Best comiXology Sales: Weekend of July 3

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By Zack Quaintance — It’s a holiday weekend, and that means big sales on digital comics. This week, we have as always combed through the current comiXology sales to render to you (our dear readers!) this list of five great choices within them. This weekend’s list includes some of the best DC Comics ever made (which also tie into an upcoming reading project for this site), an all-time great modern Marvel Comics run, all of Umbrella Academy, and more.

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Top Comics to Buy for July 1, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — It’s an usual week, with no new releases from DC or Marvel Comics. Marvel is still ramping up to a full return from the COVID-19 driven distribution stoppage, essentially alternating weeks of release for physical titles as they recover. DC Comics, meanwhile, is quitting Diamond Comics Distribution, in favor of two new distributors. That’s a whole other thing, but the point is that as a result, there are no new DC books this week for our Top Comics to Buy for July 1, 2020.

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Best comiXology Sales: Weekend of June 27, 2020

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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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Top Comics to Buy for June 24, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — After an onslaught of new books last week, the top comics to buy for June 24, 2020 represents a bit of a return to the post-COVID-19 crisis normal, with a little bit of a scaled back lineup. Among that, however, there are still plenty of gems, including a fantastic DC Comics - Black Label one-shot, the continuation of the best long-form superhero run today, two phenomenal fantasy comics, and more.

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Best comiXology Sales: Weekend of June 19, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — The thing about perusing these comiXology sales, is that there’s not really a unified aesthetic week-to-week. Some weeks, we have all indie books and literary-minded graphic novels; other weeks its all capes and tights superheroes. The best comiXology sales for the weekend of June 19 is very much the latter, going hard with superhero stories.

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Top Comics to Buy for June 17, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — This week’s comics feel more robust than past offerings in some ways but clearly lagging in others. This is due to DC Comics coming out with its fullest slate of books since distribution resumed, while Marvel Comics new releases are regulated to online only. It is, however, a nice glimpse of half of what we can come to expect again by the end of this summer.

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Best comiXology Sales: Weekend of June 12, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — This week’s comiXology sales are here…and it’s Hickman week. At least, that’s a big part of it. All of visionary superhero/sci-fi writer Jonathan Hickman’s comics through Marvel are on sale now, including Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and some of his early X-Men stuff. But that’s not all there is available at enabling prices this week.

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Top Comics to Buy for June 10, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — Of all the weeks since distribution has resumed, this one feels the most typical of the volume of releases we’ve been accustomed to. To be sure, we’re still not there yet, but both Marvel Comics and DC Comics have a healthy set of forthcoming titles, which goes a long way to restoring normalcy. With that in mind, let’s check out our Top Comics to Buy for June 10, 2020. Enjoy!

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Best comiXology Sales: Weekend of June 5, 2020

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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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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 May 29, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — This is sort of a down week for comics sales, coming off the bonanza that went up on Memorial Day Weekend. But there is still plenty of enjoy for digital readers on comiXology. The Dark Horse fire sale of basically their entire catalog continues, DC has put a number of second volumes up (many of which rarely go on sale), and, as always, there are some excellent gateways into other comics, too.

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Top Comics to Buy for May 27, 2020: The Chaos

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By Zack Quaintance — To be totally blunt, it’s a chaotic time to be tracking and recommending new release comics. Some of the product coming out to stores (those that are open and functioning, that is) are books that were stalled in Diamond’s warehouse. Others are new releases, and still more have been regulated to digital-only releases. That said, we did our best to come up with a set of Top Comics to Buy for May 27, 2020, for those of who are able to shop for comics right now in these times.

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Best comiXology sales: Weekend of May 22, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — A lot of publishers like to run giant digital comics sales for three day weekends, and this year’s mostly-quarantined Memorial Day is no exception. The biggest sale of the weekend is DC Comics discounting nearly 1,000 different collections, but that’s not all there is. There are plenty of other great books available too, and you can find our picks for the best available below.

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Top Comics to Buy for May 20, 2020: The Return

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By Zack Quaintance — It’s a weird thing to be doing a list of Top Comics to Buy for May 20, 2020. Yes, officially new comics are shipping out to retailers next week, with Diamond Comics Distribution resuming services. The reality, however, is that in some of the largest population centers in the country (including where I live), there’s not really anywhere to go buy comics.

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Best comiXology sales: Weekend of May 15, 2020

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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

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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

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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 May 1, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — We’re deep into the quarantine now, and if you’re anything like me, you’ve somewhat exhausted your long-suffering to-read pile. I have plenty in there left, but the stories I was most excited about have been rapidly depleted. As a result, I’m on the hunt for something fresh, or at least fresh to me.

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Best ComiXology Sales: Weekend of April 24, 2020

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By Zack Quaintance — Another week, another new set of Best ComiXology Sales recommendations. This week features a nice variety of superhero stuff, jumping on points for longer runs, and complete reads. The ideal balance, I might go so far as to say. Anyway, apparently DC Comics is going to start trickling new releases back to stores (any that are opened, anyway), but there’s still no clear and total end in site to the comics release pause. But the backlist reading goes on.

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Best ComiXology Sales: Weekend of April 17, 2020

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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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