The Best American Comics #2012

(2012)

[Endpapers] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Jesse Jacobs (credited)

Inks

Jesse Jacobs (credited)

Colors

Jesse Jacobs (credited)

[Title Page and Credits] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 4 pages (report information)

Letters

typeset

Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Letters

typeset

Foreword (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (credited); Matt Madden (credited)

Letters

typeset

Introduction: Découpage (Table of Contents: 5)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Françoise Mouly (credited)

Pencils

various

Inks

various

Colors

various

Letters

Françoise Mouly (credited)

Indexer Notes

Told as a comics-format collage (découpage) using panels from the various stories contained therein.

X'ed Out (Excerpt) (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Charles Burns (credited)

Pencils

Charles Burns (credited)

Inks

Charles Burns (credited)

Colors

Charles Burns (credited)

Letters

Charles Burns (credited)

Genre

drama

Characters

Doug; Colleen; Ted; Sarah; Nicky

Reprints

• from X'ed Out (Pantheon, 2010 series) (2010) [21 pages]

The Battle of Buron (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Scott Chantler (credited)

Pencils

Scott Chantler (credited)

Inks

Scott Chantler (credited)

Colors

Scott Chantler (credited)

Letters

Blambot

Genre

war

Reprints

• from Two Generals (McClelland & Stewart, 2010 series) (2010) [16 pages]

Hundred Dollar Necktie (Table of Contents: 8)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Pencils

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Inks

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Scenes from an Impending Marriage (Drawn & Quarterly, 2011 series) (January 2011)

Registering (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Pencils

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Inks

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Letters

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Scenes from an Impending Marriage (Drawn & Quarterly, 2011 series) (January 2011)

Florist (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Pencils

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Inks

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Letters

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Scenes from an Impending Marriage (Drawn & Quarterly, 2011 series) (January 2011)

Poor Us (Part Two) (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Pencils

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Inks

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Letters

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Scenes from an Impending Marriage (Drawn & Quarterly, 2011 series) (January 2011)

Eyebrow Tweezing (Table of Contents: 12)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Pencils

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Inks

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Scenes from an Impending Marriage (Drawn & Quarterly, 2011 series) (January 2011)

Favors (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Pencils

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Inks

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Letters

Adrian Tomine (credited)

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Scenes from an Impending Marriage (Drawn & Quarterly, 2011 series) (January 2011)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Jimbo / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gary Panter (credited)

Pencils

Gary Panter (credited)

Inks

Gary Panter (credited)

Letters

Gary Panter (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dandy is just jealous because my set-up is a lot cooler than his.

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

from Jimbo mini-comic

Are Comics Moronic Dribble? (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Pencils

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Inks

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Colors

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Letters

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Synopsis

A comic book character wonders if comic books are just moronic dribble.

Reprints

• from Washington City Paper

Skull Groin (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Pencils

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Inks

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Colors

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Letters

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Synopsis

A barbarian hero must endure his cursed skull groin while bying a coffee.

Reprints

• from Washington City Paper

Kamikaze (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Nora Krug (credited)

Pencils

Nora Krug (credited)

Inks

Nora Krug (credited)

Colors

Nora Krug (credited)

Letters

Nora Krug (credited)

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Reprints

• from A Public Space

Skyline (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Pencils

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Inks

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Colors

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Letters

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

from The Believer

Hot Stuff (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Pencils

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Inks

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Colors

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Letters

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

from The Believer

The Pilot Learns to Fly (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Anders Nilsen (credited)

Pencils

Anders Nilsen (credited)

Inks

Anders Nilsen (credited)

Letters

Anders Nilsen (credited)

Genre

drama

Reprints

• from Big Questions (Drawn & Quarterly, 2011 series) (August 2011)

The Golan Heights (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Sarah Glidden (credited)

Pencils

Sarah Glidden (credited)

Inks

Sarah Glidden (credited)

Colors

Sarah Glidden (credited)

Letters

Sarah Glidden (credited)

Genre

drama; non-fiction

Reprints

• from How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less (DC, 2010 series) (2010 [January 2011]) [excerpt]

