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Comics on Sale This Month (dec '12)

Warped Savant — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:10:03 -0800

Week of December 5, 2012

Comics

Action Comics #15
Adventures of Augusta Wind #2
All New X-Men #3 NOW
Alpha Girl #5
Amazing Spider-Man #699
Animal Man #15 ROT
Archie #639
Atomic Robo Flying She Devils of the Pacific #5 (of 5)
Avengers #1 NOW
Avenging Spider-Man #15
Batwing #15
Before Watchmen Comedian #4 (of 6)
Before Watchmen Minutemen #5 (of 6)
Blackacre #1
Bloodstrike #33
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Willow Wonderland #2 (of 5)
Colder #2 (of 5)
Commander X All Star Special
Creator Owned Heroes #7
Cyber Force #2
Daredevil End of Days #3 (of 8)
Dark Shadows Vampirella #5
Deadpool #3 NOW
Detective Comcis #15 DOTF
Dial H #7
Doctor Who Vol 3 #3
Earth 2 #7
Epic Kill #7
Fairest #10
Fashion Beast #4
Ferals #11
Fly Vol 2 #2 (of 5)
Fury Max #7
Garfield #8
GFT 2012 Holiday Special
GI Combat #7
GI Joe A Real American Hero #185
Great Pacific #2
Green Arrow #15
Guarding the Globe #4
Haunted Horror #2
Hawkeye #5
Hellboy in Hell #1
House of Fun one-shot
Human Bomb #1 (of 4)
Hypernaturals #6
I Love Trouble #1
Invincible #98
Iron Man #3 NOW
Kevin Keller #6
Knights of the Dinner Table #192
Lady Death #24
Legend of Luther Strode #1 (of 6)
Legends of the Dark Knight #3
Lord of the Jungle #10
Magic the Gathering Path of Vengeance #1
Marvel Universe Avengers Earths Heroes #9
Marvels Iron Man 2 Adaptation #2 (of 2)
New Crusaders Rise of the Heroes #4
Perhapanauts Danger Down Under #2 (of 4)
Phantom Stranger #3
Planet of the Apes Cataclysm #4
Pound Ghouls Night Out #4 (of 4)
Punisher War Zone #2 (of 5)
Red She-Hulk #60 NOW
Robert Jordan Wheel of Time Eye of the World #31
Scooby Doo Where Are You? #28
Shadowman #2
Simpsons Winter Wingding #7
Smallville Season 11 #8
Sonic the Hedgehog #243
Soulfire Vol 4 #3
Spaceknights #3 (of 3)
Star Wars Purge Tyrants Fist #1 (of 2)
Stitched #10
Storm Dogs #2 (of 6)
Stormwatch #15
Stumptown V2 #4
Swamp Thing #15 ROT
Thunderbolts #1 NOW
TMNT Color Classics Micro Series Michelangelo
TransFormers Regeneration One #86
Ultimate Comics Ultimates #18.1
Voltron Year One #6
Wake the F#ck Up #1
Warlord of Mars Dejah Thoris #19
Womanthology Space #3
Worlds Finest #7
X-Factor #248
X-Men #39

Magazines

Comics Buyers Guide #1697 Jan 2013
Famous Monsters of Filmland #265
Illustration Magazine #39

Trade Paperbacks

Anomoly HC
Avengers X-Sanction TP
Batman No Man's Land Vol 4 new edition
Battle Beasts TP Vol 1
BPRD Hell on Earth TP Vol 4 Devil's Engine & Long Death
BTVS Season 9 TP Vol 2 On Your Own
Butcher Baker Righteous Maker HC
Dr Who TP Child of Time
Fury Max TP Vol 1 My War Gone By
Hoax Hunters TP Vol 1
iZombie TP Vol 4 Repossession
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus TP
James Bond Archives HC
KISS TP Vol 1
Krishna A Journey Within GN
Mega Man TP Vol 4 Spiritus Ex Machina
Michael Kaluta Sketchbook Series SC Vol 3
Mighty Thor by Matt Fraction TP Vol 2
Moon Knight by Bendis and Maleev TP Vol 2
New Mutants TP Vol 7 Fight Future
Nightwatchman GN
Pigs TP Vol 2
Space Punisher TP
Spacehawk TP Wolverton
Spider-Man Worlds Greatest Hero TP
Superman Grounded TP Vol 2
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TP Vol 1
Thing Tank TP
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man by Bendis TP Vol 2
Ultimate 7 TP Vol 3
Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen TP Vol 2
Wonder Woman Chronicles TP Vol 3
X-O Manowar TP Vol 1 By the Sword

