I promised Manolis that I would participate in his top-20 comics of the decade bloggers vote. I am a day late (last minute extension granted!) so here it is (and I must say I am not the avid comic reader I used to be), from 20 to 1:
20. Phonogram/The Singles Club - written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Jamie McKelvie
19. DC - The New Frontier - Darwyn Cooke
18. Ring Of The Nibelung - Pencils & Inks by P Craig Russell, colours by Lovern Kindzierski - based on Wagner's opera opus
17. Civil War - Script by Mark Millar, pencils by Steve McNiven, inks by Dexter Vines, colouring by Morry Hollowell, lettering by Chris Eliopoulos
16. Harlequin Valentine - written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by John Bolton
15. Fables, 1001 Nights Of Snowfall - written by Bill Willingham, illustrated by: Charles Vess, Brian Bolland, John Bolton, Michael Wm. Kaluta, James Jean, Tara McPherson, Derek Kirk Kim, Esao Andrews, Mark Buckingham, Mark Wheatley, Jill Thompson
14. Dark Knight Starts Again - written, pencilled and inked by Frank Miller, coloroued by Lynn Varley, lettered by Todd Klein
13. Death: at Death's Door - Jill Thompson
12. Blankets - Craig Thompson
11. Eternals - written by Neil Gaiman, pencils by John Romita Jr, inks by Danny Miki & Tim Townsend, colours by Matt Hollingsworth, Dean White & Paul Mounts, lettered by Todd Klein
10. Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader? - written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Andy Kubert
09. Transmetropolitan - The New Scum written by Warren Ellis and illustrated by Darick Robertson
08. Manifesto - by Ilias Kyriazis
07. Logicomix - Written by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou, pencils by Alecos Papadatos, inks by Dimitris Karatzaferis and Thodoris Paraskevas, lettered by Anne Bardy, coloured by Annie Di Donna
06. Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi
05. Marvel 1602 - written by Neil Gaiman, pencilled and inked by Andy Kubert, coloured by Richard Isanove, lettered by Todd Klein
04. Astro City - written by Kurt Busiek, pencilled by Brent Eric Anderson, inked by Will Blyberg, coloured by Sinclair, lettered by Comicraft
03. Murder Mysteries - Written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by P. Craig Russel, coloured by Lovern Kindzierski, lettered by Galen Showman
02. The Sandman: Endless Nights - Written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean, P. Craig Russell, Milo Manara, Miguelanxo Prado, Barron Storey, Bill Sienkiewicz, Glenn Fabry, Frank Quitely, lettered by Todd Klein
01. Phonogram/Rue Brittania - written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Jamie McKelvie
