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[Sam]

I like REALLY cartoony graphic novels

[Blindzider, Moderator]

My son read some of those. I enjoy the book titles.

[Saugata]

Joseph wrote: "Does anyone have thoughts on Jupiter's Legacy? I remember when it came out monthly that the idea behind it was pretty cool, but never tried it."

I had read it a long time ago and what I remember is that I liked it at that time.
The art was solid and the story was interesting take on superhero genre.
My suggestion will be to pick up the first trade and try it out. It is not a stinker at any rate, so you will not be wasting your time. After that, if you like it; go on and read the other parts.
Sorry, I could not be of any more help.

[J]

Saugata wrote: "Sorry, I could not be of any more help."

Actually, that was a great help! Thank you!!

[Ryan]

For those interested, I was just able to order The Sandman Vol 1 Omni for $54 on Amazon prime. It is listed at $77 but they offered a $23 coupon on it as well. I’ve never read it before so pretty excited to get a deal on this one.

[Alicia]

Superman: Birthrighttea
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The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story

The Trials of Shazam, Volume 1shaman
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DC Comics/Dark Horse Comics Batman Aliens shaman
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Young Justice book two by Peter David, Todd Nauck, Lary Stucker

[Erik, Moderator]

How is the Action Bible?

[Alicia]

Erik wrote: "How is the Action Bible?"

I haven't started yet.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Expected releases on IST (and in comic shops) tomorrow:

Avatar The Last Airbender TPB Omnibus vol 1
Barbarella TPB
Chobits 20th Anniversary Ed HC vol 2
Disney Masters HC vol 12
Fables Compendium One TPB
Krazy Kat and Ignatz 1919-1921 HC vol 2
Invader Zim DLX HC vol 4
Invisible Differences Asperger's Living Life HC
November HC vol 3
Pearl Jam Art of Do the Revolution HC
The Phantom Complete Sundays HC vol 8, 1963-1966
Raw Hero TPB vol 3 (manga)
Sacrifice of Darkness HC
Sailor Moon Eternal Edition TPB vol 10
Walk Disney Donald Duck HC Box Set (Carl Bark's Library: Lost Peg Leg Mine & The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama)
What Cartooning Really Is: Major Interviews with Charles Schulz

[Erik, Moderator]

A WHOLE LOT of nothing for me

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Erik wrote: "A WHOLE LOT of nothing for me"

Same here. Saving up for next week...

[Relstuart, Mod+]

I read Lemire's Joker Killer Smile DLX. It's horrifying in a mental questioning reality way that is executed well. I think it stands up well quality-wise to the Black Label DLX of Harleen. If you enjoyed that one this one is worth you time as well.

Also read volume 3 and 4 of Hell's Paradise (manga). It's been a fun action packed read full of marital arts, a mystery about an island supposedly hiding an elixir of youth, and a main character trying to win and survive to return to his wife.

[Erik, Moderator]

Are this weeks IST coming soon/new releases that were due this week coming out next week? The “Updated list” is also out of date.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Erik, I think both Absolute Swamp Thing volumes (reprint and vol 2) are supposed to drop next week along with the reprint of the Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus, Dan Slott’s She Hulk, and Hulk omnibus by Peter David vol 2.


In other news, Larry Hama will be doing a Iron Fist mini-series: https://www.gamesradar.com/marvels-ir...

[Nickviola]

Next week is going to be a disaster.

[JohnIV]

I pre-ordered Absolute Swamp Thing 1 and 2 from Cheap Graphic Novels, using them for the first time. I was surprised I wasn't charged tax there?! Hopefully they'll get the Swamp Thing shipments. Do they pack as well as IST?

[JohnIV]

Also remember Slott's She Hulk is $40 at Amazon right now amazingly.

[noelbeast]

John wrote: "I pre-ordered Absolute Swamp Thing 1 and 2 from Cheap Graphic Novels, using them for the first time. I was surprised I wasn't charged tax there?! Hopefully they'll get the Swamp Thing shipments. Do..."

I wouldn’t say CGN packs as well as IST, but it’s still pretty good. It’s been a while, but last time I bought from them: packing peanuts or newspaper and plastic grocery bags to wrap the books, which was always a bit odd to me for a business.

[Matthew]

Lately, I prefer CGN packaging compared to IST. I've never had an issue with a CGN shipment, but I've recently had to send books back to IST. One was a HC which was just taped to a comic backing board and ended up having multiple corners damaged. CGN packs depending on how many books and the size. I placed a large order last time and they shipped it in a large Diamond box and inside that, they had divided my order and placed them into two smaller boxes. Couldn't have been happier!

