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 Fantasy series by Publishers:
1. Epic NPC Man: Hero Outage, 81 pages - Published by Bad Egg Publishing, (cc/ @RobertMeyers)
From Viva La Dirt League and Bad Egg comes the biggest fantasy tale of the year: HERO OUTAGE #1! Based on the hit streaming show Epic NPC Man, Hero Outage features the heroic stylings of the heroes of Honeywood, a humble crew of farmers, fisherfolk, and blacksmiths. Can these NPCs level up and save the world of Azerim from falling into the worst fate of all: utter boredom? From superstar writer Fred Van Lente and featuring the jaw-dropping art of Bailie Rosenlund, Hero Outage #1 is an eighty-page fantasy epic!
Story and Art by Bailie Rosenlund, Fred Van Lente, Jodie Troutman
2. Saga, 1735 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe. Fantasy and science fiction are wed like never before in a sexy, subversive drama for adults. This specially priced volume collects the first arc of the smash hit series The Onion A.V. Club calls "the emotional epic Hollywood wishes it could make."
Story and Art by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
3. Celestial Eyes, 139 pages - Published by TheMachine, (cc/ @HueBros)
Follow Onwanuju; the occult detective with a full blue moon in her eyes, and Odi Maria; her adventurous Best friend as they investigate the mysterious cases that plague their city.
Story and Art by Cuisel J. Peach, Francis Goodluck, John Uche, Lord Blue
4. The Incal, 310 pages - Published by Humanoids, (cc/ @BrunoHumanoids)
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
5. Fire Power By Kirkman & Samnee, 901 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
Created by ROBERT KIRKMAN (THE WALKING DEAD, INVINCIBLE, OBLIVION SONG) and Chris Samnee (Daredevil)! Owen Johnson's journey to China to learn about his birth parents eventually leads him to a mysterious Shaolin Temple. The students there study to rediscover the Fire Power, the lost art of throwing fireballs. A power they claim will be needed soon to save the world. Will Owen Johnson be the first person in a thousand years to wield the FIRE POWER?
Story and Art by Chris Samnee, Matt Wilson, Matthew Wilson, Robert Kirkman
6. Rare Flavours, 158 pages - Published by BOOM! Studios, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
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.
Story and Art by Filipe Andrade and Ram V.
7. Heathen, 351 pages - Published by Vault Comics, (cc/ @VaultComics)
SMASHING THE PATRIARCHY – Viking Style! WOMAN. WARRIOR. VIKING. HEATHEN. OUTCAST. THE GODS MUST PAY… Born into a time of warfare, suffering, and subjugation of women, and exiled from her village for kissing another woman, the lesbian Viking warrior, Aydis, sets out to destroy the god-king Odin and end his oppressive reign. Aydis is a viking, a warrior, an outcast, and a self-proclaimed heathen. Aydis is friend to the talking horse Saga, rescuer of the immortal Valkyrie Brynhild, and battler of demons and fantastic monsters. Aydis is a woman. Born into a time of warfare, suffering, and subjugation of women, she is on a mission to end the oppressive reign of the god-king Odin.
Story and Art by Ashley A. Woods, Morgan Martinez, Natasha Alterici, Rachel Deering
8. Monstress, 1435 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
Humans and Arcanics are at war once again, but battles of the heart and soul are the most dangerous of all. Caught in the calculating grip of the Dusk Court, Maika and Zinn uncover painful secrets of the past while Tuya fights to preserve her future—and young Kippa might be the Known World’s only hope for the present. Collects MONSTRESS #36-41
Story and Art by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
9. The Wicked + The Divine, 1736 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as humans. They are loved. They are hated. In two years, they are dead. The team behind critical tongue-attractors like Young Avengers and PHONOGRAM reunite to create a world where gods are the ultimate pop stars and pop stars are the ultimate gods. But remember: just because you're immortal, doesn't mean you're going to live forever.
Story and Art by André Lima Araújo, Aud Koch, Brandon Graham, Carla Speed McNeil, Chynna Clugston Flores, Clayton Cowles, Emma Vieceli, Jamie McKelvie, Jen Bartel, Kate Brown, Kieron Gillen, Kris Anka, Leila Del Duca, Mat Lopes, Matt Wilson, Matthew Wilson, Rachel Stott, Ryan Kelly, Stephanie Hans, Tamra Bonvillain, Tula Lotay
10. I Hate Fairyland, 803 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
An Adventure Time/Alice in Wonderland-style epic that smashes its cute little face against grown-up, Tank Girl/Deadpool-esque violent madness. Follow Gert, a forty year old woman stuck in a six year old's body who has been trapped in the magical world of Fairyland for nearly thirty years. Join her and her giant battle-axe on a delightfully blood-soaked journey to see who will survive the girl who HATES FAIRYLAND.
Story and Art by Brett Bean, Derek Laufman, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Scott Brown, Skottie Young
Want to check out more of the end-of-year features? Keep your eyes peeled every weekday here: Most Popular of 2024.
samzzatw 9 months ago
Surprising to see Saga beaten. Bunch of very cool books on this list!
HueBros 9 months ago
Thank you very much for the recognition
ArtCrumbs admin 9 months ago
@HueBros You're very welcome, but thanks goes to the readers! Congrats!