This shit. That's what. It's all coming out
Wednesday, August 24th, so look out!
Dark Horse / DC / Marvel
Light week. Nothing egregious or offensive.
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JUN051837 FRANCIS MANAPUL WITCHBLADE #75 LITHO $19.99Oh, piss off.
JUN051838 FRANCIS MANAPUL WITCHBLADE #75 LITHO SGN $29.99
MAY051594 TERRY DODSON WITCHBLADE #88 LITHO SGN $29.99
Other Companies
JUL052701 BRIAN PULIDOS LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE #1/2 EMPRESS CVR $5.99The usual. It's all just eye-fuckingly bad and just plain tiresome anymore. The people that buy this shit won't read my blog and the people that read my blog won't buy this shit, right? Right?!? The morons who buy into this shit, who convince themselves that a sheaf of paper wrapped in a piece of slightly shinier paper that may have extra cleavage or a bit of foil is worth more because it costs them more and is supposed to be "rare?" They deserve to lose every dime they toss at comics junk-bond companies that manipulate them with loose and spurious claims of scarcity. When they're trying to convince some sucker on eBay or a shopowner that these are a fucking investment, goddammit and they earn, literally, pennies on the dollar and wonder why the fuck they got started with "collecting" comics instead of reading some of the amazing stuff that's out there, I'm going to feel even better about this medium and how darwinism may just take care of the stupid.
JUL052699 BRIAN PULIDOS MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH BRING IT CVR #2 $5.99
JUL052700 BRIAN PULIDOS WAR ANGEL HELLS BELLE CVR #1 (OF 3) $5.99
APR052840 DF RED SONJA RUBI ALT CVR #1 $10.00
MAY052729 DF WEAPON X DAYS OF FUTURE NOW #1 SGN $19.99
APR052868 DF WILDSIDERZ #0 DOUBLE SGN $49.99
JUL052695 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE MOONLIGHT CVR #1 (OF 4) $5.99
JUL052696 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE PRISM FOIL CVR #1 (OF 4) $12.99
JUL052757 LADY DEATH DEATH GODDESS COMM ED $5.99
JUL052694 LADY DEATH DEATH GODDESS TIGHT SQUEEZE CVR $5.99
APR052658 FATHOM #1 LTD ED SIGNED PRINT $34.99
Yeah, it's kind of petty, but I'm like that.
Picks, you might say?
DC Comics
JUN050339 CATWOMAN WILD RIDE TP $14.99The last trade from the "good" artists on the book working with Brubaker, this is a good bet for good, pulpy, superhero-related action. The Relentless trade may have gotten a little thick on the violence, but this is probably going to be the flip side and, hell, there's Wildcat for those of you who like your big, hairy boxers who are just past middle-aged.
JUL050303 HISTORY OF VIOLENCE NEW TP NEW EDITION $9.99I finally snagged a copy of the original Paradox Press printing (say that three times real fast) a couple of weeks ago and can recommend it, even if I hope that the movie tweaks a few things. The comic feels a little too lifelike, especially in its final act, where it moves towards a wholly unsurprising and slightly unsatisfying ending. Still, when it comes to mood and tone, it's a thing to behold.
JUN050369 JACK CROSS #1 $2.50See below.
JUN050349 SUPERMAN THE MAN OF STEEL VOL 4 TP $19.99Sure, I may have my problems with some of the Byrne material (you do not tear the fucking cape, goddammit!) but the pocket universe Superboy story presented in here is fan-fucking-tastic. I mean, check this cover out!
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JUN051784 GROUNDED #2 (OF 6) $2.95I really, really liked the first issue and hope that it keeps it up or I will be like a lover scorned, writing hateful notes and boiling its bunny.
Marvel
JUN052003 DAREDEVIL #76 $2.99Jesus, shit, damn, and fuck! Bendis got his groove back, baby. There's a very logical, very well handled bombshell in this one. I hope this isn't a blip.
JUN052016 MEGA MORPHS #2 (OF 4) $2.99This is so stupid it is genius.
No, really. You've not lived until you've seen a mind-controlled Hulk running a giant mecha, bellowing that the mission objectives must be met as he smashes down Giant Transforming Spider-Man-Bot. Your eyes have now known brilliance until you've seen Wolverine's robot plane (!!) extending its claws (!!!) to slice through a group of Giant-Sized Doombots (!!!!) as he delivers a pithy wisecrack. Read it and put it back on the shelf and wait, for in a few years, you'll find this in a fifty cent bin and pay what it's worth and you will revel, my friend.
Other Companies
JUN053097 BANANA SUNDAYS #2 (OF 4) $2.99Good comic makes Kevin's heart smile. *sleeps*
APR052730 GIFFENS WHAT WERE THEY THINKING ONE SHOT $3.99Previews says: Keith Giffen re-writes and re-mixes a classic Wallace Wood WWII comic in the tradition of Mystery Science Theater 3000! With Woody providing the eye-searing art, Giffen comes in and re-writes the dialogue in his classic Ambush Bug and Lobo style! Kevin Church will spaff himself with great shuddering bouts of laughter!
I may be making up that last sentence, but I'm pretty sure it's true.
JUN052962 HANK KETCHAMS COMPLETE DENNIS THE MENACE 1951-1952 HC $24.95I want to get started with these but I can't justify it right now. Stupid money.
JUN053288 MIDDLEMAN #2 (OF 4) $2.95Once again, a case of me really liking the first issue and hoping it keeps it up.
MAY052419 MONKEY IN A WAGON VS LEMUR ON A BIG WHEEL #1 $2.99I really, really hope that this caught my eye and I ordered it, just for the freakin' awesome title alone. Turns out it's an expanded version of a story told in the CBLDF's Even More Fund Comics anthology. Check out some of the art here. It looks like it's ten kinds of awesome.
OK, that's it. My eyes are tired and outside of the complete first and second seasons of TJ Hooker are apparently on DVD and the fact that Previews and The Comics Journal are both shipping this week, there's not much else for me to glean from the shipping list. Except maybe for these:
MAY053624 RUPAUL GLAMAZON DOLL $59.99And with the image of me singing very loudly to Donna Summer tunes as my RuPaul doll and I boogie down, I leave you.
MAY053625 RUPAUL RED HOT DOLL $59.99
MAY053626 RUPAUL SUPERMODEL DOLL $59.99
