funnybook of the month: July 2011

In an attempt to nail down the year's best funnybook, I will whittle down the contenders by month. Why? Because the year is ending and a year-end list is what people do.

The Winner: Locke & Key: Clockworks #1

What I said then: "Joe Hill nails a dense comic story that immediately gets you to care about the characters involved as well as sucks you into the drama of what's at stake in the present day with barely a glimpse of where the characters are now and what they're doing."



Why it's still awesome now: Anytime you can toss in a one-in-done story that answers this much background while still managing to be a good character-driven story, you've managed something truly special.

Was it close? X-Men: Schism #2 and another issue of Journey Into Mystery both competed.