This Isn't A Library: New And Notable Releases To The Comics Direct Market



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Here are the books that make an impression on me staring at this week's largely accurate list of books shipping from Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. to comic book and hobby shops across North America.

I might not buy all of the works listed here. I might not buy any. But were I in a comic book shop tomorrow I would dive in and out of the comic books like Uncle Scrooge in his money bin.

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OCT090015 JET SCOTT GN VOL 01 $34.99
Well, this is one I never expected to show up on this list of being collected, even in this ridiculous, everything-you-ever-imagined age of collections. This Jerry Robinson's sci-fi strip from the early to mid-1950s. Comics that didn't quite get over back then tended to run for a couple of years rather than six months, so I bet there's enough for a second volume.

NOV090036 TARZAN THE JESSE MARSH YEARS HC VOL 05 $49.99
NOV090032 TUROK SON OF STONE ARCHIVES HC VOL 05 $49.99
An egotistical man would suggest that Dark Horse is publishing these this week just to facilitate my point about the way collections are right now.

DEC090033 USAGI YOJIMBO #126 NUKEKUBI $3.50
I still read these in comic book form. You'd be surprised the number of superhero-heavy stores where Usagi is one of two or three non-super offerings.

DEC090416 WALKING DEAD #70 (MR) $2.99
DEC090153 BATMAN AND ROBIN #9 $2.99
DEC090277 NORTHLANDERS #25 (MR) $2.99
Three well-regarded mainstream comics not starring a samurai rabbit. Those are exactly the kinds of offerings that having a comics shop nearby would push me over the top in regard to buying them, but since I don't have one nearby it may be a while before I catch up.

NOV090375 COWBOY NINJA VIKING #4 (OF 4) (MR) $3.50
OCT090426 KING CITY #5 (MR) $2.99
OCT090432 VIKING #5 (MR) $2.99
This is three of Image's new/retro magazine-sized comics. All three of them, maybe.

JUL090369 JACK STAFF TP VOL 04 ROCKY REALITIES $17.99
NOV090338 WEIRD WORLD OF JACK STAFF #1 $3.50
I like Paul Grist's superhero comics as much as the next elderly men-in-tights fan, but I hope this new re-launching works because it gives me a headache to follow this work in its various forms.

DEC090598 FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN PREM HC VOL 01 $19.99
I've read a lot of these in comic book forms, and it's almost locked into place to become the next really memorable run of superhero comics.

NOV090968 BOBOBO-BO BO-BOBO SHONEN JUMP ED GN VOL 03 $9.99
If I still worked at The Comics Journal, I would have interns calling up random shops to ask if they carried this book all the time.

NOV090595 OBAMOUSE $3.99
I knew I detected a front of self-loathing somewhere on the horizon.

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The full list of this week's releases, including some titles with multiple cover variations and a long, impressive list of toys and other stuff that isn't comics, can be found here. Despite this official list there's no guarantee a comic will show up in the stores as promised, or in all of the stores as opposed to just a few. Also, stores choose what they carry and don't carry so your shop may not carry a specific publication. There are a lot of comics out there.

To find your local comic book store, check this list; and for one I can personally recommend because I've shopped there, albeit a while back, try this.

The above titles are listed with their Diamond order code in the first field, which may assist you in finding comics at your shop or having them order something for you they don't have in-stock. Ordering through a direct market shop can be a frustrating experience, so if you have a direct line to something -- you know another shop has it, you know a bookstore has it -- I'd urge you to consider all of your options.

If I didn't list your comic here, that's because I have a drinking problem. It's tragic, really.

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