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[J]

Perhaps of interest, via email:

Preorder Availability for InStockTrades & Tales of Wonder
Dear InStockTrades & Tales of Wonder Customers:

To better ensure the satisfaction of all of our customers, we will be making a few adjustments to the Tales of Wonder website in the upcoming days. Starting in September 2021 and going forward, Tales of Wonder will only be offering monthly preorder items. This means that any preorder items from previous months or older product will no longer be available for purchase on Tales of Wonder. Once the monthly preorder due date has passed those current month’s preorder items will no longer be available on Tales of Wonder and the website will be refreshed with the next month’s preorder items. Any orders placed before the September preorder items go live on Tales of Wonder (September 4th) will be filled the same as before. For Tales of Wonder customers that are interested in purchasing in stock titles, you can do so through the InStockTrades website. Any other items or books that you may be interested in purchasing and cannot find on these two websites, you should be able to purchase through our sister site, Discount Comic Book Service (www.DCBService.com).

We are doing this because InStockTrades customers have been requesting the ability to preorder for many years and since Tales of Wonder preorders get filled through InStockTrades, this is a way that we can offer our customers a reliable, streamlined preorder option.

We are going to begin this process by offering limited publishers. The following publishers’ collected editions will be available for preorder on Tales of Wonder, along with their discounts:

Marvel 38%
DC 42%
Image 42%
Dark Horse 42%
IDW 30%
Boom! Studios 30%

Both InStockTrades and Tales of Wonder will offer the same discount for those publishers. However, the InStockTrades 2% Loyalty Discount will not be eligible on Tales of Wonder orders and the Tales of Wonder special item prices will not be eligible on InStockTrades orders.

One major bonus to these changes is that it will allow us to be able to move a portion of Tales of Wonder and InStockTrades orders back to Indiana where we have more reliable staffing. This is something that we have been wanting to do for a few years now and are glad that we can finally get started!

We thank you all for your patience this past year and we appreciate your understanding through these changes!

[Relstuart, Mod+]

The difference between Tales of Wonder and DCBS orders is that Tales of Wonder charges you when the item ships and they have free shipping. You pay in advance with DCBS.

[Nickviola]

That seems like a long explanation. Is it true that Tales of Wonder will just be preorders for 1 month ahead of time and IST will be in stock items? DCBS will continue to have both in stock and preorders doe further in the future? IST and TOW discounts match and TOW charges when they ship. DCBS charges a few weeks after you order.

Is that the right interpretation?

[J]

I've never really understood why they have three "brands" instead of just one website that does it all.

[Darth Bane]

I’ve been getting a monthly box from DCBS. It’s usually over $100 but I don’t mind paying before they come. I think the discounts outweigh the loss on free shipping.

[J]

I've really enjoyed my DCBS experience so far.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

I just got my copy of The Last God in the mail yesterday evening. Really happy this sort of fantasy is getting made into a graphic novel by one of the big 2. Nice artwork during the series. I do hope the hardcover sells well and DC continues down this path with more of this story or more similar projects.

That said, I'm underwhelmed, disappointed even, in the production value of the hardcover. Tight glued binding that does make the art in the center of the book a bit harder to see and the coloring is not as vibrant in the book as it was in the single issues. This book should have been oversized, better paper, better binding, and with coloring as good as the single issues. I would have gladly paid more for a better book. One of the cool features they did include is that the DJ is actually a map you can unfold.

I'll take some pictures of the book and post them on our MeWe page either tonight or tomorrow.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

I thought I'd put this out there in advance of the long weekend -
Books expected to drop next week on IST/in comic shops:



Deep Beyond TPB vol 1 (Image)
Seven to Eternity TPB vol 4
Empowered TPB Omnibus vol 3
Stranger Things Library Edition HC
Captain America Omnibus by Rick Remender (2 covers)
Cosmic Ghost Rider Omnibus (2 covers)
Fantastic Four Omnibus vol 3 (reprint, 2 covers)
Fantastic Four Omnibus vol 4 (2 covers)
Loki Omnibus (2 covers)
Marvel Portfolio Inhyuk Lee HC
Spider-Man by McFarlane Omnibus (reprint, 3 covers)
Dark Judges Fall of Deadworld Book 3 HC
Dr. Stone TPB vol 18 (manga)
Good Night Hem HC (Fantagraphics)
My Hero Academia TPB vol 29 (manga)
Old Geezers HC vol 2 (Ablaze Comics)
Star Wars High Republic: The Edge of Balance TPB vol 1 (manga)
The Orphan King GN vol 1
White Ash Season 1 (modern horror story)
Art of La Muerta HC
Monster Art of Basil Gogos

[John]

Observations, and thoughts on IST's email above. I don't post here that often, so I am not well known here. But the thoughts below are based upon ordering weekly for the past couple of years. I welcome some added thoughts and input from everyone on my observations below.

