ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, May 20, 2009, by Charles LePage.

This is the *preliminary* list and is not complete. The complete, and much more accurate, list will be published next week. This information is compiled from a variety of sources including Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World.

Remember, when you order any of these titles, whether here or at your local comic book shop, NOW instead of waiting closer to the release date, you save money AND you save the time of hunting down the issue after it sells out. To find a local comic book shop, please browse The Master List of Comic Book & Trading Card Stores.

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PLEASE NOTE- Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. Let me know if any of the names or numbers are wrong.

PUBLISHER
TITLE, ISSUE NUMBER, PRICE IN U.S. DOLLARS ("AR" means "ask your retailer for the price")

AC COMICS
Men Of Mystery #79, $9.95

ADHOUSE BOOKS
Johnny Hiro TP Vol 1, $14.95

ANTARCTIC PRESS
Gold Digger Maidens Of Twilight #4 (of 4), $3.50
Gold Digger Sketchcard Album, $2.99
Ninja High School #170, $2.99

APE ENTERTAINMENT
Femme Noir TP Vol 1 Dark City Diaries, $19.95

ARCANA STUDIO
Greatest American Hero #3 (of 3), $3.50

ARCHIE COMICS
Archie Digest #254, $2.69
Jughead #195, $2.50

AURORA PUBLISHING
Noodle Shop Affair GN Vol 1 (of 3)(resolicited), $12.95

BLUEWATER PRODUCTIONS
Ray Harryhausen Presents 10th Muse 800 #2 (of 4), $3.99

BONGO COMICS
Simpsons Comics #154, $2.99
Simpsons Comics Treasure Trove #4, $3.99

BOOM! STUDIOS
Caped #2 (of 4)(Cover A), $3.99
Caped #2 (of 4)(Cover B), $3.99
Cars Rookie #2 (of 4)(Cover A Allen Gladfelter), $2.99
Cars Rookie #2 (of 4)(Cover B Allen Gladfelter), $2.99
Cars Rookie #2 (of 4)(Variant Incentive Cover), AR
Incredibles Family Matters #2 (of 4)(Sean 'Cheeks' Galloway Cover), $2.99
Incredibles Family Matters #2 (of 4)(Marcio Takara Cover), $2.99
Incredibles Family Matters #2 (of 4)(Tom Scioli Variant Incentive Cover), AR

BUYMETOYS.COM
Oz Wonderland Chronicles Jack & Cat Tales #1 (Cover A)(resolicited), $3.99
Oz Wonderland Chronicles Jack & Cat Tales #1 (Cover B)(resolicited), $3.99
Oz Wonderland Chronicles Jack & Cat Tales #1 (Incentive Variant Cover)(resolicited), AR

COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1144, AR

DABEL BROTHERS PRODUCTIONS
Jim Butchers Dresden Files Storm Front #4 (of 4), $3.99
Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson Homecoming #3 (of 4), $3.99
Robert Jordans New Spring #6 (resolicited), $3.99
Robert Jordans Wheel Of Time Eye Of The World #0 (Chase Conley Regular Cover), $3.99
Robert Jordans Wheel Of Time Eye Of The World #0 (Previews Exclusive Cover), $3.99
Warriors Official Movie Adaptation #2 (of 5), $3.99

DARK HORSE
Blood+ Adagio GN Vol 1, $10.95
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Omnibus TP Vol 7, $24.95
Clover Omnibus TP Vol 1, $19.95
Criminal Macabre Cell Block 666 #4 (of 4), $2.99
Dawn Worlds Of Final Fantasy HC, $29.95
Gigantic #4, $3.50
Goon TP Vol 7 Place Of Heartache & Grief, $15.95
Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service TP Vol 9, $10.95
Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic #41 (Dueling Ambitions Part 3 Of 3), $2.99

