Arriving 2/21

OK, last week, "new blogger" just hung on "publishing" on Opera... but it was published. This week, it says "uploading to ftp server", and then hangs. But nothing publishes. Which means I now have to open up IE, sign my wife's gmail account out (she uses IE, I use Opera... it makes a lot of things much much easier for us), open the blogger.com page, edit the post (in order to publish it), sign myself out, then sign my wife back in, and close IE.

FUCKSAKE

You know how I post pretty rarely anyway? This pretty much slaughters my interest in even posting shipping lists, I have to be honest.

(edit #2: Huh, maybe not.... front page still isn't updating for me, oh well, I have too much other things to do tonight to worry about it.... maybe you'll see this before Wednesday, maybe not)

(maybe edit #3: it's possible that we broke something in the background and Jeff just fixed it, which means OUR ARCHIVES ARE WORKING AGAIN! and so let's see if this allows we to edit a post without hanging)

(edit #4: Yup, back to the old hangs-in-Opera-but-still-actually-publishes, so I don't *have* to use IE, hurrah again!)

Anyway, this week....

Lots of stuff, and lots of very very late stuff, too.

30 DAYS OF NIGHT SPREADING THE DISEASE #3 (OF 5) 52 WEEK #42 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #51 (A) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #538 CW AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS #49 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #107 BATTLE POPE #13 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #6 BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #77 BIRDS OF PREY #103 BRAVE AND THE BOLD #1 CABLE DEADPOOL #37 CATWOMAN #64 CHECKMATE #11 CIVIL WAR #7 (OF 7) CLASSIC BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #4 CONAN #37 CRIMINAL MACABRE TWO RED EYES #3 (OF 4) DEVILS PANTIES #9 DMZ #16 ELEPHANTMEN #7 EX MACHINA INSIDE THE MACHINE VOL 1 GHOST IN THE SHELL 1.5 HUMAN ERROR PROCESSOR #5 (OF 8) GIRLS #22 GRIMM FAIRY TALES #11 GRUNTS #3 (OF 3) HELLBLAZER #229 HELLSTORM SON OF SATAN #5 (OF 5) HELMET OF FATE BLACK ALICE #1 HIGHLANDER #4 HUNTER & PAINTER IMMORTAL IRON FIST #3 IMPALER #3 (OF 4) INVINCIBLE #39 ION #11 (OF 12) KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #123 KRYPTO THE SUPER DOG #6 (OF 6) LEGION OF MONSTERS WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #1 LOCAL #8 (OF 12) MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #10 NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI #2 (OF 5) NIGHTLY NEWS #4 (OF 6) NUMB OMEGA MEN #5 (OF 6) OUTER ORBIT #3 (OF 4) POWERS #23 PS238 #20 PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #4 RAMAYAN 3392 AD #6 RED MENACE #4 (OF 6) RETRO ROCKET #4 (OF 4) REX MUNDI DH ED #4 ROBIN #159 SCOOBY DOO #117 SE7EN SLOTH #3 (OF 7) SHADOWPACT #10 SHE-HULK 2 #16 SILENT WAR #2 (OF 6) SIMPSONS COMICS #127 SOCK MONKEY THE INCHES INCIDENT #3 (OF 4) SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #172 SPECIAL EDUCATION #2 SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1 SPIRIT #3 STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION THE SPACE BETWEEN #2 (OF 6) SUPER BAD JAMES DYNOMITE #5 SUPERMAN #659 TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #18 TESTAMENT #15 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #39 WALK-IN #3 WARHAMMER 40K #2 WASTELAND #7 WITCHBLADE TAKERU SUMITA CVR A #1 WONDER WOMAN #4 (RES) X-MEN FIRST CLASS #6 (OF 8)

Book / Mag / Stuff BIRDS OF PREY PERFECT PITCH TP BRIT VOL 1 TP OLD SOLDIER CATWOMAN THE REPLACEMENTS TP CHARACTER SKETCHES 2007 TRAUMA & JOY SC CHECKMATE VOL 1 A KINGS GAME TP DANGER GIRL BACK IN BLACK TP DRIFTING CLASSROOM VOL 4 TP GOLGO 13 VOL 7 GN HEARTBREAK SOUP PALOMAR VOL 1 TP HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE SPRING 2007 HOUSE OF SUGAR GN JUSTICE VOL 2 HC KAMANDI ARCHIVES VOL 2 HC KOLCHAK NIGHT STALKER CASEBOOK SC MAGGIE THE MECHANIC LOCAS VOL 1 TP MARVEL 1602 GAIMAN HC NAOKI URASAWAS MONSTER VOL 7 TP NEED MORE LOVE GRAPHIC MEMOIR HC NEXTWAVE AGENTS OF HATE VOL 1 THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT TP PREVIEWS VOL XVII #3 SHE-HULK VOL 4 LAWS OF ATTRACTION TP SKATE FARM GN SOULS WINTER COLLECTED TMNT WORK OF MICHAEL ZULLI TP TEEN TITANS TITANS AROUND THE WORLD TP UNIVERSE X VOL 2 TP NEW PTG X-FACTOR VISIONARIES PETER DAVID VOL 2 TP X-FACTOR VOL 1 LONGEST NIGHT TP

What looks good to you?

-B

Arriving 2/14/07

Gr, new Blogger... I sure hope this shit works with Opera (unlike nearly every other god damn thing that Google does....) I really hate being forced into something new that I didn't ask for... (edited to say, it's frozen on "publishing" in Opera, but it published fine when I open up IE... plus I should title the post, huh?)

I held off on posting the shipping list because I wanted Graeme's Spider-Spunk on the top of the page, but the time has come (as it were)

In our happy personal news, Ben is a Big Boy now, and HUZZAH, is now pooping in the potty. If you don't have kids, you don't get it, but man, have I been waiting for this day. The boy has been, let's face it, lazy about the whole process -- he has had complete control of his body functions for at least a year -- no accidents, peeing on command, but he's always been insisting to still poop in a diaper. So, big big change, and, best part? He came to it on his own, without any real action from us.

I'm VERY VERY proud of him.

(plus, WOO HOO, this is like $30 a month in diapers saved, yes!!)

Happy Sweeties Day to you and yours -- I know it's a made-up holiday by card companies and whatever, but it has long been the Hibbs household's National Holiday. Because we're sappy like that.

Right, here's the stuff we recieved this week:

2000 AD #1521 2000 AD #1522 52 WEEK #41 AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #5 ANT #10 ASTONISHING X-MEN #20 AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES II #6 (OF 8) BATMAN #663 BATMAN STRIKES #30 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ZAREK #2 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #149 BLADE #6 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #122 CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #10 CASANOVA #7 CIVIL WAR CASUALTIES OF WAR DARKMAN VS ARMY OF DARKNESS #3 (OF 4) DINOWARS JURASSIC WAR OF THE WORLDS #3 (OF 4) EXILES #91 GEN 13 #5 GHOST RIDER #8 GODLAND #16 (NOTE PRICE) GREEN ARROW #71 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #9 HEAD #17 (A) IMMORTAL IRON FIST DIRECTORS CUT #1 INCANTO #1 JLA CLASSIFIED #34 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #3 MAD MAGAZINE #475 MANHUNTER #28 MARTIAN MANHUNTER #7 (OF 8) MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #21 MARVEL LEGACY 1990S HANDBOOK MIDNIGHT SUN #3 (OF 5) NEW EXCALIBUR #16 NEW X-MEN #35 NEXTWAVE AGENTS OF HATE #12 OMAC #8 (OF 8) ORSON SCOTT CARDS WYRMS 2ND PTG #1 (OF 6) PERHAPANAUTS SECOND CHANCES #4 (OF 4) PUNISHER PRESENTS BARRACUDA MAX #1 (OF 5) PVP #31 REX LIBRIS #7 SADHU #5 SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE SLEEP OF REASON #3 (OF 5) [Actually, Diamond stiffed us on this -- we'll have it NEXT week) SCARFACE SCARRED FOR LIFE #3 SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #35 STAR WARS LEGACY #8 STORMWATCH PHD #4 SUPER TABOO XXX #5 (A) SUPERMAN BATMAN VS ALIENS PREDATORS #2 (OF 2) TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #5 (OF 8) THUNDERBOLTS #111 THUNDERBOLTS PRESENTS ZEMO BORN BETTER #1 (OF 4) TRIALS OF SHAZAM #5 (OF 12) TRUTH JUSTIN & AMERICAN WAY #5 (OF 5) ULTIMATE X-MEN #79 WOLVERINE ORIGINS #11 Y THE LAST MAN #54

Books / Mags / Stuff BATMAN THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD VOL 2 TP BEYOND HC BORGIA VOL 2 POWER AND INCEST HC EC ARCHIVES TALES FROM THE CRYPT VOL 1 HC EXCALIBUR CLASSIC VOL 3 CROSSTIME CAPER BOOK 1 TP FRANKLIN RICHARDS LAB BRAT DIGEST TP GYPSY COLLECTION SC HELLBOY SWORD OF STORMS ANIMATED MOVIE DVD HELLSHOCK DEFINITIVE ED VOL 1 TP JAMES BOND PHOENIX PROJECT TP JOURNEYS THE COLLECTED STORIES VOL 1 GN LITTLE LULU VOL 14 QUEEN LULU TP LORE VOL 2 TP NEIL GAIMANS NEVERWHERE TP RED SONJA 35TH ANN CVR SHOWCASE COLL BOOK SFX #153 SHAZAM 13 INCH DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE SHOWCASE PRESENTS AQUAMAN VOL 1 TP STAR WARS REBELLION VOL 1 MY BROTHER MY ENEMY TP STRONTIUM DOG SEARCH DESTROY AGENCY FILES 01 GN SUPERMAN CAMELOT FALLS HC TOYFARE TRANSFORMER MOVIE FIGURE CVR #116

We also got, via B&T: TO TERRA GN MALCOLOM X A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY

Also, for RJ, I'm mediocre on the Asshat, unless it's really egregious, but, yep, egregious as fuck this week, so here's your ASSHAT OF THE WEEK:

HELLSHOCK DEFINITIVE ED VOL 1 TP This has a MAY05 code, which makes it NINETEEN MONTHS late. Holy mother of god!!! THANK YOU DYNAMIC FORCES!!!!!

(This is among the many many reasons I am *thrilled* THE BOYS is moving to DE. Nick's got a great rep [and from what I hear ABSOLUTELY EARNED] from the creative community. But to retailers? He's a MASSIVE FLAMING PAIN IN MY ASS. Not to mention the huge hit to profitibility that the move brings -- 5% on front list, plus the additional 3% Diamond levies on backlist -- there goes 15% of my profit on the TP orders that we got from DC, or would have gotten from Marvel or Image....)

Anyway, I should be finishing off my BookScan column for TILTING (to run Friday -- Christ, I'm sitting at 8500 words!), so back to the grindstone...

What looks good to you this week?

