New Trades Out 08/10/2014

Another great week for fans of trades and comic shop owners families. I've still got Nailbiter to read from last week. Without a doubt my favourite book from last wednesday was Southern Bastards volume 1. Happily filling the Scalped shape hole in my life. So we're going to start off with the long awaited return of the Goon!

                                                                   AVATAR PRESS

Crossed Volume 10 HC
Crossed Volume 10 TP 

BOOM! STUDIOS

Regular Show Volume 2 TP

DARK HORSE COMICS

It's been over a year and a half since the last Goon paperback but it is one series that's always worth waiting for in all its beautifully hand painted glory. Volume 13 features the long awaited return of the Zombie Priest and a Latin Godzilla among much more awesome. Collecting #42-45.  

Blacksad Amarillo HC
Creepy Archives Volume 20 HC
Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 8 HC
Elfquest The Original Quest Gallery Edition HC  
Goon Volume 13 For Want Of Whiskey And Blood TP  
Halo Escalation Volume 1 TP  
Misfits Of Avalon Volume 1 The Queen Of Air And Delinquency TP  
Predator Versus Judge Dredd Versus Aliens HC  
Star Wars Rebel Heist TP

DC COMICS

Batman Noir The Long Halloween HC  
Green Arrow Volume 2 Here There Be Dragons TP  
Green Arrow Volume 5 The Outsiders War TP
Smallville Season 11 Volume 5 Olympus TP

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

Ash And The Army Of Darkness TP  
Magnus Robot Fighter Volume 1 Flesh And Steel TP  
Neil Gaiman's The Last Temptation HC  
Shadow Volume 4 Bitter Fruit TP

IDW PUBLISHING

It is time to bid a very sad farewell to what has been, in my opinion, the greatest horror comic of the last decade. I can't wait to get my hands on this as the tension has been ramped up to almost unbareable levels in the first 5 volumes. It is also one of the only places to see the absolutely breathtaking art of Gabriel Rodriguez, a name I hope to see more often on other books now that Locke & Key is wrapped up. If you haven't read any of the series there's a lovely slipcase complete collection due in November which I will cover closer to the time.

City The Mind In The Machine Volume 1 TP  
Locke And Key Volume 6 Alpha And Omega TP 
My Little Pony Omnibus Volume 1 TP  
Ripley's Believe It Or Not Daily Cartoons 1929-1930 HC
Star Trek New Visions TP
Transformers Legacy A Celebration Of Transformers Package Art HC
V-Wars Volume 1 Crimson Queen TP  
Wonder Woman The Complete Newspaper Comics Volume 1 HC

IMAGE COMICS

East of West volume 3 will be the book I'm waiting outside my local comic shop for this morning. Collecting #11-#15 of Hickman and Dragotta's race towards the apocolypse in a future American mash up of science fiction and western, it's been done before but never like this! Witness the latest Walking Dead omnibus through the eyes of Charlie Adlard in the latest Artists Proof Edition Hardcover. Collecting just the raw pencils of the entire All Out War story arc #115-125. It really has to be seen to be appreciated and thankfully @alphacomics of, Alpha Comics very kindly let me steal this awesome pic.

 

America's Got Powers TP
East Of West Volume 3 There Is No Us TP
Minimum Wage Volume 1 Focus On The Strange TP  
Ravine Volume 2 TP
Walking Dead All Out War Artist Proof Edition HC

MARVEL COMICS

Volume 3 of Hawkguy out this week. Already confirmed as finished, this would be a great title to pick up if you're looking for something that's not going to go on and span 15 volumes and 2 tie ins. This collects #14,16, 18-19, 21 & annual. I'm behind on Hawkeye so I can't tell you  why that is. I'm looking forward to checking out Kelly Sue Deconnick's Captain Marvel as well, heard nothing but great things. Oh and it features The GoTG, because... Hollywood! Collects #1-6 of Captain (Ms) Marvel's latest ongoing with art from David Lopez.

All-New Doop TP
Captain Marvel Volume 1 Higher Further Faster More TP
Hawkeye Volume 3 L.A. Woman TP
Marvels Companion TP
She-Hulk Volume 1 Law And Disorder TP
Ultimate FF Strangest Ever TP
X-Men Volume 3 Bloodline TP

New Trades Out 01/10/2014

It's a struggle to not just jump ahead to how much awesome is out from Image this week but I am honor bound by the ancient code of the alphabet to bring this weeks new trades as follows...

BOOM! STUDIOS

The only licensed comic worth a damn, The Mathematical Edition of the Adventure Time comics is a deluxe hardcover of original material. This volume features writing from Ryan North of dinosaurcomics.com fame and is totally um.... MATHEMATICAL!

Adventure Time Mathematical Edition Volume 4 HC
Jim Henson's The Musical Monsters Of Turkey Hollow HC
Secret History Omnibus Volume 3 HC

DARK HORSE COMICS

The joy of preparing new trades list and discovering awesome books previously outwith my papery knowledge! Presenting Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir. The story is adapted from unproduced Clone Wars, Season 6 screenplays and is Maul's final saga, centering on him waging war on Darth Sidious, Count Dooku and General Grevious. Collects #1-4

Art Of Naughty Dog HC
Art Of The Book Of Life HC
Concrete Park Volume 1 You Send Me HC
Edgar Allan Poe's Spirits Of The Dead HC
Eerie Archives Volume 17 HC
Loverboys HC
Star Wars Darth Maul Son Of Dathomir TP
Star Wars Volume 3 Rebel Girl TP

DC COMICS

We've had the Joker mask and the Court of Owls artist edition, this weeks latest and coolest Bat birthday bonanza comes in the form of a slipcase hardcover containing three trade paperbacks. Court of Owls. The Dark Knight Returns and Hush. You should own at least two of these already but if you don't now is the time, good value for money as well if you purchase from the Amazon.

