Welcome to the GlobalComix Most Popular of 2024, our annual feature series celebrating the most popular stories over the past year on GlobalComix. Each day, we'll feature the top 10 from publishers and the top 10 from creators for each category. We’ll cap things off on December 31st, 2024, with two features: the top 10 from publishers, and the top 10 from creators.
Without further ado, here are the top 10 most popular Sci-Fi series by Publishers:
1. Transformers, 385 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
THE ALL NEW TRANSFORMERS ERA STARTS HERE! Superstar creator DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON (DO A POWERBOMB, Wonder Woman: Dead Earth), alongside ENERGON UNIVERSE showrunner ROBERT KIRKMAN (VOID RIVALS, INVINCIBLE), reimagines Hasbro’s robots in disguise for a brand-new generation. Optimus Prime was supposed to have led the Autobots to victory. Instead, the fate of Cybertron is unknown, and his allies have crash-landed far from home, alongside their enemies—the Decepticons. As these titanic forces renew their war on Earth, one thing is immediately clear: the planet will never be the same. New alliances are struck. Battle lines are redrawn. And humanity’s only hope of survival is Optimus Prime. Discover THE TRANSFORMERS like you’ve never seen them before!
Story and Art by Daniel Warren Johnson, Jorge Corona, Mike Spicer
2. Red Light, 227 pages - Published by AWA Studios, (cc/ @ChrisF-AWA)
A futuristic erotic thriller by newcomer Sarah H. Cho and Priscilla Petraites! Lacy is an A.I. sex worker in a futuristic Red Light District. And Lacy knows exactly what her clients want—better than they know it themselves. Housed in a high-tech brothel under the watchful eye of the mysterious Mister, Lacy has little in her manufactured life besides work. All that changes when she befriends Natalie, an orphaned child who comes into her care. Now Lacy and Natalie are on a mission to escape the Red Light District, only to find themselves flung headlong into the mystery behind Lacy's creation.
Story and Art by C.P. Smith, Jeff Dekal, Miroslav Mrva, Priscilla Petraites, Sal Cipriano, Sarah H. Cho, Sarah M. Cho
3. BRZRKR, 421 pages - Published by BOOM! Studios, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
U.S. government Doctor Diana Ahuja seeks to unlock the mysterious B.'s memories - lifetimes of violence and tragedy like no one else who has ever lived that began with a fateful decision in ancient Mesopotamia. * But is Diana here to help him... or is she serving a darker agenda?
Story and Art by Bill Crabtree, Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, Ron Garney, Steve Skroce
4. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, 2099 pages - Published by BOOM! Studios, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
Based on the long-running Power Rangers franchise, five teens from Angel Grove High are granted superpowers and giant robot dinosaur Zords to defend Earth against the alien villain Rita Repulsa.
Story and Art by Adam Gorham, Bachan, Dan Mora, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Daniele Ienuso, Eleonora Carlini (Carlini, Eleonora) [A12] Francesco Mortarino, French Carlomagno, Hendry Prasetya, Jeremy Lawson, Jonas Scharf, Kyle Higgins, Marco Renna, Marguerite Bennett, Matt Herms, Melissa Flores, Miguel Mercado, Moisés Hidalgo, Ryan Ferrier, Ryan Parrott, Simona De Gianfelice, Simona Di Gianfelice, Simone di Meo, Triona Farrell, Valeria Favoccia, Walter Baiamonte
5. Radiant Black, 514 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
THE MOST ACCLAIMED NEW SERIES OF 2021! Visionary writer KYLE HIGGINS (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Ultraman) and artist MARCELO COSTA reinvent super heroes for a new generation! Nathan Burnett has just turned 30, and things aren't great-he's working (and failing) at two jobs, his credit card debt is piling up, and his only move...is moving back home with his parents. But when Nathan discovers the ethereal, cosmic RADIANT, he's given the power to radically change his fortunes...unless the Cosmic Beings who created them succeed in taking them back by any means necessary. Oh, and did we mention there's a RED RADIANT who wants Nathan dead? The next must-read comic book series STARTS HERE.
Story and Art by Alec Siegel, David Lafuente, Eduardo Ferigato, French Carlomagno, Joe Clark, Kyle Higgins, Laurence Holmes, Marcelo Costa, Meghan Camarena, Stefano Simeone
6. Money Shot (Verticals), 368 pages - Published by Vault Comics, (cc/ @VaultComics)
In the near future, space travel is ludicrously expensive and largely ignored. Enter Christine Ocampo, inventor of the Star Shot teleportation device with a big idea: She'll travel to new worlds, engage—intimately—with local aliens, and film her exploits for a jaded earth populace trying to find something new on the internet. Now, Chris and her merry band of scientist-cum-pornstars explore the universe, each other, and the complexities of sex in MONEY SHOT! A story about scientists having sex with aliens for the glory of mankind—and money.
Story and Art by Crank!, Kurt Michael Russell, Rebekah Isaacs, Sarah Beattie , Tim Seeley
7. Cobra Commander, 161 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
“WHAT IS THE SECRET OF ENERGON? Cobra Commander isn’t the only one looking to harness the alien energy source known as Energon. That means he has to either take control of the new organization he’s encountered…or destroy them.”
Story and Art by Andrea Milana, Annalisa Leoni, Joshua Williamson
8. Rick and Morty (Volume), 1566 pages - Published by Oni Press, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
The hit comic book series based on Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland’s hilarious [adult swim] animated show RICK AND MORTY continues! Catch up on the adventures of degenerate genius Rick Sanchez and his bumbling grandson Morty as they explore the outer reaches of time, space, and anatomy.
Story and Art by Benjamin Dewey, CJ Cannon, Ian McGinty, Jarrett Williams, Josh Trujillo, Juan Meza-Leon, Karla Pacheco, Katy Farina, Kyle Starks, Magdalene Visaggio, Marc Ellerby, Puste, Rian Sygh, Sabrina Mati, Sarah Stern, Terry Blas, Tini Howard, Tom Fowler, Zac Gorman
9. GHOST MACHINE, 60 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
Written and illustrated by JASON FABOK, GARY FRANK, BRYAN HITCH, GEOFF JOHNS, LAMONT MAGEE, FRANCIS MANAPUL, BRAD MELTZER, PETER J. TOMASI, MAYTAL ZCHUT, and more! A GROUNDBREAKING NEW ERA FOR COMICS, CHARACTERS AND CREATORS LAUNCHES NOW! An all-new powerhouse, creative collective collides into comics with GHOST MACHINE’s 64-page special, introducing its all-new shared universe of strange, fun, exciting and action-packed characters: GEIGER! REDCOAT! ROOK! THE ROCKETFELLERS! AND MANY, MANY MORE! What ties Geiger, Redcoat, Widow X, and the other mysterious, historical heroes of The Unnamed together? Why is Rook the key to saving the war-torn world of Exodus? How will everyone’s soon-to-be-favorite family of the future adapt to a new life in the present? THE STORIES ALL START NOW!
Story and Art by Bryan Hitch, Francis Manapul, Gary Frank, Jason Fabok, Maytal Zchut
10. Cyberpunk 2077, 528 pages - Published by Dark Horse Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
Two scavengers in Night City make a living for themselves stealing cyberware and indulging in parties and braindances. One seeks to become the most famous gangster in the city. The other longs for something more—meaning, belonging, warmth . . . As they chase their dreams, their paths begin to deviate. But one thing they can both agree on, in a place like Night City—you run, you fight, you change, or you die.
Story and Art by Aleksandra Motyka, Bartosz Sztybor, Cullen Bunn, Marcin Batylda
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