The Diamond List for January 26th, 2011

[Tron Bonne]

DARK HORSE COMICS

BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL TP VOL 23 SCARLET SWORDS $19.99
BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD TP VOL 07 $9.99
CONAN THE ROAD OF KINGS #2 $3.50
FEMINA AND FAUNA ART OF CAMILLA D ERRICO HC $22.99
GHOST TALKERS DAYDREAM TP VOL 05 (MR) $10.99
KULL THE HATE WITCH #3 FABIO COBIACO CVR $3.50
KULL THE HATE WITCH #3 TOM FLEMING CVR $3.50
MICHAEL MOOR***** ELRIC OF MELNIBONE TP VOL 01 $29.99
STAR WARS DARTH VADER & LOST COMMAND #1 TSUENO SANDA $3.50
STAR WARS LEGACY WAR #2 $3.50

DC COMICS

ACTION COMICS #897 $2.99
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #11 (MR) $2.99
BATMAN VS THE UNDEAD TP $14.99
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #56 $2.99
DC COMICS PRESENTS SUPERMAN SOLE SURVIVOR #1 $7.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #873 $2.99
FABLES #101 (MR) $2.99
GOD OF WAR #6 (MR) $2.99
GREEN ARROW #8 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
JACK OF FABLES TP VOL 08 THE FULMINATE BLADE TP (MR) $14.99
JLA THE 99 #4 $2.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #18 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #47 $2.99
NEW YORK FIVE #1 (MR) $2.99
QUESTION PIPELINE TP $14.99
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING HC BOOK 04 (MR) $24.99
SANDMAN TP VOL 04 SEASON OF MISTS NEW ED (MR) $19.99
SCALPED #45 (MR) $2.99
SHAZAM #1 $2.99
TEEN TITANS #91 $2.99
TEEN TITANS #91 VAR ED $2.99
TELARA CHRONICLES TP $17.99
WONDER WOMAN #606 $2.99
WORLD OF WARCRAFT CURSE OF THE WORGEN #3 $2.99
ZATANNA #9 $2.99

IDW PUBLISHING

ANGEL #41 $3.99
ANGEL THE JOHN BYRNE COLLECTION HC $24.99
ETERNAL DESCENT #6 $3.99
INFESTATION #1 $3.99
JEFFREY JONES A LIFE IN ART S/N LTD ED $79.99
ROBOT GALAXY TP VOL 01 MEET THE ROBOTS $5.99
ROBOT GALAXY TP VOL 02 ROBOTS TO THE RESCUE $3.99
SILENT HILL PAST LIFE #4 $3.99
TORPEDO HC VOL 03 (MR) $24.99
TRANSFORMERS IDW COLLECTION HC VOL 03 $49.99
TRANSFORMERS PRIME #4 $3.99

IMAGE COMICS

ARTIFACTS #5 CVR A KLEIN $3.99
ARTIFACTS #5 CVR B CHRISTOPHER $3.99
ARTIFACTS #5 CVR C KEOWN $3.99
ARTIFACTS TP VOL 01 $9.99
BOMB QUEEN VI #4 (RES) (MR) $3.50
BROKEN TRINITY PANDORAS BOX #5 $3.99
BRIGADE #2 $3.99
CHEW #17 (MR) $2.99
COWBOY NINJA VIKING TP VOL 02 $16.99
CRUSADES HC VOL 02 DEI (MR) $29.99
DARKNESS #89 (MR) $2.99
NOV108255 ECHOES #1 CVR B 2ND PTG (MR) $2.99
ECHOES #2 (MR) $3.99
GUARDING THE GLOBE #3 $3.50
INVINCIBLE #77 (MR) $2.99
MICE TEMPLAR VOL 3 #2 MICHAEL AVON OEMING CVR $2.99
MICE TEMPLAR VOL 3 #2 VICTOR SANTOS CVR $2.99
PROOF ENDANGERED #2 $3.99
SKULLKICKERS #5 $2.99
SPAWN #201 $2.99
SUPERPATRIOT AMERICAS FIGHTING FORCE TP $14.99
WALKING DEAD OMNIBUS HC VOL 03 $100.00
WALKING DEAD OMNIBUS HC VOL 03 S/N LTD ED $150.00
WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #4 (MR) $2.99

