frbd1-10, Exercise 2: Testing a best-of list

Model answer (check the details), for an imagined "100 best comics" list voted by readers of a British magazine:

Who chose? The magazine's readers, who are likely to be British adults who read English-language comics and superhero and genre titles.
From what pool? Probably English-language works, with a few translated classics (Tintin, Astérix, Persepolis).
On what criterion? Popularity and affection, not craft or influence.
Who is missing? Many Franco-Belgian titles untranslated into English, manga outside the best known, small-press authors, and women.
What would change the list? A different readership, a vote by critics, or a poll in France.
Verdict: the list tells you about the readers and the English-language market. It is evidence of a taste at one time, and not a ranking of quality.

Care: for a real list, record the details of the method before drawing conclusions.