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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for January 22 2014

MARVEL COMICS

NOV130551 ALL NEW INVADERS #1 ANMN $3.99
NOV130612 ALL NEW X-FACTOR #2 ANMN $3.99
NOV130557 ALL NEW X-MEN #22.NOW ANMN $3.99
NOV130579 AVENGERS #25 ANMN $3.99
NOV130577 AVENGERS WORLD #2 ANMN $3.99
NOV130593 BLACK WIDOW #2 ANMN $3.99
SEP138293 CABLE AND X-FORCE #19 $3.99
NOV130675 CAPTAIN AMERICA #15 $3.99
NOV130657 CATACLYSM ULTIMATE X-MEN #3 $3.99
NOV130673 FF #16 $3.99
NOV130635 GEORGE ROMEROS EMPIRE OF DEAD ACT ONE #1 $3.99
NOV130637 GEORGE ROMEROS EMPIRE OF DEAD ACT ONE #1 SUYDAM NYC $3.99
OCT130716 HAWKEYE #16 $2.99
NOV130619 INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #18.INH $3.99
OCT130755 INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK PREM HC VOL 03 SMASH TIME $24.99
OCT130762 INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK TP VOL 01 AGENT OF SHIELD $19.99
NOV130620 IRON MAN #20.INH $3.99
NOV130666 MARVEL KNIGHTS X-MEN #3 $3.99
OCT130772 MARVEL UNIVERSE ULT SPIDER-MAN DIGEST TP VOL 05 $9.99
NOV130681 MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #22 SYU $2.99
NOV130614 MIGHTY AVENGERS #5.INH $3.99
NOV130682 ORIGIN II #2 $3.99
NOV130663 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #9 $3.99
NOV130684 WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #40 $3.99
OCT130766 WOLVERINE BY HAMA AND SILVESTRI TP VOL 02 $29.99
OCT130769 X-FACTOR BY PETER DAVID TP VOL 01 COMPLETE COLLECTION $34.99
NOV130689 X-MEN #9 XFV $3.99
OCT130765 X-MEN TP VOL 01 ROAD TO ONSLAUGHT $39.99
OCT130761 YOUNG AVENGERS TP VOL 02 ALTERNATIVE CULTURE $15.99

IDW Publishing from Diamond Distributors for January 22 2014

Digital Comics: Digital new releases available from your local comic book shop are marked below. [DIG] = Digital version available. [DIG/P+] = Print-Plus digital/print combo pack available. For more information, go to www.digitalcomicsreader.com.

IDW PUBLISHING

SEP120380 BERKELEY BREATHED OUTLAND COMPLETE COLL S/N HC $50.00
OCT130439 JACKYS DIARY HC $39.99
SEP130455 JINNRISE #9 [DIG/P+] $3.99
NOV130320 JUDGE DREDD #15 [DIG/P+] $3.99
NOV130326 JUDGE DREDD MEGA CITY TWO #1 [DIG/P+] $3.99
NOV130377 MAGIC THE GATHERING THEROS #4 [DIG/P+] $4.99
NOV130352 MR PEABODY & SHERMAN #3 [DIG/P+] $3.99
NOV130343 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER #1 [DIG] $3.99
NOV130346 SAMURAI JACK #4 [DIG/P+] $3.99
NOV130315 TMNT UTROM EMPIRE #1 $3.99
NOV130368 TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #25 DARK CYBERTRON PART 7 [DIG/P+] $3.99
NOV130297 X-FILES CONSPIRACY GHOSTBUSTERS #1 [DIG/P+] $3.99

