Current Comics Report for 6/22
This is a report about what I think about the comics of this week, based upon Diamond's Shipping This Week list, as reprinted below, with my (sometimes quite snarky, so be forewarned) comments.
Certain sections of the Current Report on the 6/22 Comic Book Week contain forward-looking statements that are based on my expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate” and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which include but are not limited to projections of books being good, writing performance, character flaws, artistic coolness and continued title stability.
Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Prognasticators Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results and trends may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation:
Shipping This Week: June 22, 2005
DARK HORSE
MAR050089 BECI ORPIN PRINCESS TINA JOURNAL $9.99
MAR050088 BECI ORPIN PRINCESS TINA STATIONERY SET $4.99
APR050021 CONAN #17 $2.99
This storyline opened up quite nicely. I estimate that this will be more of the same.
JAN050054 DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF THE ATOM VOL 2 HC $49.95
APR050017 HELLBOY THE ISLAND #1 (OF 2) $2.99
I believe that this will be super cool.
MAR050045 JACKSON 500 VOL 1 HC $14.95
MAY050099 KOTOBUKIYA DARTH VADER SOFT VINYL MODEL KIT (O/A) $99.99
MAR050048 LITTLE LULU VOL 4 SUNDAY AFTERNOON TP $9.95
I predict that there will be some sort of printing error involved in this product.
DEC040019 MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER VOL 2 4000 AD HC $49.95
Pricey, but think about it, it's HALF the price of a Darth Vader model kit!
APR050020 MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN #2 (OF 4) $2.99
JAN050053 MANGA DARKCHYLDE #2 (OF 5) $2.99
This reminds me sorta of when Pulido tried to reinvent Lady Death for Crossgen. Those brand names...they must be protected at all times!
JAN050110 MIRROR MASK PVC SET #3 $14.99
Why do people still make PVCs in this modern age of super articulated figures?
APR050083 MUSICAL WAR OF THE WORLDS 15 OZ LOGO MUG $14.99
DEC040040 NAIL VOL 1 TP (MR) $14.95
FEB050066 STEVE RUDE THE MOTH VOL 1 TP $12.95
MAR050080 WHATS MICHAEL VOL 10 SLEEPLESS NIGHTS TP $8.95
DC COMICS
APR050389 ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE #1 (OF 16) (RES) $2.99
Who else is as happy as I am to see (of 16), as it means that we are pretty much guaranteed 15 more issues of Astro City after this, at least?
Too cool.
APR050310 BATMAN JEKYLL AND HYDE #3 (OF 6) $2.99
APR050402 BOOKS OF MAGICK LIFE DURING WARTIME #12 (MR) $2.75
APR050314 CATWOMAN #44 $2.50
Okay, so THIS is the first issue of Will Pfeifer's run! I expect it to be good.
MAR058201 DAY OF VENGEANCE #1 THIRD PTG $2.50
APR058283 DAY OF VENGEANCE #2 SECOND PTG $2.50
APR050331 DOOM PATROL #13 $2.50
Byrne and Hypertime! An interesting match!
APR050345 HUMAN RACE #4 (OF 7) $2.99
APR050385 INCAL VOL 2 THE EPIC JOURNEY TP (MR) $19.99
APR050406 JOHN CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER SPECIAL PAPA MIDNITE #5 (OF 5) ( $2.99
Gotta love series that start up tied in to movies that seem quite odd months after the movie has come and gone...
APR050347 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #7 $2.99
APR050369 MAD MAGAZINE #455 $3.99
APR050410 NEIL GAIMANS NEVERWHERE #1 (OF 9) (MR) $2.99
So wait, is this just a straight adaptation?
APR050412 OTHERWORLD #4 (OF 12) (MR) $2.99
I predict there will be a panel in this comic where the word balloon is so large that it obscures the character speaking it.
APR050367 POWERPUFF GIRLS #63 $2.25
APR050317 ROBIN #139 $2.50
I know some folks out there do not like McDaniel's art, but I think most everyone would agree, in this case, he is an improvement.
APR050381 SEIMADEN VOL 1 $9.99
APR050354 TEEN TITANS #25 $2.50
APR050361 TEEN TITANS GO #20 $2.25
As a fun little aside, you should take both issues of Teen Titans (I really want someone to do this, consarnit!) and have a youngster read them both.
I estimate that while they might think Clark's art is "cooler," they will much more enjoy J. Torres' story.
But I want to know if I am right!
Someone do this experiment for me, please!
APR050300 YEAR ONE BATMAN SCARECROW #2 (OF 2) $5.99
IMAGE
APR051673 FLAMING CARROT COMICS #3 (NOTE PRICE) $3.50
APR051677 GIRLS #2 (MR) $2.95
Let us hope that the Luna brothers work overtime to make their protagonist less of a total prick.
FEB051578 GRAY AREA VOL 1 ALL OF THIS CAN BE YOURS HC SGN $39.95
$39.95?
Isn't that about what issue #1 cost retail?
