The GlobalComix Most Popular of 2023 feature series continues today with the Fantasy genre. This year, we’re featuring the top 10 from publishers and the top 10 from creators for each category.
We’ll cap things off on January 1, 2024, with two features: the top 10 overall from publishers, and the top 10 overall from creators.
Without further ado, here are the top 10 most popular Fantasy series by Publishers:
Published by Opus Comics, 502 pages
Frank Frazetta's legendary creation Death Dealer returns to life in collaboration with Frazetta Girls! Critically acclaimed animation writer Mitch Iverson (Dota: Dragon's Blood, Voltron: Legendary Defender) joins world renowned artists Stefano Martino (Stranger Things) and Luis Antonio Delgado (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin) to bring you the first salvo in a major launch of new, related titles featuring characters envisioned by the Master himself! Bear witness to the beginning of an entire multiverse of Frazetta's most famous creations!
Story and Art by Opus Comics
Published by Humanoids, 310 pages
The Sci-Fi masterpiece by Moebius and Jodorowsky about the tribulations of the shabby detective John Difool as he searches for the precious and coveted Incal. John Difool, a low-class detective in a degenerate dystopian world, finds his life turned upside down when he discovers an ancient, mystical artifact called The Incal. Difool’s adventures will bring…
Story and Art by Alejandro Jodorowsky, Alexandro Jodorowsky, Moebius
Published by SECOND SIGHT PUBLISHING, 72 pages
When she arrives in front of her apartment door, she finds the door destroyed and a pair of guardsmen on the floor: inside, her mother is hurling attack spells at the remaining guardsmen.
Story and Art by SECOND SIGHT PUBLISHING
Published by Image Comics, 143 pages
In a world where your guild means everything, classless Sylv is labeled a Barbarian. She’s a jack of all trades who can fight, pick most pockets, and cast a spell or two. But without official membership to a guild, she’s barred from having adventures. No adventures means no money, and no money makes it awfully hard to support herself and her 7-foot-tall disabled brother. But when an underhanded cleric says he’s got the quest of a lifetime for her, she can’t really say no (even if sh...
Story and Art by Brian Haberlin
Published by BOOM! Studios, 51 pages
Discover the tantalizing tale of Rubin Baksh, a demonic Rakshasa with a down-to-earth dream of becoming the next Anthony Bourdain. To achieve his vision, Rubin enlists Mo, a filmmaker who has seen better days, to document the world-renowned cuisine of India and the people behind such glorious food. But little does Mo know that there’s more to Rubin than meets the eye, and the mortals play a darker role in the show than they were prepared for… Entice your palate with the follow up off...
Story and Art by Filipe Andrade and Ram V.
Published by Image Comics, 231 pages
Oliver Harrison was a mythical hero who slayed the greatest threat to his realm before even hitting puberty. But that was then. As an adult, Oliver leads an average cookie-cutter suburban life—aside from the fact that he’s mentally unstable, massively paranoid, smokes like a chimney, and gets blackout drunk every night to hide from his horrific nightmares. Will the arrival of a superhero team called the Prestige prove the madness isn’t all in Oliver’s head? And what about all the ...
Story and Art by Donny Cates
Published by BOOM! Studios, 64 pages
In this brand new adventure in the Eisner Award-Nominated apocalyptic fantasy world of Coda, the despondent bard Hum finds a slice of tranquility with his wife, the Urken named Serka, in an ever-darkening, magic-less apocalypse – or so it seems. Prophecies of paradise and the return of magic? Hum is skeptical, while Serka faces difficult moral decisions on the road, with winter quickly approaching… New and returning fans alike shouldn’t miss the highly anticipated return of Coda fro...
Story and Art by Matías Bergara and Simon Spurrier
Disney Manga: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Books
Published by TOKYOPOP, 130 pages
When Jack Skellington's faithful pet Zero gets lost, the ghost pup must get the help of the residents of Christmas Town to find his way back. With Halloween plans on hold while Jack mounts a search, will they be reunited in time to save both holidays? Explore the magical realms of Halloween Town and Christmas Town through the eyes of Zero as he tries to find his way home in an unfamiliar world. This graphic novel includes the FCBD issue #0 plus #1-4 as well as extra bonus material!
Story and Art by D.J. Milky, Dan Conner, David Hutchison, Kei Ishiyama, Kiyoshi Arai
Published by Image Comics, 1582 pages
Celebrating ten years of SAGA! At long last, Hazel and her star-crossed family are finally back, and they’ve made some new…friends? This collection features the latest six chapters of the most epic adventure in comics, including the series’ double-length first issue back from hiatus. Collects SAGA #55-60
Story and Art by Brian K. Vaughan
Published by SECOND SIGHT PUBLISHING, 312 pages
She wants so much more than what her small town has to offer! This is the dream of starry eyed fishmonger Clariette de Artegnean. She and her cousins Jolfe Endarion and Deren Mumbasi have always dreamt about being adventurers and fighting monsters to save the kingdom. But first, Clari has to survive another day at school where a new teacher has taken over! And he's not pleased with Clari's endless questioning. Two things happen that send them on the road to adventure.
Story and Art by SECOND SIGHT PUBLISHING
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