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May Previews - What'cha Gettin?

TorchsongTorchsong Posts: 2,794
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We're mid-May, so all you pre-order junkies out there, what's looking good on your DCBS or other comic order?

Here's mine:

Trade-sy Stuff
DEADLY CLASS TP VOL 01 REAGAN YOUTH (MR) - Curse you Image and your first cheap trade trick!
FABLES TP VOL 20 CAMELOT (MR)
SATELLITE SAM TP VOL 01 (MR) - Cheap and Chaykin. Two words that go great together.
SHOWCASE CAPTAIN CARROT AND HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW TP - Resolicited but YES! I wants it!

Manga-sy Stuff
FROM THE NEW WORLD GN VOL 05 - Best manga you should be reading. Trust no one over 30.
IM NOT POPULAR GN VOL 04
KOKORO CONNECT GN VOL 01 (MR) - Now THIS one sounds interesting. Five friends at the mercy of a capricious being who "tortures" them by forcing them to switch bodies, or have them blurt out their innermost desires, or other "non-harmful" things.
NISEKOI FALSE LOVE GN VOL 04

Comic-sy Stuff
ROCKET RACCOON #1 BLANK VAR - Because I feel the need to sketch the lil' shaver.
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER #1 - I've made no secret of my Brony-ness and it was on clearance.

Hernia-sy Stuff
ROY THOMAS PRESENTS SHEENA QUEEN O/T JUNGLE SLIPCASE ED - May be the most expensive Trade I ever buy but should be well worth it.
VAMPIRELLA ARCHIVES HC VOL 10 - Continuing my pursuit of ALL these volumes. I'm kinda stupid that way.
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  • mwhitt80mwhitt80 Posts: 4,637
    Torchsong said:

    Manga-sy Stuff
    FROM THE NEW WORLD GN VOL 05 - Best manga you should be reading. Trust no one over 30.

    What's this particular title about?
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  • Royal_LanternRoyal_Lantern Posts: 291
    edited May 2014
    I get a lot of stuff, but here are the items I pre-ordered through DCBS this May for stuff coming out in July or later that I am most excited about:

    Batman Eternal #13-17 - I am loving this series so far and looking forward to the continuation

    Grayson #1 - I like Tim Seely and I read Tom King's "A Once Crowded Sky". With Tom's background with the CIA and Tim Seely having been a good writer on G.I. Joe in the past, I am very excited about where this title goes.

    Marvel Covers Artist Edition - I have not owned one of these, but when I heard they were going to do a Marvel covers one, I knew I had to get it when it became available. Very excited about this.

    Midnight Tiger #1 - The FCBD issue was good, though some of the origin story seemed rushed, I am interested in where it goes and what they do with it.

    Futures End #9-13 - Again DC has me hooked so far on a second weekly series. I like what they have done so far in the first couple issues, and I'm excited to see where it goes.

    Ragnarok #1 - Walt Simonson doing Norse gods again and doing it the way he would like to with no ties to a big two universe? How could I pass that up?

    Robin Rises Omega #1 - I think we all assume this is the start of Damian returning...but what if it's not? Or what if he comes back in an unexpected way?

    Spider-Man 2099 #1 - I love this character and super excited to see him return in an ongoing again with Peter David again!

    Star Wars Black Series 6" assortment - I love this line of figures and have learned my lesson with the Boba Fett figure that if I want these figures at a decent price and to get them all, then I have to pre-order.

    Tales of the TMNT Vol. 5 TPB - I have loved collecting these volumes of the TMNT. I'm looking forward to seeing what these Tales issues bring.

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  • TorchsongTorchsong Posts: 2,794
    mwhitt80 said:

    Torchsong said:

    Manga-sy Stuff
    FROM THE NEW WORLD GN VOL 05 - Best manga you should be reading. Trust no one over 30.

    What's this particular title about?
    Post-apocalyptic Japan has "evolved/devolved" into an agrarian society, but a sort of magic has returned. Children are now able to perform telekinetic feats, but sometimes at a terrible price. Those who can't control it have the potential to be consumed by it, so the adults kill off those who can't and wipe/rearrange the memories of the kids who can so they aren't wondering what happened to their friend Kenny.