APR051681 IRON GHOST #2 (OF 6) $2.95
This really IS in Chuck Dixon's wheelhouse, this story.
MAY051563 LIBERTY MEADOWS VOL 3 SUMMER OF LOVE TP $14.95
MAR051735 MONSTER WAR TOMB RAIDER VS WOLF MEN #2 (OF 4) $2.99
I believe that I have never heard of a better title of a comic book in my entire life.
MAR051695 NOBLE CAUSES #11 $3.50
JUL041775 SAVAGE DRAGON GOD WAR #3 (Of 3) $2.95
MAR051703 SEA OF RED #3 (MR) $2.95
Hmmm...does Image add the MR warning, or is that Diamond?
APR051676 THE GIFT #12 $2.99
MARVEL
APR051892 BLACK PANTHER #5 $2.99
In this issue, we learn that Wakanda invented skateboards, pizza and velcro.
MAR051904 CAPTAIN AMERICA #7 $2.99
APR051965 CAPTAIN AMERICA & FALCON VOL 2 BROTHERS & KEEPERS TP $17.99
This storyline, however, was not a keeper.
MAR051895 DAREDEVIL REDEMPTION #5 (OF 6) $2.99
APR051945 DREAM POLICE #1 $3.99
I estimate that this will not be as cool as Cheap Trick would leave you to believe.
FEB058519 FANTASTIC FOUR DIRECTORS CUT #527 $3.99
Director's Cut?
Does that mean JMS gets to show the FF if it was done like Supreme Power?
If so, then a lot of horny Sue Richards fans will soon be in luck.
APR051902 FANTASTIC FOUR FOES #6 (OF 6) $2.99
This works as a fill-in arc, but not really all that well as its own mini-series.
APR051953 FANTASTIC FOUR OMNIBUS HC PI
Really?
Please Inquire?
I have a hard time believing Marvel doesn't know how much this thing is.
FEB058041 FANTASTIC FOUR OMNIBUS HC VARIANT DUST JACKET (PP #665) PI
Now THIS baby, I can believe that the price changes every minute!
APR051899 FANTASTIC FOUR THE MOVIE #1 $4.99
APR051868 HOUSE OF M #2 (OF 8) $2.99
This isn't the one that will break the internet in half, is it?
Make sure to tell me, so I will cancel my Verizon account that week.
JAN058161 HOUSE OF M DODSON VARIANT COVER #2 (OF 8) $2.99
APR051880 LAST HERO STANDING #4 (OF 5) $2.99
Have I told you all how nice I think it is that Tom DeFalco has his own little private playground where he can just relive all his old comics?
I haven't?
Well, I do.
APR051908 LIVEWIRES #5 (OF 6) $2.99
APR051923 MARVEL ADVENTURES FLIP MAGAZINE #1 $3.99
I hope this works out!
APR051970 MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS WOLVERINE CLASSIC VOL 1 TP $12.99
This is a good idea, I think. They have all these Wolverine stories, they might as well print them!
APR051959 MARVEL MASTERWORKS GOLDEN AGE SUB-MARINER VOL 1 HC VAR ED $54.99
APR051958 MARVEL MASTERWORKS GOLDEN AGE SUB-MARINER VOL 1 NEW ED HC $49.99
Wow.
Seriously?
Is Marvel seriously charging an extra five bucks for a variant Golden Age Sub-Mariner hardcover?
Yikes.
FEB051909 NEW AVENGERS #6 $2.25
SEP048065 NEW AVENGERS #6 HITCH VARIANT $2.25
FINALLY!
I can now tear off the covers of all my variants and make a giant poster!
What?
That's not what everyone else is doing with their variant copies?
APR051927 NEW X-MEN #15 $2.99
APR051966 NEW X-MEN ACADEMY X VOL 2 HAUNTED TP $12.99
APR051931 NIGHTCRAWLER #7 $2.99
I really am enjoying Aguirre-Sacasa's take on this book. He's using it to tell tales that you can't in the main X-Books.
APR051935 ROGUE #12 $2.99
It is really weird that this series, of all series, is being followed, continuity-wise.
APR051912 SPELLBINDERS #4 (OF 6) $2.99
APR051869 SPIDER-MAN HOUSE OF M #1 (OF 5) $2.99
As there really is only one issue worth of story here (it's a What If..? issue, basically), I predict a draaaaaaaaaawn out plot.
APR051942 SUPREME POWER #17 (MR) $2.99
APR051873 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #20 $2.50
I predict that this will be an enjoyable story by Carey.
APR051874 ULTIMATE X-MEN #60 $2.50
APR051938 WOLVERINE SOULTAKER #5 (OF 5) $2.99
WIZARD
APR052480 WIZARD ANIME INSIDER KODOCHA CVR #22 $5.99
APR052479 WIZARD ANIME INSIDER NARUTO CVR #22 $5.99
COMICS
APR053063 2000 AD #1441 $4.10
APR053064 2000 AD #1442 $4.10
MAY052571 ALAN MOORES HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD TAROT CVR #2 (OF 4) $3.99
APR053074 ANGEL FIRE GN $17.95
You know who is really good?