[noelbeast]

This was years ago and so if anything I’d assume they’ve changed, but I had 2 previous issues with CGN that turned me sour on them. One a used TPB they sold me as new and treated me rudely for asking for a new copy (it had creases in the spine & was obviously read), the other a box set sold as new that was missing a collectible poster (they claimed no knowledge of it but admitted to opening it to “inspect the contents”).

I’ve posted about this before, take it however you want. I’ll still use them in a pinch, though, and can’t say anything bad about their packaging. At one point they were my go to for purchases.

[Matthew]

noelbeast wrote: "This was years ago and so if anything I’d assume they’ve changed, but I had 2 previous issues with CGN that turned me sour on them. One a used TPB they sold me as new and treated me rudely for aski..."

I'm sorry to hear about that - it sucks you had to go through with that. When I order from CGN, I usually save up to place one big order. As someone noted, they don't charge sales tax so I can get it cheaper than IST when they run a sale. Once I hit $145, the shipping charge is the same as what IST taxes me for so anything over that makes it cheaper to order from CGN. My last go-around with IST last month I had to wait more than a month for a reply to my e-mail. At the same time, I was e-mailing with CGN and never had to wait more than 48 hours. I know others have different experiences - this is just mine. I read that CGN is actually moving to a new, larger location to accommodate the increased demands. I've recently started pre-ordering from a shop in my home state who matches IST prices. Wherever you get your books from, I wish you all cheap prices and good service :-D

[Jeff]

Newbie question, as I typically only order from Amazon..

Can you/how do you preorder from IST or CGN? I've clicked around, and I don't see any way to add to cart until the day things come out. Seems like a bit of a crapshoot, opposed to Amazon, where I can guarantee I will get a copy of something many many months in advance.

[JohnIV]

You can't pre-order w/ IST. I think you have to be within a specific window for CGN; as mentioned I was able to pre-order Absolute Swamp Thing 2 from CGN which others above has said may drop next week at IST.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Discount Comic Book Services (DCBS) is a co-company with IST that allows you to pre-order books within a certain timeframe prior to release. They package the same as IST does. The issue I've heard posted about lately is a few people who pre-ordered very popular books had to be advised DCBS couldn't get enough copies to fulfill all the preorders so it isn't a sure thing (to be fair, that can happen with any company you order from).

https://www.dcbservice.com/

[noelbeast]

Matthew wrote: "noelbeast wrote: "This was years ago and so if anything I’d assume they’ve changed, but I had 2 previous issues with CGN that turned me sour on them. One a used TPB they sold me as new and treated ..."

Eh, no worries, and sorry about your IST trouble. I’m currently in love with them and their practices, but that could also easily change with a few bad shipments. Like you say, it all comes down to individual experiences, and as I suggested earlier, CGN very well could’ve changed over time. My last purchase from them that one of these problems came from was a good 4 years ago.

Jeff wrote: "Newbie question, as I typically only order from Amazon..

Can you/how do you preorder from IST or CGN? I've clicked around, and I don't see any way to add to cart until the day things come out. See..."

Jeff, just out of curiosity: have your Amazon orders been coming in good shape? It took me a while to finally wean myself off of pre-ordering books with them because it was so easy, but repeated shipment damage was the final straw.

I make it a point to never buy books from Amazon these days, so it’s hard to admit that I recently ordered a book set from them because the deal was just too good ($50-100 off compared to a few other sites when I looked around). Tried a suggestion I saw online to order with gift wrapping for extra protection, it maybe helped because the set arrived ok, but still shipped in a box that was 1/3 too big, no extra padding.

[Jeff]

noelbeast wrote: "Matthew wrote: "noelbeast wrote: "This was years ago and so if anything I’d assume they’ve changed, but I had 2 previous issues with CGN that turned me sour on them. One a used TPB they sold me as ..."

Oh, their packaging is just terrible. Got two trades in today that were tossed in a massive box with ZERO packaging. I'm lucky though, and I live within spitting distance of one of their major hubs. Same day and one day shipping on almost all my Prime orders. Hard to destroy a book when it just travels a couple miles down the road.

[Jeff]

Relstuart wrote: "Discount Comic Book Services (DCBS) is a co-company with IST that allows you to pre-order books within a certain timeframe prior to release. They package the same as IST does. The issue I've heard ..."

If I'm understanding their site right, I can preorder omnibuses coming out in March/April 2021, at 50% off cover price??? I mean... yes please?


Follow-up: If I preorder through them, do they ship as stuff is available, or wait until the last item and ship it together?

