Dec 18, 2023 · 1 hr 45 minOff Panel #429: 20 for 2023 with Brandon Burpee
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
Ocean by Lucie Bryon
Damn Them All by Si Spurrier, Charlie Adlard, Sofie Dodgson, and Jim Campbell
Wild's End by Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard
Impossible People by Julia Wertz
Monica by Daniel Clowes
Why Don't You Love Me? By Paul B. Rainey
Kaya by Wes Craig, Jason Wordie, and AndWorld Design
Now Let Me Fly by Ronald Wimberly and Brahm Revel
Danger and Other Unknown Risks by Erica Henderson and Ryan North
A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll
Time Before Time by Declan Shalvey, Rory McConnville, Geoffo, Joe Palmer, Chris O'Halloran, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Peacemaker Tries Hard! by Kyle Starks, Steve Pugh, Jordie Bellaire, and Becca Carey
Night Fever by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Jacob Phillips
Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks
Clementine Book Two by Tillie Walden
Lights by Brenna Thummler
Roaming by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
w0rldtr33 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire, and Aditya Bidikar
Mobilis by Juni Ba
X-Men Red/Immortal X-Men by Al Ewing, Yildiray Cinar, Kieron Gillen, Lucas Werneck, and more
Brandon Burpee
World's Finest – Waid, Mora, and Bonvillain
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Campbell, Smith, Federici, and more
Darth Vader – Pak, Roberson, and Gorham
X-Men – Duggan, Cassara, Caselli, and more
Local Man – Fleecs, Seeley, Simpson, and Sobreiro
Daredevil – Zdarsky, Checchetto, and De La Torre
Peacemaker Tries Hard! – Starks, Pugh, and Bellaire
Ambassadors – Millar, Charest, Quitely, Kerschl, Coipel, etc.
Radiant Black – Higgins and Carlos
World's Finest: Teen Titans – Waid, Lupacchino, and Bellaire
Superman – Williamson, Campbell, Dragotta, and more
Void Rivals – Kirkman and De Felici
Immortal X-Men – Gillen, Werneck, and Ryp
Adventures of Superman – Taylor and Henry
Nightwing – Taylor, Redondo, and Byrne
Dark X-Men – Foxe and Scharf
Titans – Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott
The X-Cellent – Milligan and Allred
Jean Grey – Simonson and Chang
Batman – Zdarsky and Jimenez