I usually juggle between IST and CGN. I have ordered through OPB, but my orders were cancelled through no fault of OPB, but the publisher cancelled the books.

With that said, IST really needs to revamp their setup with TOW. I rarely use TOW because you only get free shipping if it is over $99.00, and their discounts are far less than IST. Atleast in the past they have been. Currently new released Marvel Omni's on IST are 42% vs. the 38% listed in the e-mail. So with the loyalty discount of 2%, that could be up to a 6% difference which definitely adds up. But does that mean that IST are lowering their discount again, according to that email it might be a possibility.
As for shipping I ALWAYS upgrade to the UPS Ground shipping for 4.00 on IST. But the past 3 shipments have been handed over to USPS from UPS once they reach the state. I have emailed IST asking why this is happening, and it has been radio silence going on 3 weeks.

CGN usually has a slightly lower discount. and slower shipping but is making strides on improving some of their issues. They are starting to offer a fair amount of pre-orders. and will have more shipping offers in the near future. They get back to you on emails usually within a week and they are always answered by Max. If CGN could offer a loyalty discount comparable to IST, I honestly think I would just change everything over to them.

I have had damaged shipments from IST in the past, quite often actually and it is always dependant upon their delivery medium. When they use the expandable foam shipping, I have had 0 damages. When they use their industrial bubble wrap, maybe 1 in 10 come damaged. When they use those damnable packing peanuts, my damage shoots up to 50%. The good thing is that when emailed about the damages with photos, they have always been good for it. I have even tried breaking up some large shipments into different orders, but it all boils down to what packing supplies they have on hand. They really need to do a cost analysis on book size vs. packing medium vs. damages and returns. The Monster Sized Kirby Editions come damaged probably about 30/35% of the time and are ALWAYS packing peanuts. If they used the expandable foam on those, I bet I would receive them with 0 damage.

CGN always uses the craft shipping paper. They have the option to add insurance on your order, but I have never used it. I have also never had a damaged shipment from CGN. To be fair, only about 10% of my orders in the past have come from CGN, so my volume from IST is much higher when comparing damages.

OPB is the new kid on the block. Their discounts are less on average. But they offer pre-order on a very large quantity of books. They have recently expanded their operations and are growing rapidly. They offer multiple shipping options, and also offer shipping insurance. The major plus I see with them is that they have a strong social media presence. They communicate very well, putting posts on social media about delays, explaining shipping issues and just really helping you understand some of the issues selling and shipping the books we all love. They even have some YouTube videos showing off their new operation. The main thing preventing me from ordering much from them is their price points. They are just the highest, and when you order as many books as I do every penny counts.

If you made it this far, Thanks!

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts John. Always good to hear about other experiences and those can help us make decisions about where and how to spend our money. Cheers!

[J]

John wrote: "Observations, and thoughts on IST's email above. I don't post here that often, so I am not well known here. But the thoughts below are based upon ordering weekly for the past couple of years. I wel..."

This was great, mate. I haven't had any damage issues with any of the companies I order from, but I do get annoyed when IST sends me those packing peanuts.

CGN does have the most consistent packaging, IMO. I've preordered a few books I missed with DCBS (namely the FF Omni reprints) and they've shipped out fairly quickly, within a week. The only downside with that is having to pre-order each book separately, which means more shipping costs.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I didn’t open it yet but was also sad to see that Last God was not the same size as the other Black Label books i have. Looking forward to reading it though. Wish it wasn’t glued binding.

I also received my Death of Captain America. Happy it didn’t have the new spine design but with the thinner paper the book is much smaller than i thought it would be.

XFactor by David also did not have the new spine design.

I’ve been pretty happy with dcbs. It would be nice if they didn’t charge until it ships but i think prepaying guarantees me a book.

IST packing has been an issue lately and I’ve moved almost completely to dcbs for new release books. TOW the $100 free shipping limit is too high for me.

[Darth Bane]

Blindzider wrote: "I didn’t open it yet but was also sad to see that Last God was not the same size as the other Black Label books i have. Looking forward to reading it though. Wish it wasn’t glued binding.

I also ..."

Last God was next level! I can't wait for the second volume to be solicited

[J]

September pre-orders are up at DCBS

[Darth Bane]

I went for the Aliens vol 3 DM, Thor by Aaron vol 1, and WotR DM.

I couldn't pull the trigger on the Fraction Thor omni. The reviews of that run aren't great and I don't feel compelled to be a completionist this time around.