Batman 75th Anniversary Trade Paperback Commemorative Collection
Batman Volume 4 Zero Year Secret City TP
Fables Deluxe Edition Volume 9 HC
Fairest Volume 4 Of Men And Mice TP
FBP Federal Bureau Of Physics Volume 2 Wish You Were Here TP
Injustice Gods Among Us Year Two Volume 1 HC
Justice League Beyond 2.0 Power Struggle TP
Teen Titans Go Titans Together TP (New Printing
Wonder Woman Volume 4 War TP
Wonder Woman Volume 5 Flesh HC

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

Art Of Vampirella The Dynamite Years HC
Cryptozoic Man Volume 1 Decapitation Strike TP

IDW PUBLISHING

Ben 10 Classics Volume 3 TP
Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy Volume 17 HC
Flesh And Steel The Art Of Russ Heath HC
Samurai Jack Volume 2 The Scotsman's Curse TP
Skylanders The Kaos Trap HC
Star Trek Gold Key Archives Volume 2 HC
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 9 Monsters Misfits And Madmen TP
Transformers Windblade TP
What Fools These Mortals Be The Story Of Puck HC

IMAGE COMICS

So for the price of Marvel's latest Iron Man HC (and change for two singles) you could pick up the latest Image first volumes from the guys that brought you books like Ghosted and Scalped. The blurb for Nailbiter reads "like a mix between Twin Peaks and Se7en." *throws moneys* I've also really high hopes for Southern Bastards from Jason Aaron. If you have neglected to check out Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra's mind blowing Manhattan Projects you can pick the first two volumes #1-10 in deluxe hardcover format (you really should!)

Blackhand Comics HC
Manhattan Projects Volume 1 HC
Nailbiter Volume 1 There Will Be Blood TP
Skullkickers Volume 5 A Dozen Cousins And A Crumpled Crown TP
Southern Bastards Volume 1 Here Was A Man TP

MARVEL COMICS

Bendis' brilliant All New X-Men gets the oversized HC treatment with a chance to collect #1-10 but be warned, Marvel are great at starting in this format and stopping two volumes in. There's a collection of all of Deathlok and Moon Knights early appearances as well. Please don't make me list them all, nobody else cares. I hear good things about the latest Moon Knight run which also gets its first release today. V.1's for Ghost Rider and Magneto round off a good week for Marvel and a great week for new trades over all. Rejoice!

All-New Ghost Rider Volume 1 Engines Of Vengeance TP
All-New X-Men Volume 1 HC
Deathlok The Demolisher The Complete Collection TP
Iron Man Volume 5 Rings Of The Mandarin HC (Premiere Edition
Magneto Volume 1 Infamous TP
Moon Knight Epic Collection Volume 1 Bad Moon Rising TP
Moon Knight Volume 1 From The Dead TP
New Mutants X-Force Demon Bear TP
Spider-Man Kraven's Last Hunt Prose Novel HC

New Trades 24/09/2014

A relatively quiet week of releases is made up for by one trade I really want today. In the last couple of weeks I have chewed my way through a tonne of books so I'm hoping to get some reviews up soon.

AVATAR PRESS

Rover Red Charlie Volume 1 TP

BOOM! STUDIOS

At 96 pages it's not the meatiest deluxe edition I've ever seen but for only £7.50 I would say it is definitely worth picking up this zombie horror from Keith Giffen and Kody Chamberlain. Collects #1-3, this highly original concept sees victims tagged with an ancient curse of death and rotting that they must either endure or pass on. I'm in!

Tag Deluxe Edition TP

DARK HORSE COMICS 

Captain Midnight Volume 3 For A Better Tomorrow TP
Lone Wolf And Cub Omnibus Volume 6 TP
Nightmare Carnival SC
Sally Heathcote Suffragette HC
Witcher Volume 1 TP

DC COMICS

I don't want to take the easy way out and always mention whatever Batman book is out this week by DC but the blog's about collecting and wow! This is a pretty collection. Including issues #13-17 of Snyder's Batman and replica vinyl mask. The Vertigo imprint continues it's reprinting of titles in double volumes and It's BKV again this week but this time it's Ex Machina book 3. Collecting #21-29 & Special #3

Batman Death Of The Family Book And The Joker Mask Set
Batman Gordon Of Gotham TP
Ex Machina Volume 3 TP
Flash Omnibus Volume 1 HC
Forever Evil Blight TP
Forever Evil Rogues Rebellion TP
Harley Quinn Vengeance Unlimited TP

IDW PUBLISHING

Crow Pestilence TP
Marvel Covers Artist's Edition HC
Maxx Maxximized Volume 2 HC
Star Trek Volume 8 TP
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents The Best of Wally Wood HC

