Now that 2022 is coming to a close, let's take a look back at the top series for the year with a very special set of features! Through December 30th, we'll share the most popular comics of 2022 from a specific genre each day. Then, on December 31st, we'll publish the 12 most popular titles across all of GlobalComix!
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But enough talk, let's get to all the exciting parts, shall we? Here are the top 12 Crime comics, in order of popularity for all of 2022! Our congratulations go to:
1. Nottingham, 320 pages - Published by Mad Cave Studios, (cc/ @chrisfernandez)
In this twisted medieval noir, the Sheriff of Nottingham hunts a serial killer with a penchant for tax collectors. The Sheriff’s investigation makes him the target of England’s most nefarious power-brokers. That’s to say nothing of the Merry Men, terrorists lurking amongst the trees of Sherwood, led by an enigma known only as “Hood.”
Story and Art by David Hazan, Joamette Gil, Luca Romano, Shane Connery Volk
2. Genius, 596 pages - Published by Top Cow, (cc/ @vincelongo)
What if the greatest military mind of our generation was born to a people who are already supremely conditioned to wage war, who know nothing but violence since birth, and must continually adapt to new predators in order to survive? What if the second coming of Alexander the Great, of Genghis Khan, of Napoleon, of Patton...what if it was a teenaged girl from South Central, L.A. named Destiny? And what if she decides to secede three blocks of the 'Hood from the Union? Who is going to take it back from her and her army of gangbangers? Who CAN?
Story and Art by Adam Freeman, Afua Richardson, Marc Bernardin, Rosi Kampe
3. Preheat, 75 pages - Published by Bilvy Jay Lee, (cc/ @bilvyy)
A young and ambitious baker loses her cafe in a disastrous fire, but sees none of the insurance payout. In a desperate attempt to get her life back on track, she turns to smuggling illegal goods through her cake deliveries for fast, but dangerous cash.
Story and Art by Bilvy Jay Lee
4. Casual Fling, 188 pages - Published by AWA Studios, (cc/ @WillGraves)
Jennifer Ryan has the perfect life. A loving family. A high paying job in corporate law. A luxurious apartment in upper Manhattan. Then one day she steps out of her marriage...and finds that her new lover isn’t the one night stand she expected.
Story and Art by Dalibor Talajić, Jason Starr, Marco Lesko
5. Slums of the Empire City, 82 pages - Published by Sigil Comics, (cc/ @sigil)
A terrible thing is happening in the Slums of the Empire City, young street kids are going missing, and the only people who can stop it are the criminals who all these streets home. Based on true stories and many real colorful characters, Slums takes the reader on some wild twists & turns Sorted crime tales of the downtrodden and mostly drunk denizens of the slums of NYC circa 1860's.
Story and Art by Sigil Comics
6. JUNKIE GENERATION, 33 pages - Published by fabandtherice, (cc/ @fabandtherice)
Cyan, an abonded juvenile tries to avange his brothers drug overdosing death and founds a small collective called “JUNKIE GENERATION”. Due to an excessive drug abuse of the young generation from his area, he makes his way to crash into the drug industry of the so called “Urbans”. A very dangerous gang that has gained major influence because of their spacious business with a deadly drug called “Lion Tooth”. Come and explore the dystopian city of underground fights, conflicts and dirty drug businesess!
Story and Art by fabandtherice
7. Black Hearts, 116 pages - Published by Hazard Comics, (cc/ @BlackHeartsHazard)
A work trip to a foreign country goes from bad to worse for a naive model before it even gets to start. Soon she finds herself in a tug of war between rivals, drowning in the chaos of a crumbling crime family biting off more than they can chew; and nobody is as safe or untouchable as they thought. Memories, mistakes, and murder - can she balance her mind with her morals or will she succumb to irrationality to survive?
Story and Art by Hazard Comics
8. Anonymous Cubed Surrealist Private Eye, 27 pages - Published by ZetaRayZac, (cc/ @ZetaRayZac)
Noir Nonsense. Hardboiled humour. Caustic comedy. These are the cases of Anonymous Cubed, Surrealist Private Investigator. Words by Hank Pattison Art by Zac Zemantic
Story and Art by Hank Pattison and Zac Zemantic
9. Moon Girl, 144 pages - Published by Red 5 Comics, (cc/ @joshuastarnes)
Masked vigilantes wage class warfare from the roof tops of 1950's New York; it's The Dark Knight meets Mad Men. Clare is an exiled Russian Princess hiding in New York. When enemies from her old life resurface, the repressed Warrior Queen must fight back. Moon Girl becomes a champion of the counter culture and inspires others in this era of social revolution to be more-than-human...
Story and Art by Rahzzah and Tony Trov
10. Theatrics, 138 pages - Published by TPub, (cc/ @stacitpub)
Theatrics follows the story of fallen-heartthrob Rudy Burns. Set in 1920s New York, it follows Rudy as he goes from the glimmer and glitz of Broadway to the down and dirty gyms of the emerging boxing culture of early 20th century America. But what would cause the world's biggest theater star to give up the star-lit stage for the blood-stained one?
Story and Art by TPub
11. Touching Evil, 675 pages - Published by Source Point Press, (cc/ @TravisM)
Touching Evil: The Curse Escapes follows Ada Mansfield, an ordinary woman with an extraordinary curse. She can kill anyone she touches... if they're evil.
Story and Art by Dan Dougherty
12. John Lord, 171 pages - Published by Humanoids, (cc/ @BrunoHumanoids)
An old-fashioned yet truly original noir tale set in 1920s New York where an unlikely pair of detectives pursue a mysterious killer. Freshly returned from WWI, ex-detective John Lord is convinced to reactivate a special investigative agency known as the UPIs to probe the grisly death of its founder. As John is joined by Clara, an opinionated psychology stud…
Story and Art by Denis-Pierre Filippi and Patrick Laumond
