Comics Ship on Thursday This Week

44 Posted on May 25, 2009 in articles by Conor Kilpatrick |


Yes, because of the Memorial Day holiday, new comics are scheduled to arrive in comic book stores on Thursday this week in the United States.

What does that mean?

Well, it means that our Canadian friends usually get their books on Wednesday and then laugh at us as they read comics while playing hockey with pucks made out of bacon. And it also means that the occasional US store gets lucky and gets their books on Wednesday and then people come here and say "Well, I don't know what you are talking about, I got my comics today" and then there is mass confusion.

Depending on what Diamond decides to do the new comic book list will either update on Monday as usual or it might not change until Tuesday.  We won't know for a few hours.  And be sure to check in on Thursday for the Pick of the Week!

Comments

I call shenanigans.  What did our ancestors fight for if not for us to be able to get our comics on Wednesdays? 

Posted by amlah6 on 05/25/09 at 03:03 PM

Yes, and after we play hockey with our bacon hockey pucks, we fry them up and eat them (while reading Wednesday's comics of course)!  Mmmm, try that with your so called "baseball". ;)

Posted by CGPO on 05/25/09 at 03:03 PM

:P to that.

Posted by TheNextChampion on 05/25/09 at 03:07 PM

I only have like four pulls this week anyhow.

Posted by robbydzwonar on 05/25/09 at 03:11 PM

If we can't get our comics on Wednesday the terrorist win.

Posted by DarthDuck on 05/25/09 at 03:58 PM

You forgot about our Tim Hornton's and our poutines. ;)

Posted by HermitHomeboy on 05/25/09 at 04:02 PM

What we do without this website to keep us informed about the ways of the world.

Posted by Dez on 05/25/09 at 04:17 PM

@Hermit: Damn right. And the beer has alcohol in it here.

Posted by JumpingJupiter on 05/25/09 at 04:48 PM

@DarthDuck: So there's only one terrorist out there? Oh man.

Posted by mulletpeep on 05/25/09 at 05:34 PM

It's great to be Canadian eh!

Posted by harwellpkg on 05/25/09 at 06:14 PM

i dunno, in canada we often get delayed comics because of us holidays.  i guess they get printed in quebec, shipped to diamoond then sent back to the great white north.

Posted by Harper on 05/25/09 at 06:44 PM

That means Friday or *Gulp* Monday in Australia.

Posted by g0ofgnewt on 05/25/09 at 07:11 PM

And what it means for our Australian iFanbasers (all 3 of us?) we have to wait until Friday. Boo.

Posted by WadeWilson on 05/25/09 at 07:12 PM

I'm psyched for this week. Probably most excited about Seth Meyers and Bill Hader's "Short Halloween" Spidey book.

God bless all you service men and women. Who needs the Watchtower with you guys armed to the teeth like a living bleeding Rob Liefeld drawing?

Posted by PymSlap on 05/25/09 at 07:14 PM

LAME!

Posted by Fvckstick on 05/25/09 at 08:05 PM

Yes. Holidays are lame.

Posted by conor on 05/25/09 at 08:10 PM

Yeah, but on Thursday at least you'll know you only have to wait six days until next Wednesday instead the entire seven!

Posted by robbydzwonar on 05/25/09 at 08:15 PM

@wadeWilson: There's Myself, Yourself and Edward I think. Who else is from OZ?

Posted by g0ofgnewt on 05/25/09 at 08:47 PM

Yes, just the one.  But I hear he's damn good.  (At being bad)

Posted by DarthDuck on 05/25/09 at 08:48 PM

That means a WHOLE day more before I have an excuse to go flirt with the guy at my LCS. God. Damnit. I might need to make a trade run or back issue dive to make up for this.  Cute guys are so expensive.

Posted by itsbecca on 05/25/09 at 09:22 PM

@itsbecca: What it means is that you can go there on Wednesday and Thursday and flirt with the guy at your LCS. If you're willing to look a little silly at forgetting about the book release delay then you have basically doubled your time with him this week.

Also, he may already have the books in stock but just hasn't put them out yet so, if he likes flirting back, you may get your books before everyone else in the US.

