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[Antony]

Today's additions:

House of X/Powers of X OHC
Marvel Masterworks Uncanny X-Men vol 12
Batman REbirth Deluxe Editions Books 3 & 4
Batman/Flash: The Button Deluxe Edition

A very good day!

[Nate]

Reprints for me.
I grabbed The Ultimates Omni & Uncanny X-Men Watson Variant Omni. Really, really like the Watson cover.

[Antony]

Enjoying the Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol 4 so much that I started looking for the next Omni to follow on: the Roger Stern Spider-Man Omni! Soon realised it's a bit of a whale but found what looks like a good "reader copy" on ebay, so that's on its way to me now (at least I waited until my pay was in the bank first!)

[Darth Bane]

I have every spidey omnibus and Stern's is my favorite! You won't regret it

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Read the Marvels DLX version over the weekend and it was fantastic. I thought I'd read it a long time ago but now I'm not sure I did or not. It's the best book of the year for me so far.

Tried a new manga, High-rise Invasion. It's a sci-fi book where the main character daydreams and then looks around to see someone murdered and realizes they are in a different world where they are trapped on top of high-rise buildings connected by rope bridges. People in masks are trying to either kill or force non-mask wearers to commit suicide.

Enjoyed it enough to order most of the rest of the books released so far. More in the style of a fun action movie versus serious drama.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

According to previews, this is what will be available in comic shops (including IST) tomorrow.

Hardcore Reloaded TPB Vol 2
Heart Attack TPB vol 1
Pulp HC by Brubaker (standard size HC)
World of Cyberpunk 2077 HC/Deluxe Ed HC
Wonder Woman War of the Gods Omnibus
Adventures into Fear Omnibus (Marvel 70s horror)
Marvel Masterworks Marvel Team-Up vol 5
Bill and Ted Omnibus TPB
Art of Horizon Zero Dawn HC
Prison Pit Complete Collection HC
Soul Eater Perfect Ed vol 1 HC (manga)
The Phantom Complete Dailies HC vol 18, 1962-1964

I'm hearing through the grapevine IST will have Batman DLX vol 5 by Tom King tomorrow.

[Jesse]

my IST order finally broke through today. one of them was over a month old.
Harley Quinn omni 1
Superman: Exile omni
Astonishing X-men omni
Plus a FB purchase of Lucifer omni 1

[Erik, Moderator]

Catching up on the conversation of BPRD and Hellboy books, my opinion on whether to get them or not is as follows:

[Alicia]

Erik wrote: "Catching up on the conversation of BPRD and Hellboy books, my opinion on whether to get them or not is as follows:




Nice!



"

[Tigertemprr]

I wish they kept all the BPRD stuff in print (and made them in over-sized format).

[Nate]

Strange that Hellboy is consistently in print but BPRD wouldn't be.
Plus you'd think it would be cheaper to keep those in print than the LE.
Guess it's down to popularity though?

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Jesse wrote: "my IST order finally broke through today. one of them was over a month old.
Harley Quinn omni 1
Superman: Exile omni
Astonishing X-men omni
Plus a FB purchase of Lucifer omni 1"

I have several orders pending as well. Shipping from IST and by UPS both seem slower than usual.

We may also see the Preacher Omnibus vol 1 released on IST today if anyone is planning to pick that one up.

[noelbeast]

I know everyone has different experiences in their area, but where I live the USPS is much more reliable than the UPS. I’ve had no noticeable delays compared to business as usual with my IST shipments, and my last 2 orders have come in 14 and 11 days, respectively. That being said, now have my Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Silver Surfer reprints, as well as Immortal Hulk vol. 2. Also picked up a copy of the Cable & X-Force omnibus, which has been sitting on my want list for about a year.

Cool update for art lovers: recently picked up this Wolverine commission by Mark Texeira and finished a proper mount & frame for it: https://imgur.com/a/PbCBygw

And I’ve also had some fun adventures on eBay lately with buying and selling CGC slabbed comics, but that’ll be a story for another time. April and May were a good time to buy, though, and June & July have been excellent selling months.