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Warped Savant — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:13:32 -0800

Comics I'll be getting in trade:
Action Comics #15
Animal Man #15 ROT
Dial H #7
Swamp Thing #15 ROT

Trade I'll be getting:
Fury Max TP Vol 1 My War Gone By

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ebullientsoul — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:22:43 -0800

Yes:
Dial H #7
Hawkeye #5

Maybe:
Stumptown v.2 #4
Hellboy In Hell #1
FF #1

Dial H AND Hawkguy in the same week? PSYCHED. New Mignola drawn Hellboy? PSYCHED. Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth doing a car chase? SLIGHTLY LESS, BUT STILL VERY MUCH PSYCHED. Matt Fraction and Mike Allred doing anything at all together? PSYCHED. It's a strong week for comics. (And yes, I know FF#1 came out last week, but I couldn't make it in time then.)

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Pow — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:03:22 -0800

Action Comics #15
Atomic Robo Flying She Devils of the Pacific #5 (of 5)
Fury Max #7
Hellboy in Hell #1 - This'll probably be the best floppy of 2012
Stumptown V2 #4
BPRD Hell on Earth TP Vol 4 Devil's Engine & Long Death

Tradewaiting
Animal man, swamp thing, Luthor strode

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Flabyo — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:40:43 -0800

Hawkeye again already? Not complaining, just wasn't expecting two issues in a month.

Gives me another excuse to wander up to London on Thursday then...

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Pow — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:24:17 -0800

yeah, Marvel seem to be pumping out issues at a spectacular rate at the moment.

I'll also hopefully get a chance to read Maya Makes a Mess by Rutu Modan (kids book by the author of Exit Wounds) before I wrap it up for my neice's xmas.

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vandalhandle — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:56:35 -0800

small week for me and one of them is free so cheap also:

Before Watchmen Minutemen #5
Cyber Force #2

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dok101 — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:26:48 -0800

Before Watchmen Comedian #4 (of 6)
Before Watchmen Minutemen #5 (of 6)
Dial H #7
Fashion Beast #4
Ferals #11
Hellboy in Hell #1
Lady Death #24

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ales kot — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:00:56 -0800

It's coming. It's close. Um. CHANGE.

HEY A PODCAST

FREE PREQUEL PAGES.

INTERVIEWS.

FIRST EIGHT PAGES.

MORE INTERVIEWS.

MORGAN JESKE TALKS PROCESS.

I NEED SLEEP NOW PLEASE

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Frank — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:19:05 -0800

Avengers #1 NOW
Before Watchmen Comedian #4 (of 6)
Hellboy in Hell #1

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Warped Savant — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:15:34 -0800

Sorry for the crappy list. Hopefully the other site will update tomorrow.

