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[Spike Spiegel]

I'm glad I got an early start on the thread this week, as tomorrow's CBD is absolutely PACKED with exciting content. I mean, honestly guys... if you can't find at least one thing that's worth buying this week, then... well, then I guess that means the industry's doomed. Or maybe there's something wrong with YOU. Are you blind, is that it? Did you blind yourself attempting to recreate the accident that gave Daredevil his superpowers, and not tell anyone?

Is that what happened? You poor thing!

Maybe you can get your spouse or partner to read your comics to you this week, "Matt".

Here is this week's Diamond Comics Shipping List for: Wednesday, February 9th 2011:

Shipping This Week: DC Comics / Vertigo Comics / Wildstorm Comics

Spotlight On:
DEC100198 BATMAN AND ROBIN #20 $2.99

From the pages of the best-selling BRIGHTEST DAY and GREEN LANTERN CORPS comes the new regular creative team of writer Peter J. Tomasi and artist Patrick Gleason! Kicking off the action is "Dark Knight, White Knight" part 1 of 3, as Bruce Wayne returns from the dead and Gotham City finds itself locked in the grip of chaos! Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne come face-to-face with what could possibly be the strangest Bat Villain yet. Who is the White Knight, and why is he hell-bent on making Gotham City into Heaven on Earth?

DEC100228 ADVENTURE COMICS #523 $2.99
DEC100204 BATGIRL #18 $2.99
DEC100203 BIRDS OF PREY #9 $2.99
DEC100294 CINDERELLA FABLES ARE FOREVER #1 (OF 6) (MR) $2.99
DEC100235 DOC SAVAGE #11 $2.99
OCT100224 FLASH #9 (FLASHPOINT) $2.99
DEC100182 GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #7 (WAR OF GL) $2.99
DEC100172 JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #19 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
DEC100201 KNIGHT & SQUIRE #5 (OF 6) $2.99
DEC100303 NORTHLANDERS #37 (MR) $2.99
DEC100237 REBELS #25 $2.99
DEC100205 RED ROBIN #20 $2.99
DEC100211 SUPERMAN #708 $2.99
DEC100240 THUNDER AGENTS #4 $2.99
DEC100306 UNWRITTEN #22 (MR) $2.99

Shipping This Week: Marvel Comics

Spotlight On:
DEC100542 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #153 DOSM $3.99

Prelude to "Death of Spider-Man" by Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli and David Lafuente.

DEC100571 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #654 BIG $3.99
DEC100587 BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #515 $2.99
DEC100588 HEROES FOR HIRE #3 $2.99
DEC100577 INCREDIBLE HULKS #622 $2.99
DEC100552 NEW AVENGERS #9 $3.99
DEC100596 ONSLAUGHT UNLEASHED #1 (OF 4) $3.99
DEC100594 POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #1 (OF 5) $2.99
DEC100631 PUNISHERMAX #10 (RES) (MR) $3.99
NOV100547 THUNDERSTRIKE #3 (OF 5) $3.99
DEC100544 ULTIMATE AVENGERS VS NEW ULTIMATES #1 (OF 6) DOSM $3.99
DEC100548 ULTIMATE COMICS CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 (OF 4) $3.99
NOV100565 WIDOW MAKER #4 (OF 4) $3.99
DEC100616 WOLVERINE #1000 $4.99
DEC100612 WOLVERINE #5.1 $2.99
DEC100630 X-FACTOR #215 $2.99

Shipping This Week: Image Comics / Top Cow Productions

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DEC100428 HACK SLASH ONGOING #1 (MR) $3.50

HACK/SLASH returns in all-new ongoing series by the creative team behind the hit HACK/SLASH: MY FIRST MANIAC mini! Cassie Hack, killer of killers, and her partner Vlad hunt a slasher who haunts a small town's Make Out Point. Meanwhile, Cat Curio, Former Teen Detective, searches for the man who put her in a coma and the murderous cult that employed him. What she finds will set up the biggest HACK/SLASH story yet. A great jumping on point for new readers!

RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES

NOV100455 27 (TWENTY SEVEN) #3 (OF 4) $3.99
NOV100461 HAUNT #13 (RES) $1.99
DEC100434 LIL DEPRESSED BOY #1 $2.99
DEC100446 TYRANNOSAURUS REX ONE-SHOT CVR A $3.99
NOV100472 WALKING DEAD #81 (MR) $2.99

Shipping This Week: Dark Horse Comics

Spotlight On:
DEC100062 BPRD HELL ON EARTH GODS #2 (OF 3) $3.50

Monsters overrunning the American southwest, a volcano in Houston burning in the night, and a group of outcasts with a prophetic leader; prove to be great threats to a struggling bureau.

* Introducing a pivotal new character!

* Learn the origin of the Hyperborean shaman!

"Simply put, if you aren't reading B.P.R.D. . . . you're making a mistake."
-Comics Alliance

Shipping This Week: IDW Publishing

Spotlight On:
DEC100373 JERICHO REDUX $7.99

Continuing right where the Jericho Season 2 television cliffhanger ended! This specially priced edition collects the first three issues in one affordable package, to prep you for the series’ continuation, also available this month. Jake Green and Robert Hawkins are in the safe haven of Texas with the last remaining bomb from the first attack. From amidst the chaos, they’re contacted by John Smith, the mastermind behind the first strike, seeking aid. As the Cheyenne army bears down on them, they must decide whether to side with their former enemy to fight a greater one…

DEC100348 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #163 $3.99
DEC100375 JOHN BYRNE NEXT MEN #3 $3.99
DEC100406 LOVE AND CAPES EVER AFTER #1 $3.99
DEC100332 STAR TREK INFESTATION #1 (OF 2) $3.99
DEC100342 TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #16 $3.99

Shipping This Week: Antarctic Press / Aspen Comics / Avatar Press / Boom! Studios / Dynamite Entertainment / Fantagraphics / Oni Press / Radical Publishing / UDON Entertainment / Zenescope

Spotlight On:
NOV100866 WARLORD OF MARS #4 $3.99

Just as John Carter is getting settled in on Mars, he gets a big surprise: Dejah Thoris. Dejah is a beautiful Martian princess, and protecting her is going to earn Carter plenty of enemies. We've only seen one side of Mars so far, but in this issue we're going to see a whole lot more. And, as always, there's plenty of action! Retailers, check order form for ordering incentives. Story by Arvid Nelson, Artwork by Lui Antonio, Covers by J Scott Campbell (pictured), Joe Jusko, Patrick Berkenkotter, and Lucio Parrillo.

DEC100875 BUCK ROGERS ANNUAL #1 (MR) $4.99
DEC100756 CHARISMAGIC #0 $1.99
DEC100704 ELF #1 $3.99
JUL101088 FRENEMY OF THE STATE #4 (OF 5) $3.99
NOV100696 GOLD DIGGER #125 (NOTE PRICE) $3.99
DEC100884 GREEN HORNET #13 $3.99
DEC100906 RAISE THE DEAD II #3 $3.99
NOV100862 SHERLOCK HOLMES YEAR ONE #1 $3.99
DEC100826 STAN LEE STARBORN #3 $3.99
SEP101093 WASTELAND #30 (MR) $3.50

Shipping This Week: Dark Horse / Bandai / Del Rey / Digital Manga Publishing / Tokyopop / Viz / Yen Press

Spotlight On:
NOV101067 ONE PIECE TP VOL 56 $9.99

With Ivankov's help, Luffy now struggles to make his way back out of Impel Down in order to prevent the execution of his brother Ace. All the prisoners will have to work together if they ever hope to get past the dangerous Warden Magellan. But will an earth-shattering proclamation by the World Government turn everything upside down? By Eiichiro Oda.

AUG100062 OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 37 $10.99
NOV101065 BAKUMAN TP VOL 03 $9.99
NOV101077 D GRAY MAN GN VOL 20 (MR) $9.99
DEC101042 GUNSLINGER GIRL OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 (OF 2) $15.99
NOV101081 INU YASHA VIZBIG ED GN VOL 06 $17.99
NOV101064 NARUTO TP VOL 50 $9.99
NOV101072 OTOMEN GN VOL 09 $9.99
NOV101085 SLAM DUNK GN VOL 14 $9.99
NOV101070 STORY OF SAIUNKOKU GN VOL 02 $9.99
NOV101086 TEGAMI BACHI GN VOL 04 $9.99

Shipping This Week: Archie Comics / DC Kids / Marvel Kids / Bongo Comics / Boom! Studios / Kids' Comics / Electric Milk

Spotlight On:
DEC100271 ALL NEW BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #4 $2.99

Here comes the bride! It's Valentine's Day and you're invited to the wedding of…Batman and Wonder Woman?! Written by Sholly Fisch; Art and Cover by Rick Burchett & Dan Davis.

(SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! -Spike)

DEC100583 AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES #4 (OF 4) $3.99
DEC100581 SUPER HEROES #11 $2.99
NOV100731 B & V FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #211 $3.99
NOV100732 BETTY #190 $2.99
NOV101009 ATOMIC ROBO DEADLY ART OF SCIENCE #3 (OF 5) $3.50
DEC100842 MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS TP 300 MICKEYS $9.99
AUG100985 PS238 #48 $2.99
DEC100801 SPONGEBOB COMICS #1 $2.99
NOV100739 WORLD OF ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #4 $3.99
NOV100942 ZITA THE SPACE GIRL GN $10.99

Spotlight On:
OCT100267 FLASH DASTARDLY DEATH OF THE ROGUES HC $19.99

The Fastest Man Alive must solve the murder of one of his greatest villains and protect his other foes from an elusive killer in this hardcover pulled from THE FLASH #1-6 and THE FLASH SECRET FILES 2010!

Racing out of BLACKEST NIGHT, The Flash returns to his life in Central City – but when one of his Rogues Gallery of foes turns up murdered under mysterious circumstances, it's up to The Fastest Man Alive to solve this bizarre crime and protect those who are targeted by the elusive killer. Written by Geoff Johns, Artwork by Francis Manapul and Scott Kolins.

NOV100230 SUICIDE SQUAD TP VOL 01 TRIAL BY FIRE $19.99
NOV100231 TEEN TITANS HUNT FOR RAVEN TP $17.99
DEC100687 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 05 STARK RESILIENT BOOK 01 $15.99
NOV100630 NEMESIS PREM HC (MR) $19.99
DEC100657 SHADOWLAND PREM HC $24.99
DEC100679 YOUNG ALLIES TP $24.99
NOV100429 HAUNT TP VOL 02 (RES) $16.99
OCT100472 ON THE LINE HC $12.99
OCT100044 FEMINA AND FAUNA ART OF CAMILLA D ERRICO HC $22.99
DEC100350 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO TP VOL 01 $19.99

Spotlight On:
DEC101712 MTG TCG MIRRODIN BESIEGED BOOSTER PI
DEC101715 MTG TCG MIRRODIN BESIEGED FAT PACK PI
DEC101713 MTG TCG MIRRODIN BESIEGED INTRO DECK PI

Steel yourself for War! The war for control of Mirrodin will be fought on your battlefield. While Mirrodin Besieged will build on some of the themes and mechanics introduced in the original block and in Scars of Mirrodin, it will also introduce new, exciting game mechanics that should have the player base buzzing. The second release in the Scars of Mirrodin block, Mirrodin Besieged offers gamers 155 new black-bordered cards that will take them back into the world of twisted metal.

Available in Booster Packs (15 cards), Event Decks (60 cards, with a 15-card sideboard, Spindown life counter, and card box), Intro Decks (1 premium card, 60-card deck, 1 booster pack available in 4 styles -- 2 Mirran, 2 Phyrexia), and Fat Packs (9 boosters, 80 land cards, Spindown life counter, Player's Guide, card storage box, and two 60-card deck boxes).

JUN100298 BLACKEST NIGHT PORTFOLIO SET #1 $29.99
FEB100286 COVER GIRLS OF THE DCU POISON IVY STATUE $99.99
MAY100310 DC UNIVERSE ONLINE STATUE GREEN LANTERN $80.00
MAY100311 DC UNIVERSE ONLINE STATUE SUPERMAN $80.00
MAY100100 60TH ANNIV CLASSIC PEANUTS STATUE #3 LUCY $49.95
MAY100101 CLASSIC UNCLE SCROOGE STATUE VOL 02 #3 CASH N CARRY $49.95
DEC101251 BATMAN INTERNATIONAL T/S LG $17.95
SEP101471 DC HEROES WAVE 16 BANE AF SET PI
NOV100485 HALO REACH SERIES 2 AF PI
OCT101521 MARVEL MASTERWORKS GALACTUS 19-IN VAR ED AF PI

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Want previews? Then here ya go, courtesy of Comic Book Resources and Newsarama . Enjoy!

