Arriving 11/23 @ CE

My loaner laptop decided yesterday to have its screen die, so I didn't get to write up my reviews in my "designated window" of writing, sorry. Here's this week's list of books:

AMAZING JOY BUZZARDS VOL 2 #2 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #526 ARANA HEART OF THE SPIDER #11 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #96 ARMY OF DARKNESS #3 ARSINOE #4 (A) AUTHORITY THE MAGNIFICIENT KEVIN #4 (OF 5) BATGIRL #70 BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #71 BATTLE POPE COLOR #4 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #138 BLACK WIDOW 2 #3 (OF 6) BMW FILMS THE HIRE #4 (OF 6) CAPTAIN AMERICA #12 CAPTAIN UNIVERSE INVISIBLE WOMAN CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #15 CATWOMAN #49 CONAN #22 CRIMSON GASH VS CRIME (A) DAREDEVIL #79 DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES #3 (OF4) DEAD SAMURAI GN (RES) DOWN #1 (OF 4) EL ARSENAL #3 (OF 3) EVIL ERNIE IN SANTA FE HORLEYCVR A #2 (OF 4) EX MACHINA #16 FELIX THE CAT BUY THIS COMIC #1 FLASH #228 FUTURAMA COMICS #22 GI JOE SNAKE-EYES DECLASSIFIED #4 (OF 6) GIANT MONSTER #2 GIRLS #7 GLOOMCOOKIE #25 GODLAND #5 (RES) INVINCIBLE #27 JACK CROSS #4 JSA CLASSIFIED #5 LOVELESS #2 LUCIFER #68 MARVEL 1602 NEW WORLD #5 (OF 5) METAL GEAR SOLID SONS OF LIBERTY #1 NICK FURY HOWLING COMMANDOS #2 PALOOKA VILLE #18 PARADOX #1 (OF 4) PERHAPANAUTS #1 (OF 4) PUNISHER VS BULLSEYE #1 (OF 5) RED SONJA #3 ROB HANES ADVENTURES #8 ROBIN #144 SEVEN SOLDIERS FRANKENSTEIN #1 (OF 4) SEVEN SOLDIERS ZATANNA #4 (OF4) SEX WARRIOR ISANE XXX #8 (A) SHADOWHAWK #7 SHE-HULK 2 #2 SIPPS LUST #2 (A) SPUNKY KNIGHT XXX #4 (A) SUPER REAL #1 TOM STRONG #35 ULTIMATE X-MEN #65 UNCANNY X-MEN #466 UNCLE SCROOGE #348 VIGILANTE #3 (OF 6) WALKING DEAD #24 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #663 WATERLOO SUNSET #4 (OF 4) WITCHBLADE #92 (NOTE PRICE) WRAITHBORN #3 (OF 6) YOUNG AVENGERS #9 YUGGOTH CREATURES #2 (Of 3)

Books / Mags / Stuff BIT OF MADNESS TP COMICS JOURNAL #272 DORK TOWER COLL VOL 8 GO DORKGO TP EVENT HORIZON VOL 2 TP (OF 12) FADE FROM GRACE TP GIRLS VOL 1 CONCEPTION TP GODDESS HEAD GN GOOD APOLLO IM BURNING STAR IV VOL 1 GN GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOL 2 ARTHURCONAN DOYLE NEW PTG I CANT BELIEVE ITS NOT THE JUSTICE LEAGUE TP JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #44 JEW GANGSTER A FATHERS ADMONITION HC OFF ROAD GN PENGUINS ON ICE GN (RES) PREVIEWS VOL XV #12 (NET) PUNISHER MAX VOL 4 UP IS DOWNAND BLACK IS WHITE TP SAINT GERMAINE VOL 1 SHADOWS FALL TP SPECTRUM 12 TP ULTIMATE CASPER VOL 1 TP VAMPIRELLA CRIMSON CHRONICLESVOL 3 TP WINSOR MCCAY VOL 6 EARLY WORKS WIZARD COMICS MAGAZINE BEST OF 2005 CVR #171 X-FACTOR VISIONARIES PETER DAVID VOL 1 TP X-FILES VOL 2 TP Y THE LAST MAN VOL 6 GIRL ON GIRL TP

ASSHAT OF THE WEEK (for the latest shipping title this week): Dark Horse's BMW THE HIRE #4. It was supposed to arrive in friggin' FEBRUARY. Jerks. You know it is bad when a publisher beats out Dynamic Forces for late shipping...

Special JUNIOR ASSHAT award goes to ROBERT KIRKMAN for shipping THREE books this week (INVINCIBLE, WALKING DEAD, BATTLE POPE), each of them AT LEAST a month late. Dude, seriously, you have no excuse any longer. Right your ship! Late books happen, we all understand that, but do us all a favor and DON'T COMPETE WITH YOURSELF. Sheesh.

Just so everyone understands the general scope of what retailers have to deal with, of the 94 titles shipping this week, only 54 of them have SEP05 codes (for shipping in Novemeber) -- FORTY-ONE PERCENT of all items I am recieving this week are late! Fucking ouch!

I WILL have my reviews next week, I swear. Happy Thanksgiving! (CE is closed on Thursday)

What looks good to YOU this week?

-B

(EDIT: 11/30: Alan Ekblaw rightly points out in the comments thread that I was wrong about this week's latest book -- YUGGOTH CREATURES #2 was originally schedualed to arrive in August... of 2004! Missed that because of the way I increment dates w/o looking at the year. Busiek and Dark Horse are off the hook, and are owed my sincerest apologies because, despite being painfully stupidly desperately late.... they weren't THE latest!)

Shipping 11/16

No reviews from me this week -- I was at the RRP in Montreal. I'll have a full write up on that for Newsarama on this Friday, so keep an eye out. So, basically, I've read like 1/4 of the pile, and I HAVE NO TIME this week. So, here's this weeks list, with a BRAND NEW FEATURE right down there at the bottom: take a look, and let me know what you think....

2000 AD #1461 2000 AD #1462 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #23 ALL STAR SUPERMAN #1 ARCHIE DIGEST #221 ASPEN SEASONS FALL 2005 #1 BANANA SUNDAYS #4 (OF 4) BATMAN AND THE MONSTER MEN #1(OF 6) BATMAN JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #4(OF 12) BETTY & VERONICA #213 BIRDS OF PREY #88 BLACK HARVEST #1 (OF 6) BOOKS OF DOOM #1 (OF 6) CAPTAIN ATOM ARMAGEDDON #2 (OF 9) CAPTAIN UNIVERSE X-23 DAREDEVIL VS PUNISHER #6 (OF 6) DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #334 FABLES #43 FANTASTIC FOUR #532 FANTASTIC FOUR IRON MAN BIG IN JAPAN #2 (OF 4) FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN 2ND PTG VAR #1 GREEN ARROW #56 GREEN LANTERN #5 HELLBLAZER #214 HERO SQUARED #3 (OF 3) IMAGINARIES #4 (OF 4) JANES WORLD #22 JON SABLE FREELANCE BLOODLINE #5 (OF 6) LOCAL #1 (OF 12) MAD MAGAZINE #460 MANHUNTER #16 MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #20 MARVEL MILESTONES ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN X-MEN MICROMAN MANTOR MARVEL MONSTERS FROM THE FILES OF ULYSSES BLOODSTONE MARVEL MUST HAVES SPIDER-MAN & BLACK CAT #1-3 MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #283 MUTOPIA X #5 (OF 5) PIRATE CLUB #8 PIRATE TALES #2 POWERPUFF GIRLS #68 PVP #20 ROBOTECH PRELUDE TO THE SHADOW CHRONICLES #3 (OF 5) RUNAWAYS #10 SEA OF RED #6 SHAUN OF THE DEAD #4 (OF 4) SIMPSONS COMICS #112 SONIC X #3 (OF 4) SUPERGIRL #3 THING #1 TOMORROW STORIES SPECIAL #1 TOP 10 BEYOND THE FARTHEST PRECINCT #4 (OF 5) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #86 VAMPIRELLA REVELATIONS TEXEIRA CVR #1 WEAPON X DAYS OF FUTURE NOW #5 (OF 5) X-MEN #177 X-MEN DEADLY GENESIS #1 (OF 6)

Books / Mags / Stuff ANIMATION MAGAZINE DEC 2005 ARMY OF DARKNESS SHOP TIL YOUDROP DEAD MASS MKT CVR TP ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL 2 DANGEROUS TP BACK ISSUE #13 COMIC BOOK ARTIST VOL 2 #6 COMICS BUYERS GUIDE FEB 2006 #1613 COMPLETE OMAHA THE CAT DANCERTP CONCRETE VOL 2 HEIGHTS TP CRAVAN HC DEATH JR TP ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR VOL 1 TP FORTEAN TIMES #203 FOUNTAIN HC KANE VOL 5 UNTOUCHABLE RICO COSTAS & OTHER STORIES TP LEGION OF SUPER HEROES VOL 1 TEENAGE REVOLUTION TP LIVING AND THE DEAD GN LUCIFERS GARDEN OF VERSES VOL2 DARLIN NIKI SC MAD KIDS #1 MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN TP MOXIE MY SWEET GN NANCY DREW VOL 3 THE HAUNTED DOLLHOUSE GN RECIDIVIST HC SAMURAI EXECUTIONER VOL 6 TP SPIDER-MAN VS THE BLACK CAT VOL 1 TP TALES OF THE CLOSET VOL 1 ONETWO THREE TP TARZAN THE JOE KUBERT YEARS VOL 1 HC TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #139 TRANSFORMERS FALLEN STAR TP TRIGUN MAXIMUM VOL 7 HAPPY DAYS TP ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 12 HARD LESSONS TP WONDER WOMAN MINI STATUE ZOMBIE WORLD CHAMPION OF THE WORMS 2ND ED TP

For our new feature, I present to you ASSHAT OF THE WEEK. A listing of the LATEST SHIPPING title from this week, and the person/people/book that apparantly think that retailer budgets are meaningless, and that promises are made to be broken. I may or may not change the name of this feature, because, look, it isn't anything personal -- it's just that you should, you know, do what you say you're going to. I've been wanting to do this for a while, and this content-less week from me is just the time to launch it.

So, our inagural ASSHAT OF THE WEEK is KANE VOL 5 UNTOUCHABLE RICO COSTAS & OTHER STORIES TP. This book was supposed to ship waaaaaaaay back in FEBRUARY (it has a DEC04 code). You know what makes this even more asshat-ish? IT'S A FUCKING REPRINT BOOK. If you can't ship a REPRINT within the same quarter (let alone 9 months late!!), then maaaaaybe you're not actually suited for publishing comics, yes?

What comics look good to YOU this week?

-B

PS: Lester, will you get Graeme set up with a color please? Pretty please?

Arriving 11/9

If you just opened this page for the first time this week, scroll down and say "HI!" to our newest Savage Critic, Graeme McMillan. I've long been a fan of Graeme's sensahumor, and his writing style, so it was a no-brainer to offer him a shot at Savaging when he closed down his Fanboy Rampage. Doing a blog is damn damn hard, and I say that as someone who is happy to post once in most weeks. I thought that if we brought Graeme in, then it would matter less if any of the three of us dropped a week -- theoretically the other 2 will "cover". We'll see how it actually works in practice, though. Anyway, this is meant to be fun for all of us, and I've told Graeme that the minute it becomes remotely like work he has to stop.

