In 2016, now its eleventh year of publication, The Best American Comics, maintains the highest standards as an anthology in pictoliterature. Every year a different guest editor is chosen for the task of selecting excerpts or full works from a wide variety of sources and genres under the direction of a series editor who has changed a few times. The first two years, 2006 and 2007, the series editor was Anne Elizabeth Moore; for the next six years (2008-2013), Jessica Abel and Matt Madden guided the project jointly and, since then, the series editor has been Bill Kartalopoulos. The editorial format has remained uniform. Guest editors make up a veritable roster of eminent figures of the comics field, Harvey Pekar, Chris Ware, Neil Gaiman, Alison Bechdel and Scott McCloud among others. All guest editors have written incisive introductions to the volumes. No specific theme is chosen each year, and the variety of works selected is a clear indication of the good health of the medium and the enormous talent that it enjoys. The latest edition features established authors such as Chris Ware, Joe Sacco and Gabrielle Bell, and newer ones such as Casanova Frankenstein and GG. Yearly anthologies also include a list of distinguished or notable comics published during the period of selection. ( )