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Batman & Robin (Tomasi and Gleason FTW!), Batgirl (aka the fun I'm missing with PeeGee), Flash (the road to Flashpoint!), Emerald Warriors (more Bleez pleeze!), Generation Lost (Jaime noooo), Knight & Squire (wot wot), New Avengers (more Doreen NOW), Wolverine (a birthday party? bad idea, new girlfriend), X-Factor (maybe), Hack/Slash (maybe), Warlord of Mars (surprisingly good), and Brave and the Bold (SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!)

Happy reading!

 

[lordfroakie]

You should do an official comic book day thread.

 

[notworksafe]

New Avengers! (<3 It's my favorite running series right now) I think that and Batman & Robin are the only books for me this week.

That Uncle Scrooge statue is looking pretty baller though. I may have to pick that up.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

I generally dig Patrick Gleason, but is there some requirement that Robin's head be drawn f*cked up in this series?

Also his Batman is very Keaton/Burton-esque.

 

[Dead]

That Ultimate Cap cover is so boss

 

[tim1138]

This weeks haul:

ADVENTURE COMICS #523
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #654 BIG
BATMAN AND ROBIN #20
BIRDS OF PREY #9
DC COMICS PRESENTS GREEN LANTERN FEAR ITSELF #1
DC COMICS PRESENTS WONDER WOMAN #1
FLASH #9 (FLASHPOINT)
GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #7


I'm not sure why I keep buying Emerald Warriors honestly. I keep waiting for Tomasi to bring the awesome like he did on his run on GLC and it just isn't clicking with me. Bleez is far and away my favorite part of the book so when the Red Lantern monthly starts that will probably signal the end of me buying EW. As much as I've been loving Brightest Day I'll be happy when it's over, I get the feeling Johns and Tomasi are stretching themselves too thin.

 

[Spike Spiegel]

I generally dig Patrick Gleason, but is there some requirement that Robin's head be drawn f*cked up in this series?

Also his Batman is very Keaton/Burton-esque.

I'm happy for Gleason mainly because (for now) it's the closest thing I'll get to Doug Mahnke returning to drawing the Bat.

 

[evilpigking]

UC Spidey and Cap for sure. Not sure about UC: NUvA since Millar has been terrible lately, guess it depends on how important it is to DoSM.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

I'm happy for Gleason mainly because (for now) it's the closest thing I'll get to Doug Mahnke returning to drawing the Bat.

But who's going to draw the big titty Green Lantern Corps girls now?! >:|

Enjoy your sausagefest.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

Loving that Adventure cover. The preview for the new Batman & Robin creative team looks pretty good too.


I'm gonna be getting:

Batman & Robin #20 - Cornell's story was kind of a throwaway, hopefully this is better.

Osborn: Evil Incarcerated #3 - I've never heard of Kelly Sue DeConnick before, but she's doing a great job with this mini.

Adventure Comics #523 - Jiminez + Levitz do the Legion. Should be good (needs Giffen on the writing team for perfection though).

Ultimate Captain America #2 - Ron Garney was born to draw Cap, and Jason Aaron's always on point.

Black Panther: Man Without Fear #515 - Check this book out if you haven't already. The initial premise was nonsensical (he gets beat by Doctor Doom so he leaves his country to 'prove himself,' taking Matt Murdock's request to protect Hell's Kitchen while leaving his wife Storm on her own. Somehow nobody knows who he is.), but the execution afterwards has been great. The whole feel is very Batman: Year One.

Knight & Squire #5 - Most of the references are for Anglophiles or those of British heritage only, but this series is one of the most charming things I've read in forever. The issue where they had to fight Richard III and he spoke in rhyming couplets & iambic pentameter the whole time was genius.

New Avengers #9 - I hope some kind of a plot emerges in this issue. It's been a while.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

Oh yeah, grabbing Thunderstrike.

