Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Kamandi fights a gorilla over Superman's costume on the cover of Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth #29 (1975) by Jack Kirby and Bruce Berry.

(Standard disclaimer about gorillas in the future not really being monkeys applies).

Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
2 (R). The Stonekeeper (Amulet, Book 1)
3 (-1). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
4 (-1). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
5 (+25). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III: Century #2 1969 *
6 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
7 (R). The Stonekeeper's Curse (Amulet, Book 2)
8 (-1). Batman: Year One
9 (-1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
10 (R). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
11 (R). The Cloud Searchers (Amulet)
12 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
13 (-9). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
14 (-5). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
15 (+16). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
16 (-6). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
17 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
18 (+4). Batman: The Killing Joke
19 (-7). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
20 (-2). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 *
21 (+8). Watchmen
22 (+13). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
23 (-12). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
24 (+3). V for Vendetta
25 (-10). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
26 (-2). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
27 (-21). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
28 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
29 (-10). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
30 (+8). Walking Dead Volume 13
31 (-2). Batman: Hush
32 (+7). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
33 (N). Amulet #4: The Last Council *
34 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 2
35 (+2). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
36 (R). Sailor Moon 1 *
37 (-17). Batman: The Long Halloween
38 (+2). Black Butler, Vol. 6
39 (R). Daytripper
40 (N). The Hobbit
41 (N). Codename: Sailor V 1 *
42 (+1). Big Nate Out Loud
43 (R). Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman & Robin Must Die!
44 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
45 (-24). Blackest Night
46 (R). Hark! A Vagrant *
47 (+1). Batman: Dark Victory
48 (R). Big Nate: From the Top
49 (R). Locke & Key Volume 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
50 (N). Jericho Season 3 *



Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* After being featured on NPR, the volumes of Kazu Kibuishi's Amulet hop up high onto the list: the three released volumes into the top eleven, and the pre-release of the upcoming fourth volume as the top new item.

* Alan Moore still has what it takes to sell books: the second volume of LOEG: Century hops up to #5 this week.

* How does the long-out-of-print graphic novel adaptation of The Hobbit hit the chart this week? Strange and mysterious are the ways of the Amazon comics chart...

All-Time Top Comic Book Movies

Movies based on comics properties, ranked by Worldwide box office gross:

1. The Dark Knight ($1001.9)
2. Spider-Man 3 ($885.4)
3. Spider-Man ($806.7)
4. Spider-Man 2 ($783.6)
5. Iron Man 2 ($616.8)
6. Men in Black ($587.2)
7. Iron Man ($571.8)
8. 300 ($456.6)
9. Thor ($445.1) *
10. Men in Black II ($425.6)
11. Batman ($413.2)
12. X2 ($406.4)
13. Superman Returns ($389.6)
14. X-Men Origins: Wolverine ($374.9)
15. Batman Begins ($352.0)
16. X-Men: First Class ($346.0) *
17. Wanted ($338.8)
18. Batman Forever ($335.0)
19. Over the Hedge ($329.6)
20. Fantastic Four ($329.3)
21. The Mask ($320.9)
22. X-Men ($294.1)
23. Superman ($289.4)
24. Batman Returns ($282.8)
25. Casper ($282.3)
26. Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer ($277.5)
27. The Incredible Hulk ($254.2)
28. Hulk ($241.7)
29. Batman & Robin ($237.2)
30. Constantine ($229.5)
31. Ghost Rider ($219.7)

Box office grosses given in millions. Source: IMDb.

(Marvel: 17. DC: 9. Dark Horse: 2. Image: 1. United Media: 1. Harvey: 1.)

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

The Gorilla battles mobsters on the cover of Fantastic Adventures #15 (1964) by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito.

(Standard disclaimer about mobster-hating gorillas not really being monkeys applies).

Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (+2). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
2 (-1). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
3 (-1). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
4 (-). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
6 (+6). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
7 (-). Batman: Year One
8 (+1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
9 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
10 (-4). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
11 (-1). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
12 (+1). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
13 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
14 (+11). The Griff: A Graphic Novel
15 (+11). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
16 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
17 (+33). X-Men: Age of X
18 (+16). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 *
19 (+3). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
20 (+3). Batman: The Long Halloween
21 (+19). Blackest Night
22 (-2). Batman: The Killing Joke
23 (N). Holy Terror *
24 (-6). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
25 (+13). Batman: Hush
26 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
27 (+2). V for Vendetta
27 (+17). Negima! 30: Magister Negi Magi
29 (-1). Watchmen
30 (N). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III: Century #2 1969 *
31 (+6). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
32 (-11). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
33 (N). Batman: Knightfall, Part One: Broken Bat
34 (-18). Paying for It
35 (+4). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
36 (-4). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Vol. 2 - The Little Sister of Eluria
37 (+4). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
38 (-2). Walking Dead Volume 13
39 (+10). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
40 (+2). Black Butler, Vol. 6
41 (N). Batman: Bruce Wayne: The Road Home
42 (R). Green Lantern: Blackest Night
43 (-12). Big Nate Out Loud
44 (R). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
45 (-28). Incognito, Vol. 2: Bad Influences *
46 (N). Maelstrom 1 (kindle)
47 (-23). Highschool of the Dead, Vol. 3
48 (R). Batman: Dark Victory
49 (R). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
50 (N). Batman: Knightfall, Part Three: KnightsEnd



Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* And now the preorder for Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever pops back to the top of the list. Is this a permanent rise, or will the dance at the top continue? Tune in next week to find out!