-B

Arriving 2/7/07

Aw, I've got to work today because Bennett wanted Super Bowl Sunday off, so here, this is a little early while I rejigger my schedual this week.... 52 WEEK #40 ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #10 ALL NEW ATOM #8 ANGEL AULD LANG SYNE #4 ANTHEM #4 ARCHIE DIGEST #232 ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK TWO #2 BETTY & VERONICA #224 BULLET POINTS #4 (OF 5) CALAVERA BEAUTIFUL & BLOODY REG CVR #1 (A) CEMETERIANS #4 CHEMICAL WARFARE #1 (O/A) CHEMICAL WARFARE #2 (O/A) CTHULHU TALES RISING ONE SHOT DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN #1 (OF 7) DESPERADOES BUFFALO DREAMS #2 (OF 4) DETECTIVE COMICS #828 FANTASTIC FOUR THE END #5 (OF 6) FELL #7 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #17 GHOST RIDER TRAIL OF TEARS #1 (OF 6) HELMET OF FATE SARGON THE SORCERER #1 INCREDIBLE HULK #103 IRON MAN HYPERVELOCITY #2 (OF 6) IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #5 JONAH HEX #16 JUGHEAD #179 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #30 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #122 LEADING MAN #5 (OF 5) LONE RANGER #4 LOONEY TUNES #147 LOVELESS #15 MAINTENANCE #2 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #24 MIDNIGHTER #4 MS MARVEL #12 MYSTERY IN SPACE #6 (OF 8) NEW AVENGERS #27 NEWUNIVERSAL #3 NIGHTMARES AND FAIRY TALES #18 NIGHTWING #129 OTHER SIDE #5 (OF 5) OUTSIDERS #45 PIRATES OF CONEY ISLAND #4 (OF 8) PIRATES VS NINJAS #2 (OF 3) PUNISHER #44 RED SONJA #19 SAM NOIR RONIN HOLIDAY #1 (OF 3) SCALPED #2 SECRET #1 (OF 4) SHAZAM THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL #1 (OF 4) SPIDER-MAN AND POWER PACK #4 (OF 4) SPIDER-MAN REIGN #3 (OF 4) SPIKE ASYLUM #5 (OF 5) SQUADRON SUPREME HYPERION VS NIGHTHAWK #2 (OF 4) SUPERGIRL #14 TAG CURSED #1 (OF 5) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #105 UNCANNY X-MEN #483 WAR OF THE UNDEAD #2 (OF 3) WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #3 WHITE TIGER #4 (OF 6) WORMWOOD GENTLEMAN CORPSE #5 X-23 TARGET X #3 (OF 6) X-MEN ANNUAL #1 X-MEN PHOENIX WARSONG #5 (OF 5)

Books / Mags / Stuff ALTER EGO #65 AMERICAN WAY TP BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC BLEACH VOL 17 TP BORDERLINE VOL 1 TP CIVIL WAR ROAD TO CIVIL WAR TP DMZ VOL 2 BODY OF A JOURNALIST TP DR BLINK SUPERHERO SHRINK VOL 1 ID EGO & SUPEREGO TP ESCAPE FROM SPECIAL GN ESSENTIAL MS MARVEL VOL 1 TP GHOST RIDER TEAM-UP TP IRON MAN EXECUTE PROGRAM TP JUSTICE SOCIETY VOL 2 TP KRAZY & IGNATZ 1939-1940 BRICK STUFFED WITH MOOMBINS KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE VOL 2 TP LEES TOY REVIEW FEB 2007 #172 MAKESHIFT MIRACLE VOL 1 GN MIGHTY SKULLBOY ARMY VOL 1 TP NEUROTIC HC OLD BOY VOL 4 TP RED STRING VOL 1 TP REGARDS FROM SERBIA GN STUART MOORES PARA TP SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL 2 TP THE CASTAWAYS HC TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #151 JUSTICE LEAGUE ALEX ROSS SER 5 INNER CASE ASST

-B

Arriving 1/31

The last bit of our 5 week month brings a pretty decent spread of stuff -- especially trades! 2000 AD #1519 2000 AD #1520 52 WEEK #39 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #50 (A) ADVENTURES OF SPAWN #1 DIRECTORS CUT #1 AMERICAN VIRGIN #11 ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #4 (OF 12) ANNIHILATION #6 (OF 6) BATMAN AND THE MAD MONK #6 (OF 6) BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #214 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #172 BLACK PANTHER #24 CW BLUE BEETLE #11 CALVARIO HILLS #1 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #29 CHEMICAL WARFARE #3 (RES) CREEPER #6 (OF 6) DAREDEVIL #93 DEATHBLOW #3 DEVI #7 DINOWARS JURASSIC WAR OF THE WORLDS #2 (OF 4) ELEPHANTMEN #6 EX MACHINA #26 GARTH ENNIS CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD #1 (OF 6) GHOST RIDER FINALE HAWKGIRL #60 HUNTER KILLER ROCAFORT CVR A #11 ION #10 (OF 12) JACK OF FABLES #7 JLA CLASSIFIED #33 JSA CLASSIFIED #22 JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #254 JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #128 KABUKI #8 KOLCHAK TALES FRANKENSTEIN AGENDA #1 (OF 3) KRYPTO THE SUPER DOG #5 (OF 6) LOVE AND CAPES #3 MARVEL SPOTLIGHT DARK TOWER MS MARVEL SPECIAL NEGATIVE BURN #8 NODWICK #36 PHANTOM ANNUAL #1 PIECES FOR MOM A TALE OF THE UNDEAD (ONE SHOT) PTOLUS CITY BY THE SPIRE #4 (OF 6) REFLECTIONS #2 SCARFACE SCARRED FOR LIFE #2 SE7EN GLUTTONY #1 (OF 7) SNAKEWOMAN RED CVR #7 SPAWN #164 STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #13 STRANGERS IN PARADISE #87 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #42 TEEN TITANS #43 THE END #1 ULTIMATE CIVIL WAR SPIDER-HAMCRISIS #1 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #38 UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #7 (OF 8) UNCLE SCROOGE #362 (NOTE PRICE) USAGI YOJIMBO #100 (NOTE PRICE) VAULT OF MICHAEL ALLRED #4 (OF 4) WALKING DEAD #34 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #677 (NOTE PRICE) WASTELAND #6 WONDERLOST #1 X-MEN #195

Book / Mag / Stuff ANDRU AND ESPOSITO PARTNERS FOR LIFE SC ANIMATION MAGAZINE FEB 2007 #169 ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL 3 TORN TP BATMAN SECRETS TP BEASTS HC CHARLES BURNS LIBRARY VOL 2 BIG BABY SC CHICANOS VOL 2 TP COUNCIL OF CARNALITY UNLIMITED GN (A) COYOTE VOL 4 TP DEFENDERS INDEFENSIBLE TP DOOM PATROL VOL 5 MAGIC BUS TP ESSENTIAL GHOST RIDER VOL 2 TP FLASH 13 INCH DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE FORTEAN TIMES #219 FRANK MILLERS ROBOCOP TP GEAR GN GRAVE ROBBERS DAUGHTER GN HELLBOY ANIMATED VOL 1 BLACK WEDDING TP HOUSEWIVES AT PLAY LOVE LETTERS GN (A) ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #18 IRON MAN EXTREMIS TP MARVEL MASTERWORKS ATLAS ERA HEROES VOL 1 NEW ED HC MR BIG GN MUSHISHI VOL 1 GN RED EYE BLACK EYE GN SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY VOL4 TP (RES) SUPERMAN BACK IN ACTION TP WIZARD COMICS MAGAZINE HEROESPHOTO CVR #185 XIII TP

What looks good to you?

-B

Arriving 1/24/07

And this week, I'm absurdly early, go figure. SIX Vertigo comics this week. It's like they're TRYING to kill the periodical versions stone dead....

100 BULLETS #80 2000 AD #1518 52 WEEK #38 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #49 (A) ALL NEW OFF HB MARVEL UNIV A Z UPDATE #1 (OF 4) AVENGERS NEXT #5 (OF 5) BETTY #162 CHECKMATE #10 CIVIL WAR THE RETURN CLIVE BARKERS GREAT & SECRET SHOW #9 (OF 12) CONNOR HAWKE DRAGONS BLOOD #3(OF 6) CRIMINAL #4 CRIMINAL MACABRE TWO RED EYES #2 (OF 4) CROSSING MIDNIGHT #3 DAMNED #4 DEADMAN #6 DMZ #15 DOCTOR STRANGE OATH #4 (OF 5) DRAIN #2 DUMMYS GUIDE TO DANGER #4 (OF4) DWIGHT T ALBATROSS THE GOON NOIR #3 (OF 3) ETERNALS #6 (OF 7) FABLES #57 FALLEN ANGEL IDW #12 FLASH THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #8 FUTURAMA COMICS #29 HELLBLAZER #228 HELMET OF FATE IBIS THE INVINCIBLE #1 HEROES FOR HIRE #6 INVINCIBLE #38 JOHN WOOS SEVEN BROTHERS AMANO CVR #4 JUGHEAD AND FRIENDS DIGEST #17 LOW ORBIT VOL 1 GN MOON KNIGHT #7 CW MOUSE GUARD #6 (OF 6) MYSTERY IN SPACE #5 (OF 8) NINJA SCROLL #5 NINJA TALES #1 OCCULT CRIMES TASKFORCE #3 (OF 4) OFFICIAL HANDBOOK O/T INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #2 (OF 2) OUTER ORBIT #2 (OF 4) PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #109 PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #3 CW PVP #30 RAMAYAN 3392 AD #5 ROADKILL ZOO #1 (OF 6) ROBIN #158 SAMURAI HEAVEN & EARTH VOL 2 #2 (OF 5) SAVAGE BROTHERS #3 (OF 3) SILENT WAR #1 (OF 6) SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #171 SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #14 STAR WARS DARK TIMES #2 (OF 5) SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #26 TAG #3 (OF 3) TEEN TITANS GO #39 TRANSFORMERS ESCALATION #3 TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD IMAGEED #3 WALK-IN #2 WETWORKS #5 WITCHBLADE LINSNER CVR #103 WOLVERINE #50 X-FACTOR #15 ZOMBIES ECLIPSE OF THE UNDEAD #3

Book / Mag / Stuff ARCHENEMIES SINNERS & SAINTS VOL 1 TP BANANA GAMES VOL 3 GN (A) BLECKY YUCKERELLA VOL 2 BACK IN BLECK GN BLESSED THISTLE GN CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOL 11 DANCE O/T SKULL TP COMPLETE NEMESIS THE WARLOCK BK 1 DAME DARCY DELUXE BOOK/DVD BOX SET (O/A) JSA CLASSIFIED HONOR AMONG THIEVES TP JUDGE DREDD COMPLETE CASE FILES VOL 6 TP JUXTAPOZ FEB 2007 VOL 15 #2 KID KOSMOS GN LEGEND OF GRIMJACK VOL 6 TP LUCIFER VOL 11 EVENSONG TP MARVEL MASTERWORKS WARLOCK VOL 1 NEW ED HC MARVEL ROMANCE REDUX ANOTHER KIND OF LOVE TP MARVEL ZOMBIES 3RD PTG FANTASTIC FOUR HC MODERN MASTERS VOL 10 KEVIN MAGUIRE SC PENNY ARCADE VOL 3 WARSUN PROPHECIES TP PREVIEWS VOL XVII #2 (NET) RED SONJA CLAW DEVILS HANDS TP SHOWCASE PRESENTS BRAVE & BOLD BATMAN TEAMUPS VOL 1 ULTIMATE ANNUALS VOL 2 TP WORLD BELOW TP

What looks good to you?

