Just looking at the CGC website as per the state of books submitted at the March Toronto Comicon. Currently:
Graded:
Standards
Signature Series Standards
Fast Track Moderns
Not Graded (as of May 18):
Signature Series
Moderns
Economys
C2E2 and Pittsburgh Comicon submissions:
Graded:
Signature Series Standards
New Holders
Standards
Not Graded:
Signature Series
Moderns
If you would like an update on a specific invoice, please email kevin@comicbooklounge.com
Not a bad week at all on May 23rd, and we have a remarkably good number of non-fiction works coming in that are likely to be of interest for comics fans. The COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF COMICS takes a look at the medium, in comic book format, from it’s earliest beginnings to the present day with a special emphasis on the significant moments and creators who influenced the industry – by Fred Van Vente and Ryan Dunlavey who brought us ACTION PHILOSOPHERS! Andrew Loomis’ SUCCESSFUL DRAWING is a wonderful text for artists and comic fans interested in anatomy and expressive illustration. Toronto’s son and longtime LOUNGE-friend Scott Robins’ PARENT’S GUIDE TO COMICS FOR KIDS showcases the most kid-friendly entries in the market today and outlines the ingrediants that make for something that is entertaining and appropriate for younger readers. Meanwhile, as far as the ongoing periodicals are concerned, the machinations of the Parliament of Owls are still happening in DC’s Batman titles, the Avengers are still laying the smackdown, and vice versa, on the X-Men, Darth Vader gets his own title from Dark Horse Publishing, and Wil Wheaton’s character in THE GUILD gets his own spin-off comic while GODZILLA, the King of All Monsters gets his own ongoing from IDW.
ALL STAR WESTERN #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS) $3.99
ANDREW LOOMIS SUCCESFUL DRAWING HC $39.95
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #686 ENDS $3.99
AQUAMAN #9 $2.99
ARCHIE #633 $2.99
ASTONISHING X-MEN #50
BART SIMPSON COMICS #71 $2.99
BATMAN INCORPORATED #1 $2.99
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS) $2.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #12 $3.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HAWKEYE #631 $2.99
CHEW #26 (MR) $2.99
COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF COMICS GN $21.99
DEADPOOL #55 $2.99
DOMINIQUE LAVEAU VOODOO CHILD #3 (MR) $2.99
DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ #7 (OF 8) $3.99
FABLES #117 (MR) $2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #606 $2.99
FLASH #9 $2.99
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #9 $2.99
GODZILLA ONGOING #1 $3.99
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #9 $2.99
GUILD FAWKES #1 $3.50
HERO COMICS 2012 $3.99
HULK #52 $2.99
HULK SMASH AVENGERS #4 (OF 5) $2.99
INCORRUPTIBLE #29 $3.99
IRREDEEMABLE #37 $3.99
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #638 EXILED $2.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #9 $2.99
MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #2 $2.99
MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #2 (OF 5) $3.99
MIGHTY THOR #14 $3.99
MIND MGMT #1 $3.99
ORCHID #7 $3.50
A PARENT’S GUIDE TO THE BEST KIDS COMICS $16.99
PROPHET #25 $2.99
RAGEMOOR #3 $3.50
SECRET AVENGERS #27 AVX $3.99
STAR WARS DARTH VADER GHOST PRISON #1 (OF 5) $3.50
SUPERMAN #9 $2.99
TIME MASTERS TP $19.99
TRUE BLOOD ONGOING #1 $3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #12 $3.99
UNWRITTEN #37 (MR) $2.99
VAMPIRELLA #17 $3.99
VOODOO #9 $2.99
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #12 (MR) $3.99
The hits just keep on coming with this week’s selection of new books, all available on May 16th, 2012. The women’s contingeant in the Bat-Books have their run-ins with The Parliament of Owls as Catwoman, Batwoman and the Birds of Prey are called upon to deal with the threat at hand. AVENGERS VERSUS X-MEN gets another chapter expanding once again into individual books to capture all the action. JUSTICE LEAGUE #9 is in and Geoff Johns and Jim Lee are back on the book! The ENDS OF THE EARTH storyline begins with a vengeance in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Longstanding industry magazines such as BACK ISSUE, ALTER EGO and ILLUSTRATION are all fresh with a new issue on the stands (two in the case of AE!). Ramon Perez’s work continues in JOHN CARTER: GODS OF MARS. HULK SMASH AVENGERS, THE BLACK WIDOW and FURY:MAX each have a new weekly issue. We learn the secret history of the FANTASTIC FOUR in a “point one” issue this week, and SAGA, fast becoming everyone’s new favourite book, sets us up with a third issue. COME AND GET ‘EM!!!!
