I should say something funny about Battlestar Galactica here, but I’ve got nothing. Get 50% off the comics with Comixology. Cylon!

• Click here to get Battlestar Galactica comics @ Comixology.com

The reason i don’t have anything to say about Battlestar Galactica is because I have never ingested any Battlestar content with my eyes. Yes, I’m a bad geek, I know. I have a very good reason, though! I don’t want to watch it. See, I told you it was a good reason.

But for all the people out there who love Battlestar Galactica in a very inappropriate way, this is a great deal. There are six different Battlestar comic series on sale here and they are all half off. You can get each issue for only 99 cents. They are normally $1.99 so you’re getting $1 off. These are all fairly new too, the oldest one having started in 2011 and at least one brand new one that started in 2013. If you’re not sure about the comics you can pick up issue #1 for FREE.

These are digital comics so there is no shipping fee and you can read them on your computer, phone or tablet.

Are you a Battlestar Galactica fan? Why? Do you like something else more?

(Expires: 16th May 2013, 11:59PM ET, midnight local time outside North America)

These aren’t the fairy tales you heard when you were a kid. Actually, they are, but with a far more adult slant. Grownup fairly tales, on sale, from Comixology!

• Click here to buy Grimm’s Fairy Tales comics @ Comixology.com

Seriously people, these are not kids fairy tales. I mean, most comics are way over-sexualized, but these things are way, way, way over-sexualized: just fair warning. Regardless of how ludicrous some of the parts of the books are, people seem to really dig ‘em. The concept is great; Take something that almost every knows, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and flip it so even though it’s the same characters and same general story, it’s completely different. I’ve never read these, but from what I can gather the whole concept around them is taking fairy tales and working them into a real life situation that matches up somewhat with the story of the original fairy tale.

I actually really identify with this, because I’ve written a book with a similar sort of storytelling mechanism. I think it’s a great way to open up comics (or a book, TV show, movie or other media property) to a new audience who might not otherwise be interested in it. There is no real barrier to entry on a comic like this unless you’re put off by it’s adult nature. Most of us know Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood, so it’s not like getting into these comics will take a bunch of back story or learning a bunch of new characters.

The digital Omnibi, Collected Editions and individual issues are all on sale for varying amounts up to 50% off. The individual issues are all 50% off their original $1.99 price tag so you pay $0.99. The collected editions come in at $5.99, which is 40% off the original $9.99 price. The Omnibi are $19.99 and $21.99 which is 45% and 50% off, respectively. They are all digital comics, so no shipping and you can read them on your computer, smartphone or tablet!

(Expires: 22nd April 2013, 11:00PM ET in North America, local evening times in other regions.)

Chris Ryall makes comics. He makes awesome comics. He makes awesome comics that you want. Comixology makes awesome Chris Ryall comics that you want, available for half off!

•  Click here to get Chris Ryall comics @ Comixology.com

I have to be honest with you, I had never heard of Chris Ryall before this sale. I had certainly heard of some of his comics but am ashamed to say I have never read one. This guy is the Chief Creative Officer and Editor-in-Chief of IDW Publishing and has been since 2004. His list of works is absolutely massive and very impressive.

This sale includes series like:

• Groom Lake
• Zombie vs Robots
• Road Rage

There are other comics available too and this guy is a great comic creator. You won’t be disappointed with these books. You can download these to read on your computer, tablet or smartphone.

(Expires: 18th April 2013, 11PM ET, local evening times in other regions)

Seeing the Evil Dead remake this weekend? Want more Evil Dead? How about you continue it with the Army of Darkness comics from Comixology? While you’re at it, you might as well do it for only 99 cents!

• Click here to buy Army of Darkness @ Comixology.com

The Evil Dead movie remake is out this weekend and to celebrate the return of Bruce Campbell and his boomstick, Comixology has the Army of Darkness (Evil Dead 3) comics on sale. There are 65 individual comics on sale for 99 cents each. They were all originally $1.99, so you’re saving $1. If you really want a great deal though, I highly suggest this:

• Army of Darkness: Digital Omnibus - Was $23.99 – Save $12 – Now $11.99

This is the description for the omnibus and includes the listing of which books this omnibus collects:

The complete DIGITAL OMNIBUS of ARMY OF DARKNESS!! Collects Army of Darkness: Movie Adaptation 1-3, Army of Darkness: Ashes 2 Ashes 1-4, Army of Darkness: Shop Till You Drop Dead 1-4, Army of Darkness vs. ReAnimator 1-4, and Army of Darkness Vol. 1 5-7.

