Hi there folks. These are the comics that are scheduled to ship to The Beguiling Books & Art in Toronto, Canada this week. These books may not show up at all retailers at the same time, but if you see a title here it’s probably at least worth asking your local retailer about…
…Oh My Goodness, there are a lot of comic books coming out this week. It looks like all of the Tokyopop and most of the Viz (or vice versa?) in addition to a heavy week for comics and trades anyway. 65 manga! 200 line items! Who has money for all this stuff?
Here’s more than 5 picks for this week…
JAN073629 28 DAYS LATER THE AFTERMATH GN (C: 0-1-2) 17.99
The first release from “Fox Atomic Comics”, a comic company who exists to adapt movies into comics, and produce comics that could be adapted into movies. Funnily enough, I have absolutely no interest in this conceptually, or with the ‘products’ announced so far. Bleh.
FEB071900 AFTER THE CAPE #2 (OF 3) 2.99
The signing we had here at the store for After The Cape writer Howard Wong went really well, we completely sold out of the book! Which means I haven’t read it. But a few of the people guilted into buying the book because the guy was standing right there did add it to their pullfiles for issue 2, which is a positive sign. Congrats Howard.
OCT060165 ALL STAR SUPERMAN #7 2.99
DEC060188 ALL STAR SUPERMAN VOL 1 HC 19.99
Life is good again. This hard cover collects issues 1-6, a little bit of bonus material I think, and all in a lovely package. Also? Three cheers to whomever decided that a four issue hard cover was a stupid idea and gave us this much more intelligent, reasonable collection. It’s kind of fross how DC is making a grab for your wallet by breaking JUSTICE by Alex Ross up into three, four issue collections. Bleh.
JAN072436 CIVIL WAR TP 24.99
Oh, Civil War. You make no damned sense whatsoever. I honestly have no idea what anyone reading this mini-series is going to make of it, because as a narrative, it’s riddled with holes. There’s no conclusion, no finale. I don’t quite know what you have to offer to a reader besides lovely art… Disappointment, I guess.
FEB073454 COMPLETE PEANUTS VOL 7 1963-1964 HC (C: 1-0-0) 28.95
New Peanuts collection! Is anyone buying the single volume releases of these, or are they just going for the cheaper two-packs? I mean, you’ve gotta wait a little while longer and everything, and is that really worth six bucks, but? Just curious.
FEB073684 COMPLETE UNIVERSE OF DUPUY & BERBERIAN TP (C: 0-1- 55.00
From the Previews solicitation:
A beautiful retrospective of the work of Phillipe Dupuy and Charles Berberian, best known for their Drawn & Quaterly publication Monsieur Jean. Over tewnty years of collaborations are featured here including their portaryals of everyday Parisian life, homages to Billie Holiday and Jacques Tati, and their commercial art for book jackets and CD covers.
I’ve greatly enjoyed meeting Dupuy and Berberian, and their work is just phenomenal. If you haven’t read their recent collections Get a Life, a new Mr. Jean book (as previously seen in the Drawn & Quarterly Anthologies), or their autobio book Maybe Later, you owe it to yourself to run out and pick them right up, they’re marvelous. If this book has the same lush production values and beautiful art as their comics, it’ll be tough not grabbing one for myself on Wednesday.
JAN073681 CONLUVIO TP 19.99
When is a comic not a comic? Ben Templesmith’s unused art and sketches get the Popbot treatment here, as a narrative is woven through a bunch of bitch’n art on the subject of “The International Part-Time Assassins Guild.” Will quite likely sell very well.
