Patrick's Top 10 of 2005

(I'll get around to posting my favorites of the year soon, but take a look at Patrick's list now...)

1. Walt & Skeezix by Frank King, edited by Jeet Heer, Chris Oliveros & Chris Ware

2. Black Hole by Charles Burns

3. The Complete Peanuts 1955 to 1956 & The Complete Peanuts 1957 to 1958 by Charles Schulz, edited by Gary Groth

4. Krazy & Ignatz 1935 to 1936: "A Wild Warmth of Chromatic Gravy" by George Herriman, edited by Bill Blackbeard

5. The Acme Novelty Library Final Report to Shareholders and Saturday Rainy Day Fun Book by Chris Ware

6. Hanshin by Moto Hagio (as appeared in The Comics Journal #269)

7. Kramer's Ergot 5, edited by Sammy Harkham

8. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World by Bryan Lee O'Malley

9. The Push Man and Other Stories by Yoshihiro Tatsumi, edited by Adrian Tomine

10. Superf*ckers by James Kochalka

Honorable Mentions:

Mome, Summer 2005, edited by Gary Groth & Eric Reynolds

The Dial and Other Stories by Chris Reynolds

Showcase Presents: Superman (volume 1)

Tales Designed To Thrizzle #1 by Michael Kupperman

Jack Kirby reprints (Fantastic Four, Captain America, Black Panther)

Luba by Gilbert Hernandez

Pluto (Naoki Urasawa) (In scanlations format)

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