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for January 22 2014

DARK HORSE COMICS

SEP130036 AMALAS BLADE SPIRITS OF NAAMARON TP $18.99
SEP130082 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL TP VOL 28 RAINING CHAOS (MR) $19.99
SEP130053 BPRD HELL ON EARTH TP VOL 07 A COLD DAY IN HELL $19.99
NOV130042 CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #7 $2.99
SEP130071 CONAN HC VOL 15 NIGHTMARE OF THE SHALLOWS $24.99
NOV130039 CONAN THE BARBARIAN #24 $3.50
NOV130051 DARK HORSE PRESENTS #32 (MR) $7.99
SEP130077 EERIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 15 $49.99
NOV130040 ELFQUEST FINAL QUEST #1 $3.50
AUG138245 EMPOWERED TP VOL 05 $16.99
APR130085 FORREST J FORRY ACKERMAN STATUE $179.99
AUG130116 GRIMM SHOT GLASS $5.99
JUL130097 GRIMM SKULL PATCH $4.99
NOV130035 MASS EFFECT FOUNDATION #7 $3.99
NOV130056 MASSIVE #19 $3.50
NOV130055 MIND MGMT #18 $3.99
AUG130125 POWERS RETRO GIRL STATUE $179.99
NOV130028 STAR WARS LEGACY II #11 $2.99

Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for January 22 2014

Comics, Magazines and Books for January 22 2014

Digital Comics: Digital new releases available from your local comic book shop are marked below. [DIG] = Digital version available. [DIG/P+] = Print-Plus digital/print combo pack available. For more information, go to www.digitalcomicsreader.com.