DC COMICS
Air #9, $2.99
Batman Battle For The Cowl #1 (of 3)(Tony Daniel 2nd Printing Cover), $3.99
Batman Battle For The Cowl #3 (of 3)(Tony Daniel Regular Cover), $3.99
Batman Battle For The Cowl #3 (of 3)(Tony Daniel Variant Edition), AR
Batman Mad Love And Other Stories HC, $19.99
Batman Mini Neon Sign (US Version), $89.99
Batman Mini Neon Sign (Australia Version), $89.99
Batman Mini Neon Sign (EU Version), $89.99
Batman Mini Neon Sign (Japan Version), $89.99
Batman Mini Neon Sign (UK Version), $89.99
Booster Gold TP Vol 1 52 Pick Up, $14.99
Brave And The Bold #23, $2.99
Ex Machina #42, $2.99
Final Crisis Aftermath Dance #1 (of 6), $2.99
Gears Of War #7, $3.99
Green Arrow Black Canary #20, $2.99
Hellblazer #255, $2.99
Heroes Of The DC Universe Batman Bust, $65.00
Heroes TP Vol 2, $19.99
Jack Of Fables #34 (Great Fables Crossover Part 5), $2.99
Killapalooza #1 (of 6), $2.99
Lapis Lazuli Crown TP Vol 1, $9.99
Mysterius The Unfathomable #5 (of 6), $2.99
Name Of The Flower TP Vol 2, $9.99
Outsiders #18, $2.99
Rann Thanagar Holy War TP Vol 1, $19.99
Resident Evil #2 (of 6), $3.99
Scooby Doo #144, $2.50
Supergirl #41, $2.99
Superman Batman #60, $2.99
Superman Ending Battle TP, $14.99
Tiny Titans #16, $2.50
Tiny Titans TP Vol 2 Adventures In Awesomeness, $12.99
Trinity #51, $2.99
Vigilante #6 (Deathtrap Part 5), $2.99
World Of Warcraft #19, $2.99

DEL REY MANGA
Fairy Tail GN Vol 6, $10.99

DEVILS DUE PUBLISHING
Hack Slash #22 (Cover A Tim Seeley), $3.50
Hack Slash #22 (Cover B Martin Abel), $3.50

DIGITAL MANGA PUBLISHING
Awaken Forest GN, $12.95
Brilliant Blue GN Vol 1 (of 2), $12.95
Flower Of Life GN Vol 4 (of 4), $12.95
Hideyuki Kikuchis Vampire Hunter D GN Vol 3, $13.95
Living For Tomorrow GN, $12.95

DR MASTER PUBLICATIONS
Feng Shui Academy GN, $9.95

DRAWN & QUARTERLY
32 Stories The Complete Optic Nerve Special Definitive Edition Box Set, $19.95

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Battlestar Galactica Cylon War #4 (Of 4)(Stephen Segovia Foil Cover), AR
Black Terror #4 (Alex Ross Regular Cover), $3.50
Black Terror #4 (Alex Ross Negative Variant Cover), AR
Black Terror #4 (Mike Lilly Variant Cover), AR
Black Terror #4 ('Surprise Artist' Variant Cover), AR
Boys Herogasm #1 (of 6)(Darick Robertson Regular Cover), $2.99
Boys Herogasm #1 (of 6)(Darick Robertson Virgin Variant Cover), AR
Boys Herogasm #1 (of 6)(Darick Robertson Negative Art Variant Cover), AR
Complete Dracula #1 (of 5)(John Cassady Regular Cover), $4.99
Complete Dracula #1 (of 5)(John Cassady Negative Art Variant Cover), AR
Complete Dracula #1 (of 5)(John Cassady Virgin Variant Cover), AR
Masquerade #3 (Alex Ross Foil Cover), AR
Red Sonja #25 (Pablo Marcos Original Art Sketch Edition), $69.99
Zorro Year One HC Vol 1 (Mike Mayhew Regular Cover), $29.99

EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD.
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine #90 (Adam Warlock), $12.00
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine Man-Thing Special, $20.00
DC Superhero Figurine Collection Magazine #26 (Penguin), $14.00
DC Superhero Figurine Collection Magazine #7 (Green Arrow), $14.00
DC Superhero Figurine Collection Magazine #8 (Wonder Woman), $14.00
DC Superhero Figurine Collection Magazine Doomsday Special, $26.00

FANTAGRAPHICS
Brinkley Girls Best Of Nell Brinkleys Cartoons From 1913-1940 HC, $29.99
Youll Never Know HC Vol 1 A Good Decent Man, $24.99

