Ο κατάλογος της Diamond για το Φεβρουάριο του 2013 περιλαμβάνει μερικές χιλιάδες κόμικς και άλλα συναφή αντικείμενα που θα κυκλοφορήσουν από τον Απρίλιο και μετά, και προσπαθεί για ακόμη μια φορά να μας αδειάσει το πορτοφόλι. Ρίχνοντας μια ματιά στον κατάλογο μπορείτε είτε να προπαραγγέλνετε άμεσα ότι επιθυμείτε μέσω των "κομικσομάγαζων", είτε να ενημερώνεστε για το τι πρόκειται να κυκλοφορήσει για να μη βγαίνετε εκτός προϋπολογισμού.
Ακολουθούν οι δικές μου, εντελώς υποκειμενικές, προτάσεις...
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Hellboy Library Vol. 06:
The Storm and the Fury / The Bride of Hell HC
Mike Mignola (writer), Duncan Fegredo, Richard Corben, Kevin Nowlan (artists)
Full Color, Hardcover, 376 pages
Publisher: Dark Horse
Τιμή: 49.99$
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 44
The oversized Hellboy hardcover series continues, collecting the climactic death of Hellboy storyline from Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo, and one-shots by some of the greatest talents in comics! Hellboy Library Volume 6 collects two complete trade-paperbacks: The Storm and the Fury and The Bride of Hell and Others, as well as an extensive selection of previously unreleased art. • An extensive selection of new sketchbook material. • A New York Times bestseller! • Includes the death of Hellboy!
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Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy (slipcase edition)
Yoshitaka Amano (artist)
Full Color, 3 Slipcased Hardcovers, 640 pages
Publisher: Dark Horse
Τιμή: 89.99$
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 78
Previously available only as a part of the now sold-out The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy Boxed Set,Dark Horse is pleased to offer fans another chance to own the three-book hardcover set The Sky I, II, and III, included in the new The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy Slipcased Edition! The Sky I, II, and III showcase Amano's ethereal illustrations for the first ten Final Fantasy games! Each hardcover book in The Sky Slipcased Edition is 11 5/8 high by 10 5/8 wide, and printed on glossy stock. Volume 1 contains Amano's work for Final Fantasy I-III. Volume 2 contains his contributions for Final Fantasy IV-VI, and volume 3 features his art for Final Fantasy VII-X. The slipcase containing The Sky I, II, and III features the same wraparound exterior artwork as The Sky Boxed Set, with a double-hinged flap that folds around the open edge and is held flat to the back side with a hidden magnetic closure, making it easy both to remove the books and to display the set closed.
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Batman: Death by Design SC
Chip Kidd (writer), Dave Taylor (artist)
Chip Kidd (writer), Dave Taylor (artist)
Full Color, Softcover, 112 pages
Publisher: DC Comics
Τιμή: 14.99$
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 137
Publisher: DC Comics
Τιμή: 14.99$
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 137
In this original graphic novel from superstar writer/designer Chip Kidd and artist Dave Taylor, Gotham City is undergoing one of the most expansive construction booms in its history. The most prestigious architects from across the globe have buildings in various phases of completion all over town. As chairman of the Gotham Landmarks Commission, Bruce Wayne has been a key part of this boom, which signals a golden age of architectural ingenuity for the city. And then, the explosions begin. • All manner of design-related malfunctions?faulty crane calculations, sturdy materials suddenly collapsing, software glitches, walkways giving way and more?cause casualties across the city. This bizarre string of seemingly random catastrophes threatens to bring down the whole construction industry. Fingers are pointed as Batman must somehow solve the problem and find whoever is behind it all.
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Solo Deluxe Edition HC
Tim Sale, Richard Corben, Paul Pope, Howard Chaykin, Michael Allred and more (writers/artists)
Full Color, Hardcover, 568 pages
Publisher: DC Comics
Τιμή: 49.99$
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 138
Tim Sale, Richard Corben, Paul Pope, Howard Chaykin, Michael Allred and more (writers/artists)
Full Color, Hardcover, 568 pages
Publisher: DC Comics
Τιμή: 49.99$
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 138
At last, the acclaimed 12-issue series SOLO is collected, featuring the work of some of comics' greatest creators, including Darwyn Cooke, Tim Sale, Paul Pope and so many others. With stories starring Batman, Robin, Superman, The Spectre, The Teen Titans and more, as well as westerns, war stories, science fiction epics, humor and horror, this is a collection you won't want to miss! Collects Solo #1-12.