Steve Parkhouse.
JAN052471 APC PREVIEW 2005 $3.50
APR052635 ARCHIE #558 $2.25
APR052735 ART OF JIM BALENT MAGICK IN B&W #1 $14.99
Jim Balent is magick ANYwhere!
APR053105 BATTLE ROYALE VOL 13 GN (OF 14) (MR) $9.99
APR052731 BEAUTIFUL THINGS GN $13.99
APR053101 BECK MONGOLIAN CHOP SQUAD VOL 1 GN (OF 19) $9.99
APR053319 BECKETTS FOOTBALL CARD PLUS SUMMER 05 #15 $9.99
DAMN YOU, DIAMOND!
You made me think that Beckett finally listend to my pleas and made a comic version of their sporting card price guides!
Instead, it is just a placement error.
I'll remember this, Diamond.
APR053106 BLADE OF HEAVEN VOL 3 GN (OF 15) $9.99
MAR053055 BONEYARD #18 $2.95
I estimate that this issue will be trippy.
APR053107 BOYS BE VOL 5 GN (OF 20) (MR) $9.99
MAY052562 BRIAN PULIDOS BELLADONNA NOUVEAU ED #5 (OF 5) $5.99
MAY052639 BRIAN PULIDOS LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE #1/2 COMMEMORATIVE $5.99
I know I wanted to commemorate the release of Lady Death Abandon All Hope #1/2.
Perhaps it could come with one of those cherubic kid figurines?
MAR052502 BUGTOWN #6 (OF 6) (MR) $2.95
APR052823 BURN DESTINY $3.50
APR052960 CASTLEVANIA THE BELMONT LEGACY #4 (OF 5) $3.99
Why no Captain N comic book?
I demand an explanation!
APR053102 CHRONO CODE VOL 1 GN (OF 2) $9.99
JAN052808 CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON VOL 1 REVISED & EXPANDED ED (M $13.95
MAR052583 DARK MISTS #1 (OF 4) (MR) $3.50
MAR052507 DEAL WITH THE DEVIL #2 (OF 5) (NOTE PRICE) $2.99
I am an ignorant fool.
Please explain to me what this comic is about.
APR053109 DEARS VOL 3 GN (OF 6) $9.99
APR052590 DEATH TRANCE VOL 2 GN $9.99
MAR052848 DF BATMAN DARK DETECTIVE #1 SGN $19.99
FEB052800 DF DAY OF VENGEANCE #1 SGN $19.99
MAR052859 DF FALLEN ANGEL #20 SGN (NOTE PRICE) $6.99
OUCH!
Bummer for Perez and/or David Lopez's self esteem!
MAR052845 DF GREEN LANTERN #1 VAN SCRIVER SGN $19.99
MAR052847 DF RANN THANAGAR WAR #1 SGN $34.99
For 15 more dollars than the others, it better be signed by both Hawkman AND Adam Strange!
JAN052730 DF SUPERMAN #215 SGN $19.99
JAN052564 DOC FRANKENSTEIN #3 $3.50
Doc Frankenstein kicks major behind.
APR053078 DOGWITCH #17 (MR) $2.95
APR053110 DOLL VOL 5 GN (OF 6) (MR) $9.99
APR052980 EASY WAY #3 (OF 4) (MR) $3.99
MAR052919 FELIX THE CAT SILLY STORIES #1 $2.50
MAY052536 FRANK MILLERS ROBOCOP IRATE OFFICER LEWIS ED #8 (OF 9) (MR) $5.99
Intriguing.
Is there a "soft-spoken" Officer Lewis edition as well?
MAR052620 FREAKSHOW #7 (MR) $2.95
MAY052567 FRIDAY THE 13TH SP BLOOD RED CON ED #1 $4.99
It would be a lot cooler if it was real blood.
Wimps.
APR053111 FRUITS BASKET VOL 10 GN (OF 14) $9.99
APR052908 FULL CIRKLE CVR A #1 SIGNED ED $9.95
APR052909 FULL CIRKLE CVR B #1 SIGNED ED $9.95
APR052907 FULL CIRKLE PREVIEW BOOK SIGNED ED (MR) $4.95
APR053112 GET BACKERS VOL 10 GN (OF 26) (MR) $9.99
MAR052585 GLOOM #1 (OF 6) $3.50
This looks intriguing.
The art does not look like my style, but the total package is quite inviting.
MAR053042 GONE WILD GN (A) $9.99
MAR053031 GRAVE GRRRLS DESTROYERS OF THE DEAD #2 (MR) $2.99
MAR052972 GRIMJACK KILLER INSTINCT #5 (OF 6) $3.99
I estimate that Greg will be quite pleased.
