funnybook of the month: November 2011

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

The Winner: Rachel Rising #3

What I said then: "Terry Moore is doing something that is so tonally different from his previous work while still maintaining his excellent character-work and breezy dialogue."



Why it's still awesome now: Terry Moore - first in Echo or Strangers in Paradise and now in Rachel Rising - has shown an ability to make the strange seem like a slice of life, and this issue is a perfect example of that ability. It's a really engaging piece of work, and you'd be foolish not to be picking up this series.

Was it close? I almost pulled the trigger on Wolverine and the X-Men #2…almost…