Shopping List: 1/31/07

**torippu** · 01-29-2007, 10:22 PM

Sometimes, I'm thankful for small weeks. Here's what I'm going to reading on Wednesday.

DC COMICS
52 Week #39, $2.50 - Who is the artist this week?

IMAGE COMICS
Walking Dead #34, $2.99 - Can't wait to read this!

MARVEL COMICS
Ms Marvel Special, $2.99 - should be interesting.

ONI PRESS INC.
Wasteland #6, $2.99 - Conclusion of the first arc.

Trip

**pmpknface** · 01-30-2007, 05:47 AM

· SATSUMA GISHIDEN VOL 2 TP - Oh yeah! Killer manga!

· BATMAN SECRETS TP - Sam Keith is good stuff.
· SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY VOL 4 TP - Finally! All 4 of these will be read soon...

· ANNIHILATION #6 - This is the #1 book that will be read fron this list.
· BLACK PANTHER #24 - BP's been great lately.
DAREDEVIL #93 - Yes! Always a good read.
· ESSENTIAL GHOST RIDER VOL 2 - Just in time for the movie!
· GHOST RIDER FINALE - I had to get this.
· MARVEL MASTERWORKS ATLAS ERA HEROES VOL 1 NEW ED HC - Nice! Atlas era rocks!
· MS MARVEL SPECIAL - Not interested in the reprints, but for the new story.
· ULTIMATE CIVIL WAR SPIDER-HAM CRISIS #1 - Had to.
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #38 - Very cool! Love this arc!!!
· XIII TP - My 1st Dabel Bros. book.
· ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL 3 TORN TP - For a friend
X-MEN #195 - Excellent!

· MUSHISHI VOL 1 GN - Being made into a flick. Mentioned in the podcast.
· TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #42 - :D
· REMOTE VOL 2 GN - Finally! Ordered this ages ago!
· FRANK MILLERS ROBOCOP TP - Put this one in the stack to read.

Trades:
· BATMAN AND THE MAD MONK #6 - I'm about to order this.
· EX MACHINA #26 - How often is this out? 7-8 times a yr?
· JACK OF FABLES #7 - gotta wait.
· WALKING DEAD #34 - Dying to know what happened in #33, but can wait
· WONDERLOST #1 - I may just grab this off the shelf
· KABUKI #8 - I'm waiting for this to be collected for sure.
· GARTH ENNIS CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD #1 - Avatar will collect this.
· SE7EN GLUTTONY #1 - Maybe.

Also: I went back to a local New England Comics and grabbed another 300 B&B's last night and already used them ALL! While I was there I decided to fill in a few holes in the X-run, and grabbed some key issues I needed between 192 - 319. I now have from 316 - present in Uncanny.

**goman** · 01-30-2007, 08:50 AM

Oh, it's a trade heavy week, which could turn pricey. may have to put a few books back if nessesary. Depends on if I ordered these or not.

Avatar:
Frank Miller's Robocop TPB: can't remember if I ordered this or not. I'm pretty sure I did. Looking at the price tag on it now, I'm kind of wishing I hadn't. Sounds interesting though.

DC/Wildstorm/Vertigo:
52, week 39: Getting close to the end. Cover for this one looks interesting.
Ex machina #26: Great as always. New storyline. Top of the stack for that one.
Jack of Fables #7: Good stuff. I'm really enjoying this series so far.
also Ninja Scroll from last week, since my store got shorted on it.

Marvel:
Astonishing X-men Vol 3: I'm glad I read this in trades. Can't wait to get into this one.
XIII Vol 1: I've had this ordered since I believe Alias originally solicited it, more than a year ago. Hopefully it lives up to my expectations. If I don't get a copy, I'll be pissed.

Oni:
Wasteland #6: Enjoying this one. Time to go back and reread the first arc in one sitting.

Viz:
Yu Gi Oh: Duelist Vol 19: Yes, I'm a big, childish, geek. I've never played the game, but I find the manga interesting, and well drawn. I think this one is wrapping up soon.
Shonen Jump #51: Need to finish the last issue tonight. Love this book though. Lots of great, different stories.

**Augie De Blieck Jr.** · 01-30-2007, 08:53 AM

Just looking at everyone's lists here makes me smile - I'm going to have plenty of material for the podcast this week. XIII and Spider-Ham in the same week? SCORE!

-Augie

**goman** · 01-30-2007, 09:24 AM

I forgot to mention that I need to order Doug TenNapel's Gears from somewhere. Love his stuff so much.

Also, did everyone else's color change on the forums, or have I gone crazy?

