The best American comicsCall Number: Art Library Graphic Novel/Comic Collection, PN6700.B47 2006
ISBN: 194163851
Publication Date: Annual: 2006 -
The Best American Comics is a yearly anthology of comics in the United States. For each issue the series editor chooses about 80-120 candidates, from which the guest editor picks 20 or so for publication; many, but not all of the remaining runner-up stories listed in the appendix. The series' editors have been Anne Elizabeth Moore (2006-2007), Jessica Abel & Matt Madden (2008-2013) and since 2014 Bill Kartalopoulos. The guest editors have been 2006: Harvey Pekar; 2007: Chris Ware; 2008: Lynda Barry; 2009: Charles Burns; 2010: Neil Gaiman; 2011: Alison Bechdel; 2012: Françoise Mouly; 2013: Jeff Smith; 2014: Scott McCloud; 2015: Jonathan Lethem; 2016: Roz Chast; 2017: Ben Katchor; 2018: Phoebe Gloeckner; 2019: Jillian Tamaki