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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NOV111075 SEX PISTOLS GN $15.95
This week seems as light in the funnybook shops as the last couple of weeks seemed ambitiously overstuffed, so if I were making my way towards one of these fine retail establishments I'd probably fall into old habits of buying serial comic book comics and staring at some material with which I'm largely unfamiliar. Sometimes both at once. I'd start with this book about the Sex Pistols featuring work by Steve Parkhouse.

DEC110902 RALPH WIGGUM COMICS #1 $2.99
DEC110078 USAGI YOJIMBO #144 $3.50
DEC110235 BATMAN ODYSSEY VOL 2 #5 (OF 7) $3.99
DEC110317 SPACEMAN #4 (OF 9) (MR) $2.99
NOV110457 INVINCIBLE #89 $2.99
DEC110575 WALKING DEAD #94 (MR) $2.99
DEC100487 ORC STAIN #7 (RES) (MR) $2.99
DEC110653 FF #15 $2.99
DEC110664 TWELVE #10 (OF 12) $2.99
It looks like there's a bunch of genre comics of note to check out this week. Fairly adored Simpsons supporting cast member Ralph Wiggum gets a one-shot. Veteran Stan Sakai continues his march down the reliability highway. Neal Adams' new Batman series is as loopy as you'd suspect, and pretty fun as a result. I have no idea how Spaceman is turning out, but it got a lot of play during the recent Before Watchmen argumentation as exhibit A in a "DC does so still do original work" line of argumentation. Both of writer Robert Kirkman's major series have new issues out; I'm not sure if it's a boon or not to have those both out on the same day, and I imagine that depends on the retailer. Orc Stain is one of those new mainstream titles you've been hearing so much about. Finally, there's Marvel's latest shot at extending the Fantastic Four brand into a second comic and the return of one of those major "with superheroes"/"about superheroes" maxi-series that was abandoned for a while.

JUL110059 DRINKY CROW PARTY LIGHTS $14.99
I thought this might be some book I hadn't heard about, but instead it's actually some party lights with Drinky Crow iconography. On the one hand, there goes a potential top-of-post image. On the other hand, finally there's something to go with my Hellboy Christmas ornament.

OCT110051 EMPOWERED DELUXE ED HC VOL 01 $59.99
DEC110734 UNCANNY X-FORCE DARK ANGEL SAGA PREM HC BOOK 02 $24.99
Two big genre-soaked books from interesting artists: Adam Warren in a major collection of the sex-and-superheroes Empowered; Jerome Opena on a book featuring his work on the well-liked, violence-is-not-a-solution meditation in superhero form Uncanny X-Force.

NOV111195 COMICS & US SOUTH HC $55.00
The price point on an academic book kind of shuffles this to the side of most people's purchase piles, I'm guessing, but this looks like a good one to take notice of now, assign for summer school in a few months if you're in a position to do so, and maybe get back to at a later time. There's a blog.

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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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