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 withdraw his support for my nomination.

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NOV080178 LOSERS BY JACK KIRBY HC $39.99
This I assume is Kirby's mid-'70s Our Fighting Forces run, which should make a nice hardcover as the original comics are a) little-read, b) a pain in the ass to find for a reasonable price and c) quite entertaining.

OCT072020 SPECIAL FORCES #4 (OF 6) (MR) $2.99
This is Kyle Baker's pretty much entirely satirical modern war book; people are just now waking up to the fact that it's really good.

JAN092406 WALKING DEAD #59 (MR) $2.99
NOV080209 TOP 10 SEASON TWO #4 (OF 4) $2.99
Two standard adventure-style comics of the well-reviewed kind that you might pick up if you're a serial comics buyer.

NOV084453 BE A NOSE ART SPIEGELMAN SKETCHBOOK SET $29.00
This is McSweeney's package of multiple Art Spiegelman sketchbooks from different years and holy crap it's like they're making comics now according to things I suggested should happen while drunk back in 1996.

DEC084122 TILTING AT WINDMILLS SC VOL 02 $19.99
Now I can fume at Brian Hibbs' business and advocacy columns anywhere I can carry a book.

MAY080063 PERRY BIBLE FELLOWSHIP ALMANACK HC $24.95
The even quieter follow-up to DHC's quiet hit from early last year.

JAN094555 ALTER EGO #84 $6.95
Eighty-four? Good gravy.

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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 my too-obvious musical cues.

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