After a slow week last week, the comics industry comes roaring back with a lot of stuff, including, of course, lots and lots of graphic novels and hardcovers for you to spend your hard-earned money on as gifts for other people. Some of the highlights:
- DC has Absolute Promethea Volume 3 coming out. And about a gazillion action figures, including the Arkham City line.
- Also of interest: DC is rebooting The Ray as a four-issue miniseries, something we suspect we’ll see a lot of as DC flushes crap like “Voodoo” and has to replace it with something actually worth reading.
- “Avengers X-Sanction” starts this week. You know, it’s actually appealling, Cable handing the Avengers their collective head. But will it go meta and have him shoot Bendis?
- “Witchblade” has hit 150 issues. Somehow. Who still buys it?
- Dark Horse finally stops putting out the Bettie Page junk this week and gets back to publishing comics. Their big launch this week? “The Strain”, and if you buy the first issue digitally, you can win the whole thing. That’s great, guys, but when are you going to support a few frickin’ apps?
- IDW has new Locke and Key this week. You’ve already stopped reading this and are running down to the FLCS to buy it.
Let us know what’s on your pull list in the comments!
DC COMICS
Absolute Promethea Volume 3 HC, $99.99
All-New Batman The Brave And The Bold #14, $2.99
American Vampire #21, $2.99
Batgirl #4, $2.99
Batman And Robin #4, $2.99
Batman Arkham City Series 1 Batman Action Figure, $24.99
Batman Arkham City Series 1 Harley Quinn Action Figure, $24.99
Batman Arkham City Series 1 Robin Action Figure, $24.99
Batwoman #4, $2.99
Blackest Night White Lantern 1:4 Scale Power Battery And Ring Prop Replica Set, $35.00
DC Comics Presents Batman The Secret City #1, $7.99
DC Comics The New 52 HC, $150.00
DC Dynamics The Joker Statue, $195.00
DC Universe Online Legends #19, $2.99
Deathstroke #4, $2.99
Demon Knights #4, $2.99
Fables Volume 16 Super Team TP, $14.99
Frankenstein Agent Of S.H.A.D.E. #4, $2.99
Green Lantern #4 (Doug Mahnke & Keith Champagne Regular Cover), $2.99
Green Lantern #4 (Doug Mahnke Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Green Lantern #4 (Francis Manapul Variant Cover), AR
Green Lantern Series 5 Brother Warth Action Figure, AR
Green Lantern Series 5 Guy Gardner Action Figure, AR
Green Lantern Series 5 Sinestro Action Figure, AR
Green Lantern Series 5 Soranik Natu Action Figure, AR
Grifter #4, $2.99
Hitman Volume 5 Tommy’s Heroes HC (resolicited), $29.99
Legion Lost #4, $2.99
MAD Magazine #513, $5.99
Mister Terrific #4, $2.99
My Greatest Adventure #3 (Of 6), $3.99
Ray #1 (Of 4), $2.99
Resurrection Man #4, $2.99
Shade #3 (Of 12)(Tony Harris Regular Cover), $2.99
Shade #3 (Of 12)(Cully Hamner Variant Cover), AR
Showcase Presents Batman Volume 5 TP, $19.99
Showcase Presents Wonder Woman Volume 4 TP, $19.99
Suicide Squad #4, $2.99
Superboy #4, $2.99
Tales Of The Batman Don Newton Volume 1 HC, $39.99
Unwritten #32, $2.99
Vertigo First Blood #1, $7.99
MARVEL COMICS
Avengers 1959 #4 (Of 5), $2.99
Avengers Academy #23, $2.99
Avengers X-Sanction #1 (Of 4)(Ed McGuinness Regular Cover), $3.99
Avengers X-Sanction #1 (Of 4)(Blank Variant Cover), $3.99
Avengers X-Sanction #1 (Of 4)(Bryan Hitch Wanted Comic Shop Variant Cover), AR
