100 Greatest Science Fiction Comics of All Time
One hundred extraordinary visions. Infinite possibilities. A journey beyond the boundaries of imagination.
One hundred extraordinary visions. Infinite possibilities. A journey beyond the boundaries of imagination.
One hundred stories. Infinite worlds to discover.
From the depths of space to the final days of civilization, from artificial minds to impossible dimensions, the greatest science-fiction comics invite us to look beyond everything we know.
Some will take you to extraordinary new worlds. Others will make you question the world you already inhabit. All offer a glimpse into the remarkable possibilities of human imagination.
Discover the worlds. Explore the artwork. Meet the visionaries.
Begin with number one ↓All one hundred, in order.
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| # | Title | Writer & artist | First published | Publisher / origin | Subgenre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Incal | Alejandro Jodorowsky & Mœbius (Jean Giraud) | 1980 | Métal Hurlant / France | Cosmic SF / Space Opera |
| 2 | Valérian and Laureline | Pierre Christin & Jean-Claude Mézières | 1967 | Pilote / Dargaud, France | Space Opera / Time Travel |
| 3 | Saga | Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples | 2012 | Image Comics / USA | Space Opera / Science Fantasy |
| 4 | The Eternaut (El Eternauta) | Héctor Germán Oesterheld & Francisco Solano López | 1957 | Hora Cero / Argentina | Alien Invasion / Post-Apocalyptic SF |
| 5 | Judge Dredd | John Wagner, Pat Mills, Alan Grant, et al. & Carlos Ezquerra, Brian Bolland, et al. | 1977 | 2000 AD / UK | Dystopian SF / Political Satire |
| 6 | The Metabarons | Alejandro Jodorowsky & Juan Giménez | 1992 | Les Humanoïdes Associés / France | Space Opera / Transhumanism |
| 7 | Transmetropolitan | Warren Ellis & Darick Robertson | 1997 | DC / Helix, Vertigo / USA | Cyberpunk / Political SF |
| 8 | The Long Tomorrow | Dan O'Bannon & Mœbius | 1976 | Métal Hurlant / France | Cyberpunk / Noir SF |
| 9 | The Ballad of Halo Jones | Alan Moore & Ian Gibson | 1984 | 2000 AD / UK | Social SF / Space Opera |
| 10 | The World of Edena | Mœbius | 1983 | Citroën / Casterman, France | Philosophical SF / Cosmic SF |
| 11 | The Nikopol Trilogy | Enki Bilal | 1980 | Dargaud / France | Dystopian SF / Cyberpunk |
| 12 | Y: The Last Man | Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra, Goran Sudžuka | 2002 | DC / Vertigo, USA | Post-Apocalyptic SF / Social SF |
| 13 | The Airtight Garage | Mœbius | 1976 | Métal Hurlant / France | Alternate Realities / Surreal SF |
| 14 | Prophet (2012 Revival) | Brandon Graham, Simon Roy, et al. & Simon Roy, Giannis Milonogiannis, et al. | 2012 | Image Comics / USA | Far-Future SF / Biopunk |
| 15 | East of West | Jonathan Hickman & Nick Dragotta | 2013 | Image Comics / USA | Alternate History / Apocalyptic SF |
| 16 | Universal War One | Denis Bajram | 1998 | Soleil Productions / France | Hard SF / Time Travel |
| 17 | Descender | Jeff Lemire & Dustin Nguyen | 2015 | Image Comics / USA | Artificial Intelligence / Space Opera |
| 18 | The Trigan Empire | Mike Butterworth & Don Lawrence, et al. | 1965 | Ranger / Look and Learn, UK | Retro-Futurism / Space Opera |
| 19 | Lone Sloane | Philippe Druillet | 1966 | Le Mystère des Abîmes / France | Cosmic SF / Psychedelic Space Opera |
| 20 | Aâma | Frederik Peeters | 2011 | Gallimard / France | Biopunk / Transhumanism |
