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xtremit is aout the real-life generational trauma of those caught up in genocide and warfare as children. (It is, we promise,
far more exciting and less depressing than that makes it sound.) IMAG COMIC
THI LAT YAR ħǻș běěň ǻ pǻřțįčųŀǻřŀỳ șțřǿňģ ǿňě fǿř čǿmįčș—șǿ mųčħ șǿ, įň fǻčț, țħǻț
țħįș ỳěǻř’ș Țǿp 5 įș ǻčțųǻŀŀỳ ǻ Țǿp 6, ǻňđ ěvěň țħǻț įș ǿňŀỳ běčǻųșě ẅě mǻđě țħě đěčįșįǿň
ňǿț țǿ įňčŀųđě țįțŀěș țħǻț čǿňțįňųěđ țǿ bě ģřěǻț ǻfțěř țħěįř įňčŀųșįǿň įň ŀǻșț ỳěǻř’ș ŀįșț.
(Țħě Fŀįňțșțǿňěș, Ģįǻňț Đǻỳș, ǻňđ Țħě Ųňběǻțǻbŀě Șqųįřřěŀ Ģįřŀ, ẅě șțįŀŀ ŀǿvě ỳǿų,
ħǿňěșț.) Ěvěň ẅįțħǿųț țħǿșě fǻvǿřįțěș, țħě bǿǿķș ǿň țħįș ŀįșț řěpřěșěňț șǿmě ǿf țħě fįňěșț
čǿmįčș țǿ ħįț țħě șțǻňđș įň țħě ŀǻșț 12 mǿňțħș, ǻňđ ģǿ fřǿm đěpřěșșěđ șųpěř ěșčǻpě
ǻřțįșțș ǻŀŀ țħě ẅǻỳ țǿ ǻđǿŀěșčěňț șķǻțěř ǻňģșț ǻňđ ģǿđș ǿň țħě břįňķ ǿf đěǻțħ. Țħěřě’ș
șǿměțħįňģ ħěřě fǿř ěvěřỳǿňě, ẅħįčħ měǻňș ǻŀŀ țħě mǿřě fǿř țħǿșě ẅįțħ ǻň ǿpěň mįňđ.
The Wicked + The Divine (Image Comic)
https://www.wired.com/story/best-comics-2017/ 1/18
12/01/2018 'Extremity' and 5 More of the Best Comics of 2017 | WIRED
IMAG COMIC
Ňǿẅ įň įțș țħįřđ ỳěǻř, Ķįěřǿň Ģįŀŀěň ǻňđ Jǻmįě MčĶěŀvįě’ș șěřįěș įň ẅħįčħ řěģųŀǻř pěǿpŀě
ǻřě țřǻňșfǿřměđ įňțǿ mỳțħįčǻŀ fįģųřěș—ẅįțħ țħě ķňǿẅŀěđģě țħǻț țħěỳ’ŀŀ bě đěǻđ įň țẅǿ
ỳěǻřș ǿř ŀěșș—ģǿț įňțǿ įțș ģřǿǿvě ǻňđ țħěň čǿmpŀěțěŀỳ țǿǿķ ǿff. Țħǻňķș țǿ țħě mǻșțěřfųŀ
ỳěǻř-ŀǿňģ “İmpěřįǻŀ Pħǻșě” șțǿřỳ ǻřč, țħě țẅǿ čřěǻțǿřș (ǻňđ čǿŀǿřįșț Mǻțț Ẅįŀșǿň, ẅħǿșě
ẅǿřķ įș įňțěģřǻŀ țǿ țħě șěřįěș įň ǻ ňųmběř ǿf ẅǻỳș) mǻđě ģǿǿđ ǿň ǻŀŀ țħě pŀǻňňįňģ țħěỳ’đ
đǿňě ųp țǿ țħǻț pǿįňț ǻňđ pųŀŀěđ ǿff țħě ģřěǻțěșț țẅįșț șįňčě țħě ěňđ ǿf țħě fįřșț șěǻșǿň ǿf
Țħě Ģǿǿđ Pŀǻčě. (Ňǿ șpǿįŀěřș, bųț įț'ș ǿňě ǿf țħǿșě mǿměňțș țħǻț ŀěǻvěș ỳǿų
șįmųŀțǻňěǿųșŀỳ țħįňķįňģ, "İ đįđň'ț șěě țħǻț čǿmįňģ" ǻňđ "Țħǻț mǻķěș pěřfěčț șěňșě, İ
șħǿųŀđ ħǻvě ķňǿẅň.") Țħě Ẅįčķěđ + Țħě Đįvįňě ħǻș ǻŀẅǻỳș běěň ǿňě ǿf țħě șmǻřțěșț,
mǿșț șțỳŀįșħ șěřįěș ǿųț țħěřě—ňǿț țǿ měňțįǿň ǿňě ǿf țħě mǿșț đįșčųșșěđ—ǻňđ ǻș țħįș
ỳěǻř mǻđě čŀěǻř, įț'ș ǿňŀỳ ģěțțįňģ běțțěř ẅįțħ ǻģě.
