I absolutely hate the guys at The Fourth Rail, they are horribly, horribly bias in their reviews. If it is Bendis they love it, if it is indy whether it is good or bad they love it, if it is an X-book or mainstream superhero fare they almost always hate it.


The Luna Bros, rule, I've been posting about them here since the first issue of Ultra but nobody seems to pick their stuff up. Ultra was a maxi-series & is finished. But they have a new series out called Girls which so far I'm diggin' more than Ultra.

Tons of good stuff in the new Previews.

Here is a quick rundown of the stuff that EVERYONE should check out . . .

The Goon: Fancy Pants Edition HC - One of my two favorite comics being published & the most pure masterpiece of an original comic being published today. There is nothing I like more than a good hardcover & this sure looks to be one. The first Gon hardcover collectin the life of the Goon in chronilogical order with loads of extras. I cannot recommmend this comic enough.

Frank Miller's Sin City Library HC - A little pricey but well worth it IMO. All the Sin City books in an oversized hardcover format with a slipcase. no way can any true Miller fan pass this up.

Conan vol. 2: The God in the Bowl & Other Stories TPB - The 2nd trade from maybe the greatest Conan run of all-time by Busiek & Nord.

Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Absolute Edition HC - I'm pretty sure I'm the only person here that gets these, but they are SO worth it. This is a must own for me.

Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle #1 - I'm not going to list all the single issues comics worth buying, b/c there are too many of them. But this is just a reminder. Seven Soldiers has been brilliant so far & with Pasqual Ferry art, this looks to be maybe the most interesting of all the SS mini-series.

Ex Machina: Vol. 1: Tag TP - Another of rare true masterpieces being published right now. Collectin issues 6-10 of this brilliant series.

Sleeper Book 4: The Long Way Home - When this was out, it was my favorite comic on the stands. With this, you can now own the complete Brubaker masterpiece all in TPB format. If you never read it before, wait for this & read it all at once, you are in for one hell of a ride.

FEll #1 - Warren Ellis & Ben Templesmith on an on-going series, that should be enough to get anyone to buy this. The preview pages look amazing, my only fear is that we will see 2 issues a year.

Invincible. Vol. 5: The Facts of Life TPB - The best superhero comic being published today.

Bigfoot TPB - The single issues sold out incredibly fast. This was an awesome mini-series by Rob Zombie & the always mind-blowing Richard Corben that was a sort of realistic take on the legendary monster.

Atomika - Vol. 1 TP - Pretty cool new series about an alternate past where the Revolution has become the State & gods now walk the earth. Atomika is the first man made god, its a pretty good read.

I'm probably forgetting a lot of stuff, but those are the must haves.

Ah, that may be. I know it's different from the Captain Britain TPB I owned some time back, that was actually set after the storyline in this volume. What page was missing before?

I still have the Squadron Supreme GN with the Alex Ross cover. What does the new one look like?

Last month's comics should come later this week, so I guess I'll be able to take a look at Previews then.

Here's the missing page:
http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/...RITAIN0405.jpg

Poking around on the internet reveals that this is just a new printing of the TPB that originally came out a few years ago (albeit with the missing page restored to the story).

I wonder if they got Alan Moore's copyright correct this time?

No I didin't read that Captain Britain GN. Perhaps I'll check it out. I'm also a huge fan of those Who's Who books for both comic companies. DC has a sweet coffee table Encyclopedia out in the bookstores that I've been meaning to pick up. A long time ago my buddy would give me all his old Marvel Universe Handbooks and I loved them. I especially loved the ones with all the Dead heroes a villians.

i have been meaning to pick up the trade of Ultra but just haven't gotten around to it. however, it IS on my list.



where could i find a description of what this is about? i have heard some good things about this.

i am all over these. i have the original crisis slipcase but am still picking up the absolute. i am a sucker for perez art and in the absolute format?! hell yeah! don't fret, you aren't the only one who likes the absolutes. i just got LoEG v. 2 today.

You MUST but it. It is by far the single most original comic book since Hellboy. Eric Powell is a true comic book genius. Also in October there will be a $25 cent Goon comic. So nobody has an excuse to to be reading this book.

"OCTOBER IS GOON MONTH @ DARK HORSE
Press Release



Special signed hardcover, 25-cent issue, and monthly Previews comic strip keep Zombietown residents happy.