Avengers X-Sanction #1 (Of 4)(Carlo Pagulayan Battle Comic Shop Variant Cover), AR
Avengers X-Sanction #1 (Of 4)(Ed McGuinness Variant Cover), AR
Avengers X-Sanction #1 (Of 4)(Joe Quesada Sketch Variant Cover), AR
Avengers X-Sanction #1 (Of 4)(Joe Quesada Variant Cover), AR
Avengers X-Sanction #1 (Of 4)(Leinul Yu Variant Cover), AR
Avengers X-Sanction By Ed McGuinness Poster, $8.99
Battle Scars #2 (Of 6), $2.99
Black Panther The Most Dangerous Man Alive #526, $2.99
Carnage U.S.A. #1 (Of 5)(Clayton Crain Regular Cover), $3.99
Carnage U.S.A. #1 (Of 5)(Humberto Ramos Variant Cover), AR
Carnage U.S.A. By Clayton Crain Poster, $8.99
Dark Tower The Gunslinger The Way Station #1 (Of 5), $3.99
Deadpool MAX Nutjob TP, $19.99
Essential Rawhide Kid Volume 1 TP, $19.99
Essential Spider-Man Volume 6 TP (New Edition), $19.99
Fear Itself The Fearless #1 (Of 12)(Marc Silvestri 2nd Printing Variant Cover A), $2.99
Fear Itself The Fearless #1 (Of 12)(Marc Silvestri 2nd Printing Variant Cover B), $2.99
Ghost Rider #7, $2.99
Incredible Hulk #1 (Marc Silvestri 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Iron Man 2.0 #11, $2.99
John Carter The World Of Mars #3 (Of 5), $3.99
Journey Into Mystery #632, $2.99
Magneto Not A Hero #2 (Of 4), $2.99
Marvel Holiday Special 2011 (One Shot), $3.99
Marvel Masterworks Nick Fury Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Volume 3 HC, $59.99
Marvel Masterworks Nick Fury Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Volume 3 HC (Direct Market Variant Edition Volume 171), $59.99
Moon Knight By Brian Michael Bendis And Alex Maleev Volume 1 HC (Premiere Edition), $24.99
New Avengers #19, $3.99
New X-Men By Grant Morrison Volume 8 TP, $14.99
Northanger Abbey #2 (Of 5), $3.99
S.H.I.E.L.D. #4 (Of 6)(Gerald Parel Regular Cover), $2.99
Secret Warriors Volume 5 Night TP, $14.99
Secret Wars II TP, $29.99
Secret Wars TP (New Printing), $34.99
Spider-Man By Mark Millar Ultimate Collection TP, $34.99
Stand The Night Has Come #5 (Of 6), $3.99
Super Heroes #21 (Marvel Adventures), $2.99
Ultimate Comics 2012 Postcard (Promotional Item), AR
Ultimate Comics X-Men #4, $3.99
Uncanny X-Force #18 (Esad Ribic Regular Cover), $3.99
Uncanny X-Force #18 (Spoiler Variant Cover), AR
Wolverine And Jubilee Curse Of The Mutants TP, $14.99
Wolverine And The X-Men #1 (Chris Bachalo 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Wolverine The Best There Is #12, $2.99
IMAGE COMICS
27 Second Set #4 (Of 4), $3.99
68 Jungle Jim (One-Shot)(Cover A Nate Van Dyke), $3.99
68 Jungle Jim (One-Shot)(Cover B Nat Jones & Jay Fotos), $3.99
Blue Estate #8, $2.99
Daomu #8, $2.99
Jingle Belle Gift-Wrapped Special (One Shot), $3.99
Magdalena #10, $3.99
Memoir #5 (Of 6), $3.50
Nightly News Anniversary Edition HC, $34.99
Pigs #4, $2.99
Red Wing TP, $14.99
Samurai’s Blood #6 (Of 6), $2.99
Severed #5 (Of 7), $2.99
Super Dinosaur Deluxe Coloring Book, $4.99
Walking Dead #92, $2.99
Walking Dead Rise Of The Governor Deluxe Slipcased HC (Signed & Numbered Limited Edition), $124.99
Walking Dead Volume 15 We Find Ourselves TP, $14.99
Walking Dead Weekly #50, $2.99
Witch Doctor Volume 1 Under The Knife TP, $12.99
Witchblade #150 (Cover A Stjepan Sejic), $4.99
Witchblade #150 (Cover B Michael Broussard), $4.99
Witchblade #150 (Cover C Mike Choi), $4.99
Witchblade #150 (Cover D Michael Turner), $4.99