IMAGE COMICS

Now the book I can't wait to pick up. Revival v.4 from Tim Seeley. The first three volumes have been laying down mysteries while answering some questions at an equal rate. The book I have long described as "not just another zombie book," Collecting #18-31 & Chew/Revival #1 this volume will see the story leave rural Wisconsin for the first time as Dana closes in on her sisters murderer

Chronicles Of Hate HC
Fatale Volume 5 Curse The Demon TP
Revival Volume 4 Escape To Wisconsin TP

MARVEL COMICS

Don't spend a penny on Bendis' GotG volume 2 if you haven't picked up the reprinting of Abnett & Lanning's seminal run that was just released a few weeks back. Not that the new title is awful, the A&L stuff is just a much wiser investment. If you're a fan of Marvel's new Epic Collections then this week it is the time for one of the most famous and over told origin stories in comic book history. THe Amazing Spider-Man: Great Power EC collects ASM #1-#17, Annual #1 and as always, material from Amazing Fantasy #15 (which I already have in 50 other TPB bonus material collections.)

Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection Volume 1 Great Power TP
Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 2 Angela TP
Marvel Masterworks The Mighty Thor Volume 5 TP
Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 7 Digest TP

New Trades out 17/09/14

AVATAR PRESS

Gravel is one of the lesser known titles from the glory days of Warren Ellis birthing books like a rabbit. Returning now under the superb penmanship of Mike Wolfer who did a great job on Avatar's Stitched, firstly on art duties for Garth Ennis and then taking over as write on volume 2. This book collects #1-4 as well as a reintroduction to the main man Bill Gravel. Hopefully this will mean an omnibus in the offing as the original series can prove difficult to complete in trades. As for the story itself? Well it had me at "SAS Combat Mage."

Gravel Combat Magician Volume 4 TP 

BOOM! STUDIOS

Sons Of Anarchy Volume 1 TP 

DARK HORSE COMICS

Authentic Accounts Of Billy The Kid's Old Timey Oddities Omnibus TP
Complete Silencers TP
Ghost Volume 2 The White City Butcher TP
Leaving Megalopolis HC
Red Moon HC Savage Sword Of Conan Volume 17 TP

DC COMICS

Something a little bit different from DC this week. Batman Unwrapped: The Court of Owls collects issues #1-11 in artists pencil form and extras of what is, in my opinion the best title from the New 52. I've already got the trade but I'll be tempted to get this just for the beauty of it.

Astro City Through Open Doors TP
Astro City Victory HC
Batman Unwrapped The Court Of Owls HC
Forever Evil Arkham War TP
Godzilla Awakening TP
New Teen Titans Volume 1 TP
Superman Wonder Woman Volume 1 Power Couple HC
Toe Tags Featuring George Romero TP
Unwritten Tommy Taylor And The Ship That Sank Twice TP

IDW PUBLISHING

Transformers Phase One Omnibus TP

IMAGE COMICS

Image don't often roll out deluxe editions but today sees the release of the Blue Estate hard cover. Featuring #1-12 an alleged bonus features I can't find any info on. Let us know in the comments if you picked this up.

Blue Estate The Graphic Novel HC
Peter Panzerfaust Volume 4 The Hunt TP
Undertow Volume 1 Boatman's Call TP

MARVEL COMICS

(Original 96 cover.)

A few Marvel Now titles finally make it to paperback this week, as always costing way too much. I mentioned a few weeks ago the infinity omnibus featuring all the Avengers tie ins so make sure you check that out before going for individual trades. The Adventures of Cyclops and Pheonix is an impressive collection that I'm surprised didn't get a release around AvX. It includes: Adventures of Cyclops and Pheonix #1-4. Askani'son #1-4. Phoenix #1-3. X-Men Book of Askani and material from Marvel Valentine Special.

Avengers Volume 4 Infinity TP
Indestructible Hulk Volume 3 S.M.A.S.H. Time TP
Sub-Mariner And The Original Human Torch TP
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man By Brian Michael Bendis Volume 5 TP
Uncanny Avengers Volume 3 Ragnarok Now TP
Uncanny X-Men Volume 4 Vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. HC (Premiere Edition)
X-Men The Adventures Of Cyclops And Phoenix TP

Todays New Trades 06/11/13

 

Tarintino fans can get their hands on the 7 issues Hardcover, Django Unchained adaptation which has some pretty spectacular Jim Lee artwork in it. Also don't miss your 1500th chance to get your hands on a Sandman reprinting.

Dynamite have the first collection of Mark Waid's run on Green Hornet which I have been dying to check out. IDW have yet another gorgeous Artist's Edition out, this time for Jee Smith's "Bone."

 

Anyone insane enough not to check out Matt Fraction and David Aja's Hawkeye before now gets their best chance yet as the Oversized hardcover is out today. Collecting #1-11 and Young Avengers Presents #6. The premier HC for volume 2 of Uncanny X-Men has been renamed "broken" from "Lost in Limbo." If you buy the Agents of Shield tie in TPB then let me give you my heart felt commiserations now.

 

 

All of the above is irrelevant as far as my wallet is concerned as Image comics release the third volume of Hickman and Pittara's Manhattan Projects. Easily the best comic of 2013 and one that makes me constantly wrestle over my decision to wait for trades. Roll on pay day!




