Arriving 5/29/2019

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Arriving 5/29/2019

An AMAZING week of comics, as we hit the fifth week of May -- all of those comics that should have been shipping the last few weeks? They are coming this time! So many so, in fact that I have five instead of our regular three to spotlight this time! The obvious recommendation this week is the Snyder/Capullo BATMAN: THE LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH, followed super closely by Ed Piskor's wrap up of X-MEN GRAND DESIGN: X-TINCTION. But I also want to mention Aftershock's KILLER GROOVE, Vault's SHE SAID DESTROY, and finally finally finally a new issue of POPE HATS! On the book side we'll limit it to just one choice: the third volume of the SAGA DELUXE HCs! But this is literally just the Tip of the Iceberg.... so so many crazy good comics coming out this week! Look under the jump!

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Arriving 5/22/2019

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Arriving 5/22/2019

You know its a weird week of comics when I lead with CLUE: CANDLESTICK -- but it's Dash Shaw, people!! Also, give a look to Kevin Eastman's DRAWING BLOOD as well as the start of the next arc with MIDDLEWEST #7 to go with the book side's lead recommendation of the MIDDLEWEST TP. To fill out the book side, it's a big pair of popular licensed comics: the first volumes of LIFE IS STRANGE and BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER! Much much more after the jump!

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Arriving 5/15/2019

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Arriving 5/15/2019

Another week with far fewer interesting-sounding debuts than I would have guessed/liked. Because we're in liberal San Francisco, the highest ordered new launch is probably AOC & FRESHMAN FORCE, or we could go with Another Series of JOE GOLEM OCCULT DETECTIVE, and because it looks cute and is for kids, I'll also call out SEAFOAM. On the book side of the universe our primary choice is our Graphic Novel Club selection for June: Maia Kobabe's GENDER QUEER. You also couldn't possible go wrong with the HC edition of the King/Gerads MISTER MIRACLE. And to bring up the rear is a only-Brian-is-invested final volume of the old Ostrander SUICIDE SQUAD -- I would have bet cash money that it wouldn't never ship, but here it is!

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Arriving 5/8/2019

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Arriving 5/8/2019

Curiously-shaped week with no clear "here's the hit" title. Maybe it is just FCBD comedown? This week also features at least one comic I wished I hadn't ordered, and one that is "selling on eBay for triple-cover or more" (but won't be worth $1 in nine months). Best bets for new comics are BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1, EXCELLENCE #1, and for a non-#1 choice, FLASH #70. The books are strong this week with a new Junji Ito book that hasn't been published in the US in this configuration, SMASHED, the super fantastic art of Jen Bartel in BLACKBIRD, and, finally, the bargain priced softcover of the first eighteen issues of THOR BY JASON AARON. Good stuff, Maynard…. and much more after the jump!

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Arriving 5/1/2019

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Arriving 5/1/2019

Very solid week of new comics, so much so that I had a hard time narrowing down to just three new launches. My fav choice is a new BEASTS OF BURDEN mini for all of your supernatural pet needs, but DC goes in big with YEAR OF THE VILLAIN for only twenty five cents, while Marvel follows up the biggest movie ever with a spinoff that couldn't be further in tone: SAVAGE AVENGERS. On the book side of things, the clear pick is THE WRONG EARTH, man that was a great comic, but we also have of the zeitgeist MAD ABOUT THE TRUMP ERA, and the ink release of CATWOMAN: UNDER THE MOON. So so so much more under the cut!

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Arriving 4/24/2019

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Arriving 4/24/2019

Nice strong week this time out, with several interesting looking debuts! I like the look of all three featured books pretty equally, so in alpha order: ASECENDER #1, GHOST TREE #1 and QUEEN OF BAD DREAMS #1! On the book side, my main choice would be EXORSISTERS (damn, Giselle can draw!), while the kids are probably most interested in DIARY OF AN AWESOME FRIENDLY KID. I also think you'd be smart to peruse THE QUICK AND EASY GUIDE TO QUEER AND TRANS IDENTITIES, as these are increasingly things that are helpful to know. Much more after the cut!

