NEW COMICS - SEPTEMBER 14th

This weeks big NEW DCU releases include the highly anticipated and greatly delayed, Batwoman #1. Along with Batman and Robin,Green Lantern, and Frankenstein, this should be another week of quick sellouts. Myself, I can't wait to read the first new issue of Resurrection Man, probably one of my favourite all-time series to come out of the 90's.
DC isn't the only company relaunching characters. Dark Horse starts the season 9 series for Buffy. And Marvel restarts Ultimate Spider-Man one more time. Lets hope the 3rd times the charm.
Image gives us something a little different with Pigs. A story about a covert sleeper cell of KGB agents being reactivated.


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27 SECOND SET #1 (OF 4)
ALL NEW BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #11
ALL WINNERS SQUAD BAND OF HEROES #4 (OF 8)
ALPHA FLIGHT #4 (OF 8) FEAR
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #669 SPI
AMERICAN VAMPIRE SURVIVAL OT FITTEST #4
BALTIMORE CURSE BELLS #2
BATMAN AND ROBIN #1
BATWOMAN #1
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #194
BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #523 FEAR
BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #1 CHEN VAR CVR
BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #1 MORRIS CVR
COBRA ONGOING #5
CRIMINAL LAST OF INNOCENT #4 (OF 4)
CRIMINAL MACABRE NO PEACE FOR DEAD MEN
DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #14
DAREDEVIL #3
DEADPOOL #43
DEATHSTROKE #1
DEMON KNIGHTS #1
DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #8
DOLLHOUSE EPITAPHS #3 (OF 5) ISSACS VAR
DOLLHOUSE EPITAPHS #3 (OF 5) PHIL NOTO CVR
DUCKTALES #4
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS DRIZZT #2 (OF 5)
FARSCAPE #23
FEAR ITSELF #6 (OF 7) FEAR
FEAR ITSELF HULK VS DRACULA #1 (OF 3) FEAR
FEAR ITSELF MONKEY KING #1 FEAR
FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #1
GHOST RIDER #3 FEAR
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #170
GLADSTONES SCHOOL FOR WORLD CONQUERORS #5
GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #12
GREEN LANTERN #1
GRIFTER #1
HEAVY METAL NOVEMBER 2011
HELLRAISER #5
HERC #7 SPI
INFINITE #2
JOHN CARTER A PRINCESS OF MARS #1 (OF 5)
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #627 FEAR
JUGHEAD #209
LEGION LOST #1
LIFE WITH ARCHIE #13
MICE TEMPLAR VOL 3 #5
MISTER TERRIFIC #1
MYSTERY MEN #5 (OF 5)
NEW AVENGERS #16 FEAR
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD DEATH VALLEY #4 (OF 5)
PIGS #1
PUNISHERMAX #17
RED LANTERNS #1
RESURRECTION MAN #1
SCALPED #52
SERGIO ARAGONES FUNNIES #3
SHERLOCK HOLMES YEAR ONE #6
SIMPSONS COMICS #182
SPACE WARPED #3 (OF 6)
SPIDER-ISLAND AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #2 (OF 3)
STAN LEE STARBORN #10
STAND NIGHT HAS COME #2 (OF 6)
SUICIDE SQUAD #1
SUPER DINOSAUR #4
SUPER HEROES #18
SUPERBOY #1
SUPREME POWER #4 (OF 4)
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1
UNCANNY X-FORCE #15
UNWRITTEN #29
WARLORD OF MARS #9
X-MEN LEGACY #255

