Diamond List for July 15th, 2009

[Themanofbat]

JMS mentioned in an interview that he'll definitely finish The Twelve. He just doesn't know when. So it's going in my "F*** you, too" file of comics that the creators/editors/whoever didn't care enough about to finish in a timely fashion, so I don't care enough to buy the remaining issues whenever they do come out.

Fabulous... so I can read it in its entirety around 2012...

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I havent read the first issue yet, but if you say this is so, then I will continue to buy it. Gotham Central was easily my favorite DC comic when it was out.

Mine as well. And, while it's still a bit early to tell for sure how it'll be in the long-term, Streets of Gotham #1 felt a lot like the tone of Batman: The Animated Series mixed with Gotham Central's subject matter, plus Gordon. It supplanted Batman and Robin as my favorite of the "new" Batman series based on their respective first issues.

 

[danielisthor]

DC COMICS
TITANS #15 (BLACKEST NIGHT) $2.99

MARVEL COMICS
CAPTAIN AMERICA #601 $3.99
DEADPOOL #12 DKR $2.99
NEW MUTANTS #3 $2.99
THOR & HERCULES ENCYCLOPEDIA MYTHOLOGICA $4.99 Maybe
X-FACTOR #46 $2.99

COMICS
BUCK ROGERS #2 $3.50

 

[Dread]

JMS mentioned in an interview that he'll definitely finish The Twelve. He just doesn't know when. So it's going in my "F*** you, too" file of comics that the creators/editors/whoever didn't care enough about to finish in a timely fashion, so I don't care enough to buy the remaining issues whenever they do come out.

I never believe a horribly late comic is coming out until I see a solicit and then an issue on the stands. Both JMS and Weston promise that the story is being finished, but I don't buy it yet. Unfortunately both Marvel and DC have relied on lying to the faces of costumers and then bragging about in the 21st century, so almost no one in the industry is usually believed at face value.

That said, when THE TWELVE #9 hits the stands, I likely will buy it. Horribly late as it is, I was enjoying it and do want to see how it ends. Hopefully the price is maintained at $2.99 instead of $3.99 for mini's or because Marvel feels like it, like they did for the atrociously late ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK, which unlike THE TWELVE was never attempting high art. Besides, only 12 issues overall.

It actually is amazing that JMS is so considered a hot writer, considering the nature of the titles that he leaves once he leaves them. Even fans of his ASM run usually claim he stayed about 2-3 years too long, and of course shares some responsibility for ONE MORE DAY. He's left THE TWELVE in the ditch. And decompression has sucked a lot of wind out of THOR. Part of it reminds me of a Bill Murray character; shows up in a scene with a lot of energy and thunder, gets a lot of laughs, but usually leaves things VERY messed up.

As for Jay Faerber's GEMINI being so late, for a five issue mini, there are fewer excuses, but I usually sympathize more with Image stuff. They're 4% of the industry on a good month. Creative teams all but have to do everything themselves; Image just distributes and promotes. When he started the mini, he was writing NOBLE CAUSES and DYNAMO 5 monthly and maybe he is like Dan Slott; more than two ongoing titles and he gets late. Still, DYNAMO 5 at times would get in some irritating delays, often letting 2-3 months pile up between issues. The one niggle is that GEMINI was hardly Faerber's best concept, and the art took getting used to. NOBLE CAUSES ended with issue #50 and part of me wonders if he only got around to finishing GEMINI #4 when that ended and his schedule freed up. At the very least, he usually admits to being late on this books in his letters pages, and doesn't make excuses like some writers who almost always blame the penciler/inker/editor/wrath of God for their title(s) being late. I'll likely finish it out.

It is worth something that in the Joe Q/Dan DiDio era of comics, a comic, even a mini, being over 8 months behind schedule is actually far from the worst case of lateness. Knock Jim Shooter for a lot of things, he never would have tolerated that.

 

[Spider-Jay420]

DC COMICS
BLACKEST NIGHT #1 (OF 8) $3.99

MARVEL COMICS
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #599 DKR $2.99
DARK AVENGERS #7 DAX $3.99
MIGHTY AVENGERS #27 $2.99

No Incredible Hulk #600, huh? Next week?