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Arriving 4/17/2019

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Arriving 4/17/2019

Interesting mix of comics this week, and my #1 favorite thing of the month is in the book side of things, so let's start there: PILU OF THE WOODS by Mai K. Nguyen is going to be our Kid's Club pick for May, but I think all of you adults should read it too! Also looking interesting is ALIENATION by Inés Estrada and D. Boyd's CHICKEN RISING. On the comic side, new launches include MARY SHELLEY MONSTER HUNTER #1, a new version of XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS, and, dropped without any initial solicitation from Boom! ANGEL #0. So so so much more under the jump!

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Arriving 4/10/2019

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Arriving 4/10/2019

Bigger week again -- lots of "fan favorite" kind of books this go around. As for new launches, the big one (we'll see) might be the McElroy's WAR OF THE REALMS: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY. I'd also point at FAIRLADY by local author Brian Schirmer, and some straight up gory erotica by Brian Azzarello in FAITHLESS. On the book side you have Joelle Jones' first CATWOMAN collection: COPYCATS, the first vol of Fantagraphics version of Don Rosa's awesome COMPLETE LIFE & TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK, and if we're staying with classic material, the full version of SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN BY JACK KIRBY. Goody Rickles, yo! Much more under that jump!

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Arriving 4/3/19

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Arriving 4/3/19

After that historically large week last time, this week we get a milder one. Notable new releases include Marvel's spring mega-crossover WAR OF THE REALMS The IDW kids-oriented MARVEL ACTION BALCK PANTHER and Ahoy Comics' newest BRONZE AGE BOOGIE. The book side is much thinner, but we always love new Jaime collections with IS THIS HOW YOU SEE ME HC. More after the jump!

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Arriving 3/27/2019

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Arriving 3/27/2019

Big big week of comics -- our last one as a store in it's twenties (our 30th anniversary party is Saturday 3/30!) in fact! The lead book is pretty obviously DETECTIVE #1000, but the new launches that look cool are DIAL H FOR HERO, G.L.O.W., and MARVEL RISING. Neat looking book collections include the Ink/Zoom launches with MERA: TIDEBREAKER as the lead, OUR SUPER ADVENTURES (Sarah Graley FTW!), and Klassic Kirby with SGT FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS! So much more after the jump!

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Arriving 3/20/18

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Arriving 3/20/18

Some neat new launches (or relaunches, maybe) this week: I am unsure if the book of the week is the return of LAZARUS RISEN or if it is Chip Zdarsky's SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY. There also a new special of FIREFLY: BAD COMPANY. On the book side of the world, the best value is likely the BOYS OMNIBUS, while there are also new volumes of BIG NATE and SEVEN TO ETERNITY as well. Soooo much more after the Jump!

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On Sale 3/13/2019

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On Sale 3/13/2019

Some weeks I have to work a bit to find new things to get excited about, but not this week -- this week is STELLAR! The clear winner of the week is LITTLE BIRD from Image, followed pretty close by THE GOON #1 and THE MAGNIFICENT MS MARVEL.. On the book side, there are superb winners with HICOTEA by the amazing Lorena Alvarez, BY NIGHT (our April Graphic Novel Club selection), and SHE COULD FLY. Wow! Soooooo much more behind the jump!

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On Sale 3/6/2019

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On Sale 3/6/2019

Very solid week with several strong ongoing "usual suspects" (Batman! Paper Girls! Die! Immortal Hulk! Etc!) to get you going. Interesting looking debuts include: COSMIC GHOST RIDER DESTROYS MARVEL HISTORY, MORNING IN AMERICA, and RONIN ISLAND. Graphic Novels we're looking forward to include the returned FANTASTIC FOUR, the French GN THE PERINEUM EFFECT, and kid's book HAPHAVEN. Much more after the cut!