PBKS & HRDCVRS
ARCHIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 02
ARCHIE THE MARRIED LIFE TP VOL 01
ART OF VAMPIRE KNIGHT SC
ASTONISHING X-MEN TP XENOGENESIS
BLUE ESTATE TP VOL 01
CARBON GREY VOL 01 SISTERS AT WAR TP
COMPLETE MAJOR BUMMER SUPER SLACKTACULAR TP
CREEPY PRESENTS BERNIE WRIGHTSON HC
CROSSED TP VOL 02 FAMILY VALUES
DEADPOOL ALL IN FAMILY TP
ENDERS GAME FORMIC WARS BURNING EARTH HC
GOD SOMEWHERE TP NEW ED
GREEK STREET TP VOL 03 MEDEAS LUCK
GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS WAR TP
HACK SLASH TP VOL 09 TORTURE PRONE
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TEAM HISTORY TP
KORGI GN VOL 03 A HOLLOW BEGINNING
MARVEL ADV AVENGERS THOR CAP. DIGEST
MMW INVINCIBLE IRON MAN HC VOL 07
MORIARTY TP VOL 01
NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON GN TP BOOK 05
PHERONE TP
ROBERT JORDAN EYE OF THE WORLD HC VOL 01
SCREAM QUEEN TP
SUGAR AND SPIKE ARCHIVES HC VOL 01
SUPERGOD TP VOL 01
SUPERMAN THE BLACK RING HC VOL 02
SWEETS NEW ORLEANS CRIME STORY TP
THANOS IMPERATIVE TP
TITANS FAMILY REUNION TP
UNCANNY X-MEN TP BREAKING POINT
WALKING DEAD 2012 CALENDAR
WITCH & WIZARD MANGA VOL 01

NEW COMICS WEDNESDAY -SEPTEMBER 7th

The holiday Monday will NOT affect delivery of this weeks comics.
NEW COMICS ARRIVE WEDNESDAY AS USUAL.

Well the NewDCU gets into full swing with 13 first issues this week.
Theres a lot of buzz on several of them, but of course it will be tough to see anything outsell the appeal of owning an Action #1. It will never be worth the $1 million of the original, but with Grant Morrison writing, I guarantee it will be a better read.
Batgirl looks good as well, Gail Simone never fails to deliver, and most of us just want to see her explain how Babs got out of her chair.
Jeff Lemires Animal Man arrives as well, and he delivers a great, creepy, Vertigo style superhero tale. Also on the Vertigo horror end of the NewDCU, Swamp Thing #1. Scott Snyder has been picking up fans with every title he's done, and I can't think of anyone better suited to write Swampy's new adventures.


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SEPTEMBER 7th

50 GIRLS 50 #4 (OF 4)
ACTION COMICS #1
ACTION COMICS #1 VAR ED
ANIMAL MAN #1
ATOMIC ROBO GHOST OF STATION X #1 (OF 6)
AVENGERS HEROES MAGAZINE #1
BATGIRL #1
BATWING #1
BIG LIE #1
BOYS #58
CASANOVA AVARITIA #1 (OF 4)
COBRA ONGOING #4
DANGER GIRL ARMY OF DARKNESS #3
DARK TOWER BATTLE OF TULL #4 (OF 5)
DETECTIVE COMICS #1
ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST #3
FEAR ITSELF WOLVERINE #3 (OF 3) FEAR
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #4
GODZILLA GANGSTERS & GOLIATHS #4 (OF 5)
GREEN ARROW #1
HAWK AND DOVE #1
HEROES FOR HIRE #11 FEAR
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #41
HULK #40
INFESTATION OUTBREAK #3 (OF 4)
INTREPID ESCAPEGOAT #1 (OF 3)
IRREDEEMABLE #29
IZOMBIE #17
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #1
KIRBY GENESIS #3
MEGA MAN #5 HORN CVR
MEGA MAN #5 SPAZ VILLAIN VAR CVR
MEN OF WAR #1
MOON KNIGHT #5
MORNING GLORIES #12
MYSTIC #2 (OF 4)
NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #1
OMAC #1
PILOT SEASON DECLASSIFIED 2011 ONE SHOT
PUNISHER #3
RED SKULL #3 (OF 5)
SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #13
SPAWN #211
SPIDER NEW SERIES #2
SPIDER-ISLAND AVENGERS #1 SPI
SPIDER-ISLAND I LOVE NEW YORK CITY #1 SPI
STATIC SHOCK #1
STORMWATCH #1
SWAMP THING #1
SWEET TOOTH #25
THOR HEAVEN AND EARTH #4 (OF 4)
THUNDERBOLTS #163
TRUE BLOOD FRENCH QUARTER #1 (OF 6)
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #6
WOLVERINE #15
WOLVERINE DEBT OF DEATH #1
X-23 #14
X-FACTOR #224.1
X-MEN #17