* Top debuts this week are preorders for Frank Miller's Holy Terror and Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill's LXG 1969. Other debuts are a couple of Batman: Knightfall collections; the Batman: Bruce Wayne: The Road Home collection; and a yaoi comic for the Kindle.

* Several big jumps this week; at least one—X-Men: Age of X—is due to its being offered at 60% off for a bit earlier in the week.

It's Time for a New Superman

Superman debuted in Action Comics #1 in 1938.

The Silver Age (aka "Earth-1") version came about sometime in the late 50s/early 60s; there was no hard reboot, but for the sake of this argument let's say it was 1960, when he appeared alongside other silver age heroes in the first appearance of the Justice League of America.

The Post-Crisis (aka the "Byrne") version debuted in Man of Steel #1 in 1986.

And now the DCnU reboot will come out in 2011.

22 years between the debut and the silver age version
26 years between the silver age and Post-Crisis versions
25 years between the Post-Crisis and the DCnU versions

Looks like we're right on schedule!

Expect a brand new reboot of Superman for his 100th Anniversary in 2038...

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Wonder Man fights off an Ape Attack on the cover of West Coast Avengers #33 (1988) by Al Milgrom and Mike Machlan.

(Standard disclaimer about Avenger-attacking gorillas not really being monkeys applies).

Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
2 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
3 (+1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
4 (-1). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
5 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
6 (+6). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
7 (+6). Batman: Year One
8 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
9 (+1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
10 (+4). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
11 (+5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
12 (-1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
13 (-4). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
14 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
15 (-7). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
16 (-11). Paying for It
17 (N). Incognito, Vol. 2: Bad Influences *
18 (+1). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
19 (-1). Blood Work: An Original Hollows Graphic Novel
20 (+4). Batman: The Killing Joke
21 (+2). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
22 (-5). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
23 (-3). Batman: The Long Halloween
24 (+4). Highschool of the Dead, Vol. 3 *
25 (-4). The Griff: A Graphic Novel
26 (+24). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
27 (+2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
28 (+5). Watchmen
29 (+2). V for Vendetta
30 (-5). Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman Must Die!
31 (+10). Big Nate Out Loud
32 (+5). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Vol. 2 - The Little Sister of Eluria
33 (R). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle)
34 (R). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 *
35 (-9). Green Lantern: Brightest Day
36 (-13). Walking Dead Volume 13
37 (-1). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
38 (-3). Batman: Hush
39 (-7). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
40 (R). Blackest Night *
41 (+2). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
42 (-4). Black Butler, Vol. 6 *
43 (+1). Sailor Moon 1 *
44 (R). Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus
45 (N). Negima! 30: Magister Negi Magi *
46 (R). Big Nate: From the Top
47 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
48 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 6
49 (-19). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
50 (N). X-Men: Age of X


Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* Not much exciting at the top of the list. Throughout the week, Walking Dead & Dork Diaries traded places several times, but at the time of this list compilation it is Dork Diaries still at the top.

* I'm amazed at how much better the Kindle editions of Dork Diaries sell than their print counterparts. One can only imagine how well other graphic novels might do if offered in that format...

* The top debut this week is the second Incognito collection. The only other debuts are the latest Negima! volume and X-Men: Age of X, both down near the bottom of the list.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (+1). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
2 (-1). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
3 (-). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
4 (+1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
5 (R). Paying for It
6 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
7 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
8 (+7). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
9 (-). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
10 (+3). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
11 (-3). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
12 (-6). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
13 (-1). Batman: Year One
14 (-3). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
15 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
16 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
17 (+1). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
18 (N). Blood Work: An Original Hollows Graphic Novel
19 (+1). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
20 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween
21 (N). The Griff: A Graphic Novel
22 (-3). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
23 (+8). Walking Dead Volume 13
24 (R). Batman: The Killing Joke
25 (+2). Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman Must Die!
26 (+14). Green Lantern: Brightest Day
27 (+14). Black Bird, Vol. 9
28 (N). Highschool of the Dead, Vol. 3 *
29 (-8). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
30 (-2). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
31 (-9). V for Vendetta
32 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
33 (-7). Watchmen
34 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
35 (R). Batman: Hush
36 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
37 (R). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Vol. 2 - The Little Sister of Eluria
38 (N). Black Butler, Vol. 6 *
39 (N). Rosario+Vampire: Season II, Vol. 5
40 (+6). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red
41 (-18). Big Nate Out Loud
42 (-12). Irredeemable, Vol. 6
43 (-19). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
44 (N). Sailor Moon 1 *
45 (N). Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 10
46 (N). Pokemon Black and White, Vol. 1
47 (R). Batman and Robin, Vol. 2: Batman vs. Robin
48 (N). Y The Last Man Deluxe Book Five
49 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
50 (-8). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)


Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* The Walking Dead and Dork Diaries switch positions at the top of the list. I expect me may see this dance for a while...