I've really been enjoying this book more than I should. Good dumb fun. Plus the creative team on the art side is rock solid, really better treatment than the character deserves.

Plus it's implied he'll get a visual overhaul. :O

 

[Spike Spiegel]

But who's going to draw the big titty Green Lantern Corps girls now?! >:|

Enjoy your sausagefest.

Now he'll "draw the big titty" Gotham girls instead. Variety, man!

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

New Avengers #9 - I hope some kind of a plot emerges in this issue. It's been a while.

No way! It's been great.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

Now he'll "draw the big titty" Gotham girls instead. Variety, man!

:|

Tim Sale set the standard for the only big titty Gotham girl in Long Halloween. Muscle Catwoman FTW! Only fappable incarnation.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

No way! It's been great.

I was this series' biggest advocate during the first run, but since the renumbering I've felt like Avengers has had all the heat while these guys sit around the kitchen table joking about how second rate they are. NA had so much dynamism before, but they feel like they have no purpose now without being the main team or being the rebel team like they were in Civil War/Dark Reign.

 

[FairyD]

I'm going to bite and pick up Onslaught unleashed.

Onslaught was one of my favourite villains and I need to know what happens.

 

[Dan]

I'll get The Flash, Vol. 1: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues eventually, but I haven't gotten to all the Blackest Night stuff yet.

 

[BattleMonkey]

Punisher Max is back, thank god!

 

[Penguin]

Don't think posted in one of these in a while, and believe a few weeks behind on actively reading comics, but nice haul this week.

Though what is up with Robin's head on the cover of BnR?

Anyhow!
BATMAN AND ROBIN #20
BIRDS OF PREY #9
FLASH #9 (FLASHPOINT)
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #19 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
RED ROBIN #20
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #654
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #153

 

[wenis]

That Ultimate Cap cover is so boss

UC Spidey and Cap for sure. Not sure about UC: NUvA since Millar has been terrible lately, guess it depends on how important it is to DoSM.

What do you guys think of UC Cap? I've been tempted to start picking it up (and catch up with UC Thor from what I understand was fantastic.

No way! It's been great.

Fuck yeah it has. The Avengers books have been kicking ass.

I'm going to bite and pick up Onslaught unleashed.

Onslaught was one of my favourite villains and I need to know what happens.

Same here...Even if I kinda can't stand the art a bit.

Punisher Max is back, thank god!

A-FUCKING-MEN

It's about damn time.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

Though what is up with Robin's head on the cover of BnR?

He's trying to channel the Frank Quitely spud-head look for him. I'm glad he is; it gives the character a defined kid-type look. Artists usually draw Robin (actually, most all teenagers) as looking like he's 27, all cheekbones & lantern jowls.

What do you guys think of UC Cap? I've been tempted to start picking it up (and catch up with UC Thor from what I understand was fantastic.

It's only a 5 issue mini and only one issue out so far. They did a digital inking thing on Garney's pencils that made it look kinda sketchy, but other than that pretty good. Ultimate Thor was another mini, only 4 issues. Great for the first three books, the fourth was kind of a continuity cleanup explaining how he got from that story to Ultimates 1&2. Worth reading.

 

[VGChampion]

Big haul probably for myself this week.

Batman and Robin
Fables Are Forever!!!!
Amazing Spider-man
New Avengers
The Walking Dead

I thought New Avengers #7 was fantastic but last months left me cold. I'll give it another try this week but I didn't like the story nor the art. Super excited for the new Fables though. The first Cinderella series was a lot of fun.

 

[besiktas1]

I've been trying to get into comics for the past few weeks so have been reading Batman Streets of Gotham, really out of the loop though.

When did Batman die?
After SoG what should I read next?
This week I'l get batman and robin, maybe spiderman....

 

[awilliams213]

BATMAN AND ROBIN
THUNDER AGENTS
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

Of course STAN LEE STARBORN art by Khary Randolph a relative new guy on the scene but I like his work.

 

[Lombaszko]

Just two this week.
The Flash #9: The last two issues were nice backstories for Captain Boomerang and Reverse Flash but Francis Manapul's art in 1-6 was amazing and I can't wait to see more.

