14 Jan, 2008
ComicRankings - Year In Reviews 2007
By: Jon Haehnle
Based on scores from over 5800 reviews for 2007 releases collected from across the web, ComicRanking’s Year In Reviews is a different kind of Best Of list.
COMICRANKING’S BEST & WORST OF 2007
Note: We have a separate Year In Reviews for manga here. Tables are sortable by clicking on column header; you can also click linked Publishers/Creators/Books for details.
| Publisher | Books Reviewed | Reviews | Avg. Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Horse | 167 | 282 | 80.6 |
| Oni | 25 | 39 | 80.5 |
| Devils Due | 32 | 45 | 77.8 |
| Image | 238 | 396 | 76.4 |
| IDW | 28 | 41 | 75.8 |
| Boom | 21 | 33 | 75.8 |
| DC | 824 | 1641 | 73.8 |
| Marvel | 751 | 1630 | 73.1 |
| Dynamite | 45 | 70 | 71.1 |
| Creator | Books Reviewed | Reviews | Avg. Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mignola | 22 | 38 | 86.3 |
| Jeff Parker | 25 | 55 | 83.9 |
| Matt Fraction | 37 | 93 | 83.1 |
| Ed Brubaker | 53 | 172 | 83.0 |
| Gail Simone | 25 | 42 | 82.5 |
| Bill Willingham | 31 | 63 | 81.2 |
| Brian Wood | 16 | 34 | 80.9 |
| Geoff Johns | 45 | 123 | 79.0 |
| Robert Kirkman | 49 | 88 | 78.3 |
| Creator | # of Reviews | Avg. Score |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Way | 24 | 54.5 |
| Jeph Loeb | 18 | 59.2 |
| Tony Bedard | 23 | 60.0 |
| Paul Jenkins | 15 | 61.0 |
| Chris Claremont | 25 | 67.4 |
| Sean McKeever | 20 | 68.9 |
| Mark Waid | 20 | 70.0 |
| Brian Reed | 19 | 70.2 |
| Kurt Busiek | 28 | 70.2 |
| J. Michael Straczynski | 26 | 72.6 |
| Series | # of Reviews | Avg. Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite | 4 | 18 | 93.8 |
| Green Lantern, Vol. 4 | 11 | 26 | 87.1 |
| Criminal | 7 | 26 | 86.9 |
| Blue Beetle, Vol. 7 | 12 | 21 | 85.7 |
| Immortal Iron Fist | 9 | 26 | 85.6 |
| Captain America, Vol. 5 | 9 | 27 | 85.5 |
| Fables | 12 | 34 | 84.9 |
| Daredevil, Vol. 2 | 11 | 42 | 83.9 |
| Dynamo 5 | 9 | 19 | 83.9 |
| The Spirit, Vol. 6 | 10 | 32 | 83.5 |
| Series | # of Reviews | Avg. Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Rider, Vol. 5 | 12 | 14 | 47.9 |
| Heroes For Hire, Vol. 2 | 7 | 10 | 50.7 |
| Teen Titans, Vol. 3 | 12 | 25 | 52.3 |
| Moon Knight, Vol. 5 | 7 | 16 | 53.4 |
| Countdown Presents: The Search For Ray Palmer | 5 | 13 | 56.1 |
| Wolverine, Vol. 3 | 11 | 40 | 59.8 |
| Black Panther, Vol. 4 | 9 | 12 | 59.9 |
| New Avengers | 11 | 32 | 61.0 |
| Countdown | 25 | 53 | 61.2 |
| Wolverine: Origins | 11 | 21 | 62.1 |
| Batman and the Outsiders, Vol. 2 | 3 | 11 | 63.4 |
| Book | # of Reviews | Avg. Score |
|---|---|---|
| SHAZAM: The Monster Society Of Evil #2 | 4 | 96.3 |
| Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #3 | 5 | 95.4 |
| Green Lantern Vol. 4 #25 | 4 | 95.3 |
| Criminal #10 | 4 | 92.5 |
| SHAZAM: The Monster Society Of Evil #1 | 7 | 91.9 |
| Fell #8 | 4 | 92.5 |
| Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #2 | 6 | 92.2 |
| Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #1 | 5 | 91.6 |
| Green Lantern Vol. 4 #24 | 4 | 91.3 |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 3 #14 | 5 | 90.8 |
| Book | # of Reviews | Avg. Score |
|---|---|---|
| Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 #545 | 4 | 33.8 |
| Countdown: Arena #1 | 6 | 34.2 |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 3 #13 | 4 | 36.5 |
| Wolverine Vol. 3 #55 | 4 | 42.5 |
| Teen Titans East: Special #1 | 5 | 44.6 |
| Green Arrow / Black Canary Wedding Special #1 | 4 | 48.8 |
| Cable & Deadpool #47 | 4 | 50.5 |
| Flash Vol. 2 #233 | 4 | 52.0 |
| Countdown #27 | 4 | 52.3 |
| Ultimates 3 #1 | 6 | 52.7 |
Thanks for taking the time to check out yet another Best/Worst of 2007 list. Keep your eye out for much more from ComicRankings very soon!