I'm making my way through DC history, and currently at blackest night. I've bought everything up through Flashpoint, and now these New 52 Omnis coming next year are going to be critical for me. If I want to try and keep on pace, I really need them to arrive in time!

[boymeetscomics]

You can also preorder from Tales of Wonder. They are a sister company of DCBS and IST but their preorders are not guaranteed like DCBS. If they can't fill the preorder after release, you will get an unfilled email and stuck finding the book elsewhere (if not sold out elsewhere).

[Ryan]

I’m really worried about this happening with my preorder for Uncanny X-Men Volume 2 and 3 from Tales of Wonder. I stupidly combined them on one order to ship together since they only come out a month apart. I’ve emailed them three times to request to split up the order and pay the extra shipping but I’m not getting a response. Super worried about missing out on these books now.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I didn’t realize that about TOW. Their packing is good, free shipping limit is higher but that preorder thing is an issue.

[Erik, Moderator]

I love IST for price, packaging and decent turn around on email. Not being able to preorder is a pain though and ISTs recent lack of stock is starting to make my eye twitch; I simply can’t log on at 3pm every Tuesday as its one of the busiest times of the day.

IST also hasn’t been offering the traditional 50% off, but rather only 40% or 42%. If I can navigate DCBS I may look to the change as IST isn’t necessarily the cheapest anymore.

[Erik, Moderator]

Anyone know of a way to limit search parameters on DCBS to just comics or better yet just collected TPB and HC?

[Ryan]

In my experience DCBS is the way to go. They charge you as soon as you order so you are guaranteed your book. And as you said, a full 50% off. I have several books preordered with them now that I realized this. It also kind of helps me not fall into too much stupid credit card debt since I have to pay for them up front.

After my last post about the X-Men books, I got completely bugged out with fomo and just ordered each book from ToW separately. If my original order comes through I will just sell the extras on eBay or Reddit.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Well I just pre-ordered two books from DCBS, first time (Defenders and Roger Stern Spider-Man Omnis). I hate paying for stuff so early but if it guarantees me a copy, and get the full 50% I think it is worth it. Wanted to also make sure I get the specific covers I wanted.

Will probably go back and order a couple more.

I'm wondering if IST will be phased out to consolidate to DCBS or if IST will just kind of be the warehouse/in stock stuff instead of new stuff.

[Erik, Moderator]

Blind, I did the same thing last night . . . But more. I didn’t see absolute swamp thing 2 on there, but I’m not worried about it. I too am wondering what DCBS and IST will look like in about a year from now.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Erik wrote: "Blind, I did the same thing last night . . . But more. I didn’t see absolute swamp thing 2 on there, but I’m not worried about it. I too am wondering what DCBS and IST will look like in about a yea..."

I was a day past the order due date but it seems they are keeping it.

I'm debating on the Thunderbolts omni. Will probably wait until it hits the streets and decide. I figured I'll be able to get Absolute Swamp Thing V2 through IST.

Do the new Pre-Order show up weekly on a certain day for DCBS? When and how often should I check back for new stuff?

[Tigertemprr]

To clarify, since I haven't seen anybody mention it yet, DCBS doesn't seem to offer free shipping. I created mock $55 and $155 orders, and they charged a flat $7.50 to Florida in both instances. So, for a $50 Omnibus (50% off preorder), that still ends up being a 42.5% discount which is only slightly better than IST's base 42% discount (and worse if you have the rolling 2% extra discount = 44%). All that said, the ability to preorder is nice at the moment due to how fast books have been selling out.

Personally, I'm still using IST for new stuff (albeit more selective than usual), but I'm mostly buying older books at heavy discounts (e.g. the recent buy 2 get 1 free sales, ebay, comicswaps, etc.).

[J]

Blindzider wrote: "I was a day past the order due date but it seems they are keeping it."

I ordered this morning and same here. I'll have to get used to the preordering. Used to preorder from CGN years ago before they stopped doing that. We'll see how this with DCBS goes, then.

[Erik, Moderator]

Tiger is right. I noticed that too. That being said, my habits will likely have me at DCBS 1 time a month and my order will likely be between $150-$500 a month. I’m fine paying the $7.50 knowing I have the preorder in, rather than flipping the coin with IST and having to buy more than $150 to get free shipping with them anyway.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Thanks! I didn’t catch the shipping charge but the guarantee of a preorder seems worth it. I’m sure I’ll do a little of both sites.

[Matthew]

Jeff wrote: "Newbie question, as I typically only order from Amazon..

Can you/how do you preorder from IST or CGN? I've clicked around, and I don't see any way to add to cart until the day things come out. See..."


