Shopping List: 9/17/08

[torippu]

Lots of good books shipping this week!

DC COMICS
Action Comics #869, $2.99 - Now that I am all caught up, I can't wait to read this issue.
Birds Of Prey #122, $2.99 - How much longer will DC continue to publish this book?
Titans #5 (resolicited), $2.99 - Think that I pre-ordered this book.

IMAGE COMICS
Astounding Wolf-Man #8, $2.99 - 'Bout time! Seems like a really long time since the last issue shipped.
Walking Dead #52, $2.99 - Yay!

MARVEL COMICS
Amazing Spider-Man #572 (Regular John Romita Jr Cover), $2.99 - Yay!
Captain Britain And MI 13 #5 (Regular Bryan Hitch Cover), $2.99 - Been very good so far.
Guardians Of The Galaxy #5 (Regular Clint Langley Cover), $2.99 - First book that I read this week!
Iron Man Director Of SHIELD #33 (Secret Invasion Tie-In), $2.99 - I don't normally read this book but this looks too cool to pass up.
Mighty Avengers #18 (Secret Invasion Tie-In), $2.99

Trip

[kevhines]

All-Star Superman #12 - one of the rare rare comics that I buy in floppy form AND plan to get when it is collected. Though I am hoping for a 12 issue hardcover.
Loveless Vol.3 - the end of this series. Too short! I love everything I have read that Azzraello has written!
Guardians of the Galaxy #5 - great book. This and Nova are the only Marvel/DC book I get in issue form anymore. (also I just read Abnett/Lanning's Authority #1. Also great!)
Captain American: Death of... Vol.2 - love me some Brubaker
Incredible Hercules TPB - the HC of this was way too expensive for so few issues. I can't wait to read this.

GOOD WEEK!

[jclaus]

DC COMICS
Birds Of Prey #122, $2.99
Brave And The Bold #17, $2.99

IDW PUBLISHING
Star Trek Assignment Earth #5, $3.99 - ok, not one of Byrne's better efforts.

MARVEL COMICS
Captain Britain And MI 13 #5 (Regular Bryan Hitch Cover), $2.99 - good start to the series. usually a crossover tie-in at the start can really handcuff a book, but Cornell did a great job and made it one of the best tie-ins without completing slogging down the story.
Guardians Of The Galaxy #5 (Regular Clint Langley Cover)(Secret Invasion Tie-In), $2.99
Mighty Avengers #18 (Secret Invasion Tie-In), $2.99 - the "pull the curtain back" books have been the best part of SI.
Punisher #62, $2.99
Uncanny X-Men #502 (X-Men Manifest Destiny Tie-In), $2.99
X-Factor #35 (Regular Boo Cook Cover), $2.99

ONI PRESS
Local HC, $29.99 - anybody read this. recommendations? where is that James guy from Oni? :rolleyes:

[Scott Weinstein]

ONI PRESS
Local HC, $29.99 - anybody read this. recommendations? where is that James guy from Oni? :rolleyes:

That's a great read. I highly recommend it.

This week I got...

All-Star Superman #12 - Just a great series beginning to end
Amazing Spider-Man #572
Skrulls vs Power Pack #3
Sword #11
Echo #6
Walking Dead #52
War Heroes #2
X-Men: First Class #16

[mgs]

WARNING: SPOILERS!!!!!



WARNING: SPOILERS!!!!!



Titans #5 (DC) - by Winick, Lopez, Rollins, Bit, Ramos, Delgado, Benitez, Nome. I liked this fill-in artist. The story seemed a bit odd, but it was fun. Re: Beast Boy, I thought he could morph into creatures offworld which would've helped his situation a bit more than the ones he chose, imo.

Action Comics #869 (DC) - by Johns, Frank, Sibal, Anderson. The art is phenominal, but the story lost me a bit on this one. The bite and punch seemed out of place with the previous issue, as well as how Superman faired during his fight in this one. In one minute, he's fine, in the next, he's not. I'm confused.

Janes in Love (minx/DC) - by Castellucci, Rugg, Lex. Another excellent gn by these two. I love the world that these characters exist in and like others, wish this series could go on for a long time.

Air #2 (Vertigo/DC) - by Wilson, Perker, Chuckry. I took another chance, because I disliked the first issue so much. This did not quell my fears and confusions. The whole end was a mess. They use arrows? They wonder why people go there when there's an international airport right into the country? No one notices that the outside of the airport is an occupied desolate jungle? Why is there 'tension' at the end with the knife behind his back, I mean, they're already in custody, surrounded by armed guards, is the knife really that much a surprise?

True Believers #3 (Marvel) - by Bates, GUlacy, Beredo. Though I love Gulacy's art, his focus on the naked female form and faces were a bit too much for me this issue. And though he is very good at background stuff, his art for the tech pieces is very lacking and dated.

Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! #2 (DC) - by Kunkel. His cartoon art & story are good, but again like in Herobear, some of the story is beginning to get an 'adult' feel that is not conducive to telling a good children's story.