-B

Whooops! Arriving 1/17/2007

Sorry, forgot to put this up earlier, I suck! 52 WEEK #37 AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS #48 ARCHIE #572 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #176 AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES II #5 (OF 8) BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #5 BIRDS OF PREY #102 CABLE DEADPOOL #36 CASTLE WAITING VOL II #4 CATWOMAN #63 CLASSIC BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #3 CONAN #36 CONAN & THE MIDNIGHT GOD #1 (OF 5) CTHULHU TALES 2ND PTG #1 DESPERADOES BUFFALO DREAMS #1(OF 4) EXILES #90 FANTASTIC FOUR #542 CW GHOST IN THE SHELL 1.5 HUMAN ERROR PROCESSOR #4 (OF 8) GHOST RIDER #7 GIRLS #21 GREEN LANTERN #16 GRIMM FAIRY TALES #10 HELMET OF FATE DETECTIVE CHIMP #1 HIGHLANDER #3 JLA CLASSIFIED #32 KADE SUN OF PERDITION #2 (OF 4) LADY DEATH LOST SOULS WRAPAROUND #2 (OF 2) LOST BOOKS OF EVE #1 MAD MAGAZINE #474 MAGICIAN APPRENTICE #5 (OF 12) MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #9 MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #20 MIKE CAREYS ONE SIDED BARGAINS NIGHTLY NEWS #3 (OF 6) OMEGA MEN #4 (OF 6) PHANTOM #14 PHONOGRAM #4 (OF 6) RED MENACE #3 (OF 6) RED SONJA SHE DEVIL WITH A SWORD ANNUAL #1 SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE SLEEPOF REASON #2 (OF 5) SCOOBY DOO #116 SE7EN GREED #2 (OF 7) SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #34 SHADOWPACT #9 SHE-HULK 2 #15 SIMPSONS COMICS #126 SKYE RUNNER #6 SPIDER-MAN REIGN #2 (OF 4) SPIRIT #2 STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION THESPACE BETWEEN #1 (OF 6) STARDUST KID #5 (OF 5) TESTAMENT #14 TOUPYDOOPS #5 TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT ULTRA MAGNUS TRON #3 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #104 ULTIMATE X-MEN #78 WHITE TIGER #3 (OF 6) WISDOM #2 (OF 6) WONDER MAN #2 (OF 5) XENA STRANGE VISITOR ONE SHOT X-MEN FIRST CLASS #5 (OF 8) Y THE LAST MAN #53 ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS #2 (OF 2)

Books / Mags / Stuff ANGRY CHRIST COMIX TP BACK ISSUE #20 BATMAN YEAR ONE HUNDRED TP BLADE O/T IMMORTAL SHORTCUT VOL 16 TP BONE VOL 5 ROCK JAW MASTER OFEASTERN BORDER COLOR ED SC DARKNESS VOL 5 DEMON INSIDE TP ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR VOL 2 TP FIRST MOON GN GREEN LANTERN ARCHIVES VOL 6 HC JACK HIGHTOWER TP JSA ACTION FIGURE MASTER CASE LIBERTY MEADOWS VOL 4 COLD COLD HEART TP LOVE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE #6 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL 5 DIGEST TP PIN-UP ART OF BILL WARD SILENCERS TP SUPERMAN EMPEROR JOKER TP TESTAMENT VOL 2 WEST OF EDEN TP TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE VOL 8TP

Anything look good to you?

Arriving 1/10/06

100% of the balance of CIVIL WAR #6 is arriving. Since a bunch of people asked, I took 1 "reading copy" for the counter, and distributed the other 13 copies in order of appearance among subscribers. Oddly, they lasted until 6:58 on Friday night. I still have another 30 subs to fill... people didn't come in last week!

Here's this week: lots of "vs"!

2000 AD #1517 30 DAYS OF NIGHT SPREADING THE DISEASE #2 (OF 5) 52 WEEK #36 AGENTS OF ATLAS #6 (OF 6) AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #4 AMERIKAN FREAK ONE-SHOT ANGEL AULD LANG SYNE #3 ANT #9 BATMAN #662 BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #2 BATMAN STRIKES #29 BLADE #5 CW BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #121 CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #9 CIVIL WAR #6 (OF 7) CRYPTICS #2 DEVIL WATER #2 FAMILY BONES #2 (OF 10) FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #16 GEN 13 #4 GODLAND #15 GREEN ARROW #70 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #8 HELLSTORM SON OF SATAN #4 (OF5) IMMORTAL IRON FIST 2ND PTG #1 IRON MAN HYPERVELOCITY #1 (OF6) IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #4 JSA CLASSIFIED #21 JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #253 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #2 MARTIAN MANHUNTER #6 (OF 8) MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #23 MELTDOWN #2 (OF 2) MYTHOS GHOST RIDER NEW EXCALIBUR #15 NEW X-MEN #34 OMAC #7 (OF 8) OUTSIDERS #44 PIRATES VS NINJAS #1 (OF 3) PUNISHER #43 RED PROPHET TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #5 (OF 12) RED SONJA #18 RUNAWAYS #23 RUSH CITY #4 (OF 6) SHRUGGED #4 SQUADRON SUPREME HYPERION VS NIGHTHAWK #1 (OF 4) STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #12 STAR WARS LEGACY #7 STORMWATCH PHD #3 STRANGE GIRL #13 SUPERMAN BATMAN VS ALIENS PREDATORS #1 (OF 2) TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #17 TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #4 (OF 8) THUNDERBOLTS #110 VERONICA #177 WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #2 WOLVERINE ORIGINS #10 YOSHITAKA AMANO HERO GALLERY

Books / Mags / Stuff ALINE & THE OTHERS GN ARE WE FEELING SAFER YET A THINK ANTHOLOGY TP BARRONS GRAPHIC CLASSICS OLIVER TWIST SC BARRONS GRAPHIC CLASSICS TREASURE ISLAND SC BUTTON MAN THE KILLING GAME NEW PTG SC CABLE DEADPOOL VOL 1 IF LOOKSCOULD KILL TP CHAMPIONS CLASSIC VOL 2 TP CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAGAZINE #1 SPIDER-MAN CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAGAZINE #2 WOLVERINE CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAGAZINE #30 BLACK PANTHER CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAGAZINE #31 ANGEL CYBERFORCE VOL 1 TP DEATH NOTE VOL 9 TP FALLEN ANGEL VOL 2 DOWN TO EARTH TP FANTASTIC FOUR BOOKS OF DOOM TP FORTEAN TIMES #218 G FAN #78 GHOST RIDER VOL 1 VICIOUS CYCLE TP HEAVY METAL MARCH 2007 HELLSHOCK DEFINITIVE ED VOL 1HC JACK STAFF VOL 3 ECHOES OF TOMORROW TP JANES WORLD OMNIBUS VOL 1 LEES TOY REVIEW JAN 2007 #171 MESSENGERS GN NEW MUTANTS CLASSIC VOL 2 TP ORDER OF THE STICK VOL 2 NO CURE FOR THE PALADIN BLUES TP PLEASURE DOME GN (A) ROUGH STUFF #3 SHOWCASE PRESENTS JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA VOL 2 TP SQUARECAT COMICS SMALL SQUARE& SARCASTIC GN STAR TREK COMICS CLASSICS VOL4 RETURN OF THE WORTHY TP STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES VOL 7 TP TOYFARE HASBRO GHOST RIDER MOVIE FIGURE CVR #115

Plus, just to make Jeff happy (yet sad, since he won't be in this week), finally, among THREE different distributors, and 4 weeks of waiting, Sgt. Frog v11 is in...

-B

Arriving THURSDAY January 4th 2007.

Next years comics coming at you this week! Please please note the CIVIL WAR #6 allocation in the post below this one.

We are getting ALL of the missing books from last week, including our balance of JUSTICE #9, just FYI.

Again, again, comics arrive on Thursday. We go back to normal next week.

52 WEEK #35 68 (ONE SHOT) A DISTANT SOIL #38 ALL NEW ATOM #7 ALL NEW OFF HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z #12 ALL STAR SUPERMAN #6 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #537 CW AMERICAN VIRGIN #10 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #106 ARMY OF DARKNESS #13 BART SIMPSON COMICS #33 BATMAN #661 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #4 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ZAREK #1 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #148 BONEYARD #23 BOYS #6 BULLET POINTS #3 (OF 5) CIVIL WAR #6 (OF 7) CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE #10 (OF 11) CSI DYING IN THE GUTTERS #5 (OF 5) DARKNESS LEVEL 1 STEPJAN SEJIC PAINTED CVR A #1 DEMI & VAMPIROONI REG CVR #1 DINOWARS JURASSIC WAR OF THE WORLDS #1 (OF 3) EXILES #89 EXTERMINATORS #13 FANTASTIC FOUR THE END #4 (OF6) FEAR AGENT #10 FLASH THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #7 GUY GARDNER COLLATERAL DAMAGE #2 (OF 2) HELLGATE LONDON #2 (OF 4) INCREDIBLE HULK #102 JACK KIRBYS GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS #4 JACK OF FABLES #6 JLA CLASSIFIED #31 JONAH HEX #15 JSA CLASSIFIED #20 JUSTICE #9 (OF 12) JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #5 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #29 LOONEY TUNES #146 MANHUNTER #27 MARVEL SPOTLIGHT GHOST RIDER MIDNIGHTER #3 MS MARVEL #11 NEWUNIVERSAL #2 NIGHTWING #128 OTHER SIDE #4 (OF 5) PERHAPANAUTS SECOND CHANCES #3 (OF 4) POWERS #22 PTOLUS CITY BY THE SPIRE #3 (OF 6) PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #2 CW SAVAGE DRAGON #131 SCALPED #1 SCARFACE SCARRED FOR LIFE #1 SPIDER-MAN AND POWER PACK #3 (OF 4) STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #11 STREET FIGHTER II ALVIN LEE CVR A #6 SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #25 SUPERMAN #658 SUPERMAN BATMAN #31 SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #3 ULTIMATE VISION #2 (OF 5) UNCANNY X-MEN #482 WETWORKS #4 X ISLE #4 (OF 5) X-23 TARGET X #2 (OF 6)

Books / Mags / Stuff ALTER EGO #64 ARTESIA VOL 1 HC COMICS JOURNAL #280 DRAW #13 GHOST RIDER ROAD TO DAMNATIONTP GLACIAL PERIOD GN IRON MAN ARMOR WARS TP JSA VOL 12 GHOST STORIES TP KANE VOL 6 PARTNERS TP MANHUNTER VOL 2 TRIAL BY FIRETP MOON KNIGHT VOL 1 BOTTOM PREMIERE HC OUTSIDERS THE GOOD FIGHT TP ROOM MATES VOL 2 GN TOMB RAIDER COMPENDIUM TP TRANSFORMERS GENERATIONS VOL 1 TP ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 15 MAGICALTP

What looks good to you?

