Wednesday, July 22, 2009

SHIPPING LIST: JULY 22, 2009
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.

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The Independents...

APR090976 2000 AD PACK JUNE 2009 $18.00
APR090030 ADV OF MASK OMNIBUS TP $24.95
MAY090653 ARCHIE #599 $2.50
APR090979 ATOMIC ROBO SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME #3 (OF 5) $3.50
MAY090659 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #196 $2.69
MAY090787 BOYS HEROGASM #3 (OF 6) (MR) $2.99
MAY090053 DETHKLOK VS THE GOON (ONE SHOT) $3.50
MAY090916 DOCTOR WHO ROOM WITH A DEJA VIEW $3.99
MAY090877 FAHRENHEIT 451 HC $30.00
APR090625 GREEN LAMA MAN OF STRENGTH #2 $7.95
MAY090350 INVINCIBLE #64 $2.99
APR090023 MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS TP VOL 03 $19.95
APR090031 NEXUS ARCHIVES HC VOL 09 $49.95
JAN092400 PHONOGRAM 2 #4 (OF 7) SINGLES CLUB (MR) $3.50
MAY090773 PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #1 $2.99
MAY090334 SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 02 $14.99
MAY090875 TMNT 25TH ANNIVERSARY BY KEVIN EASTMAN $19.95
MAR090075 USAGI YOJIMBO TP VOL 23 $17.95

The Corporates...
JUN090255 100 BULLETS #1 VERTIGO CRIME SAMPLER (MR) $1.00
MAY090489 AVENGERS INITIATIVE #26 $2.99
MAY090118 BLACKEST NIGHT TALES OF THE CORPS #2 (OF 3) $3.99
MAY090494 CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #15 $2.99
MAY090128 FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH DANCE #3 (OF 6) $2.99
MAY090505 IMMORTAL WEAPONS #1 (OF 5) $3.99
MAY090501 INCREDIBLE HERCULES #131 $2.99
MAY090166 POWER GIRL #3 $2.99
MAY090170 SPIRIT #31 $2.99
MAY090124 WEDNESDAY COMICS #3 (OF 12) $3.99
MAY090538 X-FORCE #17 $2.99

The Spotlight...
- MAY090484 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #600 $4.99
2009 looks like it's set to be a good year for Spider-man.
Through the worst of the last few years, the return of classic heroes and villains in the title has easily been the brightest spark. If you don't believe it, track back through the sales figures collected in the Monthly Punch-Up. I would expect Doc Ock to provide the same kind of boost, leading into what looks to be an exciting return for villains like Electro and Mysterio. Brand New Day remains a stain on the Spidey mythos far more insulting than The Clone Saga, but at least the book is well and truly moving toward new positives. If that isn't a ringing enough endorsement for this jumbo-sized milestone issue, editor extraordinaire Tom Breevoort personally assures me that the book will be wall-to-wall story -- no cover gallery filler crap. I'll fully expect back-up material, but give him the benefit of the doubt, eh?

- MAY090548 DEADPOOL SUICIDE KINGS #4 (OF 5) $3.99
Tough not to call this the sleeper hit of 2009!
Initially I didn't expect a lot of the series, but it's putting together the elements of the Marvel Universe that I've long wanted to see in one book: Deadpool, Spider-man, Daredevil, Punisher, Tombstone, and on the horizon, the Wrecking Crew. What more could you ask for? Don't be fooled by other Deadpool books -- this is the one worth buying! I just wish this was the on-going format, rather than the glorified memes and droning Daniel Way plots we're lumped with.

- JAN090179 FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #5 (OF 5) $3.99
By the end of 2008, and certainly the beginning of this year, I had a grand vision of having reviewed the entirety of Final Crisis and a good chunk of it's tie-in titles. In my humble estimation, it really was the best event series we've seen in the last five or ten years, and I regret having not found the time to do that! Legion of Three Worlds was only tangentially related, but in occupying part of the space that made up Superman's absence, it became a deliciously textured and multi-dimensional sub-plot, which hopefully means you can forgive this last issue for being so damned late. It's not a good look for DC comics, but the material really represents and justifies itself. Geoff Johns continues to make Superboy-Prime a really fun part of the DC Universe canon, while George Perez puts his classic skills to fine use, creating entire casts for three versions of the Legion! It's rare that I would have any interest in the Legion of Super Heroes and yet here, I'm loving it! Great stuff!

- MAY090135 GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #2 $2.99
The cancellation of Catwoman was a real disappointment, so to find the character represented as rendered somewhat timid by her clash with Hush [in Heart of Hush] is a little disappointing. However, moving forward, I'm sure it'll be an adequate replacement for the solo book, which will likely compliment Paul Dini's work elsewhere on the city floor, in Streets of Gotham. Assuming, of course, Catwoman's fellow Sirens, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn, don't take her out in only the second issue! With friends like these...!

- MAY090112 GREEN LANTERN #44 (BLACKEST NIGHT) $2.99
This is it! The fight you've all been waiting for!
Blackest Night is finally here and it kicks off with a big, old fashioned rumble between a Black Lantern Martian Manhunter and two of the biggest heroes of 2009, Green Lantern and Flash! It's a shame we still haven't seen the conclusion of Flash: Rebirth to get the specifics of his position during Blackest Night, but I trust you are smart enough to cope with a generalized interpretation of events. After last issues Black Hand feature, I'm looking forward to the variety these companion issues will offer to the Blackest Night story!

- MAY090499 INCREDIBLE HULK #600 $4.99
Unlike Amazing Spidey #600, Hulk does not deserve the benefit of the doubt. Buyer beware.
Rulk's true identity almost certainly will not be revealed here. The cycle of love-hate will surely continue as I resist the temptation of bombastic big superhero fights, repelled by the utterly ridiculous carrot dangling that Jeph Loeb's pseudo-mystery has offered. It's just like the Loeb/McGuinness issues of Superman/Batman, only the fun's been smothered to death.

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Know Your Trade...
APR090976 2000 AD PACK JUNE 2009 $18.00
APR090030 ADV OF MASK OMNIBUS TP $24.95
MAY090602 CABLE CLASSIC TP VOL 02 $29.99
MAY090877 FAHRENHEIT 451 HC $30.00
MAR090179 FINAL CRISIS ROGUES REVENGE HC $19.99
MAY090607 MARVEL 1985 TP $19.99
APR090023 MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS TP VOL 03 $19.95
MAY090577 NEW AVENGERS PREM HC POWER VOL 10 $19.99
APR090031 NEXUS ARCHIVES HC VOL 09 $49.95
APR090219 SHOWCASE PRESENTS BATMAN TP VOL 04 $16.99
MAY090334 SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 02 $14.99
MAY090525 THOR & HERCULES ENCYCLOPEDIA MYTHOLOGICA $4.99
MAY090875 TMNT 25TH ANNIVERSARY BY KEVIN EASTMAN $19.95
MAR090075 USAGI YOJIMBO TP VOL 23 $17.95



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