AVATAR PRESS
Caligula Volume 2 Heart Of Rome TP

DARK HORSE COMICS

Plants Vs Zombies Lawnmageddon HC

DC COMICS

All-Star Western Volume 3 The Black Diamond Probability TP
Batman Night Of The Owls TP
Django Unchained HC
Fraction TP
Judas Coin TP
Justice League Of America Volume 1 World's Most Dangerous HC
Sandman Omnibus Volume 2 HC

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

Bionic Man Vs The Bionic Woman TP
Grimm Volume 1 The Coins Of Zakynthos TP
Mark Waid's The Green Hornet Volume 1 Bully Pulpit TP
Miss Fury Volume 1 Anger Is An Energy TP
Spider Volume 2 The Businessman From Hell TP
Vampirella Strikes TP

IDW PUBLISHING

Crow Midnight Legends Volume 5 Resurrection TP
G.I. JOE The Complete Collection Volume 1 HC (Red Label Edition
Jeff Smith's Bone The Great Cow Race Artist's Edition HC
My Little Pony The Return Of Queen Chrysalis Red Label Set, AR
Star Trek Volume 1 Where No Man Has Gone Before HC (Red Label Edition

IMAGE COMICS

Aphrodite IX Rebirth Volume 1 HC
Blackacre Volume 2 TP
Invincible Universe Volume 1 TP
Manhattan Projects Volume 3 TP

MARVEL COMICS

Avengers West Coast Avengers Omnibus Volume 2 HC
Daredevil By Frank Miller And Klaus Janson Omnibus HC (New Printing
Hawkeye Volume 1 HC
Marvel Firsts The 1980s Volume 1 TP
Marvel's Thor The Dark World The Art Of The Movie Slipcase HC
Oz Road To Oz TP
S.H.I.E.L.D. Origins TP
Thanos Redemption TP
Uncanny X-Men Volume 2 Broken HC

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT

Quantum And Woody Volume 1 The World's Worst Superhero Team TP

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT

Robyn Hood Volume 2 Wanted TP

Todays New Trades 23/10/13

DARK HORSE COMICS

Answer TP
Hellboy The Midnight Circus HC

DC COMICS

Absolute Joker Luthor HC
Batgirl Volume 2 Knightfall Descends TP
Batgirl Volume 3 Death Of The Family HC
Fables Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition HC
Fraction TP
Suicide Squad Volume 3 Death Is For Suckers TP

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

Garth Ennis' Erf HC

IDW PUBLISHING

Doctor Who Omnibus Volume 2 TP
G.I. JOE America's Elite Disavowed Volume 1 TP
Judge Dredd Year One TP
My Little Pony Pony Tales Volume 1 TP Powerpuff Girls Classics Volume 1 Power Party TP
Star Trek The Next Generation Doctor Who Assimilation2 The Complete Series HC
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 6 City Fall Part 1 TP
Transformers Last Stand Of The Wreckers HC
True Blood Volume 6 Here We Go Again HC
Vitriol The Hunter TP

IMAGE COMICS

Cowboy Ninja Viking Deluxe Edition HC
Walking Dead 100 Project HC (Limited Edition)

MARVEL COMICS

Journey Into Mystery Featuring Sif Volume 2 Seeds Of Destruction TP
Marvel Masterworks Sgt. Fury Volume 1 TP
Spider-Man Life In The Mad Dog Ward TP
Thor Epic Collection War Of The Pantheons TP
Uncanny Avengers Volume 2 The Apocalypse Twins HC
X-Men X-Corps TP

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT

Shadowman Volume 2 Darque Reckoning TP

Today's New Trades 16/10/13

From Avatar: 

Uber Vol 1 debuts in monstrously huge fashion, with a collection that goes far beyond the story. This epic tome contains Uber #0-5, the first story arc, for the first 176 pages. But then we Enhance that with 160 pages of additional material! From behind-the-scenes interviews, scores of pages of the original pencil art, notes from the writer on development of the story, to an epic cover gallery, this is not to be missed. But all that extra material is only available right here, this edition of 5000 copies, and the Remarqued edition of 350 copies offered this month, are the only editions Previews will offer. Then it's gone. This Enhanced HC will not be reprinted. Uber Vol 1 collection in paperback will be released in 2014, with the full 176 pages of story. But none of the special back matter offered only here. This is also a Direct Market Exclusive, the Uber Vol 1 Enhanced Hardcover edition will not be available in book stores or on Amazon! 

 


DC are releasing the entire Death of The family event in one Hardcover. Collects Catwoman #13-14, Batgirl #13-16, Suicide Squad #14-15, Batman and Robin #15-16, Nightwing #15-16, Detective Comics #15-16, Red Hood and the Outlaws #15-16, and Teen Titans #15-16.





 

Charlie Adlard gets his own art book from Image to celebrate 100 issues on Walking Dead  Mind The Gap by Jim McCann reaches its 3rd volume in Paperback. 

 

The first Volume of Marvel Zombies omnibus reprinting is also out today, if you have been waiting for a chance to read it then volume 1 collects.  ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #21-23 and #30-32, MARVEL ZOMBIES #1-5, MARVEL ZOMBIES: DEAD DAYS, BLACK PANTHER (2005) #28-30, and material from MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: MARVEL ZOMBIES/MYSTIC ARCANA. 