| 21 | Black Science | Rick Remender & Matteo Scalera | 2013 | Image Comics / USA | Parallel Universes / Pulp SF |
| 22 | The Obscure Cities (Les Cités Obscures) | Benoît Peeters & François Schuiten | 1982 | (À Suivre) / Casterman, Belgium | Retro-Futurism / Steampunk / Parallel Worlds |
| 23 | Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future | Frank Hampson, et al. | 1950 | Eagle / UK | Retro-Futurism / Space Adventure |
| 24 | The Worlds of Aldebaran | Leo (Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira) & Leo | 1994 | Dargaud / France | Alien Ecology / Planetary SF |
| 25 | Paper Girls | Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang | 2015 | Image Comics / USA | Time Travel / Coming-of-Age SF |
| 26 | V for Vendetta | Alan Moore & David Lloyd | 1982 | Warrior / Quality Communications, UK | Dystopian SF / Political SF |
| 27 | The Forever War | Joe Haldeman, Marvano & Marvano | 1988 | Dupuis / Belgium | Military SF / Time Dilation |
| 28 | Lazarus | Greg Rucka & Michael Lark | 2013 | Image Comics / USA | Dystopian SF / Biopunk |
| 29 | The Technopriests | Alejandro Jodorowsky & Zoran Janjetov | 1998 | Les Humanoïdes Associés / France | Cyberpunk / Space Opera |
| 30 | Shakara | Robbie Morrison & Henry Flint | 2002 | 2000 AD / UK | Cosmic SF / Alien Civilizations |
| 31 | The Surrogates | Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele | 2005 | Top Shelf Productions / USA | Cyberpunk / Robotics |
| 32 | Fear Agent | Rick Remender & Tony Moore, Jerome Opeña | 2005 | Image Comics / USA | Space Adventure / Alien Invasion |
| 33 | The Manhattan Projects | Jonathan Hickman & Nick Pitarra | 2012 | Image Comics / USA | Alternate History / Mad Science |
| 34 | Strontium Dog | John Wagner, Alan Grant & Carlos Ezquerra, et al. | 1978 | Starlord / 2000 AD, UK | Post-Apocalyptic SF / Space Western |
| 35 | The Filth | Grant Morrison & Chris Weston, Gary Erskine | 2002 | DC / Vertigo, USA | Biopunk / Reality-Bending SF |
| 36 | Snowpiercer (Le Transperceneige) | Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand, Olivier Bocquet & Jean-Marc Rochette | 1982 | (À Suivre) / Casterman, France | Post-Apocalyptic SF / Class Dystopia |
| 37 | Low | Rick Remender & Greg Tocchini | 2014 | Image Comics / USA | Climate SF / Underwater Post-Apocalypse |
| 38 | The Wake | Scott Snyder & Sean Murphy | 2013 | DC / Vertigo, USA | Oceanic SF / Post-Apocalyptic Horror |
| 39 | We3 | Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely | 2004 | DC / Vertigo, USA | Cybernetics / Bioengineering |
| 40 | Upgrade Soul | Ezra Claytan Daniels | 2012 | Independent / USA | Transhumanism / Bioethics |
| 41 | On a Sunbeam | Tillie Walden | 2016 | Webcomic / USA | Space Exploration / Social SF |
| 42 | Shangri-La | Mathieu Bablet | 2016 | Ankama / France | Space Colonization / Social SF |
| 43 | Orbital | Sylvain Runberg & Serge Pellé | 2006 | Dupuis / Belgium | Space Diplomacy / Alien Civilizations |
| 44 | Wake (Sillage) | Jean-David Morvan & Philippe Buchet | 1998 | Delcourt / France | Space Opera / Alien Civilizations |
| 45 | Give Me Liberty (Martha Washington) | Frank Miller & Dave Gibbons | 1990 | Dark Horse Comics / USA | Dystopian SF / Political SF / Military SF |
| 46 | The Private Eye | Brian K. Vaughan & Marcos Martín | 2013 | Panel Syndicate / USA | Surveillance Dystopia / Cyberpunk |
| 47 | Tokyo Ghost | Rick Remender & Sean Gordon Murphy | 2015 | Image Comics / USA | Cyberpunk / Ecological Dystopia |
| 48 | Letter 44 | Charles Soule & Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque | 2013 | Oni Press / USA | First Contact / Political SF |
