What you've Been Waiting For

Welcome once again to my weekly feature - What You've Been Waiting For. Wondering if that comic you were getting ended? Thinking you're missing something? Well, this post will help you find out what you were missing and solve the mystery of the missing comics by pointing out series that have gone longer than 7 weeks between issues. Maybe they're late, maybe not, but either way, you've been waiting a while for them.

Also included in this post - Marvel and DC's mini-series and one shots that are starting and ending, so we can all watch the comic book product line grow issue by issue. Since I've started this post there hasn't been a declining week in mini-series production.

And finally, I'll end with a list of the comics I'm reading from this week's incoming list.

This Week's Long Awaited Issues

Just making my cutoff this week of August 8 is DC/Vertigo's Deadman #13.

Futurama Comics is one of those every-other-month comics. Futurama Comics #33 (Bongo) comes out tomorrow. The previous issue hit shelves back on July 25.

Too bad it's not still summer! Paul Jenkins Summer Sidekick Spectacular #2 (Image) comes out in the fall. The previous issue DID come out in the summer, back on July 18th. We ordered back when summer was just getting started - in May.

The longest of gaps between issues this week goes to Gumby #3. I did figure this was done, either the publisher gave up on it or it was only a two-issue series. The previous issue arrived in comic book stores right after Christmas - on December 28, 2006. This issue was ordered in February. YIKES!

Not much from the Big Two for late stuff this week - but there isn't much from them at all this week. It was one of our smallest invoices from Diamond in a LONG time (last week was one of the largest, by the way). Other comic retailers have said the same for their invoices.

"Big Two" Mini Series and One-Shots Starting this week

• COUNTDOWN SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER CRIME SOCIETY #1 - DC
• HOWARD THE DUCK #1 (OF 4) - Marvel
• METAMORPHO YEAR ONE #1 (OF 6) - DC
• OMEGA UNKNOWN #1 (OF 10) - Marvel
• TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS CYBORG SUPERMAN #1 - DC (Pictured)
  
• WOLVERINE ANNUAL DEATHSONG #1 - Marvel

"Big Two" Mini Series Ending this week

• FANTASTIC FOUR AND POWER PACK #4 (OF 4)
• JLA HITMAN #2 (OF 2)
  

Looks like we're still gaining ground on the mini series for the Big Two. This week we've got 3 one-shots and 3 minis and there are 2 minis ending this week. So, we're up one mini plus the one-shots.

What I'm Reading This Week

COUNTDOWN 30
INFINITY INC #2
JACK OF FABLES #15
NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON ZERO #2
OMEGA CHASE #1
SUPERGIRL #22
VINYL UNDERGROUND #1(Pictured above)
VOGELEIN OLD GHOSTS PAPERBACK (Pictured)
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #11

Marvel Fan Note - If you are planning to pick up the zombie variant covers they start this week. If you did not special-order these I suggest you head to your store early. Some stores did not order these at all, and others probably ordered them in small quantities (as we did - at least for this week's two: Howard the Duck and Ms. Marvel). You will want to act fast!