I just started using Kowabunga Comics for all my pre-orders. They offer the same prices as IST and I've gotten great customer service. Plus, it's a LCS. They are working on having orders go through their website, but in the meantime you can e-mail them to get info. They'll add you to a monthly preorder sheet where you can place orders.
http://kowabungacomics.com/

[noelbeast]

This has been quite the interesting convo to follow. Originally I was going to joke that you all preordering with DCBS better not eat into any of IST’s stock, but then of course I had to check out what DCBS is currently offering. Now the old “what if I don’t pre-order?!?” fear has emerged like a phoenix rising from the ashes...so thanks for that haha!

Also, just now seeing there’s an X of Swords HC coming early next year? Great! But where’s my damn Dawn of X vol. 1 HC??

[Ryan]

I’m confused by the X of Swords hardcover also. It’s $100 cover price but not an Omnibus?

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I saw that too but I’m not getting it if there’s nothing collecting the rest of the series in HC.

[Jeff]

Amazon shows X of Swords shipping in November, with a $60 cover price. Not sure what the difference is..

[Relstuart, Mod+]

DCBS has been out there with IST for several years now so I don't know that I expect a major shift with IST going away or getting much less business. I want to hope we'll get 50% discounts back on IST at some point.

I've seen people state they ordered through DCBS and were given notice when the books arrived they did not have enough to fulfill all orders and IST got copies they put up for sale. While DCBS is likely a sure thing there have been a few instances lately that didn't work out for folks.


There is a new X-men series coming in December titled SWORD. Cable and Magneto on an intergalactic team by Al Ewing. On the fence about checking it out. Cable and Magneto are characters I'm interested in but the others on the team aren't. Link: https://www.cbr.com/x-men-sword-x-of-...

I expect the main X-Men story by Hickman will eventually get an omnibus. But, the surrounding X-Men content by other creators may not be collected in oversize format based on Marvel's past record. Which makes me a bit concerned about my expectation because X of Swords has main story issues from non-Hickman series/creators which normally would mean Marvel would do the main event in an OHC like they are, but then never collect other surrounding material in oversize collections.

I wish they were doing OHCs for everything like DC was doing for The New 52. I also feel like there are too many X-Men titles right now - eleven monthly titles is a bit much and there is no way all that content will get reprinted in oversized hardcovers.


I have ten volumes of content nearly ready for binding collecting the X-men content from Secret Empire to the beginning of Hickman's run on the X-Men. Other than the Disassembled event I don't think any of this will get oversized treatment. Probably an after Christmas project.

I did get my Old Man Logan custom binds in collection all the new Old Man Logan in the 616 universe material in three volumes (by Bendis, Lemire, and Brisson). Looking forward to finishing reading that run.

[Erik, Moderator]

Rel, is welcome pics of your custom binds . . . I’m very behind on those projects.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Coming to IST next week:

Absolute Swamp Thing vol 1 (reprint)
Absolute Swamp Thing vol 2
Batman The Man who Laughs DLX
Blue in Green TPB (Image)
Fire Force TPB vol 20 (manga)
Firefly Unification War DLX
Granblue Fantasy TPB vol 6 (manga)
Home Time HC vol 2 (IDW)
Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus vol 2 (two covers)
Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus (reprint, two covers)
Iron Man 2020 TPB
James Bond 007 HC 2 (standard size)
Marvel Art of Savage Sword of Conan HC
Marvel Masterworks Defenders HC vol 7 (two covers)
Monkey vs Robot Complete Collection TPB (IDW)
Prince Valiant HC vol 22, 1979 -1980
Radiant TPB vol 13 (manga)
Rick and Morty DLX vol 5
Shazam the Deluxe Edition HC
She-Hulk by Dan Slott Omnibus
Silver Age Classics Strange Mysteries HC vol 1 (PSA)
Stuff of Legend TPB vol 6
The Marvel Art of Mondo Poster Book TPB
Witch and Beast TPB vol 1 (manga)

[Bruno]

Last 2 months:

Spider-Man: Ben Reilly Omnibus Vol. 2
Black Hammer, Volume 2 Library Edition
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, #1
Maxwell, O Gato Mágico
Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 3 & 4
The Umbrella Academy Library Edition Volume 2 & 3
Stephen King's The Dark Tower: Beginnings: The Complete Graphic Novel Series
From Hell: Master Edition
Big Hard Sex Criminals Volume 1 & 2 Deluxe
X-Men Legacy: Legion Omnibus
Spider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus
Wolverine Omnibus Vol. 1
Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Omnibus Vol. 2

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Is that From Hell the new color anniversary edition? That’s an impressive addition of stuff!