APR053114 GUNDAM SEED ASTRAY R VOL 3 GN (OF 4) $9.99
MAR053051 HARDY BOYS VOL 2 IDENTITY THEFT GN $7.95
MAR053052 HARDY BOYS VOL 2 IDENTITY THEFT HC $12.95
MAR052909 HEAD #11 (A) $3.95
APR053103 HEAT GUY J GN $9.99
APR052594 HEAVEN SENT STAND ALONE SPECIAL $2.99
APR052598 I HUNT MONSTERS VOL 2 #6 $2.99
APR053116 ID ENTITY VOL 2 GN (OF 13) $9.99
APR053117 IN DREAM WORLD VOL 2 GN (OF 3) (MR) $9.99
MAR052511 JUDO GIRL #2 (OF 4) $2.99
APR052591 KAMUNAGARA REBIRTH OF THE DEMONSLAYER VOL 2 GN (OF 6) $9.99
APR052969 KARNEY #3 (OF 4) (MR) $3.99
Why did no one inform me that Kevin Smith's friends did a comic book!?!?
Why am I always the last to know!?!?
MAR052509 KILLER STUNTS INC #2 (OF 4) (NOTE PRICE) $2.99
APR053120 KING OF HELL VOL 10 GN (OF 10) $9.99
MAY052602 KOMIC FANTASIES VOL 3 #5 (A) $14.95
MAR052510 LETHAL INSTINCT #2 (OF 6) (NOTE PRICE) $2.99
MAR052586 LEXIAN CHRONICLES FULL CIRCLE #1 $3.50
APR052572 LITTLE SCROWLIE #10 $2.95
This is a fun little comic. Very much in tune with the way life is.
APR053099 MBQ GN (MR) $9.99
APR052962 METAL GEAR SOLID #10 $3.99
APR052899 MISTY GIRL EXTREME COLL VOL 1 TP (A) $16.95
DEC042702 NANANANA VOL 1 GN $9.99
MAR053053 NANCY DREW VOL 2 WRIT IN STONE GN $7.95
MAR053054 NANCY DREW VOL 2 WRIT IN STONE HC $12.95
MAY052570 NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET SP BLOOD RED CON ED #1 $4.99
It's not like you couldn't FIND real blood!
APR052601 NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #129 $2.99
APR053123 PEACH GIRL VOL 5 GN NEW PTG (OF 8) $9.99
APR053019 PHANTOM #7 $3.50
APR053124 PHD PHANTASY DEGREE VOL 3 GN (OF 8) $9.99
MAR053104 POISON ELVES VENTURES #1 CASSANDRA #1 (MR) $3.50
APR053097 PRINCESS AI VOL 2 LUMINATION GN (OF 3) $9.99
MAR053076 QUEEN & COUNTRY DECLASSIFIED VOL 3 #1 (OF 3) (MR) $2.95
Wow.
The first non-Rucka Q&C.
I predict this will be scary for me.
APR053126 QWAN VOL 2 GN (OF 3) $9.99
APR053127 REMOTE VOL 6 GN (OF 10) (MR) $9.99
APR053128 RG VEDA VOL 2 GN (OF 10) $9.99
APR053100 SAIYUKI VOL 9 GN (OF 9) (MR) $9.99
APR053104 SAKURA TAISEN VOL 1 GN $9.99
APR053129 SAMURAI DEEPER KYO VOL 14 GN (OF 27) (MR) $9.99
FEB052669 SHAOLIN COWBOY #3 $3.50
Shaolin Cowboy kicks whatever behind is left after Doc Frankenstein is finished.
MAY052927 SHUCK THE SULFURSTAR #1 $2.95
APR053131 SORCERER HUNTERS NEW PTG VOL 3 GN (OF 13) (MR) $9.99
APR052650 TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #3 $2.39
APR053014 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #22 $2.95
MAY052569 TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE SP BLOOD RED CON ED #1 $4.99
It doesn't even have to be HUMAN blood! How about pig blood?
APR052915 UNCLE SCROOGE #343 $6.95
APR053133 VISITOR VOL 2 GN (OF 5) $9.99
MAR052826 WALT & SKEEZIX VOL 1 HC $29.95
APR052916 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #658 $6.95
APR053086 WARGOD ONE SHOT $4.99
Well, those are my estimations!
Feel free to share your own, or just check back to see how wrong I was!
Certain sections of the Current Report on the 6/22 Comic Book Week contain forward-looking statements that are based on my expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate” and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which include but are not limited to projections of books being good, writing performance, character flaws, artistic coolness and continued title stability.
Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Prognasticators Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results and trends may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation:
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report or, in the case of any document incorporated by reference, the date of that document.All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to me are qualified by the cautionary statements in this section...
A book being better than I thought it would be;
A different creative team on a book;
A different type of story than I thought it was;
- Differences in anticipated and actual performance by the writer and/or artist
Shipping This Week: June 22, 2005
DARK HORSE
MAR050089 BECI ORPIN PRINCESS TINA JOURNAL $9.99
MAR050088 BECI ORPIN PRINCESS TINA STATIONERY SET $4.99
APR050021 CONAN #17 $2.99
This storyline opened up quite nicely. I estimate that this will be more of the same.
