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 look them over, causing my retailer to look over at me for a period of time during which he could have wold another 1.8 copies of Watchmen.

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JAN090136 GOON #32 10TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE $3.99
We're all just hurtling towards our graves, aren't we?

SEP080029 NEXUS ARCHIVES HC VOL 08 $49.95
The question isn't whether the economy is so bad that it calls into question if you can afford eight volumes of deluxe Nexus comics. The question is whether the economy is so bad that it puts on the table the possibility you would stop buying these even after spending the money on the previous seven.

NOV080143 BATMAN CACOPHONY #3 (OF 3) $3.99
See, I don't understand why this can't have a regular price and be part of a standing Batman series. And if it's somehow beneficial to the bottom-line to have comics like this kind of clogging up the aisles, I don't understand why it isn't a priority to get that fixed.

OCT080166 DC LIBRARY LOSH LIFE AND DEATH OF FERRO LAD HC $39.99
I had a joke when I started this post about the even shorter life and much less heroic death of Sbarro Lad, but I can't remember it now.

DEC080160 SHAZAM MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL TP $19.99
This is Jeff Smith's very fine take on the Captain Marvel mythos, featuring his killer monster-design skills and one cute-looking Mary Marvel, whom I think according to the science of comic book hairdos is some sort of crazy slutty lady in the regular DC Comics right now. Anyway, a nice purchase for kids that are fans of Bone.

JAN090213 SOLOMON GRUNDY #1 (OF 7) $2.99
If a Solomon Grundy mini-series has to exist, I suppose it only makes sense for it to be seven issues.

JAN090112 HELLBOY WILD HUNT #4 (OF 8) $2.99
DEC083706 TERRY MOORES ECHO #10 $3.50
JAN092488 AGENTS OF ATLAS #2 DKR $2.99
DEC082364 DAREDEVIL #116 $2.99
These strike me as the sturdy, well-liked genre comics of the week. I'm not at all familiar with Moore's newest effort, but it's already over issue #10 and I like the fact that he's serializing it.

JAN092528 SUB-MARINER DEPTHS #5 (OF 5) $3.99
So was this any good? I have a brother that collects Sub-Mariner comics. That last one was quarter boxalicious, but if I were to spend $20 on a bunch of Sub-Mariner comics, the same brother just might kill me.

JAN092452 ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK #3 (OF 6) $2.99
You know a comic has been delayed for a long time when they've completely rebooted that universe (I think) from issue #1 and you're only at the half-way point. When I was a kid, Wolverine fighting the Hulk only took two issues, and Wendigo even rode shotgun.

JAN092591 WOLVERINE BY CLAREMONT & MILLER TP $16.99
This was out of print?

NOV084212 LITTLE NOTHINGS GN VOL 02 PRISONER SYNDROME $14.95
Hey, this was really good. I find this comic series to be greatly pleasurable. Like one of those movies you watch where the movie was good but you would have watched it anyway just to look at the scenery.

DEC084332 NANA TP VOL 15 (MR) $8.99
I didn't catch any other new editions in solid series like this one, but I tend to mess these things up.

SEP084031 SAMS STRIP COMIC ABOUT COMICS GN $22.99
God bless comics' recent run of success that we get stand-alone oddities like this collection

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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 blame eczema. Not mine, necessarily.

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