>post shelves>post Christmas gifts>discuss upcoming releases >talk about what you're currently readingDon't know where to buy? Try these:https://www.amazon.com/https://www.bookdepository.com(worldwide shipping)http://www.booksetc.co.uk/(EU)http://cheap-comics.com(EU)https://www.instocktrades.com/US (worldwide shipping)https://www.dcbservice.com/https://www.mycomicshop.comUS(worldwide shipping)http://www.speedyhen.com(UK)https://www.tfaw.com(worldwide shipping)[best deal websites for comics]https://bookoutlet.com/browse/products/comicshttps://www.cheapestbookprice.com/[your local comic shop here]List of things out next week:http://www.comiclist.com/index.phpUpcoming Omnibus/Hardcovers:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_folder/305597[want to read comics but not buy?]https://readcomiconline.li/https://getcomics.info/
>>152062433Starting with some softcovers that arrived today
hardcoversPferdesuppe is technically an illustrated novel.
>>152062565botton right looks intersting.
Any advice for getting backissues online or at least getting a good sense at the price of them? I got a good handful of trades but I want to have at least one series in floppy form. My LCS doesn't have much and I'd want to know I wasn't getting too scammed. It's not just looking through ebay/your local comic stores and praying, is it?
>>152062887Bought it for the unusual format and interesting cover/title. It's a short novel interspliced with paintings.
>>152062955Totally depends on your location.
>>152063144United States, if it helps.
I'm still waiting on IST to ship me my stuff, but I missed /shelf/. Hoping people got a lot of stuff over the holidays
I really need to try to keep up with upcoming releases better. Im always taken aback by what I see getting released.>>152062505Neat, I remember reading Panorama Island years ago.
>>152063204According to Reddit the floppy market is collapsing.From my personal experience, Zoomers ONLY want manga, so it seems plausible. This probably means that 'rare editions' will become much cheaper (relative to inflation) as some uncs are forced to sell "below value". Paradoxically, over time, this will cause a supply crunch as selling and re-selling (particularly floppies and new releases) on ebay, craigslist etc. will become less profitable for private seller/collectors and 'found a box in the attic' normies. This means that corpo resellers will gobble up marketshare and accumulate inventory (here in the EU it's cunts like momox/medimops) and establish a gamestop-style market where both the seller and the buyer get raped and the middleman takes everything. This will also kill whatever's left of "purist" comic book stores that haven't pivoted their business towards manga as their cost per item is ~40% of sale price whereas corpo resellers have averages of <15%. tldr. depending on what specifically you're looking for, now is probably the time to get some good deals if you buy from a private seller through ebay, craigslist, yard sales - however, there's probably a fair share if completely delusional "I know what I got" boomers, so yes, you'll just have to manually compare prices. Sorry for the ramble I didn't really answer your question, but good luck.
>>152062955eBay is your friend
>>152063585I appreciate the insight either way, anon. I've got some nephews into manga and that's been an easy stocking item along with any extra tpbs I manage to have lying around. Most of them don't make the full plunge into comics but at least two of them did.I'm lucky that most of my favorite series are in easy to get epic collections or I jumped on at the right time to get them, but for whatever reason I want to collect all the Absolute Batman floppies. Most aren't too bad but the price on #1 is understandably pretty high. Chance I'll be going to a wedding in New York in a couple months, so I could take a look through Midtown or Forbidden Planet if I don't figure it out.
>>152062433Is Omaha the Dancing Cat any good or is just furry smut?
Bought so shit lately. Will post later.
>>152063809Nothing to do with buying books, but have you seen 'Funny Pages' yet? Big recommend to anyone into floppies and zines, if you can handle gross-out humor.
>>152063900Furry smut with a dash of bullshit "all conservatives are monsters" 80s era liberal crying because being a whore has consequences and a murder mystery that has a cop out ending that took forever to get wrapped up
>>152063900Yes.
>>152062433No new books but I got some new figures over the last couple of weeks I can show off
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>>152063347I've been waiting on IST to send me Rat god since mid December. It's not even picked and scanned yet. I got pic related from my wife for Xmas, but it didn't show until the 27th. >>152063934The art is all over the road and it fails to communicate the universal insanity of strippers.wow, fuck this captcha
oh it's /shelf/!This came 2 days ago, the Taschen Carl Barks Donald Duck book (not the boxed one, I am not that crazy or rich. Omnibus for size comparison
>>152064372around 90% of the book is printed on rough (matte?) paper
>>152064392but there are a few pages that are printed on glossy paper, I don't really know why, maybe it's explained somewhere, but I have only leafed through it so far and will have an in-depth read over the weekend.
>>152064013>>152064025Very cool
Haul that should last me a good bit. Most of these are blind buys. Finished God Hates Astronauts the other day and it was fantastic
>>152064713And the other half
>>152064372>>152064392>>152064406Damn, did I miss the bi-yearly sale again? I still need that big Frazetta book...Anyway, congrats, but how will you shelf it?
