Hi there folks, the following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship to The Beguiling Books & Art in Toronto, Canada, on Wednesday November 7th from Diamond Comics Distributors. Not all books on this list will show up at all stores on the same week, but if you see it here, it’s probably at least worth asking your local retailer about.
So it looks like the much, much-anticipated 4th volume of Scott Pilgrim has been bumped to November 14th. Which, with the release of the third League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and at least one other major book I’m forgetting, means that you better start saving your pennies. This week is no slouch either, it’ll pummel your pocketbook if you let it.
SEP073598Â Â Â ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY VOL 18.5 PX PORTFOLIO (MR) (CÂ Â Â 32.00
I was fortunate enough to pick up Chris Ware’s lovely Acme Novelty Library 18 1/2 Portfolio a few weeks back, beautifully reprinting the “Thanksgiving” covers he produced for “The New Yorker” last year at poster size, a totally essential purchase. They’re really well printed and produced, and the short ‘follow-up’ strip that’s included is excellent as well. I don’t know how anyone can dismiss his work, and I’m not going to beat around the bush here, Ware created three outstanding ‘characters’ in these 6 short comics pieces, breathed life into them and let them interact, not a one of whom could be considered a stand-in for Ware. $32 is a steep admission to six comics, admittedly, but for five archival art prints (and a slightly lesser-printed sixth strip) it’s kind of a deal.
JUN072192Â Â Â ASTONISHING X-MEN #23Â Â Â 2.99
SEP070077Â Â Â BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #8Â Â Â 2.99
Big week for fans of television-scribe-turned-comics-impressario Joss Whedon.
SEP073289Â Â Â AZUMANGA DAIOH OMNIBUS VOL 1 GNÂ Â Â 24.99
I feel like I should be watching these Omnibus editions really carefully, because I think we’re going to see a truckload of them in the next few years, and they’ll start to push the per-volume price of manga down into the “$3-$6” range you see in Japan, even though the total buy-in is higher. I also wonder how long bookstore buyers will bite… It’s nice to have one SKU to track instead of four, but this is also taking up the space of four books on the racks and only charging as much as 2 and a half. Can it earn its shelf-space starting at a disadvantage?
JUL070292Â Â Â CAIRO HARDCOVER (MR)Â Â Â 24.99
I want to pick up and take a look at the Cairo hard cover from Vertigo, because the preview they released was fairly interesting… I’m also curious to see if they’re doing anything in here that couldn’t be done in a mini-series, anything intrinsic to the OGN format… other than the black and white.
JUN073852Â Â Â CHARLEYS WAR VOL 4 BLUES STORY HC (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 19.95
New Charley’s War is always worth noting. I still haven’t read any of them, sadly, but my friend Jason swears by them so they’re always sort of ‘on the list’ of things to read, if I could.
SEP073628Â Â Â COMIC STRIP MASTERPIECES (BUNDLE OF 10) (NET)Â Â Â PI
Better retailers will be giving away this 11×17 broadsheet promoting great classic comics reprint collections from Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly, Checker, and IDW.
AUG072277Â Â Â CRIMINAL #10 (MR)Â Â Â 2.99
Brubaker and Philips wrap up another excellent collaboration with Criminal #10, the end of the “Lawless” arc. Man, that last issue was a near-perfect comic book. This series is really phenomenal, I wish everyone read it.
SEP072167Â Â Â DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN PREM HCÂ Â Â 24.99
Thanks for releasing my Dad’s Christmas gift in time for Christmas, Marvel!
SEP074025Â Â Â DOROTHY OF OZ VOL 1 GNÂ Â Â 11.95
AUG074038Â Â Â STAR PROJECT CHIRO VOL 1 TPÂ Â Â 11.95
I’m curious to see how Toronto’s UDON Studios do with their first manwha titles which are all released this week, Dorothy of OZ and Star Project Chiro. I kind of helped out on these, at least conceptually, and I wonder what the public reaction will be? I think a VERY manga-style ‘Wizard of Oz’ is kind of a no-brainer, and Chiro is by the same creator as the manwha Bring It On! which I kinda-liked. Interesting times.
JUL074019Â Â Â GIANT ROBOT #50 (C: 0-1-2)Â Â Â 4.99
Congratulations to GR on their golden anniversary! You’re my favourite magazine.