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE
AUG130979 10TH MUSE TP VOL 03 [DIG/P+] $14.95
AUG131100 12 REASONS TO DIE #6 (MR) $3.50
OCT130863 ARCHIE FUNHOUSE DOUBLE DIGEST #1 [DIG/P+] $3.99
OCT130864 ARCHIES VALENTINE ROCK & ROLL ROMANCE TP $10.99
NOV131123 ARISA GN VOL 12 $10.99
SEP131294 ATOMIC ROBO SAVAGE SWORD OF DR DINOSAUR #5 $3.50
NOV131125 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 07 $10.99
NOV130951 BAD ASS #1 (MR) $3.99
NOV130857 BART SIMPSON COMICS #88 $2.99
OCT131220 BASIL & VICTORIA LONDON GUTTERSNIPES HC $39.95
SEP131115 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #7 $3.99
NOV131005 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA STARBUCK #3 $3.99
NOV131193 BENNY BREAKIRON HC VOL 03 TWELVE TRIALS $11.99
NOV130779 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #220 [DIG/P+] $3.99
NOV130928 BLAKE & MORTIMER GN VOL 17 SECRET O/T SWORDFISH PART 3 $15.95
NOV130741 BO PLUSHY GANGSTA #1 (MR) [DIG/P+] $3.99
NOV130897 BRAVEST WARRIORS #16 MAIN CVRS [DIG] $3.99
JUL130833 BUBBLEGUN #4 DIRECT MARKET MAIN COVERS [DIG] $3.99
NOV131119 CEMETERY GIRL GN BOOK 01 PRETENDERS $24.95
NOV130806 CROSSED BADLANDS #45 (MR) $3.99
NOV130808 CROSSED BADLANDS #45 TORTURE CVR (MR) $3.99
NOV130807 CROSSED BADLANDS #45 WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99
NOV130805 CROSSED WISH YOU WERE HERE HC VOL 03 (MR) $27.99
NOV130804 CROSSED WISH YOU WERE HERE TP VOL 03 (MR) $19.99
NOV130929 CRUSADE GN VOL 04 FIRE BREAKS $13.95
NOV130865 DECEIVERS #2 [DIG] $3.99
NOV131192 DINOSAURS HC VOL 01 BEGINNING $10.99
NOV130971 DOC SAVAGE #2 $3.99
NOV130972 DOC SAVAGE #2 CASSADAY VIP CVR $3.99
NOV131268 ETERNAL WARRIOR #5 PULLBOX BERNARD $3.99
NOV131267 ETERNAL WARRIOR #5 REG CRAIN $3.99
NOV131271 ETERNAL WARRIOR TP VOL 01 SWORD O/T WILD $9.99
NOV131133 FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 34 $10.99
SEP131234 FAIRY TALES OF OSCAR WILDE HC VOL 02 NEW PTG $17.99
NOV131264 FLOWERS OF EVIL GN VOL 08 (MR) $10.95
OCT131219 FOLIGATTO HC (MR) $24.95
NOV130739 FRACTURE #2 [DIG/P+] $2.99
NOV131265 FROM THE NEW WORLD GN VOL 02 $10.95
NOV131331 GFT QUEST #3 A CVR LAISO (AOFD) $3.99
NOV131332 GFT QUEST #3 B CVR TYNDALL (AOFD) $3.99
NOV131333 GFT QUEST #3 C CVR PANTALENA (AOFD) $3.99
NOV131341 GFT WONDERLAND ASYLUM #1 A CVR MALSUNI (MR) $3.99
NOV131342 GFT WONDERLAND ASYLUM #1 B CVR ERIC J (MR) $3.99
NOV131343 GFT WONDERLAND ASYLUM #1 C CVR CAFARO (MR) $3.99
NOV131344 GFT WONDERLAND ASYLUM #1 D CVR LILLY (MR) $3.99
SEP130865 GHOST COP #2 [DIG] $3.99
SEP130854 GOLD DIGGER #206 [DIG] $3.99
NOV130890 HACKTIVIST #1 (MR) [DIG] $3.99
NOV131138 HENRY AND GLENN FOREVER AND EVER #3 (MR) $5.00
NOV130881 I DONT GET IT HC $17.99
NOV130735 JACK HAMMER #1 [DIG/P+] $2.99
NOV130930 LADY S GN VOL 03 GAME OF FOOLS $11.95
NOV130931 LARGO WINCH GN VOL 12 WAY & VIRTUE $11.95
NOV130957 LEGENDS OF RED SONJA #3 $3.99
NOV130963 LIL BIONIC KIDS #1 $3.99
NOV130964 LIL BIONIC KIDS #1 EXC SUBSCRIPTION CVR $3.99
NOV130932 LUCKY LUKE TP VOL 42 LONE RIDERS $11.95
NOV130933 LUCKY LUKE TP VOL 43 BLUEFEET ARE COMING $11.95
OCT130871 MEGA MAN TP VOL 06 BREAKING POINT $11.99
NOV130892 MIDAS FLESH #2 MAIN CVRS [DIG] $3.99
NOV131134 MISSIONS OF LOVE GN VOL 06 $10.99
NOV138078 MOCKING DEAD #2 YELLOW HAZARD 2ND PTG $3.99
NOV138079 MOCKING DEAD #3 YELLOW HAZARD 2ND PTG $3.99
NOV131006 MOCKING DEAD #5 $3.99
NOV131310 OOKU INNER CHAMBERS GN VOL 09 (MR) $12.99
NOV130934 ORBITAL GN VOL 05 JUSTICE $13.95
NOV130920 PEANUTS VOL 2 #15 [DIG] $3.99
OCT130954 PENNY FOR YOUR SOUL DEATH #5 (MR) $3.50
NOV130740 PRINCELESS ENCORE ED #3 [DIG/P+] $2.99
NOV131152 QU33R GN (MR) $29.99
OCT138139 RED SONJA #5 FRISON VIRGIN ART RARE REORDER ED $3.99
AUG131423 ROY THOMAS PRESENTS CLASSIC PHANTOM LADY TP VOL 01 $24.99
NOV131358 SCREWED TP $15.99
NOV131135 SHERLOCK BONES GN VOL 03 $10.99
NOV131298 SHONEN JUMP PACK 2014 #1 $19.99
SEP130830 SKYWARD #5 [DIG/P+] $2.99
OCT131212 SORAKO GN $9.95
NOV130935 SPOOKS GN VOL 03 EL SANTERO $13.95
AUG130980 STEAMPUNK ORIGINALS GN VOL 01 [DIG/P+] $14.95
SEP131312 STUFF OF LEGEND OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 $34.99
OCT130962 TAROT SWORD MAIDEN S&N DELUXE BUNDLE (MR) $21.99
SEP131130 THE LONE RANGER #21 $3.99
OCT131116 VAMPIRELLA ANNUAL 2013 $4.99
NOV131136 VINLAND SAGA GN VOL 02 $19.99
OCT131105 WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #34 (MR) $3.99
OCT131301 WAYWARD SONS TP VOL 02 $19.95
NOV131137 WEIRDO YEARS 1981-1993 HC (MR) $29.95
NOV131266 WOLFSMUND GN VOL 03 $12.95
NOV130783 WORLD OF ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #36 [DIG/P+] $3.99
NOV131286 X-O MANOWAR #21 REG DAVIS $3.99

