I've said before... I'll say it again: This is one of the best channels I follow. It's not "overdone", it's simple but super well done. Chris is very knowledgeable but goes straight to the point, there's no bullshit, no selling us useless products halfway through, just great quality content. Thank you

10) 1:55 Fantastic 4 Full Circle 9) 3:05 TMNT the last Ronin 8) 4:55 Ducks - Two years in the Oilfield 7) 6:33 Asadora by Naoki Urasawa 6) 8:24 Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow 5) 10:12 Saga 4) 12:01 Human Target 3) 13:54 Reckless 2) 15:54 SpyxFamily Honourable mentions: 17:50 The Good Asian 18:28 Berserk 19:07 Superman Space age 19:51 Clementine (Walking Dead universe) 20:37 Eight Billion Genies 1) 21:34 Do a Powerbomb Other recommendations 23:00

Always a pleasure getting recommendations from you. I read so many good comic books since I discovered your channel and fell in love with the medium all over again. Thank you. Also, would love to see a Mike Mignola episode here. I know you did a Hellboy one, but didn't really get deep into Mignola's background and history as I recall.

Hulk: Grand Design - Monster and Madness by Jim Rugg was excellent. It weaves a tale of desperation out of the Hulk's canonical appearances from beginning to the present. In a way it's a great companion to Immortal Hulk. Definitely check it out if you missed it.

thank you for your time this year chris! ive started reading the sandman comics and your videos have inspired me to pay more attention to the artwork instead of reading the dialogue like its a script. im very grateful for you

My Top 10 Best Comics of 2022 (My OPINION) 1. Blue Lock (Sports) 2. Sword Fanatic Wonders Through the Night (Murim) 3. Ending Maker (Romance) 4. Call of the Night (Romance) 5. The Beginning after the End (Isekai) 6. Choujin X (Senien) 7. Sakamoto Days (Shonen) 8. Witch Hat Atelier (Fantasy) 9. Jujutsu Kaisen (Shonen) 10. Chainsaw Man Part 2 (Shonen)

Ben Reilly Spider-Man was a great throwback story from JMD. It was a story about Spider-Man is as strong as the people around him. It was gorgeous, emotional and a fun read that left you hyped for each month. It sucks that Beyond and Dark Web are slapping around Ben. But the JMD story is still great!

Great list! I likes Human Target and Ronin a lot. Dan Mora (Once Future, world Finest) and Alvaro Martinez (Detective Comics, Nice House on the Lake) are great artists but above all super kind human beings I got the honor of meeting! Thanks for the great recomendations as always Chris :D

Chris, i want to thank you for compiling such a eclectic list, this helps out since there is a lot of comic book media these days that it can be heard to browse through it all and to find some gems. Wish you all the best in 2023, and to keep sending the great videos and recommendations. Cheers!

Thanks for the suggestions! Do A Powerbomb is the undisputed comic book champion of the world. If you would be interested in another wrestling based tale, I know Aftershock isn't the most popular publisher right now, but they put out a one shot called Hell Is a Squared Circle. Bigger size, gorgeous artwork, a noir story. Do A Powerbomb brought me to your channel earlier this year and now you're one of my favorite channels.

Thanks for your thoughtful and well-researched videos this year Chris! I think my favourite read of the year was Nice House on the Lake v1, just so eerie and claustrophobic with a pitch perfect art style

Very neat video! Enjoyed the recommendations. I would add a few books: - StarHenge by Liam Sharp - Twig by Skottie Young and Kyle Strahm - Seven Sons by Robert Windom/Kelvin Mao and Jae Lee - Hulk Grand Design by Jim Rugg

Great list Chris! Not too many surprises for the people that follow you on your other channel! One major oversight or possible blind spot though- Ice Cream Man has been phenomenal this year! The stories have been emotional, horrifying and solidly consistent. One of the best comics where you can just pick up any single issue and enjoy it having never read a previous issue- though reading them all is certainly rewarding! Would love to hear your thoughts on issue 31 particularly, an amazing standout issue that affected me for sure. Loved it. Hope you have a great holiday and New Year!

