As my budget is being tweaked and reevaluated (not to mention the apparent spike in food prices), I have to be choosy with what I purchase.
So once again I'm putting the question to the readers:
What comics are you buying this week?
What comics would you recommend?
Further -- if you had to suggest one comic coming out this week to a person who is new to comics, what would it be?
*for your convenience, here is a list of what's shipping*
"God Save Stan Lee" T-shirt available at the comic shop Secret Headquarters, found via Kitsune Noir)
All Star Superman #10
ReplyDeleteBlue Beetle #25
Countdown Special Eclipso 80-Page Giant
Jack Kirbys Fourth World Omnibus Vol 4 HC
Jack Of Fables #21
Legion Of Super-Heroes #40
Spirit #15
New Avengers #39
Dan Dare #5
The one comic I'd recommend this week to someone unfamiliar with comics? All-Star Superman.
What I will be picking up later today...
ReplyDeleteAll Star Superman #10
Countdown Special Eclipso 80 Page Giant
Countdown To Adventure #8
Countdown To Final Crisis #5
Fallen Angel #25
Green Lantern #29
Jack Kirbys Fourth World Omnibus Vol 04
Legion Of Super Heroes #40
Sorrow #4
Speak O/T Devil #5
Teen Titans #57
Transhuman #1
I'd recommend Transhuman to new readers. Hickman is doing visionary work in Pax Romana. I think the guy is really pushing what comics can be. For all those people with preconceptions of comics being silly superhero affairs, this is the sort of thing that can show them comics can be more than just that.
My full list is below.
ReplyDeleteBut I urge you to buy Blue Beetle above all else. It's my favorite book on the stands.
MARVEL
Ultimate Human #3
X-Men First Class Vol. 2 #10
DC
All Star Superman #10
Blue Beetle #25
Countdown to Adventure #8
Green Lantern #29
Legion of Super Heroes #40
DC/VERTIGO
Hellblazer #242
INDEPENDENT
Gravel #2
TRADES & HARDCOVERS
Showcase Presents Booster Gold Vol. 1
ALL-STAR SUPES!
ReplyDeleteUltimate X-men is actually been good past 2 issues, Green Lantern, New Avengers, Daredevil, X-men Legacy is interesting...
ReplyDeleteThe usual suspects, but if I was recommending some I'd recommend:
ReplyDeleteBlue Beetle #25, which promises to kick all kinds of ass
Marvel Atlas #2, which appeals to the complete nerd in me
and...
Proof #6, which is always great and should be a decent jumping on point as its a new story arc.
Proof, I tell ya, Proof!
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #10
ReplyDeleteCOUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #5
GREEN LANTERN #29
TEEN TITANS #57
MIGHTY AVENGERS #11
NEW AVENGERS #39
All Star Superman #10
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Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus vol. 4
Down the line I'll be getting:
Apocalypse Nerd TPB
The Education of Hopey Glass HC
That Salty Air TPB
And if I had to recommend one of the above to someone unfamiliar with comics, it'd probably be Ganges #2.
Oh wow, Ganges #2 is coming out?
ReplyDeleteI will definitely pick that up.
For those who are not familiar with it, it's from Fantagraphics Books and is by Kevin Huizenga.
If you are new to Fantagraphics or comics or "indy" comics, this is one to get.
All Star Supes, Blue Beetle, 4th World Omnibus #4.
ReplyDeleteMan, what a great week!
Proof #6, no question about it. This book's become one of my favorites lately. All-Star Superman deserves a shout-out as well, great book.
ReplyDeleteBlue Beetle #25
ReplyDeleteLegion of Super-Heroes #40
Spirit #15
Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters #7
World of Warcraft #5
Damage Control #3
Dan Dare #5
And for someone new to comics? Spread of genres: either All-Star Superman or Usagi Yojimbo.
I bought Skim by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki and it's absolutely wonderful! I recommend the heck out of it but it's $18.95.
ReplyDeleteNice mention of Secret Headquarters, I live less than a mile from the place... yet although its very close, I still go to my beloved Comics Factory in Pasadena for my comics fix.
ReplyDeleteBeetle's wrapping up a storyline, so it'll be hard going in cold, but I can garuntee that it'll be the best damn comic that you won't know what the heck's going on in it all week. ^_^
ReplyDeleteBlue Beetle #25 is the only new title I'm buying this week, but its the end of an arc so not really a good starting place for new readers. I'm probably going to pick up Nodame Cantabile vol. 12 as well.
ReplyDeleteAll Star Superman
ReplyDeleteGreen Lantern
Blue Beetle (John Rogers' swan-beetle song, alas)
JK 4th World Omnibus (wallet walloper)
(Last week was amazing for marvel books: GHOST RIDER is now oober-cool, almost as cool as IRON FIST)