MARVEL COMICS

AGE OF X ALPHA #1 $3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #648 2ND PTG RAMOS VAR (BIG) $3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #649 2ND PTG RAMOS VAR (BIG) $3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #650 2ND PTG RAMOS VAR (BIG) $3.99
ANITA BLAKE PREM HC CIRCUS OF DAMNED CHARMER BOOK 01 (MR) $19.99
ASTONISHING THOR #2 $3.99
AVENGERS #9 $3.99
AVENGERS ACADEMY PREM HC PERMANENT RECORD $24.99
AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS PREM HC VOL 01 $24.99
BLOCKBUSTERS OF MARVEL UNIVERSE $4.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #614 $3.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA 70TH ANNIVERSARY MAGAZINE #1 $9.99
CHAOS WAR #5 $3.99
CHAOS WAR X-MEN #2 $3.99
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER SHEEMIES TALE #1 $3.99
DEADPOOL #32 $2.99
DEADPOOL CORPS #10 $2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #583 3RD PTG EPTING VAR (THREE) $2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #584 2ND PTG EPTING VAR (THREE) $2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #585 2ND PTG EPTING VAR $2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #586 2ND PTG EPTING VAR $2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #587 THREE $3.99
HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD TP GHOSTS $16.99
HULK END TP $16.99
INCREDIBLE HULKS #621 $3.99
INCREDIBLE HULKS DARK SON PREM HC $24.99
MAGNETO #1 $2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN SPECTACULAR DIGEST TP $9.99
MMW UNCANNY X-MEN HC VOL 07 $54.99
MMW UNCANNY X-MEN HC VOL 07 DM VAR ED 151 $54.99
NAMOR FIRST MUTANT #6 $2.99
NEW AVENGERS #8 $3.99
NEW MUTANTS #21 $2.99
ORSON SCOTT CARDS SPEAKER FOR DEAD #1 $3.99
PUNISHER IN BLOOD #3 $3.99
SECRET AVENGERS #9 $3.99
SPIDER-MAN #10 $2.99
SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC FOUR HC $19.99
SPIDER-MAN GAUNTLET VOL 04 JUGGERNAUT TP $14.99
TALES OF DRAGON GUARD TP (MR) $19.99
THUNDERBOLTS #152 $2.99
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 3 #6 $3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS DOOM #2 $3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #152 $2.99
UNCANNY X-FORCE #4 $3.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #532 $3.99
WHAT IF CLASSIC TP VOL 07 $29.99
X-23 #5 $2.99
X-MEN #7 $3.99
X-MEN FOREVER 2 #16 $3.99
X-MEN TO SERVE AND PROTECT #3 $3.99

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

CLOSE LAST DOOR GN VOL 02 (MR) $12.95
GLAMOURPUSS #17 $3.00
LITTLEST ZOMBIE TP $14.95
NO TOUCHING AT ALL GN (MR) $12.95
RPM #2 $3.99
SPIDER LADY DOMINO ONE SHOT LADY SPIDER $3.99
TWILIGHT GUARDIAN #1 $3.99

 

[Tron Bonne]

Oh, I just noticed the Comics/Graphic Novels section is the same as last week. Not sure what's up with that.

ACTION COMICS #897 $2.99
NEW YORK FIVE #1 (MR) $2.99
WONDER WOMAN #606 $2.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #614 $3.99
CHAOS WAR #5 $3.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #587 $3.99

 

[Yodaman]

CONAN THE ROAD OF KINGS #2
STAR WARS LEGACY WAR #2
ACTION COMICS #897
TEEN TITANS #91
CHAOS WAR #5
FANTASTIC FOUR #587 a

 

[Themanofbat]

American Vampire #11
Invincible #77
Avengers #9
Incredible Hulks #621
New Avengers #8
Secret Avengers #9

 

[Phaedrus45]

DARK HORSE COMICS

STAR WARS DARTH VADER & LOST COMMAND #1 TSUENO SANDA $3.50

DC COMICS

ACTION COMICS #897 $2.99
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #11 (MR) $2.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #873 $2.99
GREEN ARROW #8 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
JLA THE 99 #4 $2.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #18 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #47 $2.99
NEW YORK FIVE #1 (MR) $2.99 - (Not sure about this and Shazam; but, with the lower prices, I'm sure more willing to give the first issues a try.)
SHAZAM #1 $2.99
TEEN TITANS #91 $2.99
WONDER WOMAN #606 $2.99
WORLD OF WARCRAFT CURSE OF THE WORGEN #3 $2.99

IMAGE COMICS

BRIGADE #2 $3.99 - (I'm highly doubting I'll pick up the second issue; but, DAMN, the first issue came out AGES ago! Image not only revisits their old titles, but has the same delays as back in the day.)
MICE TEMPLAR VOL 3 #2 MICHAEL AVON OEMING CVR $2.99
PROOF ENDANGERED #2 $3.99
SPAWN #201 $2.99
WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #4 (MR) $2.99