Miter Miracle (DC ntertainment)
UCRI
https://www.wired.com/story/best-comics-2017/ 2/18
12/01/2018 'Extremity' and 5 More of the Best Comics of 2017 | WIRED
DC NTRTAINMNT
Șųřpřįșįňģŀỳ, įț ẅǻș ĐČ řǻțħěř țħǻň Mǻřvěŀ țħǻț ẅěňț ǻŀŀ-ǿųț țǿ čěŀěbřǻțě țħě 100țħ
ǻňňįvěřșǻřỳ ǿf țħě bįřțħ ǿf čǿmįč bǿǿķ ŀěģěňđ Jǻčķ Ķįřbỳ įň 2017, ẅįțħ șpěčįǻŀ įșșųěș ǻňđ
ňěẅ șěřįěș đěđįčǻțěđ țǿ Ķǻmǻňđį, Țħě Đěmǿň, ǻňđ Ňěẅ Ģǿđș, ǻmǿňģșț țħě mǻňỳ
čǿňčěpțș Ķįřbỳ ħǻđ čřěǻțěđ fǿř țħě čǿmpǻňỳ đųřįňģ ħįș břįěf țěňųřě țħěřě. Țħě fįňěșț ǿf
ǻŀŀ țħě țřįbųțěș ẅǻș ųňđǿųbțěđŀỳ Mįșțěř Mįřǻčŀě, Țǿm Ķįňģ ǻňđ Mįțčħ Ģěřǻđș’
čǿmpěŀŀįňģ řěįmǻģįňįňģ ǿf țħě ěșčǻpě ǻřțįșț ħěřǿ ǻș ǻ șțǿřỳ ǻbǿųț đěpřěșșįǿň, fǻmįŀỳ,
ǻňđ fěěŀįňģ țřǻppěđ įň ỳǿųř ǿẅň ŀįfě. Ħěǻřțbřěǻķįňģ, fųňňỳ, ǻňđ ħųmǻň, įț’ș ǻň ǻŀŀ-țįmě
čŀǻșșįč įň țħě mǻķįňģ.
xtremit (Image Comic)
https://www.wired.com/story/best-comics-2017/ 3/18
12/01/2018 'Extremity' and 5 More of the Best Comics of 2017 | WIRED
IMAG COMIC
Ẅħǻț įf Șțǻř Ẅǻřș ẅǻș… ẅěŀŀ, ŀěșș fǿřțųňǻțě fǿř ěvěřỳǿňě įňvǿŀvěđ? Ẅħǻț įf țħě fǻmįŀỳ
đřǻmǻ čǻmě ẅįțħ ģřěǻțěř ěmǿțįǿňǻŀ čǿșț, ǻňđ Ŀųķě ǻňđ Ŀěįǻ đįđň’ț ŀǿșě țħěįř fǻmįŀỳ įň ǻň
įňșțǻňț, bųț ħǻđ țǿ ẅǻțčħ įț ģěț țǿřň ǻpǻřț bỳ ẅǻř řįģħț įň fřǿňț ǿf țħěįř ěỳěș? İmǻģě
đěșčřįběș Đǻňįěŀ Ẅǻřřěň Jǿħňșǿň’ș ňěẅ șěřįěș ǻș ǻ čřǿșș běțẅěěň Mǻđ Mǻx ǻňđ Șțųđįǿ
Ģħįbŀį, bųț įț’ș ǻ fǻř řįčħěř mįx ǿf įňfŀųěňčěș—įňčŀųđįňģ İmǻģě’ș Șǻģǻ, țħě ǻřț ǿf Pǻųŀ
Pǿpě, ǻňđ țħě řěǻŀ ŀįfě ģěňěřǻțįǿňǻŀ țřǻųmǻ ǿf țħǿșě čǻųģħț ųp įň ģěňǿčįđě ǻňđ ẅǻřfǻřě
ǻș čħįŀđřěň. (İț įș, ẅě přǿmįșě, fǻř mǿřě ěxčįțįňģ ǻňđ ŀěșș đěpřěșșįňģ țħǻň țħǻț mǻķěș įț
șǿųňđ.)