ADVENTURE TIME #4 $3.99
ALTER EGO #108 $8.95
ALTER EGO #109 $8.95
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ENDS OF EARTH #1 $3.99
ARE YOU MY MOTHER A COMIC DRAMA HC $22.00
AVENGERS #26 AVX $3.99
AVENGERS ACADEMY #30 AVX $2.99
AVENGERS BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #2 (OF 3) $2.99
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #4 (OF 12) AVX $3.99
AVX VS #2 (OF 6) $3.99
BACK ISSUE #56 $ 8.95
BATWOMAN #9 $2.99
BIRDS OF PREY #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS) $ 2.99
BLUE BEETLE #9 $2.99
BPRD HELL ON EARTH DEVILS ENGINE #1 (OF 3) $3.50
CAPTAIN ATOM #9 $2.99
CASPER FRIENDLY GHOST 60TH ANNIV HC $ 9.95
CATWOMAN #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS) $2.99
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #4 $3.50
DANCER #1 $3.50
DAREDEVIL #13 $2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #605.1 $2.99
FURY MAX #2 (MR) $3.99
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #9 $2.99
HELLBLAZER #291 (MR) $2.99
HULK SMASH AVENGERS #3 (OF 5) $2.99
ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #37 $15.00
INCREDIBLE HULK #7.1 $2.99
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #517 $3.99
JOHN CARTER GODS OF MARS #3 (OF 5) $2.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE #9 $3.99
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #9 $2.99
MANHATTAN PROJECTS #3 $3.50
MARVEL HEROIC RPG BASIC GAME [BACK IN STOCK! ] $19.99
NEW MUTANTS #42 EXILED $2.99
NIGHTWING #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS) $2.99
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS) $2.99
SAGA #3 (MR) $2.99
SAUCER COUNTRY #3 (MR) $ 2.99
SECRET SERVICE #2 (OF 7) (MR) $2.99
SHADE #8 (OF 12) $ 2.99
SHADOW #2 $3.99
SIMPSONS COMICS #190 $2.99
STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI FORCE STORM #4 $3.50
SUPERGIRL #9 $2.99
THIEF OF THIEVES #1 3RD PTG $2.99
THUNDERBOLTS #174 $2.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #12 AVX $3.99
VENOM #18 $2.99
WINTER SOLDIER #5 $2.99
WONDER WOMAN #9 $2.99
X-FACTOR #236 $2.99
Much much good stuff this week, including the first new FRANKENSTEIN art by BERNI WRIGHTSON in probably 26 years in colaboration with 30 DAYS OF NIGHT’s STEVE NILES, a great selection of BAT-BOOKS featuring the ongoing epic of the Parliament of Owls, some CAPTAIN AMERICA and HULK and AVENGERS titles to whet the appetite of anyone who knows the pleasure of a good shawarma, WALKING DEAD #97, shambling towards the inevitability of its 100th issue and much much more. Dig in folks – we can’t wait to show you the bounty!