Keywords

Israel

Blood of the Virgin (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Sammy Harkham (credited)

Pencils

Sammy Harkham (credited)

Inks

Sammy Harkham (credited)

Letters

Sammy Harkham (credited)

Reprints

• from Crickets (Sammy Harkham, 2010 series) #3 (2010)

A Month of... (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Leanne Shapton (credited)

Pencils

Leanne Shapton (credited)

Inks

Leanne Shapton (credited)

Colors

Leanne Shapton (credited)

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from The New York Times

Special Exits (Excerpt) (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Joyce Farmer (credited)

Pencils

Joyce Farmer (credited)

Inks

Joyce Farmer (credited)

Letters

Joyce Farmer (credited)

Genre

drama

Reprints

• from Special Exits: A Graphic Memoir (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) (September 2010) [excerpt]

Frank Among the Gut-Worshipers (Table of Contents: 25)

Frank / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Woodring (credited)

Pencils

Jim Woodring (credited)

Inks

Jim Woodring (credited)

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Frank

Reprints

• from Congress of the Animals (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) (May 2011)

Chapter 3 Angelina (Table of Contents: 26)

Paying for It / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Chester Brown (credited)

Pencils

Chester Brown (credited)

Inks

Chester Brown (credited)

Letters

Chester Brown (credited)

Genre

biography

Reprints

• from Paying for It (Drawn & Quarterly, 2011 series) (May 2011)

Hibern-8 (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Pencils

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Inks

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Colors

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Letters

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

from The Believer

Stage 6 (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 33 pages (report information)

Script

Renée French (credited)

Pencils

Renée French (credited)

Inks

Renée French (credited)

Reprints

• from H Day (PictureBox, 2010 series) (2010)

Diner Food (Table of Contents: 29)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Pencils

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Inks

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Colors

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Letters

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Synopsis

A singing idol compares his lover to diner food.

Reprints

• from Washington City Paper

The Love Bunglers Part Four (Table of Contents: 30)

Locas / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez (credited)

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (credited)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (credited)

Letters

Jaime Hernandez (credited)

Genre

drama

Characters

Ray Dominguez; Angel Rose Rivera; Louie; Reno Banks; Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Mike Varan; Frogmouth [Vivian Solis]; Joe; Mikey Varan

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets: New Stories (Fantagraphics, 2008 series) #4 (July 2011)

Prophets (Table of Contents: 31)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Pencils

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Inks

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Colors

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Letters

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

from The Believer

Leave Luck to Heaven (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Dakota McFadzean (credited)

Pencils

Dakota McFadzean (credited)

Inks

Dakota McFadzean (credited)

Colors

Dakota McFadzean (credited)

Letters

Dakota McFadzean (credited)

Indexer Notes

frm Leave Luck to Heaven

Red Eye (Table of Contents: 33)

comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Christoph Niemann (credited)

Pencils

Christoph Niemann (credited)

Inks

Christoph Niemann (credited)

Letters

Christoph Niemann (credited)

Genre

drama

Reprints

• from The New York Times

Dead Soles (Table of Contents: 34)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Pencils

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Inks

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Colors

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Letters

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

from The Believer

House of Debt (Table of Contents: 35)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

David Sandlin (credited)

Pencils

David Sandlin (credited)

Inks

David Sandlin (credited)

Colors

David Sandlin (credited)

Letters

David Sandlin (credited)

Reprints

• from House of Debt mini-comic

The Irish Table (Table of Contents: 36)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

David Collier (credited)

Pencils

David Collier (credited)

Inks

David Collier (credited)

Letters

David Collier (credited)

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Reprints

• from Chimo (Conundrum Press, 2011 series) (2011)

House of Shouts (Table of Contents: 37)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Pencils

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Inks

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Colors

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Letters

Michael Kupperman (credited)

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Synopsis

A house is seen from the outside as the couple within shout at each other.

