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Comics on Sale December 16th
LOCKE & KEY! X-FACTOR! WOLVERINE and More! By Ben Johnson
December 16, 2009
Source: Mania
Spinner Rack: Comics on Sale December 16th
© Mania
Holiday shopping and entertaining costs can really cut into your budget this time of year. Thankfully Marvel, DC and Image are making things way easier by having giant crossovers requiring extra purchases. That’s why it’s so important to make informed buying choices. If only there was a list that would help people know what to read each week…
Ben’s Ten
10) Mighty Avengers #32
Last issue was a weak excuse for an ending, but I’m hoping the Scientist Supreme turns it around this month.
9) Sherlock Ninja #1
This probably doesn’t belong on the list, but it’s a more faithful adaptation than the new movie.
8) Giant-Size Grimm Fairy Tales 2009 Holiday Edition
I just like the covers.
7) Complete Alice In Wonderland #1
Leah Moore leads this adaptation.
6) Captain America Reborn #5
If you haven’t read half the Marvel books from the last two weeks then you might be surprised by what happens in this. Spoiler! Captain America returns. Not surprised? Find me someone who is.
5) Incorruptible #1
Mark Waid not trying to sound hip. I’m in.
4) Punisher Dead End HC
One of the coolest Punisher stories ever… too bad it leads into the stupidest one.
3) Dark Wolverine #81
Daken is the best thing to come out of Dark Reign.

Cover art to LOCKE & KEY: CROWN OF SHADOWS #2
2) Locke & Key Crown Of Shadows #2
I can’t say enough about this revolutionary horror comic that has *gasp* characters with growth.
1) X-Factor #200
The renumbering is suspect, but it’s still a big deal. Check out the client for this issue… none other than the most powerful mutant in the Marvel U who doesn’t know he has powers, Franklin Richards.
The Rest of the Rack
AC COMICS
Crypt Of Horror Vol 7 TP, $29.95
ALBATROSS EXPLODING FUNNY BOOK
Chimichanga #1 (of 3), $3.00
ANTARCTIC PRESS
Gold Digger Christmas Special #3, $3.50
Gold Digger Tiffany & Charlotte 2nd Semester #4 (of 4), $3.99
Ninja High School #175, $3.99
Sherlock Ninja #1 (Curious Case Of The Iron Monkey), $3.50
APE ENTERTAINMENT
Sullengrey Sacrifice TP, $12.95
ARCANA STUDIO
Black Jesus GN (release not confirmed by Diamond Distribution), $14.95
Champion (One Shot)(release not confirmed by Diamond Distribution), $3.95
ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT
Engineer HC, $9.95
Okko Cycle Of Earth #3 (of 4), $3.95
ARCHIE COMICS
Betty & Veronica #245, $2.50
Jugheads Double Digest #156, $3.99
Tales From Riverdale Digest #36, $2.69
ASYLUM PRESS
Fearless Dawn #1 (Special Edition)(release not confirmed by Diamond Distribution), $2.95
AVATAR PRESS
Gravel Vol 2 The Major Seven HC, $27.99
Gravel Vol 2 The Major Seven TP, $19.99
BONGO COMICS
Simpsons Comics #161, $2.99
BOOM! STUDIOS
Dead Run Vol 1 TP, $16.99
Farscape Ongoing #2 (Cover A Joe Corroney), $3.99
See Transformers Ongoing #2.
Farscape Ongoing #2 (Cover B Will Sliney), $3.99
Farscape Ongoing #2 (Joe Corroney Variant Incentive Cover), AR
Finding Nemo Reef Rescue TP, $9.99
Giant Monster HC, $24.99
Hunters Fortune #2 (of 4)(Cover A Phil Noto), $3.99
IN BED!!!
Hunters Fortune #2 (of 4)(Cover B Matt Cossin), $3.99
Incorruptible #1 (Cover A John Cassaday), $3.99
Incorruptible #1 (Cover B Tim Sale), $3.99
Incorruptible #1 (Jeffrey Spokes Variant Incentive Cover), AR
Nola #2 (Cover A Erik Jones), $3.99
Nola #2 (Cover B Chris Brunner), $3.99
Uncle Scrooge #386 (Cover A Fernando Guell), $2.99
Uncle Scrooge #386 (Cover B Arild Midthun), $2.99
Uncle Scrooge #386 (Erik Hedman Variant Incentive Cover), AR
Unknown Devil Made Flesh #3 (Cover A Erik Jones), $3.99
Unknown Devil Made Flesh #3 (Cover B Alexander Stojanov), $3.99
Walt Disneys Comics & Stories #701 (Cover A Magic Eye studios), $2.99
Renumbering? Really?
