{"id":819521,"date":"2025-01-13T09:12:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T15:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/13\/wonder-woman-beneath-the-trees-where-nobody-sees-the-road-and-more-heat-visions-best-comics-of-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T09:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T15:12:32","slug":"wonder-woman-beneath-the-trees-where-nobody-sees-the-road-and-more-heat-visions-best-comics-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/13\/wonder-woman-beneath-the-trees-where-nobody-sees-the-road-and-more-heat-visions-best-comics-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wonder Woman\u2019, \u2018Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees\u2019, \u2018The Road\u2019 and More: Heat Vision\u2019s Best Comics of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tAfter a pandemic boom and a post-pandemic bust, the comic book and graphic novel industry came roaring back in 2024.<\/p>\n

\n\tMany of the biggest and best books from the Big Two (aka Marvel and DC) were re-imaginings and mash-ups of their best known heroes. Spider-Man, but married with kids? Batman, but with his mom still alive? Yes and yes. DC meets Game of Thrones<\/em>? DC heroes in the Wild West or Victorian Age Metropolis? Sure, why not?<\/p>\n

\n\tThe trend of licensed books crescendoed this year as IDW rode Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/em> to new heights, with the heroes starring in one of 2024\u2019s biggest comics. Dynamite Entertainment opened the floodgates with Barbarella, Terminator<\/em>, Thundercat, <\/em>and more. Robert Kirkman\u2019s Skybound stepped on the gas on its Hasbro license, putting out G.I. Joe prelude mini-series such as Duke <\/em>and Cobra Commander<\/em> that were more fun and readable than they should have been, all leading up to the relaunch of a Joe<\/em> book at the end of the year. (Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ll get to Transformers<\/em> down below.)<\/p>\n

\n\tReaders looked for comfort in the familiar in 2024. That would normally be a problem, but this year, many of those stories were truly well done and boundary-pushing.<\/p>\n

\n\tOriginality came from all sorts of graphic novels as well as Image, where ex-DC vet Geoff Johns unveiled his Ghost Machine imprint, filled with some of the best talents in the comic book biz. (Rook: Exodus<\/em> is a standout).<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s a near-impossible task to sift through the countless waves of comics that come in weekly from the traditional publishers, not to mention the graphic novels that come in all forms and for all ages from various book divisions. But here is a short list of what we\u2019ve loved in 2024.<\/p>\n