Dark Horse is making October 2005 official “Goon” month, and kicking it off is the release of the hardcover title Fancy Pants. This volume collects the essential stories of the Eisner-Award winning Goon, presenting his life in chronological order for the first time—along with a boxcar-load of extras—all in a handsomely designed (and handsomely priced) signed hardcover. Chronicling the histories of the Zombie Priest, Buzzard, Labrazio, and of course, Goon and Franky, this collection is the perfect introduction to the entire Goon mythos.

Eric Powell personally arranged the stories (spanning three publishers and nearly ten years) so that the life of the Goon could be read as one complete story. This hardcover is a must-have for every serious fan of the Goon, containing a comprehensive cover gallery and a three-page, never-before-seen Buzzard story. What’s more, every volume is signed by Powell himself. Buying this book should be like dodging a brick—a no-brainer!     

“Much like the Godfather saga, we’ve taken the essential Goon stories and put them together for the first time in a linear timeline,” commented Goonfather Eric Powell. “This is an excellent primer for the material that is to come.”

And if the signed hardcover isn’t enough to satisfy your zombie-bashing appetite, Dark Horse is proud to present the original The Goon #1 in a new 25-cent edition that includes a brand-new short story and painted cover by none other than the illustrious Mr. Powell himself. Additionally, a monthly Goon comic strip will appear in the Dark Horse section of the Diamond Previews catalog. This strip will feature an ongoing all-new Goon tale in each installment.

Over the last few years, The Goon has earned both critical and popular acclaim with its tales of a lone thug and his fight against a never-ending onslaught of zombies, giant lizards, and killer robots. For one measly quarter, see why Entertainment Weekly put The Goon on their “Must” list and why Ain’t It Cool News said, “The Goon is a wild ride filled with imagination, intrigue, horror, and laughs.” You know you want to.

The Goon: Fancy Pants hardcover is a direct market exclusive that arrives October 13 with a retail price of $24.95. The Goon 25-cent comic arrives October 13. The Goon monthly comic strip begins in the Dark Horse section of the October Diamond Previews catalog. "

http://images.darkhorse.com/covers/12/12464.jpg

Man I so used to love those as well, I think I might even have a couple of them lying around somewhere. It was fun to read about all these characters that I had never heard of before. The dead ones were great as you could learn all of their gruesome fates in one source. They even made similar ones for the Transformers and GI Joe characters.

Not always, they're usually divided when it comes to Bendis. One hated Avengers Disassembled and hates DD/USM. The other loved them. And they always give books like Invincible and Superman/Batman their due. I almost always agree with their reviews, good points and bad. The X-men books suck right now though and the criticism is warranted. Don't read much indie so I can't really say anything about that.

The last panel of JLA Classified #9 (I think that's the number?) certainly has an interesting tone to it. Ironic? F-U to DC?

As for the trades, I thought I would stop with Squadron Supreme. I didn't look well enough to see Conan and Ex-Machina. It'll be an expensive month. :D

You just convinced me. I've added the Goon HC to my order.

dcbservice has the new "phone book" sized Showcase Presents: Superman reprint for 50% off.

http://www.dccomics.com/media/covers/4176_180x270.jpg

560 pages for $8.49? :drool:

Hoooly shit! I just read it yesterday but I didn't realize the signifigance of the last page until you mentioned it. :eek::(

Really thought The GOON HC would be 50% off at DCBS this month...at least the Sin City HCs are on sale :) However, I don't think the Sin City HC set has ALL the released Sin City stories, I think its just four of the arcs (Sin City, Dame to Kill for, Big Fat Kill, and Yellow Bastard). As for the Goon HC, what issues does this reprint or how many pages is it?

DCBS is so evil. I start ordering to save money, then I end up buying all these hardcovers!

rotfl Ain't that the truth! I switched because of all the discounts and found I'm buying more trades than I ever did before.

184 pages. Self-published #1 and 2, Dark Horse #1, 3, 5 and 9. Plus a few extras.

The GOON HC is going to kick buttocks.

Chew, did you get my email? It's actually a topic relevant to this thread....

I just got my first order from DCBS yesterday (FF Omnibus) and have to say it was packed incredibly well! There were tons of the styrofoam peanuts.

The site (evil though it may be) is so incredibly easy to use. I've looked at other comic book ordering sites and it just seemed like a long drawn out process to find what I wanted to order. Or the site was just incredibly confusing in it's layout.

