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Top Ten MOST ANTICIPATED Comics for 7/22/2020

This is the weekly Top 10 of single-issue comics that are coming to comic shops this week - DC books on Tuesday and everything else on Wednesday. Before I jump into the list this week, a quick update on what else is going on with the WinMorr Games family: Over at The Comic Shop, which you can find at www.bookshop.org/shop/comics , I’m keeping some curated lists of comics and graphic novels updated weekly and I will also come out with a new list as often as I can. If you’re curious, you can browse books over there and you can order them on the spot. As a bookshop.org affiliate, I get 5% of sales proceeds, so I’m not quitting my day job or anything, but it is a way to support the blog.   Also, big news, I have joined comics twitter! Not sure this is a good idea, because doomscrolling is a thing, but I thought I’d give it a shot as a way to promote all the fun stuff I’ve got going on at WinMorr Games. If you’re a twitter-type person, you can find me over there ...
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Comics Previews for 7/15/2020

This is the weekly Top 10 of single-issue comics that are coming out on New Comic Book Day, which is every Wednesday, with the exception of DC books that came out TODAY! Hopefully your shop picked up enough copies of your books that you can still get them and if not, you should ask them about their subscription service! Here are 10 books coming out the week of Wednesday, July 15.   1.      My Little Pony Friendship is Magic FCBD by Jeremy Whitley and Trish Forstner; FREE! I like to mention kids comics because they are so important to the overall market (just look at the Bookscan numbers, as reported by Brian Hibbs!) Also, apparently since Free Comic Book Day was cancelled we get Free Comic Book Summer, which is cool I guess. This week this one and X-Men and Power Rangers books are out, along with a couple of others. I have no idea how many retailers are going to go for this – they typically still have to purchase the books, but perhaps that is not the case ...
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Comics Previews for 7/8/2020

Once again, I'm here to offer a quick take on a small sampling of new single-issue comics coming out  on New Comic Book Day. This is the weekly top ten for Wednesday, July 8 (with DC books out a day earlier on Tuesday, July 7). 1.        DC Classics Batman Adventures no. 2 by Kelley Puckett and Ty Templeton; $1.99 There are several Batman books out this week. We’ve got no. 94 from the main ongoing series, Batman the Adventures Continue no. 2, Batman’s Grave no. 8 and Detective Comics no. 1023. But the pick of the week goes to the reprint of Batman Adventures no. 2 featuring art by Ty Templeton. It’s only a dollar ninety-nine, and if you missed it the first time around, way back in the early 90’s, now’s your chance to pick it up. It’s great that DC is carrying forward the DC Animated Universe with Batman the Adventures Continue, but this one gets the nod for the fabulous price and for the nostalgia. 2.        Usagi Yoji...
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Comics Previews for 7/1/2020

Welcome back to the Weekly Comics Previews Blog! Each week I preview 10 new single issue comics that are coming to comic shops. It's just a quick take on a small sampling of the comics coming out each week. This post covers 10 single-issue comics that are coming out on New Comic Book Day, Wednesday, July 1. Of course, New Comic Book Day is every Wednesday, except for DC books which are now coming out on Tuesdays most weeks. I say “most weeks,” because there are no DC single issue comics coming out this week. There are also no Marvel single issue comics coming out this week. That’s right, another week without Marvel or DC. It might not be the last time this happens, either, if we keep seeing these virus spikes. Fortunately, there are still lots of great comics out this week! Without further ado, here are 10 books coming out Wednesday, July 1. 1.      Fire Power no. 1 by Robert Kirkman and Chris Samnee; FREE! Robert Kirkman's plan was to r...
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Comics Previews for 6/24/2020

Welcome back to the Weekly Comics Previews Blog! Each week I preview 10 new single issue comics that are coming to comic shops. It's just a quick take on a small sampling of the comics coming out each week. This post covers 10 single-issue comics that are coming out on New Comic Book Day, Wednesday, June 24, with the exception of the DC books that come out tomorrow, Tuesday, June 23. Before I dive in this week, I want to talk a little bit more about the Eisner nominees that were announced recently. You can see the full list of nominees online. I'll just share some highlights from the Best Limited Series and Best New Series categories, since I covered the Best Continuing series nominees last week. Two Jeff Lemire books are on the Best Limited Series list, Ascender and Sentient. I recently listened to an interview where he shared his secret to being such a prolific comics writer: finding artists with an insane work ethic! Dustin Nguyen is the artist on A...
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Comics Previews for 6/17/2020

Hello and welcome to the Weekly Comics Previews Blog! This blog is a WinMorr Games Experiment. The WinMorr Games network also includes the Bookshop.org Comics Shop, which you can visit at bookshop.org/shop/comics . The content of this blog will largely mirror the 10 in 20 Comics Previews Podcast, so if you'd rather listen in, you can find the Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or visit my Soundcloud here:  WinMorr Games - Jon on Soundcloud . Each week I'll be looking at 10 new single issue comics that are coming to comic shops. This blog is a quick take on a small sampling of the comics coming out each week. Before I dive in, I want to talk a little bit about the Eisner nominees that were announced recently. Of course the Eisners are basically the comics equivalent of the Oscars. The list of nominees is a great place to start if you want to check out some great new comics. The complete nominees list is available over at Hollywood Reporter. The n...
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