Walt Disneys Comics & Stories #701 (Cover B Marco Mazzarello), $2.99
Walt Disneys Comics & Stories #701 (Variant Incentive Cover), AR
CFQ MEDIA
Unknowns #1 (Femme Fatales Comics)(Regular Cover), $3.99
Unknowns #1 (Femme Fatales Comics)(Photo Variant Cover), AR
COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1174, AR
DARK HORSE
Art Of Emily The Strange HC, $22.95
Classic Uncle Scrooge Character #4 Magica de Spell, $49.95
Clover Omnibus Vol 1 TP (2nd printing)(release not confirmed by Diamond Distribution), AR
Dr Grordbort Presents Victory HC (4th printing)(release not confirmed by Diamond Distribution), AR
Drawing Down the Moon The Art of Charles Vess HC, $39.99
Fear Agent Vol 5 I Against I TP, $14.95
Goon Vol 6 Chinatown And The Mystery Of Mr Wicker TP, $15.95
Star Wars The Thrawn Trilogy HC, $34.95
My favorite of the expanded universe.
DC COMICS
Air #16, $2.99
Authority #18 (Read Before You Buy Copy), AR
Authority The Lost Year #4 (of 12), $2.99
Azrael #3, $2.99
Batman #694, $2.99
Batman 80 Page Giant #1, $5.99
Batman Arkham Asylum Special, $5.99
Batman Confidential #39, $2.99
Batman Streets Of Gotham #7, $3.99
Batman The Brave And The Bold #12, $2.50
Batman The Dark Knight Archives Vol 6 HC, $59.99
That’s a lot of books for a dead guy and his replacement.
Brave And The Bold #30, $2.99
Ex Machina #47, $2.99
Fables #91, $2.99
Fringe TP, $19.99
Go West Vol 4 TP, $9.99
Green Arrow Black Canary Enemies List TP, $17.99
Green Lantern Corps #43 (Pat Gleason & Rebecca Buchman Regular Cover)(Blackest Night Tie-In), $2.99
Green Lantern Corps #43 (Jose Ladronn Variant Cover)(Blackest Night Tie-In), AR
Hellblazer #262, $2.99
JLA Trophy Room Green Lantern Rings Prop Replica, $250.00
Justice League Of America #40 (Blackest Night Tie-In), $3.99
Outsiders #25 (Blackest Night Tie-In), $3.99
Power Girl #7, $2.99
Showcase Presents Wonder Woman Vol 3 TP, $17.99
Simon Dark Vol 3 The Game Of Life TP, $17.99
Supergirl #48, $2.99
Superman Batman #67 (Blackest Night Tie-In), $2.99
I thought all of these stories were supposed to be out of continuity.
Tiny Titans #23, $2.50
Vixen Return Of The Lion TP, $17.99
World Of Warcraft Special #1 (One Shot)(Jon Buran Regular Cover), $3.99
World Of Warcraft Special #1 (One Shot)(Pop Mhan Variant Cover), $3.99
DEL REY MANGA
Samurai Deeper Kyo Vol 35-36 GN, $14.99
DEVILS DUE PUBLISHING
Zombies That Ate The World #7 (of 8), $3.50
DO GOODER PRESS
PS238 #42, $2.99
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Battlestar Galactica Cylon War TP, $14.99
Boys Vol 3 Good For The Soul HC (Limited Edition), $29.99
Boys Vol 4 We Gotta Go Now HC (Limited Edition), $29.99
Complete Alice In Wonderland #1 (of 4)(John Cassaday Regular Cover), $4.99
As opposed to random body parts here and there.