Witchblade #150 (J. Scott Campbell Sketch Variant Cover), AR
Witchblade #150 (Michael Broussard Sketch Variant Cover), AR
DARK HORSE COMICS
Baltimore The Curse Bells #5 (Of 5), $3.50
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 #4 (Georges Jeanty Variant Cover), $2.99
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 #4 (Steve Morris Regular Cover), $2.99
Flash Gordon Comic Book Archives Volume 5 HC, $49.99
Kull The Cat And the Skull #3 (Of 4), $3.50
Occultist #2 (Of 3), $3.50
Orchid #3, $3.50
PC Cast’s House Of Night #2 (Of 5), $2.99
Star Wars Agent Of The Empire Iron Eclipse #1 (Of 5)(Stephane Roux Regular Cover), $3.50
Star Wars Agent Of The Empire Iron Eclipse #1 (Of 5)(Dave Wilkins Variant Cover), $3.50
Star Wars Episode I Adventures TP, $7.99
Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace TP, $7.99
Strain #1 (Of 11)(Mike Huddleston Regular Cover), $1.00
Strain #1 (Of 11)(Steve Morris Variant Cover), $3.50
Turok Son Of Stone Aztlan Volume 1 TP, $15.99
IDW PUBLISHING
Chuck Jones The Dream That Never Was HC, $49.99
Clive Barker Omnibus TP, $29.99
Dead Rising Road To Fortune #3 (Of 4)(Kenneth Loh Regular Cover), $3.99
Dead Rising Road To Fortune #3 (Of 4)(Dead Rising Concept Art Team Variant Cover), AR
Doctor Who #12 (Cover A Mark Buckingham), $3.99
Doctor Who #12 (Cover B Photo), $3.99
Doctor Who #12 (Paul Grist Variant Cover), AR
Fat Tarino HC, $150.00
Godzilla Legends #2 (Of 5)(Cover A Arthur Adams), $3.99
Godzilla Legends #2 (Of 5)(Cover B Chris Scalf), $3.99
Godzilla Legends #2 (Of 5)(Arthur Adams Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Hawken #2 (Of 6)(Tim Truman Regular Cover), $3.99
Hawken #2 (Of 6)(Tim Truman ‘Penny Dreadful’ Variant Cover), AR
J. Scott Campbell’s Fairy Tale 2012 Calendar, $19.99
Locke And Key Clockworks #3 (Of 6)(Gabriel Rodriguez Regular Cover), $3.99
Locke And Key Clockworks #3 (Of 6)(Gabriel Rodriguez Variant Cover), AR
Rocketeer Adventures Volume 1 HC (Direct Market Exclusive Edition), $24.99
Sherlock Holmes The Greatest Cases Volume 1 HC, $39.99
Snake Eyes #8 (Cover A Robert Atkins), $3.99
Snake Eyes #8 (Cover B Photo), $3.99
Snake Eyes #8 (Tom Feister Variant Cover), AR
Star Trek Legion Of Super-Heroes #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Phil Jimenez), $3.99
Star Trek Legion Of Super-Heroes #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Mike Grell), $3.99
Star Trek Legion Of Super-Heroes #3 (Of 6)(Gabriel Rodriguez Variant Cover), AR
Transformers The IDW Collection Volume 5 HC, $49.99
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Danger Girl And The Army Of Darkness #4 (Of 6)(Nick Bradshaw Regular Cover), $3.99
Danger Girl And The Army Of Darkness #4 (Of 6)(Paul Renaud Regular Cover), $3.99
Danger Girl And The Army Of Darkness #4 (Of 6)(J. Scott Campbell Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Danger Girl And The Army Of Darkness #4 (Of 6)(Paul Renaud Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Garth Ennis’ The Complete Battlefields Volume 1 TP, $24.99
Green Hornet Volume 3 Idols TP, $16.99
Green Hornet Year One Volume 2 The Biggest Of All Game TP, $19.99
Kirby Genesis Silver Star #2 (Alex Ross Regular Cover), $3.99
Kirby Genesis Silver Star #2 (Jae Lee Regular Cover), $3.99
Kirby Genesis Silver Star #2 (Mark Buckingham Regular Cover), $3.99
