The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship to The Beguiling Books & Art in Toronto, Canada this week. Not all books make it to all retailers at the same time, but if you see something on the list below and not in your local store, it’s probably at least worth asking about.
The big book this week is Angel: After The Fall, the comics-format sequel to the cancelled ‘Angel’ television show, a spin-off of the popular ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’. Originally it was going to be titled “Angel Season Six” but… I dunno, someone somewhere is a jerk. Anyway, this one is also written by original creator Joss Whedon and answers a pretty major cliffhanger for a lot of fans, so I expect sales will be quite brisk. Will they be Buffy #1 brisk? I don’t see it happening myself, but that Joss Whedon does seem to have the magic touch, lately. Speaking of which, it looks like retailers who ordered Buffy #1 are getting a Limited Edition “Thank You” Buffy Hard Cover this week. Can you say “instant, expensive collectible”. I’m sure you can…
Also of note in the floppies are new issues of Powers and Walking Dead, showing that those books might just eventually get back on schedule yet. The new Hawaiian Dick ongoing series launches, written by B. Clay Moore and featuring the lovely art of Canadian (and good buddy) Scott Chantler. I’ve had a chance to read the first issue and it’s really good, I hope everyone out there will give it a shot this time out.
Finally, my friends at UDON are releasing STREET FIGHTER: BONUS STAGE, a collection of all of the back-up stories from the first two volumes of Street Fighter comics. Whether you’re a fan or not, they assembled a pretty stellar array of mainstream and international comics artists, including Joe Mad, J. Scott Campbell, Adam Warren, and I think all of Corey Lewis’ ‘Cheap Shots’ comics are in there too. Very cool. Apparently I get a thank-you in the book because I sorta came up with the idea for it, which is nice of the guys. I’m just happy to have all the work.
Full shipping list is after the jump:
AUG070263Â Â Â 52 VOL 4 TPÂ Â Â 19.99
SEP070184Â Â Â ACTION COMICS #859Â Â Â 2.99
AUG070326Â Â Â AMERICAN VIRGIN VOL 3 WET TP (MR)Â Â Â 12.99
SEP073739Â Â Â ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #1Â Â Â 3.99
SEP073740Â Â Â ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #1 20 COPY VIRGIN HARRIS CVRÂ Â Â PI
SEP072280Â Â Â ANNIHILATION BOOK 3 TPÂ Â Â 24.99
AUG070302Â Â Â APOTHECARIUS ARGENTUM VOL 3 (C: 1-0-0)Â Â Â 9.99
DEC060062Â Â Â APPLESEED VOL 1 PROMETHEAN CHALLENGE TP (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 14.95
SEP070269Â Â Â ARMY @ LOVE #9 (MR)Â Â Â 2.99
JUN073627Â Â Â ART OF ALBERTO RUIZ SC (MR) (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 19.95
MAR073695Â Â Â AVALON HIGH CORONATION VOL 1 MERLIN PROPHECY GN (OÂ Â Â 7.99
SEP072182Â Â Â AVENGERS CLASSIC #6Â Â Â 2.99
SEP070179Â Â Â BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #11Â Â Â 2.99
AUG070270Â Â Â BATMAN DEATH IN THE CITY TPÂ Â Â 14.99
OCT073416Â Â Â BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ZAREK TP VOL 01 PHOTO ED (RESÂ Â Â 14.99
SEP070193Â Â Â BIRDS OF PREY #112Â Â Â 2.99
