Wednesday, January 14, 2009

SHIPPING LIST: JANUARY 14, 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.

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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The Independents...
NOV080047 BPRD BLACK GODDESS #1 (OF 5) $2.99
NOV082278 I HATE GALLANT GIRL #3 (OF 3) $3.50
NOV082262 I KILL GIANTS #7 (OF 7) $3.99
NOV082263 INVINCIBLE #58 (RES) $2.99
SEP084198 PHANTOM ANNUAL #2 $5.99
SEP084417 SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 24 $12.95
SEP082242 WALKING DEAD OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 (MR) $100.00
NOV082275 ZOMBIE COP GN $14.99

The Corporates...
NOV080152 ACTION COMICS #873 (FOE) $2.99
NOV082362 ADAM LEGEND OF BLUE MARVEL #3 (OF 5) $3.99
NOV080147 BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #25 $2.99
NOV080158 BOOSTER GOLD #16 (FOE) $2.99
NOV080162 GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #16 (FOE) $2.99
NOV080160 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #32 (FOE) $2.99
NOV080164 MANHUNTER #38 $2.99
NOV082379 MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #7 $2.99
NOV080146 NIGHTWING #152 (FOE) $2.99
NOV082388 NOVA ORIGIN RICHARD RIDER $4.99
NOV082392 PUNISHER WAR ZONE #5 (OF 6) $3.99
NOV080217 PUSH #4 (OF 6) $3.50

The Spotlight...
- OCT088192 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583 OBAMA VAR $3.99
I'm told there's a new American President. I'm not sure if you know.
We're no longer avoiding talking about Spidey, but... Well, uh... Can we expect Shocker to be back sometime soon? Maybe Puma, or Tombstone? Team Steam dating stuff, not so much...

- NOV080151 NOV080125 FACES OF EVIL PROMETHEUS #1 (FOE) $2.99
A few years ago, Prometheus found himself caught up in the continuing exploits of then-new Bat-foe, Hush. The issues of Gotham Knights live on in infamy for recasting the villain - who once single-handedly dismantled the Justice League 'big seven' - as Hush's errand boy after being rescued him from mortal wounds inflicted by Green Arrow. With this Faces of Evil special, GJ protege, Sterling Gates, attempts to take a page from his master's book, retooling history through available connective tissues to effectively put the genie back in the bottle. I'm not sure I like the thought of two 'promethi,' but we'll see. First impressions; DC are writing cheques that they can't possibly cash -- again.

- SEP080099 FINAL CRISIS #6 (OF 7) $3.99
At this point I just have no idea where the story is going, and I'm enjoying every second of it. I find it thoroughly discouraging that so many vocal readers seem to insist they 'don't understand' or worse still, that they think the story 'doesn't make sense' at all. I think one of the most unexpected consequences of Grant Morrison's dance with metatextual redefinition and the apocalypse is that it's really exposed the mediocrity of comic book readers. It highlights how the YouTube generation has changed the way comics are read, casting a potentially negative light on all the progress I thought we'd made this decade. In February we'll finally get a chance to talk more specifically about the issues, and hopefully help you find your own potential, because as someone whose education benefitted greatly from comics several decades ago, I like to think you're smarter than you're giving yourselves credit for.

- NOV082381 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #47 $2.99
Suck it up, newbies! Prowler's in the house and that's a good thing! If you haven't studied the entire seventy year history of DC and Marvel comics, you might not know who Prowler is. Less little girl whinging, more reading, pansies! The character -- designed for dad by a young John Romita Jr -- is a classic case of the ol' perpetrator of crimes, solving the crimes. Genius!


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Know Your Trade...
NOV082474 ANNIHILATION CONQUEST TP BOOK 02 $34.99
NOV082451 DAREDEVIL PREM HC BORN AGAIN $24.99
NOV082476 HULK VISIONARIES PETER DAVID TP VOL 06 $29.99
NOV082458 MARVEL ADVENTURES TP VOL 01 TRIPLE THREAT DIGEST $9.99
SEP084417 SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 24 $12.95
SEP082242 WALKING DEAD OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 (MR) $100.00
NOV082470 X-FORCE TP VOL 01 ANGELS DEMONS $15.99
NOV082275 ZOMBIE COP GN $14.99


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