Comics shipping, 9-17-08
It’s a doubleheader of highly anticipated Superman comic books this week. The penultimate issue of the “Brainiac” storyline in “Action Comics” comes out this week, after a short delay for a printing error. (Apparently nothing as nefarious as the “All-Star Batman” printing error.) And “All-Star Superman” wraps up the Grant Morrison-Frank Quitely story with issue #12.
If you missed the Norman, Okla., issue of “Local,” by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly, the entire storyline is now collected in one hardcover, also on sale this week.
Full list and commentary after the break.
ACTION COMICS #869
Join me in hoping that Gary Frank is the penciller of ”Action Comics” for years and years.
AGE OF SENTRY #1 (OF 6)
Paul Tobin and Jeff Parker create “Silver Age” tales of the Sentry.
AGE OF SENTRY #1 (OF 6) BULLOCK VAR
AIR #2 (MR)
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #12
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #572 NWD
Bullseye and the Thunderbolts target Spider-Man.
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #8
ATOMIC ROBO DOGS OF WAR #2 (OF 5)
BATGIRL #3 (OF 6)
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #11 RIP
BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #85
BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #2
BIRDS OF PREY #122
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #17
By Marv Wolfman and Phil Winslade; Supergirl and Huntress team up.
BROKEN TRINITY #2 KEOWN CVR B
BROKEN TRINITY #2 SEJIC CVR A
Two new artifact-bearers are created in Top Cow’s crossover, written by Ron Marz.
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #5
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #5 MONKEY VAR
CASEY BLUE BEYOND TOMORROW #5 (OF 6)
CASTLE WAITING VOL II #12
CHECKMATE #30
CISCO KID VS WYATT EARP (C: 0-1-2)
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #3
DC SPECIAL CYBORG #5 (OF 6)
DC UNIVERSE DECISIONS #1 (OF 4)
The third of the comics held back by DC Comics for printing issues; this one looks at politics in the DC Universe.
DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #6 (OF 6)
DEAD SPACE #6 (OF 6)
FAMILY DYNAMIC #2 (OF 3)
FATHOM #2 CVR A GARZA
FATHOM #2 CVR B GUNNELL
FATHOM #2 CVR C TURNER & STEIGERWALD INCV (NET) (C: 0-0-1)
FLASH #244
FOOLKILLER WHITE ANGELS #3 (OF 5) (MR)
GENE COLAN TRIBUTE BOOK DRACULA COVER
Reprinting classic stories by Gene Colan, and, with the help of the Hero Initiative, proceeds from this book will benefit Colan as well.
GENE COLAN TRIBUTE BOOK IRON MAN COVER
GENE COLAN TRIBUTE BOOK MARVEL MONSTERS COVER
GHOST RIDER #27
GLAMOURPUSS #3
Dave Sim’s part fashion parody/part meditation on Alex Raymond and photorealism in comic books moves to its third issue.
GODLAND #25
Joe Casey’s Jack Kirby tribute makes it to issue 25.
GRAVEL #5 (MR)
GRAVEL #5 BLACK MAGIC ED INCV CVR (NET) (MR) (C: 0-0-1)
GRAVEL #5 WRAP CVR (MR)
GREATEST HITS #1 (OF 6) (MR)
Looks like the British Invasion with superheroes.
GREATEST HITS #1 (OF 6) VAR ED (MR)
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #5 MONKEY VAR SI
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #5 SI
HELLBLAZER #247 (MR)
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #121
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #121 MONKEY VAR
IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #33 SI
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #28
MARVEL APES #2 (OF 4)
MARVEL APES #2 (OF 4) JIMENEZ VAR
MIGHTY AVENGERS #18 SI
MOON KNIGHT #22
PUNISHER #62 (MR)
RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR #5 (OF 
ROBIN #178
SCALPED #21 (MR)
SECRET INVASION THOR #2 (OF 3) SI
Hoping Thor keeps I-35 clear of Skrulls.