**torippu** · 01-30-2007, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by goman

Also, did everyone else's color change on the forums, or have I gone crazy?

Looks the same to me - maybe you have gone crazy! :p

**pmpknface** · 01-30-2007, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by goman

I forgot to mention that I need to order Doug TenNapel's Gears from somewhere. Love his stuff so much.

Also, did everyone else's color change on the forums, or have I gone crazy?

Oh, you're losin' it. :p

If you want, go to: User CP, Options, and at the bottom select the Forum Skin option you like. Maybe they just reset for you or something.

**torippu** · 01-30-2007, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by goman

Oni:
Wasteland #6: Enjoying this one. Time to go back and reread the first arc in one sitting.

I was thinking the same thing. I also just ordered the first trade so I may hold off on re-reading until that arrives in March/April.

Btw, did you notice that Oni raised the price for this book? Going forward (can't remember if it is issue #7 or #8), the new cover price will be $3.50. I'm still onboard, but I wonder if that isn't a warning that the book isn't selling as well as expected to warrant the lower price point.

**torippu** · 01-30-2007, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by pmpknface

While I was there I decided to fill in a few holes in the X-run, and grabbed some key issues I needed between 192 - 319. I now have from 316 - present in Uncanny.

I'm always impressed with the amount of back issue bin diving that you do. Do you bargain shop or pay top dollar for these types of books?

Looking back, I think that the Uncanny X-Men run in my collection begins around issue #203 (#210 was definitely the first issue of Uncanny that I sampled) and ends at issue #318.

**pmpknface** · 01-30-2007, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by goman

I'm always impressed with the amount of back issue bin diving that you do. Do you bargain shop or pay top dollar for these types of books?

Looking back, I think that the Uncanny X-Men run in my collection begins around issue #203 (#210 was definitely the first issue of Uncanny that I
sampled) and ends at issue #318.

Thanks man. I don't pay top dollar for ANYTHING. All of the issues I got last night were 50% off, and the most I spent on any 1 was $4 (#216 I think). There were more issues I needed, but I didn't want to spend the $ on them.

There is a chain of stores up here called New England Comics and they have huge sales every now and then. Right now they are having a sale that is:

50% OFF COMICS OLD & NEW!*
50% OFF TOYS*
20% OFF TRADES AND GRAPHIC NOVELS
30% OFF EVERYTHING ELSE!*

So the last 2 weeks I've gotten supplies at 30% off and super-cheap back issues. Hell, last week the Marvel Two-in-One's that I got were almost ALL $1, and then I got 1/2 off that! HA! The huge lot of X-books I got was from a friend who bought a collection and then sold the X-books to me at $1 a piece, which isn't bad at all.

That's a nice X-run you've got there. You stopped just as I started, around the Age Of Apocalypse. My "goal" with the X-books is to get from #180 / Ann. 7 and up, where Essential vol 4 ends. I also don't mind if I have trades that cover issues (like I have the Mutant Massacre tpb, which has 210-213). So if you count that I have from 202-221 straight. I need a bunch of Jim Lee issues, but other than that, none are really hard or expensive.

**goman** · 01-30-2007, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by pmpknface

Oh, you're losin' it. :p

If you want, go to: User CP, Options, and at the bottom select the Forum Skin option you like. Maybe they just reset for you or something.

Okay, I found out what I did. There's a little tab at the bottom of the page, I must have changed it without noticing. Wierd.

**goman** · 01-30-2007, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by torippu

I was thinking the same thing. I also just ordered the first trade so I may hold off on re-reading until that arrives in March/April.

Btw, did you notice that Oni raised the price for this book? Going forward (can't remember if it is issue #7 or #8), the new cover price will be $3.50. I'm still onboard, but I wonder if that isn't a warning that the book isn't selling as well as expected to warrant the lower price point.

I didn't notice the price jump, but it's not that big a deal. I hope it's selling well enough to continue for a while. Seems like they have a nice long story planned, and I'd like to see it through to the end. Hopefully the trade sales give it a little boost. It's a really solid book that more people should give a try.

**sschroeder** · 01-30-2007, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by pmpknface

· SATSUMA GISHIDEN VOL 2 TP - Oh yeah! Killer manga!

I thought I saw this come out last week.

· MS MARVEL SPECIAL - Not interested in the reprints, but for the new story.

I do not think there are any reprints in it.

Usagi # 100 is the book I need to see. This may not actually have a standard Usagi story (unless Sakai worked one into his pages), so I'm wondering if it will live up to the anticipation or turn any of the milestone issue curiosity seekers on to the book more long term.