March 13, 2018
This Isn’t A Library: New, Notable Releases Into Comics’ Direct Market
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Here are the books that make an impression on me staring at this week's no-doubt 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. You never know. I'd sure look at the following, though.
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JAN181087 BIZARRE ROMANCE HC (C: 1-1-0) $24.99
This is the first of Eddie Campbell-related books we're going to see this year.
Bizarre Romance is in partnership with his wife the novelist and comics-maker Audrey Niffenegger. This kind of stand-alone release from a pair of talented makers is the kind of thing I want to see every week in comics, but don't see as often as I'd like.
DEC170393 DC COMICS THE ART OF DARWYN COOKE TP $29.99
This is new, I think. I've thought a lot about Cooke lately; I miss his bigger-than-the-room personality and his lively Tothian take on superhero comics art traditions. I bet there's a lot to enjoy here.
JAN180558 RICK VEITCH THE ONE #2 (OF 6) $4.99
JAN180321 MISTER MIRACLE #7 (OF 12) (MR) $3.99
JAN180322 MISTER MIRACLE #7 (OF 12) VAR ED (MR) $3.99
JAN180605 DRY COUNTY #1 (MR) $3.99
JAN180798 MAGE HERO DENIED #7 (OF 15) $3.99
It's great to have Rick Veitch back in serial comics and any Jack Kirby put to good use I'll buy -- people have been flipping out about that title in that world, a good sign.
Dry County is the latest Rich Tommaso -- an older serial, revived -- in what could be a major year for the cartoonist with new work and old due to hit the stands. Matt Wagner's latest serial in his been-around-a-long-time series of stories has picked up speed in the last two issues. Things look bad for our hero. I always like typing that.
DEC170956 MASTER OF KUNG FU EPIC COLLECTION TP WEAPON OF THE SOUL $39.99
This series was consistently among Marvel's best a full two generations ago, and while I prefer the original comic books, not everyone is me. One thing that's fun about these comics is that even the ways they're not great prove to be fairly enjoyable. Fun characters, too.
JAN181442 ABOVE & BEYOND GN $9.99
This is an oddity I'd pick up and look over: Don Lomax doing pro police-force comics for Caliber, apparently collected from a more significant effort.
JUL178161 ARCHIVAL QUALITY GN $19.99
I know almost nothing about this book save for that it's set in the world of librarians, which I'm not can solely be called "the library" or not. I just alway miss Oni books, and for once I didn't.
JAN181193 HEAVENLY NOSTRILS CHRONICLE GN VOL 07 UNICORN MANY HATS $9.99
JAN181194 PEANUTS TP IM NOT YOUR SWEET BABBOO (C: 0-1-0) $9.99
JAN181202 PEARLS BEFORE SWINE TP FLOUNDERING FATHERS (C: 0-1-0) $14.99
Hey, it's the strip gang: Dana Simpson (I think from the web archives of what became the print newspaper strip
Phoebe And Her Unicorn), the GoComics version of a
Peanuts trade series; this one from the rich period where Schulz seemed to be doing a lot of quirky minor characters, and the latest from Stephan Pastis.
JAN181776 PUERTO RICO STRONG SC $12.99
This is a charity book about which I know nothing, but wanted to remind people exists.
JAN181697 NEW SHOES HC (C: 1-1-0) $17.99
I'm a big sucker for Sara Varon's kids work and this would be the first book I'd pick up if I get to a store this week.
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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 failed to list your comic, that's because I hate you.
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