[J]

Thanks for the heads up about the Fraction Thor, Darth. I was on the fence about it but didn't know much about it.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I pre-ordered the Books of Doom omnibus and there's a new Deluxe HC of Midnight Nation by JMS and Gary Frank. Always wanted to read this and apparently the previous collection weren't high quality. Hopefully this one will be because it's a little pricey.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Books expected to drop this week in comic shops/from InStockTrades:

Batman The World HC
Superman & Lois Lane: The 25th Wedding Anniversary DLX
Monstress TPB vol 6 (Image)
Oddly Normal TPB vol 4 (Image)
Stray Dogs TPB (Image)
The Battle GN Vol 2
Disney Masters HC vol 18, Uncle Scrooge Pie in the Sky
Frank PE Little Nemo HC
Go West TPB
Snowpiercer Prequel vol 2
Monster Art of Basil Gogos HC



Deathstroke omnibus by Christopher Priest was scheduled to come today but looks like it was moved to 28 Sep (judging by Amazon's release date)

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Relstuart wrote: "Books expected to drop this week in comic shops/from InStockTrades:

Batman The World HC
Superman & Lois Lane: The 25th Wedding Anniversary DLX
Monstress TPB vol 6 (Image)
Oddly Normal TPB vol 4..."
I took a chance and preordered that Deathstroke Omnibus. Hope it is worth it.

I just received my What If Vol.1 Omnibus. The spine is "white" but it has a yellowish discoloration on the top half. Does anyone else have that on theirs (I have the Kirby cover.) I can't tell if it is by design or somehow my copy was sitting halfway in the sun or something.

[J]

Blindzider wrote: "Relstuart wrote: "Books expected to drop this week in comic shops/from InStockTrades:

Batman The World HC
Superman & Lois Lane: The 25th Wedding Anniversary DLX
Monstress TPB vol 6 (Image)
Oddl..."

I really enjoyed Priest's Deathstroke. Passed on the omni since I have all the trades but some good stuff there.

[noelbeast]

Blindzider wrote: "Relstuart wrote: "Books expected to drop this week in comic shops/from InStockTrades:

Batman The World HC
Superman & Lois Lane: The 25th Wedding Anniversary DLX
Monstress TPB vol 6 (Image)
Oddl..."

Blind: I bought the exact same cover as you for What If vol. 1, so I’ll let you know when my copy gets here.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

noelbeast wrote: "Blindzider wrote: "Relstuart wrote: "Books expected to drop this week in comic shops/from InStockTrades:

Batman The World HC
Superman & Lois Lane: The 25th Wedding Anniversary DLX
Monstress TPB..."

@Joseph - Thanks, that makes me feel better. I've read Priest's BP run and have only read a little of the character Deathstroke.

@noelbeast - Thanks, I think it is intended, but it's a little weird. If it is just mine, I'm not sure if I'll go through the hassle of returning it. IST is really slow in that department.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Joseph wrote: "Blindzider wrote: "Relstuart wrote: "Books expected to drop this week in comic shops/from InStockTrades:

Batman The World HC
Superman & Lois Lane: The 25th Wedding Anniversary DLX
Monstress TPB..."

I haven't read Priest's run on Deathstroke but am planning on picking this one up to try it out. =)

There are some pictures floating around of the omnibus and I posted some on our MeWe page.

[noelbeast]

Blindzider wrote: "Relstuart wrote: "Books expected to drop this week in comic shops/from InStockTrades:

Batman The World HC
Superman & Lois Lane: The 25th Wedding Anniversary DLX
Monstress TPB vol 6 (Image)
Oddl..."

Here’s mine Blind, definitely with the same odd color design: https://imgur.com/a/yWWLWWV

[Blindzider, Moderator]

noelbeast wrote: "Blindzider wrote: "Relstuart wrote: "Books expected to drop this week in comic shops/from InStockTrades:

Batman The World HC
Superman & Lois Lane: The 25th Wedding Anniversary DLX
Monstress TPB..."

yeah, I think I can see it on yours. It's more noticeable next to another pure white one and it's much more obvious on the back cover.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Books expected to be released in comic shops/on IST this week:


Gideon Falls DLX vol 1 (Image)
Swing TPB vol 4 (Image)
Deathstroke by Christopher Priest Omnibus
Fourth World by Jack Kirby Omnibus (reprint)
Ashes Ashes HC (Magnetic Press)
Beastars TPB vol 14 (manga)
Drifting Dragons TPB vol 9 (manga)
Fist of the North Star HC vol 2 (manga)
Hell's Paradise TPB vol 10 (manga)
Infinite Dendrogram TPB omnibus vol 3 (manga)


DC is still kind of up in the air for me when I'm putting these together.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Relstuart wrote: "Books expected to be released in comic shops/on IST this week:


Gideon Falls DLX vol 1 (Image)
Swing TPB vol 4 (Image)
Deathstroke by Christopher Priest Omnibus
Fourth World by Jack Kirby Omnibu..."

