Best Graphic Novels of 2014 (according to the Village Voice)

The Village Voice posted an article on their website along with sample illustrated panels listing the top graphic novels of 2014. Here they are:

 The Man Who Laughs by writer David Hine and artist Mark Stafford. This is an adaptation of Victor Hugo’s 1689 novel.

 A Night of Gatecrashing / Book One by writer Zachary Mortensen and artist Sutu is about corporate terrorism.

Sing No Evil by writer JP Ahonen and artist KP Alare is about a dysfunctional metal band.

Skies of Fire by Pablo Peppino and Bryan Valenza is a steampunk saga revolving round Captain Helen Pierce.

 75 Years of Marvel – just as the title indicates.

Harlem Hellfighters by writer Mel Brooks (World War Z) and artist Caanan White is about African American soldiers in World War I.

 John Carpenter’s Asylum by John Carpenter and artist Leonardo Manco is about devils in Los Angeles.

Climate Changed by Philippe Squarzoni is about a coming weather apocalypse.

Second Avenue Caper by writer Joyce Brabner and artist Mark Zingareli is about gay activists in the 1980s running anti-viral drugs to fight the AIDS epidemic.

Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi is about Shackleton’s ill-fated South Pole journey.

The Love Bunglers by Ray Dominguez is a well crafted story of loss and entry into middle age. My Opinion: this may be the best of the pile.

Pirates in the Heatland: The Mythology of S. Clay Wilson Vol. 1 by Clay Wilson is an underground style, dirty comic.

Motherless Oven by Rob Davis revolves around school kids in a dystopian future.

The diversity of theses titles indicate to me that graphic novels aren’t emerging as an art form- they’ve arrived.

To see some of the graphics and to learn more, go here: http://www.villagevoice.com/microsites/2014-graphic-novels/