* Chester Brown's Paying For It was MIA on the chart last week, but this week returns all the way up at #5. It's been quite a yo-yo ride on the chart for this particular title.

* The top debut this week is Blood Work, a graphic novel set in Kim Harrison's popular Hollows series of supernatural novels. Also debuting is The Griff, the first graphic novel by popular humor author Christopher Moore; a Y the Last Man hardcover; and a bunch of manga volumes.

* Speaking of, there are seven different manga volumes on the chart this week, which historically (well, since I've been keeping track...) is a relatively high number.

New Library Comics: June 2011

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection last month:




Aaron, Jason. Punisher Max. Kingpin / New York, NY : Marvel Worldwide, 2010.

Adam, Peggy. Luchadoras / Madrid : Sinsentido, c2007

Allred, Mike (Mike Dalton) Madman : all-new giant-size super ginchy special! / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, 2011.

Amou, Kanami. .hack//Alcor / Hamburg ; Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2009

Anderson, Kevin J., 1962- Star Trek—the next generation : the Gorn crisis / La Jolla, CA : WildStorm/DC Comics, 2001.

Asamiya, Kia, 1963- Steam detectives. v. 1 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Communications, 2002, c1998.

Bachelet, Gilles. Hotel des voyageurs : (a naughty pillow book) / New York : Abrams Image, 2007.

Bagge, Peter. Yeah! / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics, c2011.

Banville. Asymptote. 1, La fin du monde / Montréal : 400 coups, c2011

Barson, Michael. Agonizing love : the golden era of romance comics / New York : Collins Design, 2011

Berenstain, Mike, 1951- Child's play : the Berenstain baby boom, 1946-1964 : cartoon art of Stan and Jan Berenstain / New York : Abrams, 2008.

Bocquet, José-Louis. Kiki de Montparnasse / London : SelfMadeHero, 2011.

Bound & gagged. No. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : I Will Destroy You Comics, c2010

Brady, Pat, 1947- Rose is Rose 15th anniversary collection / Kansas City [Mo.] : Andrews McMeel, c1999.

Brin, David. Forgiveness / La Jolla, CA : WildStorm Productions, 2001.

Brown, Chester, 1960- Paying for it : a comic-strip memoir about being a john / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2011.

Card, Orson Scott. Dragon age. [1] / San Diego, CA : IDW, c2011

Cauwelaert, Didier van, 1960- L'enfant qui venait d'un livre : romanga / Paris : Prisma, 2011

CBLDF : 2010 year in review. / New York : Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, [2010?]

Chaykin, Howard V. Son of Superman / New York : DC Comics, 2011.

Clowes, Daniel. Mister wonderful / New York : Pantheon Books, c2011.

Comics buyer's guide 1994 annual : the standard reference for today's collector / Iola, WI : Krause Publications, 1993.

Crandall, Reed, 1917-1982. The Reed Crandall reader. / NYC : Pure Imagination Pub., c2011

De Campi, Alex. Kat & Mouse v.1. Teacher torture / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, Inc., 2006

De Campi, Alex. Kat & Mouse v.2. Tripped / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, Inc., 2006

DeCandido, Keith R. A. StarCraft : Ghost Academy v. 1-3 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2010-

DeMatteis, J. M. Brooklyn dreams / New York : Paradox Press, c2003.

Drake, Arnold. Deadman. Book 1 / New York : DC Comics, c2011

Easton, Michael, 1967- Soul stealer vols. 1-3 / [Toronto, Ontario] : DMF Comics, c2008

Echanique, Deanna. La macchina bellica v. 1 / [Washington, D.C.? : D. Echanique, 2009-]

Ellis, Warren. Transmetropolitan v. 9 : the cure / New York : DC Comics, c2009-

Evens, Brecht, 1986- Night animals : a diptych about what rushes through the bushes / Marietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, 2011

Expo 2000 / [Bethesda, Maryland?] : The Expo, c2000.

The Fleagles : the classic E.C. artists. / NYC : Pure Imagination, c2011

Frazetta, Frank. Johnny Comet / Lakewood N.J. : Vanguard Productions, 2011.