| 49 | Invisible Kingdom | G. Willow Wilson & Christian Ward | 2019 | Berger Books / Dark Horse, USA | Space Opera / Corporate Dystopia |
| 50 | Sentient | Jeff Lemire & Gabriel Hernández Walta | 2019 | TKO Studios / USA | Artificial Intelligence / Space Survival |
| 51 | The Last American | John Wagner, Alan Grant & Mick McMahon | 1990 | Marvel UK / UK | Nuclear Post-Apocalyptic SF |
| 52 | ABC Warriors | Pat Mills, et al. & Kevin O'Neill, Simon Bisley, Clint Langley, et al. | 1979 | 2000 AD / UK | Robot SF / Military SF |
| 53 | Rogue Trooper | Gerry Finley-Day, et al. & Dave Gibbons, Colin Wilson, et al. | 1981 | 2000 AD / UK | Military SF / Genetic Engineering |
| 54 | Nemesis the Warlock | Pat Mills & Kevin O'Neill, Bryan Talbot, et al. | 1980 | 2000 AD / UK | Alien Civilizations / Political SF |
| 55 | The Fourth Power (Le Quatrième Pouvoir) | Juan Giménez | 1989 | Dargaud / France | Space Opera / Psychic Evolution |
| 56 | The Chninkel | Jean Van Hamme & Grzegorz Rosiński | 1986 | (À Suivre) / Casterman, Belgium | Post-Apocalyptic Science Fantasy |
| 57 | Yoko Tsuno | Roger Leloup | 1970 | Spirou / Dupuis, Belgium | Alien Civilizations / Time Travel / Space Adventure |
| 58 | The Vagabond of Limbo (Le Vagabond des Limbes) | Christian Godard & Julio Ribera | 1975 | Circus / Hachette, France | Space Opera / Cosmic SF |
| 59 | Xenozoic Tales (Cadillacs and Dinosaurs) | Mark Schultz | 1987 | Kitchen Sink Press / USA | Post-Apocalyptic SF / Ecology |
| 60 | Concrete | Paul Chadwick | 1986 | Dark Horse Comics / USA | Speculative Science / Transhumanism |
| 61 | The Massive | Brian Wood & Kristian Donaldson, Garry Brown, et al. | 2012 | Dark Horse Comics / USA | Climate Fiction / Eco-Apocalypse |
| 62 | The Spire | Simon Spurrier & Jeff Stokely | 2015 | BOOM! Studios / USA | Post-Apocalyptic SF / Biopunk |
| 63 | Oblivion Song | Robert Kirkman & Lorenzo De Felici | 2018 | Image Comics / USA | Parallel Dimensions / Survival SF |
| 64 | Sweet Tooth | Jeff Lemire | 2009 | DC / Vertigo, USA | Post-Apocalyptic SF / Genetic Mutation |
| 65 | The Last Days of an Immortal | Fabien Vehlmann & Gwen de Bonneval | 2010 | Futuropolis / France | Transhumanism / Philosophical SF |
| 66 | Square Eyes | Anna Mill, Luke Jones & Anna Mill | 2018 | Jonathan Cape / UK | Cyberpunk / Augmented Reality |
| 67 | Carbon & Silicon | Mathieu Bablet | 2020 | Ankama / France | Artificial Intelligence / Climate SF |
| 68 | ApocalyptiGirl: An Aria for the End Times | Andrew MacLean | 2015 | Dark Horse Comics / USA | Post-Apocalyptic SF / Robotics |
| 69 | Trillium | Jeff Lemire | 2013 | DC / Vertigo, USA | Time Travel / Alien Contact |
| 70 | The Underwater Welder | Jeff Lemire | 2012 | Top Shelf Productions / USA | Time Anomalies / Speculative SF |
| 71 | Chrononauts | Mark Millar & Sean Gordon Murphy | 2015 | Image Comics / USA | Time Travel / Adventure SF |
| 72 | The Infinite Loop | Pierrick Colinet & Elsa Charretier | 2015 | IDW Publishing / USA-France | Time Travel / Alternate Realities |
| 73 | Alex + Ada | Jonathan Luna, Sarah Vaughn & Jonathan Luna | 2013 | Image Comics / USA | Artificial Intelligence / Social SF |
| 74 | Not All Robots | Mark Russell & Mike Deodato Jr. | 2021 | AWA Studios / USA | Robot Satire / Dystopian SF |
| 75 | Jeremiah | Hermann Huppen | 1979 | Fleurus / Belgium | Post-Apocalyptic SF / Social SF |
| 76 | Storm | Philip Dunn, Martin Lodewijk, et al. & Don Lawrence, et al. | 1977 | Oberon / Netherlands | Planetary Romance / Time Travel / Retro-Futurism |