Posted by reg5000 on 05/25/09 at 09:27 PM

@gOofgnewt: nah, mate, Impact Comics is still getting their comics in on friday. that's what it says on their website, anyhow

Posted by edward on 05/25/09 at 11:15 PM

Excepy for Christmas; all holidays are lame. Well actually count out Thanksgiving....any holiday which requires you to stuff your face is a good holiday. Damn that goes for 4th of July....Okay other then those three, holidays sucks.

I CURSE YOU TO HELL FLAG DAY!!

Posted by TheNextChampion on 05/25/09 at 11:16 PM

I like the way you think @reg5000.

Posted by itsbecca on 05/25/09 at 11:51 PM

Underneath all the comic book geek lies the heart of a romantic.

Posted by reg5000 on 05/26/09 at 12:00 AM

Sorry if this is against the rules or something, but here's the list for this week courtesy of my LCS:

 

BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #171
ARCHIE #597
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #5
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #57
SONIC UNIVERSE #4
DC
BATMAN IN BARCELONA DRAGONS KNIGHT
FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH INK #1 (OF 6)
GOTHAM GAZETTE #1 BATMAN ALIVE
GREEN LANTERN #41
GREEN LANTERN #41 VAR ED
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #33
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #27
LAST DAYS OF ANIMAL MAN #1 (OF 6)
MADAME XANADU #11 (MR)
NORTHLANDERS #17 (MR)
SPIRIT #28
SUPERMAN #688
TEEN TITANS #71
TRINITY #52
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #8 (MR)
WONDER WOMAN #32
WONDER WOMAN #32 VAR ED
HELLBLAZER #255 (MR)
MARVEL
SECRET INVASION CHRONICLES #3 (OF 9)
DARK REIGN ELEKTRA #3 (OF 5) DKR
DARK REIGN HOOD #1 (OF 5) DKR
ENDERS SHADOW BATTLE SCHOOL #5 (OF 5)
LORDS OF AVALON KNIGHTS OF DARKNESS #6 (OF 6)
MARVEL APES GRUNT LINE SPECIAL
NEW AVENGERS #53 BACHALO VAR DKR
NEW AVENGERS #53 DKR
RUNAWAYS 3 #10
SPIDER-MAN SHORT HALLOWEEN
STAND AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #3 (OF 5)
STAND AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #3 (OF 5) PERKINS VAR
X-MEN FUTURE HISTORY MESSIAH WAR SOURCEBOOK
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #595 DKR
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #595 GRANOV VAR DKR
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #24 DKR
AVENGERS INVADERS #11 (OF 12)
AVENGERS INVADERS #11 (OF 12) ALBERTI VAR
GHOST RIDER #35
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #14
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #26
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #129
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #48
MOON KNIGHT #30
MS MARVEL #39 DKR
NOVA #25
SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #11
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK #6 (OF 6)
WAR MACHINE #6
WOLVERINE #72
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #15
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #36 DKR
X-FORCE #15 XMW
X-MEN LEGACY #224
INDIES
CROSSED #5 (OF 9) WRAP CVR (MR)
CROSSED #5 (OF 9) (MR)
EUREKA DORMANT GENE #2 (OF 4)
FALL OF CTHULHU NEMESIS #2 (OF 4)
FARSCAPE DARGOS LAMENT #2 (OF 4)
HERO SQUARED LOVE & DEATH #3 (OF 3)
IGNITION CITY #3 (OF 5) (MR)
