We made it. Another trip around the sun. Congratulations, everyone. Let's celebrate with our final episode of the year, The Stampies: Best Comics of 2024 (Part Two).

In our final episode of 2024, we name the Best Comic of 2024 as well as several other cherished awards: Best Ongoing Series, Best Limited Series, Best Relaunch, Writer of the Year, Artist of the Year, etc. Maybe most significantly, we award the second annual Jesse Tappia II Champ Stamp Award, named after our good friend who no longer walks the Earth with us but certainly remains in our hearts as we cherish and promote this astonishing medium called comics.

As in Part One, we asked journalists, podcasters, retailers, and creators to help us through the ceremony by selecting their favorite comics of 2024. You can just hit play and be surprised by who pops up, or take a quick scroll below and spoil yourself. Either way, make sure you follow them on their socials and partake in their good work. Also, thank them for joining in on our end-of-the-year shindig. It was super cool of them.

2024 was jammed with good books. Naming all the good ones in two episodes proved impossible. Watch this space because we'll publish the big list: The 50 Best Comics of 2025 at the very end of the year.

The Best Comics of 2024 Part Two Timestamps:

Writer of the Year - 11:02

Artist of the Year - 19:56

Best All-Ages Comic - 27:50

Best Young Adult Comic - 34:43

Best Limited Series - 40:46

Best Relaunch - 49:36

Best Ongoing - 58:52

Best Original Graphic Novel - 1:10:06

Best Digital Comic - 1:17:54

The Jesse Tappia II Champ Stamp Award - 1:20:43

Bonus Awards/"Rapid Fire" Round - 1:34:39

The Best Comics of 2024 (Part Two) Guest-Stars:

Kat Calamia (Bluesky) of Comic Uno.

Steve Anderson of Third Eye Comics.

Badr Milligan (BlueSky) of The Short Box Podcast.

Jadzia Axelrod (BlueSky): Galaxy - The Prettiest Star, Hawkgirl - Once Upon a Galaxy.

Chris Hacker (Bluesky) and Aaron Knowles (BlueSky) of The Oblivion Bar Podcast.

Chris Condon (Bluesky): That Texas Blood, The Enfield Gang Massacre

Jenna Anderson (Bluesky) of Phase Hero and Go Read Some Comics.

Lance (BlueSky) and Jeremy (Bluesky) of Comic Book Keepers.

David Harper (BlueSky) of SKTCHD and Off Panel.

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