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           The C O M I C   R E A D E R S   E - M A G
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                                               Issue #46
                    News - Columns - Reviews         
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For today's wired comic book fan!

                      Monday, February 12th, 1996
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Contents:

[1] From the Editor ............................. Ryan Brewster
[2] Industry News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Brewster
[3] CSNsider #452 ............................... W. Batty, C. Biggers
[4] Rants & Raves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Brewster
[5] Reviews ..................................... Ryan Brewster
[6] Top 200 Comics, February . . . . . . . . . .  Antarctic Press
[7] New Comics Release List ..................... Chuck LePage
[8] Late Comics Report . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Andrew S. Troth
[9] E-Mag Info

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[1] From the Editor

Welcome to the NEW Comic Book Ne--er, I mean, Comic Readers E-Mag!

You'll notice there aren't many big changes in this e-mag.  The Comic
Book Net E-Mag was popular enough, and "if it ain't broke, don't fix 
it!", right? :)

I hope it's not too much of a change for your current Bookmark files and
whatnot to adjust to the new web site.  The new site for this e-mag is
http://www.cris.com/~Xenozoid/ReadComix.html, but I will keep 
http://www.cris.com/~Xenozoid/ComicBkNet.html up for awhile, pointing 
towards the new web site.

Yes, I still want to bring message bases to the web.  Whether or not this
does happen depends on how much free time I have in the near future. 
Until then, though, I'll continue to crank out the e-mags.

Another thing that will change with this e-mag is the sort-of-kinda-but-
not-really cancellation of the Comicunications newsletter that I did for
the old e-mag. All the news, reviews and editorials will continue, but 
they will be divided into separate sections within the e-mag.

Please feel free to send me any questions/comments/complaints you have
about the new e-mag!

Best,

--Ry
Editor
Xenozoid@cris.com

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[2] Industry News, by Ryan Brewster


Deaths Rock Comics World:


2/6/96 - Jerry Siegel, Bernard Baily, and Burne Hogarth all died recently.
Siegel, co-creator of Superman and The Spectre, died Sunday of heart
failure at the age of 81.  Baily, co-creator of The Spectre, died last
Friday at the age of 75.  Hogarth, artist of Tarzan, died on Sunday.


Marvel, Zanart Sign Licensing Deal:

2/8/96 - Marvel Entertainment Group has announced a licensing agreement
with Zanart Entertainment, Inc, and manufacturer of collectible prints.
Through the agreement, Zanart will design, package and market collectible
prints featuring Marvel characters.


Marvel Software Appoints CEO:

2/8/96 - Marvel has appointed Scott Marden chief executive officer of
Marvel Software, a newly created business unit.  Marden was formerly
president and CEO of Philips Media.


Dan Jurgens Creates New Teen Titans:

2/5/96 - DC Comics has confirmed the rumors that creator Dan Jurgens will
revive the Teen Titans title, recently canceled.  The new title will begin
in August.  Each character on the team will be a new creation of Jurgens',
aside from team leader, the Atom.  Fan favorite George Perez has been
mentioned as the inker on the title.
   

Peter David Leaves Hulk for Supergirl:

1/28/96 - Running rumor on the nets claim writer Peter David, who
recently retired from Marvel's Spider-Man 2099 title, will also be
leaving The Incredible Hulk, and will be writing an ongoing Supergirl
series for DC Comics.

[Editor's note - The above story has just been confirmed!]


WildStorm Releases Lower-Cost Comics:

2/10/96 - WildStorm Productions will release a line of $1.75 comics,
beginning in May.  The new lower-cost comics will contain all-new
material, unlike WildStorm's reprinted 99-cent comics.  Hazard will
launch in May, by Jeff Mariotte, Ray Allen Martinez and Gerry
Alanguilar.  Union will be relaunched the following month, from Michael
Heisler and Randy Green.


Bad Chemistry Runs Anyways:

1/23/96 - Author Gary St. Lawrence has announced that his two issues of
Prime (written before Marvel's recent Purge), entitled Bad Chemistry,
will indeed be published in the regular Prime series.  Prime was one of
the three Malibu Ultraverse series to survive the Purge, the other two
being Rune and Ultraforce.


Marlowe & Company Hits the Web:

2/8/96 - Marlowe & Company's new web site can be found at the URL
http://www.marlowepub.com.  The site will feature news, info about
past and future publishing projects, and other stuff.


Chuck Dixon Writes Captain America:

2/7/96 - It has been rumored, ever since Mark Waid announced that he would
be stepping down as writer on Captain America once Liefeld & Co. took over,
that writer Chuck Dixon would be writing the title.  Hero Illustrated has
just confirmed that rumor.  Rob Liefeld will draw the comic for at least
the first six issues.


Gen13 Video Games in the Works:

2/10/96 - Electronic Arts and WildStorm Productions have signed an
agreement to create games based on WildStorm's Gen13 comic series.
Titles will likely be developed for the Sony Playstation, the Sega
Saturn and PCs.


Big Plans For Marvel's Star Trek:

1/28/96 - All but confirmed rumors circulating now state that Marvel
has big plans for its Star Trek license (right after Marvel cancels
all its other licensed titles).  In August will be a one-shot X-Men/
Star Trek crossover book. Rumor has it the idea came from Paramount,
not Marvel, and that Marvel is romancing author Chris Claremont for
the writing job.

In September, three ongoing series are planned to begin: DS9, Voyager
and Star Trek: Unlimited, with stories from both the TNG and Trek
Classic series.

Later on, ongoing series for Star Fleet Academy and Enterprise: The Early
Voyages (The pre-Kirk crew) are planned.


Archie Salutes Canada:

1/25/96 - Archie and his friends reminisce about their many Canadian
trips in Archies All Canadian Digest #1, shipping in May.  The stories
will be told as classic stories re-presented as flashbacks in framing
sequences of new material.


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[3] CSNsider #452, by W. Batty & C. Biggers

This is the CSNsider #452, which will be in shops on 2/15/96.

George Perez has a busy year coming up; he has announced that he'll be
working on two titles, one for Marvel and one for DC. Perez will do the
finishes and inks on Rob Liefeld's Avengers once Liefeld takes over the
title later on this year; Jim Valentino will supply the plots over
Liefeld's scripts, according to Perez.  Meanwhile, over at DC, Perez will
do the finishes and inks on Dan Jurgens' pencils for the all-new Teen
Titans title launching later on this year; of course, Perez was vital in
helping to make the second incarnation of Teen Titans a hit in the
1980's....

DC has announced that Peter David will be writing their new ongoing
Supergirl series...

X-Men and Star Trek?  Insiders at Marvel report that this offbeat meeting
will definitely occur in a one-shot that will help to kick off Marvel's
new Star Trek line...

DC's next Archives title will be a Flash Archives volume this summer...

DC-ROM?  DC has announced that they are investigating CD-ROM comics
packages; no word yet on whether these would be hefty reprint volumes of
hard-to-find material, collections of more current popular storylines, or
something done just for CD-ROM...

Extreme Destroyer: Prologue, the title that kicks off Extreme's nine-part
crossover story arc, has expanded from 22 to 35 pages of story and art
with no increase in price...

DC Versus Marvel #1 has sold so well that, in spite of a massive
overprinting, the entire first run of the book has sold out and DC has
done a second printing to meet the demand...

Image has combined Badrock #2 with Grifter to create Grifter/Badrock #2, a
flip book...  Savage Dragon #25 will feature two cover variants, with
equal numbers of both being printed...

Capital City Distribution reports that the new Wizards of the Coast Ice
Age expansion, Alliances, will feature over 140 cards; they also say that
Wizards of the Cosat will be offering another stand-alone expansion
similar to Ice Age that wil include rules additions and more than 300
cards, as well as redesigned gift boxes containing two preconstructed
decks and a larger, easier-to-read rules book...

