Ed Brubaker only wrote two issues of Friday, the Night Fever hardcover, and the Where the Body Was hardcover. Maybe if he was a typical comic book writer churning out monthly books left and right his excellence would fade. That seems to be the case with a lot of good writers. Matthew Rosenberg's What's the Furthest Place From Here? is fantastic, but he writes a lot of forgettable books for Marvel and D.C. Probably my other favorite comic book writer, Brian K. Vaughan, only wrote six issues of Saga this year, and it's perhaps the best that book has been in years. But 2023 was another stellar year for Brubaker. Friday is excellent, a classic whodunnit with a kid detective that got super weird and super wild this year, with time travel and otherworldy beings. He branched out with his hardcover books this year, too, which was a plus. Night Fever was a weird, fever dream, crime book that held your interest 'till the last page. And Where the Body Was was my favorite book of the year, a totally engrossing, totally entertaining, totally enthralling puzzle piece of a book set in 80's suburbia. Brubaker has been one of the best comic book writers for years now, and 2023 was a highlight year for him. I can't wait to see what he does next.
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