-B

Arriving THURSDAY 12/27

Hope everyone had a good holiday. I drank too much nog, and my belly hurts. Darn that rich drink!

Here's what's coming in on THURSDAY 12/27 -- this week AND next, comics are delayed a day because of the holidays. Go into a comics shop on Wednesday, looking for New Comics, and they're going to laugh at you

This is ALSO a feast week -- a gajillion billion things shipping, but PLEASE NOTE that apparantly there was a shipping container that went missing, and several of the titles on the NATIONAL list DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE LA DIAMOND WAREHOUSE. These include (among several others) BATMAN, BOYS, FLASH, JLA, EXILES, JACK OF FABLES, SUPERMAN/BATMAN, and, like I said, several others. We're also deeply allocated on some titles like JUSTICE, so there may not be rack copies for sale.

THIS AFFECTS *ALL* stores on the West Coast, so don't go running from store to store thinking that your LCS is screwing you or something. These titles SHOULD arrive next week.

2000 AD #1516 3 GEEKS JIMS JERKY DIS 30 DAYS OF NIGHT SPREADING THE DISEASE #1 (OF 5) 52 WEEK #34 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #48 (A) AGE OF BRONZE #24 ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #3 (OF 12) ANNIHILATION #5 (OF 6) ARCHIE DIGEST #231 ASTONISHING X-MEN #19 ATLAS #3 AVENGERS NEXT #4 (OF 5) BATMAN AND THE MAD MONK #5 (OF 6) BETTY & VERONICA #223 BLACK PANTHER #23 CW BLOWJOB #20 (A) BLUE BEETLE #10 BYE BYE HARVEY A GUN THEORY SHORT STORY CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #28 CITY OF HEROES #17 CLIVE BARKERS GREAT & SECRET SHOW #8 (OF 12) CONNOR HAWKE DRAGONS BLOOD #2(OF 6) CREEPER #5 (OF 6) CROSSING MIDNIGHT #2 CYBERFORCE X-MEN SILVESTRI CVR #1 DAREDEVIL #92 DETECTIVE COMICS #827 DRIPPYTOWN COMICS & STORIES #5 GUMBY #2 HACK SLASH SLICE HARD CRANK CVR B HAWKGIRL #59 HELLSTORM SON OF SATAN #3 (OF5) HEROES FOR HIRE #5 HOT MOMS #9 (A) IMMORTAL IRON FIST #2 JUSTICE #9 (OF 12) KABUKI REFLECTIONS #7 KILLER #2 (OF 10) LOVE & ROCKETS VOL 2 #18 LOVELESS #14 MARVEL 1602 FANTASTICK FOUR #4 (OF 5) NEGATIVE BURN #7 NEXTWAVE AGENTS OF HATE #11 NINJA SCROLL #4 OKKO CYCLE OF WATER #1 (OF 4) ONSLAUGHT REBORN #2 (OF 5) PUBLIC ENEMY #2 ROKKIN #6 SADHU #4 SNAKEWOMAN #6 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #170 SOULFIRE CHAOS REIGN #3 SPAWN #163 SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #13 SULLENGREY #4 Of(4) SUPERGIRL #13 TEEN TITANS GO #38 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #37 ULTIMATE POWER #3 (OF 9) UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #6 (OF 8) UNCLE SCROOGE #361 USAGI YOJIMBO #99 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #676 WHAT IF X-MEN AGE OF APOCALYPSE WHAT IF X-MEN DEADLY GENESIS WINTER SOLDIER WINTER KILLS ONE SHOT CW WOLFSKIN #2 (OF 3) WOLVERINE ORIGINS #9 X-MEN #194 ZOMBIES ECLIPSE OF THE UNDEAD #2

100 BULLETS VOL 10 DECAYED TP ANGEL SPOTLIGHT TP ANIMATION MAGAZINE JAN 2007 BLUE BEETLE SHELLSHOCKED TP BPRD UNIVERSAL MACHINE TP CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE FALCON NOMAD TP CAPTAIN GRAVITY AND THE POWERO/T VRIL CARTOON HISTORY OF THE MODERNWORLD TP FRANK MILLER 300 ART OF MAKING 300 TP HUNTRESS DARK KNIGHT DAUGHTERTP LEVIATHAN BY IAN EDGINTON HC GN MARVEL MASTERWORKS GOLDEN AGEALL WINNERS VOL 2 HC MISTER I VOL 1 HC MOON KNIGHT VOL 1 BOTTOM PREMIERE HC MR O VOL 1 HC (O/A) NIGHT DRIVER GN PATH OF THE ASSASSIN VOL 4 TP SAVAGE DRAGON ARCHIVES VOL 1 TP SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE VOL 2 NEW GIRL DIGEST TP STAR TREK NEW FRONTIER MISSING IN ACTION MMPB STAR WARS EMPIRE WRONG SIDE O/T WAR VOL 7 TP TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #150 TRANSFORMERS EVOLUTIONS HEARTS OF STEEL TP X-MEN DEADLY GENESIS TP

What looks good to you?

-B

Arriving 12/20 (Feast)

If you were asking where all the comics have been the last few weeks, well, here's your answer, honeys. They're shipping this week. I'm totally crazy right now: Rob took his saved week of vacation this week, so I'm behind the counter every day, all day for the next while. As I think (?) I mentioned last time Rob went vaca, its really REALLY good for me to pull this duty. Exercises muscles I forgot I had, sharpens my skills. I mean, after 17 years of selling funny books, there are bits where it becomes a grind, y'know? So being thrown into the melee is really damn good.

And I think I totally nailed all 22 "Yeah, I want to buy a graphic novel for my [relative], but I totally have no idea what I'm talking about" conversations I've had in the last 3 days. That's way up from previous years, on a events-per-day average, so I'm happy.

I've been a productive little beaver, too, on top of the 79 other things that have transpired in Real Life (our cabinet fell off the wall, we're begining to tour the public schools for Ben's introduction to K, CEO and TaW last week, etc. etc.), I managed to go through the last 4 months of Biffage (unsalable dreck pulled from the rack) -- we really choked on a lot of the OYL/post-IC titles, yow! -- as well as sort through the last 6 months of receipts in preperation for all of the Year-End stuff.

Totally non-comics parenthetically, I decided that Ben's Christmas present from me this year should be a Hot Wheel (or equivilant) track. I have fond memories of playing with that flexible orange track as a kid. But, as far as I can tell, they're not just making track any longer. Everything is all themed sets (I could get the Spidey-man v Dr. Octopus tack, or a prehistoric Attack set with a working volcano, or all kinds of other 'splody, active set. Even the most basic basic set is built around a battery-powered accelerator. Man, am I alone in thinking that gravity used to be enough? But it doesn't look like you can just get track, foo.

Anyway, I need to go to sleep, and I haven't the foggiest notion why I'm still up typing, other than, dunno, I miss it.

Here's this week's comics:

52 WEEK #33 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #47 (A) AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS #47 AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES II #4 (OF 8) BAKERS MEET JINGLE BELLE (ONESHOT) BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #213 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #171 BIRDS OF PREY #101 BOMB QUEEN VOL 2 #3 (OF 3) CABLE DEADPOOL #35 CATWOMAN #62 CHECKMATE #9 CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE #9 (OF 11) CIVIL WAR WAR CRIMES ONE SHOT CONAN #35 CRIMINAL #3 CRIMINAL MACABRE TWO RED EYES #1 (OF 4) DARKMAN VS ARMY OF DARKNESS #2 (OF 4) DEADMAN #5 DEANNA OF THE DEAD #2 (A) DEVILS PANTIES #7 ELEPHANTMEN #5 FABLES #56 FANTASTIC FOUR #541 CW FIREBLAST ADVENTURES IN THE 30TH CENTURY #0 FRESHMEN VOL 2 #2 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #15 GHOST IN THE SHELL 1.5 HUMAN ERROR PROCESSOR #3 (OF 6) HELIOS UNDER THE GUN #2 (OF 4) HELLBLAZER #227 HIGHLANDER #2 ION #9 (OF 12) IRON MAN #14 CW IRON MAN CAPTAIN AMERICA CASUALTIES OF WAR ONE SHOT CW JOHN WOOS SEVEN BROTHERS AMANO CVR #3 JUGHEAD #178 JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #127 KANAS ISLAND #1 KRYPTO THE SUPER DOG #4 (OF 6) LONE RANGER #3 MAINTENANCE #1 MAN CALLED KEV #5 (OF 5) MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #8 MS MARVEL #10 NEW AVENGERS #26 NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI #1 (OF 5) OMEGA MEN #3 (OF 6) PIRATES OF CONEY ISLAND #3 (OF 8) PUNISHER #42 RAMAYAN 3392 AD #4 RED MENACE #2 (OF 6) RED SONJA #17 REX MUNDI #3 SCOOBY DOO #115 SECRET SIX #6 (OF 6) SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #33 SHADOWPACT #8 SHE-HULK 2 #14 SIMPSONS COMICS #125 SPIKE ASYLUM #4 (OF 5) TEEN TITANS #42 TESTAMENT #13 THUNDERBOLTS #109 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #103 UNION JACK #4 (OF 4) URSA MINORS #4 VAULT OF MICHAEL ALLRED #3 (OF 4) WALK-IN #1 WARHAMMER 40K #1 WASTELAND #5 X-MEN FIRST CLASS #4 (OF 8) Y THE LAST MAN #52 ZOMBIE #4 (OF 4)

Books / Mags / Stuff ACTION PHILOSOPHERS VOL 2 GIANT SIZED THING TP ALBION TP AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS ONCE AND FUTURE TP ATHENA VOLTAIRE COLL WEB COMICS TP BLURRED VISION VOL 2 GN CINEFEX #108 DEC 2006 COMICS BUYERS GUIDE MAR 2007 #1626 CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS SER3 WEAPONER AF DAN BRERETONS DROP DEAD GIRL & OTHER DRAWINGS SC DAREDEVIL FATHER HC DARKNESS COMPENDIUM EDITION TP EDU MANGA EINSTEIN GN FABLES VOL 8 WOLVES TP GOLGO 13 VOL 6 GN JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA HEREBY ELECTS TP JUXTAPOZ JAN 2007 VOL 14 #1 LITTLE LULU VOL 13 TOO MUCH FUN TP MAGDALENA VOL 1 TP MASTERS OF THE COMIC BOOK UNIVERSE REVEALED SC MOME VOL 6 GN NAOKI URASAWAS MONSTER VOL 6 TP NEW ADVENTURES OF JESUS THE SECOND COMING GN PREVIEWS VOL XVII #1 PROJECT X SEVEN ELEVEN GN SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES VOL 2 TP SUPERMAN FOR TOMORROW VOL 2 TP THOR BLOOD OATH TP TROUBLE WITH GIRLS VOL 2 TP WIZARD COMICS MAG RAMOS ART CVR #184 (HELLBOY REPLACEMENT) WOLVERINE BY CLAREMONT & MILLER PREMIERE HC WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ GN

Man, that's a lot of stuff (including 5 [!] CIVIL WAR crossovers this week -- last week, and [I think?] the week before had NONE. *sigh*)

What looks good to you?

