New Comic Book Day Megathread

[Colin YNWA]

Batman Inc. 8 was only pretty good. After all the fuss the most of the comic felt like padding for the oh so spoiled ending. Well a lovely little moment between Damien and Dick aside, that was quite brilliant.

Arrggggghhh....stupid social media hype has meant I've missed out on my first issue of Morrison's Batman run! 
Have been able to procure a 'variant' cover for next week from my LCS, more than double the price though.
Goddamn you band wagon jumpers! (Shakes Bat-Gauntlet impotently)

Yeah my LCS said they'd sold out an age ago and where still getting calls (I have it on standing order so no problem for me luckily). According to Bleeding Cool it was selling on eBay for $30 the morning it was out, while there were literally thousands still on the shelves. Give it a couple of months and no doubt you'll be able to pick it up for next to nowt?

[Link Prime]

Batman Inc. 8 was only pretty good. After all the fuss the most of the comic felt like padding for the oh so spoiled ending. Well a lovely little moment between Damien and Dick aside, that was quite brilliant.

Arrggggghhh....stupid social media hype has meant I've missed out on my first issue of Morrison's Batman run! 
Have been able to procure a 'variant' cover for next week from my LCS, more than double the price though.
Goddamn you band wagon jumpers! (Shakes Bat-Gauntlet impotently)

Yeah my LCS said they'd sold out an age ago and where still getting calls (I have it on standing order so no problem for me luckily). According to Bleeding Cool it was selling on eBay for $30 the morning it was out, while there were literally thousands still on the shelves. Give it a couple of months and no doubt you'll be able to pick it up for next to nowt?

As always Colin, a pragmatic & sensible response. FOR A NON-COMIC COLLECTOR!!!!!!!!! Kill the unbeliever!!!!

Ah yer probably right- will get it on ComiXology tonight, then pick it up for a Euro in a month. 

[The Adventurer]

NEW COMICS SHIPPING THE WEEK OF 03-06-13

My Digital Pulls
47 RONIN #3 - I'm digging this series a lot, Stan Sakai is in top form.
2000 AD #1822 - Things continue to tick over, a couple new strips start up in 1824 which should bring a welcome shake up to the current like up. Which is fine, but some change will be nice.
FAIREST #13 - I'm actually a bit behind on this series, I think the last issue I read was 9? The problem is, I don't miss it. Which is problematic. I hope the next arc is better.
SAVAGE DRAGON #185 - Things are shaking up, and Savage Dragon is always at its best when that's going on.
THE HYPERNATURALS #9 - The latest Previews says issue 11 is the 'penultimate issue'. If this series is ending with issue 12 that really sucks. Because this is a really good series.
WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP #59 - There are only so many times I can say One-Punch Man owns, this week is no exception. Seems like its starting to pick up something of an ongoing narrative, which makes me think the series premises is going to have legs. Which is great. Also, for some reason I could understand what was going on in Naruto this week... so that's different.

COVER GALLERY


COMPLETE SHIPPING LIST

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MAGAZINES

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[sheldipez]

ANIMAL MAN #18 & SWAMP THING #18 - Purely to see the fallout from Rotworld, I imagine this will be my last two pickups for these two.
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #5 I've got nothing against the art (which is perfectly great) but it doesn't feel like Spider-Man having Dan Slott but not Humberto Ramos on art duties; roll on #6!
VAMPIRELLA STRIKES #3 Taking a while for this to warm up but it's enjoyable nonsense regardless.
FAIRY QUEST #2 Ah a fix of Ramos! It's a shame this is only a two parter, imagine it's going to end on a cliff-hanger.

[Colin YNWA]

ANIMAL MAN #18 & SWAMP THING #18 - Purely to see the fallout from Rotworld, I imagine this will be my last two pickups for these two.

I do wonder how steep the drop off will be for these two after Rotworld. Noting I've read about the new run on Swamp Thing has inspired me to carry on with the book and with a big name like Snyder leaving (where does the 'y' go?) I do wonder how it will fare. Not to say of course it won't be great and I'm making a mistake by dropping it.

As for Animal Man, while it keeps the same team and in Jeff Lemire has a very solid writer taking the book down what looks like much more interesting routes than old Swampie (and thus keeping me on board) it'll be interesting to see how much sales on this one have been supplemented by its close relationship with Swamp Thing. Will there be a steep drop off, I certainly hope not but fear there might?

[Link Prime]

Totally over-hyped and sold out Batman Inc 8 update: my LCS did indeed keep the Chris Burnham variant for me (which I was duly informed is selling for €50 on EBay), but agreed to sell it to their loyal customer for the cover price of €2.99. Sometimes it's nice to be recognised as a reader, not a speculator! 

As with Sheldipez, I'm out as of this weeks Swamp Thing 18. Was a damn good run by Snyder though.

Anyone else pick up Joe Casey's 'Sex' this week? I was hoping to 'insert' an "I've had better" pun, but it was actually pretty, pretty good!

[Colin YNWA]

Anyone else pick up Joe Casey's 'Sex' this week? I was hoping to 'insert' an "I've had better" pun, but it was actually pretty, pretty good!

I'm picking it up next time I'm in my LCS (alas not for a couple of weeks now) for all the fuss over the fact its called 'Sex' all the blurb about it and interviews with Joe Casey made it sound really interesting and I'm looking forward to picking it up. Glad to hear a good review.

