TOP 10 INDIE COMIC BOOK READS 2024 |

[@TheComicBookReport]

What have been some of your favorite indie / non-big 2 comic reads this year? 📚🤔📚

[@amardeepsinhjadeja4777]

W0rldtr33, Stray Dogs, Geiger

[@thebilldozer7970]

The oversized Misty Special by Gail Simone. Best witch ever.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@ oh I haven’t heard of this! But, I do enjoy Gail Simone’s stuff in general

[@thegeneroca]

Geiger, something is killing the children, eight billion genies

[@TheComicBookReport]

@ solid solid books

[@BruceWayne-et8kh]

These are my favorite kind of videos, thank you sir as always

[@TheComicBookReport]

Oh course! I’ve got a handful of best of / year end wrap up videos I’m trying to push before end of year! Stay tuned! Also, any favorite non-big 2 comics you’ve read this year? 📚📚📚

[@BruceWayne-et8kh]

@TheComicBookReport Hell Yeah, I'm excited and I've only read Geiger from 2024. All the other reads were comic released before 2024

[@TheComicBookReport]

@ nice! Geiger is a GREAT one 👏

[@datafogao]

Great video!

[@TheComicBookReport]

Thank you so much! I appreciate that :)

[@vinny2315]

Hey there it is! Finished Eight Billion Genies (beautiful, loved it), started on Radiant Black. Figured if I'm going to REALLY read comics I'll have to shake off some of my bias against superhero stories. Enjoying it, Image Comics seems to have a lot of interesting stuff. Thanks for these recommendations too!

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@vinny2315 love a lot of Image books 💪 I’m glad you enjoyed Eight Billion Genies and hope radiant black is also enjoyable. 📚 Thanks for watching!

[@heroestrek]

If you liked Thundercats, I think you will really enjoy the new Space Ghost collection from Dynamite...written by David Pepose and art by Jonathan Lau.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@heroestrek I’m not going to lie, it does look very cool! I appreciate the feedback

[@rubenreyes3785]

Great Video. Awesome List, Sensational Channel Sir. Good Job. 👍

[@TheComicBookReport]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I’m glad you enjoyed it! 📚🎉

[@wesc6755]

Nocterra was one of the best series I've ever read. I definitely want a nice HC at some point.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@wesc6755 I really hope we get one 👏

[@OmnibusRyan]

oh, man - I really gotta check out Eight Billion Genies! It sounds so fascinating.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@OmnibusRyan I highly recommend it. The whole series is maybe 8 issues and all in that one hardcover. If you check it out, I hope you enjoy! 📚📚📚📚

[@tristanmaldonado670]

Here's my Top 10 (All are first time reads): 1. Something is Killing The Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera 2. Transformers by Daniel Warren Johnson 3. Junkyard Joe by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank 4. Love Everlasting by Tom King and Elsa Charreteir Vol.1 5. Power Rangers/TMNT Duology by Ryan Patrott, Simone Di Meo, and Dan Mora 6. Saga by Brian K. Vaughn Vol.1 7. Night Club by Mark Millar and Juanan Ramirez 8. The Many Deaths of Leila Staar by Ram V and Felipe Andrade 9. Stray Dogs by Tony Fleecs and Trish Fornster 10. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@tristanmaldonado670 ok I've seen love everlasting advertised and I'm curious about it, but I've never talked to anyone who has read it. It sounds like you enjoyed it, but what made it a standout for you?

[@tristanmaldonado670]

@@TheComicBookReport Think of it as classic romance scenarios mixed with groundhog day. It's what I got the vibe of when I was reading it for the first time and it was very fun

[@TheComicBookReport]

@ oh that’s a cool blend. Thanks for the feedback, that helps!

[@ttrain85]

I loved Eight Billion Genies so much! My LCS had an event when the series ended with the artist but I hadn’t read it at the time. I read the collected edition and really regretted missing it because of how incredible it was

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@ttrain85 oh wow! Yeah I did love that book and the art was gorgeous, I felt it really fit the subject matter as well

[@benupc]

Monster sized Hellboy, Fear Agent, Geiger, Junkyard Joe, Gi Joe by Hama and everything in the Energon universe.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@benupc I’ve been really curious about Fear Agent! And I’ve only read an issue or two of Hellboy. Worthwhile?

