Shopping List for 3/30/05

[De Carabas]

I know it is still a little early, but my neighbor's TV kept me up last night and I can even think about work yet.

Unless Diamond updates the list, it's looking like a small week for us.

Batman #638
Read #635-637 last night! L-O-V-I-N-G it! I just hope the Red Hood reveal doesn't turn out to be a bust.
DC Countdown #1
Given that it is only a buck, I may have ordered it.
Legion of Super-Heroes #4
Unfortunately, I really enjoyed #3. #3 did what I hoped it would and it sold me on the series. The "unfortunately" comes in because I didn't pre-order #4.
Majestic: Strange New Visitor TP
Didn't pre-order it, but it is definitely on my short list of items-to-pick-up-later-on.
Ocean #5
Great series. Waiting for trade would have been cheaper, but this has been worth it!
Outsiders #22
Let's hope the upcoming new artist is up to the job. This book needs a steady penciller.
Richard Dragon #11
Ever lose interest because a series is at its premature end?
Superman: For Tomorrow HC
Well, if the story doesn't wow me, I'm sure it'll look nice.

Rex Mundi #13
Wow. This book getting back on a regular schedule would make me all kinds of happy.

Astonishing X-Men #9
Ahhhh. Bliss.
Fantastic Four #524
*sniff* I feel like my parents are getting divorced all over again.
Madrox: Multiple Choice TP
Buy this! Easily one of the best stories of last year!
Pulse #8
Thinking of switching to trade after this arc.
Secret War Book Four
Cool!


Wait for Trade
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Usagi Yojimbo
Otherworld
Risky given that it is twelve issues, but this was a cost-saving measure.
Ultimate Secret
Ellis!
X-Men: Phoenix Endsong
Depending on how it ends, P may want this in trade.

EM

[torippu]

I'm an idiot and didn't see that Eric beat me to the punch this morning with this list. Augie can go ahead and delete my post...

DARK HORSE
BPRD THE DEAD #5 (OF 5) $2.99
Last BPRD monthly for me. Switching to trades for the next series.

DC COMICS
DC COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS #1 $1.00
Might as well, it's only a buck!
FLASH #220 $2.25
Rogue War! Finally! Seems like its been building for 2 years now.
PLANETARY VOL 3 LEAVING THE 20TH CENTURY TP $14.99
Guess I can't use the "waiting for trade" excuse for not buying Planetary this week.

MARVEL
ASTONISHING X-MEN #9 $2.99
Yippee!
MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #12 $2.99
I'm jumping off after this issue.

[Maukingbird]

Eric posted first, so I thought I'd continue his thread to be fair (sorry, torippu).

BATGIRL #62 $2.50
The new team is frickin rocking my socks! A+!
BATMAN #638 $2.25
Winick and Mahnke rock! Love this!
DC COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS #1 $1.00
SOOOOOOOOO looking forward to this!!!! Rucka, Winick and Johns!!! The catalyst to this years DC events! And it's only a dollar!!!
FLASH #220 $2.25
Rogue War!!
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #4 $2.99
Waid and Kitson! LOVE THIS! DC is on a total roll with me.
OUTSIDERS #22 $2.50
Winick!
TEEN TITANS GO #17 $2.25
The JASON AND THE ARGOBOTS team of Torres and Norton!
VICTORY VOL 2 CVR A FRANCISCO #3 (Of 4) $2.95
Edu Francisco rocks!
ASTONISHING X-MEN #9 $2.99
JOSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [explodes with love and excitement] This week kicks my ass.
FANTASTIC FOUR #524 $2.99
Waid and 'Ringo's final issue (for real, this time). :( WHYYY???!!!! [sobs]
MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #12 $2.99
The conclusion of Millar & The Dodson's run!
PULSE #8 $2.99
BENDIS!!! Finally! "Secret War" part... 3, I think. First issue with NEW regular artist Michael Lark!!! The book's supposed to be getting back on track, now.
SECRET WAR BOOK FOUR (OF FIVE) $3.99
More Bendis!!!
SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #26 $2.25
Conclusion of "Sins Remembered."
ULTIMATE SECRET #1 (OF 4) (RES) $2.99
Coool!! ULTIMATE GALACTUS Vol. 2! Steve McNiven art!
X-MEN AGE OF APOCALYPSE #5 (OF 6) $2.99
LOVE THIS!!!!
X-MEN PHOENIX ENDSONG #4 (OF 5) $2.99
Very very cool! Greg Land draws so purdy!
NANCY DREW VOL 1 GN $7.95
Don't remember if I ordered this, but it looked cool. I like Sho Murase's art a lot!

