That means it's time for the pithy remarks that I call the
"Shit That's Killing Comics" list for the week
of August 17, 2005.
(That's one day before my 31st,
so buy yourself a soothingdrink
or a nice comical book for me.)
Dark Horse
DEC040033 USAGI YOJIMBO VOL 19 FATHERS AND SONS LTD ED HC $59.95This, along with the $50 Nexus hardcover that is solicited this month make me wonder if Dark Horse seems to think that we, the comics fans, are able to peel a bit of our skin off at the counter to serve as payment as we're made of money. I mean, the Fathers And Sons tpb came out, what, two weeks ago and there's now a "Limited Hardcover?" I wonder what fans of Usagi Yojimbo are buying these and where they live so I can rob them blind.
DC Comics
FEB050365 BATMAN BLACK WHITE SERIES MINI STATUE TIM SALE $45.00I love, love, love Tim Sale's Batman design on the page, but in real life, it comes across as...ugggggly.
JAN050395 FOSTERS STATUE BLOO MAC AND EDUARDO $89.99Some kid, somewhere, is going to get this and be all excited until they break it and their dad makes them eat the shards in their oatmeal for the next month, just like my old man used to do to me.
What are you looking at?
JUN058143 JSA CLASSIFIED #1 SECOND PTG $2.50Hooray for boobies!
MAY050217 SUPERMAN FOR TOMORROW VOL 2 HC $24.99You know, in case you've lost your Ambien.
Image
MAY051532 GUNCANDY SGN #1 (OF 2) (MR) $19.99Just go look at the cover. Poor girl has a cold and touches herself after destroying buses. She really should talk to a special talking doctor.
Marvel
JUN052031 WEAPON X DAYS OF FUTURE NOW #2 (OF 5) $2.99Once again, if somebody could tell me what this fucking title means, I'd really appreciate it.
Other Companies Who Think Too Much Of Their Product
MAY052548 BRIAN PULIDOS MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH #6 $3.99It's just too easy anymore. I'm just going to implore you to intervene when you see somebody purchasing one of these and ask them if they'd like to maybe seek some help. Variants Anonymous is out there, waiting to help them work through their issues and talk to others who have learned to put down the Retailer's Exclusive Edition of the Jim Lee Superman cover and go buy a girl a drink. Or thirty, considering how much that thing goes for.
MAY052551 BRIAN PULIDOS MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH FOIL INC #6 PI
MAY052550 BRIAN PULIDOS MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH PREMIUM CVR #6 $9.99
MAY052549 BRIAN PULIDOS MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH WRAPAROUND #6 $3.99
APR052853 DF SPIDER-MAN HOUSE OF M #1 SGN $19.99
APR052865 DF YEAR ONE BATMAN RAS AL GHUL #1 SGN $29.99
MAY052680 GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE SIGNED ED #1 $14.95
JUN052888 TOMB RAIDER GALLERY PLATINUM (O/A) $15.95
DC Comics
MAY050218 LEX LUTHOR MAN OF STEEL #5 (OF 5) $2.99Kinda funny that I hated Azzarello's take on Superman, but his Lex Luthor goes down a treat.
JUN050384 SEVEN SOLDIERS KLARION THE WITCH BOY #3 (OF 4) $2.99Read the preview copy at the shop yesterday while harassing Young Aaron and I declare this to be so freakin' worthy, just for the oh-so-gentle swipe at Bendis in a scene involving a giant drill. You'll know it when you read it.
JUN050437 TOP TEN BEYOND THE FARTHEST PRECINCT #1 (OF 5) $2.99You know, if you can't get Gene Ha to draw your series with a million characters and a huge, involved world, get Jerry Ordway. Sure, some of it feels like a not-quite-as-good cover version, but Paul DiFilippo gets into the swing fairly well and the "Five years later..." aspect lets me rediscover these characters.
Marvel
JUN052067 STORMBREAKER SAGA OF BETA RAY BILL TP $16.99Many people whom I trust say that this is a very, very good read if you're fond of the character. While I'm unsure if I'll spend my shekels, I'll certainly give it a few moments of my time to see if I go ga-ga over it.
Other Companies
Gee, last week was kind of awesome on the indie front, but this time around, outside of a few Spanish editions Ghost World esta muy bien!), only a couple of things made me blip including:
JUN052850 HEROES ANONYMOUS #1 (OF 6) (O/A) (MR) $2.99I hope you can find these at your shop; you may need to check in the back issue bins - this was a series I enjoyed the heck out of, even with a few minor quibbles over density and choices in direction. This would sell like gangbusters if it weren't on Bongo, the comics company that is mistakenly assumed to be only there to sell Simpsons-related goods. This has been optioned by SciFi, so expect this and Mansquito: The Series to hit the cable network in 2006.
JUN052851 HEROES ANONYMOUS #2 (OF 6) (O/A) (MR) $2.99
JUN052852 HEROES ANONYMOUS #3 (OF 6) (O/A) (MR) $2.99
JUN052711 REX LIBRIS #1 $2.95Two new #1s that I am looking forward to quite a lot. I've been over Rex Libris in a previous post, and I think that Rocketo is going to be pretty darn close to perfect, judging by the preview material I've seen from Speakeasy.
JUN053157 ROCKETO #1 $2.99
That's it, not a huge week, so go get something you wouldn't normally try and thank me for the encouragement when you find out I was right.
If you think I'm wrong, I don't want to fucking hear it, ok?