Kirby Genesis Silver Star #2 (Alex Ross Virgin Variant Cover), AR
Kirby Genesis Silver Star #2 (Jae Lee Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Kirby Genesis Silver Star #2 (Mark Buckingham Virgin Variant Cover), AR
Pat Lee’s Widow Warriors TP, $16.99
Red Sonja #60 (Fabiano Neves Regular Cover), $3.99
Red Sonja #60 (Walter Geovani Regular Cover), $3.99
Red Sonja #60 (Fabiano Neves Virgin Variant Cover), AR
Red Sonja #60 (Walter Geovani Black & White Cover), AR
Warehouse 13 #3 (Of 5)(Ben Morse Regular Cover), $3.99
Warehouse 13 #3 (Of 5)(Photo Regular Cover), $3.99
Warlord Of Mars #13 (Joe Jusko Regular Cover), $3.99
Warlord Of Mars #13 (Stephen Sadowski Regular Cover), $3.99
Warlord Of Mars #13 (Ale Garza Risque Art Variant Cover), AR
Warlord Of Mars #13 (Lucio Parrillo Variant Cover), AR
Warlord Of Mars #13 (Stephen Sadowski Martian Red Variant Cover), AR
Warlord Of Mars 2012 Calendar, $14.99
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #5 (Arthur Adams Mars Red Risque Re-Order Variant Cover), AR
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #7 (Ale Garza Earth Blue Risque Re-Order Variant Cover), AR
Zombies 2012 Calendar, $14.99
Zorro Rides Again #6 (Of 12)(Matt Wagner Regular Cover), $3.99
BOOM! STUDIOS
28 Days Later Volume 6 Homecoming TP, $12.99
7 Warriors #2 (Of 3), $3.99
Farscape Volume 6 Compulsions TP, $12.99
Insurrection V3.6 TP, $14.99
Irredeemable #1 (John Cassaday Artist Edition Cover), $3.99
Operation Broken Wings 1936 #2 (Of 3), $3.99
Reading Comics Postcard Book TP, $11.95
Roger Langridge’s Snarked #3, $3.99
ANDREWS MCMEEL
Dilbert How’s That Underling Thing Working TP, $12.99
ANTARCTIC PRESS
Gearhearts Steampunk Glamor Revue #1, $3.99
Gold Digger Christmas Special #5, $3.50
Very Zombie Christmas #3, $3.50
ARCANA STUDIO
Scrooge And Santa GN (resolicited)(not verified by Diamond), $14.95
ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT
Cyclops #7, $3.95
Everlast HC, $19.95
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller HC, $19.95
Killing Pickman HC (resolicited), $24.95
Secret History #17, $5.95
Sigh HC, $10.95
Tale Of Sand HC, $29.95
ARCHIE COMICS
Archie #627 (Archie Meets KISS Part 1)(Francesco Francavilla Variant Cover), $2.99
Archie & Friends Double Digest #11, $3.99
Archie Cyber Adventures TP, $9.95
Jugheads Double Digest #176, $3.99
Veronica #210 (Veronica Presents Kevin Keller 4)(Dan Parent Regular Cover), $2.99
Veronica #210 (Veronica Presents Kevin Keller 4)(Dan Parent Variant Cover), $2.99
AVATAR PRESS
Stitched #2 (Mike Wolfer Regular Cover), $3.99
Stitched #2 (Mike Wolfer Gore Cover), $3.99
Stitched #2 (Mike Wolfer Wraparound Cover), $3.99
Stitched #2 (Movie Photo Variant Cover), AR
BLACK LIBRARY
Faith And Fire MMPB (Warhammer 40K)(New Edition), $8.99
Hammer And Anvil MMPB (Warhammer 40K), $8.99
Blood Of Aenarion HC (Warhammer), $24.99
BOUNDLESS COMICS
War Goddess #4 (Matt Martin Regular Cover), $3.99
War Goddess #4 (Matt Martin Gore Cover), $3.99
War Goddess #4 (Michael Dipascale Wraparound Cover), $3.99
War Goddess #4 (Michael Dipascale Art Nouveau Variant Cover), Ar
BREADPIG
Most Dangerous Game A Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Collection TP, $18.00
CAMPFIRE
MacBeth GN (Campfire Graphic Novels), $9.99
COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1278, AR
