Top Comics to Buy for August 26, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — Welcome to our Top Comics to Buy for August 26, 2020, which features a wonderful and eclectic bunch of indie comics, many of which are rooted in crime stories and reality, which make them among my personal favorites. Speaking of my personal favorites, the PICK OF THE WEEK here is a new issue of Stray Bullets, and I’m absolutely thrilled that the latest chapter of the Lapham’s masterpiece has arrived. But there are plenty of other great books coming out this week too, and you can find our picks below…enjoy!

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Best Comics of January 2020: Ether, The Mask, The Plot, X-Men, and more

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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

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Top Comics to Buy for January 8, 2020: The Plot, Pretty Deadly, Relics of Youth, and more!

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By Zack Quaintance — This first month of the year has felt subdued compared to the packed final month of last year, but that’s been a good thing, giving some truly excellent creator-owned titles a chance to remind us just how nice this current age of comics is. That’s certainly what we get this month, with strong entries from Vault and Image filling out the entirety of our top five with the exception of one spot.

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Best Comics of 2019: Comics Bookcase Contributor Picks

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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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