Wednesday, October 22, 2008

SHIPPING LIST: OCTOBER 22, 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.

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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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Kirkmantra...
JUL084196 2000 AD #1605 $4.50
AUG084269 2000 AD #1606 $4.50
AUG084275 ABC WARRIORS THIRD ELEMENT ROBOT WAR TP $18.99
AUG082277 CYBLADE #1 MAYS CVR A $2.99
AUG082278 CYBLADE #1 ROCAFORT CVR B $2.99
AUG084368 DRAGONBALL COMPLETE ILLUSTRATIONS HC $24.99
MAY083829 DRAWN & QUARTERLY SHOWCASE TP VOL 05 (MR) $19.95
JUN080082 HELLBOY THE ALL SEEING EYE NOVEL $12.95
MAY082204 INVINCIBLE #54 $2.99
AUG084276 JUDGE DREDD COMPLETE CASE FILES TP VOL 11 $31.99
JUL084333 NAOKI URASAWAS MONSTER TP VOL 17 $9.99
AUG082279 PILOT SEASON 2008 SET $12.99
AUG084212 TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #51 $3.25
AUG080808 THERE'S A FAKE IN MY BOOTS! $909.12
AUG084123 TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #4 $3.99
AUG080034 USAGI YOJIMBO #115 $2.99
MAY083635 WARREN ELLIS AETHERIC MECHANICS GN (MR) $6.99
AUG083953 XENA VS ARMY OF DARKNESS WHAT AGAIN #1 $3.50

Thin and Crispy...
AUG080143 BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #6 (OF 12) $2.99
AUG080157 BIRDS OF PREY #123 $2.99
AUG082333 CAPTAIN AMERICA #43 $2.99
AUG080136 DC UNIVERSE HALLOWEEN 08 $5.99
AUG082350 GHOST RIDER DANNY KETCH #1 (OF 5) $3.99
AUG082361 MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #4 $2.99
AUG082424 NEW EXILES #13 $2.99
AUG080137 TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #8 (OF 12) $2.99
AUG080110 TRINITY #21 $2.99
AUG082345 TRUE BELIEVERS #4 (OF 5) $2.99
AUG080219 UNKNOWN SOLDIER #1 (MR) $2.99

The Deep Dish...
- AUG080158 BLUE BEETLE #32 $2.99
For those who came in late: In 1962, over a year before a certain "master of magnetism," a magnetic villain called Dr. Polaris debuted to bedevil the Green Lantern! In 2005 he joined up with the Secret Society of Super Villains and got killed (to death!) by Human Bomb. Now there's a brand new Doctor and he's making a house call in El Paso, Texas! This looks like a job for Blue Beetle!

- AUG082343 DAREDEVIL #112 $2.99
Iron Fist and Black Tarantula guest star!
This is a good thing, I'm sure! Even with a female Bullseye running around the shop.
Without immersing myself in the specifics of the series I think I'm actually starting to come around to Lady Bullseye, too. A lot, I'm sure, depends on the execution, but if this character manages to avoid being anything like her namesake, and lives up to the graphic simplicity of the character, it could be a lot of fun. Maybe vaguely Miller-esque, in the Sin City years. Which it almost certainly isn't... *grumble*

- JUL080107 FINAL CRISIS #4 (OF 7) $3.99
- AUG080115 FINAL CRISIS SUBMIT #1 $3.99
The DC Universe has never looked quite as grim as it has in the pages of Final Crisis! With the world in ruin at the hands of Darkseid and the Anti-Life Equation, the heroes of the DCU are scattered rebels in a defeated land. Green Arrow, Black Canary, and the Outsiders all make feeble efforts to fight back against evil that, for the first time, appears to be winning! The big question here has to be: how the hell does the DCU bounce back? Grant Morrison holds the DCU in the palm of his hand -- and I only hope it doesn't break!

- AUG082351 HULK #7 $2.99
Don't buy this comic, seriously. Don't fall for it!

- AUG082376 NEW AVENGERS #46 SI $2.99
I still have some interest in The Hood and his somewhat aborted plans, particularly as, despite the Skrull Invasion delays, the character hasn't been upstaged by Grant Morrison's Libra.
As much as I'm ready to throw down a total vote of no confidence in Bendis on the Avengers titles, (and universe-wide crossovers, to be more accurate), I still have a toe in New Avengers. If there was any promise of getting back on the rails I might even dare to be enthusiastic, but the more I hear Dark Reign bandied about, the less enthusiastic I feel. Iron Patriot? A year too late, fellas.

- AUG082397 SHE-HULK 2 #34 $2.99
We stopped in on Peter David's She-Hulk last month and found it substantially wanting, but there's a curious lure to the promise of an all-woman quartet of superpowers! Shulkie joins up with Invisible Woman, Valkyrie, and Thundra, to apparently form Marvel's latest fad team -- the Lady Liberators! I'm sure they're destined for trivia obscurity, but that doesn't mean it won't be fun! They're also in this week's issue of Hulk, but like I said, don't be stupid.

- AUG082390 THUNDERBOLTS #125 SI $2.99
We always knew the 'faith in monsters' team could never last, but I'm so out of the loop, I can't imagine how a last stand against the Skrulls could have anything to do with the heroic fates of Mac Gargan, Bullseye, and the other Thunderbolts. Their brief appearance in Amazing really reminded the unfortunate negatives to what is otherwise an incredibly interesting collective of characters, even if their interactions with the Marvel universe managed to be unimpressive under not just Warren Ellis, but the many writers dealing with tie-ins. One can't help but feel none of these stories really lived up to the characterization they could've promised.


Know Your Trade...
AUG084275 ABC WARRIORS THIRD ELEMENT ROBOT WAR TP $18.99
JUL080154 CATWOMAN CRIME PAYS TP $14.99
AUG084368 DRAGONBALL COMPLETE ILLUSTRATIONS HC $24.99
MAY083829 DRAWN & QUARTERLY SHOWCASE TP VOL 05 (MR) $19.95
JUN082411 ELEKTRA BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS HC $74.99
JUL080233 GON VOL 06 $5.99
MAY080261 HEAVY LIQUID HC (MR) $39.99
JUN080082 HELLBOY THE ALL SEEING EYE NOVEL $12.95
AUG084276 JUDGE DREDD COMPLETE CASE FILES TP VOL 11 $31.99
JUL084333 NAOKI URASAWAS MONSTER TP VOL 17 $9.99
AUG082279 PILOT SEASON 2008 SET $12.99
JUL080167 SHOWCASE PRESENTS WORLDS FINEST TP VOL 02 $16.99
AUG082445 SKY DOLL PREM HC (MR) $24.99
JUL080171 SPIRIT FEMME FATALES TP $19.99
MAY083635 WARREN ELLIS AETHERIC MECHANICS GN (MR) $6.99
AUG082459 X-FORCE PREM HC VOL 01 ANGELS DEMONS $19.99
JUN080308 Y THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01 (MR) $29.99





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