It’s Lonely At The Center Of The Earth by Zoe Thorogood was easily the best book I’ve read in a long time, and my pick for best of the year. It’s an autobio comic that is just so much more. With only her second work as writer/artist, she transcends the medium (that is not conjecture) in ways people with three times her experience wish they could. It is available digitally (free on Hoopla, if you’re familiar), but to truly appreciate it, it should be experienced in print.

I enjoyed a good number of these, especially Human Target and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. As for what was missing, Catwoman: Lonely City is a must! Other unmentioned favorites: Batman: One Dark Knight, Newburn, Dogs of London, Department of Truth, Love Everlasting, and Nightwing are some that come to mind. I've also enjoyed Kelly Thompson's work on Black Widow and Captain Marvel.

Thanks for all the work you do, I have signed up for your Patreon :)

Glad to see Human Target and World's Finest getting recommended -certainly two of the most consistently solid books from DC this year. I would have given Cat -woman an honorable mention myself, as it's probably the most consistent regular series they have going. Also glad to hear Immortal X-men get a nod -the X-men books can often be a mess to wade through to find the good ones, but Immortal' definitely stands out among them. For anyone looking for good X-men, I also would recommend not sleeping on the latest volume of X-men:Red -it's got great character use and a pretty well-crafted plot going on. Lastly, for anyone who hasn't checked it out, I think Department of Truth is a really unique book that really offers something different in terms of storytelling and especially in terms of tone.

The variety of books you cover in your regular videos always makes me excited to see your annual list. I can trust you to be very open to all kinds of books, and there I always a bunch of new things I've never heard of. :)

nice chris-mas ^^. i really dig that newer, more linear graphical alex ross drawing style. and i was blown away by the artwork of "do a powerbomb", amazing inking

Would definitely recommend It's Lonely at the Center of the Earth. Another autobio that came out fairly recently tackling the artist’s career and depression. It plays a lot with the medium, which is always fun to see.

I was really happy to see Eight Billion Genies get a mention. I was very pleased by the concept and execution.

This year I definitely loved: A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance, Above Snakes and of course The Human Target as well. Both story and graphic side go together well in those. It was a good year 😀

That "Super powers" comic book in your tray brought back a lot of memories. Great content, keep it up.

Hey, Chris. I love what you do, I've been loving what you do for a long time. In my experience, Americans kind of recoil/wince when people attempt to give them a hug (which is a very Argentinian thing to do) --- but hey, hope you will embrace my most warm, sincere, enthusiastic hug here. You're a great guy. Thank you.

Great list, great comics and a great year for ComicTropes! Love the work you do man, best wishes for 2023!!

Keep up the great work into 2023!

I love 'Lazarus' and 'Black Magik', both by Greg Rucka. They're not new series but I think they're still great. Ed Brubaker's 'Cruel Summer' was gripping noir (not sure if it was a 2022 release, I read the trade over the summer).

Really happy to see Human Target on the list. I didn't see it on many lists. Above Snakes and Ice Cream Man are in my Top 5 of '22, along with HT, Do A Power Bomb, and Shaolin Cowboy.

Thanks for the recommendations Chris!!

Cliff Chiang’s Catwoman: Lonely City was a real treat.

Great list. Appreciate the variety and not just titles from the big two. For me some of my favourites of the year not mentioned are: That Texas Blood - If you are a fan of Brubaker/Phillips this book is a must. Follows a sheriff in Texas and some of the interesting and life altering cases in his life. X-Men Red - Immortal is great but for me this book has been all I want from X-Men. Deep lore, space drama, excellent characterization and starring new and underused mutants. Other than that fell in love with Jed Mackay. Moon Knight, Strange, Black Cat have all been super fun and remind me of what got me into comics. Also Zdarsky still killing it on Daredevil.