SEP070085Â Â Â BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #131 (MR)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP073506Â Â Â BOYS #12 (MR)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP070194Â Â Â BRAVE AND THE BOLD #8Â Â Â 2.99
SEP078108Â Â Â BTVS LONG WAY HOME HC RETAILER THANK YOU ED (NET)Â Â Â PI
SEP072186Â Â Â CAPTAIN AMERICA #32Â Â Â 2.99
SEP072185Â Â Â CAPTAIN AMERICA CHOSEN #4 (OF 6)Â Â Â 3.99
SEP072261Â Â Â CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL 1 DEATH CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HÂ Â Â 19.99
AUG074083Â Â Â CASE CLOSED VOL 20 GN (C: 1-0-0)Â Â Â 9.99
AUG073652Â Â Â CASTLE WAITING VOL II #9Â Â Â 3.95
SEP070180Â Â Â CATWOMAN #73Â Â Â 2.99
MAY073265Â Â Â CAVEWOMAN PANGAEAN SEA #10Â Â Â 3.50
SEP070200Â Â Â CHECKMATE #20Â Â Â 2.99
MAR073338Â Â Â CLASSIC BATTLESTAR GALACTICA VOL 1 PX ED TP (C: 0-Â Â Â 14.99
MAR073337Â Â Â CLASSIC BATTLESTAR GALACTICA VOL 1 REG ED TP (C: 0Â Â Â 14.99
SEP073763Â Â Â COMPLETE BADGER VOL 1 TPÂ Â Â 24.99
SEP070027Â Â Â CONAN #46 (MR)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP070148Â Â Â COUNTDOWN SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER GOTHAM BY GASLIGHTÂ Â Â 2.99
SEP070144Â Â Â COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 23Â Â Â 2.99
SEP070146Â Â Â COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #3 (OF 8)Â Â Â 3.99
SEP072292Â Â Â DAILY BUGLE DECEMBER (BUNDLE OF 50) (NET)Â Â Â PI
OCT072045Â Â Â DARK SECTOR #0 (RES)Â Â Â 2.99
MAR073355Â Â Â DARKMAN VS ARMY OF DARKNESS PX ED TP (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 14.99
MAR073354Â Â Â DARKMAN VS ARMY OF DARKNESS REG ED TP (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 14.99
SEP070177Â Â Â DETECTIVE COMICS #838 (GHUL)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP073564Â Â Â DRAFTED #3Â Â Â 3.50
SEP070253Â Â Â EX MACHINA #32 (MR)Â Â Â 2.99
JUN073933Â Â Â EXCESS ART OF MICHAEL GOLDEN AND HOW HE DOES IT SCÂ Â Â 24.95
JUL073378Â Â Â FALL OF CTHULHU CVR A #8Â Â Â 3.99
JUL073379Â Â Â FALL OF CTHULHU CVR B #8Â Â Â 3.99
JUN073936Â Â Â FAMOUS MONSTER MOVIE ART OF BASIL GOGOS SC NEW PTGÂ Â Â 24.95
SEP070195Â Â Â FLASH #234Â Â Â 2.99
SEP071956Â Â Â FLINK GN (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 13.99
SEP072189Â Â Â FRANKLIN RICHARDS FALL FOOTBALL FIASCOÂ Â Â 2.99
SEP073333Â Â Â GD SOURCEBOOK OFF HANDBOOK TO THE GD UNIVERSE #11Â Â Â 3.95
SEP073570Â Â Â GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #29Â Â Â 3.50
APR071868Â Â Â GODLAND #20Â Â Â 2.99
SEP073332Â Â Â GOLD DIGGER #90Â Â Â 2.99
JUL073264Â Â Â GOLD DIGGER II POCKET MANGA VOL 2 (MAR078374)Â Â Â 14.95
JUL070033Â Â Â GOON CHINATOWN HC (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 19.95
SEP073831Â Â Â GRAPHIC UNIVERSE ISIS & OSIRIS TO ENDS OF EARTH SCÂ Â Â 8.95
SEP073832Â Â Â GRAPHIC UNIVERSE KING ARTHUR EXCALIBUR UNSHEATHEDÂ Â Â 8.95
SEP071997Â Â Â GRAVESLINGER #2 (OF 4)Â Â Â 3.50
SEP070011Â Â Â GRENDEL BEHOLD THE DEVIL #1 (OF 8)Â Â Â 3.50
JUN074002Â Â Â GRIMM FAIRY TALES #18 (MR)Â Â Â 2.99
AUG070125Â Â Â GROO HELL ON EARTH #2 (OF 4)Â Â Â 2.99
JUN072119Â Â Â HALO UPRISING #2 (OF 4) (MR)Â Â Â 3.99
MAY073676Â Â Â HARDY BOYS VOL 10 A HARDYS DAY NIGHT GNÂ Â Â 7.95
SEP071953Â Â Â HAWAIIAN DICK #1Â Â Â 2.99