FEB073859 DEATH NOTE VOL 11 TP (C: 1-0-0) 7.99
Death Note! When I was in New York I had a good long talk with Viz VP of Publishing Alvin Lu about DeathNote. It seems that whenever their bookstore sales reps don’t “get” manga, they just hand them a copy of DeathNote and say “Just read this one.” They grab the rest themselves. It is to regular manga as crack is to cocaine. That should be on the SAT’s actually…
But anyway. This penultimate volume kicks the plot into overdrive, and I couldn’t be happier. I’m an idiot and went and spoiled the whole thing for myself on Wikipedia, because after reading the first 9 in a row I needed to know how it ended, but I’m looking forward to drawing my own nuances out of the last few volumes…
JAN073862 DRAGON HEAD VOL 6 GN (OF 10) (MR) (C: 1-0-0) 9.99
Whoo! Life continues to be awesome. Did you read that fifth volume? Holy shit. Actually, I saw “Grindhouse” this weekend and it totally reminded me of Dragon Head (and manga like Drifting Classroom, Death Note, etc.). The rising action and the ridiculous chapter-by-chapter cliffhangers, the fact that it’s constantly raising its own stakes. The idea that you never really know what’s going on with anything, and that the whole world has gone completely to hell. Dragon Head manages to incorporate the best parts of disaster flicks, zombie movies, and tense teen coming-of-age tales into one fantastic manga. If you’re not reading it, I can only assume that it is because you are too afraid.
JUL061702 FELL #8 (RES) 1.99
Now this is the Ben Templesmith I can sink my teeth into. I gotta say, it’s probably a lot of fun for him to get the relatively complete creative freedom of something like Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse, but seeing him put into the service of an Ellis script is much more engaging for me as a reader. I’ve gone from being someone who could honestly say he didn’t much care for Templesmith’s work (and this is going back years and years, to when he was working with my friends Brad and Andrew) to someone whose work I anticipate. I think a lot of it is down to Ellis making him draw things that he normally wouldn’t. More subtlety of emotion, more realistic and consistant settings, and I’m sure the fact that the stories are all quite good doesn’t hurt either. Yeah, Fell is very close to the top of my list.
FEB071891 FERRO CITY VOL 1 TP 15.99
Gotta give props to my fellow Canadians. This is Torontonian Jason Armstrong’s Image mini-series from last year, now collected in a handy little tpb. I liked the first issue but sort of lost track of the rest (sorry), but hey, at least now I can pick up the collection. Oh, it’s a crime noir thing set in a city with Robots. Sort of like a humourless Tezuka’s Metropolis, but erring more on the side of Sam Spade (with a little bit of Darwyn Cooke and Guy Davis on the art). Check out a preview of the first issue over at Newsarama.
JAN073848 FRUITS BASKET VOL 16 GN (OF 20) 9.99
It was sheer hell reading the first volume of this, and I will likely never read another volume if I can avoid it. Also? The “Animated Maquettes” from this series in the new Previews? They are without a doubt the ugliest fucking anime merchandise I have ever seen. Seriously, that’s downright embarassing. That said? I love Fruits Basket, it sells a ton. 🙂
DEC063997 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL 12 TP (C: 1-0-0) 9.99
This, on the other hand, was a fairly fun read. The first couple of volumes are exactly what they purport to be, action adventure stories for kids and teenagers. I don’t quite understand the adult attachment to the series–there really isn’t anything here that’s not right on the surface–but this sells as much as Fruits Basket… Maybe more. So: Great!
FEB073470 GARAGE BAND GN 16.95
Oo! One I’ve read. I’m gonna have a contest for this, and a real review, but I will say in brief that it’s every bit as good as you might’ve heard, and just as beautiful. This new release from First Second Books and artist Gipi is alternately moody, energetic, and with a great soundtrack… just how I remember MY teen years. It’s probably a little too… European… to follow in Gene Yang and American Born Chinese’s footsteps to the literary awards trail, but it is pretty amazing and likely should. Details on the contest later.
FEB073404 LOOKIT VOL 2 YARG AND OTHER STORIES GN 11.95
Sort of badly titled, this one, because I actually got a copy of this from the author and it’s really pretty good. Cute kids stuff about a Penguin, and a pirate, I believe. Full colour too! I think that “VOL 2” will probably disuede more people than not since this one stands on it’s own, but yeah, if you’re into the library sales scene or you like the kids books, check this one out.
