Comic books & graphic novels
Here’s an update to this list.
Best of the best
- El Deafo by Cece Bell
- The Best of Star Trek by Mike W. Barr, Diane Duane & Peter David
- Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
- Star Trek: Debt of Honor by Chris Claremont
- Star Trek: Who Killed Captain Kirk? by Peter David
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
- Battlestar Galactica: Complete Omnibus V.1 by Greg Pak
- Serenity: No Power in the ‘Verse by Chris Roberson
- Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka Volume 3 by Greg Rucka
- The Amazing Spider-man (starting with Coming Home) by J. Michael Straczynski
- Superman: Grounded by J. Michael Straczynski & Chris Roberson
- Star Trek: Harlan Ellison’s City on the Edge of Forever by Scott Tipton & David Tipton
- Angel season 8 (starting with After the Fall) by Joss Whedon et al
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 8 (starting with The Long Way Home) by Joss Whedon et al
Runner ups
- Star Trek: Countdown by J.J. Abrams et al
- Star Trek: The Mirror Universe Saga by Mike W. Barr
- Planet of the Apes: Cataclysm by Corinna Bechko
- Star Trek: SNW — The Illyrian Enigma by Kirsten Beyer, Mike Johnson et al
- Dollhouse: Epitaphs by Andrew Chambliss, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen
- Angel & Faith season 9 (starting with Live Through This) by Christos Gage et al
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 10 (starting with New Rules) by Christos Gage & Nicholas Brendon
- Angel & Faith season 10 (starting with Where the River Meets the Sea) by Victor Gischler & Will Conrad
- Planet of the Apes (starting with The Long War) by Daryl Gregory et al
- Star Trek: Year Five — Odyssey’s End by Jackson Landing & Collin Kelly, Brandon Easton, and Jody Holiser
- Angel Omnibus 1 by Jeff Mariotte et al
- Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer
- Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again by Frank Miller
- Watchmen by Alan Moore
- The Man Who Grew Young by Daniel Quinn
- Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka Volume 1 by Greg Rucka
- Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka Volume 2 by Greg Rucka
- Superman: Earth One by J. Michael Straczynski & Shane Davis
- Supreme Power by J. Michael Straczynski
- Star Trek: Alien Spotlight by Scott & David Tipton, John Byrne & others
- Star Trek: Burden of Knowledge by David Tipton & Scott Tipton
- Star Trek / Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive by Scott Tipton & David Tipton
- Star Trek: Spock – Reflections by Scott Tipton & David Tipton
- Star Trek: TNG — Mirror Broken by David Tipton & Scott Tipton
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 9 (starting with Freefall) by Joss Whedon et al
- Fray by Joss Whedon
- Serenity: Better Days by Joss Whedon et al
- Serenity: Leaves on the Wind by Zack Whedon et al
Honourable mentions
- Star Trek: TNG — Hive by Brannon Braga
- Star Trek: New Visions by John Byrne
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus 7 by Tom Fassbender et al
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus 6 by Christopher Golden et al
- All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison
- Batman: Cacophony by Kevin Smith
- Angel: Illyria — Haunted by Scott Tipton
- Star Trek: TNG — Intelligence Gathering by Scott & David Tipton
- Star Trek: The Original Series Omnibus by David Tischman et al
- Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale by Zack Whedon et al