Best comiXology Sales: Weekend of March 12, 2021

This week’s reading list for the Best comiXology Sales Weekend of March 12 is varied, featuring one of 2020’s best graphic novels, a giant issue of Amazing Spider-Man, an entry from Berger Books, and more…

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Best ComiXology Sales: Weekend of September 18, 2020

By Zack Quaintance — Things are bad out there, between the pandemic, the apocryphal president, the stress of the coming election, the reckoning with racial injustices, the entire West Coast being on fire…the list just goes on and on. Thankfully, though, we’ve got a colorful anecdote for some of what might be stressing you out, and that colorful anecdote is Batman ‘66, which is one of our picks for the Best ComiXology Sales for the Weekend of September 18, 2020.

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Best comiXology Sales: Weekend of June 5, 2020

By Zack Quaintance — It’s been a rough week in the wider world, and at times it’s been a challenge to even get lost in hobbies. I know I’ve struggled. I’m pushing through, however, and staying hopeful that the time will come again when I can balance my interest in being an additive force for society and keeping myself centered by consuming art. With that in mind, I have once again combed through the best comiXology sales for the weekend, and my choices can be found below. Be well!

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Best comiXology sales: Weekend of May 15, 2020

By Zack Quaintance — It’s another week of quarantine, at least where I live in Washington, D.C., where the curve of new COVID-19 infections is yet to really start flattening. As a result, our full shelter-in-place order has now been extended through June 8. So, that’s an unpleasant bit of business. But the good news is that there’s another great set of comiXology sales available this weekend! And we’ve once again combed through them to pick some of the best values and overlooked hidden gems…

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Best comiXology sales: Weekend of May 8, 2020

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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3 Free Digital Comics to Read Right Now

By Zack Quaintance — There’s no denying that right now is a scary time, both in terms of the threat posed to our health and the health of our loved ones, as well as the economic recession that seems all but guaranteed in the months to come. As such, I know that I’ve personally identified a dual need in my life to both save money and find stories for escapism. If there’s one truism in harrowing times, it’s that we as a people will always need stories.

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Best ComiXology Sales: Weekend of April 17, 2020

By Zack Quaintance — For many of us, the ongoing coronavirus quarantine and self-isolation efforts have now surpassed 30 days. I know speaking for myself, I’ve started to get a bit cagey. It’s also becoming more difficult to focus on maintaining even a minor sense of normalcy that has been so key for me to maintain my calm and sanity throughout this. Still, hope springs eternal and we persevere.

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Best ComiXology Sales: Weekend of March 27

By Zack Quaintance — Well folks, it’s time to face it, given the nature of this life-disrupting crisis, our favorite goofy hobby is going to be disrupted for the foreseeable future. Many comic shops (including my own here locally in Washington, D.C.) have closed doors. In addition, Diamond Comics Distribution has announced it is accepting no new orders to its warehouse for the foreseeable future...meaning there will be no new books flowing out into the world, at least not through the standard channels.

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