Update for 8/26/11

New review for Mortal Tedium by John Robbins. I sometimes ask you readers to buy comics, like now if you want to celebrate or otherwise mark the 10th anniversary of the website. Still, I never recommend comics for people who might be intimidated by the 450+ comics to choose from. So, in no particular order (as I’m not a fan of lists, which is why I don’t grade comics by a star or numbered scale), here are 10 comics that I didn’t know about when I started this site but now consider necessary reading for any fan of the genre.

Mine Tonight by Trevor Alixopulos

In Anticipation of Hugs by Neil Brideau

Old Man Winter and Other Sordid Tales by J.T. Yost

Christina & Charles by Austin English

Asthma by John Hankiewicz

Broken Lines Book One by Tom Pappalardo

The Horrifically Complete Non-Winner by Kelli Nelson

Bookhunter by Jason Shiga

Important Comics: A Collection of Unquestionable Merit by Dina Kelberman

The Airy Tales by Olga Volozova

Honorable mentions go to entire series where I don’t want to single out one issue, like Slither from Kelly Froh, Reich by Elijah Brubaker, And Then One Day by Ryan Claytor, Ruffians by Brian Canini (also a good bet for bargain hunters), True Travel Tales by Justin Hall, Tales to Demolish by Eric Haven, Shuteye by Sarah Becan, Legal Action Comics anthologies edited by Danny Hellman (and featuring everybody you’ve ever heard of in the comics business as of five years ago when they were released), Unlucky by Matthew Hawkins, Watching Days Become Years by Jeff LeVine, Tear Stained Makeup AND Carl by Marcos Perez, King Cat by John Porcellino (duh, but just on the off-chance that you aren’t already reading it), Unlovable by Esther Pearl Watson, Reporter by Dylan Williams, and Lackluster World by Eric Adams. If your comic wasn’t mentioned here and you’re annoyed, please keep in mind that I genuinely like a good 99% of the stuff in my store and that I was trying to make a finite list. Happy weekend everybody! Watch out for that hurricane…