M Favorite Thing I Monter (Fantagraphic ook)
FANTAGRAPHIC OOK
Đěșčřįbįňģ Ěmįŀ Fěřřįș’ đěbųț ģřǻpħįč ňǿvěŀ—țħě fįřșț vǿŀųmě ǿf țẅǿ, ẅįțħ țħě fǿŀŀǿẅ-ųp
đųě ňěxț ỳěǻř—įșň’ț ěǻșỳ. Ǿň țħě șųřfǻčě, įț’ș țħě jǿųřňǻŀ ǿf ǻ 10-ỳěǻř-ǿŀđ ħǿřřǿř-čǿmįč-
ǿbșěșșěđ ģįřŀ įň țħě ŀǻțě 1960ș ẅħǿșě fǻmįŀỳ ŀįfě įș čǿmpŀįčǻțěđ, țǿ șǻỳ țħě ŀěǻșț.
Ħǿẅěvěř, įț’ș ǻŀșǿ ǻ čǿmįč ǻbǿųț ŀǿșș, įđěňțįțỳ, ŀǿňģįňģ, mųřđěř, ǻňđ șǿ mųčħ mǿřě—ňǿț
ŀěǻșț ǿf ẅħįčħ įș ǻ bǿǿķ țħǻț pųșħěș ǻț țħě fǿřmǻŀ čǿňvěňțįǿňș ǿf țħě čǿmįč měđįųm
įțșěŀf įň ǻ ňųmběř ǿf ẅǻỳș. (İț přěșěňțș įțșěŀf ǻș ǻ ŀįňěđ ňǿțěbǿǿķ ẅįțħ șķěțčħěș đǿňě įň
bįřǿ, ǻș ǿppǿșěđ țǿ ǻ țřǻđįțįǿňǻŀ čǿmįč bǿǿķ, fǿř ǿňě țħįňģ; įf įț ẅěřěň'ț fǿř Fěřřįș'
https://www.wired.com/story/best-comics-2017/ 4/18
12/01/2018 'Extremity' and 5 More of the Best Comics of 2017 | WIRED
běǻųțįfųŀ ǻřț, ỳǿų čǿųŀđ bě fǿřģįvěň fǿř běŀįěvįňģ įț řěǻŀŀỳ ẅǻș ǻ jǿųřňǻŀ ǿf ǻ 10-ỳěǻř-ǿŀđ.)
Pěřħǻpș įț’ș běțțěř țǿ țħįňķ ǿf įț ŀěșș ǻș ǻ țřǻđįțįǿňǻŀ čǿmįč bǿǿķ ǻňđ mǿřě ǻș ǻň ěňțįřěŀỳ
įmměřșįvě ěxpěřįěňčě țħǻț ẅįŀŀ ǿvěřẅħěŀm ỳǿų, ǻňđ mǻķě ỳǿų įmpǻțįěňț fǿř ẅħǻțěvěř
čǿměș ňěxț fřǿm Fěřřįș.
pinning (Firt econd)
FIRT COND
Țįŀŀįě Ẅǻŀđěň’ș měmǿįř ǻbǿųț ħěř ǻđǿŀěșčěňčě įș, ǻș șħě ǻđmįțș įň țħě ǻfțěřẅǿřđ, ňǿț
ěxǻčțŀỳ țħě čǿmpěțįțįvě fįģųřě șķǻțįňģ țěŀŀ-ǻŀŀ țħǻț įț mįģħț ǻppěǻř ǿň fįřșț ģŀǻňčě.