FIRST SECOND
Photographer GN Into War Torn Afghanistan, $29.95

FUTURE PUBLISHING LTD
SFX #182, $9.99

GESTALT PUBLISHING
Flinch GN Vol 1, $11.95

GO! COMICS
07 Ghost GN Vol 3, $10.99

IDW PUBLISHING
Angel #21 (Angel: Aftermath)(Cover A), $3.99
Angel #21 (Angel: Aftermath)(Cover B), $3.99
Angel #21 (Angel: Aftermath)(Gabriel Rodriguez Sketch Variant Cover), AR
Angel #21 (Angel: Aftermath)(Nick Runge Virgin Cover), AR
Ben Templesmiths Dracula GN, $16.99
Doctor Who Time Machination (Paul Grist Regular Cover), $3.99
Doctor Who Time Machination (Variant Photo Cover), AR
Dreamer #6 (Jenny Frison Cover), $3.99
Dreamer #6 (Lora Innes Cover), $3.99
Gary The Pirate GN, $12.99
GI Joe #5 (Cover A), $3.99
GI Joe #5 (Cover B), $3.99
GI Joe #5 (Dave Johnson Virgin Cover), AR
GI Joe Best Of Hawk TP, $19.99
Locke & Key Head Games #5, $3.99
Star Trek Alien Spotlight Romulans, $3.99
Transformers All Hail Megatron #11 (Casey Coller Cover), $3.99
Transformers All Hail Megatron #11 (Trevor Hutchison Cover), $3.99
Transformers Revenge Of The Fallen Movie Adaptation #1 (Josh Nizzi Cover), $3.99
Transformers Revenge Of The Fallen Movie Adaptation #1 (Photo Cover), $3.99

IMAGE COMICS
Cyblade #1 (Kenneth Rocafort Baltimore Comic-Con Variant Cover), $10.00
Four Eyes #3 (resolicited), $2.99
G-Man TP Vol 1 Learning To Fly, $9.99
Great Unknown #2 (of 5), $3.50
Invincible #62, $2.99
Invincible TP Vol 10 Whos The Boss, $16.99
Olympus #1 (Image Edition)(Christian Ward Regular Cover), $3.50
Olympus #1 (Image Edition)(Tommy Lee Edwards Variant Cover), AR
Witchblade #127 (Cover A Stjepan Sejic), $2.99
Witchblade #127 (Cover B Karl Waller), $2.99

KENZER & COMPANY
Knights Of The Dinner Table Bundle Of Trouble TP Vol 25, $12.99

KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS
Comics Buyers Guide #1655 (Jul 2009), $5.99

LOCUS PUBLICATIONS
Locus #580, $6.95

MANUSCRIPT PRESS
Comics Revue #277, $6.95

MARVEL COMICS
Agents Of Atlas #5 (Billy Tan Regular Cover)(Dark Reign Tie-In), $2.99
Agents of Atlas #5 (Ed McGuinness Variant Cover)(Dark Reign Tie-In), AR
All New Savage She-Hulk #1 (of 4)(Alex Garner Second Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Amazing Spider-Man #594, $2.99
Amazing Spider-Man Family #6, $4.99
Black Panther Who Is The Black Panther TP (New Printing), $19.99
Captain America #50, $3.99
Dark Reign Fantastic Four #3 (of 5)(Dark Reign Tie-In), $2.99
Fantastic Force #2, $2.99
Fantastic Four #566, $2.99
Hulk #12 (Cover A Ed McGuinness 'Defenders' Cover), $3.99
Hulk #12 (Cover B Ed McGuinness 'Offenders' Cover), $3.99
Hulk #12 (Arthur Adams Wraparound Variant Cover), AR
Marvel Adventures Avengers #36, $2.99
Marvel Mystery Comics #1 70th Anniversary Special (Paolo Rivera Regular Cover), $3.99
Marvel Mystery Comics #1 70th Anniversary Special (Marcos Martin Variant Cover), AR
Marvel Triple Action #2, $5.99
NYX No Way Home Premiere HC (Book Market Edition), $24.99
NYX No Way Home Premiere HC (Direct Market Edition), $24.99
Planet Skaar Prologue (One Shot), $3.99
Punisher #5 (Target Green Goblin Cover)(Dark Reign Tie-In), $2.99
Punisher #5 (Target The Hood Cover)(Dark Reign Tie-In), $2.99
Punisher War Journal TP Vol 5 Secret Invasion (Book Market Edition), $14.99
Punisher War Journal TP Vol 5 Secret Invasion (Direct Market Edition), $14.99
Skrull Kill Krew #2 (of 5)(Tyler Kirkham Regular Cover)(Dark Reign Tie-In), $3.99
Skrull Kill Krew #2 (of 5)(Tyler Kirkham Kirkham Top Cow Variant Cover)(Dark Reign Tie-In), $3.99
Terror Inc Apocalypse Soon #2 (of 5), $3.99
Thor By J Michael Straczynski Premiere HC Vol 2, $24.99
Thor Visionaries Walt Simonson TP Vol 2 (New Printing), $29.99
Thunderbolts #132, $2.99
Timestorm 2009 2099 #2 (of 4), $3.99
Ultimate Galactus Trilogy TP, $29.99
Uncanny X-Men #510 (Greg Land Regular Cover), $2.99
Uncanny X-Men #510 (J. Scott Campbell Variant Cover), AR
War Of Kings Road To War Of Kings TP, $19.99
Wolverine Noir #2 (of 4)(C.P. Smith Regular Cover), $3.99
Wolverine Noir #2 (of 4)(Dennis Calero Variant Cover), AR
Wolverine Weapon X #2 (Marko Djurdjevic Cover), $3.99
Wolverine Weapon X #2 (Ron Garney Cover), $3.99
X-Men Forever Alpha (Jim Lee Direct Market 'Top Half' Cover), $4.99
X-Men Forever Alpha (Jim Lee Book Market 'Bottom Half' Cover), $4.99
Young X-Men TP Vol 2 Book Of Revelations, $16.99
Ythaq No Escape #2 (of 3), $5.99