AVATAR PRESS

Uber Volume 1 Enhanced HC

BOOM! STUDIOS

Adventure Time With Fionna And Cake TP
Dingo Deluxe Edition Volume 1 TP

DARK HORSE COMICS

Black Beetle Volume 1 No Way Out HC

DC COMICS

Catwoman Volume 3 Death Of The Family TP
Green Lantern Volume 2 The Revenge Of Black Hand TP
Green Lantern Volume 3 The End HC
Joker Death Of The Family HC
Sandman Endless Nights TP (New Edition
Smallville Season 11 Volume 3 Haunted TP
Superman Dark Knight Over Metropolis TP

IDW PUBLISHING

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Works Volume 2 HC
Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Digest Volume 1 TP
X-Files Classics Volume 2 HC,

IMAGE COMICS

68 Volume 3 Jungle Jim TP
Art Of Charlie Adlard HC
Mind The Gap Volume 3 Out Of Bodies TP

MARVEL COMICS

Avengers Volume 3 Prelude To Infinity HC (Premiere Edition)
Essential Thor Volume 7 TP
Marvel Masterworks The Mighty Thor Volume 12 HC
Marvel Zombies The Complete Collection Volume 1 TP
Marvel's Thor The Dark World Prelude TP
Wolverine MAX Volume 2 Escape To L.A. TP

New IDW Artist Editions

IDW have announced a new wave of their beautiful artists edition hardcovers. While appearing to be in black and white, each page was scanned in color to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art-for instance, corrections and blue pencils. Each page is printed the same size as drawn, and the paper selected is as close as possible to the original art board.

 

These include:

 

 

Allan Moore & Dave Gibbons Watchmen. (March '14)

 

Dave Gibbons' Watchmen will debut later in the year. Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, is the story most often cited as the greatest graphic novel ever published. This Artist's Edition will be atypical in that the stories will not be complete, and will be an Artifact Edition, the first released by IDW. It will be produced to the same exacting standards as an Artist's Edition, and will feature a cornucopia of individual pages and covers from Watchmen, each image a testament to Gibbons' elegant and nuanced style. This book will also measure 12 x 17 inches.

 

 

Jack Kirby's New Gods. (Date TBC)

Jack Kirby's New Gods Artist's Edition will be released in March and feature five complete issues of Kirby's inaugural Fourth World book. Kirby, often called the King of Comics, is arguably the most important and influential comics creator of all time. His work on New Gods, which he wrote as well as drew, clearly reinforces that notion. Filled with amazing imagery and giant concepts, this book will measure 12 x 17 inches.

 

Jim Steranko's Nick Fury and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

 

The first volume, The Steranko Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artist's Edition, will feature the initial twelve stories by Steranko that appeared in Strange Tales #151 through #162. All of these stories were drawn in the "twice up" format, meaning the original art is rendered at twice the size of the printed comic. The final book will measure 15 x 22 inches and is currently scheduled for release in May of 2014.

 

 

Jim Steranko's Nick Fury and Captain America. (Date TBC)

The second volume, The Steranko Nick Fury and Captain America Artist's Edition, will collect the remaining Nick Fury stories from Strange Tales 163-168, as well as issues 1, 3, and 5 of the Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. comic series. As icing on the cake, Steranko's three stellar issues of Captain America will also be included. This volume will measure 12 x 17 inches, and the release date is still to be determined.

Todays New Trades 09/10/2013

Pretty quiet week across the board but still some great books out. The second Mind MGMT hardcover from Dark Horse is my pick of the week. The first volume was beautifully packaged and the two together are going to look great on my shelf. I'm struggling to find what is collected in the latest Star Wars: Wild Space omnibus but it's advertised as being full of hidden gems and never before collected material.

If you ran out to buy the Court of Owls TPB with the mask last week then good news! Batman Volume 2 is out today. Collecting #8-11 and annual #1 of what is, in my opinion, the best title from the New 52.

A very licence driven week from IDW including New reprintings of Transformers and TMNT, new My Little Pony (the I mentioned it!! Happy??) but there's some new original material as well in the Form of Zombies vs Aliens spin off Colonized.

Over at the always intriguing Image Comics there's first volumes for Greg Rucka's Lazarus and Ryan Browne's God Hates Astronauts which features the brilliant blurb. "I don't want to oversell what Ryan has accomplished here, but I gave God Hates Astronauts to a blind man and he regained his sight." - Jonathan Hickman

Busy week for Jason Aarron at Marvel with Thanos Rising getting a paperback release and Volume 2 of his brilliant run on Thor: Godbomb coming out in HC. Although I have already bought and read the Panini reprint for a fraction of the price so as always make sure you shop about.