PBKS & HRDCVRS


AMULET SC VOL 04 LAST COUNCIL
AWAKENING OMNIBUS SC
BAKE SALE GN
BIG QUESTIONS TP
BLOODY MONDAY GN VOL 01
BRIGHTEST DAY HC VOL 03
CAGE OF EDEN GN VOL 01
DISNEY FOUR COLOR ADVENTURES TP VOL 01
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS TP VOL 07
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS FR DRIZZT OMNIBUS TP VOL 01
GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS TP VOL 01
GI JOE ORIGINS TP VOL 05
GI JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS TP VOL 04
GRIMM FAIRY TALES TP VOL 10
IZOMBIE TP VOL 02 UVAMPIRE
LITTLE LULU GIANT SIZE TP VOL 04
OZ HC OZMA OF OZ
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR DIGEST GN VOL 01
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN TP VOL 10
SONIC UNIVERSE TP VOL 01
STAND TP VOL 01 CAPTAIN TRIPS
THOR FOR ASGARD TP
WOLVERINE WOLVERINE GOES TO HELL TP
WONDERLAND HOUSE OF LIDDLE TP VOL 01
WONDERSTRUCK HC
X-MEN LEGACY COLLISION TP

NEW DCU

Well the New DCU is off to a great start with the announcement that Justice League #1 has sold out and a 2nd printing is on the way. I still have copies of the first print available, at least for now. The news of the sellout has people calling around to get their hands on one before they are gone for good. If you have any interest in owning a 2nd print copy, make sure to let me know as I am not planning to order any until/when, the 1st prints sell through completely.
Just a warning that Action #1 arrives next Wednesday along with 12 other first issues. If you haven't already reserved a copy, make sure to do it soon.

Events wrap-up

Well saying I'm a little tired right now would be an understatement. The 4 days of Fanexpo were exhausting, but in a good way. Probably the busiest I've seen the show since it started.
The promoters really stepped up and solved a lot of the problems of the previous year. The only major line-ups to worry about this year, were the line-ups for the cash machines.
Even in the midst of selling literally 1,000's of paperbacks over the weekend, I still had a few minutes to occasionally talk to some new customers, including a guy who apparently lives just down the street from the store, AND HAS NEVER BEEN INSIDE. Well after stopping by for the midnight sale last night, I'm hoping he'll become a regular, now that he knows how convenient it is having a store less than a 10 minute walk from his home.
Speaking of the midnight sale...I was surprised how many night owls are in the area. At one point just before midnight, there was close to 2 dozen people in the store, and they cleaned out a good chunk of the paperback shelves. In 1 hour I sold more copies of Justice League #1 than 2 months worth of the previous incarnation of the title.
The only downer of the night was when Gail Simone called to wish me luck with the DC 52 launch, and I was soooo out of it, that I basically said "thanks" and hung up.
I'd like to publicly thank her for the call and say that her Birds of Prey is one of my favourite all time reads and I am eagerly awaiting her new titles Batgirl and Firestorm.
If I actually wake up in time to open the store at a normal hour tomorrow, Ill try and post my thoughts on the newest issue of Previews.

NEW COMICS WEDNESDAY - AUGUST 31st

Well, I certainly got a lot of comments this week, most involving not getting the blog shipping list out.
Seems like if I want to get attention, I have to do nothing.
Anyway, better late than never, heres what should be on the shelves at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.
Don't forget to stop by between 11:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. tonight to get the jump on the new DCU.


ACTION COMICS #904 (delayed from last week)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #666 2ND PTG
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #668 SPI
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN INFESTED #1 SPI
ANGEL & FAITH #1 JO CHEN CVR
ANGEL & FAITH #1 STEVE MORRIS CVR
B & V FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #217
CHRONICLES WORMWOOD BATTLE #6 (OF 6)
DEADPOOLMAX #11 (OF 12)
DR WHO MAGAZINE #437
FEAR ITSELF DEEP #3 (OF 4) FEAR
FLASHPOINT #5 (OF 5)
FLASHPOINT #5 (OF 5) VAR ED
GAMBIT FROM THE MARVEL VAULT #1
GOON #35
GORE #4 (OF 12)
GRIM GHOST #4
HAUNT #17
HELLRAISER #4
HERC #6 POINT ONE
INCREDIBLE HULKS #635
INVINCIBLE #82
IRON MAN 2.0 #8
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626 POINT ONE
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #173
JUSTICE LEAGUE #1
LAST MORTAL #4 (OF 4)
LOCKE & KEY CLOCKWORKS #2 (OF 6)
MARVEL PREVIEWS SEPTEMBER 2011
MIGHTY THOR #5
PLANET OF THE APES #5- buck book
PREVIEWS #276 SEPTEMBER 2011
RED SONJA #57
ROCKETEER ADVENTURES #4 (OF 4)
ROUTE DES MAISONS ROUGES #5 (OF 6)
SAVAGE DRAGON #173
SECRET AVENGERS #16
SHONEN JUMP OCTOBER NOVEMBER 2011
SIXTH GUN #14
SKULLKICKERS #10
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #228
SPIDER-ISLAND DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #1 (OF 3) SP
STAN LEE TRAVELER #10
THE RINSE #1 - buck book
ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE #1 (OF 4)
UNCANNY X-FORCE #12 2ND PTG
UNCANNY X-FORCE #14
VAMPIRELLA #9
VAULT #2 (OF 3)
VESCELL #1
WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #35
WARLORD OF MARS FALL OF BARSOOM #2
WITCH DOCTOR #2 (OF 4) 2ND PTG
X-MEN SCHISM #2 (OF 5) 2ND PTG

