TooLoudASolitude

June 17, 2013 4:03 pm I bought Ex Machina and Daredevil back then-Seaguy is also great, and worth finding.

June 14, 2013 10:02 pm I had read that the delay was with Sergio finishing the artwork because of an injury-I imagine it was the same back injury mentioned in the article above. Dark Horse also solicited the first Groo Treasury volume a few years ago and we've yet to see it either. The only character that I am a completionist with is Groo-to my knowledge I own every comic he has appeared in, but I was still going to collect the treasury series as well. Anyway, looks like I'll pick up Funnies #8 to help tide me over.

June 13, 2013 1:38 pm I'd love to see another Groo series, along with the Conan/Groo crossover that was supposed to come out some time ago.

June 11, 2013 4:45 pm I had a feeling that Francavilla would be doing the covers for this series, but I never thought they'd get him to draw it as well. That news has just made this project even better. I'm really looking forward to seeing this series in October now. It will be the first Archie comic I've bought in about 25 years.

June 11, 2013 4:37 pm I'll be picking up Batman as usual, and giving Superman: Unchained a try, even though I'm not a big fan of the character.

June 10, 2013 8:58 pm AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #22 BATMAN #21 BREATH OF BONES: A TALE OF THE GOLEM #1 DEADPOOL #11 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #3 HELHEIM #4 PETER PANZERFAUST #11 SAVAGE WOLVERINE #6 SIX-GUN GORILLA #1 STAR WARS #6 SUPERMAN: UNCHAINED #1 THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #12 THE WALKING DEAD #111 THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #9 UNCANNY X-FORCE #6 WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #31 The books I'm looking forward to the most are Six-Gun Gorilla #1, Helhiem #4 (really liked the last issue), Savage Wolverine #6 (for Joe Mad) and Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem #1. Ever since being in Prague and seeing where the 'real' Golem is supposed to be kept, I've been facinated by stories about it.

June 10, 2013 12:20 am The last short lived Moon Knight title by Bendis and Maleev was fantastic and even that sold poorly. I don't think we'll be seeing another Moon Knight book any time soon unfortunately.

June 6, 2013 3:47 pm I'm going to be picking up this series for sure. It will be my first Archie purchase since I was a kid.

June 4, 2013 1:43 pm I've been reading Astro City since 1998 and can't wait for this new series from Vertigo to begin. Hopefully it will stay on a monthly schedule this time. Dardevil: Dark Nights looked good so I pre-ordered that. The Solo: Deluxe Edition HC looks great but I can't afford it right now. I did miss out on this series the first time it came out and have always meant to check it out, so maybe down the road.

June 4, 2013 1:22 pm Very interesting article-I'm looking forward to reading the next chapters. Discussing the direct market is always fascinating. It's such an archaic beast, but what would be a better system? I honestly don't know. I always buy Previews and I'm surprised how few pulls you see for it here on iFanboy. I rarely miss out on a series I'd want because I pre-order everything months earlier because of it. One good example is Saga #1. I knew it would be a hit and would sell out, so I pre-ordered it based on the Previews solicitation. I went to my LCS on release day and couldn't believe how many people were trying to buy a copy after it quickly sold out. Now what does it sell for-$100? One problem with Diamond and the Previews catalog is it has to be overwhelming to someone trying to get into comics. Including the seperate Marvel section it's over 600 pages long and crammed with stuff-all competing for your attention. I've been buying monthly comics since 1987, but if I was just starting out and someone gave me a Previews and said "Here, just pick out the comics you're going to want to read 3 months from now and budget accordingly." First I'd think you're crazy, and then I wouldn't know where the hell to begin. Unfortunately as David pointed out Previews is front loaded, with the little guys often getting a postage stamp worth of space afterwards. I do find myself spending the most time going over the Marvel section, then Dark horse, DC and Image. The rest I skim over. As well my LCS is quite small and orders very conservatively. A series like David has written would either get one copy ordered for the rack or not get ordered at all.