Top Comics to Buy for October 20, 2021
The list of Top Comics to Buy for October 20, 2021, includes a great selection of books, one of which just might be the best Gotham City comic of the year.
Read MoreBest comiXology Sales: Catch-up on Image Comics
This week we have the best comiXology sales - Image Comics fall edition, in which we give you several bargain-priced collections that will help you get caught up on Image’s hottest books.
Read MoreTop Comics to Buy for August 25, 2021
The entire list for Top Comics to Buy for August 25, 2021 is made up of non-Big 2 books, which is one of my favorite kinds of list. To be fair, three of the five entries here are from Image Comics…
Read MoreTop Comics to Buy for February 24, 2021
Here we are with the Top Comics to Buy for February 24, 2021, and it’s a very good week for smart comics, be it in terms of satire (Superman vs. Imperious Lex) or with high-concept sci-fi (X-Men).
Read MoreBest Single Issue Comics of 2020
The Best Single Issue Comics of 2020 list is, perhaps, the most niche of all the Best of 2020 lists, applicable as it is largely to readers who obsessively follow the insular direct market.
Read MoreTop Comics to Buy for December 23, 2020
It’s one of the last Wednesdays of the year, and all through the new releases excellent books are stirring, including new Ice Cream Man, Department of Truth, and more.
Read MoreBest comiXology Black Friday Sales 2020 - Image Comics
The Image Comics Black Friday Sale is so good, that it essentially serves as a list of my favorite creator-owned comics of the past 10 years or so. Don’t miss out!
Read MoreTop Comics to Buy for November 18, 2020
This week’s Top Comics to Buy for November 18, 2020, features a wide range of books, including Ice Cream Man, A Dark Interlude, and a new addition to the Black Hammer Universe.
Read MoreBest comiXology Sales: Weekend of October 23, 2020
By Zack Quaintance — I was downright elated to see that there was a massive Image Comics graphic novel and collected trade sale on this weekend. One of the things that frustrated me throughout the pandemic was that Image (one of my favorite publishers) wasn’t running any new sales. Well, the time to catch up has now arrived — our Best comiXology sales for the weekend of October 23 list is entirely made up of Image Comics.
Read More5 Other Comics Like Saga: A Reading List
By Zack Quaintance — Earlier today I wrote a blog entitled When Is Saga Coming Back: Not in 2020. The title kind of speaks for itself there, sadly. In the process of putting it together, however, I started to think about doing a new reading list, one aimed for more casual comics fans who might be left wondering during these fallow times — what other comics are like Saga?
Read MoreTop Comics to Buy for August 5, 2020
By Zack Quaintance — I absolutely love this week’s selection of the Top Comics to Buy, and the reason is that every single one of these books is friendly to new readers. Some of them — Ice Cream Man, namely — are anthology series, in which every issue is friendly to new readers. Others — like Coffin Bound or Usagi Yojimbo — are starting new story arcs that are about as friendly to new readers as is possible. Whatever the case, all five of the issues in this week’s list are comics we highly recommend readers picking up, regardless of familiarity with the individual series.
Read MoreTop Comics to Buy for June 10, 2020
By Zack Quaintance — Of all the weeks since distribution has resumed, this one feels the most typical of the volume of releases we’ve been accustomed to. To be sure, we’re still not there yet, but both Marvel Comics and DC Comics have a healthy set of forthcoming titles, which goes a long way to restoring normalcy. With that in mind, let’s check out our Top Comics to Buy for June 10, 2020. Enjoy!
Read MoreBest Comics of January 2020: Ether, The Mask, The Plot, X-Men, and more
By Zack Quaintance — The first month of the year has been a bit of a comedown for the direct market, which rushed out all the product it could for Christmas/the end of the year, with December 18 ranking as the busiest day for new release comics I can remember in many many years. It was, to be quite frank, a nice laid-back way to start the year. That said! There was quite a bit of good stuff, with strong continuations for the new line of X-Men comics as well as plenty of creator-owned excellence
Read MoreTop Comics to Buy for January 29, 2020: Ice Cream Man, The Flash, X-Men, and more!
By Zack Quaintance — After a few quieter weeks to start the year, the unstoppable flow of excellent new comics has returned. This is a heavy week on basically all fronts, from new superhero stuff to new creator-owned monthlies to new collected volumes/original graphic novels. Basically, whatever you’re into in the world of comics, there is probably something you’ll like coming at you this week.
Read MoreBest Comics of 2019, #1 - #5
By Zack Quaintance — This is the third year that our committee (of one) has done these Best Of rankings, breaking down favorite books into three separate pieces. This is the final piece, and it looks at the Top 5 Best Comics of 2019, while yesterday’s piece looked at #6 - #15 and Wednesday’s at #16 - #25. Today’s, however, is all about our absolute favorite comics from 2019.
Read MoreBest Comics of 2019: Comics Bookcase Contributor Picks
By Various — This year, we’ve been so lucky to work with so many talented writers and passionate comics fans. There have really been some great pieces this year (check out our Twitter to see them!). It’s been great, and so we’re coming together again now at the end of the year to talk about our favorite books.
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