Actually, you can check out a preview from the book as well as webcomics and more at the publisher’s website, http://www.donteatanybugs.net/.
FEB071878 MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #1 2.99
I like Mike Allred and Madman, but one of my friends read a preview of this (he loves the Madman) and was kind of unimpressed. I went and read Don MacPherson’s review of this issue and, while Don and I don’t ususally see eye-to-eye on the comic books, it seems like he saw the same things in it that my buddy did: it’s all recap. Apparently this really is a jumping-on point, bringing you completely up-to-date with the zany costumed adventurer through all of his zany costumed adventures. Sort of a Cliff’s-notes version of the forthcoming Madman Gargantua Hardcover, which will collect every issue of every series in one convenient package. For $147 more than this issue. I dunno, I’m kinda bummed now and I haven’t even read it… Stupid shipping list.
FEB072102 MARVEL ILLUSTRATED JUNGLE BOOK 2.99
Collecting the Gil Kane & Jo Duffy adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, under a new cover from P. Craig Russel. Incidentally, Russel did his own gorgeous adaptation of The Jungle Book, currently available from NBM. It’s worth tracking down, despite not being $3. This is apparently going to contain previews of all of Marvel’s forthcoming literary adaptations, which is an ambitious tactic for them… I shall reserve judgement.
JAN073618 MOME VOL 7 GN 14.95
Featuring the conclusion of Lewis Trondheim’s diary comic “At Loose Ends”, a collection of sketchbook material by Al Columbia, and new comics from Eleanor Davis, Tom Kaczynsk, David Heatley, Paul Hornschemeier, Anders Nilsen, Sophie Crumb, Kurt Wolfgang and Gabrielle Bell.
I’ve really been enjoying the Euro-Comix that Mome has been running here, the David B stories in particular were some of my favourite short stories from last year, but I’m not sure how promoting the book on the strength of established talent fits their mission statement, other than maybe goosing the sales a little (a noble pursuit). I’ll have more on this eventually and the success of the anthology, but I am still enjoying picking these up and tearing through all of the new work and ideas within.
FEB073427 OPTIC NERVE #11 (MR) 3.95
(I got to read a copy already) Wow, it turns out Ben Tanaka isn’t that much of an asshole after all. I mean, don’t get me wrong, he’s still an asshole, but his story ends a bit more complexly than it begins. Speaking of which, this serial began years ago, and I was surprised at how easily I slid back into the settings and conflicts. Despite explicity being a story about the Asian-American experience, the themes are universal (love, loss, stupid decisions) and I think it might be one of Tomine’s strongest and most personal works… Perhaps the best part of the issue is that the letters column (remember those?) reveals a twelfth issue in the works. Geez, Madman and Optic Nerve out on the same week, how nineties is that? 🙂
FEB072145 PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #6 2.99
New guilty pleasure book.
JAN070379 SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL 5 DR DEATH TP (MR) 19.99
Oh man, I’ve totally fallen behind in buying these. They’re so good too, beautiful little pulp adventures. Dammit. Bonus: Features a story called “Night of The Butcher”. I think it’s a sign.
FEB073471 SARDINE IN OUTER SPACE VOL 3 SC 12.95
Another very-good Sardine collection. Did you know that there are thousands of pages of these stories? I asked First Second how many we could expect, and they just sort of laughed and said “as long as it keeps selling”. Look for a review of this one as well, soonish.
FEB072112 SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC FOUR #1 (OF 4) 2.99
Jeff Parker and Mike Wieringo do a fun, all-ages Spider-Man comic in which no one has to cry or argue about moral relativity. Holy shit. Congrats, Jeff! I hope no one notices and cancels the series before it’s over or forces a back in black crossover on you in the last issue. P.S.: I really liked The Interman and promise to order 50 copies if you do another one. Maybe more!