I've also told him he doesn't have to write in Savage Critic form or scale if he doesn't want to, but it looks like it was a decent fit in week 1. We'll all see together how it evolves.

And if we're lucky, he'll OCCASIONALLY link us to things that the other daily bloggers don't see, or dare to tread (*I'm* not setting eyes on the John Byrne board, thanks!)

Because something had to eventually cover up Graeme's first post (I think that's why Lester didn't post, trying not to upstage him with his red text maybe?), here's this week's list of what is meant to arrive at Comix Experience. Not everything WILL arrive, of course, rassen-frassen. Your local comic shop may vary.

100 BULLETS #66 ABC A-Z GREYSHIRT AND COBWEB ACTION COMICS #833 AIRSHELL #1 AQUAMAN #36 ARMY OF DARKNESS #2 BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #197 BATMAN STRIKES #15 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #161 BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #72 BLACKLIGHT #2 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #107 BOOK OF LOST SOULS #2 BREACH #11 CABLE DEADPOOL #22 CAPTAIN UNIVERSE DAREDEVIL CAST #3 CITY OF HEROES #7 CORPORATE NINJA #1 DANGER GIRL BACK IN BLACK #1 (OF 4) DAREDEVIL FATHER #4 (OF 5) DECIMATION HOUSE OF M THE DAYAFTER DMZ #1 DRAGONLANCE THE LEGEND OF HUMA KURTH CVR A #6 (OF 6) DRAX THE DESTROYER #3 (OF 4) EXILES #72 FANTASTIC FOUR WEDDING SPECIAL FRIDAY THE 13TH BLOODBATH #1 (OF 3) FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #2 GHOST RIDER #3 (OF 6) GOTHAM CENTRAL #37 HAWKMAN #46 HONOR OF THE DAMNED #1 INCREDIBLE HULK #88 INFINITE CRISIS #2 (OF 7) JLA #122 JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #117 LUBAS COMICS & STORIES #6 MAJESTIC #11 MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #6 MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #24 MICHAEL CHABON PRESENTS ADV O/T ESCAPIST #8 MORA #4 (OF 4) NEW EXCALIBUR #1 NEW THUNDERBOLTS #15 NEW WARRIORS #5 (OF 6) NEW X-MEN #20 NIGHTWING #114 POLLY & THE PIRATES #2 (OF 6) PULSE #12 PURGATORI (DDP) #1 FREE COPY RED SONJA ONE MORE DAY ONE SHOT REX MUNDI #15 ROBERT JORDANS NEW SPRING #3 SCOOBY DOO #102 SMOKE AND MIRROR #2 SON OF VULCAN #6 (OF 6) STAR WARS EMPIRE #37 STAR WARS REPUBLIC #79 SUNDOWN #2 (OF 3) SUPER MANGA BLAST #57 TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJATURTLES #17 TEEN TITANS #29 THOR BLOOD OATH #4 (OF 6) VICE #2 WALKING DEAD #23 WILDCATS NEMESIS #3 (OF 9) WITCHBLADE 10TH ANNIV COVER GALLERY Y THE LAST MAN #39 ZORRO #6

Books / Mags / Stuff ALCHEMY OF MIRRORMASK HC ALTER EGO #54 COMPLETE CLIVE BARKER THIEF OF ALWAYS HC COMPLETE JON SABLE FREELANCE VOL 3 TP DAY OF VENGEANCE TP GRIMJACK KILLER INSTINCT TP HARDY BOYS VOL 3 MAD HOUSE GN IRON WOK JAN GN #14 LATE BLOOMER LEES TOY REVIEW NOV 2005 #157 LOSERS CLOSE QUARTERS TP LOVE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE #4 MANGA MASTERS OF THE ART TP MANHUNTER VOL 1 STREET JUSTICE TP MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN VOL4 WILD BLUE YONDER TP MARVEL MASTERWORKS GOLDEN AGEHUMAN TORCH VOL 1 NEW ED HC MYTHOLOGY ART OF ALEX ROSS TP SHANNA THE SHE DEVIL PREMIEREHC TOXIN THE DEVIL YOU KNOW TP TOYFARE PETER JACKSONS KING KONG CVR #101 TSUBASA VOL 7 GN WALT DISNEYS CHRISTMAS PARADE #3 WIZARD BEST OF BASIC TRAININGHEROIC ANATOMY TP XXXHOLIC VOL 6 GN YOSSEL APRIL 19 1943 SC

What looks good to you?

-B

Comics arriving 11/2

Here is what Comix Experience is supposed to receive this week -- small, but potent, week.... 2000 AD #1459 2000 AD #1460 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #22 AEON FLUX #2 (OF 4) BACKWARDS FOLDING MIRROR BATMAN GOTHAM COUNTY LINE #2 (OF 3) BEOWULF #5 BETTY #151 BLOOD OF THE DEMON #9 BONE REST #5 CAPTAIN UNIVERSE HULK CONAN & THE DEMONS OF KHITAI #2 (OF 4) CONVENTION CONFESSIONAL #1 DEAD AT 17 PROTECTORATE #1 (OF 3) DESOLATION JONES #4 DETECTIVE COMICS #813 DOGWITCH #18 FINALE SPECIAL EXALTED #1 REG ED FIRESTORM #19 FLAMING CARROT COMICS #4 GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #5 HOUSE OF M #8 (OF 8) INSOMNIA #1 JONAH HEX #1 JSA #79 JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #237 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #15 KEIF LLAMA XENOTECH #1 (OF 6) KOLCHAK TALES OF NIGHT STALKER #7 LIBERALITY FOR ALL #1 (OF 8) LOONEY TUNES #132 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #9 MARVEL TEAM-UP #14 NEXT EXIT #6 NIGHTCRAWLER #11 NIGHTMARES AND FAIRY TALES #14 NOTHING BETTER #1 OUTSIDERS #30 PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #98 POWERS #14 PUNISHER #27 REAR ENTRY #10 REX LIBRIS #2 ROCKETO #3 SENTINEL #1 (OF 5) SEVEN SOLDIERS THE BULLETEER #1 (OF 4) SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #155 SPIDER-GIRL #92 SPIDER-MAN HOUSE OF M #5 (OF 5) SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED #12 STAR WARS X-WING ROGUE LEADER #2 (OF 3) STRAY BULLETS #40 SUPERMAN #223 SUPREME POWER NIGHTHAWK #3 (OF 6) SWAMP THING #21 TOP SHELF CONVERSATIONS #2 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #85 VIGILANTE #2 (OF 6) WILDSIDERZ #2 (OF 5) WINTER MEN #3 (OF 8) X-MEN COLOSSUS BLOODLINE #3 (OF 5)

Books / Mags / Stuff 676 APPARITIONS OF KILLOFFER GN ATTITUDE FEATURING STEPHANIE MCMILLAN TP BAYBA THE 110 BJS GN CAPTAIN UNIVERSE POWER UNIMAGINABLE TP CATWOMAN WHEN IN ROME HC CHOSEN TP (RES) COMPLETE PEANUTS 1955-1958 BOXED SET COMPLETE PEANUTS VOL 4 1957-1958 HC EDEN VOL 1 TP ITS AN ENDLESS WORLD ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO WORLD COMICS TP ESSENTIAL MARVEL TWO IN ONE VOL 1 TP EXCALIBUR CLASSIC VOL 1 THE SWORD IS DRAWN TP GIVE IT UP AND OTHER SHORT STORIES BY KAFKA SC HEAVY METAL FALL 2005 INVINCIBLE VOL 5 FACTS OF LIFE TP JLU BLACK CANARY MAQUETTE KEIF LLAMA VOL 1 PARTICLE DREAMS TP LOVE MODE VOL 1 GN MITH VOL 1 OPERATION SMOKING JAGUAR GN MONKEYSUIT VOL 5 DEATH COMES TO MONKEYSUIT GN OMAC PROJECT TP ORIGINALS SC SENSES SEQUENTIAL ART ANTHOLOGY VOL 1 SFX #136 SHEEP OF FOOLS A BLAB STORYBOOK HC SHOWCASE PRESENTS JONAH HEX VOL 1 TP SIMPSONS COMIC BOOK GUYS BOOKOF POP CULTURE HC SMAX TP STRANGERS IN PARADISE VOL 17 TATTOO TP SWAN VOL 5 TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE VOL 6TP YOUNG AVENGERS VOL 1 SIDEKICKS HC

What looks good to you?

-B

Very Very tired shipping list for 10/25

Just got back from the store... ugh 12 hours today, since the comics were 2 hours late, and filled with a billion little titles, ow. Apologies, but no reviews from I this week. Just too fucking tired...

1000 DEATHS OF BARON VON DONUT #1 13TH SON WORSE THING WAITING #1 (OF 4) 2000 AD #1457 2000 AD #1458 ADVENT RISING ROCK THE PLANET #1 ADVENTURES OF BIO BOY #2 ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #645 AGE OF BRONZE #21 AMAZING FANTASY #14 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #525 ANGEL THE CURSE #1 3RD PRTG ANGEL THE CURSE #5 (OF 5) ARANA HEART OF THE SPIDER #10 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #165 ARMY OF DARKNESS #1 AUTHORITY THE MAGNIFICIENT KEVIN #3 (OF 5) BAOBAB #1 BART SIMPSON COMICS #26 BLACK PANTHER #9 BLACK PANTHER SECOND PTG VARIANT #8 BLACK WIDOW 2 #2 (OF 6) BOOK OF LOST SOULS #1 BPRD THE BLACK FLAME #3 (OF 6) BURGLAR BILL #4 (OF 6) CANNON HAWKE #2 CAPTAIN AMERICA #11 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #14 CATWOMAN #48 DAREDEVIL #78 DARKNESS #24 DEFENDERS #4 (OF 5) DETONATOR #4 DOOM PATROL #17 DRAX THE DESTROYER #2 (OF 4) FEAR AGENT #1 FERRO CITY #3 FLASH #227 GEORGE ROMEROS LAND OF THE DEAD #2 (OF 5) GIRLS #6 HAUNTED MANSION #1 HULK DESTRUCTION #4 (OF 4) INNOCENT ONES #1 JACK CROSS #3 JENNY FINN MESSIAH #2 JLA #121 JLA CLASSIFIED #13 JSA CLASSIFIED #4 KABUKI #5 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #108 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #11 LITTLE STAR #5 (OF 6) LOSERS #29 LOVELESS #1 MARVEL MONSTERS MONSTERS ON THE PROWL MR NIGHT NEW AVENGERS #12 NEW THUNDERBOLTS #14 NEW X-MEN #19 NEW X-MEN ACADEMY X YEARBOOK SPECIAL NOBLE CAUSES #14 PARIS #1 (OF 4) PURGATORI #1 REVELATIONS #3 (OF 6) SEA OF RED #5 SEASON OF THE WITCH #1 (OF 4) SENTRY #2 (OF 8) SHADOWHAWK #6 SHADOWPLAY #2 SILENT DRAGON #4 (OF 6) SMALL GODS #11 SOLO #7 SOULFIRE DYING OF THE LIGHT #3 SPAWN #150 (NOTE PRICE) STARDUST KID #3 (OF 4) STRANGE GIRL #4 STRANGERS IN PARADISE #77 SUPER F$$$$$S #2 TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJATURTLES #16 TEEN TITANS #28 TEEN TITANS GO #24 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #24 TEENS AT PLAY #3 (A) TRAILER PARK OF TERROR HALLOWEEN SP NELSON CVR #2 ULTIMATE SECRET #4 (OF 4) UNCLE SCROOGE #347 USAGI YOJIMBO #88 VERONICA #165 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #662 WITCHBLADE #91 WOLVERINE #35 WONDER WOMAN #222 WRAITHBORN #2 (OF 6) YOUNG AVENGERS #8 ZOMBIE TALES OBLIVION #1