SHIPPING WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12th

30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING #12
ADVENTURE TIME MARCELINE SCREAM QUEENS #6
AGE OF APOCALYPSE #10
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #699.1
AME COMI GIRLS #3 (OF 5)
ARCHER & ARMSTRONG (NEW) #5
ARMY OF DARKNESS ONGOING #7
ARTIFACTS #23
AVENGERS ARENA #1 NOW
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #10 NOW
BATGIRL #15 (DOTF)
BATMAN #15 (DOTF)
BATMAN AND ROBIN #15 (DOTF)
BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #9
BATTLEFIELDS #2 (OF 6) GREEN FIELDS BEYOND PT 2
BEFORE WATCHMEN DR MANHATTAN #3 (OF 4)
BEFORE WATCHMEN RORSCHACH #3 (OF 4)
BILLY KIDS ODDITIES & ORM LOCH NESS #3 (OF 4)
BLOODSHOT (ONGOING) #6
BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #16
CABLE AND X-FORCE #1 NOW
CALIGULA HEART OF ROME #1 (OF 6)
CHANGE #1 (OF 4)
CLONE #2
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #11
CRIMINAL MACABRE FINAL NIGHT 30 DAYS XOVER #1 (OF 4)
CROSSED BADLANDS #19
CROW SKINNING THE WOLVES #1 (OF 3)
DAN THE UNHARMABLE #8
DARK AVENGERS #184
DEATHSTROKE #15
DEMON KNIGHTS #15
DRAGON AGE THOSE WHO SPEAK #3 (OF 3)
FANTASTIC FOUR #2 NOW
FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #15 (ROT)
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #20
GHOSTBUSTERS ONGOING #16
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #15 (RISE)
GREEN LANTERN THE ANIMATED SERIES #9
GRIFTER #15
HACK SLASH #21
HOLLOWS #1 (OF 4)
IRON MAN #4 NOW
LEGION LOST #15
LENORE VOLUME II #7
MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #9
MARVEL UNIVERSE VS AVENGERS #3 (OF 4)
MASSIVE #7
MEGA MAN #20
MONSTERS INC #1 (OF 2)
ORCHID #11 (MR)
PETER CANNON THUNDERBOLT #4
POINT OF IMPACT #3 (OF 4) (MR)
POPEYE #8
RAVAGERS #7
RED SONJA ATLANTIS RISES #4
SAUCER COUNTRY #10 (MR)
SCARLET SPIDER #12
SHERLOCK HOLMES LIVERPOOL DEMON #1 (OF 5)
SPONGEBOB COMICS #15
STAR WARS LOST TRIBE O/T SITH #5 (OF 5) SPIRAL
STRAIN #9 (OF 12) (MR)
SUICIDE SQUAD #15 (DOTF)
SUPERBOY #15
TEAM 7 #3
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING #17
TO HELL YOU RIDE #1 (OF 5)
TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ONGOING #12
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT ORION PAX ONE SHOT
ULTIMATE COMICS IRON MAN #3 (OF 4)
ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #20
WALKING DEAD #105 (MR)
WINTER SOLDIER #13
WOLVERINE #317
X-TREME X-MEN #7.1

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Warped Savant — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:22:07 -0800

Comics I'm getting this week:
Battlefields #2 (of 6) Green Fields Beyond pt 2 -- Fantastic series! So glad it started up again.
Change #1 (of 4) -- Brought to you by our very own Ales Kot

Comics I'll get in trade:
Conan the Barbarian #11 -- Brian Wood!
Massive #7 -- Brian Wood!
Ultimate Comics X-Men #20 -- Notice a pattern yet? Brian Wood!

Trade I'll be getting:
Couriers: Complete Collection TP -- Brian Wood! (Already have them separately, but I want to have them as a single book too... that, and I'm assuming it has extra stuff like the Channel Zero collection did.

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Pow — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:53:01 -0800

BATTLEFIELDS #2 (OF 6) GREEN FIELDS BEYOND PT 2
CHANGE #1 (OF 4)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #11
CROSSED BADLANDS #19
MASSIVE #7

Also Atomic Robo which didn't appear last week and the 2nd Grendel omnibus

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vandalhandle — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:42:46 -0800

just Batman #15 for me this week

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sneak046 — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:12:05 -0800

CHANGE
BATTLEFIELDS
CONAN
MASSIVE
POINT OF IMPACT ( I dunno if anyone else is getting this, but it's a b&w crime/noir thriller that's right up my street, and the art is really distinctive)

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dok101 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:40:52 -0800

30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING #12
BATTLEFIELDS #2 (OF 6) GREEN FIELDS BEYOND PT 2
BEFORE WATCHMEN DR MANHATTAN #3 (OF 4)
BEFORE WATCHMEN RORSCHACH #3 (OF 4)
CALIGULA HEART OF ROME #1 (OF 6)
CLONE #2
CROSSED BADLANDS #19
DAN THE UNHARMABLE #8
MASSIVE #7
WALKING DEAD #105 (MR)

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Warped Savant — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:48:01 -0800

