Best of 2014: Comic Books

It was a large transitional year for comic books in 2014. It’s been three years since the launch of the DC New 52 (we still calling it “new?”), Marvel gave us a number of reboots and re-imaginings of familiar characters and creator-owned books kind stepped up as more than just a small market annoyance to the big two. The crew came up with their favorites in addition to some reader votes as well. Best Teenage Hero:

Kamala Khan (G. Willow Wilson) Hey, 2014 couldn’t be everyone’s year to shine and that’s okay because this year Kamala Khan took the spotlight and made all of us believers. Seriously, one of her nicknames happens to be “BNP’s adopted little sister” and we should probably put that on a t-shirt. She not only used those  amazing Embiggen hands to crush racist dudebros AND sexist dudebros, she proved that, in regards to comics– digital media is most certainly not going anywhere. Kamala Khan rose to be a face of diversity and a change in growing positive representation of women in comics, which is always something needed. There are several teenage superheroes that are worth noting but Ms Marvel, our dear rising star Kamala, shone the brightest this year and we look forward to seeing her for a long time to come. – Carrie Reader’s Vote: Kamala Khan Best Single Issue:

Moon Knight #5 Listen, what hero you know in the game rolling up into a trap house in an Armani suit personally putting pink slips in folks ass? Marc “The voices in my head are my hype man” Spector, that’s…