Because it's apparently never too early to get a jump start on best-of-the-year lists, Amazon.com has rolled out a rundown of the best comics and graphic novels of the year so far, led by Gilbert Hernandez's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story Marble Season (Drawn and Quarterly). Here's the full Top 10, arranged according to sales:
- Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon, by Matt Fraction, David Aja, Javier Pulido and others (Marvel)
- Solo: The Deluxe Edition, by various (DC Comics)
- Thor: God of Thunder, Vol. 1: The God Butcher, by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic (Marvel)
- Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, by Lucy Knisley (First Second)
- MIND MGMT, Vol. 1, by Matt Kindt and Brendan Wright (Dark Horse)
- The Property, by Rutu Modan and Jessica Cohen (Drawn and Quarterly)
- The Comics Journal #302, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
- Marble Season, by Gilbert Hernandez (Drawn and Quarterly)
- Iron: Or, the War After, by Shane-Michael Vidaurri (Archaia)
- The Creep, John Arcudi, Scott Allie and Jonathan Case (Dark Horse)
The editors' picks for the best of the year so far in each category can be found here.