Local area artist Sophia Glock (Passport, Lettuce Girl, SemiSolid, Over Ripe) will be appearing at our Washington DC store on Saturday, February 28 from 2 to 4pm to sign her brand new graphic novel, Before We Wake.Sophia was kind enough to do a limited edition, signed and numbered bookplate for us too! “Haunted by a recurring dream, Alicia borrows a book about lucid dreaming, and soon learns to take control of her sleeping life. She welcomes the arrival of her best friend’s boyfriend in her dreamworld, and soon sparks start to fly. But then he admits, when they are both awake, that he remembers everything that happened while they...

Welcome back to our annual look at our best sellers across all three of our stores! We like seeing these trends, but also the individual flavors of each store and its customers. Now with 4 years of sales to look back on, there are definite hits that keep selling year over year. Trends from last year continue into this one as well. Some new books did break out. Along with the new volume of Saga, another Brian K. Vaughan book came out, Spectators. Bowling with Corpses had Mike Mignola return to drawing as well as writing. And then the new superhero universes for Marvel and DC, Ultimate and Absolute respectively, finally had collections come...

Between everyone working at Big Planet Comics, we had so many favorites this year! So you should be sure to find something amazing to read from among all these great comics! We divided our lists by graphic novels, collections, and comic books. As always, let us know if you want recommendations or if you think of a great one that we missed! Best Graphic Novels of 2025 There were an amazing amount of great graphic novels this year. Here are 31 of our favorites! Stop by and try something new! Angelica and the Bear Prince – Trung Le NguyenEqual parts fairytale and holiday movie, with relatable characters, and expressive and beautiful...

Fifteen independent bookstores across Northern Virginia, Frederick, MD, and Wardensville, WV are partnering for the second annual Bookstore Crawl! We’ve created a special Passport to help book lovers explore more of our region’s growing bookstore scene and offer them a way to celebrate with their favorites. While each store will be celebrating on Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 26th with their own festivities, we will all be handing out this special Passport. Throughout May, customers can visit as many stores as they’d like to collect store stamps. Once they have visited 4 stores, they can collect a book prize. Those who...

Hello again everyone! Here’s our annual look at our best sellers across all three of our stores. We like seeing these trends, but also the individual flavors of each store and its customers. With 3 years to look back on, we can see that some things continue to be popular year after year, whether the newest volume of an ongoing series, or just a mega popular book that never goes away! But there are also some great new books that do extremely well. First up, we have The Fox Maidens by local superstar Robin Ha, which we were lucky enough to get an exclusive bookplate for. Transformers was a breakout hit, with the first volume matching...

Between everyone working at Big Planet Comics, we had so many favorites this year! So you should be sure to find something amazing to read from among all these great comics! We divided our lists by graphic novels and comic books. As always, let us know if you want recommendations or if you think of a great one that we missed! Best Graphic Novels of 2024 All of these graphic novels are 20% off throughout December at all of our stores. Stop by and try something new! All Princesses Die Before Dawn – Quentin ZuttionA French slice of life comic that takes place on the day of Princess Diana’s death. Beautiful art and heartfelt writing make...