MAGAZINES
OCT131519 BACK ISSUE #70 $8.95
NOV131459 CINEMA RETRO #28 (MR) $11.99
NOV131445 COMIC SHOP NEWS #1388 PI
OCT131531 DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #468 $11.99
SEP131552 HOBBY JAPAN DEC 2013 $16.60
SEP131543 JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #62 $10.95
NOV131436 JUXTAPOZ #157 FEB 2014 $5.99
NOV131463 LOCUS #636 $7.50
NOV131437 NON SPORT UPDATE VOL 25 #1 WALKING DEAD CVR $5.99
SEP131548 RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #141 $9.95
SEP131528 STAR TREK STARSHIPS FIG COLL MAG #7 KLINGON KTINGA-CLASS BAT $20.00
OCT131512 STAR TREK STARSHIPS FIG COLL MAG #9 USS DEFIANT NX-74205D $20.00
NOV131242 STAR WARS CLONE WARS MAGAZINE #22 $4.99
NOV131466 STAR WARS INSIDER #147 NEWSSTAND ED $7.99
NOV131467 STAR WARS INSIDER #147 PX ED $7.99
SEP131535 TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #202 $5.99
NOV131460 WALKING DEAD MAGAZINE #7 NEWSSTAND ED (MR) $9.99
NOV131461 WALKING DEAD MAGAZINE #7 PX ED (MR) $9.99

BOOKS
NOV131378 DC SUPER HEROES BATMAN YR TP CATWOMANS HALLOWEEN HEIST $4.95
NOV131375 DC SUPER HEROES BATMAN YR TP MAD HATTERS MOVIE MADNESS $4.95
NOV131376 DC SUPER HEROES BATMAN YR TP MAKER OF MONSTERS $4.95
NOV131377 DC SUPER HEROES BATMAN YR TP SCARECROW DR OF FEAR $4.95
NOV131379 DC SUPER HEROES SUPERMAN YR TP DEADLY DREAM MACHINE $4.95
NOV131384 DC SUPER HEROES WONDER WOMAN YR TP DR PSYCHO CIRCUS CRIME $4.95
NOV131386 DC SUPER HEROES WONDER WOMAN YR TP FRUIT OF ALL EVIL $4.95
DEC131420 DEATH AND RESURRECTION SC $14.95
NOV131404 DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 72 PURPLE DRAGON $14.95
NOV131390 DOCTOR WHO SHADA LOST ADVENTURE SC $16.00
NOV131361 FANTASY PLUS SC VOL 05 WORLDS MOST IMAGINATIVE ARTWORKS $35.00
NOV131252 LOU SCHEIMER CREATING FILMATION GENERATION SC $29.95
NOV131398 MISS PEREGRINES HOME PECULIAR CHILDREN BOOK 2 HOLLOW CITY HC $17.99
NOV131405 NICK CARTER DOUBLE NOVEL #2 $14.95
SEP130857 PAPER DREAMS BEN DUNN SKETCHBOOK $14.99
NOV131406 SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 80 SHIWAN KHAN RETURNS $14.95
NOV131388 WARREN ELLIS GUN MACHINE SC $17.00

Monday, January 20, 2014

Psyren: Nova

I read Psyren, Vol. 14

I posted a review at the ComicBookBin (which has free smart phone apps and comics).