 

[Tron Bonne]

Yep, Incredible Hulk #600 is scheduled for next week

 

[TheCorpulent1]

If it's not on the Diamond List, doesn't that usually mean it's been delayed?

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Blackest night #1 (of 8) $3.99
titans #15 (blackest night) $2.99

captain america #601 $3.99
dark avengers #7 dax $3.99
deadpool #12 dkr $2.99
mighty avengers #27 $2.99
new mutants #3 $2.99
x-factor #46 $2.99

 

[Spider-Jay420]

Yep, Incredible Hulk #600 is scheduled for next week

Amazing Spider-Man #600 too, right? Nice.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Yeah, both are due out next week according to Marvel's website. Of course it's always possible for it to be delayed again

 

[masteryoda]

Mighty avengers #27

 

[SpideyInATree]

BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #2 $3.99
BLACKEST NIGHT #1 (OF 8) $3.99
BLACKEST NIGHT TALES OF THE CORPS #1 (OF 3)
FABLES #86 (MR)
SCALPED #30 (MR)
WALKING DEAD #63 (MR)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #599
DARK AVENGERS #7
INCOGNITO #5 (MR)
PUNISHER #7

Very solid week. I have to say that I am looking very forward to Blackest Night. Recently got into Green Lantern with Rebirth and then the Johns run on the title and I am hooked. And, of course, Spidey and the conclusion of American Son. Awesome time!

 

[Kraven]

Amazing spider-man #599 dkr $2.99
captain america #601 $3.99
batman streets of gotham #2 $3.99
blackest night #1 (of 8) $3.99

 

[Cosmic]

Batman streets of gotham #2 $3.99
blackest night #1 (of 8) $3.99
wednesday comics #2 (of 12) $3.99
captain america #601 $3.99
buck rogers #2 $3.50

 

[CConn]

Action comics #879
batman streets of gotham #2
blackest night #1 (of 8)
dmz #43
superman batman #62
wednesday comics #2
walking dead #63
captain america #601
incognito #5

 

[Dark Victory]

DC
Batman: Streets of Gotham #2
Blackest Night #1

MARVEL
Agents of Atlas #8
Amazing Spider-Man #599
Dark Avengers #7
Deadpool #12


Excellent week. I'm jumping into Blackest Night blind(I haven't read a Green Lantern comic in my life other than the Rebirth $1 sample I picked up today....but **** it the premise sounds awesome.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Wow, you're probably gonna be a bit confused if you haven't read any GL besides Rebirth #1.

 

[Dread]

GEMINI #4 is being delayed until next week. Shocking.

On CBR's last CUP O' JOE segment last weekend, they showed 5-6 inked pages from THE TWELVE #9, so in theory it should be coming out before the fall, but who knows. 8-9 months behind schedule is still (or should be) embarrassing, even if there have been later books, alas.

 

[Spider-Jay420]

Wow, you're probably gonna be a bit confused if you haven't read any GL besides Rebirth #1.

That's all I've read too. I'm sure it won't be too bad, though. And if we are lost or confused, that's what you guys are for.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

I'm surprised they didn't put Cap's main book on "hold" until Reborn wraps up. Wonder what it'll even be about.

 

[Dread]

I think I read somewhere that CAPTAIN AMERICA would be put on hold after issue #601 until the end of REBORN, and then #602 will start. But for all I know maybe Marvel figured if they could sell two Cap books well, they will.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

That might still happen. I just saw 601 on the list and was like "whaaa?".

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I think I read somewhere that CAPTAIN AMERICA would be put on hold after issue #601 until the end of REBORN, and then #602 will start. But for all I know maybe Marvel figured if they could sell two Cap books well, they will.

I'm confused as to why #601 wasn't held back too...

 

[Dark Victory]

Wow, you're probably gonna be a bit confused if you haven't read any GL besides Rebirth #1.

I read online the only two GL arcs that are absolutely essential are Rebirth and Sinestro Corps War. I'll just buy both of them tomorrow and read Blackest Night on wednesday.

 

[Tron Bonne]

I'm confused as to why #601 wasn't held back too...

I guess since it's suppose to be totally unrelated to anything that's happening in Cap, according to havoc, that they just felt that it didn't matter if they let it slip. I assume as soon as Reborn is done their going to run full force with the fallout from that story, and this issue would just kind of be an odd interrupt from doing that.