SEP070277Â Â Â HELLBLAZER #238 (MR)Â Â Â 2.99
AUG072231Â Â Â HEROES FOR HIRE #15Â Â Â 2.99
OCT073974Â Â Â HEROES MAGAZINE #1 DEC JAN 2008 NEWSSTAND ED (C: 0Â Â Â 9.99
JUL073380Â Â Â HUNTERS MOON #4 (OF 5)Â Â Â 3.99
AUG072227Â Â Â INCREDIBLE HULK #111 WWHÂ Â Â 2.99
JUL078255Â Â Â INCREDIBLE HULK ZOMBIE VAR #111 (PP #783)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP074039Â Â Â INDIA AUTHENTIC YAMA LORD OF DEATH #7Â Â Â 2.99
JUN071916Â Â Â INVINCIBLE #46Â Â Â 2.99
SEP072200Â Â Â IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD ANNUAL #1Â Â Â 3.99
JUL070248Â Â Â JACK KIRBYS FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL 3 HCÂ Â Â 49.99
SEP074115Â Â Â JUXTAPOZ DEC 2007 VOL 14 #12 (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 4.99
SEP073467Â Â Â KAMUI VOL 9 GN (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 9.99
JUL073898Â Â Â KARMA INCORPORATED VOL 1 POOR MR WILSON GNÂ Â Â 11.95
AUG074089Â Â Â KEKKAISHI VOL 11 GN (C: 1-0-0)Â Â Â 9.99
JUN073341Â Â Â LEFT ON MISSION #5 (OF 5)Â Â Â 3.99
SEP070229Â Â Â LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #8Â Â Â 2.25
SEP074087Â Â Â LIVING CORPSE #0 (C: 0-0-2)Â Â Â 1.50
JUL073443Â Â Â LONE RANGER #10 (C: 0-0-1)Â Â Â 2.99
JUL073444Â Â Â LONE RANGER CASSADAY VIRGIN CVR INCV #10 (C: 0-0-2Â Â Â 2.99
JUL072191Â Â Â LONERS #6 (OF 6)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP073844Â Â Â LOVE AND CAPES #6Â Â Â 3.95
JUL070267Â Â Â MAD ARCHIVES VOL 1 HC NEW PTGÂ Â Â 49.99
JUL070266Â Â Â MAD ARCHIVES VOL 2 HCÂ Â Â 49.99
AUG071993Â Â Â MADMAN VOL 2 TP (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 17.99
SEP072205Â Â Â MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #18Â Â Â 2.99
SEP072203Â Â Â MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #30Â Â Â 2.99
AUG072195Â Â Â MARVEL ILLUSTRATED LAST OF THE MOHICANS #6 (OF 6)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP072170Â Â Â MARVEL ILLUSTRATED TREASURE ISLAND #6 (OF 6)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP070167Â Â Â METAMORPHO YEAR ONE #4 (OF 6)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP073915Â Â Â MIDKNIGHT #1Â Â Â 2.95
SEP072259Â Â Â MMW FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 7 HCÂ Â Â 54.99
SEP072260Â Â Â MMW FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 7 HC VAR ED 34Â Â Â 54.99
JUN073366Â Â Â MY DEAREST DEVIL PRINCESS VOL 1 GN (MR) (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 9.99
MAY073790Â Â Â MYTHOS FANTASY ART REALMS OF FRANK BRUNNER HC (MR)Â Â Â 34.95
SEP072266Â Â Â NEW AVENGERS VOL 1 HCÂ Â Â 29.99
SEP072267Â Â Â NEW AVENGERS VOL 1 HC VARÂ Â Â 29.99
SEP072236Â Â Â NEW X-MEN #44 MCÂ Â Â 2.99
SEP072237Â Â Â NEW X-MEN CAMPBELL VAR #44 MCÂ Â Â 2.99
JUL073269Â Â Â NINJA HIGH SCHOOL HAWAII POCKET MANGA VOL 5Â Â Â 14.95
AUG070299Â Â Â PALETTE OF 12 SECRET COLORS VOL 1 (C: 1-0-0)Â Â Â 9.99
SEP072220Â Â Â PENANCE RELENTLESS #3 (OF 5)Â Â Â 2.99
APR072350Â Â Â POWERS #27 (MR)Â Â Â 3.95
SEP070259Â Â Â PROGRAMME #5 (OF 12)Â Â Â 2.99
JUL073511Â Â Â PS238 #27Â Â Â 2.99
AUG073594Â Â Â PURI PURI VOL 3 GNÂ Â Â 9.95
JUL073417Â Â Â RED SONJA #27Â Â Â 2.99
JUL073418Â Â Â RED SONJA HOMS VIRGIN CVR INCV #27Â Â Â 2.99
AUG073758Â Â Â REPTILIA SCÂ Â Â 14.99
