The GlobalComix Most Popular of 2023 feature series continues today with the Action 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 Action series by Publishers:
Published by Bad Egg Publishing, 199 pages
In the city of Montpelier, the mighty rule form on high, while the struggle for survival plays out on the streets below. Godslap follows the story of Aius Braun, an impetuous young man whose anger at the world is only outstripped by his untapped potential to change it.
Story and Art by Aubrey Sitterson, Jackson Clarke, Ricardo Jaime, Robert Meyers, Stephanie Phillips, Troy Peteri
Published by Image Comics, 3442 pages
Mark Grayson is teenage superhero Invincible. He was a normal high school senior with a normal part-time job and otherwise normal life, except his father Nolan is the superhero Omni-Man, the most powerful superhero on the planet. At the age of 17, Mark begins to display superpowers, which come from his father being a member of the Viltrumite race, who, according to Nolan, pioneer the galaxy on a mission of benevolence and enlightenment.
Story and Art by Robert Kirkman
Published by MediBang Inc., 2403 pages
"Nomoto, a dull young man, is taken to a junkyard by a mysterious girl named Hitomi. In this place for the forsaken, a gruesome battle takes place. The opponents are “Brutes”, hybrids with the mind of men and the strength of beasts. Fangs clash with fangs; desire, madness and ferocity mix together. And the name of this battle is “Killing Bites”!
Story and Art by MediBang Inc.
Published by Image Comics, 3348 pages
Mark Grayson is teenage superhero Invincible. He was a normal high school senior with a normal part-time job and otherwise normal life, except his father Nolan is the superhero Omni-Man, the most powerful superhero on the planet. At the age of 17, Mark begins to display superpowers, which come from his father being a member of the Viltrumite race, who, according to Nolan, pioneer the galaxy on a mission of benevolence and enlightenment.
Story and Art by Robert Kirkman
Published by Merc Publishing, 187 pages
In the year 1985, Mark Freeman signs up to be the first of a new line of Spartan super soldier. Something goes wrong in the experiment, and he doesn't turn out at all like they wanted. This six issue standalone story will tell the origin of MERC's Deathrage!
Story and Art by Merc Publishing
Published by Wise Acre Comics, 130 pages
Prepare to immerse yourself into the 40+ page introduction of Magnus! Magnus is thrust into an epic chain of events within the first issue upon meeting the mysterious man from the planet Nulion, Stamos. Magnus learns there is more to him than meets the eye before being imbued with unimaginable gifts and antagonized by the vile Miscreants of Nulion! Issue #1 sets the stage for our hero to make his epic journey and the events that come next. ***Exclusive Content Included: Character Fact Sheets and Custom Artwork
Story and Art by Bruno Abdias, Devin Arscott, Frederick Littles, Godhood Comics, King Bola, Letter Squid
Published by Top Cow, 2082 pages
A new era starts in the Witchblade saga with the creative team of Ron Marz (The Darkness, Green Lantern) and rising artistic star Michael Choi! This new-reader-friendly issue is a perfect introduction to Top Cow's flagship character. Someone wants New York City Police detective Sara Pezzini dead, and not even the powerful supernatural artifact called the Witchblade will be enough to keep her from harm. If you've never read Witchblade, this is the place to start!
Story and Art by Brian Haberlin, Christina Z., David Finch, David Wohl, Warren Ellis
Published by AWA Studios, 118 pages
Sarah Ross has been using her power as a thief, stealing from the rich and…well, keeping it. Until the day she stole from the wrong person, a highly placed official who pressures the government to assassinate her. The plot, aided by so-called “good” superheroes sponsored by the government, misses her but wipes out her family. Driven mad by grief, and laser-focused on revenge for the murder of her family, Sarah and a hidden side of her personality – an imaginary friend who may be more real than she believes – goes after these operatives determined to take her revenge, at any cost.
Story and Art by AWA Studios
Published by Mad Cave Studios, 404 pages
It’s Kill Bill meets Clash of the Titans in Hunt. Kill. Repeat. The all-new, action packed series by Mark London (Battlecats). When the Greek gods invade Earth, society is quickly forced to comply with their new rulers. However, one god, Artemis, rejects her brethren’s ideology and has found solace in the love of a mortal. When she is called to Olympus to answer for her betrayal, the gods strip away her godly powers and leave her for dead. Now, ten years later, Artemis is on a quest for revenge to confront her father, Zeus, for taking away everything she ever loved.
Story and Art by Mad Cave Studios
Published by AWA Studios, 265 pages
Ten hard-as-nails women face off in an ancient contest of champions where the winner truly takes all: the title of “Queen of the Galaxy.” To win the challenge each contestant must survive the hazards of the planet’s harsh landscape, the ferocious predators on and below its surface, and their fellow contestants.
Story and Art by AWA Studios
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