Also in the works from Wizards, according to Capital, is a stand-alone
expansion, The Sabbat, for Vampire: The Eternal Struggle...

White Wolf's next expansion for Rage, entitled War of the Amazon, is set
for March releaseand this expansion is going to be limited, so take that
as a word to the wise...

John and Virginia Romita, longtime members of the Marvel comics staff,
retired in mid-January...

Warner Bros. has placed an order for a full sixty-five episodes of the new
Superman Animated Series; plans are to air the first three episodes as a
ninety-minute prime time special to introduce the series to television
viewers...

Grant Morrison has reported that he will take over the writing honors on
the single Justice League title that will replace DC's current trio of
Justice-League-related books later this year...

Marvel's Star Trek titles will reportedly include Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine and Star Trek: Voyager, both based on current Star Trek syndicated
television  series; Star Trek Unlimited, featuring stories of Classic Trek
and the Next Generation; Star Fleet Academy, based on the paperback
series; and Enterprise: The Early Voyages, featuring the pre-Kirk crew of
the Enterprise (Captain Pike, perhaps?).  No Star Trek or Star Trek: The
Next Generation ongoing title is being listed on the schedule, although
limited series are possible (and of course, none of this is definite at
this point)...

HBO debuted its Fist of the North Star film on Friday, February 2nd; if
you missed it, keep an eye out for reruns throughout the month...

Edgar Rice Burroughs fans must be in heaven: not only has a full line of
Tarzan action figures debuted, featuring characters from the Tarzan, Mars,
and Pellucidar novels, but a Tarzan live-action syndicated series
(described as being much more true to the feel of the Burroughs novels
than the Ron Ely Tarzan series) is in the works for fall '96 premiere...

Negotiations are underway to bring the syndicated Hercules and Xena series
to comic books, although nothing has been finalized yet...

CSN #452 features Oink from Kitchen Sink Press on the cover as well as
more news and the Red K Awards Reader Responses. There's also a couple of
last-minute news items that made it into CSN but aren't posted here.

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The CSNsider is now available via e-mail! In order to subscribe to
CSNsider, send a message to majordomo@redweb.com. with a single line
message saying:

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[4] Rants & Raves, by Ryan Brewster

Something Different
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
by Ryan Brewster

     When a major comics publisher advertises that they are going to
introduce something "Completely Different!", you can be certain that the
"completely different" comic book will be more of the same... with maybe
a few slight changes (which are not always for the better).

     In order to propel the industry into the 21st century, a comics
publisher with some _power_ needs to come out with something that
genuinely _is_ "Completely Different".  As I mentioned before, the flash
and pizazz of television and movies has overtaken that of comics.  So
a major comics publisher needs to come out with something that can offer
more than "just" flash and pizazz.

     I say a _major_ comics publisher because, though many extremely well-
done, self-published or independent comics (which offer something that IS
"completely different") have been introduced, most if not all have been
lost within the plethora of mediocre superhero fare that crowds the racks
of comic stores.

     This publisher must make the product known and advertise it
aggressively as well.  So many excellent books have been doomed by
publishers who under-exposed them because they wanted to devote a few
more full-page spreads to comics which would sell well anyhow.

     To be "different", the book doesn't even have to be NEW!  I'm sure
DC and Marvel have enough clout to convince the writer of some cult
classic to allow them to reprint their masterpiece.  Such an arrangement
is beneficial to both parties: the writer/artist gets his book the
exposure it deserves, and the publisher offers a book that it already
KNOWS is good to a wider audience.

     In bringing Jeff Smith's Bone comic (reminiscent of Walt Kelly's
Pogo - highly recommended) to its line-up, Image Comics has already
gotten a head-start against Marvel and DC.  Now they just need to
figure out how to market it well.

     Whether or not this different material is new, the material must
be good.  If DC comics offers a comic that sounds great - like:
"Metropolis - A comic following the daily lives of Superman's city, which
explores how the citizens of the city are effected by the superhero-
supervillain encounters that occur every day.", and it is the most boring
load of #@*($ that one has ever read, one is not apt to try out any more
of DC's attempt at diversity.

     However, the writer has some terrific advantages in the medium that
he gets to work with.  In comic books, you don't have to worry about bad
actors; the action and words are put together in the imaginations of the
readers.  What goes on between the panels is really where the action is,
that's why writers can get away with such horrendous dialogue as you can
find in so many comics today, and still have a successful comic book.

     What bothers me the most, however, is how creators of comics from
DC or Marvel always seem to feel limited to science fiction or superhero
fare.  If a comic book is written in an earthly setting, without any
superheroes or aliens, it already has a head start in the "different"
department.

     The rest is up to the creator.

Next Week: The Pen and Ink is Mightier than the Sword

Ryan Brewster
Xenozoid@cris.com

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[5] Reviews

Comics for review may be mailed to Ryan Brewster, 84 Bunker Hill St.,
Lancaster, NH, 03584.


World Hardball League
by Timothy B. Murphy, Andy Soliz and Thanh Tran
Titus Press, 13 Woodlake Square Ste. #252, Houston, TX 77063

(Issues 1-4 have shipped. Back issues available from the above address)

I have to admit that I have avoided all sports-related comic books like
the plague.  I love sports.  I love comics.  I didn't think I'd really
like the two combined...

World Hardball League surprised me with its combination of sports and
comics.  They have created a line-up of superheroes who play baseball,
or athletes with superpowers, and the result is actually pretty enter-
taining.

Murphy, Soliz and Tran have put together a very readable series of comic
books from what would seem to be a weak premise.  If you like sports and
comics (like you'd be reading this if you didn't like comics...), you may
enjoy World Hardball League.


Pantheon #1
by Debora Kerr and Steven S. Crompton
Archer Books, PO Box 27686, Tempe, AZ, 85285-7686

(Write to the publisher for back issue info)

Pantheon at first seems to be a rip-off of DC's New Gods.  But when you
get past the trivial similarities, the book is really quite original.

The story takes place in a dimension of ethereal planes where the gods
of all human cultures live.  It mainly focuses on five of the gods: Tara,
Kit-Ra, Set, Demi (who has had her own miniseries, I believe), and Ghede,
as the investigate the strange destruction of some of their fellow
deities.

The story is entertaining, and the art is beautiful. Though black & white,
the computer texturing adds flash and pizazz to the artwork.  Definitely
worth a look-see, and since it's relatively new, it should be easy to get
into.


Comic Buyers Guide #1162 (the new format)
Edited by Maggie Thompson
Krause Publications, Inc., 700 E. State St., Iola, WI, 54990

The Comic Buyers Guide has long been the best publication about comics
one can buy, and with this issue, the trade journal celebrated its 25th
anniversary by changing a few things.

The important things are still there; Bumpkin Buzz is still on page 20,
Peter David's But I Digress and Mark Evanier's Point of View columns
are still around, and the Oh, So? letter column is still brimming with
readers' opinions.

But a few things have been changed.  First of all, it's smaller (i.e.-
easier to handle).  Second, there are short little columns (called
"towers") throughout the magazine.  Finally, there's a glossy outer
cover with a cool-as-heck Sergio Aragones drawing on it!

There are a few other cosmetic differences, but besides that, the
new Comic Buyers Guide is still the same great comic book industry
reference it always has been.  Do yourself a favor and buy a
subscription, you save a ton off cover price that way. :)
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[6] February's Top 200 Comics, from Antarctic Press

(NOTE:  This information can also be found at:
http://www.texas.net/users/antarc/combined0296.html)

This is a listing of the top 200 comic books (by number sold) for
February 1996, as reported by Diamond Distributors and Capital City
Distributors.  Please note that these sales figures are not confirmed
figures; rather, they are ESTIMATES based on information obtained from
the two major distributors.  For a more detailed report on how these
sales figures were determined, see the notes at the end of the list.  

