Best YA Graphic Novels (Plus Invaluable Lessons Within)

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In this best YA graphic novels reading list, we pick out 10 of the best ogn’s for teenage readers, and we also delve into the life lessons to be found in the pages of each.

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Best comiXology Sales: Weekend of August 7, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — I’ve made no secret about this, but I’m running a Kickstarter this week for my first full-length comic, Next Door, and as such, I’ve been spending a whole lot of time browsing books on Kickstarter. And folks? There are just so many good small press comics being made these days. Coincidentally at the same time, one of the marquee best comiXology sales for this weekend just so happens to be small press comics, and so this week’s picks (past the PICK OF THE WEEK) are heavy on those choices.

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Top Comics to Buy for July 29, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — The Top Comics to Buy for July 29, 2020 are a disparate and powerful bunch. The stories in this week’s crop of top recommendations range from a pair of major superhero debuts, to the return of one of the best Image Comics series to the finale of the very underrated Kill Lock from IDW Publishing. And! On top of all that, we get a new original graphic novel from one of the best teams in comics, with Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips releasing Pulp. In other words, there’s a lot going on this week and it’s great.

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Great Comics by Non-Male Creators

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By Zack Quaintance — The last couple weeks have been difficult for the industry side of comics, with a number of creators being revealed as perpetrators of sexual misconduct, often by young and talented female creators who were discouraged from continuing on in an already-difficult industry by the unwanted advances. An important part of this discourse has been around what other men in comics can do to create a safer and more welcoming atmosphere.

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Best comiXology sales: Weekend of May 8, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — The big headline for me with the comiXology sales this weekend is the massive DC Comics sale, which sees what seems to be every digital collection the publisher has to offer on sale for half off (part 1 and part 2). There’s a ton of great deals in there for the intrepid reader, or for someone who’s gone lax and wants to catch up on all things Batman, Superman, etc. But that’s not all that’s on sale this weekend!

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