{"id":6040,"date":"2016-12-30T11:34:09","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T16:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.benzilla.com\/?p=6040"},"modified":"2016-12-30T12:10:59","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T17:10:59","slug":"my-faves-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benzilla.com\/?p=6040","title":{"rendered":"My Faves of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a short list of some of my favorite comics–and comics-related–things from 2016. And, as always, keep in mind my usual caveat: these are just my personal favorites;<\/em>\u00a0I make no claims for the best<\/em>!<\/p>\n

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Children of Captain Grant –\u00a0<\/strong>(all ages graphic novel) by\u00a0Alexis Nesme, based on work by Jules Verne<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I was gobsmacked when I saw a few sample pages of this posted on an Italian comics website and I bookmarked the page, thinking I might shell out for a French language version just to have to look at. Months later, I was delightfully surprised to see that it was getting an English translation, courtesy of Super Genius Comics (which seems to be a new imprint of Papercutz). The story here is a solid, straight-ahead adaptation of the Jules Verne short story of the same name. It’s a classic nautical Adventure to Foreign Lands-type story–and one that’s largely clear of the colonialist insensitivity that can make stories from this era tricky to deal with for younger audiences. \u00a0The real star here, though, is the jaw-dropping painted artwork. Oh, also, did I mention that all the characters are done as animals? Hands-down my favorite comic of 2016.<\/p>\n\n\t\t