Submitted by Tom Batten on January 1, 2012 - 2:36pm
Holy cow you guys, it's 2012. Doesn't that make you think about how old you are? You are so much older than you ever thought you would be, right? You know, people complain about getting older, but aside from the fact that it brings you closer to death, it's not really that bad! Think of all the great things that never would have happened to you had you not aged! Think about it right now. Now write down the things you thought of. Now go downstairs into your neighbors apartment. Knock on the door. No one is home. Use a knife from your kitchen to carve away the wood around the lock on the door until the inner workings of the lock are exposed, then simply pry them apart and enter the apartment. Leave the lights out, you won't need them. Take the list that you made and place it gently on the kitchen table. Look in the fridge. Take out the milk and pour it over the list on the table. Put the milk back in the fridge. Now leave the apartment, pushing the door shut behind you. Go back upstairs. Sit down and read this list of things we're looking forward to in 2012.
TEN THINGS WE'RE WAY TOO EXCITED ABOUT FOR 2012 (fingers crossed they happen):
10. THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra (Image) What other weird crap were the scientists that created the nuclear bomb getting into that we never knew about? Find out here!
9. UMBRELLA ACADEMY Vol 3 by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba (Dark Horse) I don't have any real tangible news on this, but it was always supposed to have a 3rd run, and no time like the present to round it out to home!
8. HELLBOY IN HELL by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse) Did you see that? Just Mignola. He's coming back to write AND draw the next big chapter in Hellboy's life. Can't wait! But I'll have to, likely 'til summer.
7. SHAOLIN COWBOY by Geof Darrow (Dark Horse) It's been teased in Dark Horse Presents! Best case scenario: the prior work gets collected (FINALLY), and we get a new ongoing series of miniseries set-up. I'd love to have this on hand day in and day out.
6. MIRACLEMAN reprints by Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman and more (Marvel) Okay, enough's enough. Give us what we want, Marvel.
5. PROPHET by Brandon Graham and Simon Roy (Image) Dusting off a semi-forgotten character and injecting the concept with forward-thinking energy! Like Alan Moore did with Swamp Thing. The future of comics begins here! I hope.
4. BATTLING BOY by Paul Pope (First Second) Pope's 600+ page all-ages action epic is taking painfully long to finish, but here's hoping we'll see it sometime soon.
3. MULTIVERSITY by Grant Morrison and the best artists in comics (DC) The word on the street is this should see daylight by the end of the summer. Who better than Grant Morrison to help us navigate through the DC multiverse in the wake of the relaunch? They probably have to get Earth 2 books up and running in Wave 2 first.
2. FURRY WATER by Rafael Grampa (Dark Horse) Now years in the making, Grampa's follow-up to MESMO DELIVERY is high on everyone's most wanted list.
1. SAGA by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image) New epic sci-fi series from one of the most beloved, consistent writers of the modern era? Check. Finally a chance for one of the breakout great artists of the last few years to get the credit she deserves? Check.
GO HERE: http://www.velocitycomics.com/content/january-2012-sign-sheet-march-2012... to check out the newest sign-up sheet! make sure you sign up for new books from Richard Corben and Brian K Vaughan! Make sure you don't miss out on the X-Men Vs. Avengers Mxi-series! Other things! Go look at all these other things!
NEW POLICY ON BACKSTOCK! From now until the end of time, all backstock issues will be priced HALF OFF. Occasional deep discount sales may occur as well, but that's the new status quo. Of course, status quo is always subject to change based on sales. Like, if people aren't buying enough half-price backstock we might have Wolverine show up and fight it. OR MAYBE WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND REBOOT IT! IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT! IS THAT WHAT IT TAKES TO GET YOUR ATTENTION?
WEDNESDAY!
2000 AD #1763 5.00
ACTION COMICS #5 3.99
ACTION COMICS #5 VAR ED 3.99
ALTER EGO #106 7.95
ANIMAL MAN #5 2.99
ARTIFACTS #13 (OF 13) CVR A KEOWN 3.99
AVENGERS ACADEMY #24 2.99
AVENGERS ACADEMY TP VOL 02 REAL WORLD 19.99
AVENGERS ANNUAL #1 4.99
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #2 (OF 4) 3.99
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #2 (OF 4) PLATT VAR 3.99
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #2 (OF 4) YU VAR 3.99
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT HC VOL 01 GOLDEN DAWN DLX E 24.99
BATMAN THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE TP 19.99
BATWING #5 2.99
BETRAYAL O/T PLANET O/T APES #3 (OF 4) 3.99
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #197 3.99
BLOOD RED DRAGON #3 3.99
BOYS #62 (MR) 3.99
BPRD HELL ON EARTH TP VOL 02 GODS AND MONSTERS 19.99
BRODYS GHOST ONE SHOT 3.99
CARTOON GUIDE TO CALCULUS TP 18.99
CHARLIE ADLARD CURSE O/T WENDIGO TP 7.99
COLD WAR #4 3.99
CYCLOPS #8 (MR) 3.95
DEFENDERS #2 3.99
DEFENDERS #2 BAGLEY VAR 3.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #5 2.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #5 VAR ED 2.99
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING VOL 2 #12 3.99
ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST #7 3.99
ENDERS GAME ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP 29.99
FABLES #112 (MR) (NOTE PRICE) 3.99
FATALE #1 CVR A (MR) 3.50 -- Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips introduce a Lovecraftian flavor to the CRIMINAL goulash that you already love. What's Lovecraftian flavor? I'm guessing it's like raw squid and old bricks, something like that. WARNING: this comic will not taste like squid and bricks.
