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Best Comics of 2017: Black Hammer is Everything Good About Superheroes

In Black Hammer, Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston and Dave Stewart have channeled a love of superheroes into something completely original.

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Best Comics of 2017: Squirrel Girl Remains Unbeatable

2017 marked the 25th anniversary of Squirrel Girl, and the third year of her unbeatable comic, which remains hilarious and heartwarming.

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Best Comics of 2017: On A Sunbeam Proves the Power of Webcomics

Tillie Walden’s sci-fi/fantasy story On A Sunbeam shows that some of the best work in the medium is being done in webcomics.

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Best Comics of 2017: Farewell to Silver Surfer's Far-Out Love Story

Dan Slott, Mike and Laura Allred said goodbye to Silver Surfer in 2017, and gave the perfect ending to the book's cosmic romance.

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Best Comics of 2017: Giant Days Grows with Its Characters, Stays Funny

The characters of John Allison and Max Sarin's Giant Days went through some growing pains this year, and that only made the series better.

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Best Comics of 2017: Mister Miracle is Bleak and Beautiful

Tom King and Mitch Gerads' Mister Miracle both brilliantly revitalizes DC's New Gods, and has a lot to say about real-life mental health issues.

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Best Comics of 2017: Hawkeye Perfectly Blends Superhero and PI Genres

Writer Kelly Thompson and artists Leonardo Romero and Michael Walsh maintained the Hawkeye legacy, with Kate Bishop as the lead.

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Best Comics of 2017: Redlands Conjures Seductive Horror Like No Other

Jordie Bellaire & Vanesa del Rey's Redlands is a uniquely crafted and macabre story of feminism, and one of Image's best debuts in 2017.

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Best Comics of 2017: Dark Nights: Metal is Face-Melting Fun

Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo show the right way to do a superhero event story in DC Comics' Dark Nights: Metal.

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Best Comics of 2017: Defenders Stands as One of Bendis' Best

Brian Michael Bendis and Davis Marquez's Defenders provided excellent street-level action, and a tough act for the Netflix show to follow.

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Best Comics of 2017: My Favorite Thing is Monsters Already a Classic

Emil Ferris' My Favorite Thing is Monsters is a beautiful, intricately designed graphic novel, and stands as one of the great works of the medium.

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Best Comics of 2017: Batman's Year of Unprecedented Growth

It's been a big year for Batman, thanks to Tom King and the series' multiple artists pushing the Caped Crusader forward.

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