Always a pleasure to watch your videos, Chris. Happy holidays!

Glad I got Fantastic Four: FC and Ducks which I need to read alongside all my other exceptionally long TBR.

thank you Chris, I look forward to these every year. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family!

Fun, enjoyable video. I was mostly buying back issues all year (other than Jim Rugg's HULK GRAND DESIGN books, Ed Piskor's RED ROOM, and a few issues of X-CELLENT by Michael Allred), but cool to see a few things to check out. Thanks for your videos. They are always enjoyable.

Thank you for all the recommendations and your reviews!

Thanks for your recommends, Chris. will definitely check out some of them!

Saga is my current favorite comic book series, and the last few pages of issue 60 had me in tears. Absolutely profound storytelling.

Again a year goes by when I couldn't read everything you recommend on your channel. The list grows and grows. What I was able to read was just terrific. Thank you for your recommendations. Without them a lot of good comics would pass me by.

Thanks for the recommendations, Chris! Happy holidays, and more power in 2023.

Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Buon Natale Chris. Thanks again this year for all the videos!

Great overview Chris...Thanks for opening my eyes to something new.

Love this video each year, hard to keep up now and it's nice to get a good list of things to jump into.

Cool list. My best book or collection was the new Love & Rockets boxset. I obsessed over it all year despite having read all this material multiple times. Now that I finally have it in my hands, I was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief and am enjoying going through the original 50 issues all over again. Other than that, the Alex Ross FF book was awesome. The second issue of Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons was also great, and I’m eagerly awaiting issue 3 which is coming this week I think. I wish it was coming faster and I hope DeConnick is able to continue because she said she has enough material for 9 issues total.

Thanks for all of the interesting recs.

Check out Benjamin Percy, Joe Bennett, Cory Smith’s Ghost Rider run. It’s pretty neat and takes the character in a little bit of a different direction. The panels are clean (yet a little generic) and the dialogue is pretty great.

Thank you so much for your videos, it always reminds me why I love comic books and makes me go back to reading.

Happy holidays sir, thank you for all of your hard work this year. Take care!

Thank you for all your hard work, always a pleasure to watch your videos and the live show is a delight, Happy Holidays!!

Your videos are always a great watch , especially in a KZfaq climate that would rather attack comics than celebrate them. Great work as always !

I just read It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood and it blew me away, so good!!! I'd put it as my favorite comic from 2022. You should check it out if you haven't! it's more of an abstract exploration of the author's deppression, loneliness, the role of art, and the search for human connection. The art is absolutely amazing and it affected me deeply.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for all the good suggestion. I have discovered your channel just yesterday but I’m enjoying every single video. Keep up with the great work

As a few books I thought were great this year that aligned with your recommendations Chris, there were a few for some of your subscribers to check out. Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to Be Kin by Geof Darrow completed a 7 issue mini that defies plot description. Billionaire Island: Cult of Dogs by Mark Russell and Steve Pugh. Near future satire from the duo who created that phenomenal Flintstones miniseries a few years ago. Lastly is Seven Sons by Jae Lee with Robert Windom and Kelvin Mao. This was Lee's return to sequential art in several years, immersed in eschatology of a parallel timeline. Ripe with influences of Stephen King and apocalyptic scripture, it is worth checking out.

The end of Jed McKay‘s black cat run ended this year and I think is a very underrated title. Including the Mary Jane and Black Cat Beyond, Iron Cat and Mary Jane and Black Cat Dark Web. He feels like one of those authors who truly understand the character so well, they might as well created them.

Flashpoint Beyond by Geoff Johns was absolutely brilliant, and my pick for best DC comic of the year. Fables by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham has made it's return in 2022, and it's been awesome. Buckingham is absolutely blowing me away with his better than ever artwork. Blue and Gold by Dan Jurgens was unbelievably fun, funny, and incredibly well written. I hope he writes more.