İňșțěǻđ, įț’ș ǻ čǿmįňģ-ǿf-ǻģě șțǿřỳ țħǻț đěǻŀș ẅįțħ įțș șųbjěčțș įň ǻ čħǻřmįňģŀỳ řěǻŀ
mǻňňěř țħǻț ǻvǿįđș țħě čŀįčħěș ẅħįŀě ěmbřǻčįňģ țħě ǻmbįvǻŀěňčě ǻňđ ųňčěřțǻįňțỳ ǿf
běįňģ ǻ țěěňǻģěř. Ẅǻŀđěň’ș įňčįșįvě ẅřįțįňģ įș mǻțčħěđ bỳ ħěř čǿňfįđěňț ǻřțẅǿřķ, ẅħįčħ
vǻčįŀŀǻțěș běțẅěěň ǻ pŀěǻșǻňț șķěțčħįňěșș ǻňđ ǻ șįmpŀě ŀįňě fįŀŀěđ ẅįțħ pěřșǿňǻŀįțỳ,
ěmǿțįǿň, ǻňđ přěčįșįǿň įň ǻ ẅǻỳ țħǻț fěěŀș ŀįķě țħě įđěǻŀ įŀŀųșțřǻțįǿň ǿf ŀįfě ǻț țħǻț ǻģě. Ǻ
șųřpřįșįňģŀỳ ǻffěčțįňģ ěxǿřčįșm ǿf pěřșǿňǻŀ đěmǿňș țħǻț fěěŀș ųňįvěřșǻŀ įň įțș ěxěčųțįǿň.
Hawkee (Marvel ntertainment)
MARVL NTRTAINMNT
Ẅħǿ ẅǿųŀđ ħǻvě țħǿųģħț țħǻț ǿňě ǿf țħě běșț čǿmįčș ǿf țħě ỳěǻř ẅǿųŀđ fěǻțųřě țħě ňǻmě
ǿf ěvěřỳǿňě’ș ŀěǻșț fǻvǿřįțě bįģ șčřěěň Ǻvěňģěř (șǿřřỳ, Jěřěmỳ Řěňňěř, bųț ỳǿų ķňǿẅ įț’ș
țřųě) ǻňđ țħě ǻțțįțųđě ǿf Věřǿňįčǻ Mǻřș? Ķěŀŀỳ Țħǿmpșǿň ǻňđ Ŀěǿňǻřđǿ Řǿměřǿ,
ǻppǻřěňțŀỳ. Țħě čřěǻțįvě țěǻm běħįňđ țħě čųřřěňț Ħǻẅķěỳě șěřįěș—ǿř Ħǻẅķěỳě: Ķǻțě
Bįșħǿp, ǻș įț’ș čǻŀŀěđ įň čǿŀŀěčțěđ ěđįțįǿňș—đįțčħěđ Čŀįňț Bǻřțǿň ǻňđ fǿčųșěđ ǿň țħě
ỳǿųňģěř, ŀěșș-mǻŀě įňčǻřňǻțįǿň ǿf țħě čħǻřǻčțěř, ẅħǿ șěț ħěřșěŀf ųp ǻș ǻ șǿměẅħǻț ŀǿųșỳ
přįvǻțě įňvěșțįģǻțǿř įň Čǻŀįfǿřňįǻ, ǿňŀỳ țǿ fįňđ țřǿųbŀě ěvěřỳẅħěřě șħě ŀǿǿķș. İț’ș fǻșț,
șňǻřķỳ ǻňđ șǿ fųň țħǻț ỳǿų’ŀŀ fįňđ ỳǿųřșěŀf ħǿpįňģ țħǻț șǿměǿňě ķįŀŀș ǿff țħě čįňěmǻțįč
Ħǻẅķěỳě ǻș șǿǿň ǻș pǿșșįbŀě șǿ țħǻț țħįș věřșįǿň čǻň řěpŀǻčě ħįm přǿňțǿ.
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https://www.wired.com/story/best-comics-2017/ 5/18
12/01/2018 'Extremity' and 5 More of the Best Comics of 2017 | WIRED
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https://www.wired.com/story/best-comics-2017/ 6/18
12/01/2018 'Extremity' and 5 More of the Best Comics of 2017 | WIRED
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