A hop, SHIP and a jump (8-29-07)

HELLBOY DARKNESS CALLS #5 (OF 6)
EX MACHINA MASQUERADE SPECIAL (MR)

Looks like a whole lotta nothin' much. Is this a sixth ship date for the month or something?

Aye - though any week when a new HELLBOY is expected can't but cross the threshold into "pretty good".

Just looked - it is the fifth Wednesday of the month, first time we've seen that since May, and only the third this year.

Still, Hellboy.

you mean 8/29 right?

NOTHIN. PORMIGO. which means i can maybe drop a little cash on a trade or somethin.

also, WRT teen titans and other recent DC's going up to 3.99: is this temporary? Dude at the shop has not, as per instructions, "noted price" in the past few wweeks.

Just Fantastic Four and Incredible Hulk this week, and eventually the second Fourth World Omnibus.

yurf. Yeah, 29th. Sorry about the typo - I hope a Modulator can take care of it.

Just an FYI: mods can no longer edit thread titles or the posts -- only admins can, so any requests for moderation beyond deleting/banning need to go to the ModReq forum.

And PS, I've already requested the thread title be changed.

zip zero, stingy with dinero

nothing for me, either! HOORAY!

Nothing for me, though I might pick up that Teen Titans next week.

The 3.99 price is just cos it's a double-sized issue, that's all.

Batman Annual by Peter Milligan, c'mon! He has a good rep with Batman stories (although -- ulp -- that was over a decade-and-a-half ago).

I might start buying Andy Diggle's Hellblazer, it's been quite alright so far.

And I will probably skim read Four Horseman in the store.

Didn't realize it was by Milligan. I'm always willing to give that guy a shot, despite how bad his stuff often is.

Speaking as someone almost exclusively following Marvel books.. this has to be the dullest ship in a long long time.

I mean, I'll read Hulk. But only because I love the name "Mastermind Excello."

Nobody's getting Countdown to Adventure? Starring the Spacemen 3 (Animal Man, Adam Strange and Starfire) from 52? Written by FAN FAVOURITE Adam Beechen (first two dozen JLU comics and the last year or so of Robin, all of which are fine and excellent comics)?

So no Hulk this week, but an Avengers Initiative instead.

and no, no countdowns to awkward and unnecessary sequels, for me.

on weeks where there are no good comics, do you ever buy at least one issue of some shite comic just to look busy?

i'm glad i don't run a comic shop on weeks like this

Maybe I will do the Milligan/Ras Al Ghul thing. And honestly the "Secrets of the Batcave" trade has a pretty good gimmick.

Oh, um - CHANCE IN HELL, the seventh of like twenty-eight projects Beto's due to release this year.

Though probably not to be purchased this week.

Same goes for KIRBY OMNIBUS.

AMERICAN VIRGIN #18
SILVER SURFER REQUIEM #4 (You're not all reading this? Get reading.)
WORLD WAR HULK X-MEN #3

Oh, didn't know about that Milligan thing, but man, I don't know, I'm feeling a bit burned by following him whereever he goes.

I warned you guys.

It'll be the end of Amazons Attack for me even though, as I don't buy the entirety of DC's publication list, large chunjks of it make no sense to me whatsoever.

Oh, and the new Mouse Guard - Winter 1152, which I missed last week - although, knowing my luck, it'll probably be sold out as everyone who didn't buy the floppies last time will have jumped onto the bandwagon.

Oh, good lookin' out re: Chance in Hell.

Gracias.

I hate these dud weeks.

dud weeks + Chance In Hell = DOES NOT COMPUTE.

I wish I'd been warmed that the last Blue Beetle would be mostly included in the Teen Titans special double size hoonja doonja. FUCKERS.

I guess Teen Titans doesn't really need Blue Beetle readers the same way vice versa.