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 more than likely pick up the following and flip through them, enjoying the soft breeze.

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MAR090130 FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH DANCE #1 (OF 6) $2.99
That's an awful title, a give-yourself-to-Darkseid title, but it's the Super Young Team from the original Final Crisis written by Joe Casey and drawn by ChrisCross, so it could be good.

MAR092449 INVINCIBLE #62 $2.99
MAR092546 AGENTS OF ATLAS #5 DKR $2.99
MAR092559 CAPTAIN AMERICA #50 $3.99
MAR092595 UNCANNY X-MEN #510 $2.99
Other well-regarded superhero comics. I think maybe superhero fans don't care for Uncanny X-Men as much as the Ed Brubaker-penned Captain America, but I liked just fine the issues I read. Walks like a mutant, wears an awkward outcast/community metaphor like a mutant...

MAR094269 FLINCH GN VOL 01 (MR) $11.95
This is this thing. It feels too soon for it to be listed after the controversy about its listing, but there you go.

APR090627 JOHNNY HIRO TP VOL 01 (MR) $14.95
This is a charming series and in a perfect world we'd all be at least a little familiar with it because of its comic book serialization and its resulting widespread presence on the stands. In this world, you may have seen one or two copies of the three of five issues that were serialized.

MAR094261 PHOTOGRAPHER GN INTO WAR TORN AFGHANISTAN $29.95
The clear book of the week, I think, and an admirably produced English-language edition of the award-winning comics-photo hybrid about the work of Doctors Without Borders.

FEB094482 OISHINBO GN VOL 03 RAMEN & GYOZA $12.99
FEB094481 PLUTO URASAWA X TEZUKA GN VOL 03 $12.99
A couple of well-liked manga series have new volumes out: the existence of a massive manga volume devoted to food items is a good thing even if you don't care to read it.

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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, I didn't list your comic.

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