The Diamond List for June 8th, 2011

[Tron Bonne]

DARK HORSE COMICS

AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 01 LOST ADVENTURES $14.99
BALTIMORE PLAGUE SHIPS HC VOL 01 $24.99
BETTIE PAGE QUEEN OF HEARTS TP NEW PTG $19.99
CREEPY COMICS TP VOL 01 $19.99 DETHKLOK HC $19.99
EMPOWERED SPECIAL #2 10 QUESTIONS FOR MAIDMAN (MR) $3.50
MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #6 $3.50
MISTER X HC BRIDES OF MISTER X & OTHER STORIES $49.99
STAR WARS OLD REPUBLIC #1 (OF 5) LOST SUNS $3.50

DC COMICS

ALL NEW BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #8 $2.99
AMERICAN VAMPIRE SURVIVAL OT FITTEST #1 (OF 5) (MR) $2.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN #24 $2.99
BATMAN ARKHAM CITY #2 (OF 5) $2.99
BATWOMAN TP VOL 01 ELEGY $17.99
BIRDS OF PREY #13 $2.99
BOOSTER GOLD #45 (FLASHPOINT) $2.99
DC COMICS PRESENTS IMPULSE #1 $7.99
DOC SAVAGE #15 $2.99
FLASHPOINT CITIZEN COLD #1 (OF 3) $2.99
FLASHPOINT DEATHSTROKE THE CURSE OF RAVAGER #1 (OF 3) $2.99
FLASHPOINT EMPEROR AQUAMAN #1 (OF 3) $2.99
FLASHPOINT FRANKENSTEIN CREATURES OF UNKNOWN #1 (OF 3) $2.99
GREEN LANTERN MOVIE PREQUEL KILOWOG #1 $2.99
GREEN LANTERN MOVIE PREQUEL TOMAR RE #1 $2.99
PREACHER HC BOOK 04 (MR) $39.99
RED ROBIN #24 $2.99
SCALPED #49 (MR) $2.99
SUPERMAN #712 $2.99
SUPERMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 09 $17.99
SWEET TOOTH TP VOL 03
ANIMAL ARMIES (MR) $14.99
TITANS #36 $2.99
TWILIGHT EXPERIMENT TP $17.99
UNWRITTEN #26 (MR) $2.99

IDW PUBLISHING

30 DAYS OF NIGHT PRESTIGE EDITION HC $50.00
ANGEL HC VOL 03 THE WOLF THE RAM AND THE HEART $24.99
DANGER GIRL CAMPBELL SKETCHBOOK HC $19.99
DOCTOR WHO FAIRYTALE LIFE #3 (OF 4) $3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #167 $3.99
JERICHO TP SEASON 3 $19.99
LIL ABNER HC VOL 03 $49.99
SOMETHING MONSTROUS GN $17.99
STAR TREK CLASSIC MOVIE OMNIBUS TP (RES) $24.99
TRANSFORMERS 3 MOVIE ADAPTATION #2 (OF 4) $3.99
TRANSFORMERS CLASSICS TP VOL 01 $24.99

IMAGE COMICS

BLUE ESTATE #3 (MR) $2.99
BREED III #2 (MR) $2.99
ELEPHANTMEN HC VOL 04 QUESTIONABLE THINGS $34.99
GOLLY TP VOL 01 CATCHING HELL (RES) (MR) $17.99
GREEN WAKE #3 (OF 5) (MR) $3.50
LIL DEPRESSED BOY TP VOL 01 SHE IS STAGGERING $9.99
MAGDALENA ORIGINS TP VOL 02 (OF 2) (NOTE PRICE) $16.99
MORIARTY #2 $2.99
MORNING GLORIES #10 $2.99
NETHERWORLD #2 (OF 5) (MR) $3.99
SAMURAIS BLOOD #1 (OF 6) (MR) $1.00
SAVAGE DRAGON #171 $3.50
SCREAMLAND ONGOING #1 $2.99
SPAWN #208 (RES) $2.99
WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #23 (MR) $2.99