Books / Mags / Stuff 24 HOUR COMICS DAY HIGHLIGHTS2005 TP ASIAN CULT CINEMA #48 BATMAN UNDER THE HOOD TP BECK MONGOLIAN CHOP SQUAD VOL2 GN (OF 19) BUJAS DIARY GN CHUCKLING WHATSIT TP NEW PTG CINEFANTASTIQUE NOV 05 VOL 37 #8 CONAN VOL 2 GOD I/T BOWL & OTHER STORIES TP DOROTHY VOL 1 TP FAUNA GN FAVOLE STONE TEARS VOL 1 TP FORTEAN TIMES #202 FREEBOOTERS HC FRENCH KISS #14 (A) HELLO GN JADE SCREEN BUMPER ED #1 KAMIKAZE KAITO JEANNE VOL 1 LITTLE BOOK OF HORROR DRACULAHC LITTLE LULU VOL 6 LETTERS TO SANTA TP MAD NIGHT FEATURING JUDY DROOD GIRL DETECTIVE TP MARVEL VISIONARIES JOHN ROMITA JR HC MISTER X VOL 2 SECRET LIFE OFMISTER X TP (OF 3) NIGHT FISHER GN ORCS TREASURE HC PREVIEWS VOL XV #11 RICHARD MATHESONS I AM LEGENDSC SENSES SEQUENTIAL ART ANTHOLOGY VOL 1 SQUADRON SUPREME TP (NEW PRINTING) SUNSET CITY GN TRAILERS HC ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 4INHUMAN TP USAGI YOJIMBO VOL 2 SC NEW PTG USAGI YOJIMBO VOL 6 SC NEW PTG WIZARD COMICS MAGAZINE WOLVERINE & CAP CVR #170 X-MEN THE END VOL 2 HEROES AND MARTYRS TP

What looks good to you? (I liked the SOLO by Mike Allred with the Wonder-Girl-Dancing-the-Batutsi cover!)

-B

Ariving 10/19

Yet another big pile. Some great books coming out, including BLACK HOLE, and the long-long-long overdue TP of CHIAROSCURO.

A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #21 (A) ABIDING PERDITION LITTLE RED CVR B #1 AMAZING JOY BUZZARDS VOL 2 #1 ANAL INTRUDERS FROM URANUS #2(A) ARCHIE #561 ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE #4 (OF 16) AUTHORITY REVOLUTION #12 (OF 12) BANANA SUNDAYS #3 (OF 4) BATGIRL #69 BATMAN #646 BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #70 BATMAN JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #3(OF 12) BATTLE HYMN #4 (OF 5) BIRDS OF PREY #87 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #106 (NOTE PRICE) BLOWJOB #15 (A) BOLD BLOOD #1 BOOKS OF MAGICK LIFE DURING WARTIME #15 BRIAN PULIDOS MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH #7 CAPTAIN ATOM ARMAGEDDON #1 (OF 9) COMMON FOE #3 (OF 4) CONAN #21 DAREDEVIL VS PUNISHER #5 (OF 6) DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES #2 (OF4) DEADWORLD #2 DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #333 DORK TOWER #32 DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES BURNS CVR A #3 (OF 8) GARTH ENNIS 303 #6 (OF 6) GI JOE SNAKE-EYES DECLASSIFIED #3 (OF 6) GIANT MONSTER #1 GREEN LANTERN CORPS RECHARGE #2 (OF 6) GRENUORD #1 (OF 6) HELLBLAZER #213 HERE COME THE LOVEJOYS AGAIN #1 (A) HOLIDAY FUN DIGEST #10 INTIMATES #12 JUGHEAD #169 JUSTICE #2 (OF 12) LONELY TOMBSTONE ONE SHOT LUCIFER #67 MANHUNTER #15 MARVEL 1602 NEW WORLD #4 (OF 5) MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #19 MARVEL MONSTERS FIN FANG FOUR MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #282 MR T #2 NICK FURY HOWLING COMMANDOS #1 NIGHT MARY #3 (OF 5) OFFICIAL HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE HORROR 2005 POWERPUFF GIRLS #67 ROBIN #143 ROBOTECH PRELUDE TO THE SHADOW CHRONICLES #2 (OF 5) RUNAWAYS #9 SEVEN SOLDIERS KLARION THE WITCH BOY #4 (OF 4) SHAOLIN COWBOY #4 SHE-HULK 2 #1 SIMPSONS COMICS #111 SONIC X #2 (OF 4) SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1 STAR WARS REPUBLIC #78 SUPERMAN #222 SUPREME POWER HYPERION #2 (OF5) SURROGATES #2 (OF 5) TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #6 THOR BLOOD OATH #3 (OF 6) TOP TEN BEYOND THE FARTHEST PRECINCT #3 (OF 5) TRANSFORMERS #0 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #24 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #84 VICE KIRKHAM CVR #1 WALKING DEAD #22 WEAPON X DAYS OF FUTURE NOW #4 (OF 5) WYATT EARP DODGE CITY #3 X-MEN #176 X-MEN AND POWER PACK #1 (OF 4) X-MEN COLOSSUS BLOODLINE #2 (OF 5)

Books / Mags / Stuff ALISON DARE LITTLE MISS ADVENTURES VOL 2 TP ANIMATION MAGAZINE NOV 2005 #154 ARMAGEDDON & SON GN BATTLE ROYALE VOL 14 GN (OF 15) BLACK HOLE COLLECTED HC CHIAROSCURO TP COMIC ART TRIBUTE TO JACK KIRBY CARD SET COMICS BUYERS GUIDE JAN 2006 #1612 COMPLETE CALVIN & HOBBES HC DAREDEVIL VOL 12 DECALOGUE TP GLOOMCOOKIE VOL 4 CARNIVAL WARS TP JUXTAPOZ NOV DEC 2005 VOL 13 #12 KODT BUNDLE OF TROUBLE VOL 12TP LIVING AND THE DEAD GN NYC MECH VOL 1 LETS ELECTRIFYTP OUTSIDERS VOL 3 WANTED TP PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES VOL 7 HC RUULE GANGLORDS OF CHINATOWN TP SIN CITY MOLLYS ESCORT SERVICE ZIPPO LIGHTER SUPERMAN IN THE FORTIES TP SUPREME POWER VOL 3 HIGH COMMAND TP TOMORROW STORIES BOOK TWO TP TRIBECA SUNSET GN VIDEO WATCHDOG OCT 2005 #122 VISION YESTERDAY AND TOMORROWTP

What looks good to YOU?

-B

Shipping 10/11/05

Did I mention Ben is two, and I should probably get Jeff to put some recent pictures up? He's really talking now, starting to put together complex thoughts and sentences together. Plus, and this may embarrass him 10 years from now, but he's used the potty by himself for the first time (poop, hurrah!) He's fucking awesome, btw.

Anyway, here's your shipping list for 10/11 -- INFINITE CRISIS #1 aqnd HOUSE OF M #7, so it is head to head event time in the Direct Market.

Plus a whole godamn lot of not-brokereed comics shipping this week. Damn.

100 BULLETS #65 2000 AD #1455 2000 AD #1456 7 DAYS TO FAME #1 (OF 3) ACTION COMICS #832 AMELIA RULES #15 APOCALYPSE NERD #2 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #95 BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #196 BATMAN STRIKES #14 BATTLE POPE COLOR #3 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #137 BONE REST #4 BREACH #10 CABLE DEADPOOL #21 CITY OF HEROES #6 DEAD EYES OPEN #2 ESCAPE OF THE LIVING DEAD #1 (OF 5) EVIL ERNIE IN SANTA FE #1 (OF4) EX MACHINA #15 EXILES #71 FABLES #42 FATHOM #4 FINDER #38 FIRESTORM #18 FREAKSHOW #10 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #1 FUTURAMA COMICS #21 GHOST RIDER #2 (OF 6) GHOST RIDER DIRECTORS CUT #1 GODLAND #4 GOLDEN PLATES #3 (OF 12) GOON 25 CENT COMIC GRAVITY #5 (OF 5) GREEN ARROW #55 GRIMM FAIRY TALES #1 GRIMOIRE #6 HAWKMAN #45 HOUSE OF M #7 (OF 8) HUNGER #5 INFINITE CRISIS #1 (OF 7) IRON GHOST #4 (OF 6) JLA #120 JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #236 KEEP #1 (OF 5) LITTLE SCROWLIE #11 MAD MAGAZINE #459 MAJESTIC #10 MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #5 MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #23 MARVEL MILESTONES BLADE MAN-THING & SATANA MARVEL MONSTERS WHERE MONSTERS DWELL MARVEL NEMESIS IMPERFECTS #6 (OF 6) MEGA MORPHS #4 (OF 4) METADOCS THE SUPER ER MUTOPIA X #4 (OF 5) NECROMANCER #2 NIGHTWING #113 NODWICK #30 OCTAVIA TRILOGY OF BITTER SOULS #3 POISON ELVES DOMINION #1 SCIENCE FAIR #1 (OF 8) SCOOBY DOO #101 SEX WARRIOR ISANE XXX #7 SHOJO BEAT NOV 05 VOL 1 #5 STAR WARS EMPIRE #36 STREET FIGHTER II #0 STUDENTS OF THE UNUSUAL #6 SUPER MANGA BLAST #56 THIEVES & KINGS #47 ULTIMATE X-MEN #64 VILLAINS UNITED #6 (OF 6) WILDCATS NEMESIS #2 (OF 9) WOLVERINE #34 Y THE LAST MAN #38

ASTRO CITY LOCAL HEROES TP BERSERK VOL 9 TP BLAB VOL 16 CINEFANTASTIQUE JULY 05 VOL 37 #4 COMICS JOURNAL #271 COMPLETE CLIVE BARKER THIEF OF ALWAYS TP DAMPYR #6 LAMIAH DIMONA VOL 1 GN (OF 3) DOOM PATROL VOL 3 DOWN PARADISE WAY TP DOOMED MAGAZINE #1 ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL 7 TP ESSENTIAL WEREWOLF BY NIGHT VOL 1 TP FROM EROICA WITH LOVE VOL 5 GOON FANCY PANTS ED HC GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH HC HACK SLASH VOL 1 FIRST CUT TP HELLBOY COMIC AF ASST KODT TALES FROM VAULT VOL 5 TP KRAZY & IGNATZ 1935-1936 A WILD WARMTH OF CHROMATIC GRAVY LEES TOY REVIEW OCT 2005 #156 LIVEWIRES CLOCKWORK THUGS YO DIGEST TP MATCH TO WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED #36 MUTTS SUNDAY EVENINGS TP PERFECT EXAMPLE TP NEW PTG RGK THE ART OF ROY G KRENKEL SC RING OF ROSES TP SFX #135 SPELLBINDERS SIGNS AND WONDERS DIGEST TP SPIES VIXENS & MASTERS OF KUNG FU ART OF PAUL GULACY SC (C: STANDARD CATALOG OF COMICS 4TH ED TP STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES VOL 4 TP SWORDS OF ROME VOL 1 THE CONQUERORS GN (OF 2) TONY MILLIONAIRE LITTLE & LARGE HC TOYFARE TOP 100 GEEK MOMENTS CVR #100 WALLY WOODS LUNAR TUNES SC WALLY WOODS WAYOUT SC WELCOME TO THE INBETWEEN STORY OF LITTLE APPLE DOLLS HC X-MEN BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE TP

What looks good to you?

