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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MAR191687 FOLLIES OF RICHARD WADSWORTH GN $19.95
Nick Maandag's deadpan humor leads to some of the funniest comics I see, his vacuous protagonists ramming head first into his vicious antagonists in a way that delights every nasty impulse in a person. I have no idea how he keeps thing at a point these comics aren't a horror show to process.

APR190132 CRIMINAL #5 (MR) $3.99
APR191243 GIANT DAYS #51 $3.99
APR190202 WALKING DEAD #192 CVR A ADLARD & STEWART (MR) $3.99
APR198001 WALKING DEAD #192 CVR B BLANK CVR (MR) $3.99
The Criminal issue begins a new serial, this one starring an oddball Vietnam-era private detective who does things he knows he shouldn't be doing. No draws a head injury like Sean Phillips. I thought Giant Days was going to end at #50, so I'll be happy and confused. The Walking Dead is important in terms of that title's story. Someone suggested on-line that kind of thing doesn't get much play with on-line fans the way it used to.

MAR190080 DIE TP VOL 01 FANTASY HEARTBREAKER (MR) $9.99
I still can't tell if this is a next big book or something falling just short of one. Those Image $10 initial trades is still a great program for sorting through that kind of thing.

DEC181031 MARVEL ART OF SKOTTIE YOUNG HC $50.00
I would certainly take a look; it's not easy to do what Young does here.

MAR192099 P CRAIG RUSSELL JUNGLE BOOK & OTHER STORIES FINE ART S&N ED $195.00
MAR192100 P CRAIG RUSSELL SALOME & OTHER STORIES FINE ART S&N ED $195.00That is very expensive and P. Craig Russell is almost always worth it.

MAR191944 SMURFS GN VOL 24 SMURF REPORTER $7.99
MAR191943 SMURFS HC GN VOL 25 GAMBLING SMURFS $12.99
I like the Smurf books and here is one at each size.

APR191750 THIS WAS OUR PACT HC GN $21.99
I also listed this handsome look all-ages book with a title like a Gipi album last week, hopefully it's still good.

APR191792 MASTERS OF COMICS SC $24.99
This make sense given the author's big Fall and Winter ahead. Let's all write an appreciation.

FEB190739 BRAVO FOR ADVENTURE TP $24.99
And hey, it's summer. Summer is for Toth and all the comics he both didn't draw and did. I could buy one every Memorial Day and be way up on the game.

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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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