Wednesday, October 15, 2008

SHIPPING LIST: OCTOBER 15, 2008
You can probably find complete shipping list updates on most major comics sites. Consider this an opportunity to either do all your info-shopping in the one place, or get a speculative perspective on what might be worth checking out. These are untested reads. Secret Wars on Infinite Earths can offer no guarantee or endorsement of quality. These are simply titles that may be of potential interest. Some items may ship late.

The Infinite Wars now has a gift shop!
Now you'll find Amazon purchase links to hardcovers, trade paperbacks, and other collections, not only on regular entries -- but also new releases at the bottom of the Shipping List, and now a whole catalogue of potential purchases via the Infinite Wars: Amazonian Gift Shop. [Men are also welcome!] By shopping with Amazon via our purchase links, you not only find yourself a great deal, but also sponsor future entries on the Infinite Wars.

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Kirkman Damacy...
AUG084277 ATOMIC ROBO DOGS OF WAR #3 (OF 5) $2.95
JUL082222 DEAR DRACULA HC $7.99
JUL084073 DOCTOR WHO FORGOTTEN #2 $3.99
AUG083788 DOKTOR SLEEPLESS TP VOL 01 ENGINES OF DESIRE (MR) $26.99
JUL082195 DYNAMO 5 #17 $3.50
JAN086969 FAKE BOOBS FIGHT BACK... PAIN (ONE SHOT) (MR) $1500.99
JAN082076 HAWAIIAN DICK #5 $2.99
JUL083639 HOW TO DRAW & FIGHT ZOMBIES SUPERSIZE TP $19.95
JUL082201 HYPERKINETIC #3 (OF 4) $4.99
JUN084166 I WAS KIDNAPPED BY LESBIAN PIRATES OUTERSPACE #4 (OF 6) $3.95
MAY082207 MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #11 $3.50
JUL082183 MIXTAPE HC VOL 02 JIM MAHFOOD ART LTD S&N ED $39.99
APR084012 PHANTOM #25 CHECKMATE PART 5 (OF 5) $5.99
AUG088060 SAVAGE DRAGON #137 3RD PTG OBAMA CVR (PP #836) $2.99
JUL084319 SHOJO BEAT NOV 08 $5.99
AUG084176 SPEED RACER TP VOL 06 $19.99
AUG084341 STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #1 CRUZ CVR A $3.95

Thin and Crispy...
AUG082402 AGE OF SENTRY #2 (OF 6) $2.99
AUG080144 BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #12 RIP $2.99
AUG080159 BOOSTER GOLD #13 $2.99
AUG082338 CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #6 $2.99
AUG080112 DC UNIVERSE DECISIONS #3 (OF 4) $2.99
AUG082349 GHOST RIDER #28 $3.99
AUG082385 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #6 SI $2.99
AUG082388 IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #34 SI $2.99
AUG082359 MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #29 $2.99
AUG082370 MOON KNIGHT #23 $2.99
AUG082427 PUNISHER MAX #63 (MR) $2.99
AUG080146 ROBIN #179 $2.99
AUG080173 SPIRIT #22 $2.99
AUG080120 SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #1 (Of 6) $2.99
AUG080150 SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN SPECIAL #1 $4.99
AUG080109 TRINITY #20 $2.99
AUG082310 ULTIMATE ORIGINS #5 (OF 5) $2.99

The Deep Dish (aka; Geoff Johns writes comics)...
- AUG082317 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #573 NWD $3.99
Spidey's triumphant return to relevance concludes in the final chapter of New Ways to Die! A disgraceful menu of four different covers gives the title a good reason to be skipped on principle, but the content is hard to pass up! For the first time in years Norman Osborn is stepping out in his ol' Green Goblin duds, this time to clash with Spider-man in an official capacity! That - plus the promise of a clash between a classic Spidey villain and Eddie "Anti-Venom" Brock - makes this a jam packed issue of excitement! No inkling who Brock's going to fight, but the thought occurs it'd be very interesting to see Anti-Venom meet Carnage! (I like the Gargan cover!)

- JUL084073 DOCTOR WHO FORGOTTEN #2 $3.99
- AUG084147 GRANT MORRISONS DOCTOR WHO #1 $3.99

Don't ask me how, or why, but it seems it's a bloody good time to give the Doctor a look!
Few names strike as immediate a chord as Grant Morrison when placed in the same sentence as the Doctor! Couple that with Forgotten, which features the ten Doctors, including Morrison's number-seven (Sylvester McCoy). Groovy!

