Wednesday Open Forum

Wednesday
Wednesday, the best day of the week, new comic book day. It is like your birthday in the middle of each week. We open things up to heat your pick ups.
What new books and back issue gems did you score?
What were your best sales from last week?
What was sitting on the shelf in piles, and what was missing?

33 thoughts on “Wednesday Open Forum”

  1. The definite pickups..
    Fight Club 2 #1 (Duh!)
    Batman ‘66 #23 (Actually a fun series to read, brings back memories of the original show for sure)
    Suiciders #4 (A great read so far as well)
    Chew #49 (Duh, look at my name!)
    Invisible Republic #3 (So so good.. highly recommend if you like that sci-fi political type of story)
    Outcast #9 (Still hanging on, maybe not for long though, we’ll see.. )
    Pisces #2 (First one was kind of strange, I was a little lost, had to read again. Gotta pick up #2 to see if starts coming together more.. )
    Postal #4 (Another great read so far.. I swear the last page sneaks up on you and then your like.. ah hell, I got to wait until the next issue to see what’s going to happen?)
    They’re Not Like Us #6 (I’m not even sure how to describe this one, I just like it)
    Hawkeye #3 (I’m digging it so far… )
    Black Widow #18 (So so good, like Magneto, underrated Marvel title)
    Infinity Gauntlet #1 (Gotta find out what’s going on in the Marvel Universe(s).. )
    Inhumans Attilan Rising #1 (See above)
    Divinity #4 (So so good.. )
    Mother Russia #2 (First one was interesting, the artwork did a lot of the story telling but hopefully we get more story, even in narrative form would be a nice touch)
    Providence #1 (Alan Moore potential masterpiece??)
    Black Hood #4 (Dark… so good. I almost want to stop reading just to collect so I take in more all in one sitting than what we’ve been getting monthly in single issues)

  2. Kids of the Round Table #1
    Providence #1
    Captain Canuck 2015 #1 (if I can find it)
    Infinity Gauntlet #1
    Divinity #1 (4th printing)
    Divinity #4
    Injustice Gods Among Us Year Four – #2
    Ragnarok #5 (Love this series)
    Black Science #13 (2nd printing)
    Inferno #1

  4. Big week! My wallet is screaming!!
    Fight Club 2 #1
    Order of the Forge #2
    Pastaway #3
    Batman 66 #23
    Convergence #8
    Convergence Action Comics #2
    Convergence Detective Comics #2
    Convergence Shazam #2
    Injustice Gods Among Us Year Four #2
    Sandman Overture #5 Combo Pack
    Suiciders #4 (Great so far)
    Edwards Scissorhands #8 (for daughter).
    Indestructible Stingray #1
    Infinite Loop #2
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #46
    Invisble Republic #3 (really like this)
    Material #1
    Outcast #9 (I like it but seems to be dying)
    Pisces #2
    Postal #4 (great comic)
    Sons of the Devil #1
    All-New Hawkeye #3 (cool comic)
    Black Widow #18
    Inferno #1
    Infinity Gauntlet #1
    Inhumans Attilan Rising #1
    Modok Assassin #1
    Old Man Logan #1
    Secret Wars 2099 #1
    Secret Wars Journal #1
    Uncanny Avengers Ultron Forever #1
    Where Monsters Dwell #1
    Kids of the Round Table #1
    Nutmeg #3 (for my daughter)
    Vamplets Nightmare Nursery #3 (for my daughter)
    Fubar Mother Russia #2
    Sabrina #3
    Providence #1 (Alan Moore, gotta get)
    Urber #23
    Captain Canuck #1
    Black Hood #4 (really digging this comic)
    Vacancy one shot
    Hellbreak #3
    Scarlett Couture #2
    Surface Tension #1
    Divinity #4 (liking this)
    My fingers hurt from typing!!!

  5. 1. Infinity Gauntlet #1 + Granov variant (MULTIPLES of both. New character, possible game changer. Book will be huge.)
    2. Inferno #1 + Granov variant
    3. Old Man Logan #1 (new Wolverine?)
    4. Secret Wars 2099 #1 (1st Avengers 2099)
    5. Nova #31 (Sleeper of the week for marvel)
    6. Convergence #8 (Possible death(s)?)
    7. Sandman Overture #5 combo pack (multiples)
    8. Fight Club 2 #1 (all 3 covers)
    9. TMNT #46 + variant
    10. October Faction #7
    11. Indestructible Stingray #1
    12. Bitch Planet #1 signed + Blood Red signed
    13. Chew #49
    14. Material #1
    15. Outcast #9
    16. Pisces #2
    17. Postal #4
    18. Sons of the Devil #1 (all covers)
    19. They’re Not Like Us #6
    20. Sabrina #3 (both covers)
    21. Providence #1 (multiples of cover A and the Ancient Tome cover)
    22. Godkiller #5
    23. Mayday #2 (multiples)
    24. Captain Canuck #1 + variant (multiples of cover A and variant)
    25. Hoax Hunters #3
    26. Surface Tension #1
    27. Divinity #4 (multiples)
    28. GFT: Tales of Terror #11 cover C

