Comics: The Meaning

com-ics (kom'iks)n. plural in form, used with a singular verb. 1. Juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence, intended to convey information and/or to produce an aesthetic response in the viewer.

"If Comics' spectacularly varied past is any indication, comics' future will be virtually impossible to predict using the standards of the present.... Those of you who make comics for a living - or would like to someday, probably know that keeping up with all the advances in today's comics is a full-time job. However much we may try to understand the world of comics around us, a part of that world will always lie in shadow - a mystery.... As it is, it should be kept in mind at all times that this world is only one of many possible worlds!
Our attempts to define comics are an on-going process which won't end anytime soon. A new generation will no doubt reject whatever this one finally decides to accept and try once more to reinvent comics. And so they should. Here's to the great debate."

Excerpts and paraphrased from the amazing Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art."

Sunday, April 7, 2013

THE LIST - 04.10.2013


ITEM CODEDESCRIPTIONPRICE
DARK HORSE COMICS
FEB1300271 FOR $1 MIND MGMT #1$1.00
FEB130015BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #20 NOTO CVR$2.99
DEC120083CRIMINAL MACABRE CAL MCDONALD CASEBOOK HC VOL 01$34.99
DEC120059MIND MGMT HC VOL 01$19.99
DEC120101OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 44$12.99
FEB130035SLEDGEHAMMER 44 #2$3.50
FEB130044STAR WARS #4$2.99
FEB130034X #0$2.99
DC COMICS
DEC120363100 BULLETS HC BOOK 04 (MR)$49.99
FEB130140ACTION COMICS #19 COMBO PACK$4.99
FEB130162BATGIRL #19$2.99
FEB130151BATMAN #19$3.99
FEB130154BATMAN #19 COMBO PACK$4.99
FEB130150BATMAN AND RED ROBIN #19$2.99
FEB130201BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #13$3.99
DEC120324BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS HC VOL 02 SCARE TACTICS (N52)$29.99
FEB130232BATMAN LIL GOTHAM #1$2.99
FEB130179CONSTANTINE #2$2.99
FEB130192DEATHSTROKE #19$2.99
FEB130187DEMON KNIGHTS #19$2.99
NOV120295DJANGO UNCHAINED #3 (MR)$4.99
JAN130310FLASH CHRONICLES TP VOL 04$14.99
FEB130173GREEN LANTERN CORPS #19 (WRATH)$2.99
FEB130198RAVAGERS #11$2.99
FEB130249SAUCER COUNTRY #14 (MR)$2.99
FEB130193SUICIDE SQUAD #19$2.99
FEB130143SUPERBOY #19$2.99
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FEB130189TEAM 7 #7$2.99
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JAN130302WORLDS FINEST TP VOL 01 LOST DAUGHTERS (N52)$14.99
DC COMICS/DC COLLECTIBLES
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IDW PUBLISHING
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FEB130340TALES O/T TMNT TP VOL 02$19.99
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JAN120420WILL EISNER SPIRIT ARTIST ED HCPI
DEC120501ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS PREMIER CONVENTION ED HCPI
IMAGE COMICS
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IMAGE COMICS/MCFARLANE TOYS
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MARVEL COMICS
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JAN130765ESSENTIAL IRON MAN TP VOL 05$19.99
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JAN130790ROCKET RACCOON AND GROOT COMPLETE COLLECTION TP$29.99
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FEB130597X-TREME X-MEN #13 XT$2.99

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS


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DEC121237ALIEN ILLUSTRATED STORY FACSIMILE ED TP (MAY128154)$14.95
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OCT121084EC JACK DAVIS TAINT MEAT ITS HUMANITY HC$28.99
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JAN131342EXCEL SAGA TP VOL 25$9.99
FEB130832GARFIELD #12 [DIG]$3.99
FEB131220GFT MADNESS OF WONDERLAND #3 A CVR PANT (MR)$3.99
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FEB131218GFT WONDERLAND #10 A CVR KROME (MR)$2.99
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SEP121017GREEN HORNET #34$3.99
FEB131157HARBINGER (VU) #11 HARBINGER WARS (2 OF 3) PULLBOX HENRY$3.99
FEB131156HARBINGER (VU) #11 HARBINGER WARS REG EVANS$3.99
OCT121173HARVEY HORRORS COLL WORKS WITCHES TALES HC VOL 03$47.99
NOV121279HARVEY HORRORS COLL WORKS WITCHES TALES HC VOL 04$47.99
JAN131246HARVEY HORRORS WITCHES TALES SLIPCASE ED VOL 02$113.99
JAN131341ITSUWARIBITO GN VOL 08$9.99
JAN131043JENNIFER BLOOD #25 (MR)$3.99
JAN130851JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #191 [DIG/P+]$3.99
JAN130852KEVIN KELLER #8 REG CVR [DIG/P+]$2.99
JAN130935LEGEND OF OZ THE WICKED WEST ONGOING #6$3.50
DEC121025LORD OF THE JUNGLE #14 (MR)$3.99
JAN131343LOVELESS 2-IN-1 ED TP VOL 03$14.99
FEB131172M3 TP$24.99
JAN130857MEGA MAN #24 [DIG/P+]$2.99
FEB130821MYLO XYLOTO #3$3.99
FEB130969PETER CANNON THUNDERBOLT #8 CVR A ALEX ROSS$3.99
FEB130970PETER CANNON THUNDERBOLT #8 CVR B JONATHAN LAU$3.99
JAN131242PS ARTBOOKS SHOWCASE TP VOL 01$7.99
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FEB131017RELISH MY LIFE IN KITCHEN GN$17.99
DEC120998SHADOW #11$3.99
FEB130754SHRUGGED VOL 2 #2 ASPEN RESERVED CVR$3.99
FEB130753SHRUGGED VOL 2 #2 DIRECT MARKET CVR$3.99
FEB130824SPONGEBOB COMICS #19$2.99
JAN131007STANDARD #2$3.99
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FEB130659TALES OF FEAR #1 (MR)$4.75
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JAN131096UNICO GN$34.95
JAN131012VALERIAN GN VOL 01 CITY OF SHIFTING WATERS$11.95
DEC121011VAMPIRELLA #28$3.99
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JAN131014XIII CINEBOOK ED GN VOL 15 OPERATION MONTECRISTO$11.95

