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 them up, give them a read, and then slam them back into the racks while I bellowed "Yahtzee!"

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MAR090056 SOLOMON KANE TP VOL 01 CASTLE OF DEVIL $15.95
Is this any good? I liked that character when I was a kid. Probably the hat.

DEC084062 BUCK ROGERS IN 25TH CENTURY DAILIES HC VOL 02 $39.99
If I ever win the lottery, all comics shops will benefit.

APR090741 MUPPET SHOW #4 (OF 4) $2.99
The Roger Langridge Appreciation Tour 2009 ends. Fun mainstream comics.

MAR094365 BRAT PACK NEW EDITION TP (MR) $19.95
One of the nastier classics of the dissection of superheroes genre.

MAY090295 SAVAGE DRAGON #150 (NOTE PRICE) $5.99
Maybe the most stealthily influential mainstream comic book series out there.

MAY090218 ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK THREE #3 (OF 4) $3.99
I really like this material as far as superhero comics go, although admittedly I'm only catching up to it in chunks.

MAY090130 BATMAN AND ROBIN #2 $2.99
Another issue of the Morrison/Quitely, Adam West/David Lynch take on the caped duo.

MAY090234 GREEK STREET #1 (MR) $1.00
New Peter Milligan at a pick-me-up price.

APR090283 EMMA VOL 09 $9.99
Unless I'm missing something, the best of the popular manga series installments out this week.

APR090377 ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #17 $2.99
Robert Kirkman's third project has yet to find its own feet, but the whole creative team is trying really, really hard.

MAR092466 SWORD #18 (MR) $2.99
I surely do love the Luna Brothers. The Torque of modern hero fantasy comics.

MAY090479 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #15 DKR $2.99
The best all-time Marvel Event would be if Tony Stark became so popular in the Marvel Universe that everyone grew a version of his mustache. That would be stupendous.

FEB098560 FAR ARDEN HC (MR) $19.95
Kevin Cannon's rollicking sea adventure and meditation on exploration as death. That's a heck of a price point.

MAR094445 SYNCOPATED GN $16.95
Brendan Burford's anthology moves to a book publisher; I'm looking forward to reading this one.

FEB094285 COMICS JOURNAL #298 $11.99
I'm looking forward to #300, but this issue's Ba/Moon interviews sounds intriguing.

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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'm sure someone else out there has.

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