Comics / Graphic novels hauls thread

[pud333]

I thought it might be nice to see what people are reading these days. Post your comic book hauls here!

From Amazon.ca:

Batman: The Killing Joke (HC)
Batman: A Death in the Family
JSA: Thy Kingdom Come pt. 1
JL: Cry for Justice
GL: Blackest Night

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[silent4life]

Great idea, thanks for starting this...I'm also a huge comic fan. With it being Wednesday here's what I picked up today:

- Deadpool #63
- Talon #1
- A-Babies vs X-Babies One Shot
- Amazing Spider-man #696
- Astonishing X-Men #55
- Avengers #32
- AvsX Consequences #3
- Captain America #19
- Invincible Iron Man #527
- Punisher War Zone #1
- Red Lanterns #13
- Secret Avengers #33
- Superman #13
- Batgirl #13 - Death of the Family is going to be insane!

[pud333]

Yeah, Death of the Family is going to be awesome. It's interesting you are buying Superman. I found with the new 52, there hasn't been a must buy Superman series yet. I'm hoping things will change next year when Snyder and Lee's Man of Steel comes out.

I forgot this one I got from a comic shop in Portland over the weekend. I was pretty disappointed in the lack of good comic shops there, but I did manage to find Batman: The Cult, which I've been looking for, for some time.

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[silent4life]

^^I'm interested in the H'EL on Earth storyline that's why I picked it up...will see how that goes. I know next month is going to be a big month with all the new #1s from the Marvel Universe.

And nice pick up on the graphic novels. I haven't read The Cult as yet

[ninjha]

How is comic stores going to compete with Amazon? Graphic novels are almost $10 off at amazon.

[pud333]

^^I'm interested in the H'EL on Earth storyline that's why I picked it up...will see how that goes. I know next month is going to be a big month with all the new #1s from the Marvel Universe.

And nice pick up on the graphic novels. I haven't read The Cult as yet

I forgot about the Marvel #1s. That should be interesting. I'm about halfway done The Cult and it is... Different. I'm not sure I am okay with a Batman that is rendered completely helpless. That said, there are similarities in certain scenes to Nolan's TDKR. "Inspired" may be the word.

How is comic stores going to compete with Amazon? Graphic novels are almost $10 off at amazon.

I usually prefer to shop in store because I love comic book shops, I love rifling through the stuff and I love the feeling I get from walking out with a handful of comics. But I'm also on a strict budget that has been halved since a baby is coming. So I try to do 2/3 of my shopping in store, and the final 1/3 at Amazon.

They also offer free shipping over $25. It's a reality I can't pass up if I want to stay collecting. The local store I support most is probably Metropolis Comics and Toys which is also a sponsor here. Their graphic novels are charged US cover price, and they have a frequent buyer card where for eatch item you buy in store over $10 you get a stamp and 10 stamps gets you $10 off your next purchase. Like everything in life, I try to find some sort of balance.

But yeah, very tough to compete with Amazon. But it's the same story with any small business trying to compete with big box stores.

[Toy Gremlin]

^^I'm interested in the H'EL on Earth storyline that's why I picked it up...will see how that goes. I know next month is going to be a big month with all the new #1s from the Marvel Universe.

And nice pick up on the graphic novels. I haven't read The Cult as yet

Thanks for the reminder about the Marvel Now stuff! I forgot about them.:o :p Man, hope it isn't too late to place orders for those Marvel Now #1 blank variant sketch covers. Yes, I like blank covers. They come in handy at comic conventions. :D

Anybody know if DC comics discontinued their We Can Be Heroes blank variant covers for their comics? Only saw solicitations for Batman, Green Lantern, and Swamp Thing and nothing else. :(

I usually prefer to shop in store because I love comic book shops, I love rifling through the stuff and I love the feeling I get from walking out with a handful of comics. But I'm also on a strict budget that has been halved since a baby is coming. So I try to do 2/3 of my shopping in store, and the final 1/3 at Amazon.

They also offer free shipping over $25. It's a reality I can't pass up if I want to stay collecting. The local store I support most is probably Metropolis Comics and Toys which is also a sponsor here. Their graphic novels are charged US cover price, and they have a frequent buyer card where for eatch item you buy in store over $10 you get a stamp and 10 stamps gets you $10 off your next purchase. Like everything in life, I try to find some sort of balance.

But yeah, very tough to compete with Amazon. But it's the same story with any small business trying to compete with big box stores.

I agree! I like to walk into a comic store and be able to browse through their comic selection as well. It brings back old memories from my childhood.:)

Yeah, that $10 off card comes in handy especially if you have a few saved up. :highfive: :D

[aquanet]

This month i picked up.

Ms. Marvel #1
Nick Fury, Agent of Shield #1 (I paid a bit too much for it :S)
Black Panther #1
Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #8
Marvel Adventures, X-Men #1 and 2 (Reprints of the original series)
Tales to Astonish #26-30 (Deathlok Run)
Strange Tales #132 (Awesome AIM Cover!)
Punisher War Journal #6 (For a BUCK!)