I'm getting concerned about Absolute Swamp Thing V3 and Absolute Fourth World V2. Hoping they don't delay those so I can finish them off.

[Darth Bane]

Swampy was pushed until March. We will see if that holds…

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Darth Bane wrote: "Swampy was pushed until March. We will see if that holds…"

Thanks for the info. Fingers crossed.

Despite already buying V2 and V3, I've decided to not continue the Blade of the Immortal series. Even though I enjoy it (currently watching the movie), the idea of trying to find space for another 4 or more volumes is not appealing. For some reason I thought there was only going to be three, but then I saw the solicit for V5. May have to find some other way to continue reading it...

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Blindzider wrote: "Darth Bane wrote: "Swampy was pushed until March. We will see if that holds…"

Thanks for the info. Fingers crossed.

Despite already buying V2 and V3, I've decided to not continue the Blade of the..."

There are actually ten TPB omnibus volumes for the whole story. So far each hardback has the exact same contents of one of those TPB omnibus volumes so I think there will be ten hardcovers. =)

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Relstuart wrote: "Blindzider wrote: "Darth Bane wrote: "Swampy was pushed until March. We will see if that holds…"

Thanks for the info. Fingers crossed.

Despite already buying V2 and V3, I've decided to not contin..."
That sounds about right. I think 30 of the original books and V5 covered #14 and #15, IIRC.

[Erik, Moderator]

Yes. The Blade of Immortal HC will be the same as the TPB as far as I know. And I have 10 of them, replacing them with the HC as they come out. I’m through Volume 7 or 8 (not sure)

As for swamp thing vol 3, I’m not concerned. I’m confident we will get it eventually as there was already a reprint of Vol 1.

Was the Kirby vol 1 reprinted? I really want vol 2.

[noelbeast]

Well my friends: originally I wasn’t planning to go down this road, and this may be the closest to “jumping the shark” yet with my collecting, but no turning back now!

Decided to pursue custom dust jackets for ASM vol 5 and FF vols 2-4. So far I’ve only redressed ASM5: https://imgur.com/a/kbyj1Bx

Worked out to just under $25 a jacket after independent printing; feel free to criticize my frivolity. I could’ve reined the cost in more since the graphic artist who designed them uses name your price, but I asked for and paid him his high average. He also wanted social media shares, not that I was obligated, but I don’t really do that.

Final takeaway: I’m happy, and no regrets. I’ve still got to get the new jacket formed around the book a bit better, but this is all for the love of some uniform spines…

[Ryan]

Noel that looks like a pretty perfect match on the shelf, well worth $25 in my opinion. I only have one Omni each of ASM and FF with the old spine, so I’m just buying the new ones and selling the one old. If an Uncanny X-Men Vol 5 ever comes along, I’ll definitely be looking for a custom dust jacket to match my first four volumes.

[Darth Bane]

I’m doing the same for ASM 5 and FF 4. It’s crazy but it’s worth it for me.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Books expected to drop in comic shops/on IST today:


Head Lopper TPB vol 4
The Art of Pulp Fiction Illustrated (IDW)
EC Covers Artist Edition HC
Godzilla World of Monsters TPB
Marie Curie, the Quest for Light TPB
Star Trek Voyager: Sevens TPB
Steranko: Nick Fury Agent of Shield Artist Edition (Cover $39.99)
Reign of X TPB vol 4
After the Fall HC (Magnetic Press)
Fairy Tale 100 Years Quest TPB vol 8 (manga)
Fire Force TPB vol 24 (manga)
Hello World TPB vol 1 (manga)
The Jewish Brigade (WWII story)
Karate Survivor in Another World TPB vol 1 (manga)
To Your Eternity TPB vol 15 (manga)
Witch Hat Atelier TPB vol 8 (manga)
Underground TPB (Oni Press)
Alien, 40 Years 40 Artists HC
James Bond Astro Martin DB5 HC



Looks like another light week where Marvel could have spread their omnibus volumes out a bit.

[Johnny]

Relstuart wrote: "Looks like another light week where Marvel could have spread their omnibus volumes out a bit."

Marvel is right now in a transition phase from Diamond to Penguin Random House, and because of that there will not be any omnibus releases during this time. It should be back to normal at the end of October/early November.