JAN050054 DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF THE ATOM VOL 2 HC $49.95
APR050017 HELLBOY THE ISLAND #1 (OF 2) $2.99
I believe that this will be super cool.
MAR050045 JACKSON 500 VOL 1 HC $14.95
MAY050099 KOTOBUKIYA DARTH VADER SOFT VINYL MODEL KIT (O/A) $99.99
MAR050048 LITTLE LULU VOL 4 SUNDAY AFTERNOON TP $9.95
I predict that there will be some sort of printing error involved in this product.
DEC040019 MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER VOL 2 4000 AD HC $49.95
Pricey, but think about it, it's HALF the price of a Darth Vader model kit!
APR050020 MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN #2 (OF 4) $2.99
JAN050053 MANGA DARKCHYLDE #2 (OF 5) $2.99
This reminds me sorta of when Pulido tried to reinvent Lady Death for Crossgen. Those brand names...they must be protected at all times!
JAN050110 MIRROR MASK PVC SET #3 $14.99
Why do people still make PVCs in this modern age of super articulated figures?
APR050083 MUSICAL WAR OF THE WORLDS 15 OZ LOGO MUG $14.99
DEC040040 NAIL VOL 1 TP (MR) $14.95
FEB050066 STEVE RUDE THE MOTH VOL 1 TP $12.95
MAR050080 WHATS MICHAEL VOL 10 SLEEPLESS NIGHTS TP $8.95
DC COMICS
APR050389 ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE #1 (OF 16) (RES) $2.99
Who else is as happy as I am to see (of 16), as it means that we are pretty much guaranteed 15 more issues of Astro City after this, at least?
Too cool.
APR050310 BATMAN JEKYLL AND HYDE #3 (OF 6) $2.99
APR050402 BOOKS OF MAGICK LIFE DURING WARTIME #12 (MR) $2.75
APR050314 CATWOMAN #44 $2.50
Okay, so THIS is the first issue of Will Pfeifer's run! I expect it to be good.
MAR058201 DAY OF VENGEANCE #1 THIRD PTG $2.50
APR058283 DAY OF VENGEANCE #2 SECOND PTG $2.50
APR050331 DOOM PATROL #13 $2.50
Byrne and Hypertime! An interesting match!
APR050345 HUMAN RACE #4 (OF 7) $2.99
APR050385 INCAL VOL 2 THE EPIC JOURNEY TP (MR) $19.99
APR050406 JOHN CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER SPECIAL PAPA MIDNITE #5 (OF 5) ( $2.99
Gotta love series that start up tied in to movies that seem quite odd months after the movie has come and gone...
APR050347 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #7 $2.99
APR050369 MAD MAGAZINE #455 $3.99
APR050410 NEIL GAIMANS NEVERWHERE #1 (OF 9) (MR) $2.99
So wait, is this just a straight adaptation?
APR050412 OTHERWORLD #4 (OF 12) (MR) $2.99
I predict there will be a panel in this comic where the word balloon is so large that it obscures the character speaking it.
APR050367 POWERPUFF GIRLS #63 $2.25
APR050317 ROBIN #139 $2.50
I know some folks out there do not like McDaniel's art, but I think most everyone would agree, in this case, he is an improvement.
APR050381 SEIMADEN VOL 1 $9.99
APR050354 TEEN TITANS #25 $2.50
APR050361 TEEN TITANS GO #20 $2.25
As a fun little aside, you should take both issues of Teen Titans (I really want someone to do this, consarnit!) and have a youngster read them both.
I estimate that while they might think Clark's art is "cooler," they will much more enjoy J. Torres' story.
But I want to know if I am right!
Someone do this experiment for me, please!
APR050300 YEAR ONE BATMAN SCARECROW #2 (OF 2) $5.99
IMAGE
APR051673 FLAMING CARROT COMICS #3 (NOTE PRICE) $3.50
APR051677 GIRLS #2 (MR) $2.95
Let us hope that the Luna brothers work overtime to make their protagonist less of a total prick.
FEB051578 GRAY AREA VOL 1 ALL OF THIS CAN BE YOURS HC SGN $39.95
$39.95?
Isn't that about what issue #1 cost retail?
APR051681 IRON GHOST #2 (OF 6) $2.95
This really IS in Chuck Dixon's wheelhouse, this story.
MAY051563 LIBERTY MEADOWS VOL 3 SUMMER OF LOVE TP $14.95
MAR051735 MONSTER WAR TOMB RAIDER VS WOLF MEN #2 (OF 4) $2.99
I believe that I have never heard of a better title of a comic book in my entire life.
MAR051695 NOBLE CAUSES #11 $3.50
JUL041775 SAVAGE DRAGON GOD WAR #3 (Of 3) $2.95
MAR051703 SEA OF RED #3 (MR) $2.95
Hmmm...does Image add the MR warning, or is that Diamond?
