This Isn’t A Library: Notable Releases To The Comics Direct Market



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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NOV110979 SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS GN $16.99
I don't know a single thing about this Nate Powell-drawn work set in the Civil Rights era -- I googled the unfamiliar title I saw on Diamond's list. I had a hard time finding more than a preview on the First Second site, and even then I accessed that from a google search. There's a dedicated site, though, and Powell also has some information up on it. I'd certainly check it out were I in a shop today.

OCT110059 MANARA LIBRARY HC VOL 02 $59.99
In his CR holiday interview. Kim Thompson strongly endorsed the overall production values of this series he's translating for Dark Horse. It sounds like it's compiled in careful fashion, too. This volume contains El Gaucho -- Manara's other famed collaboration with Hugo Pratt -- and a bunch of shorts not released in English before now. That's pretty much the kind of line-up you want from this kind of book.

NOV110013 BPRD HELL ON EARTH RUSSIA #5 $3.50
NOV110049 USAGI YOJIMBO #143 $3.50
NOV110472 WALKING DEAD #93 (MR) $2.99
NOV110363 BULLETPROOF COFFIN DISINTERRED #1 (OF 6) (MR) $3.99
Three of the market's reliable, quality, comic-book format performers and the latest in the Shaky Kane oeuvre make up this week's likely "I want a little pile of pop culture" purchase.

NOV110348 LIL ABNER HC VOL 04 $49.99
MAY111109 BRENDA STARR REPORTER STRIPS VOL 01 $60.00
Not a great week for me personally on the strip front. Of all the great strips, Al Capp's is one I'm least likely to naturally consume. I want to like it. I recognize the skill of its creation and appreciate its energetic humor. I just don't have that personal connection to it that would lead me to make routine $50 purchases. Brenda Starr I access more as a historical achievement than as an artistic one, and this latest volume is priced way out of my ability to give it a second shot. Your mileage may vary, and probably does.

NOV110632 DAREDEVIL BY BRUBAKER AND LARK ULT COLL TP BOOK 01 $29.99
NOV110611 DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID PREM HC VOL 01 $19.99
NOV110610 CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER PREM HC VOL 01 $19.99
NOV110618 FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN PREM HC VOL 02 $24.99
Four books of recent, well-regarded, Marvel superhero work by three of its best writers. I think I'd prefer to have whatever of this kind of Marvel comic book work I'd want to read in comic book form, but the market isn't only my market.

SEP111260 WALLY WOOD STRANGE WORLDS OF SCIENCE FICTION TP $24.95
I thought this came out last week, but whatever week a new Wally Wood comes up, I'm picking it up and looking it over.

NOV110775 FANTASTIC LIFE GN $9.95
I'm also pretty sure that this work by Kevin Mutch was out last year -- at least to the point it could be reviewed -- which makes this either a delayed release through the direct market or some sort of re-release. Whatever it is, there's very little stand-alone work of this kind released, and were I unaware of it before seeing it on the stands I'd certainly walk over and give it a shot. You can read a preview here.

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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 on me. I apologize.

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