Complete Alice In Wonderland #1 (of 4)(John Cassaday Virgin Incentive Cover), AR
Project Superpowers Chapter Two #5 (Alex Ross Cover), $2.99
Project Superpowers Chapter Two #5 (Mark Texeira Cover), $2.99
Project Superpowers Chapter Two #5 (Stephen Segovia Cover), $2.99
Project Superpowers Chapter Two #5 (Alex Ross Negative Incentive Art Cover), AR
Robert E Howard Thulsa Doom #4 (Alex Ross Regular Cover), $3.50
Robert E Howard Thulsa Doom #4 (Alex Ross Spot Color Cover), $50.00
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Complete Crumb Comics Vol 7 SC (Current Printing), $19.99
Complete Crumb Comics Vol 12 SC (Current Printing), $19.99
Definitive Prince Valiant Companion HC, $39.99
Gahan Wilson 50 Years Of Playboy Cartoons HC, $125.00
FUN PUBLICATIONS
GI Joe Vs Cobra Fall Special Crimson Strike, $4.95
Transformers Timeless Fall Special Wings Of Honor, $4.95
IDW PUBLISHING
Angel #28 (Angel: Aftermath)(Jenny Frison Cover), $3.99
Angel #28 (Angel: Aftermath)(David Messina Cover), $3.99
Angel Hole In The World #1, $3.99
Art Of Steve Ditko HC, $29.99
Classic GI Joe Vol 6 TP, $19.99
Complete Little Orphan Annie Vol 4 HC, $49.99
Doctor Who Ongoing #6 (Paul Grist Cover), $3.99
Doctor Who Ongoing #6 (Matthew Dow Smith Cover), $3.99
Doctor Who Ongoing #6 (Matthew Dow Smith Virgin Cover), AR
Ghostbusters Displaced Aggression #4 (Ilias Kyriazis Cover), $3.99
Ghostbusters Displaced Aggression #4 (Nick Runge Cover), $3.99
Ghostbusters Displaced Aggression #4 (Nick Runge Virgin Cover), AR
GI Joe #13 (Robert Atkins Cover), $3.99
GI Joe #13 (David Williams Cover), $3.99
GI Joe #13 (David Williams Virgin Cover), AR
GI Joe Movie Snake Eyes #3 (Lee Ferguson Regular Cover), $3.99
GI Joe Movie Snake Eyes #3 (Photo Variant Cover), AR
Last Resort #5 (Darwyn Cooke Regular Cover), $3.99
Last Resort #5 (Darwyn Cooke Virgin Cover), AR
Life And Times Of Savior 28 Vol 1 TP, $19.99
Locke & Key Crown Of Shadows #2 (Gabriel Rodriguez Regular Cover), $3.99
Locke & Key Crown Of Shadows #2 (Gabriel Rodriguez Variant Cover), AR
Rocketeer Complete Collection Vol 1 HC (Deluxe Edition), $75.00
Rocketeer Complete Collection Vol 1 HC, $29.99
Star Trek Deep Space Nine Fools Gold #1 (Cover A The Sharp Brothers), $3.99
Star Trek Deep Space Nine Fools Gold #1 (Cover B The Sharp Brothers), $3.99
Star Trek Deep Space Nine Fools Gold #1 (David Messina Variant Cover), AR
Transformers Animated Vol 12 TP, $7.99
Transformers Bumblebee #1 (Chee Cover), $3.99
Transformers Bumblebee #1 (Trevor Hutchison Cover), $3.99
Transformers Bumblebee #1 (Chee Sketch Cover), AR
Transformers Ongoing #2 (Don Figueroa Cover), $3.99
It’s at 16 feet and still growing.
Transformers Ongoing #2 (Andrew Wildman Cover), $3.99
IMAGE COMICS
Amory Wars Vol 2 Second Stage Turbine Blade TP, $14.99
Darkness Pitt #3 (of 3)(Cover A Dale Keown), $2.99
Darkness Pitt #3 (of 3)(Cover B Eric Basaldua), $2.99
Dead At 17 Vol 1 Afterbirth TP, $12.99
Elephantmen #23 (Boo Cook Regular Cover), $3.50
Elephantmen #23 (Greg Capullo Variant Cover), AR
Forgetless #1 (of 5), $3.50
What’s that again?
Godland #30, $2.99
Next Issue Project #2 (Silver Streak Comics issue 24), $3.99
Olympus Vol 1 TP, $14.99
PTA Night HC, $12.99
Underground #4 (of 5), $3.50
KNOCKABOUT COMICS
Dodgem Logic Magazine #1, $3.99
LOCUS PUBLICATIONS
Locus #587 (Dec 2009), $6.95
MAERKLE PRESS
Love And Capes #12, $5.99
MANUSCRIPT PRESS
Comics Revue Presents Dec 2009, $16.00
MARVEL COMICS
Amazing Spider-Man #615 (Paolo Manuel Rivera Regular Cover)(The Gauntlet Tie-In), $2.99
Amazing Spider-Man #615 (Joe Quinones Villain Variant Cover)(The Gauntlet Tie-In), AR
Amazing Spider-Man Presents Anti-Venom New Ways To Live #3 (of 3), $3.99
Astonishing X-Men #33, $2.99
Black Panther 2 #11, $2.99
Cable #21, $3.99
Captain America Reborn #5 (Of 5)(Bryan Hitch Regular Wraparound Cover), $3.99
Captain America Reborn #5 (Of 5)(David Finch Variant Cover), AR
Captain America Reborn #5 (Of 5)(John Cassady Variant Cover), AR
Daredevil #503, $2.99
Dark Avengers #12, $3.99
Dark Wolverine #81, $2.99
Deadpool Merc With A Mouth #6, $2.99
Deadpool Vol 2 Dark Reign TP, $14.99
Doctor Voodoo Avenger Of Supernatural #3, $2.99
Hulk #18 (Whilce Portacio Regular Cover)(Fall Of The Hulks Tie-In), $3.99
What does Marsellus Wallace look like? Because he read the Hulk, Loeb.