[Scott Beeler]

Rex Mundi #13
Wow. This book getting back on a regular schedule would make me all kinds of happy.

That would be nice, but this issue isn't the start of it. I believe this is the last issue that Eric J did the art for, so there'll probably be another long break after it, while a new artist is found and gets going.

My list is:
Damn Nation #2
The Goon #11
Rex Mundi #13
Temporary #2

[Sabrina_Fried]

Here's mine this week:

STAR WARS EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH TP( Even though I won't read it until after I see the movie)
USAGI YOJIMBO #82

Buying in Trade

STAR WARS EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH #1 (This is probably redundant but whatever)

Yup, another HUGE week of comic buying for me! ;) Probably for the best, I just paid for the airfare for SDCC this week...and thanks to Jetsgo paid almost 20% more than what I had to pay last year!

Sabrina

[VisionNick]

DC Countdown #1 - This is a must have. It's 80 pages for a dollar, and it kicks off DC's plans for the year. And, unlike crossovers and events from the past- I expect this to be good too. I can't wait to read this, which means I'm playing right into DC's hands. :)

Batman #638 - I've been buying this and putting it aside. I play to make my own trade by reading this arc all at once. A friend of mine has been borrowing this from me and he says that Winick has been doing a nice job so far.

Flash #220 - Always good. Johns is the man.

Astonishing X-Men #9 - What a great, great book. I'm really happy to hear that eventually Whedon is gonna write a second volume of this.

Phoenix #4 - I'm buying this due to the beautiful Greg Land art.

Grimjack #3 - 4 bucks is a little steep for a comic. IDW is lucky that I really dig John Ostrander...

-Nick

[DF2506]

Gotta Get Sooner or Later:

Madrox: Multiple Choice TP-I got to read the first issue online and I liked it. Didn't get to collect the issues though. I'd definitly like to have the TP.

Planetary Vol. 3: Leaving the 20th Century-I have the first two trades and so I'd definitly like to have this too. Planetary is great in TP (its great in the seperate issues too, but there's something especially cool about reading it in TP form, imo).

DF2506
" Though, whenever that Invinicble TP #4 comes out, that'll be the next TP I get. Then prob Planetary when I can and I'd like to get Madrox too! "

[Gotham_City]

DC COMICS
BATGIRL #62
great book. i noticed that Eric didn't have this on his list. he must have just missed it.
BATMAN #638
I have to agree with Eric
BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL 1 TP
DC COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS #1
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #4
Agreeing with Eric again. I did however preorder 4
OTHERWORLD #1 (OF 12)
OUTSIDERS #22
Agreeing with Eric yet again. I actually didn't preorder #23 because i was going to wait for trades but of course they are going to start a crossover with teen titans. ugh.
RICHARD DRAGON #11
i'm going to agree with Eric just one more time.
SUPERMAN FOR TOMORROW VOL 1 HC

WAIT FOR TRADE
X-MEN PHOENIX ENDSONG #4 (OF 5)

Jeff (I want be more like Eric)

[pmpknface]

· DC COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS #1 - So cheap, I had to get it.
· PLANETARY VOL 3 LEAVING THE 20TH CENTURY TP - I haven't read this since about issue #14 was NEW, so I may have to do some re-reading before diving into this.

