Is it time for a weekend /shelf/ thread? How's your LCS doing?
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Picked up some loose issues and a manga volume since my LCS is doing a super limited reopening (almost nobody in the store, mandatory masks, hand sanitizer). It was kinda weird, but I'm glad they didn't go under. Aw shit I need this.
Julian Morgan
FLCS is closed for now, but they have three stores across town so worst case is they close one and I have to drive a little further. I've been intentionally not reading anything online so that when they reopen I can buy my pull and support them. Next week they start curbside drop-off so I hope that works out and they do ok, I like my store and the employees there.
Jonathan Taylor
I miss going to my LCS but I expect I'll be able to visit it again sometime this summer.
My omni war chest grows, but there are no omnis to buy. I’m going to grab the third Dreadstar book off Amazon (IST doesn’t carry it). I’m waiting for the Wolverine omni to show at IST and I read yesterday that the next Savage Sword Omni is now scheduled for early July release.
New books. Really glad that I can get back to work soon, since being home all day just caused me to buy twice as much. I've seen the trades for Scout at my LCS a hundred times and just dismissed it as one of the dozens of crappy Dynamite books the owner overbought because it was on a deep discount, but now I've learned my mistake and am ready to educate myself. Lodger is something I planned to get the trade of since before the first issue was out and I've finally gotten around to it. Going to read it first thing in the morning, and if it impresses me probably order Stray Bullets as soon as I'm done. I got the first five or so issues of Superior Foes as they were coming out, but personal issues stopped me from buying comics around that time. One of my biggest buying regrets has been not getting the omni while it was in print, but I at least managed to find it for cover plus shipping. Cigarette Girl is wonderful. I can't describe the stories in a way that does them justice. It's subtle and resonating storytelling even with how understated it is. I already feel a desire to reread it and think that it'll be something that I come back to often. Did you back the Kickstarter for the new Dreadstar book?
No, they’re actually available on Amazon for way less than the KS (like 120$ less) just without cardboard the slipcover. I think V1 is currently out if stock, though.
Gavin White
Not the omnis, there's a new 100 page OGN called Dreadstar Returns with 24 hours left.
Elijah Phillips
So some new Epic trades leaked online:
West Coast Avengers: Vision Quest : Getting a fourth volume a couple of months after the third volume coming out this fall. #38-52 and the 1988 and 1989 Annuals and the Vision story Byrne did for Avengers Spotlight; which is super shitty, since it means the arc which wraps up the plotline involving Pym's first wife/Nadia's mom being MODAM won't be included and that we most likely WON'T get the issue of Avengers Spotlight that resolves Byrne's dangling Tigra plotline.
Hulk: Going Gray: The Byrne and Milgrom runs finally collected in one volume to bridge the gap between the Mantlo and PAD collections. Hulk #314-330 and the 1985 and 1986 Annuals and Byrne's Hulk/Scourge story from Marvel Fanfare
Hulk Who Will Judge the Hulk: another Hulk volume coming out shortly after Going Grey. This one will be volume five and collect #138-156
Venom Epic Collection v1 Symbiosis: all of the Venom appearances up until ASM #346-347 and Darkhawk #14-15 and Deathtrap Vault and symbiote subplot pages from the mid-80s. So pretty much a reissue of Birth of Venom plus the Larsen Venom stories along with the back-up stories from the 1990/1992 Spider-Man annuals and the Venom flashback story from ASM #388
Captain America Monsters and Men: #268-286; includes the never before reprinted first proper appearance of Baron Zemo II, Vermin, and Arnold, Cap's gay best friend who's entire personality was used as the basis for Bucky's in the MCU. Also the crossover with the Defenders where Knighthawk dies.
X-Factor: Angel of Death: rather than volume 2, we are getting volume 3 which will reprint #21-36 and Annual #3, covering the fall of the mutants and it's aftermath and the lead-up to Inferno. Sadly, no X-Terminators
Colton White
Avengers Heavy Metal: #286-303 and the 1988 Annual; it's the Fall of the Avengers/Walt Simonson run plus the filler arcs (Heavy Meta War and Super Nova arcs) and the issue that introduces Portal, a one-off character who became a reoccurring villain for Darkhawk.
X-Force: Zero Tolerance: A super oddball one, like the X-Factor one, it's not the one originally leaked but still interesting in how it's about 90% never before reprinted material. X-Force #67-84 and #-1, which collects the Operation Zero Tolerance tie-in issues and the first year of the John Francis Moore run that was the team doing the hard traveling heroes thing while Moore resolves a TON of unresolved plotlines (what the fuck was going on with Sunspot being Reignfire and who exactly killed Warpath's tribe), has Karma come out as gay, and puts Cannonball back on the team.
No new X-Men epic trades sadly outside of Proteus nor are we getting another New Mutants, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, or Excalibur Epic.
Zachary Perry
Of course people who like to buy the same things multiple times with different covers are going to use Big Bang Theory as a reference.
Hunter Ross
Went to my LCS the other day, they seem to be doing fine. Though the owner came from money and seemingly business savvy as he has a second brunch/tabletop place next door.
Jack Taylor
Every LCS in my state has closed. I have no idea which will reopen. Right now it seems like the ones that focused least on comics will survive as long as the MtG and pokemon card games return.
Honestly it feels like the big 2 tricked them into this situation somehow.
Reminder that if your store has any new DC stock from between mid March to day they are traitors and deservse to close. #standwithdiamond #bankruptmidtownandIST
Brody Wood
>How's your LCS doing? >Here's Amazon and a dozen alternatives to supporting your LCS! I suspect yours isn't doing very well. Thanks for asking?
Not my image, but reminder that this DC stuff actually was printed and can probably be found on amazon or IST (but I think a lot of IST is out of stock already)
Why go physical in the age of the Internet and 5g and supercomputers and 60-inch 4k led display screens?
Aiden Sullivan
fuck diamond. just get fucking distributors who aren't also a comic book store.
Landon Lewis
Diamond started as a comic store, and still has one
Juan Jackson
I stand with IST. Fuck the LCS.
Lincoln Hughes
Were the Exalibur and New Mutants omnibuses ever announced or solicited?
Leo Perry
Exalibur got solicited but the issue count was kind of off plus it was way way way bigger than most Marvel omnibuses (basically as solicited, the volume was about 4-5 48 page Exalibur specials including the team's debut, along with the firs 49 issues, which itself has to be a big mistake because #49 is part eight of a nine part storyline).
No clue about the New Mutants omnibus; it may be off the table given that they did a second printing of the first Epic trade; so they may be taking that off the table to focus on the Epics instead since the Demon Bear epic sold huge/was one of Marvel's top selling trades last year.
Nolan Garcia
New Mutants got announced for November iirc, though the whole Chinky Flu thing might've delayed it.
Christopher Flores
My friends, apparently is happening for real this time.
No, thinking will be in the July´s. And yeah I understand the track record DC has, but hey! Absolute Daytripper also was almost canceled and now is aviable. So I can have a bit of hope.
Josiah Howard
My LCS are doing fine surprisingly and they're all offering curbside pickup and whatnot, picked up some bags and boards and some Hawkman issues from one of them so I can catch back up on the current series. I'm also hoping for some sales when they are allowed to officially reopen Oh shit the Englehart Batman actually came out
Lucas Garcia
Lean pickings this week, but sometimes less is more. Or something.
