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



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Here are the books that make an impression on me staring at this week's 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. But were I in a comic book shop tomorrow I would more than likely pick up the following and look them over, leading to a long period of reflection on the owner-retailer relationship.

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DEC080034 DYLAN DOG CASE FILES TP $24.95
Dark Horse's occasionally European compilations have been one of the great secret joys in comics buying over the last 15 years, and this nearly 700-page chunk of comics would seem to fit that role really wall.

DEC080041 HERBIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 03 $49.95
And so the publishing event ends with a third volume.

NOV080072 PLANET OF BEER SC $14.95
I've always enjoyed Brian Sendelbach's work, and I'm delighted he has a book out now. And that's pretty much all I have to say.

JAN090075 WONDERMARK TP VOL 02 CLEVER TRICKS STAVE DEATH $14.95
Another in Dark Horse's successful line of trades from popular webcomics, I think less than a year after the first one, which seems to indicate that one sold well.

DEC080194 100 BULLETS #100 (MR) $4.99
Congratulations to the 100 Bullets team on the completion of their 100-issue run.

DEC080212 100 PERCENT HC (MR) $39.99
This is a new hardcover of an admirable Paul Pope effort, stuffed with lots of extras.

FEB090252 AIR #8 (MR) $2.99
I think I would have lost a bet on this reaching an eighth issue, so congratulations to the creative team.

OCT082289 GODLAND #27 (RES) $2.99
FEB092434 WALKING DEAD #60 (MR) $2.99
FEB092529 CAPTAIN AMERICA #49 $2.99
JAN092558 INCOGNITO #3 (MR) $3.50
FEB098016 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #11 2ND PTG LARROCA VAR $2.99
This week's mini-suite of well-liked, serialized genre comics. That Walking Dead comic has been good recently in that I have no idea where it's going issue to issue.

FEB092463 SUB-MARINER COMICS 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1 $3.99
I have no idea what this is beyond what's obvious from the title, but I'm always interested in whatever Marvel's doing with the character so I suppose I'd pick it up. I like Bill Everett's comics enough I'd be more disappointed by fewer pages of reprints.

JAN094393 ALEX TOTH GOES HOLLYWOOD SC $25.00
DEC084249 BEST OF SIMON & KIRBY HC $39.95
I didn't know what either of these were, either, but with those heavy-hitters involved I'd have to take a look. The Toth/Hollywood book is a Greg Theakston production made up of these stories. The Simon & Kirby volume is the first in Titan's expanded Simon and Kirby library series. Please don't let comics shops die.

OCT084199 STUFF OF LIFE SC GRAPHIC GUIDE TO GENETICS & DNA $14.95
This gets my vote for weird project of the year, a basic lesson in genetic and dna told through the prism of an alien scientist lecture his supreme ruler.

FEB094288 ADVENTURES IN CARTOONING SC $12.95
This is comics-driven book to help young people make comics. It looks nice; I heard more about it when it was its earlier stages than I've heard about it recently.

FEB092653 ESSENTIAL DAZZLER TP VOL 02 $19.99
Volume 2? Really?

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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 didn't list your comic, it may be that you're a smelly felly.

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