Top Comics to Buy for August 19, 2020

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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Best comiXology Sales: Weekend of June 27, 2020

By Zack Quaintance — I think this is a thing that has been ingrained in me since I was a kid, but summer is when I do most of my comics binging, especially those that belong to the escapist disposable superhero variety. There’s just something about a morning of yardwork, a cool air-conditioned room, and a seemingly-infinite stack of colorful stories. Maybe that’s all why the Best comiXology Sales: Weekend of June 27, 2020 skew hard toward superhero stores.

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