-B

Arriving 12/13

The one Suck Ass thing about having a toddler? They get sick, a lot (well, and then so do you) -- I'm not sick this week, Ben is, which means he's not going to school, which means my delicately stacked Big Ass Pile of Too Much Work gets thrown into all sorts of disarray. And then the blackline for the March-shipping books shows up at the store, joy!

Add the holidays to that (both worrying about the store, and hassling with family commitments), and I HAVE NO TIME TO BREATH.

So, here's what's shipping this week, and now I have to figure out how I'm going to get my next TILTING written by Wednesday....

100 BULLETS #79 2000 AD #1514 2000 AD #1515 24 NIGHTFALL #2 (OF 6) 52 WEEK #32 AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #3 ATHENA VOLTAIRE FLIGHT O/T FALCON APE ED #3 AVENGERS NEXT #3 (OF 5) BATMAN #660 BATMAN STRIKES #28 BATTLE POPE #12 BETTY #161 BLADE #4 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #120 BULLET POINTS #2 (OF 5) CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #8 COLD HEAT #1 DAMNED #3 DCU INFINITE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL DEVI #6 DMZ #14 DORK TOWER #35 ESCAPISTS #6 (OF 6) EX MACHINA #25 EXILES ANNUAL #1 FALLEN ANGEL IDW #11 FANTASTIC FOUR THE END #3 (OF6) FEAR AGENT #9 FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MAN #32 GARGOYLES #2 GEN 13 #3 GHOST RIDER #6 GIRLS #20 GREEN ARROW #69 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #7 HERO KILLERS ONE SHOT HUNTER KILLER #10 JLA CLASSIFIED #30 JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #252 (NOTE PRICE) JUGHEAD AND FRIENDS DIGEST #16 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #4 MAD MAGAZINE #473 MAGICIAN APPRENTICE #4 (OF 12) MARTIAN MANHUNTER #5 (OF 8) MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #19 NEW X-MEN #33 OMAC #6 (OF 8) OUTER ORBIT #1 (OF 4) PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #108 PS238 #19 ROBIN #157 SANCTUARY #2 (OF 6) SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE SLEEPOF REASON #1 (OF 5) SONIC X #15 SPIRIT #1 STORMWATCH PHD #2 STRANGE GIRL #12 STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS SAKURADOGAN CVR A #4 (OF 4) TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #3 (OF 8) TRIALS OF SHAZAM #4 (OF 12) ULTIMATE X-MEN #77 WILDSTORM FINE ART SPOTLIGHT JIM LEE WOLVERINE #49 WONDER MAN #1 (OF 5) X-23 TARGET X #1 (OF 6) X-FACTOR #14 X-MEN PHOENIX WARSONG #4 (OF 5)

Books / Mags / Stuff ALTER EGO TOTH ISSUE #63 BATTLE ANGEL ALITA LAST ORDERVOL 8 TP BLANK VOL 1 GN (OF 3) BREAKING UP FASHION HIGH GN BUCKY O HARE AND THE TOAD MENACE GN CRYING FREEMAN VOL 4 TP DOOMED MAGAZINE #4 DRIFTING CLASSROOM VOL 3 TP FORTEAN TIMES #217 FRANK CHO WOMEN SELECTED DRAWINGS & ILLUSTRATIONS TP FRUITS BASKET VOL 15 GN (OF 19) GIANT ROBOT #45 GOON WICKED INCLINATIONS VOL 5 TPB HEROES REBORN AVENGERS TP JUDGE DREDD COMPLETE CASE FILES VOL 5 TP LEES TOY REVIEW DEC 2006 #170 LONE RACER GN MAIL VOL 1 TP MC2 NEW COMICS STORIES BY MIDLAND COMICS COLLECTIVE MIKE HOFFMAN ODYSSEY MY TRAVELS IN FANTASY ART BOOK NARUTO VOL 12 TP NEW TEEN TITANS TERRA INCOGNITO TP PHOENIX VOL 9 TP PORTENT VOL 1 TP PUNISHER MAX FROM FIRST TO LAST HC SEA OF RED VOL 3 DEADLIGHTS TP SGT FROG VOL 12 GN (OF 12) SUPERMAN THE GREATEST STORIESEVER TOLD VOL 2 TP SUPREME POWER VOL 2 HC UNIVERSE X VOL 1 TP NEW PTG VIDEO WATCHDOG #128 WOLVERINE ORIGINS & ENDINGS TP WRITE NOW #14

What looks Good to you?

-B

Arriving 12/6

As long as I put it up before the store opens at 11, I'm not LATE! 52 WEEK #31 AGENTS OF ATLAS #5 (OF 6) ALL NEW ATOM #6 AMERICAN SPLENDOR #4 (OF 4) ANGEL AULD LANG SYNE #2 ARCHIE #571 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #175 ATHENA VOLTAIRE FLIGHT O/T FALCON APE ED #3 AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES II #3 (OF 8) BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #1 BEYOND #6 (OF 6) CROSS BRONX #4 (OF 4) DARKNESS PITT FIRST LOOK DELPHINE #1 DESOLATION JONES #8 DETECTIVE COMICS #826 DOCTOR STRANGE OATH #3 (OF 5) EMO BOY #10 EVERWINDS SHROOMS ONE SHOT EXTERMINATORS #12 FREE SEXXX #2 (A) HARD TO SWALLOW #2 (A) HERO SQUARED ONGOING #4 INCREDIBLE HULK #101 INTERIORAE #2 INVINCIBLE #37 IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #3 JEREMIAH HARM #5 JONAH HEX #14 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #28 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #1 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #121 LOONEY TUNES #145 MANHUNTER #26 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #22 MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL MELTDOWN #1 (OF 2) METADOCS CODE BLACK ONE SHOT MIDNIGHTER #2 MYSTERY IN SPACE #4 (OF 8) NEW EXCALIBUR #14 NEW TALES OF OLD PALOMAR #1 NEWUNIVERSAL #1 NEXT #6 (OF 6) NIGHTLY NEWS #2 (OF 6) NIGHTWING #127 NINJA SCROLL #3 OFFICIAL HANDBOOK O/T INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #1 (OF 2) OTHER SIDE #3 (OF 5) OUTSIDERS #43 PURITY #1 (OF 4) RED PROPHET TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #4 (OF 12) SPIDER-MAN AND POWER PACK #2 (OF 4) SPIDER-MAN REIGN #1 (OF 4) STAN LEE MEETS SILVER SURFER STAR WARS REBELLION #5 STRANGERS IN PARADISE #86 SUPERGIRL #12 SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #2 TONY LOCO #1 TRANQUILITY #1 ULTIMATE VISION #1 (OF 5) UNCANNY X-MEN #481 WALKING DEAD #33 WHITE TIGER #2 (OF 6) WITCHBLADE #102

Books / Mags / Stuff ALL STAR COMPANION VOL 2 TP BAYBA DOMINA IN RED GN (A) COMICS INTERNATIONAL SEPT 2006 #200 CONAN BOOK OF THOTH TPB COWBOYS & ALIENS TP CRACKED MAGAZINE JAN FEB 2007 #3 ESSENTIAL DEFENDERS VOL 2 TP HEAVY METAL JANUARY 2007 HWY 115 HC LETHE GN MODERN MASTERS VOL 9 MIKE WIERINGO SC NEW X-MEN CHILDHOODS END VOL 3 TP OLD BOY VOL 3 TP RED SONJA VOL 1 HC SGN ROBOTIKA HC RUNAWAYS VOL 2 HC SACHS AND VIOLENS TP SHOWCASE PRESENTS SHAZAM VOL 1 TP SIZZLE #32 (A) STAR BRAND CLASSIC VOL 1 TP STEAM PARK GN TIKI ART NOW VOL 3 TP TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #149 TOYFARE HASBRO MARVEL LEGENDSSERIES 2 CVR #114 TREASURY VICTORIAN MURDER VOL8 MADELEINE SMITH SC TROUBLE WITH GIRLS TP WHAT IF CLASSIC VOL 3 TP WILL EISNERS SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL 20 HC WITCHBLADE COMPENDIUM ED TP WIZARD MAGAZINE 2007 MOVIE SPECTACULAR (183B) WRAITHBORNE TP

What looks good to you?

-B

Arriving 11/29

I tried to post this last night, but Blogger seemed down for the two hours I kept trying it... Yep, it's a five-Wednesday month, all right. Here, have some dribs!

What I'M glad about is that there aren't any major gift-giving holidays coming any time soon...

Hopefully some reviews tomorrow, I hope.

2000 AD #1512 2000 AD #1513 (Nope, we didn't get this issue) 52 WEEK #30 AMERICAN VIRGIN #9 AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS #46 ARMY OF DARKNESS #12 AVENGERS NEXT #2 (OF 5) BATMAN #659 BATMAN THE SPIRIT BLACK PANTHER #22 CW BLACK PANTHER 2ND PTG VAR #21CW CAPTAIN AMERICA #24 CW CASTLE WAITING VOL II #3 CONAN & THE SONGS OF THE DEAD #5 (OF 5) CROSSING MIDNIGHT #1 DEATHBLOW #2 DUMMYS GUIDE TO DANGER #3 (OF4) ESTANCIA #2 (OF 17) FLASH THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #6 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #14 GHOST IN THE SHELL 1.5 HUMAN ERROR PROCESSOR #2 (OF 8) GREEN LANTERN #15 GUY GARDNER COLLATERAL DAMAGE #1 (OF 2) HEAD #16 (A) IMMORTAL IRON FIST #1 ION #8 (OF 12) LOVELESS #13 MARVEL MILESTONES ONSLAUGHT MICKEY MOUSE & BLOTMAN BLOTMAN RETURNS NEGATIVE BURN #6 NEXTWAVE AGENTS OF HATE #10 ONSLAUGHT REBORN #1 (OF 5) POWERS #21 PUNISHER #41 PUNISHER XMAS SPECIAL RUSH CITY #3 (OF 6) SAVAGE DRAGON #130 SEA OF RED #13 SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #32 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #169 SPAWN #162 SPIDER-MAN FAMILY FEATURING SPIDER CLAN STAN LEE MEETS DR DOOM STAR WARS LEGACY #6 SUPERMAN BATMAN #30 TALENT #4 (OF 4) TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #16 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #41 TEEN TITANS #41 TEEN TITANS GO #37 TRAILER PARK OF TERROR #5 TRANSFORMERS ESCALATION #1 TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD IMAGEED #2 ULTIMATE POWER #2 (OF 9) ULTIMATE VISION #0 VERONICA #176 WARLORD #10 WETWORKS #3 WHAT IF WOLVERINE ENEMY OF THE STATE WHISPER #1 X-MEN #193 ZOMBIE #3 (OF 4) ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS #1 (OF 2)

Books / Mags / Stuff ART OF BRIAN BOLLAND HC AVENGERS GALACTIC STORM VOL 2TP BECK MONGOLIAN CHOP SQUAD VOL6 GN (OF 19) COMICS JOURNAL #279 DARK HORSE BOOK OF MONSTERS HC DEGRASSI EXTRA CREDIT VOL 1 TURNING JAPANESE GN DREAM OF THE RAREBIT FIEND THE SATURDAYS HC ELRIC OF MELNIBONE GN EMILY THE STRANGE VOL 1 TP ESSENTIAL MAN-THING VOL 1 TP EX MACHINA VOL 4 MARCH TO WAR TP GREEN LANTERN REVENGE OF THE GREEN LANTERNS HC KAERIMICHI THE ROAD HOME GN (A) LAST CHRISTMAS TP MARVEL ADVENTURES FF VOL 4 COSMIC THREATS DIGEST TP MOOMIN COMPLETE TOVE JANNSON COMIC STRIP VOL 1 HC (another 1/3 of our allocation -- thank God for Baker & Taylor) OH MY GODDESS VOL 3 RTL TP PUNISHER MAX VOL 6 BARRACUDA TP RAGMOP TP SENCILLA FINALE SC SPARROW PHIL HALE ULYSSES HC

What looks good to you?

