This Isn’t A Library: New and Notable Releases to the Comics Direct Market



Here are a few books that jump out at me from this week's probably mostly 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 following -- I might not buy any -- but were I in a comic book shop I would likely pick them up and look at them, potentially resulting in mean words and an angry stare from my retailer.

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MAR070018 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #3 $2.99
JAN072400 ASTONISHING X-MEN #21 $2.99
MAR072108 RUNAWAYS #26 $2.99
Chris Butcher gathered these three books together on his list, noting that they're all written by Joss Whedon. I don't know if it's a good thing to have all the books by the same guy coming out on the same day or not. On the one hand, you can refer a customer for one to the others. On the other hand, I would imagine it's better to have people coming in the shop every week to look for something. Still, there it is; it's not like the two companies involved are going to compare notes and coordinate their release schedules. I'm not buying any of these series, so I can't really comment on their content, but this in and of itself might be reason enough for a lot of folks to hit the funnybook shop today.

DEC060037 FLOOD 3RD EDITION TP $14.95
The best trade out this week in a week suited for curiosity browsing. If you don't have it, you want it. I have to say, I never got the feeling there was a huge demand for a brand new edition of Eric Drooker's silent story. Hopefully, this one looks nice and will be kept in print.

DEC061874 WALKING DEAD SORROWFUL LIFE VOL 6 $12.99
JAN071930 WALKING DEAD VOL 2 HC (MR) $29.99
Two new books in overlapping trade programs for Robert Kirkman's popular, sprawling, zombie epic. This may be Image's flagship title right now. I'm not a regular reader, so don't ask me about the insides. Lots of cliffhangers and biting.

FEB070244 52 WEEK #52 $2.50
I didn't like the only book in this weekly series I read -- or I didn't like one and I've totally forgotten the other -- but I always watch the last episodes of television shows whether or not I watched the series itself so I'd be tempted to look at this. Also, this review is making a number of people give the series a second look. A definite success for DC Comics; I would have lost thousands of dollars were I to have been able to bet against it retaining so many readers throughout its run.

FEB070294 SHAZAM THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL #3 (OF 4) $5.99
Jeff Smith's charming series continues. Since I have two copies of Flood!, I'd probably leave the comic shop having looked at all the others listed here but buying this one.

FEB070298 SHOWCASE PRESENTS WAR THAT TIME FORGOT VOL 1 TP $16.99
I'm not exactly a whiz with mainstream comics history, but I believe these army men vs. dinosaurs stories originally ran in Star Spangled War Stories. The ideal delivery system on these comics would be individual books stuffed into a wicker basket that you would discover on the porch of somebody's lakehouse when looking for something to read when your parents are keeping you out of the water for 30 minutes after lunch (damn you, cramps!), but a black and white version under one cover might do, too.

MAR072160 FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES WALTER SIMONSON VOL 1 TP $19.99
This is another reason being near a comic book shop can sometimes be a great thing. I have a lot of friends that are Walt Simonson fans that were older and disinterested in comics by the time this material came out. So if I could pick it up and see how it looks, I might keep it in mind for a present or two.

FEB073807 KORGI VOL 1 TP $10.00
The latest in Top Shelf's Owly-style group of all-ages or all-ages-like books; I'm not certain this is in any way, shape or form something for me, but what I've seen of the art confused me a bit, so I'd like to pick it up and flip through it.

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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.

To find your local comic book store, check this list; and for one I can personally recommend because I've shopped there, 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.

If I didn't list your new comic, it's probably just because I missed it. It could be because our tastes differ. It's not because I hate you. I love you.
 
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