· REX MUNDI #13 - :o Fantastic! Great book!

· ASTONISHING X-MEN #9 - KICK BUTT!
· DAREDEVIL REDEMPTION #3 - I'm liking this. It'll work well as a tpb.
· DOCTOR SPECTRUM #6 - Although it's taking forever, this is a good story on the edge of the core title.
· ESSENTIAL TOMB OF DRACULA VOL 4 - How can I say no?
FANTASTIC FOUR #524 - Love this to death!
· MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #12 - Over? NICE! Looking forward to the new team here.
· PULSE #8 - SW tie in I think. It's been a while.
· SECRET WAR BOOK FOUR - O man, is this a typo? I hope not!
SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #26 - I miss this already!
· ULTIMATE SECRET #1 - The last ish in this series was awesome! I can't wait to see how it evolves.

· TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #31 - :D


Trade Material:

OCEAN #5
OTHERWORLD #1
X-23
X-MEN AGE OF APOCALYPSE #5
X-MEN PHOENIX ENDSONG #4

[UniqueFrequency]

wow small week.

BPRD The Dead #5 (Of 5)
-great work but the next mini i'm getting in trade

Star Wars Episode III Revenge Of The Sith TPB
-probably will get this but not read it till after the movie

Batman #638
-love the arc!

DC Countdown To Infinite Crisis #1
-missed out on IC 'cause i thought it was too expensive. this will help me decide if i wanna catch the other minis this yr

Flash #220
-is rogue war starting?

Legion Of Super Heroes #4
-quite enjoying this so far

Otherworld #1 (Of 12)
-not 100% sure. i'm sure a trade will be out, so i might flip it and wait

Outsiders #22
-would love to see how the deathstroke thing plays out

Astonishing X-Men #9
-i must say the baddie is unexpected. wonder how it'll play out

Daredevil Redemption #3 (Of 6)
-quite enjoying this, but i think it'll be more coherent if read at one go

[torippu]

Outsiders #22
Let's hope the upcoming new artist is up to the job. This book needs a steady penciller.
EM
I dropped the book at the beginning of the year because I felt it had lost a lot of steam after Tom Raney left. Isn't Carlos D'Anda the new regular penciler? I thought that I read that on the Gelotometti blog recently. Anyways, the issues that he penciled were OK (I think the coloring was too dark), nothing that made me want to keep reading the book.

[De Carabas]

According to the Pulse, the new penciller is Shawn Moll, starting with #22. I guess I personally never felt like D'Anda was the "new penciller" so much as the "fill-in guy until we find a new penciller." Don't get me wrong, I do like D'Anda, (cautiously glances to see if Tracie is prepping scorpibees), but the book has felt a bit off since Raney's departure.

It could also just be Winick is spreading himself too thin, Outsiders is the book paying the price, and my comments about art have nothing to do with it. Either way, I hope things change because what was one of my weekly favorites is coming close to being purged.

EM, Jeff's new role model

[kevhines]

DC Countdown #1 - I didn't read Identity Crisis. I don't want to read it. I am not interested in it. It made me glad I wasn't reading Titans, and made me drop Flash. I don't like big crossovers. I know they sell. I am not sure if I will get any of the spin offs. I will however get this anyway. 80 pages, 1 dollar? I support the price. Good creators, but I expect to not like it. I am also not looking forward to House of M.

Legion of Super-Heroes #4 - A good book. Not great. But again, extra pages, for really great price. And I love Kitsons' art. Those two push me far enough to keep buying this.

Richard Dragon #11 - this is a book that was getting good, but like Eric I have lost all interest in impending cancellation. Oh well. I am still get these final two issues.

Planetary Vol.3 - I just read volumes 1 and 2 (and the crossover volume) in preparation! I wonder if I read any of these issues? I forget when I switched to the trade.

