The Comics Syllabus by Paul Lai
Comics Syllabus
210 Favorite Graphic Novels of 2019
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What graphic novels in 2019 stood out as the most significant, most soul-stirring, most thought-provoking, most artistically innovative?

Co-hosts Paul and Johnny are excited to share the Comics Syllabus Podcast’s favorite graphic novels of 2019. Listen as they chatter about the comics works and collections that they loved most this year.

Johnny’s List:

10:  The Adventure Zone:  Murder on the Rockport Limited Carey Pietsch/Clint,Griffin,Justin,Travis McElroy – 1st Second Books

9:  GUTS Raina Telgemeier – Scholastic

8:  Hot Comb Ebony Flowers – Drawn & Quarterly

7:  Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me W: Mariko Tamaki     A: Rosemary Valero-O’Connell – 1st Second Books

6:  Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction Vol. 4-7 Inio Asano – Viz Media

5:  Rusty Brown Chris Ware – Pantheon Graphic Library

4:  Pittsburgh/River at Night Frank Santoro – New York Review of Comics   Kevin Huizenga – Drawn & Quarterly

3:  BTTM FDRS W: Ezra Clayton Daniels   A:  Ben Passmore – Fantagraphics Books

2:  The Hard Tomorrow Eleanor Davis – Drawn & Quarterly

1:  Are You Listening? Tillie Walden – 1st Second Books

Paul’s List:

10: MIghty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl Ben Hatke — First Second

9: New Kid Jerry Craft — HarperAlley

8: Angola Janga: The Kingdom of Runaway Slaves Marcelo D’Salete — Fantagraphics

7: Making Comics Lynda Barry — Drawn and Quarterly

6: The House Paco Roca — Fantagraphics

5: BTTM FDRS W: Ezra Claytan Daniel (w) and A; Ben Passmore — Fantagraphics

4: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me W: Mariko Tamaki   A: Rosemary Valero-O’Connell – First Second Books

3: In Waves AJ Dungo — NoBrow

2: Hot Comb Ebony Flowers — Drawn and Quarterly

1: The Hard Tomorrow Eleanor Davis — Drawn and Quarterly

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The Comics Syllabus by Paul Lai
Comics Syllabus
A comics and graphic novels appreciation podcast, where literacy educator Paul Lai (@twoplai) reads widely and digs deep in search of the socio-cultural, literary, and artistic significance of comic books, including superhero media, graphic novels, all-ages comics, and comic shop single issues. For comics fans, teachers, librarians and parents, and young readers alike.