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[Relstuart, Mod+]

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[Jeff]

DCBS preorders for April are up. Much lighter than the past few months (thankfully). I'm curious when all the new DC solicits will hit on there.

[Ryan]

Just ordered Berserk Deluxe Vol 1, $32 on Amazon right now. Time to see what the fuss is all about...

[J]

Jeff, I was thinking it was a light month, too. I need a break. lol

[Darth Bane]

Yeah I have "to buy" list on my phone, but I don't see anything (!) this month. I was hoping to keep it rolling each month but I guess I will pass this time. It's really weird that books are solicited for the same month but are sometimes in separate preorder months.

[J]

Darth, a perfect example is the Defenders Omni. It was in my first pre-order back in October and everything else from that order has shipped with the exception of that Defenders book. It's finally out today (I think) but been a long time coming.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Books expected to drop on IST today (and in comic shops):


Astronaut Academy HC vol 1, 2, & 3
Chainsawman TPB vol 4 (manga)
Dark Nights Death Metal DLX
Defenders Omnibus vol 1 (3 covers)
Fire Force TPB vol 22 (manga)
Inkblot TPB vol 1 (Image comics)
Jujutsu Kaisen TPB vol 9
Moriarty the Patriot TPB vol 3 (manga)
My Hero Academia TPB vol 27 (manga)
One Piece TPB vol 96 (manga)
Seven Secrets by Tom Taylor TPB vol 1 (Boom Studios)
Superman's Greatest Team-Ups HC (400 pages)
Usagi Yojimbo Origins TPB vol 1
Yona of the Dawn TPB vol 29 (manga)



Hadn't heard of Seven Secrets. Since it is by Tom Taylor I looked it up: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/seven-s...

[Nickviola]

What cover are Defenders fans going for? Also anyone know the quality of stories? Totally corny, not bad to read, mostly getting for historical interest, etc?

[J]

Nickviola wrote: "What cover are Defenders fans going for? Also anyone know the quality of stories? Totally corny, not bad to read, mostly getting for historical interest, etc?"

I have no idea what cover I'll get. I checked my order on DCBS's website, and it doesn't say. Where the cover image would show, there's just a broken file. I guess I'll find out in a few weeks!

As for why I'm getting it, I'm a sucker for Bronze Age stories from both DC and Marvel. I never read the Defenders as a kid, but I've always liked the B-List characters and the Defenders has those in spades (not counting the Hulk). Plus it has some of the Bronze Age's creative heavyweights: Roy Thomas, Steve Engelhart, and Len Wein on scripts, and Sal Buscema and Ross Andru on art, with a bunch of other guys who must have done a few bits here and there (Lee, Ditko, Kane, Starlin, Kirby, et al.). That's just from the product listing, and I'm interested in seeing what shows up in this volume.

IIRC, the Defenders ran for over 100 issues, so it must have been pretty decent by the standards of the time.

[Nickviola]

Joseph wrote: "Nickviola wrote: "What cover are Defenders fans going for? Also anyone know the quality of stories? Totally corny, not bad to read, mostly getting for historical interest, etc?"

I have no idea wha..."

Thanks - that is super helpful to just hear summarized. I struggle with picking up every omni (which I have obviously abandoned and in fact have more and more sold off stuff I couldnt get through or read and didnt love. I have been leaning towards getting the Golden and Bronze stories, so I think this is a likely pick up for me and will shoot for the Giant-Size cover if possible. Thanks again!

[Relstuart, Mod+]

It looks like IST has the two DM covers posted in their coming soon section (Amazon usually has the regular cover): https://www.instocktrades.com/comingsoon

I'd lean towards the Kane cover just because it's the most classic.

[Nickviola]

Yeah I got the Kane cover and picked up Ragnarok 3!

Also reading Doctor Aphra now and it’s so good!

[JohnIV]

Kane cover on the Defenders 1, I didn't collect it during its first run either but we'll give it a try here. I was too late to switch to the Molina cover which looks nice in an Alex Ross sort of way.

https://www.instocktrades.com/product...

Thunderbolts was also supposed to come out this week but has been pushed apparently.

[Erik, Moderator]

First week in a long time I let the 2% go.

Nick I’m in your boat. I have so much that I’m letting go of things I’ve read and didn’t absolutely love. Also letting go of things that I realize I’ll never take the time to read.