>>152064746What's that Moore thing?
>>152064769wasn't a sale and since it's really really new it won't go on any sale any time soon I think.Walt's Comic Shop canceled my already-paid-for preorder of that Astro City Opus Edition so I redirected the money plus a bit of christmas money towards that book instead and I don't feel like I'll regret it.
>>152064783Biography on him that I found at goodwill for a buck. It's pretty good. I don't know much about his life so it's all new stuff to me.
>>152064087I've been waiting on East or West for around the same amount of time. They sure take their time
>>152064823>but how will you shelf it?it's getting tight. I got more comics and books than shelfspace and I eed to find new ways to store them. Might use the top of a wardrobe, but that will only work for paperback novels I think or else it's going to bow
>>152064866Yeah...
>>152064866NTA but it's been a losing struggle for me, keeping everything in roughly the same size. I figured buying my trades in softcover rather than HC would mean they can neatly stick together on a shelf. The ongoings would eventually be replaced anyways. Little did I know I would be wanting deluxe editions or hardcovers for smaller series. Thinking about if I want Harrow County in Library Edition size or getting the compendium
>>152065289oh you mean how they look like? I don't mind the looks at all, I just want them to be shelved.
Page 10? Already?
Anyone collect Conan? I'm wondering how big the Deluxe Edition is, is it around the size of an Absolute? It looks lovely
Waiting on these bad boys to ship.
Bump
>>152066862February/March order is gonna be huge. A ton of Vol 2 Absolute DC releases among other trades. Ultimates too
ooo nice new /shelf/ i'll go to my book off tomorrow morning and start the 2026 purchases
>>152067354Good on you, anon. Make sure to share pics. Might not be around to keep the thread up over the night but I'm sure someone will
Remember the /shelf/ moto
>get a Wonder Woman trade for Christmas >relative bought it from amazon>tiny marks and scratches on the backWhere is that new bingo sheet people said they were working
>>152062433Marvel has announced a bunch of new omnibuses for this year and there is not a SINGLE one I want. Which I suppose is good. I need to save some money. It's just that outside a couple epics there is almost ZERO things I want this year from marvel. DC sort of still got me and I'll be getting Savage Sword as they come but it's shaping up to be a very cost effective year
>>152068782All I wanted were more X-Men reprints and yet they couldn't even organize a Krakoa book in reading order. Whatever Jim Lee is doing over there in DC, he's definitely got a good head on his shoulders. Marvel still does good work but it pains me to see many a good run cut short or not expanded upon.
>>152068843Some of my big epic wants this year are x-men reprints. Bishops Crossing and X-cutioner Song are my main X-gaps and Spider-man no more is getting another run. >Krakoa bookWho the fuck cares? And as for marvel doing a good job, hell no they don't. The price jack on epics is killing them when DC finest are still in the 20s
IST released a list of their top 50 sellers last year. Two things to note. 1. The list had a MASSIVE DC advantage with something like 37 or so books being DC.2. Warlord made top 25 despite release in LATE December. Which I think is rad as fuck.
>>152068887Relax, anon. I'm just stating how far they've fallen on books. By good work I meant there are still some series worth reading, but the editorial doesn't give anything the time to shine. The only Marvel I cared to keep up with last year was some Ultimate and a few one--shots, was too busy riding the DC wave. I don't play favorites with companies but until Marvel fixes their issues, I'm happy picking up some DC Finest that catch my fancy. >>152068911It was only a while ago that people were complaining about the paper. That's great to hear, people turned around on it quickly
>By good work I meant there are still some series worth reading, but the editorial doesn't give anything the time to shine. Fair enough. >>152069011>It was only a while ago that people were complaining about the paper. That's great to hear, people turned around on it quicklyYeah, looks like the average amazon reviews went up a few stars too. I don't know if it was just some early review retard jitters or if people turned around but it's good to know it's doing okay. I'm hoping they get a vol 2 out soon.
>>152068843Is the Dawn of X omni in a weird order?
>no Legion of Super Heroes news besides that 5 Years Later reprint.Being a Legion fan is suffering. When will thy do Silver Age Omnis us Vol.4, or rather Bronze Age Omni Vol. 1? That fucking gap is killing me.
>>152069519I'm really hoping they get around to reprinting the BEFORE THE GREAT DARKNESS books. I have the second one but the first is gone. There were also to two superboy ones that need a printing. Then I guess whatever was after the curse, which I understand gets confusing.
Is it me, or the have the last few months of /shelf/ been dead?
>>152069638It's been a dry spell. People are broke from the holidays. Big releases are getting fewer and further between and I think a lot of people, myself include, are about ready to call it with a complete enough library. I have most of what I care about and I'm done buying just to buy.
