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 pick them up and juggle several in a giant circle, causing a moment of transcendent joy.

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MAY090067 3 STORY SECRET HISTORY OT GIANT MAN $19.95
I want to see what this one's like. This is Matt Kindt's follow-up to the ambitious Super Spy.

JUL090015 BEASTS OF BURDEN #1 (OF 4) $2.99
Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson with one of those old-fashioned comics mini-series, a continuation of an anthology feature that was well-received and won awards.

JAN090089 WILL EISNERS SPIRIT ARCHIVES HC VOL 01 NEW ADV $49.95
Is there enough material here to make a big-ass expensive hardcover? I guess there is.

JUL090159 WEDNESDAY COMICS #11 (OF 12) $3.99
They should really start these summer event series earlier in the summer, because this sort of feels like a field trip to the miniature golf course in October.

JUN091071 JOHNNY BOO HC VOL 03 HAPPY APPLES $9.95
James Kochalka.

JUN091123 PLUTO URASAWA X TEZUKA GN VOL 05 $12.99
The manga of the moment.

JUN091122 OISHINBO GN VOL 05 VEGETABLES $12.99
A well-liked manga series that feels more like something that would have been released when manga series were coming out and no one could keep track of their splendid, collective weirdness.

MAY090229 TOM STRONG DELUXE ED HC BOOK 01 $39.99
With this one I'm sure there's enough material, but I have a hard time wrapping

JUL090861 LEGEND OF PERCEVAN GN VOL 02 REALM ASLOR $19.95
This is an old-fashioned, light European kids fantasy series that didn't quite work for me, but it's not like the field is exploding with books of this type.

MAY091042 MARVEL COMICS IN THE 1960S SC $27.95
An issue by issue study of one of the American comic book's great flowering.

JUL090168 BATMAN AND ROBIN #4 $2.99
More Grant Morrison '60s blend superhero comics, with Philip Tan taking up the art chores after Frank Quitely's mini-runs.

APR090395 SWORD #19 (MR) $2.99
JUL090408 WALKING DEAD #65 (MR) $2.99
JUL090580 DOMINIC FORTUNE #2 (OF 4) (MR) $3.99
JUL090510 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #18 $2.99
Your selection of well-regarded mainstream comic books of the week.

MAY090825 JOHN STANLEY LIBRARY NANCY HC VOL 01 $24.95
The latest Drawn & Quarterly offering, so it's going to be handsome as well as great comics. I couldn't find a flat scan, or I would have included one here.

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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, it's because I was distracted by the stutter-step move of Tate Forcier.

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