-B

Shipping 10/5/05

A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #20 (A)AEON FLUX #1 (OF 4) ALBION #3 (OF 6) AMAZING FANTASY #13 AQUAMAN #35 ARCHIE DIGEST #220 BART SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #11 BATMAN GOTHAM COUNTY LINE #1 (OF 3) BETTY & VERONICA #212 BLOOD OF THE DEMON #8 BONEYARD #19 CANNON HAWKE #1 CASEFILES SAM & TWITCH #19 CONAN & THE DEMONS OF KHITAI #1 (OF 4) DC SPECIAL THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY #4 (OF 4) DETECTIVE COMICS #812 ELKS RUN #1-3 COLLECTED ED VOL 1 TP EMO BOY #3 FANTASTIC FOUR IRON MAN BIG IN JAPAN #1 (OF 4) FELL #2 FRESHMEN #3 (OF 6) GENIE #3 GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #4 GOTHAM CENTRAL #36 GROUNDED #3 (OF 6) INCREDIBLE HULK #87 JACK STAFF #9 JSA #78 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #14 LITTLE GLOOMYS SUPER SCARY MONSTER SHOW #2 LOONEY TUNES #131 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #8 MARVEL MONSTERS DEVIL DINOSAUR MARVEL TEAM-UP #13 NEW THUNDERBOLTS #13 OUTSIDERS #29 POISON ELVES VENTURES #3 PURPLE MARAUDER POWERS #13 PUNISHER #26 RAISIN PIE #4 RANN THANAGAR WAR #6 (OF 6) RISING STARS VOICES OF THE DEAD #5 (OF 6) ROBOTECH THE SHADOW CHRONICLES #1 (OF 5) SAW REBIRTH SON OF VULCAN #5 (OF 6) SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #154 SPELLGAME #1 SPIDER-GIRL #91 SUPERMAN SHAZAM FIRST THUNDER #2 (OF 4) SUPREME POWER NIGHTHAWK #2 (OF 6) SWAMP THING #20 THOR BLOOD OATH #2 (OF 6) TICK DAYS OF DRAMA #2 TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD #15 UNCANNY X-MEN #465 UNCLE SCROOGE #346 USAGI YOJIMBO #87 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #661 WITCHBLADE #90 WONDER WOMAN #221 X-MEN UNLIMITED #11 YOUNG WITCHES VOL 6 WRATH OF AGATHA #2 (OF 3) (A) ZORRO #5

Books / Mags / Stuff ALTER EGO #53 ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY ED SC BAGHDAD JOURNAL AN ARTIST IN OCCUPIED IRAQ HC BASTARD VOL 9 TP BATMAN STRIKES VOL 2 IN DARKEST KNIGHT TP BEG THE QUESTION SC BONE SHARPS COWBOYS & THUNDERLIZARDS GN CONAN THE GOD IN THE BOWL ANDOTHER STORIES HC CURSE OF DRACULA TP DAMN NATION TP DAREDEVIL REDEMPTION TP ELFQUEST ARCHIVES VOL 3 HC FATHOM DAWN OF WAR VOL 1 TP FOG TP G FAN #73 INNOCENCE GN (A) JINGLE BELLE TP KEITH GIFFENS TRENCHER TP KONG KING OF SKULL ISLAND TP3 & 4) MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER VOL 1 GN(RES) MARY JANE VOL 2 HOMECOMING DIGEST TP MIRRORMASK ILLUSTRATED CHILDRENS ED HC NEW X-MEN HELLIONS TP PUSH MAN & OTHER STORIES HC PYONGYANG A JOURNEY IN NORTH KOREA HC QUITTER HC RISING STARS HC SLIPCASE ED ROADSTRIPS GRAPHIC JOURNEY ACROSS AMERICA TP SEA OF RED VOL 1 NO GRAVE BUTTHE SEA TP SHOWCASE PRESENTS METAMORPHO VOL 1 TP STEVE NILES CELLAR OF NASTINESS TP TRIBECA SUNSET GN TRUE PORN VOL 2 TP (A) V FOR VENDETTA NEW EDITION HC VERTIGO FIRST OFFENSES TP WATCHMEN THE ABSOLUTE EDITIONHC WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME IF I WET THE BED GN X-MEN COMPLETE AGE OF APOCALYPSE EPIC BOOK 2 TP YOU DESERVED IT TP ZORRO VOL 1 SC

What looks good to you?

-B

As of 5pm on Friday 9/23 (last Friday, that is), the Hibbs v Marvel Class Action Settlement is a done deal, with the last chance for any appeal closing. I was given expectations to see the credits in the next week or so, but we'll see what actually happens as things move through the system. So, hooray!

This week's shipment is... wow, kinda large. Kinda really really REALLY large.

2000 AD #1453 2000 AD #1454 ABC A TO Z TOM STRONG AND JACK B QUICK ACTION PHILOSOPHERS #1 2ND PRINTING ACTION PHILOSOPHERS SELF HELPFOR UGLY LOOSERS ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #644 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #524 ANGEL THE CURSE #4 ARANA HEART OF THE SPIDER #9 AUTHORITY THE MAGNIFICIENT KEVIN #2 BATMAN #645 BATMAN JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #2 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #160 BIG QUESTIONS #7 BLACK WIDOW 2 #1 BPRD THE BLACK FLAME #2 BRIAN PULIDOS UNHOLY #3 CABLE DEADPOOL #20 CAPTAIN GRAVITY AND POWER OF THE VRIL #6 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #13 CATWOMAN #47 DAREDEVIL #77 DEFENDERS #3 DOOM PATROL #16 DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES KURTH CVR A #2 DRAX THE DESTROYER #1 FANTASTIC FOUR #531 FLASH #226 GIANT SIZE X-MEN #4 HELIOS IN WITH THE NEW #1 (OF8) HULK DESTRUCTION #3 INDIGO VERTIGO ONE SHOT INVINCIBLE #26 JACK CROSS #2 JLA #119 JLA CLASSIFIED #12 JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #116 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #107 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #10 LOSERS #28 METAL GEAR SOLID SONS OF LIBERTY #0 NEIL GAIMANS NEVERWHERE #4 NEW AVENGERS #11 NEW WARRIORS #4 NEW X-MEN #18 NIGHT MARY #2 NIGHTCRAWLER #10 NYX #7 OFFICIAL HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE ALTERNATE UNIVERSES 2005 OMAC PROJECT #6 OTHERWORLD #7 PENG ONE SHOT PLASTIC MAN #18 POLLY & THE PIRATES #1 PS238 #13 PVP #19 RED SONJA #2 REVELATIONS #2 SENTRY #1 SHADOWPLAY #1 SHAUN OF THE DEAD #3 SILENT DRAGON #3 SIMPSONS COMICS #110 SPAWN #149 SPIDER-MAN HOUSE OF M #4 STAR WARS EMPIRE #35 STAR WARS X-WING ROGUE LEADER #1 STRANGEHAVEN #18 STUFF OF DREAMS #3 SUPER CRAZY TNT BLAST #1 SUPERMAN BATMAN #22 SYNCOPATED COMICS VOL 2 TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJATURTLES #15 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #34 TEEN TITANS GO #23 THE GIFT #13 TOMB RAIDER GREATEST TREASUREOF ALL ONE SHOT ULTIMATE IRON MAN #4 ULTIMATE SECRET #3 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #83 VIGILANTE #1 WOLVERINE #33 X-MEN KITTY PRYDE SHADOW & FLAME #4 YOUNG AVENGERS #7

Books / Mags / Stuff ADVENTURES OF WONDERBABY FROMA TO Z HC ANANSI BOYS HC ANANSI BOYS UNABRIDGED CD BACK ISSUE #12 BAREFOOT GEN VOL 3 TP NEW PTG BAREFOOT GEN VOL 4 TP NEW PTG BIGFOOT TP BLOODY MARY TP BOOK OF NOISY OUTLAWS UNFRIENDLY BLOBS AND SOME OTHER THINGS CBLDF SPX 2005 ANTHOLOGY FACELESS TERRY SHARP STORY GN FORGOTTEN REALMS DARK ELF TRILOGY VOL 1 HOMELAND TP FORTEAN TIMES OCT 05 #201 GHOST HUNT VOL 1 GN HELLSING VOL 7 TP I LUV HALLOWEEN VOL 1 GN JUSTICE LEAGUE ALEX ROSS SER 2 MASTER CASE ASST (NET) LADY SNOWBLOOD VOL 1 TP LAST HERO STANDING TP LONG HOT SUMMER GN MAX CANNON RED MEAT GOLD TP MYSTERIES OF THE RED MOON VOL2 ATTACK OF THE CIRCUS GN NEGIMA VOL 7 GN ONE HUNDRED DEMONS TP PREVIEWS VOL XV #10 (NET) PULP ART HC R CRUMBS KAFKA GN NEW PTG RUNAWAYS VOL 4 TRUE BELIEVERSDIGEST TP SCARLET HORN GN SHOWCASE PRESENTS GREEN LANTERN VOL 1 TP SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN VOL 1 TP SUGAR SUGAR RUNE VOL 1 GN SUPERMAN BIRTHRIGHT TP THUNDER AGENTS COMPANION SC TOM STRONG BOOK FIVE HC TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #138 WIZARD COMICS MAGAZINE INFINITE CRISIS CVR #169 WOLVERINE ENEMY OF THE STATE VOL 1 TP

What looks good to you?

-B

Shipping 9/21

Jeff is married (it was lovely!!!!), and is off on Honeymoon I'm back from my vacation in Hawaii (it was lovely!!!), and am now trying to get desperately caught up (that's the problems with vacation, isn't it?) -- when Jeff gets back, we might have some pics of that up

So, no chance for reviews until next week, sorry -- but hopefully then we'll have some clever news and stuff.