Week of December 19, 2012

Comics

A Plus X #3
Airboy Deadeye #5 (of 5)
Alan Robert Killogy #2 (of 4)
All New X-Men #4 NOW
America's Got Powers #4 (of 6)
Angel & Faith #17
Astonishing X-Men #57
Avengers #2 NOW
Avengers Arena #2 NOW
Batwoman #15
Before Watchmen Moloch #2 (of 2)
Betty & Veronica #263
Bionic Woman #6
Birds of Prey #15
Black Beetle Night Shift #0
Blue Beetle #15
BPRD 1948 #3 (of 5)
BPRD Hell on Earth #102 Return of the Master #5 (of 5)
Bravest Warriors #3 (of 6)
Broken Pieces #5
Cable and X-Force #2 NOW
Captain America #2 NOW
Captain America and Black Widow #640
Captain Marvel #8
Carbon Grey Vol 2 #2 (of 3)
Castle A Calm Before the Storm #1 (of 5)
Catwoman #15
Classic Popeye Ongoing #5
Comeback #2 (of 5)
Critter #7
Daredevil #21
Dark Horse Presents #19
DC Universe Presents #15
Django Unchained #1 (of 5)
Empowered Special #3 Hell Bent of Heaven Sent
Evil Ernie #3
Executive Assistant Assassins #6
Executive Assistant Iris Vol 3 #1
Fables #124
FF #2
Freelancers #2
Gambit #7
GI Joe Vol 2 Ongoing #20
Godstorm #3 (of 5)
Green Hornet #32
Green Lantern #15 Rise
Green Lantern New Guardians #15 Rise
Grimm Fairy Tales #80
Happy #3 (of 4)
Harbinger #7
Haunt #28
Hawkeye #6
He Man and the Masters of the Universe #5 (of 6)
Hellblazer #298
Hellraiser Road Below #3 (of 4)
Idolized #4
Indestructible Hulk #2 NOW
Joan of Arc From the Ashes #2
Joe Palooka #1 (of 6)
Journey Into Mystery #647 NOW
JSA Liberty Files Whistling Skull #1 (of 6)
Judge Dredd #2
Legion of Super Heroes #15
Locke & Key Omega #2 (of 7)
MacGyver Fugitive Gauntlet #3 (of 5)
Mara #1 (of 6)
Mars Attacks #6
Masks #2
Michael Avon Oemings The Victories #5 (of 5)
Multiple Warheads Alphabet to Infinity #3 (of 4)
Nightwing #15 DOTF
Nowhere Men #2
Number 13 #1
Pantha #5
Rachel Rising #13
Red Hood and hte OUtlaws #15 DOTF
RIPD City of the Damned #2 (of 4)
Robyn Hood #4 (of 5)
Rotten Apple one-shot
Scarlet Spider #12.1
Secret Avengers #35
Simpsons Comics #197
Slipstream Special one-shot
Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #20
Sonic Universe #47
Star Trek 100 Page Spectacular Winter 2012
Star Trek Next Generation Hive #3
Star Trek TNG Doctor Who Assimilation #8
Star Wars Agent of the Empire Hard Targets #3 (of 5)
Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi Prisoner of Bogan #2 (of 5)
Super Dinosaur #16
Supergirl #15
Supreme #67
Sword of Sorcery #3
Thief of Thieves #11
Thor God of Thunder #3 NOW
Thunderbolts #2 NOW
TransFormers More than Meets the Eye #12
Transfusion #2 (of 3)
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #18
Ultimate Comics Ultimates #19
Uncanny X-Force #35
Unwritten #44
Vampirella #25
Venom #28
Where Is Jake Ellis #2 (of 5)
Witch Doctor Malpractice #2 (of 6)
Witchblade #162
Wolverine and X-Men #22
Wonder Woman #15
Wonderland #6
X-Factor #249
X-Men Legacy #3 NOW
X-O Manowar #8
X-Treme X-Men #8
Young Justice #23

Magazines

Doctor Who Magazine #454
Juxtapoz #144 Jan 2013
Mad Magazine #519
SFX #229
Walking Dead Magazine #2