MIRAGE STUDIOS
Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #58, $3.25

NBM
Mijeong GN, $19.95

NEW ENGLAND COMICS
Tick Karma Tornado Complete Works TP, $27.95

ONI PRESS
Big Book Of Barry Ween Boy Genius TP (resolicited), $19.95
Stephen Colberts Tek Jansen #5 (of 5)(resolicited), $3.99

RADICAL PUBLISHING
Hotwire #3 (of 5)(Cover A Steve Pugh), $2.99
Hotwire #3 (of 5)(Cover B Alan Brooks), $2.99

RANDOM HOUSE UK
Doctor Who Prisoner Of The Daleks HC, $11.99

REBELLION
2000 AD #1631, $4.50
2000 AD #1632, $4.50
Judge Dredd Complete Heavy Metal Dredd GN, $19.50
Kingdom The Promised Land TP, $22.50
Shakara The Assasin TP, $24.99
Sinister Dexter GN Vol 1 Eurocrash GN, $23.99

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT
Afro Samurai GN Vol 2 (of 2), $12.99
Avalon Web Of Magic Novel TP Vol 9 Ghost Wolf, $5.95

TITAN BOOKS
Modesty Blaise TP Vol 15 Lady Killers, $19.95

TITAN PUBLISHING
Heroes Magazine #10 (Newsstand Edition), $9.99
Heroes Magazine #10 (Previews Exclusive Edition), $9.99
Star Trek Magazine Special #18 (Newsstand Edition), $9.99
Star Trek Magazine Special #18 (Previews Exclusive Edition), $9.99
Terminator Salvation Magazine Special (Newsstand Edition), $9.99
Terminator Salvation Magazine Special (Previews Exclusive Edition), $9.99

VIZ MEDIA
Case Closed GN Vol 29, $9.99
Dragon Ball GN Vol 4 (VIZBIG Edition), $17.99
Fullmetal Alchemist TP Vol 18, $9.99
Kekkaishi GN Vol 17, $9.99
Lets Find Pokemon Crystal SC, $11.99
Oishinbo GN Vol 3 Ramen & Gyoza, $12.99
Pluto Urasawa x Tezuka GN Vol 3, $12.99
Shojo Beat Vol 5 #6 (June 2009), $5.99
Stationmaster HC, $22.99
Vagabond TP Vol 29, $9.95

YEN PRESS
Higurashi When They Cry GN Vol 3 Cotton Drifting, $10.99

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Grimm Fairy Tales #38, $2.99


adult products (ComicList neither recommends or condones the following titles. Read and use this information at your own risk.)

801 MEDIA INC
Hey Class President GN Vol 2 (adult), $15.95

EDICIONES LA CUPULA S A
Kiss Comix #202 (adult), $8.99
Kiss Comix #203 (adult), $9.95

NBM
4 Girlfriends GN Vol 2 (adult), $10.95

SQP INC.
Knots & Straps TP Vol 2, $9.95