AIRBOY DEADEYE #1 (OF 5) 3.50
ALABASTER WOLVES #2 (OF 5) 3.50
ART OF AMANDA CONNER HC (back in stock!!) 29.99
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #3 3.99
BATGIRL #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS) 2.99
BATMAN #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS) 3.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN #9 (NITE OF THE OWLS) 2.99
BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #2 2.99
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #8 2.99
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #201 3.99
BPRD HELL ON EARTH PICKENS COUNTY HORROR #2 (OF 2) 3.50
BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #9 2.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #11 3.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HAWKEYE #630 2.99
DEADPOOL #54 2.99
DEATHSTROKE #9 2.99
DEMON KNIGHTS #9 2.99
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS FORGOTTEN REALMS #1 3.99
FAIREST #3 (MR) 2.99
FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #2 3.99
FATALE #5 (MR) 3.50
FILMFAX #130 9.95
FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #9 2.99
FRANKENSTEIN ALIVE ALIVE #1 3.99
FURY MAX #1 (MR) 3.99
GARFIELD #1 3.99
GREEN LANTERN #9 2.99
GRIFTER #9 2.99
HULK #51 2.99
HULK SMASH AVENGERS #1 (OF 5) 2.99
HULK SMASH AVENGERS #2 (OF 5) 2.99
INCORRUPTIBLE #29 3.99
INVINCIBLE #91 2.99
IZOMBIE #25 (MR) 2.99
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #637 EXILED 2.99
LEGION LOST #9 (THE CULLING) 2.99
LOBSTER JOHNSON THE BURNING HAND #5 (OF 5) 3.50
MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS EARTHS HEROES #2 2.99
MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #1 (OF 5) 3.99
MARVELS AVENGERS AVENGERS INITIATIVE 2.99
MIND THE GAP #1 2.99
MYSTERY IN SPACE #1 (MR) 7.99
NEW AVENGERS #26 AVX 3.99
NIGHT FORCE #3 (OF 6) 2.99
PUNISHER #11 2.99
RESURRECTION MAN #9 2.99
SCARLET SPIDER #5 2.99
SPAWN #219 2.99
STAR TREK ONGOING #8 3.99
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC WAR #5 (OF 5) 3.50
STEVE DITKO ARCHIVES VOL.03 MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER 39.99
SUICIDE SQUAD #9 2.99
SUPERBOY #9 (THE CULLING) 2.99
TAKIO #1 3.95
THIEF OF THIEVES #4 2.99
TRIO #1 3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #10 3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #11 3.99
UNCANNY X-FORCE #25 4.99
WALKING DEAD #97 (MR) 2.99
WOLVERINE #306 3.99
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #10 AVX 3.99
X-MEN LEGACY #266 AVX 2.99
Part of FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! It’s the launch of ON THE COUCH with Ty Templeton, a live and interactive event to be held at Toronto’s Comic Book Lounge + Gallery on May 5th! Since it is Free Comic Book Day and a day to celebrate comics and Canada the topic of discussion will be…
“As Canadian as possible, under the circumstances.”
Ty will be joined by a panel of industry folk and these hosers will discuss things Canadian, eh? over a Labatt’s or three.
Ty’s guests will be announced early next week (April 23-24).
GUESTS INCLUDE:
MARK ASKWITH (producer, InnerSpace)
Award-winning cartoonist SCOTT CHANTLER (Three Thieves, Two Generals)
Acclaimed comic book artist & designer KEN LASHLEY (Blackhawks)
WILL PASCOE (director, Lost Heroes Movie)
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK/PARTICIPATION ENCOURAGED!!!!!
The show will be followed at 10pm by a preview announcement of the 2012 Joe Shuster Award nominees, and then we’ll be holding an Industry Night after party!
Seating starts at 7:30
After that it’s another Industry Night event in conjunction with our neighbours the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop and Guerilla Printing.
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase at the event. ID will be required for alcohol purchases.
Highlights:
Valiant returns this week with the new X-O Manowar #1
DC launch five new series this week: Dial H, Earth Two, G.I. Combat, Smallville Season 11, and World’s Finest.