    A group of five friends "graduate" and get to take a trip outside the perimeter fence of one such village. They find out some pretty horrifying things. Then they return, forewarned and forearmed, to their village and innocence is pretty much lost.

    The Good: Definitely follows the GRR Martin "Don't Get Attached" principle. Nobody is safe. Excellent artwork. Some of the best I've seen in a manga. Creates characters you'll give a damn about. Really interesting plotline - the adults genuinely ARE afraid of what the kids could potentially do to them, and the kids are learning the adults may not have their best interests in mind.

    The Bad, or The Meh: Can't have a manga with two beautiful women in it without having them knock boots, can you? Hence the Mature Readers on the cover. This relationship apparently doesn't happen in the Light Novel or Anime, but I haven't read/seen those. To their credit, the relationship *does* make sense in the context of the setting (kids raised in groups pretty much from birth and it's a community where same-sex relationship aren't frowned on) but some may see it as fanservice.


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  • nweathingtonnweathington Posts: 6,748
    Besides my usual fare, I’m getting:

    Ragnarok (a Walt Simonson series with Norse mythology? Yes, please!)
    Low (I may pick up the first issue, but I'll probably go with the trades)
    Rocket Raccoon (Because Skottie Young and Rocket Raccoon)
    Street Angel (Jim Rugg goodness finally collected all in one place)
    Shadow Hero (Gene Yang and Sonny Liew—how can I pass it up?)
    The Graveyard Book vol. 1 (P. Craig Russell adapting—he’s doing scripting and layouts, with a ton of other great artists doing pencils and inks—my favorite Neil Gaiman book)
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  • fredzillafredzilla Posts: 2,131
    edited May 2014
    Yeah, I'll be ordering P. Craig Russell's adaptation of The Graveyard Book too.

    http://youtu.be/54Qhhji-Qdw
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  • LibraryBoyLibraryBoy Posts: 1,803
    edited May 2014
    Here's what my DCBS order ended up being:

    AW YEAH COMICS TP VOL 01
    BEST OF JOSIE AND PUSSYCATS TP VOL 01
    ROCKET RACCOON #1
    SPIDER-MAN 2099 #1
    SUPREME BLUE ROSE #1
    USAGI YOJIMBO COLOR SPECIAL ARTIST ONE-SHOT

    (Though I may end up cancelling Rocket and Spidey 2099 to get them digitally. I won't save money, but I'll save space, which is really appealing these days.)
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  • GregGreg Posts: 1,946
    Star Wars #19
    Robots in Disguise #31
    More Than Meets the Eye #31
    Windblade #4
    Skullkickers #29
    Guardians of the Galaxy #17
    Moon Knight #5
    Captain Marvel #5
    Amazing X-Men #5
    Original Sin #5 & 6
    Original Sin #5.1 - #5.5 (aka Thor & Loki: The Tenth Realm)
    Umbral #7
    Sex Criminals #7
    Pathfinder: City of Secrets #3
    Red Sonja #0 & 13

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  • fredzillafredzilla Posts: 2,131
    Here's my DCBS order:

    AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.3
    AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4
    BATMAN #33 COMBO PACK (ZERO YEAR)
    BATMAN DEATH OF THE FAMILY BOOK & JOKER MASK SET (N52)
    DAREDEVIL #5
    DAREDEVIL #6
    GRAYSON #1
    MILES MORALES ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #3
    MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #21
    NEIL GAIMAN GRAVEYARD BOOK HC GN VOL 01
    PREVIEWS #310 JULY 2014
    RAGNAROK #1
    ROCKET RACCOON #1
    RUSH CLOCKWORK ANGELS #5
    SAGA #21 (MR)
    SAMURAI JACK #10
    SILVER SURFER #5
    SPIDER-MAN 2099 #1 *Special Discount*
    SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE ALIEN COSTUME SAGA TP BOOK 01
    STAR WARS #19 2013 ONGOING
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