Sales      = Total copies sold (1 index point = approx. 1000 copies)
Dia#       = Sales rank through Diamond Distributors
CCD#       = Sales rank through Capital City Distributors

Rank      Title                 Supplier      Sales    Dia#  CCD# 

  1  Spawn #44                  Image        175,200     1
  2  Spawn #45                  Image        172,700     2
  3  Gen 13 Ordinary Heroes #1  Image        146,000     3
  4  Spawn Wildcats #2          Image        137,900     4
  5  Death Time Of Your Life #1 DC            95,900     5
  6  X-Files #15                Topps         86,585    14     2     
  7  Shi Way of the Warrior #8  Crusade       80,100     6
  8  Batman #529                DC            77,500     7
  9  Dawn #4                    Sirius        73,230    20     3     
 10  Wildcats #27               Image         72,900     8
 11  Superman #111              DC            71,700     9
 12  Detective Comics #696      DC            70,700    10
 13  Action Comics #720         DC            70,700    11
 14  Superman Man of Steel #55  DC            69,700    12
 15  Witchblade #4              Image         67,400    13
 16  Tomoe #2                   Crusade       64,800    15
 17  Batman Shadow of Bat #49   DC            61,700    16
 18  Wetworks #15               Image         61,600    17
 19  Weapon Zero #1             Image         61,100    18
 20  Sin City That Yellow B #1  Dark Horse    61,100    19
 21  Robin #28                  DC            59,000    21
 22  Star Wars Splinter Eye #2  Dark Horse    57,400    22
 23  Catwoman #32               DC            56,200    23
 24  Cyberforce #20             Image         56,100    24
 25  Azrael #16                 DC            55,600    25
 26  Horseman #1                Crusade       53,400    26
 27  Batman Chronicles #4       DC            53,100    27
 28  Star Wars X-Wing Rogue #5  Dark Horse    52,300    28
 29  X-Files Comic Digest #2    Topps         51,830    46     4     
 30  Wonder Woman #108          DC            51,800    29
 31  Green Lantern #73          DC            49,800    30
 32  Maxx #23                   Image         49,700    31
 33  Defcon 4 #1                Image         48,300    32
 34  Flash #112                 DC            46,000    33
 35  Avengelyne Deadly Sins #2  Maximum Pr    45,900    34
 36  Hitman #1                  DC            45,100    35
 37  Grifter #10                Image         44,900    36
 38  Team 7 III Dead Reckon #2  Image         44,500    37
 39  Superboy #26               DC            44,100    38
 40  Glory #0                   Image         42,800    39
 41  Cyberpunx #1               Image         42,600    40
 42  Star Wars Jabba Betra #1   Dark Horse    42,500    41
 43  Backlash #17               Image         42,000    42
 44  Prophet #5                 Image         41,800    43
 45  Glory Lingerie Issue #1    Image         41,700    44
 46  Crow Dead Time #2          Kitchen Sink  41,420           1
 47  Ripclaw #4                 Image         40,300    45
 48  Vengeance Vampirella #23   Harris        38,690    70     6
 49  21 #2                      Image         38,300    47
 50  Stormwatch #33             Image         38,200    48
 51  Lady Pendragon #1          Maximum Pr    38,100    49
 52  Preacher #13               DC            38,100    50
 53  Savage Dragon #26          Image         38,100    51
 54  Man-Bat #3                 DC            37,900    52
 55  Bone #23                   Image         37,800    53
 56  Sovereign Seven #10        DC            37,200    54
 57  Deathblow #25              Image         36,900    55
 58  Maximage #3                Image         35,600    56
 59  Aquaman #19                DC            35,500    57
 60  Vampirella Strikes #3      Harris        34,970    76     9     
 61  Vamps Hollywood & Vein #3  DC            33,600    58
 62  Youngblood #5              Image         33,400    59
 63  Dart #1                    Image         33,200    60
 64  Bloodpool #1               Image         32,200    61
 65  Books of Magic #23         DC            31,500    62
 66  Tarzan vs Predator Core #2 Dark Horse    31,500    63
 67  Lethal #1                  Image         31,500    64
 68  Evil Ernie Straight H #5   Chaos         31,400*   65
 69  Ghost #11                  Dark Horse    31,300    66
 70  Cybernary #4               Image         31,000    67
 71  Warchild #1                Maximum Pr    30,600    68
 72  Starman #18                DC            30,500    69
 73  Black and White #1         Image         30,100    71
 74  Hellblazer #100            DC            29,800    72
 75  Lobo #26                   DC            29,300    73
 76  Black Ops #2               Image         29,200    74
 77  Aliens Mondo Heat #2       Dark Horse    28,400    75
 78  Mister Miracle #1          DC            26,100    77
 79  Simpsons Comics #17        Bongo         26,010   101    10     
 80  Power of Shazam #14        DC            25,600    78
 81  Justice League Amer #110   DC            25,600    79
 82  Chapel #6                  Image         25,400    80
 83  Legion of Superheroes #79  DC            25,300    81
 84  Monkeyman and OBrien Spec  Dark Horse    25,000    82
 85  Thunder Agents #1          Maximum Pr    24,300    83
 86  Black Anvil #2             Image         24,000    84
 87  Spectre #40                DC            23,900    85
 88  Battlestar Galactica St #3 Maximum Pr    23,800    86
 89  Warrior Nun Areala Bk 2 #4 Antarctic Pr  23,185   109    11     
 90  Sandman Mystery Theat #37  DC            23,100    87
 91  New Man #2                 Image         22,600    88
 92  Green Arrow #107           DC            22,200    89
 93  Supreme #36                Image         22,200    90
 94  Union #12                  Image         22,100    91
 95  Razor Torture #1           London Night  22,100    92
 96  New Force #2               Image         22,000    93
 97  Seekers Into Mystery #4    DC            21,900    94
 98  Avengelyne Swimsuit #4     Maximum Pr    21,500    95
 99  Invisibles #19             DC            19,800    96
100  New Shadowhawk #6          Image         19,700    97
101  Maggie the Cat #2          Image         19,700    98
102  Space Above and Beyond #2  Topps         19,640   120    22     
103  Grendel Tales Devil May #3 Dark Horse    19,400    99
104  Showcase 96 #4             DC            19,100   100
105  Extreme Justice #15        DC            18,800   102
106  Industrial Gothic #5       DC            18,200   103
107  Guy Gardner Warrior #41    DC            18,200   104
108  Strikeback #2              Image         17,700   105
109  Man Against Time #1        Image         17,500   106
110  Satanika #4                Verotik       17,440   133    15     
111  Killer Instinct #1         Acclaim       17,100   107
112  Tarzan John Carter War #3  Dark Horse    16,900   108
113  Cyberforce Origins Special Image         16,500   110
114  Cyberfrog #1               Harris        16,450   129    28     
115  X-O Manowar #65            Acclaim       16,400   111
116  New Gods #7                DC            16,100   112
117  Swamp Thing #165           DC            16,100   113
118  Crush #3                   Image         16,100   114
119  Firebrand #3               DC            16,000   115
120  Primortals #14             Tekno Comix   15,965   130    32     
121  Godzilla #9                Dark Horse    15,900   116
122  Shade Changing Man #70     DC            15,400   117
123  Hawkman #31                DC            15,400   118
124  Lady Justice #10           Tekno Comix   15,215   138    33     
125  Fatale #2                  Broadway      15,100   119
126  Poison Elves #10           Sirius        14,990   140    34     
127  Blood and Shadows #2       DC            14,800   121
128  Sliders #1                 Acclaim       14,600   122
129  Bone #4 reprint            Image         14,600   123
130  I-Bots #7                  Tekno Comix   14,590   147    25     
131  Hate #22                   Fantagraphic  14,285   162    14     
132  Satanika X                 Verotik       14,225   157    20     
133  Mike Danger #10            Tekno Comix   13,935   145    37     
134  Razor Uncut #19            London Night  13,700   124
135  Oh My Goddess Special Mys  Dark Horse    13,600   125
136  Chiaroscuro Private #10    DC            13,600   126
137  Mr Hero Newmatic Man #16   Tekno Comix   13,380   148    42     
138  Indiana Jones Sargasso #3  Dark Horse    12,900   127
139  Mask #12                   Dark Horse    12,900   128
140  Mars Attacks #6            Topps         12,850   153    43     
141  Cerebus #203               Aardvark-Van  12,705   163    24     
142  Strangers in Paradise #10  Abstract St   12,350   169    19     
143  Xander in Lost Universe #7 Tekno Comix   12,310   155    46     
144  Turok Dinosaur Hunter #45  Acclaim       12,300   131
145  Casual Heroes #2           Image         12,200   132
146  Cyberforce Origins Spec    Image         12,000   134
147  X #23                      Dark Horse    12,000   135
148  Powers That Be #4          Broadway      11,900   136
149  Deathstroke #58            DC            11,900   137
150  Elfquest Hidden Years #28  Warp          11,870   164    29     
151  Gunsmith Cats #10          Dark Horse    11,700   139
152  Walter Campaign Terror #1  Dark Horse    11,600   141
153  Elfquest Wavedancers Spec  Warp          11,575   165    31     
154  Elfquest Shards #15        Warp          11,430   167    30     
155  You're Under Arrest #3     Dark Horse    11,200   142
156  Shadow State #3            Broadway      10,900   143
157  Legend Mother Sarah C #2   Dark Horse    10,600   144
158  Animaniacs #12             DC            10,500   146
159  Dakkon Blackblade World    Acclaim       10,200   149
160  Elfquest Kahvi #5          Warp          10,135   173    40     
161  Mutant Chron Golgotha #2   Acclaim       10,000   150
162  Elfquest Two-Spear #5      Warp           9,990   174    41     
163  Bloodshot #49              Acclaim        9,800   151
164  Foot Soldiers #2           Dark Horse     9,800   152
165  Cynder Nira X Rifts #1     Immortelle     9,670   170    58     
166  Ranma 1/2 V #3             Viz            9,570           5
167  Elfquest Jink #12          Warp           9,475   180    44     
168  From Dusk Till Dawn        Tekno Comix    9,400*  154
169  Dark Horse Presents #106   Dark Horse     9,400   156
170  Legends of Luxura #1       Brainstorm     9,340   171    60     
171  3x3 Eyes Curse of Gesu #5  Dark Horse     9,300   158
172  Space Usagi #2             Dark Horse     9,200   159
173  Cyberforce #1 reprint      Image          9,100   160
174  Adventures of the Mask #2  Dark Horse     9,000   161
175  Nira X Cynder Endang #1    Entity         8,600   179    64     
176  Elfquest Rebels #12        Warp           8,565   185    48     
177  Brinke of Destruction #2   High Top       8,550   184    50     
178  Vampire Miyu #5            Antarctic Pr   8,255   190    45     
179  Devilman #6                Verotik        8,150   186    57     
180  Death Rattle #3            Kitchen Sink   8,060           7
181  Jugular #1                 Blackout       7,980   183    67     
182  Icon #36                   DC             7,900   166
183  Battle Angel Alita VI #1   Viz            7,760           8
184  Cavewoman #1               Caliber        7,570   188    70     
185  Avengelyne #1 deluxe       Maximum Pr     7,400   168
186  Vamperotica #12            Brainstorm     7,035   191    74     
187  Bad Eggs #1                Acclaim        6,900   172
188  Andrew Vachss Cross #4     Dark Horse     6,700   175
189  Armed and Dangerous #3     Acclaim        6,700   176
190  Static #34                 DC             6,700   177
191  Star Wars Jabba Hutt Garr  Dark Horse     6,700   178
192  Hardware #38               DC             6,300   181
193  Motorhead #7               Dark Horse     6,100   182
194  Scud #11                   Fireman Pr     6,020   197    61     
195  Fangs of the Widow #5      Ground Zero    5,985   193    78     
196  Girl Presents Body Heat #3 Black Lace     5,980   202    49     
197  Nausicaa Valley Wind V #8  Viz            5,890          12
198  Vault of Horror #15        Gemstone       5,800   187
199  Duckman #0                 Topps          5,600   194    92     
200  THB #7                     Horse Press    5,560   205    59     

