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DC: 66 (10 of these are Vertigo)
Marvel: 29
==> "Big 2" - 95 comics

Up a bit on "Big 2", my DC is still high this month since I'll be sampling all 52 titles again due to the DCBS package deal. Pre-ordering #3s will depend on what deal they entice me with next month...... At some point I assume I'll be dropping about 25-40% of the DC books. I'm sampling some new Marvel #1s, plus I got doubled up on some titles I do get, so I'm up a bit there this month too.

Dark Horse: 9
IDW: 4
Image: 34
Other Indies: 30
==> Indies - 77

Still a decent mix between "Big 2" & Indies, the mix will even out once I start cutting back on the DC titles that don't 'click' with me.


DC (66 comics)
*** All 52 DC #2 issues *Special Discount*
MY GREATEST ADVENTURE #1 (OF 6) *Special Discount*
HUNTRESS #1 (OF 6) *Special Discount*
SHADE #1 (OF 12) *Special Discount*
LEGION SECRET ORIGIN #1 (OF 6) *Special Discount* Includes a free ring!
SPACEMAN #1 (OF 9) (MR) *Special Discount*
DMZ #70 (MR)
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #20 (MR)
AMERICAN VAMPIRE SURVIVAL OT FITTEST #5 (OF 5) (MR)
FABLES #110 (MR)
NORTHLANDERS #45 (MR)
SCALPED #54 (MR)
SWEET TOOTH #26 (MR)
UNEXPECTED #1 (MR)
UNWRITTEN #30 (MR)


Marvel (29 comics + 1 HC)
X-MEN SCHISM #5 (OF 5)
X-FACTOR #226
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #671
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #672
SPIDER-ISLAND CLOAK AND DAGGER #3 (OF 3)
SPIDER-ISLAND AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #3 (OF 3)
FEAR ITSELF #7 (OF 7)
AVENGERS ACADEMY #20
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #509
FEARLESS #1 (OF 12) *Special Discount*
INCREDIBLE HULK #1 *Special Discount*
AVENGERS #18
AVENGERS 1959 #1 (OF 5) *Special Discount*
AVENGERS 1959 #2 (OF 5)
SECRET AVENGERS #18
NEW AVENGERS #17
CAPTAIN AMERICA #4
ALL WINNERS SQUAD BAND OF HEROES #5 (OF 8 )
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #623
DAREDEVIL #5
PUNISHER #4
IRON MAN 2.0 #10
ANNIHILATORS EARTHFALL #2 (OF 4)
FF #10
FF #11
SHIELD #3
PUNISHERMAX #18 (MR)
SUPERIOR #5 (OF 6) (MR)
SUPERIOR #6 (OF 6) (MR)
MMW ATLAS ERA TALES TO ASTONISH HC VOL 04 DM VAR ED 174


Dark Horse (9 comics)
STAR WARS CRIMSON EMPIRE III EMPIRE LOST #1 (OF 6)
FEAR AGENT #32 OUT OF STEP (PT 5 OF 5)
CONAN ROAD OF KINGS #9
ABE SAPIEN DEVIL DOES NOT JEST #2
BPRD HELL ON EARTH RUSSIA #2
BALTIMORE CURSE BELLS #3
GOON #36
USAGI YOJIMBO #141 *Special Discount*
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #5


IDW (4 comics)
STAR TREK/LEGION OF SUPERHEROES #1 (OF 6) *Special Discount*
COLD WAR #1 *Special Discount*
ANNE RICE SERVANT OF THE BONES #3 (OF 6)
LOCKE & KEY CLOCKWORKS #3 (OF 6)