DARK HORSE COMICS

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 Volume 4 Welcome To The Team TP
Chronicles Of King Conan Volume 6 A Death In Stygia And Other Stories TP
Colder TP
Creepy Archives Volume 17 HC
Mind MGMT Volume 2 The Futurist HC
Star Wars Ewoks Shadows Of Endor GN
Star Wars Omnibus Wild Space Volume 2 TP
Trigun Omnibus Volume 1 TP
UXB HC

DC COMICS

Batman Volume 2 The City Of Owls TP
I Vampire Volume 3 Wave Of Mutilation TP
Intensely Dumb MAD TP
Lucifer Volume 2 TP

IDW PUBLISHING

Colonized TP
Danger Girl Trinity TP
G.I. JOE Special Missions Volume 1 TP
Jinnrise Volume 1 TP
Kill Shakespeare Volume 3 The Tide of Blood TP
My Little Pony Animated Volume 1 The Magic Begins TP
Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 3 TP
Transformers Classics Volume 6 TP

IMAGE COMICS

God Hates Astronauts Volume 1 TP
Lazarus Volume 1 TP

MARVEL COMICS

Avengers Kree Skrull War TP
Dark Tower The Gunslinger The Man In Black TP
Iron Man Armored Vengeance TP
Thanos Rising TP
Thor God Of Thunder Volume 2 Godbomb HC
X-Men Storm By Warren Ellis And Terry Dodson TP

Top Selling Trades. September 2013

1. East of West Vol. 1 TPB (Image)

2. Justice League Vol. 3 HC (DC)
3. Star Wars Vol. 1 TPB (Dark Horse)
4. The Walking Dead Vol. 9 TPB (Image)
5. The Walking Dead 100 Project TPB (Image)
6. Justice League Vol. 2 TPB (DC)
7. Saga Vol. 1 TPB (Image)
8. Saga Vol. 2 TPB (Image)
9. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Vol. 2 TPB (IDW)
10. Superior Spider-Man Vol. 1 HC (Marvel)

You have to wonder at what point will Marvel and DC stopped being referred to as the big 2 and incorporate Image into the big 3. With a collection of Walking Dead covers selling considerably better than anything from Marvel and they've published around 50% of the top selling trades consistently every month. 

Without getting into the wider argument of quality of books produced by other publishers, it's worth considering how much Image's pricing policy affects peoples purchasing. Saga and East of West are not only the two best books on the list, they also are the two cheapest, with the first volumes RRP being just £7.50.

I've been meaning to pick up Dark Horse's new Star Wars title, based on the original script and written by Brian Wood, this is a really strong entry. I also had no Idea Geoff John's Justice League was so popular so perhaps I should revisit it as well. The time has come for me to stop glossing over My Little Ponies success as it's constant chart appearances can no longer be put down to a fluke and it's legions of fans are not going to rest until it is number one. Congratulations IDW.

Todays New Trades 03/10/13

Not much out this week but there's still loads to talk about. DC release The Court of Owls arc, the first 7 issues of the New 52 Batman and includes a white PVC owl mask. Pretty sweet deal for £15.

Also at DC, JLA Earth 2 from superstar Scottish creators Morrison and Quitely gets a new deluxe hardcover featuring a new cover by Frank Quitely, plus previously unpublished sketch material and more.

The first volume of Image's Non Human is out, a bit pricier than Image's usual v.1's, especially for 4 issues but I'm led to believe the sketchbook and bonus material is going to be excellent. The second Skullkickers omnibus Collecting SKULLKICKERS #12-23, including the five 'unbooted' issues Uncanny, Savage, Mighty, All-New Secret and Dark Skullkickers Dark. (still giggling at these.)                
Marvel's march in to the OGN market continues with Avengers: Endless Wartime by Warren Ellis and Thor Season One. The season one books are really well packaged in my opinion but never worth the price to established readers, I wouldn't even recommend a new ready pays £20 for a slim HC.

I will finish off with two great Omnibus from Marvel. Firstly a book which I constantly recommend, Hickman's Fantastic Four, gets it's first oversized collection. Right now you can get it all 800 pages on Amazon for £35 (RRP £75) if you have been putting off reading this title for some insane reason, you're never going to get a better chance than this to pick it up cheap.  Collecting: Dark Reign: Fantastic Four 1-5, Dark Reign: The Cabal, Fantastic Four 570-588, FF 1-5

The second omnibus I wanted to mention is the oversized Halo HC, I've read some of the books including and personally loved Van Lente's stuff. Collecting: Halo: Uprising 1-4, Blood Line 1-5, Helljumper 1-5. Depending on where you buy from it might still work out cheaper to buy the 3 individual trades so be sure to check them out first.




BOOM! STUDIOS

Suicide Risk Volume 1 TP

DC COMICS

Batman The Court Of Owls Book And Mask Set HC
Earth 2 Volume 1 The Gathering TP
Earth 2 Volume 2 The Tower of Fate HC
Fables Werewolves Of The Heartland TP
JLA Earth 2 Deluxe Edition HC

IDW PUBLISHING

Chilling Archives Of Horror Volume 4 Jack Cole's Deadly Horror HC
Doctor Who Series I Winter's Dawn Season's End HC
G.I. JOE The Complete Collection Volume 3 HC
Judge Dredd The Complete Carlos Ezquerra Volume 2 HC
Miss Fury Sensational Sundays 1941-1944 HC

IMAGE COMICS

Age Of Bronze Volume 3.B Betrayal Part Two HC
Carbon Grey Volume 2 Daughters Of Stone TP
It Girl And The Atomics Volume 2 The World Is Flat TP
MacGyver Fugitive Gauntlet TP
Non-Humans Volume 1 Runaway American Dream TP
Skullkickers Treasure Trove Volume 2 HC

MARVEL COMICS

Avengers Endless Wartime HC
Dark Tower The Gunslinger Last Shots TP
Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Volume 1 HC
Halo Oversized Collection HC
Supercrooks TP (resolicited)
Thor And The Mighty Avengers
Thor By Walter Simonson Volume 2 TP
Thor Season One HC (Premiere Edition)
What If AvX TP
Wolverine Blood Wedding TP

Todays New Trades 24/09/13

Long time no trades, my apologies to the masses who click on every Wednesday, desperate for the latest papery knowledge. Some cool stuff available this week,

The Walking Dead 100 project:

"Robert Kirkman and Skybound team up with the Hero Initiative to present 100 all-new covers envisioning the horrors of the bestselling The Walking Dead. This art book features brand-new pieces by The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard, Paolo Rivera, Ryan Ottley, Rafael Albuquerque, and more! This book will never be reprinted and all proceeds go to the Hero Initiative and comic book creators in need!"