Superman #708: I'm probably in the minority but I have enjoyed the Grounded story line thus far. It's kind of corny and doesn't feel like it's going to have a major impact in the DC universe, but I'm fine with that.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

I've been trying to get into comics for the past few weeks so have been reading Batman Streets of Gotham, really out of the loop though.

When did Batman die?
After SoG what should I read next?
This week I'l get batman and robin, maybe spiderman....

Bats died at the end of Final Crisis taking down Darkseid. I'd recommend checking out as much of Grant Morrison's Batman run as you can, up through Batman RIP -> Final Crisis -> Batman & Robin #1-16 > Return of Bruce Wayne -> Batman Inc. That's been the core Batman story over the past couple of years, and it's awesome, one of the best runs ever (maybe the best[/i].

 

[MC Safety]

:|

Tim Sale set the standard for the only big titty Gotham girl in Long Halloween. Muscle Catwoman FTW! Only fappable incarnation.

I don't know about fappable, and you don't know about Jim Balent's Catwoman.

 

[Mistouze]

ADVENTURE COMICS #523 : Big hopes for the new artistic team. LONG LIVE THE LEGION!
BATMAN AND ROBIN #20 : For a filler, I thought Cornell really brought it. I know it's not the most popular opinion but I thought the arc really came together with the last episode. Hyped for Tomasi and Gleason though.
FLASH #9 : Love Scott Kolins' art but oh boy Manapul is back!
KNIGHT & SQUIRE #5 : Loved the series for its quirkiness from the very start but #4 was were it hit that sweet spot of great characterization, drama and crazyness. Do want an ongoing.
HAUNT #13 : Or "Kirkman sure can write the shit out of comics", really the more the story goes the more interesting it gets.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

KNIGHT & SQUIRE #5 : Loved the series for its quirkiness from the very start but #4 was were it hit that sweet spot of great characterization, drama and crazyness. Do want an ongoing.

Yeah, it might be too niche to support an ongoing, but I could definitely read this stuff every month. He's done a great job of filling these characters and their wacky world out. I loved Jarvis Poker the British Joker, who can't be bothered to commit crimes because they're too gauche. But Richard III was the best villain ever. The Milkman was awesome too, taking characters from Benny Hill novelty songs is pretty funny.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

I don't know about fappable, and you don't know about Jim Balent's Catwoman.

Clearly you don't know fappable if you're talking about Jim Balent. Guy is terrible outside of haunted vaginas. Never liked his stuff.

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

I don't know about fappable, and you don't know about Jim Balent's Catwoman.

Eww, Jim Balent art was ugly as sin. Protip, women do not have perfectly spherical breasts. And he was bad at faces as well, had this very awkward look to them. Best Catwoman artists are Darwyn Cooke and Cam Stewart. That 50's look really suits her.

Here's my list-

Batman And Robin #20
Flash #9
Knight & Squire #5 (OF 6)
Red Robin #20
Ultimate Avengers Vs New Ultimates #1 (OF 6)
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #153

Millar's Avengers has been dumb fun so far (even if the last arc kinda sucked) so I'll give it a few issues before flushing the chain entirely. This will probably be my last issue of Flash and/or Batman and Robin depending on the quality of the issues.

Damn, I need more good comics to read!

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

Eww, Jim Balent art was ugly as sin. Protip, women do not have perfectly spherical breasts. And he was bad at faces as well, had this very awkward look to them. Best Catwoman artists are Darwyn Cooke and Cam Stewart. That 50's look really suits her.

I really liked Alan Davis's (I'm partial to his art anyhow) take on the evening dress and cat mask, but Cooke's design is great too and Adam Hughes has a blast with it.

Damn, I need more good comics to read!

The next issue of Savage Dragon will be a good jumping on point as it starts a new arc.

The Spirit has also consistently been delivering courtesy of David Hine and Moritat. Plus the back up stories have all been pretty good and had some amazing talent involved.

The new Batman & Robin is supposed to be the new on going creative team so hopefully that's more to your liking.

 

[Foob]

Why ultimate spidey WHY

 

[thetrin]

Bats died at the end of Final Crisis taking down Darkseid. I'd recommend checking out as much of Grant Morrison's Batman run as you can, up through Batman RIP -> Final Crisis -> Batman & Robin #1-16 > Return of Bruce Wayne -> Batman Inc. That's been the core Batman story over the past couple of years, and it's awesome, one of the best runs ever (maybe the best[/i].