[Antony]

Today's arrival: X-Men: The Wedding of Doucheclops and Phoenix OHC - bought for an excellent price off a Facebook group seller. Very pleased with this one. :)

[Nate]

Ha ha ha. Cyclops is actually my favourite X-Men
I think it's New X-Men & Astonishing X-Men that makes him that for me. He's great in those runs.
Plus I grew up with the animated series and he's clearly the leader in that.
Plus I think I prefer him with Emma Frost than Jean Grey.

[Erik, Moderator]

I used to think cyclops was lame too. My initial introduction was the ‘90’s cartoon and the movies. The movies botched Cyclops hard, making him a weenie. Cartoon barely scratched the surface.

Then I started reading from issue 1 and when you get to the ‘70s and ‘80s you realize he’s a great character. One of my favorite issues is when he loses leadership to Ororo

[Antony]

Erik wrote: "I used to think cyclops was lame too. My initial introduction was the ‘90’s cartoon and the movies. The movies botched Cyclops hard, making him a weenie. Cartoon barely scratched the surface.

Then..."

Ooooh, controversial! ;) THere are big gaps in my X-Men reading, I will admit, but every span of X-literature I've read I've hated Scott Summers! lol - I'm sure he means well... ish....

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Yeah, 70s and 80s I liked him. After that they started turning him into the bad guy all the time.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Erik wrote: "Catching up on the conversation of BPRD and Hellboy books, my opinion on whether to get them or not is as follows:


So, the BPRD, Baltimore books are the same size as Hellboy Library editions or no? I always assumed BPRD was the same size and I thought Baltimore was standard size.




"

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Blindzider wrote: "Erik wrote: "Catching up on the conversation of BPRD and Hellboy books, my opinion on whether to get them or not is as follows:


So, the BPRD, Baltimore books are the same size as Hellboy Librar..."

The Hellboy Library Editions are much bigger than the standard size BPRD and Baltimore books. Both wider (9.3 inches) and taller (12.2 inches) than a omnibus size DC or Marvel book (7.8 by 11.2 inches).

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Thanks. Sounds like another shelf rearrangement in my future.

[Alicia]

Blindzider wrote: "Thanks. Sounds like another shelf rearrangement in my future."

😂

Same.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Read the first paperback of Snyder's Image series, Undiscovered Country last night. I had low expectations based on some commentary indicating the book was going to be a vehicle for some political commentary and some initial mediocre review comments. I was very entertained and it's a crazy zany sci-fi story that wasn't at all what I was expecting. The basic premise is that America disengaged from the rest of the world, put up a wall that blocked any surveillance, and hasn't let anyone in or out in 30 years. The book follows a small group of people being allowed to enter the country seeking a cure for a pandemic killing a huge portion of the world. But, all is not as it seems....

I also finally read the second Injustice DLX. Wow. What a crazy ride. I'm enjoying reading it in DLX edition size chapters.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I’ve been thinking about trying the injustice books. Those are based on the video game right?

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Blindzider wrote: "I’ve been thinking about trying the injustice books. Those are based on the video game right?"

I'm not sure which came first. I don't feel like I'm reading an adaption. It's really well done - what if someone killed someone Superman loved? How would Superman react when he becomes convinced he can and should use deadly force to force the world to be a better place? Will other heroes stand with him or oppose him and what impact does that have? It's kind of a DC Civil War event but because it's all elseworld, I feel like characters are in danger that otherwise wouldn't be if this was supposed to be in continuity. This is Mark Waid's Irredeemable but with Superman as the super man.

There is a large omnibus with more content than the two DLX volumes but I'm really enjoying the DLX sized books over the really big omnibus versions lately.

