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| There are a lot of great covers this week, I think... I already mentioned it in last week's post, but two NICE Bill Sienkiewicz covers are coming (Raven and Legion), but there are some others of note, including a Tony Daniel "700" in Flash, a Jae Lee special in an Inhumans book, and more... Also, Marv Wolfman is writing some Titans related books... Plus, we finally get to find out what Batwoman is up to in the pages of Detective Comics. It's about time! BOOM! Studios: Abbott 1 - This one might fly right under the radar, but with the creative team of Hugo-nominated Saladin Ahmed, who also wrote Black Bolt and Sami Kivel, this could be a great book. Tabloid reporter investigating grisly crimes tied to the "dark occult forces... that took her hudband from her. Forces she has sworn to destroy." Worth a look! Three cover options - Taj Tenfold (A), Marcaela Dawn (B), and Tula Lotay (C).    Dark Horse: Vinegar Teeth 1 - This one caught me from the first line - "LOVECRAFT MEETS LETHAL WEAPON!" I don't read a lot of humor books, but when genres blend a bit and humor is thrown in, I really don't mind when it's done well. This looks to be more of the poor bastard in a bad situation type book, so incidental humor, which I like. The rest of the solicit reads as such, too. "As a human being, Artie Buckle is a grade-A schmuck. But he's a pretty damn fine cop. Good thing, because Brick City is under siege from its citizenry and only an unlikely partnership with a mysterious, tentacled, extra-dimensional being can put an end to the escalating crime problem. Thing is, there's a danger far greater than cub scouts robbing banks . . . oh my! Across space and time lies a far greater threat, not only to Brick City but to the world! Holy crap! Can the two get past their differences and save the planet? Well, of course they can, but getting there is gonna be a helluva fun ride."  DC Comics: Batgirl 19 - This one looks like a one-shot with Batgirl looking at Pengiun as the cause of a storm plaguing Gotham, but something larger may be afoot. Based on the cover images, that's the big question... Will she have to work with him by the end to solve the mystery? Two cover options - Dan Mora (A) and Joshua Middleton (B).   Detective Comics 973 - "Fall of the Batmen" finaly, which will lead right into the "Trial of Batwoman"... What is she going to do in this issue? "With the team in disarray and facing their most powerful adversary yet, Batwoman must make a critical battlefield choice-one with the power to shatter everything Batman has built!" Do not miss this one... Two cover options - Guillem March (A) and Rafael Albuquerque (B). <-- Both covers are great this week, but I'm digging the Batwoman most, I think. I accidentally pre-ordered one of each, though, so... oh well!   Doomsday Clock 3 - No need to really say anything here except that issue 3 is coming out and that there are two Gary Frank covers, right?   Flash 39 - This is an anniversary issue done RIGHT. The 700th Flash take kicks off with Barry against Gorilla Grodd in "The Perfect Storm" part one! Also, "If Grodd's shocking attack on Central City wasn't enough, the reason why-and how it connects to everything The Flash has faced since the Speed Force Storm-will rock our hero to his core... and change everything he thought he knew!" The other anniversary issues landed in the middle of storylines, which was really a missed opportunity for jumping on points for new readers. This is PERFECT. Two cover options - Carmine Di Giandomenico (A) and Tony Daniel issue 700 Variant (B). <-- Because of the great jumping on point, I am a fan of the "700" cover, but that Gorilla Grodd cover is AMAZING.   Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 37 - "Power of Zod" part one... The Corps versus a "recovering" Zod. This can't be good, can it? I mean for the Green Lanter Corps, of course. Yikes... Two cover options - Rafael Sandoval / Jordi Tarragona (A) and Barry Kitson (B).   Raven Daughter of Darkness 1 - Marv Wolfman stepping into the shoes of one of the Titans yet again? Of course we have to check this out! Raven on her own facing "a new, otherworldly menace that is all too grounded in reality," plus we get to see a glimpse into her personal life as her family struggles to save her soul. Two cover options - Yanick Paquette (A) and Bill Sienkiewicz (B). <-- I'm a sucker for Bill Sienkiewicz on this one.   Teen Titans 16 - A special one-shot written by legendary Marv Wolfman, focusing on Starfire. Again, like Raven this week, can't help but take a look at this one, since Marv knows these characters better than anyone else around, right? "A unseen villain has taken over the citizens of San Francisco with one target in mind...Starfire! Can Kory and her teammates figure out a cure for the masses before they lose control of their minds and bodies forever?" Two cover options - Sami Basi (A) and Chad Hardin (B). <-- My favorite is the Chad Hardin here...   IDW Publishing: Gears of War Rise of Raam 1 - Revisiting the world of the Gears of War franchise, we get to see the "swift and brutal ascent of... the bane of humanity... RAAM... the most iconic villian of the Gears of War universe." I played the hell out of the first Gears of War game, and the back story in the series was awesome. Glad to see they're doing more with it through comics! There are multiple covers to choose from, but let's just focus on the Cover A from Ryan Brown.  Image Comics: Dissonance 1 - This one looks to be a complex fantasy / sci-fi hybrid full of powerful human-spirits, a "devious group who secrety run[s] the world," warrios guards, and more. It describes itself as "a fantasy drama set in a sci-fi world unlike any other." If the book can get a foothold and has a chance to tell a long-form story, I'd bet it could get really interesting!  