Hulk #18 (Ed McGuinness Variant Cover)(Fall Of The Hulks Tie-In), AR
Hulk #18 (Ed McGuinness Santa Variant Cover)(Fall Of The Hulks Tie-In), AR
Kookaburra K #2 (of 3), $5.99
Marvel Illustrated Kidnapped GN-TP, $14.99
Marvel Super Hero Squad #4 (of 4), $2.99
Marvelous Land Of Oz #2 (of 8), $3.99
Mighty Avengers #32, $2.99
Ms Marvel #48, $2.99
New Mutants #6 (Diogenes Neves 2nd Printing Variant)(X Necrosha Tie-In), $2.99
Nomad Girl Without A World #4 (of 4), $3.99
Official Index To The Marvel Universe #12, $3.99
Punisher Dead End HC (Premiere Edition), $24.99
Punisher Frank Castle Max Welcome To The Bayou TP, $14.99
Realm Of Kings Inhumans #2 (of 5), $3.99
Secret Warriors Vol 1 Nick Fury Agent Of Nothing TP, $16.99
Spider-Man 1602 #3 (of 5), $3.99
Spider-Man The Clone Saga #4 (of 6), $3.99
Thor Ages Of Thunder TP, $19.99
Thunderbolts #139, $2.99
Thunderbolts Widowmaker HC (Premiere Edition), $19.99
Ultimate Comics Armor Wars #3 (of 4), $3.99
Vengeance Of The Moon Knight #4, $2.99
What If Daredevil Vs Elektra, $3.99
X Necrosha (One Shot)(Clayton Crain 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
X-Factor #200 (Esad Ribic Regular Wraparound Cover), $4.99
X-Factor #200 (Kevin Maguire Variant Cover), AR
X-Factor #200 (David Yardin Variant Cover), AR
X-Force #22 (Clayton Crain Regular Cover)(X Necrosha Tie-In), $3.99
X-Force #22 (Clayton Crain Variant Cover)(X Necrosha Tie-In), AR
X-Infernus TP, $19.99
X-Men Legacy #230, $3.99
MIRAGE STUDIOS
Donatello Brain Thief #4 (of 4), $3.25
Tales Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #65, $3.25
MOONSTONE
Lady Action Special (One Shot)(Paul Gulacy Regular Cover), $3.99
Lady Action Special (One Shot)(Photo Variant Cover), AR
Phantom Chronicles Vol 1 Plain Wrapper HC, $33.99
PANINI PUBLISHING
Dr Who Magazine #415, $7.99
SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT
Hayate X Blade Vol 5 GN (release not confirmed by Diamond Distribution), $9.99
Kashimashi Omnibus Vol 2 TP (Of 2), $14.99
STERLING PUBLISHING
Asterix Livre D Or HC, $14.95
Asterix & Obelix Birthday HC, $19.95
TONY RAIOLA
Connie Vol 1 Captives Of Space Pirates TP, $11.95
Connie Vol 2 Battle For Titan TP, $11.95
UDON ENTERTAINMENT
Street Fighter II Turbo #10 (Cover A Ryu Sagat), $3.95
Street Fighter II Turbo #10 (Cover B Q Trenchcoat), $3.95
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Escape From Wonderland #3 (of 6)(Cover A Sean Chen), $2.99
Escape From Wonderland #3 (of 6)(Cover B Dan Panosian), $2.99
Giant-Size Grimm Fairy Tales 2009 Holiday Edition (Cover A Franchesco), $5.99
Giant-Size Grimm Fairy Tales 2009 Holiday Edition (Cover B Eduardo Garcias), $5.99
Let's see... nothing from DC for me this week. Is Blackest Night still even on? Hello Didio?
Mighty Avengers is still the best Avengers book around.
Captain America Reborn got extended to 6 issues, yes? Still loving it.
The Hulk: just kidding! Let the (completely deserved) Loeb bashing begin!
Thunderbolts has AoA in it so I am there.
X-Factor is where it's really at for me this week. Best of the X-books and the only one that doesn't make me feel cheap afterwards.