JUL070018Â Â Â GROO HELL ON EARTH #1 (OF 4)Â Â Â 2.99
There’s a new Groo series from Aragones and Evanier, and those are always fun reads.
JUL078014Â Â Â HEROES HC ALEX ROSS COVERÂ Â Â 29.99
JUL078015Â Â Â HEROES HC JIM LEE COVERÂ Â Â 29.99
Man, I hope this doesn’t suck. We’ve got a lot of these coming in…
AUG074063Â Â Â NARUTO VOL 22 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â Â Â 7.95
AUG074064Â Â Â NARUTO VOL 23 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â Â Â 7.95
AUG074065Â Â Â NARUTO VOL 24 TP (C: 1-0-0)Â Â Â 7.95
There are at least 50 new manga shipping this week including the next three Naruto volumes, though it doesn’t look like anything I’m reading regularly is coming out. I always find that a little shocking.
AUG074094Â Â Â NAUSICAA WATERCOLOR IMPRESSIONS HC (C: 1-0-0)Â Â Â 34.99
Actually, we got Nausicaa: Watercolour Impressions in early through our book distributor. That thing is gorgeous, printed larger than even the original Ghibli art books and featuring a wealth of rare and (I think) important full-colour art by Hayao Miyazaki. Ghibli fans: Bring the BIG bag to carry your purchases home, this week.
Full shipping list behind the cut:
MAY073242 2001 MANIACS SPECIAL #1 (MR) 3.99
MAY073244 2001 MANIACS SPECIAL PHOTO CVR #1 (MR) 3.99
MAY073245 2001 MANIACS SPECIAL WRAP CVR #1 (MR) 3.99
SEP073771 30 DAYS OF NIGHT EBEN & STELLA TP 17.99
SEP073598 ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY VOL 18.5 PX PORTFOLIO (MR) (C 32.00
SEP074081 ALICE ON DEADLINES VOL 1 TP (C: 1-1-2) 10.99
SEP070191 ALL NEW ATOM #17 2.99
AUG074107 AMERIKAN FREAK VOL 1 GN (MR) 9.99
SEP072181 ANNIHILATION CONQUEST #1 (OF 6) 2.99
AUG072207 ANNIHILATION CONQUEST STAR LORD #4 (OF 4) 2.99
AUG073383 ARCHIE DIGEST #239 2.49
AUG074002 ARK ANGELS VOL 3 GN (OF 3) 9.99
JUN071891 ART OF GREG CAPULLO SC (C: 0-1-2) 24.99
JUN072192 ASTONISHING X-MEN #23 2.99
AUG073922 ATLANTIS RISING #1 0.25
SEP073289 AZUMANGA DAIOH OMNIBUS VOL 1 GN 24.99
AUG074075 BABY & ME VOL 5 GN (C: 1-0-0) 8.99
JUL070245 BATMAN ARCHIVES VOL 7 HC 49.99
AUG073386 BETTY & VERONICA #231 2.25
AUG074061 BLACK CAT VOL 11 TP (C: 1-0-0) 7.99
AUG074003 BLAME VOL 10 GN (OF 10) (MR) 9.99
AUG074000 BOYS BE VOL 15 GN (OF 20) (MR) 9.99
AUG074021 BRATZ BABYZ CINEMANGA GN 3.99
SEP070077 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #8 2.99
JUL070292 CAIRO HARDCOVER (MR) 24.99
SEP073578 CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA VOL 1 GN (MR) 12.95
SEP073579 CANT WIN WITH YOU VOL 2 GN (MR) 12.95
JUN073852 CHARLEYS WAR VOL 4 BLUES STORY HC (C: 0-1-2) 19.95
SEP073628 COMIC STRIP MASTERPIECES (BUNDLE OF 10) (NET) PI
SEP073758 CORY DOCTOROWS FUTURISTIC TALES HERE AND NOW #2 (O 3.99
SEP073759 CORY DOCTOROWS FUTURISTIC TALES HERE AND NOW #2 10 PI
SEP070149 COUNTDOWN SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER RED RAIN #1 2.99