Monstress 13 - Here's a jumping on point for the gorgeous series from Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda... New arc and an oversided issue. "Maika has spent most of her life learning how to fight, but how will she fare when the only way to save her life... is to make friends?"  Marvel Comics: Amazing Spider-Man 794 - Threat Level Red Part 1 - "NEARLY ONE YEAR AGO Spider-Man hurled the dangerous madman called Zodiac a full year into the future. IN THIS ISSUE Spidey catches up to him, and Zodiac's had a whole year to prepare for their rematch!" It sounds to me like if Spider-Man tossed this guy a year into the future, Spider-Man has had a year to prepare, not the other way around, but maybe I'm missing something... I guess we just need to read the book and see! Two cover options - Alex Ross (A) and a Todd Nauck Avengers Variant (B). <-- Alex Ross' art is always to drool for, but Todd Nauck has done a great job recapturing the era-specific Avengers love, didn't he?   Inhumans Judgement Day 1 - With the Terrigen depleted, the Royal Family has been trying to track down "Primagen, the element that birthed Terrigen," in hopes to save the Inhumans from a slow extinction. But... they have to face the Progenitors to get it. "The fate of planet Earth once again sits in Black Bolt and Medusa's hands. The Progenitors are here to end their experiment once and for all - and our world with it." The Inhumans, when done right, are always an great tale. I was never a fan when Marvel forced the Inhumans on us as a Mutant replacement, but things have calmed down with that, thankfully, and I think we're back to a bit more of a balance with a larger number of them, but a fair number of tales with a good character set. Hoping this is a good one! Three cover options - Daniel Acuna (A), Marcos Martin (B), and a Jae Lee Wraparound TV Variant (C). <-- I'm easy, I like the regular cover a lot, but can't help but fall for that Jae Lee art!!!    Legion 1 - Peter Milligan writing a mind-bending X-Book... yeah, that's about right. After doing X-Statix waaayyyyy back and Shade the Changing Man, this is right up his alley, and Legion is in more than capable hands! Legion... or David Haller... "has always had trouble containing the multiple personalities in his mind. And with each personality comes a wild and dangerous mutant power. But now, a terrifying new personality is threatening to absorb these powers and take over David's mind and body." Given the success Legion had in X-Men: Legacy and, of course his TV series, I'm hoping this book does really well and continues for quite a while. Four cover options - Javier Rodriguez (A), Niko Henrichon (B), Bill Sienkiewicz (C), and TV Variant (D). <-- For my part, I ordered the regular cover, the Niko Henrichon, and extras of the Bill Sienkiewicz, because I always see him at SDCC... and I LOVE the cover.     X-Men Blue Annual 1 - This is the kick-off of a Venom / X-Men Blue crossover. "Spinning out of the events of Venomverse, the Children of the Atom and the Lethal Protector team up to take down an extradimensional threat!" I don't know if this is the team-up we've been asking for (like the solicit says), but it could be interesting... There are four cover options, but let's just look at the Nick Bradshaw Cover A.  |
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| Kind of a light week for me - That BOP19 is a beauty | ||
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| No love for Teen Titans 12 reprint. I know, not a new issue, but it's already sold out everywhere online I believe, and has been since last Wednesday. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Drogio I wonder if that is a shipment delay... I could have sworn that issue was on the releases a couple of weeks ago. Either way, I probably wouldn't have mentioned it, since it's not a new cover, just a different background color.  |
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| It was originally to be released last week...for some reason it got pushed back a week. | ||
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| Wow... this looks like a good variant to pick up tomorrow, too. I'm trying to track one down myself. I missed it with my pre-swipes. Phoenix Resurrection 4 - Singh Variant  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by thelastbard Nice cover. They have some at Midtown but it's too pricey for me. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by DavidM They were $12.75 "on sale"? Nooooo thanks! |
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| I have been pretty good trying to ignore all these great looking covers. But the comic companies know that a fat kid can only resist a Twinkie for so long. | ||
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| Batgirl really pisses me off. I mean it. Both Mora and Middleton are so damn good, it is a struggle every month deciding which one to get. Quote: Originally Posted by thelastbard |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Drogio If there was a different cover for it, I would be all over it. As it is, its a color swap, to red I think. So, if I see it, I'll get it, but won't go all over town for it. |
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| @Tedsaid ha ha ha... doesn't that mean buy both? I know what you mean, though... it's easier when one edges the other out for some reason. | ||
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| If it's 2.99, why not? | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Themaxx35, Went to three shops today...not one ordered the second a print of TT 12. I did alright With other books,actual finding a few that have sold out weeks ago...will post some photos later here or if dpercy posts what beer he's sippin this evening. |