Waiting for the Trade
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Astonishing X-Men
Fantastic Four
Phoenix?

[torippu]

According to the Pulse, the new penciller is Shawn Moll, starting with #22. I guess I personally never felt like D'Anda was the "new penciller" so much as the "fill-in guy until we find a new penciller." Don't get me wrong, I do like D'Anda, (cautiously glances to see if Tracie is prepping scorpibees), but the book has felt a bit off since Raney's departure.

It could also just be Winick is spreading himself too thin, Outsiders is the book paying the price, and my comments about art have nothing to do with it. Either way, I hope things change because what was one of my weekly favorites is coming close to being purged.

EM, Jeff's new role model
Yep - the first 3 issues of Outsiders were fantastic. And then Raney was sick, didn't pencil the next 3~4 issues, penciled the next 3, took an issue or two off, got rid an inker, finished the Fearsome Five story and then was gone. By that time, the momemtum that the book had was gone for me. I stuck around through the recent child slavery arc but dropped it soon after.

Thanks for pointing me to the article about Shawn Moll. The samples look good. However, I did notice one thing in the comments section, it looks like he may only be on for 2 issues:

quote:
"I wish Shawn the best of luck, and I hope he has a long healthy run on Outsiders."
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Thanks for the warm wishes. As far as I know, I'm only booked for these two issues, at this time.

[VisionNick]

I dropped Outsiders a few issues ago.
I dropped the book partially because I think that Winick's writing has really slipped on this and Green Arrow too, and due to Tom Raney leaving the book, who I thought was awesome.

I'm not familiar with Shawn Moll, but I'll flip through the new ish of Outsiders so I can check him out- but I doubt that I'll be buying Outsiders again anytime soon.

-Nick

[Augie De Blieck Jr.]

DC COMICS
DC Countdown To Infinite Crisis #1, $1.00
Ocean #5 (Of 6), $2.99
Superman For Tomorrow Vol 1 HC (resolicited), $24.99

Yay! I finally can look at Jim Lee's Superman art. And for only a buck, I'll give the COUNTDOWN book a shot.

DEVILS DUE PUBLISHING
Aftermath Breakdown #5, $2.95

This is the Dixon one, right? Cool.

GEMSTONE PUBLISHING
Donald Duck Adventures Vol 11 TPB, $7.95

I haven't dropped a Duck book yet, but this one would be at the top of the list. I never get the time to read it. . .

HOARSE AND BUGGY PRODUCTIONS
Elks Run Vol 1 #1, $3.00

IDW PUBLISHING
Grimjack Killer Instinct #3 (Of 6), $3.99

MARVEL COMICS
Astonishing X-Men #9, $2.99
Doctor Spectrum #6 (Of 6), $2.99
Fantastic Four #524, $2.99
Madrox Multiple Choice TPB, $13.99
Pulse #8, $2.99
Secret War Book Four (Of Five), $3.99

I wish I had something interesting to say about any of these books. Can't wait for ASTONISHING, though. =)

WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT
Wizard Comics Magazine House Of M Cvr #163, $5.99

MAGAZINES
Draw #10, $5.95

Sometimes, I wonder why I bother with either of these magazines, but I haven't come to the conclusion yet that they're a complete waste of money.

Books I'm waiting for a trade on:

BPRD The Dead #5 (Of 5), $2.99
Legion Of Super Heroes #4, $2.99
Daredevil Redemption #3 (Of 6), $2.99

Maybe. Don't know if I care that much one way or the other on the DD book.

Marvel Knights Spider-Man #12, $2.99
Ultimate Secret #1 (Of 4) (resolicited), $2.99
X-Men Phoenix Endsong #4 (Of 5), $2.99

I get to wait on a hardcover in the PHOENIX case. Yay!

-Augie

[BronteJD]

X-Men Phoenix Endsong #4 (Of 5), $2.99

I get to wait on a hardcover in the PHOENIX case. Yay!