FEB072185 SPIDER-MAN REIGN PREMIERE HC 19.99
I still get better than 50 hits a month looking for Spiderman’s Penis. Thanks, Marvel! (Image was accidentally deleted in the move to WordPress, sadly. Maybe I’ll re-post it.)
FEB073675 WASTELAND #8 (MR) (NOTE PRICE) 3.50
JAN073790 WASTELAND BOOK 1 CITIES IN DUST TP (MR) 11.95
Antony Johnston and Christopher Mitten’s post-apocalyptic sci-fi adventure story. I actually had a customer in last week, looking for post-apocalyptic comics. Now I can recommend him a good one! Heh. Actually, I got a little lost around the third issue… there’s a lot happening in this comic… and it might be one of the ones I need to invest a little more attention into. That’s what trade paperbacks are for! I think this will be Oni’s first full-size trade paperback in a little while too, as they’d mostly gone to digest-size for their releases. Hm.
Anyway, you can get an 8-page preview at http://onipress.com/display.php?type=bk&id=248.
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Whew. There are another 180 books out this week under the cut, enjoy!
(Note: For whatever reason, shops being served by Plattsburgh aren’t getting the new Viz Signature releases, so no MONSTER, GOLGO, or DRIFTING CLASSROOM for us. Boo! Hiss!)
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JAN073629Â 28 DAYS LATER THE AFTERMATH GN (C: 0-1-2)Â 17.99
FEB070241Â 52 WEEK #49Â 2.50
FEB071900Â AFTER THE CAPE #2 (OF 3)Â 2.99
OCT060165Â ALL STAR SUPERMAN #7Â 2.99
DEC060188Â ALL STAR SUPERMAN VOL 1 HCÂ 19.99
FEB072113Â AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #7Â 2.99
OCT063983Â AMAZING SPIDER-MAN POP UP BOOK (C: 0-1-2)Â 24.99
DEC063845Â AMELIA RULES #17Â 4.95
JAN073385Â ARCHIE #574Â 2.25
DEC064091Â ART OF CARETTA HARD CANDY SC (MR) (C: 0-1-2)Â 14.95
FEB074060Â ASLEEP IN A FOREIGN PLACE ART BOOK (C: 1-1-3)Â 19.95
FEB073863Â BABY & ME VOL 4 GN (C: 1-0-0)Â 8.99
JAN073945Â BANANA FISH VOL 19 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
FEB073862Â BASARA VOL 23 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
FEB070304Â BATMAN STRIKES #32Â 2.25
NOV061856Â BATTLE POPE VOL 3 TP PILLOW TALK (MR)Â 12.99
JAN073864Â BATTLE VIXENS VOL 11 GN (OF 11) (MR) (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
JAN073527Â BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON APOCALYPSE #2Â 3.50
DEC063484Â BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ZAREK #4Â 3.50
DEC063485Â BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ZAREK SKETCH INCV CVR #4Â 3.50
FEB073255Â BIG BANG COMICS PRESENTS TEENREX #5Â 3.95
FEB073842Â BLACK CAT VOL 8 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 7.99
FEB072118Â BLADE #8Â 2.99
FEB070094Â BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #124 (MR) (C: 1-0-0)Â 2.99
FEB071903Â BOMB QUEEN III #2 (OF 4) (MR)Â 3.50
JAN073778Â BOY PRINCESS VOL 6 GN (0F 9) (C: 0-0-2)Â 9.99
JAN073946Â BOYS OVER FLOWERS VOL 23 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
