Submitted by Patrick Godfrey on December 26, 2011 - 1:57pm
Hello, all...
FIRST UP! we are OPEN REGULAR HOURS ALL WEEK! We'll be closed Sunday January 1st, but otherwise it's business as usual. To that end, new books will still be on sale WEDNESDAY! We should never have to deal with the horror that is a new book day Thursday ever again.
BEST! It's that time of year! Barring anything blowing me away this week, I'd say these are unequivocally my favorite books of the year. With the exception that I have relegated SCALPED and HELLBOY to "Hall of Fame" status, as they always ended up at or right near the top year in and year out. Without further ado:
BEST COMICS 2011:
10. Daredevil
9. Animal Man/Swamp Thing
8. FF/Fantastic Four
7. Sixth Gun
6. Action Comics
5. Uncanny X-Force
4. X-Men Schism/Wolverine & the X-Men
3. Ultimates
2. Batwoman
1. Xombi
BEST GRAPHIC NOVELS 2011:
10. Green River Killer
9. Congress of the Animals
8. I Will Bite You
7. Hellboy: House of the Living Dead
6. Complete Echo
5. Habibi
4. Who is Jake Ellis?
3. Batman: The Black Mirror
2. The Forming
1. Infinite Kung Fu
TUMBLR! I'll be elaborating more on our tumblr account on these lists. Didn't know we had a tumblr? That's fair, it's pretty new. Check us out at http://velocitycomics.tumblr.com/ . It's just a whole mess of comic art and comic chat. If you're into that sort of thing.
SHIPPING THIS WEEK! I'm pretty sure the line "should old acquaintance be forgot" in 'Auld Lang Syne' was written about the comic business, because more and more, publishers scramble to get late-shipping product we haven't seen in months out before year's end. See if you can spot your favorite Johnny-Come-Lately below:
2000 AD #1759 5.00
2000 AD #1760 5.00
2000 AD #1761 5.00
2000 AD #1762 5.00
30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING #3 3.99
ALL STAR WESTERN #4 3.99
ALPHA FLIGHT #7 2.99
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #22 2.99
ANGEL & FAITH #5 2.99
ANNIHILATORS EARTHFALL #4 (OF 4) 3.99
AQUAMAN #4 2.99
ARCHIE #628 (ARCHIE MEETS KISS PT 2 ) 2.99
ARTIFACTS #12 (OF 13) 3.99
ASTONISHING X-MEN #45 3.99
AVENGERS CHILDRENS CRUSADE #8 (OF 9) 3.99
AVENGERS SOLO #3 (OF 5) 3.99
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #1 2ND PTG 3.99
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #4 2.99
BLACK PANTHER MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #527 2.99
BLACKHAWKS #4 2.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #5 3.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #6 3.99 Yes, you are reading that correctly. There's two brand new Captain America issues out this week. #5 finishes up Steve McLoven's arc, while this one is the start of what is sure to be a jaw-droppingly purty run by Alan Davis!
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #625 2.99
CARTOON INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS TP VOL 02 17.95
CHASE TP 29.99 This long out of print classic not only features early work by JH Williams III, it also ties into his current stories in Batwoman! Great stuff.
CROSSED BADLANDS OPENING SALVO 1.99
DC COMICS PRESENTS BATMAN URBAN LEGENDS #1 7.99
DC COMICS PRESENTS ELSEWORLDS 80 PAGE GIANT #1 7.99
DC COMICS PRESENTS LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #2 7.99
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #20 2.99
DEADPOOL #48 2.99
DMZ #72 2.99
DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ #4 (OF 8) 3.99
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS #14 3.99
EXTINCTION SEED #1 (OF 6) 2.99
FATHOM VOL 4 #3 2.99
FF #13 2.99
FF #13 CONNECTING VAR
FLASH #4 2.99
FLASH #4 VAR ED
FRENEMY OF THE STATE #5 (OF 5) 3.99
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST TP VOL 27 9.99
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #4 2.99
GAME OF THRONES #4 3.99
GANTZ TP VOL 20 12.99
GEARS OF WAR #21 2.99
GENERATION HOPE SCHISM TP 16.99
GODLAND #35 2.99
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #4 2.99
GREEN WAKE #8 3.50
HACK SLASH #11 3.50
HAUNT #20 2.99
HEALTH CARE REFORM SC 13.95
HELLBLAZER TP VOL 02 THE DEVIL YOU KNOW 19.99
HOUSE OF MYSTERY TP VOL 07 CONCEPTION 14.99
I VAMPIRE #4 2.99
INCORRUPTIBLE #25 3.99
IRON MAN 2.0 #12 2.99
ITS A GOOD LIFE IF YOU DONT WEAKEN TP 24.95
JOE HILL THE CAPE #3 (OF 4) 3.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #4 2.99
KICK-ASS 2 #6 (OF 7) 2.99
LEGION SECRET ORIGIN #3 (OF 6) 2.99
LENORE VOLUME II #4 3.99
LOBO UNBOUND TP 17.99
MARVEL PREVIEWS JANUARY 2012 1.25
MEDITERRANEA #6 (OF 14) (C: 0-0-1) 2.99
MICE TEMPLAR VOL 3 #6 2.99
MIGHTY THOR #9 3.99
MONOCYTE #2 (OF 4) 3.99
MUPPETS PRESENTS TREASURE OF PEG LEG WILSON 5.99
OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 40 10.99
ORCHID #3 3.50
PENNY ARCADE TP VOL 07 BE GOOD LITTLE PUPPY 15.00
PREVIEWS #280 JANUARY 2012 4.50
ROOTS OF THE SWAMP THING TP 29.99
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #4 2.99
SECRET AVENGERS #20 3.99 Warren Ellis continues to write perfect little one-off stories here. It's the best Marvel work he's done since Nextwave.
SECRET AVENGERS TP VOL 02 EYES OF DRAGON 19.99
SECRET WARS 2 TP 29.99
SHAKY KANES MONSTER TRUCK GN 14.99 If you loved his art in Bulletproof Coffin, you'll be stoked for this. Shaky Kane cuts loose with this huge ongoing landscape and narrative chopped up into pages so your eyeballs have a chance to digest the majesty.
SKELETON STORY #6 (OF 6) 2.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #232 2.99
SPACE WARPED #6 (OF 6) 3.99
SPACEMAN #3 (OF 9) 2.99
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 13 14.99
STAR TREK ONGOING #4 3.99
STAR WARS CRIMSON EMPIRE III EMPIRE LOST #3 3.50
SUPERMAN #4 2.99
SUPREME POWER GODS AND SOLDIERS TP 14.99
TEEN TITANS #4 2.99
TERRY MOORE SKETCHBOOK VOL 01 10.99
THE GUILD ZABOO #1 3.50
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #5 3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #5 3.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #3 3.99
UNCHARTED #2 (OF 6) 2.99
UNWRITTEN #32.5 2.99
VENGEANCE #6 (OF 6) 3.99
VOODOO #4 2.99
WARLORD OF MARS #14 3.99
WITCH DOCTOR RESUSCITATION ONE SHOT 2.99 This was deservedly one of Image's surprise smash successes in 2011. If you haven't checked it out yet, the trade is available and in stock. I'm sure you could dive right into this one-shot and not feel lost.
WORLD OF ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #13 3.99
X-MEN AGE OF X TP 24.99
X-MEN LEGACY #260 2.99
X-MEN SCHISM HC 24.99
That's it for now... see you soon!
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