The Best American Comics 2014

2014 was a pretty good year for comics outside the mainstream. Scott McCloud may be the guest editor, but I want him in some sort of curating position for the rest of his career. The man has impeccable taste and a greater Understanding for Comics than most anyone. This book has excerpts from many comics that I already follow, such as Love and Rockets, Saga, Multiple Warheads, and works by Michael Deforge and Chris Ware, along with books I've been meaning to check out such as Sailor Twain and a few books that I overlooked last year. They are very carefully chosen, and rarely feel like fragments.

I scored each comic I read from 0-5, then averaged, I ended up with about 2.6, however I'm giving it the 2 stars instead of three because I'm additionally disappointed with the way it was set up by McCloud.

I have mixed feelings about anthologies, but usually try to pick them up to gain exposure to artists I'd normally never see...in this case I wish I hadn't seen some of them, or those particular segments of their work.

Maybe other editors do better/more-to-my-taste compilations and presentations,