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 see all the comics goodness that was out there before me and take out my wallet and make it rain nerd-style.

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JUN090899 LIKE A DOG HC $22.99
A collection of Zak Sally comics. I'm way behind on his work, so I'm looking forward to this big time.

SEP090961 MONSTERS GN (A) $18.00
This is a book about Herpes. Ken Dahl's an interesting, natural cartoonist -- this decade's David Collier, maybe, although much less of a virtuoso art wise.

SEP090014 AGE OF REPTILES JOURNEY #1 $3.50
AUG090348 AGE OF BRONZE #29 (MR) $3.50
My brain refused to write a scannable joke about how one of these is about dinosaurs and the other one is the dinosaur that is the long-running serial indy comic, so just imagine one.

JUL090075 TUROK SON OF STONE ARCHIVES HC VOL 04 $49.95
This also has dinosaurs in it, although part of me refuses to believe Turok comics can exist not stuffed at the bottom of some toy chest or missing a cover.

JUN090605 CRIMINAL DELUXE ED $49.99
On the other hand, I can certainly believe that a deluxe treatment would flatter the Ed Brubaker/Sean Phillips crime series.

JUL090054 USAGI YOJIMBO HC YOKAI $14.95
A stand-alone Stan Saki painted story to celebrate the character's anniversary and perhaps provide that character with an easily accessible perennial.

SEP090455 STRANGE TALES #3 (OF 3) (MR) $4.99
SEP090381 MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ #1 (OF 8) $3.99
Marvel's indy-comics offering sees its final issue and its next round of Oz comics sees its first.

SEP090029 WITCHFINDER IN THE SERVICE OF ANGELS #5 (OF 5) $2.99
This week's trip into the Mignolaverse.

SEP090901 FROM THE ASHES #6 $3.99
This week's trip to the Fingermanverse -- the last time to this particular post-apocalyptic neighborhood, I'm guessing.

AUG091103 NANA TP VOL 19 (MR) $9.99
If I were buying one manga volume today, I'd be buying this one.

SEP090150 MAGOG #3 $2.99
I just sort of like looking at the word "Magog."

AUG091027 STUMPTOWN #1 (MR) $3.99
Greg Rucka's latest, a love letter to The Rockford Files. Although everyone knows you don't write a love letter to The Rockford Files, you call and leave a message.

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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 is probably to your credit and certainly isn't to mine.

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



*****

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 them up and fan myself.

*****

JUN090468 ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS #1 $3.99
JUN090471 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1 $3.99
The re-launch of Marvel's not quite our regular comics comics series; I'm not sure exactly how they differentiate these books from the rest of them anymore.

JUN090755 OLD MAN WINTER & OTHER SORDID TALES GN (MR) $6.95
Xeric winner, plus a very persistent young persons who always seems worried that I've lost the copy I was sent.

JUN090602 DOMINIC FORTUNE #1 (OF 4) (MR) $3.99
JUN090953 STARSTRUCK #1 $3.99
Return of the overgrounds! The more compelling title to me is the Starstruck stuff; I'm not sure exactly what this is and what's in any individual issues, but I'm interested in finding out.

MAY090050 MARQUIS TP VOL 01 INFERNO $24.95
This is Guy Davis' solo project finally all collected, maybe?

JUN090051 BPRD 1947 #2 (OF 5) $2.99
JUN090053 HELLBOY WILD HUNT #5 (OF 8) $2.99
There's a time in my life that I would have been doing handsprings and cartwheels at having so many high-quality books being directed by such a fine and idiosyncratic creator. Okay, maybe not handsprings and cartwheels, because I could never do those things, but I would have waved a fork around with a chicken nugget on it or something. But seriously: these seem like solid, entertaining mainstream books to me.

APR090060 EERIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 02 $49.95
That price point is death for me, but I'd love to take a look at this stuff and see what's in there.

APR090212 SANDMAN BY JOE SIMON AND JACK KIRBY HC $39.99
I have no idea if this stuff is any good, but it's Kirby, so I'm looking at it.

JUN090140 WEDNESDAY COMICS #6 (OF 12) $3.99
I love the idea of this, but I have to be honest that I had a chance to buy a couple of copies in Burbank the other week and I ended up taking a pass.

MAY090320 INVINCIBLE TP VOL 11 HAPPY DAYS $16.99
JUN090332 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME $14.99
Am I crazy to think that these two popular Robert Kirkman trade series should have spaced out a little more scheduling wise?

JUN090538 INCREDIBLE HERCULES #132 $2.99
What all the kids that don't read superhero comics while still totally reading superhero comics are into these days.

MAY090988 BIG KAHN GN $13.95
I heard that if you don't like this tale of a rabbi's family recovering after finding out the patriarch wasn't even born Jewish and sure isn't a rabbi, Calvin Reid will personally send you an e-mail saying he's sorry. I just read it and I like it just fine.

*****

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, please take consolation in the fact I'm lonely and alone.

*****


 
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