SEP073311Â Â Â REX LIBRIS #9Â Â Â 2.95
JUL073905Â Â Â SADHU THE SILENT ONES #3 (MR)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP070234Â Â Â SCOOBY DOO #126Â Â Â 2.25
SEP070036Â Â Â SCREAM #1 (OF 4)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP070203Â Â Â SHADOWPACT #19Â Â Â 2.99
SEP072225Â Â Â SHE-HULK 2 #23Â Â Â 2.99
SEP073449Â Â Â SIMPSONS COMICS #136Â Â Â 2.99
SEP073335Â Â Â SKY SHARKS #4 (OF 5)Â Â Â 3.50
AUG074050Â Â Â SNAKEWOMAN VOL 2 TALE OF THE SNAKE CHARMER #5 (MR)Â Â Â 2.99
AUG073595Â Â Â SNK VS CAPCOM VOL 7 SVC CHAOS TPÂ Â Â 13.95
SEP073367Â Â Â SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #182Â Â Â 2.25
SEP072276Â Â Â SPIDER-GIRL PRESENTS WILD THING CRASH COURSE DIGESÂ Â Â 7.99
AUG070258Â Â Â SPIRIT #11Â Â Â 2.99
SEP073772Â Â Â STAR TREK ALIENS SPOTLIGHT ANDORIANSÂ Â Â 3.99
AUG070133Â Â Â STAR WARS 30TH ANNIV COLL VOL 10 HC CRIMSON EMPIREÂ Â Â 24.95
AUG073596Â Â Â STRAY LITTLE DEVIL VOL 5 GNÂ Â Â 9.95
JUN073931Â Â Â STREET FIGHTER VOL 4 BONUS STAGE TPÂ Â Â 12.95
AUG070279Â Â Â SUPERGIRL IDENTITY TPÂ Â Â 19.99
SEP073369Â Â Â TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #25Â Â Â 2.49
SEP070280Â Â Â TESTAMENT #21 (MR)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP072229Â Â Â THUNDERBOLTS BREAKING POINTÂ Â Â 2.99
JUN073738Â Â Â TINTIN AND ALPH ART SC (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 10.99
JUN073737Â Â Â TINTIN IN THE LAND OF THE SOVIETS SC (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 10.99
SEP073429Â Â Â TOMB RAIDER VOL 5 TP (BANDAI)Â Â Â 9.99
AUG078499Â Â Â ULTIMATE MARVEL FREE SAMPLERÂ (NET)Â Â Â PI
FEB072106Â Â Â ULTIMATE VISION #5 (OF 5)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP070034Â Â Â UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE #3 (OF 6)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP073370Â Â Â VERONICA #185Â Â Â 2.25
JUL073362Â Â Â VSS NEMESIS RISING #5 (OF 5)Â Â Â 3.50
AUG072035Â Â Â WALKING DEAD #44 (MR)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP070260Â Â Â WETWORKS #15Â Â Â 2.99
SEP070249Â Â Â WETWORKS ARMAGEDDON #1Â Â Â 2.99
SEP072231Â Â Â WHAT IF ANNIHILATIONÂ Â Â 2.99
AUG070280Â Â Â WILL EISNERS SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL 23 HCÂ Â Â 49.99
JUL073440Â Â Â WITCHBLADE SHADES OF GRAY #4 (OF 4) (RES)Â Â Â 3.50
SEP073259Â Â Â WIZARD ANIME INSIDER WALLFLOWER CVR #51 (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 4.99
OCT073176Â Â Â WIZARD MAGAZINE BEST OF 2007 CVR #195 (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 5.99
OCT073177Â Â Â WIZARD MAGAZINE MARVELS GREATEST YEAR EVER CVR #19Â Â Â 5.99
SEP072241Â Â Â WOLVERINE ORIGINS #19Â Â Â 2.99
AUG070264Â Â Â WORLD WAR III TPÂ Â Â 17.99
SEP073536Â Â Â XENA VOL 1 CONTEST OF PANTHEONS TP (RES)Â Â Â 14.99
SEP072243Â Â Â X-MEN EMPEROR VULCAN #3 (OF 5)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP072243Â Â Â X-MEN EMPEROR VULCAN #3 (OF 5)Â Â Â 2.99
SEP072286Â Â Â X-MEN FIRST CLASS TOMORROWS BRIGHTEST TPÂ Â Â 19.99
SEP072274Â Â Â X-MEN GOD LOVES MAN KILLS PREM HC DM VAR ED 7Â Â Â 19.99
SEP072273Â Â Â X-MEN GOD LOVES MAN KILLS PREMIERE HCÂ Â Â 19.99
SEP070035Â Â Â ZERO KILLER #3 (OF 6)Â Â Â 2.99
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