Best of 2022 - Graphic Novels

I bought 37 graphic novels this year and I've read 27 of them so far, which is better than I did last year keeping up. I only have 5 left unread from 2020-2021, although I do also have some more from 2019 and before to read. All in all, I read about 90 graphic novels this year, most of them bigger hardcovers, some of them in serialized format. That's double the number I read last year, so making good progress on my stack.

If you wanted to get a sense of what I think was the best of 2022, and you're only buying graphic novels, here are my recommendations, broken down by creative team a bit:

1. Tom Taylor (Superman Son of Kal-El Vol 1-2, Knights of Steel Vol 1, Seven Secrets Vol 3, Nightwing Fear State & Vol 2, Batman The Detective)
2. Ed Brubaker (Reckless by Brubaker & Phillips (two volumes out this year, plus the three from years before, and Friday Vol 2 TP)
3. Chip Zdarsky (Daredevil Vol 2-3 HC, Daredevil Woman Without Fear, Devil's Reign, Newburn Vol 1)
4. Jed MacKay (Moon Knight Vol 1-2, Death of Doctor Strange, Strange Vol 1)
5. James Tynion (Batman Vol 5, The Joker Vol 2, Something Is Killing the Children 4-5, The Closet, Nice House on the Lake Vol 1)
6. Junji Ito (This year's were Liminal Zone and Black Paradox)
7. Jeff Lemire (Ascender HC, Gideon Falls Vol 2 HC, Mazebook, Little Monsters Vol 1, World of Black Hammer Vol 4, Bone Orchard Vol 1 The Passageway)
8. Kurt Busiek (Astro City Metrobook Vol 1-2)
9. Darwyn Cooke (Parker Martini Edition Last Call HC, Catwoman East End Omnibus)

My Top 50 Favorite Graphic Novels of 2022:
(Published in 2022)

1. Parker Martini Edition Last Call HC
2. Reckless (Ghost in You HC & Follow Me Down)
3. Nightwing Fear State HC & Vol 2 HC
4. Superman: Son of Kal-el Vol. 1-2 HC
5. Knights of Steel Vol 1 HC
6. Catwoman East End Omnibus
7. Me You Love in the Dark TP
8. Milestone Compendium One
9. Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky: to Heaven Through Hell Vol. 2-3 HC
10. Astro City Metrobook Vols 1-2 TP
11. Savage Avengers Vol. 5 TP
12. Moon Knight by Lemire & Smallwood Complete TP
13. Moon Knight Vol 1-2 TP
14. Death of Doctor Strange TP
15. Strange Vol 1 TP
16. Friday Book 2 TP
17. Newburn Vol 1 TP
18. She-Hulk Vol 1 TP Jen's Back
19. The Nice House on the Lake Vol 1 TP
20. Good Asian Vol 2 TP
21. The Sandman Book 1-4 TP
22. Amazing Spider-Man: Beyond Vol. 1-4 TP
23. Batman Vol 2 Joker War TP
24. Batman Joker War Saga TP
25. Batman Vol 5 Fear State HC
26. Batman The Detective HC
27. Robin Vol. 1-2 HC
28. Ascender HC
29. Gideon Falls Vol 2 HC
30. World of Black Hammer Library Edition Vol 4 HC
31. Little Monsters Vol 1 TP
32. Halo & Sprocket Complete Color Edition TP
33. Usagi Yojimbo Origins Vol 2-4 TP
34. Many Deaths of Laila Starr TP
35. Moon Knight Omnibus Vol. 1-2 HC
36. Immortal Hulk Vol 5 HC
37. Black Paradox/Liminal Zone
38. Swing Tp Vol 05
39. I Hate It Here Vol 1 TP
40. Chu Tp Vol 02
41. Mr. Lovenstein Presents Failure HC
42. Curse Words Omnibus
43. Radiant Black Vol 2 TP
44. Twig Vol 1 TP
45. Magic Vol 2-3 HC
46. Crossover Vol 2 TP
47. The Flintstones HC
48. Fire Power by Kirkman & Samnee Hc Book 01
49. Bone Orchard Vol 1 The Passageway HC
50. Die HC

Other Graphic Novels I Read This Year:

Alien Dead Orbit TP

All New Wolverine HC

Avatar Imbalance Library Edition

Avatar North and South Library Edition

Babyteeth Vol 2 HC

Beasts of Burden Occupied Territory HC

Black Hammer Visions Vol 1 HC

Clementine Vol 1 TP

Daredevil by Charles Soule Omnibus

Ether Library Edition HC

Fine Print Vol 1 TP

Hack Slash Vol 1-2 HC

Rachel Rising Omnibus

Rat Queens Vol 3 HC

Seven Secrets Vol 3 TP

Spider-Man Life Story HC

Stillwater Vol 2 TP

The Kitchen TP

The Silver Coin Vol 2-3 TP

Tuki Vol 1 Fight for Fire TP

Tuki Vol 2 Fight for Family TP

World of Black Hammer Library Edition Vol 2-3 HC