Image (34 comics)
STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE #1 (OF 6) *Special Discount*
FEEL BETTER NOW ONE SHOT
LAST OF THE GREATS #1 CVR A PEEPLES *Special Discount*
XENOHOLICS #1 (MR) *Special Discount*
CARBON GREY ORIGINS #1 (OF 2) (MR)
PILOT SEASON TEST #1
WITCHBLADE #151 CVR A CHRISTOPHER *Special Discount*
INFINITE HORIZON #5 (OF 6) (RES)
BLUE ESTATE #6 (MR)
BOMB QUEEN VII QUEENS WORLD #3 (OF 4) (MR)
BREED III #6 (OF 7) (MR)
BUTCHER BAKER RIGHTEOUS MAKER #8 (MR)
CHEW #23
ELEPHANTMEN #37 (MR)
GLADSTONES SCHOOL FOR WORLD CONQUERORS #6
HACK SLASH #9 CVR B ALLEN (MR)
INFINITE #3
INVINCIBLE #87
MAGDALENA #10
MARKSMEN #4 (OF 6)
MORIARTY #5
MORNING GLORIES #14 (MR)
NEAR DEATH #2
PIGS #2
RED WING #4 (OF 4)
REED GUNTHER #5
SAMURAIS BLOOD #5 (OF 6)
SCREAMLAND ONGOING #5
SEVERED #3 (OF 7) (MR)
SHINKU #5 (MR)
SKULLKICKERS #12
VAULT #3 (OF 3)
VESCELL #3 (MR)
WALKING DEAD #90 (MR)


Other Indies (30 comics)
RACHEL RISING #3
FLASH GORDON VENGEANCE OF MING #2
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IRIS VOL 2 #4 CVR B BENITEZ
CALIGULA #5 (OF 6) (MR)
LEGEND OF OZ THE WICKED WEST #1
CRITTER #4 (OF 4)
PENNY FOR YOUR SOUL FALSE PROPHET #2 (OF 7) (MR)
SERGIO ARAGONES FUNNIES #4
KEY OF Z #1 (OF 4) (MR) *Special Discount*
ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST #4
INCORRUPTIBLE #23
IRREDEEMABLE #30
STAN LEE STARBORN #11
STAN LEE TRAVELER #12
THE RINSE #2
RASL #12 (MR)
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #8
WARLORD OF MARS #13
LIVING CORPSE EXHUMED #3 (OF 6)
EXTINCTION SEED #1 (OF 6) *Special Discount*
MEDITERRANEA #6 (OF 14)
SKELETON STORY #6 (OF 6)
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #180
JUSTICE MACHINE #2 (C: 0-1-0)
SIXTH GUN #16
SPONTANEOUS #5 (OF 5)
WAR OF THE INDEPENDENTS #1 *Special Discount*
ATOMIC ROBO GHOST OF STATION X #3 (OF 6)
DAMAGED #3 (OF 6) (MR)
LOOSE ENDS #4 (OF 4) (MR)

The DC Deluge - Dropped Detective and Action because I only bought the #1's for the novelty of saying I own Action and Detective #1!
AQUAMAN #2
BATGIRL #2
BLACKHAWKS #2
GREEN ARROW #2
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #2
HAWK AND DOVE #2
HUNTRESS #1 (OF 6) - Love the Huntress and I'm glad to see she's a part of the "New 52"
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #2
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #2
RESURRECTION MAN #2
SUICIDE SQUAD #2
SUPERGIRL #2
WONDER WOMAN #2

The Manga Mania
BLOODY MONDAY GN VOL 02
CAGE OF EDEN GN VOL 02
MARDOCK SCRAMBLE GN VOL 02
YOTSUBA & ! GN VOL 10 - YES! At last a new volume!!! Woo-hoo!


The Indie Insanity
EXTINCTION SEED #1 (OF 6) - Throwin more love GG Studios way.
INCORRUPTIBLE TP VOL 05


Stuff the Missus Said "GET ME THIS!"
DOCTOR WHO BLUE DALEK TALKING PLUSH (C: 1-1-4)
GODZILLA JET JAGUAR 12-IN PLUSH (C: 0-1-3)

The Martian Madness - Great, now MARVEL is publishing John Carter stuff again...It's like they KNOW I'm a sucker for reading this same story 20 times over!
JOHN CARTER A PRINCESS OF MARS #2 (OF 5)
JOHN CARTER OF MARS WORLD OF MARS #1 (OF 5)
WARLORD OF MARS #13
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #8
WARLORD OF MARS FALL OF BARSOOM #4

torchsong wrote: The Martian Madness - Great, now MARVEL is publishing John Carter stuff again...It's like they KNOW I'm a sucker for reading this same story 20 times over!
JOHN CARTER A PRINCESS OF MARS #2 (OF 5)
JOHN CARTER OF MARS WORLD OF MARS #1 (OF 5)

Marvel is doing stuff more in line (I believe) with the Disney movie coming out next year. More all-ages friendly than the Dynamite stuff (e.g. Dejah Thoris will be wearing a LOT more clothing...) which is good or bad depending on your POV.