Raffaele Ienco’s Epic Kill #1 arrives in shops from Image Comics as well as new series Exiled.
Marcus To takes over as artist of Batwing with the 10th issue, part of the Night of the Owls crossover.
On the hells of the Shadow revival, Dynamite launches The Spider!
More Avengers vs. X-Men madness!
ACTION COMICS #9 3.99
AGE OF APOCALYPSE #3 2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #685 ENDS 3.99
ANIMAL MAN #9 2.99
AVENGERS ACADEMY #29 AVX 2.99
AVENGERS BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #1 (OF 3) 2.99
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #3 (OF 12) AVX 3.99
B & V FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #224 3.99
BART SIMPSONS PAL MILHOUSE #1 2.99
BATWING #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS) 2.99
BLUE ESTATE #11 (MR) 2.99
BOYS #66 (MR) 3.99
BULLETPROOF COFFIN DISINTERRED #4 (OF 6) (MR) 3.99
DAREDEVIL #12 2.99
DEFENDERS #6 3.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS) 3.99
DIAL H #1 2.99
DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ #6 (OF 8) 3.99
DOROTHY OF OZ PREQUEL #2 (OF 4) 3.99
EARTH 2 #1 3.99
EPIC KILL #1 2.99
EXILED #1 2.99
GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #16 A CVR SEJIC (MR) 2.99
GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #16 B CVR ATKINS (MR) 2.99
GI COMBAT #1 3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #178 3.99
GREEN ARROW #9 2.99
HACK SLASH #15 CVR A SEELEY & ROSENBERG (MR) 3.5
HACK SLASH #15 CVR B EID (MR) 3.5
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #516 3.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE #8 3.99 (we finally are getting our copies!)
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #9 2.99
KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #5 3.99
LIFE WITH ARCHIE #19 3.99
PIGS #7 (MR) 2.99
RED LANTERNS #9 2.99
RED SONJA #66 3.99
RED SONJA WITCHBLADE #3 3.99
SIMPSONS ILLUSTRATED #2 3.99
SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #1 3.99
STORMWATCH #9 2.99
SUPREME #64 2.99
SUPURBIA #3 (OF 4) 3.99
SWAMP THING #9 2.99
SWEET TOOTH #33 (MR) 2.99
TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1 (THE CULLING) 4.99
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING #9 (C: 1-0-0) 3.99
THE LONE RANGER #5 3.99
THE SPIDER #1 3.99
TICK #100 TICK MEETS INVINCIBLE 6.99
TOY STORY #3 (OF 4) 2.99
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #10 3.99
VENOM #17 2.99
VESCELL #7 (MR) 2.99
VOLTRON YEAR ONE #2 3.99
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN ALPHA AND OMEGA #5 (OF 5) 3.99
WORLDS FINEST #1 2.99
X-FACTOR #235 2.99
X-MEN #28 3.99
X-O MANOWAR (ONGOING) #1 PULLBOX NORD CVR 3.99
X-O MANOWAR (ONGOING) #1 REG RIBIC CVR 3.99
Here at the Lounge, we LOVE Popeye and IDW sure didn’t disappoint with the debut issue of this new (hopefully) ongoing series. Very much in the flavour of the work of Popeye’s creator E.C. Segar (and we know because we just finished reading the last and final volume of Fantagraphics amazing collection of the complete Segar Popeye).
We’re down to just a handful of copies of this great book, so if you have any interest in checking this out, make sure you get one while they are still available. We have some of the Fantagraphics collections in stock, including the final volume 6 – My Lil’ Sweet Pea.
It’s also a hit — Popeye #1 has outsold every book published on Wednesday, April 25th except Avengers vs. X-Men 1. Shows what happens when ya eats your spinach!
With nice weather comes expanded hours! Starting Tuesday, May 8th the Comic Book Lounge will once again be open on Tuesdays from 12 – 7 pm.
Comic Book Lounge + Gallery 