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, triggering an extended crossover.

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AUG080039 HARVEY COMICS CLASSICS TP VOL 05 HARVEY GIRLS $19.95
One of the strange things if you're a certain age about a volume of comics coming out starring "Little" characters (Dot, Lotta, Audrey...) is that you realize how many Harvey comics you read when you were a kid and how much you didn't mind that many of them featured girl characters in the lead. Mostly, though, it's the volume... It's like there was something that turned Avengers comic books into unique items of regard that never quite hit that stack of 350 Harveys you and the other members of Cherokee cabin consumed at summer camp. This is how all comics used to work.

DEC082268 SWORD #16 (MR) $2.99
FEB090105 BPRD BLACK GODDESS #4 (OF 5) $2.99
JAN090285 NORTHLANDERS #16 (MR) $2.99
Your well-regarded action-adventure serial comics of the week, although I think Sword may be well-regarded only by me and since it's a light week my reemergent comics shop habits would have me looking at something like Northlanders, which I remember being solid and entertaining but haven't looked in on lately.

FEB094289 COLOR OF EARTH GN $16.95
I'm reading this right now and still have no idea what it is. I'll ask my comic shop clerk, Isaac Internet. Okay. Uh huh... Apparently, it's the first part of a three-part translation of a Korean work: First Second's first translation from Asia, I think, and that alone may be worth a look from some of you . I can assure you that the first 10 pages are good.

JAN093930 AND THERE YOU ARE GN (MR) $15.00
This is the one I'd be most curious to pick up and handle were I able to get to a full-service comic shop. The cover (reproduced at the top of this post) looks nice, and my gut impulse is to reward AdHouse for sticking to its publishing guns when there are definitely companies in and especially out of comics are turtling up a bit. In other words, I would give this one every chance, and that's a great thing about comics shops. Here's a preview I haven't looked at yet.

JAN092368 POPGUN GN VOL 03 $29.99
One of the better series in the giant assault of color comics school of trade collections, and one I'm looking forward to digging into. I think this has the Mike Dawson superhero brother battle, which amused me when I saw it on-line.

OCT080048 GANTZ TP VOL 04 (MR) $12.95
JAN094494 SLAM DUNK GN VOL 03 $7.99
Two manga series of interest. I greatly enjoy Slam Dunk whenever I get to read it, and it's better in book form because the progression in skill set is portrayed in painstaking fashion. We're going to see every dribble, every drill, so we might as well see a chunk of them at a time.

FEB094257 SHORTCOMINGS TP (MR) $14.95
Finally, if you're looking for a sure thing, there's what I'm guessing is a softcover version of Adrian Tomine's most recent work, a funny and surprisingly affecting story that holds up to multiple readings.

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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, you should take it personally.

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