*Note - Evil Ernie #5 from Chaos and From Dusk Till Dawn from Tekno
Comix was only listed on the Diamond sales charts, and not on the
Capital City sales charts. Comics published by Gladstone (such as
Uncle Scrooge #38) was inexplicably left off the Diamond sales charts;
it is possible that one or two Gladstone comics should be on the top
200 list.


NOTES ON HOW THIS CHART WAS CREATED:

Each month, Diamond Distributors publishes a trade publication called 
"Diamond Dialogue", which lists the top 300 comics sold by piece count.
Also, Capital City Distributors publishes a trade publication called
"Internal Correspondence" which lists the top 200 comics sold by dollar
value.  In February, Antarctic Press had nine items listed on the 
Diamond chart, and eight items listed on the Capital City chart.  Since
we know how well Antarctic Press books sold, it is simply a matter of 
simple math to determine what one "index point" equals on both charts.
For example, in the February Diamond Dialogue, Vampire Miyu #5 is
listed as having an "Order Index" of 6.9; we sold 5,362 copies through
Diamond that month, so the one index point = 775 comics sold (approx.).
(This figure  also holds true for the eight other Antarctic Press books
listed on the charts for that month).  Similarly, on the Capital City
charts Vampire Miyu #5 is listed as .3459% of Capital City's total sales for
that month (by dollar value).  So, one percent of Capital City's sales
equals approximately $25,232 retail (approx.).  This figure also hold
true for the other seven Antarctic Press books listed on the Capital City
charts.

Using these two figures (Diamond index = 775 copies sold, Capital City
index equals $25,232), it is easy to reorganize and combine the two charts.

Please note in the month of February that the following publishers are 
exclusive through Diamond:  DC, Image, Dark Horse, Acclaim, Maximum,
Wizard, Gemstone (Russ Cochran and Overstreet), Broadway, London Night
Studios, and  Crusade.  For Capital City, Kitchen Sink, Viz, and
Coppervale are exclusive.

Also, Marvel Comics is exclusive through Heroes World Distribution,
and the sales figures for Marvel comics are not readily known, so they
have been omitted from this chart.  "Exclusive" means that comics from
these publishers are available to the comics retailers ONLY through the
distributor, and from no other source.

It should be noted that these sales figures only represent pre-orders,
and do not represent actual sell-through sales at comic stores.  This
chart also does not include order increases, reorders, or cancellations. 
However, order increases and reorders are generally only a very small
fraction of total sales.  Also, this chart only represents sales through
Diamond and Capital City Distributors, which combined make up
approximately 95% of the direct market.  It does not represent sales
through smaller distributors, such as Hobbies Hawaii, Big Picture, and
Hobby Games, nor does it represent direct-to-retail sales, direct-to-
customer sales, or newsstand distribution sales.

COMMENTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

Best,
  - "Travelling Matt"
_____________________________________________________________________
[7] New Comics Release List, by Chuck LePage

                      NCRL: NEW COMIC BOOK RELEASES LIST
                        FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1996,
                          COMPILED BY CHARLES LEPAGE
                    WITH INFORMATION FROM SUN COAST COMICS.
                                       
   
   Statistics courtesy of WA 
   
   This list is posted weekly, usually Monday evening.
   
   GO TO:
     * NCRL homepage for the latest lists and information.
     * http://www.mnsinc.com/hyworth/comics/new.html, for a beautiful
       "tabled" NCR list, and other comics info, courtesy of Thomas
       Aylesworth.
     * ncrl@computersmart.com to send any messages, including email
       subscription requests, which are always welcome!
       
   
   
   PLEASE READ- Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all
   stores. Let me know if any of the names or numbers are wrong. "MR"
   means "recommended for mature readers".
   