Here is what is shipping this week:

ASHES #2 (OF 13) BATGIRL #68 BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #69 BATMAN JEKYLL AND HYDE #6 (OF6) BETTY #150 BIRDS OF PREY #86 BLACK PANTHER #8 BOOKS OF MAGICK LIFE DURING WARTIME #14 CAPTAIN AMERICA #10 CONAN #20 DAREDEVIL FATHER #3 (OF 5) DAY OF VENGEANCE #6 (OF 6) DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES #1 (OF4) DJUSTINE TALES OF THE TWISTEDWEST #2 (A) DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #332 DOROTHY #4 EXILES #70 GEORGE ROMEROS LAND OF THE DEAD #1 (OF 5) GI JOE SNAKE-EYES DECLASSIFIED #2 (OF 6) GIRLS #5 GOD THE DYSLEXIC DOG #4 GODLAND #3 GOON #14 GREEN LANTERN CORPS RECHARGE #1 (OF 6) HEAD #12 (A) HELLBLAZER #212 HUMAN RACE #7 (OF 7) HUNTER KILLER #4 JANES WORLD #21 JON SABLE FREELANCE BLOODLINE #4 (OF 6) JSA CLASSIFIED #3 JUGHEAD AND FRIENDS DIGEST #5 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE WRAPAROUND CVR #2 (OF 4) LENORE #12 LIVING WITH ZOMBIES #4 LUCIFER #66 MACHINE TEEN #5 (OF 5) MANHUNTER #14 MARVEL 1602 NEW WORLD #3 (OF 5) MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #4 MARVEL MILESTONES GHOST RIDERBLACK WIDOW & ICEMAN MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH BELLADONNA RYP CVR #1 MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #281 NEW AVENGERS #10 NODWICK #29 OZ WONDERLAND CHRONICLES #0 PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #97 POWERPUFF GIRLS #66 PS238 #12 ROBERT JORDANS NEW SPRING #2 ROBIN #142 ROCKETO #2 RUNAWAYS #8 SEVEN SOLDIERS MISTER MIRACLE #1 (OF 4) SHADOWHAWK #5 SHOJO BEAT OCT 05 VOL 1 #4 SONIC X #1 (OF 4) STRANGERS IN PARADISE #76 STRAY BULLETS #39 SUPERGIRL #2 SUPREME POWER HYPERION #1 (OF5) TEEN TITANS OUTSIDERS SECRET FILES 2005 TEMPORARY A DIRT NAP #4 TOP TEN BEYOND THE FARTHEST PRECINCT #2 (OF 5) ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #23 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #1 ULTIMATES 2 #8 WOLVERINE #32 WRAITHBORN #1 (OF 6)

Books / Mags / Stuff ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY HC ANIMATION MAGAZINE OCT 2005 #153 ART OF LUIS ROYO 2006 WALL CALENDAR BATMAN WAR GAMES ACT THREE TP BLACK FOREST VOL 2 CASTLE OF SHADOWS GN BPRD THE DEAD TP COMICS BUYERS GUIDE DEC 2005 #1611 DUNGEON THE EARLY YEARS VOL 1THE NIGHT SHIRT GN ESSENTIAL GHOST RIDER VOL 1 TP EXILES VOL 11 TIME BREAKERS TP GACHA GACHA VOL 1 GN HEAVY METAL NOVEMBER 2005 HELLBOY COMIC 18-IN AF HEROES AND VILLAINS WILLIAM MESSNER LOEB BENEFIT SKETCHBOOK HULK VISIONARIES PETER DAVID VOL 2 TP IDENTITY CRISIS HC BOOKMARKETVERSION IDENTITY CRISIS HC DIRECT MARKET VERSION KAMANDI ARCHIVES VOL 1 HC KUNG FU SEX FIGHTER VOL 2 GN (A) LO FI OCT 2005 VOL 2 #1 LOOKIT VOL 1 A CHEESE RELATEDMISHAP GN MACBETH GN MARVEL MASTERWORKS CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL 1 NEW ED HC NODWICK CHRONICLES VOL 1 & 2 COLL ED HAULING ASSETS TP PS238 VOL 2 TO THE CAFETERIA FOR JUSTICE TP RUROUNI KENSHIN VOL 19 TP SAMURAI EXECUTIONER VOL 5 TP 10 FINGERS 1 LIFE SILENCERS BLACK KISS TP SLEEPER VOL 4 THE LONG WAY HOME TP STRANGEHAVEN VOL 3 CONSPIRACIES TP TALES OF SUPERNATURAL LAW TP TREE OF LOVE HC TRIGUN ANIME MANGA WOLFWOOD VOL 2 TP ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 6 HC WONDER WOMAN VOL 3 BEAUTY ANDTHE BEASTS TP ZOMBIEWORLD WINTERS DREGS & OTHER STORIES TP

What looks good to you?

-B

Shipping 9/13

Here's what's shipping this wednesday.... more next week from me 100 BULLETS #64 2000 AD #1451 2000 AD #1452 ACTION COMICS #831 ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THEBOY WONDER #2 ANGRY YOUTH COMIX #9 ANT #2 ARCHIE #560 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #164 BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #195 BATMAN STRIKES #13 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #105 BMW FILMS THE HIRE #3 (OF 6) BONE REST #3 BREACH #9 DAREDEVIL VS PUNISHER #4 (OF 6) DARKNESS #23 DESOLATION JONES #3 FABLES #41 FANTASTIC FOUR PRESENTS FRANKLIN RICHARDS SON OF A GENIUS FERRO CITY #2 FIRESTORM #17 GRAVITY #4 (OF 5) GREEN ARROW #54 HAWKMAN #44 HOT MOMS #6 (A) HUNGER #4 JLA #118 JSA #77 JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #235 MAJESTIC #9 MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #22 MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #18 MARVEL NEMESIS IMPERFECTS #5 (OF 6) MATADOR #5 (OF 6) MEGA MORPHS #3 (OF 4) MNEMOVORE #6 (OF 6) MUTOPIA X #3 (OF 5) NEW THUNDERBOLTS #12 NIGHTWING #112 OF BITTER SOULS #2 PULSE #11 RANN THANAGAR WAR #5 (OF 6) SCOOBY DOO #100 SOULFIRE DYING OF THE LIGHT #2 SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED #11 SPUNKY KNIGHT XXX #3 (A) STAR WARS EMPIRE #34 SUPER MANGA BLAST #55 THOR BLOOD OATH #1 (OF 6) TOXIN #6 (OF 6) ULTIMATE X-MEN #63 WEAPON X DAYS OF FUTURE NOW #3 (OF 5) WILDCATS NEMESIS #1 (OF 9) WINTER MEN #2 (OF 8) X-MEN #175 ZORRO #4

Books / Mags / Stuff ABSOLUTE BATMAN HUSH OVERSIZED HC CINEFEX #103 OCT 2005 COMIC CREATORS ON FANTASTIC FOUR SC ELECTRIC GIRL VOL 3 TP FULL MOON FEVER GN GIANT ROBOT #38 HELLBLAZER BLACK FLOWERS TP PUNISHER MAX VOL 1 HC ROBIN BATGIRL FRESH BLOOD TP RONIN HOOD OF THE 47 SAMURAI GN SALAMANDER DREAM GN SFX #134 SIN CITY PLAYING CARDS STAR TREK COMICS CLASSICS VOL1 TO BOLDLY GO TP TORI AMOS 2006 WALL CALENDAR TOYFARE HOT BABES TOY CVR #99 WOLVERINE CLASSIC VOL 2 TP WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED #36 YOU AINT NO DANCER VOL 1 GN

What looks good to you?

-B

Shipping Thursday 9/8

IMPORTANT NOTE: because of the holiday, all shipments are 24 hours late -- New Comics Day, nationwide, will be on THURSDAY 9/8, *not* Wednesday this week! Don't go into your local Comics Shop thinking things are going to be in, they will shake thier head in dismay at you! Pretty good lookign week, this week -- I think I am most excited by FELL #1....

A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #19 (A) ADVENTURES OF BIO BOY #1 AMAZING FANTASY #12 AQUAMAN #34 ARANA HEART OF THE SPIDER #8 AUTHORITY THE MAGNIFICIENT KEVIN #1 (OF 5) BAKERS #1 BLOOD OF THE DEMON #7 CABLE DEADPOOL #19 CITY OF HEROES #5 CITY OF TOMORROW #6 (OF 6) DETECTIVE COMICS #811 DRACULA VS KING ARTHUR #2 (OF4) EL ARSENAL #2 (OF 3) EXILES #69 FANTASTIC FOUR HOUSE OF M #3 (OF 3) FELL #1 GARTH ENNIS 303 WRAPAROUND CVR #5 (OF 6) GHOST RIDER #1 (OF 6) GOTHAM CENTRAL #35 HOUSE OF M #6 (OF 8) INCREDIBLE HULK #86 INTIMATES #11 IRON MAN HOUSE OF M #3 (OF 3) JUGHEAD #168 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #13 LOONEY TUNES #130 MAD MAGAZINE #458 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #7 MARVEL TEAM-UP #12 NOBLE CAUSES #13 ORORO BEFORE THE STORM #4 (OF4) OUTSIDERS #28 PUNISHER #25 PVP #18 REX MUNDI #14 RISING STARS VOICES OF THE DEAD #4 (OF 6) RUNES OF RAGNAN #1 SEA OF RED #4 SERENITY MIDDLETON CVR #3 (OF3) SERENITY PHILLIPS CVR #3 (OF 3) SERENITY YU CVR #3 (OF 3) SEVEN SOLDIERS GUARDIAN #4 (OF 4) SHAZAM SUPERMAN FIRST THUNDER #1 (OF 4) SHOCKING GUN TALES #1 SHUCK THE SULFURSTAR #2 SIMPSONS SUPER SPECTACULAR #1 SMOKE AND MIRRORS #1 SON OF VULCAN #4 (OF 6) SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #153 SOULFIRE #5 SPIDER-GIRL #90 STARDUST KID #2 (OF 4) SUPERMAN #221 SUPREME POWER NIGHTHAWK #1 (OF 5) SWAMP THING #19 TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #5 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #82 UNCANNY X-MEN #464 VAISTRON #1 VAMPIRELLA REVELATIONS #0 VILLAINS UNITED #5 (OF 6) WITCHBLADE #89 X-MEN COLOSSUS BLOODLINE #1 (OF 5) Y THE LAST MAN #37

Books / Mags / Stuff ALTER EGO #52 AVENGERS SERPENT CROWN TP BAD IDEAS COLL TP CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOL 8 TOWER OF BLOOD & OTHER STORIES TP CINEFANTASTIQUE SEPT OCT 05 VOL 37 #6 / #7 COVENANT VOL 1 GN COYOTE VOL 1 TP EX MACHINA VOL 2 TAG TP FOLLOWING CEREBUS #5 GRENDEL RED WHITE & BLACK TP ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #14 IRON WOK JAN GN #13 JLA VOL 17 SYNDICATE RULES TP KATSUYA TERADA THE MONKEY KING VOL 1 TP LAST TEMPTATION 2ND ED HC LEES TOY REVIEW SEP 2005 #155 MARS IDW TP MOPED ARMY VOL 1 GN NORTH COUNTRY GN POCKET ESSENTIAL ROBERT CRUMBNEW PRTG R CRUMBS JAZZ GREATS T/C BOX SECRET OF THE SWAMP THING TP SGT ROCKS COMBAT TALES VOL 1 TP THRILLS & CHILLS GN WORLDS GREATEST SUPER HEROES OVERSIZED SLIPCASE HC (reprints the Alex Ross oversized DC specials)

What looks good to you?