Frazetta, Frank. White Indian / [Lakewood, NJ] : Vanguard Productions, 2011.

Fry, Michael, 1959- Over the hedge : stuffed animals / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel, c2006.

Furuya, Usamaru, 1968- The Lychee Light Club = [Litchi Hikari Club] / New York : Vertical, Inc., c2011

Gage, Christos. Area 10 / New York : DC Comics, c2010.

Gallagher, John, comic book author. Buzzboy. Volume II : monsters, dreams & milkshakes / Falls Church, VA : Sky Dog Press, 2003.

Guisewite, Cathy. Cathy twentieth anniversary collection / Kansas City : Andrews and McMeel, [c1996]

Gulledge, Laura Lee. Page by Paige / New York : Amulet Books, 2011

Hachigian, Jennifer Lynn. Lore v. 1 / Burbank, Calif. : Greeble Graphics, c2008

Hamazaki, Tatsuya. .hack//G.U.+ v. 1 / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2008

Hart, Tom, 1969- She's not into poetry : mini-comics 1991-1996 / [S.l.] : Sequential Artist's Workshop, c2011

Hernandez, Gilbert. Love from the shadows / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, c2011

Hope : the hero initiative : [26 stories by over 80 creators to benefit the Hero Initiative]. / [Canada] : Ronin Studios, 2011

Howard, Josh, 1976- Black harvest / Berkeley, CA : Image ; London : Diamond [distributor], c2010.

Hughes, Susan, 1960- No girls allowed : tales of daring women dressed as men for love, freedom and adventure / Toronto, Ont. ; Tonawanda, NY : Kids Can Press, c2008

Jodorowsky, Alejandro. Alexandro Jodorowsky's Screaming planet / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids, c2011

Jodorowsky, Alejandro. Weapons of the Metabaron / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids, Inc., c2010.

Johnston, Lynn Franks, 1947- A look inside— for better or for worse : the 10th anniversary collection / Kansas City : Andrews and McMeel, c1989.

Jones, Gerard, 1957- Networked : Carabella on the run / New York : Privacy Activism/NBM Pub., c2010.

Kishimoto, Masashi, 1974- Naruto : [Omnibus Edition] v. 1-3 / San Francisco, Calif. : Viz, 2011

Knaak, Richard A. Warcraft. The sunwell trilogy v. 3 : ghostlands / Los Angeles, CA : TokyoPop, c2005-2007.

Kodaka, Nao. Kilala princess vols. 1-2 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, 2007

Kovaleski, John. Bo Nanas : monkey meets world / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel, c2005.

Kubert, Joe, 1926- Jew gangster / New York : DC Comic, c2005

Kubert, Joe, 1926- The Joe Kubert reader / NYC : Pure Imagination, c2010

Kudō, Kazuya. Mai, the psychic girl. 1 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Communications, 2002, c1995.

La Neve, Michelangelo. Day of the magicians / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids Inc., c2010.

Lambert, Joseph. I will bite you! : and other stories / [Vermont] : Secret Acres, 2011

Lappé, Anthony. Shooting war / New York : Grand Central Pub., 2008, c2007.

The MAD bathroom companion / New York : MAD Books, c2000.

Mariolle, Mathieu. Nola's worlds v. 1 : changing moon / Minneapolis, MN : Graphic Universe, 2010-

Moncuse, Steve. The fish police. Vol. 1. [Hairballs] / San Diego, CA : IDW Pub., 2011

Moore, Alan, 1953- Voodoo, dancing in the dark / La Jolla, CA : Wildstorm Productions, c1999.

Naifeh, Ted. Unearthly. Vol. 1 / Los Angeles, Calif. : Seven Seas ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2005

Nishi, Keiko. Love song / San Francisco, CA : Viz Communications, 1997.

Ohba, Tsugumi. Death note. Black ed. v. 3 / San Francisco : Viz Media, 2010-

Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. Frederick Burr Opper's Happy Hooligan / New York : Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine, [2008?]

Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, 1954- Akira vol. 6 / New York : Kodansha Comics, 2009-

Pekar, Harvey. Huntington, West Virginia "on the fly" / New York : Villard, c2011.

Peterson, Paul. The next day : a graphic novella / Toronto : Pop Sandbox, 2011

Petrucha, Stefan. Vampire slayer. Part one / New York : Papercutz, 2010.

Peyo. The Smurfs and the Howlibird. / Flemington, NJ : Papercutz, 2011

Riley, Andy. D.I.Y. dentistry : —and other alarming inventions / New York : Plume, 2009, [c2008]

Robinson, Jerry. Jerry Robinson's Astra / New York : CPM Manga, c2002.