While I like John Carter, I'm going to stick with just the main 2 Dynamite series. Personally, I can skip a Disney-fied version of JC.

Removing the Wally Wood Artist's Edition from my pre-order based on notice from DCBS about new price:

DCBS wrote:I sent an e-mail to IDW to confirm the Wally Wood price and discount and they said that Previews is correct. The $95 price is actually the price that retailers have to pay. The DCBS price is going to be $118.75. IDW has sent a correction to Diamond. We apologize for the problem.

So it's not going to be cheap after all. $118.75 is a mere 5% discount.....

BobBretall wrote: Marvel is doing stuff more in line (I believe) with the Disney movie coming out next year. More all-ages friendly than the Dynamite stuff (e.g. Dejah Thoris will be wearing a LOT more clothing...) which is good or bad depending on your POV.

Heh. I'm in-between a rock and a hard place on that one. My wife sees the Dynamite covers and is like "Does anyone wear clothes on Mars?" (To which my, and the obvious, reply is "No!" ). So who knows, she may actually be more behind the "clothed" version of JC and co. I'm trying to keep her interest up so she'll go see the movie with me next year.

torchsong wrote:My wife sees the Dynamite covers and is like "Does anyone wear clothes on Mars?" (To which my, and the obvious, reply is "No!" ).

It's supposed to be really hot on Mars, thus no water, and the need to cool off w/o clothes (we assume Martians do not sweat & lose moisture that way).

Yeah, I explained that to her, and she's no prude. Her comments are more along the lines of when Dejah Thoris is in some weird pose. Her comment is usually "You know we don't bend that way, right?"

She's equal opportunity as well...several of the Jusko covers have emphasized John Carter's...ahem...little JC so to speak...

torchsong wrote:Her comments are more along the lines of when Dejah Thoris is in some weird pose. Her comment is usually "You know we don't bend that way, right?"

Again...... Martians......maybe they have extra joints

DC - 57
Marvel - 25
Image - 12
Dynamite - 7
Other - 11

DC

*** All 52 DC #2 issues *Special Discount*
HUNTRESS #1 (OF 6) *Special Discount*
IZOMBIE #18 (MR)
LEGION SECRET ORIGIN #1 (OF 6) *Special Discount* Includes a free ring!
MY GREATEST ADVENTURE #1 (OF 6) *Special Discount*
SHADE #1 (OF 12) *Special Discount*

Marvel

ALPHA FLIGHT #5
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #671
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #672
AVENGERS #18
AVENGERS ACADEMY #20
BLACK PANTHER MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #524
CAPTAIN AMERICA #4
DAREDEVIL #5
FEAR ITSELF #7 (OF 7)
INCREDIBLE HULK #1 *Special Discount*
MIGHTY THOR #7
NEW AVENGERS #17
PUNISHER #4
PUNISHERMAX #18 (MR)
SECRET AVENGERS #18
THUNDERBOLTS #164
UNCANNY X-FORCE #16
UNCANNY X-MEN #544
WOLVERINE #17 XREGG
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #1 XREGG *Special Discount*
X-23 #15
X-MEN #19
X-MEN REGENESIS #1 *Special Discount*
X-MEN SCHISM #5 (OF 5)
X-FACTOR #226

Image

ARTIFACTS ORIGINS ONE SHOT
HACK SLASH #9 CVR B ALLEN (MR)
INVINCIBLE #87
LAST OF THE GREATS #1 CVR B HESTER *Special Discount*
MAGDALENA #10
MARKSMEN #4 (OF 6)
MORNING GLORIES #14 (MR)
NEAR DEATH #2
PIGS #2
SHINKU #5 (MR)
STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE #1 (OF 6) *Special Discount*
WITCHBLADE #151 CVR A CHRISTOPHER *Special Discount*

Dynamite

GREEN HORNET #21
KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #3
QUEEN SONJA #24
RED SONJA #64
VAMPIRELLA #12
WARLORD OF MARS #13
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #8

Other

COBRA ONGOING #6
CRITTER #4 (OF 4)
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IRIS VOL 2 #4 CVR B BENITEZ
GI JOE VOL 2 ONGOING #6
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #10 WRAP CVR (MR)
PLANET OF THE APES #7
SNAKE EYES ONGOING (IDW) #6
STAN LEE STARBORN #11
STAN LEE TRAVELER #12
STAR WARS CRIMSON EMPIRE III EMPIRE LOST #1 (OF 6) DORMAN CV *Special Discount*
STAR WARS DARK TIMES OUT O/T WILDERNESS #4 (OF 5)

Ended up pulling all the manga except for Yotsuba. I'm giving those other three books a try out and it's silly to buy the second volume for a series you haven't read the first part of. I can always go back later and pick up the ones I really dug.