     _________________________________________________________________
   
   
                                   PUBLISHER
                                       
     * TITLE, ISSUE NUMBER, PRICE IN U.S. DOLLARS
       
     _________________________________________________________________
   
   
                                      AC
                                       
     * Femforce #90 (bagged edition), 5.95
       
                                    ACCLAIM
                                       
     * Armed And Dangerous #3 (of 4)(MR), 2.95
     * Eternal Warrior: Fist and Steel #1 (of 2), 2.5
       
                                   ANTARCTIC
                                       
     * Best Of Furrlough #2, 3.95
     * Ninja High School 1994 Swimsuit Special, 2.95
     * Ninja High School Vol. V (paperback), 7.95
       
                                    ARCHIE
                                       
     * Betty #36, 1.5
     * Betty & Veronica Double Digest #57, 2.75
     * Hanna-Barbera All-Stars #4, 1.5
     * Sonic Vs. Knuckles Special #1, 2.0
       
                                     ARIA
                                       
     * Distant Soil: Primordial Pack (signed), 35.0
     * Distant Soil: Starter Pack (deluxe), 25.0
     * Distant Soil: Immigrant Song (deluxe), 9.95
       
                                      BIG
                                       
     * Isaac Asimov's I-Bots #5, 2.25
       
                                    BISHOP
                                       
     * Rose And Gunn #6, 2.95
       
                                   BLACKOUT
                                       
     * Hari Kari Private Gallery #1, 2.95
       
                                BLONDE AVENGER
                                       
     * Blonde Addiction #4, 2.95
       
                                   BONEYARD
                                       
     * Flowers On The Razor Wire #8, 3.95
       
                                    CALIBER
                                       
     * Kabuki Color Special, 2.95
     * Kabuki Special Pack, 12.95
     * Necropolis #1, 2.95
     * Negative Burn #31, 3.95
     * Oz Special Set, 14.95
       
                                      CSN
                                       
     * Comic Shop News #451, free
     * Game Shop News #49, free
       
                               DANCING ELEPHANT
                                       
     * Kane #11, 3.5
     * Kane #4 (second printing), 3.5
       
                                  DARK HORSE
                                       
     * Concrete: Short Stories 1990-95 (paperback), 14.95
     * Godzilla #8 (of 12), 2.5
     * Indiana Jones & The Sargasso Pirates #3 (of 4), 2.5
     * X #23, 2.5
       
                                   DARK MUSE
                                       
     * Dark Muse #4 (magazine), 3.95
       
                                      DC
                                       
     * Azrael #15, 1.95
     * Batman: Scar Of The Bat, 4.95
     * Blood And Shadows #1 (of 4)(MR), 5.95
     * Catwoman #31, 1.95
     * Icon #35, 2.5
     * Legionnaires #35, 2.25
     * Ray #22, 2.25
     * Sovereign Seven #9, 1.95
     * Superman: The Man Of Tomorrow #4, 1.95
       
                                   DRACULINA
                                       
     * Draculina's Cozy Coffin #4, 2.95
       
                                 DRAT 'N BLAST
                                       
     * Scenes From The Inside #4, 5.5
     * Scenes From The Inside #5, 5.5
     * Scenes From The Inside #6, 5.5
       
                             DRAWN&QUARTERLY</H1>
                                       
     * Peepshow #7, 2.95
     * Underwater #5, 3.5
       
                                    ENTITY
                                       
     * Aster: Last Celestial Knight #3, 2.5
     * Nira X Series III #3, 2.95
     * Nira X/Cynder: Endangered Species #1 (deluxe), 12.95
     * Nira X/Cynder: Endangered Species #1 (reg.), 2.95
       
                                  FACTORY 12
                                       
     * Factory 12 #2, 3.0
       
                                    FANTACO
                                       
     * Amazon Woman #1, 2.95
     * Bloodletting #5, 3.95
     * Freaks Of The Heartland (paperback)(MR), 14.95
     * Freaks Of The Heartland (deluxe)(MR), 45.0
       
                                 FANTAGRAPHICS
                                       
     * Blonde: Double Cross (paperback), 11.95
     * Clover Honey (paperback)(MR), 12.95
     * Expanded Birdland Graphic Novel, 12.95
     * Karate Girl (paperback), 12.95
     * Liz & Beth Book II, 12.95
     * Naughty Bits #18, 2.95
     * Schizo #2, 3.95
     * Super Taboo #2, 2.95
       
                                    FIASCO
                                       
     * Megaton Man #1 (third printing), 2.95
       
                                   FIRE MAN
                                       
     * Scud: Disposable Assassin #1 (2nd printing), 2.95
       
                                  FULL BLEED
                                       
     * Pitt #10, 1.95
       
                              GLADSTONE/HAMILTON
                                       
     * Donald Duck #296, 1.5
       
                                   HIGHLAND
                                       
     * Ehlissa #36, 2.0
       
                                     IMAGE
                                       
     * Backlash #16, 2.5
     * Crush #3 (of 6), 2.25
     * Combat #2 (of 2), 2.5
     * Cybernary #4 (of 5), 2.5
     * Lethal #1 (of 2), 2.5
     * Mike Grell's Maggie The Cat #1, 2.5
     * Man Against Time #1 (of 6), 2.25
     * Prophet Vol. II #4, 2.5
     * Spawn/Wildcats #2 (of 4), 2.5
     * Union #9, 2.5
     * Weapon Zero #1, 2.5
     * Witchblade #3, 2.5
       
                                   KING HELL
                                       
     * Rare Bit Fiends #17, 2.95
       
                                 KITCHEN SINK
                                       
     * Aviation Art: Russell Keaton (paperback), 24.95
     * Li'l Abner Vol. XXII (paperback), 20.95
     * To The Heart Of The Storm (paperback), 17.95
       
                                    KNIGHT
                                       
     * Stormquest Universe Collector's Pack, 7.0
       
                                    KRAUSE
                                       
     * Comic Buyer's Guide #1161 (magazine), 2.5
       
                                   LADY LUCK
                                       
     * Shades Of Gray Comic & Stories #8, 2.5
     * Shades Of Gray Comic & Stories #10, 2.5
       
                                   LIGHTNING
                                       
     * Hellina/Double Impact #1 (A and B), 3.0
     * Hellina/Double Impact #1 (nude), 9.95
       
                                     MAGI
                                       
     * Tales From The Ravaged Lands #3, 2.5
       
                                    MALIBU
                                       
     * Prime Vol. II #5, 1.5
     * Terminator II Future War: Nuclear Twilight #3, 2.5
       
                                    MARLOWE
                                       
     * Collected Sam & Max (hardback), 22.5
       
                                    MARVEL
                                       
     * Cable #30, 1.95
     * Captain America #450 (A and B), 1.5
     * Conan #9, 2.95
     * Daredevil #351, 1.95
     * Ren and Stimpy #41, 1.95
     * Sensational Spider-Man #3, 1.95
     * Uncanny X-Men #331, 1.95
     * Venom: Along Came A Spider #3, 2.95
     * X-Men: Askani'son #2 (of 4), 2.95
       
                                    MAXIMUM
                                       
     * Asylum #2, 2.95
     * Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #2 (of 3), 2.95
       
                                  MILLENNIUM
                                       
     * Action-Packed Pulp Pack, 3.95
     * Black Reaper, 3.25
     * Black Reaper: Foil Collector's Edition, 4.95
     * Night's Children: Vampyr #4, 2.95
     * Oz Squad Special, 3.95
     * Red Moon #1, 2.95
     * Red Moon #2, 2.95
     * Vigil: Rebirth #1, 3.95
       
                                   MOONSTONE
                                       
     * Arianne #1, 4.95
       
                                      MU
                                       
     * Little Paw (paperback), 8.95
     * Rhudiprrt Collection (paperback), 13.95
       
                                 MULTICULTURAL
                                       
     * Cyberzone #1, 1.5
     * Cyberzone #2, 2.0
     * Cyberzone #3, 2.5
     * Cyberzone #4, 2.5
     * Cyberzone #5, 2.5
     * Cyberzone #6, 2.5
       