Ryan, Johnny. New character parade / Oakland, CA : Pigeon Press, 2010

Sawai, Yoshio, 1977- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo / San Francisco, Calif. : Viz Media, 2006, c2005

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. Happiness is a warm blanket, Charlie Brown / Los Angeles : kaboom!, 2011

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. It's great to be a superstar / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. Summers fly, winters walk / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. The Snoopy festival / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1974.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. What's wrong with being crabby? / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. You're barking up the wrong tree, Snoopy! / New York : Scholastic Inc., c1980.

Shindoh, Arashi. Leader's High. 1 / LaJolla, CA : CMX : WildStorm Productions, an imprint of DC Comics, c2008.

Shirai, Yumiko. Tenken / New York : One Peace Books, [2010]

Simone, Gail. Spiderman's pal Gus Beezer / New York, NY : Marvel Comics, 2004.

Skillman, Eric. Liar's kiss / Marietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, 2011

Smith, Rick. Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery Vol. 1. Life on a bicycle / Shaker Heights, Ohio : Kickstand Cyclery, 2011-

StarCraft : Frontline. v. 1-4 / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2008-

Suzuki, Julietta. Karakuri Odette. Vol. 1 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, 2009.

Sweet tooth. no. 21 Jul 2011 / New York, NY : DC Comics, 2009-

Tadano, Nobuaki. 7 billion needles v. 4 / New York : Vertical, 2010-

Tenuta, Saverio. Legend of the scarlet blades / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids, c2011.

Toth, Alex. Jon Fury ... in Japan. #1 / Burbank, CA : Paul Power Publication, c2010.

Trondheim, Lewis. Approximate continuum comics / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books ; [New York] : Distributed in the U.S. by Diamond Comic Distributors, 2011.

Urasawa, Naoki, 1960- 20th century boys v. 12-14 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, 2009-

Valentino, Serena. Gloom cookie / San Jose, CA : Slave Labor, 2001-

Walker, Mort. Beetle Bailey : revenge / New York : Tom Doherty Associates, 1985.

Watts, Jean, 1949- Off hours : cartoons / Dayton, Ohio : Ohio Psychology Press, c1992

Wilson, Tom, 1931- The great big giant book of Ziggy / New York : Galahad Books, 1988.

Winick, Judd. Exiles. Vol. 4, Legacy / New York : Marvel Comics, 2003.

Wolfman, Marv. Night Force / New York : DC Comics, 2011

Worton, Zach, 1977- The Klondike / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2011

Yaginuma, Kō, 1973- Twin spica v. 7 / New York : Vertical, Inc., c2010-

Yokoyama, Yuichi. Garden / Brooklyn, NY : PictureBox, 2011


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Holiday Ten of a Kind: She's a Grand Ol' Flag

 

Animaniacs #23

Aventuras em Patópolis #45

Flare Adventures #19

Hot Stuff, the Little Devil #136

King Comics #76

March of Comics #420

Supergirl #80

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #22

Walt Disney's Comics in Color #5

Werewolves on the Moon versus Vampires #1

(Covers courtesy of the GCD. As always, with apologies to and admiration of Bully, the Little Stuffed Bull)

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Lex Luthor faces off against Gorilla Grodd on the cover of Action Comics #893 (2010) by David Finch and Richard Friend.

(Standard disclaimer about evil telepathic gorillas not really being monkeys applies).

Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.

1 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
2 (-). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
3 (-). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
4 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
5 (-1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
6 (+3). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
7 (+3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
8 (-). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
9 (+3). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
10 (N). Toy Story: Return Of Buzz LightYear
11 (-5). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
12 (+1). Batman: Year One
13 (+2). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
14 (N). Toy Story: Mysterious Stranger
15 (+9). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
16 (-2). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
17 (-6). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
18 (+3). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
19 (+3). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
20 (-4). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
21 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
22 (+8). V for Vendetta
23 (-5). Big Nate Out Loud
24 (+1). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
25 (+4). Green Lantern: Rebirth
26 (+2). Watchmen
27 (+6). Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman Must Die!
28 (+6). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
29 (-12). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 *
30 (N). Irredeemable, Vol. 6
31 (-4). Walking Dead Volume 13
32 (+14). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
33 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
34 (R). Uncanny X-Force: The Apocalypse Solution
35 (+12). Daytripper
36 (N). Wizards Of Mickey Volume 1: Mouse Magic
37 (R). Hellboy Library Volume 4
38 (R). Naruto, Vol. 51: Sasuke vs. Danzo!
39 (-4). Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 2
40 (-21). Green Lantern: Brightest Day
41 (N). Black Bird, Vol. 9
42 (-10). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
43 (R). Be Good, Little Puppy: A Penny Arcade Book
44 (R). Uncanny X-Force: Deathlok Nation
45 (-7). X-Men: Second Coming
46 (R). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red
47 (N). Donald Duck and Friends: Double Duck
48 (R). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
49 (N). The Muppet Show Comic Book: Meet The Muppets
50 (R). American Vampire Vol. 2


Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* The Walking Dead stays at #1 this week (and is #70 overall). Most of the rest of the top ten is dominated by The Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries.

