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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DEC120334 MARSHAL LAW THE DELUXE EDITION HC (MR) $49.99
This is an extremely low-interest week for me. It happens. If I lived in a town with a comics shop, I probably wouldn't go to that comics shop today. That's just me, though; I'm sure there are tons of books that will delight and thrill other readers, even those that share a similar interest in comics as an expressive art form as opposed to a delivery system for specific genre thrills. Anyway, I already own this Marshal Law material in a way I'm happy owning it, but I'd love a hardcover collection, too. I'd certainly consider it this week. I think the Marshal Law comic was stylish-looking and funny in its various iterations; I don't take playing with superheroes seriously enough to know where it stands on some spectrum of similar works, but it amused the shit out of me and still does.

JAN131261 HP LOVECRAFT CASE OF CHARLES DEXTER WARD GN $19.95
Here's one that I know next to nothing about, which is a thrill when it happens and is a vote for the superiority of the comics shop over just counting on your own limited expertise to direct you to any and all books you'd want. It's from SelfMadeHero, and they've done very well recently.

JAN130097 BLACK BEETLE #3 NO WAY OUT $3.99
FEB130013 BPRD HELL ON EARTH #106 COLD DAY IN HELL #2 $3.50
FEB130051 CONAN THE BARBARIAN #15 $3.50
FEB130324 POPEYE CLASSICS ONGOING #9 [DIG/P+] $3.99
FEB130460 REVIVAL #9 [DIG] $2.99
DEC120589 THIEF OF THIEVES #13 (MR) [DIG] $2.99
FEB130480 AGE OF ULTRON #6 $3.99
FEB130842 ADVENTURE TIME #1 NEW PTG CONNECTING CVRS $3.99
FEB130836 ADVENTURE TIME #15 MAIN CVRS [DIG] $3.99
FEB130843 ADVENTURE TIME #2 NEW PTG CONNECTING CVRS $3.99
FEB130844 ADVENTURE TIME #3 NEW PTG CONNECTING CVRS $3.99
FEB130845 ADVENTURE TIME #4 NEW PTG CONNECTING CVRS $3.99
FEB130846 ADVENTURE TIME #5 NEW PTG CONNECTING CVRS $3.99
FEB130847 ADVENTURE TIME #6 NEW PTG CONNECTING CVRS $3.99
Since it's not a great week at the comics shop, I would cast my net wider than usual when it came to looking at serial comic books. We have some stylish-looking genre comics from Dark Horse with those first three, an IDW effort I've enjoyed, two from Image including Robert Kirkman's "produced" effort that seems like a TV show in the making, the latest issue of Marvel's current "event" series starring that dickish robot Ultron -- always make your artificial life forms weak, and build them out of tin foil when you can -- and a bunch of the Adventure Time books re-released in a way I'd take a second look at them. I'd probably also re-examine books I didn't buy in recent weeks, but I'm not truly equipped to cover such an exploration here.

FEB130420 HAPPY TP (MR) [DIG] $12.99
FEB130421 HARVEST HC (MR) [DIG] $19.99
JAN131008 BLAKE & MORTIMER GN VOL 10 SARCOPHAGI OF 6TH CONTINENT PT 2 $15.95
JAN131010 LUCKY LUKE TP VOL 25 STAGECOACH $11.95
JAN131011 LUCKY LUKE TP VOL 26 BOUNTY HUNTER $11.95
DEC121234 MODESTY BLAISE TP VOL 23 GIRL IN IRON MASK $19.95
JAN130460 ART OF STEVE DITKO HC NEW ED $39.99
DEC120394 POPEYE CLASSICS HC VOL 01 $29.99
JAN131218 MONSTER HC BOX SET VOL 1-4 $39.99
JAN130808 PARIS COLLECTION TP $10.95
JAN130810 SLOW NEWS DAY TP $12.95
DEC120778 THE LODGER GN (MR) $19.95
Here's a similar casting about for various re-releases and trade drops, including some sturdy names from across the Atlantic. I like the last three all enough that I already own them, but Andi Watson and Karl Stevens are perfect cartoonists for certain readers and I hope they always make comics.

DEC120054 ALIENS HC INHUMAN CONDITION $10.99
I've never bought an Aliens comic book as far as I can remember, even the ones with Jim Woodring's involvement. But in a week like this one -- for me, maybe not for you -- I would definitely take a look at a lengthy work with Sam Kieth art and a John Layman story. Nothing wrong with that pair of creators working together.

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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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