I'll post pics later on tonight, so far it was a good month !

[pud333]

Picked up Blackest Night: Green Lantern from The Comic Shop today. Really enjoying these GL books lately.

[pud333]

From Metropolis Comics and Toys:

Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps
Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes

[Hantei]

From this past week,

TMNT #15
Ghostbuster #14
A+X #1
Ultimate Spidey 16.1 (no more Free Digital Copy? what gives?)
Aquaman #13
Night of the Living Dead Aftermath #1

[pud333]

Superman Birthright
Superman Last Son

Also picked up my first Absolute! All Star Superman. Wow. This is how graphic novels should be presented. It's pretty amazing. Can't wait until my Absolute Final Crisis gets here! One of the incredible things about this story is that it sums up Superman's origin story in four panels on one page. Awesome.

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[Robimus]

Not comics, but my new original sketches from C4 this past weekend - by Marvin Mariano, Alex Milne and Hugh Rookwood.

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[TomW]

Great idea for a thread! I probably spend more on comics than figures!
Picked up 2 weeks worth of books today:
Scarlet Spider #11
Deadpool #1
Iron Man #1
Avengers Academy #39
Winter Soldier #12
Aquaman #13
Green Lantern #14
Uncanny X-Force #33
Detective Comics #14
Ghostbusters #14
Shadowman #1
Star Trek The Next Generation: Hive #2
X-Factor #246 and Avengers #33

[Toy Gremlin]

Great idea for a thread! I probably spend more on comics than figures!
Picked up 2 weeks worth of books today:
Scarlet Spider #11
Deadpool #1
Iron Man #1
Avengers Academy #39
Winter Soldier #12
Aquaman #13
Green Lantern #14
Uncanny X-Force #33
Detective Comics #14
Ghostbusters #14
Shadowman #1
Star Trek The Next Generation: Hive #2
X-Factor #246 and Avengers #33

Yeah, me too. :p

Finally picked up:

From Image Comics:
CYBER FORCE #1 (Comic store said the comic was free so I got one. :D)

From DC Comics:
ALL STAR WESTERN #13
BEFORE WATCHMEN MINUTEMEN #4
BEFORE WATCHMEN RORSCHACH #2
BEFORE WATCHMEN DR MANHATTAN #2
CATWOMAN #13
JUSTICE LEAGUE #13
BATGIRL #13
BATMAN #13
DIAL H #5
EARTH 2 #5
RAVAGERS #5

[silent4life]

Here's my haul from the past two weeks. I really enjoyed AVX Consequences series. Looking forward to the new X-Men titles. I haven't read the rest as I picked them up today. Will be a busy the over the next few days :)

PS Sorry for the caps, I just copied what I sent to the One Million Comix to hold for me.

AVX CONSEQUENCES #4 (OF 5)
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #19
ACTION COMICS #14
AVENGERS #33
AVX CONSEQUENCES #5 (OF 5)
DEADPOOL #1
EARTH 2 #6
GREEN LANTERN #14
IRON MAN #1
NEW AVENGERS #32
SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #7
TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION ONE #85
UNCANNY X-FORCE #33
X-FACTOR #246

[pud333]

Picked up Superman Earth One vol 1 + 2. I've heard a lot of criticism. I'll see for myself.

[pud333]

Woah. Just got my Absolute Final Crisis. It is beautiful. Just amazing. Probably my favorite Crisis book.

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Comes with 3D glasses!

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Some beautiful new artwork. There are a bunch of new pages, and some of the old pages have been redone - expanded. Just awesome.

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[TomW]

Picked up my books this week
The Boys #72 Final issue of the series
Amazing Spider-Man #697
All New X-Men #1 - on the fence about the concept but giving it a try.
Archer & Armstrong #4
Batman #14
Thor: God of Thunder #1
Walking Dead #104
Suicide Squad #14
Saga #7, Phantom Stranger #2
Green Lantern Corps #14
Fantastic Four #1

[racerguy76]

Transformers Regeneration one #83,84,85
Transfomers More than Meets the Eye #8,9,10, Annual 2012
Transfomers Robots in Disguse #9,10, Annual 2012

[pud333]

Superboy and the legion of super-heroes
Grant Morrison's JLA vol 1. I've heard many good things about this one.

[silent4life]

Saga vol. 1 graphic novel. Been reading good things about this series, and thought I'd give it a try.

[pud333]

I just noticed Saga in the store the other day. Thought about giving it a try too. Though I find Brian Vaughan sort of uneven. I loved, loved Y, but I hated Ex Machina. Let me know how you like that one and if you recommend it.

Picked up Batman: Earth One, and Batman: Under the Red Hood. I love Doug Mahnke's artwork, ever since falling in love with his stuff on Final Crisis and Green Lantern.

[pud333]

New 52 Batman and Robin: Born to Kill. Besides Snyder's Batman, this is probably the best New 52 book. I love the relationship between Bruce and Damien. Really made me like Damien with this series.

