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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FEB110808 FRANCIS SHARP IN GRIP OF UNCANNY GN CHAPTER 01 (OF 4) $10.00
I'm not seeing a whole lot that screams "buy me" this week, at least not from the perspective of the super-broad version of my own artistic preferences that I employ in this column. I'm sure over at TCJ, Jog will find a half-dozen things my eyes and brain refused to process and I'll quietly rewrite this post. But until then, this seems like a week I might not go into the comics shop, or one where I went in and bought weird things, or went in and paid extra attention to the back-issue bins. That makes it a perfect week to maybe take a flyer on something like this attractive Xeric Award winner.

DEC100087 FLASH GORDON COMIC BOOK ARCHIVES HC VOL 03 $49.99
I'm on sort of a Pat Boyette bender right now, and as I'm not familiar with his work on the run of Flash Gordon books that Charlton did in the late 1960s I'd certainly want to see them -- unless there's some shrink-wrap in the way.

FEB110637 CASANOVA GULA #4 (OF 4) (MR) $3.99
All of the attention to craft particulars has been nice, but it's the color that makes these reprints of the Matt Fraction-penned super-spy series worth purchasing again. I was surprised by the difference, and pleased with how well the stories work on a second walk-through.

FEB110675 SENSE AND SENSIBILITY GN TP $14.99
Marvel's most unlikely comics effort not starring the pope. I have zero interest in a comics adaptation of Austen's work, but I'd take a look at it, sure.

JAN111355 COMPLETE WENDEL SC (MR) $24.95
There's a nice article here by Beth Scorzato that makes a two-pronged case for your consideration of this Howard Cruse reprint: that the work itself is important both as comics and for what it said about gay culture at the time, and that a previous attempt to get it out there in collected form was basically obliterated by the LPC collapse.

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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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