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@Drogio - ha, getting over the flu. No booze this week. Did make it out to a shop though. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Drogio My shop didn't carry TT 12 either. I went ahead and ordered a copy at mycomicshop.com just to be safe. Added to an outstanding previews order so the shipping got spread out. Still wish it had a new cover but on well. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by dpiercy Oh no! Get well soon! Make a good soup with chicken stock in that crock that's always on the counter behind you! Here are my pick-ups today...more shipping in the mail I'll post when they arrive. Went to 3 shops searching for Legion #1 (Sienkiewicz Cover) and Marvel 2 in 1 Dell'Otto cover...no luck. I just liked the cover for those anyway...but I did score a Thanos 15...only saw 1 copy today, but 2 of the shops I visited were getting phone calls asking if they had any. Hot book!  |
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| These were my other finds today. Lonely comics sitting on the shelf...waiting for someone to take them home... Thanos 13 I found at Books a Million...it was hiding behind a pile of random comics that no one cares about...now that I have 13 & 15, will go back for issue #14 if it's still there (saw a few copies).  |
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| @Drogio On the Legion Sienkiewicz cover, I was talking to one of my shops and they said the requirements from Marvel were pretty ridiculous. They didn't give me the specifics, but that's probably why a lot of shops are out or don't have them. I ordered three from Comics Elite when I saw they had them - that's when I posted about it on last week's new release list... Shawn, the owner, told me they sold out shortly after I posted the link. Go figure, ha ha. | ||
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| BTW, what's the deal with Avengers #677 Cover A?. I got to the first shop about 5 minutes after it opened and there was this dude carrying at least 10 copies of Cover A...he had something like 5-10 copies of another comic I could not see...sold out online it appears. It's one thing to take a few copies to flip...I usually limit it to one extra and if I see multiple copies at other stores I may grab another....but 10???? I think he cleared them out of whatever those comics were. |
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@Drogio Spoiler! Someone is "seemingly" killed in the issue... Hint... they're on the cover.  >>> |
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| @Drogio Oh, and yeah, I do buy extra copies of some things, but I ALWAYS do it based on A) what's on the shelf and B) I just don't like getting that many copies. Usually, it's one extra, then if I go to another shop and find another copy, I consider it a sign... Another shop? Well, why not? That's how I ended up with four copies of Teen Titans 12, for example. Three in-person (different shops) and one online purchase. BTW, these are in shop rules... I'm not going to begrudge people who buy however many copies of things on pure online places, because that's usually dedicated "online" stock, even if the places have a brick and mortar as well. Also (digressing), I do pre-orders and email my shops if there's anything I want that I may not have pre-ordered, so I don't miss things. If I want extra copies, I take my chances in person. I do not ask the shop to hold extra copies. Seems like bad form if I didn't pre-order, then ask for them to snag more than one. |
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| @Drogio nice find on Ice Cream Man. I can't find it anywhere. | ||
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| None of these covers are appealing to me except the Doomsdays Clock with Batman on the cover. The rest all look like they were phoned in. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by conditionfreak What do you suppose is in the mug? Hot chocolate? A little coffee with bourbon? What is the batman's drink of choice? |
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| @Drogio - I would guess the steaming mug contains mulled cider with trace amounts of iocane powder or some other poison that Batman is building up an immunity or tolerance to. | ||
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| Impressions so far, in the order I read... Doomsday Clock - continues to surprise me as it’s good! Rorshach and Batman’s interaction is hilarious. I need to read this again as there is a lot going on. Monstress - starting a new arc, so lot’s of talking and set up going on. Southern Bastards - really, really good and lives up to the arc’s title, “gut check.” Wonder Woman - settling into a fairly typical superhero vs supervillain trope and I’m ok with that! |
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| @Drogio Legion Bill S. cover.... https://bigtimecollectibles.com/products/legion-1-of-5-sienkiewicz-var-leg-ww-01-24-18-rd They have two links on the site, one showing sold out and one readily available. So... could be a crap shoot! |
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| btw - if you missed out on thanos 15 this week then there is another chance on saturday https://forum.cbcscomics.com/topic/5336/page/1/variant-flash-sale-saturday-127-9pm-est/  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by thelastbard I'll look through what else they have. $6 shipping is a little steep for what I was hoping to pay cover price for. Thanks for the tip thought! |
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