MARVEL COMICS

AGE OF X ALPHA #1 $3.99
ASTONISHING THOR #2 $3.99
AVENGERS #9 $3.99
BLOCKBUSTERS OF MARVEL UNIVERSE $4.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #614 $3.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA 70TH ANNIVERSARY MAGAZINE #1 $9.99
CHAOS WAR #5 $3.99
CHAOS WAR X-MEN #2 $3.99
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER SHEEMIES TALE #1 $3.99
DEADPOOL #32 $2.99
DEADPOOL CORPS #10 $2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #587 THREE $3.99
INCREDIBLE HULKS #621 $3.99
MAGNETO #1 $2.99
NAMOR FIRST MUTANT #6 $2.99
NEW AVENGERS #8 $3.99
NEW MUTANTS #21 $2.99
ORSON SCOTT CARDS SPEAKER FOR DEAD #1 $3.99
PUNISHER IN BLOOD #3 $3.99
SECRET AVENGERS #9 $3.99
SPIDER-MAN #10 $2.99
THUNDERBOLTS #152 $2.99
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 3 #6 $3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS DOOM #2 $3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #152 $2.99
UNCANNY X-FORCE #4 $3.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #532 $3.99
X-23 #5 $2.99
X-MEN #7 $3.99
X-MEN FOREVER 2 #16 $3.99
X-MEN TO SERVE AND PROTECT #3 $3.99

 

[Specter313]

AGE OF X ALPHA #1
CHAOS WAR #5
CHAOS WAR X-MEN #2
NEW MUTANTS #21
SECRET AVENGERS #9
THUNDERBOLTS #152
UNCANNY X-FORCE #4
UNCANNY X-MEN #532
X-23 #5
X-MEN #7
X-MEN TO SERVE AND PROTECT #3

Oy, shoulda known this would be a bigger week.

 

[JewishHobbit]

AGE OF X ALPHA #1 $3.99
AVENGERS #9 $3.99
INCREDIBLE HULKS #621 $3.99
NEW AVENGERS #8 $3.99
SECRET AVENGERS #9 $3.99
UNCANNY X-FORCE #4 $3.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #532 $3.99
X-23 #5 $2.99
X-MEN #7 $3.99
X-MEN TO SERVE AND PROTECT #3 $3.99

Maybe
SHAZAM #1 $2.99
CHAOS WAR #5 $3.99
CHAOS WAR X-MEN #2 $3.99
THUNDERBOLTS #152 $2.99


Wow. 13 Marvel comics, 11 of which are $4, 7 of which are ongoing titles. Just throwing $11 away. And I like how instead of pushing the smaller titles that need the promotional help, they're doing this stupid .1 initiative thing to push their more expensive titles, not lowering the price of an issue but adding a $3 issue in a month so that in addition to the $1 we're overcharged we're also spending another $3 since the stories are supposedly important to the ongoing title

Anyhow, with how big this week is I'll be splitting it up over two or three weeks so I won't be walking home with all of these. Shazam is continued from the last issue of Titans so I'll skim it. Chaos War 5 I'll only get if the Hulks play a heavy enough roll in it. I'll skim CW: X-Men since I haven't bought the first issue yet. Thunderbolts has been boarding on the line of dropping since the new direction started but Ghost and Juggernaut keep me barely hanging on. I don't know how long that's going to last though.

As for the rest - I'm too overwhelmed by the overcharging to care what's up there.

 

[JewishHobbit]

Ignore this post... it is not here.

 

[Watchman]

ACTION COMICS #897 $2.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #873 $2.99
SCALPED #45 (MR) $2.99
CHEW #17 (MR) $2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #587 THREE $3.99-My money is on Johnny

Also, I really need to pick up that FLCL set.

 

[Spider-Jay420]

MARVEL COMICS
AVENGERS #9 $3.99
NEW AVENGERS #8 $3.99
SECRET AVENGERS #9 $3.99

An all Avengers week for me. NA has been really good. SA has not been thrilling me, and is about to be dropped, and A is just....not good. I should drop that ***** too. Thanks Tron

 

[Dread]

INVINCIBLE #77 (finally returning to a monthly schedule?)
CAPTAIN AMERICA #614
CHAOS WAR #5
FANTASTIC FOUR #587
SECRET AVENGERS #9
THUNDERBOLTS #152

The reprints of the last three Fantastic Four issues should boost sales for the title, which is a good thing going into a death/relaunch of the title. In some ways, the idea of relaunching it as "FF" for a fresh #1 isn't unexpected. Despite the boost of THREE, the Hickman run on the Four has sold poorly compared to the past five years on the title, even lower than some of McDuffie's issues at times. Quality notwithstanding, Hickman (and McDuffie to a degree) was a departure of Marvel's prior strategy of sticking a writer who had some degree of name power, such as Mark Waid, JMS, or Mark Millar, onto the title. Yet, 2011 is the Four's 50th anniversary, and Marvel won't be publishing a title named FANTASTIC FOUR. They didn't do that for their 25th anniversary, or their 30th anniversary. It's almost like on the 50th Anniversary of the Big Mack, McDonald's decided to change the name to "The BM" and increase the price. Thankfully, Marvel is part of a cottage industry so normal rules of branding and whatnot don't matter to them. I expect sales for FF #1 to spike perhaps 25-50% or so above where an issue of FANTASTIC FOUR under Hickman normally sells and then to be back where it started, or lower, within 6 or less months. Of course, once enough FF issues add up to FANTASTIC FOUR #600, then that will be re-relaunched with a $4.99 cover price to reward customers/suckers. Every fan with even a modest understanding of the business knows this is happening. Virtually every clerk or manager of any competently run comic book shop knows this is happening (I've talked to a few). If anyone in Marvel's higher offices seriously believes they are surprising anyone, then it is time they stepped down and someone who hasn't drunk the Groupthink Kool-Aid steps in.