It’s funny to think there might be people picking these comics up specifically because they saw the movie and have never seen the originals. It almost makes me sad that there are people going to see this movie who don’t even know it’s a remake and will never see the original. Okay, well, either way, you’re going to enjoy these comics!

(Expires: 7th April 2013, 11:00PM ET in North America, local evenings in other regions)

You can buy every issue in the 25 year long Hellblazer series for only 99 cents per issue. That’s 50% off 300 comics! How can you perform this wizard feat? Why, with Comixology, of course.

• Click here to get some Hellblazer comics @ Comixology.com

I haven’t done a lot of Comixology deals as of late because they have been mainly on Marvel and DC franchises that everyone knows, like Batman and Captain America. While those are fine, I like featuring some of the smaller publishers like Vertigo and their 25 year long Hellblazer series. Now, before some comic nerd comments, I know Vertigo is part of DC, but it is an imprint that focuses specifically on more adult comics instead of the flashy superhero comics that are getting turned into movies. While Vertigo isn’t exactly struggling, they are often overlooked by some of the more casual readers.

As I mentioned, Hellblazer has been running for 25 years and, as of last month, is over. It ran for 300 issues. That is an amazing feat for any media property. From the Bloody-Disgusting.com description of the final issue:

It’s the heart-rending conclusion of “DEATH AND CIGARETTES”—and the end of Vertigo’s longest running series. John Constantine has escaped, cheated, narrowly avoided and even reversed death on multiple occasions over the past 25 years. Now, we will test whether the old boy has one more second chance in him. Don’t miss this epic, oversized special issue celebrating everything that makes John Constantine so bloody unique.

If you aren’t impressed by the 25 year history, check out the first issue for FREE.

• Click here to get the first issue of Hellblazer for FREE @ Comixology.com!

Comixology is celebrating Black History Month by offering up sales on some great comics with black superheros.

• Click here to get 50%off Steel and Firestorm @ Comixology.com

This is a “half off” sale so the original price was $1.99 and you save $1 making your grand total 99 cents! Not a bad deal for some awesome comics. Actually, I’m just guessing that Firestorm comics are awesome since I’ve never read any of them. I have, however, read a few Steel comics when I was a kid and they were great.

One of the best things about Comixology is their apps. You can buy and read the comics on your computer but they are so much better on a tablet or phone. The app, for me, really is the main reason I buy through Comixology. I especially like the ability to swipe through the comic pane-by-pane instead of page-by-page and having to zoom in and out all the time. You can even buy right from the app. Very convenient.

(Expires: 13th February 2013)

The only thing better than a FREE comic is a FREE comic from Comixology. Valiant and Comixology are doing just that! Get the first issue of one of eleven Valiant Comics series for FREE!

• Click here to get FREE Valiant comics @ Comixology.com

This is the perfect opportunity to get into a new series (or an old one) without having to lay down money to see if you’ll like it. It’s a terrible feeling when you drop some cash for the first comic in a series and realize it sucks. It doesn’t happen as often with your Marvel and DC standards like Batman and X-Men but a less well known comic could be a disappointing surprise.

There are some awesome series available in this sale and a lot of them are new releases of older series, which is pretty cool. Here are some of the eleven series whose first issues are FREE!

• X-O Manowar – Original 1992 series and 2012 series
• Archer & Armstrong – Original 1992 series and 2012 series
• Ninjak
• Bloodshot – Original 1993 series and 2012 series

I’m pretty sure I’m going to get into Archer & Armstrong. It looks pretty good and I definitely dig comedy in comics, which this one seems to have. Anywho, according to Wikipedia, the most trustworthy source of information on the internet, it is “among the most commercially and critically acclaimed buddy comedies in comics” which is awesome.

Expires: 5th January 2013, 11:00PM ET in North America, local evenings in other regions

Comixology is like Santa Claus but Comixology exists and gives you free stuff. So Comixology isn’t like Santa, it’s better.

• Click here to check out the latest free comic @ comixology.com

This is actually going to be 11 days of free comics since I missed yesterdays… Sorry about that. Anywho, Comixology is giving away a free comic every day until December 18th! Yesterday was Avengers VS. X-Men Issue #0 (again, sorry I missed it) which is normally $3.99. Not a bad deal.

Today’s free comic isn’t up yet, unfortunately, but I can’t wait to see it. Whatever it is, these comics would make fantastic gifts. You can gift them to people to read on their phones, tablets or computers. Very cool.

If there happen to be any extra-good deals (like free collected editions or graphic novels) I’ll make sure to advise you of them so keep an eye out here for more great deals!

