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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JUN181666 BERLIN HC COMPLETE EDITION (MR) $49.95
JUN181667 BERLIN TP BOOK 03 CITY OF LIGHT (MR) $24.95
Hey, my old friend and neighbor from the Seattle days stuck with that thing he was working on and got the whole thing done while we're still young enough to raise a glass in its honor. I'm looking forward to some critical attention to this book, I think people stopped talking about it about 2/3 or the way through and beyond its surface handsomeness, which I suspect will be a key to how I end up reading, I'm not sure how much I know about how it works. Good of them to do that third volume in the series, too.

JUL181915 CHECK PLEASE HOCKEY GN VOL 01 $16.99
Hey, it's the new kid on the block, Ngozi Ukazu's gay hockey romance webcomics of much addictiveness turned into the lead batter in First Second's Fall 2018 line-up. This book will also have the decided advantage of the very engaging author appearing on its behalf over the next few months. I'm a fan of both.

JUL182004 UPGRADE SOUL GN $19.99
I didn't have any idea there was a new Ezra Claytan Daniels and egad it's a fine-looking thing. For sure. I'd buy it with this ugliest cover, though, as Daniels is one to watch.

MAY180371 HELLBOY OMNIBUS TP VOL 04 HELLBOY IN HELL $24.99
MAR180338 BATMAN BY JEPH LOEB AND TIM SALE OMNIBUS HC $125.00
FEB180296 BATMAN BY SCOTT SNYDER & GREG CAPULLO BOX SET 3 $59.99
JUL180261 MONSTRESS TP VOL 03 (MR) $16.99
JUL181856 SUPERNATURAL LAW TP GRANDFATHERED IN $16.95
JUL181618 TALES FROM OUTER SUBURBIA HC NEW PTG $21.99
JUL181897 COMPLETE PEANUTS TP BOX SET 1967-1970 $39.99
JUL181896 COMPLETE PEANUTS TP VOL 10 1969-1970 $22.99
JUL181918 CREEPY CASE FILES MARGO MALOO GN VOL 01 $9.99
Man, look at all the publishing strategies at work. Some fine comics in here, too, or at least interesting ones. I'm a serial comic Hellboy buyer, and I'm pretty sure that's not the way to collect those comics. The Batman comics stood out to me because of two different approaches by DC's might bookselling program, both featuring creator-forward sales strategies despite the price differential. Monstress I also like better in serial comic form. There's something about the density of it that makes smaller chunks work a bit better for me, although the narratives have a bit more clarity when you get 100 pages at a time. Hey, it's Batton Lash! I try to buy those in any comic shop that will carry him. I'll be sad when the industry no longer allows for this kind of self-publishing, but maybe that's years away, yet. I didn't know a new edition of Tales was necessarily on anyone's demands list, but sometimes just putting something out there will kick up an audience. Still love Peanuts. The '60s were probably the strongest period, as much as I became fascinate with the false starts and odd choices of the 1970s. As far as the last I think that's a re-solicit or something along those lines. Whatever it is, Drew Weing is a fun cartoonist and that's a fun comic.

JUL181409 GIANT DAYS #42 $3.99
MAY181886 KAIJUMAX SEASON 4 #2 (OF 6) (MR) $3.99
JUN180249 SNOTGIRL #11 CVR A HUNG $3.99
JUL180330 THIEF OF THIEVES #40 (MR) $3.99
JUL180333 WALKING DEAD #183 CVR A ADLARD & STEWART (MR) $3.99
This week's comic book. I always buy John Allison. I always Zander Cannon, too, although that's not a rule as much as I just sort of end up buying everything Zander does -- if not right away, than later on. It's amazing he's done four series on this monsters in prison thing. I haven't quite figured out the rhythms of Snot Girl to the point where it's a regular read, but I like that it's different, I like that it's humor. On that basis alone, I hope it succeeds. Thief Of Thieves has been having fun with comics' formal properties in terms of time and pacing on this last go-around; if you're a fiend for that kind of thing you might like it. Walking Dead continues to lurch forward the way a zombie might. I enjoy reading it, although this new plot line with a rigid community system seems to present a scenario that needs to address broader information about the world entire. They're usually pretty okay about picking up on those things.

JUL181931 OTHER PEOPLE GN $25.00
MAR181928 YRAGAEL URM THE MADMAN HC $34.99
Here are a couple of final volumes for your considerations. Joff Winterhart's work hit much harder in the UK than it did over here, so having a omnibus volume out gives us a chance to address that here in the US. I hope to take advantage. That last book is Druillet and just look at that damn thing. We talk a lot about cartoonists who are designers but very few obviously work out of that set of strengths as opposed to making a visit to that neighborhood every now and then. Also: just look at that damn thing! Hell, the title alone is a delight.

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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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