FATALE #1 CVR B (MR) 3.50
FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #6 (OF 12) 2.99
FEAR ITSELF PREM HC 34.99
FEARLESS TP VOL 01 14.99
FERALS #1 (MR) 3.99 -- Dave Lapham has some thoughts on werewolves that he's put into comics form. Let's get a dialogue going here.
FREE GOON #37 POWELL 25TH
GALACTUS DINNER FOR YELLOW T/S XXL 20.99
GI JOE VOL 2 ONGOING #9 3.99
GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS TP VOL 02 17.99
GODZILLA LEGENDS #3 (OF 5) 3.99
GOON #37 POWELL REG CVR 3.50
GOON #37 POWELL REG CVR 3.50
GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES #3 2.99
GREEN ARROW #5 2.99
HABIBI HC SGN BOOKPLATE ED (MR) 35.00
HAWK AND DOVE #5 2.99
HELLRAISER #9 (MR) 3.99
HELLRAISER MASTERPIECES #5 (MR) 3.99
HULK #47 2.99
HUNTRESS #4 (OF 6) 2.99
IRREDEEMABLE #33 3.99
IZOMBIE #21 (MR) 2.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 5TH PTG 3.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #5 2.99
LIFE WITH ARCHIE #16 3.99
LIL DEPRESSED BOY #8 2.99
MAGNETO WAS RIGHT RED T/S XXL 20.99
MALIGNANT MAN TP 14.9
MEN OF WAR #5 3.99
METAMAUS LOOK INSIDE MAUS HC LTD SGN BOOKPLATE ED 35.00
MUDMAN #2 3.50
NOWHERE MAN #1 (OF 4) 3.99
OMAC #5 2.99
PEANUTS #1 (OF 4) 3.99
PENGUIN PAIN AND PREJUDICE #4 (OF 5) 2.99
PUNISHER #7 2.99
RACHEL RISING #4 3.99
RED LANTERNS #5 2.99
SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #17 2.99
SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY TP VOL 01 29.99
SHINKU #4 (MR) 2.99
SHONEN JUMP FEBRUARY 2012 4.99
STAR TREK LEGION OF SUPERHEROES #4 (OF 6) 3.99
STATIC SHOCK #5 2.99
STORMWATCH #5 2.99
STORMWATCH #5 VAR ED 2.99
SUPER DINOSAUR #7 2.99
SUPERNATURAL #4 (OF 6) 2.99
SWAMP THING #5 2.99
SWAMP THING #5 VAR ED 2.99
SWEET TOOTH #29 (MR) 2.99
SWEET TOOTH #29 VAR ED (MR) 2.99
TANK GIRL CARIOCA #3 (OF 3) (MR) 5.99
THE LONE RANGER #1 3.99
THOR DEVIANTS SAGA #3 (OF 5) 3.99
THUNDERBOLTS #168 2.99
TRUE BLOOD FRENCH QUARTER #5 (OF 6) 3.99
UNCANNY X-FORCE #19.1 2.99 -- I know a lot of you have been really ravenous about collecting all the .1 issues, so let's get this out of the way. First come first serve. We're not going to have a replay of the whole Deadpool .1 thing here. Enough blood has been spilled.
UNCANNY X-MEN #4 3.99
VALEN OUTCAST #2 MAIN CVRS 3.99
VAMPIRELLA VS DRACULA #1 3.99
VESCELL #5 (MR) 2.99
VILLAINS FOR HIRE #2 (OF 4) 2.99
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #9 (MR) 3.99
WINTER SOLIDER NEW AVENGERS #22 MINI-POSTER
WITCHBLADE #151 CVR A CHRISTOPHER 2.99
WITCHFINDER TP VOL 02 LOST AND GONE FOREVER 17.99
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN ALPHA AND OMEGA #1 (OF 5) 3.99 -- Brian Wood's first big Marvel project features Wolverine and Quentin Quire and probably someone wearing a snug hat with shaggy hair poking out from the bottom. Maybe they will also have a pierced nose--but nothing too showy. Just a simple stud. Like, they're not bowing down to traditional ideas of beauty or whatever, but they're still hirable. Preferably a tech job.
X-23 #20 2.99
X-CLUB #2 (OF 5) 2.99
X-FACTOR #229 XREGG 2.99
X-MEN #23 XREGB 3.99
Young people all over the world are depriving themselves of the greatest gift the Lord bestowed on them at birth--
Tom Batten