APR051676 THE GIFT #12 $2.99
MARVEL
APR051892 BLACK PANTHER #5 $2.99
In this issue, we learn that Wakanda invented skateboards, pizza and velcro.
MAR051904 CAPTAIN AMERICA #7 $2.99
APR051965 CAPTAIN AMERICA & FALCON VOL 2 BROTHERS & KEEPERS TP $17.99
This storyline, however, was not a keeper.
MAR051895 DAREDEVIL REDEMPTION #5 (OF 6) $2.99
APR051945 DREAM POLICE #1 $3.99
I estimate that this will not be as cool as Cheap Trick would leave you to believe.
FEB058519 FANTASTIC FOUR DIRECTORS CUT #527 $3.99
Director's Cut?
Does that mean JMS gets to show the FF if it was done like Supreme Power?
If so, then a lot of horny Sue Richards fans will soon be in luck.
APR051902 FANTASTIC FOUR FOES #6 (OF 6) $2.99
This works as a fill-in arc, but not really all that well as its own mini-series.
APR051953 FANTASTIC FOUR OMNIBUS HC PI
Really?
Please Inquire?
I have a hard time believing Marvel doesn't know how much this thing is.
FEB058041 FANTASTIC FOUR OMNIBUS HC VARIANT DUST JACKET (PP #665) PI
Now THIS baby, I can believe that the price changes every minute!
APR051899 FANTASTIC FOUR THE MOVIE #1 $4.99
APR051868 HOUSE OF M #2 (OF 8) $2.99
This isn't the one that will break the internet in half, is it?
Make sure to tell me, so I will cancel my Verizon account that week.
JAN058161 HOUSE OF M DODSON VARIANT COVER #2 (OF 8) $2.99
APR051880 LAST HERO STANDING #4 (OF 5) $2.99
Have I told you all how nice I think it is that Tom DeFalco has his own little private playground where he can just relive all his old comics?
I haven't?
Well, I do.
APR051908 LIVEWIRES #5 (OF 6) $2.99
APR051923 MARVEL ADVENTURES FLIP MAGAZINE #1 $3.99
I hope this works out!
APR051970 MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS WOLVERINE CLASSIC VOL 1 TP $12.99
This is a good idea, I think. They have all these Wolverine stories, they might as well print them!
APR051959 MARVEL MASTERWORKS GOLDEN AGE SUB-MARINER VOL 1 HC VAR ED $54.99
APR051958 MARVEL MASTERWORKS GOLDEN AGE SUB-MARINER VOL 1 NEW ED HC $49.99
Wow.
Seriously?
Is Marvel seriously charging an extra five bucks for a variant Golden Age Sub-Mariner hardcover?
Yikes.
FEB051909 NEW AVENGERS #6 $2.25
SEP048065 NEW AVENGERS #6 HITCH VARIANT $2.25
FINALLY!
I can now tear off the covers of all my variants and make a giant poster!
What?
That's not what everyone else is doing with their variant copies?
APR051927 NEW X-MEN #15 $2.99
APR051966 NEW X-MEN ACADEMY X VOL 2 HAUNTED TP $12.99
APR051931 NIGHTCRAWLER #7 $2.99
I really am enjoying Aguirre-Sacasa's take on this book. He's using it to tell tales that you can't in the main X-Books.
APR051935 ROGUE #12 $2.99
It is really weird that this series, of all series, is being followed, continuity-wise.
APR051912 SPELLBINDERS #4 (OF 6) $2.99
APR051869 SPIDER-MAN HOUSE OF M #1 (OF 5) $2.99
As there really is only one issue worth of story here (it's a What If..? issue, basically), I predict a draaaaaaaaaawn out plot.
APR051942 SUPREME POWER #17 (MR) $2.99
APR051873 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #20 $2.50
I predict that this will be an enjoyable story by Carey.
APR051874 ULTIMATE X-MEN #60 $2.50
APR051938 WOLVERINE SOULTAKER #5 (OF 5) $2.99
WIZARD
APR052480 WIZARD ANIME INSIDER KODOCHA CVR #22 $5.99
APR052479 WIZARD ANIME INSIDER NARUTO CVR #22 $5.99
COMICS
APR053063 2000 AD #1441 $4.10
APR053064 2000 AD #1442 $4.10
MAY052571 ALAN MOORES HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD TAROT CVR #2 (OF 4) $3.99
APR053074 ANGEL FIRE GN $17.95
You know who is really good?
Steve Parkhouse.
JAN052471 APC PREVIEW 2005 $3.50
APR052635 ARCHIE #558 $2.25
APR052735 ART OF JIM BALENT MAGICK IN B&W #1 $14.99
Jim Balent is magick ANYwhere!
APR053105 BATTLE ROYALE VOL 13 GN (OF 14) (MR) $9.99
APR052731 BEAUTIFUL THINGS GN $13.99
APR053101 BECK MONGOLIAN CHOP SQUAD VOL 1 GN (OF 19) $9.99
APR053319 BECKETTS FOOTBALL CARD PLUS SUMMER 05 #15 $9.99
DAMN YOU, DIAMOND!
