Off Panel #429: 20 for 2023 with Brandon Burpee

Published: Dec. 18, 2023, noon

In a special, year-end episode of Off Panel, friend of the show Brandon Burpee returns to chat about the year in comics before we count down our 20 favorite comics of the year. We discuss the year in comics, Brandon's disconnect from the larger conversation, the perils of being overinformed, deciding what to read, how the Big Two are doing, the end of Krakoa, the Ultimate Universe's return, honorable mentions for our faves of the year, our top 20 comics of the year, and more.

Bonus! By popular demand, our lists in full can be found below.

David Harper

  1. Ocean by Lucie Bryon
  2. Damn Them All by Si Spurrier, Charlie Adlard, Sofie Dodgson, and Jim Campbell
  3. Wild\u2019s End by Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard
  4. Impossible People by Julia Wertz
  5. Monica by Daniel Clowes
  6. Why Don\u2019t You Love Me? By Paul B. Rainey
  7. Kaya by Wes Craig, Jason Wordie, and AndWorld Design
  8. Now Let Me Fly by Ronald Wimberly and Brahm Revel
  9. Danger and Other Unknown Risks by Erica Henderson and Ryan North
  10. A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll
  11. Time Before Time by Declan Shalvey, Rory McConnville, Geoffo, Joe Palmer, Chris O\u2019Halloran, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
  12. Peacemaker Tries Hard! by Kyle Starks, Steve Pugh, Jordie Bellaire, and Becca Carey
  13. Night Fever by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Jacob Phillips
  14. Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks
  15. Clementine Book Two by Tillie Walden
  16. Lights by Brenna Thummler
  17. Roaming by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
  18. w0rldtr33 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire, and Aditya Bidikar
  19. Mobilis by Juni Ba
  20. X-Men Red/Immortal X-Men by Al Ewing, Yildiray Cinar, Kieron Gillen, Lucas Werneck, and more

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Brandon Burpee

  1. World\u2019s Finest \u2013 Waid, Mora, and Bonvillain
  2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles \u2013 Campbell, Smith, Federici, and more
  3. Darth Vader \u2013 Pak, Roberson, and Gorham
  4. X-Men \u2013 Duggan, Cassara, Caselli, and more
  5. Local Man \u2013 Fleecs, Seeley, Simpson, and Sobreiro
  6. Daredevil \u2013 Zdarsky, Checchetto, and De La Torre
  7. Peacemaker Tries Hard! \u2013 Starks, Pugh, and Bellaire
  8. Ambassadors \u2013 Millar, Charest, Quitely, Kerschl, Coipel, etc.
  9. Radiant Black \u2013 Higgins and Carlos
  10. World\u2019s Finest: Teen Titans \u2013 Waid, Lupacchino, and Bellaire
  11. Superman \u2013 Williamson, Campbell, Dragotta, and more
  12. Void Rivals \u2013 Kirkman and De Felici
  13. Immortal X-Men \u2013 Gillen, Werneck, and Ryp
  14. Adventures of Superman \u2013 Taylor and Henry
  15. Nightwing \u2013 Taylor, Redondo, and Byrne
  16. Dark X-Men \u2013 Foxe and Scharf
  17. Titans \u2013 Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott
  18. The X-Cellent \u2013 Milligan and Allred
  19. Jean Grey \u2013 Simonson and Chang
  20. Batman \u2013 Zdarsky and Jimenez