I love going in and checking the status of the order. When your books get pulled it tells you by a half blue circle; shipped is a full blue circle

And when I got my first order yesterday they shipped me a hardcopy of all my outstanding orders with them!

I have no association with DCBS - I'm just very pleased so far.

I didn't even know about the Sin City HC. Never read an issue but remember when it came out in 90? 91?, I liked the movie. Hmmm . . . I guess i have a month to decide.

Man. I can't wait for the A Scanner Darkly and V for Vendetta events. I really want t-shirts for these two the most. And I want to hear it from those involved that the mask stays on.

Can't wait to ask Chris Moeller about his new JLA giant robot story and Travis Charest about his Metabarons. These might have actually come out, but I haven't found them anywhere. The originals for these, last year, were a-frikkin'...Mazing!

Here's last month's haul, coming in this Friday to my doorstep, courtesy of mailordercomics.com:

AGE OF BRONZE VOL 2 SACRIFICE TP 1
ASTRO CITY LOCAL HEROES HC (SEP040370) 1
BY THE SWORD MANGA VOL 1 TP 1
BY THE SWORD MANGA VOL 2 TP 1
CHRONO CRUSADE MANGA VOL 5 TP 1
CLAMP NO KISEKI VOL 2 MAGAZINE COLLECTABLE (OF 12) 1
EX MACHINA VOL 1 THE FIRST HUNDRED DAYS TP (NOV040 1
EYESHIELD 21 VOL 2 TP (C: 3) 1
FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES GEORGE PEREZ VOL 1 TP 1
FULL METAL PANIC OVERLOAD MANGA VOL 1 TP 1
GUNDAM FIX FIGURATION GUNDAM F90 DX AF (O/A) (C: 3 1
GUNDAM FIX FIGURATION GUNDAM F91A DX AF (O/A) (C: 1
HEAT GUY J GN 1
JSA #74 1
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #7 1
LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK TP 1
MARVEL 1602 TP 1
MICROMAN BIOMACHINE GODOH AF (C: 3 & 4) 1
MICROMAN BIOMACHINE MACK AF (C: 3 & 4) 1
MICROMAN BIOMACHINE TRINITY AF (C: 3 & 4) 1
MICROMAN BIOMACHINE XEKU AF (C: 3 & 4) 1
NEWTYPE ENG ED W/ DVD JULY 2005 (C: 4) 1
PLANETARY #23 1
PREVIEWS VOL XV #7 (NET) 1
PROMETHEA BOOK ONE TP (STAR13586) 1
PROMETHEA BOOK TWO TP (STAR17320) 1
SAIYUKI VOL 9 GN (OF 9) (MR) 1
SAMURAI DEEPER KYO VOL 14 GN (OF 27) (MR) 1
SUPERMAN BATMAN #20 1
SWORD OF THE DARK ONES VOL 2 (MR) (C: 3) 1
TEEN TITANS #25 1
UDON DARKSTALKERS VOL 1 TP 1
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 1 HC 1
WE 3 TP (MR) 1
Y THE LAST MAN VOL 1 UNMANNED TP (STAR17386) (MR) 1
YOTSUBA MANGA VOL 1 TP 1

A few toys and manga, but I finally get to read the first volumes of Y The Last Man, Ex Machina, 1602, and We 3, as well as get to see why there are such mixed reviews for Ultimate FF. Ordered some Promethea, as re-reading Tom Strong got me back into the America's comics flow. I'll probably have to go through Age of Bronze volume 1 again, man, that's a long time between volumes. Don't even remember ordering the Perez FF book, but I hope it's good... I've been enjoying the Byrne FF Visionaries. Can't wait for the weekend!

Travis Charest is still drawing the Metabarons: Dreamshifters book. Check out http://groups.msn.com/TravisCharest Travis actually posts messages, unpublished art, and a little on-line Space Girl strip.

there's going to be another set in a few months with the rest of them.

Yup. I have it mostly done, but found the topic to be really difficult to answer. I've never bought a special edition HC, nor bought a trade specifically to "upgrade". It pretty much led to not having a strong opinion one way or the other.

Hhaha. I hear ya. I've never 'upgraded' either. But I'm sure you can find something to say about it. If you're set against it, I can find someone else. :D

For me the Crisis Absolute is a must upgrade from the trade paperback.