I know without a doubt that this list is probably missing some amazing names: one of my favorite “problems” is that there’s way too much talent out there to see all of it in one year. Bearing that in mind, this is a list of the artists, in no particular order, that caught my eye this year out of the comics I actually got to read.
Sana Takeda, Monstress.
Sara Pichelli, Avengers Free Comic Book Day.
Fiona Staples, Saga.
Becky Cloonan, Lee Bermejo, Tony S. Daniel, Tomeu Morey, Rafael Albuquerque, Joelle Jones, Jordie Bellaire, and Jim Lee, Batman #50. (The whole issue was beautiful, but these were my favorites.)
Joëlle Jones, Catwoman.
Greg Capullo, Dark Nights Metal.
Stjepan Sejic, Justice League Odyssey.
R.B. Silva with Adriano di Benedetto, and Jesus Aburtov, Hunt for Wolverine: Adamantium Agenda.
Alex Milne, with colors by Sebastian Cheng, Unicron.
Jack Lawrence, with colors by Joana Lafuente, Lost Light.
Mike Deodato Jr., Infinity Wars.
Francis Manapul, Justice League 10.
Mike Del Mundo, Thor.
If you have suggestions for your favorite artist of 2018 (or see a colorist I missed in the list above) shout out in the comments!