Local area artist Robin Ha (Almost American Girl, Cook Korean) has a new graphic novel out, The Fox Maidens. Robin was kind enough to do a limited edition, signed and numbered bookplate for us! “An epic new graphic novel fantasy – a queer, feminist reimagining of a legend from...
Best Sellers of 2023
posted by Big Planet Comics
Hi everyone! Here’s a look at our best sellers at all three of our stores this year. You can really see the difference between each location, but some books were popular everywhere. Comparing to 2022 is really interesting, we get to see the continued popularity of several books that did...
Best of 2023
posted by Big Planet Comics
It’s that time of year! When everyone makes their lists of the best of the year (even though it’s barely December!)So here are several of our favorites from 2023 (so far!)We’ve done 3 categories, Graphic Novels, Collections of ongoing series, and then finally a bonus list of...
Void Rivals announcement
posted by Big Planet Comics
Void Rivals is a thrilling new scifi series by Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, and Matheus Lopes. There is a big surprise in issue 1, and Robert Kirkman himself will tell you about it! (Just come and pick up the issue at any of our stores if you want to read it spoiler free!)
Best Sellers of 2022
posted by Big Planet Comics
It’s been awhile since we’ve done this, so let’s look back at our best selling graphic novels and issues for the year! We finally published a new volume of our own local comics anthology, Big Planet Comics: Neon! This included a new short Zodiac Starforce story by our...
December Manga sale
posted by Big Planet Comics
ALL manga at our Vienna, Virginia, and Washington DC stores is 20% off throughout December!This is a great chance to catch up on some Japanese comics, or try out something new. We’ll be posting some of our favorites here, but please ask if you want any other recommendations! Blue Period by Tsubasa YamaguchiAn aimless teenager stumbles into his high school art department and commits himself to becoming an artist. It also teaches the reader how to become a better artist, too! Kowloon Generic Romance by Jun MayuzukiReiko Kujirai is a 30-something real estate agent living in Kowloon Walled City. She’s constantly butting heads with...
DC Future State
posted by Big Planet Comics
DC Comics is showing the future of their universe in DC Future State, running in January and February, as a new set of miniseries by a cool group of creators comes out with some of DC’s favorite characters. Since some of these are some of our favorite creators (such as Becky Cloonan, Mariko Tamaki, Gene Luen Yang, Ram V, Christopher Priest, Marguerite Bennett, Dan Mora, Jen Bartel, Leila Del Duca, Joelle Jones, and Steve Pugh!), but all the titles are new Future State versions, we wanted to list all the info here so you can see which ones you are interested in. We attached a PDF you can look over for each title, who is creating it,...
Best Sellers of 2017
posted by Big Planet Comics
As the year draws to a close, it’s time for our look back at the best selling graphic novels and issues at all of our stores!
Best Sellers of 2016
posted by Big Planet Comics
Well, now it’s 2017, so it’s time for our look back at the best selling graphic novels and issues at all 4 of our stores!
Best of 2014 Podcast – Part Two
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Best of 2014 Podcast – Part Two!
We put together our lists of the best of 2014! We have several different categories, and everything on these lists below are the best things that came out this year.
On our podcast we discuss them all to arrive at the top of each category.
Best Writer
Best All-Ages Comic/Graphic Novel
Best Colorist
Best Ongoing Series
Best Book
Best Sellers of 2014!
posted by Big Planet Comics
2014 was a great and interesting year for comics! We’ve compiled all of our records to list Big Planet Comics’ best selling comics and graphic novels of the year. We’ve also listed each of our four store’s best sellers separately too, so you can see the interesting variations from store to store.
Templar
posted by Topham
Templar By Jordan Mechner, LeUyen Pham, Alex Puvilland After the final crusade in The Holy Land has ended, Christian warriors disperse to their various homelands. One Knight Templar returns to France to find his order has been betrayed by his king. Philip IV fears the popularity of the...