The pandemic is ongoing, and teachers must continue to transfer knowledge to their students. The surprise of teachers and students for such a surprising shift to learning by utilizing digital-based technology resources. The provision of digital learning resources must shift slowly while still utilizing digital learning resources but assisted by digital learning resources. The purpose of our research is to empower students' Critical Thinking Skills (CTS) using comic media assisted by augmented learning (AR). Research has used a one-group pre-test – post-test design. This research was conducted on nineteen students of class XI science in a public high school senior during online learning. Thirty multiple-choice items measured students' CTS. Data were analyzed by determining the average, n-gain, and significant changes in CTS using paired t-test. The results of the study revealed that the average CTS of students was 80.95, n-gain = 0.74 and P = 0.00 < 0.05. This research found that AR-assisted comic learning media can have a significant impact on CTS students. The increase in student CTS is in the high category with outstanding CTS achievements. This study concludes that comics and AR media can empower students' CTS. The combination of comics and AR becomes a medium to empower students' CTS and can be used by teachers to meet the needs of learning resources during the pandemic era.