Comics Weekly
By Pete Kilmer
September 4, 2008
Pete Kilmer has been in the comics retail industry for ten years as a member of Downtown Comics in Indianapolis. Downtown Comics is one of the Midwest's largest comic retailers with over four locations in Indianapolis. All opinions are his own, and they cannot be bought with free swag. Beer and a walk on role on Chuck to steal Sarah from Chuck and I'm bought.
Kind of a light week, but some R.I.P. tie-ins with Nightwing and Detective should sell quickly.Kim's Picks
I'm a little surprised to see Pete say it's a light week, as I'm counting about 14 books on my "to buy" list. The Batman R.I.P. titles he mentions are on that list, but I haven't actually caught up on that series just yet. I'll focus on the ones that's I'm most anticipating.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #18
I don't want to spoil anything for people who aren't caught up on this series, but Buffy #17 was great, as a character from a different area of the Whedonverse has entered the fray. I hadn't been enjoying the series as much as I hoped I might, but the last issue definitely moved things in the right direction.
Secret Six #1
Gail Simone takes the lead on this one, which is important to know as she's been doing a marvelous job with her current run on Wonder Woman. This one's definitely worth a look.
Angel: After the Fall #12
The last issue left us on a pretty significant cliffhanger, so I've been pretty anxiously awaiting the next book to see what happens. Well, not Locke & Key anxious, but nonetheless, Angel: After the Fall is one of my favorite books going at the moment.
Eternals #4
Writers Charles & Daniel Knauf picked right up where Neil Gaiman left off with this mini-series, and it is an engaging read full of machinations and big ideas. I had never been completely sold on the characters - even when Gaiman was doing the writing - but now everything seems to be coming together impressively. If you're interested in characters who are essentially gods living amongst men, this is the book for you (though I do recommend picking up the trade paperback of Gaiman's mini-series to prepare yourself).
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #2
This has traditionally been my favorite comic book (yes, I am a girl, thank you for asking), and I'm hoping Terry Moore can follow through on the promise he gave with issue #1.
Fables #75
At last. It feels like forever since we last saw an issue. Bill Willingham's series set in the world of fables (aka fairy tale characters) is simply amazing from issue to issue. It has been a huge, ambitious undertaking and I am entirely impressed with where he takes characters such as Snow White, the Big Bad Wolf, Little Boy Blue and Pinocchio as the story gets bigger and more complex. Even though the characters are from children's stories, this is a book for grown-ups.
ADAM STRANGE SPECIAL #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #570 NWD
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #12
ARMY @ LOVE THE ART OF WAR #2 (OF 6) (MR)
ARMY OF DARKNESS #12 LONG ROAD HOME
AUTHORITY #2
BATMAN STRIKES #49
BOYS #22 (MR)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #18
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS TP VOL 05
CLANDESTINE PREM HC BLOOD RELATIVE
COUNTER X TP VOL 02
DEAD OF NIGHT DEVIL SLAYER #1 (OF 4)
DEATH OF THE NEW GODS HC
DETECTIVE COMICS #848 RIP
DR FATE COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY TP
END LEAGUE #4
ETERNALS #4
FABLES #75
FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES WALT SIMONSON TP VOL 02
FRINGE #1 (OF 6)
GALAXY QUEST GLOBAL WARNING #2
GLOOMCOOKIE TP VOL 04 CARNIVAL WARS
GREEN LANTERN #34
HELLBLAZER PRESENTS CHAS THE KNOWLEDGE #3 (OF 5) (MR)
HELLBLAZER THE LAUGHING MAGICIAN TP (MR)
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #5 (MR)
IMMORTAL IRON FIST TP VOL 02 CITIES OF HEAVEN
INVASION TP
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #5
IRON MAN GOLDEN AVENGER
IRON MANUAL TP
JONAH HEX #35
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #142
MAGICIAN APPRENTICE TP VOL 02
MANHUNTER #34
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 10 CRISIS DIGEST
MARVEL APES #1 (OF 4)
MS MARVEL ANNUAL #1
NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON ZERO #12
NIGHTWING #148 RIP
NOBLE CAUSES #36
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #23
ROGUE ANGEL TELLER OF TALES TP
RUNAWAYS 3 #1
SAVAGE DRAGON #137
SAVAGE TALES #9 (MR)
SECRET INVASION FRONT LINE #3 (OF 5) SI
SECRET SIX #1
SPAWN #182
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE SEASON 2 #2 (OF 5)
SPOOKS OMEGA TEAM #1
STORMING PARADISE #3 (OF 6)
STREET FIGHTER REMIX #0
SUB-MARINER DEPTHS #1 (OF 5)
SUPERGIRL #33
TANK GIRL VISIONS OF BOOGA #4
TITANS #4
TOR #5 (OF 6)
TRANSFORMERS MOVIE PREQUEL SAGA O/T ALLSPARK #3
TRINITY #14
TWELVE 1/2
TWELVE PREM HC VOL 01
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR HC VOL 5
UNIVERSAL WAR ONE #3 (OF 3) (MR)
UN-MEN #13 (MR)
VENOM DARK ORIGIN #2 (OF 5)
VINYL UNDERGROUND #12 (MR)
WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #5 (OF 12)
WITCHBLADE #120 SEJIC CVR A
X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY #1 (OF 4) MD
X-MEN ORIGIN BEAST
X-MEN RETURN OF MAGIK
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