* If you're wondering what all those Disney/Pixar/Muppets books from Boom! are doing on the chart, it's because they are all heavily discounted at 60% or more. Seriously, how could you not buy a copy of Roger Langridge's first Muppet Show collection for just $3.85?

* The only other debuts this week are the latest volumes of Irredeemable and Black Bird.

* If you are wondering why there will be very little change in the DCnU versions of the Batman and Green Lantern books, look no further than this chart; they're the only DC super-hero properties that appear.

DC Relaunch Titles I Would Have Liked to See

Last week I ranked my interest in all fifty-two of the upcoming DC relaunch titles (aka DCnU). Seven of those I rated as 'Definitely No.' What titles would I like to have seen instead? Here are some possibilities:

Lois Lane, Ace Reporter
by Paul Tobin & Colleen Coover
Lois Lane is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the Daily Planet's number one reporter. So why does that country bumpkin Clark Kent always get those scoops on Superman? In between investigating corruption in Metropolis City Hall and bringing down criminal conspiracies, Lois is going to use all her journalism skills to uncover Kent's secret!

Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld
by Tania del Rio
Fifteen-year-old high school student Amy Winston learns that she's really a warrior princess from the magical realm of Gemworld. Now she divides her time between defending Gemworld from the evil forces of Dark Opal and trying to pass American History and avoid the wrath of the queen bees in school. But which world will prove more treacherous? (Hint: it's probably high school).

Spoilers
by Bryan Q. Miller & Nicola Scott
Stephanie Brown has been Robin and Batgirl, but she still can't get the super-hero community to take her seriously! Now she's forming her own team of teenage girl super-heroes–including former Batgirl Cassandra Cain–and they're intent on making their mark in the world! 

G.I. Robot
by Matt Kindt
SFC Jake Kanigher discovers a WWII-era robot in the basement of a secret military research facility. But what is Jake's hidden connection to the 70-year-old robotics program? He'd better find out soon, because now an unknown conspiracy is trying to capture the robot, and have Jake killed!

Challengers of the Unknown
by Kathryn Immonen & Tonci Zonjic
Trapped in suspended animation for fifty years, Ace, Red, Rocky, Prof and June awaken to find 2012 a bewildering world, but one that still has plenty of unknowns to challenge!

Stargirl
by Nick Spencer & Dean Trippe
On her fourteenth birthday, star athlete-in-the-making Courtney Whitmore inherits her late grandfather's Gravity Rod, which gives its user the power to control gravity and channel a mysterious Cosmic Energy. Now Courtney must choose between becoming a super-hero and training for the swim team; but with what she learns about her grandfather's connection to a mysterious Society of Justice, the choice may already be made for her!

Angel and the Ape
by Andrew Pepoy & Amy Mebberson
Angel O'Day is a can't-catch-a-break private investigator; Sam Simeon, Angel's new office-mate, is a comic book artist—and a gorilla! Together they make up the DCU's oddest of odd couples, exploring the wacky and hilarious side of the new DCU!

Awesome Comics You Should Read: The Video

Oh hey, here's my Ignite Ann Arbor 5 talk from back in February, "Awesome Comics You Should Read":



Presentation notes are here.

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Boo Cook draws multiple Maddrox monkeys on the monkey variant cover for X-Factor #38 (2008).

Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Gene Colan

Back in 2008 when Steve Gerber passed away I posted about one of my favorite Gerber stories, the four-issue Phantom Zone mini-series he did with artist Gene Colan. With Colan's passing yesterday, it seems appropriate to once again highlight that awesome head-trip of a story, for which Colan's art was perfectly suited:

I was too young to encounter Colan's seminal work for Marvel on the likes of Tomb of Dracula or Howard the Duck, but I was right in the prime spot for his 80s DC work on this and on Night Force (soon to be collected in hardcover). The energy in his unconventional layouts and fluid drawing was obvious even to the novice eye of my twelve-year-old self. Thanks, Gene, for all the great comics you drew.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.

1 (+2). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out *
2 (-). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
3 (-1). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
4 (-3). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
6 (-). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
7 (N). Hark! A Vagrant *
8 (+5). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
9 (-). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
10 (-3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
11 (-). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
12 (-2). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
13 (-1). Batman: Year One
14 (+15). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
15 (-1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
16 (-8). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
17 (+19). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 *
18 (+1). Big Nate Out Loud
19 (+28). Green Lantern: Brightest Day
20 (+3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
21 (+4). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
22 (-6). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
23 (+4). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Vol. 2 - The Little Sister of Eluria
24 (+6). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
25 (+1). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
26 (-5). Batman: The Killing Joke
27 (+6). Walking Dead Volume 13
28 (-). Watchmen
29 (+11). Green Lantern: Rebirth
30 (+4). V for Vendetta
31 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
32 (-12). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
33 (-18). Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman Must Die!
34 (N). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
35 (R). Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 2
36 (R). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
37 (-5). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs
38 (R). X-Men: Second Coming
39 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween
40 (+8). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 7: Twilight
41 (N). Castle Waiting
42 (R). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
43 (R). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle edition)
44 (N). Congress of the Animals
45 (R). Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 1
46 (-29). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
47 (R). Daytripper
48 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
49 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 6
50 (-12). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art


Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* For the third week in a row we have a new number one, as the imminent release of the next Walking Dead collection climbs up to the top spot.