IGNITION CITY #3 (OF 5) PAINTED CVR (MR)
IGNITION CITY #3 (OF 5) WRAP CVR (MR)
RESISTANCE #6 (OF 6) (MR)
ROBERT JORDANS NEW SPRING #6 (RES)
TRANSFORMERS REVENGE O/T FALLEN MOVIE ADAPT #2
CROSSED #5 (OF 9) RED CROSSED CVR INCV (NET) (MR)
IGNITION CITY #3 (OF 5) 3-COPY INCV (NET) (MR)
ALIENS #1 (OF 4) (C: 0-1-2)
GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS TANKIES #2 (MR)
MOUSE GUARD WINTER 1152 #6 (OF 6)
USAGI YOJIMBO #120
GLAMOURPUSS #7
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #16
BACK TO BROOKLYN #5 (OF 5) (MR)
DARKNESS #77
FATHOM #7 ALE GARZA CVR
FATHOM #7 MARCUS TO CVR
FRINGE #5 (OF 6)
FUTURAMA COMICS #43
GODLAND #28 (RES)
IMPALER #3
LITERALS #2 (OF 3) (MR)
MUPPET ROBIN HOOD #1 (OF 4) (C: 0-0-1)
RAPTURE #1 OEMING CVR
RED SONJA #44
STAR WARS LEGACY #36 RENEGADE (C: 1-0-0)
STARCRAFT #1
SWORD #17 (MR)
WILDCATS #11
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #56 (MR)
TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #33
DELLEC #0
MAGAZINES, PREVIEWS
COMIC CON MAG SPRING 2009 FREIGHT CREDIT (NET)
WIZARD MAG #213 PACHECO ULTIMATE AVENGERS CVR (C: 0-1-2)
WIZARD MAG #213 TRANSFORMERS 2 MOVIE CVR (C: 0-1-2)
WIZARD MAGAZINE #213 OBAMA CVR (C: 0-1-2)
PREVIEWS #249 JUNE 2009 CATALOG PACK EXTRAS (NET)
PREVIEWS BACKLIST CATALOG 2009 EXTRAS (NET)
ALIENS #1 ALIENS DAY INCENTIVE PACK (NET)
DIAMOND DATELINE MAY 27 2009 (NET)
MARVEL PREVIEWS #70 FOR CATALOG PACK JUNE 2009 (NET)
PREVIEWS VOL XIX #6 RETAILER EDITION (NET)
PREVIEWS VOL XIX #6 RETAILER ORDER FORM (NET)
TRADES
X-MEN HC INFERNO
MMW ATLAS ERA JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY HC VOL 02
HELLBOY LIBRARY ED HC VOL 02 CHAINED COFFIN & OTHERS (C: 0-1
DC LIBRARY ROOTS OF THE SWAMP THING HC
ELEPHANTMEN HC VOL 02 FATAL DISEASES (C: 0-1-2)
GRAVEL HC VOL 01 BLOODY LIARS (MR)
THIS IS A SOUVENIR SONGS OF SPEARMINT & SHIRLEY LEE GN
TRINITY TP VOL 01
DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 01
DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 02
SECRET INVASION TP
WALKING DEAD HC VOL 01 (MR)
DEAD AT 17 ULTIMATE ED TP
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY PREM HC VOL 02 WAR OF KINGS
OFF HB MARVEL UNIV A TO Z PREM HC VOL 08
X-MEN MAGNETO TESTAMENT PREM HC
DEADPOOL VS MARVEL UNIVERSE TP
GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 01 THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR
GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 02 THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR
HOUSE OF M TP
IMMORTAL IRON FIST PREM HC VOL 02 CITIES OF HEAVEN
IMMORTAL IRON FIST PREM HC VOL 03 BOOK OF IRON FIST
ULTIMATES 3 PREM HC WHO KILLED SCARLET WITCH B & W DM VAR
DAMES DOLL AND GUN MOLLS SC (C: 0-1-2)
CEREBUS TP VOL 07 FLIGHT
ESSENTIAL X-MEN TP VOL 09
GHOST RIDER DANNY KETCH TP ADDICT
SPIDER-MAN NOIR PREM HC
STATIC SHOCK REBIRTH OF THE COOL TP
WORLD OF WARCRAFT ASHBRINGER HC
X-FORCE PREMIERE HC VOL 02 OLD GHOSTS
X-MEN WORLDS APART HC
GREEN LANTERN SECRET ORIGIN HC
IMMORTAL IRON FIST PREM HC VOL 04 MORTAL IRON FIST
SANDMAN TP VOL 04 SEASON OF MISTS
MY INNER BIMBO TP (MR)
QUEEN & COUNTRY DEFINITIVE ED TP VOL 01 (SEP073874) (MR)
DAWN TP VOL 01 LUCIFERS HALO (NEW PTG)