- JUL080110 FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #2 (OF 5) $3.99
I've just never been able to hook into the Legion of Superheroes, but Superboy-Prime continues to hold a bizarre fascination. One of the attractions that continues to grab me is the fact that this character seems completely free to be sculpted for any situation! That vague sense of unpredictability is an attractive prospect, as is the thought of the 'real' Superman being recruited to sort out his raging counterpart! As with his storyarc in Action Comics, it seems Johns is endearing the complex world of the thirty-first century to fans by using it as a backdrop, as much as a feature. I like that! PLUS; the Perez Saturn Girl cover is devestatingly gorgeous!

- JUL080109 FINAL CRISIS ROGUES REVENGE #3 (OF 3) $3.99
Another Geoff Johns mini and another solid entry into DC's crossover season! Final Crisis manages to branch out to provide an exceptionally expansive experience, somehow contrasting against the plodding of Marvel's Secret Invasion, which seems to be failing to use it's many tie-ins to make-up for central objectives missed by the core-title.
This'll be Johns' last issue before he makes his triumphant return to the Flash with Rebirth -- the series detailing the mythic return of Barry Allen and the reconstruction of the Flash family dynamic. A much needed revamp given Flash's irrelevance post-Infinite Crisis.
It'll be very interesting to see how the Rogues' revenge bleeds into the new era.

- AUG082352 HULK MONSTER SIZE SPECIAL #1 $3.99
Halloween hoohah as the Hulk clashes with Frankenstein's Monster, among others!
Sounds like a fun little thematic distraction in the vein of Hulk vs Hercules and King-Size Hulk!
Know what you're in for and you shouldn't have a problem here!

- JUL080148 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #19 $2.99
Aaaand apparently I'm just in love with Geoff Johns...
DC's master architect continues to own the golden age legacy characters as he has done for the best part of the decade! The Justice Society are rejoined this issue by Hawkman, whose world view is sure to provide an interesting perspective of Gog's plans to unify the world in peace. Hey, even if it doesn't, it's Hawkman!!!

- AUG082375 MIGHTY AVENGERS #19 SI $2.99
Mighty continues to dabble in Secret Invasion tie-ins drastically removed from the subject matter. This time it's the legend of the Kree-Skrull War(s) in what is probably one of the more intriguing tie-ins. Dwayne McDuffie's trials as writer of JLA are well documented, but I wonder if crossover fatigue hasn't thoroughly mauled the Avengers title(s) ever since Civil War. The distracting content has probably been far better justified, but in the lead-up to the 2011 film, we'll expect some unification in the titles.

- AUG088060 SAVAGE DRAGON #137 3RD PTG OBAMA CVR (PP #836) $2.99
If he wins, you'll cash in. If he loses?... Landfill!
Food for thought: Obama doesn't actually show up until the very end.

- AUG084341 STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #1 CRUZ CVR A $3.95
- AUG084342 STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #1 LEE CVR B $3.95

UDON's Street Fighter train is back on the rails - which probably means we'll see a steady monthly output from the art studio. Unfortunately, there are a few things to note from previews of the new Street Fighter II Turbo series. The first, and most immediately obvious, is the notable absence of Alvin Lee as series artist. Jeffrey Cruz is certainly a competent replacement, but lacks the immediate appeal of Lee's traditional Capcom-friendly artwork.
The second note: segmented series don't appear to have tightened up the direction of Ken Siu-Chong's script. The fan-service is sure to be there, but for a guy like me, the desire to see these characters placed in a strong adaptation remains.

- AUG082417 X-MEN WORLDS APART #1 (OF 4) $3.99
I can't say I'm especially interested, but I hope Storm choose Black Panther over the X-Men. It'd be such a bore to drag her back from her role as Wakandan queen, even if the stories haven't exactly made it the most exciting place to be. The direction has taken the character to a fresh place, and allowed her the opportunity to be one of the few X-Men to escape the clutches of a brand terminally plagued by nostalgia. You go girl!


Know Your Trade...
AUG082458 ANNIHILATION CONQUEST TP BOOK 01 $24.99
JUL080153 BATMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 06 $14.99
JUL082222 DEAR DRACULA HC $7.99
AUG083788 DOKTOR SLEEPLESS TP VOL 01 ENGINES OF DESIRE (MR) $26.99
JUL083639 HOW TO DRAW & FIGHT ZOMBIES SUPERSIZE TP $19.95
JUL080160 JLA THAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOW TP $14.99
AUG082449 MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS DIGEST VOL 07 $8.99
JUL082183 MIXTAPE HC VOL 02 JIM MAHFOOD ART LTD S&N ED $39.99
AUG082433 MMW X-MEN HC VOL 07 $54.99
AUG084176 SPEED RACER TP VOL 06 $19.99
APR080234 WILL EISNERS SPIRIT ARCHIVES HC VOL 25 $59.99




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