[Darth Bane]

Injustice caught me off guard. I read it weekly as it came out, and despite being a digital first, weird landscape style comic, it actually was pretty well done. At its worst, the story and art are enjoyable as quick reads. At its best, well, it's superb. There are so many classic moments. It FEELS like a perfect else worlds ongoing. I rented the game and played through the story mode (I'm not much of a gamer) but the comic outshines it for sure. It's a wild ride and free to do what it needs to do because it's separate from the canon DCU. I routinely kick myself for not getting the omnibus when it was available. If you haven't read it yet, I guarantee you will have a good time.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Thanks guys! Since it's been slow buying for me, I took a chance on Amazon and bought the first omnibus from them. Supposedly it'll be in stock in a couple days. Hopefully it won't arrive damaged.

I read Taylor's Deceased and liked it. I also remember watching the "trailer" for the game and loved it.

[Antony]

Today's arrival: X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song OHC! Advertised by a seller on Amazon in the USA and described as "Very good".

Arrived today, and oh man.... I'm actually gonna have to break the seal on this New Sealed book to read it! LOL

(Maybe I should complain...?) ;)

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Antony wrote: "Today's arrival: X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song OHC! Advertised by a seller on Amazon in the USA and described as "Very good".

Arrived today, and oh man.... I'm actually gonna have to break the seal on..."

Always awesome when something is better than expected! =)

BZ, I'll be very interested to hear your thoughts on Injustice once you get into it. =) I guess with the omnibus you'll read ahead of me since that has more content than my two DLX editions.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Relstuart wrote: "Antony wrote: "Today's arrival: X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song OHC! Advertised by a seller on Amazon in the USA and described as "Very good".

Arrived today, and oh man.... I'm actually gonna have to br..."

Definitely! I like well-written "elseworlds" stories because they can actually take chances and not worry about continuity. Taylor can write edgy, so looking forward to this.

[Nate]

Marvel Masterworks
Spectacular Spider-Man Vol 3 finally arrived!
Amazon beat Forbidden Planet to it and it arrived...in perfect condition!

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Nate wrote: "Marvel Masterworks
Spectacular Spider-Man Vol 3 finally arrived!
Amazon beat Forbidden Planet to it and it arrived...in perfect condition!"

Can't beat perfect condition. =)

I read the final volume of Drifting Classroom and Berserk DLX volume 5 over the weekend.

I felt like the second volume of Drifting Classroom went a bit further into unreasonable territory with some of the plot points as the story progressed. I was concerned the third book would be similar. We're in such odd territory it's hard to quantify what bizarre things ought to be "reasonable" and which would not be. I felt the third and final volume was better in that respect. While the ending was not what I expected, it made sense and wrapped up the storyline with some satisfactory notes. Overall glad I read the series but not something I'll recommend as a must read in the future unless someone has a request for a book that is a Lord of the Flies type of a story.

Berserk DLX 5 finally took the story beyond what I was familiar with in the three movies on Netflix. It continues to be interesting and I'm in for the long haul.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Books coming to comic book stores this week:

Resident Alien Omnibus TPB vol 1
Solomon Kane Original Marvel Years Omnibus (two covers)
Thor by Jason Aaron OHC vol 4
James Bond 007 HC vol 1 (signed and unsigned versions)
Firefly Legacy DLX Ed HC
Black Clover TPB vol 22 (manga)
Gigant TPB vol 2 (manga)
Goblin Slayer Side Story Year One vol 5 TPB (manga)
The Harrowing of Hell HC (probably standard size)
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Diamond is Unbreakable HC vol 6 (manga)
One Story HC (WWI story)
Nymph HC (Fantagraphics)
Promised Neverland Vol 16 (manga)
Prison Pit Complete Collection HC
Stranger Planet HC (newspaper cartoon series)
Toybox Americana: Characters Met Along the Way HC(Fantagraphics)
Winter of the Cartoonist HC (true story in Franco's Spain)
The Art of Invader Zim HC
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure Guide to a Bodacious Life HC
Lady Death More Naughty Artbook HC
Fantastic Paintings of Franzetta DLX Slipcased Edition

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Ordered the Firefly Legacy Deluxe, Promised Neverland TPB 16, and Thor OHC vol 4.