* Debuting in the top slot is the collection of Kate Beaton's Webcomic Hark! A Vagrant. Other debuts are Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures; Jim Woodring's Congress of the Animals; and Linda Medley's first Castle Waiting collection.

* There's a bit of splash up for Green Lantern titles which may be due to the movie, though the release of a new collection (in this case, Green Lantern: Brightest Day) often has the same effect on the backlist without a movie.

A Short Report (and a Few Pics) from Kids Read Comics

On Saturday I took my nephew (age 11) to the Kids Read Comics festival in Chelsea, MI. Based at the Chelsea District Library and running down Main Street at various locations, it was pretty much everything you could want from a comic festival aimed at kids and teens.

We started the day at a workshop run by Dave Roman on creating characters:

We then hit the kids artist alley and bought a few things (I picked up some minis for our library's nascent mini-comics collection), and then stopped by the Green Brain table where Dave Roman & Raina Telgemeier were signing. My nephew bought a copy of Dave's new Astronaut Academy graphic novel, and was thrilled to get his copy of SMILE autographed by Raina (he says it's his second favorite graphic novel, right after Bone.)

We then walked down Main Street (past the Jiffy factory) to the pizza place which was having an all-you-can-eat buffet for the attendees. There we met up with my friend E~ and his family (K~, who buys adult comics for one of the local public libraries, and their kids ages 5 and 1).

After lunch we stopped over at the teen artist alley, where I got to tell Thom Zahler, John Ostrander, Bill Loebs, Barbara Slate, and Gary Cohn how awesome they all are; Barbara was impressed and a bit surprised that I fondly remembered her old Marvel series Sweet XVI!

Walking back up the street, we caught the tail end of one of the quick draw sessions, where artists would do large sketches based on whatever passersby suggested. With my nephew's help we suggested that Raina Telgemeier draw a monkey throwing banana pulp at the headless horseman. Here she is in progress:

while Dave Roman & Jerzy Drozd looked on:

Then we went across the street to look at the Comic Jam! exhibition at the Chelsea River Gallery. Then we swung back up to the kids artist alley for one more run through before heading back home:

It was a great day for a comics festival, and my many thanks to all the organizers for their hard work. I assume there will be another Kids Love Comics festival next year, so I strongly recommend that you find a kid and take them!

Ranking the DCnU Reboot Titles

DC is launching or relaunching a whopping fifty-two new titles in September. That's way too many to buy all of them, and this makes for a good opportunity to re-examine what I usually purchase. So here's my take, based on the available information (mainly the solicitations); all 52 of the DCnU relaunch titles, ranked according to my likelihood of buying them:

Definitely Yes

1. Action Comics - They had me at Grant Morrison + Superman.

2. Superman - I'm actually a bit apprehensive about the Superman reboot, like I am with every Superman reboot. But with Morrison & Perez at the helm, I'm fairly optimistic this time out. Plus, I've bought every issue of Superman since 1982, and I'm likely not stopping until I'm dead or it stops being published.

3. Batwoman - Finally! And with Williams switching off story arcs with Amy Reeder, this will likely be the best looking book on DC's slate.

4. Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. - This looks to possibly be twenty pages of four-color awesome every month.

5. Justice League - I've bought every regular JL comic since the 80s, and this big-guns approach with Johns & Lee looks to be what I'm after in a JL comic.

6. Justice League International - A return to my second-favorite JL era, with Aaron Lopresti on art, makes for a winning combination.

Yes, with Reservations

7. Batgirl - Yes, I wish she were still Oracle as much as the rest of you. But I will read a Gail Simone Batgirl comic staring Barbara Gordon.

8. Animal Man - Every Animal Man take since Morrison's has disappointed, but I have hopes for Jeff Lemire giving it a shot.

9. Static Shock - One of my favorite Milestone characters. I wish Rozum were still doing Xombi, but hey, I'll take what I can get.

10. All-Star Western - Gray & Palmiotti's Jonah Hex has been consistantly entertaining for going on five years now, but I'm not sure it needs to lose the done-in-one stories nor does it need a Gotham City tie-in.

11. Wonder Woman - Normally Cliff Chiang drawing anything is an automatic yes, but I'm usually disappointed in Azzarello in general and his super-hero stuff in particular. But, when Azzarello & Chiang got together for Doctor 13, it was wonderful, so I'll hope for the same magic again here.

