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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JAN160388 JACK KIRBY MIGHTY THOR ARTIST ED HC PI
I'm not sure if it's San Diego looming or something else, but this seems a kind of vacant week in a lot of areas important to comic book shops. I think the Thor book above would be an interesting buy -- your shop probably won't let you look at it at that price point. Kirby's work is always lovely in its original-art form, and those stories are better than their current reputation (it used to be a dark horse contender for best primetime Marvel era comic).

MAY161670 KAIJUMAX SEASON 2 #3 $3.99
MAY160105 BALTIMORE EMPTY GRAVES #4 $3.99
MAY160277 BATMAN 66 MEETS STEED AND MRS PEEL #1 $2.99
MAY160282 FLINTSTONES #1 $3.99
APR160771 REVIVAL #41 (MR) $3.99
MAY160666 WALKING DEAD #156 (MR) $2.99
I really enjoy Zander Cannon's work on his giant monsters in prison comic Kaijumax and this would be a genuine pick-up for me if I'm in the comics shop. After that, things get a little odd in the spirit of this week. There's the typical Mignola-verse title. The Batman 66 titles featuring that version of the character teamed up with other fantastic TV characters of that era seems to me about 15-20 years late to hit a sizable every-week comics audience in love with the source material. I'm still happy it's there, though, and I'd take a look. The revamped, grimmer Flintstones sounds awful, but how awful I wouldn't know until I picked one up to look it over. Revival has been a solid title for Image, and looks headed into its last narrative cycle. Walking Dead Day is likely still a happy day for most of America's funnybook shops.

MAR160044 NEXUS OMNIBUS TP VOL 07 $24.99
Another character slightly out of time, I greatly appreciate Dark Horse's archival work with the title -- you might be able to argue that sales would be stronger if you wait for a cycle of that title's readers to get to a point where they want to buy those stories again, but this way the creators get a shot at any monies made.

JAN160353 ABSOLUTE PREACHER HC VOL 01 (MR) $150.00
JAN160930 AVENGERS BY JOHN BYRNE OMNIBUS HC $100.00
Two big, fancy comics. The Preacher run in that format makes sense because of the TV show, although what the show's fans would find interesting about the comic book version beyond "more" is slightly beyond me: they're sort of different. I have fond memories of reading the John Burn run on Avengers when I was a comics-buying kid, although if I splurged I'm sure a thing I'd like more than Byrne's art is all the little story tweaks they've since moved past at a company like Marvel. Like remember when Captain America and, come to think of it, Batman, would be treated as low-power hindrances? It's hard to think of someone pulling that off now.

APR160788 ADVENTURES IN THE RIFLE BRIGADE TP (MR) $14.99
APR162081 SHADOWMAN BY GARTH ENNIS & ASHLEY WOOD TP $19.99
Two from Garth Ennis. All of Ennis' work should be in print. It's all pretty solid off-cape genre work, and comics doesn't have a lot of that stuff in the top tier where Ennis' talent can reach.

APR161904 COOK KOREAN COMIC BOOK WITH RECIPES SC $19.99
I am all for cooking comics of any kind, and I was all for the couple of these I'm pretty sure I saw up on-line before it became a fancy print volume and everything.

MAY161920 ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 07 $9.99
This strikes me (get it?) as the best of mainstream manga series with a book out this wee. There'e a Bleach, too, I think.

MAR161632 PIG GOAT BANANA CRICKET HC VOL 01 ORGLE BORGLE $12.99
Eric M. Esquivel and Andreas Schuster adapt the cartoon by Dave Cooper and Johnny Ryan. I'd look, foir sure.

MAY161516 PRINCE VALIANT HC VOL 13 1961-1962 $34.99
I love boys adventure comics during the summer time, and there's no better creature of that species in comics than Hal Foster's Prince Valiant. This would be the lovely afternoon of Foster's long career, with art never more gorgeous. I like the tone and pace of comics like this, how they're never shocking but keep pressing along.

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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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