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Review: D.GRAY-MAN 3-in-1 Edition Volume 1

D.GRAY-MAN 3-IN-1 EDITION, VOL. 1
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia

CARTOONIST: Katsura Hoshino
TRANSLATION: Mayumi Kobayashi, Toshifumi Yoshida
ENGLISH ADAPTATION: Mayumi Kobayashi, Lance Caselman
LETTERS: Elizabeth Watasin
EDITOR: Nancy Thislethwaite
ISBN: 978-1-4215-5567-6; paperback (July 2013); Rated “T+” for “Older Teen”
576pp, B&W, $14.99 U.S., $16.99 CAN, £9.99 UK

Debuting in 2004 in Japan’s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine, D.Gray-man is a manga (comic) series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. The series stars a boy named Allen Walker, who becomes a member of the Black Order, an organization of Exorcists. These Exorcists make use of an ancient substance called “Innocence,” which they use as weapons to combat the Millennium Earl and his army of demons, the akuma.

Allen lives in a fictional version of 19th century Earth, where he searches for Innocence. Some Innocence has bonded with his left arm to form an anti-akuma, bladed weapon. Allen is also a very special Exorcist, and the Earl knows that.

VIZ Media is currently republishing D.Gray-man in its 3-in-1 editions. This is a kind of mini-omnibus paperback that collects three volumes of a manga series as a single graphic novel. D.Gray-man: 3-in-1 Edition Volume 1 reprints D.Gray-man, Volumes 1 to 3

D.Gray-man, Vol. 1 (entitled Opening; Chapters 1 to 7) introduces Allen Walker, a boy who hunts akuma. They prey on the weak and grieving, so Allan finds the akuma in the middle of a tragic tale of a priest and his wife. Then, there is the story of John, who wants to be an exorcist, and his friend, Leo, who is seduced by the Earl. Later, Allen is recruited by the Black Order, which allows him to learn about Innocence and its history.

D.Gray-man, Vol. 2 (entitled Old Man of the Land and Aria of the Night Sky; Chapters 8 to 16) finds Allen and fellow Exorcist, Yu Kanda, on a mission. They travel to the city of Mater, in southern Italy, to retrieve Innocence, but what they find is a Level 2 akuma that can copy other beings’ powers. The mission is complicated by the fact that Kanda does not like Allen, especially after the new exorcist befriends a man named Guzol and the singing doll, Lala.

D.Gray-man, Vol. 3 (entitled The Rewinding City; Chapters 17 to 26) opens with the attack of Komlin, a labor-saving robot that takes its programming too seriously and incorrectly. Then, Allen and fellow Exorcist, Lenalee, find themselves trapped in “The Rewinding City. The encounter Miranda Lotto, a woman connected to the mystery of the city, and also Master Record, a surprising adversary.

One of the good things about VIZ Media’s 3-in-1 editions is that they allow readers to get a look at the early chapters of manga series in what amounts to 500-page chunks. Early in the series, D.Gray-man resembles an amateur comic (doujinshi). At that point, series creator Katsura Hoshino is still obviously discovering her creation and getting a feel for it (or “feeling it out”). With each chapter, the narrative gradually becomes more polished. By the end of Vol. 3, the story is not only stronger, but it is also more self-assured, as Hoshino reveals more back story and mythology. Even the art is stronger compositionally, and the graphic design more practical, even if it remains flashy and stylish.

The D.Gray-man manga has some similarities to various Batman and X-Men comic books. Its fight scenes remind me of superhero fight comic books, resembling in spirit and tone what readers will find in The Avengers or a Justice League comic book. I highly recommend D.Gray-man, and I think D.Gray-man: 3-in-1 Edition Volume 1 is the best place to start.

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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux

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