graphic novels

So far, 2017 has turned out to be the year of the comic book for me. Here's five series that I've been reading.

Monstress	This is my favorite new discovery of the year. It's kind of steampunk, kind of high fantasy with definite Asian influences and a dash of Elder Gods thrown in for good measure. It's a little gory, and a lot convoluted, but I've really enjoyed it. I've read through issue #10, and I'm struggling over whether to wait for the collections, or buy the issues as they become available. The art is really really good. Although the story seems like something you've heard before (orphan girl struggling against forces much greater than herself), there are plenty of factions and intrigue to keep it interesting.
Mooncop	It's sparse and a little funny and a little sad. A policeman on the moon drives through his patrol. The moon is emptying out, but still there are just enough people around to create small stories. It's not a big book, but you will be pulled in.
Trees	I didn't really know of Warren Ellis, but reading this and the next series on the list, he has a pretty incisive way of world-building. Trees are alien spaceships landed without explanation that seemed benign until the end of volume 1. Volume 2 gets a little bit more into how governments and other systems are reacting to a threat they don't understand. Volume 1 was very good. Volume 2 I hope is building toward something else that's as good.
Injection	Another Warren Ellis book. Another fantastic introduction to a new world. In an attempt to spur more global innovation, The Injection occurred, and now it has taken on a mind of its own. It sounds like its the singularity, but probably not in a good way. I was really into the first few issues of this, and I have another 3 or 4 sitting on my bookshelf to read soon. Ellis loves a dystopia that's not quite a dystopia yet, and he does it pretty well.
Paper Girls	I have only read the first issue of this one, but it seems very cool. Set in the 80's, a group of four newspaper delivery girls are defending their routes from Halloween pranksters when they find a ... time machine? maybe? I don't really know yet, but when I get the chance I plan to keep reading.