Best Comics of 2020 - #16 to #25 - Zack's Picks

It’s been a long year already somehow, and my own Top Comics of 2020 has been delayed, but today I have my picks for #16 to #25, including Dept. of Truth, Sex Criminals, and more.

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REVIEW: Black Stars Above #1, Canadian cosmic horror has never looked so good

By Nick Couture — Black Stars Above #1 sees writer Lonnie Nadler striking out on his own after frequent collaborations with Zac Thompson. Nadler — who is joined here by a team of Jenna Cha, Brad Simpson, and Hassan Ostmane-Elhaou — has created something that feels wholly “Nadler.” It’s a small personal story with striking art. Canadian cosmic horror has never looked so good.

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Top Comics to Buy for November 13, 2019: Far Sector, Usagi Yojimbo, X-Men, and more!

By Zack Quaintance — The holiday is really setting in now, which means our committee (of one) is extra grateful for weeks like this in which there are less notable books...but the books we are getting through the direct market are largely stellar. This is a week in which a few key things dawned on me. I mean, I’m always talking about how good comics are right now, but maybe that’s always a little bit true when you’re reading a lot and keeping really engaged with the medium (the same can be said of movies, TV, music, etc.).

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INTERVIEW: Lonnie Nadler, Jenna Cha talk new Vault Comic, BLACK STARS ABOVE

By Zack Quaintance — I recently had a chance to read a new series from Vault Comics (always a treat) called Black Stars Above, which is written by Lonnie Nadler, illustrated by Jenna Cha, colored by Brad Simpson, and lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. It’s a dense and immersive comic, one that blends elements of both cosmic horror and historical fiction into a dark existential cocktail that feels a bit like Twin Peaks set in the icy Canadian frontier.

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