                                   MUSHROOM
                                       
     * Futuretech/Swarm Flipbook #1, 2.5
       
                                      NBM
                                       
     * Snow White: Other Tales Of Grimm (hardback), 50.0
       
                                   NORTHSTAR
                                       
     * Cenotaph: Cyber-Goddess #1, 3.95
     * Mongrel #1, 3.95
     * Tool #1, 3.95
       
                                    PIPPEN
                                       
     * Whatcha Gonna Learn From Comics (paperback), 19.95
       
                                    SIRIUS
                                       
     * Akiko On The Planet Smoo #1 (hardcover), 19.95
     * Poison Elves #8, 2.5
       
                                    STARLOG
                                       
     * Comics Scene #55 (magazine), 4.99
       
                                    TABLET
                                       
     * Safe Haven #2, 2.5
       
                                  TEDDY BEAR
                                       
     * Seymour #7/8, 2.5
       
                                     TOPPS
                                       
     * Jason Vs. Leatherface #3, 2.95
     * Lady Rawhide #4, 2.95
     * Mars Attacks #5, 2.95
       
                                TOTALLY STUMPED
                                       
     * Last Forest #1, 2.75
       
                                   VISIONARY
                                       
     * White Raven #7, 2.95
       
                                     WARP
                                       
     * Elfquest: New Blood #35, 2.25
     * Elfquest: Rebels #12, 2.25
       
                                    WARRIOR
                                       
     * Cards Illustrated #27, 3.99
       
                               WELLS&CLARK</H1>
                                       
     * Arcana #6, 2.25
       
                                    YENDIE
                                       
     * Aspiring Cartoonist #7 (magazine), 3.0
       
                                      ZEN
                                       
     * Art Of Zen: DNA Edition, 20.0
       
_____________________________________________________________________
[8] Late Comics Report, by Andrew S. Troth

This is the Late Comics Report for the week of February 8, 1996.

The three latest items on the list are enclosed in asterisks (*): three for the
latest, two for the runner-up, one for third place. Ties apply the same rank to
all tied items.

New additions to the list are enclosed in these: < >.

See below for items that have been removed since last week's list, other
cancellations, and the top three late publishers.

NOTE: For the next few weeks, some listed DC and Milestone items will be
preceded by this mark: + . These are books that have been pushed back by one
week in order to accomodate a change in Diamond's shipping schedule. For the
purposes of this list, they are still late, because consumers will still be
looking for these products on their original release dates; however, I feel that
some acknowledgement that this delay was due to a distribution change, rather
than simple lateness, is in order.


-=CORRECTION:

  A few weeks ago, I reported that The Book of Ballads and Sagas #2, published
by Green Man Press, had been cancelled. This information was clearly incorrect,
as the book in question was in stores last week. For the record, I took the
information from the calendar page of Comics Buyer's Guide #1158. CBG has also
realized the error and has printed a correction. The book is out there, folks;
go buy it.


-=These comics are LATE:

-Academy Comics:
	Robotech: Mechangel #1 (Jan 23)
	Robotech: Return to Macross #28 (Jan 9)
	Robotech: The Sentinels Presents Feral World #1 (Jan 16)

-Acclaim Comics:
  Armada:
	Baywatch - The Magazine #1 (Dec)
	Baywatch - The Magazine #2 (Jan)
	Fallen Empires TPB (Oct)
	Legend of the Fallen Angel on the World of Magic: The Gathering #1 (Jan)
	Magic: The Gathering - Legend of the Elder Dragons #2 (Jan)
  Valiant:
	Eternal Warrior: Fist and Steel #1 (Jan)
	Eternal Warrior: Fist and Steel #2 (Jan)
	X-O Manowar #63 (Jan)
	X-O Manowar #64 (Jan)

-Aeon:
	Crush #3 (Jan)

-Alaffinity:
	Greymatter #9 (Dec)

-A.M. Works:
	Pervert Club #2 (Jan)

-Antarctic Press:
	Asrial vs. Cheetah #1 (Jan 24)
	Fantastic Panic Vol. 2 #2 (Jan 24)
	F-III Bandit #7 (Jan 24)
	Hurricane Girls #4 (Jan 17)
	<Mangazine #42 (Jan 31)>
	Ninja High School #50 (Jan 17)
	Shotgun Mary #2 (Nov 24; rescheduled for Dec 26)
	Silbuster #14 (Jan 17)
	Tigers of Terra #17 (Nov 24)
	<Tigers of Terra #18 (Jan 31)>
	Tigers of Terra Book Two TPB (Dec 8)
  Venus Comix:
	A-Bomb #10 (Jan)
	Genus #16 (Jan)
	Tank Vixens #3 (Dec)

-Archie Comics:

  NOTE: While Archie comics usually ship on time from the publisher, they are
subject to a consistent distribution delay, such that any Archie comic can
generally be expected to arrive in stores 8-10 days after the date listed in
solicitation. Only Archie comics which fail to reach stores within that time
frame will be included in this list. 

-Aria Press:
	A Distant Soil #12 (Sep)
	A Distant Soil #13 (Dec)

-Caliber Press:
	Dominique: Quick Shots GN (Jan)
	Exit #3 (Jan)
	Interface GN (Jan)
	Kilroy Is Here #6 (Jan)
	Oz #13 (Jan)
	Wordsmith #1 (Jan)
  New Worlds:
	Raven Chronicles #6 (Jan)
	Underside #2 (Jan)

-Chaos! Comics:
	Evil Ernie: Straight to Hell #4 (Jan)
	Evil Ernie: The Resurrection - Director's Cut (Nov)

-Claypool Comics:
	Deadbeats #16 (Jan)
	Elvira #33 (Jan)

-Comico:
	Elementals #3 (Oct)
	Elementals Lingerie #1 (Nov)
	Oblivion #3 (Sep)
	Primer #1: Bathory (Nov)
	Primer #2: Bathory (Dec)
	Primer #3: Bathory (Jan)
	Red Dragon #1 (Oct)
	Strike Force America #3 (Nov)

-Coppervale Press:
	Fool's Hollow #1 (Dec)
	Starchild: Crossroads #2 (Oct 31; rescheduled for Dec 26)
	Starchild: Crossroads #3 (Nov 14)
	Starchild: Crossroads #4 (Nov 28)
	Starchild: Metropolis #1 (Jan)

-Cosmic Comics:
	Caged Heat 3000 #3 (Jan)
	Rock 'N' Roll High School #2 (Nov)

-CPM Comics:
	Cyber City Part Three #2 (Jan)
	Project A-Ko GN (Nov)

-Crusade Comics:
	Shi: Senryaku HC (Dec)
	Shi: The Way of the Warrior #7 (Dec)
	Shi: The Way of the Warrior TPB Revised Edition (Jan)

-Dancing Elephant Press:
	Kane #12 (Dec)

-Dark Horse Comics:
	<Aliens: Mondo Heat (Feb 6)>
	<Dark Horse Presents #106 (Feb 6)>
	Tarzan/John Carter: Warlords of Mars #2 (Jan 23)

-DC Comics:
	+<Action Comics #720 (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>
	+<Aquaman #19 (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>
	+<Batman #529 (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>
	+<Batman: Shadow of the Bat #49 (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>
	+<Deathstroke #58 (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>
	+<Firebrand #3 (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>
	+<Green Arrow #107 (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>
	+<Guy Gardner: Warrior #41 (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>
	+<Lobo #26 (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>
	+<Mad Super Special #111 (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>
	+<Mister Miracle #1 (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>
	Sovereign Seven #9 (Jan 16; rescheduled for Jan 23)
	+<Superman: Bizarro's World TPB (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>
  Vertigo:
	+<Books of Magic #23 (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>
	+<Dog Moon (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>
	Industrial Gothic #4 (Jan 30; rescheduled for Feb 6)
	+<Invisibles #19 (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>
	Sandman #75 (Jan 23; rescheduled for Jan 30)
	Sandman: The Kindly Ones HC (Jan 30; rescheduled for Feb 6)