MARVEL COMICS

15 LOVE #1 (OF 3) $4.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #655 2ND PTG VAR BIG (PP #969) $3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #656 2ND PTG VAR BIG (PP #969) $3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #657 2ND PTG VAR BIG (PP #969) $3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #658 2ND PTG VAR BIG (PP #969) $3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #659 2ND PTG VAR BIG (PP #969) $3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN GHOST RIDER MOTORSTORM #1 $2.99
ANITA BLAKE CIRCUS OF DAMNED INGENUE #4 (OF 5) (MR) $3.99
ANNIHILATORS #4 (OF 4) $4.99
ANT-MAN AND WASP TP SMALL WORLD $14.99
AVENGERS WEST COAST PREM HC FAMILY TIES $34.99
AVENGERS WEST COAST PREM HC FAMILY TIES DM VAR ED 64 $34.99
BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #519 $2.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA AMERICAN NIGHTMARE PREM HC $24.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA AMERICAN NIGHTMARE PREM HC VAR ED 67 $24.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA BY DAN JURGENS TP VOL 01 $29.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA FIGHTING AVENGER GN TP $14.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA NO ESCAPE TP $15.99
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA PREM HC $24.99
DEADPOOL #38 $2.99
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP TP VOL 02 SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP $19.99
FEAR ITSELF DEADPOOL #1 (OF 3) FEAR $2.99
FEAR ITSELF FEARSOME FOUR #1 (OF 4) FEAR $2.99
FEAR ITSELF SPIDER-MAN #2 (OF 3) FEAR $2.99
FORMIC WARS BURNING EARTH #6 (OF 7) $3.99
GENERATION HOPE TP FUTURES A FOUR LETTER WORD $14.99
GHOST RIDER #0 POINT ONE $2.99
HULK HULK NO MORE HC $39.99
HULK-SIZED MINI-HULKS #1 $2.99
INCREDIBLE HULKS #630 $2.99
IRON AGE ALPHA #1 $2.99
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #624 FEAR $2.99
KA-ZAR #1 (OF 5) $2.99
MARVEL SUPER STARS MAGAZINE #4 $7.99
MYSTERY MEN #1 (OF 5) $2.99
NEW AVENGERS #13 $3.99
NEW AVENGERS NANNIES AND NAZIS #1 $4.99
NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON GN TP BOOK 02 $14.99
PUNISHER MAX HC VOL 06 (MR) $39.99
PUNISHERMAX #14 (MR) $3.99
STAND NO MANS LAND #5 (OF 5) $3.99
SUPER HEROES #15 $2.99 SUPREME POWER #1 (OF 4) (MR) $3.99
THOR TP GODS ON EARTH NEW PTG $29.99
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #159 DOSM $3.99
WOLVERINE #10 $3.99
X-MEN ALPHA FLIGHT PREM HC $34.99
X-MEN ALPHA FLIGHT PREM HC DM VAR ED 66 $34.99
X-MEN LEGACY #250 $4.99 X-MEN SECOND COMING TP $24.99

 

[Tron Bonne]

SUPERMAN #712 $2.99
UNWRITTEN #26 (MR) $2.99
GREEN WAKE #3 (OF 5) (MR) $3.50
SAMURAIS BLOOD #1 (OF 6) (MR) $1.00 (I'll try it for a buck)
ANNIHILATORS #4 (OF 4) $4.99

Maybe:
FLASHPOINT CITIZEN COLD #1 (OF 3) $2.99
FLASHPOINT FRANKENSTEIN CREATURES OF UNKNOWN #1 (OF 3) $2.99
FEAR ITSELF FEARSOME FOUR #1 (OF 4) FEAR $2.99
AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 01 LOST ADVENTURES $14.99 (Eventually)

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man/Ghost Rider: MotorStorm #1 (unless this is a reprint)
Fear Itself: Spider-Man #2
Hulk-Sized Mini-Hulks #1
Incredible Hulks #630
New Avengers #13

 

[runawayboulder]

ANNIHILATORS #4
FEAR ITSELF SPIDER-MAN #2
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #624
PUNISHERMAX #14
WOLVERINE #10
X-MEN LEGACY #250

Maybe:
KA-ZAR #1
NEW AVENGERS #13


And how does Marvel justify those prices for ASM reprints??? 4 bucks for a 2nd printing? I'd love to hear the spin job Brevoort puts on this.....

 

[Tron Bonne]

Second printings are generally the same price as the original prints...

 

[Dread]

BOOSTER GOLD #45
ANNIHILATORS #4

Ridiculous. For most of the past 6 weeks in a row I have gotten no less than 5-7 comics from Marvel alone, and usually it has been closer to 8-10 for about 3-4 of those weeks. Yet there always is that week in the middle in which the schedule shifts to famine and I'll have a week like this, where I only get 2 books.

