The 2010s have been an incredible and sometimes confusing period for comics. There've been revamps, relaunches and reboots aplenty, but for all the implied chaos those sorts of changes are said to bring, the decade will ultimately go down as one of the strongest the medium's ever seen.
During a period in which comics have cemented themselves as pop culture's hottest commodity, and where the industry itself has struggled and strived to mirror the popularity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, writers, artists, letterers and editors have been busy at work fashioning some of the most compelling literature the likes of Marvel and DC have ever seen. Outside of that binary, publishers like Image, Dark Horse and IDW have also been busy softening the Big Two's grip on the direct market, pioneering new IPs and - in one or two instances - finally closing the door on some of their most beloved creations.
And yes, while reiterating how daunting the task of ranking the last nine years' greatest comics isn't going to invoke any sympathy (...eek), when you consider just how many incredible comics have been published since 2010... it's worth pointing out.
So here it is! WhatCulture Comics' list of the greatest comics of the decade. Let's get cracking.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.