Late Comics Report 13th July
Tony Williams
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This is the Late Comics Report for the week of July 13, 2000.
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The three latest items on the list are enclosed in asterisks (*): three for
the latest, two for the runner-up, one for third place. Ties apply the same
rank to all tied items.
New additions to the list are enclosed in these: < >.
See below for items that have been removed since last week's list, other
cancellations, and the top three late publishers.
-=These comics are LATE:
-AC Comics:
Best of the West #14 (Jun)
Golden Age Men of Mystery #23 (Jun)
-ACG:
ACG's Amazing Comics Starring Dragon Lady #2 (May)
ACG's Amazing Comics Starring Dragon Lady #3 (Jun)
Alfredo Alcala's Voltar #1 (May)
All Detective Starring Sherlock Holmes #2 (Jun)
Cop Called Tracy #15 (May)
Cop Called Tracy #16 (Jun)
Crimebuster #2 (May)
Crimebuster #3 (Jun)
Green Berets #3 (Jun)
Millinium 2.5: The Buck Rogers Saga #1 (May)
Millinium 2.5: The Buck Rogers Saga #2 (Jun)
Pulp Action Starring the Shadow #7 (May)
Pulp Action Starring the Shadow #8 (Jun)
Star Hawks #1 (Jun)
Star Western #3 (Jun)
-Agremar Productions:
Atlantic Wall (Feb)
-Alexander Gallery:
R. Crumb Retrospective Deluxe HC (Apr)
-Antarctic Press:
Gigantor #5 (Jun)
Legacy #4 (Jun)
Mangazine #12 (Jun)
Ninja High School Version 2 #12 (Jun)
Tomorrow Man #2 (Jun)
Wanderlust #3 (Apr)
Warrior Nun Areala Vol. 3 #12 (Jun)
Westside #2 (May)
World War II: 1946 #12 (Jun)
-Arcane Comics:
Prophecy of the Soul Sorcerer Vol. 2 #3 (May 10)
Prophecy of the Soul Sorcerer Vol. 2 #4 (Jun)
Prophecy of the Soul Sorcerer: The Chosen One TPB (Apr 8)
-Arrow Comics Group:
Land of Oz #10 (May)
-Asiapac Books:
Celestial Zone #5 (May)
-Avatar Press:
Faust: Singha's Talons #3 (Apr)
Faust: Singha's Talons #4 (May)
NightVision #0 (Jun)
Threshold #28 (May)
Threshold #29 (Jun)
Widow X #13 (May)
Widow X #14 (Jun)
-Awesome Entertainment:
Brigade Vol. 2 #1 (Apr)
Coven Vol. 2 #5 (Apr)
Coven Vol. 2 #6 (Apr)
Glory #1 (Apr)
Magikmon #1 (Mar)
Mark of Power #1/2 (May)
Supreme Classic Collected Edition #1 (Sep '99)
-Basement Comics:
Cavewoman One-Shot Special (May)
-Black Cat Comics:
Rex Hellwig #2 (Jun)
-Black Daze:
Ballad of Utopia #4 (Jun)
-Black Library:
Redeemer TPB (May)
-Boneyard Press:
Psycho Hunter (Jun)
-Bongo Comics:
Radioactive Man #100 (Jun)
-Brainstorm Comics:
Vamperotica Illustrated #1 (May)
Vamperotica Illustrated #2 (Jun)
-Buffalo Nickel Comics:
Freakers #1 (Jun)
-Caliber Entertainment:
Ancient Warriors #1 (May)
Disciples: Maelstrom of Magic #1 (Apr)
Robyn of Sherwood HC (Jun)
Snow Queen GN (Jun)
-Cartoon Books:
Bone #38 (Jun)
-Cowtown Productions:
Pop Culture & 2 Minute Noodles #3 (Oct '99)
-CPM Manga:
Martian Successor Nadesico #13 (Jun)
Martian Successor Nadesico Vol. 1 TPB (Jun)
-Crusade Entertainment:
Shi: Judgment Night #1 (Jun)
Shi: Year of the Dragon Poster Book (Jun)
Wolverine: Judgment Night #1 (Jun)
-Dancing Elephant Press:
Jack Staff #2 (Apr)
Jack Staff #3 (Jun)
Kane #28 (Jan)
-Dark Horse Comics:
Ghost #21 (Jun 28)
Maverick:
Red Tide TPB (Dec 8 '99)
-DC Comics:
Justice League of America Archives Vol. 6 HC (Jun 28)
<New York: The Big City SC (Jul 12; rescheduled for Jul 26)>
Robin: Flying Solo TPB (Jun 28; rescheduled for Jul 19)
Mad:
Mad Bathroom Companion TPB (Jul 5; rescheduled for Jul 26)
Mad Magazine #396 (Jul 5; rescheduled for Jul 19)
<Mad XL #5 (Jul 12; rescheduled for Jul 26)>
WildStorm:
Planetary #11 (Jun 14; rescheduled for Jul 26)
SteamPunk #5 (Jun 28; rescheduled for Aug 2)
America's Best Comics:
Tomorrow Stories #8 (Jun 7; new release date TBA)
Top 10 #9 (May 10; rescheduled for Aug 9)
-Drawn & Quarterly:
Optic Nerve #7 (Jun)
-Egmont Fleetway:
2000 AD #1199 (Jun)
Judge Dredd: Death Aid (Nov '99)
Judge Dredd: Emerald Isle (Nov '99)
-Exhibit A Press:
Supernatural Law #27 (Jun)
-Fanboy Comics:
Dark Angel Sword Strokes (Jun 14)
Sidekicks #1 (Jun 14)
Steam Detectives: Pushing Pencils (May 10)
-Fantagraphics Books:
Comics Journal #225 (Jun)
Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 14 HC (Feb)
Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 14 TPB (Feb)
Drawing Sexy Women HC (Mar)
Junior #2 (Jun)
Maakies (May)
Measles #7 (Jun)
Mirror, Window: An Artbabe Collection TPB (May)
Penny Century #7 (Mar)
Pogo Vol. 11 TPB (May)
Safe Area Gorazde HC (May)
Zippy Annual (Apr)
Eros Comix:
Bondage Cop GN (Apr)
Hardcore Dementia Vol. 1 TPB (Jun)
Lord Farris, Slavemaster #8 (Apr)
Mara, Celtic Shamaness #9 (May)
She-Dom: Awakening of Chiara Rosenberg GN (Apr)
Skin Tight #4 (Jun)
Space Chicks & Businessmen GN (Jun)
MangErotica:
Bondage Fairies Extreme #9 (Jun)
-Gratuitous Bunny Comix:
Petra Etcetera #2 (Jun)
-Hamlyn:
2000 AD Diary (Sep '99)
-Humanoids, Inc.:
Book of Jack HC (Jun)
Fourth Power HC (Jun)
On Cloud 99 #1: Memories 98 HC (Apr)
-I Box Publishing:
Thieves & Kings #32 (May)
-Image Comics:
Demonslayer Vol. 2 #3 (Jun)
E.V.E. Protomecha #5 (Jun)
F5 #3 (Jun)
Gear Station #3 (May)
Gear Station #4 (Jun)
Geminar #1 (Jun)
Hawkshaws #2 (Apr)
Hawkshaws #3 (May)
Lady Pendragon #10 (Apr)
Lost Ones #2 (May)
Saffire #2 (May)
Saint Angel #1 (Jun)
Savage Dragon #76 (Jun)
Savage Dragon: Revenge HC (Feb)
Soul Saga #3 (Mar)
Soul Saga #4 (Jun)
Wahoo Morris #2 (May)
Avalon Studios:
Aria/Angela: Heavenly Creatures #2 (Apr)
Aria Vol. 1 TPB (Feb)
Jinn #3 (Apr)
Nine Rings of Wu-Tang #5 (Apr)
The Wicked #6 (Jun)
DreamWave Studios:
Warlands #8 (Mar)
Warlands #9 (Jun)
Gorilla Comics:
Empire #2 (Jun)
Todd McFarlane Productions:
Kiss: The Psycho Circus #31 (Jun)
Spawn #98 (May)
Spawn #99 (Jun)
Spawn: The Dark Ages #16 (Jun)
Top Cow Comics:
Blood Legacy #3 (Jun)
The Cow #1 (Apr)
Fathom #13 (Jun)
Fathom HC (Jun)
Magdalena #3 (May)