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Lucifer Vol. 01 SC
Mike Carey (writer), Scott Hampton, Chris Weston, James Hodgkins (artists)
Full Color, Softcover, 392 pages
Publisher: DC Comics / Vertigo
Τιμή: 29.99$
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 149
Cast out of Heaven, Lucifer Morningstar has resigned his throne in Hell for Los Angeles. Emerging from the pages of THE SANDMAN, the former Lord of Hell is enjoying retirement as the proprietor of L.A.'s most elite piano bar when an assignment from the Creator Himself threatens to change all that. Collects The Sandman Presents: Lucifer #1-3 and Lucifer #1-13.
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Tokyo Days, Bangkok Nights SC
Jonathan Vankin (writer), Giuseppe Camuncoli, Seth Fisher, Shawn Martinbrough (artist)
Full Color, Softcover, 192 pages
Publisher: DC Comics / Vertigo
Τιμή: 19.99$
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 151
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 151
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William Stout (writer/artist)
Full Color, Hardcover + CD, 240 pages
Publisher: Abrams ComicArts
Τιμή: 19.95 $
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 230
Blind Willie Johnson. Willie Dixon. Ma Rainey. We know their music, and of course we recognize their names, but to their fans the faces of these blues legends are equally as intrinsic. Award-winning author and illustrator William Stout presents more than 100 legends of the blues, interpreting their iconic visages in dramatic portraiture that blends graphic design and humor with the stylization of a master illustrator. Legends of the Blues also includes authoritative biographical text, recommended songs, a music CD, and four exclusive bonus trading cards.
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Alex Alice (writer/artist)
Full Color, Hardcover, 144 pages
Publisher: Archaia Entertainment
Τιμή: 24.95$
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 248
A three-part story inspired by Wagner's classic opera The Ring of the Nibelung: Siegfried, born of the love between a mortal man and a Valkyrie, is a young orphan being raised by Mime, one of the last of the dwarf-goblin Nibelungs, in a dark forest with only wolves for friends and family. While his foster parent only wants to live in peace and solitude, Siegfried yearns to discover who his real parents were and live amongst his own kind, not knowing that Odin, father of the Norse gods, has a destiny planned for him: to fight the dragon Fafnir, guardian of the Rheingold. In this second volume, Siegfried sets off from his safe, forest home to find the world of men. With Mime as his reluctant guide, Siegfried plunges headlong into the dangers of the swamp of the sorcerer Volva, where he learns of his destiny to confront the dragon Fafnir!
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Property HC
Rutu Modan (writer/artist)
Full color, Hardcover, 232 pages
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
Τιμή: 24.95 $
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 306
After the death of her son, Regina Segal takes her granddaughter Mica to Warsaw, hoping to reclaim a family property lost during World War II. As they get to know modern Warsaw, Regina is forced to recall difficult things about her past, and Mica begins to wonder if maybe their reasons for coming aren't a little different than her grandmother led her to believe. Rutu Modan offers up a world populated by prickly seniors, smart-alecky public servants, and stubborn women - a world whose realism is expressed alternately in the absurdity of people's behavior, and in the complex consequences of their sacrifices.
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Lucy Knisley (writer/artist)
Full color, Softcover, 192 pages
Publisher: First Second
Τιμή: 17.99$
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 311
Lucy Knisley loves food. The daughter of a chef and a gourmet, this talented young cartoonist comes by her obsession honestly. In her forthright, thoughtful, and funny memoir, Lucy traces key episodes in her life thus far, framed by what she was eating at the time and lessons learned about food, cooking, and life. Each chapter is bookended with an illustrated recipe-many of them treasured family dishes, and a few of them Lucy's original inventions.
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"Call of The Wild" HC
Floyd Gottfredson (writer/artist)
Full color, Hardcover, 280 pages
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Τιμή: 29.99$
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 312
We’re jumping from black and white to classic color — as Floyd Gottfredson's Mickey Mouse series makes its 1932-35 Sunday strip debut! Bright hues highlight our hero as he enjoys four years' worth of wild weekend epics... taking him from Uncle Mortimer’s Wild West ranch to the icy peak of frigid Mount Fishflake! And in this volume, Mickey is joined by a famous co-star: Donald Duck!
Floyd Gottfredson, artist of the Sunday Mickey Mouse from 1932-38, created the most famous Mickey tales ever told in print. These Sunday specials — many never before reprinted — also feature the work of later Donald Duck master Al Taliaferro. Collectively, they form a collection that fans have been seeking for a lifetime! Highlights include "Mickey’s Nephews," introducing Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse, and "Dr. Oofgay’s Secret Serum," which turns Horace Horsecollar into a brainwashed wild mustang! Classic gag stories round out the book, offering manic Mouse mischief at a fever pitch.
Restored from Disney’s art sources and enhanced with a meticulous recreation of the strips' original color, Call of the Wild also brings you more than 30 pages of chromatic supplementary features! You’ll enjoy rare behind-the-scenes art, vintage publicity material, and fascinating commentary by a prismatic pack of Disney scholars.