ROBIN TEEN WONDER TP
CABLE DEADPOOL TP VOL 07 SEPARATION ANXIETY
FABLES TP VOL 08 WOLVES (MR)
FABLES TP VOL 09 SONS OF EMPIRE (MR)
CONAN TP VOL 07 CIMMERIA (C: 0-1-2)
STAR WARS VECTOR TP VOL 02 CHAPTERS 3 AND 4 (C: 1-1-2)
STRANGERS IN PARADISE PKT TP VOL 01 (OF 6)
STRANGERS IN PARADISE PKT TP VOL 02 (OF 6)
BPRD TP VOL 05 THE BLACK FLAME
SPECIAL FORCES TP VOL 01 (MR)
IMMORTAL IRON FIST TP VOL 03 BOOK OF IRON FIST
BEG THE QUESTION SC
BART SIMPSON SON OF HOMER TP
GALVESTON TP
DAREDEVIL TP VOL 02 HELL TO PAY
BAYOU TP VOL 01
BILLBOARDS HC
DEAD OF NIGHT TP DEVIL-SLAYER
DEATH DEFYING DEVIL TP VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)
INCOGNEGRO SC
INCREDIBLE HERCULES TP LOVE AND WAR
GODLAND TP VOL 04 AMPLIFIED NOW (C: 0-1-2)
CABLE DEADPOOL TP VOL 01 IF LOOKS COULD KILL
CABLE DEADPOOL TP VOL 02 BURNT OFFERING
CABLE DEADPOOL TP VOL 03 HUMAN RACE
CABLE DEADPOOL TP VOL 04 BOSOM BUDDIES
CABLE DEADPOOL TP VOL 06 PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS
DAREDEVIL TP VOL 04 UNDERBOSS
GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH TP
IMMORTAL IRON FIST TP VOL 01
NEW AVENGERS TP VOL 04 COLLECTIVE
TEZUKAS BUDDHA SC 03 DEVADATTA (C: 0-1-2)
CABLE DEADPOOL TP VOL 05 LIVING LEGENDS
BERSERK TP VOL 29 (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS TP VOL 02 DEAR BILLY (C: 0-1-2)
KODT BUNDLE OF TROUBLE TP VOL 26
POWER UP GN
WONDER WOMAN LOVE AND MURDER TP
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 04 SAFEWORD (MR)
MPD PSYCHO TP VOL 09 (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
SPARROW JOHN WATKISS HC
OWLY GN VOL 02 JUST A LITTLE BLUE CURR PRINTING
MARVEL ADVENTURES TP THOR DIGEST
100 BULLETS TP VOL 01 FIRST SHOT LAST CALL
NANCY DREW GN SC VOL 17 NIGHT O/T LIVING CHATCHKE
STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 03 WIND RAIDERS TALORAAN (C: 1-1
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 01
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 05
UMBRELLA ACADEMY COMPOSITION BOOK (C: 0-1-2)
PROMETHEA COVERS BOOK SC
STATUES, T SHIRTS
TRANSFORMERS MOVIE ROBOT REPLICAS AF ASST (C: 1-1-3)
MARVEL MINIMATES SERIES 25 ASST (C: 1-1-4)
MARVEL MINIMATES SERIES 26 WOLVERINE MOVIE ASST (C: 1-1-4)
SUPER ADAPTOID MINI-BUST (C: 0-1-3)
HYDRA MINI-BUST 3-PACK (C: 0-1-3)
ST TOS UQS CAPTAIN KIRK (C: 0-1-4)
TITANIUM MAN MINI-BUST (C: 0-1-3)
CONAN THE AVENGER MINI BUST
CONAN THOTH AMON BUST (C: 0-1-2)
STAR TREK OMNIBUS TP VOL 01
GREEN LANTERN GRAPHIX T/S XXL (C: 1-1-3)
FORBIDDEN PLANET ROBBY THE ROBOT MODEL KIT (C: 1-1-3)
AVENGERS VICTORS GRAY T/S XXL (C: 0-1-3)
BLACK PANTHER IN THE MIST BLK T/S XXL (C: 0-1-3)
MARVEL CRUNCH TIME BLK T/S XXL (C: 0-1-3)
MARVEL EVIL GUYS BLK T/S XXL (C: 0-1-3)
WOLVERINE DARK WOLF BLK T/S XXL (C: 0-1-3)
GREEN LANTERN GRAPHIX T/S LG (C: 1-1-3)
GREEN LANTERN GRAPHIX T/S MED (C: 1-1-3)
GREEN LANTERN GRAPHIX T/S XL (C: 1-1-3)
AVENGERS VICTORS GRAY T/S MED (C: 0-1-3)
AVENGERS VICTORS GRAY T/S XL (C: 0-1-3)
BLACK PANTHER IN THE MIST BLK T/S MED (C: 0-1-3)
MARVEL CRUNCH TIME BLK T/S LG (C: 0-1-3)
MARVEL CRUNCH TIME BLK T/S MED (C: 0-1-3)
MARVEL CRUNCH TIME BLK T/S XL (C: 0-1-3)
MARVEL EVIL GUYS BLK T/S MED (C: 0-1-3)
MARVEL EVIL GUYS BLK T/S XL (C: 0-1-3)