[Hamza]

Johnny wrote: "Relstuart wrote: "Looks like another light week where Marvel could have spread their omnibus volumes out a bit."

Marvel is right now in a transition phase from Diamond to Penguin Random House, and..."

I welcome it. My bank account needs to breathe!

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Relstuart wrote: "Books expected to drop in comic shops/on IST today:


Head Lopper TPB vol 4
The Art of Pulp Fiction Illustrated (IDW)
EC Covers Artist Edition HC
Godzilla World of Monsters TPB
Marie Curie, th..."

I'll be really interested if IDW does more of the Artist Edition's in this size and price point. I've been eyeing a couple of these for a long time, but it just didn't seem worth it to me, but with this smaller size I may finally give it a try.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Those IDW artist editions do look pretty good. I do like Steranko quite a bit so this one is tempting for me.

Books scheduled to drop in comic stores (and on IST) next week:


Ascender TPB vol 4
Inkblot TBP vol 2
Nocterra TPB vol 1
Silver Coin TPB vol 1
UltaMega TPB vol 1
Gantz TPB Omnibus vol 7 (manga)
Triumph of the Wizard King TPB book 3
Vampire Hunter D TPB omnibus vol 1
Blue Exorcist TPB vol 26 (manga)
Bungo Stray Dogs TPB vol 20 (manga)
Chainsaw Man TPB vol 7 (manga)
Dungeon Dive Aim for Deepest Level TPB vol 1 (manga)
Headhunted to Another World TPB vol 1 (manga)
How Not To Summon a Demon Lord TPB vol 12 (manga)
Jujutsu Kaisen TPB vol 12 (manga)
Love of Kill TPB vol 4 (manga)
Megatropolis HC (Judge Dredd world)
Moriarty the Patriot TPB vol 5 (manga)
One Punch Man TPB vol 23 (manga)
Plunderer TPB vol 8 (manga)
Slaine Dragontamer HC
Spy Family TPB vol 6 (manga)
That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime TPB vol 17 (manga)
Drawings of Edwin Austin Abby TPB
Fraggle Rock Ultimate Visual History HC
GHIBLIOTHEQUE The Unofficial Guide to Movies of Studio Ghibli HC

[Relstuart, Mod+]

The Last God is back in stock on IST if anyone was wanting to pick up a copy still. I grabbed a second copy for a Christmas gift for a friend. =)


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

[Blindzider, Moderator]

bleedingcool has written a couple articles suggesting that issues in the printing industry are causing some delays in collected editions being released. BC writes a lot of clickbait articles but it wouldn't surprise me if this was true.

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/major...

[J]

Preorders for October are up on DCBS.

[Darth Bane]

I went with absolute doomsday clock, absolute dark knights (flip flopped on this one), avengers by Hickman vol 1 (regular cover, disappointed in the DM), and of course… LOBSTER JOHNSON vol 1!!!

[J]

picking up the Savage She-Hulk and Savage Sword of Conan omnis, the next Legion of Super-Heroes HC, Moon Knight by Bendis/Maleev complete collection, and 3 regular trades. I originally had about twice as much but decided to down size it as I need to make a lot of room on my shelves before adding too many more volumes.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Nothing for me, although the Deadly Class V3 HC is out, but I have all the exclusive covers on the earlier volumes so I'll wait for that.

Don't understand why Hellboy Library V5 and 6 are not being printed again yet.

[Ryan]

Pretty happy to see that DCBS is putting the ASM 300 dust jacket for the Omni in my next shipment. I had pretty much given up hope on ever getting it.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

That price increase on Savage Sword of Conan is savage on my wallet ($81). Will this be the largest numbered series of Marvel omnibus volumes (this one for pre-order is volume 7)?

I'm grabbing the Lobster Johnson HC as well. Some of these books have sold out right off the bat when they came in so it makes sense to preorder like this.

I'm also waiting for the exclusive cover for Deadly Class 3.

[noelbeast]

Redressed my FF vol. 2-4 omnis with the new custom DJs: https://imgur.com/a/YYq0N4w

Really happy with the end result, especially vol. 3 being a unique option offered by the designing graphic artist.

[Darth Bane]

noelbeast wrote: "Redressed my FF vol. 2-4 omnis with the new custom DJs: https://imgur.com/a/YYq0N4w

Really happy with the end result, especially vol. 3 being a unique option offered by the designing graphic artist."

I just did something similar with my ASM vol 5 and FF vol 4. If you are interested check out the custom DJ group on FB and hit up Romain Barboux for all your design needs. He does amazing work!

https://imgur.com/a/EYemvkK