You made me think that Beckett finally listend to my pleas and made a comic version of their sporting card price guides!
Instead, it is just a placement error.
I'll remember this, Diamond.
APR053106 BLADE OF HEAVEN VOL 3 GN (OF 15) $9.99
MAR053055 BONEYARD #18 $2.95
I estimate that this issue will be trippy.
APR053107 BOYS BE VOL 5 GN (OF 20) (MR) $9.99
MAY052562 BRIAN PULIDOS BELLADONNA NOUVEAU ED #5 (OF 5) $5.99
MAY052639 BRIAN PULIDOS LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE #1/2 COMMEMORATIVE $5.99
I know I wanted to commemorate the release of Lady Death Abandon All Hope #1/2.
Perhaps it could come with one of those cherubic kid figurines?
MAR052502 BUGTOWN #6 (OF 6) (MR) $2.95
APR052823 BURN DESTINY $3.50
APR052960 CASTLEVANIA THE BELMONT LEGACY #4 (OF 5) $3.99
Why no Captain N comic book?
I demand an explanation!
APR053102 CHRONO CODE VOL 1 GN (OF 2) $9.99
JAN052808 CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON VOL 1 REVISED & EXPANDED ED (M $13.95
MAR052583 DARK MISTS #1 (OF 4) (MR) $3.50
MAR052507 DEAL WITH THE DEVIL #2 (OF 5) (NOTE PRICE) $2.99
I am an ignorant fool.
Please explain to me what this comic is about.
APR053109 DEARS VOL 3 GN (OF 6) $9.99
APR052590 DEATH TRANCE VOL 2 GN $9.99
MAR052848 DF BATMAN DARK DETECTIVE #1 SGN $19.99
FEB052800 DF DAY OF VENGEANCE #1 SGN $19.99
MAR052859 DF FALLEN ANGEL #20 SGN (NOTE PRICE) $6.99
OUCH!
Bummer for Perez and/or David Lopez's self esteem!
MAR052845 DF GREEN LANTERN #1 VAN SCRIVER SGN $19.99
MAR052847 DF RANN THANAGAR WAR #1 SGN $34.99
For 15 more dollars than the others, it better be signed by both Hawkman AND Adam Strange!
JAN052730 DF SUPERMAN #215 SGN $19.99
JAN052564 DOC FRANKENSTEIN #3 $3.50
Doc Frankenstein kicks major behind.
APR053078 DOGWITCH #17 (MR) $2.95
APR053110 DOLL VOL 5 GN (OF 6) (MR) $9.99
APR052980 EASY WAY #3 (OF 4) (MR) $3.99
MAR052919 FELIX THE CAT SILLY STORIES #1 $2.50
MAY052536 FRANK MILLERS ROBOCOP IRATE OFFICER LEWIS ED #8 (OF 9) (MR) $5.99
Intriguing.
Is there a "soft-spoken" Officer Lewis edition as well?
MAR052620 FREAKSHOW #7 (MR) $2.95
MAY052567 FRIDAY THE 13TH SP BLOOD RED CON ED #1 $4.99
It would be a lot cooler if it was real blood.
Wimps.
APR053111 FRUITS BASKET VOL 10 GN (OF 14) $9.99
APR052908 FULL CIRKLE CVR A #1 SIGNED ED $9.95
APR052909 FULL CIRKLE CVR B #1 SIGNED ED $9.95
APR052907 FULL CIRKLE PREVIEW BOOK SIGNED ED (MR) $4.95
APR053112 GET BACKERS VOL 10 GN (OF 26) (MR) $9.99
MAR052585 GLOOM #1 (OF 6) $3.50
This looks intriguing.
The art does not look like my style, but the total package is quite inviting.
MAR053042 GONE WILD GN (A) $9.99
MAR053031 GRAVE GRRRLS DESTROYERS OF THE DEAD #2 (MR) $2.99
MAR052972 GRIMJACK KILLER INSTINCT #5 (OF 6) $3.99
I estimate that Greg will be quite pleased.
APR053114 GUNDAM SEED ASTRAY R VOL 3 GN (OF 4) $9.99
MAR053051 HARDY BOYS VOL 2 IDENTITY THEFT GN $7.95
MAR053052 HARDY BOYS VOL 2 IDENTITY THEFT HC $12.95
MAR052909 HEAD #11 (A) $3.95
APR053103 HEAT GUY J GN $9.99
APR052594 HEAVEN SENT STAND ALONE SPECIAL $2.99
APR052598 I HUNT MONSTERS VOL 2 #6 $2.99
APR053116 ID ENTITY VOL 2 GN (OF 13) $9.99
APR053117 IN DREAM WORLD VOL 2 GN (OF 3) (MR) $9.99
MAR052511 JUDO GIRL #2 (OF 4) $2.99
APR052591 KAMUNAGARA REBIRTH OF THE DEMONSLAYER VOL 2 GN (OF 6) $9.99
APR052969 KARNEY #3 (OF 4) (MR) $3.99
Why did no one inform me that Kevin Smith's friends did a comic book!?!?
