Sure, we all know that “Best of the Year” lists can be a little goofy but, that said, we’re not going to turn down any of richly-deserved accolades that the media chooses to heap upon our amazing cartoonists! So here they are, collected into one convenient place, the 2019 list of the lists — check ’em out!
BTTM FDRS by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore
NPR‘s Book Concierge: Best Books of 2019
The Washington Post: Best Graphic Novels of 2019
Chicago Public Library: Best Books of 2019
New York Public Library Best Books for Adults
Publishers Weekly: Graphic Novel Critics Poll
Is This How You See Me? by Jaime Hernandez
The Guardian: Best Comics and Graphic Novels of 2019
The Beat: The Best Comics of 2019
The Herald Scotland: Best Graphic Novels of the Year
Publishers Weekly: Graphic Novel Critics Poll
PopMatter: Best Fiction Books of 2019
The AV Club: Best Comics of 2019
Bad Gateway by Simon Hanselmann
Forbes: Best Graphic Novels of 2019
New York Public Library Best Books for Adults
The Independent: 2019 Staff Pick
I Know What I Am: The Life and Times of Artemisia Gentileschi by Gina Siciliano
The Observer: The Best Graphic Novels of 2019
Reincarnation Stories by Kim Deitch
The New York Times: Best Comics of the Year
The Poe Clan by Moto Hagio
The Beat: The Best Comics of 2019
The Structure is Rotten, Comrade by Viken Berberian and Yann Kebbi
The Washington Post: Best Graphic Novels, Memoirs, and Story Collections of 2019
Daily Grindhouse: Top 10 Original Graphic Novels of 2019
How I Tried to Be a Good Person by Ulli Lust
Daily Grindhouse: Top 10 Original Graphic Novels of 2019
Publishers Weekly: Graphic Novel Critics Poll
Bezimena by Nina Bunjevac
Daily Grindhouse: Top 10 Original Graphic Novels of 2019
Alienation by Inés Estrada
NPR‘s Book Concierge: Best Books of 2019
Angola Janga by Marcelo D’Salete
PopMatter: Best Fiction Books of 2019
Red Ultramarine by Manuele Fior
PopMatter: Best Fiction Books of 2019
That’s all for now!
Don’t forget to check out our Holiday Gift Guide for more great, gift-able books of 2019: