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  • I’ve created a new Top 10 Watchlisted books widget because I thought hey this would be fun. Everyone can see it and maybe that’ll interest you in the watchlist feature if you haven’t already taken the plunge. None of these are surprising. I WANT THEM ALL.

    If you ARE a Patreon of mine, when logged in, you’ll see the new “FAB” (floating action button) which is a nice gear icon that will float along the page with you so you can see some of the extra page options. I may add more to this eventually but right now it’s just watchlist related functions. I thought it looked nicer.

    I’ve also done some somewhat slight but welcome style updates around the site. Colors, font sizes, button shapes, all that kind of stuff. Just making things look nicer. The details popup on books is a totally custom popup now and I can mess with it as much as I want. I’m also playing around with adding more types of info in there before too long.

    The filters at the top of the table now are pretty checkbox filters instead of select boxes. I really like these a lot more especially on desktop. They’re scrollable too just like before but they just look nicer.

    I fixed a few bugs here and there, mostly with the watchlist. If you see anything that seems broken, as always, drop me a line on the contact page.

    Finally, this is mostly another “I have cool things now too” type of addon that doesn’t affect you all directly, but I build myself even more tools for keeping book dates up to date AND I built out some semi automation for grabbing solicits. So that should mean less time sitting here slapping them together which means you get them sooner. Win-win on that (I semi-automated Image, Dark Horse, and IDW right now). The rest is not really worth mentioning because it’s mostly just prettying stuff up our admin area and making my code better. I just like making these updates so people know I am in fact still doing stuff. Next up for this sort of stuff is trying to automate actually grabbing new books and adding them. It’ll be from Penguin publishers to start but will allow us to far more rapidly add new books which, again, is always a win for the end user here as you get info faster!

  • Watchlist 2.0 and more!

    What is Watchlist 2.0? Basically, most of us have that spreadsheet where you list out all the books you are buying, going to buy, want to buy (partially on the old watchlist right?) but that also contains more info like WHO you bought it from, how much you paid, who is shipping it, tracking number, if you received it and when, etc. As of this week you can now edit all this information on the watchlist page on the site.

    This was my ultimate goal with the feature and I hope this allows the rest of you to to throw out your other spreadsheets and just use this site in place of it. If you have feedback, need to add more columns, etc drop me a line. I’m more than willing — adding the received date and price paid were actually a suggestion from a member! Also let me know if you happen to run into any buggy behavior. I’m still actually iterating on some of this stuff and pushing some changes to make the site better in general (best way to contact is Discord or the contact form on the site but I will try and check here too).

    I’ve also been hard at work lately working on a bunch of new features and honestly just tightening up my horrible spaghetti code. You’ll notice at the top of the pages that feature books and such that there are now new little links for:

    This Week | Next Week | This Month | Next Month | Past Months | Future Months | Reset Date Filter

    These were a feature requested by a member of the site that I went ahead and implemented properly so he didn’t need to keep using a userscript but also because it was a good idea!

    A few other things have been just generally improved upon (including finding a badly coded loop that when fixed made the main tables load considerably faster, woohoo). I completely recoded all the tables on the site to share code with how the watchlist was coded which gives me a lot more flexibility in the way I can choose to display data in the expand popup (and showing/hiding columns and whatnot too). My goal in the future is to start hotlinking cover images from any of the publishers using PRH (which covers Marvel and DC, the ones with buttloads of DM variants). That’s not coming RIGHT now, but I do have it on the todo list!

    Additionally, which I’m very excited about, I managed to code a few things for myself to mass update release dates on books carried by Diamond and a manual process for updating books from Image at Lunar. This should make it even easier for us to keep stuff up to date which I am very happy about.

  • Celebrate James Tynion IV’s Milestone 10 Year Anniversary with BOOM! Studios

    New BOOM! Direct Reserve Campaign showcases the iconic writer’s library of work at publisher

    LOS ANGELES, CA (May 14, 2024) – Since making his professional writing debut in 2012, James Tynion IV has carved out a remarkable career path quickly rising to one of the commercially successful and lauded authors in the entire industry. Beginning today, BOOM! Studios proudly celebrates his 10th anniversary publishing at the premier L.A. based publisher with JAMES TYNION IV: THE FIRST DECADE AT BOOM! STUDIOS BOOM! DIRECT RESERVE CAMPAIGN, presenting a curated collection of some of his most celebrated creations–The Woods, Memetic: The Apocalyptic Trilogy, and Something is Killing the Children.

    The campaign features limited edition anniversary comic books, premium hardcover and slipcased collected editions, exclusive collectibles including an exclusive commemorative print by Nick Robles. The BOOM! Direct Reserve exclusive comic books and hardcovers each feature brand new, exclusive by the title’s respective artist and co-creator–Michael Dialynas, Eryk Donovan, and Werther Dell’Edera. And announced through the campaign, for the first time,– The Art of Something is Killing the Children, a visual celebration of the first five years of the series presented in BOOM! Direct Reserve exclusive hardcover and slipcased editions! Fans can head to the JAMES TYNION IV: THE FIRST DECADE AT BOOM! STUDIOS BOOM! DIRECT RESERVE CAMPAIGN to get their first look at the interiors of The Art of Something is Killing the Children with rare sketches and a collection of pages, covers, and commentary, curated by Tynion & Dell’Edera.

    In addition to offering fans their first chance to secure a copy of The Art of Something is Killing the Children, fans who reserve any physical tier during the first 48 hours of the campaign will automatically receive the Something Is Killing The Children #1 Scriptbook, an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the most successful modern comic book franchise with a bespoke reproduction of James Tynion IV’s original script. Additional limited edition collectibles, comics, and even a top secret Something Is Killing The Children announcement will be revealed and unlocked through the campaign’s Stretch Goals.

    “It’s hard to believe it’s already been 10 years since the debut of The Woods and Memetic (and 5 years since the debut of Something is Killing the Children!),” said celebrated, award winning-author James Tynion IV. “The projects are all incredibly personal to Michael, Eryk, Werther, and I, and were foundational to me becoming the writer I am today. I’m thrilled to celebrate their anniversaries with brand new deluxe editions, and to hopefully see a whole new generation experience these stories for the first time.”

    “James’ meteoric rise as one of the industry’s top creative voices has been incredible to watch and we are honored to have such a meaningful part of his library at BOOM! Studios,” said Filip Sablik, President of Publishing and Marketing. “This campaign is a celebration of his achievements as a writer and a way for both new and long-time fans to collect and own the formative stories that defined his first decade in the most deluxe formats possible. Here’s to another ten years with James!”

    The campaign begins today May 14, 2024 and will run for 30 days until June 13, 2024.

    For continuing news on JAMES TYNION IV: THE FIRST DECADE AT BOOM! STUDIOS and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on X.

  • Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans Reteam for We Called Giants GN Hardcover!

    BESTSELLING, BRITISH FANTASY AWARD WINNING DIE CREATORS KIERON GILLEN & STEPHANIE HANS RETEAM FOR UPCOMING GRAPHIC NOVEL WE CALLED THEM GIANTS THIS NOVEMBER! The Walking Dead meets The Iron Giant in this sweeping, post-apocalyptic story!

    The bestselling creators behind the three-time Hugo Award nominated, two-time British Fantasy Award winning series Die—Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine, Immortal X-men) and Stephanie Hans (Secret Wars 1602: Witch Hunter Angela, Black Bolt)—will reteam for their first ever original graphic novel collaboration to be titled, We Called Them Giants. First announced in an exclusive scoop at Gizmodo, this epic, post-apocalyptic story is scheduled to hit shelves in November from Image Comics.

    Gillen and Hans first made waves with their breakout hit dark fantasy Die in 2018. Die quickly caught reader attention and the series skyrocketed to the top of the sales charts and launched Hans’ career into superstardom. It went on to appear on many Best of the Year lists, including that of Tor.com, and snagged multiple award nominations and wins.