Why am I always the last to know!?!?
MAR052509 KILLER STUNTS INC #2 (OF 4) (NOTE PRICE) $2.99
APR053120 KING OF HELL VOL 10 GN (OF 10) $9.99
MAY052602 KOMIC FANTASIES VOL 3 #5 (A) $14.95
MAR052510 LETHAL INSTINCT #2 (OF 6) (NOTE PRICE) $2.99
MAR052586 LEXIAN CHRONICLES FULL CIRCLE #1 $3.50
APR052572 LITTLE SCROWLIE #10 $2.95
This is a fun little comic. Very much in tune with the way life is.
APR053099 MBQ GN (MR) $9.99
APR052962 METAL GEAR SOLID #10 $3.99
APR052899 MISTY GIRL EXTREME COLL VOL 1 TP (A) $16.95
DEC042702 NANANANA VOL 1 GN $9.99
MAR053053 NANCY DREW VOL 2 WRIT IN STONE GN $7.95
MAR053054 NANCY DREW VOL 2 WRIT IN STONE HC $12.95
MAY052570 NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET SP BLOOD RED CON ED #1 $4.99
It's not like you couldn't FIND real blood!
APR052601 NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #129 $2.99
APR053123 PEACH GIRL VOL 5 GN NEW PTG (OF 8) $9.99
APR053019 PHANTOM #7 $3.50
APR053124 PHD PHANTASY DEGREE VOL 3 GN (OF 8) $9.99
MAR053104 POISON ELVES VENTURES #1 CASSANDRA #1 (MR) $3.50
APR053097 PRINCESS AI VOL 2 LUMINATION GN (OF 3) $9.99
MAR053076 QUEEN & COUNTRY DECLASSIFIED VOL 3 #1 (OF 3) (MR) $2.95
Wow.
The first non-Rucka Q&C.
I predict this will be scary for me.
APR053126 QWAN VOL 2 GN (OF 3) $9.99
APR053127 REMOTE VOL 6 GN (OF 10) (MR) $9.99
APR053128 RG VEDA VOL 2 GN (OF 10) $9.99
APR053100 SAIYUKI VOL 9 GN (OF 9) (MR) $9.99
APR053104 SAKURA TAISEN VOL 1 GN $9.99
APR053129 SAMURAI DEEPER KYO VOL 14 GN (OF 27) (MR) $9.99
FEB052669 SHAOLIN COWBOY #3 $3.50
Shaolin Cowboy kicks whatever behind is left after Doc Frankenstein is finished.
MAY052927 SHUCK THE SULFURSTAR #1 $2.95
APR053131 SORCERER HUNTERS NEW PTG VOL 3 GN (OF 13) (MR) $9.99
APR052650 TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #3 $2.39
APR053014 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #22 $2.95
MAY052569 TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE SP BLOOD RED CON ED #1 $4.99
It doesn't even have to be HUMAN blood! How about pig blood?
APR052915 UNCLE SCROOGE #343 $6.95
APR053133 VISITOR VOL 2 GN (OF 5) $9.99
MAR052826 WALT & SKEEZIX VOL 1 HC $29.95
APR052916 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #658 $6.95
APR053086 WARGOD ONE SHOT $4.99
Well, those are my estimations!
Feel free to share your own, or just check back to see how wrong I was!
posted by Brian Cronin at 6/22/2005 06:54:00 AM
10 Comments:
You're damn right I will be pleased. It's awesome - you know it!
JESUS CHRIST, CRONIN! Enough with that opening spiel! We get it!
That spiel does make me want to skip the rest of the entry, which is a shame because it's pretty good.
The spiel IS the shtick!
But I certainly would not begrudge anyone from skipping this entry!
Exceptional blog. Keep it up.
The extra $5 for the Marvel Masterwork is actually semi-legitimate... if memory serves, the variant is the one with the "old school" dust jacket design, so all the folks who have the MM from back in the day can keep their sets in the same motif.
People want them, but not as many - so, supply and demand, it's worth a bit more.
Re: Gaiman Neverwhere.
The book was adapted from a BBC miniseries Gaiman wrote. I've seen it. Horrible production values, but pretty good - Gaimad writes well for visual media.
I don't know why he's coming back to the same well again but I expect the comic will be excellent, because, well, isn't every comic he writes excellent?
I don't know why he's coming back to the same well again but I expect the comic will be excellent, because, well, isn't every comic he writes excellent?
No.
I should have been the ideal audience for 1602: I'm absolutely in love with Elizabethan era stuff, I go nuts for alternate reality superhero stories, and playing spot-the-reference was fun...
But, man, I really thought that was one awful series.
Thanks for the info about the dust cover, Tim!
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