Jessica Abel and Matt Madden, creators of The Best American Comics series, have just announced the table of contents to this year’s edition, edited by Françoise Mouly! While I’m not a big fan of the cover (though I do love most of Gary Panter’s work), the comics look great. Check it out:

vii : Jessica Abel and Matt Madden, Foreword

xiii : Françoise Mouly, Introduction

2 : Charles Burns, X’ed Out
26 : Scott Chantler, The Battle of Buron from Two Generals
43 : Adrian Tomine, Scenes from an Impending Marriage (Excerpt)
54 : Gary Panter, Jimbo
64 : Michael Kupperman, Are Comics Moronic Dribble? from Up All Night
65 : Michael Kupperman, Skull Groin from Up All Night
66 : Nora Krug, Kamikaze
78 : Jonathan Bennett, Skyline
79 : Jonathan Bennett, Hot Stuff
80 : Anders Nilsen, The Pilot Learns to Fly from Big Questions
99 : Sarah Glidden, The Golan Heights from How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less
110 : Sammy Harkham, Blood of a Virgin (Excerpt) from Crickets
132 : Leanne Shapton, A Month Of . . .
140 : Joyce Farmer, Special Exits (Excerpt)
155 : Jim Woodring, Frank Among the Gut Worshippers from Congress of the Animals
170 : Chester Brown, Angelina from Paying for It
179 : Jonathan Bennett, Hibern-8
180 : Renée French, Stage 6 from H Day
214 : Michael Kupperman, Diner Food from Up All Night
215 : Jaime Hernandez, The Love Bunglers Part Four (Excerpt) from Love and Rockets
225 : Jonathan Bennett, Prophets
226 : Dakota McFadzean, Leave Luck to Heaven
244 : Christoph Niemann, Red Eye
259 : Jonathan Bennett, Dead Soles
260 : David Sandlin, House of Debt
271 : David Collier, The Irish Table from Chimo
284 : Michael Kupperman, House of Shouts from Up All Night
285 : Jesse Jacobs, Even the Giants Get the Blues (Excerpt) from Even the Giants
294 : Jordan Crane, Elsewheres from Keeping Two
311 : Jonathan Bennett, Haggling
312 : Chris Ware, Money

317 : Comics for Kids

318 : Sergio Aragonés, Doctor Costume and Vacation from Sergio Aragonés Funnies
321 : Frank Cammuso, Rock, Scissors, Paper from Knights of the Lunch Table
328 : Sara Varon, Baking Failure #1 from Bake Sale
333 : Michael J. Buckley, Draw Your Sister a Picture and Read a Book from 60 Ways to Leave Your Mother
338 : Geoffrey Hayes, Patrick and Big Bear from Patrick, A Teddy Bear’s Picnic and Other Stories
348 : Ben Hatke (aka Benjamin Philip), A Button in the Woods from Zita the Spacegirl

358 : Notable Comics from September 1, 2010, to August 31, 2011