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



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Here are those 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 up the following and look them over, potentially resulting in mean words and hurt feelings when my retailer objected.

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MAY070015 CONAN THE PHENOMENON HC $29.95
Looks like they've officially run out of Conan titles.

JUN070036 HARVEY COMICS CLASSICS VOL 2 RICHIE RICH TP $19.95
I'm glad these exist, although I haven't seen one yet. Giant piles of Richie Rich comics were a part of summers growing up for me and my comics-reading pals as much as Claremont/Byrne's Uncanny X-Men were.

AUG070017 LOBSTER JOHNSON THE IRON PROMETHEUS #2 (OF 5) $2.99
JUL073228 BLACK DIAMOND #4 (OF 6) $2.95
AUG072222 HOWARD THE DUCK #1 (OF 4) $2.99
FEB073882 GUMBY #3 (RES) $3.95
AUG072249 OMEGA UNKNOWN #1 (OF 10) $2.99
These look like the best in a rich week for old-fashioned comic book-format serial titles. The belle of the ball here from an anticipatory standpoint is the Jonathan Lethem/Farel Dalrymple Omega the Unknown book, which has been coming out since forever.

MAY070027 SOCK MONKEY INCHES INCIDENT TP $9.95
I buy Tony Millionaire sight unseen.

JUN073564 COMPLETE IRON DEVIL HC (A) $26.95
Completely hardcore, foul porn from Frank Thorne; his art has never looked better.

APR070053 KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE VOL 4 TP $10.95
JUL073846 DRAGON HEAD VOL 8 GN (OF 10) $9.99
Unless I'm missing something these are the two best manga trade series with new books out this week.

AUG074291 LIO HAPPINESS IS A SQUISHY CEPHALOPOD TP $12.95
The most popular new newspaper strip of the last couple of years. I can't remember seeing a collection in a comics shop before, so I'd definitely be checking it out.

JUL073561 MOME VOL 9 GN $14.95
A solid issue of the mostly young cartoonists' comics anthology.

MAY073459 NIGER #2 $7.95
MAY073455 GROTESQUE #1 $7.95
MAY073461 REFLECTIONS #3 $7.95
Three new books in the Ignatz line, a newbie and two follow-ups, all handsomely drawn. I've been collecting all of these.

AUG073868 REMEMBRANCE THINGS PAST PT 2 BUDDING GROVE VOL 2 HC (O/A) $16.95
I haven't seen this yet, either, but it sounds like an interesting project.

JUL073552 WALKING MAN GN (O/A) (MR) $16.99
JUL073550 JAPAN AS VIEWED BY 17 CREATORS TP (SEP052929) (MR) $25.00
Two re-releases of books carried only sporadically the first time around; Walking Man in particular has been a real attitude changer for several Western comics readers vis-a-vis how they look at comics from Japan.

JUN073555 WHERES DENNIS MAGAZINE CARTOON ART OF HANK KETCHAM TP $19.95
A quirky and entertaining little book, although more for Ketcham completists and magazine panel cartoon fans than comics generalists.

MAY073456 I KILLED ADOLF HITLER GN $12.95
Another Jason book. Jason has a very strong and very specific following, which you can understand the moment you read one of his books.

JUL073390 COMIC ART MAGAZINE #8 (O/A) $19.95
JUL073389 COMIC ART MAGAZINE #9 $19.95
A new, great issue of the now Buenaventura Press-published comics magazine.

JUL073391 INJURY COMICS #1 (MR) $4.95
Ted May's return to comics shelves is good news, although I'm more interested in reading an issue #8 or #9 at this point from the cartoonist in question as opposed to another first issue. Hopefully, I'll get the chance.

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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, you're welcome to assume the worst of me, but it's likely I just missed it. I am not a good person.
 
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