MAGAZINES


ITEM CODEDESCRIPTIONPRICE
FEB130587CARS MAGAZINE #13$4.99
FEB131243COMIC SHOP NEWS #1347PI
FEB131246COMIC SHOP NEWS FCBD 2013 SPECIALPI
FEB131307DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 66 BAMA CVR$14.95
FEB131306DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 66 REG CVR$14.95
JAN131410DR WHO MAGAZINE #458$9.99
FEB131230HI FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE QUARTERLY #27$6.95
FEB130585MARVEL SUPER HEROES #8$4.99
JAN131438SFX #233$10.99
FEB131308SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 71$14.95
DEC121389VIDEO WATCHDOG #173 (MR)$8.95

BOOKS

ITEM CODEDESCRIPTIONPRICE
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DEC121360DOCTOR WHO CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA HC$16.99
FEB131258DOCTOR WHO DALEK GENERATION SC$9.99
FEB131259DOCTOR WHO PLAGUE O/T CYBERMEN SC$9.99
FEB131260DOCTOR WHO SHROUD OF SORROW SC$9.99
JAN131406INVINCIBLE IRON MAN ORIGIN STORY YR HC REVISED ED$8.99
DEC121255PLUGGED IN COMICS I/T VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY SC$16.95
JAN131450STAR TREK PHASER KIT$9.95
JUL120957TOLKIEN YEARS O/T BROTHERS HILDEBRANDT TP SIGNED$75.00
JUL120958TOLKIEN YEARS O/T BROTHERS HILDEBRANDT TP SIGNED & REMARKED$200.00
JAN131989WARHAMMER 40K FIRE CASTE TP$11.99

MERCHANDISE

 
Marvel Minimates Strange Tales Box Set

ITEM CODEDESCRIPTIONPRICE
FEB131928ADVENTURE TIME MONOPOLYPI
NOV121700ALICE MAD RET SEL ROYAL GUARD ALICE PX AF$24.99
NOV121699ALICE MADNESS RET SELECT ROYAL GUARD ALICE PX AF$24.99
FEB131479BATMAN INCORPORATED LOGO T/S LG$18.95
FEB131480BATMAN INCORPORATED LOGO T/S XL$18.95
FEB131331BENCHWARMER HOT FOR TEACHER 2 SUPER PREM T/CPI
MAY121883BLACK CAT MINI-BUST (RES)$70.00
SEP121670BTTF SILICONE TRAY$14.99
JAN131914DC HEROES NEW 52 JLA DBL PK VINYL STICKER$3.00
NOV121728DC UNLIMITED 6-IN INJUSTICE BATMAN AF$21.99
JUL128167DC UNLIMITED 6-IN INJUSTICE BATMAN AF$21.99
JAN131847DESTROYAH S.H.MONSTER ARTS AF$149.99
JAN131412DOCTOR WHO ANGELS KISS AUDIO CD$24.95
FEB131698DOCTOR WHO EFX DALEK AFPI
FEB131264DOCTOR WHO HORROR OF FANG ROCK AUDIO CD$24.95
FEB131835DR WHO SONIC SCREWDRIVER UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROLPI
FEB131930DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CLUEPI
JAN131855FATE/ZERO SABER CHOGOKIN AF$94.99
NOV121766FRANKENWEENIE SPARKY PLUSHPI
OCT121573GHOSTBUSTERS SILICONE TRAY$14.99
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JAN131720KRE-O TRANSFORMERS BEAST HUNTER FIG PKPI
NOV121723LOONEY TUNES 8-IN SM PLUSHPI
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JAN131808MSG GUNDAM ASSAULT KINGDOM TRADING FIGPI
JAN131829ONE PIECE FILM Z SPECIAL 4TH TRADING FIGPI
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FEB131893SW BOBA FETT BILLFOLD WALLET$19.99
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NOV121506TOPPS 2012 VALOR FOOTBALL T/CPI
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SUPPLIES

ITEM CODEDESCRIPTIONPRICE
JAN131459ALPHAS SEASON 1 T/C BINDER$30.00

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