On The Shelves: 11/16/05

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My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 11/16/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList.

[NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not, find another one; or try Khepri.com or MidtownComics.com]

AMAZE INK (SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS)
Pirate Club #8, $2.95

The digest collection of this caught my eye a week or two ago. Might finally pick it up.

BLUE KING STUDIOS
Black Heart Irregulars #2, $3.00

The first issue was kinda fun, "like The Losers' less-sophisticated, but well-intentioned, younger brother," so I'll give this one a look.

DARK HORSE COMICS
BPRD Embroidered Patch (AA), $4.99
BPRD Embroidered Patch (AA), $4.99
BPRD Embroidered Patch (AA), $4.99
Chicken Little Bobble Heads Gacha Capsule Asst, AR
Dark Horse New Logo Coffee Mug (AA), $9.99
Goon #1 Head Shot Black T/S XXL (AA), $19.99
Goon #2 In Car Navy Blue T/S LG (AA), $17.99
Goon #3 Nortons Pub Black T/S LG (AA), $17.99
Goon #3 Nortons Pub Black T/S MED (AA), $17.99
Goon #3 Nortons Pub Black T/S MED (AA), $17.99
Goon #3 Nortons Pub Black T/S XL (AA), $17.99
Goon #3 Nortons Pub Black T/S XL (AA), $17.99
Hellboy BPRD Coffee Mug (AA), $9.99
Hellboy BPRD Coffee Mug (AA), $9.99
Hellsing Figure Black T/S XXL (AA), $19.99
Little Lulu Vinyl Figure, $17.99
Mike Mignola Hellboy Coffee Mug (AA), $9.99
Ron Englishs Rabbit Soft Vinyl Figure, $17.99
Tara Mcpherson Lonely Heart Stationery Set, $4.99
Trigun Kitty Black Babydoll T/S MED (AA), $17.99
Tubby Vinyl Figure, $17.99

Is this how Dark Horse stays a premier publisher?

DC COMICS
All Star Superman #1, $2.99
Batman And The Monster Men #1 (Of 6), $2.99

Sorry, but Superman just doesn't do it for me. It'll be fun reading the reviews, though, to see if the Morrison fans actually cover the story itself or simply take the opportunity to proclaim him as the greatest thing to happen to comics. Ever. Again. Matt Wagner on Batman looks fun, though.

DEVILS DUE PUBLISHING
Forgotten Realms Dark Elf Exile Walpole Cvr B #1 (Of 3), $8.95

The normally priced cover was misprinted and won't arrive for another week or two. I'll wait.

IMAGE COMICS
Death Jr TPB, $14.99

I have the individual issues, but if you missed them, buy this! It's a great read.

MARVEL COMICS
X-Men Deadly Genesis #1 (Of 6), $3.99

Wow! I don't think there's ever been a week where my Marvel AND DC pulls were so light. This one's a maybe, purely because I like Brubaker.

NBM
Lucifers Garden Of Verses Vol 1 Devil On Fever Street GN (AA), $8.95
Lucifers Garden Of Verses Vol 2 Darlin Niki SC, $8.95

Rich Watson put me on to this in his first "What's A Nubian?". The power of the internet!

ONI PRESS INC.
Local #1 (Of 12), $2.99

DMZ was mildly disappointing, and I hated DEMO, so why am I even considering picking this one up? For some reason, I want to like Wood. I think that's the damn internet's fault, too!

Magazines
Back Issue #13, $5.95
Comics Buyers Guide Feb 2006 #1613, $5.99

Picked up both of these last week, and while I haven't gotten to Back Issue yet, CBG was a surprising disappointment. It's Vs. coverage - which I was curious about since I've just started playing - was a bit shallow, the main feature reading like a rephrasing of the rule book, and I've found myself only skimming the majority of the reviews lately. Couple of good columnists, but is that enough to keep buying it?