Posted by kwisdumb on 05/26/09 at 12:25 AM

@ g0ognewt

There's me, but I think I'm the quiet one in the Aus team. 

Posted by delphan on 05/26/09 at 01:20 AM

@ delphan: I'm from Australia! *waves hand frantically*

Posted by reg5000 on 05/26/09 at 01:51 AM

right on, guys, i hope we can have a matty johns style night out together sometime (i don't)

Posted by edward on 05/26/09 at 01:56 AM

@edward: Topical and inappropriate. Good combination. Then again, 99% of people here will have no idea what the hell we are talking about.

I'd like to take this opportunity to say that NFL is boring.

Posted by reg5000 on 05/26/09 at 01:59 AM

@reg5000: seriously? a comic fan who doesn't like footy? i'm stuned. so reg5000 doesn't stand for Reg Ragan?

ha ha. Nobody knows what we're talking about!! heh

 

Posted by edward on 05/26/09 at 02:52 AM

Based on the list kwisdumb posted, I'll be getting Ghost Rider (Last Tony Moore issue!), Ms Marvel (First Sana Takeda issue!) and Tarot Witch of the Black Rose.

Plus Wolverine Weapon X and Super Young Team from last week.

Posted by kenkneisel on 05/26/09 at 02:54 AM

Cool two more Aussie iFanbasers I didn't know about. *awkward fake Aussie accent* "G'day mates"

Posted by WadeWilson on 05/26/09 at 05:45 AM

Rinky-dinky fucken die

Posted by edward on 05/26/09 at 05:55 AM

@edward: I said NFL. American football.

Anyway. Looking forward to getting my pull list sorted. Stupid Memorial Day. 

Posted by reg5000 on 05/26/09 at 07:30 AM

What kind of country is this where I can't read my week's comics until Thursday? It's insane! I bet communist China gets there comics promptly every Wednesday at the same time every week no matter what! Oh, if the founding fathers could see us now, what calamities would they be lamenting on our comic book reading! What calamities!

Posted by cromulent on 05/26/09 at 07:47 AM

So does Canada get their comics from Diamond as well? If that is the case, since Diamond is in America, shouldn't the holidays effect their schedule as well?

I know with this being a Monday holiday that they should already have their books in the country by then, but what about the times Christmas and New Years fall on a Thursday or Friday and they still get their books on time?

Not whining, just curious about the "system"

Posted by Parker on 05/26/09 at 09:37 AM

shenanigans!! Get your brooms!!

Posted by Aquaman on 05/26/09 at 09:41 AM

Sad...it's my last week at my LCS before I move!

Posted by Neb on 05/26/09 at 11:08 AM

Finally a big week.  Green Lantern, New Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, two Spider-Man books, Incredible Hercules, probably Knights of the Dinner Table as well (it was listed two weeks ago but hasn't come in).  At least it won't be boring; I'm looking forward to seeing what "American Son" has in store in ASM, and Hercules in the Underworld looks like fun.

Posted by BC1 on 05/26/09 at 01:19 PM

Not being able to pull my comics by noon on a Tuesday makes me a sad panda.

Posted by Noto on 05/26/09 at 03:15 PM

The comics page has been updated.

Posted by conor on 05/26/09 at 03:40 PM

Cool its only in the states eh I was worried for a second there bub.

Posted by CronyC on 05/26/09 at 10:25 PM

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