The Best American Comics — Houghton Mifflin
Issue: #9
The Best American Comics showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming contributors and highlights both fiction and nonfiction - from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, minicomics, and the Web - to make a unique, stunning collection. Guest editor Scott McCloud has been writing, drawing, and examining comics since 1984. His works have won the Eisner and Harvey awards...
First appearances: Mr. Ness, Kurtis Blow, Rahiem, Melle Mel, Rick Rubin
Creators: Charles Kochman, Gilbert Hernandez, Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Eric Stephenson, Fonographiks, Mark Siegel, Brandon Graham, Gerald Jablonski, John Green, Nate Powell, Chris Staros, Nina Bunjevac, CF, Chris Ware, Raina Telgemeier, Andrew Aydin, Ed Piskor, Ben Katchor, Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Characters: Alana, Marko, The Will, Lying Cat, Prince Robot IV, The Stalk, Barr, Klara, Fard, Mr. Ness, Kurtis Blow, Pumpkin Patch, Rahiem, John Lewis, Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Martin Luther King Jr., Nikoli, Blue Nura, Rosa Parks