Eisner Award-nominated Brian Truitt, David Colton, and John Geddes have released their annual “Super Gift Guide” which consists of each USA Today writer’s five top picks of the best comic collections and graphic novels from the past year.David Colton’s Picks
1. Before Watchmen, by various writers and artists (DC Comics)
2. Comics About Cartoonists, edited by Craig Yoe (IDW Publishing)
3. The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme, by Joe Sacco (W.W. Norton)
4. John Byrnes’ Fantastic Four Artist Edition, by John Byrnes (IDW Publishing)
5. S.H.I.E.L.D. by Jim Steranko: The Complete Collection, by Jim Steranko, Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, and Jack Kirby (Marvel)
1. Battling Boy, by Paul Pope (First Second Books)
2. The Black Beetle Vol. 1: No Way Out, by Francesco Francovilla (Dark Horse Comics)
3. Journey, by Aaron Becker (Candlewick Press)
4. Saga, Vol. 2, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
5. The Thrilling Adventure Hour, by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker (Archaia Entertainment)
1. Blue Is the Warmest Color, by Julie Maroh (Arsenal Pulp Press)
2. The Fifth Beatle, by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson and Kyle Baker (Dark Horse Comics)
3. Genius, by Steven T. Seagle and Teddy Kristiansen (First Second Books)
4. The Reason for Dragons, by Chris Northrop and Jeff Stokely (Archaia Entertainment)
5. The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Ship That Sank Twice, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross (Vertigo/DC Comics)
For other Top Picks for 2013, see "SLJ's Best GNs for Kids List" which will link back to Time Magazine, Publisher’s Weekly and others lists.
