With publishers such as Aftershock, Valiant and Image Comics giving the big two a run for their money with online offerings, people are now more than willing to grab some graphic fiction via a quick download. So what’s the actual result of this new comic book revolution? Well, actual physical sales are currently experiencing a dip, with ICv2’s Milton Griepp and Comichron’s John Jackson Miller detailing how digital distribution was changing the game.

While choosing any one comic book and claiming it to be the best of the best is more impossible than accurately pronouncing Mr. Myxyzpytlyk’s name backwards on the first try, finding plenty of recommended reading certainly wasn’t. Here’s a look at twenty of the very best comics that 2017 had to offer.

Scratch beneath the surface of regular comic books, and you’ll find some of the best damn stories ever drawn. I’m talking stuff that will leave your head spinning, comic books with concepts that are far ahead of the curve and traditional understanding. Here’s ten comic books in particular, that’ll leave your brain twisted like a Möbius strip.

Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. An era of mystery and adventure, of a riddle of steel and a warrior destined to wear a heavy crown. Before he was a king, Conan the Cimmerian was an explorer and an adventurer without equal. That is, until he crossed paths with Diana of Themyscira as DC’s mightiest Amazon is gearing up to enter the Hyborian age.

The first weekend of May is also the day wherein people get their first taste of comics with Free Comic Book Day.It’s easy to get into it: All you have to do is hit your local comic book shop, choose which printed medium has the pictures on the front which appeal to you the most and you can have it. For free, no questions asked. This year’s selection comes in two flavours: A gold edition of 12 comics and a silver selection of dozens more. I have no idea what that means, but free comics dudes. It’s awesome. here’s what you can expect to find at your retailer this week.

Choosing just ten of the best comic books of the year was a challenge, but here's who emerged at the top of our list in 2016.

Dark Horse Comics will bring back the Avatar in a trio of new graphic novels next year, as Korra returns from the spirit world.

There's a booming market out there for digital comic books. But it still has a long way to go before it can replace the physical medium itself.