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 Action series by Publishers:
1. Invincible (Compendium), 3328 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
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 Bill Crabtree, Cliff Rathburn, Cory Walker, Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley
2. Kick-Ass: The Dave Lizewski Years, 757 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
It's been a decade since teen comic book nerd Dave Lizewski donned his homemade Kick-Ass costume and took to the streets of NYC to fight the city 's hardest criminals. This New York Times bestseller became a worldwide phenomenon overnight, spending three months at the top spot on the Diamond Direct Market chart and spawning the KICK-ASS movie that opened at No.1 in the box office!
Story and Art by John Romita Jr. and Mark Millar
3. Godslap, 297 pages - Published by Bad Egg Publishing, (cc/ @RobertMeyers)
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, Baldemar Rivas, Jackson Clarke, Justin Greenwood, Michele Abounader, Michele Aboundader, Ricardo Jaime, Robert Meyers, Stephanie Phillips, Troy Peteri
4. Hellboy, 3222 pages - Published by Dark Horse Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
The story jumps from Hellboy's mysterious World War II origin to his 1994 confrontation with the man who summoned him to earth, and the earliest signs of the plague of frogs. Avoiding his supposed fate as the herald of the end of the world, Hellboy continues with the B.P.R.D., fighting alongside Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, and drafting Roger Homunculus into his own ill-fated service with the B.P.R.D.
Story and Art by Gary Gianni, John Byrne, Joshua Dysart, Lawrence Gordon, Mike Mignola, Various
5. The Boys: Oversized Omnibus, 2311 pages - Published by Dynamite Entertainment, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
Collecting amazing issues of the critically acclaimed series, currently running on Amazon Prime! THIS IS GOING TO HURT. In a world where costumed heroes soar through the sky and masked vigilantes prowl the night, someone’s got to make sure the “supes” don’t get out of line. And someone will. Billy Butcher, Wee Hughie, Mother’s Milk, The Frenchman, and The Female are The Boys: A CIA-backed team of very dangerous people, each one dedicated to the struggle against the most dangerous force on Earth - superpower. Some superheroes have to be watched. Some have to be controlled. And some of them - sometimes - need to be taken out of the picture. That’s when you call in The Boys.
Story and Art by Garth Ennis
6. Witchblade (Verticals), 198 pages - Published by Top Cow, (cc/ @vincelongo)
Sara Pezzini is back in an all-new origin story! A reimagining of the classic storyline, this high-octane supernatural thriller starts at the beginning with familiar characters and new story arcs. New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzini's life was forever fractured by her father's murder. Cold, cunning, and hellbent on revenge, Sara now stalks a vicious criminal cabal beneath the city, where an ancient power collides and transforms her into something wild, magnificent, and beyond her darkest imaginings. From co-creator Marc Silvestri (The Darkness, Cyber Force, Batman and the Joker: The Dearly Duo) and writer Marguerite Bennett (Animosity, Batwoman, DC Bombshells) with Artist Giuseppe Cafaro (Suicide Squad, Power Rangers, Red Sonja) comes a bold new era of Witchblade!
Story and Art by Arif Prianto, Giuseppe Cafaro, Marc Silvestri, Marguerite Bennett, Troy Peteri
7. Rook: Exodus, 90 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
GEOFF JOHNS (GEIGER) and JASON FABOK, the celebrated team behind the smash hit Batman: Three Jokers, reunite for an all-new science fiction series! Hundreds of years from now, the man known as Rook was once a simple farmer who fled the crumbling Earth for a new life on the planet Exodus; a terraformed planet where all of nature, including its imported animal population, was completely controlled by humans called Wardens. But when Exodus' world engine failed, the Warden's power fell into the wrong hands, creating chaos and mass evacuation...for those who could afford it. The rest, like Rook, must scavenge for an escape vessel as the war for control of what's left of Exodus begins.
Story and Art by Brad Anderson, Brad Anderson, Geoff Johns, Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok, Jason Fabok
8. Spawn (Compendium), 5317 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FULL COLOR! TODD McFARLANE unleashed his signature creation, SPAWN, in 1992. In doing so, he created the most successful independent comic book in history. Add in collaborations with industry giants ALAN MOORE, FRANK MILLER, TONY DANIEL, and GRANT MORRISON, and SPAWN’s future as a legend was sealed.
Story and Art by Angel Medina, Bing Cansino, Brian Haberlin, Brian Holguin, David Hine, Dwayne Turner, Erik Larsen, Geirrod Van Dyke, Greg Capullo, Jon Goff, Jonboy Meyers, Khary Randolf, Mike Mayhew, Nat Jones, Philip Tan, Rob Liefeld, Robert Kirkman, Rodel Noora, Szymon Kudrański, Todd McFarlane, Whilce Portacio, Will Carlton
9. Batman: The Long Halloween, 353 pages - Published by DC, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
THE LONG HALLOWEEN is more than a comic book. It's an epic tragedy."—Christopher Nolan (director THE DARK KNIGHT RISES) Taking place during Batman's early days of crime fighting, this new edition of the classic mystery tells the story of a mysterious killer who murders his prey only on holidays. Working with District Attorney Harvey Dent and Lieutenant James Gordon, Batman races against the clock as he tries to discover who Holiday is before he claims his next victim each month. A mystery that has the reader continually guessing the identity of the killer, this story also ties into the events that transform Harvey Dent into Batman's deadly enemy, Two-Face.
Story and Art by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale
10. Barbaric (Verticals), 425 pages - Published by Vault Comics, (cc/ @VaultComics)
Owen the Barbarian has been cursed to do good with what remains of his life. His bloodthirsty weapon, Axe, has become his moral compass with a drinking problem. Together they wander the realm, foredoomed to help any who seek assistance. But there is one thing Owen hates more than a life with rules: Witches. Welcome to the skull-cracking, blood-splattering, mayhem-loving comic brave enough to ask: How can a man sworn to do good do so much violence? Hah! F***ing with you. It’s just BARBARIC.
Story and Art by Addison Duke , Jim Campbell, Michael Moreci, Nathan Gooden
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