[Nickviola]

Someone want to convince me to buy Solomon Kane?

[Erik, Moderator]

I grabbed Solomon Kane. One of my favorite characters. Never read the marvel years. I liked the more recent Dark Horse and have read a bit of the original stories.

[Antony]

The Solomon Kane omni does look good. I like that era of gothic adventure - it would be a nice companion to a Tomb of Dracula omni...

Today's arrival for me was the Roger Stern Spider-Man Omnibus. Very, very happy to have this, and found it as a reasonable price (but probably more than the reprint will cost.... but that's still a long way off, so all is good)! I'm glad I have this now to move onto when I finish ASM Omni Vol 4.

[noelbeast]

Bought a copy of Thor vol. 4 by Jason Aaron yesterday on IST, among some other X-TBPs. I’m excited for the War of the Realms omni coming this fall. Has anyone read that event as it was coming out? I remember seeing panels and pages shared on reddit during its release, and it looked like a lot of fun.

[Darth Bane]

WotR was OK as far as events go. I really, really liked Aaron's Thor run, and the event was fun in the moment. Like a lot of these things, I think the tie ins kind of bogged it down (there was a ton of them). I wasn't reading his Avengers run at the time, so maybe that had something to do with it. Overall, I will probably get the omnibus out of FOMO, since its almost guaranteed that Aaron's Thor will get the omni treatment at some point.

[noelbeast]

Darth Bane wrote: "WotR was OK as far as events go. I really, really liked Aaron's Thor run, and the event was fun in the moment. Like a lot of these things, I think the tie ins kind of bogged it down (there was a to..."

Thanks Darth. I don’t read Thor comics typically, but heard enough praise for Aaron’s run to pursue the OHCs. Hear you on the issue of tie-ins bogging things down. I don’t think I’ve read an event from the last 20 years or so of Marvel that didn’t feel that way, but oh well. Still get surprised from time to time when a tie-in impresses.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Read the first two TPB volumes of Goblin Slayer last night (manga). This series comes up as a top ten fantasy manga book so I thought I'd give it a shot. First book was just set up with character introduction and a basic adventure/quest. The main character is a young female magic user who decided to join an adventuring guild and the Goblin Slayer character is someone who came to her rescue when her first adventure goes badly. The second book brings in a wider cast and sets up what is likely a longer storyline.

Mature elements and art. First book felt very ordinary and basic with common anime/manga fantasy story elements. Second book showed some promise and expanded the world and cast of characters a bit. I picked up the first two books from Amazon as they are not in stock on IST and ordered the next two from IST. Usually these types of books read pretty quickly and when the volumes are this small I try to pick up a couple books at once to give the story a fair shake. At this point I can't recommend this as anything special or worth seeking out over other popular manga efforts.

I'm very much still in the dipping my toes into manga phase after reading western style comics for years.

The ones I've liked the most and enough to recommend to people so far are:
Vinland Saga
Samurai Executioner
Finding Neverland
Blade of the Immortal
Berserk (caveat with this is that it is very graphic)

Others I enjoyed but not sure who (in real life) I'd recommend them to:
Battle Angel Alita (box set hardcovers of original series)
Akira
Full Metal Alchemist
Levius

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Relstuart wrote: "Ordered the Firefly Legacy Deluxe, Promised Neverland TPB 16, and Thor OHC vol 4."

Have you read all of the Firefly comics and/or are you a fan of the show/movie?

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Blindzider wrote: "Relstuart wrote: "Ordered the Firefly Legacy Deluxe, Promised Neverland TPB 16, and Thor OHC vol 4."

Have you read all of the Firefly comics and/or are you a fan of the show/movie?"

