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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JAN191419 A FIRE STORY HC GN $24.99
I didn't find much of anything I liked this week -- if I missed something significant and obvious .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) -- so this effort by Brian Fies popped more that it probably would have. That's a heck of a story to have to tell and a harbinger of environmental mishaps to come.

DEC180858 ZIGGY PIG SILLY SEAL COMICS #1 $3.99
JAN191394 GIANT DAYS #48 $3.99
NOV180434 DOOMSDAY CLOCK #9 (OF 12) $4.99
NOV180435 DOOMSDAY CLOCK #9 (OF 12) VAR ED $4.99
Comic-book comics. I don't know if Marvel is doing a bunch of 80-year anniversary one-shots, but the Fago-era comic showed off here does sport an all-time title. The next is John Allison, and I always buy John Allison. The third is the latest Watchmen/DC Universe thing and the pacing in this comic is sort of remarkable given how controlled it was in the original series. Maybe that will be the series' formal point.

DEC180659 PROMETHEA 20TH ANNIV DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01 $49.99
DEC180662 WILD STORM TP VOL 03 $16.99
NOV180659 STAR WARS EMPIRE STRIKES BACK GN $9.99
NOV181689 BLAKE & MORTIMER GN VOL 25 VALLEY OF THE IMMORTALS $15.95
JAN191968 GANG OF FOOLS GN (MR) $17.99
JAN191905 BREAKAWAYS GN $12.99
JAN191906 BREAKAWAYS HC GN $19.99
Here's a bunch of things I want to see, anyway, a kind of walking tour through modern trade publicaiton. There's an archival comic, a collection of the latest high-end adventure comics serial, another Star Wars thing (I've lost track of which one this is, but I feel that way about the movies, too), a classic French album from a length series, a stand-alone original story and a genial sports soap aimed at younger raiders released in two formats at once. If I were determined to leave with something, I bet I could.

JAN192173 BEN KATCHOR CONVERSATIONS SC $25.00
Katchor is one of our smartest, most inventive cartoonists and one of the best people to listen to talk about the form.

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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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