-B

Shipping 8/31

Honest to god I have reviews coming this week - they're half written already! Tomorrow, midafternoon, I'm guessing? 2000 AD #1449 2000 AD #1450 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #523 AMELIA RULES #14 (RES) ASTONISHING X-MEN #12 ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE #3 (OF 16) AUTUMN #4 BART SIMPSON COMICS #25 BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #68 BEOWULF #4 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #136 BODY BAGS FATHERS DAY #2 (OF 2) BPRD THE BLACK FLAME #1 (OF 6) CAPTAIN AMERICA #9 CATWOMAN #46 DAREDEVIL FATHER #2 (OF 5) DAWN THREE TIERS #6 (OF 6) DEATH JR #3 (OF 3) DOOM PATROL #15 ED THE HAPPY CLOWN #3 (OF 9) EMILY THE STRANGE #1 EX MACHINA #14 EXPATRIATE #3 FLASH #225 FORGOTTEN REALMS DARK ELF HOMELAND CVR A #3 (OF 3) FRESHMEN #2 (OF 6) GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #3 GREEN LANTERN #4 GRIMOIRE #5 HERO CAMP #4 (OF 4) HERO SQUARED #2 (OF 3) HOAX #3 JLA CLASSIFIED #11 KHAN #1 LOSERS #27 MARVEL 1602 NEW WORLD #2 (OF 5) NEIL GAIMANS NEVERWHERE #3 (OF 9) NEW AVENGERS #9 NYC MECH BETA LOVE #3 OFFICIAL HANDBOOK ULTIMATE MARVEL UNIVERSE 2005 OR ELSE #3 POWERS BENDIS COVER #12 QUICKEN FORBIDDEN #13 REVELATIONS #1 (OF 6) ROBIN #141 RTA PERSONALITY CRISIS ONE SHOT RUNAWAYS #7 SEVEN SOLDIERS SHINING KNIGHT #4 (OF 4) SHADOWHAWK #4 SILENT DRAGON #2 (OF 6) SOLO #6 STAR WARS EMPIRE #33 SUPREME POWER #18 TEEN TITANS GO #22 TOM STRONG #34 TRAPDOOR SPIDERWOMAN #2 (A) USAGI YOJIMBO #86 VERONICA #164 WHA HUH (RES) WONDER WOMAN #220 X-MEN KITTY PRYDE SHADOW & FLAME #3 (OF 5) X-MEN THE END HEROES AND MARTYRS #6 (OF 6) YOUNG AVENGERS #6

Books / Mags / Stuff 106U #7 (A) 2020 VISIONS TP 30 DAYS OF NIGHT BLOODSUCKERSTALES VOL 1 TP BRODIES LAW TP CLOUDS ABOVE HC DESPERADOES BANNERS OF GOLD TP EARTH X HC EIGHTBALL LIKE A VELVET GLOVECAST IN IRON TP NEW PTG (O/A) ERIC REDS CONTAINMENT TP ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL 6 TP FORTEAN TIMES OCT 05 #200 GUNDAM SEED VOL 5 GN (OF 5) JAPAN TP JUSTICE LEAGUE HAWKGIRL 4 INCH RESIN FIGURINE JUXTAPOZ SPECIAL #2 LITTLE SCROWLIE VOL 2 DAWN OFFASHION VICTIMS TP LOST DOGS VOL 1 GN LOVE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE #3 LOVE ROMA VOL 1 GN LUIS ROYO CONCEPTIONS VOL 3 HC NEAL ADAMS ROWDY AND BEAUTIFUL WOMEN SKETCHBOOK "PERSEPOLIS 2 STORY OF A RETURN SC (Man, Diamond sucks -- I've been selling this for going on 2 months now, already!)" RUROUNI KENSHIN VOL 18 TP SIZZLE #27 (A) SMOKE & GUNS GN STRANGE BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS TP SUPERMAN BATMAN SER 1 PUBLIC ENEMIES MASTER ASST TOM STRONGS TERRIFIC TALES BOOK ONE TP ULTIMATES 2 VOL 1 GODS AND MONSTERS TP WIZARD COMICS MAGAZINE ALL STAR BATMAN CVR #168

What looks good to you?

-B

Hibbs will probably have to eat a bug, and shipping 8/24

Just because I am a big enough man to admit when I was wrong, I stumbled across a post in the Comic Book Industry Alliance boards from 3/2/01 where I said this about ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: >>>LONG TERM...I really really really don't think it will succeed. By the time it hits issue #50, how is it really going to be any different than the "real" Marvel universe, RE: the accretion of history? If it makes #100, I'll eat a bug.<<<

While I do think the line has become SOMEwhat inaccessible now because of that accretion of history, I was clearly really really really wrong, and it seems all but inevitable that ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN will, in fact, make it to #100.

(Unless something were to happen to Bendis. And we wouldn't want that. No.)

So, although I have a year-ish to go before the actual #100, I post this for 2 reasons: A) I know my memory, I WILL forget about this by then. You are now being pressed into Keeping Me Honest when that day comes. and B) I am entertaining suggestions for What Kind of Bug I should eat.

My especial apologies to Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagely for doubting their creative acumen, and to Joe Quesada and Bill Jemas for doubting their marketing instincts. They were right, and I was wrong.

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Here's what is shipping in to Comix Experience this week: the usual cavaets about how this may or may not be similiar to what arrives in YOUR Local Comic Shop apply. Different Diamond warehouses receive books at different times, there can be manufacturer error, maybe I fucked up and didn't order something I should have, etc. etc. ad infinitum.

A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #18 (A) ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #643 ANGEL THE CURSE #3 (OF 5) ANT #1 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #94 ARCHIE DIGEST #219 BANANA SUNDAYS #2 (OF 4) BATMAN #644 BATMAN JEKYLL AND HYDE #5 (OF6) BATTLE POPE COLOR #2 BLACK PANTHER #7 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #12 CITY OF TOMORROW #5 (OF 6) CONAN #19 DAREDEVIL #76 DAREDEVIL VS PUNISHER #3 (OF 6) DAY OF VENGEANCE #5 (OF 6) FANTASTIC FOUR #530 GIFFENS WHAT WERE THEY THINKING ONE SHOT GLOOMCOOKIE #24 GOD THE DYSLEXIC DOG #3 GROUNDED #2 (OF 6) HELLBLAZER #211 HULK DESTRUCTION #2 (OF 4) INVINCIBLE #25 IRON GHOST #3 (OF 6) JACK CROSS #1 JSA CLASSIFIED #2 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #106 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #9 LETHARGIC LAD JUMBO SIZED ANNUAL #3 LITTLE STAR #4 (OF 6) MACHINE TEEN #4 (OF 5) MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #17 MEGA MORPHS #2 (OF 4) MONSTER WAR DARKNESS VS MR HYDE #4 (OF 4) MUTATION #2 NEW X-MEN #17 NIGHTCRAWLER #9 OMAC PROJECT #5 (OF 6) OTHERWORLD #6 (OF 12) PURGE BLACK RED & DEADLY #2 (OF 4) QUEEN & COUNTRY DECLASSIFIED VOL 3 #3 (OF 3) RISING STARS VOICES OF THE DEAD #3 (OF 6) SIMPSONS COMICS #109 SPELLBINDERS #6 (OF 6) STRANGE GIRL #3 SUPER MANGA BLAST #54 TEEN TITANS #27 ULTIMATE X-MEN ANNUAL #1 UNCLE SCROOGE #345 WALKING DEAD #21 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #660 WOLVERINE #31

Books / Mags / Stuff AUTHORITY REVOLUTION BOOK 1 TP BATTLESTAR GALACTICA VOL 2 MEMORY MACHINE TP CATWOMAN WILD RIDE TP COMICS BUYERS GUIDE NOV 2005 #1610 COMICS JOURNAL #270 DAMPYR #5 UNDER THE STONE BRIDGE HANK KETCHAMS COMPLETE DENNISTHE MENACE 1951-1952 HC HISTORY OF VIOLENCE NEW TP NEW EDITION HOWLS MOVING CASTLE FILM COMICS VOL 1 TP ILLUSTRATION 05 MAGAZINE #1 IRON WOK JAN GN #12 (RES) LITTLE LULU VOL 5 LULU IN THEDOGHOUSE TP MARVEL VISIONARIES CHRIS CLAREMONT HC PREVIEWS VOL XV #9 (NET) ROBIN ARCHIVES VOL 1 HC ROCCO VARGAS WALKING WITH MONSTERS HC SHIRLEY A SEX COMEDY VOL 1 TP(A) SIN CITY VOL 1 DURO ADIOS HARD GOODBYE SPANISH ED SLOP ANACLETA TP SMOKE #3 (OF 3) SPIKE OLD TIMES ONE SHOT SUPERMAN THE MAN OF STEEL VOL4 TP VAMPIRE HUNTER D VOL 2 NOVEL RAISERS OF GALES SC WAR ON FLESH VOL 1 GN (OF 3) WESTERN GOTHIC BALLAD OF UTOPIA TP

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-B

(who should have reviews up sometime tomorrow, and thinks Jeff's "Topless version of Gremlins" line in his reviews this week (just below this message) was the funniest and most insightful thing I've read this week)

Shipping 8/17

Kind of a small week this week -- maybe this will help people get all caught up, then. A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #17 ARANA HEART OF THE SPIDER #7 ATOMIKA #4 AUTHORITY REVOLUTION #11 (OF 12) BALLAST ONE SHOT BATGIRL #67 BATMAN JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #1(OF 12) BATMAN STRIKES #12 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #159 BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #71 BIRDS OF PREY #85 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #104 BONE REST #2 BOOKS OF MAGICK LIFE DURING WARTIME #13 BRIAN PULIDOS MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH WRAPAROUND #6 CABLE DEADPOOL #18 DEFENDERS #2 (OF 5) DETECTIVE COMICS #810 DEVILS REJECTS #1 DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #331 DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES #1 (OF8) GENIE #2 GI JOE SNAKE-EYES DECLASSIFIED #1 GI SPY SAVING LADY LIBERTY CVR #1 (OF 3) GIRLS #4 GODLAND #2 GREEN LANTERN #3 HUMAN RACE #6 (OF 7) HUNGER #3 JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #115 LEX LUTHOR MAN OF STEEL #5 (OF 5) LITTLE GLOOMYS SUPER SCARY MONSTER SHOW #1 LIVEWIRES #6 (OF 6) LUCIFER #65 MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN #4 (OF 4) MANHUNTER #13 MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #3 MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #21 MARVEL MILESTONES CAPTAIN BRITAIN PSYLOCKE GOLDEN AGE SUB METAL GEAR SOLID #12 MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #280 MUTOPIA X #2 (OF 5) NEW THUNDERBOLTS #11 NEW X-MEN HELLIONS #4 (OF 4) OF BITTER SOULS #1 PIRATE CLUB #7 POWERPUFF GIRLS #65 REX LIBRIS #1 ROCKETO #1 SEVEN SOLDIERS KLARION THE WITCH BOY #3 (OF 4) SILVER COMICS #4 SMALL GODS #10 SPAWN #148 SPIDER-MAN HOUSE OF M #3 (OF 5) STAR WARS GENERAL GRIEVOUS #4(OF 4) TOP TEN BEYOND THE FARTHEST PRECINCT #1 (OF 5) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 ULTIMATE X-MEN #62 WEAPON X DAYS OF FUTURE NOW #2 (OF 5) WITCHBLADE #88

Books / Mags / Stuff ASIAN CULT CINEMA #47 DAREDEVIL VOL 4 HC DONT TREAD ON MY ROSARIES HIPIRA THE LITTLE VAMPIRE HC HUMOR CAN BE FUNNY TP ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY TP INCREDIBLES TP JSA VOL 9 LOST TP LORNA DART-AN-GOR BY AZPIRI HC MARK SCHULTZ VARIOUS DRAWINGSVOL 1 SC MAXX BOOK FIVE TP NOBLE CAUSES VOL 4 BLOOD & WATER TP POWER PACK DIGEST TP QUEEN BEE SC RABBIS CAT GN SESAME STREET CINEMANGA VOL 1ELMO & ZOE FLY A KITE GN STORMBREAKER SAGA OF BETA RAYBILL TP SUPERMAN FOR TOMORROW VOL 2 HC SWAMP THING BOOK 2 LOVE IN VAIN TP TERRA OBSCURA VOL 2 TP TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #137 WOLVERINE SOULTAKER TP

