Since the 00's are over and done with (thank God), the internets are currently being flooded with every fool's opinion of the best of everything from these last, horrible, utterly disgusting ten years. While clearly I am no different, comics are the fuel to my fire, and the greatest sequential achievements in the last decade cannot go unrecognized.
Brian Bendis & Alex Maleev's Daredevil
Bendis and Maleev's Daredevil, in the opinions of many, is the pinnacle of Marvel's superhero storytelling in the last decade. Existing within Marvel continuity but with little-to-no relevance of the ongoing happenings of the main Marvel Universe, Daredevil in the hands of these creators was dramatic, intense, and one hell of a ride.
Bendis began his work on Daredevil with the arc "Wake Up" in 2001 in issues #16-19 (with artist David Mack) but really kicked off when Maleev came aboard with issue #26 for "Underboss", and the ride didn't end until five years later, amazing every step of the way.
Undoubtedly one of Vertigo's greatest achievements in the last ten years is Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's Y: The Last Man. One of the few comics to ever cause me to shed tears, that feat alone earns it a place amongst the decade's illustrious few, though Vaughan's knack for exciting storytelling and characterization.
Aside from constructing a beautifully tragic tale about the last man on Earth, Vaughan used the 60 issues of Y to explore things like woman's rights, sexuality, environmentalism and technology. In essence, Y is the definition of an "important" comic.