-B

Arriving 11/22

I really wanted to get reviews done last week, but I got flattened by the Flu (also known as: Children are Disease Carriers, yes) -- it would be nice if my blog had, you know, content from me. So, Tuesday, for sure, I'll have soemthing up on last week's books, promise.

Here's what's coming this week:

24 NIGHTFALL #1 (OF 6) 52 WEEK #29 ACTION COMICS #845 ALL NEW OFF HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z #11 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #536 CW ANGEL AULD LANG SYNE #1 ANGRY YOUTH COMIX #12 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #105 AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES II #2 (OF 8) BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #147 BIG BANG COMICS PRESENTS PROTOPLASMAN #3 BIG QUESTIONS #9 BLUE BEETLE #9 BOYS #5 BUCKAROO BANZAI #3 (OF 3) CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #27 CASANOVA #6 CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE #8 (OF 11) CLASSIC BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #2 CONAN #34 CONNOR HAWKE DRAGONS BLOOD #1(OF 6) CREEPER #4 (OF 6) DAMAGED #1 DAREDEVIL #91 DEAD AT 17 VOL 2 #2 DEVILS PANTIES #6 DRAIN #1 DWIGHT T ALBATROSS THE GOON NOIR #2 (OF 3) ELEPHANTMEN #0 ENIGMA CIPHER #1 (OF 2) EXILES #88 FANTASTIC FOUR THE END #2 (OF6) FATHOM #11 FUTURAMA COMICS #28 GODLAND #14 HAUNTED MANSION #5 HAWKGIRL #58 HELLSTORM SON OF SATAN #2 (OF5) HEROES FOR HIRE #4 HORRORWOOD #4 (OF 4) IMPALER #2 (OF 4) JACK OF FABLES #5 JOHN WOOS SEVEN BROTHERS #2 JSA CLASSIFIED #19 LOOKING GLASS WARS HATTER M #4 (OF 4) MAN CALLED KEV #4 (OF 5) MARVEL SPOTLIGHT BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS MARK BAGLEY NEW EXCALIBUR #13 PERHAPANAUTS SECOND CHANCES #2 (OF 4) PIRATES OF CONEY ISLAND #2 (OF 8) PLANETARY BRIGADE ORIGINS NEWSCHOOL CVR #1 (OF 3) PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #1 CW RED MENACE #1 (OF 6) RUNAWAYS #22 SAM NOIR SAMURAI DETECTIVE #3 SAVAGE RED SONJA QOTFW #4 (OF4) SCREWTOOTH #2 SIMPSONS WINTER WINGDING #1 SNAKEWOMAN #5 SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #12 STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #10 STREET FIGHTER II #5 ALVIN LEE CVR A SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #24 THE EXPERTS #1 TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED MOVIE ADAPTATION #2 (OF 4) TURISTAS OTHER SIDE OF PARADISE BOOK ONE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #102 UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #5 (OF 8) UNCLE SCROOGE #360 USAGI YOJIMBO #98 WALKING DEAD #32 (RES) WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #675 WOLVERINE #48 CW WONDER WOMAN #3 X-FACTOR #13 ZOMBIES ECLIPSE OF THE UNDEAD #1

Books / Mags / Stuff ALEX RIDER STORMBREAKER GN AQUAMAN 13 INCH DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE ASIAN CULT CINEMA #52 ASTERIX AND THE FALLING SKY SC BATMAN DARK KNIGHT ARCHIVES VOL 5 HC BETTIE PAGE BY OLIVIA HC BLAB VOL 17 GN CAPTAIN AMERICA RED MENACE VOL 2 TP COMICS BUYERS GUIDE FEB 2007 #1625 COMPLETE OMAHA THE CAT DANCERVOL 5 TP (A) DONT GO WHERE I CANT FOLLOW GN ESSENTIAL CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL3 TP FLASH VINTAGE MESH CAP HAYATE COMBAT BUTLER VOL 1 TP HEROES REBORN CAPTAIN AMERICATP HOT MEXICAN LOVE COMICS 2006 IRON WOK JAN GN #21 JORDI BERNETS THE BEST OF CLARA HC JUXTAPOZ DEC 2006 VOL 14 #12 LUCKY HC MARVEL HOLIDAY DIGEST TP MONSTER WAR TP MOOMIN COMPLETE TOVE JANNSON COMIC STRIP VOL 1 HC NEW X-MEN OMNIBUS HC READ OR DREAM VOL 1 TP SEQUENTIAL ART ANTHOLOGY VOL 2 SCIENCE TP SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE UNKNOWNSOLDIER VOL 1 TP SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES VOL 1 TP SQUADRON SUPREME VOL 1 PREWARYEARS PREMIERE HC SUPERMAN BATMAN VOL 3 ABSOLUTE POWER TP SWAMP THING VOL 9 INFERNAL TRIANGLES TP TEZUKAS BUDDHA VOL 4 FOREST OF UNVELA SC VIDEO COLLECTED ED TP WILL EISNERS CONTRACT WITH GOD SC WILL EISNERS DROPSIE AVENUE SC WILL EISNERS LIFE FORCE SC WIZARD COMICS MAGAZINE IRON MAN CAPT AMER CIVIL WAR CVR #183 WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED #37 UNNATURAL DISASTERS Y THE LAST MAN VOL 8 KIMONO DRAGONS TP

What looks good to you?

-B

Arriving 11/15

Well, I know at least one balding scotsman who will be Absolutely thrilled this week... 100 BULLETS #78 52 WEEK #28 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #46 (A) ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #2 (OF 12) AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS #45 ARCHIE DIGEST #230 ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK TWO #1 BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #212 BATTLE POPE #11 BETTY & VERONICA #222 BIRDS OF PREY #100 BLADE #3 BOMB QUEEN VOL 2 #2 CATWOMAN #61 CHECKMATE #8 CIVIL WAR #5 (OF 7) CLAW THE UNCONQUERED #6 CLIVE BARKERS GREAT & SECRET SHOW #7 (OF 12) CONTENT #2 DAREDEVIL FATHER #6 (OF 6) DEADMAN #4 DEADWORLD #6 DEATH JR VOL 2 #2 (OF 3) DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #346 ESCAPISTS #5 (OF 6) FAMILY BONES #1 (OF 10) GHOST RIDER #5 GIRLS #19 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #6 GRUNTS #2 (OF 3) HELLBLAZER #226 HELLGATE LONDON #1 (OF 4) INVINCIBLE #36 (RES) IRON MAN #13 CW JACK STAFF #12 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #120 KRYPTO THE SUPER DOG #3 (OF 6) LEADING MAN #4 (OF 5) MAD MAGAZINE #472 MARVEL 1602 FANTASTICK FOUR #3 (OF 5) MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #7 MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #295 MOON KNIGHT #6 MS MARVEL #9 NEW AVENGERS #25 CW OMAC #5 (OF 8) OMEGA MEN #2 (OF 6) PHANTOM #13 PVP #29 RAMAYAN 3392 AD #3 ROAD TO HELL #3 (OF 3) ROBIN #156 SAMURAI HEAVEN & EARTH VOL 2 #1 (OF 5) SANCTUARY #1 (OF 6) SCOOBY DOO #114 SHADOWPACT #7 SIDEKICK #4 (OF 5) SIMPSONS COMICS #124 SOCK MONKEY THE INCHES INCIDENT #2 (OF 4) SONIC X #14 SQUADRON SUPREME #7 SUPER BAD JAMES DYNOMITE #4 SUPERGIRL #11 TESTAMENT #12 TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE #1 THE SUPER NATURALS #1 THUNDERBOLTS #108 TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT HOT ROD TRON #2 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #36 UNION JACK #3 (OF 4) WARREN ELLIS BLACK GAS 2 #1 WHAT IF SPIDER-MAN THE OTHER WHITE TIGER #1 (OF 6) X-ASTONISHING X-MEN #18 X-CABLE DEADPOOL #34 X-MEN FIRST CLASS #3 (OF 8)

Books / Mags / Stuff ABSOLUTE DC THE NEW FRONTIER HC AVENGERS AND POWER PACK ASSEMBLE DIGEST TP BACK ISSUE #19 BOOK OF BOY TROUBLE GAY BOY COMICS WITH NEW ATTITUDE TP CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE FALCON SWINE TP COMICS JOURNAL LIBRARY VOL 7 HARVEY KURTZMAN TP EC ARCHIVES SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES VOL 1 HC FAMILY GUY COLLECTED ED TP FURY PEACEMAKER TP GIRLS VOL 3 SURVIVAL TP GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY MALCOLM X GN HELLBLAZER EMPATHY IS THE ENEMY TP JACK COLE READER VOL 1 TP (RES) JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #47 OUTLAW NATION TP PATH OF THE ASSASSIN VOL 3 TP SCRIBBLER GN SOUTHLAND TALES BK 2 FINGERPRINTS SPAWN ARMAGEDDON VOL 1 TP STAR WARS KNIGHTS O/T OLD REPUBLIC COMMENCEMENT VOL 1 TP SUPERMAN THE MAN OF STEEL VOL5 TP TIN HOUSE GRAPHIC ISSUE WATERLOO SUNSET TP

And what looks good to you?