Great recommendations! Nice list

Great list! All the comics I was thinking of were either on your list or mentioned. Plus you have brought up some titles I have never heard of but have really peaked my interest. Thanks for a great channel and have a wonderful New Year.

What a wonderful and important video, I had given up on comics from Marvel and DC, but now I can't wait to read Fantastic Four, Supergirl and the Human Target. Thanks.

Thanks for the list and your commentary Chris. Going to check out some of these titles

Didn't read most of these comics this year and I read a lot of Comics. One of my favorites this year was The Crimson Cage which is a horror retelling of Mcbeth told through the world of 80s territory pro wrestling. It was such an awesome read and the art work was really fantastic. I am also really enjoying everything that came out with Something Is Killing The Children. I wish the issues were longer because I speed through them. Whats the Furthest Place From Here? was also really great this year too. It started in november last year but i read the first arc and it was really fun. Also every issue of Ice Cream Man was really fantastic this year, that comic is just so phenomenal and W. Maxwell Prince is one of my favorite writers of today.

Thank you for the great videos all year Chris! My top comics this year: Do A Power Bomb Barbaric The Last Autobot

Merry Xmas Chris! You still have the best KZfaq channel, btw (I'm a proud patreon, shameless pat on the back for myself, lol). A few of my favorites from the big two- Nightwing and Superman: Son of Kal-El, both written by Tom Taylor, the books intertwine and the big brother aspect of Nighwing for Jon Kent is heartfelt and wonderful. Also X-men Red and Daredevil/ Punisher, I hope you know what I did there with the last two. Thanks!

Thanks for another year of information and entertainment. Love your channel man

For me. It's Prodigy: The Icarus Society, Hearts Eye, Kroma, King of Spies, Once and Future, We Only Find Them When They're Dead.

I really loved Ross' work on Full Circle. I hope he does more like this.

100% hit the nail on the head with "Do a Powerbomb."

Merry Christmas, Chris! All the best to you and yours. Thanks for all the awesome content.

Hello Chris, I want to thank you for introducing me to Supergirl: woman of tomorrow. I just read the story, and it blew my mind. The story, the artwork, the characters, the dialogue, the deep understanding of Supergirl ... loved it.

Two really new books from Image that have knocked my socks off so far have been Kroma and Kaya. Super creative world building, fantastic art and incredible color, and both singular works by individual cartoonists. Also gotta give it up for Hulk Grand Design (Jim’s inventive styles and layouts were lovingly rendered) and Shaolin Cowboy (the most art for your dollar bar none)!

I always look forward to your lists =)

Thanks. One of my fav episodes you do. Bang up job

Always look forward to these videos and your #1 from last year, Monster, was quickly added to my personal collection after your introduction to that masterpiece! Curious as to your thoughts on Chainsaw Man, got hooked into the anime from MAPPA and now working through the manga, pleasantly surprised.

This is amazing - thank you. I know you put a lot of work into this and it is appreciated.

Great list it’s nice to see when these kinda of list are fair and full of more than just marvel and DC

Love your channel, I can feel your passion for comics, please continue to share it with us

For sure anything Brubaker. I can agree about Power Bomb and some others you mentioned. You always have great year end list that overlook many books I don't know about.

Great video! I also had Do a powerbomb as my top pick for this year. X-Men Red has also been great and Strange Academy even though it only released a few issues this year is a great read you should check out (assuming you haven't). I would also recommend Le Fay from Evoluzione Publishing. They sell mostly through Kickstarter, but I think the trade is also available to order online. Premise is Morgan Le Fay in the modern age working as a P.I. It's a fantasy based detective story. Anyway, keep up the great work on your videos!