[Donovan]

Just got Snyder Swamp Thing Omni (IST), Mike Mignola DCU and Superman Secret Identity DLX (Hamilton). I paid $15 for MMDCU and $7 for Secret Identity if anyone needs those. Also just ordered Batman Kings of Fear HC and Batman Azzarello Risso DLX, which I've been lurking for years, again on Hamilton. They've had killer deals on older DC stuff lately!

[J]

Is Hamilton that bookseller that used to put out thick catalogs on newsprint with tons of publisher's overstock? Haven't thought of them in years. Need to check them out.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Erik wrote: "First week in a long time I let the 2% go.

Nick I’m in your boat. I have so much that I’m letting go of things I’ve read and didn’t absolutely love. Also letting go of things that I realize I’ll n..."

I ordered the Batman/Superman Generations Byrne omnibus to keep mine going along with The Batman's Grave HC. I think it's standard size but at 12 issues of content it should be fairly thick.

I need to buckle down and get some of my to-read pile knocked out. I read most of the new Superman Last Son last night. I don't know that I would list it as a top tier Superman story and there are actually multiple stories in the DLX volume.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Books expected to drop on IST (an in comic shops) this coming Tuesday:

Batman Death in the Family DLX
Complete Witchblade TPB vol 2
DC's Whos Who Omnibus vol 1
Demon Slayer TPB vol 21 (manga)
John Romita Amazing Spider-Man Artisan Edition (IDW)
Lonely Receiver TPB (Aftershock Comics)
Norroway TPB vol 2 (Image)
Robyn Hood Vigilante TPB (Zenescope)
The Vigilant (Rebellion/2000AD)




If you are doing DCBS preorders and you like high fantasy here is a book to consider:

https://www.dcbservice.com/product/ap...
I read the first issue and liked it. Planning on picking up a copy.

[Jeff]

Relstuart wrote: "Books expected to drop on IST (an in comic shops) this coming Tuesday:

Batman Death in the Family DLX
Complete Witchblade TPB vol 2
DC's Whos Who Omnibus vol 1
Demon Slayer TPB vol 21 (manga) ..."

Have not read Last God, but did add it to my order, just because the cover looked like something I would enjoy. I'm picking up witchblade vol 2, though I thought I saw that it was available in HC too, just like Volume 1.

Anyone know where Thunderbolts went? I've got it preordered on DCBS, but thought it was out last week.

[J]

I really enjoyed the first issue of Last God, also. Definitely getting it.

[Richard]

Amazon has thunderbolts listed as may 4th ~

[Darth Bane]

I have been reading a lot fantasy GNs recently. Last God was by far one of the best books I have read this year, and the art is killer. I highly recommend!

[Nickviola]

Inferno omnibus just arrived, I got the DM with the house ads of the 3 rows of 3 characters, and just FYI instead of the heroes the spine, the image has the villains. Kind of cool, but I’m case anyone hasn’t bought and has a choice between the two, that may be a pro or a con for you!

[Erik, Moderator]

Yojimbo 1 reprint has shipped!! Icing on the cake $56.35

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Ugh. I ordered a copy elsewhere but it was much more than that AND and it hasn’t shipped yet.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Very light order of new stuff for me today as I ordered the DLX Death in the Family book. Interesting to see they are saying there is never before released content included. Also ordered the Neil Gaiman Library Edition 1 off my wish list to get up to free shipping.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I’ve been thinking about getting that Death on the Family book also. While it’s not my favorite, it’s on my list of stories that should always in Batman canon, regardless of how many times DC messes with their timelines.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Blindzider wrote: "I’ve been thinking about getting that Death on the Family book also. While it’s not my favorite, it’s on my list of stories that should always in Batman canon, regardless of how many times DC messe..."

I bought it in TPB a few years ago because it was such a significant story and I hadn't read it before. Kinda crazy to think they actually let fans vote whether Robin died or not and went with his death based on fan input. And then it turned into such a transformative moment for the character that impacted his story for so many years.

An interesting story would be: What if Robin killed the Joker? Have Robin beat the Joker to death and look at how that impact his relationship with Batman and his life (has someone already done this?).

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Blindzider wrote: "I’ve been thinking about getting that Death on the Family book also. While it’s not my favorite, it’s on my list of stories that should always in Batman canon, regardless of how many times DC messe..."