Put Justice League #2 back on the list.

I see that 2000AD will now be available weekly in the US. At $5 for 32 pages surely it is doomed for failure. I thought they would have priced it lower to get a foot in the door.

onemaddog wrote:I see that 2000AD will now be available weekly in the US. At $5 for 32 pages surely it is doomed for failure. I thought they would have priced it lower to get a foot in the door.

Yeah, that's too rich for my blood. Maybe they offer a subscription model that will make it more viable.

22 Big Two Comic Books
24 Non Big Two
46 Comic Books total
1 TPB

Dark Horse
ABE SAPIEN DEVIL DOES NOT JEST #2
BPRD HELL ON EARTH RUSSIA #2
CONAN ROAD OF KINGS #9
KULL THAT CAT & THE SKULL #1 (OF 4) CHEN CVR
ORCHID #1 CARNEVALE CVR *Special Discount*
ORCHID #1 FAIREY VAR CVR
ROBERT E HOWARDS SAVAGE SWORD #3
STAR WARS CRIMSON EMPIRE III EMPIRE LOST #1 (OF 6) DORMAN CV *Special Discount*

DC/Vertigo
ANIMAL MAN #2
AQUAMAN #2
GREEN LANTERN #2
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #2
JUSTICE LEAGUE #2
FABLES #110
IZOMBIE #18
SPACEMAN #1 (OF 9) (MR) *Special Discount*
SWEET TOOTH #26

IDW
COLD WAR #1 *Special Discount*
LOCKE & KEY CLOCKWORKS #3 (OF 6)
RIP HAYWIRE TP
STAR TREK/LEGION OF SUPERHEROES #1 (OF 6) *Special Discount*
STAR TREK ONGOING #2

Image
SEVERED #3 (OF 7) (MR)
VAULT #3 (OF 3)
WALKING DEAD #90 (MR)
WITCHBLADE #151 CVR A CHRISTOPHER *Special Discount*

Marvel
ALPHA FLIGHT #5
DAREDEVIL #5
FF #10
FF #11
FEAR ITSELF #7 (OF 7)
HULK #42
HULK #43
INCREDIBLE HULK #1 *Special Discount*
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #509
LEGION OF MONSTERS #1 (OF 4)
SHIELD #3
STAND NIGHT HAS COME #3 (OF 6)
UNCANNY X-FORCE #16
VENOM #8

Indie/Back Half of Previews
CASPERS SCARE SCHOOL #1 (OF 4) *Special Discount*
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE BERRY FUN #4 (OF 4)
CHOPPER #1 (OF 5) (MR) *Special Discount*
PLANET OF THE APES #7
KIRBY GENESIS #5
KIRBY GENESIS CAPTAIN VICTORY #1 *Special Discount*
WARLORD OF MARS #13
SIXTH GUN #16

DC

Frankenstein Agent of SHADE #2
Resurection Man #2
Stormwatch #2
Grifter #2
Voodoo #2
Suicide Squad #2
Fables #110

IMAGE

Butcher Baker, Righteous Maker 8
Last of the Greats #1
Near Death #2
Screamland #5
Shinku #5
Skullkickers #12

MARVEL

Avengers Academy #20
Fear Itself Home Front #7
Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt #6
Spider Island: Cloak & Dagger #3
Spider Island: Heroes for Hire #1
(imagine how small my Marvel pull will be next month )

BOOM!

Incorruptible #23
Irredeemable #30
Starborn #11
Traveler #12
The Rinse #2
Snarked #1

DYNAMITE

Kirby Genesis #5
Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #1

I'm adding Orchid from Dark Horse and Xenoholics from Image. Orchid because I'm a big Rage fan and it's only .50 from DCBS and Xenoholics looks like fun and definitely something different from what I usually read. I did take Marksmen off my order. I liked it, but just not enough where I'm excited about it. The art, the characters, the concept... just didn't move me.