Top Comics to Buy for August 19, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — August is an exhausted month, perhaps this August more than any other, with everything that’s been going on in the world. Comics, in fact, had a rough week of its own, with one of the biggest corporate entities in the space — DC Comics and owners WarnerMedia — making known that it would soon be undertaking a restructuring that involves reduced staff. Even if it’s ultimately for the best (which very much remains to be seen), people losing their jobs in comics is no fun. That said, we’ve got a set of vibrant books — especially of the indie variety — arriving this week, and below you can find our picks for the Top Comics to Buy for August 19.

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Top Comics to Buy for July 15, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — I feel like I keep saying this, but this Top Comics to Buy for July 15 feels like one of the first of these columns that has a full compliment of industry-wide monthly books to choose from. The distribution stoppage feels increasingly behind us after both Marvel and DC took the week before July 4 off, and now we have a great selection of comics from the Big 2, from indie publishers, and also from book publishers, with Tom Scioli’s excellent Jack Kirby book standing out as the cream of that crop.

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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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Top Comics to Buy for June 3, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — Another Wednesday (or Tuesday for DC), another week of recovery for the distribution mechanisms that drive the industry. This week sees no new physical releases from Marvel Comics, but things continue to stir back to life. Our recommendations for Top Comics to Buy for June 3 can be found below, with a special focus on some of the new original graphic novels that are on the way.

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Best ComiXology Sales: Weekend of April 10

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By Zack Quaintance — Another weekend of quarantine is upon us, with no new comic books in site for the indefinite future. Fortunately for digital comics readers, however, the sales on ComiXology this weekend are enticing and diverse. As we’re doing all through this odd period of crisis and social isolation, we’ve picked the Best ComiXology Sales for the weekend of April 10, with an eye toward curating a diverse list of stories and publishers.

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Best ComiXology Sales: Weekend of April 3

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By Zack Quaintance — Another weekend is upon us with no new comics in site. Owing to the coronavirus crisis, there were no new comics last Wednesday and there has been little to indicate that there will be new comics this coming Wednesday. For many of us in the United States, physically going down to our local comic shop is not an option, what with 87 percent of the country under shelter in place orders as massive death tolls sweep through major cities.

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Best New Comics Series of 2019: Vault Comics, Undiscovered Country, Dawn of X, and more

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By Zack Quaintance — More best of lists! This time it’s the Best New Comics Series of 2019. There was a lot to pick from here (thanks Vault!), and, yes, I’ve really stretched the definition of a Top 10 here, including two entires that have secondary lists of books buried within them. But you know what? This is my non-profit site and there are no shareholders, so rule-bending is rampant. 

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