Reprints

• from Washington City Paper

Even the Giants Get the Blues (Excerpt) (Table of Contents: 38)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jesse Jacobs (credited)

Pencils

Jesse Jacobs (credited)

Inks

Jesse Jacobs (credited)

Colors

Jesse Jacobs (credited)

Letters

Jesse Jacobs (credited)

Reprints

• from Even the Giants

Elsewheres (Table of Contents: 39)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Jordan Crane (credited)

Pencils

Jordan Crane (credited)

Inks

Jordan Crane (credited)

Letters

Jordan Crane (credited)

Reprints

• from Keeping Two

Haggling (Table of Contents: 40)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Pencils

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Inks

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Colors

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Letters

Jonathan Bennett (credited)

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

from The Believer

Money (Table of Contents: 41)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Ware (credited)

Pencils

Chris Ware (credited)

Inks

Chris Ware (credited)

Colors

Chris Ware (credited)

Letters

Chris Ware (credited)

Genre

drama

Reprints

• from The New Yorker

Vacation (Table of Contents: 42)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Inks

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Colors

Tom Luth

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Man finds way to not take his family on an expensive vacation.

Reprints

• from Sergio Aragonés Funnies (Bongo, 2011 series) #2 ([August] 2011)

Doctor Costume (Table of Contents: 43)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Inks

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Colors

Tom Luth

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Guy on his way to a costume ball is mistaken for a doctor at the scene of an accident.

Reprints

• from Sergio Aragonés Funnies (Bongo, 2011 series) #1 ([July] 2011)

Rock, Scissors, Paper (Table of Contents: 44)

Knights of the Lunch Table / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Cammuso (credited)

Pencils

Frank Cammuso (credited)

Inks

Frank Cammuso (credited)

Colors

Frank Cammuso (credited)

Letters

Frank Cammuso (credited)

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Knights of the Lunch Table (Scholastic, 2008 series) #3

Baking Failure #1 (Table of Contents: 45)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Sara Varon (credited)

Pencils

Sara Varon (credited)

Inks

Sara Varon (credited)

Colors

Sara Varon (credited)

Letters

Sara Varon (credited)

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Bake Sale

Read a Book (Table of Contents: 46)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Michael J. Buckley (credited)

Pencils

Michael J. Buckley (credited)

Inks

Michael J. Buckley (credited)

Colors

Michael J. Buckley (credited)

Letters

Michael J. Buckley (credited)

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from 60 Ways to Leave Your Mother (Alone)

Draw Your Sister a Picture! (Table of Contents: 47)

cartoon / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Michael J. Buckley (credited)

Pencils

Michael J. Buckley (credited)

Inks

Michael J. Buckley (credited)

Colors

Michael J. Buckley (credited)

Letters

Michael J. Buckley (credited)

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from 60 Ways to Leave Your Mother (Alone)

Patrick and Big Bear (Table of Contents: 48)

Patrick / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Geoffrey Hayes (credited)

Pencils

Geoffrey Hayes (credited)

Inks

Geoffrey Hayes (credited)

Colors

Geoffrey Hayes (credited)

Letters

Geoffrey Hayes (credited)

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Reprints

• from Patrick in A Teddy Bear's Picnic and Other Stories (RAW Junior, 2010 series) #[nn] (2010)

A Button in the Woods (Table of Contents: 49)

Zita the Spacegirl / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Ben Hatke (credited)

Pencils

Ben Hatke (credited)

Inks

Ben Hatke (credited)

Colors

Ben Hatke ?

Letters

Ben Hatke ?

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Zita; Joseph

Synopsis

Zita and Joseph find a strange device at a meteor impact. When Zita presses the button, Joseph disappears into a strange void. Zita is terrified, but plunges in after him.

Reprints

• from Zita the Spacegirl (First Second, 2010 series) #1 - Far from Home (February 2010)

Keywords

Meteor; meteorite; meteoroid; teleportation

Notable Comics (Table of Contents: 50)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Jessica Abel (credited); Matt Madden (credited)

Letters

typeset

Credits (Table of Contents: 51)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Copyright information for all the stories reprinted.

[Endpapers] (Table of Contents: 52)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Jesse Jacobs (credited)

Inks

Jesse Jacobs (credited)

Colors

Jesse Jacobs (credited)