-B

Arriving 11/8

2000 AD #15082000 AD #1509 2000 AD #1510 2000 AD #1511 52 WEEK #27 ACTION PHILOSOPHERS ITS ALL GREEK TO YOU AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #2 ANNIHILATION #4 (OF 6) AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES II #1 (OF 8) BATMAN #658 BATMAN AND THE MAD MONK #4 (OF 6) BATMAN STRIKES #27 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #3 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #170 BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #76 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #119 BULLET POINTS #1 (OF 5) CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #7 CIVIL WAR YOUNG AVENGERS & RUNAWAYS #4 (OF 4) CROSS BRONX #3 (OF 4) CSI DYING IN THE GUTTERS #4 DAMNED #2 DEVI #5 DMZ #13 DOCTOR STRANGE OATH #2 (OF 5) ETERNALS #5 (OF 7) FABLES #55 FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MAN #31 FRANKLIN RICHARDS HAPPY FRANKSGIVING GEN 13 #2 GREEN ARROW #68 GREEN LANTERN #14 (RES) HUNTER KILLER SILVESTRI CVR #9 JLA CLASSIFIED #29 JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #251 (NOTE PRICE) JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #126 LAST CHRISTMAS #5 (OF 5) LITTLE SCROWLIE #15 MAGICIAN APPRENTICE #3 (OF 12) MARTIAN MANHUNTER #4 (OF 8) MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #18 MARVEL LEGACY 1980S HANDBOOK MIDNIGHT SUN #2 (OF 5) NEW X-MEN #32 NODWICK #35 PEEPSHOW #14 PHONOGRAM #3 PUNISHER #40 RED SONJA #16 REX LIBRIS #6 ROKKIN #5 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #168 SPIKE ASYLUM #3 (OF 5) STAR WARS DARK TIMES #1 (OF 5) STORMWATCH PHD #1 STRANGERS IN PARADISE #85 SUPERMAN #657 SWAMP PREACHER TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #2 (OF 8) TEEN TITANS #40 TRANSFORMERS GENERATIONS #9 ULTIMATE X-MEN #76 URSA MINORS #3 VAULT OF MICHAEL ALLRED #2 (OF 4) WALT DISNEYS CHRISTMAS PARADE #4 WISDOM #1 (OF 6) WOLVERINE ORIGINS #8 XENA #4 Y THE LAST MAN #51

Books / Mags / Stuff CAPTAIN ATOM ARMAGEDDON TP DAYBREAK GN DEATH NOTE VOL 8 TP EMO BOY VOL 1 NOBODY CARES TP FHM MAGAZINE DEC 06 FORTEAN TIMES #216 FOUNTAIN SC HEROES REBORN IRON MAN TP JUDGE DREDD HUNTING PARTY TP KODT BUNDLE OF TROUBLE VOL 1 TP NEW PRINTING LAST CRY FOR HELP GN LEES TOY REVIEW NOV 2006 #169 LIBERTY MEADOWS COVER GIRL HC LUBA THREE DAUGHTERS TP LUCIFERS GARDEN OF VERSES VOL4 THE DEVIL & MILES DAVIS SC MARVEL ZOMBIES 2ND PTG SPIDER-MAN HC MOURNING STAR GN NIGHTWING RENEGADE TP NUDE MAGAZINE #9 POPEYE VOL 1 I YAM WHAT I YAMHC PROJECT ROMANTIC SC PUNISHER VERY SPECIAL HOLIDAYS TP R CRUMBS HEROES OF BLUES JAZZ& COUNTRY WITH CD HC ROBERT E HOWARD KULL TP SECRET WAR TP SFX #149 SHADOWLAND GN SHANNA THE SHE DEVIL TP SLAINE BOOKS OF INVASIONS VOL2 SCOTA & TARA HC TALES FROM THE CLERKS TP TOYFARE HOLIDAY BUYERS GUIDE CVR #113 TRINITY BLOOD VOL 1 GN (OF 6) X-MEN FAIRY TALES TP ZIPPY CONNECT THE POLKA DOTS SC

What looks good to you?

-B

Arriving 11/1

ANd we start off November with a pretty slow week. That's not a great plan, really. 52 WEEK #26 AGENTS OF ATLAS #4 (OF 6) ALL NEW ATOM #5 AMERICAN SPLENDOR #3 (OF 4) AMERICAN VIRGIN #8 APOCALYPSE NERD #4 (OF 6) ARMY OF DARKNESS #11 ATHENA VOLTAIRE FLIGHT O/T FALCON APE ED #2 AVENGERS NEXT #1 (OF 5) BATTLER BRITTON #5 (OF 5) BETTY #160 BEYOND #5 (OF 6) BLUE BEETLE #8 CRIMINAL #2 DETECTIVE COMICS #825 DEVIL WATER #1 EX MACHINA #24 EXTERMINATORS #11 FALLEN ANGEL IDW #10 FANTASTIC FOUR THE END #1 (OF6) FRESHMEN VOL 2 MIGLIARI CVR #1 GHOST IN THE SHELL 1.5 HUMAN ERROR PROCESSOR #1 (OF 8) INCREDIBLE HULK #100 IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #2 JONAH HEX #13 JUGHEAD AND FRIENDS DIGEST #15 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #3 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #27 KILLER #1 (OF 10) KOLCHAK TALES GHOST STORIES LOCAL #7 (OF 12) LOONEY TUNES #144 MANIFEST ETERNITY #6 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #21 METAL GEAR SOLID SONS OF LIBERTY #8 MIDNIGHTER #1 MINESHAFT #18 MOUSE GUARD #5 (OF 6) MYSTERY IN SPACE #3 (OF 8) NEXT #5 (OF 6) NIGHTLY NEWS #1 (OF 6) NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET #2 NIGHTWING #126 NINJA SCROLL #2 OTHER SIDE #2 (OF 5) OUTSIDERS #42 PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #107 PIRATE TALES #1 PLEASE RELEASE #1 RED PROPHET TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #3 (OF 12) SHE-HULK 2 #13 SHRUGGED #3 SOULFIRE CHAOS REIGN #2 SPIDER-MAN AND POWER PACK #1 (OF 4) STAR WARS LEGACY #5 STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS SAKURADOGAN CVR A #3 (OF 4) STUDENTS OF THE UNUSUAL EXTRACREDIT SPECIAL #1 SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #1 TALES DESIGNED TO THRIZZLE #3 UNCANNY X-MEN #480 WHAT IF AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED WORMWOOD GENTLEMAN CORPSE #4 X-MEN PHOENIX WARSONG #3 (OF 5)

Books / Mags / Stuff ADAM STRANGE ARCHIVES VOL 2 HC ARMY OF DARKNESS MOVIE ADAPTATION JOHN BOLTON TP ART OF PLAYBOYS ELDON DEDINI HC BIG BOOK OF HORROR TP COMPLETE DICK TRACY VOL 1 HC COMPLETE JON SABLE FREELANCE VOL 5 DRAWING COMICS IS EASY (EXCEPT WHEN ITS HARD) HC DREAMING VOL 2 GN (OF 3) FAMILY GUY VOL 3 GN (OF 3) FANTASTIC FOUR FIRST FAMILY TP FOUNTAIN SC GEEK MONTHLY #1 GO GIRL VOL 3 TP ROBOTS GONE WILD GOTHAM CENTRAL VOL 4 THE QUICK AND THE DEAD TP POISON CHERRY DRIVE GN (A) RED SONJA VS THULSA DOOM TP RENFIELD TALE OF MADNESS TP SPIDER-GIRL VOL 7 BETRAYED DIGEST TP STAR TREK MAGAZINE #2 STAR WARS TAG & BINK WERE HERE TP X-MEN COMPLETE AGE OF APOCALYPSE EPIC BOOK 4 TP YOSHITAKA AMANO HERO VOL 1 SC JIM WOODRINGS VISIONS OF FRANK DVD

What looks good to YOU?

-B

Technology hates me: Graeme talks 10/18 Grant Morrison.

Is it too much for me to ask to have a working laptop that doesn’t crash every two minutes? Really? That’s the question I’ve been asking since this weekend, when my usual laptop started to die a series of very slow, very annoying deaths, forcing me onto this old, semi-abandoned laptop that has a “B” key that doesn’t really work, and entirely intermittent internet access. So if you’re wondering why I’m reviewing things a couple of days later than usual, and why I’m only reviewing two books, it’s because writing anything else may drive me into a rage that could result in the murder of the entire staff of Dell Computers worldwide. Which may not be a bad thing.

(To give you an idea as to how bad that “B” key is, that last line took roughly seven attempts to make that sixth word not say “ad”. And during that time, my internet access has come and gone four times. Science, my friends. It sucks.)

WILDCATS #1: I have to admit, I wasn’t convinced by this book by the time I reached the second last page. It seemed as if Grant Morrison’s script was trying to do too much, having too many ideas to try and explain and too many characters to introduce (or reintroduce, I guess, but I never really followed any previous Wildcats series), giving us fragmented scenes and awkward expositionary dialogue like “All these widescreen battles and public displays of stupidity: It’s vulgar and frightening. Adolescent. How would truly adult superheroes behave?” Meanwhile, Jim Lee’s art continually felt as if he had wandered into the wrong book and was trying to keep up – he’s a great superhero artist (ironically, perhaps, being one of the best for those public displays of stupidity that Grant seems to keen to get away from), but he can’t do subtle emotion very well, and there’s something about his idealized bodies that seemed at odds with what the story wanted to say (for me, at least; the sex scene in particular seemed really strange because Lee’s characters are so sexless and stiff, even before you got to the odd coloring and blurring that was, I presume, meant to suggest some form of surviellance or something). But then that second last page happened, and it was so beautifully ridiculous, with the generic superhero action being given not just stupid over-the-top narration, but stupid over-the-top narration in German that I was… not exactly sold, exactly, but willing to see where it was going to go next issue. Every character seems more like a character type, but with that narration – Grifter is confusion! Grifter is chaos! And death! And death! – it was almost as if that was intentional, at least for this part of the story, and that Morrison was not only aware of that but perhaps had plans for where it was going to go in the future. Alternatively, maybe he just thought it was funny. Okay, but for the best reasons, in a weird way – it’s too ambitious for its own good (and probably way too ambitious for a book that’s not going to make its bi-monthly schedule), but I guess there are worse reasons for something to fail, right? Much more successful was…

THE AUTHORITY #1: Maybe it’s just me, but as I read this, I kept wondering what the hardcore fans of Mark Millar’s Authority would make of this. This was a book that came closer to fulfilling Morrison’s above promise from Wildcats, being entirely devoid of widescreen battles or public displays of stupidity – or anything resembling superheroics at all, at this point – which, let’s face it, is what the Authority as a book is known for, thanks to the run that made Millar’s name. Would everyone who picked this up wanting to see a return to superheroes who swore and fucked and smoked joints be disappointed in this? Bored by it? Confused? The sheer difference in tone that this had from all the previous versions of the series – and this is also apparently the fourth volume of the series, like Gen 13 last week, but somehow more shocking considering this book is only six years old - felt both ballsy and necessary, but I’m wondering whether it’s something that’s going to alienate as many readers as it excites (Judging from the reaction on Millarworld so far – where people are complaining that they’re dropping the book because none of the title characters made an appearance, and how dare this not be a double-sized first issue so that there can be some action and punching – that seems to be the case). It’s not a complete break from what the book started as, though, as it still feels like a movie… It’s just that it’s now the beginning of a science fiction movie, in a way: Reality before the aliens invade, but an extremely stylized reality - one where the most apparent thing to the reader is how empty everything is. The dialogue and the artwork (most panels devoid of background, and colored in such a way to seem devoid of energy and life, too) are sparse to the point where it’s almost parody, and the story moves forward slowly, building atmosphere by keeping its distance from its characters and the true nature of the plot (If Wildcats is Morrison playing with his idea of recompressed superheroics, as he did for Seven Soldiers, then this book is a reclamation of decompression, in terms of speed and structure of the storytelling. It’s as if Bendis had started watching early Spielberg instead of Mamet). The way that “reality” is portrayed, as something beyond mundane, is a familiar Morrison trick, as seen especially in the final issue of his Doom Patrol run and sections of The Filth, but given a new charge here because you know that they’re just prelude to what’s to come, and because you don’t really know what is to come. This was Very Good, but I’m worried that the reveal of the Authority themselves is going to ruin the whole thing.