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Over at DC follow SHAZAM'S new 52 reintroduction with the SHAZAM! HC collecting: JUSTICE LEAGUE #7-11, 0, 14-16 and 18-21. Who doesn't love shouting SHAZAM! There is also the second volume of Vertigo's Preacher TPB reprintings, collecting: PREACHER #13-26, it's a really affordable way to read a book you should have already read, I recommend volume 1 first though.

You can collect the whole Ultimate Marvel "Divided We Stand" event with the new TPB by the same name. Why would you not want a book written by Bendis, Hickman and Humphries? Collecting: ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #13-18, ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #13-18 and ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN (2011) #13-18. There's also some Spider-Man 2099 action, building on the recent buzz. The X-Babies vs Avengers Babies is a good place to collect all the Skottie Young baby variants.


BOOM! STUDIOS

Adventure Time Volume 2 HC (Mathematical Edition

DARK HORSE COMICS


Art Of Akaneiro HC
Criminal Macabre Final Night The 30 Days Of Night Crossover TP
Eerie Archives Volume 14 HC
Sin Titulo HC

DC COMICS


Ame-Comi Girls Volume 1
Justice League Volume 2 The Villain's Journey TP
Justice League Volume 3 Throne Of Atlantis HC
Legends Of The Dark Knight Jim Aparo Volume 2 HC
Preacher Volume 2 TP
Shazam Volume 1 HC


IDW PUBLISHING

Doctor Who Prisoners Of Time Volume 2

IMAGE COMICS

Cyber Force Rebirth Volume 1 TP
Hip Flask Unnatural Selection HC (10th Anniversary Elephantmen Edition
Soho Dives Soho Divas Limited Edition HC
Soho Dives Soho Divas TP
Spawn Origins Volume 19 TP
Walking Dead 100 Project TP


MARVEL COMICS

Dark Tower The Gunslinger Last Shots TP
Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Tales To Astonish Volume 1 TP
Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man Digest Volume 4 TP
S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick Fury Vs S.H.I.E.L.D. TP
Spider-Man 2099 Volume 2 TP
Ultimate Comics Divided We Fall United We Stand TP
Young Marvel Little X-Men Little Avengers Big Trouble TP

Todays New Trades 21/08/13

Happy new comic day folks. I would imagine volume 7 of Chew will be a big seller for your LCS today. I've fallen behind myself so might just hold back for omnibuses.

Over at Marvel the NOW books continue to roll out with the latest Deadpool and Fantastic Four trades. Two end of an era books with Bendis' New Avengers and Slott's last Amazing Spider-Man trade Dying Wish, no spoilers! :p

I'm still to combine my love for comics and Star wars and the Knights of the Old Republic omnibus looks like a good buy. Collecting the first 18 issues (volumes 1-3) together for only £15. If you have any Star Wars recommendations then please feel free to comment bellow.



DARK HORSE COMICS

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Willow Wonderland TP
Dragon Age Volume 3 Until We Sleep HC
Nexus Omnibus Volume 3 TP
Sacrifice HC
Savage Sword Of Conan Volume 14 TP
Star Wars Omnibus Knights Of The Old Republic Volume 1 TP

DC COMICS

Captain Atom Volume 2 Genesis TP
DC Universe Presents Volume 2 Vandal Savage TP
Green Lantern Sector 2814 Volume 2 TP
World Of Warcraft Bloodsworn HC

IDW PUBLISHING

Berkeleyworks The Art Of Berkeley Breathed From Bloom County And Beyond HC
G.I. JOE The Complete Collection Volume 1 HC (Red Label Edition)
Judge Dredd The Complete Carlos Ezquerra Volume 1 HC (Red Label Edition)
Transformers Last Stand Of The Wreckers HC (Red Label Edition),

IMAGE COMICS

Chew Volume 7 Bad Apples TP

MARVEL COMICS

Avengers The Complete Collection By Geoff Johns Volume 2 TP
Deadpool Volume 2 Soul Hunter TP
Fantastic Four Volume 2 Road Trip TP
Marvel 1602 HC (10th Anniversary Edition)
Mighty Thor Omnibus Volume 2 HC (Esad Ribic Cover)
New Avengers By Brian Michael Bendis Volume 5 TP
Spider-Man Dying Wish TP
Superior Spider-Man #16
Superior Spider-Man Volume 2 A Troubled Mind TP,

Catabloguing Thor. JMS - Marvel NOW

One of the main reasons I started this blog was to help people collect in trade, especially books that are worth reading but nearly impossible to follow through renumberings and title changes. Thor is probably the best example of this about. I considered just doing from Siege up to Marvel now but to read the whole story you really have to start at JMS' volume 1 and I guarantee you will be rewarded with one of the best modern comic sagas on your shelves. 