SIMPSONS COMICS #146
SKRULLS VS POWER PACK #3 (OF 4)
SPIKE AFTER THE FALL #3 (OF 4)
SPIRIT #21
SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #3
SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #3 MONKEY VAR
STAR TREK ASSIGNMENT EARTH #5
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF
STORMWATCH PHD #14
SWORD #11 (MR)
TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #50
According to the solicit, this issue is co-plotted by Leatherhead creator Ryan Brown and featuring the return of Tristan Jones on script and Paul Harmon on art.
TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #7 (OF 12)
TERRY MOORES ECHO #6
“Echo” continues to build; it’s different from Moore’s “Strangers in Paradise” but definitely worth a look.
TINY TITANS #8
The Tiny Titans get their report cards.
TITANS #5 (RES)
Something about Raven, and completely different from the original solicit for this issue.
TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #3
TRINITY #16
TRUE BELIEVERS #3 (OF 5)
UNCANNY X-MEN #502 MD
WALKING DEAD #52 (MR)
WAR HEROES #2 (OF 6)
WAR HEROES #2 (OF 6) B&W HARRIS CVR INCV (NET)
WAR HEROES #2 (OF 6) EDWARDS CVR INCV (NET)
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #11
WYATT EARP VS THE CISCO KID (C: 0-1-2)
X-FACTOR #35
X-FACTOR #35 MONKEY VAR
X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #16
YOUNG X-MEN #6 MD
YOUNG X-MEN #6 MONKEY VAR MD
ZOMBIE TALES #5 CVR A
ZOMBIE TALES #5 CVR B
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Good week for graphic novels, as well!
ABYSS TP VOL 01
What if you found out your dad was a supervillain? From Kevin Rubio, the creator of “Troops.”
By Guy Delisle, of “Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea” and “Shenzhen: A Travelogue From China.”
CAPTAIN
Collecting “Captain America” 31-36, including the first appearance of the New Cap.
CASTLEVANIA CURSE OF DARKNESS GN VOL 01 (OF 2)
CRIMINAL MACABRE MY DEMON BABY TP (C: 0-1-2)
DRAGON BALL VIZBIG ED GN VOL 02 (C: 1-0-0)
ESSENTIAL IRON MAN TP VOL 01 NEW PTG
ESSENTIAL OFF HB MARVEL UNIV MASTER ED TP VOL 03
INCREDIBLE HERCULES AGAINST THE WORLD TP
JANES IN LOVE
Sequel to “Plain Janes.”
JSA PRESENTS GREEN LANTERN TP
Collects stories from ”Green Lantern: Brightest Day/Blackest Night” and “JSA Classified” 25 and 32-33.
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP VOL 01 TORNADOS PATH
By Brad Meltzer, Ed Benes and Sandra Hope, collecting the first 7 issues of the relaunch.
LOCAL HC (C: 0-1-2)
Probably the best money you could spend on comics this week.
LOVELESS TP VOL 03
MAGICIAN APPRENTICE TP VOL 02
MMW FANTASTIC FOUR HC VOL 11
PANTHEON TP VOL 01 WELCOME TO THE MACHINE (RES) (C: 0-1-2)
Written by Bill Willingham.
SPIDER-MAN PREM HC VOL 03 BRAND NEW DAY
SUPERMAN KRYPTONITE HC
By Darwyn Cooke and Tim Sale.
UNCLE SAM FREEDOM FIGHTERS BRAVE NEW WORLD TP
I thought kind of an underrated series.
VAGABOND VIZBIG ED GN VOL 01 (MR) (C: 1-1-0)
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Looking forward too:
- Tiny Titans!
- Amazing Spidey: NWD (Yes, I am a hypocrite. It’s too much fun.)
- Age of Sentry (Colin and I came up with this idea earlier this year. We are geniuses. Unpaid geniuses.)
- All Star Superman (is this the best comic book of our lifetime, just as pure “comic book”, superhero, Superman mythology, the very perfection and personification of everything great and majestic about comic books, or not? I submit that it is.)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (I loved the original series. Loved. When Vance showed up in this one, I flipped. I want so badly for there to be a return of the GOTG)
FANTASTIC Thor comment!!! I think, should JMS ever end his Thor run, another comic writing Okie should take his place… Maybe that guy who’s writing Supergirl. He’s pretty good.