Meanwhile, now that Wildcats #2 has been moved to March, can we assume that the Worldstorm relaunch is more of less fucked already? Ah, probably. Shame.

Based on these two books, it’s obvious what’s my PICK OF THE WEEK and PICK OF THE WEAK. I would’ve had a TRADE OF THE WEEK, and it would’ve been the Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall graphic novel, had I remembered to pick it up. But I didn’t, because, well, I suck. But luckily, and to be honest, somewhat surreally, I found it in my mailbox today sent to me by DC. So somewhat confused (but no less grateful) thanks, Sierra, and the rest of you, expect me to review it next week. When either my laptop and internet will work again, or I’ll steal Kate’s because she won’t be working on freelance design stuff anymore.

This week: Seven Soldiers #1, right? That’s got to be pretty exciting...

Arriving 10/25

Looks like a pretty good, and fairly balanced week of stuff. 52 WEEK #25 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #45 (A) ACTION COMICS #844 ALL NEW OFF HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z #10 ANGEL MASKS ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #174 BART SIMPSON COMICS #32 BLACK PANTHER #21 BOYS #4 CAPTAIN AMERICA #23 CW CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #26 CASTLE WAITING VOL II #2 CINDY & HER OBASAN IN ELVIS &THE LOST HALO CLASSIC BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #1 COMMON FOE #4 (OF 4) CONAN & THE SONGS OF THE DEAD #4 (OF 5) DAREDEVIL #90 DEATHBLOW #1 EXILES #87 GLOOMCOOKIE #28 GODLAND #13 HAWKGIRL #57 HEROES FOR HIRE #3 CW IMPALER #1 (OF 4) ION #7 (OF 12) JACK OF FABLES #4 JACK THE LANTERN GHOSTS #1 JSA CLASSIFIED #18 JUSTICE #8 (OF 12) LOVELESS #12 MARVEL SPOTLIGHT HEROES REBORN ONSLAUGHT REBORN NEGATIVE BURN #5 NEW AVENGERS #24 CW NEW EXCALIBUR #12 NEXTWAVE AGENTS OF HATE #9 PERHAPANAUTS SECOND CHANCES #1 (OF 4) PLANETARY #26 REAR ENTRY #14 (A) SAVAGE RED SONJA QOTFW #3 (OF4) SECRET SIX #5 (OF 6) SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #31 SEVEN SOLDIERS #1 (RES) SNAKEWOMAN #4 SPAWN #161 SPAWN GODSLAYER ONE SHOT SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #11 STAN LEE MEETS THING STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #9 SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #23 SUPERMAN BATMAN ANNUAL #1 TAG #2 (OF 3) TEEN TITANS GO #36 TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED MOVIE ADAPTATION #1 (OF 4) TRIALS OF SHAZAM #3 (OF 12) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #101 UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #4 (OF 8) UNCLE SCROOGE #359 VAMPIRELLA 2006 HALLOWEEN SPECIAL #1 VERONICA #175 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #674 WARLORD #9 WETWORKS #2 XENA #3 X-MEN #192 ZOMBIE #2 (OF 4)

Books / Mags / Stuff ABRAXAS AND THE EARTHMAN TP AMERICAN VIRGIN HEAD TP ARMY OF DARKNESS VOL 3 AOD VSREANIMATOR TP ASFA PRESENTS 108 DRAWING SC BATTLE POPE VOL 2 MAYHEM TP BLACK PANTHER BRIDE TP CLIVE BARKERS GREAT & SECRET SHOW VOL 1 TP DAREDEVIL DEVIL INSIDE AND OUT VOL 1 TP DAVE MCKEAN PARTICLE TAROT MINOR ARCANA HC EC ARCHIVES WEIRD SCIENCE VOL1 HC FOUNTAIN SC GIANT ROBOT #44 GRAPHIC HISTORY ISLAND OF TERROR GRAPHIC HISTORY SURPRISE ATTACK GRAPHIC HISTORY THE BLOODIESTDAY GRAPHIC HISTORY THE EMPIRE FALLS HAWAIIAN DICK VOL 2 LAST RESORT TP HEAVY METAL FALL 2006 HEROES REBORN FANTASTIC FOUR TP IRON WOK JAN GN #20 JUXTAPOZ NOV 2006 VOL 14 #11 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES VOL 3 SUPERGIRL LET US BE PERFECTLY CLEAR HC MARVEL COMICS ENCYCLOPEDIA HC MARVEL MASTERWORKS ATLAS ERA TALES SUSPENSE VOL 1 NEW ED HC PREVIEWS VOL XVI #11 PRIVATE STASH RED SONJA VOL 1 TP RUNAWAYS VOL 6 PARENTAL GUIDANCE DIGEST TP SCOUT VOL 1 TP SHOWCASE PRESENTS PHANTOM STRANGER VOL 1 TP SPAWN MANGA COLLECTION TP STAR WARS OMNIBUS X-WING ROGUE SQUADRON VOL 2 TP STRAY LITTLE DEVIL VOL 2 GN SUPERMARKET TP SWAN VOL 8 TEZUKAS ODE TO KIRIHITO SC VIDEO WATCHDOG #127 WIZARD COMICS MAG IRON MAN SPIDER-MAN CIVIL WAR CVR #182 YOUNG AVENGERS VOL 2 FAMILY MATTERS PREMIERE HC

What looks good to you?

-B

Arriving 10/18

Here's this week's pile. 100 BULLETS #77 2000 AD #1506 2000 AD #1507 52 WEEK #24 ADRENALINE #1 (OF 8) AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #1 ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #1 (OF 12) ARCHIE #570 AUTHORITY #1 BATMAN AND THE MAD MONK #3 (OF 6) BIRDS OF PREY #99 BLADE #2 BRIAN DENHAMS BIT TORMENT #1 CABLE DEADPOOL #33 CASANOVA #5 CATWOMAN #60 CHECKMATE #7 CIVIL WAR X-MEN #4 (OF 4) CIVIL WARDROBE CLAW THE UNCONQUERED #5 CLAWS #3 (OF 3) CONAN #33 CREEPER #3 (OF 6) CSI DYING IN THE GUTTERS #3 DAMNED #1 DEADMAN #3 DESOLATION JONES #7 DEVILS PANTIES #5 DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #345 ELEPHANTMEN #4 E-MAN RECHARGED EXTERMINATORS #10 FLASH THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #5 GHOST RIDER #4 GIRLS #18 HELLBLAZER #225 HELLGATE LONDON #0 (OF 4) HELLSTORM SON OF SATAN #1 (OF5) HIGHLANDER #1 HOLIDAY FUN DIGEST #11 JACK KIRBYS GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS #3 JOHN WOOS SEVEN BROTHERS CVR COMBINE #1 JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #250 (NOTE PRICE) JUGHEAD #177 KRYPTO THE SUPER DOG #2 (OF 6) LAST CHRISTMAS #4 (OF 5) LONE RANGER #2 MARVEL 1602 FANTASTICK FOUR #2 (OF 5) MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #6 MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #294 MS MARVEL #8 CW NOBLE CAUSES #24 OMEGA MEN #1 (OF 6) QUEEN & COUNTRY #31 RAMAYAN 3392 AD #2 RED SONJA #15 REX MUNDI DH ED #2 ROBIN #155 RUNAWAYS #21 SANDMAN #1 SPECIAL EDITION SAVAGE DRAGON #129 SCOOBY DOO #113 SHADOWPACT #6 SIMPSONS COMICS #123 SKYE RUNNER #5 SONIC X #13 SPECIAL EDUCATION #1 STUDENTS OF THE UNUSUAL EXTRACREDIT SPECIAL #1 TABULA RASA #1 TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #15 TASK FORCE ONE #4 TESTAMENT #11 THRUD THE BARBARIAN #4 TOUPYDOOPS #4 TRANSFORMERS STORMBRINGER #4 (OF 4) ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #35 UNION JACK #2 (OF 4) WASTELAND #4 WHAT WERE THEY THINKING MONSTER MASH UP ONE SHOT WILDCATS #1 WOLVERINE #47 CW WORMWOOD GENTLEMAN CORPSE #3 X-FACTOR #12 X-MEN FIRST CLASS #2 (OF 8) ZOMBIES #5

Books / Mags / Stuff AGNES QUILL AN ANTHOLOGY OF MYSTERY GN ALTER EGO #62 BATMAN GOTHAM COUNTY LINE TP BIRDS OF PREY THE BATTLE WITHIN TP BLACK DOGS GRAPHIC SHAKESPEARE KING LEAR GN BLACK DOGS GRAPHIC SHAKESPEARE MACBETH GN CHARLEYS WAR VOL 3 OCT 1916 FEB 1917 HC #3 COMICS BUYERS GUIDE JAN 2007 #1624 ESSENTIAL MARVEL HORROR VOL 1TP EXILES VOL 13 WORLD TOUR BOOK2 TP FABLES 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL HC FORTEAN TIMES #215 GOLGO 13 VOL 5 GN HELLBOY COMIC SER 2 AF ASST HELLCITY VOL 1 GN LITTLE LULU VOL 12 LEAVE IT TO LULU TP LUCKY LUKE GHOST TOWN TP MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS VOL 1 HEROES ASSEMBLED DIGEST TP MARVEL CLASSIC COMICS 2007 WALL CALENDAR NAOKI URASAWAS MONSTER VOL 5 TP NEAL ADAMS POINTERS FROM MASTER STORYTELLER SKETCH BOOK NEW TEEN TITANS ARCHIVES VOL 3 HC OHIKKOSHI TP ROUGH STUFF #2 SEVEN SONS GN SHOWCASE CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN VOL 1 TP SIMON BISLEYS PARADISE LOST SC SUPERMAN RETURNS THE PREQUEL TP TAILS VOL 1 LIFE IN PROGRESS TP THIEVES & KINGS PRESENTS WALKING MAGE GN VOL 1 TWO FACE 13 INCH DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 6FRIGHTFUL TP WICKED WEST VOL 2 ABOMINATION& OTHER TALES GN WOLVERINE ORIGINS VOL 1 BORN IN BLOOD PREMIERE HC YOU AINT NO DANCER VOL 2 GN ZOMBEE GN FROM HELL TP (new printing)

The big hooray of the week (for me at least) is that last item -- that's been OP for a long long time.

I have a Very Special Asshat award this week, not for the usual lateness reason. No, it has to go to WILDCATS #1. Why? This was the "flagship" of the WS relaunch (And this feels, to me, like the 3rd or 4th time the line has been "relaunched"), the one with, externally, the biggest draw, since it has Jim Lee art, and it ships the same week as the OTHER Grant Morrison penned WS book, to boot. Le Groan.

I think my favorite comic book title ever is this week "BIT TORMENT". HAHAHAHAHAHAAH. I ordered it JUST for that.

What looks good to you?

-B