FEB070068Â BPRD GARDEN OF SOULS #2 (OF 5)Â 2.99
FEB073632Â BREATHE CVR A #1 (OF 4)Â 2.99
FEB073633Â BREATHE CVR B #1 (OF 4)Â 2.99
JAN073528Â BSG CYLON APOCALYPSE STARLIN VIRGIN CVR INCV #2Â 3.50
JAN073779Â CANT LOSE YOU VOL 5 GN (OF 6) (C: 0-0-2)Â 9.99
FEB070308Â CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #12Â 2.25
FEB073868Â CASE CLOSED VOL 17 GN (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
JAN073956Â CHEEKY ANGEL VOL 17 GN (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
JAN073874Â CHIBI VAMPIRE VOL 4 GN (OF 9) (MR)Â 9.99
JAN072436Â CIVIL WAR TPÂ 24.99
DEC063869Â CLASSIC DAN DARE THE MAN FROM NOWHERE HC (C: 4)Â 22.95
JAN070357Â CLAW THE UNCONQUERED TPÂ 17.99
FEB073546Â CLIVE BARKERS GREAT & SECRET SHOW #11 (OF 12) (MR)Â 3.99
JAN073808Â COLD HEAT #4 (OF 12) (MR)Â 5.00
FEB073454Â COMPLETE PEANUTS VOL 7 1963-1964 HC (C: 1-0-0)Â 28.95
FEB073684Â COMPLETE UNIVERSE OF DUPUY & BERBERIAN TP (C: 0-1-Â 55.00
JAN070061Â CONAN & THE MIDNIGHT GOD #3 (OF 5)Â 2.99
JAN073681Â CONLUVIO TPÂ 19.99
JAN070286Â CRISIS AFTERMATH THE SPECTRE TPÂ 12.99
FEB073858Â D GRAY MAN VOL 5 GN (C: 1-0-0)Â 7.99
JAN073849Â DARK GOODBYE VOL 1 GN (OF 3) (MR)Â 9.99
FEB073859Â DEATH NOTE VOL 11 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 7.99
JAN070335Â DENSHA OTOKO VOL 3 (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
FEB073559Â DESPERADOES BUFFALO DREAMS #3 (OF 4)Â 3.99
JAN073718Â DOOMED PRESENTS ASHLEY WOOD TP (MR)Â 7.99
FEB073843Â DR SLUMP VOL 12 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 7.99
JAN073862Â DRAGON HEAD VOL 6 GN (OF 10) (MR) (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
JAN074036Â DUNGEON MAY 2007 #146 (C: 0-1-2)Â 7.99
FEB071905Â DYNAMO 5 #2Â 3.50
FEB073107Â EMO BOY #11Â 2.95
FEB070350Â FABLES #60 (MR)Â 2.99
JUL061702Â FELL #8 (RES)Â 1.99
FEB071891Â FERRO CITY VOL 1 TPÂ 15.99
JAN073478Â FIENDISH FABLES ONE SHOT #1 (RES) (MR)Â 3.50
FEB073869Â FLAME OF RECCA VOL 23 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
JAN073766Â FLOWER & FADE GNÂ 13.95
NOV063495Â FORGOTTEN REALMS LEGEND OF DRIZZT VOL 1-3 BOX SETÂ 49.99
DEC063507Â FORGOTTEN REALMS VOL 4 CRYSTAL SHARD HCÂ 29.99
FEB071876Â FRANK FRAZETTAS DEATH DEALER #1 (MR)Â 3.99
FEB071877Â FRANK FRAZETTAS DEATH DEALER SKETCH VAR INCV #1 (MÂ 3.99
FEB070340Â FRIDAY THE 13TH #5 (MR)Â 2.99
JAN078220Â FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN 2ND PTG VAR #17 (Â 2.99
JAN073848Â FRUITS BASKET VOL 16 GN (OF 20)Â 9.99
DEC063997Â FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL 12 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
FEB073470Â GARAGE BAND GNÂ 16.95
FEB070326Â GEN 13 #7Â 2.99
FEB072125Â GHOST RIDER #10Â 2.99
NOV063503Â GI JOE DECLASSIFIED TPÂ 18.99
FEB073864Â GODCHILD VOL 5 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 8.99
FEB070278Â GREEN ARROW #73Â 2.99
FEB070276Â GREEN LANTERN CORPS #11Â 2.99