Really cool list! Surprised at how many I've already read on there. Some things that I think are cool include the following: Detective Comics (Ram V. & Rafael Albuquerque) Something is Killing the Children is still going strong this year Love Everlasting (Tom King & Elsa Charretier) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is a good manga Poison Ivy (G. Willow Wilson & Marcio Takara) The Supermassive universe with Kyle Higgins & co. (Rogue Sun is particularly fantastic and Radiant Black #18 might be one of the best single issues of the year) Amazing Fantasy #1000 has some of the best Spider-Man stories period Ant-Man (Al Ewing & Tom Reilly) Finding Batman from DC Pride 2022 written by Kevin Conroy Edit: Also special shout out to Transformers: Last Bot Standing which is really fun and the only piece of IDW Transformers I've read so far

I don't invest as much time on comics like I used to so I appreciate your videos and look forward to this one as I need a guide for what to look forward to in the future. Thanks.

It's Christmas for me, one day ahead in Australia, so this video was an extra gift. Thank you 😊

I really have been enjoying the one bad day one shots that DC has been putting out. I also really dig vanish by donny cates and ryan stegman. Also anything James Tynion the 4th writes is really enjoyable! Im definitely gonna have to check out the Tom King comics you recommended. I really love the art in Full Circle but I personally felt the story a little lacking and anticlimactic. You might also like the Gotham Year: One comic by Tom King.

Wonderful list! Thank you for a great year of videos and looking forward to 2023.

Thank you so much for your excellent content all year every year. You really help enrich my life with these wonderful recommendations.

Great selection! Fun to see a mix of mangas and comics

Love these end of year lists Chris, will definitely check some of recommendations. Have a great new year and can't wait to see what 2023 holds in store for you!

Great list man

Always great recommendations. I’ll try a few from the list!

Step by Bloody Step to me was by fat the best comic of the year since the first issue dropped

Happy Christmas Chris,really enjoying the two channels,stay safe and have a great 2023

Thanks for some new picks and a great year. You helped me through some boring days at work.

Well, thanks for the recomendations Chris. Some of them look really interesting. Merry Xmas to You and Your loved Ones 🎄🎁🎅

Thank you for the great suggestions! I've been going along with your video and scooping up whatever I can find an Amazon/Kindle. DC seems to be having a big sale on digital TPBs, so I picked up Supergirl and Human Target Vol.1 for CAD $4 each which is crazy. I kind of fell off keeping up with new series ever since Comixology was integrated into Amazon. The whole site and all the apps just stopped working in Canada. The transition was completely botched in my opinion, and has turned me into a much more casual fan of comics and manga than I used to be.

Thanks for this selection. Recently I discovered the book «The Strange Death of Alex Raymond» by Dave Sim & Carson Grubaugh. I haven’t started to read it yet but you should have a look at it. It’s very interesting visually (in b&w) and it has a lot of graphic «explorations» witch makes me think the medium of comics is still alive. Cheers from Canada!

Thanks for doing this list! Kinda hard to keep up with releases, but it's good to know what's worth reading. Last Ronin seems like the must read.

Great suggestions, thnx

Thanks for recommending so many great books! Can't wait to read them

Thanks for the mention of Asadora, I really love that manga.

Great list! I agreed with the ones I read, and am looking into a couple you mentioned that piqued my interest

Happy New Year to you and your family Chris. Loved the video and have been holding off on Do a Powerbomb for when I can give it my full concentration. I read 'TMNT the last Ronin' after the video, thanks! Comics Ive particularly enjoyed in 2022 in no particular order. Step by Bloody Step (Spurrier & Bergara) Beautifully illustrated book with no dialogue. Would loved to have seen Spurriers notes to Bergara for this one. Birdking Vol.1 (Daniel Freedman & Crom) Another nostalgic love letter to dark fantasty and adventure. If you llike this and havent already, check out their 2020 book, Raiders KALI (Daniel Freedman & Sammelin) I picked this up curious to see what Freedman did outside of the very strong aesthetics of CROMs stylized world and was pleasantly suprised by the discovery of artist Robert Sammelin who I will be watching for.

Some really interesting recommendations you’ve made here. I’m definitely going to seek out a few of these. Thank you for making this video and Happy Holidays.