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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FEB180275 MAD MAGAZINE #1 $5.99
I know nothing beyond a few rumors and excited friends as to who will be working on the new MAD. I am rooting for a well-paying comics showcase with national-level branding. Let's see what we get.

FEB181963 LUCY & ANDY NEANDERTHAL GN VOL 01 $7.99
FEB181965 LUCY & ANDY NEANDERTHAL GN VOL 02 STONE COLD AGE $7.99
I haven't read this series yet, but this is Jeffrey Brown's current kids book gig after a stellar run of playing with George Lucas' toys. A cartoonist once told me that cavemen are the hardest thing to make work, but these look charming. That second volume is out in paperback for the first time.

FEB180754 CAPTAIN AMERICA #700 LEG $5.99
FEB180466 RICK VEITCH THE ONE #3 (OF 6) $4.99
Not a whole lot that caught my eye in the comic-book comic world although I'm slitting out the Tommaso and the MAD costs as much as the Captain America here. That's Chris Samnee's goodbye issue, for the character and the publisher. He had a great run. And I'm all about having as much Rick Veitch on the stands as possible. I'd buy without looking.

FEB180544 CLOVER HONEY SPEC ED TP (MR) $12.99
FEB180617 DRY COUNTY #2 (MR) $3.99
Clover Honey was Tommaso's graphic novel debut after his charming Eros title Cannibal Porn. It is one of the earliest examples of a random graphic novel receiving cross-media interest. I look forward to reading it today, and the trade looks nice divested of some at-the-time series elements, if I'm remembering that correctly. More current Tommaso with the second issue of Dry County.

DEC170099 BPRD DEVIL YOU KNOW TP VOL 01 $19.99
MAY170010 MOEBIUS LIBRARY ART OF EDENA HC $34.99
FEB180957 BEST WE COULD DO ILLUSTRATED MEMOIR SC $17.99
Randome trade-sized offerings I'd look over, for sure, even if I tend to collect the Mignola-verse stuff in comic-book format. I always look at Moebius although I thought version of this was out before now. The Best We Could Do is I assume the softcover of last year's well-regarded hardcover offering.

MAY171648 PHANTOM COMP SUNDAYS HC VOL 04 1950-1953 $65.00
FEB182040 ROBERT CRUMB SKETCHBOOK HC VOL 03 1975-1982 (MR) $40.00
I have no idea why I put these together. They are both expensive book, a lot of fun, and feature not-ideal imagery, I guess, maybe? They're fun as art books, too.

FEB181730 BUNCH OF JEWS AND OTHER STUFF $15.00
This is Trina Robbins interpreting a book of neighborhood profiles written by her father and drawn by various talents. That is fine thing that we can have books like that.

FEB182091 TRAVELS WITH WALT HC $29.99
This isn't comics, but a travel book featuring Walt Disney during one of the golden ages for world travel. Sure, I'd look at it.

FEB181131 FORWARD GN $18.95
Finally, in a were where I'm at least not noticing a ton of big names, let's feature a book about two slightly older than usual for the genre people participating in a romance from a cartoonist with whom I'm unfamiliar. God bless any comic store that carries new work of a stand-alone nature.

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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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