This. Don't read BnR until you read the rest. It won't make much sense.

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

I really liked Alan Davis's (I'm partial to his art anyhow) take on the evening dress and cat mask, but Cooke's design is great too and Adam Hughes has a blast with it.



The next issue of Savage Dragon will be a good jumping on point as it starts a new arc.

The Spirit has also consistently been delivering courtesy of David Hine and Moritat. Plus the back up stories have all been pretty good and had some amazing talent involved.

The new Batman & Robin is supposed to be the new on going creative team so hopefully that's more to your liking.

Savage Dragon? Nah, never been too much of a Larson guy, I think that none of the old Image crew have aged very well to be honest. Never heard anyone talk about the Spirit though, might check that out. I've quite enjoyed Hine's work on the Batbooks over the past few years.

As for Batman and Robin, I'm having a hard time going back to average stories after Morrison's run, they all seem a little... I don't know, shallow and pointless I guess. The Morrison run was about these massive themes and managed to weave something amazing from 70 years of history, I'm not sure if anyone else can live up to it. And especially since the solicit makes a mention of Brightest day which I've been trying to avoid. Dropping Flash because of the ties to that and Flashpoint, I'm starting to get cold about dropping books now, do it like a hitman quick and to the point

The only batbooks I''m reading now are Detective (which is brilliant) and Reb Robin which is keeping me hooked with some seriously great art. Marcus To is consistently killing it on that book. When he goes I go too though. It's weird, for 20 years I've bought every Batman book on the market, and now just two of them...

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

Savage Dragon? Nah, never been too much of a Larson guy, I think that none of the old Image crew have aged very well to be honest. Never heard anyone talk about the Spirit though, might check that out. I've quite enjoyed Hine's work on the Batbooks over the past few years.

Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets) set the tone for the whole Firstwave line at DC. Spirit is a lot of fun, and the general premise is Denny Colt is really under the impression he came back from the dead and cannot die; but he's just a bit crazy. And not Mel Gibson Lethal Weapon crazy, he just takes crazy risks.

The First Wave book itself is a lot of fun. Haven't checked out Doc Savage as I'm waiting on the trade for that one.

It's an interesting take on familiar faces (Batman, Doc Savage, The Spirit, Rima the Jungle Girl).

 

[Mistouze]

Forgot about Generation Lost! Damned, love the book!

Btw I caught up on the last 3 issues of Brightest Day, two gripes :

-Hawkman and Hawkgirl :

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What seems the end of their arc was good but why didn't Johns and Tomasi let them have a fuck at the end? Can't fictional couple be happy or at least be happy once in a while? DICK MOVE! Even though we all know they'll come back soon

-Aquaman :

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Seriously the hand-cutting scene was badly handled (ah!), at least give me a Black Manta lurking in the corner of a panel beforehand (ah! ah!). It was so abrupt that it didn't do anything for me

But I still find the book enjoyable for example the Deadman scenes with his

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grand father

were a high point of the book. Brought a smile to my face.

Yeah, it might be too niche to support an ongoing, but I could definitely read this stuff every month. He's done a great job of filling these characters and their wacky world out. I loved Jarvis Poker the British Joker, who can't be bothered to commit crimes because they're too gauche. But Richard III was the best villain ever. The Milkman was awesome too, taking characters from Benny Hill novelty songs is pretty funny.

#3 didn't do as much for as the premise hinted at. Maybe I'll should read it again. But #4 with the love drama, the way the armor was used in terms of character interactions and showing part of their past was really skillfull to me.

Let's cross our fingers for another 6 issues mini!

The First Wave book itself is a lot of fun. Haven't checked out Doc Savage as I'm waiting on the trade for that one.

Delays killed my interest for this as a "monthly". Anyone knows when it is collected?

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

Delays killed my interest for this as a "monthly". Anyone knows when it is collected?

No idea.

I don't mind, it's not like I need a book, and christ knows I waited for issues of that pile of sh*t Civil War to release. Ugh, what a bucket of f*ck that series was.

Oh, and my primary shop is reducing inventory and moving to a slightly smaller shop. I asked last week and got filled in, official announcement went out today.