I enjoyed the show and the movie. I haven't read any of the books yet. This seems like a nice way to check them out.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Some of the books are really good. Haven’t bought any but read most of them.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

What Previews is showing is being released next week in comic shops (IST may be slightly different):

Cruel Summer HC (Brubaker)
Avatar Last Airbender The Promise Omnibus TPB
Corto Maltese: Lost Continent
Justice League of America Silver Age Omnibus vol 1
Wonder Woman #750 The Deluxe Edition HC
Wonder Woman: The Hiketia DLX
Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four vol 22
Star Wars Darth Vadar Lord Sith OHC vol 2
Strange Skies over East Berlin TPB
Black Butler TPB vol 29 (manga)
Full Metal Alchemist Fullmetal Ed HC vol 10 (manga)
Gleipnir TPB vol 7 (manga)
Granblue Fantasy TPB vol 6 (manga)
Saiyuki Original Series HC vol 2 (manga)
Swamp HC (manga)
Interlinked: Art of Blade Runner 2049 HC

[Antony]

Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men vol 1
Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol 3

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Order Brubaker's Cruel Summer HC, Darth Vader Lord of the Sith OHC 2, Strange skies of East Berlin, and Full Metal Alchemist HC vol 10. Would have ordered the Wonder Woman Hiketia DLX if IST had it today. I'll look to pick that up when it does come out.

Anyone else order anything new today? :)

[Nickviola]

Whats Strange Skies of East Berlin? Otherwise, Cruel Summer hopefully hangs around for a bit and I can bundle with X-Men Grand Design later this month. Otherwise August is the calm before the storm for me...

September is: XO Manowar HC 2, World of Black Hammer LE, Wolverine (Claremont) Omnibus, 20th Century Boys Perfect 9, Ragnarok HC 3, November DLX 3, Parker Last Call Slipcase

October is: Absolute Swamp Thing 2, War of Realms Omnibus, Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus, Lucifer Omnibus 2, Criminal DLX 3, Incredible Hulk (David) Omnibus 2, Harbinger Wars 2 DLX

November is: Black Hammer LE 2, Thanos: Infinity Saga Omnibus, Uncanny X-Men Omnibus 2, Papergirls DLX 3, East of West DLX 3, Excalibur Omnibus

December is: Uncanny X-Men Omnibus 3, New Mutants Omnibus, The Eternals Omnibus, Prince Valiant Boxset 3, 20th Century Boys Perfect 10

[Tony]

It’s my birthday today! I got Scioli’s Jack Kirby biography from my gran. She likes to get me Jack Kirby stuff so she was delighted to see it published. She’s cool as hell.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Description for Strange Skies over East Berlin: "When a mysterious alien probe lands outside East Berlin and into Soviet control, the Americans send their top spy in to investigate. Herring has spent the entire Cold War infiltrating the inner circles of East German intelligence for a cause he barely believes in anymore. But as he gets ever closer to the truth, he may find that the power he seeks is too dangerous for anyone to control or contain.
* Writer Jeff Loveness (Judas) and artist Lisandro Estherren (Redneck) present a chilling and intense thriller about a terrifying inhuman threat at the heart of the Cold War - and the one American spy who can save the world... if he can save himself first. Collects the complete 4-issue series."

This sounded interesting enough to try out. I can report back on what I think in a couple weeks when it arrives. :)

I finished reading the new DLX hardcover of Hellsing from Dark Horse last night. I didn't have any familiarity with the series prior to getting this volume. It's put together very well and the faux leather is smooth and textured rather than the pebbled texture for the Berserk deluxe volumes. I've read all of Blade of the Immortal and all the deluxe volumes of the Berserk series. I don't think Hellsing is on the same level in art or story with either other deluxe selection. While both Berserk and Blade of the Immortal contain a lot of violent action, they both explore the impact of trauma on a character as the story develops the people. Hellsing is more straightforward action film style. I'll get the other two volumes and finish the story but if I don't think I'll read it again I'll probably look to pass the series on to someone else.