Comic Shop News Winter 2011 Preview, AR
DYNAMIC FORCES
Warlord Of Mars #12 (Dynamic Forces)(Ale Garza Martian Red Risque Exclusive Cover), $14.99
FALL RIVER
John Carter Of Mars Volume 2 The Gods Of Mars SC, $7.95
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
500 Portraits HC, $22.99
FIRST SECOND
Mush Sled Dogs With Issues GN, $17.99
Same Difference Special Edition HC, $16.99
GRAPHICAUDIO
DC Comics Batman No Man’s Land Part 1 Audio CD, $19.99
DC Comics Batman No Man’s Land Part 2 Audio CD, $19.99
DC Comics Green Lantern Sleepers Book 2 Audio CD, AR
DC Comics Green Lantern Sleepers Book 3 Audio CD, AR
HERMES PRESS
My Favorite Martian Complete Series Volume 1 HC, $49.99
HIGH SPEED PRODUCTIONS
Juxtapoz #132 (January 2012), $5.99
KENZER AND COMPANY
Knights Of The Dinner Table #181, $5.99
MEDICOM TOY CORPORATION
Medicom Toy Manual Volume 2 SC, $100.00
MOONSTONE
Airboy Presents Air Vixens #1 (Regular Cover) (resolicited), $3.50
Airboy Presents Air Vixens #1 (Francheso Variant Cover), AR
Omega Paradox #1 (Cover A), $2.99
Omega Paradox #1 (Cover B), $2.99
Zombies Vs Cheerleaders #4 (Cover A Jose Jaro), $3.99
Zombies Vs Cheerleaders #4 (Cover B Dean Yeagle), $3.99
Zombies Vs Cheerleaders #4 (Cover C Jeremy Dale), $3.99
Zombies Vs Cheerleaders #4 (Cover D Rich Bonk), $3.99
NBM
Miss Don’t Touch Me Box Set Volumes 1-2 GN, $27.99
ONI PRESS
Salt Water Taffy Volume 5 Caldera’s Revenge Part 2 GN, $5.99
PANINI PUBLISHING
Doctor Who Magazine #440, $9.99
RED 5 COMICS
Atomic Robo And The Ghost Of Station X #4 (Of 6), $3.50
Bonnie Lass #4 (Of 4), $2.99
SEA LION BOOKS
Dragon Mound HC, $24.95
Pendulum GN, $7.95
SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT
Blood Alone Volume 5 GN, $11.99
Vampire Cheerleaders Volume 2 GN, $10.99
TITAN PUBLISHING
Star Wars The Clone Wars Magazine #9, $4.99
Supernatural Magazine #29 (Newsstand Edition), $6.99
Supernatural Magazine #29 (Previews Exclusive Edition), $6.99
TOHAN CORPORATION
Megami #66 (October 2011), $16.60
TOOL PUBLICATIONS
Dry Spell GN, $14.95
TRANSFUZION PUBLISHING
Vietnam Journal Volume 8 Brain Dead Horror TP, $17.99
UNITED PLANKTON PICTURES
Spongebob Comics #6, $2.99
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
Grant Morrison Combining The Worlds Of Contemporary Comics HC, $65.00
VERTICAL
No Longer Human Volume 2 GN, $10.95
Princess Knight Volume 2 GN (by Osamu Tezuka), $13.95
VIZ MEDIA
Arata The Legend Volume 8 TP, $9.99
House Of Five Leaves Volume 5 TP, $12.99
Itsuwaribito Volume 4 GN, $9.99
Kekkaishi Volume 29 GN, $9.99
Maoh Juvenile Remix Volume 8 TP, $9.99
Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys Volume 18 GN, $12.99
Natsume’s Book Of Friends Volume 10 TP, $9.99
Slam Dunk Volume 19 GN, $9.99
Toriko Volume 7 GN, $9.99
WITHIN TEMPTATION ENTERTAINMENT
Unforgiving #2, $3.99
YEN PRESS
Bamboo Blade Volume 11 TP, $11.99
Betrayal Knows My Name Volume 2 GN (not verified by Diamond), $18.99
Higurashi When They Cry Volume 16 Atonement Arc Part 2 GN, $11.99
K-ON Volume 4 GN, $11.99
Maximum Ride The Manga Volume 5 TP $12.99
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Grimm Fairy Tales The Library #3 (Cover A Marat Mychaels), $2.99
Grimm Fairy Tales The Library #3 (Cover B Rich Bonk), $2.99
Theater #3 (Cover A Lei Ruffino), $3.99
Theater #3 (Cover B Daniel Leister), $3.99