SEP070188 COUNTDOWN SPECIAL JIMMY OLSEN 80 PAGE GIANT 4.99
SEP070142 COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 25 2.99
AUG074326 CREEM AMERICAS ONLY ROCK N ROLL MAGAZINE HC (C: 0- 29.95
AUG072277 CRIMINAL #10 (MR) 2.99
AUG074069 D GRAY MAN VOL 7 GN (C: 1-0-0) 7.99
SEP073872 DAN BRERETONS NOCTURNALS VOL 1 PX ED HC (RES) (C: 39.99
SEP073871 DAN BRERETONS NOCTURNALS VOL 1 REG ED HC (RES) (C: 29.99
SEP072167 DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN PREM HC 24.99
SEP072026 DARKNESS FIRST LOOK 0.99
SEP073820 DONT EAT THE ELECTRIC SHEEP #5 (MR) 3.95
SEP074025 DOROTHY OF OZ VOL 1 GN 11.95
AUG074004 DRAGON HUNTER VOL 17 GN (OF 18) 9.99
JUL070056 EDEN VOL 9 ITS AN ENDLESS WORLD TP (MR) (C: 1-1-2) 12.95
AUG074304 EIJI TSUBURAYA MASTER OF MONSTERS HC (C: 0-1-2) 40.00
AUG070127 EMILY THE STRANGE VOL 2 THE FAKE ISSUE #2 3.50
SEP073585 ENCHANTER VOL 6 GN (MR) 12.95
SEP073298 EVERYBODY COSPLAY VOL 1 GN 19.99
MAY073786 EXCESS ART OF MICHAEL GOLDEN AND HOW HE DOES IT HC 34.95
SEP070271 EXTERMINATORS #23 (MR) 2.99
SEP073780 FALLEN ANGEL IDW #21 (MR) 3.99
AUG072216 FANTASTIC FOUR #551 2.99
AUG078110 FANTASTIC FOUR #551 ART ADAMS VAR (PP #786) 2.99
SEP071951 FEARLESS #1 (OF 4) 2.99
SEP070264 FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH ASH COVER #1 (OF 6) (MR) 2.99
SEP070263 FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH FREDDY COVER #1 (OF 6) (MR) 2.99
SEP070265 FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH JASON COVER #1 (OF 6) 2.99
AUG073923 GHOSTING #3 2.99
AUG073558 GI JOE DATA DESK HANDBOOK COLL A-M 5.50
JUL074019 GIANT ROBOT #50 (C: 0-1-2) 4.99
AUG074070 GIN TAMA VOL 3 TP (C: 1-0-0) 7.99
AUG074076 GODCHILD VOL 7 TP (C: 1-0-0) 8.99
AUG070272 GREEN ARROW ROAD TO JERICHO TP 17.99
AUG070273 GREEN LANTERN CORPS A DARKER SHADE OF GREEN TP 12.99
APR070023 GRENDEL ART OF MATT WAGNERS GRENDEL HC (C: 0-1-2) 39.95
JUL073973 GRIMM FAIRY TALES RETURN TO WONDERLAND #4 (OF 6) ( 2.99
JUL070018 GROO HELL ON EARTH #1 (OF 4) 2.99
AUG073553 HACK SLASH VOL 3 FRIDAY THE 31ST TP 18.99
AUG073993 HANDS OFF VOL 1 DONT CALL US ANGELS GN (OF 2) 9.99
AUG074022 HANNAH MONTANA CINEMANGA VOL 3 GN (OF 4) 7.99
AUG074023 HANNAH MONTANA CINEMANGA VOL 4 GN (OF 4) 7.99
JUL070031 HELLBOY DARKNESS CALLS #6 (OF 6) 2.99
JUL078014 HEROES HC ALEX ROSS COVER 29.99
SEP070246 HEROES HC ALEX ROSS COVER (O/A) 29.99
JUL078015 HEROES HC JIM LEE COVER 29.99
SEP070245 HEROES HC JIM LEE COVER (O/A) 29.99
JUL073446 HIGHLANDER #12 2.99
SEP072195 HOWARD THE DUCK #2 (OF 4) 2.99
AUG074071 HUNTER X HUNTER VOL 17 TP (C: 1-0-0) 7.99
AUG072221 IMMORTAL IRON FIST #10 2.99
AUG078022 IMMORTAL IRON FIST ZOMBIE VAR #10 (PP #784) 2.99
SEP070165 INFINITY INC #3 2.99
AUG073992 INITIAL D VOL 28 GN (OF 35) 9.99
SEP073379 IRON & THE MAIDEN #4 3.99