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-B

Shipping 8/10

Yikes, yet another big big week! 100 BULLETS #63 2000 AD #1447 2000 AD #1448 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #16 (A) ACTION COMICS #830 BATMAN #643 BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #194 BETTY #149 BETTY & VERONICA #211 BREACH #8 CANTON KID #2 (OF 4) CAPTAIN AMERICA #8 CITY OF HEROES #4 EASY WAY #4 (OF 4) ELKS RUN VOL 1 #3 EXILES #68 FABLES #40 FATHOM #3 FEED AMERICAS CHILDREN FEATURING MAJOR IMPACT #1 FERRO CITY #1 FRAGILE PROPHET #1 (OF 4) GRAVITY #3 (OF 5) GREEN ARROW #53 HAWKMAN #43 HELL MICHIGAN #2 HERO AT LARGE #1 HIROSHIMA THE ATOMIC HOLOCAUST #1 (OF 2) HOUSE OF M #5 (OF 8) INCREDIBLE HULK #85 IRON MAN #4 IRON MAN HOUSE OF M #2 (OF 3) JLA #117 JON SABLE FREELANCE BLOODLINE #3 (OF 6) JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #234 JUGHEAD AND FRIENDS DIGEST #4 KABUKI REFLECTIONS BOOK #5 KARNEY #4 (OF 4) MAD MAGAZINE #457 MAJESTIC #8 MARVEL NEMESIS IMPERFECTS #4 (OF 6) MEGA MORPHS #1 (OF 4) MNEMOVORE #5 (OF 6) MORT GRIM NECROMANCER MANAPUL CVR #1 NEW WARRIORS #3 (OF 6) NIGHTWING #111 NOBLE CAUSES #12 ORORO BEFORE THE STORM #3 (OF4) OUTSIDERS #27 PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #96 PIGTALE #3 PROMETHEA COVERS BOOK SC PUNISHER #24 RANN THANAGAR WAR #4 (OF 6) REVISIONARY #1 SAMURAI HEAVEN & EARTH #4 (OF5) SCOOBY DOO #99 SEVEN SOLDIERS ZATANNA #3 (OF4) SHANNA THE SHE DEVIL #7 (OF 7) SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #152 SPIDER-MAN BREAKOUT #5 (OF 5) STUPID COMICS #3 SUPERGIRL #0 SUPERGIRL #1 TOXIN #5 (OF 6) TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD #14 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #22 ULTIMATES ANNUAL #1 VILLAINS UNITED #4 (OF 6) WINGS OF ANANSI ONE SHOT WINTER MEN #1 (OF 8) X-MEN #174

Books / Mags / Stuff

ADAM STRANGE PLANET HEIST TP ALTER EGO #51 BIZENGHAST VOL 1 GN BOX OFFICE POISON COMPLETE NEW EDITION TP CANNON GOD EXAXXION VOL 4 TP CLASSIC DAN DARE VOL 6 OPERATION SATURN PART 2 HC COMICS JOURNAL LIBRARY VOL 5 CLASSIC COMICS ILLUSTRATORS TP CONCRETE VOL 1 DEPTHS TP ESSENTIAL DAREDEVIL VOL 3 TP FINDER VOL 7 THE RESCUERS TP FORTEAN TIMES AUG 05 #199 GUN FU TP HEAVY METAL SEPTEMBER 2005 HULK TEMPEST FUGIT TP KODT BUNDLE OF TROUBLE VOL 4 NEW PTG KODT BUNDLE OF TROUBLE VOL 7 NEW PTG LUCIFERS GARDEN OF VERSES VOL1 DEVIL ON FEVER STREET GN MAD CLASSICS #2 MAGE VOL 2 THE HERO DEFINED HC MOME VOL 1 GN PECULIA & THE GROON GROVE VAMPIRES GN RUNAWAYS VOL 1 HC SFX #133 SPIRAL BOUND GN THE KING GN TOYFARE MARVEL LEGENDS PREMIERE CVR #98 TRICKED GN UNCANNY X-MEN NEW AGE VOL 3 ON ICE TP VIDEO WATCHDOG AUG/SEPT 2005 #121 WORLDS FINEST ARCHIVES VOL 3 HC

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SHipping 8/3

Whoops forgot to put this up before Ben's swimming lesson, here you go: AMAZING FANTASY #11 AQUAMAN #33 ARANA HEART OF THE SPIDER #6 ARCHIE #559 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #163 BEAR #9 BLOOD OF THE DEMON #6 CAST #2 COCOPIAZO #4 COMMON FOE #2 (OF 4) DAREDEVIL REDEMPTION #6 (OF 6) DARKNESS #22 DC SPECIAL THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY #3 (OF 4) DETECTIVE COMICS #809 ED THE HAPPY CLOWN #2 (OF 9) EMO BOY #2 FANTASTIC FOUR HOUSE OF M #2 (OF 3) FAT BOY & HARVEY #1 FIRESTORM #16 FREAKSHOW #8 GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #2 GOTHAM CENTRAL #34 HIP FLASK MYSTERY CITY HSU AND CHAN #7 HUNTER KILLER DOSSIER ONE SHOT IMAGINARIES #3 (OF 4) INTIMATES #10 IRON MAN HOUSE OF M #2 (OF 3) JSA #76 JUSTICE #1 (OF 12) JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #12 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #105 KOLCHAK TALES BLACK & WHITE &RED ALL OVER LIL KEIKI #1 LOONEY TUNES #129 MARVEL 1602 NEW WORLD #1 (OF 6) MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #6 MARVEL TEAM-UP #11 MATADOR #4 (OF 6) MENAGE A TROIS #8 MNEMOVORE #4 (OF 6) MONSTER WAR WITCHBLADE VS FRANKENSTEIN #3 (OF 4) NEW AVENGERS #8 NIGHT MARY #1 (OF 5) PHANTOM #8 PVP #0 ROBERT JORDANS NEW SPRING #1 SEASON OF THE WITCH #0 SERENITY BRADSTREET CVR #2 (OF 3) SERENITY CHEN CVR #2 (OF 3) SERENITY QUESADA CVR #2 (OF 3) SEX WARRIOR ISANE XXX #6 SHAUN OF THE DEAD #2 (OF 4) SON OF VULCAN #3 (OF 6) SOULFIRE DYING OF THE LIGHT #1 SPIDER-GIRL #89 STRANGERS IN PARADISE #75 STUPID COMICS #3 SUNDOWN #1 (OF 3) SUPERMAN #220 SWAMP THING #18 TRIGGER #8 ULTIMATE IRON MAN #3 (OF 5) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #81 UNCANNY X-MEN #463 WILDSIDERZ #1 (OF 5) X-MEN UNLIMITED #10 Y THE LAST MAN #36 YOUNG WITCHES VOL 6 WRATH OF AGATHA #1 (OF 3) ZORRO #3

Books / Mags / Stuff AVENGERS VISION AND SCARLET WITCH TP BALLAD OF HALO JONES TP BAMBI & HER PINK GUN GN VOL 1 CARTOON GUIDE TO CHEMISTRY TP COMPLETE CRUMB COMICS VOL 17 SC DCS GREATEST IMAGINARY STORIES TP DRAWN & QUARTERLY SHOWCASE VOL 3 TP FANTASTIC FOUR FOES TP JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE VOL 1 TP LEES TOY REVIEW AUG 2005 #154 LEGEND OF GRIMJACK VOL 3 TP MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER MAN VOL 1 SINISTER SIX DIGEST MARVEL VISIONARIES JOHN ROMITA SR HC NEW AVENGERS VOL 1 BREAKOUT HC RUROUNI KENSHIN VOL 17 TP SANDMAN PRESENTS THESSALY WITCH FOR HIRE TP SECRET FILES SERIES 1 INNER CASE ASST SOLSTICE TP SWAN VOL 4 THREE TENORS OFF KEY SC TOP TEN THE FORTY NINERS HC TRIGUN MAXIMUM VOL 6 THE GUNSLINGER TP X-MEN VIGNETTES VOL 2 TP

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-B

Slackers and this week's comics

Uh, I guess Jeff wasn't doing reviews this week, and I missed my window of opportunity because our photocopier crapped out before I finsihed ONOMATOPOEIA, so I guess we'll pick up the reveiws next week. Here's what arrived at Comix Experience this morning...

2000 AD #1445 2000 AD #1446 ALAN MOORES HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD WRAPAROUND CVR #3 (OF 4) (MR ALBION #2 (OF 6) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #522 ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE #2 (OF 16) BATMAN DARK DETECTIVE #6 (OF 6) BELLE STARR QUEEN OF BANDITS #1 BEOWULF #3 BLACK PANTHER #6 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #11 CASEFILES SAM & TWITCH #18 CAST #1 CATWOMAN #45 CITY OF TOMORROW #4 (OF 6) COURTNEY CRUMRIN TALES #1 DAREDEVIL VS PUNISHER #2 (OF 6) DOOM PATROL #14 EL ARSENAL #1 (OF 3) FANTASTIC FOUR #529 FLASH #224 GIANT SIZE SPIDER-WOMAN #1 GODLAND #1 GRIMJACK KILLER INSTINCT #6 (OF 6) HEE (A) HELLBLAZER #210 HELLBOY THE ISLAND #2 (OF 2) HERCULES #5 (OF 5) HERO SQUARED #1 (OF 3) HULK DESTRUCTION #1 (OF 4) JLA CLASSIFIED #10 JLA CYBERFORCE JUGHEAD #167 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE WRAPAROUND CVR #1 (OF 4) LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #8 LOSERS #26 MACHINE TEEN #3 (OF 5) METAL GEAR SOLID #11 NEIL GAIMANS NEVERWHERE #2 (OF 9) NEW X-MEN #16 NEW X-MEN HELLIONS #3 (OF 4) NIGHTCRAWLER #8 OFFICIAL HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS 2005 OMAC PROJECT #4 (OF 6) OTHERWORLD #5 (OF 12) OUTSIDERS #26 POISON ELVES VENTURES #2 LYNN #2 PULSE #10 PULSE HOUSE OF M SPECIAL ED #1 (NET) QUEEN & COUNTRY DECLASSIFIED VOL 3 #2 (OF 3) RUNAWAYS #6 SILENT DRAGON #1 (OF 6) SPELLBINDERS #5 (OF 6) STAR WARS REPUBLIC #77 STICKY #3 (A) SUPERMAN BATMAN #21 SUPERNATURAL LAW FIRST AMMENDMENT ISSUE TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #4 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #33 TEEN TITANS GO #21 TICK DAYS OF DRAMA #1 TOMB RAIDER WITCHBLADE MAGDALENA VAMPIRELLA ONE SHOT ULTIMATE IRON MAN 3RD PRINTING #1 (OF 6) UNCLE SCROOGE #344 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #659 WESTERN TALES OF TERROR #5 WONDER WOMAN #219 X-MEN #173 YEAR ONE BATMAN RAS AL GHUL #2 (OF 2)

