The Best American Comics #2018
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThe Best American Comics 2018, edited by Phoebe Gloeckner, continues the annual series' tradition of showcasing standout graphic narratives from the preceding year. This volume collects a diverse range of works from both established and emerging cartoonists, selected for their artistic merit and storytelling innovation. It offers a curated snapshot of the contemporary comics landscape, featuring pieces that originally appeared in various publications and anthologies.
"Ghost Cats (Excerpt)" from The Best American Comics #2018, written and drawn entirely by Jesse Jacobs, follows two high school girls who discover a strange doorway to other realms through their school’s laundry room. When one begins inviting more students through, the boundaries between worlds start to fray in ways no one expected. The story’s surreal, dreamlike tone is matched by Jacobs’ fully self-contained art, lettering, and coloring, all unified in a single, distinct voice. The cover, by Lale Westvind, captures the quiet unease of the moment just before things go off the rails.
In "Sam's Story (Excerpt)," Sarah Glidden and her companions meet Sam Malkandi, a man deported from the U.S. after his name surfaced in the 9/11 Commission’s report, as they document life among Iraq’s Kurdish population. Amid tense interviews and shifting perspectives, Sarah Stuteville pushes Dan O'Brien for deeper responses, frustrated by the gap between what he shares and what she needs for her story.
In "Crawl Space (Excerpt)," two high school girls stumble upon a strange portal hidden within a washer and dryer, unlocking access to surreal, shifting realms beyond their everyday world. As their adventures grow more ambitious, their curiosity draws in others—leading to unpredictable consequences they never expected.
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