Witchblade/Darkminds Special (Jun)
Witchblade: Destiny's Child #2 (May)
Witchblade: Destiny's Child #3 (Jun)
Witchblade: Revelations Deluxe TPB (Jun)
-Jabberwocky Graphix:
Hot Times in Teeny-Wienie Town #1 (May)
-Knockabout Press:
Tribal Politics (Jan)
-Komics Inc.:
Combat-Metal Haemosu Vol. 7 (May)
Dark War Vol. 5 (May)
ESP-Ultra Vol. 7 (May)
-Last Gasp, Inc.:
Discipline Vol. 2 (Dec '99)
***Erika (Apr '99)***
Nuns of Terror GN (Jun)
Red Box GN (May)
Sweet Submission 2 (Sep '99)
-London Night Studios:
Lucinda's Spell Movie Adaptation (Oct '99)
-Lone Star Press:
Strange Heroes #1 (Jun)
-Marvel Comics:
Essential Avengers Vol. 2 TPB (Jun 14)
<Essential Captain America Vol. 1 TPB (Jul 12)>
Fantastic Four: Heroes Reborn TPB (Jul 5)
Inhumans #3 (Jun 7)
Inhumans #4 (Jul 5)
X-Force #105 (Jun 28)
<X-Men: Children of the Atom #6 (Jul 12)>
<X-Men Visionaries: Joe Madureira TPB (Jul 12)>
Marvel Knights:
Daredevil #13 (Apr 26)
Daredevil #14 (May 31)
Daredevil #15 (Jun 28)
<Daredevil #16 (Jul 12)>
-Media Market Group Ltd.:
Anime Fiction Book 1 (Jun)
-Mixx Entertainment:
Sailor Moon Super S Pocket Mixx Vol. 4 TPB (May)
-NBM:
Just Bloomed: Art of Boris Lopez (May)
Sizzle #6 (May)
-New England Comics:
Tick's Massive Summer Double Spectacle (Jun)
-Nickelodeon:
Rugrats Comic Adventures Vol. 2 #1 (Jun)
-Oni Press:
Marquis: Danse Macabre #2 (Jun 23)
-Radio Comix:
Furrlough #90 (Jun)
Genus #42 (Jun)
Havoc, Inc. #8 (May)
Luck of the Draw #1 (Jun)
Mangaphile #6 (Jun)
-Realm Press:
Battlestar Galactica: Dire Prophecy (Jun)
Battlestar Galactica Gallery #1 (May)
Battlestar Galactica: Search for Sanctuary Special #1 (May)
Battlestar Galactica Tech Journal: The Galactica (Jun)
-Scorpion Productions:
Diabolik Vol. 2 #1 (Jan)
Diabolik Vol. 2 #2 (Feb)
Diabolik Vol. 2 #3 (Mar)
Diabolik Vol. 2 #4 (Apr)
-Shanda Fantasy Arts:
Extinctioners Vol. 2 #6 (Jun)
Nautilus #5 (May)
-Sharkbait Press:
Rabbit #3 (Jun)
-Sirius Entertainment:
Dawn: Return of the Goddess #4 (Jun)
Poison Elves #58 (Jun)
-Slab-O-Concrete:
Missive Device: Bitchy Bitch (Nov '99)
Missive Device: Miraculous Statue (Nov '99)
Missive Device: Pee Pee Goes Shopping (Nov '99)
Punk Strips TPB (Nov '99)
-Solson Entertainment:
Best of Nightmare and Psycho Vol. 3 (Jul '99)
How to Draw Super-Heroes Expanded Edition (Mar)
-Strange Child Studios:
Strange Child Comix #1 (Feb)
-Strateia Studios:
Emissary #1 (Oct '99)
-Studio Chikara:
Barbi Twins Color Special: The Roswell Incident (Sep '99)
Pop Parody Comics #1: Dixxi Chix vs. Spice Galz (Dec '99)
-Switchblaze Entertainment:
Full Metal Femme Magazine Vol. 2 #1 (May)
-Tokyopop.com:
Cardcaptor Sakura #7 (Jun)
Gundam Wing #5 (Jun)
-Tony Raiola:
Phantom: Diamond Hunters (Feb)
Phantom: Game of Alvar (Apr)
Phantom: Sea Horse (Apr)
Phantom: Shark's Nest (Nov '99)
-Twenty First Century Comics:
AD&D: Forgotten Realms - Forbidden Sands #2 (Jan)
AD&D: Forgotten Realms - Forbidden Sands #3 (Feb)
