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Diamond's shipping list for May 11th 2005

Yes, BigJonsson, Astonishing X-Men #10 is shipping this week. You may go to the comic shop.

BUT, Astonishing is not the reason you should be excited. Warren Ellis' new ongoing series, Desolation Jones, is the real gem of the week. Here's the skinny:

Desolation Jones #1 (Mature) Written by Warren Ellis; Art and cover by J.H. Williams III
Get ready for DESOLATION JONES, the new bimonthly ongoing series that's the unique product of the imagination of Warren Ellis (PLANETARY, OCEAN) and the eye-popping visual imagery of J.H. Williams III (PROMETHEA!) Desolation Jones - the lone survivor of a horrific experiment called the Desolation Test - just lived through a full year of constant, sleepless agony. A former British intelligence operative, the retired Jones is making ends meet in the private sector as a detective-for-hire to the covert community of ex-spooks who are living whatever life they can in L.A. It's a dirty, ugly job, but someone has to do it - and that man is Desolation Jones.

Warren Ellis AND J.H. Williams? Count me the f*ck in. Word of warning though, I have a feeling Desolation Jones might be hit or miss. Like most of Warren Ellis' work, if it's a hit, it'll be a big bloody hit. If it's a miss, expect absolute crap. Let's hope for another Transmetropolitan or Planetary, not another RED or Iron Man.

Here's a four page preview. J.H. William's art already looks good enough to eat.

Oh yeah, Rann/Thanagar War #1, spinning out of the Adam Strange mini-series is also out this week. DC Countdown diehards will want to check this out. Here's the preview for Rann/Thanagar War. The art looks incredible.

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As for me, this week I'll be grabbing:

DESOLATION JONES #1
GOTHAM CENTRAL #31
GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH #6 (OF 6)
ASTONISHING X-MEN #10

I'll probably be skipping Rann/Thanagar War #1. Villains United was pretty standard, and I still haven't been able to find a copy of OMAC Project #1.

 

[DarienA]

Damn I thought Ice Cube's character from Ghosts of Mars was getting a comic book....

 

[BuddyC]

Wait, Rann/Thanagar is starting before the preluding Adam Strange mini concludes? Ha!

edit: Oh, nevermind. I see Adam Strang #8 hits this week as well. Nice.

 

[BigJonsson]

ROFL

Good one

Haha

 

[nomoment]

BUMP for Wednesday.

 

[Almighty_Chocobo]

Yeah, Villans United was kinda bleh, but OMAC was pretty good. Day of Vengeance was pretty kickass, but you may want to read the last Jim Lee Superman run(just ended last month) and the last issue BEFORE reading DoV#1 as it kind of picks up where Superman left off.

 

[Chesapeake Silt]

I'll buy Desolation Jones. This and Fell look like the good Warren Ellis. Not Ultimate Warren Ellis.

 

[Mercury Fred]

Ehn, I have to disagree. I really liked Villains United. In fact, I'd rank the minis Day of Vengencence > Villains United > OMAC Project. The revamped Catman was a nice surprise and I like the idea of two factions of Villains at odds with eachother. I'm curious as to how Rann/ Thanagar stacks up.

Also, semi-OT, but here's the leaked cover to Return of Donna Troy #2.

 

[MASB]

CONAN & THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR #2
GREEN ARROW #50
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #77

 

[FnordChan]

Thankfully, it's a slow week for me...which will help ease the pain of not having been to the comic shop for the past few weeks...

Wonder Woman #216
Astonishing X-Men #10
Ultimate Spider-Man #77
Desolution Jones #1
Finder #36

Woo! Finder! And I'm psyched about Desolution Jones as well.

FnordChan

 

[DarienA]

I'm not familiar with Catman but after Villians United #1... I am now.... obviously Talia was thinking of Bruce when she spoke to him... what's the character's background and what's the change that she commented on has happened to him?

 

[Tamanon]

Basically he was made out to be a total loser of a villain, A bad replica of Batman that was just awful. Apparently Kevin Smith also made him into a drunken, fat loser. Probably won't bust out any of his Catarangs now

 

[nomoment]

Read this weeks haul, and yes, DESOLATION JONES #1 is good Warren Ellis, and much more. Ellis' trademark cynical edge is present... plenty of dark humor as well. Though Jones seemed a bit too much like a toss-up between Elijah Snow and Spider Jerusalem, there's plenty of potential here. J.H. Williams' art doesn't disappoint, of course. He mixes gritty lowlighting with vibrant, colorful technology. An interesting scene occurs at the second half of the book at "Filthy Sanchez's." Heck, this book is worth picking up for the last page alone! Highly recommended - 10/10.

On the other side of the scale, GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH #6 was like a fanboy orgasm.

Spoiler

Hal Jordan giving Batman the right hook on page two made me want to stand up and cheer. And Guy's "one punch" comment (a nod to JLI #5) was hilarious

. The ending was a bit too neat and tidy, but it functions well as a superhero ending. Rebirth was definitely worth the price of admission.

 

[nomoment]

Please, please, don't tell me I'm the only one who actually read Desolation Jones #1. This IS the next great serialized GN by Warren Ellis.

Plantary and Transmet fans should be creaming their pants over this.

 

[Spike Spiegel]

On the other side of the scale, GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH #6 was like a fanboy orgasm.

Spoiler

Hal Jordan giving Batman the right hook on page two made me want to stand up and cheer. And Guy's "one punch" comment (a nod to JLI #5) was hilarious

. The ending was a bit too neat and tidy, but it functions well as a superhero ending. Rebirth was definitely worth the price of admission.

Yeah... that was pretty lame, actually. I like Hal 'n all, but come on.