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On Sale 2/27/2019

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On Sale 2/27/2019

And thus does February draw to a close with a big bang of comics for you. Usually we spotlight debuts, but that list is a little thin on the ground this week, so let's go with the stuff that MOST excites Brian here. First can only be the 30-years-in-the-making conclusion of Matt Wagner's MAGE. I'm expecting to become verklempt. Other exciting things are the second issue of Boom's relaunch of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, and there's a best-seller in the form of HEROES IN CRISIS. On the book side we always love seeing more Mary Fleener, so her BILLIE THE BEE is the top pick, followed by a pair of great classic comics: Hugo Pratt's Corto Maltese in THE SECRET ROSE and a nice reformat of the superbly fun beginning of Geoff John's run on GREEN LANTERN. So so much more after the cut!

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On Sale 2/20/2019

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On Sale 2/20/2019

The middle of February has several fan favorites: Batman! Justice League!Miles Morales! And a number of interesting looking new series as well: possibly led by Mark Millar and Simone Bianchi's SHARKEY THE BOUNTY HUNTER, or maybe Valiant's INCURSION or maybe STRONGHOLD from Aftershock? Books are a little more limited, with the new release pick probably going to Ta-Nahesi Coates' CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER IN AMERICA, but I'm also quite excited by the reformatting of TRANSMETROPOLITAN (for 5 volumes, rather than 9) and the can't-believe-it-was-OOP-for-so-long of Rumilo Takehashi's URUSEI YATSURA. So much more below the cut!

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On Sale 2/13/19

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On Sale 2/13/19

Another great week of comics that I am interested in (ooh, BLACKBIRD & CRIMINAL!), plus lots of new things launching: DC has the Mark Russell written WONDER TWINS, Kevin Smith relaunches HIT GIRL SEASON TWO, and Marvel prints some Spidey-centric kids books (when did Sholly Fisch start writing for Marvel, I'd like to know?) with MSH ADVENTURES WEB OF INTRIGUE. In the book world, the *must have* is MISTER MIRACLE by Tom King and Mitch Gerads -- who we have live and in person on 3/28 -- but we also loved the satire of THE LONG CON, and in a week of many strong reissues, the strongest is Darwyn Cooke's DC THE NEW FRONTIER. Much more after the jump!

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On Sale 2/6/2019

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On Sale 2/6/2019

It's a very strong week for periodical titles with many popular titles continuing this week. For new titles, these look interesting to me: The first issue of Chip Zdarsky's DAREDEVIL run, The new FEMALE FURIES comic, and Michael Fiffe (!) doing GI JOE: SIERRA MUERTE (!!). On the book side of things, in what may actually be Marvel's most commercial-in-the-real-world move ever, they're repackaging the first 12 MS MARVEL KAMALA KHAN into a $13 format designed to be shelved with SMILE and SISTERS. SO SMART! I also have my eye on the return of THE COMICS JOURNAL after six years (!!!), and the reissue of Jeff Smith's SHAZAM: THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL. Full list below the cut!

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On Sale 1/30/2019

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On Sale 1/30/2019

Sorry this is late! New internet installed on Monday threw my whole schedule off this week, but here we are now! On sale TODAY! The best comic of the week is like 30 years old, and only costs $1: WHAT IF CONAN WALKED THE EARTH TODAY. Oh, that Buscema art!!!! For NEW comics series, I am excited about FIGHT CLUB 3 #1, and here’s also the start of the new X-Men crossover with AGE OF X-MAN ALPHA. Book-wise, I think SWORD OF AGES is probably the best new release, and I also want to give a minor mention to the 3-D Presentation of I think my single favorite issue of UNCANNY X-MEN (#268). More after the jump!

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On Sale 1/23/2019

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On Sale 1/23/2019

A much stronger week, which is probably headlined by the new MONSTRESS, but as for interesting new launches, the Queen is probably the new BUFFY, THE VAMPIRE SLAYER comic from Boom! Or maybe it is Donny Cates' GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1? Or maybe it is Bendis' Multi-culti launch of NAOMI at DC? Or it could even be the satanic-seeming BLOSSOMS 666 from Archie? I don't know the book section is allll about the art with that gorgeous looking COLLECTED TOPPI v1 and the P. Craig Russell adaptation of PROBLEM OF SUSAN AND OTHER STORIES HC from Neil Gaiman prose stories and, wow, a trifecta with Farel Dalrymple and PROMIXA CENTAURI!

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