Trade Paperbacks

Art of Darksiders SC Vol 1
Art of Darksiders SC Vol 2
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Prem HC Vol 4
Avengers Mythos TP
Behind the Sofa Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who HC
Best of Sonic the Hedgehog TP Vol 1
Cannabis Fantasy Cool Coloring Book
Captain Marvel TP Vol 1 In Pursuit of Flight
Chew TP Vol 6 Space Cakes
Complete Funky Winkerbean HC Vol 1 1972-1974
Cursed Pirate Girl HC Vol 1
Daredevil by Mark Waid TP Vol 2
Darksiders II Death's Door HC Vol 1
Delphine HC
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Prem HC Vol 6
FF by Jonathan Hickman TP Vol 3
Halo TP Fall of Reach Invasion
History of Sonic the Hedgehog HC
Incredible Hulk by Jason Aaron HC Vol 2
Invincible Iron Man Prem HC Vol 11 Future
Invincible Iron Man TP Vol 9 Demon
Iron or the War After HC
Judge Dredd Complete Brian Bolland HC
Judge Dredd Garth Ennis Coll TP
Moon Knight by Bendis and Maleev TP Vol 2
Muppets TP Four Seasons
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis TP Vol 3
New Mutants TP Vol 7 Fight Future
New X-Men Omnibus HC
Oh My Goddess RTL TP Vol 43
Orchid TP Vol 2
Phantom Detective Double Novel #1
Sharaz De HC
Spider-Man Trouble on Horizon TP
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics TP Vol 3
True Blood Ongoing HC Vol 1
Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen TP Vol 2
Walking Dead Omnibus HC Vol 4 S/N Ltd. Ed.
Weird Horros & Daring Adventures of Joe Kubert Archives HC
Wolverine and X-Men by Jason Aaron Prem HC Vol 4
Wolverine Back in Japan TP
X-Men Legacy Back to School TP

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Warped Savant — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:00:23 -0800

Big week for me this week! I'm a little confused...

Comics I'm getting:
Avengers Arena #2 -- #1 came out last week and it was surprisingly entertaining. Going to stick around for a bit and see what I think.
Batwoman #15 -- Guest artist, boo! 3 more issues and I done.
Multiple Warheads: Alphabet to Infinity #3 (of 4) -- Fantastic series brought to you by the wonderful Brandon Graham (King City). Love it!
Rachel Rising #13 -- Seriously intense horror story by Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise, Echo)
Witch Doctor: Malpractice #2 (of 6) -- Brought to you by our very own Brandon Seifert.

Comics I'll get in trade:
Happy #3 (of 4) -- Haven't heard about about this Morrison story...
Locke & Key: Omega #2 (of 7) -- Hands down my favorite series that I've read. This is the 6th of 6 story arcs.
Mara #1 -- New Brian Wood creator owned stuff!
Saga #8 -- Such a weird series...

Trade I'll pick up:
Invincible Iron Man TP Vol 9: Demon -- It's been okay...

Also considering:
New X-Men Omnibus HC -- They're re-printing Morrison's X-Men run in a giant book again!

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Pow — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:01:56 -0800

CROSSED BADLANDS #20
DAREDEVIL #21
HAPPY #3 (OF 4)
HELLBLAZER #298
LOCKE & KEY OMEGA #2 (OF 7)
MARA #1 (OF 6)
MULTIPLE WARHEADS ALPHABET TO INFINITY #3 (OF 4)
SAGA #8

Tradewaiting

BPRD HELL ON EARTH #102 RETURN O/T MASTER #5 (OF 5)
BPRD 1948 #3 (OF 5)
WITCH DOCTOR MALPRACTICE #2 (OF 6)

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Flabyo — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 02:26:49 -0800

Hawkeye again? Wow, Matt is a *machine*...

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vandalhandle — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 03:25:40 -0800

BATWOMAN #15
HAPPY #3 (OF 4)
LOCKE & KEY OMEGA #2 (OF 7)
SAGA #8
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #22

Not bothering with Avengers Arena, gave issue one a chance and after an interview a couple of months ago with the writer claiming it's not like Battle Royale, the first issue ends up being the rules explained to the kids and the first kill by an adult authority figure, so it was the classroom scene.

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Pow — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 07:39:19 -0800

I had no intention of reading Avengers Arena, but the reaction on 4chan to #1 was spectacularly entertaining so might download it. Similarly Spiderman #700.

Instead of tradewaiting BPRD I decided to catch up on the singles so now I've a big bag 'o floppies to read on the way home. Huzzah!