>>152069590Yeah, glad I bought those on release. But the parts that cover the old archives Vol 10-13 have never been reprinted. I got the archive vol 11 but that's about it. Really a shame but I have still hope that they will print it since they already have it in restored form and don't have to work on it, they just have to get around printing it.
>>152068588>Where is that new bingo sheet people said they were workingI might work on that today. I think we agreed the Funko and X-Statix squares needed to be replaced.
>>152070246off by one...perhaps this is a sign to finally pull the trigger on those Plague of Frog HCs and strike off the ahab field.
Today I donated my Berserk tankobons to my nephew. I'm the cool uncle.
>>152068588I've ordered new books from amazon many times and never once received one that could actually be considered new, unless they were manga in shrink-wrap which is a 1/3 chance or so.I only do it because I already have the prime (their shipping is fine for other prosucts) so if I only want 1 or 2 books it's still the best option in terms of cost since making the trip to the book store is also only worth it for a big haul.
Happy new year /shelf/, my shelf officialy arrived in 2 weeks. Lets if the thread survives long enough for me to post it
>>152070831/shelf/ has a shelflife of 5-10 days, post recent purchases instead.
>>152070903>/shelf/ has a shelflife of 5-10 daysSometime theres enough autismo to last more.>post recent purchases instead.Fine, here's my Christmas haul
>>152071026What's it called 'Below the trees where nobody sees'? There was a storytime when it was published, not a bad read. Im surprised how popular it became desu, it's not like 'cut animal characters doing violent things' hasn't been done plenty of times before. I guess everbody likes the main character.
>>152071100Yeah, the sequel's penultimate issue is dropping next week. >how popular it becameI'm guessing it got a lot of attention after the announcement of the crossover with DC
>>152069638More like years.
>>152070807It was a gift so it's not like I could do anything to change it, but I don't mind getting simpler trades like that a bit beaten up. Makes it easier to pass around instead of staying on the shelf for me alone.
>>152071126>crossover with DChuh? Is Batman going to fall out of a portal and start hunting the bear?
>>152069638The past year has been a massive exodus from 4chan. Lots of people got tired of it, leaving behind a ton of schizos who don't fit anywhere else. The recession doesn't help matters either. /shelf/ is a lovely thread though, it stays relatively calm and has motivated people to jump on an omnibus or the like for years. If things get better, we might get a bit of a boost next year. More people are getting into comics recently
>>152071448The current big DC event is a fighting tournament between multiple DC characters, and it looks like in between rounds they go to different multiverses to train vs others characters. Superman is also fighting Homelander
>>152062433>https://www.bookdepository.com(worldwide shipping)Why is this still here?Also theres got to be a better place to see upcoming releases then old goodreads threads.
It's got Homelander, Annabelle, Sub-Zero, Red Sonja, even Sabrina is hanging out
>>152069638If you haven't noticed yet, western comics, especially cape, are dying both in terms of content and publishing. Fewer collectors, less discussion.Personally, I don't have a western bias and manga is in a golden age so my shelves are growing more than ever, but /a/ doesn't really have enjoyable discussion, it's shizoprenic obsession all the way down for all the popular series and the indie stuff doesn't get threads. Then again, I can't imagine being a Marvel or DC enjoyer in current year, I guess you'd just start collecting more and more obscure stuff from the 80s/70s/60s and wipe your tears with worhtless floppies. But at the end of the day /shelf/ is still one of the best (semi-) generals on the site and very enjoyable despite its slowness. When 4chan was kill for like two weeks last (?) year I was bouncing around between alt-chans and reddit and it was the worst online experience of my life, I never want to go back. I'm very thankful for /co/ despite its flaws.
>>152071528>Lex Luthor jobs to a furrykek
>>152071672A local comics scene or club is at the top, a friend group that also likes comics is right below that, and after a big powergap is /co/. Back then you could do okay in some forum but most of those are kill now. Anything else is bottom of the barrel when it comes to comics discussions.Surprised /a/ doesn't have some variant of /shelf/ though, or does it?>>152071694DC KO isn't spectacular but it's silly fun
>>152068911Based DC burying that shit company KWAB
>>152071809>local comic sceneDoesn't really seem to exist in my location. I keep gifting comics to my friends for birthdays but I suspect they're not actually reading them.I know a few girls from my circle who are into manga but they read the most generic shit imaginable + Junji Ito for some reason. Bitches just love Junji Ito.
>>152071848Almost everybody loves Junji Ito. Even if not all of it is great, he's too fun not to read. Had an ex who was really into Tomie. Sorry to hear about the scene though anon. I can only pray they never repeat that april fool's event here again
More hardcovers from recent haul.Thank dieu for le French, in Germoney everything costs 2x and goes out of print immediately if it isn't mainstream.Also, Tezuka was a such a horny dog awoooga!
