NOTE: The Memorial Day holiday will push purchasing back to Thursday for the US.
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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MAR080158 ACTION COMICS #865 $2.99
MAR080157 ALL STAR SUPERMAN #11 $2.99
JAN082065 ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #6 $2.99
MAR080144 BATMAN #677 RIP $2.99
MAR080162 BLUE BEETLE #27 $2.99
MAR082174 DAREDEVIL #107 $2.99
MAR088191 DC UNIVERSE ZERO 2ND PTG $1.00
MAR080168 GREEN LANTERN #31 $2.99
MAR082178 IMMORTAL IRON FIST #15 $2.99
MAR080026 INDIANA JONES & KINGDOM O/T CRYSTAL SKULL #2 FLEMING CVR $5.99
MAR080027 INDIANA JONES & KINGDOM O/T CRYSTAL SKULL #2 STRUZAN CVR $5.99
MAR082195 MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #36 $2.99
MAR082201 MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #9 $3.99
MAR082208 NEW AVENGERS #41 SI $2.99
MAR083868 TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #46 $3.25
MAR080133 TEEN TITANS #59 $2.99
The Deep Dish...
- MAR080148 BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNITE #1 (OF 12) $2.99Steven Niles doesn't do anything particular for me, but longtime readers will know I have a special affinity for anything that offers the chance to survey urban Gotham in an [un]natural state. After Midnite looks to serve up the darker side of Gotham and it's rogues, and while I don't expect anything special here, the book appears to offer a tour through popular villains like Scarecrow and Clayface.
Pointy pencils by Kelley Jones look completely at home on a Niles project, somewhere between the veiny exaggeration of the ninietes, and the stylized angles of Norm Breyfogle.
- MAR080124 FINAL CRISIS #1 (OF 7) $3.99As already documented in various other entries, I really have absolutely no idea what to expect from Final Crisis, but I've scraped together enough pennys to make sure I'm there for the first issue, at least. Previews for Grant Morrison's closing chapter to the Crisis Trilogy focus heavily on the Green Lanterns, but also foreshadows events with what seems to be a prophetic realisation by Orion that Darkseid has survived his destruction [Countdown #2]!
The event, already confirmed to feature New Gods and Libra in villainous roles, seems like another stroke of simple brilliance for DC. One's imagination could run wild with theories about how the Fourth World will play a part in this Crisis, but I'm sure I wouldn't even be close!
- MAR080171 JSA CLASSIFIED #38 $2.99A new storyarc kicks off in the Classified book, but if you were looking for a change of pace after the recent Wildcat spotlights, think again! Don't get me wrong! I've got a real affection for Wildcat and the sluggers of the golden age, but it strikes me as something of a misstep to suffocate the variety of a title free to go anywhere, any time. It'll be very interesting to see how sales are affected by the run.
- MAR082181 KING SIZE HULK #1 $4.99
As is sure to become very evident in the next month, there's a poorly publicized Hulk movie on the way, and Marvel knows it! As if to pick up the eccentric slack of star Edward Norton, Marvel's pumping serious promotional iron to remind us all what's fun and fantastic about the Incredible Hulk! King-Size Hulk promises a plethora of reading materials including reprints of the infamous first appearance of Wolverine, and battles with She-Hulk and Wendigo!
Fun value buys like this have really instilled in me a confidence in Marvel's ability to utilize their mammoth back catalogue to entice and inform new readers, rather than pandering to the bloated wallets of forty-something nostalgia buffs.
- MAR082192 MARVEL 1985 #1 (OF 6) $3.99It's been a long time coming, but finally Mark Millar's ill-fated fumetti project is here! The Scot famously announced the title some years ago in what was starting to seem like little more than an April Fool's joke. Originally intended to feature manipulated photographs, art chores were picked up by digital realist, Tommy Lee Edwards; the man responsible for art on the tragically underrated Question mini from 2005!
Previews feature a youngster diving into the tumultuous world of Marvel comics in the mid 1980's; a time of costume changes, major universe-spanning events, and a growing interest in the financial institution of comics collecting. Vaguely reminiscent of other everyman projects [ala; Marvel: Heroes & Legends #1], Marvel 1985 promises a reality blurring journey into an epic battle between the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe!
- MAR082198 MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #13 $2.99Wrapping up the week's offerings is the now obligatory Marvel Adventures throwdown. The imprint offers classic superhero battles the whole family can enjoy, delivering a good old message of good versus evil. This week it's the whip-cracking Blacklash throwing down the gauntlet to the invincible Iron Man! Rest assured, concerned parents, that this is strictly Blacklash-classic, and not the strapped and masked gimp pictured to the right.
Not that there's anything wrong with that...
- JUL073889 STREET FIGHTER II MANGA VOL 2 GN $12.95
With all the Mortal Kombat lately, you might have forgotten the Street Fighter love! Fortunately, UDON recently conducted interviews to confirm their continued commitment to the Street Fighter franchise, despite extensive scheduling delays and the recent acquiring of Capcom licenses by other companies. Fortunately the company of artists has been hard at work preparing upcoming series far in advance of hitting shelves to ensure a smooth release. Titles include a third twelve-issue core series, Street Fighter II Turbo, continuing the central story established by Ken Siu-Chong. Also on the way are mini-series dedicated to Chun-Li, star of the upcoming movie, and the controversial cast from Street Fighter III!
The manga features the original artwork of Masaomi Kanzaki reprinted faithfully without the colouring or flopping of previous Western prints; ala the original US Tokuma Comics prints.
Know Your Trade...
FEB080246 ALL NEW ATOM TP VOL 03 THE HUNT FOR RAY PALMER $14.99
FEB080237 BLACK ADAM THE DARK AGE TP $17.99
FEB080238 COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS TP VOL 01 $19.99
MAR082281 ESSENTIAL RAMPAGING HULK TP VOL 01 $16.99
MAR082278 EXCALIBUR CLASSIC TP VOL 5 $24.99
FEB080287 HEROES SC $19.99
MAR082259 IMMORTAL IRON FIST PREM HC VOL 02 CITIES OF HEAVEN $24.99
JAN080196 JACK KIRBYS OMAC ONE MAN ARMY CORPS HC $24.99
FEB080252 JUSTICE TP VOL 01 $14.99
DEC072064 NEARLY COMPLETE ESSENTIAL HEMBECK ARCHIVES OMNIBUS $24.99
JAN082060 SORROW TP $12.99
MAR083810 SPEED RACER TP VOL 05 $19.99
JAN080203 STARMAN OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 $49.99
JUL073889 STREET FIGHTER II MANGA VOL 2 GN $12.95
MAR082277 X-MEN TP VOL 02 COMPLETE ONSLAUGHT EPIC $29.99
Site Update...
You've got to be kidding me! I feel like I was doing this yesterday!Regular readers will have noticed that we still haven't quite gotten around to making up for lost time in the reviews department. We'll be looking to turn that around in the lead up toward the ever-exciting Monthly Punch-Up, while also cooking plenty of cool things for June: the month of Hulk!
Be sure to spread the word about the site if we're touching on anything of relevance, and be sure to take full advantage of specials and already low prices in the Gift Shoppe, and also the $1.99 price tag on my own twenty-two page black and white comic, The Kirby Martin Inquest!
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