Man, buying comics in store is so much more fulfilling than hunting for toys and coming up empty handed. I always walk away with something at the comic shop.

[Hantei]

Deadpool #2
Judge Dredd #1
Batgirl #14
Justice League #14

[pud333]

Batman: Court of Owls vol. 1
Action Comics: Superman and the Men of Steel. Vol. 1

[pud333]

Batman: The Black Mirror HC
Batman: The Brave and the Bold. For my nephews.
Superman: Braniac
JLA: The Lightning Saga

[Hantei]

Ghostbusters #15
TMNT #16
All New X-Men #2
Uncanny Avengers #2
Aquaman #14
The Dark Knight #14
Ozymandias #4
Silk Spectre #4

Really liking Ghostbusters, they included stuff from the Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters cartoons as well as the game. The art by Dan Schoening is great, the style is reminiscent of a cartoon show, I hope he's here to stay!

[pud333]

Superman: What Price Tomorrow?
Green Lantern: Sinestro.

[pud333]

Batman: Heart of Hush.
Batman: Arkham Asylum.

[pud333]

Green Lantern vol 2: the revenge of black hand
Batman Incorporated SC

[pud333]

Batman: Noel

[pud333]

Return of Superman
Superman for all seasons.

[pud333]

JLA deluxe editions vol 2 + 3

[pud333]

I enjoyed Batman: Noel so I picked up Joker and Luther.

[silent4life]

Forgot about this thread :doh:

Since it's comic book Wednesday, here's what I picked up today:
- New Avengers #2 (Marvel Now)
- All New X-Men #6 - Really enjoying this series
- Savage Wolverine
- Saga #9
- Batman & Robin #16
- Batgirl #16
- Batman #16

Death of the Family has been great so far. The Joker is sensational and so f'd up in the head. They did an amazing job bringing him back.

[pud333]

Superman: Kryptonite

[pud333]

Seven Soldiers of Victory vol 1 + 2

[pud333]

Finally decided to pick up Batman: Year one deluxe HC. My softcover finally deteriorated.

[silent4life]

Punisher War Zone #4 of 5
Superior Spider-man #2
Green Lantern Corps Annual #1
The Avengers #4
Aquaman #16
Teen Titans #16
Batman & Robin Annual #1

[MeisterJ4zz]

Uncanny X-Force NOW #1
Masks #1 + 2
Walking Dead #100

[pud333]

Whatever happened to the man of tomorrow
Justice league vol 2
Animal man vol 1

[pud333]

Batman: Death by Design - HC
Flex Mentallo - HC
All Star Batman: Boy Wonder - HC

[pud333]

Decided to start replacing all my softcovers for hardcovers.

Picked up JLA Deluxe hardcover editions 1-4

[silent4life]

Batman #17
Walking Dead #107
Star Wars #2
Uncanny X-Men #1

[pud333]

Batman / Deathblow: After the fire. HC.

[pud333]

Absolute Superman : For Tomorrow
Superman: Secret origins. HC

[pud333]

Batman: night of the owls. HC
Superman: Last son of Krypton. HC
Superman and the Legion of Superheroes. HC
Superman: Brainiac. HC
Flashpoint. HC

[pud333]

Superman: Birthright. HC

The cool thing about Amazon is their return policy. The dustcover on the Flashpoint HC I got was damaged, so I requested a replacement and in two days I had a pristine one! That's pretty impressive. Sent the damaged one back in the same box the new one was delivered in, and dropped it off at the post office with no extra charges.

[TomW]

Guardians of the Galaxy .1
Uncanny Avengers #4
Uncanny X- Force #2
Young Avengers #2
Talon #5
Star Trek TNG: Hive #4

And from Amazon: Spaceman HC and The Goon Vol. 12

[pud333]

Batman and Robin: Batman Reborn Deluxe HC
Batman and Robin: Batman vs Robin Deluxe HC

[pud333]

Seven Soldiers of Victory vol 1+2 HC.
Picked up Heart of Hush at my LCS for $10. HC.

[pud333]

Picked up Superman: New Krypton 1-4 HC + War of the Supermen HC all for $10 each at my LCS!

Also got Batman: The black glove deluxe edition HC and The Return of Bruce Wayne deluxe edition HC from Amazon.

[4lott]

Bought Avengers vs. Thanos from Amazon. Was surprised at how many pages it was. If you're into 70s Marvel this is a great book. while it focuses on Captain Marvel and Warlock there are other great reprints spanning a whole range of 70s marvel titles.

[pud333]

Last Stand of New Krypton vol 1 HC
Superman: The Coming of Atlas HC
Justice HC

[pud333]

Ebay: Superman Red Son deluxe HC. Final Crisis HC.

Almost finished replacing my TPBs with HC versions!

[silent4life]

Been a while, but finally got a grail of mine, Amazing Spider-man 300. Really hoping I get a chance at Fan Expo to get McFarlane and maybe Stan Lee to sign it.