>>152071809/a/ always has buyfag threads they're just not forced generals like they are here.
>>152071672>but /a/ doesn't really have enjoyable discussionYeah, that's bullshit. It's so much better than here./shelf/ is mediocre, but it's all we got.
>>152072188Two good books here, but both are kind of depressing...
>>152070246>newspaper strips>mignolaverse>flipped book/overspent on OOP>whale>kayfabe subWhat do these mean?>X-Statix Whats wrong with it to warrant its own spot?
>>152072457>Newspaper stripsThese were (usually) four panel comics that were published in the backs of newspapers. Stuff like Peanuts, Calvin & Hobbes.>mignolaverseHellboy, BPRD, other series in the interconnected universe created by Mike Mignola.>flipped book/overspent on OOPBooks go out of print. Scalpers will then sell them for unreasonable prices. Some people buy them anyway.>whaleWHITE WHALE HOLY GRAIL>kayfabe subA YouTube subscription to the Cartoonist Kayfabe channel, now defunct due to Ed Piskor's tragic suicide.>Whats wrong with itNothing is wrong with it, but many, many, many years ago a lot of people were able to nab that specific book for cheap due to Amazon screwing up on pricing it somehow and it became fixture of many /shelves/Do you have any other questions?
>>152072276Maybe for anime? I wouldn't know. For manga discussion OPT can be great, but that's a different vibe than shelf altogether. The WSJ general is just people arguing over sales numbers. All the big weekly series like OP have a healthy roster of posters who are genuinely mentally ill, sprinkled in with coomers, making any worthwhile discussion utterly impossible. Occasionally there are series that don't have anime adaptatuons but can sustain threads like, say, ChoujinX and those are enjoyable, but they're few and far between.Am I really being too harsh?
>>152072457Hello newfriend, you must show your shelf, it is the rule.
>>152072740I am >>152070831
>>152072706Sounds like you're just a general loving cuck. They're not that common but there good manga discussions pop up more often on /a/ than good comic book discussions are here. /shelf/ is devoid of actual discussion and there was a period in time several years back when there was a /shelf/ thread up almost 24/7 that the threads were filled with the exact same posts every time, like automated bot replies. Manga storytime get good discussion too, more than they do here where it's mostly just image dumping for lazy tards that either never reply or just post "bumping to say thanks". Then again if you actually went into a WSJ thread maybe your taste is the problem. I'm sure the popular action shonen threads attract the same kind of schizo weirdos capeshit ones do here, but it's probably still not as bad as /co/.
>>152072862Even with shonen you get good one off threads. Some of the best threads I've been in were about battle shonen series on /a/.
>>152072706Thankfully /co/ doesn't have any coomers so discussion is always clean and sfw unlike /a/
>>152072862NTA. If a comic discussion breaks out there's always some retard who comes in and complains. If there's no discussion, someone complains. If shelves get posted someone complains. If they don't- you get the idea.
>>152072961That's the worst part about /co/. For years, I've had to filter out nearly every other thread because it was filled with people like that. The drawfag threads are filled to the gills with them. It wasn't this bad in 2012.>>152072971That's why I try to post my shelves or a haul and keep on top of the replies. Nothing too artificial though, I won't repost the same shelf if I don't have something new to add. Be the change you want to see and it becomes easier to ignore the bad eggs or trolls
>>152072706Every manga thread I've made there has had some level of engagement, and sometimes I get a good thread going. No such thing here.>>152072961It keeps getting worse too.
>>152072971Actual discussion is very rare on /co/.
>>152073293As somebody who only recently came back (spent most of my time on /toy/ or /m/) to /co/, I regret not being on here more back then. The rare times you get actual comic discussion are nice and I can only imagine how good things were on Wednesdays.
>>152073293>Actual discussionDid I ever tall you I did my bachelor's thesis in literary studies on Cerebus? True story. Got the highest grade for it, too.
>>152072188Tezuka is always nice. Wish there were more English reprints of some of his series.
>>152073380They were supposed to do Neo Faust last year but it never came out
What's the verdict on keeping books you haven't read yet in the foil?I realized the other day that some of these have been sitting wrapped on my shelf since before the pandemic. I think I'll have to crack one open tonight.
>>152073597Books that are in foil are books that belong not on the shelf but in a big pile next to your chosen place of reading.
>>152072971>If a comic discussion breaks out there's always some retard who comes in and complainsYeah. I always get bitched at for one reason or another.Comicfags, don't be discouraged. Make the fucking thread over and over if you want. Fuck these retards that never contribute anything anyway. They only exist to try to kill discussion.
>>152073637All my walls are shelves though, if I start putting things on the floor I won't be able to walk.Perhaps I should just make one shelf of wrapped books then and force myself to open one per month until they're gone.