JAN073866Â GRENADIER VOL 3 GN (OF 7) (MR)Â 9.99
FEB070325Â GRIFTER MIDNIGHTER #2 (OF 6)Â 2.99
NOV063500Â HACK SLASH VOL 1 FIRST CUT TP NEW PTGÂ 14.99
NOV063498Â HACK SLASH VOL 2 DEATH BY SEQUEL TPÂ 18.99
NOV063553Â HARRY THE RAT WITH WOMEN NOVELÂ 12.95
FEB073871Â HAYATE COMBAT BUTLER VOL 3 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
FEB072204Â HEROES FOR HIRE VOL 1 CIVIL WAR TPÂ 13.99
JAN073517Â HIGHLANDER #6Â 2.99
FEB073860Â HUNTER X HUNTER VOL 14 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 7.99
JAN073969Â INU YASHA ANI MANGA VOL 20 GN (C: 1-0-0)Â 11.99
JAN073968Â INU YASHA VOL 29 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 8.95
JAN072378Â IRON MAN #16Â 2.99
FEB078015Â IRON MAN 2ND PTG DE LA TORRE VAR #15Â 2.99
FEB073861Â IS VOL 13 GN (C: 1-0-0)Â 7.99
FEB070280Â JLA CLASSIFIED #37Â 2.99
FEB073461Â KAFKA GNÂ 14.95
JAN073856Â KAMIYADORI VOL 2 GN (OF 5) (MR)Â 9.99
FEB073866Â KAZE HIKARU VOL 5 GN (C: 1-0-0)Â 8.99
FEB073877Â KEKKAISHI VOL 9 GN (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
DEC063802Â LAND OF SILVER RAIN VOL 5 GNÂ 9.99
JAN073970Â LAW OF UEKI VOL 5 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
JAN072375Â LEGION OF MONSTERS MAN-THING #1Â 2.99
JAN073782Â LET DAI VOL 6 GN (0F 15) (C: 0-0-2)Â 9.99
JAN073857Â LITTLE QUEEN VOL 2 GN (OF 8)Â 9.99
FEB072133Â LONERS #1 (OF 6)Â 2.99
FEB073404Â LOOKIT VOL 2 YARG AND OTHER STORIES GNÂ 11.95
JAN070375Â LOVELESS #17 (MR)Â 2.99
FEB070313Â MAD KIDS #7Â 4.99
FEB070312Â MAD MAGAZINE #477Â 3.99
FEB071878Â MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #1Â 2.99
FEB073878Â MAR VOL 13 GN (C: 1-0-0)Â 7.99
FEB072134Â MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #23Â 2.99
FEB072198Â MARVEL ADVENTURES FF VOL 5 ALL 4 ONE 4 FOR ALL DIGÂ 6.99
FEB072102Â MARVEL ILLUSTRATED JUNGLE BOOKÂ 2.99
FEB072189Â MARVEL MASTERWORKS INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL 4 NEW EÂ 54.99
FEB072190Â MARVEL MASTERWORKS INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL 4 VAR EÂ 54.99
FEB072216Â MARVEL TALES FLIP MAGAZINE #23Â 4.99
JAN073618Â MOME VOL 7 GNÂ 14.95
OCT063249Â MR STUFFINS #1 (OF 3)Â 3.99
JAN073971Â NEON GENESIS EVANGELION VOL 10 TP (C: 3)Â 9.99
FEB072141Â NEW AVENGERS #29 CWIÂ 2.99
FEB072159Â NEW X-MEN #37Â 2.99
FEB072142Â NEWUNIVERSAL #5Â 2.99
JAN073649Â NIGHT OF THE BEASTS VOL 3 GNÂ 10.99
JAN071938Â NIGHTLY NEWS #5 (OF 6)Â 2.99
JAN073858Â NOSATSU JUNKIE VOL 2 GN (OF 7)Â 9.99
FEB072143Â NOVA #1Â 2.99
JAN073972Â O PARTS HUNTER VOL 3 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
FEB073427Â OPTIC NERVE #11 (MR)Â 3.95
FEB073145Â PIRATES VS NINJAS #4 (OF 4)Â 3.50
FEB073844Â PRINCE OF TENNIS VOL 19 GN (C: 1-0-0)Â 7.95
FEB073879Â PROJECT ARMS VOL 16 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
FEB072145Â PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #6Â 2.99
FEB073880Â READ OR DREAM VOL 4 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