Dungeons & Dragons: Amber Castle #1 (Jun)
-Vanguard Comics:
Amazing World of Carmine Infantino HC (May)
Amazing World of Carmine Infantino TPB (Jun)
Jeff Jones Sketchbook HC (Apr)
Jeff Jones Sketchbook TPB (Jun)
-Visual Assault Comics Press:
Genaissance #2 (May)
-Westhampton House:
Maui: Legends of the Outcast SC (Jun)
-White Lightning Productions:
Bootleg #2 (Apr)
Bootleg #3 (Jun)
-=REMOVED from the list since last week:
-Alchemy Texts:
Armageddon Patrol: Cherries #1 (Jun; came out Jul 12)
-A Silent Comics:
Arsenic Lullaby #9 (May; came out Jul 12)
-Astonish Comics:
Herobear & The Kid #2 (Mar; came out Jul 12)
-Avatar Press:
Razor: The Furies - Expanded Edition (Jun; came out Jul 12)
-Black Daze:
Ballad of Utopia #3 (May; came out Jul 12)
-Black Library:
Inferno! Magazine #18 (May; came out Jul 12)
Warhammer Monthly #30 (May; came out)
Warhammer Monthly #31 (Jun; came out Jul 12)
-Cherry Comics
Cherry #22 (Apr; came out Jul 12)
-DC Comics:
Batman: Outlaws #1 (Jul 5; came out Jul 12)
Wonder Woman #159 (Jun 28; came out Jul 12)
Vertigo:
Preacher #65 (Jul 5; came out Jul 12)
-Eddie Campbell Comics:
Eddie Campbell's Bacchus Vol. 6: 1001 Nights of Bacchus TPB (May;
came out Jul 12)
-Egmont Fleetway:
2000 AD #1197 (Jun; came out Jul 12)
2000 AD #1198 (Jun; came out Jul 12)
-Image Comics:
Big Bang Comics #32 (Jun; came out Jul 12)
Chassis #5 (May; came out Jul 12)
DreamWave Studios:
Warlands Chronicles Vol. 2 (Apr; came out Jul 12)
Todd McFarlane Productions:
Spawn #97 (Apr; came out Jul 12)
Top Cow Comics:
Kin #5 (Jun; came out Jul 12)
-Mixx Entertainment:
Gundam Wing Pocket Mixx Vol. 1 TPB (May; came out Jul 12)
-=TOP THREE late publishers, by number of late items:
1. Image Comics: 37 items (-5 since last week)
2. Fantagraphics Books: 20 items (no change)
3. ACG: 15 items (no change)
-=PUBLISHERS covered at present:
All publishers listed in the Comics section of Diamond Previews, excluding
limited-edition items and items that are not new comics, new collections or
graphic novels, or comics-related magazines.
-=DISCLAIMERS:
This is a list of comic books that have *not* arrived in stores as of the
date above. When they *will* come out is anyone's guess.
Only new comics, hardcover and softcover graphic novels, hardcover reprint
collections, and trade paperbacks are covered. Limited editions and new
printings of previously released items are not included. I will include an
additional list of newly cancelled or resolicited items when possible.
If you have any information regarding any item on the list, or if you think
an item on the list has come out, please contact me.
Even with only one major distributor left, distribution to all areas is not
entirely consistent. Actual on-sale dates may vary from region to region,
or even store to store.
cheers,
Andrew
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