SEP072198 IRON MAN ENTER MANDARIN #3 (OF 6) 2.99
SEP070201 JONAH HEX #25 2.99
SEP070228 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #39 2.25
JUL074001 JUXTAPOZ OCT 2007 VOL 14 #10 (C: 0-1-2) 4.99
SEP074200 KANJI IN MANGALAND LEVELS 1 & 2 TP (C: 0-1-2) 24.00
AUG074077 KAZE HIKARU VOL 7 GN (C: 1-0-0) 8.99
AUG074005 KINDAICHI CASE FILES VOL 16 GN (OF 27) (MR) 9.99
AUG070301 KING OF CARDS VOL 2 (C: 1-0-0) 9.99
AUG073811 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #132 4.99
AUG073852 KOLCHAK PAPERS ORIGINAL NOVELS SC (MAY078176) 16.95
AUG074072 KUROHIME VOL 2 TP (C: 1-0-0) 7.99
AUG074007 LITTLE QUEEN VOL 4 GN (OF 8) 9.99
SEP074088 LIVING CORPSE 1/2 #0 PI
SEP070081 LOBSTER JOHNSON THE IRON PROMETHEUS #3 (OF 5) 2.99
SEP070233 LOONEY TUNES #156 2.25
AUG074078 LOVE COM VOL 3 TP (C: 1-0-0) 8.99
SEP074014 LOWER REGIONS GN 6.95
SEP072001 LUCHA LIBRE #2 5.99
MAY073661 MAINTENANCE #6 (MR) 3.50
AUG073469 MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST NEW MANGA 2ND ED (MR) (C: 0-1 15.95
JUL073327 MARK MILLAR UNFUNNIES FIRST FOLLIES (MR) 4.99
SEP072207 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #33 2.99
SEP072284 MARVEL LEGACY 1960S TO 1990S HANDBOOK TP 19.99
SEP070202 METAL MEN #4 (OF 8) 2.99
SEP070166 METAMORPHO YEAR ONE #3 (OF 6) 2.99
MAY073802 MIDDLEMAN VOL 3 TP 9.95
SEP070257 MIDNIGHTER #13 2.99
AUG073979 MODESTY BLAISE VOL 12 DEATH TRAP TP (C: 0-1-2) 19.95
SEP072214 MS MARVEL #21 2.99
JUL072182 MYSTIC ARCANA SISTER GRIMM 2.99
SEP073642 MYSTIC FUNNIES #2 (NEW PTG) 4.95
AUG074063 NARUTO VOL 22 TP (C: 1-0-0) 7.95
AUG074064 NARUTO VOL 23 TP (C: 1-0-0) 7.95
AUG074065 NARUTO VOL 24 TP (C: 1-0-0) 7.95
AUG074094 NAUSICAA WATERCOLOR IMPRESSIONS HC (C: 1-0-0) 34.99
AUG074010 NECK AND NECK VOL 8 GN (OF 8) 9.99
AUG074009 NEVER GIVE UP VOL 6 GN (OF 13) 9.99
SEP072217 NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI #5 (OF 5) 2.99
SEP072277 NEW AVENGERS VOL 6 REVOLUTION TP 14.99
JUL073434 NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON ZERO #3 2.99
JUL073435 NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON ZERO #3 SKETCH CVR 2.99
JUL073794 NEXUS GREATEST HITS 1.99
SEP072279 OMEGA FLIGHT ALPHA TO OMEGA TP 13.99
SEP072219 OMEGA UNKNOWN #2 (OF 10) 2.99
AUG074062 ONE PIECE VOL 16 TP (C: 1-0-0) 7.95
AUG074011 ONE VOL 10 GN (OF 11) 9.99
AUG074012 PLANET BLOOD VOL 7 GN (OF 11) 9.99
AUG073578 PRINCE CHARMING VOL 1 GN (MR) 12.95
AUG074067 PRINCE OF TENNIS VOL 22 GN (C: 1-0-0) 7.95
SEP073586 PRINCESS PRINCESS VOL 5 GN (MR) 12.95
MAY071876 PVP #36 (NOTE PRICE) 2.99
AUG074014 QUEENS VOL 4 GN (OF 5) (MR) 9.99
AUG074015 RECAST VOL 4 GN (OF 6) (MR) 9.99
SEP070174 ROBIN #168 (GHUL) 2.99
AUG070278 ROBIN TEENAGE WASTELAND TP 17.99
SEP070175 ROBIN VAR ED #168 (GHUL) 2.99
AUG074081 SA VOL 1 GN (C: 1-0-0) 8.99
AUG074016 SAKURA TAISEN VOL 6 GN (OF 6) 9.99