Unfortunately, as is the trend with a lot of comic shops; they're reducing their back issue inventory overall. This is the opening for digital comics. Collectors can still have their dead trees that gain value, but for folks who just want to read stories, being able to go online and buy a cheap copy to read would be a great business opportunity.

Hint. Hint. Hint.

 

[Mistouze]

Thing is, as long as I can't buy a wide aray of cbr files I can read on whatever device I feel like, I'll be keeping my dead trees whether it's in floppies or trades...

 

[Littleberu]

I still want to read comics on the bowl without spending 500 $ on a kid's computer. I'll keep my dead trees.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

Don't go getting all super nerdy defensive on my ass. I've got six drawer boxes behind me, a 6 foot bookshelf full of trades, and 10 long boxes (about, haven't counted in a while but they keep multiplying) in the attic.

I've got plenty of floppies.

Still, the increase of shops reducing back issue inventory means it's going to be harder to fill in old runs, or collect old favorites without going to a con.

One of the biggest hurdles for new readers is the massive history of these franchises; so you Kool-Aid drinkers are going to need to acknowledge the value in the digital model.

I'm one of you; but there is stuff out there that is completely non-essential (Brightest Day, Thunderstrike) that I could just as easily read on a color digital reading device and save space in my home and money.

For a new generation, it will just be easier to download Frank Miller's run on Daredevil and read it on their digital doodads.

 

[Penguin]

http://tinyurl.com/4b2zeg7

Figured important, probably own thread, but who knows.

 

[Mistouze]

Don't go getting all super nerdy defensive on my ass. I've got six drawer boxes behind me, a 6 foot bookshelf full of trades, and 10 long boxes (about, haven't counted in a while but they keep multiplying) in the attic.

I've got plenty of floppies.

Still, the increase of shops reducing back issue inventory means it's going to be harder to fill in old runs, or collect old favorites without going to a con.

One of the biggest hurdles for new readers is the massive history of these franchises; so you Kool-Aid drinkers are going to need to acknowledge the value in the digital model.

I'm one of you; but there is stuff out there that is completely non-essential (Brightest Day, Thunderstrike) that I could just as easily read on a color digital reading device and save space in my home and money.

For a new generation, it will just be easier to download Frank Miller's run on Daredevil and read it on their digital doodads.

But I'm with you on what you're saying, if funnybooks want to stop thriving like they are now they need to get into digital distribution HARD and FAST. Thing is, most of the online shops specialize in the rape of customers. I mean just look at the shit Marvel tries to pull with their Vault shit.

EDIT : All in all, I just don't want to buy license to read comics that Marvel or DC can decide to take back from me on a whim. DRM less CBR files are the way to go.

 

[Dan]

Delays killed my interest for this as a "monthly". Anyone knows when it is collected?

June 22nd for the hardcover.

 

[VGChampion]

I think I've mentioned it before but I'm getting pretty tired of The Walking Dead. Andrea's still my favorite and if anything ever happens to her I think that may be when I quit. Not sure, just doesn't seem that big.

New Avengers... meh.

Batman and Robin was great though. Overall story doesn't seem anything special but the writers write the Bat group wonderfully.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

http://tinyurl.com/4b2zeg7

Figured important, probably own thread, but who knows.

That actually sounds like a great solution.

 

[dream]

Death of Spiderman? Really?

 

[Hot Coldman]

trollface vs foreveralone, awesome

 

[Penguin]

I think I've mentioned it before but I'm getting pretty tired of The Walking Dead. Andrea's still my favorite and if anything ever happens to her I think that may be when I quit. Not sure, just doesn't seem that big.

New Avengers... meh.

Batman and Robin was great though. Overall story doesn't seem anything special but the writers write the Bat group wonderfully.

I've kind of been tired of Walking Dead's, rather cyclic story telling for some time, but continue to read out of habit.

 

[wenis]

I've kind of been tired of Walking Dead's, rather cyclic story telling for some time, but continue to read out of habit.

I think it's mostly because everyone is expecting something to happen, but unexpectedly so when it doesn't happen it's like "guess I need to keep going to get that payoff".

I mean Kirkman has said that this group will eventually just not be anymore and new characters will take over...He's probably still toying with that idea.