Best Graphic Novels Of 2021

On this week's Stack podcast, we're reviewing some new books that came out this week, AND checking back in with some of our favorite graphic novels and trade collections that were released this year.

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Timeless #1

Marvel

Written by Jed MacKay

Art by Kev Walker, Greg Land & Jay Leisten, Mark Bagley & Andrew Hennessy

Swamp Thing: Green Hell #1

DC Comics

Written by Jeff Lemire

Art by Doug Mahnke

Stray Dogs: Dog Days #1

Image Comics

Written by Tony Fleecs

Art by Trish Forstner

Devil’s Reign #2

Marvel

Written by Chip Zdarsky

Art by Marco Checchetto

The Human Target #3

DC Comics

Written by Tom King 

Art by Greg Smallwood

Power Rangers Universe #1

BOOM! Studios

Written by Nicole Andelfinger

Illustrated by Simone Ragazzoni

DC vs. Vampires #3

DC Comics

Written by James Tynion IV and Matthew Rosenberg

Art by Otto Schmidt

Ice Cream Man #27

Image Comics

Written by W. Maxwell Prince

Art by Martín Morazzo

Action Comics #1038

DC Comics

Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Shawn Aldridge

Art by Miguel Mendoça, Adriana Melo

Once & Future #23

BOOM! Studios

Written by Kieron Gillen

Art by Dan Mora

BEST TRADES OF 2021

Far Sector

DC Comics

Written by N.K. Jemisin

Art by Jamal Campbell

The Good Asian

Image Comics

Written by Pornsak Pichetshote

Art by Alexandre Tefenkgi and Lee Loughridge

Rorschach

DC Comics

Written by Tom King

Art by Jorge Fornés

Strange Adventures

DC Comics

Written by Tom King

Art by Mitch Gerads and Evan “Doc” Shaner

Beta Ray Bill: Argent Star

Marvel

By Daniel Warren Johnson

Barbalien: Red Planet

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Tate Brombal

Art by Gabriel Hernandez Walta

BRZRKR

BOOM! Studios

Written by Keanu Reeves and Matt Kindt

Art by Ron Garney

Bliss

Image Comics

Written by Sean Lewis

Art by Caitlin Yarsky

The Immortal Hulk

Marvel

Written by Al Ewing

Art by Joe Bennett

Monsters

Fantagraphics

By Barry Windsor-Smith

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

Simon & Schuster

Written by Rebecca Hall

Art by Hugo Martinez

Run: Book One

Abrams Books

Written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin

Art by L. Fury and Nate Powell

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