You should absolutely follow this link and read all of the excellent titles and creators Greg Burgas names amongst the Best of 2009…

…but let me save you the trouble of finding my favorite part by sharing it here, instead:

BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL.

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Some New Kind of Slaughter (Archaia) by A. David Lewis and mpMann. I’m a bit flummoxed that this book hasn’t gotten more press, because it’s amazing. I can understand why people are drooling over Mazzucchelli’s masterpiece (which I did enjoy), because it looks very good, but it remains just okay in terms of story. And comics are about art AND story, or at least I thought they were. Take this book, for instance. Mann is a very good artist, with beautiful bleak land- and seascapes and great character designs. He also easily switches from ancient times to modern, from the fantastic to the mundane. While his art might not be revolutionary, it’s still excellent. And Lewis gives us a brilliant mix of myth and prophecy, from Noah and Ziusudra (the Mesopotamian Noah) to a modern-day deluge that serves both as a metaphor and a warning for the future. It’s a book about how we make sense of the world and attempt to fit it into our view when it doesn’t always want to. It’s also a story about how people respond to times of crisis and try to find comfort. Lewis has written good stuff before, but this is really excellent. He and Mann have collaborated on two fine graphic novels, and I hope they do again. I went into greater detail about this here. This book deserves much more attention.

For you, Greg, for you, I will pay it much more attention!