JAN073948Â RED RIVER VOL 17 GN (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
JAN073871Â RG VEDA VOL 9 GN (OF 10) (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
JAN073879Â RISING STARS OF MANGA VOL 2 UK & IRELAND ED GNÂ 9.99
JAN073880Â ROZEN MAIDEN VOL 4 GN (OF 7) (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
OCT060222Â RUSH CITY #6 (OF 6)Â 2.99
JAN073881Â SAIYUKI RELOAD VOL 7 GN (OF 7) (MR)Â 9.99
FEB070356Â SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE SLEEP OF REASON #5 (OF 5)Â 2.99
JAN070379Â SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL 5 DR DEATH TP (MR)Â 19.99
FEB073471Â SARDINE IN OUTER SPACE VOL 3 SCÂ 12.95
DEC063602Â SEEKERS #1Â 2.99
JAN078221Â SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN 2ND PTG CRAIN VAR #35 (PP #Â 2.99
FEB072188Â SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN FERAL TPÂ 13.99
JAN073955Â SHAKUGAN NO SHANA GIRL WITH FIRE IN EYES NOVEL (C:Â 9.99
FEB073855Â SHAMAN KING VOL 12 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 7.95
JAN072393Â SHE-HULK 2 #17Â 2.99
JAN073931Â SHOJO BEAT MAY 07 VOL 3 #5 (C: 1-0-0)Â 5.99
FEB073865Â SKIP BEAT VOL 6 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 8.99
JAN073860Â SOUL RESCUE VOL 2 GN (OF 2)Â 9.99
JAN072356Â SPIDER-MAN BACK IN BLACK HANDBOOKÂ 3.99
JAN078222Â SPIDER-MAN FAMILY 2ND PTG KIRK VAR #1 (PP #758)Â 4.99
FEB072112Â SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC FOUR #1 (OF 4)Â 2.99
FEB072114Â SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #17Â 2.99
FEB072115Â SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINEÂ 5.99
FEB072185Â SPIDER-MAN REIGN PREMIERE HCÂ 19.99
JAN073841Â STAR TREK COMICS CLASSICS VOL 5 CONVERGENCE TP (C:Â 22.95
JAN070090Â STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #15 (C: 1-0-Â 2.99
OCT063557Â STARSHIP TROOPERS DAMAGED JUSTICE ENJETI CVR A #2Â 3.50
OCT063558Â STARSHIP TROOPERS DAMAGED JUSTICE WALLIS CVR B #2Â 3.50
FEB070327Â STORMWATCH PHD #6Â 2.99
FEB070300Â TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #7 (OF 8)Â 3.99
JAN070321Â TEEN TITANS #45Â 2.99
JAN070340Â TENJHO TENGE VOL 13 (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
JAN073495Â THORGAL CHILD O/T STARS VOL 1 GNÂ 14.99
FEB072148Â THUNDERBOLTS #113 CWIÂ 2.99
FEB072149Â THUNDERBOLTS TAN VAR #113Â 2.99
JAN073755Â TMNT MOVIE ADAPTATION #1Â 4.99
JAN073758Â TMNT MOVIE PREQUEL 3 DONATELLOÂ 3.25
DEC063930Â TOKYO TRIBES VOL 6 GNÂ 9.99
JAN073847Â TOKYOPOP 3 POCKET 2007 FRUITS BASKET POP DISPLAYÂ 119.88
FEB073050Â TOYFARE SPIDER-MAN 3 MOVIE CVR #118 (C: 0-1-2)Â 4.99
FEB073524Â TRANSFORMERS PRIME DIRECTIVE MOVIE PREQUEL #3Â 3.99
FEB073537Â TRANSFORMERS STORMBRINGER MANGA VOL 1 TPÂ 9.99
DEC060246Â TRIALS OF SHAZAM #6 (OF 12)Â 2.99
NOV063401Â TWO GUNS #1 (OF 4)Â 3.99
FEB072160Â UNCANNY X-MEN #485Â 2.99
JAN073861Â UTOPIAS AVENGER VOL 2 GN (OF 4)Â 9.99
FEB073867Â VAMPIRE KNIGHT VOL 2 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 8.99
