Yes, they are. Christopher Butcher lays it all out for us.
As I always say, if you think there aren’t a ton of good comics coming out all the time, you’re not paying attention. (Butcher lists some of them, as does Alan David Doane (twice!), as have I.) For all the kvetching and complaining and raging against the dying of the light that I do, I never lose sight of the fact that there’s a lot of truly amazing work out there, and I’ve been fortunate enough to read it. It may be tempting to give up on the industry, but never, ever let that make you want to give up on the art form.