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ebullientsoul — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:36:38 -0800

This week will destroy my wallet:
BATWOMAN #15
CAPTAIN MARVEL #8
HAPPY #3
HAWKEYE #6
SAGA #8
WONDER WOMAN #15

Considering:
CHANGE #1
MARA #1
COURIERS COMPLETE EDITION

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dok101 — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:26:19 -0800

BEFORE WATCHMEN MOLOCH #2 (OF 2)
BEFORE WATCHMEN NITE OWL #4 (OF 4)
BPRD 1948 #3 (OF 5)
BPRD HELL ON EARTH #102 RETURN O/T MASTER #5 (OF 5)
CROSSED BADLANDS #20
MARA #1 (OF 6)
NOWHERE MEN #2
SAGA #8

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sneak046 — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:16:54 -0800

BATWOMAN
MARA
SAGA

Contemplating FF2, but I found issue one a bit meh tbh. Maybe it's just me but I can't really enjoy fraction's marvel stuff as much as I want to, if that makes any sense..

I borrowed mind mngnt #1-#6 recently and was really impressed by it. Something totally different (in terms of style, if not content ) than anything else I am reading.

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Warped Savant — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:01:54 -0800

Vandal Handle -- What's Battle Ryale?

Pow -- What was the reaction on 4chan?

Everyone -- The list has been updated now, complete with trades.

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Pow — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:43:59 -0800

about 2000 posts of angry ranting, mostly. A fan favorite (or whatever) character got blown into meaty giblets to prove how tough the baddie is, didn't go down well

edit: apparently Mara #1 isn't actually on sale until next week *sadface*

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Flabyo — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:20:44 -0800

@Warped - What's Battle Royale? Hmm, where do I start...

It was a book released in Japan, very dark, very political. Then it was a manga that was sillier and way more gory, and then finally it was a movie that sat somewhere between the two and became something of a cult classic (mainly cause no US distributor would touch it for some time, despite it being out everywhere in Europe).

Basic premise: near future, fascistic version of Japan, in order to control their rebellious youth and overpopulation they take random classes and send them off to a deserted island telling them that they have to kill each other. Last one standing gets to live.

Definitely worth a watch, Beat Takeshi steals every scene he's in, and you'll probably recognise a lot of the teen actors in it as many of them went on to larger careers.

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vandalhandle — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:21:29 -0800

@warped, exactly what @flabyo said, definitely worth a watch

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Warped Savant — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:08:23 -0800

Pow -- That's awesome! See now, I have the advantage (?) of really having no idea who the characters are.
And you're right... it looks like Mara isn't on sale this week... but one of my shops is insistent that they're getting it in this week... Maybe it'll come with a note saying not to sell until next week and was shipped early due to Christmas making everything go wonky?

Flabyo -- I'll keep an eye out for it. One thing I was really happy with is when Arcade pointed out that he got the idea of what he's making the kids do was taken from a set of teen books that he read while locked up. If they had tried to pretend that it was an original idea I would've been disappointed.

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Flabyo — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:44:44 -0800

@Warped - ah, by 'set of teen books' he almost certainly means 'the hunger games'. Which has a very similar premise, but spends more time on the characters and less time on the ironic deaths.

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Pow — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 03:05:54 -0800

Warped Savant < yeah, Mara, Crossed and I guess some others are shipping this week but aren't to be sold until next week (for all those people rushing out to the shops on boxing day instead of getting smashed and fat like normal people). I'm sure loads of shops will just sell them early, but not mine :(

also no sign of Locke and Key Omega #2, annoying!

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vandalhandle — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:21:11 -0800

Locke and Key Omega #2, word from my usual store and the one around the corner is it didn't arrive and they don't know whats going on with it, IDW site lists it as on sale this week.

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Warped Savant — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:31:05 -0800

Flabyo -- Yeah, you would have to assume it was in regards to Hunger Games... For those that are disappointed in it because it's similar to Battle Royale all I can ask is this: Did you not look at the cover? It's a rip off of the Battle Royale movie image. (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VCP5UA6AL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)

Pow -- Yeah, found that out today when I went in... So... there may not be a list next week (or, if there is, people will probably miss it seeing as only 10 titles or so are being released).
My shop got in Locke & Key... maybe it didn't make it out to all of them? I didn't check, but I assume it was Omega #2...

