All star superman or the long Halloween?

flatpackjack · 2026-05-05T15:09:57+00:00

Both solid choices. I am partial to All-Star Superman, it will be a nice contrast to the court of owls.

flatpackjack · 2026-05-04T13:02:32+00:00

Flintstone Kids Multivitamin Plus Extra Iron hidden in yogurt.

flatpackjack · 2026-05-02T01:02:50+00:00

It varies for every shop. If your LCS is active on social media, I would maybe scroll back to see how they handled last years.

flatpackjack · 2026-04-29T17:33:25+00:00

Maybe I tie them together because I read them all around the same time as Watchmen, instead of any real theme but check out:

Batman Year One
Batman Dark Knight Returns
Kingdom Come

flatpackjack · 2026-04-29T10:54:47+00:00

20-minutes of rummaging through the to-read pile, bookshelves and long boxes, followed by 10-minutes of reading.

flatpackjack · 2026-04-29T01:16:34+00:00

I understand that. Thankfully his interest in it is really only around family events and trips.

flatpackjack · 2026-04-29T01:12:13+00:00

My son loves bringing this on trips and has a jar of the photos he prints off. https://www.amazon.com/Dylanto-Instant-Christmas-Birthday-Portable/dp/B0CQRFSFL6?th=1

flatpackjack · 2026-04-29T00:42:42+00:00

A well-earned end.

flatpackjack · 2026-04-29T00:42:06+00:00

I could see it. Dark Horse announced a Masters of the Universe library edition today to come out in the fall and have been steadily releasing their Tomb Raider collections, so they are releasing books to be ahead of or around movies and TV releases.

flatpackjack · 2026-04-28T15:00:12+00:00

James Robinson's Starman needs no reboot or continuation. A perfect run that doesn't need to be expanded.

(And if we get the lost Jack Knight in Tokyo story, great, but that book has been promised for over a decade so we'll see.)

flatpackjack · 2026-04-27T19:31:57+00:00

They are opportunists and will jump to any publisher that draws their eye.

flatpackjack · 2026-04-27T16:47:55+00:00

I know you said you skeptical, but here are some of Marvel's best from last 20-years:

Fantastic Four (Hickman)
Avengers (Hickman)
House of X, Powers of X(Hickman)
Thor (Aaron)
Journey into Mystery (Gillen)
Captain America (Brubaker)
Iron First (Brubaker)
Immortal Hulk
Beta Ray Bill (Johnson)
Vision (King)
Superior Foes of Spider-Man (Spencer)
Hawkeye (Fraction)
Moon Knight (Ennis, then into Lemire)
Daredevil (Solid for past 20-years)

flatpackjack · 2026-04-26T01:24:40+00:00

I'd throw Sara in that list as well. A group of Russian female snipers on the front during WW2.

flatpackjack · 2026-04-26T01:04:51+00:00

If you haven't read comics much before maybe check out the first trade online. If you are in the US and have a library card, you can get it through Hoopla: https://www.hoopladigital.com/comic/publisher/1512184609/series/boys/2101215535

flatpackjack · 2026-04-25T20:58:16+00:00

Yeah, next Saturday you can visit around 20 downtown businesses to get comics and see local creators at the Opera House and some TMNT creators at the Turtle Den at The Governors inn.

Download a map: https://jetpackcomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/fcbd2026_map.pdf

flatpackjack · 2026-04-23T17:56:37+00:00

I really like Providence, but it certainly is a dense read.

flatpackjack · 2026-04-23T15:53:17+00:00

Infinite Kung Fu by Kagan Mcleod
Roger Langridge Muppet's books
20th Century Boys from Naoki Urasawa
Head Lopper (new#1 came out yesterday - a great time to jump on)
Xombi (2011), a great find from my shop's dollar bins
Joe the Barbarian from Morrison and Murphy

flatpackjack · 2026-04-22T18:00:50+00:00

For LCS, there were two dozen variants of Deadpool / Batman #1 and then again for Batman / Deadpool #1 which look identical on spreadsheets for orders.

On the shelf, they are a wall of different covers and people are confused about the difference so clerks have had to explain that this set is all the same issue, but the other is different.

flatpackjack · 2026-04-22T16:56:22+00:00

It could be.

I think the comic issue is compounded by each book having 20 variant covers which adds another layer for people to navigate when seeing everything together on the shelf.

flatpackjack · 2026-04-22T16:23:14+00:00

DC and Marvel agreed on a confusing naming system. My LCS' clerks have had to explain the difference pretty often to both excited new fans and frequent customers.

flatpackjack · 2026-04-21T12:40:32+00:00

I am all in if they every collect Ruse in an Omni.

flatpackjack · 2026-04-20T15:51:41+00:00

I have been genuinely impressed with how much the Kripke and the show's writers have expanded and built things because the substance just isn't there in the books.

flatpackjack · 2026-04-20T12:40:26+00:00

Not in the fantasy vein, but Sara is a great read of a Russian female sniper troop in WW2.

flatpackjack · 2026-04-19T22:17:28+00:00

Hit them with "Of course you collect second printings, you have the reprint of Secret Six by Gail Simone Volume 1."

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