-Augie

Ummm...what do you mean, "get to wait"? Has one been solicited?? Am confused. :eek:

[Augie De Blieck Jr.]

Yes, it's in the latest PREVIEWS. Due out in June. =)

-Augie

[BronteJD]

GARGH. I won't know how it ends before I'm required to put the order in, will I?

[pmpknface]

GARGH. I won't know how it ends before I'm required to put the order in, will I?

Well, you could always wait for the SC...

.. but do you really WANT to know how it ends before you read it? The reviews have been good, and I thought the first issue (I got it for $.75) was very good! Land's art was awesome! C'mon! Roll the dice! :D

[nweathington]

MAGAZINES
Draw #10, $5.95

Sometimes, I wonder why I bother with either of these magazines, but I haven't come to the conclusion yet that they're a complete waste of money.


Just for you, there's a lettering roundtable discussion conducted by Todd Klein in this issue of DRAW. Chris is part of the discussion, as well. Also, this is my first issue as designer for the mag, so be nice.

[Augie De Blieck Jr.]

I read the lettering article tonight, as a matter of fact. You'll need to be a REAL lettering geek to enjoy it.

I enjoyed it muchly, even with the murky thoughts in the back of my head that more than half the discussion is dated badly in this day and age of computer lettering. I'm grateful I can always claim to be of an age to remember the great hand letterers.

And a Mark McKenna article is a nice boost, too. I had to pick this one up. . .

-Augie

[Kep!]

COOL! I haven't picked it up yet, I will! Thanks for the tip!

[BronteJD]

Well, you could always wait for the SC...

.. but do you really WANT to know how it ends before you read it? The reviews have been good, and I thought the first issue (I got it for $.75) was very good! Land's art was awesome! C'mon! Roll the dice! :D

Nope. :)

As previously stated, I'm a Jean Fan. I love Jean Grey. I am extremely concerned that the current mad love that exists for Emma Frost will cause a story that is not Happy for Jean. ::face::

I need to know what the ending is before I commit to reading it. Stories I don't like unfortunately make me all gripe-y and mad for a lengthy period of time. This is not good for Eric. ;)

I'll be flipping through the HC to find out and then purchasing it if it works out.

[Augie De Blieck Jr.]

Hmmm, Oracle, Jean Grey, Ultimate Mary Jane... You have a thing for redheads, P? ;-)

-Augie

[pmpknface]

Well, whatever's best for Eric! ;)

[BronteJD]

Hmmm, Oracle, Jean Grey, Ultimate Mary Jane... You have a thing for redheads, P? ;-)

-Augie


::stares at Augie::

::stares at soon be re-colored hair in the mirror::

::fwaps Augie::

Hey Rogue is one of My Girls and she doesn't have red hair, and neither does Diana, who reigns supreme. So there. ;)

[pmpknface]

hhhhmmmmmmmmm.........

....red heads.....

:D

[Augie De Blieck Jr.]

Hey, it's OK. In Season One, I was rooting for Nikki McKibbin initially. Now THAT'S a primary shade of red right there. . .

But, er, what do you have against blondes?

-Augie

[De Carabas]

Well, whatever's best for Eric! ;)
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my new sig file. :D

EM

[De Carabas]

But, er, what do you have against blondes?

-Augie
Emma's blonde.

'Nuff said.

EM

[mgs]

comics comics comics!! i got these..

DC
Flash #220 $2.25
Image
Amazing Joy Buzzards #4 $2.95

Marvel
Secret War Book 4 $3.99

Dark Horse
Goon #11 DH Ed $2.99

Devils Due Publishing
Hack Slash Comic Book Carnage $4.95

Viper Comics
Random Encounter #1 $2.95

SSS Comics
Eclipse & Vega : The Beds We Make #1

[pmpknface]

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my new sig file. :D

EM

Glad I could be of assistance!