    “After we finished Die, we knew we wanted to do something completely different. Rather than a sprawling ongoing, do something smaller, intimate, self-contained and really pure,” said Gillen. “So, in the middle of the covid lockdowns, I was left alone with my cats, staring at them, and them staring at me, and thinking about the miracle of relationships between beings of completely different kinds of intelligences, and the wonder of the jump across that gap. The image of the feral girl in the devastation and the giants came quickly after that, and we were away. People will fall in love and have their hearts broken—the full Hans/Gillen experience. Despite the post-apocalypse setting the story has an almost weird-fable kind of vibe, and ends up basically as a conversation between The Walking Dead and The Iron Giant. Basically, We Called Them Giants is the story of communication across a chasm at the end of the world. Folks have seen what Stephanie does on a month-by-month rush on an ongoing comic. Here, it’s a thrill to see her luxuriate—creating this single long story, and being able to shape the whole thing into a poignant, romantic, devastating single canvas.”

    Hans added: “As an Artist, it is always a joy to work on new challenges, especially when it is with such a great Writer. Kieron wrote an emotional story in which he let me go wild on designs. It’s a new, beautiful end of the world tale, a little bit epic, a bit nostalgic and a bit contemplative. It’s nothing like we did before. In all the best ways.”

    We Called Them Giants promises readers the poignant, romantic, and devastating story of a young girl who wakes up to find her world has turned upside down.

    “This book is nothing short of incredible,” said Eric Stephenson, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer at Image Comics. “Kieron and Stephanie had already established themselves as one of comics’ premier creative teams, but they’re operating at a whole other level with We Called Them Giants.”

    We Called Them Giants hardcover (ISBN: 978-1534387072) will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, October 30 and independent bookstoresAmazonBarnes & NobleBooks-a-MillionIndigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, November 12.

  • Fantagraphics Books is excited to announce a new partnership with Lunar Distribution, renowned for its meticulously curated collection of comics, graphic novels, and related products. This union brings together Lunar’s extensive distribution network and Fantagraphics’ reputation for publishing avant-garde and intellectually engaging content, crafted by the world’s greatest cartoonists.

    Fantagraphics’ impressive catalog, which spans a variety of genres and styles, will now be available through Lunar Distribution, ensuring that retailers across the globe can easily discover and enjoy their favorite titles.

    “Lunar Distribution is thrilled to welcome Fantagraphics Books into our family of publishers. Fantagraphics has a history of publishing exceptional and groundbreaking works, and we are excited to bring their diverse catalog to our retail partners,” said Christina Merkler of Lunar Distribution. “This collaboration aligns with our commitment to offering the best in comic book content and ensuring that retailers have access to an unparalleled selection of products.” “This partnership reinforces Lunar’s commitment to supporting the comic book industry and their direct market accounts.”

    “We’re excited to partner with Lunar Comics Distributors and diversify our distribution to direct market retailers,” says Fantagraphics VP and Associate Publisher Eric Reynolds. “We believe that retailers should have multiple distribution options when making their purchasing decisions and by joining forces with Lunar, while continuing our longstanding relationship with Diamond Comics Distributors, we can best contribute to a healthy and robust Direct Market that has proven essential to evolution and vitality of the comics medium. Fantagraphics has been committed to publishing the very best cartooning and comics the world has to offer for almost a half-century now, since the very inception of the Direct Market, and we believe this new partnership with Lunar, in conjunction with our existing partnerships, best serves the retailers, booksellers, creators, and readers who appreciate what we do to grow both the medium and the industry, so we can all continue to have the privilege of coexisting in this wonderful, ever-evolving ecosystem that is comics.”

    Lunar Distribution is a leading distributor in the comic book industry, dedicated to providing retailers with a wide selection of comic books, graphic novels, and related merchandise. With an extensive distribution network, Lunar Distribution ensures that retailers have access to the latest and greatest content from top publishers in the industry.

  • Made a few changes to the date updater script. As you’ve likely noticed, Marvel likes to move books out so far that they disappear from PRH. I’ve written into my date checker now to show me these (the date comes back blank because it doesn’t exist) and then I set the date to 2099-01-01 (see what I did there). Once the real date finally drops on PRH, it will update like normal and show up on the updates log!

    I also updated most of the stuff on the unsolicted page that Omar announced over the last couple months. I’ll have to do that again after the tear he just went on though (I like to give those some time to breathe).

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