PBKS & HRDCVRS
ARCHIE HIGH SCHOOL CHRONICLES TP VOL 02
ESSENTIAL WEB OF SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 01
GREEN GOBLIN A LIGHTER SHADE OF GREEN TP
HIDDEN HC
INFESTATION TP VOL 02
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN PREM HC VOL 08
JOHNNY TEST GN VOL 01 ONCE & FUTURE JOHNNY
JUDGE DREDD RESTRICTED FILES TP VOL 03
LET ME IN VOL 01 CROSSROADS TP
LITTLE LULU PAL TUBBY VOL 04 ATOMIC
NAMOR FIRST MUTANT TP VOL 02
PLANET OF THE APES TP VOL 01
SPIDER-GIRL TP FAMILY VALUES
STAR WARS ADV TP CHEWBACCA & SLAVERS
STEVE DITKO OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 STARRING SHADE
THREE THIEVES GN VOL 02 SIGN O/T BLACK ROCK
THUNDERBOLTS BY ELLIS AND DEODATO ULT COLL TP
UNCANNY X-FORCE TP VOL 01 APOCALYPSE SOLUTION

The Con game

Well I just got back to the store, after spending the morning setting up our booth at the FANEXPO. Still a lot of work to do before the show opens at 4:00 tomorrow(2:00 for deluxe pass holders) but I'm excited and anticipating another great show. The move back to the South Building makes it a little tougher to get to, but it's a much bigger space this year with an expanded food court area with a ton of seating, off the main dealers room.
The Comics & More booth is #728, straight in line from the main doors, and just in front of the Warner's booth with its huge WB water tank. No word yet on whether Wakko, Yakko and Dot will descend from the water tower at any point during the weekend.
Haven't had much time to read many of this week's releases, but I love the Flashpoint Kid Flash cover. I know the Flashpoint effect changed quite a few things in the DCU, but the corner of

Yonge and Queen looks pretty much the way I remember it.

MIDNIGHT SALE

Its something I've wanted to try ever since I first opened the store nearly 25 years ago.

Mostly for curiosity sake, just HOW many people would actually show up at the store in the wee hour of the a.m. to save a few bucks?
The main thing was finding an excuse to try it, and the NEW DC 52 event is just such an excuse.

Now normally NO store is allowed to sell any of it's NEW comics before 9:00 a.m. on the Wednesday they are scheduled for. But DC Comics is only sending out 2 books for Wednesday August 31st. Flashpoint #5, the wrap-up to the hugely popular crossover, and Justice League #1, the first comic set in the NEW DC UNIVERSE. And the distributor has authorized the advance sale of these 2 books as of 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday.


So for just this one time(unless it proves popular enough) I will be opening the store at

11:00 p.m. on Tuesday August 30Th for a special 2 hour sale ending at 1:00 a.m.


Now you have to understand that ONLY those 2 new comics, Flashpoint #5 and Justice League #1, will be available for sale. -AND NOT UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT-NO other new comics for the week will be on the shelves until 10:00a.m. when the store opens as usual.




BUT, everything in the store will be on sale at 20% off, and as a special reward...anyone who pre-ordered ALL 52 titles(or signs up to buy them that night), will be given a special discount of 52% off any DC trade paperbacks on the shelves.


So come by TUESDAY AUGUST 30th at 11:00 p.m. to help us make history and usher in the NEW DC UNIVERSE, and pick up some great deals for yourself while you're here.