12. The Fury of Firestorm - Big fan of the character from the 80s and the recent Jason Rusch version as well. It will be interesting to see how Van Sciver & Simone merge their sensibilities in writing.

13. Blue Beetle - Glad to see Jaime Reyes given another go. If the new creative team can recapture the charm of the original, this this will be a winner.

14. Green Lantern - Looks like business as usual, so I'll likely stick around for a while.

15. Green Lantern Corps - Ditto.

16. Legion of Super-Heroes - Ditto.

17. Batman - I've really liked Snyder's writing on Detective as of late; I just wish he was being teamed with his 'Tec cohorts Jock and/or Francesco Francavilla here as well (I can take or leave Capullo).

18. Swamp Thing - Not completely sold on the reboot premise, but I like the creative team.

19. Demon Knights - Again, not sure about the premise, but Paul Cornell hasn't let me down yet.

Maybe/Provisional

20. Hawk and Dove - It'll be a race to see whether this or Batman: The Dark Knight is the first DCnU title to fall behind.

21. Stormwatch - Again, Cornell has yet to let me down, but I really don't see this Wildstorm concept fitting in to the DCnU, and Martian Manhunter seems like a really odd fit.

22. Mister Terrific - Like the character and the idea of his headlining a series, not too enthused by what I've seen from writer Eric Wallace in the past.

23. Supergirl - Not sure about the reboot here, but I've liked Green & Johnson's work on Superman/Batman, so this book gets the benefit of the doubt for now.

24. Batman and Robin - If this can maintain the punch and action I expect, then I'll stick around.

25. Batwing - 'The Batman of Africa' could be a good concept, but I'm not sure that Winick is the best choice for it.

26. Legion Lost - Yet another Legion in their past/our present story? But I like Pete Woods, so I'll check it out.

27. O.M.A.C. - Giffen co-writing and drawing bumps a concept I normally wouldn't care about up into the provisional category.

28. I, Vampire - I want to support this title, but man, that cover... ugh.

29. Aquaman - I always give new Aquaman titles a try, but am often disappointed.

30. The Flash - Can Manpul write? I'll give his a shot, but I'm not a huge Flash fan so this will be a very short trial.

31. Green Lantern: New Guardians - Not a huge Kyle Raynor fan, but Bedard generally writes pretty good super-hero science fiction-y stuff.

32. DC Universe Presents - Paul Jenkins' super-hero stuff normally leaves me a bit cold, but Deadman may be a good character for him. We'll see...

33. Justice League Dark - Horrible title, interesting premise. And that Milligan guy, who will now be writing both the Vertigo and DCnU versions of the character.

34. Detective Comics - I've been floating along with Daniel's work on Batman, but this may be a good place to drop off.

35. Resurrection Man - I never really read this the first go-around, but the premise always struck me as interesting.

36. Voodoo - This will really depend on execution a solid but not exciting creative team.

37. Suicide Squad - One of my favorite high-concepts ever in comics returns, but everything about that cover screams at me to stay away.

38. Blackhawks - Could be interesting, but could also go disastrously wrong. (Now if Jock were drawing this, I'd be all up for it...)

Probably Not

39. Men of War - I think I'd rather see this as a straight war comic without the super-hero-y stuff.

40. Grifter - Nothing much exciting here for this Wildstorm transplant.

41. Catwoman - The cover indicates that this is everything I don't want in a Catwoman comic.

42. Captain Atom - I like the charatcer and have very fond memories of the old Cary Bates series. But I don't care much for either creator.

43. Superboy - Looks like they're throwing away all the Superboy continuity. I really liked with Jeff Lemire was doing with the character, so this looks like a huge step back. The new creative team doesn't much appeal either.

44. Batman: The Dark Knight - Haven't really cared much for Finch on this title the first time around. Then again, committing to this title would only mean buying two or three issues a year...

45. Red Lanterns - I really don't think that I need twenty pages of characters vomiting blood each month.

Definitely No

46. Teen Titans - Seems like for the last five years or so I've always been on the verge of dropping this title, but there was always another new creative team around the corner. But this looks to be the final straw.

47. Nightwing - My level of not caring for any aspect of this is pretty darn high.

48. Birds of Prey - I've bought every single issue of BoP up to this point. And now? Ugh.

49. Red Hood and the Outlaws - Absolutely no appeal here.

50. Deathstroke - Ditto.

51. Green Arrow - One of my least favorite writers on a character I could care less about.

52. The Savage Hawkman - Non a huge fan of Tony Daniel's writing, and even less of a fan of Philip Tan's art. A very easy no.


Final totals:

Definitely Yes: 6 titles
Yes, With Reservations: 13 titles
Maybe/Provisional: 19 titles
Probably Not: 7 titles
Definitely No: 7 titles