(Expires: 18th December 2012)

I always thought I’d go broke buying gadgets, computers and video games. Turns out my downfall might be comics. Comics on a computing gadget that I use to play video games, but still…

• Roll a D20 to see how many Dungeons and Dragons comics you’ll buy @ Comixology.com

I think I’m addicted to comics. A couple of days ago I bought the full run of Madame Mirage because it looked pretty cool. At 99 cents a comic, no big deal. But I also bought the whole volume of Aphrodite IX for $3. Doesn’t seem like a big deal, right? Well, I’m not even a little bit interested in Aphrodite IX, I just tapped the buy button and along I went. *sigh*

This sale will be different though. I will resist this one! It”s a bunch of really awesome looking Dungeons and Dragons themed comics. There are two series and a special.

• Dungeons & Dragons – Now $0.99/issue or $4.99/collected edition
• Dungeons & Dragons: Drizzt – Now $0.99/issue
• Dungeons & Dragons: 100 Page Spectacular – Now $1.99

These are all 50% off their original prices.

Drizzt! Seriously!! A Drizzt comic!? That’ so awesome. I remember reading Drizzt books when I was in middle school and high school. I think any self respecting fantasy nerd has to have read some Drizzt stuff. At least servant of the shard? Oh dear. I may have just talked myself into buying the five Drizzt comics; You see what I do for you people? I’m putting my money in moral danger every time I write up an awesome deal like this.

The art in these comics really caught my eye. I’ve been reading a lot of smaller comics, not independent per se but not Marvel and DC. They seem to be grittier and less capes-and-tights sort of things, and the art follows suit. This art seems a bit more poppy and clean. I don’t know if that makes any sense but go check out the previews yourself and see what I mean.

(Expires: 6th December 2012, 11:00PM ET in North America. Local evenings in other regions.)

Masked heroes are, for my generation, the bread and butter of the comic book world. My childhood comic experience was built on masked heroes like Spider-Man, Batman and The Heckler. Comixology and Dynamite Comics know this and thus are giving you 50% off some awesome masked hero comic books!

• Click here to get some of the best masked hero comics from Dynamite @ Comixology.com

I’m glad to see Comixology specifically saying that these are 50% off.  You can usually guess what the discount is (it’s usually 50%) but I like knowing for sure. Anywho, as with all of these Comixology sales, the deals truly are great. Oftentimes though it’s a very specific range of items that are on sale. For example, it could be a sale on Scott Pilgrim comics. If you don’t like Scott Pilgrim, you’re kind of out of luck.

It looks like all the individual comics were $1.99 but are now $0.99. The collected editions were either $9.99 or $7.99 meaning they are now $4.99 or $3.99.

This sale has a bunch of different comics: thirteen different series’, to be exact. Make sure you use the link above. If you go to Comixology and search for these comics, you may not get all the deals.

• The Shadow
• The Spider
• Green Hornet
• Green Hornet: Year One
• Green Hornet: Blood Ties
• The Green Hornet Strikes
• The Green Hornet: Aftermath
• The Green Hornet: Parallel Lives
• Kato
• Kato Origins: Way of the Ninja
• Black Terror
• Zorro
• Zorro Rides Again

I actually just noticed now that Zorro is on here. How is classic Zorro in the realm of mysterious masked heroes? Anyway, there are a lot of awesome comics on sale here, including a bunch of Green Hornet series by the much loved Kevin Smith. I’ve read a few Green Hornet comics and I dug them quite a bit.

(Expires: 29th November 2012, 11:59PM ET in North America, local evenings in other regions)

GO JOE!! Comixology is bringing back my childhood with some modern G.I. Joe comics. The best part? They’re on sale!

• Click here to get your G.I. Joe comics @ Comixology.com

This really is bringing back my childhood. I remember watching these when I was a kid. Besides all the re-runs, I even got my Dad to rent the animated movies on VHS. Not only did I love the shows, I loved the toys. I never had any of the big G.I. Joe figures with the with the different costumes and stuff but I had a lot of the little plastic ones with the black rubber band holding their upper half to their lower. If you remember that black rubber band that thye all had, comment below! Unfortunately the franchise fell out of favour with kids and the few attempts to revive it never caught my attention. So, other than the movies, which were kinda bad, I’ve had very little G.I. Joe exposure and that is a terrible, terrible thing.

Good thing Comixology is giving us TWO G.I. Joe series to munch on! It looks like both series are over now so you know what you are getting into. It’s a defined story, not something that will go on for 17 years just because they can. When I was a kid, I hated comics like that because I didn’t understand the artistic portion of comics. To me it was just a series that I loved and was ending. Now I get that there is a point where a story just has to end and I actually prefer them.