Books / Mags / Stuff ARCANUM TP ARGUING COMICS TP4) AVENGERS WEST COAST VISION QUEST TP BACK ISSUE #11 BILL & TEDS MOST EXCELLENT ADVENTURES VOL 2 TP CAPOTE IN KANSAS GN CINEFANTASTIQUE AUG 05 VOL 37 #54) COMBAT ZONE TRUE TALES OF GISIN IRAQ VOL 1 TP COMICS BUYERS GUIDE OCT 2005 #16094) CRYPTOZOO CREW VOL 1 TP CUTE MANIFESTO TP DEAD WEST VOL 1 GN DOCTOR WHO DRAGONS CLAW4) (O/A) DRAW #114) DUNGEON SIEGE BATTLE FOR ARANNA GN4) EDGAR ALLAN POE FALL O/T HOUSE OF USHER & OTHER TALES TP ESSENTIAL WOLVERINE VOL 1 TP NEW PRINTING EXILES VOL 10 AGE OF APOCALYPSE TP GENSHIKEN VOL 2 GN GURU GURU PON CHAN VOL 1 GN HAW GN NEW PTG (A)3) HELLBENT ART OF FLINT HENRY TP 4) HOUSE OF M EXCALIBUR PRELUDE TP JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #434) JADE SCREEN VOL 3 #34) KINETIC TP MARVEL FREE PREVIEWS #24 AUGUST 2005 MIKE HOFFMANS MYTHOS MAGAZINE #1 NAGDILA VOL 1 TALE OF THE GOLDEN AGE GN4) NIGHTWING YEAR ONE TP NODAME CANTIABILE VOL 2 GN OH MY GODDESS VOL 21 TP3& 4) PREVIEWS VOL XV #8 (NET) PROMETHEA BOOK 5 HC REN & STIMPY SHOW SEASON 3 AND A HALFISH DVD SET (NET)4 SATANS 3 RING CIRCUS OF H$$$ TP SECRET WARS TP NEW PRINTING SECRETS IN THE SHADOWS ART & LIFE OF GENE COLAN SC4) SGT ROCK ARCHIVES VOL 3 HC SPIDER-MAN HUMAN TORCH IM WITH STUPID DIGEST TP TIM BURTONS NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS MANGA GN4) TIMES OF BOTCHAN VOL 1 GN (OF10)4) TSUBASA VOL 6 GN ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 13 HOBGOBLIN TP USAGI YOJIMBO VOL 19 FATHERS AND SONS TP4) WIZARD COMICS MAGAZINE JLA LEGION OF DOOM CVR #1674) WRITE NOW #104)

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-B

Shipping

Big week. I'm tired after sorting through it and putting it out.... 2000 AD #1443 2000 AD #1444 ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #642 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #93 ARCHIE DIGEST #218 ARSINOE #3 ASTONISHING X-MEN #11 ATHEIST #2 AUTHORITY REVOLUTION #10 (OF 12) BATGIRL #66 BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #67 BATMAN JEKYLL AND HYDE #4 (OF6) BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #135 BILLY THE KIDS OLD TIME ODDITIES #4 (OF 4) BIRDS OF PREY #84 BLOWJOB #14 BRIAN PULIDOS MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH WRAPAROUND #5 CABLE DEADPOOL #17 CONAN #18 DAREDEVIL #75 DAY OF VENGEANCE #4 (OF 6) DEFENDERS #1 (OF 5) DETECTIVE COMICS #808 DILDO #9 DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #330 EX MACHINA #13 EXILES #67 FORGOTTEN REALMS DARK ELF HOMELAND CVR A #2 (OF 3) GATESVILLE COMPANY #1 GIRLS #3 GLA #4 (OF 4) GOON #13 GROUNDED #1 (OF 6) HOUSE OF M #4 (OF 8) HUMAN RACE #5 (OF 7) INCREDIBLE HULK #84 JSA CLASSIFIED #1 JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #233 LOVE & ROCKETS VOL 2 #14 LUCIFER #64 LULLABY WISDOM SEEKER #4 (OF 4) MANHUNTER #12 MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #2 MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #20 MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #16 MARVEL MILESTONES DR STRANGE SILVER SURFER SUB-MARINER HULK MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #279 MINESHAFT #15 MUTATION #1 NORTHWEST PASSAGE #1 ORORO BEFORE THE STORM #2 (OF4) PLASTIC MAN #17 POWERPUFF GIRLS #64 RED SONJA #1 RISING STARS VOICES OF THE DEAD #2 (OF 6) ROBIN #140 SECRETS OF THE HOUSE OF M #1 SILENCERS VOL 2 #1 SIMPSONS COMICS #108 SOULFIRE DYING OF THE LIGHT #0 SPIDER-MAN HOUSE OF M #2 (OF 5) SPUNKY KNIGHT XXX #2 SUPERNATURAL LAW FIRST AMMENDMENT ISSUE TALES DESIGNED TO THRIZZLE #1 TEEN TITANS #26 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #80 ULTIMATES 2 #7 VERONICA #163 WILDGUARD FOOLS GOLD #2 (OF 2) WITCHBLADE #87 WOLVERINE #30 X-MEN KITTY PRYDE SHADOW & FLAME #2 (OF 5)

Books / Mags / Stuff 100 BULLETS VOL 8 THE HARD WAY TP ALTER EGO #50 ANIMATION MAGAZINE AUG 2005 #151 BIG FUN COMICS #3 BONE VOL 2 GREAT COW RACE COLOR ED SC CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL 1 WINTER SOLDIER HC DAVE NESTLER SKETCHBOOK VOL 2BAD GIRLS RIDE AGAIN TP DEADLY ARE THE NAKED ART OF JIM SMITH SC DOCTOR SPECTRUM FULL SPECTRUMTP DOCTOR WHO THE TIDES OF TIME GN ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL 2 TPNEW PRINTING FLASH THE SECRET OF BARRY ALLEN TP GUNPOWDER GIRL & OUTLAW SQUAWGN HEARTBREAKERS MEET BOILERPLATE GN INVINCIBLE VOL 1 ULTIMATE COLL HC JUXTAPOZ SEP OCT 2005 VOL 13 #10 LUCIFERS GARDEN OF VERSES VOL2 DARLIN NIKI HC MAD CLASSICS #1 MICKEY MOUSE MEETS BLOTMAN MYTHOLOGY ALEX ROSS ART OF DC2006 WALL CALENDAR PANDA MEAT SOURCE BOOK 1 HC SERGEANTSTEIN GN SQUA TRONT #11 (O/A) STAR WARS CLONE WARS VOL 6 ONTHE FIELDS OF BATTLE TP STRYKEFORCE TP TEEN TITANS GO VOL 3 BRING ITON TP THE PULSE VOL 2 SECRET WAR TP TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #136 WIZARD MICHAEL TURNER MILLENNIUM LTD ED DLX HC

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-B

Comics Shipping 7/13

Here's this week's list. Pretty good week of books, it looks like. I'll have reviews up... tomorrow. No, really. I'm planning to write them on my AlphaSmart at the store in the morning since, this being San Diego week, I don't have my normal spate of phone calls or whatever to make.

It'll be late, but it'll be there, yes. So check back later.

(I haven't read Lester's comments, either, to make sure I don't lose my will to write. Hooray!)

-B

100 BULLETS #62 ACTION COMICS #829 ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THEBOY WONDER #1 ANGEL THE CURSE #2 (OF 5) ARMOR X #4 BANANA SUNDAYS #1 (OF 4) BATMAN #642 BATMAN STRIKES #11 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #158 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #103 BODY BAGS FATHERS DAY #1 (OF 2) BREACH #7 BRONTES INFERNAL ANGRIA #1 (OF 3) BRUNNERS CARNAL DELIGHTS ALICE CVR #1 (A) CANVAS ONE SHOT CHOLLY & FLYTRAP #4 (OF 4) CITY OF HEROES #3 COEXISTING ONE SHOT DESOLATION JONES #2 DORK TOWER #31 DR BLINK SUPERHERO SHRINK #2 FABLES #39 FRESHMEN PEREZ CVR #1 GRAVITY #2 (OF 5) GREEN ARROW #52 GUNCANDY #1 (OF 2) HAWKMAN #42 HERCULES #4 (OF 5) HERO CAMP #3 (OF 4) INVINCIBLE #24 JLA #116 JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #114 LACKLUSTER WORLD #3 LIVING WITH ZOMBIES #3 MAD MAGAZINE #456 MAJESTIC #7 MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN #3 (OF 4) MARVEL NEMESIS IMPERFECTS #3 (OF 6) MICHAEL CHABON PRESENTS ADV O/T ESCAPIST #7 MIDDLEMAN #1 (OF 4) MNEMOVORE #4 (OF 6) MUTOPIA X #1 (OF 5) NAT TURNER #1 NEW AVENGERS #7 NEW THUNDERBOLTS #10 NEW WARRIORS #2 (OF 6) NIGHTMARES AND FAIRY TALES #13 NIGHTWING #110 NYX #6 PUNISHER #23 RANN THANAGAR WAR #3 (OF 6) SCOOBY DOO #98 SERENITY CASSADAY CVR #1 (OF 3) SERENITY HITCH CVR #1 (OF 3) SERENITY J G JONES CVR #1 (OF3) SEVEN SOLDIERS GUARDIAN #3 (OF 4) SHADOWHAWK #3 SMALL GODS SPECIAL #1 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #151 SPIDER-MAN BREAKOUT #4 (OF 5) STAR WARS TALES #24 STRANGE DETECTIVE TALES DEAD LOVE #1 (OF 3) SUPER MANGA BLAST #53 TOXIN #4 (OF 6) TRAILER PARK TERROR COLOR SPECIAL TUCCI CVR #3 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #21 ULTIMATE X-MEN #61 WALKING DEAD #20 WANNABE #1 WEAPON X DAYS OF FUTURE NOW #1 (OF 5) WONDER WOMAN #218 X-MEN THE END HEROES AND MARTYRS #5 (OF 6) ZOMBIE KING #0

Books/ Mags/ Stuff APPLESEED VOL 1 BERSERK VOL 8 TP 3 &4) CINEMA PANOPTICUM HC COMICS JOURNAL #269 DAMPYR #4 NOCTURNE IN RED ESSENTIAL AVENGERS VOL 1 TP NEW PRINTING ESSENTIAL KILLRAVEN VOL 1 TP ESSENTIAL THOR VOL 1 TP NEW PRINTING FROM EROICA WITH LOVE VOL 4 HELLBOY 2006 WALL CALENDAR HOGANS ALLEY #13 JUSTICE LEAGUE COMPANION VOL 1 SC MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 VOL 3 DIVINETIME TP MAX HAMM FAIRY TALE DETECTIVEVOL 1 TP NIGHTMARES & FAIRY TALES VOL 2 BEAUTIFUL BEASTS TP PIN-UP ART OF BILL WENZEL PLOT SECRET STORY OF PROTOCOLS OF THE ELDERS OF ZION QUIMBY THE MOUSE WOODEN TOY (RES) RICA TTE KANJI GN RIDE VOL 1 TP SILENT DANCE GN SMOKE #2 (OF 3) STEVE DITKO READER VOL 3 TP SUPERMAN BATMAN VOL 3 ABSOLUTE POWER HC TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN HOW TO BEHAPPY TP TOYFARE MARVEL HOUSE OF M CVR #97 ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 11 MOST DANGEROUS GAME TP UNIVERSE OF LIBERATORE HC W.I.T.C.H. VOL 2 GN X-MEN GOLGOTHA TP Y THE LAST MAN VOL 5 RING OF TRUTH TP

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-B