The Bang that got released in volume 1 sure as heck didn't come out in 2023, not eligible for the list

@@bunkmastab ummm, sir! You said collected editions printed. Bang volume 1 sure did get printed in 2023.

Alright, it's been a month. How many do you have/have you read? Were the 2 MMPR/TMNT II and Space Age?

20th Century Men is very much done after the 6th issue. I don't think Camp has any plans to return to that world but I'd definitely be down to see it. I also loved his series Agent of WORLDE, so I'll pretty much read anything that Camp puts out. Thanks for checking it out!

And unfortunately I don't forsee the series getting a Deluxe release. I'd buy it in a heartbeat, but I don't think the series sold very well. It was a critical darling for those that read it but not a lot of people read it.

Ha, I'll try to be less predictable for next year's list. Maybe then it'll only be your second thought when you see the title, not your first

Thanks for the suggestion! This is the first I've ever heard of Inside The Mind of Sherlock Holmes but I will for sure check it out. Love off the beaten path recommendations! 20th Century Men is absolutely a complete story told through the 6 issues/trade. I don't imagine Camp will be going back to that world for something like a "21st Century Men", especially with the recent announcement he'll be writing The Ultimates for Marvel this year.

Nice! You and I might have been the only people who read Arca, haven't heard of anyone else who read it. And I think they'd need at least one more MMPR/TMNT series before we get an omni. That's what Batman/TMNT had, so hopefully we get a third MMPR/TMNT series soon. Who would you want to see on art for the third series?

@@bunkmastab I really like Van Jensen and was excited by the IDW original announcement, however that's taken a turn. Yes, definitely a third crossover first. Putting that collection together would be easier than a DC or Marvel intercompany title surely. For an artist, realistically it wouldn't be one of the biggest names currently. I'd say Otto Schmidt or Robson Rocha.

@@ReaperXC The only thing I'd read from Van Jensen was Bylines In Blood from Aftershock, which I enjoyed. Seeing Jensen team up with Jesse Lonergan, who's Hedra I really liked, was a pretty easy sell for me. I'm not familiar with either of the artists you mentioned but that just means I need to check it out! Personally, I think it's cool that they've had the two artists so far have a previous connection to the series. Keeping that up, I think it would be great to have Hendry Prasetya, the original Boom MMPR artist come back. If I could have my dream pick, I'd LOVE to see David Rubin, who did some early covers for MMPR and was the artist on Cosmic Detective work on MMPR/TMNT III

DWJ simply does not miss. He's great as a writer, but he KILLS it as an artist. No better Western artist at portraying high energy action sequences. Wonder Woman Dead Earth was the first thing I ever read from him back when it was coming out in singles and he's lived on my pull list ever since. What'd you have as your book of the year last year.

@@bunkmastab Once & Future was my book of choice last year.. I enjoyed both the story and the art of the book.

@@afifthofjackgaming Once and Future is great! I really like Kieron Gillen as a writer and Dan Mora is one of the best artists working right now. Awesome twist on traditional Legends and epic stories!

I appreciate getting different opinions on here and talking with people who thought differently than me. In the case of 20th Century Men, it's a very dense and dialogue-heavy book that's not going to be for everyone. I just happen to like books that are on the "talkier" end of the spectrum and really enjoyed how the book flashed through each faction of people affected by the war and showed us their perspective. And that Morian art, this felt like a book written for me, it may not be written for everyone. In the case of King as a writer, I don't really view any of his stuff as Canon or existing outside of the story that's being told right then and there. In the case of something like Mr. Miracle, I don't consider that a 4th World story, for instance. King is using Kirby's characters to tell his own stories. It doesn't lessen or affect the stories that the King told, those stories still stand on their own, completely separate from the King story. When I'm reading King, I'm not wondering how it fits into the greater comics narrative, I'm enjoying the story he's telling then. That approach isn't going to work with anyone, and I get why it rubs some people the wrong way. And it's definitely a story of the haves vs have nots, but we've had stories forever about the corrupting influence of money, this was just a 2023 version of that same tale. Not going to be for everyone, and that's cool! I'm glad there are comic stories out there for every kind of reader. What was your favorite book from last year?