(Expires 18th November 2012, 11:00PM ET in North America, local evenings in other regions)

Who is Joe Hill and why is he being sold? Is he a modern day Joseph, being sold by his brothers?!

• Click here to get some cheap Joe Hill comics @ Comixology!

The answer to the above questions, in reverse order are “no” and “He is Stephen King’s son and he isn’t being sold, silly, just his comics.” Silly moose.

Joe Hill has instant nepotism cred because his dad is Stephen-freaking-King, but besides that he is also the author of some great books and, more importantly as far as this sale goes, comics. Speaking of the sale, this is a typical Comixology sale that doesn’t tell us how much we’re saving. I’d assume we’re getting 50% off but you never know.

You may have heard of Lock & Key, one of Joe Hill’s most well known works, because it is being turned into a TV show. This is another one of those series that I have not checked out only because I have so many comics piled up that I have yet to read. Speaking of which, I’m gonna go read some comics. Bye!

(Expires: 12th November 2012, 11:59PM ET in North America, local evening times in other regions)

If you’re a Halo fan, why not get some more Halo in your life? Comixology is offering more Halo to you in comic form!

• Click here to pick up your Halo comics @ Comixology!

There are four comics here for $6.99 each and they are all bigger than your standard comic, coming in at between 105 and 125 pages. As is usual, Comixology doesn’t include their “before” prices. These are digital comics and you can read them ony our computer, iOS device or Android. I suggest their tablet apps. They are fabu.

I think media properties like this are an odd thing. I’m not a huge fan of Halo (even though I have been known to partake in a Halo LAN party or two) but I’m definitely interested in the comics. I definitely won’t buy Halo 4 (which comes out today) but if I can convince myself that it’s a good idea to buy more comics when I have tons pilingup already, then I will be grabbing these. There are a few things like that. Twilight for instance. I know people (guys) who would rather gag themselved with a knife than read the Twilight books but totally dug the movies. The Walking Dead is another. I think my heart would stop from shock if I ever saw my wife pick up a Walking Dead comic but we watch the latest from the TV series every week. It’s an interesting phenomena.

(Expires: 6th November 2012, 11:00PM ET in North America, local evening times elsewhere)

What better way to start Halloween than reading a comic about grisly murders, famine or a way to remove evil from human beings? Nothing! That’s why this sale from Comixology is so awesome!

Click here to check out all the horror comics on sale from Archaia @ Comixology.com

Here are the series available and the prices for their collected editions. You can also buy individual issues if you’d like.

• Awakening (Volume One and Volume Two) – Now $3.99 and $4.99
• Feeding Ground (In English or Spanish) – Now $4.99 each
• Killing Pickman – Now $4.99
• Moon Lake - Now $3.99
• Revere – Now $4.99
• Syndrome - Now $3.99

You will notice, as is standard with Comixology sales, that I have not uncluded the “Was” or “Save” prices. That is because Comixology does not always put how much you are saving on their sales. This is one such sale. I’m going to guess that it is 50% off as most of them are but I am not sure.

Archaia seems to specialise in the macabre. All these comics deal with subjects suitable for Halloween such as greusom murders, werewolves and famine. Obviously not a comic for the children so if you have a bunch of Jughead comics on your comixology account, you’re gonna wanna delete the Archaia stuff before you hand the tablet over to your five year old.

(Expires 29th October 2012, 11:00PM ET in North America, local evening times in other areas)

A lot of people are loving all the super hero media franchises out there lately. A lot of the same people are also loving the Zombie stuff that we’re getting. I say why not love them both at the same time? Comixology says why not love them both for cheap!?

• Click here to get the first Marvel Zombies series for only 99 cents an issue @ Comixology.ca

As the name suggests, these comics are Marvel characters as Zombies. I did some reading on the series and it seems pretty awesome. I guess at one point Ash Williams (of the Evil Dead franchise) shows up, which is pretty freakin’ cool. This is the first series in the Marvel Zombie universe so it’s a great way to get into the whole universe. There are only five comics in this first series so you get the whole thing for under $5. I don’t know what the before price is but I would suspect it to be $1.99. Either way, I’m getting all of these.

I suspect this sale is a partial advertisement for the recently released Marvel Zombie Halloween one-shot. It came out on 17th October 2012 and, unfortunately, is not on sale. The good news, however, is that with the money you save on the first Marvel Zombies series, you can buy a copy of the Halloween comic and still have some left over.

• Marvel Zombies Halloween – Now $3.99

As usual these are digital comics and can be read on your computer or almost any mobile device. Buy once, read everywhere!

(Expires: 28th  Octobey 2012, 11:00PM ET, local evenings in other regions)