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Read more about the article On The Shelves: 9/28/05

On The Shelves: 9/28/05

Support GOOD Comics! Try something NEW!My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 9/28/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList.[NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not, find another one; or try Khepri.com or MidtownComics.com]COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND CBLDF SPS 2005 Anthology, $12.95For a great cause, and from what I've heard, there's some good stuff in it.DARK HORSE COMICS Revelations #2 (Of 6), $2.99Didn't love the first issue, but it was intriguing. Probably pick it…

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Read more about the article LINK: Comics Sales Figures

LINK: Comics Sales Figures

[via The Beat]I'm going to come back to this at a later date because this sort of thing fascinates me, but for now, I just wanted to bookmark it.A Quick Business History of Comic Books: Part One (1934-1960)A Quick Business History of Comic Books Part Two: 1960-2005For now:1942Captain Marvel 1,000,000 plus Superman 1,000,000 plus Walt Disney Comics and Stories 1,000,000 Batman 913,000 Captain America (peak sales, circa 1942) 900,000 All-Star Comics 440,800 Shadow (1941) 400,000 Ace Comics 279,163 King Comics 256,653 Blue Bolt Comics 200,490 2005Shonen Jump 177,000The New Avengers 154,000*Astonishing X-Men 134,000*Superman/Batman 117,000*Superman 104,000*Wolverine 89,000*Ultimate X-Men 87,000*Ultimate Spider-Man 86,000*Amazing…

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Read more about the article On The Shelves: 9/21/05

On The Shelves: 9/21/05

Support GOOD Comics! Try something NEW!My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 9/21/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList.[NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not, find another one; or try Khepri.com or MidtownComics.com]ARCANA STUDIODead Men Tell No Tales #1 (Of 4), $3.95Starkweather Vol 1 TPB, $9.95Thanks to 100 Girls, anything Arcana puts out gets an automatic look, though Dead Men sounds like something I'd take a peek at regardless. Didn't realize it was going…

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Read more about the article INFO: Baltimore Comic-Con *UPDATE*

INFO: Baltimore Comic-Con *UPDATE*

UPDATE: Turns out I'll be heading down for this after all, albeit only for Saturday, so the end of this post still applies. I doubt I'll hit any of the panels, except for the DC Comics: A Look Ahead at 12pm, but I'll definitely be wandering the floor, looking for interesting comics and passing out business cards. Hope to put some faces to blogs, too. That's a vague approximation of what I look like there on the left, for anyone that wants to play Where's Waldo Guy. Just don't sneak up on me, especially if I've bashed your work. I'll…

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Read more about the article INFO: The Losers go Hollywood

INFO: The Losers go Hollywood

One of my favorite comics - check the Top 10 over in the left column - is coming to a movie screen near you! (via Andy Diggle, via Variety) 'The Losers' wins its way to WB Berg to pen screenplay, co-produce By PAMELA MCCLINTOCK DC comic 'The Losers,' about a rogue CIA unit, will get a shot at the bigscreen. A double-crossed CIA black ops team known as "The Losers" is the latest DC Comics property to be tapped for the bigscreen by Warner Bros. Pictures. Peter Berg and Akiva Goldsman will produce the pic for the studio, with Berg…

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Read more about the article On the Shelves: 9/15/05

On the Shelves: 9/15/05

Support GOOD Comics! Try NEW comics!The column formerly known as "Try Something Different" has become something different. Instead of listing every single comic book shipping each week, the newly rechristened "On the Shelves" will instead take a look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 9/15/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList.[NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not, find another one; or try Khepri.com or MidtownComics.com]ADHOUSE BOOKS Salamander Dream GN, $15.00Thanks to Skyscrapers of the Midwest, Project:…

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Read more about the article On the Shelves: 9/8/05

On the Shelves: 9/8/05

Support GOOD Comics! Try NEW comics!The column formerly known as "Try Something Different" has become something different. Instead of listing every single comic book shipping each week, the newly rechristened "On the Shelves" will instead take a look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 9/8/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList.[NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not, find another one, or try Khepri.com or MidtownComics.com]AARDVARK-VANAHEIM/WIN-MILL PRO Following Cerebus #5, $3.95Can someone explain the appeal of this…

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