Well, here we are with the Top Comics to Buy for June 1, 2022, a bit of a quiet week before the coming summer comics storm brings us big superhero events, new indie series, and all kind of other colorful stories to read.
Read MoreThis week’s Top Comics to Buy features the latest, greatest Superman comic book, a new series from Vault Comics, the continuation of a Bendis creator-owned comic, and more.
Read MoreBatman Superman - World’s finest #1, a finale for Regarding the Matter of Oswald’s Body, and more!
Read MoreThe Top Comics to Buy for December 1 are a superhero-heavy bunch of books, headlined by a continuation of the main Hellboy narrative and some long-coming DC Comics entries.
Read MoreBy Zack Quaintance — The list of the Top Comics to Buy for September 15, 2021 is here, bringing with it some of our favorite creators making comics today.
Read MoreThis week’s list of Top Comics to Buy for July 28, 2021 has what I believe is an historic first for this website — co-picks of the week, rather than one pick of the week.
Read MoreThis week’s list of Top Comics to Buy for July 21, 2021 has got new #1 comics to spare (many of them great), as well as some returning favorites. Check out our list now!
Read MoreThis week’s list of best comiXology sales for the weekend of July 16 include the classic Uncanny X-Men run by Chris Claremont, Grant Morrison’s take on Action Comics, a recent Moon Knight brain twister, and more!
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy Zack Quaintance — Once again here we are on the cusp of my favorite sort of week — the one where quality reigns over quantity, just a bit. Indeed, this week sees the continuation of most of my favorite superhero titles right now — Immortal Hulk, Superman, and X-Men, to be specific — while at the same time delivering some chilling and smart horror — Dollhouse Family — and the start of a new indie high-concept sci-fi book — Decorum. Basically, it’s a good week to read a handful of comics.
Read MoreBy Zack Quaintance — Forgive me if I’m a bit hazy this morning (because I’m sure you can tell), but I was up late last night watching the NBA All-Star Game. What I found most interesting about it was that after many years of the game being sort of a throwaway contest, the league tweaked the rules this year, putting prize money for charity at stake and adding a wrinkle where the fourth quarter is played to a set total, rather than to a time limit.
Read MoreBy Zack Quaintance — This is the third year that our committee (of one) has done these Best Of rankings, breaking down favorite books into three separate pieces. The final piece (coming this Friday!) will look at the Top 5 Best Comics of 2019, while yesterday’s piece looked at #16 - #25. Today’s, however, is all about our Top Comics of 2019, #6 - #15.
Read MoreBy Zack Quaintance — This is the third year that our committee (of one) has done these Best Of rankings, breaking down favorite books into three separate pieces. The final piece (coming this Friday!) will look at the Top 5 Best Comics of 2019, while the second to last (coming on Thursday!) looks at #6 - #15. Today’s, however, is all about our Top Comics of 2019, #16 - #25.
Read MoreBy Zack Quaintance — One of the things we try to focus on as a website is the review and discussion of monthly comics. That is to say, why much graphic sequential storytelling takes place nowadays in full stories, graphic novels, and complete volumes — we do most of our writing here about the direct market, the pamphlets (as some call them) that come to stores each month to tell ongoing stories. Periodicals, for the older folks.
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