AUG074017 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED VOL 5 GN (OF 9) 9.99
SEP070279 SCALPED #11 (MR) 2.99
AUG073772 SCARFACE DEVIL IN DISGUISE #4 (MR) 3.99
JUL073974 SE7EN WRATH #7 (OF 7) (RES) (MR) (C: 0-0-2) 3.99
AUG070304 SEIMADEN VOL 10 (C: 1-0-0) 9.99
SEP072223 SHANNA SHE-DEVIL SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST #4 (OF 4) 2.99
SEP072226 SILVER SURFER IN THY NAME #1 (OF 4) 2.99
AUG074082 SKIP BEAT VOL 9 TP (C: 1-0-0) 8.99
AUG073397 SONIC X #26 2.25
MAY071880 SPAWN #172 2.95
SEP072263 SPIDER-MAN PETER PARKER BACK IN BLACK HC 34.99
AUG074038 STAR PROJECT CHIRO VOL 1 TP 11.95
SEP070093 STAR WARS KNIGHTS O/T OLD REPUBLIC HANDBOOK (C: 1- 2.99
AUG070131 STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #22 (C: 1-0- 2.99
AUG070132 STAR WARS LEGACY #17 (C: 1-0-0) 2.99
AUG072032 STEVE NILES STRANGE CASES #2 2.50
JUL071963 STRANGE EMBRACE #5 (OF 8) (MR) 2.99
AUG074205 STREET SKETCHBOOK HC (C: 1-1-2) 35.00
AUG074020 SUITE LIFE OF ZACH AND CODY CINEMANGA GN 7.99
SEP072224 SUPER VILLAIN TEAM UP MODOKS 11 #5 (OF 5) 2.99
SEP070189 SUPERGIRL #23 2.99
SEP070190 SUPERGIRL VAR ED #23 2.99
SEP070182 SUPERMAN #670 3.99
AUG073911 TALES FROM THE CRYPT #3 3.95
SEP073853 TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #40 3.25
SEP073785 TANK GIRL THE GIFTING TP 17.99
JUL073448 TERMINATOR 2 INFINITY #4 3.50
AUG072255 THE ORDER #4 CWI 2.99
SEP070248 TRANQUILITY ARMAGEDDON #1 2.99
SEP073745 TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT RAMJET 3.99
AUG073455 TWO GUNS CVR B #3 (OF 4) (RES) 3.99
SEP072264 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 4 HC 29.99
AUG074073 ULTIMATE MUSCLE VOL 18 GN (C: 1-0-0) 7.95
SEP073905 UNBEATABLE GN (MR) 14.95
SEP072232 UNCANNY X-MEN #492 MC 2.99
SEP072233 UNCANNY X-MEN SILVESTRI VAR #492 MC 2.99
AUG073343 VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY FALL 2007 JUSKO REG ED #2 5.95
AUG073344 VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY FALL 2007 SCOTT REG ED #2 5.95
SEP070281 VINYL UNDERGROUND #2 (MR) 2.99
AUG074066 VIZ 8 POCKET NOV 2007 NARUTO NATION POP DISPLAY
SEP070252 WILDSTORM FINE ARTS SPOTLIGHT THE AUTHORITY 3.50
JUN071937 WITCHBLADE #111 2.99
SEP074082 WORLD OF QUEST VOL 1 TP (C: 4) 9.99
AUG072229 WORLD WAR HULK GAMMA CORPS #4 (OF 4) WWH 2.99
SEP070282 Y THE LAST MAN #59 (MR) 2.99
AUG074068 YU GI OH GX VOL 1 GN (C: 1-0-0) 7.99
AUG073590 ZOMBIE HIGHWAY BACK IN BLUE 3.99
I reviewed Cairo for Library Journal last month. I thought it was awful. It might have benefited from being a mini-series to add some weight to its feeble attempt at a point.
I can’t seem to find a place to purchase ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY 18.5, via the web.
Does the Beguiling make international sales? You know any way where I could buy it?
By the way, I’m from Brazil.