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 no-doubt 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 be reading aloud from many of the following, in a loud yet lovely voice.

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JAN101202 BACKING INTO FORWARD JULES FEIFFER MEMOIR HC $30.00
It's Feiffer's memoir! Of course you want this. Most underrated cartoonist of the 20th Century, that guy.

NOV090223 BRONX KILL HC (MR) $19.99
This is one of those Vertigo Crime comics I haven't seen yet, one by Peter Milligan and James Romberger. I would have to imagine that it will help this line if they can sell books with a comics writer rather than an established crime writer; plus giving their better creators the chance to work on all the different lines could go a long way towards solving some of DC's talent development issues. On the other hand, I've heard next to nothing about this book and it's coming out tomorrow.

DEC090247 MYSTERIUS THE UNFATHOMABLE TP $17.99
I'm glad this one is coming out in a trade, as I thought it kind of lost as a WildStorm comic book when it came out as a limited series -- I think Jeff Parker wanted to punch me in the jaw for saying that back when the series was out, but I really did think it was an odd book out there and maybe would have been better served by a different publisher. It's not like I meant anything bad by it, I swear! Publishing is tough right now.

JAN100571 DOOMWAR #2 (OF 6) $3.99
This is a dopey Marvel comic book at least $1 too expensive for my plebeian tastes. I like the sound of that title, though, and Dr. Doom is certainly the Belle of the Bad Guy Ball right now, judging in terms of how many people want to use the armored monarch. Remember, Marvel writers, it's the fact he's as powerful as he is but still packing heat that makes Doom the villain he is today.

NOV090861 KRAZY & IGNATZ HC TIGER TEA $12.99
Not as many folks as 25 years ago think as highly of Krazy Kat, but it's always worth noting when any new publication comes out, even if it's the "Tiger Tea" sequence you might already have in an issue of RAW.

NOV090763 MOME GN VOL 17 2010 $14.99
Hey, the new MOME is out. It's an odd issue, and vaguely dissatisfying as a whole, but the comics by Renee French, T. Edward Bak and Oliver Schrauwen are stop and stare good.

DEC090032 GROO HOGS OF HORDER #4 (OF 4) $3.99
DEC090729 DIE HARD YEAR ONE #7 $3.99
DEC090755 MUPPET SHOW #3 $2.99
JAN100356 JOE THE BARBARIAN #3 (OF 8) (MR) $2.99
A smattering of old-fashioned comic books, the kind that used to drive a lot more of our comics-related shopping experiences. It's all about the creators here: Aragones, Chaykin, Langridge, Morrison.

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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 it's cold out and my fingers don't work. It's really March?

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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 run my fingers through them.

*****

OCT090026 LITTLE LULU TP VOL 22 BIG DIPPER CLUB $14.99
22? Wow.

DEC090620 DOMINIC FORTUNE IT CAN HAPPEN HERE AND NOW TP (MR) $19.99
A big slab of Howard Chaykin by way of Marvel Comics.

DEC090267 DEMO VOL 2 #1 (OF 6) (MR) $2.99
NOV090527 CRIMINAL SINNERS #4 (MR) $3.50
DEC090497 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #23 $2.99
This is what jumps out at me as far as mainstream serial comics of quality this week. That Demo comic I'm guessing is the series returning to the stands.

DEC090881 AMELIA EARHART THIS BROAD OCEAN HC $17.99
This is the latest in the Disney/Hyperion/CCS comics biographies for young audience. Sarah Stewart Taylor writes; Ben Towles makes with the art.

OCT091069 AMELIA RULES S&S ED TP VOL 03 SUPERHEROES $10.99
A popular title aimed at kids that I do not read.

NOV090950 ONE PIECE TP VOL 29 $9.99
NOV090951 ONE PIECE TP VOL 30 $9.99
NOV090952 ONE PIECE TP VOL 31 $9.99
NOV090953 ONE PIECE TP VOL 32 $9.99
NOV090954 ONE PIECE TP VOL 33 $9.99
The One Piece flood begins -- this is like that sales move to catch Naruto up with its anime counterpart, only without that extra edge of sales fervor surrounding Naruto. I guess we'll see if it works for a title like the very popular One Piece, although I don't think the publisher will be forthcoming if it doesn't work.

DEC090874 SMILE HC $21.99
DEC090873 SMILE SC $10.99
You don't see a bunch of simultaneous hardcover/softcover releases, but it looks like that's what Scholastic is doing for Raina Telgemeier's story of adolescence through dental trauma.

*****

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, it's probably because it gave me a paper cut.

*****


 
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