[Colin YNWA]

Speaking of 'Sex' as if Apple were running the marketing campaign for the title they have banned it on on Images App and via Comixology. For fucks sake (no pun intended) how silly is that, well unless its particularly explicit or something but its not going to be is it.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/03/07/apple-bans-sex-image-tells-you-where-you-can-find-it/

[Link Prime]

Speaking of 'Sex' as if Apple were running the marketing campaign for the title they have banned it on on Images App and via Comixology. For fucks sake (no pun intended) how silly is that, well unless its particularly explicit or something but its not going to be is it.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/03/07/apple-bans-sex-image-tells-you-where-you-can-find-it/

Sad.

And trash like '50 Shades of Grey' was number 1 on iBooks for half a frickin ice age.
Someone better get a f*cking grip in the big A quicksmart.

[The Adventurer]

Interesting about Sex. I just just ranting over on a Manga forum about Manga Publishers not being allowed to put a large chunk of their mature readers material up through their apps because Apple won't let them. I was making the argument that ComiXology has no such restricts, but after doing a search on Sex and Black Kiss I found out I was wrong.

What IS different however, is that I can still buy Sex and Black Kiss via ComiXology's website, and I believe the purchases will show up on my iPad. Since I buy everything through the ComiXology site (so Apple doesn't get a cut of my purchases) this isn't a big deal. The Manga publishers don't even allow that (though you can buy digital copies of most of their mature readers material, but it can only be read via PC browser).

Really obnoxious situation all around. And its all down to Apple being dopes.

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

Really obnoxious situation all around. And its all down to Apple being dopes.

Are they though? I'm by no means a fan of Apple, but it seems to me like they have a choice between slightly inconveniencing a minority of users, and greatly offending a large proportion of their users. Y'know, bible belters and that ilk. The easily offended. The overly self-righteous.

I'm not defending Apple at all. I'm just saying they've made a shrewd business choice. They are quite good at the whole capitalism racket.

Apple thinking they can tell you how you can use the technology you've paid good money for, is nothing new. I gave up on itunes and the appstore because you can't just open it and download the thing you want. You open it, and you have to update this, sync that, and best of all, read this 60+ page document about what you can and can't do with your own property. Fuck those guys

[Professor Bear]

Based on their early behavior where they censored man-on-man kisses, I always assumed Apple's strict no-sex policy was just a way to police homoerotic material without being seen as kowtowing to the homophobic contingent.

Fuck them indeed.

[The Adventurer]

NEW COMICS SHIPPING THE WEEK OF 03-13-13

My Digital Pulls
21ST CENTURY BOYS, VOL 02 GN - The final volume of this epic saga. I still recall the day I stumbled across the first volume in a Borders Express back in February 2009. When I found it, I didn't know who Naoki Urasawa was. Now I know he's one of the greatest comic creators in the world right now. The series as a whole has had its ups and downs, but over-all its been a great experience reading it.
2000 AD #1823 - Another long running series I've been following for ages comes to an end. The Red Seas is a series I've been following for at least as long as I've been reading 2000 AD. A lot of people have problems with the series as a whole, and while I have my criticisms, as a whole the series has been an adventurous good time.
BRAVEST WARRIORS #6 - Fun series.
SAUCER COUNTRY #13 - Penultimate issue before the series goes on indefinite hiatus. I hope it comes back someday, its very different from most comics.
STAR WARS #3 - I've been having a hard time getting into Brian Wood comics lately. His Conan didn't really gel with me, nor The Massive. But this... This is the best Star Wars has been presented in a while.
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #10 - Words about how twisted this series is go here.
THE TRANSFORMERS: REGENERATION ONE #89 - ComiXology had a sale on IDW's other Transformers comics, so I picked up Last Stand of the Wreckers, and More Then Meets The Eye trades and gave them a read. Honestly? Regeneration-One is a lot better.
THE WALKING DEAD #108 - I'm not sure I care about the current status quo.
WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP #60 - Steady as she goes. One-Punch Man was pretty LOL this week. But that's par for course.

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DEC128352 BLACK BEETLE #1 NO WAY OUT (2ND PTG) $3.99
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[sheldipez]

STAR WARS #3 - I've been having a hard time getting into Brian Wood comics lately. His Conan didn't really gel with me, nor The Massive. But this... This is the best Star Wars has been presented in a while.

Star Wars #3 has been great so far, it's bit early in but I hope the quality keeps up, it's worth picking this one up monthly for the cover art alone.
BATMAN #18 As with the rest of this months' bat issues this deals with the Damian fallout and Kubert steps in from Capullo on art duties. I think the cover was meant to be dramatic but made me laugh; am I evil?
AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #18 Superior Spider-Man vs THOR. Interesting.
WOLVERINE #1 NOW Just checking this out to see what the "all new Marvel NOW!" hook is going to be. I think people that liked the character is starting to get a bit overdosed by Logan.
TRIGGERGIRL 6 Phil Noto's art looks superb and as far as I can see it's a one off collecting previous Triggergirl bits & pieces. I thought this was out next week though.
Just picked up 2000AD prog 1823 from the shop and that looks like a big chunk o Red Seas I can see.

INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US #1 gets a second printing this week, I cant recommend this enough! It's pretty much DC's "What If" title.

[Colin YNWA]

TRIGGERGIRL 6 Phil Noto's art looks superb and as far as I can see it's a one off collecting previous Triggergirl bits & pieces. I thought this was out next week though.

Looks like it is and if you didn't read Creator Owned Comics its well worth checking out, I loved it. I wonder if it does well they'll return to the character. Worked really nicely as a stand alone but I'd be happy for a return and don't doubt the creative team involved could make it work.