Marvel needs to figure out a schedule in which the tallies are more balanced each week, instead of 50 things one week and 15 the next. That's pure madness, a sign of the inmates running the asylum.

Anyway, since I need at least 3-4 comics for online review purposes, this actually favors trying some new things. I'll likely take a stab at:

FEAR ITSELF: FEARSOME FOUR #1
MYSTERY MEN #1

The latter is interesting; Bob Burden, the creator of FLAMING CARROT, has actually trademarked the name "MYSTERYMEN" for his own line of comics, which itself became a film by Universal in 1999. Now, if Burden wanted to enforce his copyright and try to sue Marvel for infringing it, Marvel would likely argue, "Our title is not the same; Burden's is 'MYSTERYMEN', one word, while ours has a space in the middle." And technically, they'd be right. However, if that argument flew, then Marvel will have opened the floodgates for every fly by night comic creator to infringe on their own copyrights with ridiculous technicalities such as saying, "No, I am selling a comic called X_MEN, you can't sue me," or "No, mine is Spyderman, one word, different spelling" and Marvel would be obliged to concede the lawsuit. At least in a fair world where judges couldn't be bought or influenced by high priced lawyers. Either Marvel are confident Burden won't sue, especially since he hasn't published a FLAMING CARROT comic since about 2007, confident they would win such a suit (and thus not caring about spending legal fees), or it simply didn't cross their minds. Marvel once got into hot water over infringements before, losing out to the title "CHAMPIONS" to Hero Games, which released a tabletop RPG as well as a comic series tying into it since the 1970's, the last time Marvel used that title. They sought to use it again in recent times, and lost because Hero Games had since copyrighted it. And this was before Disney bought 'em. Naturally, a MMORPG version of the game, CHAMPIONS ONLINE, has been live since 2009.

Marvel also did not know you couldn't use music on YouTube without the consent of the record label and artist(s). Thus, they were forced to take down a trailer for "WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN" after failing to get permission from the Foo Fighters for use of a song. Remember things like this the next time some high up Marvel executive gives an "I am smarter than you" speech online.

 

[Yodaman]

SUPERMAN #712
PUNISHERMAX #14
MYSTERY MEN #1 a

 

[Watchman]

FLASHPOINT FRANKENSTEIN CREATURES OF UNKNOWN #1 (OF 3) $2.99- Front runner for best titled series of the year
SCALPED #49 (MR) $2.99
GREEN WAKE #3 (OF 5) (MR) $3.50
FEAR ITSELF FEARSOME FOUR #1 (OF 4) FEAR $2.99
PUNISHERMAX #14 (MR) $3.99

That is one gritty week.

 

[Spider-Jay420]

DC COMICS
BATMAN AND ROBIN #24 $2.99 (Maybe)

MARVEL COMICS
NEW AVENGERS #13 $3.99

Thanks V

 

[Specter313]

MORNING GLORIES #10
FEAR ITSELF FEARSOME FOUR #1 (maybe)
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #624
MYSTERY MEN #1 (maybe)
STAND NO MANS LAND #5
X-MEN LEGACY #250

 

[SpideyInATree]

AMERICAN VAMPIRE SURVIVAL OT FITTEST #1 (OF 5) (MR)
BATMAN AND ROBIN #24
BOOSTER GOLD #45 (FLASHPOINT)
UNWRITTEN #26 (MR)
SCREAMLAND ONGOING #1
PUNISHERMAX #14 (MR)
STAND NO MANS LAND #5 (OF 5)

Decent week a little slower so I'll be to get some catch up in

 

[Frankenmation]

dc comics
american vampire survival ot fittest #1 (of 5) (mr) $2.99
batman and robin #24 $2.99
batman arkham city #2 (of 5) $2.99
flashpoint citizen cold #1 (of 3) $2.99
flashpoint frankenstein creatures of unknown #1 (of 3) $2.99

 

[Pyro Man]

DC COMICS

BATMAN AND ROBIN #24 $2.99
BATMAN ARKHAM CITY #2 (OF 5) $2.99
BOOSTER GOLD #45 (FLASHPOINT) $2.99
FLASHPOINT FRANKENSTEIN CREATURES OF UNKNOWN #1 (OF 3) $2.99


