The Year's Best Graphic Novels, Comics, and Manga

Since 2005, St. Martin's Press has published this single-issue annual, a curated showcase of the previous year's standout comics, graphic novels, and manga. Edited and largely illustrated by the acclaimed Jaime Hernandez, it offers a definitive, expert-guided snapshot of the medium's finest work. For readers seeking a trusted entry point into the year's most significant sequential art, this series remains an essential, authoritative guide.