I bought it in TPB a few years ago because it was such a significant story and I hadn't read it before. Kinda crazy to think they actually let fans vote whether Robin died or not and went with his death based on fan input. And then it turned into such a transformative moment for the character that impacted his story for so many years.

An interesting story would be: What if Robin killed the Joker? Have Robin beat the Joker to death and look at how that impacts his relationship with Batman and his life (has someone already done this?).

[J]

FWIW, I've had three orders with CGN that required special orders to clear and ship, all the last week. So if anyone else is in the same situation, maybe your order will break free as well. One of those orders had been placed back in January, so glad to see it on its way.

Now, just waiting on IST to ship my three outstanding orders with them...

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Relstuart wrote: "Blindzider wrote: "I’ve been thinking about getting that Death on the Family book also. While it’s not my favorite, it’s on my list of stories that should always in Batman canon, regardless of how ..."

The Three Jokers addresses your idea to a certain extent...

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Blindzider wrote: "Relstuart wrote: "Blindzider wrote: "I’ve been thinking about getting that Death on the Family book also. While it’s not my favorite, it’s on my list of stories that should always in Batman canon, ..."

Interesting. I've heard very little about this story but the little I've heard hasn't been positive.

[Davide]

The Immortal Hulk Omnibus 3. Such a good series

[Blindzider, Moderator]

According to bleeding cool: X-Men by Hickman OMNIBUS in December. Hmm, issues 12-14 are in the X of Swords omnibus. Where's 15? Maybe a typo somewhere.

COLLECTING: X-Men (2019) 1-11, 16-21; Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey And Emma Frost (2020) 1; Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler (2020) 1; Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto (2020) 1; Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex (2020) 1; Giant-Size X-Men: Storm (2020) 1; material from Incoming (2019) 1

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/x-men...

[Johnny]

Blindzider wrote: "According to bleeding cool: X-Men by Hickman OMNIBUS in December. Hmm, issues 12-14 are in the X of Swords omnibus. Where's 15? Maybe a typo somewhere.

COLLECTING: X-Men (2019) 1-11, 16-21; Giant-..."

X-Men issue 15 is part of X of Swords (part 20): https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/8...

[Omni]

Davide wrote: "The Immortal Hulk Omnibus 3. Such a good series"

Think you mean the OHC...

[Omni]

Blindzider wrote: "According to bleeding cool: X-Men by Hickman OMNIBUS in December. Hmm, issues 12-14 are in the X of Swords omnibus. Where's 15? Maybe a typo somewhere.

COLLECTING: X-Men (2019) 1-11, 16-21; Giant-..."

I'm very happy I held off and waited and only picked up HoX/PoX given all the negativity around the series... Could have been magnificent if they bothered to time travel to the various time lines in HoX/PoX... Maybe Hickman's new title will do this. If so and it is done well I'll be all over that!

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Horrid wrote: "Blindzider wrote: "According to bleeding cool: X-Men by Hickman OMNIBUS in December. Hmm, issues 12-14 are in the X of Swords omnibus. Where's 15? Maybe a typo somewhere.

COLLECTING: X-Men (2019) ..."

What is/was some of the negativity? I haven't heard much but I live in a shell and don't hear much.

I'm curious if this Hickman "run" will end and the X-Men status quo will all change again. I haven't been able to keep up with the book so I'm not sure what's currently going on in there.

[Omni]

Blindzider wrote: "Horrid wrote: "Blindzider wrote: "According to bleeding cool: X-Men by Hickman OMNIBUS in December. Hmm, issues 12-14 are in the X of Swords omnibus. Where's 15? Maybe a typo somewhere.

COLLECTING..."

Essentially nothing has happened. There has been no Phaklanx, no Moira and only a slight reveal of Nomrod. Instead there has been elections, dance offs when there should have been combat and Kitty masquerading as a pirate...

[JohnIV]

Slightly OT:
With some natural light streaming in on my collection here today I have noticed that some of the Marvel omnibus' red 'Marvel Omnibus' labels at the top of the spine are slightly off red, more of a pinkish hue and noticeably different than their neighbors.

I've observed this on the Jim Lee X-Men 1, Astonishing X-Men, Byrne Fantastic Four 1, and Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Does anyone else see this on those editions or have my books gotten sun bleached. Thanks -

https://img.mewe.com/api/v2/photo/UhD...