MARVEL COMICS
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #624 FEAR $2.99
NEW AVENGERS #13 $3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #159 DOSM $3.99

Maybe:

FEAR ITSELF FEARSOME FOUR #1 (OF 4) FEAR $2.99 - I'll get this of Fear Itself 3 is actually good. If it sucks I think I'm dropping it and all tie ins other than JIM.
GHOST RIDER #0 POINT ONE $2.99
DC COMICS PRESENTS IMPULSE #1 $7.99
FLASHPOINT CITIZEN COLD #1 (OF 3) $2.99
FLASHPOINT EMPEROR AQUAMAN #1 (OF 3) $2.99
MORIARTY #2 $2.99

 

[Phaedrus45]

Thanks V!

Just heard the news today that in September, all DC comics will restart at #1. ALL OF THEM?? It makes Marvel's .1 seem a little better, and DC just that much more desperate for readers. DC needs to get better writing on their books, not these gimmicks.

DC COMICS

AMERICAN VAMPIRE SURVIVAL OT FITTEST #1 (OF 5) (MR) $2.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN #24 $2.99
BATMAN ARKHAM CITY #2 (OF 5) $2.99
BIRDS OF PREY #13 $2.99
BOOSTER GOLD #45 (FLASHPOINT) $2.99
FLASHPOINT CITIZEN COLD #1 (OF 3) $2.99
FLASHPOINT DEATHSTROKE THE CURSE OF RAVAGER #1 (OF 3) $2.99
FLASHPOINT EMPEROR AQUAMAN #1 (OF 3) $2.99
FLASHPOINT FRANKENSTEIN CREATURES OF UNKNOWN #1 (OF 3) $2.99
GREEN LANTERN MOVIE PREQUEL KILOWOG #1 $2.99
GREEN LANTERN MOVIE PREQUEL TOMAR RE #1 $2.99
SUPERMAN #712 $2.99
UNWRITTEN #26 (MR) $2.99

IMAGE COMICS

BREED III #2 (MR) $2.99
MORNING GLORIES #10 $2.99

MARVEL COMICS

15 LOVE #1 (OF 3) $4.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN GHOST RIDER MOTORSTORM #1 $2.99
ANITA BLAKE CIRCUS OF DAMNED INGENUE #4 (OF 5) (MR) $3.99
ANNIHILATORS #4 (OF 4) $4.99
BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #519 $2.99
DEADPOOL #38 $2.99
FEAR ITSELF DEADPOOL #1 (OF 3) FEAR $2.99
FEAR ITSELF FEARSOME FOUR #1 (OF 4) FEAR $2.99
FEAR ITSELF SPIDER-MAN #2 (OF 3) FEAR $2.99
FORMIC WARS BURNING EARTH #6 (OF 7) $3.99
GHOST RIDER #0 POINT ONE $2.99
HULK-SIZED MINI-HULKS #1 $2.99
INCREDIBLE HULKS #630 $2.99
IRON AGE ALPHA #1 $2.99
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #624 FEAR $2.99
KA-ZAR #1 (OF 5) $2.99
MYSTERY MEN #1 (OF 5) $2.99
NEW AVENGERS #13 $3.99
NEW AVENGERS NANNIES AND NAZIS #1 $4.99
PUNISHERMAX #14 (MR) $3.99
STAND NO MANS LAND #5 (OF 5) $3.99
SUPER HEROES #15 $2.99 SUPREME POWER #1 (OF 4) (MR) $3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #159 DOSM $3.99
WOLVERINE #10 $3.99

 

[Tron Bonne]

Thanks V!

Just heard the news today that in September, all DC comics will restart at #1. ALL OF THEM?? It makes Marvel's .1 seem a little better, and DC just that much more desperate for readers. DC needs to get better writing on their books, not these gimmicks.

It is true, but it's more than that. It seems like it's going to be a psuedo-reboot of the DCU.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

DC COMICS
BIRDS OF PREY #13 $2.99 (The Question's been cool in this arc so far.)
RED ROBIN #24 $2.99

IDW PUBLISHING
DOCTOR WHO FAIRYTALE LIFE #3 (OF 4) $3.99

IMAGE COMICS
GOLLY TP VOL 01 CATCHING HELL (RES) (MR) $17.99 (This series was pretty fun. Maybe buying the trade will encourage Image or Phil Hester or someone to put out more.)

