August DCBS Orders - Whatcha Pickin' Up?
Torchsong
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I haven't seen one of these for a few months, but it's always fun to share what we're looking to pre-order and possible give others ideas on books they may have missed, so here's my standing DCBS order for this month!
Manga
A CENTAURS LIFE GN VOL 01 - No I have not gone "Furry" on you guys (although I've had an unhealthy fixation on Yankee Poodle ever since that first issue of Captain Carrot! :) ). Did a little research and word of mouth is what sells this book is the amount of world-building and complex interactivity between all these characters of different species and races. Apparently it takes the typical manga high school slice-of-life story and kicks it up a notch.
AFTERSCHOOL CHARISMA TP VOL 08 - I've been reading this one since the beginning. It's about a private school where they've cloned history's greatest people - Queen Elizabeth I, Marie Curie, Hitler, Mozart, Napo...HITLER?!? - but what happens when the clones don't particularly feel inclined to follow in their predecessor's footsteps?
SENRAN KAGURA SKIRTING SHADOWS GN VOL 01 - Because 80085! It's based on a 3DS game. Normally that sends me running for the hills but it's a Marvelous Interactive game, and I love all things Marvelous/Natsume/XSEED so I'm giving it a day in court. Also...80085!
IM NOT POPULAR GN VOL 01 - The full title is "No Matter What Way I Look At It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular." A girl who spent WAY too much of her childhood playing video games thinks she's cornered the secret on how to be popular in school...so why isn't she? Apparently this black comedy has quite a following and is finally making it's way to our shores.
DC Stuff
ALL-STAR WESTERN TP VOL 03 BLACK DIAMOND PROBABILITY (N52) - Sad to see it get cancelled but at least they're closing out the trade run. I've loved it.
GREEN ARROW TP VOL 01 HUNTERS MOON - YES! I have a lot of the singles on this but Grell's GA was *my* GA. Glad to see this show up in an affordable trade format.
SWAMP THING TP VOL 03 ROTWORLD THE GREEN KINGDOM (N52) - I've been surprised at how much I've enjoyed Swamp Thing. Usually he's not my cuppa but he's one of the few things DC's been doing well. Who knew?
Because 80085!
DOMINO LADY SEX AS A WEAPON GN - Oh Moonstone. Oh, Domino Girl. Once more we do our little dance where I end up picking you up, reading you, regretting it, but coming back for more. You always promise me the moon, and deliver a 30-watt lightbulb, but I'm your fool. :)
EMPOWERED TP VOL 08 - Hands down...if you love superheroes and you're not reading Empowered, then shame on you. It's a love letter to everything we love/hate/bitch about/secretly still love about the whole crazy genre.
Other Stuff
MY LITTLE PONY 2013 ANNUAL - Don't judge me. IDW's been nailing it with this series.
TRISH OUT OF WATER #1 - Because it's 65 cents! :)
That's mine. Show me yours. And don't be afraid to talk up something you want to talk about.
Manga
A CENTAURS LIFE GN VOL 01 - No I have not gone "Furry" on you guys (although I've had an unhealthy fixation on Yankee Poodle ever since that first issue of Captain Carrot! :) ). Did a little research and word of mouth is what sells this book is the amount of world-building and complex interactivity between all these characters of different species and races. Apparently it takes the typical manga high school slice-of-life story and kicks it up a notch.
AFTERSCHOOL CHARISMA TP VOL 08 - I've been reading this one since the beginning. It's about a private school where they've cloned history's greatest people - Queen Elizabeth I, Marie Curie, Hitler, Mozart, Napo...HITLER?!? - but what happens when the clones don't particularly feel inclined to follow in their predecessor's footsteps?
SENRAN KAGURA SKIRTING SHADOWS GN VOL 01 - Because 80085! It's based on a 3DS game. Normally that sends me running for the hills but it's a Marvelous Interactive game, and I love all things Marvelous/Natsume/XSEED so I'm giving it a day in court. Also...80085!
IM NOT POPULAR GN VOL 01 - The full title is "No Matter What Way I Look At It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular." A girl who spent WAY too much of her childhood playing video games thinks she's cornered the secret on how to be popular in school...so why isn't she? Apparently this black comedy has quite a following and is finally making it's way to our shores.
DC Stuff
ALL-STAR WESTERN TP VOL 03 BLACK DIAMOND PROBABILITY (N52) - Sad to see it get cancelled but at least they're closing out the trade run. I've loved it.
GREEN ARROW TP VOL 01 HUNTERS MOON - YES! I have a lot of the singles on this but Grell's GA was *my* GA. Glad to see this show up in an affordable trade format.
SWAMP THING TP VOL 03 ROTWORLD THE GREEN KINGDOM (N52) - I've been surprised at how much I've enjoyed Swamp Thing. Usually he's not my cuppa but he's one of the few things DC's been doing well. Who knew?
Because 80085!
DOMINO LADY SEX AS A WEAPON GN - Oh Moonstone. Oh, Domino Girl. Once more we do our little dance where I end up picking you up, reading you, regretting it, but coming back for more. You always promise me the moon, and deliver a 30-watt lightbulb, but I'm your fool. :)
EMPOWERED TP VOL 08 - Hands down...if you love superheroes and you're not reading Empowered, then shame on you. It's a love letter to everything we love/hate/bitch about/secretly still love about the whole crazy genre.
Other Stuff
MY LITTLE PONY 2013 ANNUAL - Don't judge me. IDW's been nailing it with this series.
TRISH OUT OF WATER #1 - Because it's 65 cents! :)
That's mine. Show me yours. And don't be afraid to talk up something you want to talk about.