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Bill Everett Archives Vol. 02: Heroic Tales HC
Bill Everett (writer/artist)
Full color, Hardcover, 240 pages
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Τιμή: 39.99 $
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 313
Full color, Hardcover, 240 pages
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Τιμή: 39.99 $
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 313
The 1939 creation of the Sub-Mariner for the first issue of Marvel Comics assures Bill Everett a place in history. Co-creating Daredevil, the Man Without Fear, for Marvel Comics in 1964 gave Everett a link to one of the most popular superheroes of the past 50 years. And producing over 400 additional pages of superhero-related work in the very early days of the Golden Age of Comics (1938-42) makes Bill Everett a legend.
Heroic Comics: The Bill Everett Archives Vol. 2 collects over 200 pages of never-before-reprinted work from such titles as Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938), Amazing-Man Comics (1939), Target Comics (1940), Heroic Comics (1940), and Blue Bolt Comics (1940). These titles feature an endless array of vintage Everett characters such Amazing-Man, Hydroman, Skyrocket Steele, The Chameleon and many more, all produced by Everett’s shop Funnies, Inc. for such clients as Centaur, Novelty Press, and Eastern Color. This book also features, reprinted for the first time, the rarest of Everett material, his romance work from the early 1950s for Eastern Color on titles such as New Heroic Comics (1950/51) and Personal Love (1953). All of the stories within display Everett’s brilliant cartooning and energetic storytelling growing by leaps and bounds.
Edited by best-selling author and comic-book historian Blake Bell (Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko), The Bill Everett Archives is a stunning companion to Bell’s 2010 critically acclaimed Everett biography and art book, Fire and Water: Bill Everett, The Sub-Mariner and the Birth of Marvel Comics. This volume follows the format of Bell’s Steve Ditko Archives series; never-before-reprinted, beautifully restored, full-color stories from one of comic books’ greatest visionaries and most accomplished artists. This book also includes an introduction about the man, his art, the history of the era, and his relationship with Marvel Comics.
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Pierre Oscar Levy (writer), Frederik Peeters (artist)
Black and white, Softcover, 112 pages
Publisher: SelfMadeHero
Τιμή: 19.95$
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 331
Σελίδα στον κατάλογο: 331
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Αν σας τρέχουν τα λεφτά απ'τις τσέπες ή απλά είστε μεγάλοι φαν των συγκεκριμένων χαρακτήρων, ρίξτε μια ματιά και σ'αυτά τα εξαιρετικά αγαλματάκια:
σελ.434 84.99$
DRAGONBALL Z: SON GOKU REAL MCCOY 02 DESKTOP STATUE
σελ.442 29.99$
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO: FOUR SEASONS SPRING DIORAMA
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO MUSIC BOX
σελ.443 299.99$
SPIRITED AWAY: BATH HOUSE DIORAMA
σελ.444 245$
TINTIN: CLIMBING OUT OF A VASE LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION PORCELAIN AND RESIN FIGURINE
TINTIN: ROCKET RESIN FIGURINE: ROCKET (NEW!)
42 εκατοστών 220$
29 εκατοστών 117$
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Και ως συνήθως, μερικά εξώφυλλα που μου τράβηξαν την προσοχή...
Animal Man #19, Jae Lee, DC Comics, pg.118
Unwritten #48, Yuko Shimizu, DC Comics, pg.150
Colonized #1, Dave Sim, IDW, pg.169
X-Men #1 (NOW!), Olivier Coipel, Marvel Comics, pg.M10
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Για όσους δεν το γνωρίζουν ήδη, η Diamond Comic Distributors είναι ο μεγαλύτερος προμηθευτής (χονδρέμπορας) των εξειδικευμένων καταστημάτων με κόμικς στα αγγλικά. Μέσα από τον κατάλογο Previews της εν λόγω εταιρείας, τα καταστήματα λιανικής έχουν τη δυνατότητα να προπαραγγείλουν προιόντα που θα κυκλοφορήσουν στην αγορά δύο μήνες αργότερα (σε ορισμένες περιπτώσεις μπορεί και παραπάνω). Ο κατάλογος έχει συνήθως γύρω στις 400 σελίδες και συνοδεύεται από έναν δεύτερο κατάλογο 100 σελίδων αποκλειστικά για τα προϊόντα της Marvel Comics.
Οποιοδήποτε ελληνικό κατάστημα με κόμικς κι αν επισκεφθείτε, θα μπορέσετε είτε να αγοράσετε το συγκεκριμένο κατάλογο (5 ευρώ περίπου) είτε να τον ξεφυλλίσετε στο κατάστημα, και αν βρείτε κάτι που σας ενδιαφέρει να το παραγγείλετε.
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