-Double Diamond Press:
	Hepcats #13 (Aug)

-Drawn & Quarterly:
	Crash Vol. 1 #3 (Dec)

-El Capitan:
	Stray Bullets #8 (Jan; rescheduled for Feb 27)

-Event Comics:
	Ash #0 (Jan)

-Fantagraphics Books:
	Biologic Show #2 (Jan)
	Crap #8 (Jul)
	Erotic Art of Reed Waller Expanded Edition (Aug)
	**Human Diastrophism UK Edition (Jan '95)**
	Lena's Bambinas (Jan)
	*Little Nemo Volume 2 SC (Apr '95)*
	Little Orphan Annie 1935 (Jul)
	Omaha Vol. I #5 (Aug)
	Palestine Book Two TPB (Dec)
	Sidetrack City (Dec)
	Sleepy: The Early Daze (Dec)
	Suckle: The Status of Basil (Jan)
	Villa of the Mysteries (Dec)

-Genesis West Publications:
	Last of the Viking Heroes: Nidhogger Lives HC (Jun)
	Professor Om #2 (Oct)

-Gladstone/Disney:
	Disney Comics in Color Album #1 (Nov)
	Disney Comics in Color Album #2 (Nov)
	Disney Comics in Color Album #3 (Nov)
	Disney Comics in Color Album #4 (Nov)
	Disney Comics in Color Album #5 (Nov)
	Disney Comics in Color Album #6 (Nov)
	Disney Comics in Color Album #7 (Nov)

-Horse Press:
	Buzz Buzz Comics Magazine #1 (Jan)
	THB #6 (Nov)
	THB-A TPB (Dec)

-Image Comics:
	Maxx #22 (Jan)
  Extreme/Shadowline Studios:
	Avengelyne/Prophet HC GN (Dec)
	Combat #2 (Jan)
	Extreme Destroyer Epilogue (Jan)
	Extreme Destroyer Prologue (Jan)
	Glory #9 (Jan)
	Grifter/Badrock #3 (Dec)
	Knightstrike #1 (Jan)
	MaxiMage #2 (Jan)
	New Force #1 (Jan)
	New Man #1 (Jan)
	Newmen TPB (Jan)
	Prophet #4 (Dec)
	Prophet TPB (Jan)
	Supreme #35 (Jan)
	Violator/Badrock TPB (Dec)
	Youngblood #4 (Jan)
  Highbrow Studios:
	Savage Dragon: A Force to Be Reckoned With TPB (Jan)
  Todd McFarlane Productions:
	Spawn #42 (Jan)
	Spawn #43 (Jan)
  Top Cow Studios:
	Black Anvil #1 (Jan)
  WildStorm Studios:
	Deathblow #24 (Jan)
	Gen13 #8 (Jan)
	Grifter #9 (Jan)
	Union #9 (Nov; rescheduled for Dec 26)
	Union #10 (Dec)
	Union #11 (Jan)
	WetWorks #14 (Jan)
	WildCATs #26 (Jan)

-Kitchen Sink Press:
	Father & Son #3 (Nov)
	Father & Son #4 (Jan)
	Grease Monkey #2 (Dec)
	Joyride (Jan)
	R. Crumb's Carload O' Comics (Jan)
	Will Eisner's Quarterly #1 (Nov)
	Will Eisner's Quarterly #2 (Nov)

-Malibu Comics:
	***Edge #4 (Nov '94)***
	Handbook to the Malibu Ultraverse #1 (Jan)
	Mortal Kombat Kollection TPB (Jul)
	Phoenix Resurrection: The Aftermath (Jan)
	<Terminator 2: Present War - Cybernetic Dawn #4 (Feb 6)>
	UltraForce/Spider-Man #1A (Jan)
	UltraForce/Spider-Man #1B (Jan)
-Marvel Comics:
	Amazing Fantasy #18 (Jan 2)
	<Avengers Unplugged #4 (Feb 6)>
	Bizarre #1 (Aug 1)
	Bizarre #2 (Sep 5)
	<Captain Marvel #5 (Feb 6)>
	<Casper #1 (Feb 6)>
	Doctor Who Poster Magazine #8 (Dec 12)
	Fantastic Four Unlimited #13 (Jan 16)
	<Force Works #22 (Feb 6)>
	Gargoyles #12 (Nov 28)
	Gargoyles #13 (Dec 26)
	Gargoyles #14 (Jan 30)
	Hammer Horror #8 (Sep 5)
	Infinity Gauntlet TPB (Oct 24)
	Life of Captain Marvel TPB (Oct 24)
	Playback #1 (Jul 4)
	Playback #2 (Jul 25)
	<Saban's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #6 (Feb 6)>
	Silver Surfer #114 (Jan 30)
	<Spider-Man 2099 #42 (Feb 6)>
	X-Men 2099: Oasis (Jan 16)
  Marvel Music:
	Billy Ray Cyrus (Dec 5)
	Bob Marley #2 (Dec 5)
	Bob Marley TPB (Dec)
	Break the Chain #1 (Dec 5)
	KissNation #1 (Dec)

-Maximum Comics Press:
	Avengelyne: Deadly Sins #1 (Jan)
	Battlestar Galactica: The Enemy Within #3 (Jan)
	Warchild TPB (Jan)

-Milestone Media:
	+<Static #34 (Feb 6; rescheduled for Feb 13)>

-NBM:
	Nina Vol. 2 (Dec)
	Tarzan Vol. 13 (Nov)
	Venus in Furs (Jan)
	Verdilak (Jan)

-Pen & Ink Comics:
	Wandering Star #11 (Jan)

-Penthouse Comix:	
	Penthouse Comix #12 (Jan)

-Retro Graphix:
	Strange Attractors #13 (Jan)

-Sirius Entertainment:
	Dawn #3 (Nov)
	Poison Elves #9 (Jan)
	Safety-Belt Man #6 (Dec)

-Slave Labor Graphics:
	Bleat #2 (Dec)
	Cambion #2 (Jan)
	Dystopik Snomen #3 (Jan)
	Java Town #6 (Jan)
	Little Mister Man #3 (Jan)
	Longshot Comics #1 Bookshelf Edition (Jan)
	Narcolepsy Dreams #3 (Dec)
	Seth Throb: Underground Artist #8 (Dec)
  Amaze Ink:
	Scarlet Thunder #2 (Jan)
	Skeleton Key #7 (Jan)

-Spacegirl Publishing:
	Spacegirl #3 (Jan)

-Spiderbaby Grafix:
	*Stephen R. Bissette's Tyrant #4 (Apr '95)*

-Tekno*Comix:
	Isaac Asimov's I-Bots #6 (Jan)

-Topps Comics:
	James Bond: GoldenEye #2 (Jan 9)
	James Bond: GoldenEye #3 (Jan 23)
	<Mars Attacks #6 (Feb 6)>
	Return to Jurassic Park #9 (Dec 19)
	<Space: Above and Beyond #2 (Feb 6)>
	X-Files #13 (Dec 19)
	X-Files #14 (Jan 23)
	<X-Files Comics Digest #2 (Feb 6)>

-Viz Communications:
	<Four Shojo Stories GN (Feb 6)>
	<Maison Ikkoku Part Five #4 (Feb 6)>
	<Manga Vizion Vol. 2 #2 (Feb 6)>
	<Riot #5 (Feb 6)>

-WaRP Graphics:
	<Elfquest: Jink #12 (Feb 1)>
-Watermark:
	Harlequin GN (Dec)


-=REMOVED from the list since last week:

-Acclaim Comics:
  Valiant:
	PunX #4 (Oct; cancelled)

-Antarctic Press:
	Best of Furrlough #2 (Jan 10; came out Feb 6)

-Caliber Press:
	Apparition #1 (Jan; came out on time)
	Kabuki Color Special (Dec; came out Feb 6)
	Necropolis #1 (Dec; came out Feb 6)
	Negative Burn #31 (Jan; came out Feb 6)

-Dancing Elephant Press:
	Kane #11 (Oct; came out Feb 6)

-Dark Horse Comics:
	Godzilla #8 (Jan 23; came out Feb 6)
	Star Wars: Dark Lords of the Sith TPB (Jan 9; came out Feb 6)
  Legend:
	Concrete: The Complete Short Stories 1990-1995 TPB (Jan 2; came out Feb
6)

-DC Comics:
	+Azrael #15 (Jan 30; rescheduled for Feb 6; came out Feb 6)
	Batman: Scar of the Bat (Jan 16; rescheduled for Jan 23; came out Feb 6)
	+Catwoman #31 (Jan 30; rescheduled for Feb 6; came out Feb 6)
	+Legionnaires #35 (Jan 30; rescheduled for Feb 6; came out Feb 6)
	+Ray #22 (Jan 30; rescheduled for Feb 6; came out Feb 6)
	+Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #4 (Jan 30; rescheduled for Feb 6; came
out Feb 6)
  Vertigo:
	+Blood & Shadows #1 (Jan 30; rescheduled for Feb 6; came out Feb 6)

-Drawn & Quarterly:
	Underwater #5 (Jan; came out Feb 6)

-Fantagraphics Books:
	Clover Honey (Nov; came out Feb 6)
	Naughty Bits #18 (Dec; came out Feb 6)
	Schizo #2 (Dec; came out Feb 6)

-Full Bleed Studios:
	Pitt #10 (Jan; came out Feb 6)

-Image Comics:
  Creative Fire Studios:
	Mike Grell's Maggie the Cat #1 (Jan; came out Feb 6)
  Top Cow Studios:
	Witchblade #3 (Jan; came out Feb 6)
  WildStorm Studios:
	Backlash #16 (Jan; came out Feb 6)

-King Hell Press:
	Rare Bit Fiends #17 (Jan; came out Feb 6)

-Kitchen Sink Comics:
	Aviation Art of Russell Keaton TPB (Nov; came out Feb 6)
	Li'l Abner Vol. 22 (Nov; came out Feb 6)

-Lady Luck Ltd.:
	Shades of Gray #10 (Dec; came out Feb 6)

-Malibu Comics:
	Terminator 2 Future War: Nuclear Twilight #3 (Jan; came out Feb 6)
-Marvel Comics:
	Bishop: Mountjoy Crisis TPB (Jan 30; came out Feb 6)
	Comix Zone #1 (Nov; cancelled)
	Comix Zone #2 (Dec; cancelled)
	Comix Zone #3 (Jan 30; cancelled)
	Doctor Who #230 (Sep 5; came out)
	Doctor Who #231 (Oct 3; came out)
	Doctor Who #232 (Nov 7; came out)
	Doctor Who #233 (Nov 28; came out)
	Doctor Who #234 (Dec 26; came out)
	Doctor Who #235 (Jan 23; came out Feb 6)
	Hammer Horror #9 (Oct 3; cancelled)
	Nightmare Circus #1 (Nov; cancelled)
	Nightmare Circus #2 (Dec; cancelled)
	Nightmare Circus #3 (Jan 30; cancelled)
	Venom: Along Came a Spider #3 (Jan 30; came out Feb 6)
	X-Men: Askani'Son #2 (Jan 9; came out Feb 6)
  Marvel Music:
	Elvis Presley #1 (Dec 5; cancelled)
	Elvis Presley #2 (Dec; cancelled)
	Flatlinerz (Dec; cancelled)
	House of Pain (Dec; cancelled)
	Public Enemy (Dec; cancelled)

-Maximum Comics Press:
	Asylum #2 (Jan; came out Feb 6)
	Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #2 (Jan; came out Feb 6)

-Milestone Media:
	+Icon #35 (Jan 30; rescheduled for Feb 6; came out Feb 6)

-Sirius Entertainment
	Poison Elves #8 (Dec; came out Feb 6)

-Tekno*Comix:
	Isaac Asimov's I-Bots #5 (Dec 26; came out Feb 6)

-Topps Comics:
	Jason vs. Leatherface #3 (Dec 12; came out Feb 6)
	Lady Rawhide #4 (Jan 9; came out Feb 6)
	Mars Attacks #5 (Dec 12; came out Feb 6)

-WaRP Graphics:
	Elfquest: New Blood #35 (Jan 11; came out Feb 6)

-Wells & Clark:
	Arcana #6 (Jan; came out Feb 6)


-=CANCELLED but never appeared on the list before:


-=TOP THREE late publishers, by number of late items:

	1. Marvel + Malibu Comics:	26 + 7 = 33 items (-15 since last week)
	2. Image Comics				 29	  (-3)			
	3. DC Comics:			 	 19		


-=PUBLISHERS covered at present:

Aardvark-Vanaheim, Aberration Press, Abiogenesis Press, Abstract Studio, Acclaim
Comics, AC Comics, Adhesive Comics, Aeon, A Is A Comics, Alaffinity, Alpha
Productions, Amaze Ink, A.M. Works, Angus Publishing, Animus, Antarctic Press,
Anvil, Archie Comics, Argo Press, Aria Press, Art & Soul Comics, Astro Comics,
Black Eye Productions, Black Lobster Studios, Bob Burden Studios, Bongo Comics,
B Publications, Broadway Comics, Caliber Press, Cartoon Books, Cat-Head Comics,
Chaos! Comics, Chiasmus, Claypool Comics, Comico, Coppervale Press, Cosmic
Comics, CPM Comics, Crusade Comics, Dancing Elephant Press, Dark Horse Comics,
DC Comics, Double Diamond Press, Dramenon Studios, Drawn & Quarterly,
Dreamwalker, Eddie Campbell Comics, Edge Publishing, El Capitan, Event Comics,
Exhibit A Press, Fantagraphics Books (not including Eros Comix), Fiasco Comics,
Fireman Press, Full Bleed Studios, Genesis West Publications, Gladstone/Disney,
GraphXPress, Green Man Press, Hamilton Comics, Hanthercraft, Harris
Publications, Heritage Press, Horse Press, I Box, Image Comics, King Hell Press,
Kidgang Comics, King Ink, Kiss & Tell, Kitchen Sink Press, Known Associates
Press, Lady Luck Ltd., Lightning Comics, Lohman Hills Press, London Night
Studios, Malibu Comics, Mark's Giant Economy Size Comics, Marvel Comics, Maximum
Comics Press, Meet Danny Ocean, Milestone Media, NBM, Neatly Chiseled Features,
New England Comics Press, Nightwolf Graphics, Palliard Press, Patchwork Press,
Pen & Ink Comics, Penthouse Comix, Planet Lucy Press, Retro Graphix, SCC
Entertainment, Sirius Entertainment, Slave Labor Graphics, Spacegirl Publishing,
Spiderbaby Grafix, Starhead, Tekno*Comix, Topps Comics, Tru Studios, Viz
Communications, WaRP Graphics, Watermark, and Wells & Clark.


-=DISCLAIMERS:

This is a list of comic books that have *not* arrived in stores as of the date
above. When they *will* come out is anyone's guess.

Only comics, hardcover and softcover graphic novels, hardcover reprint
collections, and trade paperbacks are covered. I will include an additional list
of newly cancelled or resolicited items when possible.

If you have any information regarding any item on the list, or if you think an
item on the list has come out, please contact me.

Not all distributors deliver items at the same time. Depending on your retailer
and your retailer's distributor, actual on-sale dates may vary.

cheers,
	andrew

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