[noelbeast]

I have 3 of those 4 books John (no FF), all first printings, and after looking at each, I only feel that my Astonishing X-Men has a noticeably pink-hued Marvel label at the top of the spine.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Books expected on IST/in comic shops today (maybe):

Art of Mass Effect Trilogy Expanded Ed HC
Complete Crepax HC vol 6
Complete Crepax HC box set vol 5 and 6
Complete Emily The Strange HC
Dai Dark TPB vol 1 (manga)
Dawn of X TPB vol 15
Die Die Die by Kirkman TPB vol 2
Flashpoint tenth anniversary omnibus
Golden Kamuy TPB vol 21
Knights of Heliopolis HC
Lovesickness by Junji Ito HC
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Limited Ed HC vol 1
Marvel Masterworks Black Panther vol 3 (2 covers)
Marvel Masterworks The Mighty Thor vol 20 (2 covers)
The Phantom Complete Sundays HC vol 9, 1966-1970
Plunderer TPB vol 7 (manga)
Spider-Man by Stern Omnibus (2 covers)
Thunderbolts Omnibus vol 1 (2 covers)
World of Black Hammer Library Edition vol 2


*As noted below by Joseph, IST has had some shipping issues getting their stock from Diamond Distributors for this week.

[Jeff]

I'm still waiting on Witchblade volume 2 hardcover. The TPB came out, but the hardcover doesn't seem to be available anywhere. Did I miss it?

[Blindzider, Moderator]

JohnIV wrote: "Slightly OT:
With some natural light streaming in on my collection here today I have noticed that some of the Marvel omnibus' red 'Marvel Omnibus' labels at the top of the spine are slightly off re..."

None of mine have that, but I'd say it looks like sun bleaching to me.

[Johnny]

Jeff wrote: "I'm still waiting on Witchblade volume 2 hardcover. The TPB came out, but the hardcover doesn't seem to be available anywhere. Did I miss it?"

No you didn't miss it. It is suppose to come out today, however there have been problems to get either Witchblade and The Darkness from the Direct Market for some reason. So keep an lookout for the book from the Book Market so you do not miss out.

[J]

I know most of you probably get the IST newsletter, but this was from this morning. I noticed yesterday that CGN didn't update their "new releases" so maybe this is why (also some info about packages):

"As of right now, InStockTrades & Tales of Wonder have not received their weekly direct shipment from Diamond Distributors containing the new release items for today, April 20th. Our Lunar shipment arrived safely so we will be able to offer the new DC titles today at 3pm EST but other publisher books will be delayed. We will make books available upon arrival of the Diamond shipment.

The InStockTrades 2% Loyalty Discount has been extended from 8 days to 11 days to make up for the delay in products. If necessary, we can further the extension for this promotion based on when our shipment arrives.

The second important topic is delayed packages...

Last week we had about 1,000 USPS Media Mail packages that appeared to be sitting in our warehouse with shipping dates ranging from March 8th- April 12th. Majority of these packages showed a tracking status of “Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item”. Please know that we have daily (Monday-Friday) pickups at our warehouse for USPS, UPS, & FedEx. It may have looked like these packages were sitting in our warehouse but in reality, they have been in possession of the shipping company. We contacted our USPS representative when we became aware of this issue and have been in communication with them, trying to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. As of Monday April 19th, there are now only 200 USPS Media Mail packages from March 8th - April 12th that have yet to be processed by USPS. We have found that 9 times out of 10 these packages do get delivered to the customer so we ask that customers continue to be patient. We are doing everything in our power to get these packages moving as soon as possible."

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Thanks for that note Joseph! It's possible we might not see all of those titles today. Or perhaps they will post them but not be able to start shipping until they get the books in.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Now that Marvel moved away from Diamond, I wonder if there isn't some "lack of caring" going on, or just coincidence. I hope they email us before they put them online.

[Jeff]

Blindzider wrote: "Now that Marvel moved away from Diamond, I wonder if there isn't some "lack of caring" going on, or just coincidence. I hope they email us before they put them online."

So do I.. Though, I'd rather just have them active at the normal time, and just wait for the stock to come in before they ship it. That said, they probably don't know how many they'll have and don't want to oversell.

[JohnIV]

Re: spine red banner to pink question

Thanks for the data points guys, looks like I'll need to alter the location I leave my 'currently reading book' (which sometimes takes a while!) since it's getting too much direct sunlight... or read 'em quicker!