GN Release – 16th of August 2006
I was actually sitting here wondering why the hell I’ve not been feeling very connected to the world of graphic novels, and then I realised that my routine look at what’s going on in the world of comics had come to a pretty much a stop. It’s nothing personal, just lots of things going on in my life at the moment. So in an attempt to get back into things we’ll start in my comfort zone and keep these weekly updates coming.
0/6 VOL 3 GN (OF 5) $9.99
ADVENTURES IN OZ TP $39.99
AEGIS VOL 1 GN $9.99
ALL THAT PIKACHU ANI MANGA TP $7.99
BEST OF CURSE O/T SPAWN TP $16.99
BONE VOL 4 DRAGONSLAYER COLOR ED HC (PP #725) $18.99
BONE VOL 4 DRAGONSLAYER COLOR ED SC (PP #725) $9.99
Massive fan of Bone. It’s strange that I bought the complete edition from about a year ago or something like that, and I’ve still not had the chance to just sit down and read through it. I do recommend this serious if you’ve not had the chance to have a look at it, you’re now getting it pretty cheap and in full colour which is great. I’m enjoying Jeff Smith’s black and white artwork, which is essentially golden in my eyes. The story follows the Bone brothers as they’re ousted from Boneville (think Duckville or whatever it’s called in the town the Scrouge McDuck has got that massive house that has a massive dollar sign on the front of it…although Smith has never shown us this place)..anyway it follows their adventures, and they do have many. Dragons, Cow Races, crazy grannies and lots of ‘Stupid, Stupid, Rat Creatures’. It’s a modern classic.
BOY PRINCESS VOL 3 GN (OF 9) $9.99
CABLE DEADPOOL VOL 5 LIVING LEGENDS TP $13.99
They’re still publishing this? Damn loads of people love them Cable and Deadpool, which is just unfair when there are soo many other series that DESERVE a larger audience not having it but something ripped from the carcass of the late 90s Marvel still has wings to fly.
CANT LOSE YOU VOL 2 GN (OF 6) $9.99
DECIMATION SON OF M TP $13.99
DEVIL DOES EXIST VOL 7 $9.99
DOKEBI BRIDE VOL 2 GN $9.99
DRIFTING CLASSROOM VOL 1 TP (MR) $9.99
DUNGEON TWILIGHT VOL 2 GN $14.95
ESSENTIAL LUKE CAGE POWER MAN VOL 2 TP $16.99
FAMILY GUY VOL 2 GN (OF 3) $6.95
FORGOTTEN REALMS DARK ELF TRILOGY VOL 3 SOJOURN TP $14.95
GALAXY ANGEL BETA VOL 3 GN $9.99
GOLDEN AGE GREATS COSTUMED CRUSADERS SP #1 $24.95
GOLGO 13 VOL 4 GN (MR) $9.99
GREAT CATSBY VOL 2 GN (OF 6) $19.99
GROUNDED TP $14.99
HANA KIMI VOL 13 GN $9.99
HARD STORY HC (MR) $12.95
HYPER POLICE VOL 7 GN (OF 10) (MR) $9.99
IDENTITY CRISIS TP $14.99
I never actually read this, although I have been told that it’s pretty good, even if you’re not a fan of the DC Universe. The intricate plot will pull you in…apparently. Hmm might flip through this at the store if I’m feeling particularly bored or something.
IMAGINARIES VOL 1 LOST & FOUND TP (RES) $9.99
INU YASHA ANI MANGA VOL 16 GN $11.99
IRON MAN INEVITABLE TP $14.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY VOL 1 TP $14.99
KEKKAISHI VOL 6 GN $9.99
LET DAI VOL 3 GN (OF 15) $9.99
NAOKI URASAWAS MONSTER VOL 4 TP $9.99
NARRATION OF LOVE AT 17 VOL 1 GN (OF 4) $9.99
NEXUS ARCHIVES VOL 4 HC $49.95
I’ve honestly heard so many great things about Nexus, and once I even bought a comic like 15 years ago. It’s a highly regarded series, however I can’t really justify the price tag that Dark Horse seem keen on placing on it. I’m really hoping for some affordable paperback copies of this series to be honest because I’d definitely be all over them.
PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES VOL 8 HC $49.99
POISON ELVES VENTURES VOL 1 HYENA TP (MR) $14.95
PSYCHO TP $17.99
QUEEN & COUNTRY DECLASSIFIED VOL 2 HC (MR) $20.00
QUEEN & COUNTRY DECLASSIFIED VOL 3 HC (MR) $20.00
I actually brought these when they first came out. It was about the third volume that Greg Rucka decided to throw his weak political views into the book itself and in many respects I completely lost it’s credibility with me to be honest.
RELISH GN (A) $19.95
SPIDER-WOMAN ORIGIN PREMIERE HC $19.99
One of the Bendis books from his I Love the Avengers era. I’ve not really picked up anything of this crop of books by Bendis, although he’s generally a pretty readable sort of guy. This is illustrated by Brian Reed, who’s a new name for me, however of what I’ve seen of his stuff he’s got subtle undertones of Joshua Middleton, which is never a bad thing. Put this in the definitely maybe pile, I guess.
STAR TREK MANGA GN $9.99
TIJUANA BIBLES VOL 7 TP (A) $14.95
TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS GATHERING TP $17.99
ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 6 HC $29.99
VAGABOND VOL 22 TP (MR) $9.95
If there’s one book that I buy without reservation it’s Vagabond. One of the best books on the market, bar none. If you’ve never read Vagabond, you owe it to yourself.
YOU CALL THIS ART GN $29.95
ZATCH BELL VOL 8 GN $9.99