NEW COMICS WEDNESDAY- JUNE 24th

Well its one of those weeks again when Marvel decides to ship every book possible on the same day. Part of it is trying to clear up their schedules before a major holiday, but part of it is just sheer stupidity. How do they expect less noteworthy titles like Dark Reign Lethal Legion to sell on the same week when 12 X-Men titles and 5 Avengers books are shipping? And 1 of those books is the first part of the high profile Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men crossover event. Considering the limited space I have for racking new issues every Wednesday, a lot of smaller press titles like the IDW and Dynamite books may not even get put out. It's going to be hard enough to find room for stuff like the latest Freddy/Jason/Ash crossover or the relaunch of Predator or even the next volume of Jill Thompsons excellent Magic Trixie series.

Despite the massive Marvel output, the 2 books I'm most looking forward to, are Detective #854, and Gotham City Sirens #1. Both are part of the new Batman relaunches with Detective featuring the debut of the long-awaited Batwoman by Greg Rucka. First announced way back during her appearances in 52, Kathy Kane finally gets the spotlight, and some gorgeous artwork by JH Williams III makes it worth the wait. Throw in a back-up story of the new Question(also by Rucka) and you get a winning combo that will sell quickly even at the $4.00 price(at least DC gives an extra 10 pages for the buck hike).

Gotham City Sirens is another delayed title, as Paul Dini set up the story more than a year ago during Countdown (probably the only readable part of that series). The femme fatales Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy are joined by Catwoman. The solicit basically says the girls have a new agenda all their own. Not sure what it means, but I assume Dini has something good in mind.

All told, maybe its a good thing I'm holding my 22nd anniversary sale next week. Considering the massive pile of comics awaiting some of you, getting a 22% discount could help you pick up a few more than you normally would, and even take a chance on some of the new titles coming in.

CAP #600

Well I have to say I am really unimpressed with the huge news announcement Marvel had set up for this morning. Basically Captain America will be back from the dead( or from the sounds of it, was never actually dead).

Not exactly the huge media event Joe Q was hyping. I can't really see anyone outside the regular comic readership running for the store to snap up a copy.


Most likely they just needed to get some advance press laid for upcoming news for the Captain America movie.


I do think it will be a good read, as I can't see it being something Brubaker didn't have planned in advance. But I've been enjoying the regular series so much since Steve's "death" and felt there was still a lot of potential stories for Bucky Cap. Then again, with the Reborn series running 5 issues, supposedly all drawn by Hitch, we might not see the Steve Cap back in his own title until next July.

(Is it just me, or is that an ugly cover)

Did any fans out there feel the need to rush out and pick up a copy today? Did you do it for the hype of the story, or just to be able to brag you got it before your friends?

NEW COMICS WEDNESDAY- JUNE 17TH

Well it should be a busy Wednesday, if the big Marvel press statement goes well on Monday. If you haven't heard, Marvel will make a huge announcement regarding Capt. America and the Reborn series coming in July. Capt.America #600 will arrive on Wednesday, and Marvel is expecting it to sell out instantly. Regular customers are encouraged to pre-order, just in case the investors come flying out to scoop them all up.
Rumours of the big announcement include the return of Steve Rogers, and Will Smith to play the title role in the upcoming Captain America movie. If the latter is true, basically they would be reviving the Isaiah Bradley character from the Truth mini-series from a few years back.



New #1's include, Batman Streets of Gotham #1 which will feature the cast of Gotham, reacting to the new Batman. Paul Dini excels at characterization, so this one should be good. Also features a back-up story of Manhunter.



Dark Reign Mister Negative will expand on the new Spider-man villain.


Not technically new, but Ultimate Spider-man Requiem is a 2 part wrap up to the long running series,mostly highlight type stuff with some unused Bagley art to help it sell. The second issue will probably lead in to the new Ultimate Comics Spider-man, coming in August.



And DC finally bows to fan pressure and gets the excellent Hitman series back in print. I'm not sure what took so long, but I have a backlog of pre-orders for this one.
If you've never read Hitman, just let me say this is Garth Ennis at his best.
Solidly set in the DC Universe and yet very much an original character. Some of the humour of this series made it to Ennis run on the Punisher, but nothing has ever matched the wackiness of "Zombie Night at the Aquarium"
and don't even get me started on Six-Pack.