  6. Gotta wait til Thursday (UK), but the orders are in…
    Providence #1 (Ancient Tome + Portrait Cover) – I’m interested HPL
    Uber #25 (Blitzkrieg Incentive Cover) – This is a great book!
    Fight Club 2 #1 (Cover C)
    Convergence #8 (Daniel & Morales Variant Cover)
    Infinity Gauntlet #1 (Granov + Young Variant Cover) – Flip potential???
    Chew #49 – The Best!!!
    Material #1
    Sons Of The Devil #1 (Cover B)
    They’re Not Like Us #6 – Another of the current favourites
    Surface Tension #1 (Black & White Variant Cover)
    Previews #321

  7. very small pickup week for me, but after reading tony and poyo’s recs, I may be adding a couple more
    1. inhuman: new attilian rising 1
    2. outcast 9
    3. they’re not like us 6
    and now I may pick up old man logan and captain canuck as well

  8. Infinity Gauntlet #1 3x 1:25 covers
    Fight Club Ultra Rare Cover 5x
    Providence #1
    Action Figure Variant for one of the secret wars books forgot which ones
    Harrow County 1 – heard rumors of Media deal ..not sure on how solid this is but stay tuned
    Old Man Logan-1
    MayDay 5x – Yall know how i love my small press books from Blackmask lol

    1. Talking of Mayday and BlaskMask…I ordered 3 Mayday’s from their store KingsRoad..never again! No bag/board, stuffed in a flimsy cardboard envelope, with a smaller piece of cardboard (4×7) stuck in the middle (why they did this, who knows???) So, they have deep imprints of where they hugged the small piece of cardboard. I laughed with disbelief, and they’re currently shoved under a ton of books…

  9. Infinity Gauntlet 1:25
    Inferno 1:25
    Captain Canuck 1
    Black Widow 18 NYC Variant

  10. My pickups for today…
    All-New Hawkeye #3 (Regular + NYC variant)
    Black Widow #18 (Regular + NYC variant)
    Convergence #8
    Convergence Detective Comics #2
    Fight Club (All 3 covers + 1 extra Bermejo cover)
    Inferno #1 (Regular + Granov variant)
    Infinity Gauntlet #1 (Regular + Granov variant)
    Iron Fist #12
    October Faction #7
    Old Man Logan #1 (Regular + McNiven variant)
    Outcast #9
    Secret Wars 2099 #1 (Regular + variant)
    Secret Wars Journal #1 (Action Figure variant)
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #46 (All 3 covers)
    They’re Not Like Us #6
    Wayward #8
    And the win for the week is the fact that I got all of these books for cover -10% sub discount, which included the variants!

  12. half way through Secret Wars 2099 ..yea mmmm..Black Widow is a horny dog that has a appetite for murder and Herc is a drunk rapist lol

  15. The Black Hood #4 Still a great book and I’m really glad I jumped on this series.
    Grindhouse #5 This year has been a little weak for me. I’ll get the series for the rest of the year but if it doesn’t pick up I’ll probably drop it before next year’s run.
    Postal #4 Still a solid read and I really like the main character Mark
    Sons of the Devil #1 I’ve really been looking forward to this book! A little horror based around the occult? Yes please!

  16. Can someone tell me what I am missing on black hood? I can still find 1-3 and I wanna know what’s about before I get then and maybe be disappointed. Thanks

    1. It’s basically a gritty crime comic with a noir feel. A cop is injured (with his face disfigured) and takes the hood of a known vigilante and carries on where he left off. He’s addicted to drugs and is having a lot of personal struggles and his work as the “black hood” is his coping mechanism. I was kind of like you but my shop all of the back issues (shortly before #3 came out) and I was really glad I jumped in. I love crime comics and this one was right up my alley. I was put off at first because it was an Archie book but it’s gritty and would do just fine on Image or whatever other publisher. I highly recommend it.

  17. Anybody else notice the difference between the preview image for the Inferno #1 cover and what ended up on the shelf? Being a red blooded male (don’t judge me) I couldn’t help but think something was different when I saw it in the shop today. Wasn’t 100% sure until I saw a story about it online.
    Big Thunder Mountain Railroad #3
    Black Widow #18
    Chew #49
    Divinity #4
    Fight Club 2 #1
    Hawkeye #3
    Indestructible Stingray #1
    Infinity Gauntlet #1
    Infinity Gauntlet #1 1:25 variant
    Material #1
    Postal #4
    Providence #1
    Sandman Overture #5
    Sons of the Devil #1

  18. My three local comic book stores were all shorted this week. This led to only one store actually getting Providence. There were only 5 copies sitting out.
    Also, one store had two large stacks of three covers of Fight Club 2, all three covers in equal ratios and the same price while a second store had only one cover on the shelf at cover price while the other two covers were in the case at $15 each. The third store had not gotten any comics yet.
    I decided that I will wait on Fight Club 2 until next week when the third store has a Fight Club 2 signing with Chuck Palahniuk and Steve Lieber. There will be a limit of two items that have to be purchased at that store. They stated today that they will have stacks of Fight Club 2 including the TFAW exclusive.
    http://blog.tfaw.com/2015/03/18/fight-club-2-signing-with-chuck-palahniuk-and-steve-lieber-at-portland-tfaw/
    Picked up:
    Big Trouble in Little China
    Munchkin
    Plastic Man
    Sandman
    Wayward
    Providence
    Pisces
    2x Elsinore #4 (first Fiona Staples work in comics)

  19. I made it a light week for me only because there is a con. in my area this weekend, and I want to have some extra cash for that.

        1. Nice. I will be there Friday and may be covering the Kevin Eastman press conference in Saturday but most likely will not be sticking around. There is also a signing for fight club 2 that day with Chip Zdarsky.
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