MARVEL COMICS
15 LOVE #1 (OF 3) $4.99 (Haha, tennis comic. I'm not buying it, but kudos to Marvel for trying something new. )
ANNIHILATORS #4 (OF 4) $4.99
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #624 FEAR $2.99

They should've totally called the new Ghost Rider series Lady Ghost Rider. Missed opportunity there.

Anyway, wow. Only 5 new comics. Either I am getting remarkably good at saving money or I'm just losing interest in a lot of comics.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Is the new Ghost Rider a woman?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Shyeah. 'Cause everyone knows the best way to stir up interest in a character is to cast the actual character aside and replace 'em with a gender-swapped version!

 

[Phaedrus45]

It is true, but it's more than that. It seems like it's going to be a psuedo-reboot of the DCU.

Yep, I picked up the article in USA Today. Definitely worth checking that newpaper out. Since they are making the DCU more accessable to new readers, they are making many of their heroes younger. I'd only guess that means all current storylines are going to be ditched, and the past is more forgotten than Spidey's marriage to MJ. (Heck, we knew they would disband Batman, Inc. soon enough...but, not THIS quickly! Of course, with 52 #1 issues slated to come out, maybe they still will make it happen.)

I'm interested and will buy all the issues; but, I don't think this speaks highly of DC's regard to their history.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Yep, I picked up the article in USA Today. Definitely worth checking that newpaper out. Since they are making the DCU more accessable to new readers, they are making many of their heroes younger. I'd only guess that means all current storylines are going to be ditched, and the past is more forgotten than Spidey's marriage to MJ. (Heck, we knew they would disband Batman, Inc. soon enough...but, not THIS quickly! Of course, with 52 #1 issues slated to come out, maybe they still will make it happen.)

I'm interested and will buy all the issues; but, I don't think this speaks highly of DC's regard to their history.

Well, actually, that's part of the psuedo in the psuedo-reboot. They haven't said a lot of details, but it seems some stuff will still be staying, like Johns' GL and, mostly likely, Morrison's Batman, Inc. That seems to be the impression I'm getting anyway.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I very much doubt they're going to sweep Morrison's Bat-epic under the rug. That's probably one of the few non-Johns works that's gonna be safe.

 

[JewishHobbit]

BATMAN AND ROBIN #24 $2.99
ANNIHILATORS #4 (OF 4) $4.99
NEW AVENGERS #13 $3.99
WOLVERINE #10 $3.99
X-MEN LEGACY #250 $4.99

Maybe
BATMAN ARKHAM CITY #2 (OF 5) $2.99
FLASHPOINT CITIZEN COLD #1 (OF 3) $2.99

I doubt I'll get Citizen Cold but I'll skim it. Arkham City sounds interesting and if my shop still has the first issue I may check this one out.

As for the rest... there better be something amazing in X-Men Legacy to justify a $5 price point and I'm not talking about bios or reprints. Sadly, we all know better than that. Marvel just intends to rape us with special anniversary issues as always. God I hope they go bankrupt.

Anyway, the rest is decent. It's sad that $21 is a rest for my wallet by nearly half. I'm glad to see Annihilators end. It's been an alright read but very underwhelming and I hate the $5 price. Even with both stories involved it's not been worth it.

 

[imdaly]

MARVEL COMICS

15 LOVE #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN GHOST RIDER MOTORSTORM #1
ANITA BLAKE CIRCUS OF DAMNED INGENUE #4
ANNIHILATORS #4
BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #519
DEADPOOL #38
FEAR ITSELF DEADPOOL #1
FEAR ITSELF FEARSOME FOUR #1
FEAR ITSELF SPIDER-MAN #2
FORMIC WARS BURNING EARTH #6
GHOST RIDER #0.1
HULK-SIZED MINI-HULKS #1
INCREDIBLE HULKS #630
IRON AGE ALPHA #1
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #624
KA-ZAR #1
MYSTERY MEN #1
NEW AVENGERS #13
NEW AVENGERS NANNlES AND NAZIS #1
PUNISHERMAX #14
STAND NO MANS LAND #5
SUPER HEROES #15
SUPREME POWER #1
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #159
WOLVERINE #10
X-MEN LEGACY #250

 

[CantThinkOfAName]

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #159 DOSM $3.99

damn