Lots more great stuff coming in, so check it out at http://shop.comicsnmore.ca/online/index.php?cPath=376&osCsid=119e692aa75bb147fa79fed0b24e5d79

NEW COMICS WEDNESDAY- JUNE 10th

WOW! I have to wonder if Quesada, is a little miffed at DC after seeing Batman and Robin ship this week with the title "Batman Reborn" on the cover, what with all the hype Marvel is trying to stir up for their "Cap Reborn" in July.

Well the Rebirth of the Bat franchise continues next week with 2 titles.

The "new" title Red Robin, which will more than likely be Tim in the costume(now that Damian is playing Robin).

Also, the regular on-going Batman title will apparently pick right up from the end of Battle for the Cowl, as Dick takes up the mantle of the bat. Still not sure if DC actually plans to put out 2 Batman comics each month featuring the same guy in the suit, one written by Morrison and the other by Judd Winick. Just seems to me like one of those is going to sell a crap load better than the other unless the Winick one has some other hook to it.

DC also starts a six issue mini next week featuring the JSA VS. the new Kobra. I never really thought of Kobra as a JSA villain, but it sounds like DC wants to push them as the new powerhouse baddies of the DCU.

X-Men Forever #1 will be here as well, but not a lot of them. Seems to me like Claremont has just about lost any fans he ever had(I sold a total of 1 copy of Genext United #1 ), but then again this is the main team, so it might do better.

Check out

http://shop.comicsnmore.ca/online/index.php?cPath=375

for the rest of next weeks list.

22nd ANNIVERSARY SALE

Well it looks like its that time of year again. Hard to believe 22 years have passed since I opened the door to my own comic shop for the first time.
The sale will be 1 day only on SATURDAY JUNE 27th
This time around I will be continuing the theme started last year, with a 22cent sale.
Basically with any paperback or hardcover you purchase, you can get a 2nd one for only 22 cents.(obviously the lower priced book will be the 22 cent one).
Also everything else in the store will be 22% off.
CARDS, TOYS, GAMES, STATUES, BACKSTOCK, EVERYTHING, AT 22% OFF.
For example, all the buck comics in the right side bins(as you enter the store) will be only 78 cents each.
SUPER SPECIAL, if the weather cooperates, I will be putting the amazing 10cent comic table out front. All comics in the boxes out front will be only 10 cents each .. OR... 22/$1.00.
That's less than a nickel each.

Please be here on SATURDAY JUNE 27th to help me celebrate 22 amazing years.

NEW COMICS WEDNESDAY- JUNE 3rd

BATMAN and ROBIN #1.... Morrison and Quitely.... Still not sure how they expect to get this out regularly, but damn I got a lot of pre-orders on this one. The only problem is people keep referring to it as All-Star Batman and Robin.

Its not an all-star title. This Batman and Robin continues from Morrisons run on the regular Batman title and takes place after the events of Battle for the Cowl. It's in continuity,(an even bigger problem for a book that will have trouble shipping regularly).

Oh yeah, and there's some others comics this week too.

Punisher Naked Kill sounds like a neat One-shot special, as Frank has to take out a building full of bad guys with nothing but ...office supplies?

And Ultimate Spider-Man (along with the rest of the Ultimate universe) comes to an end. It was a great run, but don't worry, the whole Ultimates world restarts in a few months after some Requiem(i.e rehash) issues.

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WARNING! The Buffy comic this week has no actual Buffy content that I am aware of. This is a Tales of the Vampires One-shot special. Still looks nice, but I'm really worried about regulars grabbing this one up and wondering whats going on when they get it home and read it.

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For more vampire action, check out the Captain Britain Annual. Megan fights her way back from hell just in time to help against Dracula's conquest of England. This extra-size issue will also go some ways to explaining the magic of the Marvel Universe England.

I'm going to miss this title a lot more than Ultimate Spidy.

Lots more stuff coming next week. Check it all out at http://shop.comicsnmore.ca/online/

THE NEW COMICS ARE HERE!!!

I don't care what the other websites say!!

The new comics for this week are in today on Wednesday as usual. I've already had about a dozen calls from customers asking if the new comics are in, and a few who even acted like I was lying to them when I said yes. Even one of my distributors called me this morning and was surprised I was busy working on the new delivery.

The only holiday that will effect the delivery schedule this year is Canada Day, and that's only because the holiday is actually on the Wednesday.

Its a pretty big week too, with a great mix of titles. As an added incentive to come in on this rainy day, I've put out a stack of Marvel Masterworcks hrdcvrs on the front table, on sale for only $35.00 each.