Creators Pick The Best Comics of 2012

December 30, 2012

DIRK MANNING

Writer: Nightmare World, Tales of Mr. Rhee, Love Stories About Death, Write Or Wrong: A Writer’s Guide To Creating Comics

PAUL JENKINS

Writer: Deathmatch, DCU Presents, Fairy Quest, Wolverine: Origin

TOM MORELLO

Writer: Orchid, Rage Against The Machine, The Nightwatchman

The Massive created by Brian Wood

This year has been super swamped with comics, babies, rabble rousing and rock n roll for me. BUT I’ve also managed to enjoy The Massive and The Strain from Dark Horse. The Massive unfolds in a mysterious way that keeps me wanting more and the character development is great. And as a fan of the book The Strain, I am loving the comic adaptation. Scary like I like it. Speaking of adaptations, I have greatly enjoyed the TPB versions of Stephen King’s The Stand, one of my all time favorite books which really comes to life in this series. I’ve had a very clear idea in my head for many years as to what these characters look like and I’m surprised how many they got (close to) dead on in the comic.

Comic Channel Editor

Comics Editor Andy Hunsaker has written for Yahoo! Movies, Fancast, XfinityTV and UGO, among others, covering movies and television, and has loved comics ever since he read the giant-sized Marvel Treasury Edition of The Rampaging Hulk #26 four thousand times and grew to love guys with weird heads like M.O.D.O.K. and the Bi-Beast. Therefore, he will also defend Ang Lee's Hulk, although he understands why you don't like it and won't hold that against you.

As far as reviews go, he believes the main point of being a critic is not to pass yourself off as the final arbiter of quality passing holy judgment on a work of art, but rather just to share opinions so that the reader can decide whether or not the critic is someone whose tastes generally align with theirs. If so, that reviewer is one whose work you can trust if you're curious about a particular title. If not, cue loud, angry internet vitriol.