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James Cunningham — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:56:20 -0800

On page 2 of Hawekeye, the two panels are bordered on the right and bottom with Clint Barton's a/v setup. Speaking as someone who works for the cable company and can guide confused old people through hooking this up over the phone, it's a disaster. Just utterly unworkable. I mean seriously, what's going on there!? The DVR has cable and satellite input? The DVR, which is a recorder, is hooked to a VCR via component cables, and where did he get a VCR with component in/out? And why are the component cables colored green/white/red instead of green/blue/red? And with all those components strung together, there's got to be some pretty scary signal loss going on. GAH!!!

Ok, professional pet peeve is aired. Please return to your regular forum browsing.

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Warped Savant — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 22:39:46 -0800

Don't blink or you'll miss it...

Week of December 26, 2012

Comics

Amazing Spider-Man #700
Aquaman #15
Avenging Spider-Man #15.1
Before Watchmen Nite Owl #4 (of 4)
Crossed Badlands #20
Deathmatch #1
Hip Flask Ouroborous
Justice League #15
Mara #1 (of 6)
Shadow Special #1

Trade Paperbacks

Eerie Presents El Cid HC
Star Wars Omnibus Clone Wars TP Vol 3 Republic Falls

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Warped Savant — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 22:41:43 -0800

I'll be picking up Mara in trade. I love Brian Wood. He deserves to be on a shelf rather than in a box.

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ebullientsoul — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:06:32 -0800

@Warped

I'll argue that. (Not the loving Brian Wood bit. He's a great author.)

I suspect there is a part of him that used to listen to Fugazi and New York hip-hop records that gets a thrill knowing there's someone, somewhere, reading his single issues on the bus or train to or from work. DMZ and the Massive are not best enjoyed in a room with a high back chair and a glass of red wine, they're meant to be read Right The Fuck Now on subway platforms or your smoke break. Northlanders, not so much.

Where Mara will fall, I have no idea.

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Pow — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 02:35:00 -0800

Mara and Crossed for me

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Warped Savant — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:59:44 -0800

Ebullient -- Yes, of course he would like it that people buy his singles... he also likes it that people buy his trades. I've talked to him about the difference between buying singles and trade waiting quite a few years ago... Apparently a series continuation is (mostly) determined by the sales by everything past the first trade and that the sale of singles has very little to do with it.

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Miranda's Eyes — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:17:28 -0800

Wow, that is a tiny list. I'll take a look at Mara, but will probably use the week to pick up some GNs such as the new Grandville or maybe the re-issued Batman/Judge Dredd book.

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dok101 — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:51:49 -0800

My wallet has time to recuperate from the last several weeks!

Before Watchmen Nite Owl #4 (of 4)
Crossed Badlands #20
Mara #1 (of 6)

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Frank — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:48:41 -0800

Avengers #1 NOW
Before Watchmen Comedian #4 (of 6)
Before Watchmen Minutemen #5 (of 6)
Hellboy in Hell #1
Shadowman #2
X-O Manowar TP Vol 1 By the Sword

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ebullientsoul — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 07:21:25 -0800

@Warped

First: Merry Christmas!

Second: Respectfully, that's not my point. My point is: DMZ and The Massive are most powerful when they're read closest to when they are originally serialized, because they're commentary about the world around us. That's not to say they don't have resonance when they're collected and have spines thrown on 'em, but because of their subject matter when you get to them makes a difference, I think.

There's also a flaunting of normal behavior in reading a single issue of a comic in public that I think still appeals to the man who wrote Channel Zero fifteen years ago. In the case of DMZ or The Massive, with an obvious agenda, it goes doubly.

Third: I could be wrong. I don't think I am. But! Merry Christmas.

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Warped Savant — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 22:56:12 -0800

Yeah, okay, that all makes sense. And you are right, it has more impact and is more timely if you read them right away.

But I'm still not going to. :D

Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. It's been a good year over here, hopefully it has been for you as well.

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James Cunningham — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:59:26 -0800

Mara was going so well until she lifted the netting at super-speed and it fell back into resting position at, apparently, super-speed, all while the volleyball hung in mid-air.

/nitpick