The Best American Comics is a 12-book series with 12 primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Esther Pearl Watson, Lilli Carré, Robert Crumb, Chris Ware, Kim Deitch, Jaime Hernández, Alison Bechdel, Joe Sacco, Lynda Barry, Justin Hall, Joel Priddy, Anders Nilsen, David Lasky, Ben Katchor, Rebecca Dart, Ivan Brunetti, Jonathan Bennett, John Porcellino, David Heatley, Lloyd Dangle, Hob, Gilbert Shelton, Olivia Schanzer, Alex Robinson, Jessica Abel, Seth Tobocman, Rick Geary, Tom Hart, Kurt Wolfgang, Jesse Reklaw, Kate Beaton, Cece Bell, Geneviève Elverum, Adrian Tomine, Julia Wertz, Keiler Roberts, Richard McGuire, Beto Rodriguez, Gabrielle Bell, Lance Ward, Liana Finck, Walter Scott, Alex Schubert, Sophia Zdon, Dave Lap, Anne Emond, Drew Friedman, GG, Marc Bell, Char Esme, Lauren Poor, Casanova Frankenstein, Nina Bunjevac, Gilbert Hernández, Joe Ollmann, Tara Booth, D.J. Bryant, Max Clotfelter, Geof Darrow, Abraham Díaz, Margot Ferrick, Emil Ferris, Julia Gfrörer, Sarah Glidden, Alex Graham, Simon Hanselmann, Kevin Hooyman, Jesse Jacobs, Julia Jacquette, Andre Krayewski, Ed Krayewski, Aaron Lange, Laura PallMall, Gary Panter, Chloe Perkins, Richie Pope, Michael Ridge, Ariel Schrag, Ted Stearn, Matthew Thurber, Pete Toms, and Lale Westvind.
#1 of 12 in The Best American Comics
2006 • 4 Readers • 293 pages • 2
#2 of 12 in The Best American Comics
2007 • 2 Readers • 341 pages • 4
#3 of 12 in The Best American Comics
2008 • 2 Readers • 352 pages • 4
#4 of 12 in The Best American Comics
2009 • 3 Readers • 3
#5 of 12 in The Best American Comics
2010 • 1 Reader • 352 pages
#6 of 12 in The Best American Comics
2011 • 2 Readers • 352 pages • 4
#7 of 12 in The Best American Comics
2012 • 1 Reader • 352 pages
#8 of 12 in The Best American Comics
2013 • 2 Readers • 372 pages • 4
#10 of 12 in The Best American Comics
2015 • 2 Readers • 379 pages • 2
#11 of 12 in The Best American Comics
2016 • 2 Readers • 400 pages
#12 of 12 in The Best American Comics
2017 • 1 Reader • 352 pages
#13 of 12 in The Best American Comics
2018 • 2 Readers • 416 pages