That said, at least it still seems to be a surprise which of the Four is taking a temporary dirt nap. My money is still on Reed, although some rumblings have suggested Thing (which ENSURES it won't last long).

Looks like a solid week overall. SECRET AVENGERS is slowly losing me, but not to the degree that THOR is. CHAOS WAR brings years of Pak & Van Lente Herc stories to a close, and it'd better be good.

 

[runawayboulder]

Captain america #614
chaos war #5
new avengers #8
punisher in blood #3
secret avengers #9
thunderbolts #152
uncanny x-force #4
uncanny x-men #532
x-23 #5
x-men #7

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Shazam #1 $2.99
teen titans #91 $2.99

avengers #9 $3.99
captain america #614 $3.99
chaos war #5 $3.99
fantastic four #587 three $3.99
incredible hulks #621 $3.99
new avengers #8 $3.99
new mutants #21 $2.99
secret avengers #9 $3.99
thunderbolts #152 $2.99
uncanny x-force #4 $3.99
uncanny x-men #532 $3.99
x-men #7 $3.99

 

[Tron Bonne]

Also, I really need to pick up that FLCL set.

You should. I suspect you'll like it.

 

[CConn]

Action Comics #897
American Vampire #11
Detective Comics #873
New York Five #1
Teen Titans #91
Wonder Woman #606
Invincible #77
Captain America #614
Fantastic Four #587
Incredible Hulks #621

 

[CantThinkOfAName]

DETECTIVE COMICS #873 $2.99
ZATANNA #9 $2.99 - considering dropping
AVENGERS #9 $3.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #614 $3.99
CHAOS WAR #5 $3.99
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER SHEEMIES TALE #1 $3.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #587 THREE $3.99
NEW AVENGERS #8 $3.99 - considering dropping
SECRET AVENGERS #9 $3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS DOOM #2 $3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #152 $2.99

 

[imdaly]

IMAGE COMICS
INVINCIBLE #77


MARVEL COMICS
AGE OF X ALPHA #1
ASTONISHING THOR #2
AVENGERS #9
CAPTAIN AMERICA #614
CAPTAIN AMERICA 70TH ANNIVERSARY MAGAZINE #1
CHAOS WAR #5
CHAOS WAR X-MEN #2
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER SHEEMlES TALE #1
DEADPOOL #32
DEADPOOL CORPS #10
FANTASTIC FOUR #587
INCREDIBLE HULKS #621
MAGNETO #1
NAMOR FIRST MUTANT #6
NEW AVENGERS #8
NEW MUTANTS #21
ORSON SCOTT CARDS SPEAKER FOR DEAD #1
PUNISHER IN BLOOD #3
SECRET AVENGERS #9
SPIDER-MAN #10
THUNDERBOLTS #152
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 3 #6
ULTIMATE COMICS DOOM #2
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #152
UNCANNY X-FORCE #4
UNCANNY X-MEN #532
X-23 #5
X-MEN #7
X-MEN FOREVER 2 #16
X-MEN TO SERVE AND PROTECT #3

 

[venom892]

Zatanna #9 $2.99
captain america #614 $3.99
deadpool #32 $2.99
magneto #1 $2.99
secret avengers #9 $3.99
uncanny x-men #532 $3.99

 

[Frankenmation]

dc comics
action comics #897 $2.99
detective comics #873 $2.99
fables #101 (mr) $2.99
justice society of america #47 $2.99

marvel comics
captain america #614 $3.99
fantastic four #587 three $3.99

 

[TheCorpulent1]

DC COMICS
ACTION COMICS #897 $2.99
FABLES #101 (MR) $2.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #18 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
SHAZAM #1 $2.99 (Maybe.)

MARVEL COMICS
ASTONISHING THOR #2 $3.99
BLOCKBUSTERS OF MARVEL UNIVERSE $4.99 (Bit pricey, but it sounds cool.)
CAPTAIN AMERICA #614 $3.99
CHAOS WAR #5 $3.99
CHAOS WAR X-MEN #2 $3.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #587 THREE $3.99
MAGNETO #1 $2.99 (Maybe.)
SECRET AVENGERS #9 $3.99 (Please be interesting...)
THUNDERBOLTS #152 $2.99