Best of 2021: Dark Horse Comics

A variety of Dark Horse comics and books published in the past year have been selected for numerous Best Of 2021 lists and awards!

Thank you to all the readers, reviewers, and voters for recognizing the work of our collaborators.

Congratulations to all of the creative teams and individuals who have earned some well-deserved recognition! Thanks for making 2021 a strong year for new comics, and here’s to the new year ahead.

Awards Nominations, Best Of Lists, and More – 2021
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Barbalien: Red Planet on NYPL Best Books of 2021

Avatar: The Last Airbender—Toph Beifong’s Metalbending Academy nominated for Goodreads Choice Award / advanced to finalists round

Panorama (Michel Fiffe) nominated for Angoulême

E.X.O.: The Legend of Wale Williams on NPR Best Books of 2021
(Full list: https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2021)

Everyone is Tulip named to Library Journal’s Best Graphic Novels of 2021

Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1957—Family Ties is the Best One-Shot of 2021 in Horror News Network’s 2021 Comic Awards

Emanon, Satoshi Kon’s Opus named to shortlist of Great Graphic Novel Localizations in the 21st Century in Multilingual Magazine

Snow Angels, Afterlift, Youth on CBC’s Best Canadian Comics of 2021

Youth on Forbes Best Graphic Novels of 2021

Dead Dog’s Bite, Barbalien: Red Planet on ComicsXF’s Best Comics of 2021

Barbalien: Red Planet, Dead Dog’s Bite on Comic Book Herald’s Best Comics of 2021

Static (Matt Lesniewski) on short list of Best Comics of 2021, Film School Rejects

Dead Dog’s Bite, Everyone is Tulip on The Comics Beat’s Best Comics of 2021

Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! is among the 10 Best Manga of 2021 on ICV2

Earth Boy on Top 10 Kids Comics of 2021 via ICV2

Barbalien: Red Planet, Adora and the Distance, Night of the Ghoul on SYFY’s Best Comics of 2021

Barbalien: Red Planet, Fear Case, Killjoys: National Anthem, Steeple on Doom Rocket’s Best of 2021

Cullen Bunn (Tales from Harrow County) named Best Writer on Horror News Network

Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins—Jester Lavorre HC named Turnaround UK’s December Graphic Novel of the Month

Orphan and the Five Beasts named to Top 10 Best Comic Book Series on Sea Shell

You Look Like Death: Tales from the Umbrella Academy on Sea Shell’s Top 25 Comics of 2021

Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! on Panel Patter’s 2021 Favorites

Barbalien: Red Planet, Everyone is Tulip, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Secret of Chesbro House on Comics Bookcase Best of 2021

Barbalien: Red Planet, Norse Mythology I, Static, Dead Dog’s Bite, Clear (ComiXology/Snyder), Snow Angels (ComiXology/Lemire) on Top 100 Comics of 2021 by Comics Concierge

Invisible Kingdom Vol. 3, Mike Mignola Quarantine Sketchbook, Tales from the Umbrella Academy: You Look Like Death on Turnaround UK’s Staff Picks: Graphic Novels 2021

The Worst Dudes, Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory, Groo Meets Tarzan on Panel Patter’s 2021 Favorites — see list 1 and list 2

Barbalien: Red Planet, Renegade Rule on Graphic Policy’s Favorite Comics of 2021

Dead Dog’s Bite on Best Comics for New Readers by Gate Crashers

Goblin on Best Books of 2021 via Witty and Sarcastic Book Club

Norse Mythology, Unbelievable Unteens, Killer Queens, Dead Dog’s Bite, Killjoys: National Anthem, Fear Case, Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory – all nominated for Best of Dark Horse on We Have Issues podcast
— Second nomination for Killer Queens in Best LGBTQ+ category
— Killer Queens wins both!

Nicole Goux and Ellie Wright (Everyone is Tulip); Nate Piekos (Black Hammer Reborn); EC Archives: Shock Illustrated nominated for Broken Frontier Awards

Source: Dark Horse