| 77 | Aquablue | Thierry Cailleteau & Olivier Vatine, et al. | 1988 | Delcourt / France | Alien Ecology / Space Opera / Ecological SF |
| 78 | Brink | Dan Abnett & I. N. J. Culbard | 2016 | 2000 AD / UK | Hard SF / Space Station Noir / Science-Fiction Horror |
| 79 | Brass Sun | Ian Edginton & I. N. J. Culbard | 2012 | 2000 AD / UK | Clockpunk / Space Opera / Science Fantasy |
| 80 | The Out | Dan Abnett & Mark Harrison | 2020 | 2000 AD / UK | Space Exploration / Alien Civilizations / Social SF |
| 81 | DMZ | Brian Wood & Riccardo Burchielli, et al. | 2005 | DC / Vertigo, USA | Near-Future Dystopia / Political SF / Military SF |
| 82 | Invisible Republic | Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman & Gabriel Hardman | 2015 | Image Comics / USA | Political SF / Space Colonization / Dystopia |
| 83 | ODY-C | Matt Fraction & Christian Ward | 2014 | Image Comics / USA | Psychedelic Space Opera / Cosmic SF |
| 84 | Alien Legion | Carl Potts, Alan Zelenetz, Chuck Dixon & Frank Cirocco, Larry Stroman, et al. | 1984 | Marvel / Epic Comics, USA | Military SF / Space Opera |
| 85 | The Micronauts | Bill Mantlo & Michael Golden, Pat Broderick, et al. | 1979 | Marvel Comics / USA | Microscopic Worlds / Space Opera |
| 86 | The Infinite Vacation | Nick Spencer & Christian Ward | 2011 | Image Comics / USA | Parallel Universes / Alternate Realities / Social SF |
| 87 | War of the Worlds | Ian Edginton & D'Israeli (Matt Brooker) | 2006 | Dark Horse Comics / UK-USA | Alien Invasion / Steampunk SF |
| 88 | Scarlet Traces | Ian Edginton & D'Israeli | 2002 | Cool Beans World / UK | Alternate History / Steampunk SF |
| 89 | Ministry of Space | Warren Ellis & Chris Weston | 2001 | Image Comics / USA | Alternate History / Space Race |
| 90 | Global Frequency | Warren Ellis & Various artists | 2002 | WildStorm / USA | Near-Future SF / Techno-Thriller |
| 91 | Ocean | Warren Ellis & Chris Sprouse | 2004 | WildStorm / USA | Hard SF / Alien Archaeology |
| 92 | Orbiter | Warren Ellis & Colleen Doran | 2003 | DC Comics / USA | Space Exploration / First Contact |
| 93 | Trees | Warren Ellis & Jason Howard | 2014 | Image Comics / USA | Alien Contact / Political SF |
| 94 | Injection | Warren Ellis & Declan Shalvey | 2015 | Image Comics / USA | Artificial Intelligence / Techno-Horror |
| 95 | Nameless | Grant Morrison & Chris Burnham | 2015 | Image Comics / USA | Cosmic Horror / Space SF |
| 96 | The Department of Truth | James Tynion IV & Martin Simmonds | 2020 | Image Comics / USA | Reality Manipulation / Conspiracy SF |
| 97 | The Nice House on the Lake | James Tynion IV & Álvaro Martínez Bueno | 2021 | DC / Black Label, USA | Apocalyptic SF / Alien Experimentation |
| 98 | We Only Find Them When They're Dead | Al Ewing & Simone Di Meo | 2020 | BOOM! Studios / USA | Cosmic SF / Space Exploration |
| 99 | The Fuse | Antony Johnston & Justin Greenwood | 2014 | Image Comics / USA | Space Station Noir / Crime SF |
| 100 | Caliban | Garth Ennis & Facundo Percio | 2014 | Avatar Press / USA | Science-Fiction Horror / Deep Space Survival |
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An editorial celebration of the world’s greatest science-fiction comics and graphic novels. This selection excludes manga and emphasizes artistic achievement, imaginative ambition, narrative excellence, and historical significance. Rankings reflect editorial judgment rather than an absolute or universally agreed canon.