Comments
ASTERIX OMNIBUS HC VOL 08
ITTY BITTY HELLBOY #3 (OF 3)
KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA GN VOL 05
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #204
STARDROP GN VOL 02 PLACE TO HANG MY SPACESUIT
My digital purchases are more substantive. Note that I usually wait a month until the price goes down, although with Marvel, who doesn't lower their prices for significantly longer, I usually go ahead and get it when it releases. But only if it is 2.99 or less, and there aren't a whole lot of those.
Dark Horse
Shaolin Cowboy One shot
Mind MGMT #16
Conan #21
Elfquest Special: The Final Quest
Star Wars #10
BPRD Hell on Earth #112
Abe Sapien #6
Baltimore: The Eternal Train #2
DC
Batman '66 #4
Trilium #3
Image
Astro City #5
Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril #4
IDW
Triple Helix #1
Other
Atomic Robo & the Savage Sword of Dr. Dinosaur #4
Marvel
Captain Marvel #17
Daredevil #32
FF # 13
Joker TP
Showcase Presents Aquaman vol 1
World's Finest TP vol 2
Because this month was short for me, i am also picking up the 3 trades of Brubaker's "Fatale" series.
My Monthly Order
Marvel
Daredevil 32
Indestructible Hulk Special 1
Indestructible Hulk 14
DC
Green Arrow vol 1
Swamp Thing vol 3All Star Western vol 3Darkhorse
Shaolin Cowboy #1
Grendel Omnibus vol 4 - I've finished vol 1 and have 2&3 on my shelf. This is a very interesting series, but I'm not sure I would have enjoyed it back when it was originally coming out
Nexus Omnibus vol 4 - I'm currently reading vol 2. Nexus is a pretty good series.
The Good Stuff
Old City Blues vol 2 - I really enjoyed the first volume. It reminded me of the manga Pluto. The other great thing is that it is a real all ages book (if you have boys you might want to check it out)
Adventure Times
KoDT 204
Swamp Thing 24
Swamp Thing Annual 2
Animal Man 24
JLA 8
JL 24
Vibe 8
Earth 2 16
JL3000 1
Forever Evil 2
FE Argus 1
FE Arkham War 1
And as I've never read it before, have heard so many good things about it and its only a buck...
DCE Essentials The Sandman 1
Also from Vertigo...
Hinterkind 1 - sounds like it has potential
From image...
Saga 15
Sex Criminals 2
The rest include...
Letter 44 1 - Charles Soule has been great on Swamp Thing so far, thought I'd give this one a bash.
Bleeding Cool mag 7 - $1.99 special with a comic, come on, you'd be a fool not too!
Also thinking about the Green Arrow trade, if money permits come FOC.
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Which makes me glad I've dropped the book as a result of the Forever Evil mess, since I'm no fan of his writing.
>:D< :x =D> \m/ 8->
SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #4
SUPERMAN #24
ACTION COMICS #24
ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #2
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #6
BATMAN/SUPERMAN #4
BATMAN #24
DETECTIVE COMICS #24
FABLES DELUXE EDITION BOOK EIGHT HC
WOLVERINE #10
FATALE #19
VELVET #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SPIDER ISLAND HC (ebay) I should get this next week.
BATMAN EARTH ONE HC (got from some geek named Peter Rios)
Matthew
ALL NEW X-MEN #17
AVENGERS #21
AVENGERS #22
DAREDEVIL #32
FANTASTIC FOUR #13
FF #13
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #8
HUNGER #4 (OF 4)
INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #14
INFINITY #4 (OF 6)
INFINITY #5 (OF 6)
INFINITY HUNT #2 (OF 4)
INFINITY HUNT #3(OF 4)
NEW AVENGERS #11
NOVA #9
SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN NOW #4
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #19
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #20
UNCANNY X-MEN #13
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #37
X-MEN #6
X-MEN BATTLE OF ATOM #2 (OF 2)
DC
SANDMAN OVERTURE #1 (OF 6)
BATMAN 66 #4
IDW
SAMURAI JACK #1
THUNDER AGENTS #3
IMAGE
PRETTY DEADLY #1
RAT QUEENS #2
SAGA #15
THREE #1
VELVET #1
DARK HORSE
BRAIN BOY #2
STAR WARS #2 (OF 8)
OTHER
FARLAINE THE GOBLIN #2
PREVIEWS #301
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLL TP COSMIC ADVENTURES
DAREDEVIL #32
DAREDEVIL DARK NIGHTS #5 (OF 8)
MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 5)
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #19
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #20
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #28
X-MEN #6
DC/VERTIGO
BATMAN #24 COMBO PACK
BATMAN & ROBIN TP VOL 02 PEARL
BATMAN INCORPORATED VOL 01 DEMON STAR
BATMAN SUPERMAN #4 COMBO PACK
FABLES DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 08
SANDMAN OVERTURE #1 (OF 6)
SANDMAN OVERTURE #1 (OF 6) CVR A
SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #4
SWAMP THING TP VOL 03 ROTWORLD THE GREEN KINGDOM
OTHER
ABE SAPIEN TP VOL 03 DARK TERRIBLE NEW RACE MAN
IMAGINE AGENTS #1 (OF 4)
SAGA #15
SAMURAI JACK #1
SIX GUN GORILLA #5 (OF 6)
STAR WARS #10 2013 ONGOING
STAR WARS #2 (OF 8) LUCAS DRAFT
TRUE LIVES O/T FABULOUS KILLJOYS #5 (OF 6)
PREVIEWS #301 OCTOBER 2013