Credit to Strazynski for the solid foundation and fantastic re imagining of this classic Avenger and hilarious ensemble cast but the real work here is from Gillen and Fraction, now two of the biggest names in comics because of the hard work they did on titles like this and Invincible Iron Man.  

Gillen doesn't just pick up the loose threads from JMS' run and try his best to tie them off. Instead he runs with it, adding layer upon layer that are still paying off right at the end of his JiM run. Fraction's Thor doesn't get the same recognition as his other Marvel works like Hawkeye or Iron Man but his incarnation of Thor will always be my Thor. *blushes*

Thor v.1

JMS/Coipel
#1-6.

Thor v.2
JMS/Coipel/Djurdjevic
#7-12 & Giant Sized 600.

Thor v.3 
JMS/Djurdjevic
#601-603 & Giant sized finale.

Thor: Latverian Prometheus
Gillen/ Tan
#604-606, Sif #1 & Mini Marvels.

Siege
Bendis/Coipel
#Siege 1-4 & The Cabal.

Siege: Thor
Gillen/Tan/McKelvie/Elson/Braithwaite/Henrichon
#607-610, New Mutants #11 & Siege:Loki.

Thor: Siege Aftermath
Gillen/Elson/Braithwaite
#611-614.

Thor: The World Eaters
Fraction/Ferry
#615-620.1 & Thor Spotlight.

The Mighty Thor v.1
Fraction/Coipel
#TMT 1-6.

Journey into Mystery v.1 Fear Itself
Gillen/Braithwaite
#JiM 622-626, Thor & Fear Itself Spotlight.

Fear Itself
Fraction/Immonen
#Fear itself 1-7

The Mighty Thor v.2
Fraction/Ferry/Kubert/Larraz
#TMT 7-12 & Fear Itself 7.2 Thor.

Journey Into Mystery v.2 Fear Itself  Fallout
Gillen/Rodi/Portacio/Ferry/Elson
#JiM 621.1 & 627-631.

Journey Into Mystery v.3 The Terrorism Myth
Gillen/Breitweiser/Elson
#JiM 632-636

The Mighty Thor v.3
Fraction/Kitson/Larraz
#TMT 13-17 & 12.1

Journey Into Myster/New Mutants: Exiled
Gillen/Abnett/Lanning
#Jim 637-638 & New Mutants 42-43.

Journey Into Mystery v.4 The Manchester Gods
Gillen/DeMatteis/Elson
#JiM 639-641 & TMT Annual #1.

Journey Into Mystery & The Mighty Thor: Everything Burns
Fraction/Gillen/Davis/Hans/Kitson/Di Giandomenico
#JiM 642-645 & #TMT 18-22

What to read next.

Thor: God of Thunder by Aaron/Ribic
Journey Into Mystery by K. Immonen.

Other reading.

Dark Avengers.
Thor: Secret Invasion.
Siege tie ins.
Fear Itself Tie ins.
Avengers (Heroic Age onwards)
Chaos War.

Catabloguing Incredible Hulk. (Greg Pak)

More and more people have been asking me about collecting Greg Pak's Hulk in trade. It suffers from renamings,  renumberings and tie-ins but is rewarding to complete.
While Jeph Loeb's Red Hulk is a really divisive comic, I personally loved it, Ed McGuinness' art is phenomenal and you need it to completely read Greg Pak's run.. An honourable mention for Jeff Parker for almost all the tie in work and for it being tightly written into the overall story. Here goes nothing....

Planet Hulk.
Pak/Pagulayan/Lopresti
# Incredible Hulk 92-105 & Gladiators Guidebook.

World War Hulk.
Pak/Romita Jr
# World War Hulk 1-5 & What if Planet Hulk.

Vol.1 Son of Banner.
Pak/Olivetti/Camuncoli
# Incredible Hulk 601-606 & Dark Reign: The List-Hulk.

Vol.2 Fall of The Hulks.
Pak/Parker/Pelletier
# Incredible Hulk 606-608 & Fall of the Hulks: Alpha.

V.3 World War Hulks.
Pak/Pelletier
# Incredible Hulk 609-611.

Dark Son.
Pak/Reed/Raney/Ching/Kitson
# Incredible Hulk 613-617.

Chaos War: The Incredible Hulks
Pak/Pelletier
# Incredible Hulks 618-622 & 614-617 back ups.

Planet Savage. 
Pak/Eaglesham/Grummet
# Incredible Hulks 623-629.

Heart of the Monster.
Pak/Pelletier
# Incredible Hulks 630-635.

*Other essential reading.

Incredible Hercules.
WWH: The Warbound.
WWH: Damage Control.
Savage She-Hulk.
HULK vol1 Red Hulk.
HULK vol2 Red & Green.
HULK vol3 No More.
HULK vol4 Vs X-Force.
HULK vol5 Fall of the Hulks.
HULK vol6 World War Hulks.
Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk.
World War Hulks: Hulked Out Heroes.
Chaos War.

What to read next.

The Incredible Hulk by Jason Aaron. 
Red Hulk by Jeff Parker.