Additional Note: Back for another week of slightly more elaborate solicitations that these shipping lists used to be. I figure I'll see how long I can keep these up, at the very least, while traditional Infinite Wars updates continue somewhere below. Keep your eyes peeled for changes in the "Recent Battles" index for those. Also be sure to vote in the poll, which all of you thousands of people passing are allowed to do, but never seem to. Also be sure to enjoy the archive of material on the site and take advantage of Amazon links, while you're at it! It helps the site! Cheers!
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...
DEC090725 28 DAYS LATER #8 $3.99
JAN100734 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #179 $3.99
JAN100458 CHOKER #2 (MR) $3.99
JAN100412 DEAD AT 17 WITCH QUEEN #1 Of(4) $2.99
JAN101019 DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SERIES 3 #1 $3.99
JAN101017 DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #9 $3.99
JAN100419 FADE TO BLACK #1 (OF 5) $3.50
JAN100884 GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS #4 (OF 9) FIREFLY PART 1 (MR) $3.50
FEB100809 GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #1 $3.99
SEP090286 I KILL GIANTS TITAN ED HC VOL 01 $39.99
JAN100735 JUGHEAD #200 $2.50
DEC090971 TICK GOLDEN AGE COMPLETE WORKS TP $10.95
The Corporates...
DEC098499 BLACKEST NIGHT #5 (OF 8) 2ND PTG $3.99
JAN100507 DARK AVENGERS #15 $3.99
JAN100571 DOOMWAR #2 (OF 6) $3.99
JAN100277 GREEN ARROW #31 $2.99
JAN100236 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #46 (BLACKEST NIGHT) $3.99
JAN100573 HERCULES FALL OF AN AVENGER #1 (OF 2) $3.99
JAN100578 HULK #21 FOH $3.99
JAN100518 WOMEN OF MARVEL CELEBRATING SEVEN DECADES #1 $9.99
The Spotlight...
- JAN100555 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #625 $2.99
It was back in #617 that we learnt Aleksei Sytsevich, aka; Rhino, has moved on with his life after a string of less-than-impressive appearances in the comics, which included a drunken encounter with Black Cat. Now Rhino's a changed man with a changed name and someone to love -- too bad things don't just go away that easy when you're part of the super-human criminal underworld!It's time for Round 2 as the original Rhino is forced to suit-up again and face his obsessed would-be successor! It's a good thing he's back in the game, too, because little does Spidey know that this new Rhino is all part of an assembly co-ordinated by the living heirs of Kraven the Hunter! After a couple of lulls, it looks like The Gauntlet is heating up again! Let's hope it isn't just a last hurrah for the series that's become one of Marvel's monthly best!
- JAN100240 BATMAN #697 $2.99
I have to admit, I haven't been paying a lot of attention to Batman during the Reborn relaunch in large part to an unflattering opinion of Tony Daniel's work. For all intents and purposes, it's certainly been a great way to get some extra mileage out of Dick Grayson's reign as Batman -- something that will no doubt be cut short soon when The Return of Bruce Wayne wraps up mid-year.Longterm, I'm really looking forward to how this period of Dick Grayson's crime-fighting career will influence his future.
In some ways, by becoming Batman, it's given the Grayson character a mainstream opportunity to escape the shadow that typically rendered him second-class to Batman. Before Reborn, there was some effort to attach Two-Face as an arch-nemesis for Nightwing, and I'll be interested to see if his run as Batman will carry through to continue the effort to establish Nightwing as a solo hero. A new Black Mask -- one introduced as a Gotham mastermind akin to the original, in Battle for the Cowl -- would be a very natural piece of transferrable mythology. Which means any longterm fans might want to check out this week's Batman as we grow ever closer to discovering the true identity behind this mysterious replacement.
- JAN100816 IRREDEEMABLE #12 $3.99
As a budding independent writer/publisher, I often feel deeply conflicted about maintaining a website almost exclusively focused on comics from DC and Marvel -- the two biggest publishers in the industry. I haven't had a chance to discuss or read much of Irredeemable, but it seems worth a mention, if nothing else, because it looks to be a very good spin on the big ideas that DC and Marvel represent. For those who don't know, it's essentially a What if... Superman got sick of humans? tale, published by BOOM! and written by Mark Waid, who has all but restored his status between this and his recent work on Amazing Spider-man. Hardly the first of it's kind, but well worth a look, excelling in the all-important field of execution!
- JAN100502 SIEGE #3 (OF 4) $3.99
Siege limps along to a third issue and frankly, I think Marvel should feel a little bit embarassed. Not just by the solicitation which reads "MARVEL BLOCKBUSTER OF THE YEAR!!" but also by pre-hype claims that this would be the series that gets straight to the point -- something most of Marvel's recent efforts have failed to do.Unfortunately, all a four-issue series has meant for Siege is less opportunity to make up for the plodding and navel-gazing irrelevance. Brian Bendis certainly has strengths as a writer, but after a string of mediocre company event books, I really think lynchpinning isn't one of them! A favourite Macbeth quote comes to mind, "It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
Specific references to Mark Millar's efforts with Civil War in 2006 only make it feel all the more insulting, reminding us how well similar conventions worked in a superior series. If redemption lies in the back-half of the series, a blessing will be that we're already there. I can't help but feel skeptical about the value of my dollar when picking this one up, though. Not terrible, but not at all impressive.
- JAN100626 X-FACTOR FOREVER #1 $3.99
If ever there were a concept that sounded like a bad idea -- it's a series exclusively dedicated to indulging X-Men fans!To their credit, X-fans have every reason to feel nostalgic, with Grant Morrison's New X-Men among the few and far between bright sparks to come in the last decade. Returning home to the glory days of the eighties and early nineties has garnered truly bizarre results in Chris Claremont's X-Men Forever, but based on early previews, I actually think the original X-Factor line-up might have better luck of it! This optemism is due, in no small part, to the artwork of Dan Panosian, who offers a visual contrast to the more conventional trappings of the time period he and legacy writer, Louise Simonson, are revisiting. $3.99 is a big ask for casual fans, but as it's probably carefully targetted fan service for an already obsessive readership, it's probably not all together surprising. Approach with caution, even if departures from canon and sanity are unlikely to be as broad as Claremont's.
READ THE PREVIEW - VISIT THE SITE - BUY THE COMICKnow Your Trade...
DEC090203 BATMAN INTERNATIONAL TP $17.99
SEP090286 I KILL GIANTS TITAN ED HC VOL 01 $39.99
JAN100639 IRON MAN ARMOR WARS PROLOGUE TP $29.99
JAN100642 IRON MAN END TP $16.99
OCT090606 IRON MAN IRON MONGER PREM HC $29.99
DEC090247 MYSTERIUS THE UNFATHOMABLE TP $17.99
DEC090215 SHOWCASE PRESENTS WORLDS FINEST TP VOL 03 $17.99
DEC090971 TICK GOLDEN AGE COMPLETE WORKS TP $10.95
DEC090222 WONDER WOMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 01 $17.99
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