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Weekly Comic Shopping List 1/11/10

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  • Daytripper #2-- The first issue was good in a lowered expectations kind of way.  Now that the set up is kind of out of the way, I want to see if there will be any energy or liveliness in this life-flashing-before-your-eyes kind of story.
  • Complete Torpedo Vol 1 HC--  It's got Alex Toth and Jordi Bernet artwork.  That's enough for me. 
  • Grimjack Manx Cat #6-- John Ostrander and Tim Truman's latest Grimjack story is over and it's probably a good thing.  This series (originally done as a webcomic on Comix Mix hasn't been nearly as focused as their original return to the character in Killer Instinct was.  But still, I hope there's more Grimjack from the both of them in the future.
  • Ed Hannigan Covered HERO Initiative Benefit Book-- It's for the Hero Initiative which is always a good thing but hopefully this will make a lot of people interested in Ed Hannigan's artwork.
  • Agents Of Atlas Turf Wars HC-- The last half of Jeff Parker and a host of artists Agents of Atlas series.  I loved the mini and enjoyed the first part of their series which was a bit too tied into Dark Reign for me but I've been anxious to read these stories featuring the Agents and Namor, the Hulk and Suwan, Jimmy Woo's old love. 
  • No Hero TP-- Ah, more Warren Ellis Avatar stuff.  I haven't read really any of this series so I've got no idea what it is but I've liked Juan Jose Ryp's artwork elsewhere, most notably Black Summer. 

And coming from DCBS:
  • The Avenging Mind
  • The Avenging World-- Two Steve Ditko books, that feature more illustrated essays about... something other than comics.  I've heard so much of the myth of Ditko in the last 10-15 years that I'm interested to see his work again.
  • Alec: The Years Have Pants Life Size Omnibus-- Eddie Campbell's big book of collections, bringing all of his Alec and semi-autobiographical work together under one cover.  No one does autobiography like Campbell and I can't wait to dive into this book this weekend and immerse myself in it.