FEB073675Â WASTELAND #8 (MR) (NOTE PRICE)Â 3.50
JAN073790Â WASTELAND BOOK 1 CITIES IN DUST TP (MR)Â 11.95
FEB073856Â WHISTLE VOL 16 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 7.99
JAN072398Â WHITE TIGER #5 (OF 6)Â 2.99
JAN073827Â WILLY WEASELY (MR)Â 7.95
JAN073979Â WISHING FOR THE MOON GN (MR)Â 12.95
APR062999Â WOLFSKIN #3 (OF 3) (MR)Â 3.99
APR063000Â WOLFSKIN WRAPAROUND CVR #3 (OF 3) (MR)Â 3.99
FEB072163Â WOLVERINE ORIGINS #13Â 2.99
FEB070302Â WONDER WOMAN #7Â 2.99
FEB073371Â XOMBIE FARR CVR B #1 (OF 6) (MR)Â 3.50
FEB073370Â XOMBIE SEELEY CVR A #1 (OF 6) (MR)Â 3.50
FEB073881Â YAKITATE JAPAN VOL 5 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
FEB073857Â YU YU HAKUSHO VOL 12 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â 7.95
JAN073882Â YUBISAKI MILK TEA VOL 4 GN (OF 7) (MR)Â 9.99
JAN073973Â ZATCH BELL VOL 12 GN (C: 1-0-0)Â 9.99
Well, despite all those goodies, only Complete Peanuts Volume 7 for me!!
Which, I suppose, is wise spending…
Here’s what I hope is sent to me by my retailer from this week’s offerings:
FEB070241 52 WEEK #49 2.50
I initially ordered this series because of Grant Morrison’s involvement.Forty-nine weeks (actually, forty-two weeks. That is the latest issue I received)later it’s still my only reason. I can’t tell what he’s contributed to the series.
OCT060165 ALL STAR SUPERMAN #7 2.99
Now this is Grant Morrisony ggodness!
FEB072118 BLADE #8 2.99
I originally bought this book for Howard Chaykin’s art, but have been surprised by the well-constructed done-in-one tales it’s offered so far.
FEB073454 COMPLETE PEANUTS VOL 7 1963-1964 HC (C: 1-0-0) 28.95
I buy this in single volumes, but then I didn’t realize the two-packs would save me $6. I never look at the price when I’m assembling my order. It certainly wouldn’t bother me to buy 40-odd year old strips 6 months later to save money.
NOV063553 HARRY THE RAT WITH WOMEN NOVEL 12.95
I have some of Feiffer’s childrens’ novels and look forward to reading his more adult oriented prose.
FEB071878 MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #1 2.99
The reviews have not been kind for this issue so far but I can understand Allred wanting to bring readers up to speed with a recap in his first new issue in years. Mind you, once I read it I may find it’s a real snooze-fest.
FEB070300 TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #7 (OF 8) 3.99
Been buying this for the Dr. Thirteen back-up series. It’s been a fun journey through DC’s supernatural characters and the art is wonderful.
I’m going to be the voice of dissent here and say that I was a little underwhelmed by GARAGE BAND. It was good, don’t get me wrong, but I look at his two books so far in the Ignatz line and those just seemed more alive, more interesting to me. I think the larger page count of GARAGE BAND actually worked against it because he was given so much more room that he took a little too much.
Loved the last third of the book, though.