[@benupc]

@@TheComicBookReportI was really impressed by both Hellboy and Fear Agent. I am a horror fan so I loved the Hellboy stories and Mignola’s artwork is so unique and fitting. I got that enormous omni at a great price; one of the best buy’s of the year. The Crooked Man isn’t in the Monster sized but I n awsome and scary tpb to start with.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@ good to know! I appreciate your feedback

[@thebilldozer7970]

I loved the Gal Simone Misty Special, Spawn Kills Spawn, Beyond the Pale, and Conan.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@thebilldozer7970 what’s beyond the pale about?

[@at9648]

This year I’ve enjoyed Junkyard Joe, Rook: Exodus, Minor Arcana and TMMT

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@at9648 EXCELLENT 💪💪

[@tylerjc1000]

Descender and Rook Exodus are my favorite. Also enjoyed Parliament of the Rooks, Stumptown, Black Sight, The Cull, Sacrificers, Kill your darlings, Gumma, Big Game, Duke, Last Mermaid and Low

[@TheComicBookReport]

I’ve read the first handful of issues of Descender and enjoyed! Also read the first issue of Rook Exodus and thought it was spectacular, just waiting for the collected edition ha. I was curious about Stumptown. Good?

[@tylerjc1000]

@ It's good. Kind of crime mystery with nothing special but done very well.

[@gloydorangeboar3136]

I'm definitely interested in getting Thundercats because I loved the 2011 reboot, and Rouge Sun because I like the Massive-verse, and Geiger because everyone says it's great, so I want to read it for myself.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@gloydorangeboar3136 I’d definitely be curious on your thoughts when you have a chance to read them! I have reviewed that volume of Rogue Sun, along with Gieger on my channel. And, I hope to drop a review for Thundercats in the coming weeks!

[@tylerjc1000]

Hope we get a Nocterra Hardcover

[@TheComicBookReport]

I really hope we do too! Especially now that the first run is done

[@Criner05]

Eight Billion Genies (including the hardcover) came out in 2023.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@Criner05 I recognize that, I made a mention in the introduction of the video noting that these books were collections I read in 2024, not always books released in 2024. But, thank you for the point of clarity. You are correct

[@Criner05]

@@TheComicBookReport Oh. Got it.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@ great series though! Did you have any favorite non-big 2 reads this year? 📚🤔

[@Criner05]

@@TheComicBookReport Geiger volume 2. Little Black Book.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@ what’s little black book about?

[@rosswilson8917]

You're missing Redcoat (better than Geiger), Nottingham, and Space Ghost .

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@rosswilson8917 I’m just waiting for redcoat to get a collected edition! I can’t wait. I don’t know much about Nottingham.

[@HarveyPekarsGhost]

Im curious...since you give a disclaimer at the beginning of the video saying that you are aware you are using the term "indie" entirely wrong, what is the reason you titled it this way? Do videos more accurately titled "non-Big 2" or "creator-owned" not perform as well with the algorithm?

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@HarveyPekarsGhost to be honest I still personally see indie as anything non big-2. That’s the way my brain organizes comics for whatever reason. I’ve had discussions with many in comments over the years about this point, and I certainly understand the arguments for what makes something indie/independent. I had the disclaimer at the beginning to try to steer around some of the comments I may get, and yeah I do think indie looks a bit cleaner on a title/thumbnail than non-big-2 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@StevenKrueger]

Indie Comics are where the best talent can be found! This year, my favorite was Dawn Runner from Dark Horse. Absolutely amazing! Incredible art! 💯🌟✨️🏆✏️✒️🖌🎨👍

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@StevenKrueger I haven’t heard of Dawn Runner what’s that about?

[@StevenKrueger]

It's a giant robot pilot fighting giant monsters from another dimension. The twist is that they are using a mind meld tech, and the pilot gets "absorbed" into the robot. There's a lot more to it. It's great! The art is by Evan Cagle, and it's incredible. You have to check it out! 💯🌟✨️🏆​​@@TheComicBookReport

[@mikehailer9353]

Favorite read of 2024: Daniel Warren Johnson's EXTREMITY.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@mikehailer9353 I really need to check out DWJ!

[@mikehailer9353]

@TheComicBookReport I've become a HUGE fan in a short time. He's in my top spot this year & 2 of my top 3 reads of 2022 were DWJ (WW:Dead Earth & Murder Falcon)

[@TheComicBookReport]

@ I’ve been curious about the WW book. I appreciate the recommendations!